AMMI analysis was performed to assess yield stability of twenty-five bread wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） genotypes grown in a 5 ×5 Lattice Square Design at seven sites under irrigation during 2009 season. AMMI A...AMMI analysis was performed to assess yield stability of twenty-five bread wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） genotypes grown in a 5 ×5 Lattice Square Design at seven sites under irrigation during 2009 season. AMMI ANOVA for grain yield indicated that genotypes, environments and G×E interaction were significantly different （P 〈 0.001）. Environments, genotypes and GxE accounted for 78.9, 4.6 and 16.4% of the treatment sum of squares, respectively. The proportion of environmental and G×E interaction variation for grain yield was larger than genotypes main effects. Genotype dendogram showed nine clusters with a yield range of 6,373.546 kg·ha-1 to 7,687.243 kg.hal. W1494/6/1, SC Sky and W2045/6/13 had high yields and exhibited negligible interactions with the environment. These were widely adapted and stable across high yielding sites. RARS （Normal）, ART （Normal） and ART （Deficit） were best yielding sites among eight environmental groups. ART （Deficit） had the best mean （9,764.479 kg·ha-1） followed by RARS （Normal） at 9,522.119 kg·ha-1 Chiredzi （Group 6） had the lowest mean yield （4,393.400 kg.hal）. Results show that high yields （〉 9,000 kg·ha-1） are achievable in high altitude areas of Zimbabwe （≥1,200 masl）. Dendograms were used to characterize both genotypes and environments and the AMMI model was used to select genotypes with specific or broad adaptation.展开更多
The present study describes the frequency of Foot and Mouth Disease （FMD） virus serotypes （O, A and Asia-l） in major regions （all provinces） of Pakistan using Indirect Sandwich ELISA. Also, spatial distribution ...The present study describes the frequency of Foot and Mouth Disease （FMD） virus serotypes （O, A and Asia-l） in major regions （all provinces） of Pakistan using Indirect Sandwich ELISA. Also, spatial distribution of various FMD serotypes and their comparison is discussed. A total of 590 samples （Epithelial tissue） have been analyzed during a period of five years （2005-2009）. Out of 590 samples, 180 were found positive, giving an overall confirmation of FMDV about 33.2 %. Of the prevalent serotypes, FMDV ＇O＇ serotype caused most outbreaks （20.7 %）, followed by serotype A （6.6 %） and serotype Asia-1 （4.6 %） while there was no positive case of type ＇C＇. The study clearly showed that the disease was more frequent in the agro-climatic zones than in hilly areas. Based on the data of 590 samples （〉50 outbreaks）, the overall prevalence of FMDV in cattle and buffaloes in Pakistan was 33.2 %, while in cattle alone, it was 37.1%, higher than in buffalo （28.7 %）. There were eight cases of mixed serotypes infection, indicating the presence of endemic state of disease. Another significant feature was the change over time. In phase-I （2005-2007）, there was an overall prevalence of 29.4 %, while the occurrence of the serotype O, A and Asia-1 was 20.4 %, 2.9 % and 4.7 %, respectively. During phase-II （2008-2009）, the overall prevalence was 59.21%, while those of serotype O, A and Asia-1 were 22.4 %, 31.6 % and 4.0 %, respectively. This clearly indicated a shift from serotype O to A, which may help to explain the occurrence of more severe outbreaks, despite vaccination.展开更多
Brazil is one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity, being covered by diverse ecosystems. Native trees commercially planted generate numerous benefits for communities, providing cultural, recreational, touri...Brazil is one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity, being covered by diverse ecosystems. Native trees commercially planted generate numerous benefits for communities, providing cultural, recreational, tourism riches, as well as ecological benefits, such as nutrient regulation and carbon sequestration. Thus, this work aimed to generate potential distribution modeling for the Brazilian forest species, to provide information that will serve as a strategy for conservation, restoration and commercial plantation of them, that is, encouraging the use of legal native species in the forest sector. Eleven tree species and 19 bioclimatic variables were selected. The software Maxent 3.3.3 was applied in the generation of the distribution models and the area under the curve of receiver operating characteristic （AUC） was used to analyze the model. The Jackknife test contributed to identify which bioclimatic variables are most important or influential in the model. The models showed AUC values ranged from 0.857 to 0.983. The species with higher AUC values were Araucaria angustifolia, Mimosa scabrella and Euterpe edulis, respectively. The maximum temperature of warmest month showed the highest influence for the most species, followed by the mean diurnal range and annual precipitation. It was observed that for some species, there were restricted areas of environmental suitability, such as Araucaria angustifolia, Ilex paraguariensis and Mimosa scabrella. The models used could trace the potential distribution areas using the environmental variables, and these models contribute significantly to sustainable forest management.展开更多
Transport networks, such as railway networks and airport networks, are a kind of random network with complex topology. Recently, more and more scholars paid attention to various kinds of transport networks and try to ...Transport networks, such as railway networks and airport networks, are a kind of random network with complex topology. Recently, more and more scholars paid attention to various kinds of transport networks and try to explore their inherent characteristics. Here we study the exponential properties of a recently introduced Bus Transport Networks （BTNs） evolution model with random overlapping clique structure, which gives a possible explanation for the observed exponential distribution of the connectivities of some BTNs of three major cities in China. Applying mean-field theory, we analyze the BTNs model and prove that this model has the character of exponential distribution of the connectivities, and develop a method to predict the growth dynamics of the individual vertices, and use this to calculate analytically the connectivity distribution and the exponents. By comparing mean-field based theoretic results with the statistical data of real BTNs, we observe that, as a whole, both of their data show similar character of exponential distribution of the connectivities, and their exponents have same order of magnitude, which show the availability of the analytical result of this paper.展开更多
文摘AMMI analysis was performed to assess yield stability of twenty-five bread wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） genotypes grown in a 5 ×5 Lattice Square Design at seven sites under irrigation during 2009 season. AMMI ANOVA for grain yield indicated that genotypes, environments and G×E interaction were significantly different （P 〈 0.001）. Environments, genotypes and GxE accounted for 78.9, 4.6 and 16.4% of the treatment sum of squares, respectively. The proportion of environmental and G×E interaction variation for grain yield was larger than genotypes main effects. Genotype dendogram showed nine clusters with a yield range of 6,373.546 kg·ha-1 to 7,687.243 kg.hal. W1494/6/1, SC Sky and W2045/6/13 had high yields and exhibited negligible interactions with the environment. These were widely adapted and stable across high yielding sites. RARS （Normal）, ART （Normal） and ART （Deficit） were best yielding sites among eight environmental groups. ART （Deficit） had the best mean （9,764.479 kg·ha-1） followed by RARS （Normal） at 9,522.119 kg·ha-1 Chiredzi （Group 6） had the lowest mean yield （4,393.400 kg.hal）. Results show that high yields （〉 9,000 kg·ha-1） are achievable in high altitude areas of Zimbabwe （≥1,200 masl）. Dendograms were used to characterize both genotypes and environments and the AMMI model was used to select genotypes with specific or broad adaptation.
基金Food & Agriculture Organization FMD Project"Progressive Control of Foot and Mouth Disease in Pakistan(GCP/PAK/123/USA)the FAO (GTFS/INT/907/ITA) and EU(SLSP) funded projects
文摘The present study describes the frequency of Foot and Mouth Disease （FMD） virus serotypes （O, A and Asia-l） in major regions （all provinces） of Pakistan using Indirect Sandwich ELISA. Also, spatial distribution of various FMD serotypes and their comparison is discussed. A total of 590 samples （Epithelial tissue） have been analyzed during a period of five years （2005-2009）. Out of 590 samples, 180 were found positive, giving an overall confirmation of FMDV about 33.2 %. Of the prevalent serotypes, FMDV ＇O＇ serotype caused most outbreaks （20.7 %）, followed by serotype A （6.6 %） and serotype Asia-1 （4.6 %） while there was no positive case of type ＇C＇. The study clearly showed that the disease was more frequent in the agro-climatic zones than in hilly areas. Based on the data of 590 samples （〉50 outbreaks）, the overall prevalence of FMDV in cattle and buffaloes in Pakistan was 33.2 %, while in cattle alone, it was 37.1%, higher than in buffalo （28.7 %）. There were eight cases of mixed serotypes infection, indicating the presence of endemic state of disease. Another significant feature was the change over time. In phase-I （2005-2007）, there was an overall prevalence of 29.4 %, while the occurrence of the serotype O, A and Asia-1 was 20.4 %, 2.9 % and 4.7 %, respectively. During phase-II （2008-2009）, the overall prevalence was 59.21%, while those of serotype O, A and Asia-1 were 22.4 %, 31.6 % and 4.0 %, respectively. This clearly indicated a shift from serotype O to A, which may help to explain the occurrence of more severe outbreaks, despite vaccination.
文摘Brazil is one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity, being covered by diverse ecosystems. Native trees commercially planted generate numerous benefits for communities, providing cultural, recreational, tourism riches, as well as ecological benefits, such as nutrient regulation and carbon sequestration. Thus, this work aimed to generate potential distribution modeling for the Brazilian forest species, to provide information that will serve as a strategy for conservation, restoration and commercial plantation of them, that is, encouraging the use of legal native species in the forest sector. Eleven tree species and 19 bioclimatic variables were selected. The software Maxent 3.3.3 was applied in the generation of the distribution models and the area under the curve of receiver operating characteristic （AUC） was used to analyze the model. The Jackknife test contributed to identify which bioclimatic variables are most important or influential in the model. The models showed AUC values ranged from 0.857 to 0.983. The species with higher AUC values were Araucaria angustifolia, Mimosa scabrella and Euterpe edulis, respectively. The maximum temperature of warmest month showed the highest influence for the most species, followed by the mean diurnal range and annual precipitation. It was observed that for some species, there were restricted areas of environmental suitability, such as Araucaria angustifolia, Ilex paraguariensis and Mimosa scabrella. The models used could trace the potential distribution areas using the environmental variables, and these models contribute significantly to sustainable forest management.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 60874080 and 60504027China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funded Project under Grant No. 20060401037
文摘Transport networks, such as railway networks and airport networks, are a kind of random network with complex topology. Recently, more and more scholars paid attention to various kinds of transport networks and try to explore their inherent characteristics. Here we study the exponential properties of a recently introduced Bus Transport Networks （BTNs） evolution model with random overlapping clique structure, which gives a possible explanation for the observed exponential distribution of the connectivities of some BTNs of three major cities in China. Applying mean-field theory, we analyze the BTNs model and prove that this model has the character of exponential distribution of the connectivities, and develop a method to predict the growth dynamics of the individual vertices, and use this to calculate analytically the connectivity distribution and the exponents. By comparing mean-field based theoretic results with the statistical data of real BTNs, we observe that, as a whole, both of their data show similar character of exponential distribution of the connectivities, and their exponents have same order of magnitude, which show the availability of the analytical result of this paper.
