A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of different crop sequences on water use, growth and yield of green gram (Vigna radiate (L) Wilezek) during 1992–93 and 1993–94 under rainfed upland condition in ...A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of different crop sequences on water use, growth and yield of green gram (Vigna radiate (L) Wilezek) during 1992–93 and 1993–94 under rainfed upland condition in Indo-Gangetic plains of West Bengal. Green gram sown in the month of March as pre-rainy (summer) season crop, as and when the winter crops vacated the land, produced highest dry matter of 372 gm-2 which was significantly highest in black gram-yellow sarson sequence. The results of the field experimentation revealed that green gram gave highest grain yield to the extent of 10.80 q/ha when sown after black gram (rainy season) followed by yellow sarson (winter season) while the crop produced 10.63 q/ha under sesame-yellow sarson sequence. Highest water use of 267 mm was achieved in green gram under black gram-yellow sarson sequence and the crop gave water use efficiency of 4.07 kg ha-1mm-1 under black gram-yellow sarson sequences.展开更多
Green gram is considered as one of the legumes suitable for cultivation in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya. However, climate change may alter the areas suitable for green gram production. This study soug...Green gram is considered as one of the legumes suitable for cultivation in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya. However, climate change may alter the areas suitable for green gram production. This study sought to model green gram suitability in Kenya under present and future conditions using bias-corrected RCA4 models data. The datasets used were: maps of soil parameters extracted from Kenya Soil Survey map;present and future rainfall and temperature data from an ensemble of nine models from the Fourth Edition of the Rossby Centre (RCA4) Regional Climate Model (RCM);and altitude from the Digital elevation model (DEM) of the USGS. The maps were first reclassified into four classes of suitability as Highly Suitable (S1), Moderately Suitable (S2), Marginally Suitable (S3), and Not Suitable (N). The classes represent the different levels of influence of a factor on the growth and yield of green grams. The reclassified maps were then assigned a weight generated using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). A weighted overlay of climate characteristics (past and future rainfall and temperature), soil properties (depth, pH, texture, CEC, and drainage) and altitude found most of Kenya as moderately suitable for green gram production during the March to May (MAM) and October to December (OND) seasons under the baseline, RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 scenarios with highly suitable areas being found in Counties like Kitui, Makueni, and West Pokot among others. During the MAM season, the area currently highly suitable for green gram production (67,842.62 km<sup>2</sup>) will increase slightly to 68,600.4 km<sup>2</sup> (1.1%) during the RCP 4.5 and reduce to 61,307.8 km<sup>2</sup> (<span style="white-space:nowrap;">−</span>9.6%) under the RCP 8.5 scenario. During the OND season, the area currently highly suitable (49,633.4 km<sup>2</sup>) will increase under both RCP 4.5 (22.2%) and RCP 8.5 (58.5%) scenarios. This increase is as a result of favourable rainfall and temperature conditions in the future.展开更多
Green gram(Vigna radiata(L.)wilczek,)commonly known as moong or mung bean or golden gram was introduced to Eritrea as a pulse crop by Ministry of Agriculture at its National Agricultural Research Institute(NARI)in col...Green gram(Vigna radiata(L.)wilczek,)commonly known as moong or mung bean or golden gram was introduced to Eritrea as a pulse crop by Ministry of Agriculture at its National Agricultural Research Institute(NARI)in collaboration with Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa(ASARECA)in 2012.But its agronomic practices for semi-arid conditions of Eritrea are not yet standardised.Therefore,to find the optimum inter row spacing and phosphorus dose for its higher productivity,a field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of Hamelmalo Agricultural College,Keren,Eritrea during summer 2015 and 2016.The experiment was conducted in randomised complete block design(RCBD)with 12 treatment combinations of two factors consisting of four inter row spacing(Broadcast,18 cm,30 cm,and 45 cm)and three phosphorus levels(0,20 and 40 kg P2O5 ha^(-1))each replicated thrice.The results of the study revealed that sowing of K-26 bold seeded variety either by broadcast method or at 18 cm inter row spacing at10 cm plant to plant spacing fertilized with 40 kg P2O5 ha-1 through DAP fertilizer drilled at the time of sowing proved significantly superior to increase growth,yield attributes and seed yield of green gram.展开更多
The use of PGPR as a multifunctional biofertilizer or biostimulant is an alternative way to prevent soil pollution and preserve agricultural for sustainable economy. In this study, 102 bacterial strains were isolated ...The use of PGPR as a multifunctional biofertilizer or biostimulant is an alternative way to prevent soil pollution and preserve agricultural for sustainable economy. In this study, 102 bacterial strains were isolated from rhizospheric soil of different crop fields. Among them, 15 bacterial isolates rich of NPK were selected to screen for PGP activity. It was found that 4 out 15 isolates were able to fix atmospheric nitrogen, 14 could solubilize phosphate and 5 could solubilize potassium. They were further examined for the production of hydrolytic enzymes (amylase, cellulose, chitinase, etc.), plant hormone (IAA) and plant defense substances (HCN, siderophore, etc.). All PGPR isolates were able to produce IAA, siderophore and ammonia while 2 isolates could produce HCN. Among them, 73.33% of selected isolates produced amylase, 80% produced cellulase, 66.67% produced pectinase, 93.33% produced chitinas</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">e and </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">β</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-glucanase. For salt stress tolerance, all the isolates grew well in 5% NaCl while only 4 tolerated 9% NaCl. Among all isolates, 2 have antifungal activity and 5 have antibacterial activity. The best 6 isolates and consortium were tested to promote plant growth in green-gram and maize germination. Seed germination of green-gram and maize was observed the best in </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Acromobacter</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <i>insolitus</i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> S3 compared with other treatments. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Pseudomonas</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <i>plecoglossicida</i> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">B3 was found the best in fresh weight for bot</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">h crops. The highest root formation was observed in </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Acromobacter</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <i>insolitus</i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> S3 treatment in maize and </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Enterobacter</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <i>hormaechei</i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> W1 treatment in green-gram.展开更多
[ Objective] The paper aimed to search new identification methods of Encephalitozoon cuniculi on tissue sections. [ Method] Using improved Gram staining method and methyl green pyronin staining method, the pathologica...[ Objective] The paper aimed to search new identification methods of Encephalitozoon cuniculi on tissue sections. [ Method] Using improved Gram staining method and methyl green pyronin staining method, the pathological sections of sick rabbits were stained and identified. [ Result] The pathological changes in brain tissue could be clearly observed on sections, but parasites were not examined in pathological brain tissues stained by common staining method. When the pathological section was stained by improved Gram staining method, the pathological changes in brain tissue were not ouly stained very clearly, but blue parasites were also found in brain tissues. The parasites in epithelioid cells were stained into purple ones by methyl green pyronin staining method. [ Conclusion] The im- proved Gram staining method and methyl green pyronin staining method performed good staining effects of E. cuniculi in pathological sections, which were conducive to rapid diagnosis of encephalitozoonosis in rabbit.展开更多
文摘A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of different crop sequences on water use, growth and yield of green gram (Vigna radiate (L) Wilezek) during 1992–93 and 1993–94 under rainfed upland condition in Indo-Gangetic plains of West Bengal. Green gram sown in the month of March as pre-rainy (summer) season crop, as and when the winter crops vacated the land, produced highest dry matter of 372 gm-2 which was significantly highest in black gram-yellow sarson sequence. The results of the field experimentation revealed that green gram gave highest grain yield to the extent of 10.80 q/ha when sown after black gram (rainy season) followed by yellow sarson (winter season) while the crop produced 10.63 q/ha under sesame-yellow sarson sequence. Highest water use of 267 mm was achieved in green gram under black gram-yellow sarson sequence and the crop gave water use efficiency of 4.07 kg ha-1mm-1 under black gram-yellow sarson sequences.
文摘Green gram is considered as one of the legumes suitable for cultivation in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya. However, climate change may alter the areas suitable for green gram production. This study sought to model green gram suitability in Kenya under present and future conditions using bias-corrected RCA4 models data. The datasets used were: maps of soil parameters extracted from Kenya Soil Survey map;present and future rainfall and temperature data from an ensemble of nine models from the Fourth Edition of the Rossby Centre (RCA4) Regional Climate Model (RCM);and altitude from the Digital elevation model (DEM) of the USGS. The maps were first reclassified into four classes of suitability as Highly Suitable (S1), Moderately Suitable (S2), Marginally Suitable (S3), and Not Suitable (N). The classes represent the different levels of influence of a factor on the growth and yield of green grams. The reclassified maps were then assigned a weight generated using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). A weighted overlay of climate characteristics (past and future rainfall and temperature), soil properties (depth, pH, texture, CEC, and drainage) and altitude found most of Kenya as moderately suitable for green gram production during the March to May (MAM) and October to December (OND) seasons under the baseline, RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5 scenarios with highly suitable areas being found in Counties like Kitui, Makueni, and West Pokot among others. During the MAM season, the area currently highly suitable for green gram production (67,842.62 km<sup>2</sup>) will increase slightly to 68,600.4 km<sup>2</sup> (1.1%) during the RCP 4.5 and reduce to 61,307.8 km<sup>2</sup> (<span style="white-space:nowrap;">−</span>9.6%) under the RCP 8.5 scenario. During the OND season, the area currently highly suitable (49,633.4 km<sup>2</sup>) will increase under both RCP 4.5 (22.2%) and RCP 8.5 (58.5%) scenarios. This increase is as a result of favourable rainfall and temperature conditions in the future.
文摘Green gram(Vigna radiata(L.)wilczek,)commonly known as moong or mung bean or golden gram was introduced to Eritrea as a pulse crop by Ministry of Agriculture at its National Agricultural Research Institute(NARI)in collaboration with Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa(ASARECA)in 2012.But its agronomic practices for semi-arid conditions of Eritrea are not yet standardised.Therefore,to find the optimum inter row spacing and phosphorus dose for its higher productivity,a field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of Hamelmalo Agricultural College,Keren,Eritrea during summer 2015 and 2016.The experiment was conducted in randomised complete block design(RCBD)with 12 treatment combinations of two factors consisting of four inter row spacing(Broadcast,18 cm,30 cm,and 45 cm)and three phosphorus levels(0,20 and 40 kg P2O5 ha^(-1))each replicated thrice.The results of the study revealed that sowing of K-26 bold seeded variety either by broadcast method or at 18 cm inter row spacing at10 cm plant to plant spacing fertilized with 40 kg P2O5 ha-1 through DAP fertilizer drilled at the time of sowing proved significantly superior to increase growth,yield attributes and seed yield of green gram.
文摘The use of PGPR as a multifunctional biofertilizer or biostimulant is an alternative way to prevent soil pollution and preserve agricultural for sustainable economy. In this study, 102 bacterial strains were isolated from rhizospheric soil of different crop fields. Among them, 15 bacterial isolates rich of NPK were selected to screen for PGP activity. It was found that 4 out 15 isolates were able to fix atmospheric nitrogen, 14 could solubilize phosphate and 5 could solubilize potassium. They were further examined for the production of hydrolytic enzymes (amylase, cellulose, chitinase, etc.), plant hormone (IAA) and plant defense substances (HCN, siderophore, etc.). All PGPR isolates were able to produce IAA, siderophore and ammonia while 2 isolates could produce HCN. Among them, 73.33% of selected isolates produced amylase, 80% produced cellulase, 66.67% produced pectinase, 93.33% produced chitinas</span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">e and </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">β</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-glucanase. For salt stress tolerance, all the isolates grew well in 5% NaCl while only 4 tolerated 9% NaCl. Among all isolates, 2 have antifungal activity and 5 have antibacterial activity. The best 6 isolates and consortium were tested to promote plant growth in green-gram and maize germination. Seed germination of green-gram and maize was observed the best in </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Acromobacter</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <i>insolitus</i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> S3 compared with other treatments. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Pseudomonas</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <i>plecoglossicida</i> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">B3 was found the best in fresh weight for bot</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">h crops. The highest root formation was observed in </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Acromobacter</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <i>insolitus</i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> S3 treatment in maize and </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Enterobacter</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <i>hormaechei</i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> W1 treatment in green-gram.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(31372407)
文摘[ Objective] The paper aimed to search new identification methods of Encephalitozoon cuniculi on tissue sections. [ Method] Using improved Gram staining method and methyl green pyronin staining method, the pathological sections of sick rabbits were stained and identified. [ Result] The pathological changes in brain tissue could be clearly observed on sections, but parasites were not examined in pathological brain tissues stained by common staining method. When the pathological section was stained by improved Gram staining method, the pathological changes in brain tissue were not ouly stained very clearly, but blue parasites were also found in brain tissues. The parasites in epithelioid cells were stained into purple ones by methyl green pyronin staining method. [ Conclusion] The im- proved Gram staining method and methyl green pyronin staining method performed good staining effects of E. cuniculi in pathological sections, which were conducive to rapid diagnosis of encephalitozoonosis in rabbit.