Tillering Characteristics of Different Varieties of Double-season Rice under Different Mechanical Transplanting Modes

A total of 8 early-season and late-season rice varieties with different growth periods were selected, and their tillering characteristics under wide-narrow row and equal row .transplanting modes were studied. The results showed that the length of slow growth phase was related to the performance of transplanter; the ef- fect of mechanical transplanting on tillering of early-season rice was greater than that of late-season rice; Compared with late-season rice, early-season rice showed later tillering and longer tillering period; the tiller number per plant and effective panicle number per plant differed greatly among different varieties of double-season rice; under the condition of same transplanting density, the tillers of rice under wide- narrow row transplanting mode appeared rapidly and disappeared slowly, and wide- narrow row transplanting mode improved tillering, effective panicle number and yield of rice; different varieties of double-season rice showed different adaptability to me- chanical transplanting, and the varieties with short growth period, strong tilledng a- bility and more effective panicles per plant were more suitable for mechanical trans- planting; the effect of mechanical transplanting on rejuvenation of rice could be im- proved by improving the performance of transplanter.

Major Physiological Characters of Different Double Cropping Rice Varieties by Different Mechanical Transplanting Methods

The research selected 16 rice varieties（8 early and 8 late double-cropping rice） by mechanical transplanting modes as per equivalent row and wide-narrow row to explore yield and physiological traits in order to provide references for selection of rice variety suitable for mechanical transplanting. The results showed that yields of early and late rice improved by 2.90% and 2.73% by mechanical transplanting as per equivalent row and wide-narrow row respectively. Besides, leaf area index in the treatment as per wide-narrow row was higher compared with the treatment as per equivalent row, as well as average photosynthetic potential which grew by 0.92%,3.99% and 5.64% of early from tillering-peak stage to mature stage and 3.46%,7.09% and 6.79% of late rice. Furthermore, by mechanical transplanting as per wide-narrow row, SPAD value, and root activity performer higher, as well as the number of differentiated branch and glumous flowers, but degradation rate showed lower. In addition, with mechanical transplanting the same, early rice Zhuliangyou819 and late rice Fengyuanyou 299 took advantages in yield, which can be priorities for mechanical transplanting in double-cropping areas in Jiangxi Province.

Comparison of agronomic performance between inter-sub-specific hybrid and inbred japonica rice under different mechanical transplanting methods

Mechanical transplanting has been applied to rice cultivation to save labor costs and ease labor shortages in Asian countries, especially in China. However, little information is available related to the characteristics of agronomic performance when comparing inter-sub-specific hybrid rice(IHR) and inbred japonica rice(IJR) under mechanical transplanting method. In 2013 and 2014, field experiments were conducted using IHR(Yongyou 2640) and IJR(Wuyunjing 24) under two cultivation patterns, that is, pot seedlings mechanically transplanted(PS) and carpet seedlings mechanically transplanted(CS). Grain yield, yield components, leaf area index(LAI), leaf area duration(LAD), aboveground biomass, crop growth rate(CGR), nitrogen(N) uptake, and N accumulation were investigated. When compared with CS, PS displayed significantly increased grain yield for both varieties because the larger sink size allowed higher N accumulation from panicle initiation to maturity. Moreover, total aboveground biomass under PS increased significantly compared with that under CS; that is, higher photosynthetic productivity resulted from a greater LAI and higher LAD during the grain filling stage. Higher N absorption capacity in the middle and late growth periods resulted in significantly enhanced total N uptake under PS. When compared with IJR for both treatments, IHR generated 75.2% more grain yield. However, the characteristics creating high yield of IHR were different from those of IJR. Greater aboveground biomass production as well as higher N uptake and accumulation created higher grain yield in IHR than in IJR. These results suggest higher yield could be achieved using PS with IHR, attributing to exploit both yield superiority and productive potential.

Critical Yield Factors for Achieving High Grain Yield in Early-Season Rice Grown under Mechanical Transplanting Conditions

Double-season rice cropping systems occupy a large portion of the rice production area in southern China.Because the problem of insufficient labor,mechanical transplanting(in contrast to the manual transplanting)was become more attractive in double-season rice system.However,the decisive yield factors which resulting in high grain yield of early-season rice are unclear under mechanical-transplanted conditions.In present study,the field experiments were conducted in the early season in 2017 and repeated in 2018 in Santang Town,Hunan Province,China.Ten early season rice cultivars(Zhuliangyou 819,Lingliangyou 268,Lingliangyou 104,Luliangyou 996,Xiangzaoxian 24,Xiangzaoxian 32,Xiangzaoxian 45,Xiangzaoxian 42,Zhongjiazao 17,and Zhongzao 39)were used as materials in this study.The difference in grain yield and closely-related agronomic and physiological traits of ten tested cultivars were compared.The range of yields(t ha^(–1) at 86%dry matter)in 2017 was 6.2 to 8.7(mean 7.8)and in 2018 was 6.5 to 8.4(mean 7.8).Grain weight and pre-heading biomass accumulation had potent significant positive correlations with the grain yield.The greater pre-heading biomass accumulation was major attributed to higher apparent radiation use efficiency.Our results suggested that early-season rice cultivars to achieve the high grain yield in mechanical-transplanted conditions depends on apparent radiation use efficiency in the pre-heading period and higher grain weight.

Overlapped Tray Seedling Raising Model for Mechanical Transplanting of Rice

With the development of China's social economy,transfer of rural labors,and rise of labor costs,the rice production technologies are changing from manual operation to mechanical operation.The core of mechanical rice production is mechanical planting,while the key to mechanical planting is the seedling raising.On the basis of analyzing and studying the problems and experience of traditional mechanical transplanting of rice,a new overlapped tray seedling raising model was introduced.Main features of this model: substrate seedling raising and overlapped seedling tray.The seedling trays for seeding line are overlapped,and the overlapped trays are moved into the seedling room with controlled temperature and humidity.The temperature of the seedling room is controlled at 30-32℃,and the humidity of the seedling room is controlled at above 90%.After about 48 h,when the seedling height reaches 0.5 cm,move the seedling trays to the nursery.This model consists of one seeding center( seedling raising center) and N nurseries,to realize 1 + N seedling raising for mechanical transplanting of rice.One seeding center can provide seedlings for several hundred to several thousand hectares of mechanical transplanting of rice,and provide a new model for social services.This model could improve the quality of seedlings,increase the seedling survival rate by about 20%,reduce the seedling raising costs by 15%-20%,reduce the seedling raising risks,and greatly increase the utilization rate of the site and equipment of seedling raising center.

Effects of Mechanical Sowing and Transplanting on Characteristics of Dry Matter Production in Middle-season Hybrid Rice

To clarify the effects of mechanical sowing and transplanting on dry mat- ter production of middle-season hybrid rice, a two-factor split plot design was used to study the effects of different sowing and transplanting methods and their interac- tion with the seedling number per hill or seeding time on dry matter accumulation, distribution and transformation of F You 498, a middle-season hybrid rice variety, under field conditions in 2012 and 2013. The results showed that there was a marked effect of the sowing and transplanting methods and their interaction with the seedling number per hill or seeding time on dry matter accumulation, distribution and transformation. The total population dry matter accumulation of the treatments with mechanical direct seeding （MDS） and machine-based transplanting （MT） was lower than that of the treatment with traditional manual transplanting （TMT）. How- ever, MDS had higher dry matter accumulation and accumulating rate in the joint- ing-earing stage,and maintained higher stem-sheath exportation, export rate and transformation than MT and TMT; MT had higher dry matter accumulation and ac- cumulating rate in the heading-maturity period than MDS and TMT. Moreover, the treatments with low seedling number per hill or early seeding enhanced the assimi- lation of dry matter after heading,the ratio of dry matter accumulation after earing to biomass yield and the contribution rate of dry matter accumulation after earing, and a reasonable early sowing was favorable to increase the harvest index of middle- season hybrid rice under mechanical sowing and transplanting conditions.

Study on a Bowl-based Mechanism for Transplanting Potted Strawberry Seedlings

To improve the efficiency of fetching and transplanting seedlings for the mechanization of strawberry planting,an integrated transplanting mechanism was designed with protruding,fetching and planting performance to achieve rapid fetching and pushing bowl movements.According to the working principle of the slewing mechanism,a kinematics model and the optimization goal were established,respectively.Based on visual auxiliary analysis software,optimal parameters were obtained.A three-dimensional model was established to obtain a simulation trajectory by means of a virtual simulation design analysis.Three-dimensional printing technology was used to manufacture the test prototype,and the actual working trajectories of the test prototype were extracted using high-speed photography technology,which verified the consistency of the actual trajectory with the theoretical and simulated trajectories.A prototype transplanting experiment was performed with the success rate of seedling extraction of 91.2%and excellent planting rate of 82.8%,which met the requirements for integrated strawberry harvesting,planting and transplanting.The experimental results verified the correctness and feasibility of the design of integrated transplanting mechanism.

Nitrogen Deep Placement Combined with Straw Mulch Cultivation Enhances Physiological Traits,Grain Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Mechanical Pot-Seedling Transplanting Rice

To assess the effects of straw return coupled with deep nitrogen(N)fertilization on grain yield and N use efficiency(NUE)in mechanical pot-seedling transplanting(MPST)rice,the seedlings of two rice cultivars,i.e.,Yuxiangyouzhan and Wufengyou 615 transplanted by MPST were applied with N fertilizer at 150 kg/hm2 and straw return at 6 t/hm2 in early seasons of 2019 and 2020.The experiment comprised of following treatments:CK(no fertilizer and no straw return),MDS(deep N fertilization and straw return),MBS(broadcasting fertilizer and straw return),MD(deep N fertilization without straw return),MB(broadcasting fertilizer without straw return).Results depicted that the MDS treatment significantly increased the rice yield by 41.69%-72.22%due to total above-ground biomass,leaf area index and photosynthesis increased by 54.70%-55.80%,38.52%-52.17%and 17.89%-28.40%,respectively,compared to the MB treatment.In addition,the MDS treatment enhanced the total N accumulation by 37.74%-43.69%,N recovery efficiency by 141.45%-164.65%,N agronomic efficiency by 121.76%-134.19%,nitrate reductase by 46.46%-60.86%and glutamine synthetase by 23.56%-31.02%,compared to the MB treatment.The average grain yield and NUE in both years for Yuxiangyouzhan were higher in the MDS treatment than in the MD treatment.Hence,deep N fertilization combined with straw return can be an innovative technique with improved grain yield and NUE in MPST in South China.

Reducing environmental risk of nitrogen by popularizing mechanically dense transplanting for rice production in China

The high nitrogen(N)application rates typically used in Chinese cropping systems have led to diminishing returns for yields and have also imposed substantial environmental costs.Here,we estimate that the annual N loss from rice production in China reached approximately 2.6×109 kg from 2011 to 2015,and we demonstrate that adoption of the mechanically dense transplanting technique by producers is an effective method to reduce N loss from rice cropping systems without suffering a yield penalty.

Effects of Farming and Seedling-raising Methods on Population Growth and Grain Yield of Mechanized Transplanting Rice

The effects of farming method, rice variety and seedling-raising method were studied on the population growth quality and grain yield of the mechanized transplanting rice by way of three-factor split plot design. The results showed that the no-tillage mechanical transplanting treatment was poorer than the conventional mechanical transplanting treatment in transplanting quality in general, but the former was similar to the latter in population growth quality. In regard to grain yield, the no-tillage mechanical transplanting treatment was lower than the conventional me- chanical transplanting treatment. Raising both pot-mat seedling and plastic-tray seedling did not make much difference in population growth and grain yield of mechanized transplanting rice, so both of the seedling-raising methods can be adopted according to practical conditions.

Effects of Mechanized Transplanting and Fertilization Mode on Population Growth and Development of Male Parent in Seed Production of Hybrid Rice

In order to study the effects of mechanized transplanting and fertilization mode on population growth and development of the male parent in seed production of hybrid rice, three male parents, Huazhan, Shuhui 527 and R9311 were selected as materials. The male parents were transplanted by rice transplanter with two kinds of line spacing design, six lines with equal row spacing （20/25 cm x 30 cm） and wide and narrow spacing （20/25 cm x 40, 20 cm）, and artificial transplanting with equal row spacing （20/25 cm x 30 cm） was set as the control. The three fer- tilization modes were applying for one, two and three times. The flowering stage and panicle-spikelet structure of the male parent were investigated. The results showed that the effects of mechanized transplanting and fertilization mode were little on the duration from seeding to heading; the panicles and spikelets of the three male parents were significantly increased by mechanized transplanting. The tiller number was increased by mechanized transplanting and fertilizing for two and three times. Wide and narrow spacing by machine planting and fertilizing for three times were suitable for Huazhan, which significantly increased the number of spikelets per unit area. Furthermore, the number of spikelets per unit area of Shuhui 527 and R9311 were significantly increased by mechanized transplanting and fertilizing for three times.

Rice Transplanting Mechanization in Bangladesh: Way to Make It Sustainable

“Rice transplanter” has brought a radical change in the method of rice seedlings transplanting in Bangladesh. The machine is gaining popularity with the increase of labor crisis during the peak period of transplanting, reduction time of in-between crops, rapid urbanization and industrialization, and changing socio-economic status of the farmers. Alternatively, the traditional way of rice transplanting is labor-intensive and involves high drudgery. Mechanical rice transplanter is cost-effective and operation-friendly. It is suitable to plant young seedlings maintaining plant to plant and line to line distance which plays an important role in increasing yield. Moreover, it is easy to take care of the crops planted in rows. It helps in maintaining soil physical properties and is considered to be better from a crop management and productivity point of view. In malignancy of having an edge over the traditional broadcasting, the adoption rate of mechanical transplanters is low due to high primary investment, lack of knowledge in growing mat type nursery, lack of repair and maintenance facility to the end-users, and unavailability of spare parts. Imparting these, available supply, entrepreneurship development, and encouraging custom hire services may be some of the practical results for adding the rice area under mechanical transplanting. This review summarizes the problems and prospects associated with seedling rice transplanting, technological gaps in the adoption of mechanical transplanters in a sustainable manner, and future ways to make transplanters more user-friendly and cost-effective.

Design and experimental research on the sweet potato seedling transplanting mechanism of the planetary gear train with deformed elliptical gear transmission

Aiming at the lack of suitable machines for sweet potato seedling transplanting in China,and according to the agronomic requirements for the horizontal insertion method of sweet potato seedling,a new sweet potato seedling transplanting mechanism of planetary gear train was proposed based on the non-uniform transmission of deformed elliptical gear.The working principle of the transplanting mechanism was analyzed,and the kinematics modeling and analysis of the mechanism were carried out.The study established the numerical objectives of the transplanting mechanism and applied the theory of membership function to establish a mathematical model for the parameter-guided optimization design of the transplanting mechanism.The parameter-guided optimization design software was developed to obtain a set of optimal mechanism parameters that satisfied the motion trajectory of sweet potato transplanting and the posture of the transplanting arm.Based on the optimized parameters,the structure of the transplanting mechanism was designed,and a virtual prototype of the mechanism was created,whereby a virtual motion simulation of the transplanting mechanism was conducted to verify the correctness of the kinematics model and design of the mechanism.The high-speed photographic kinematics test of the mechanism prototype and sweet potato seedling transplanting tests were conducted to test the mechanism’s kinematic characteristics and transplanting performance.The test results show that the test trajectory of the mechanism and test posture of the transplanting arm are almost consistent with the theoretical and simulation trajectory,meeting the agronomic requirements of the horizontal insertion method of sweet potato seedling;And when the rotary speed of the mechanism are 20 r/min and 30 r/min,the average success ratios of sweet potato seedlings transplanting are 90%and 82%,respectively,which prove the application feasibility of the mechanism in the practical machines.

草莓移栽机控制系统设计与试验

针对草莓高起垄定向移栽农艺要求,设计一种机械打穴、人工识别草莓苗弓背方向后定向穴栽的移栽机。基于可编程控制器(PLC)设计整机控制系统,包括移栽机定速行走控制系统、前轮转向控制系统、打穴控制系统等任务模块。整机采用直流无刷电机作为底盘的驱动元件,根据电机自带编码器的输出值进行行走速度、栽植株距和打穴频率的协调控制,采用步进电机作为打穴机构的驱动元件,由接近开关对打穴机构进行定位,通过二者配合完成打穴过程,在人机协同作业下,完成草莓苗移栽。试验结果表明:当单行移栽效率为15株/min,株距为150 mm、200 mm、250 mm时,株距合格率、孔深合格率、孔径合格率均在95%以上,其变异系数均小于5%,打穴成功率均大于95%,符合移栽机行业标准,打穴移栽效果满足农艺要求。

Progress of mechanical perfusion in split liver transplantation

Split liver transplantation is an essential means which expand the donor pool currently and the two livers obtained after splitting are marginal donor livers.The adoption of Static Cold Storage during allocation and preservation leads to a higher cold ischemia time,thus increasing the occurrence of related postoperative complications,which limits the further development of split-liver transplantation.Mechanical perfusion as a complement to split liver transplantation can minimize the damage to the marginal donor liver during preservation and reduce the occurrence of ischemia-reperfusion.At present,mechanical perfusion has achieved better efficacy in other types of marginal donor liver transplantation such as DCD,elderly donor liver,fatty liver,and so on.In recent years,mechanical perfusion has also shown great potential for application in split-liver transplantation,and limited clinical studies have shown outstanding therapeutic effects.Therefore,this paper will summarize the research progress and mechanisms related to the application of mechanical perfusion in split liver transplantation in order to promote the application of mechanical perfusion in split liver transplantation and reduce the damage of the organ during preservation.

番茄钵苗移栽探出式取钵机构设计与试验

为了降低番茄钵苗移栽过程取钵机构对秧苗钵土根系的损伤,同时避免机械式钵苗移栽机构设计特殊取苗轨迹与姿态的优化难题,提出了一种可与系列移栽机构配合使用的番茄钵苗探出式取钵机构,实现取苗各关键位置机构秧针以固定角度完成探出入钵、移动送苗及收回推秧工序。根据钵苗移栽取钵过程分析与设计要求,建立了探出式取钵机构力学分析模型,并获得影响秧针扎入钵土时驱动杆受最小驱动力的因素。基于Matlab App Designer平台开发了取钵机构计算机辅助分析设计软件,获得满足番茄钵苗移栽要求的取钵机构设计参数集。采用三因素五水平二次回归正交旋转中心组合试验方法,以驱动杆斜杆夹角、钵体含水率、入钵深度为试验因素,以钵体完整率和取苗成功率为评价指标,试制样机并搭建台架实施参数组合优化及验证试验,结果表明:探出式取钵机构可有效地配合取苗机构完成各项性能工作要求,在参数组合为驱动斜杆间夹角112°、钵体含水率57.5%、入钵深度28.4 mm时作业效果最佳,钵体完整率为96.44%,取苗成功率为97.06%,满足钵苗移栽作业性能。

我国高校院系治理的演进、困境与进路探赜

院系治理是大学治理能否实现现代化的关键。在协调党政关系主基调下,我国高校院系治理大致历经了“探索初创期”、“调适定型期”和“提质增效期”等三个演进阶段。当前,我国院系治理面临领导体制不健全、制度体系不完备、运行机制不通畅、治理主体权责失衡、党组织功能“悬浮化”等瓶颈和困境。推动院系治理现代化,应在遮蔽与澄清、守正与创新的动态调适中科学规避“制度移植陷阱”,创造性地推进党委领导下的校长负责制向院系层面的制度移植。在实践中,明晰院系党政共同领导下的分工负责制、完善党政联席会议制度、构建党政学协商共治模式、充分发挥党组织功能作用,是加快推进院系治理现代化的应然路径。

辣椒漂盘苗机械化移栽适应性研究

为了探索辣椒漂盘苗对机械化移栽的适应性,以贵州某辣椒基地所育适栽期辣椒漂盘苗和2ZB-2旱地吊杯鸭嘴式移栽机为测试对象,完成了辣椒苗形态特征参数测量、落苗基质损失及田间机械栽植的试验研究。结果表明:从辣椒苗的苗高、叶面展幅、基质情况来看,所育漂盘苗基质饱满,且适于膜上移栽常用的鸭嘴式栽植器;漂盘苗基质含水率在56.4%~63.5%时,利于机械移栽的基质保持;田间机械移栽的栽植深度合格率、漏栽率、伤苗率分别为76.7%、2.4%、3.2%,满足指标要求;直立度合格率为88.7%,低于93%的指标下限。总体来说,辣椒漂盘苗与移栽机适应性较好,基本能达到贵州辣椒机械化栽植作业要求。

粪菌移植治疗DSS诱导的小鼠溃疡性结肠炎的免疫学机制研究

目的分析粪菌移植(Fecal microbiota transplantation,FMT)对葡聚糖硫酸钠(DSS)所致溃疡性结肠炎(UC)小鼠的治疗效果及免疫学机制。方法60只C57BL/6J小鼠,其中选取10只小鼠收集粪便(不参与后续实验),其余50只小鼠采用随机数字表法随机分为空白组(n=10)、模型组(n=20)、研究组(n=20)。空白组自分组首日起自由饮用灭菌蒸馏水,模型组和研究组自分组首日起自由饮用2%葡聚糖硫酸钠(DSS)溶液,诱导形成溃疡性结肠炎小鼠模型。小鼠模型建立成功后,模型组予以生理盐水灌肠,研究组予以正常小鼠粪便混悬液生理盐水混合物灌肠,每3天灌肠1次,共2次。待第2次灌肠完成后的第2天处死所有小鼠,采集血清样本。ELISA法检测血清中肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)、白介素-6(IL-6)、白介素-35(IL-35)、白介素-22(IL-22)、白介素-17(IL-17)与可溶性Fas等细胞因子水平;HE染色观察结肠组织病理形态表现;光冈氏肠内细菌群分析法定量检测肠道菌群值及双歧杆菌与肠杆菌的数量比值(B/E值)。结果ELISA检测结果显示,与空白组比较,模型组和研究组小鼠TNF-α、IL-6、IL-17与IL-22水平上升,IL-35和可溶性Fas水平降低(P<0.05);与模型组比较,研究组小鼠TNF-α、IL-6、IL-22与IL-17水平降低,IL-35和可溶性Fas水平升高(P<0.05)。结肠组织病理分析结果显示,与空白组比较,模型组小鼠显示不同程度的黏膜变薄,上皮结构缺失,腺体分布无规则性,固有层充血水肿,伴大量炎症细胞浸润及毛细血管充血、淋巴管明显扩张,弥漫分布小溃疡;研究组小鼠结肠黏膜病变程度较模型组有所减轻,但部分仍可见淋巴管轻度扩张,伴少量炎症细胞浸润。菌群分析结果显示,与空白组比较,模型组和研究组小鼠肠杆菌、肠球菌、拟杆菌和梭菌的菌群值显著升高,B/E值降低(P<0.05);与模型组比较,研究组小鼠酵母菌、双歧杆菌和乳酸杆菌的菌群值明显增加,B/E值升高(P<0.05)。结论粪菌移植可改善UC小鼠结肠组织病理性损伤及小鼠肠道菌群结构,减少促炎因子的表达,促进抑炎因子的生成,调节肠道免疫平衡,促进肠黏膜修复。

吊篮式自走移栽机的设计

为保证丘陵地区秧苗实时移栽,提高移栽质量,阐述一种吊篮式自走移栽机行走装置和移栽机构的结构及工作原理。通过分析计算及1∶1的建模,验证行走装置的工作速度和结构布局形式,以及移栽机构各动作的协调性及栽苗质量。根据建模分析的结果,确定设计的主要参数,从而设计出行走机构装置主要部件轮架机构、主驱动变速箱机构、机架、升降机构、水平调节机构及控制装置等,移栽机构主要部件移栽变速箱机构、株距调节机构、曲柄连杆机构、鸭嘴移栽器、自动喂料机构等。通过样机试制和试验,结果表明:该机具可完成移栽株距(260~600 mm)、移栽深度(80~160 mm)可调的目标,工作效率高,同时具有结构合理紧凑、维护方便、操作简单等优点。