Effects of Different Intercropping Patterns on Population Yield and Benefit of Fresh Maize and Mung Bean

In order to find the best intercropping pattern of fresh maize and mung bean, five planting patterns, namely fresh maize monocropping, mung bean monocropping, fresh maize and mung bean intercropping at row ratios of 2∶4, 3∶3 and 4∶2 were set up, and the yields and economic benefits of these planting patterns were analyzed. The results showed that the LERs of the three intercropping patterns were all above 1, and the economic benefits of 2∶4, 3∶3 and 4∶2 fresh maize and mung bean intercropping patterns were seen an increase of 2.85%, 17.64% and 14.26% respectively compared with fresh maize monocropping and an increase of 52.06%, 73.92% and 68.93% respectively compared with mung bean monocropping.Among the three intercropping patterns, the intercropping pattern with row ratio 3∶3showed the best effect, which also derived the highest LER with greatest economic benefit.

Effects of Green Manure Rape Returned to Field on Rice Yield and Soil Fertility

To determine the fertilization effect of the rapeseed green manure Youfei1, we assessed soil physical and chemical properties and the yield of succeeding crop before and after planting Youfei 1. Compared with basal soil samples and controls,improvements were observed in the soil content of available N, P, K, and organic matter. The content of available K and organic matter increased significantly by17.99% and 25.45%. The soil pH did not change noticeably, but the soil bulk density decreased significantly by 22.55%. After planting Youfei 1, the yield of a succeeding rice crop increased significantly by 6.62% in two years. We conclude that planting Youfei 1 can help maintain and improve soil fertility and significantly increase the yield of succeeding crop.

Screening and Application of Oilseed Rape Varieties with High Yield and High Harvest Index

28 oilseed rape Pol CMS three-line hybrid combinations diallel-crossed were compared in the yield and harvest index and analyzed on the correlation between the experimental yields and harvest indexes in this study. The correlation coeffcient was only 0.365 4, lower than a signifcant level, which indicated that there was no signifcant positive （or negative） correlation between the economic yields and the harvest indexes in oilseed rape. Among them, 8 hybrid combinations including 7 with a harvest index〉0.30 and one with a harvest index〈0.27 increased signifcantly in the yields compared with the control, and then were screened for production experiment. Under different cultivation methods, all the 8 combinations had a stable harvest index, and the combinations with higher harvest indexes also had a stable performance in yields. An oilseed rape variety Fengyou 737 with higher yield and harvest index selected through a further screening was grown with the harvest indexhigher than 0.33 whether transplanted or directly seeded in Yangtze River Basin Demonstration Area, demonstrating stable high yields as well as good ecological adaptability. The combination of yield and harvest index in the study is conducive to breeding a new oilseed rape variety with stable yields and good tolerance to close planting.

Farmland Soil Heavy Metal Pollution and Control Measures

Soil pollution has been considered as one of the main environmental problems in the world nowadays. The source of soil heavy metal pollution in farmland, the effect of heavy metal pollution on soil quality in farmland, growth of crops, quality of agricultural products and the effects of heavy metal pollution on human health were discussed in this paper. The heavy metal pollution control measures were introduced, including physical and chemical regulations, phytoremediation and agroecological restoration measures. The future research perspective was also discussed in this paper.

Low Temperature Tolerance of Parental,Inbred and Hybrid Lines of Brassica Napus at Germination Stage

In order to screen rapeseed accessions with low temperature tolerance in triple cropping area,comprehensive membership function method was used to evaluate the low temperature tolerance of 176 accessions including inbred and hybrid lines of Brassica napus with germination rate,germination energy,germination index and average germination time as indicators.The results showed that 103 accessions with strong low temperature tolerance and 27 accessions with sensitive to low temperature stress were identified.The low temperature tolerance was significant different among accessions(P<0.001)while insignificantly different among different types(sterile lines,maintainer lines,restorer lines,and hybrid lines,P=0.07).The integrated membership function value was significantly correlated with germination rate,germination index and average germination time,which provided valuable information for the future breeding of low temperature tolerant varieties,especially in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River basin.

Screening of Oilseed and Vegetable Dual-purpose Rapeseed Combinations Based on Grey Relation Analysis and Cluster Analysis

To screen out the rapeseed(Brassica napus) combinations that are suitable for the production of both oilseed and vegetable, we carried out a field experiment for 11 new combinations(hybrids) of rapeseed and then performed grey relation analysis and cluster analysis on 12 traits including the yield and quality of young stem,seed yield, and several agronomic traits after harvesting of young stem. The results showed that A11, A7, and A4 had higher main stalk yield than other combinations.The young stem/leaf ratios of A11, A5, A7, A4, A3, and A1 were in line with the quality requirements for young stem commodity. The soluble sugar content of A2,A8, and A10 was higher than that of CK(Fengyou 737), and the seed yields of A4,A3, A2, A1, A5, and A6 were higher than that of CK. The 11 rapeseed combinations were classified into 3 grades by grey relation analysis and cluster analysis. Two combinations, A4(Y20A×95C4R) and A11(3194A×09-5R), showed the weighted relation degrees higher than 0.95, which were clustered into grade I by cluster analysis. They had good agronomic traits and good performance as both oilseed and vegetable. A8, A5, A3, A7, A2, A10, A6, and A1 were clustered into grade Ⅱ and A9 into grade Ⅲ. In this study, the oilseed and vegetable dual-purpose rapeseed combinations were screened out based on grey relation analysis and cluster analysis,which can provide reference for the breeding of oilseed and vegetable dual-purpose rapeseed combinations.