Organoarsenics are widely used as growth promoters in poultry industry,resulting in arsenic(As)accumulation in poultry litter.A greenhouse pot study was implemented to investigate the fate of arsenic originated from p...Organoarsenics are widely used as growth promoters in poultry industry,resulting in arsenic(As)accumulation in poultry litter.A greenhouse pot study was implemented to investigate the fate of arsenic originated from poultry litter and their effects on the growth of Brassica napus(oilseed rape),and assess their potential health risks.Five poultry litter application rates(0,5%,10%,20%and 40%)were used,dividing into two groups:one for soil incubation(SI)and the other for plant cultivation(PC).Experimental results indicated that the total arsenic for composted poultry litter was(10.94±0.23)mg/kg,As(V)and As(III)decreased while methylated arsenic increased after 21 d in SI and PC treatments.Seed germination rates were negatively correlated with monomethylarsenic acid(MMA,R2=0.63,p<0.05).The length and biomass of roots and shoots were significantly inhibited by poultry litter,but plant length of 5%treatments was slightly stimulated.Within an average weekly intake of 0.5 kg Brassica napuss,the risk quotient(RQ)values induced from roots nearly all surpassed the acceptable limit(1),were two orders magnitude higher than shoots.According to the potential risk to order,child exhibited the highest risk,adolescent ranked secondly,and adult exhibited the lowest risk.Hence,people should better avoid intake Brassica napus roots to reduce arsenic potential risk.展开更多
[Objective] The paper was to isolate Colletotrichum sp.from strawberry and to screen effective fungicides.[Method] The indoor toxicity of 7 fungicides to Colletotrichum sp.was measured by growth rate method.The potted...[Objective] The paper was to isolate Colletotrichum sp.from strawberry and to screen effective fungicides.[Method] The indoor toxicity of 7 fungicides to Colletotrichum sp.was measured by growth rate method.The potted control effect of 3 fungicides on Colletotrichum sp.was evaluated.[Result] Fludioxonil exhibited the highest indoor toxicity to Colletotrichum sp.,with the EC50 value of 0.117 mg/L,and the EC50 value of prochloraz and difenoconazole were 0.141 and 0.357 mg/L,respectively.The pot experiment showed that the potted control effect of 20% fludioxonil2 000 times dilution on Colletotrichum sp.was the highest of 92.86%.450 g/L prochloraz EW 4 500 times dilution and 250 g/L difenoconazole EC2 500 times dilution also received high control effects against Colletotrichum sp.,which were 91.68% and 89.29%,respectively.[Conclusion] Fludioxonil,prochloraz and difenoconazole could be used for the control of strawberry anthracnose.展开更多
Aims Invasive species continue to be a worldwide threat to ecosystems mainly as a cause for biodiversity loss.Forest ecosystems,for example,are subject to a change in species composition due to the invasion of exotic ...Aims Invasive species continue to be a worldwide threat to ecosystems mainly as a cause for biodiversity loss.Forest ecosystems,for example,are subject to a change in species composition due to the invasion of exotic species.specifying the attributes that cause the strong competitiveness of several exotic species may improve the ability to understand and effectively manage plant invasions in the future.In this study the following hypotheses were tested:(1)biomass production of below-and aboveground plant compo-nents of the exotic tree species is higher than that of the natives,resulting in a higher competitiveness of the exotics;(2)the exclu-sion of root competition has a positive effect on the biomass pro-duction of the inferior native species;and(3)mixtures of native and exotic species yield a higher biomass production than the respective monocultures.Methods a pot experiment,containing about 2000 tree seedlings,was established.We investigated the biomass productivity and growth reactions of two native(Quercus robur l.,Carpinus betulus l.)and two exotic tree species(Prunus serotina Ehrh.,Robinia pseudoacacia l.)in different intra-and interspecific,competitive situations with and without the influence of root competition.Important Findingsthe biomass production of both exotic species was significantly higher and led to a strong competitive advantage,resulting in a biomass decrease of the less competitive native species.the high belowground biomass of both exotic species had a negative effect on the biomass production.the competitive pressure of exotic tree seedlings on the native ones was largely driven by root competition.Furthermore,mixtures of native and exotic tree species had a higher productivity than their growth in monocultures would have predicted.Competition was lower for exotic species in mixtures with the less productive native species compared to the competition in monocultures or in mixture with the other highly productive exotic species.accordingly,both highly competitive exotic species produced less biomass in mixture with each other compared to monocultures.Despite the significantly higher biomass of P.serotina in all mixtures and in monoculture,R.pseudoacacia seemed to be the dominating species.Due to its strong root competition,R.pseudoacacia significantly reduced the biomass production of P.serotina.展开更多
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21177087)the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(2012AA101405).
文摘Organoarsenics are widely used as growth promoters in poultry industry,resulting in arsenic(As)accumulation in poultry litter.A greenhouse pot study was implemented to investigate the fate of arsenic originated from poultry litter and their effects on the growth of Brassica napus(oilseed rape),and assess their potential health risks.Five poultry litter application rates(0,5%,10%,20%and 40%)were used,dividing into two groups:one for soil incubation(SI)and the other for plant cultivation(PC).Experimental results indicated that the total arsenic for composted poultry litter was(10.94±0.23)mg/kg,As(V)and As(III)decreased while methylated arsenic increased after 21 d in SI and PC treatments.Seed germination rates were negatively correlated with monomethylarsenic acid(MMA,R2=0.63,p<0.05).The length and biomass of roots and shoots were significantly inhibited by poultry litter,but plant length of 5%treatments was slightly stimulated.Within an average weekly intake of 0.5 kg Brassica napuss,the risk quotient(RQ)values induced from roots nearly all surpassed the acceptable limit(1),were two orders magnitude higher than shoots.According to the potential risk to order,child exhibited the highest risk,adolescent ranked secondly,and adult exhibited the lowest risk.Hence,people should better avoid intake Brassica napus roots to reduce arsenic potential risk.
基金Supported by Overseas Talents Introduction Project of Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences(CXGC2021B04)。
文摘[Objective] The paper was to isolate Colletotrichum sp.from strawberry and to screen effective fungicides.[Method] The indoor toxicity of 7 fungicides to Colletotrichum sp.was measured by growth rate method.The potted control effect of 3 fungicides on Colletotrichum sp.was evaluated.[Result] Fludioxonil exhibited the highest indoor toxicity to Colletotrichum sp.,with the EC50 value of 0.117 mg/L,and the EC50 value of prochloraz and difenoconazole were 0.141 and 0.357 mg/L,respectively.The pot experiment showed that the potted control effect of 20% fludioxonil2 000 times dilution on Colletotrichum sp.was the highest of 92.86%.450 g/L prochloraz EW 4 500 times dilution and 250 g/L difenoconazole EC2 500 times dilution also received high control effects against Colletotrichum sp.,which were 91.68% and 89.29%,respectively.[Conclusion] Fludioxonil,prochloraz and difenoconazole could be used for the control of strawberry anthracnose.
文摘Aims Invasive species continue to be a worldwide threat to ecosystems mainly as a cause for biodiversity loss.Forest ecosystems,for example,are subject to a change in species composition due to the invasion of exotic species.specifying the attributes that cause the strong competitiveness of several exotic species may improve the ability to understand and effectively manage plant invasions in the future.In this study the following hypotheses were tested:(1)biomass production of below-and aboveground plant compo-nents of the exotic tree species is higher than that of the natives,resulting in a higher competitiveness of the exotics;(2)the exclu-sion of root competition has a positive effect on the biomass pro-duction of the inferior native species;and(3)mixtures of native and exotic species yield a higher biomass production than the respective monocultures.Methods a pot experiment,containing about 2000 tree seedlings,was established.We investigated the biomass productivity and growth reactions of two native(Quercus robur l.,Carpinus betulus l.)and two exotic tree species(Prunus serotina Ehrh.,Robinia pseudoacacia l.)in different intra-and interspecific,competitive situations with and without the influence of root competition.Important Findingsthe biomass production of both exotic species was significantly higher and led to a strong competitive advantage,resulting in a biomass decrease of the less competitive native species.the high belowground biomass of both exotic species had a negative effect on the biomass production.the competitive pressure of exotic tree seedlings on the native ones was largely driven by root competition.Furthermore,mixtures of native and exotic tree species had a higher productivity than their growth in monocultures would have predicted.Competition was lower for exotic species in mixtures with the less productive native species compared to the competition in monocultures or in mixture with the other highly productive exotic species.accordingly,both highly competitive exotic species produced less biomass in mixture with each other compared to monocultures.Despite the significantly higher biomass of P.serotina in all mixtures and in monoculture,R.pseudoacacia seemed to be the dominating species.Due to its strong root competition,R.pseudoacacia significantly reduced the biomass production of P.serotina.
