Experiments on preservation and weathering of net twines

Koura (1963) reporting the results of the comparative studies on different preservation methods of cotton twines stated that "by the difference of rotting in the different waters, not ever one method may be the most economical one". The observations were simultaneously made at Alexandria in Egypt in the sub-tropical region and Cuxhaven in the estuary of the River Elbe in the temperate zone. The course of weathering and effect of immersion in water of man-made fibres have also been mentioned in this communication. Subsequently work on similar lines were extended to Cochin in the tropical region with Cuxhaven and Hamburg as the other places of observation and the results of these studies are presented in this paper.

Growth and survival of Clarias batrachus (Lin.) larvae fed on formulated diets

An experiment was conducted for a period of 28 days using 7-day old C. batrachus larvae of initial total length (±S.D.) of 7.4 ± 0.49 mm and weight (±S.D.) of 2.8 ± 0.75 mg. Five test diets viz. diets I, II, III, IV and V were prepared. Diet I was formulated using 30% fish meal (FM), 20% soybean meal (SM) and 20% Baker's yeast (BY), diet III using 15% FM, 20% SM, 15% cotton seed meal and 30% BY and diet IV using 20% FM, 30% BY and 30% powdered milk. The remaining two diets (diets II and V) were prepared using minced clam meat (96%) and BY (90%) respectively as the sole source of protein. Three replications were used for each treatment. The larvae fed on diet II exhibited significantly (P<0.05) better length gain and specific growth rate (SGR) than those of the larvae fed on diet III and there was no significant difference among the length gain and SGR of the larvae fed on diet I,II,IV and V. The larvae fed on diet II also showed significantly better weight gain and survival than those of the larvae fed on other diets. There was no significant difference between the condition factor of the larvae fed on diet II and IV. However, the larvae fed on diet II showed better condition factor than those of the larvae fed on other diets.

Pathology of mixed infections of saprolegniasis-myxosporidiosis in Indian major carp (Catla catla Ham.)

An outbreak of saprolegniasis in Catla catla in composite carp culture ponds were recorded during winter season. The typical cotton wool growths were observed on whole body surfaces of catla along with sporadic mortality. The fungal invasion was only restricted to skin and no fungal elements were visible in any internal organs after periodic acid schiff staining. On histology, periportal accumulation of mononuclear cells in liver, presence of myxosporidean cysts in antieror kidney, eosinophilic granular cells reaction in submucosa of stomach and intestine, dilated and engorged blood vessels of brain along with sloughing of epidermis and hyperplasia at gill lamellar base were pronounced changes. The possible role of release of Saprolegnia toxin in producing internal organs pathology has been discussed.

棉纤维发育相关基因的克隆和鉴定

棉纤维是棉花子房内的胚珠外珠被上的一种单细胞表皮毛.为了解胚珠表皮细胞发育启动为棉纤维的分子控制机制,我们用同源克隆的方法,从棉纤维发育早期的幼嫩子房和胚珠中克隆到了72个棉花MYB基因.序列分析的结果表明它们属于MYB转录因子家族的55个成员,其中有一个MYB蛋白-GhMYB9的氨基酸序列与控制拟南芥单细胞表皮毛的发育启动基因GL1和WER高度同源.它们之间的序列一致性,不仅表现在保守区-DNA结合区,而且也表现在5’和3’的非保守区内.根据序列相似功能相似的原理,我们推测GhMYB9很可能是控制棉纤维发育启动的一个MYB基因.对GhMYB9的Southern杂交结果表明,该基因在棉花基因组中是单拷贝基因;对它的Northern表达分析可知,该基因在花前5天的子房、花前3天的胚珠、花期及花后3天的胚珠中都有表达,但在花前3天的棉纤维发育启动期（我们的扫描电镜结果）高表达.此外,还构建了一个陆地棉可转化人工染色体TAC文库,并通过PCR的方法从中筛选到了含有GhMYB9的TAC克隆.这些结果为进一步对GhMYB9做功能分析、揭示棉纤维发育启动的分子机制奠定了了事实上的基础.

Health and disease status of Thai pangas, Pangasius hypophthalmus cultured in rural ponds of Mymensingh, Bangladesh

Thai pangas, Pangasius hypophthalmus is one of the important aquaculture species in Bangladesh. Over the last few years spectacular development has been taking place in Thai pangas farming in Mymensingh district. Due to availability of easy breeding and culture techniques as well as quick return, more and more people are converting their rice fields into pangas farms overnight. The present study was carried out to examine health and disease status of Thai pangas mainly through clinical, histopathological and bacteriological techniques. In addition, for collecting primary data on disease and health status of Thai pangas and the resultant socioeconomic impacts on rural households, questionnaire interview and participatory rural appraisal tools were used with selected farming households in three upazilas of Mymensingh district. The most prevalent diseases as reported by the farmers were red spot, followed by anal protrusion, tail and fin rot, pop eye, dropsy and gill rot. Other conditions like cotton wool type lesion, ulceration and white spot were reported but with lower incidence. Four isolates of Aeromonas hydrophila were recovered from kidney and lesion of diseased fish. Hemorrhage over the body especially near mouth and caudal region was noticed in the fishes associated with aeromonad infection. Internally, kidney, liver and spleen became swollen and enlarged. The isolates varied with their pathogenicity. All the four isolates were sensitive to Nitrofurantoin, Cotrimoxazole and Tetracycline but were resistant to Amoxycilline. An attempt was made to treat diseased fish with extracts from neem leaf, garlic and turmeric. Recovery of infection was monitored through mortality and histopathology. General histopathological changes of different organs were also studied. Extract from neem (Azadirachta indica) leaf gave better result. Telangiectasis, lamellar hypertrophy and hyperplasia hemorrhage, lamellar fusion, necrosis of lamellar epithelial cells, presence of parasites and their cysts were the major pathology of gills. Hemorrhagic lesion, pyknotic nuclei and melanomacrophage centers (MMC) were found in the liver of fish. Major pathologies in kidney of fish included presence of MMC, necrotic and ruptured kidney tubules, severe haemopoietic necrosis, and hemorrhage. The economic loss due to disease in Thai pangas farming was estimated from the difference between expected production and actual production. On an average, Thai pangas farmers of Mymensingh incur a loss of Tk. 23,104/ha/cycle due to fish disease (3.6% of expected total production). The loss, however, varied with location and size of farms, type of farmers and management practices. The study also highlighted fish health management related problems and recommended further work for the development of user-friendly farmer-oriented fish health management packages.

Observation on the lunar and tidal influence on gill netting in the Bay of Bengal

The effect of lunar and tidal influence on the landing of pelagic fish with drift gill nets has been studied for the first time from Bay of Bengal along the Orissa coast. The catchability of the gear was highest during the first quarter and lowest in the fourth quarter of the moon. The variation in catch rates during the four different quarters was not statistically significant. Contrary to the earlier belief, landing with gill net was not poor during the moonlit nights. The extensive use of bluish grey nylon twine matching with seawater in place of indigenous hemp or cotton twine, has largely eliminated the visibility of gear during the brighter phase of the moon. The rate of exploitation was found to be significantly higher during the nights of neap tide, compared to those of spring tide. A plausible explanation for this phenomenon has been offered.

On the optimum buoyancy-weight relation for a bottom trawl

Comparative fishing operations were carried out with 0.55; 0.75 and 1.00 buoyancy-weight relations of bottom trawl in order to find out the optimum relation. Two nets, 18.26 m. (60') two seam nylon and 16.16 m. (23') two seam cotton trawls, were used for the experiment. The results showed that the total catch per trawling hour with 0.75 B-W relation was 16.5% and 32.08% more than that with 0.55 and 1.00 B-W relation for nylon net used. A similar trend was noticed with cotton trawl also as the catch rate with 0.75 B-W relation was 13.89% and 25.78% more than that with 0.55 and 1.00 B-W relations. However, the analysis of catch composition indicated that the off bottom fishes like lactarius, upenoides sp., synagris sp. etc., were of more percentage with 1.00 B-W relation, near bottom fish like saurida, sciaenids etc., were more with 0.75 B-W relation, while the bottom fishes like soles, prawns, skates and rays etc., were more with 0.55 B-W relation.

Impacts of fishing gears, fishing methods and fishing effort in the fisheries of Lake Victoria and proposals for management

The initial subsistence fisheries of Lake Victoria were dominated by two indigenous tilapiines, Oreochromis esculentus (Graham 1929) and Oreochromis variabilis Boulenger 1906, exploited with simple fishing crafts and gears that had little impact on the fish stocks (Jackson 1971). Commercial fisheries, targeting the tilapia fishery, started at the beginning of the 20th Centurywhen cotton flax gillnets were first introduced in 1905 into the Nyanza Gulf in Kenya. Gillnets were quickly adopted around the whole lake and consequently, the native methods of fishing soon died out (Jackson 1971). Following the introduction of gillnets, fishing boats and their propulsion methods were also improved. These improvements in fishing capacity coincided with development of urban centres and increasing human population around the lake, which increased the demand for fishery products. To satisfy the increasing demand, fishing effort increased greatly during the 20th century, despite the decline of catch per unit of effort (CPUE) (Jackson 1971; Ogutu-Ohwayo 1990). The initial catch rates of 127mm (5 inch) mesh size gill nets in the tilapia-based fishery, in 1905, was in the range of 50 to 100 fish per gillnet of approximately 50 m in length. However, twenty years later, the catch rates of gillnets of the same mesh size had declined to about six fish per net and gillnets of smaller mesh sizes, which had better catch rates, had been introduced suggesting overfishing (Worthington and Worthington, 1933).

中性芳烃稀士氯化铝配合物的合成及结构

本论文工作以非Fisher-Hafner方法，即由LnCl_3、AlCl_3、和C_6Me_6在甲苯中直接反应的方法，合成了一系列中性芳烃稀土氯化铝配合物Ln(III)(C_6Me_6)(AlCl_4)_3·CH_3C_6H_5，其中Ln = La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Yb。并对这些配合物进行了元素分析，此外光谱分析和水解色一质谱分析。发现配合物中配体的特征吸收与游离的配体一致，表明配合物中配体与中心离子的作用较弱，其成键机制和中心离子与负π环成乙烯基配体的作用不同。测定了Yb(C_6Me_6)(AlCl_4)_3·CH_3C_6H_5的晶体结构。其结构与Cotton报道的在Fisher-Hafner还原条件下合成的中性配合物为同物。改变LnCl_3与AlCl_3的反应摩尔比，即当EuCl_3和AlCl_3的摩尔比为1:1时，与C_6Me_6在甲苯中反应，首次合成了中性芳烃与核二价稀土氯化铝配合物[Eu_2(II)(AlCl_4)_4(C_6Me_6)_2]_n。并对其作了红外光谱分析，元素分析，色一质谱分析，激光光谱，荧光光谱，电子解谱分析，以及X-射线晶体结构测定。配合物中配体C_6Me_6的特征吸收与游离的C_6Me_6一致，表明中心离子与配体之间的作用较弱。配合物的激光光谱。荧光光谱以及电子解谱证明中心稀土离子的价态为二价。由于该配合物的合成，极大地丰实了中性芳烃稀土配合物的内容，可以预计，中性芳烃稀土配合物的类型远远不止于目前文献上报道的稀土为零价的Gd(But_3C_6H_3)_2和中心稀土离子为三价的Ln(III)(C_6Me_6)(AlCl_4)_3两种结构，随着研究工作的深入，必将有适与新型的中性芳烃稀土配合物合成出来。

中性芳烃烯土氯化铝配合物的合成结构及催化反应性能

本文以经铝粉活化的AlCl_3与无水氯化稀土在芳烃溶剂中反应，分离到了一系列含有不同芳烃配体的中性芳烃稀土氯化铝配合物。对这些配合物进行了元素分析和水解色谱分析，证实了配合物的组成。这是迄今为止继Cotton 报道的S_m(C_6Me_6)(AlCl_4)_3之后仅有的溶液中合成的芳烃配合物的例子。对配合物进行了红外、校磁共振谱的测定，发现配合物中配合体的特征吸收和化学位移与游函的配体一致，说明配合物中配体与中心金属函子的作用较弱。对典型的配合物进行了X－射线晶体结构测定。对含相同中心函子不同配体的配合物结构研究发现，在配体与中心金属函子的作用中，电子效应和空间效应同时反方向起作用，即电子效应加强配体与中心金属函子的作用，空间效应阻碍配体与中心金属离子作用。这两种作大约在二甲基苯为配体时达到平衡。其后，随着电子性的甲基增多，两种效应对配体与中心金属离子作用的影响相互抵消。同时对含有相同配体不同中心金属离子的配合物的结构研究中发现，中心金属离子对配合物的结构没有明显的影响，其键参数的差别主要来自离子半径的变化。对配合物的电子结构进行了研究。对S_m(CH_3C_6H_6)(AlCl_4)_3的INDO计算表明：1．配体甲苯环上电子云密度有所下降，并且邻、对位下降幅度较间位大、六个环上C原子电子云分布与游离和甲苯比较差别缩小。2．环上H原子的电子云密度降低，说明配位对环上H原子有一定的活化作用。3．中心离子的正电荷下降。中心稀土离子主要以5d、6s、6p参与成键。用L_a(C_6H_6)(AlCl_4)_3和Nd(C_6H_6)(AlCl_4)_3作催化剂研究了苯与已烯－1的烷基化反应，发现配合物的催化活性比相应的氯化稀土大，这可能是由于配合物的生成使Zn~(3+)在芳烃菏剂中可以均相存在，因而提高了催化剂的活性。另外发现，反应在较低产率即达到平衡，这可能是存在着已烯－1与苯在催化剂上的络合一释络平衡。

新疆策勒棉花节水与特高产栽培技术

该文通过田间观测研究，查明了绿洲棉花需水耗水规律，建立了高产棉田节水和高效用水技术体系.通过对密植条件下棉花生态适应性的研究，创立了双株双层立体栽培模式和相应配套技术，使皮棉产量达到了3,859.5kg.hm<'-2>，比普通棉田产量翻了一番，也创造了皮棉单产的世界纪录.试验结果表明，普通棉田传统灌溉量高达770.0mm，水分利用效率仅为0.10kg.m<'-3>，而研究得出的普通栽培模式的优化灌溉定额仅为362.3mm，其优化分配方案为播种期90.0mm、苗期51.0mm、蕾期76.5mm、花铃期85.1mm、吐絮期59.6mm，水分利用效率达到0.22kg.m<'-3>.特高产栽培模式的水分利用效率高达0.50kg.m<'-3>.连续三年的高产实践证明，该高产模式不仅具有在不降低皮棉品质的前提下保证高产的先进性，而且还具有良好的可重现性.“双株双层”结构的形成是棉花特高产栽培技术的核心.由选用良种、蹲苗密植、化控塑型、植保防病、配方施肥和节水灌溉等配套技术组成的技术体系是实现棉花特高产的关键.

变水处理与短期遮荫对作物水分利用效率的影响

变水处理与短期遮荫对棉花水分利用效率的影响研究表明 ,在充分供水 -水分胁迫 -复水的变水处理过程中 ,短期遮荫使净光合速率、蒸腾速率、水分利用效率降低 ;光照 -遮荫 -光照期间 ,总的水分利用效率以水分胁迫的最高 ,充分供水的次之 ,复水处理最低 ,其中遮荫 40 %的水分利用效率高于遮荫 75%的处理 .回归分析表明 ,水分利用效率与光合速率表现出极显著正相关 ,两者回归直线的斜率随水分胁迫而增大 ,而水分利用效率与蒸腾速率的关系较弱 ,多数处理两者相关达不到显著水平

利用城乡废弃资源提高土壤保水保肥功能

以生活炉渣、建筑废料、生物秸秆等城乡废弃资源为原料,制备一种面向节水农业的环保新产品———土壤扩蓄增容肥.实验结果表明:在棉花苗期,6种土壤扩蓄增容肥配方的节水效果较土对照高300倍,干物质积累增加4.77%~50.00%.6种配方的皮棉产量均比对照高,增产幅度为4.70%~14.25%,纤维物理性状有所改善.产量高低顺序依次是,玉米秸秆>小麦秸秆>生活炉渣>秸秆木炭>建筑废料>煤矸石>CK.利用城乡废弃资源生产的扩蓄增容剂,不仅能改良土壤物理和化学性状,更是棉花增产、优质、节水、降低生产成本的关键技术措施之一,具有显著的生态效益、社会效益和经济效益.

土壤水分与短期遮光对棉花光合及其气孔响应的影响

以陆地棉 (Gossypium hirsutum L.Zhongmain No.2 3)为供试材料 ,探讨了在充分供水-水分胁迫 -复水的处理过程中 ,短期不同遮光水平对棉花光合特性及其气孔响应的影响。结果表明 ,在水分处理过程中 ,所有不同遮光水平的棉花叶片对短期遮光具有相似的基本响应规律 :短期遮光使净光合速率迅速降低 ,气孔导度减少 ,但减少速率缓慢 ;遮阳网去掉后 ,叶片气孔重新开放速率和光合恢复被延迟。水分胁迫期间 ,所有遮光处理的水分利用效率均最高 ,但净光合速率均较低 ,光合及其气孔响应受到严重限制 ,遮光 75%受到的影响大于遮光 40 %的处理。复水后水分胁迫带来的残留影响仍然存在 ,结果使水分利用效率在整个水分处理过程中最低 ,遮光 75%的处理尤为明显。上述表明 ,土壤水分与短期遮光对棉花光合及其气孔响应的影响十分显著