On farm trial of Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) evolved two aquaculture technologies

Two BFRI evolved aquaculture technologies - integrated rice fish farming and carp polyculture with over-wintered fingerlings under different stocking densities were tested during 2003-04. The study was coordinated with two local NGOs namely NICHAITA and JNDP, Muktagacha, Mymensingh. Integrated rice fish farming technology was demonstrated in 9 plots each having an area between 60-100 dec. during boro season. Fifteen days after transplantation of rice seedlings, fingerlings of rajpunti (Barbodes gonionotus) of 7-10 g of individual weight were stocked in the rice fields at the density of 3,000 (T1), 3,750 (T2) and 4,500/ha (T3). The corresponding final weight of fish after three and half months in treatments 1, 2 and 3 were 110±14.21, 101±16.55 and 86±22.28 g, respectively. The mean weight of fish in treatments 1 and 2 was significantly higher than treatment 3. Fish production obtained from treatments 1, 2 and 3 were 218.16±18.29, 239.70±25.11 and 236±24.66 kg/ha, respectively. On-farm demonstrations of carp polyculture using over-wintered fingerlings rohu (25-28 g), catla (24-26 g), mrigal (21-26 g) and grass carp (20-24 g) under different stocking densities were undertaken in nine earthen ponds (1,200-1,600 square meters) for a period of six months at three different stocking densities. The stocking densities of treatment 1 (T1), treatment 2 (T2) and treatment 3 (T3) were 2,000, 3,000 and 4,000/ha, respectively. Fish were fed with rice bran and mustard oil cake (3:1). Soft green grass and banana leaves were provided mainly for grass carp. At harvest, the production obtained in treatments 1, 2 and 3 were 2,325±74.75, 2,620±49.66 and 2,982± 171.52 kg/ha, respectively. The results demonstrated higher growth of fish in treatment 1 than those of treatments 2 and 3. However, treatment 3 contributed relatively higher production than those of treatments 1 and 2, whereas, highest net benefit was received from treatment 2.

Comparison the nutritional value of cultured Penaeus vanname with marine shrimps Penaeus merguiensis and Penaeus semisulcatus

The purpose for which this study was intended wasto compare nutritive value among the farmed Vannamei, sea Green Tiger and Banana shrimps native to the PersianGulf. To provide the samples of farmed shrimps at the end of the farming season (Oct. 23rd through Nov. 22nd of 2011), we chosen one farm of the Holleh Shrimp Farming, from which 100 shrimps were randomly selected. From among these 100 shrimps, 3 to 5 ones were taken to conduct an analysis upon. Further, to obtain the Banana and Green Tiger shrimps sampling was done at the fishing season (July 23rd through Aug. 22rd of 2011) at Halileh Fishing Wharf located in Bushehr Fishing Harbor and also Bandar Abbas Wharf. The samples obtained were immediately kept in the ice powder. After some biometric tasks done upon them, they were at the shortest possible time transferred to a laboratory where they went through various experiments to determine their content of raw protein, fat, ash, moisture, various fatty acids and their types, cholesterol, vitamins A and E, and such mineral elements as iron and calcium. All the experimentswere carried out three times to establish confidence in the results to be obtained. Findings of the comparison showed the content of raw protein, fat, moisture, and ash of, respectively, 23.233%, 600%, 73.077% and 2.500% for the Vannamei samples, of 22.717%, 427%, 74.133% and 1.826% for our Banana shrimps and of 17.377%, 430%, 79.866% and 1.313% for the Green Tiger samples. A total of 24 fatty acids for the Vannamei shrimps and 27 for the Banana and Green Tiger were detected. SFA of the Banana shrimps was 368.45 mg/100g (51.76%), while those of the Vannamei and Green Tiger samples were observed, respectively, 363.54 mg/100g (37.26%) and 296.06 mg/100g (49.12%).A similar measurement for MUFA content of the three types of our samples revealed 243.85mg/100g (24.9%) for the Vannamei, 203.177 mg/100g (33.76%) for the Green Tiger and 179.033 mg/100g (25.14%) for the Banana shrimps. The content of PUFA unsaturated fatty acids in the Vannamei, 131 Green Tiger and Banana samples were, respectively, 370.660 mg/100g (37.84%), 101.573 mg/100g (16.9%) and 163.733 mg/100g (23.1%). Further, the comparison found a omega-3-fatty-acids total of 151.747 mg/100g(15.51%) for the Vannamei, 57.123 mg/100g (9.54%) for the Green Tiger and 130.460 mg/100g (18.46%) for the Banana species under study.

香蕉型分子的真空气相沉积薄膜研究

非手性的香蕉型分子因为独特的形状和极性自组装性能，能形成具有手性结构和特殊光电性能（如铁电性、反铁电性，二次谐波产生效应）的液晶，是近年来有机光电领域中一类非常令人感兴趣的材料。本论文以三环弯核分子间一二（对辛烷氧基苯乙烯基）苯［m-bis（4-p-octoxysryrenyl）benzene，m-OSB］为模型化合物，探索香蕉型分子真空气相沉积薄膜的生长行为。首先，采用示差扫描量热法（DSC）、偏光显微镜、X一射线衍射、透射电子显微镜以及分子模拟等手段表征了m一OSB的体相结构。m-OSB存在两个晶相：相I（T＜66℃）和相11（66oC＜T＜157℃），157oC以上为各向同性态。确定相I为正交晶系，PZI2121空间群，晶胞参数为a＝7．43A，b：6．34A，c＝72．07A，α=β=γ=90°；分子模拟结果显示m一OSB排列成反铁电的层状结构，分子的长轴方向与c轴平行。相n的结构与相I非常相似。这些表征结果为薄膜形态结构的解释提供了依据。然后，采用真空蒸镀的方法制备m-OSB的单层和多层薄膜，用原子力显微镜、透射电子显微镜以及X-射线薄膜反射等手段研究了薄膜形态、结构和薄膜对温度的稳定性。由于香蕉型分子的特殊形状，m-OSB的气相沉积薄膜表现出了特殊的形貌、生长机理和相行为。在单层薄膜生长中，二维岛在40℃以下为圆形或椭圆形的滴状岛，在60℃以上为枝晶状岛，该生长形貌随基底温度的演变与传统的扩散受限凝聚（DLA）理论所预言的结果相反，AFM观察发现滴状岛是从最初沉积的无序膜分解得来的，类似"去润湿"现象；枝晶状岛是从无序膜中成核再通过分子的扩散生长形成的；单层薄膜无论是滴状岛还是枝晶状岛都不稳定，在室温下放置一段时间后均转化为双层的晶体；在多层膜的生长中，观察到了m-OSB形成了高有序、大尺寸的准外延膜。这些在有机气相沉积薄膜生长中都是第一次报道，论文对所观察到的生长现象和相变现象给予了合理的解释。通过对m-OSB气相沉积薄膜的成核和生长过程的系统研究，获得了薄膜形态结构与分子形状和制备参数的关系，对进一步理解有机分子气相沉积薄膜的生长规律和制备高有序的连续薄膜具有重要意义。

A biofuel cell harvesting energy from glucose-air and fruit juice-air

The membraneless biofuel cell (BFC) is facile prepared based on glucose oxidase and laccase as anodic and cathodic catalyst, respectively, by using 1,1'-dicarboxyferrocene as the mediators of both anode and cathode. The BFC can work by taking glucose as fuel in air-saturated solution, in which air serves as the oxidizer of the cathode. More interestingly, the fruit juice containing glucose, e.g. grape, banana or orange juice as the fuels substituting for glucose can make the BFC work. The BFC shows several advantages which have not been reported to our knowledge: (1) it is membraneless BFC which can work with same mediator on both anode and cathode; (2) fruit juice can act as fuels of BFCs substituting for usually used glucose; (3) especially, the orange juice can greatly enhance the power output rather than that of glucose, grape or banana juice. Besides, the facile and simple preparation procedure and easy accessibility of fruit juice as well as air being whenever and everywhere imply that our system has promising potential for the development and practical application of BFCs.

Vacuum-deposited submonolayer thin films of a three-ring bent-core compound

Submonolayer thin films of a three-ring bent-core (that is, banana-shaped) compound, m-bis(4-n-octyloxystyryl)benzene (m-OSB), were prepared by the vacuum-deposition method, and their morphologies, structures, and phase behavior were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The films have island shapes ranging from compact elliptic or circular patterns at low temperatures (below 40 degreesC) to branched patterns at high temperatures (above 60 degreesC). This shape evolution is contrary to the prediction based on the traditional diffusion-limited aggregation (DLA) theory. AFM observations revealed that two different mechanisms governed the film growth, in which the compact islands were formed via a dewetting-like behavior, while the branched islands diffusion-mediated. It is suggested m-OSB forms a two-dimensional, liquid crystal at the low-temperature substrate that is responsible for the unusual formation of compact islands. All of the monolayer islands are unstable and apt to transform to slender bilayer crystals at room temperature. This phase transition results from the peculiar molecular shape and packing of the bent-core molecules and is interpreted as escaping from macroscopic net polarization by the formation of an antiferroelectric alignment.

Theoretical representation of shear and pressure influence on the phase separation behavior of PVME/PS mixture

In the framework of lattice fluid model, the Gibbs energy and equation of state are derived by introducing the energy (E-s) stored during flow for polymer blends under shear. From the calculation of the spinodal of poly(vinyl methyl ether) (PVME) and polystyrene (PS) mixtures, we have found the influence of E., an equation of state in pure component is inappreciable, but it is appreciable in the mixture. However, the effect of E, on phase separation behavior is extremely striking. In the calculation of spinodal for the PVME/PS system, a thin, long and banana miscibility gap generated by shear is seen beside the miscibility gap with lower critical solution temperature. Meanwhile, a binodal coalescence of upper and lower miscibility gaps is occurred. The three points of the three-phase equilibrium are forecasted. The shear rate dependence of cloud point temperature at a certain composition is discussed. The calculated results are acceptable compared with the experiment values obtained by Higgins et at. However, the maximum positive shift and the minimum negative shift of cloud point temperature guessed by Higgins are not obtained, Furthermore, the combining effects of pressure and shear on spinodal shift are predicted.

CULTIVO e uso do Estilosantes-campo-grande.

Equipe multidisciplinar: Ademir Hugo Zimmer, CNPGC; Armindo Neivo Kichel, CNPGC; Bela Grof; Carlos Maurício Soares de Andrade; Celso Dornelas Fernandes, CNPGC; Francisco Assis Rolim Pereira; Haroldo Pires Queiroz, CNPGC; Hortência Maria Abranches Purcino; Jaqueline Rosemeire Verzignassi, CNPGC; José Alexandre Agiova da Costa, CNPGC; José Marcelino Sobrinho (in memorian); José Marques da Silva, CNPGC; José Raul Valério, CNPGC; Leônidas da Costa Schalcher Valle; Manuel Cláudio Motta Macedo, CNPGC; Maria José D´Ávila Charchar; Maria do Socorro Bona Nascimento; Marta Pereira da Silva; Rosângela Maria Simeão Resende; Roza Maria Shunke. Histórico e descrição da cultivar. Principais atributos do estilosantes-campo-grande. Fixação biológica de nitrogênio e valor nutritivo. Desempenho animal. Ssutentabilidade de sistemas. Adaptação ao clima. Exigência de solo e adubação. Estabelecimento do estilosantes-campo-grande. Preparo da área para semeadura. Preparo mínimo ou plantio direto. Semeadura. Manejo de plantas daninhas nas pastagens consorciadas com o estilosantes-campo-grande. Manejo do pastejo para o estabelecimento do consórcio. Manejo da pastagem visando à persistência do consórcio. Pragas. Doenças. Outros usos do estilosantes-campo-grande. Uso correto do estilosantes-campo-grande.

Ocorrência de besouros coprófagos capturados por dois tipos de atrativos: fonte luminosa e fezes bovinas.

Os besouros coprófagos, popularmente conhecidos como "rola-bostas", ao lado de ácaros e outros insetos predadores ou competidores que atuam nas massas fecais, são grandes parceiros biológicos da pecuária (KOLLER, 1998). Por se alimentarem de fezes, esses besouros constituem a maneira mais prática e economicamente viável da qual se dispõe para remover as massas fecais de bovinos nas pastagens. Além disso, colaboram com a bovinocultura no controle de pragas e parasitos presentes nas fezes bovinas, tais como a mosca-dos-chifres (Haematobia irritans) e diversas espécies de vermes gastrintestinais (nematódeos). Os coleópteros coprófagos podem proporcionar outros benefícios ao enterrar as fezes dos animais porque aceleram a absorção de nutrientes pelo solo (adubação orgânica), o que evita perdas significativas de nitrogênio, um dos nutrientes de maior custo na conservação das pastagens cultivadas (MIRANDA et al., 2000). Outra contribuição importante é que ao cavar galerias os besouros coprófagos melhoram a aeração do solo e contribuem para a infiltração de água, melhorando as características físicas dele (FINCHER, 1981). Logo, a utilização de besouros coprófagos no controle biológico constitui uma alternativa interessante em comparação ao controle químico convencional, tendo em vista a sua abundância e diversidade relatada para diferentes regiões do Brasil (OLIVEIRA et al., 1996; RODRIGUES; MARCHINI, 1998; PEREIRA et al., 2003; MONTEIRO et al., 2006; RONQUI et al., 2006). A lógica da adoção de estratégias integradas de métodos de controle, valorizando o controle natural, reside no fato de que muitos parasitos, especialmente a mosca-dos-chifres (BARROS et al., 2002; 2007), carrapatos e vermes gastrintestinais, estão se tornando resistentes aos produtos empregados no seu controle. Além disso, o uso inadequado e sistemático de pesticidas interfere na sobrevivência de organismos benéficos presentes nas massas fecais, contribuindo para um controle biológico menos eficiente. Entre esses organismos benéficos, talvez os mais prejudicados sejam os besouros coprófagos. No presente estudo comparou-se a eficácia de captura entre armadilhas tipo alçapão segundo o modelo descrito e proposto por Lobo et al. (1988), comparando a isca tradicional de fezes bovinas com uma fonte de atração luminosa e utilizando recipiente de captura com 54 cm de diâmetro de abertura. O trabalho foi realizado na Fazenda Experimental da Embrapa Gado de Corte, localizada a 20° 27' S e 54° 37' W e a uma altitude aproximada de 530 metros, em Campo Grande, MS, situada na região central de Mato Grosso do Sul.

Prioridades de pesquisa com a cultura da alfafa no Brasil.

Áreas prioritárias de pesquisa com alfafa ; Melhoramento vegetal ; Produção de sementes ; Pastejo em alfafa ; Irrigação ; Controle de plantas daninhas ; Rotação de culturas ; Nutrição e adubação ; Pragas e doenças ; Avaliação econômica ; Priorização de linhas de pesquisa em alfafa.

Cultivo da lentilha (Lens culinaris Medik).

Introdução. Clima. Solos e adubação. Cultivares. Plantio. irrigação. Controle de plantas daninhas. Pragas e doenças. Colheita. Custo de produção da lentilha no planalto central (para 1 ha).

Manejo do solo no sistema de produção orgânico de hortaliças.

2008

Produção de sementes de hortaliças para a agricultura familiar.

2005

Fertirrigação de hortaliças.

2005

Fertirrigação de hortaliças.

2004

Consórcio de milho e mucuna anã visando ao manejo sustentável do solo em área de agricultura urbana.

2005