Rearing of major carp spawn at high stocking density under air lift water circulation system

The present studies are aimed to achieve a high survival rate of carp spawn to fry stage under Air Lift Water Circulation system at high stocking density. Three experiments using Labeo rohita and Cirrhinus mrigala were conducted in one cement tank of 50 sq.m. area. The results showed a survival rate ranging from 90.5 to 95.2% at stocking density of 20 to 25 million/ha. By this technique it is possible to rear high number of spawn in limited area with high rate of survival up to fry stage.

克氏针茅草原植物根与叶形态特性及其相互关系对氮素添加的响应

为了探究草原植物生长策略及其对养分变化的响应，本文比较分析了克氏针茅（Stipa krylovii)、冷蒿（Artemisia frigida)和糙隐子草（Cleistogenes squarrosa)根与叶的形态特性及其对氮素添加的响应。结果表明不同植物具有不同的生长策略，糙隐子草主要采取快速获取资源的生长策略，表现为具有高的比根长和比叶面积；冷蒿则主要采取保存资源的生长策略，表现为具有较高的根组织密度和较低的比根长；克氏针茅对资源的获取和保存能力都相对较强，表现为具有较大的比根长、较小的比叶面积和中等大小的根与叶组织密度。氮素添加主要影响克氏针茅和冷蒿的根特性，随着氮素添加量的增加，克氏针茅比根长显著增加，根组织密度显著降低，说明随着氮素添加量的增多克氏针茅根系对氮素的获取能力增强，从而导致其在群落中的生物量比例显著增加。冷蒿根表面积随着氮素添加量的增多显著降低，说明随着氮素添加量的增加冷蒿根系对氮素的吸收能力下降，导致其在群落中的生物量比例随着氮素添加量的增大而减少。氮素添加没有显著地影响糙隐子草根和叶特性，它在群落中的生物量比例也没有明显规律。因此，我们研究结果证明通过植物根和叶形态特性的变化能够预测植物在群落中地位的改变。 根与叶特性之间的关系可以进一步反映植物对资源获取和保存的权衡能力，研究植物根与叶特性的内在关系有助于更全面地理解植物的生存对策，更好地预测植物对环境变化的反应。我们通过简单相关分析和典型相关分析研究了克氏针茅草原植物的根与叶特性之间的关系及其对氮素添加的响应和根与叶总体关系。简单相关分析结果表明根特性之间、叶特性之间以及根与叶特性之间均存在相关性，植物特性之间的相互关系在根与叶中是相似的，且体现了植物对资源的获取与保存的权衡关系，如根组织密度与比根长负相关，叶组织密度与比叶面积负相关等，根与叶对应指标之间没有必然的联系。施氮肥使根与叶特性之间的相关性及其强弱发生变化，表明氮素添加是影响植物根与叶特性之间关系的因素之一。典型相关分析表明不同物种根与叶关系密切程度存在差异，不同根与叶特性之间的关系对根与叶总体的关系贡献程度也有所不同。

Nursery rearing of Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man) using hapa-nets: effects of stocking density

An experiment was conducted in two phases for 45 days each to study the effects of six stocking densities (phase-I: 100, 200 and 300 PL/m² and phase-II: 250, 500 and 750 PL/m²) on growth and survival of Macrobrachium rosenbergii postlarvae (PL) in nylon hapa-nets (1.8m x 1.8m x 1.4m) installed in a pond. Stocking densities of 100, 200 and 300 PL 10/m² resulted in similar (P<0.05) body length (47-48 mm) and survival rate (84-88%), while body weight (0.62g) in PL with 300/m² was significantly lower than that (0.70g) in PL with 100 and 200/m². The growth (body length 47mm and weight 0.64g) and survival (84%) of PL stocked at 250 PL/m² density were significantly higher (P<0.05) than that of PL at 500 and 750/m². Besides the variation in growth and survival in PL at six tests stocking densities, a sharp increase in body weight of PL was observed beginning at the 4th week of rearing.

Impact of stocking density on growth and survival rate of mud crab (Scylla serrata Froskal)

A 10-weeks culture trial of mud crab, Scylla serrata in brackish water earthen pond was conducted in different stocking densities. The aim of the experiment was to identify a suitable stocking density for optimum production. There were three treatment as 5000 crab lings/ha, 10000 crab lings/ha and 15000 crab lings/ha of each with three replications. The initial mean weight of crab lings were same (5.5 ± 0.13 g). The experimental month was June '95 to August '95. The size of each pond was 500 m². To maintain good water quality water was exchanged in every spring tide. The salinity during the experiment were 2-18ppt. Prepared feed of about 32% protein consisting fish meal, MOC rice bran and wheat flour was used at 5% of their body weight. In terms of production, survival rate, growth and carapace width, the stocking density having 10000/ha showed the best (P