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Nutrient Status of Frond Heaps and the Underlying Soils at An 18-Year-Old Oil Palm Field in Central Pahang, Malaysia 马来西亚彭亨邦中部一个18年油棕田叶堆和下伏土壤的养分状况

Tropical agriculture and development Pub Date : 2015-09-09 DOI: 10.11248/JSTA.59.212

Y. Yusuyin, N. Tan, M. Wong, A. Abdu, K. Iwasaki, Sota Tanaka

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引用次数: 2

Changes in Nutrient Contents in Pith of Sago Palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) Suckers during Storage and Effects of Storage Conditions on Subsequent Growth during Nursery Period 西米棕榈(Metroxylon sagu Rottb.)髓内营养物质含量的变化贮藏期吸盘及苗期贮藏条件对后续生长的影响

Tropical agriculture and development Pub Date : 2011-03-01 DOI: 10.11248/JSTA.55.21

A. Irawan, Yoshinori Yamamoto, Tetsushi Yoshida, A. Miyazaki, F. Jong

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引用次数: 2

Physiological Response and Mineral Concentration of Sago Palm under Diurnal Changes of NaCl Concentration in Culture Solution 培养液NaCl浓度日变化对西米棕榈生理反应及矿物质含量的影响

Tropical agriculture and development Pub Date : 2011-03-01 DOI: 10.11248/JSTA.55.11

W. Prathumyot, Madoka Okada, H. Naito, H. Ehara

{"title":"Physiological Response and Mineral Concentration of Sago Palm under Diurnal Changes of NaCl Concentration in Culture Solution","authors":"W. Prathumyot, Madoka Okada, H. Naito, H. Ehara","doi":"10.11248/JSTA.55.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11248/JSTA.55.11","url":null,"abstract":"Sago palm seedlings were exposed to 2 cycles of diurnal change of NaCl concentration in the culture solution in a hydroponic system for 4 months. During the experiment, the emergence rate of new leaves in the treated plants tended to be slow, compared to that of the control plants. However the number of dead leaves was the same in both control and treated plants. The total N and P concentrations in the leaflets and petioles and the leaf area at each leaf position did not change with the treatment. The increase of the SPAD value was slow in the treated plants. The photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate and stomatal conductance in the treated plants decreased by about 40%. The Na+ concentration increased in all the plant parts with the treatment, especially in the roots and petioles at the lower leaf positions. The K+ concentration decreased in the roots and petioles, whereas it increased in some leaflets. Although a large difference in the decrease in Mg2+ concentration was found in the cortex, the difference was negligible in the stele of adventitious roots, petioles and leaflets. Based on these results, it is considered that sago palm plants growing in a brackish water area are able to maintain a low Na+ concentration in the leaflets of active leaves by storing Na+ mainly in the roots and petioles. The factor limiting the photosynthetic rate under NaCl stress was the reduction in stomatal conductance that resulted from a trade-off with the decrease in the transpiration rate for maintaining the water status in the leaves. Although chlorophyll production was depressed, the absorption of macronutrients was not inhibited by salt stress and there was no lack of materials such as N and Mg for chlorophyll production. Therefore, it was found that the chlorophyll concentration could increase up to high levels over a comparatively long time. These factors may account for the resistance of sago palm to salt stress and ability to grow even with a reduction of the growth rate.","PeriodicalId":118800,"journal":{"name":"Tropical agriculture and development","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133786423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

Effects of Day-length Treatment and Harvesting Time on the Flowering of Erianthus arundinaceus on Ishigaki Island, Japan 日长处理和采收时间对石垣岛鸢尾开花的影响

Tropical agriculture and development Pub Date : 2011-03-01 DOI: 10.11248/JSTA.55.44

S. Tagane, Y. Terajima, Y. Shikina, Mitsuru Kyan, Naomi Makiya, S. Irei, Koji Yamato, A. Sugimoto

{"title":"Effects of Day-length Treatment and Harvesting Time on the Flowering of Erianthus arundinaceus on Ishigaki Island, Japan","authors":"S. Tagane, Y. Terajima, Y. Shikina, Mitsuru Kyan, Naomi Makiya, S. Irei, Koji Yamato, A. Sugimoto","doi":"10.11248/JSTA.55.44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11248/JSTA.55.44","url":null,"abstract":"To improve the efficiency of intergeneric hybridization between sugarcane and Erianthus arundinaceus, we examined their responses to day-length and harvesting time on Ishigaki Island, Japan, in 2008 and 2009. To suppress floral initiation, the daylength was extended to 14 h by providing light to three E. arundinaceus clones, JW4, JW630, and IJ76-349 before sunrise. Then, to induce flowering, the day-length was reduced by 20 min/week until a day-length of 11.5 h was attained. The day-length treatment effectively delayed flowering in the JW4 and JW630 clones, whereas the light-treated IJ76-349 did not flower at all. Delays of 12 to 22 days and 14 to 25 days were confirmed in the JW4 and JW630 clones, respectively. Regarding the effects of harvesting time, April-harvested JW630 showed a 5-day delay compared to the February-harvested plants, while there was no significant difference in JW4. However, when we combined late harvesting and day-length treatment, significant delays of 15 days in JW4 and 33 days in JW630 were confirmed. Since the pollen of JW4 and JW630 successfully germinated after the day-length treatment, these treatments are considered to be useful for overlapping the flowering dates of sugarcane and Erianthus on Ishigaki Island.","PeriodicalId":118800,"journal":{"name":"Tropical agriculture and development","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117132357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 6

Comparative Analysis of Morphological and Farmers' Cognitive Diversity in Yam Landraces (Dioscorea spp.) from Southern Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚南部山药地方品种形态与农民认知多样性的比较分析

Tropical agriculture and development Pub Date : 2011-03-01 DOI: 10.11248/JSTA.55.28

Muluneh Tamiru, H. Becker, B. Maass

{"title":"Comparative Analysis of Morphological and Farmers' Cognitive Diversity in Yam Landraces (Dioscorea spp.) from Southern Ethiopia","authors":"Muluneh Tamiru, H. Becker, B. Maass","doi":"10.11248/JSTA.55.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11248/JSTA.55.28","url":null,"abstract":"Neglected by research and development, knowledge of the genetic diversity in Ethiopian yams is found mainly with the local farmers. The local yam classification system in Southern Ethiopia was studied through individual and key informant interviews. Data collected include attributes/traits of each landrace used in the folk taxonomy. Local farmers recognize two major categories of yams: 'hatuma boye' ('male' yam) and 'macha boye' ('female' yam). This categorization has no reference to the reproductive biology of the plant. \"Female\" yams mature early and produce tubers of excellent quality, but are less vigorous in growth compared to 'male' yams and yield poorly under sub-optimal conditions. Whereas, 'male' yams mature late, grow vigorously and are tolerant to drought. Individual landraces are further identified based on variations in maturity time, morphological and/or growth attributes. Eighty-two yam accessions collected from Gedeo, Sidama, Wolayita and Gamo-Gofa zones were characterized using 42 qualitative morphological variables. Cluster and principal component analyses gave seven distinct groups, revealing that the overall structure of morphological diversity is consistent with farmers' classification. Nevertheless, no clear morphological variations were observed between some differently named landraces. Few landraces known by the same vernacular name were also morphologically distinct. This study demonstrated the existence of a well-defined local classification system and a wide variability among the accessions studied. It also revealed the need for detailed phylogenetic studies to determine the species identity of the accessions studied and broaden the knowledge base of Ethiopian yams.","PeriodicalId":118800,"journal":{"name":"Tropical agriculture and development","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131797545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 16

Effect of root and leaf trimming in sago palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) suckers prior to planting on the survival rate in nursery 西米苗木植前根叶修剪对苗圃成活率的影响

Tropical agriculture and development Pub Date : 2011-03-01 DOI: 10.11248/JSTA.55.51

A. Irawan, Yoshinori Yamamoto, A. Miyazaki, Tetsushi Yoshida, F. Jong

引用次数: 2

Comparison of Early Growth of Sago Palm (Metroxylon sagu Rottb.) Seedlings in a Culture Solution with Individual Exclusion of Macro- and Micronutrients 西米棕榈早期生长的比较单独排除宏量和微量营养素的培养液中的幼苗

Tropical agriculture and development Pub Date : 2011-03-01 DOI: 10.11248/JSTA.55.1

A. Irawan, Yoshinori Yamamoto, Tetsushi Yoshida, A. Miyazaki

引用次数: 1

Characterization of Sprouting and Shoot Formation Processes of Rooted Cuttings of Water Yam (Dioscorea alata L.) 特征根岩屑的萌芽和拍摄的形成过程水山药(薯蓣属alata l .)

Tropical agriculture and development Pub Date : 2010-12-01 DOI: 10.11248/JSTA.54.107

R. Matsumoto, H. Shiwachi, H. Kikuno, K. Irie, H. Toyohara, A. Komamine, H. Fujimaki

引用次数: 6

Rhizoctonia solani infection in two rice lines increases mRNA expression of metabolic enzyme genes in glycolytic, oxidative pentose phosphate pathways and secondary metabolism 茄枯丝核菌侵染使两种水稻品系糖酵解、氧化戊糖磷酸途径和次生代谢代谢酶基因mRNA表达增加

Tropical agriculture and development Pub Date : 2010-12-01 DOI: 10.11248/JSTA.54.119

M. Mutuku, A. Nose

{"title":"Rhizoctonia solani infection in two rice lines increases mRNA expression of metabolic enzyme genes in glycolytic, oxidative pentose phosphate pathways and secondary metabolism","authors":"M. Mutuku, A. Nose","doi":"10.11248/JSTA.54.119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11248/JSTA.54.119","url":null,"abstract":"Using two rice lines, namely 2F 18 -7-32 (32) a Rhizoctonia solani - resistant rice line and one, 2F 21 -21-29 (29) a susceptible rice line, changes in the time course of mRNA expression of 30 metabolic enzyme genes in R. solani- infected samples were examined. These consisted of eight metabolic enzyme genes of the glycolytic pathway; three metabolic enzyme genes of the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (OPPP), and six metabolic enzyme genes of the reductive pentose phosphate cycle (RPPC); sucrose phosphatase (SPase, EC 3.1.3.24), participating in sucrose synthesis; ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (ADPase, EC 2.7.7.9) and starch synthase (SS, EC 2.4.1.21) which are involved in starch synthesis; six metabolic enzyme genes of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and four metabolic enzyme genes of the secondary metabolism. The results showed that signiﬁcant changes in the time course of mRNA expression occurred at 1 dpi and that mRNA expression of glycolytic enzymes; 6-phosphofructokinase, phosphoglycerate kinase, enolase and pyruvate kinase and secondary metabolism enzymes; 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate-7-phosphate synthase and phenylalanine ammonialyase was signiﬁcantly higher ( P < 0.05) in the R. solani- infected samples of the resistant rice line, compared to that of the susceptible rice line. The results suggested that R. solani infection led to activation of the glycolytic pathway, OPPP, TCA cycle and secondary metabolism. Time course of mRNA expression of RPPC genes, ADPase and SS suggested that starch synthesis was low in R. solani- infected samples of both R. solani- resistant and susceptible rice lines. It appeared that R. solani infection was associated with the activation of the glycolytic pathway, OPPP, secondary metabolism and TCA cycle and low starch synthesis.","PeriodicalId":118800,"journal":{"name":"Tropical agriculture and development","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124815665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 23

Ploidy variation and their effects on leaf and stoma traits of water yam (Dioscorea alata L.) collected in Myanmar. 缅甸产山药倍性变异及其对叶片和气孔性状的影响

Tropical agriculture and development Pub Date : 2010-12-01 DOI: 10.11248/JSTA.54.132

Pachakkil Babil, K. Irie, H. Shiwachi, Y. Tun, H. Toyohara, H. Fujimaki

引用次数: 10