Effects of ultraviolet on polyphenolics of Umbilicaria americana

1997 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Swanson ◽  
Dianne Fahselt

The foliose lichen Umbilicaria americana Poelt & Nash was exposed to spectrally altered radiation in three growth chamber experiments and one field experiment. After 1 week in growth chambers the phenolic content (% w/w) increased significantly under a spectral band including visible light and UV-A, and the increase was greater when intensity was higher. Under exposure to both UV-A and UV-B the concentration of phenolics was lower than with UV-A alone and, depending on dosage, approached or achieved control levels. In a population of U. americana on a vertical rock face, the interaction between filter treatments and collection dates had a highly significant effect on phenolic levels (P = 0.01). In thalli protected from UV-B, phenolic levels were higher than in those exposed to natural sunlight in June and October, but the same response was not observed in July and August. Thallus groupings covered by filters that admitted both UV-B and UV-A accumulated less phenolics than controls in August, but on other sampling dates contained the same concentrations. Key words: Umbilicaria americana, UV-A, UV-B, depsides, tridepsides.

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
PRIMA DIARINI RIAJAYA ◽  
FITRININGDYAH TRI KADARWATI

<p>Penelitian pengaturan kerapalan galur harapan kapas pada sistem tumpangsari dengan kedelai dilakukan di IPPTP Mojosari, Mojokerto, Jawa Timur pada lahan sawah sesudah padi dari bulan Mei sampai dengan Oktobcr 2000. Tujuan penelitian untuk mendapatkan kerapalan lanaman yang sesuai pada galur harapan kapas pada sistem tumpangsari dengan kedelai Percobaan disusun dalam rancangan petak tcrbagi dengan 4 varictas'galur (92016/6, 91001 29 2, 88003/16/2 dan Kanesia 7) sebagai pelak utama Anak petak terdiri atas 3 tata tanam yaitu (1) tala tanam 1(1); 3, yaitu I bans kapas (I tan 'lubang) dan 3 bais kedelai, (2) tata tanam 2 (1) 4 yaitu 2 baris kapas(l tan.'lubang) dan 4 baris kedelai, (3) tata tanam 1 (2)3 yaitu 1 baris (2 tan 'lubang dan 3 bais kedelai) Jarak lanam kapas dan kedelai pada (ala tanam 1(1) 3 adalah 150 x 20 cm dan 25 x 20 cm, pada tata tanam 2( I ):4 adalah 150 (60) cm x 30 cm dan 20 cm x 20 cm, dan tata tanam 1 (2) 3 adalah 150 cm x 30 cm dan 25 cm x 20 cm Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa lata tanam yang sesuai pada galur varietas baru kapas adalah tata tanam 1(1)3 |1 baris kapas (1 tan lubang) dan tiga baris kedelai] Mengurangi jumlah lanaman kapas tiap lubang dari 2 menjadi I lanaman pada tata tanam 1 (2)3 (1 baris kapas (2 lan lubang) dan 3 bais kedelai) meningkatkan eisiensi fotosintcsis dai 59 x 10 menjadi 9.4 x 10"" mgC02.mgll20 sehingga produksi kapas meningkat dari 1 167 2 menjadi I 251 6 kgha, sedangkan produksi kedelai tidak berpengaruh yaitu rata-rata 846 kgha Apabila dialur dalam sistem 2:4 (2 baris kapas diantara 4 baris kedelai), maka eisiensi fotosintcsis hanya meningkat dari 5.9 x \0A menjadi 77 x 10 mg C02mg H20 sehingga produksi kapas hanya meningkat dari I 167 2 menjadi I 206 2 kgha Pada kedua sistem lanam tersebut produktivitas galur 8800316/2 (1 323.3 kgha) lidak berbeda dengan Kanesia 7 (I 365.2 kg/ha) dan nyata lebih tinggi daripada galur 920166 (1 096 9 kgha) maupun 91001.29/2 (1 048 0 kgha).</p><p>Kata kunci: Gossypium hirsutum. kapas. Glycine Max, kedelai, kerapatan lanaman, tumpangsari, hasil</p><p> </p><p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p><strong>Density of neyv cotton lines under intercropping system with soybean</strong></p><p>The ield trial on different crop densities for new cotton lines under intercropping system with soybean was conducted in Mojosari. East Java from May lo October 2000 on the rice ield ater harvest. The purpose of the study was to investigate die optimum population for new cotton lines under intercropping with soybean The field experiment was arranged in a Split Plot Design with three replications. Pour new cotton lines were allocated lo main plots 92016 6, 91001/29.2 (okra leal). 88003/16/2 and Kanesia 7 'Three crop arrangements were allocated to sub-plots: 1 (1 ):3 [1 cotton row (I plant/hole) in between 3 rows of soybean), 2(1 ):4 [ 2 coton rows (1 plant/hole) in between 4 rows of soybean, and 1(2):3 (1 cotton row (2 planlholc) in between 3 rows of soybean). Two replications for sole crops of cotton and soybean were included in this expeiment lo compare both cropping systems. Research showed that by keeping one cotton plant/hole under intercropping system wi(h soybean in arrangement of 1:3 11 conon row in between 3 rows of soybean), increased the photosynthetic efficiency from 5 9 x 10"* to 9.4 x 10"* mg C02/mg H20, causing cotton yield increased from 1167.2 to 1 251.6 kg/ha; however soybean yield did not differ between different propotions of cotton and soybean (846 kg/ha) Under arrangement of Iwo cotton rows * four rows of soybean, the photosynthetic efficiency increased from 5.9 x 10"1 to 7.7 x 10"* mg COj'mg HjO resulted in increased cotton yield from I 167.2 lo 1 206.2 kgha Ihe yield of line 88003/16 2 (1 323.3 kgha) did not differ with that on Kanesia 7 (I 365.2 kg/ha); both were higher than those on 92016/6 (1 096.9 kg/ha) and 91001 /29/2 (1 048.0 kgha).</p><p>Key words: Gossypium hirsutum, kapas. Glycine Max, soybean, crop density, intercropping, yield</p>


1992 ◽  
Vol 70 (9) ◽  
pp. 1916-1918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bodil Søgaard ◽  
Hans Doll

The effect of corn cockle on wheat was studied during germination and on adult plants in a growth chamber. Seedling length of wheat germinated together with corn cockle for 5 days increased 13%. Wheat growing together with corn cockle in pots to maturity had a statistically significant higher wheat biomass and grain production than wheat growing alone. However, two other experiments with adult plants harvested before wheat maturity showed no effect of corn cockle on wheat production per pot. Within the pots the presence of corn cockle influenced wheat in all three experiments. Wheat plants growing at the same position as a corn cockle plant were 20 to 50% larger than wheat plants standing alone. Key words: growth stimulation, allelopathy, competition, interference.


1970 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 139-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
MZ Alam ◽  
SA Haider ◽  
NK Paul

A field experiment was carried out to study the influence of sowing times on yield and yield components of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Seeds of four barley cultivars (BB 1, Karan 19, Karan 163 and Karan 351) were sown with four sowing times (5 November, 17 November, 29 November and 11 December). Most of the yield and yield components were significantly highest in 17 November sowing. Among the cultivars most of the characters showed their highest values in BB 1 and the lowest in Karan 19. Harvest index was found highest in Karan 351 and lowest in BB 1. Key words: Barley, Sowing time, Yield.   doi: 10.3329/jbs.v15i0.2154   J. bio-sci. 15: 139-145, 2007


1994 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 549-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Choudhary ◽  
L D. Bailey ◽  
C. A. Grant

The addition of zinc at 20 mg kg−1 to soils in a growth chamber study reduced the shoot Cd concentration of two durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var durum) lines at 10 °C, 16 °C, and 22 °C soil temperatures while additions of ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) and monoammonium phosphate (NH4H2PO4) increased shoot Cd concentrations. Applying Zn with NH4NO3 or NH4H2PO4 reduced shoot Cd concentrations of the plants to levels comparable to the control. Key words: Cd, durum wheat, ammonium nitrate, monoammonium phosphate, Zn


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Stasko ◽  
Jacob F. Kocher ◽  
Abigail Annas ◽  
Ibrahim Henson ◽  
Theresa S. Seitz ◽  
...  

AbstractThe delivery of safe, visible wavelengths of light can be an effective, pathogen-agnostic, countermeasure that would expand the current portfolio of SARS-CoV-2 intervention strategies beyond the conventional approaches of vaccine, antibody, and antiviral therapeutics. Employing custom biological light units, that incorporate optically engineered light-emitting diode (LED) arrays, we harnessed monochromatic wavelengths of light for uniform delivery across biological surfaces. We demonstrated that primary 3D human tracheal/bronchial-derived epithelial tissues tolerated high doses of a narrow spectral band of visible light centered at a peak wavelength of 425 nm. We extended these studies to Vero E6 cells to understand how light may influence the viability of a mammalian cell line conventionally used for assaying SARS-CoV-2. The exposure of single-cell monolayers of Vero E6 cells to similar doses of 425 nm blue light resulted in viabilities that were dependent on dose and cell density. Doses of 425 nm blue light that are well-tolerated by Vero E6 cells also inhibited infection and replication of cell-associated SARS-CoV-2 by > 99% 24 h post-infection after a single five-minute light exposure. Moreover, the 425 nm blue light inactivated cell-free betacoronaviruses including SARS-CoV-1, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2 up to 99.99% in a dose-dependent manner. Importantly, clinically applicable doses of 425 nm blue light dramatically inhibited SARS-CoV-2 infection and replication in primary human 3D tracheal/bronchial tissue. Safe doses of visible light should be considered part of the strategic portfolio for the development of SARS-CoV-2 therapeutic countermeasures to mitigate coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).


1970 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-340
Author(s):  
NC Basak ◽  
JC Pandit ◽  
MMH Khurram

A field experiment was conducted on Non-Calcareous Dark Grey Floodplain Soil to find out the performance of three mustard varieties viz., i) BARI Sarisha-9, ii) BARI Sarisha-12 and iii) Tori-7 (Local) and three fertilizer doses as : F1= 120-34-64-32-1.5 kg/ha NPKSB (HYG), F2 = 86-26-44-26-1.0 kg/ha NPKSB (MYG) and F3 = 54-60- 15 kg/ha NPK. The variety BARI sarisha-9 produced the highest seed yield (892 kg/ha). The fertilizer level of HYG gave higher seed yield (956 kg/ha). BARI Sharisha-9 gave higher gross return (Tk. 21882/ha) and gross margin (Tk.14936/ha) under HYG fertilizer level but higher BCR (3.54) was recorded under MYG fertilizer level due to less fertilization cost. Key words: Mustard, Variety, Fertilizer, Yield, Economics. Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 42(3), 335-340, 2007


1999 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Nyborg ◽  
S. S. Malhi ◽  
E. D. Solberg ◽  
R. C. Izaurralde

A field experiment was conducted at Canwood, Saskatchewan to determine if annual applications of nitrogen (112 kg N ha−1) and sulphur (11 kg S ha−1) fertilizers to grass over 13 yr (1980 to 1992) could increase storage of total C (TC) and light fraction C (LFC) in a Dark Gray Chernozem soil. Hay was removed from the plots every year. The increase in mass of TC in the 0- to 30-cm soil depth from NS fertilizer was 3.88 Mg C ha−1. However, the increase in mass of LFC from NS was 9.50 Mg C ha−1, and most of the increase was found in the 0- to 5-cm soil depth. Key words: Soil carbon storage, light fraction carbon, N and S fertilizers


HortScience ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 452e-453 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.E. Byers

Fruit trees grown in the eastern U.S. environment are typically exposed to low light conditions from cloudy/rainy periods that can reduce PAR to 10% to 15% of full sun for 2 to 3 days. To magnify or concentrate the effect of temperature during low light stress, fruit trees were moved from the field into total darkness for 2 to 4 days at various temperatures and then returned to the field. This provided low light stress while eliminating the need for treatments involving various levels of light and temperature during the day on photosynthesis. To reduce transplanting shock, bearing apple trees used were grown in the field in 25-cm-diameter root bags and were on M.27 rootstock. After initial fruit set (at about 15 mm fruit diameter) trees were dug and transplanted into 5-gal buckets and moved for short periods of time (2 to 4 days) into various dark environments or sprayed with various thinning chemicals and placed in growth chambers at 5, 10, 16, and 21 °C in the dark. Immediately after dark treatments, trees were returned to the field and placed in the original holes. In 1995, we found that Elstar/M.27 apple trees placed in the dark for 3 or 4 days and returned to natural sunlight conditions abscised all of their fruit at 21 °C dark temperature but were retained at 5 °C. In 1996, we found that Braeburn/M.27 apple trees placed in the dark for 2 days and returned to natural sunlight conditions abscised all of their fruit at 16 and 21 °C dark temperature, but were retained if the dark period was 5 °C. These data indicated that the dark period temperature was very important for fruit retention. In addition, trees sprayed with Carbaryl+Accel 3 h before placing in the growth chambers caused the development of more pigmy fruit at all temperatures. Pigmy fruit also appeared to be related to the combined effects of digging trees, treating with Carbaryl + Accel, and colder temperatures. In 1997, we found that Stayman/M.27 apple trees placed in the dark for 2 days and returned to natural sunlight conditions abscised most of their fruit at 21 °C dark temperature, but were retained if the dark period was 5 °C. Fruit thinning occurred at 10 and 16 °C. Additional fruit thinning was significantly promoted by Carbaryl or NAA + Regulaid over the range of temperatures (5 to 21 °C), but thinning appeared to be most promoted at 21 °C dark temperature. Unexpectedly, ethephon caused fruit thinning at all temperatures from 5 to 21 °C, and thinning did not appear to be affected by temperature (ethephon defruited all trees at all temperatures). We suspect that higher dark temperatures caused either higher respiration rates or higher natural ethylene production, which promoted fruit abscission whether treated with a thinner or not. In one field experiment, Carbaryl sprays were applied at 2-h intervals beginning at 6 a.m. until 8 p.m. to Empire/Mark trees. Similar fruit thinning occurred when applied at temperatures ranging from 18 to 36 °C. These data suggest that no differences in thinning were related to daytime temperature.


1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. KARAMANOS ◽  
N. HODGE ◽  
J. W. B. STEWART

A growth chamber experiment was conducted to assess the Mn and Cu nutrition of canola (Brassica napus L. 'Westar') and whether S nutrition has an impact on the Mn and Cu nutrition of this crop. Three rates of Mn (0, 25, and 50 mg kg−1), three of Cu (0, 5, and 10 mg kg−1) and three rates of S (10, 20, and 30 mg kg−1) were applied in all combinations to canola grown on an organic soil. High Mn:Cu ratios (> 15) led to Cu deficiency, which, at 10 and 20 mg S kg−1, was alleviated by Cu additions. The Mn-induced Cu deficiency was self-corrected at the 30 mg S kg−1 application rate. This was attributed to the alleviation of a Cu × Mo antagonistic effect through addition of S. Key words: Canola, available soil Mn and Cu, Mn × Cu × S interaction, S × Mo interaction, Cu × Mo interaction


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