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Berseem-annual ryegrass intercropping: effect of plant arrangement and seeding ratio on N2 fixation and yield
2005
Various agronomic factors can affect the productivity and the efficiency of legume-grass intercropping systems. This research was carried out in a Mediterranean semi-arid environment (37°30’N; 13°31’E; 178 m a.s.l.) with the aim to study on berseem clover- annual ryegrass mixture (Trifolium alexandrinum L. – Lolium multiflorum Lam subsp. wersterwoldicum) the effects of different plant arrangement (sowing of the two components in alternate rows or in the same row) and seeding ratios (100:0; 75:25; 50:50; 25:75; 0:100) on forage yield, nitrogen content and nitrogen fixation. The experimental design was a split-plot with four replications. The 15N isotope dilution technique was used to estimat…
Effect of defoliation management and plant arrangement on yield and N2 fixation of berseem-annual ryegrass mixture
2005
The research was carried out in a Mediterranean semi-arid environment on berseem clover, annual ryegrass and their mixture to study the effect of defoliation management [date of first cut (FC) 85, 119, 140, 169 days after sowing] and different plant arrangements (sowing the two components in alternate rows or in the same row) on yields, N content, N2 fixation and N transfer. The experimental design was a split-plot with four replications. The 15 N isotope dilution technique was used (8 kg N ha –1 as ammonium sulphate at 10 atom% 15 N excess) to evaluate the N2 fixation. Total seasonal DM yield was, on average, significantly higher for FC119 and FC140 (approx. 12.3 t ha –1 ) than for FC85 and FC…
La relación entre la proporción de masa grasa corporal y la función pulmonar en pacientes con Fibrosis Quística
2022
La fibrosis quística (FQ) es una enfermedad recesiva causada por la mutación del gen CFTR que altera el transporte del cloro en las células epiteliales y ocasiona principalmente alteraciones respiratorias y digestivas. Se han identificado más de 2000 mutaciones, siendo la más frecuente es F508del. Últimamente, la prevalencia de la desnutrición ha disminuido gracias al diagnóstico y tratamiento tempranos, ya que se ha demostrado que es un factor de riesgo predictor de morbimortalidad y deterioro en la calidad de vida, y por tanto la intervención en esta, enlentece el empeoramiento progresivo respiratorio. Las guías clínicas actuales recomiendan como objetivo para los pacientes adultos alcanz…
Norisoprenoids from Centaurea aspera and C. salmantica
1993
Abstract From aerial parts of Centaurea aspera var. subinermis a new homoderivative of the grasshopper ketone has been isolated. Its structure was deter
Immunological and ultrastructural characterization of spirotrichonymphid flagellates from Reticulitermes grassei and R. flavipes (syn. R. santonensis…
2006
AbstractFive species of spirotrichonymphids representing three genera have been studied by light and immunofluorescence microscopy, and by transmission electron microscopy. The genus Spirotrichonympha, represented by S. flagellata from Reticulitermes grassei, is characterized by a compound axostyle composed of several fibers or subaxostyles. The genus Spironympha, represented by S. kofoidi from Reticulitermes flavipes (syn. R. santonensis) and by the two new species S. verticis and S. lanceata, is characterized by flagellar lines restricted to the anterior area and a simple, tubular axostyle. Spironympha verticis and S. lanceata are mainly distinguished by ultrastructural details of their f…
Dorsthippus and Aethiopiacris: synonymic genera of Dwarf Grasshoppers of the Ethiopian highlands (Orthoptera: Acrididae)
2020
The grasshopper species of the genera Dorsthippus Donskoff, 1977 (D. baleensis) and Aethiopiacris La Greca, 1994 (A. parva) of the Ethiopian highlands are very poorly known. Little information is a...
The trophic structure of the pipefish community (Pisces: Syngnathidae) from a western Mediterranean seagrass meadow based on stable isotope analysis
2004
Syngnathus abaster andSyngnathus typhle (Pisces: Syngnathidae) from a dense Cymodocea nodesa meadow in the western Mediterranean Stagnone di Marsala (Italy) were studied using δ13N and δ15N analysis. Because of the presence of these two species in the same habitat and the specialized parental care by the male, the effect of species and sex on the isotopic composition was also studied to investigate the different feeding strategies between and within species.S. abaster andS. typhle exhibited enriched13C and15N values throughout the sampling period (mean ±SE, δ13C =−10.5±1.8‰ and−10.8±2.0‰, δ15N=11.9±0.7‰ and 10.6±1.0%., respectively), suggesting that these species receive their energy mainly…
Agroecological potential and prospects of alternative use of natural feed resources for bioenergetics
2018
Produkcja biomasy dla biogazu, paliw stałych i ciekłych jest ważna w szerokim zakresie zastosowań niekonwencjonalnych źródeł energii. Jednakże produkcja i wykorzystanie biomasy do celów energetycznych również wymaga kosztów finansowych i prowadzi do zmian w strukturze obszarów upraw w produkcji rolnej. Czynniki te powodują wzrost cen produktów rolnych. Zmiana klimatu i wysokie koszty zasobów mineralnych przyczyniają się do poszukiwania i rozwoju nowych sposobów pozyskiwania zasobów energetycznych. Badania nad produkcją biomasy z użytków zielonych w celach energetycznych są w Europie istotne i priorytetowe, a ich wyniki mają ogromną wartość praktyczną. Dlatego konieczne jest rozwiązanie prob…
Fine-grain beta diversity in Palaearctic open vegetation: variability within and between biomes and vegetation types
2021
Aims: To quantify how fine-grain (within-plot) beta diversity differs among biomes and vegetation types. Study area: Palaearctic biogeographic realm. Methods: We extracted 4,654 nested-plot series with at least four different grain sizes between 0.0001 m² and 1,024 m² from the GrassPlot database spanning broad geographic and ecological gradients. Next, we calculated the slope parameter (z-value) of the power-law species–area relationship (SAR) to use as a measure of multiplicative beta diversity. We did this separately for vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens and for the three groups combined (complete vegetation). We then tested whether z-values differed between biomes, ecological-physi…
The importance of dead seagrass (Posidonia oceanica)matte as a biogeochemical sink
2022
We assessed the potential of dead seagrass Posidonia oceanica matte to act as a biogeochemical sink and provide a coherent archive of environmental change in a degraded area of the Mediterranean Sea (Augusta Bay, Italy). Change in sediment properties (dry bulk density, grain size), concentration of elements (Corg, Cinorg, N, Hg) and stable isotope ratios (δ13C, δ 15N) with sediment depth were measured in dead P. oceanica matte and unvegetated (bare) sediments in the polluted area, and an adjacent P. oceanica meadow. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) revealed a clear clustering by habitat, which explained 72% of variability in our samples and was driven mainly by the accumulation of N and H…