From Cellulose to Mechanical Strength: Relationship of the Cellulose Synthase Genes to Dry Matter Accumulation in Maize

Author(s):  
Roberto Barreiro ◽  
Kanwarpal S. Dhugga
2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 1305
Author(s):  
S. M. Robertson

The relationship between pasture height and mass influences the availability of pasture for grazing, and is important for predicting intake of pasture and liveweight change by sheep. The relationship between pasture mass and structure and sheep production is poorly defined for low-mass, clumpy pastures in low-rainfall regions. Between 2001 and 2004, 480 quadrats of pastures were measured in 23 paddocks throughout the Victorian Mallee. Pasture height was related to live mass for medic (linear; r2 = 0.70; P < 0.001) and grassy medic (asymptotic; r2 = 0.64; P < 0.001) pastures, and prediction of grassy medic pasture height was improved by inclusion of proportion live groundcover. During 2004, pasture dry matter accumulation and liveweight changes in sheep grazing annual pastures were measured and compared with predicted outputs from GrazFeed, a software model used to estimate feed intake and liveweight change in sheep. Improved predictions of liveweight gain in grazing sheep were obtained using measured height rather than the GrazFeed default height. The results show that the height to mass relationship of annual pastures in the Victorian Mallee differs between pasture types, between years, and may differ from other published relationships. This study provides information that may assist in the development of models of grazing systems.


1985 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. R. Sashidhar ◽  
T. G. Prasad ◽  
S. J. Patil ◽  
M. Udaya Kumar ◽  
K. S. Krishna Sastry

SUMMARYThe relationship of leaf weight ratio (LWR), leaf area ratio (LAR), stomatal frequency and dry matter (DM) production with yield and with photosynthetic efficiency, as reflected by 14CO2 fixation rate, was studied in fox-tail millet (Setaria italica) for three consecutive years. Several genotypes were identified which combined small leaf area and/or low stomatal numbers per plant with productivity under rain-fed conditions equal to that of genotypes with large stomatal numbers. 14CO2 studies in these genotypes showed that the rate of carbon fixation by the leaves was greater, at any canopy position, than in the corresponding large LA/large DM types. Genotypes with consistently small stomatal numbers per plant, associated with good dry matter accumulation and productivity, may also show small transpirational water loss under rain-fed or drought conditions. It is concluded that such genotypes are desirable for better productivity under these conditions.


2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Qiao-Yi HUANG ◽  
Shuan-Hu TANG ◽  
Jian-Sheng CHEN ◽  
Fa-Bao ZHANG ◽  
Kai-Zhi XIE ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tian-Jun XU ◽  
Tian-Fang LYU ◽  
Jiu-Ran ZHAO ◽  
Rong-Huan WANG ◽  
Chuan-Yong CHEN ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong-Lu TANG ◽  
Chao-Su LI ◽  
Chun WU ◽  
Xiao-Li WU ◽  
Gang HUANG ◽  
...  

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