Genotype and environment interaction on yield and quality parameters of organically grown winter wheat – Triticum aestivum L. genotypes

The interaction of genotype and environment upon yield and quality parameters of eight winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes was studied under organic conditions in Austria over two growing periods, 2001/2002 and 2002/2003, respectively. Two sites that have significantly different climatic conditions, Innviertel and Marchfeld, were chosen for the field experiment. Study site weather and soil conditions are important yield-affecting factors. Although the yield of Marchfeld-grown genotypes were lower, they had shown higher quality parameter values. Soil moisture conditions increase the grain yield but decrease its quality. To obtain seed with higher quality, a production site with favourable climate conditions should be chosen

The scattering cross sections for 6,7

We investigate the continuum-discretized coupled-channel analysis to the integrated elastic and inelastic scattering cross sections for 6,7Li + n reactions. We used the Jeukenne-Lejeune-Mahaux effective nucleon-nucleon interaction and optical model potential at incident neutron energies below and above 10 MeV, respectively. The calculated elastic and inelastic scattering cross sections with observed incident energies are almost in good agreement with experimental and evaluated data

Taeniasis in Mongolia, 2002–2006

publisherSurvey on secondary data of taeniasis/cysticercosis was carried out in Mongolia in 2002–2006. A total of 118 taeniid proglottids, a diphyllobothriid segment, and 59 serum samples from 118 taeniasis cases were collected at National Center for Communicable Diseases, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In 2006, 14 serum samples were collected from local people who had histories of epileptic seizures in Selenge Province where pig husbandry was the main business. The 118 proglottids were confirmed to be Taenia saginata by mitochondrial DNA analysis using cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 and cytochrome b genes. T. saginata taeniasis was widely distributed at least in 10 of 21 provinces. No variation in the nucleotide sequences of the two genes was observed among T. saginata isolates from Mongolia. There was no evidence of Taenia solium taeniasis/cysticercosis or Taenia asiatica taeniasis. A diphyllobothriid segment was confirmed to be Diphyllobothrium latum by mitochondrial DNA analysis

Variation in Electrocution Rate and Demographic Composition of Saker Falcons Electrocuted at Power Lines in Mongolia

We examined variation in the number and demographic composition of electrocuted Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug) in Mongolia. We found 1721 electrocuted Saker Falcons during our surveys of multiple power lines in 2013-2015 and 2018. At a single power line surveyed over a 16-mo period in 2013-2014, the lowest electrocution rates occurred from December to March, with a rise in April coinciding with the return of migrant juveniles from their wintering areas. Electrocution rates rose sharply during juvenile post-fledging dispersal, and then declined in October as migrants departed. Monthly changes in electrocution rate and age profile reflected predicted variation in abundance and age structure of the local Saker Falcon population. We found that 88% of electrocuted Saker Falcons were juveniles, mostly killed during their first calendar year. The sex ratio of electrocuted juveniles fledged in the 2013 cohort (hatch-year birds) was significantly female-biased, in contrast to the equal sex ratio of the 2012 juvenile cohort (second calendar-year birds) killed in the same year (2013). Sex ratio of the 2013 juvenile cohort did not differ significantly from parity at other power lines across Mongolia, indicating that sex ratio of electrocuted juveniles can vary in time and space. The sex of electrocuted adults, predominantly males, and an age profile of breeding Saker Falcons that includes younger females suggests a possible male-biased sex ratio among adult Saker Falcons in Mongolia. Given that large numbers of endangered Saker Falcons are electrocuted annually in Mongolia, our study suggests electrocution may be an important driver of demographic trends that can potentially result in population declines

Taeniasis in Mongolia, 2002–2006

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