Institutional, policy and farmer responses to drought: El Niño events and rice in the Philippines

Droughts are common recurring natural hazards in Asia, and El Niño events are particularly severe in the Philippines. This paper explores responses by farm households, irrigation system managers, and macro policymakers in the Philippines to El Niño. In response to the large 1997–98 El Niño, farmers in one major irrigation system significantly diversified their economic activities, hut the drought was so acute that many of these activities were not successful. Communication between meteorologists and irrigation system managers is strong, and irrigation system managers are aware of El Niño events in advance. Communication between irrigation system managers and farmer irrigation associations is also strong, and together they have developed response options that attempt to augment supplies of and more efficiently allocate scarce water. Water pricing is not used, however, and lack of cooperation among farmers results in sub-optimal outcomes. Macro-level policy responses in terms of rice imports and buffer stock management to protect poor consumers have improved substantially over time.     

稻田种养结合循环农业模式生态环境效应实证分析——以南方稻区稻-鱼模式为例

稻田种养结合循环农业模式生态环境效应明显,其主要体现在节肥、节药、抑草、改善土壤和水体等方面上。本文根据对南方稻区的入户调查数据和2001-2009年中国统计年鉴、中国农村统计年鉴、中国农业统计年鉴相关统计数据及化肥农药使用量的技术标准,实证分析了稻田种养结合循环农业模式的节肥、节药的生态环境效应。调查分析显示,稻-鱼模式下农户化肥使用量比常规水稻种植模式的使用量要减少15.21%,农药使用量要减少40.17%;相关性分析表明南方稻区稻-鱼种养结合模式的稻田面积占水稻生产总面积的百分比与化肥、农药使用量之间呈负相关关系,相关系数分别为-0.407 2和-0.979 9。可以看出,在稻-鱼的稻田生态系统中,土壤和水体的改善以及有害生物的减少,形成了鱼类对化肥和农药的替代关系,在稻谷产量不变甚至增产以及增加鱼类产出的情况下,农户大幅度减少了化肥和农药的使用量,因此实施扶持稻田种养结合循环农业模式策略,是改善稻区农业生态环境的重要途径。     

餐厨垃圾和稻草两相厌氧发酵及其动力学

采用响应面实验设计对影响酸化相产酸效果的4个因素即有机负荷、酸化时间、F/M(VS/VS)比、餐、草比进行实验研究.在最优的酸化条件下,选取最优的餐、草比与单餐厨和单稻草的产酸效果和产甲烷性能进行比较,并进行产物动力学曲线拟合.实验结果表明,进料负荷为42.95 g(VS)/L,酸化时间为7.92 d,F/M(VS/VS)为2.12∶1,餐、草混合比为3.88∶1时,产酸效果最优,VFA和乙醇总量为16 844 mg/L,比单因素最优水平组合VFA和乙醇总量提高30.4％.一级动力学模型可以很好地表征酸化阶段的VFA和乙醇的产量,餐、草比3.88∶1,餐厨垃圾和稻草的酸化一级产物生成的速率k分别为0.0887、0.0753和0.0625 1/d.修正Gompertz模型也较好地表征产甲烷阶段的负荷累计产甲烷量,拟合曲线的相关系数均大于0.98.     

A multi-residue method for the analysis of organophosphorus residues in cooked and polished rice using accelerated solvent extraction and dispersive-solid phase extraction (D-SPE) technique and uncertainty measurement

Quick, simple and efficient multi-residue analytical methods were developed and validated for the determination of organophosphorous insecticides from polished and cooked rice. Polished rice was extracted using a simple, automated technique namely accelerated solvent extraction (ASE) using dichloromethane as the extraction solvent. Cooked rice was extracted with acetone and cleaned up using dispersive-solid phase extraction (D-SPE) technique. The single step extraction method adopted for polished rice using accelerated solvent extractor provided satisfactory recovery for eight organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) which ranged from 85.5–116.7%; 90.0–110.3% and 93.5–118.8% at 1, 5 and 10 limit of quantification (LOQ) levels, respectively. The recovery of cooked rice was in the range of 74–124%; from 75–100% and from 73–87% for 1, 5 and 10 level of fortification, respectively. The total uncertainty was evaluated, taking four main independent sources viz., weighing, purity of the standard, GC calibration curve and repeatability under consideration. The expanded uncertainty was found to be in the range of 5–20%.     

稻秆负荷与pH对稻秆厌氧发酵产酸系统启动过程的影响

为探讨稻秆负荷（即稻秆VS/污泥VSS）与发酵pH对稻秆厌氧发酵产酸系统启动过程产挥发性脂肪酸（VFAs）效果的影响,利用厌氧搅拌罐反应系统考察在不同的稻秆负荷（0.556、0.945、1.334和1.724 g/g）和不同的发酵pH（8.0、9.0和10.0）启动运行条件下的产酸性能,并分析了系统启动过程产酸与稻秆主要成分降解之间的关系。实验结果表明,VFAs浓度随稻秆负荷提高而增大,随发酵pH的升高而降低;发酵18 d时,发酵pH为9.0时,稻秆负荷1.334 g/g的产酸效果最好,VFAs浓度与稻秆产酸量分别为4 385.10 mg/L和2.19 gVFAs/g稻秆,此时半纤维素、纤维素和酸性洗涤木质素降解率分别为32.69%、22.53%和6.40%;稻秆负荷为0.945 g/g条件下,VFAs浓度在pH为8.0时达到最高值4 409.51 mg/L,此时稻秆降解量也最多,半纤维素、纤维素和酸性洗涤木质素降解率分别为28.60%、47.32%和22.69%。研究表明,稻秆负荷与发酵pH通过影响稻秆半纤维素、纤维素和木质素的降解影响稻秆厌氧发酵产酸的进程和效果。     

稻壳活性炭制备及其对磷的吸附

利用农业废弃物稻壳经炭化、活化、酸洗、水洗和干燥等工艺制备出一种富含微孔和中孔结构的稻壳活性炭,其BET比表面积达886.3 m2/g。通过正交实验优化了稻壳活性炭对磷吸附条件,并在该条件下进行了吸附等温和吸附动力学实验研究。结果表明,稻壳活性炭对磷的吸附等温曲线能较好符合Langmuir模型(R2=0.9284)和Freundlich模型(R2=0.9208),由Langmuir线性拟合方程可得稻壳活性炭对磷饱和吸附量达6.93 mg/g;稻壳活性炭对磷的吸附过程可用准二级动力学方程描述(R2=0.9968),吸附速度较快,颗粒内扩散为该过程控速阶段。稻壳活性炭作为一种易得、廉价、高效的填料,在农村分散型污水生态处理技术中,具有良好的应用前景。     

深耘断根对旱地小麦花后根系衰老及产量的影响

在旱地大田条件下研究了深耘断根对旱地高产小麦花后根系衰老及产量的影响。结果表明,４个处理中以冬前深耘断根最好,起身期深耘断根与对照（不断根）次之,冬前和起身期都深耘断根的效果最差。冬前深耘断根可延迟花后根系活力、根系ＳＯＤ与ＣＡＴ活性、根系可溶性蛋白质含量下降及根系ＭＤＡ含量的升高,从而延迟根系衰老。同时,冬前深耕提高了成穗数及成穗率,使产量提高,因而在旱地高产麦田应提倡冬前深耘断根。图５表１参１     

Value of Ecosystem Services in Conventional and Organic Rice Paddies： A Case Study in Wannian, Jiangxi, China

In the current study,the ecosystem services(ES)of conventional and organic rice paddies in Wannian,Jiangxi Province,China are investigated.First,the ES at the field level under organic and conventional paddies were investigated.Total economic value of ES in organic rice paddies was 30093.08yuan RMB/ha per year and that of conventional rice paddies was22 793.31 yuan RMB/ha per year.The total indirect value of ES was 14 813.7 yuan RMB/ha per year in organic rice paddies and12 424.56 yuan RMB/ha per year in conventional ones.There were significant differences between organic and conventional rice paddies for the economic values.Then,this economic information was used to extrapolate and to calculate the total and indirect value of ES from rice paddies in Wangnian.The total and indirect economic values of ES from conventional rice paddies in Wannian were6791 million and 3702 million yuan RMB per year respectively,and the total and indirect economic values of ES from organic rice paddies in Wannian were 1311 million and 646 million yuan RMB per year.If half the area had being converted to organic farming in Wannian,the total and indirect economic values of ES from conventional rice paddies were 3397 million and 1851 million yuan RMB per year,and the total and indirect economic values of ES from organic rice paddies were 5794 million and 2852 million yuan RMB per year.Finally,the total economic value of ES in rice paddies in Wannian was demonstrated through geographic information system techniques.     

成都市某区暴雨径流过程模拟分析

为提高城市雨洪管理的效率,最大限度地减少暴雨洪水带来的危害,针对城市防洪排涝的需要,在分析成都市某区降雨径流规律后,建立了该区暴雨径流模拟的数学模型,有助于采取相应措施充分利用雨洪资源。通过对雨洪过程模拟验证表明,模型适合该区域的实际情况,具有一定的合理性和可靠性。     

Effects of cultivation conditions on the diversity of microbes involved in the conversion of rice straw to fodder

To confirm the optimum cultivation conditions for analyzing lactic acid bacterial communities and to provide the cultivation foundation for lactic acid bacterial communities that were used to convert straw into fodder, fermented rice straw was inoculated into 13 different broths. After 48 h of cultivation, pH values, volatile products, and microbial diversity were analyzed. Except for LAB broth, the pH values of the other broths could decrease to approximately 4.5. GC/MS analysis showed that lactic acid in Tomato MRS broth, MRS broth, LAB broth, and Tomato juice broth was higher than that in the other broths. DNA concentration analysis showed that the counts of microbes in Tomato MRS broth were 2.5 times of those in other broths and that tomato juice favored the reproduction of the microbes. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis （DGGE） analysis showed that the number of lactic acid bacterial species in HYA broth, Tomato juice broth, and Tomato MRS broth were higher than those in the other broths.