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Letnik 97

Ljubljana, 2011

Številka 3

 

PCR identification of rpgip1 transgene in Pisum sativum L.

Kornelia POLOK and Hans-Jörg Jacobsen

Abstract

Recent efforts to increase Ascochyta blight resistance of pea have focused on the introduction of foreign genes by genetic engineering. The rpgip1 gene from Rubus idaeus was introduced by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation into Pisum sativum, cv. Baroness with the aim to increase pea resistance to fungal diseases. Notwithstanding this success, practical applications have to be preceded by the development of analytical methods for screening. Singleplex and multiplex PCR assays were employed to test primer efficiency in identifying the rpgip1 transgene in 11 pea genotypes. Five from ten primer combinations were effective in identifying transgene or insert sequences. PCR amplification using five other primer pairs revealed unspecific amplicons. According to in silico analyses, they arose from retrotransposons and pea genes including homologues of rpgip1. Two sets of primers were prepared with the aim of simultaneous amplification of different rpgip1 fragments. Fingerprints were sums of bands observed from individual pairs so the utility of multiplex assays was demonstrated. An additional advantage of multiplex PCR was clear differentiation between the transgene and endogenous pgip genes present in the donor species, R. idaeus. Sequencing of two PCR products confirms that no substantial rearrangements at the rpgip1 transgene arose during development of transgenic plants. However, a deletion occurred at 59 bp in the PGIP+VST line and a substitution at 392 bp in the PGIP line. The frequency of point mutations was not high (1.1 x 10-3) and comparable with the frequency expected for host genes based on the neutral theory of molecular evolution.

 Key words: Transgenic pea, fungal diseases, Rubus idaeus, pgip homologues, multiplex PCR

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  PCR IDENTIFIKACIJA TRANSGENA rpgip1 PRI GRAHU (Pisum sativum L.)

Novejši dosežki pri povečanju odpornosti graha na Ascochyta so povezani z uvajanjem tujih genov s pomočjo genskega inženiringa. Gen rpgip1 iz malinjaka (Rubus idaeus) je vključen  v grah, cv. Baroness, s transformacijo z bakterijo Agrobacterium, da bi se povečalo odpornost graha na to glivično bolezen. Pred praktično uporabo te metode je potrebno razviti načine za spremljanje dedovanja tega transgena. Enojna in multipleks PCR sta bili uporabljeni za testiranje učinkovitosti začetnikov in za identificiranje transgena rpgip1 pri 11 genotipih graha. Pet od desetih začetnikov je bilo uporabnih za identifikacijo transgenov ali za vključevanje sekvenc. PCR namnoževanje z drugimi petimi začetniki je dalo nespecifične namnožke. Glede na in silico analize so ti nastali zaradi retrotranspozonov in grahovih genov, ki vključujejo homologe rpgip1. Dva seta začetnikov sta bila pripravljena za istočasno namnoževanje različnih odlomkov rpgip1. Elektroferogrami so bili vsote črt individualnih parov, tako je prikazana uporabnost  multipleksnega poskusa. Dodatna prednost multipleksnega PCR je razločna diferenciacija med transgenom in genom pgip prisotnim v donorski vrsti R. idaeus. Sekvenciranje dveh PCR produktov potrjuje, da ni pri  rpgip1 bistvenega prerazporejanja tekom razvoja transgenih rastlin. Toda pojavila se je delecija pri 59 bp v liniji PGIP+VST in substitucija pri 392 bp v liniji PGIP. Relativna pogostnost točkovnih mutacij ni bila visoka (1.1 x 10-3) in je bila primerljiva  z pogostnostjo pri gostiteljivih genih, glede na nevtralno teorijo molekulske evolucije.

 Ključne besede: Transgeni grah, glivične bolezni, Rubus idaeus, homologi pgip, multipleksna PCR

 

Mutagenic treatment induces high transposon variation in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Kornelia POLOK and Roman ZIELINSKI

Abstract

 With more than 2700 mutant-derived cultivars, mutation techniques belong to the most efficient breeding methods. Despite a relatively good understanding of mutagenesis there is no agreement about the range of genome changes in mutants. Visualizing the gain and the loss of transposon insertion sites in SSAP profiles, the present studies aimed to answer whether or not mutants can be regarded as near isogenic lines with respect to their parent cultivar. Activities of BARE-1 retrotransposon and Tpo1-like DNA transposon from the CACTA superfamily were analysed in ten barley mutants derived by mutagenic treatment of two cultivars, Brenda and Scarlett. A large number and proportion of mutations (on average 21.4 mutations encompassing 19.7% loci) confirm high efficiency of applied mutagens. However, differences exist among both cultivars and transposons. The lack of clear correlation between transposon activities and morphology reflects different mechanisms shaping the mutant architecture. With respect to a transposon type, BARE-1 and Tpo1-like were equally active in inducing mutations. However, their activity differs in that the former was mainly responsible for new insertions while the latter equally for insertions and deletions. An excess of new insertions over recombinational loss suggests a transposon burst as a response to stress caused by chemical mutagens. Low estimations of Nei’s similarities, well within the range of semispecies demonstrate the role of mutagenic factors in diversification of populations. This way mutagenic treatment not only provides rough breeding materials but also can be used as a model in evolutionary studies.

 Key words: Induced mutants, SSAP, BARE-1 retrotransposon, CACTA transposon, genetic similarity

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  MUTAGENO TRETIRANJE POVZROČA VISOKO VARIABILNOST TRANSPOZONOV PRI JEČMENU (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Pri več kot 2700 kultivarjih gojenih rastlin so bili mutanti izhodišče za požlahtnitev, torej je induciranje mutacij ena od učinkovitih metod žlahtnjenja rastlin. Kljub razmeroma dobremu razumevanju procesa mutageneze ni soglasja o tem, kakšen je pri mutantih  obseg sprememb genoma. S prikazom pridobitve ali izgube na mestih insercije transpozonov pri SSAP profilih poskuša ta raziskava pojasniti, če so mutanti skoro izogene linije v primerjavi z izhodiščnimi kultivarji. Aktivnost retrotranspozona  BARE-1 in transpozonu Tpo1 podobnega iz superdružine CACTA je bila raziskana pri desetih mutantih ječmena, dobljenih z mutagenim tretiranjem dveh kultivarjev, Brenda in Scarlett.  Veliko število mutacij in njihov delež (v povprečju 21,4 mutacij na 19,7% lokusih) potrjuje učinkovitost uporabljenih mutagenov. Toda med obema kultivarjema in transpozoni so razlike. Ugotovljeno je, da ni jasne povezave med aktivnostjo transpozonov in morfologijo, kar se odraža v razlikah v mehanizmu formiranja oblik pri mutantih. Glede na vrsto transpozona sta BARE-1 in Tpo1-u sličen  enako aktivna pri induciranju mutacij. Toda so razlike v aktivnosti glede na to, da prvo navedeni povzroča predvsem nove insercije, medtem ko drugi povzroča tako insercije kot delecije. Višek novih insercij v primerjavi z rekombinacijsko izgubo nakazuje, da je nastanek transpozonov povzročen s stresom, ki ga povzročijo kemični mutageni. Nizka ocena podobnosti po Nei-u, ki je v okviru podobne kot pri podvrstah, kaže na vlogo mutagenih dejavnikov pri diverzifikaciji populacij. Na ta način mutageno obravnavanje ne daje samo izhodiščnega materiala za žlahtnjenje rastlin, ampak je lahko uporabno tudi kot model v evolucijskih raziskavah.

Ključne besede:    inducirane mutacije, SSAP, BARE-1 retrotranspozon, CACTA transpozon, genetska podobnost

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Selenium uptake and distribution in chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) grown in an aeroponic system

Vekoslava Stibilj, Polona Smrkolj, Radojko Jaćimović, Jože Osvald

Abstract

 Cultivated plants generally are a poor source of dietary selenium (< 0.1 mg/kg wet weight). In this work the influence of sodium selenate on selenium distribution in the chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) cultivars ‘Anivip’ and ‘Monivip’ was studied in an aeroponic system in a greenhouse. The plants roots were moistened every fifteen minutes with a Resh nutrient solution with added selenium (10 mg L-1) in the form of sodium selenate. The content of total selenium in chicory roots and leaves was studied after different periods of time and different temperatures of exposure to the selenium enriched nutrient solution. In two separate experiments chicory was treated with selenium enriched nutrient solution for 40 days at 10 ºC in the slow growing phase, and for 5, 7 and 10 days at 20 ºC in the developmental phase at the beginning of formation of the flower stem. The concentration in leaves increased with time during plant growth, and in Se treated groups was 370 and 139 mg kg-1 in ‘Anivip’ and 460 and 205 mg kg-1 in ‘Monivip’ leaves after 40 and 10 days of exposure, respectively. A smaller increase in selenium content was obtained in roots, namely to 73 and 46 mg kg-1 in ‘Anivip’ roots and to 87 and 46 mg kg-1 in ‘Monivip’ roots after 40 and 10 days of exposure, respectively. All results are expressed on a lyophilised matter basis. In long and short term treatment, the selenium content in ‘Monivip’ cultivar was higher than in ‘Anivip’. No visible toxic effects on the chicory plants were observed.

 Key words:    aeroponics, chicory, selenium, distribution, uptake

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 PRIVZEM IN PORAZDELITEV SELENA V RADIČU  (Cichorium intybus L.), GOJENEM V AEROPONSKEM SISTEMU

 Gojene rastline so skromen vir selena (<0,1 mg/kg ). Raziskovali smo vpliv selenata na privzem selena in njegovo porazdelitev v radiču (Cichorium intybus L.) kultivarjev  ‘Anivip’ in  ‘Monivip’. Rastline so bile gojene aeroponično v rastlinjaku. Korenine rastlin smo škropili s Reshevo hranilno raztopino, ki je vsebovala 10 mg Se(VI) L-1 v obliki natrijevega selenata, vsakih petnajst minut. Naredili smo dve pilotni študiji.  V prvi študiji so bile rastline, ki so ob začetku poskusa imele 6 listov, izpostavljene 40 dni hranilni raztopini, ki je vsebovala Se(VI)  pri temperaturi 10 0C, v drugi pa 5, 7 in 10 dni pri temperaturi 20 0C in v  razvojni fazi tik pred cvetenjem. Vsebnost Se je bila večja v listih kot v koreninah in je naraščala s časom izpostavljenosti.  Masni delež selena v listih kultivarja ‘Anivip’ se je povečal  od 55 na 139 mg kg-1 med petim in desetim dnevom izpostavljenosti, v kultivarju ‘Monivip’ pa od 78 na 205  mg kg-1. Vsebnost Se v koreninah je tudi naraščala, vendar so bile razlike med kultivarjema manjše. Pri 40  dnevni  izpostavljenosti je bil masni delež Se 370 mg kg-1 v listih in  73 mg kg-1 v koreninah  kultivarja ‘Anivip’ ter  460 mg kg-1 v listih  in 87 mg kg-1 v koreninah  kultivarja ‘Monivip’. Vsi rezultati so izraženi na liofilizirano snov. Tako pri dolgi kot pri kratki izpostavljenosti rastlin  hranilni raztopini s selenom  je bila vsebnost Se v kultivarju Monivip večja kot pri kultivarju Anivip. Na rastlinah nismo opazili znakov zastrupitve.

 Ključne besede:    Aeroponsko gojenje, radič, selen, privzem, porazdelitev

 

Topics related to social sciences by authors from Slovenia in agriculture-and-life-sciences database CAB Abstracts

Tomaž BARTOL, Marjan HOČEVAR

Abstract

 Documents related to social sciences are processed/indexed by several field-specific (e.g. Sociological Abstracts) and general (Web of Science, Scopus) bibliographic databases. These topics are scattered also among other specialized databases and information systems in agriculture, biomedicine, and other life-sciences, for example Agris, Agricola, FSTA, Medline (PubMed), etc. Agriculture can also involve social issues such as rural sociology, public services, settlements, demography, tourism (agritourism). Relevant documents may thus elude attention of researchers which seek information in a limited number of databases. We used CAB Abstracts (CABI/CAB International), the leading global database for agriculture, environment, veterinary sciences, applied economics, food science and nutrition. In a bibliometric/scientometric analysis, we used the classification based on subject categories CABICODES (CC), which enable identification of general research subject areas, in order to assess publishing patterns by researchers from Slovenia in 1991-2010. We assessed growth, and identified database records which had been classified with the social-sciences-related CC. We assessed co-classification or co-occurrence of these categories with other general subjects, such as Economics, Plant Science and Protection, Food Science and Produce, Animal Science, Forestry and Wood, Pathogen, Pest, Parasite and Weed Management, Soil Science, Human Health and Nutrition, Education, Extension, Information, Training, Natural Resources. 336 records were published by Slovenian authors, and  classified with social sciences CC in CAB Abstracts. In total, 1313 different CC had been assigned to the records. The social-sciences-related research co-occurs with the following subject matter, in a decreasing order: economics, forestry/wood science, natural resources (e.g. water, meteorology, pollution), human biology/health/nutrition, food, plant, animal science/protection.

Keywords: agriculture, sociology, social sciences, bibliographic databases, information systems, subject headings, category codes, categories, indexing, co-occurrence, co-classification, CAB Abstracts, bibliometrics, scientometrics

IZVLEČEK

 DRUŽBOSLOVNA TEMATIKA V PRISPEVKIH SLOVENSKIH AVTORJEV PO PODATKIH BIOTEHNIŠKE/KMETIJSKE ZBIRKE CAB ABSTRACTS

 Dokumente v povezavi z družboslovjem oz. sociologijo obdelujejo in indeksirajo različne specializirane (npr. Sociological Abstracts) in splošne (Web of Science, Scopus) bibliografske podatkovne zbirke (baze podatkov). Ta tematika je razkropljena tudi med drugimi specializiranimi zbirkami in informacijskimi sistemi v kmetijstvu (biotehniki), biomedicini in drugih disciplinah, npr. Agris, Agricola, FSTA, Medline (PubMed). Kmetijstvo se navezuje na ruralno sociologijo (sociologijo podeželja), javne storitve, demografijo, naselja, turizem (kmečki turizem) ipd. Raziskovalci, ki uporabljajo samo določene zbirke, lahko spregledajo številne relevantne dokumente. V bibliometrični/scientometrični analizi smo uporabili zbirko CAB Abstracts (CABI/CAB International), ki je vodilna zbirka za kmetijstvo, okolje, veterino, uporabno ekonomiko, živilstvo in prehrano, in sicer glede na klasifikacijo, temelječo na predmetnih kategorijah CABICODES (CC), ki omogočajo identifikacijo splošnih raziskovalnih področij in na tem temelju ocenili objave avtorjev iz Slovenije v 1991-2010. Ocenili smo letno rast objav in identificirali vse zapise v zbirki, ki so bili klasificirani s kategorijami iz sekcije družboslovje (social sciences). Ovrednotili smo soklasifikacijo-sopojavnost teh kategorij z drugimi splošnimi kategorijami, kot so ekonomika, rastlinska pridelava in varstvo rastlin, živilstvo, znanost o živalih in varstvo živali, gozdarstvo in lesarstvo, bolezni, škodljivci in pleveli, pedologija, zdravje, biologija in prehrana ljudi, izobraževanje, svetovanje, informacije, naravni viri ipd. Slovenski avtorji so v tem obdobju objavili 336 dokumentov, ki so bili klasificirani z družboslovnimi kategorijami zbirke CAB. Ti dokumenti so bili skupno opremljeni s 1313 različnimi kategorijami. Družboslovna tematika se najbolj prepleta z ekonomiko, sledijo gozdarstvo/lesarstvo, naravni viri (npr. voda, meteorologija, onesnaževanje), zdravje, biologija in prehrana ljudi, živilstvo, rastlinska proizvodnja in varstvo ter živalska proizvodnja.

 Ključne besede: kmetijstvo, biotehnika, sociologija, družboslovje, bibliografske podatkovne zbirke, informacijski sistemi, predmetne oznake, kategorije, indeksiranje, sopojavnost, soklasifikacija, CAB Abstracts, bibliometrija, scientometrija

Rural women’s attitudes toward their participation in the decision-making process and production of potato crops in Shoushtar, Iran

Sayedeh Somayeh MOSAVI, Ahmad Reza OMMANI and Mohammad Sadegh ALLAHYARI

Abstract

 The main purpose of this study was to evaluate rural women’s' attitudes to their participation in the decision-making process and production of potato crops in Shoushtar, Iran. It is an applied research for which a descriptive-correlation method is chosen. Using the documentary study methodology and field study, required data have been collected and then described in terms of frequency, percentage and standard deviation. According to the size of population, the number of samples was determined to be 288 people. According to the results, there is a significant correlation between the level of attitude and participation in the decision-making process and production. Also, the rural women’s' higher levels of attitude to their participation in decision-making processes regarding crop production and farm work improves their self-confidence, sense of independence and power and, therefore, encourages them to participate in those activities effectively.

 Key words: participation, rural women, decision-making, attitude, potato 

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DRŽA PODEŽELSKIH ŽENSK GLEDE SODELOVANJA PRI ODLOČANJU IN PRIDELOVANJU KROMPIRJA V SHOUSHTAR-JU, IRAN

 Cilj raziskave je ovrednotiti držo podeželskih žensk do njihove udeležbe v procesu odločanja in pridelave krompirja v Shoushtarju v Iranu. Gre za aplikativno raziskavo, pri kateri je uporabljena deskriptivno-korelacijska metoda. Želeni podatki so bili zbrani s pomočjo študija metodološke literature in terenske raziskave, predstavljeni pa so s frekvencami, odstotki in variancami. Glede na velikost populacije je bil izbran vzorec, ki je zajemal 288 ljudi. Rezultati so nakazali močno povezavo med odnosom do dela ter participacijo v procesih odločanja in pridelave. Rezultati so prav tako pokazali, da boljša drža žensk do njihove participacije v procesu odločanja glede pridelovanja in dela na kmetiji izboljša njihovo samozavest, občutek neodvisnosti in moči ter jih tako spodbuja k učinkovitemu sodelovanju v teh dejavnostih.

 Ključne besede:    udeležba, podeželske ženske, odločanje, drža, krompir

  

The comparison of number of deaths in accidents with the agriculture and forestry tractors among European countries

 Rajko BERNIK, Robert JERONČIČ

Abstract

 Agricultural and forestry tractors are very often involved in accidents with overturning because of their construction with a high centre of gravity. Such accidents are caused by various factors such as drivers, vehicles, driving conditions, or landscape/terrain. The data related to the number of deaths in accidents with agriculture and forestry tractors was collected from several European countries. The landscapes (or terrain) of the countries for tractor traffic was assessed by the coefficient of the topography and the economic development level of the countries was evaluated in terms of the GDP. The correlation analysis among the factors showed us that neither the relief of the country landscape nor the economic development level of the countries have a significant influence on the number of deaths in such accidents. The essential influence is in the legislation for the tractors and drivers. The comparison of three countries (Austria, Slovenia, and Serbia) showed the implementation of legislation in this area and time are needed for reducing the number of deaths by half.

 Key words:            agriculture tractors, forestry tractors, accidents, deaths in traffic accidents, influence of factors

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PRIMERJAVA ŠTEVILA MRTVIH V NESREČAH S KMETIJSKIMI IN GOZDARSKIMI TRAKTORJI PO EVROPSKIH DRŽAVAH

Kmetijski in gozdarski traktorji so zelo pogosto vpleteni v nesreče s prevračanjem, saj imajo zaradi njihove konstrukcije zelo visoko težišče. Take nesreče se dogajajo zaradi različnih vplivov kot so vozniki, vozila, vozne razmere ali površina/teren. Zbrani so bili podatki o številu mrtvih v nesrečah s kmetijskimi in gozdarskimi traktorji za več evropskih držav. Oblika površine držav, po katerih poteka vožnja traktorja, je bila ocenjena s koeficientom topografije, stopnja gospodarskega razvoja držav pa je bila ocenjena z BDP. Korelacijska analiza med faktorji je pokazala, da niti oblika površine države niti stopnja gospodarskega razvoja držav nimata močnejšega vpliva na število mrtvih v tovrstnih nesrečah. Bistveni vpliv imajo predpisi za traktorje in voznike. Primerjava treh držav (Avstrije, Slovenije in Srbije) je pokazala, da sta potrebna implementacija predpisov na tem področju in čas, da se število mrtvih prepolovi.   

 Ključne besede:     kmetijski traktorji, gozdarski traktorji, nesreče, mrtvi v prometnih nesrečah, vpliv faktorjev

 

 

Evaluation of cacao-pudding as a probiotic food carrier and sensory acceptability properties

Reyhan IRKIN and Metin GULDAS

Abstract

 A number of health benefits have been claimed for probiotic bacteria such as Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium spp. and Lactobacillus casei. These benefits include anti-mutagenic effects, anti-carcinogenic properties, improvement in lactose metabolism, reduction in serum cholesterol and immune system stimulation. Because of the potential health benefits, these microorganisms are increasingly being incorporated into dairy foods.    Several studies in recent years have shown the benefits deriving from the ingestion of probiotics and a large number of products containing lactobacilli and bifidobacteria formulated. The purpose of this study was to develop a pudding with cacao to which probiotic microorganisms were added and investigate the viability of probiotic microorganisms during the shelf-life along 25 days at 4 °C. Organoleptic properties of the puddings were also evaluated during the storage. Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis LAFTI B94, Lactobacillus acidophilus LAFTI L10 and Lactobacillus casei LAFTI L26 cultures were activated and incorporated into the product.  Pudding with cacao was shown to be a good vehicle for the delivery of Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus during 15 and 25 days respectively and these microorganisms did not interfere in the sensorial preferences of the product except Lactobacillus casei.    The pH values and organoleptic scores of the pudding samples, except Lactobacillus casei LAFTI L26 containing ones, did not change for 20 days during the storage period, statistically (P<0.01). The pudding containing Lactobacillus casei LAFTI L26 was taken the lowest sensorial scores.  The all samples were lost their organoleptic properties at the 25 days of storage period.

 Key words:    Probiotic cacao-pudding, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis , Lactobacillus casei.

IZVLEČEK

SPREJEMLJIVOST KAKAVOVEGA PUDINGA KOT OSNOVE ZA PROBIOTIČNE PREHRANSKE IZDELKE

 Probiotične bakterije kot so Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium spp. in Lactobacillus casei so pomembne za pripravo živil, primernih za prehrano za varovanje zdravja.  Varujejo lahko pred mutagenimi in rakotvornimi učinki, izboljšajo presnovo laktoze, prispevajo k zniževanju holesterola in stimulirajo imunski sistem. Zaradi potencialnega pomena za zdravje te mikroorganizme čedalje bolj uporabljajo pri pripravi mlečnih izdelkov. Več raziskav je v zadnjih letih pokazalo prehransko prednost uživanja probiotikov; razvili so vrsto izdelkov, zasnovanih na uporabi laktobacilov in bifidobakterij. Namen te raziskave je bil uvesti kakavov puding z dodatkom probiotskih mikroorganizmov in ugotoviti viabilnost probiotskih mikroorganizmov tekom roka trajanja 25 dni pri 4 oC. V času skladiščenja so bile preverjene tudi organoleptične lastnosti pudingov. Pri pripravi izdelkov smo uporabili kulture Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis LAFTI B94, Lactobacillus acidophilus LAFTI L10 in Lactobacillus casei LAFTI L26. Kakavov puding se je izkazal kot primerna osnova za živila z Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus tekom 15 in 25 dni in razen mikroorganizma Lactobacillus casei niso neugodno vplivali na senzorične lastnosti izdelkov. Vrednosti pH in organoleptične lastnosti vzorcev pudingov se, razen enega z Lactobacillus casei LAFTI L26, se tekom 20 dnevnega skladiščenja niso statistično značilno spreminjale (P<0,01). Puding z Lactobacillus casei LAFTI L26 je imel najnižjo senzorično vrednost. Vsi vzorci so po preteku 25 dni skladiščenja izgubili značilne senzorične lastnosti.

 Ključne besede: Probiotični kakavov puding, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis, Lactobacillus casei.

Contrastive responses of spring and winter wheat cultivars to chilling and acclimation treatments

Roghieh HAJIBOLAND, Ghader HABIBI

Abstract

 Photosynthesis and antioxidant defense system were investigated under chilling stress without (Ch, 25-4 ºC) and with acclimation (AcCh, 14-4 ºC) in winter (Sabalan) and spring (Zagros) wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars. Maximum quantum efficiency of photosystem II and CO2 assimilation rate decreased in AcCh ‘Zagros’ but not in ‘Sabalan’, and in contrast, an increase in non-photochemical quenching was observed in ‘Sabalan’ but not in ‘Zagros’. Reduction of leaf starch content was observed in both cultivars while total soluble carbohydrates increased only in ‘Sabalan’ under both Ch and AcCh treatments. Activity of superoxide dismutase was significantly higher in Ch plants and activity of ascorbate peroxidase and catalase was slightly higher in Ch and AcCh plants of both cultivars compared with control. Activity of peroxidase increased in Ch and AcCh plants of ‘Zagros’ while phenylalanine ammoialyase (PAL) activity increased in AcCh ‘Sabalan’. Increase in the leaf content of H2O2 and malondialdehyde (MDA) was more prominent in ‘Zagros’ than in ‘Sabalan’. According to our results, chilling tolerance in winter cultivar was associated with greater thermal dissipation, higher soluble carbohydrates content, greater PAL activity and lower H2O2 and MDA content. Furthermore, acclimated plants were not more protected against chilling injury compared with non-acclimated ones.

 Key words:  Antioxidant enzymes, leaf photochemistry, gas exchange, phenylalanine ammoialyase  

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RAZLIČEN ODZIV KULTIVARJEV JARE IN OZIMNE PŠENICE NA MRAZ IN AKLIMATIZACIJO

 Fotosinteza in antioksidantna obramba sta bili raziskovani v razmerah hladnega stresa brez aklimatizacije (Ch, 25-4 ºC) in z aklimatizacijo (AcCh, 14-4 ºC) pri ozimni pšenici Triticum aestivum L. (cv. Sabalan) in jari pšenici (cv. Zagros). Maksimalna učinkovitost fotosistema II in asimilacije CO2 sta se zmanjšali pri AcCh za ‘Zagros’, toda ne pri kultivarju ‘Sabalan’. Nasprotno od tega se je povečalo nefotokemično gašenje pri kultivarju ‘Sabalan’, a ne pri ‘Zagros’. Pri obeh kultivarjih je bilo ugotovljeno manj škroba v listih, medtem ko se je vsebnost celokupnih topnih ogljikovodikov povečala pri ‘Sabalan’ pri obeh tretiranjih, Ch in AcCh. Aktivnost superoksidne dismutase je bila značilno večja pri rastlinah Ch, aktivnost askorbatne peroksidaze in katalaze je bila pri obeh kultivarjih  malo višja pri razmerah Ch in AcCh v primerjavi s kontrolo. Aktivnost peroksidaze se je povečala pri rastlinah Ch in AcCh pri kultivarju ‘Zagros’ medtem ko se je aktivnost fenilalanin ammoialiase (PAL)  povečala pri AcCh cv. ‘Sabalan’. Povečanje koncentracije H2O2 in malondialdehida (MDA) je bilo bolj izrazito pri kultivarju ‘Zagros’ v primerjavi s kultivarjem ‘Sabalan’. Glede na naše rezultate je toleranca na mraz pri ozimnem kultivarju povečana z večjim termalnim trošenjem in večjo vsebnostjo večjih topnih ogljikovodikov. Odpornost na mraz je pri ozimnih kultivarjih povezana z večjo aktivnostjo PAL ter nižjo vsebnostjo H2O2 in MDA. Nadalje, aklimatizirane rastline niso bile nič bolje zaščitene pred poškodbami zaradi mraza v primerjavi z neaklimatiziranimi.

 Ključne besede:  Antioksidantni encimi, fotokemija listov, izmenjava plinov, fenilalanin amoialiaza

 

Reduction of  the lenght of  1 RS.1BL translocation in the bread wheat variety  "Yugoslavia"

Tomaž SINKOVIČ

Abstract

 This study was conducted to estimate the survival of 1RS.1BL wheat-rye translocations in a bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em Thell.) variety "Yugoslavia" including "Aurora" as a donor of translocation in its pedigree. The cultivar was cytologically checked by N-banding for the presence of 1RS.1BL translocation. Fluorescence in situ hybridization using total genomic biotin labelled rye DNA as a probe was used for identification and localisation of the translocation breakpoints and their size. At metaphase and interphase the introgressed rye segment was observed and photographed. Digital image analysing system with cooled CCD camera was used for overlapping the pictures of the probe signals and counterstained wheat chromosomes and helped to determine the position and extent breakpoint of this translocation. The translocation in this variety is probably restricted to the NOR region only, unlike in other 1RS.BL translocation lines ("Kavkaz") where the translocation carries at least the major part of the 1RS arm.

 Key words: bread wheat, Triticum aestivum L. em Thell., N-banding, fluorescence in situ hybridization, 1RS.1BL translocation.

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 ZMANJŠANJE DOLŽINE 1RS.1BL TRANSLOKACIJE PRI KULTIVARJU NAVADNE PŠENICE  "YUGOSLAVIA"

Raziskava je skušala ugotoviti preživetje 1RS.1BL translokacije pri kultivarju navadne pšenice “Yugoslavia”. Kultivar je imel v rodovniku “Avroro” kot donorja translokacije. Sorta je bila citološko pregledan s pomočjo N-proganja na prisotnost translokacije. Uporabili smo tudi fluorescenčno in situ hibridizacijo s celotno genomsko probo rži za natančno opredelitev mesta translokacije in dolžine. V interfazi in metafazi je bil rženi segment na kromosomu opazovan in fotografiran. Slike smo posneli z digitalno CCD kamero in sliki tarče in protibarvanih kromosomov združili z digitalno analizo slike.  1RS.1BL translokacija je bila pri tem kultivarju pšenice omejena na NOR področje kromosoma 1B, z razliko od drugih translokacij („Kavkaz”), kjer je translokacija obsegala vsaj večji del rženega kromosomskega kraka 1RS. 

 Ključne beside:  navadna pšenica, Triticum aestivum L. em Thell., N-proganje, flurescenčna in situ hibridizacija, 1RS.1BL translokacija

 

Cultivation, varietal structure and possibilities for cross-pollination of Brassica napus L. in Slovenia

Barbara PIPAN, Jelka ŠUŠTAR-VOZLIČ, Vladimir MEGLIČ

Abstract

 Oilseed rape, Brassica napus L., is one of the most important oil plants of the moderate climatic zone and a typical industrial plant. In the past, dynamics of oilseed rape production in Slovenia was reflected in flexible agricultural market situation because of introduction of new crops into rotation and due to financial supports from European Union. In 2010, it was cultivated on 5351ha, accounting for about 1.1% of the total production areas in Slovenia. It is mainly grown in the eastern part of Slovenia (Pomurje, Podravje) and in the Spodnje-Posavska region. From 1984 until 2010, 58 different genotypes of oilseed and fodder rape were grown in Slovenia, of which a total of 28 were registered in the National List of Varieties in each year. Average yield of oilseed rape was ranged between 1.8 and 2.9 t/ha. Under Slovenian fragmented property structure the cross-pollination between B. napus and volunteer or feral populations (within and outside the production area) can occur. In addition to that, the presence of some sexually compatible relatives which have a high affinity to cross-pollination with B. napus are found (B. rapa, B. oleracea, B. nigra, Hirchfeldia incana, Raphanus raphanistrum, Sinapis arvensis, Diplotaxis erucoides, D. tenuifolia, D. muralis, S. alba, R. sativus and Rapistrum rugosum). Uncontrolled gene flow between different forms of B. napus or sexually compatible wild relatives in the case of coexistence of different production systems has a direct impact on the varietal purity of seeds and on crop quality.

 Key words:     Brassica napus L., oilseed rape, field production, varietal structure, wild relatives, volunteers, feral populations, gene flow

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PRIDELAVA, SORTNA STUKTURA IN OPRAŠEVALNE SPOSOBNOSTI VRSTE Brassica napus L. V SLOVENIJI

Oljna ogrščica, Brassica napus L., je najpomembnejša oljnica zmernega klimatskega pasu in tipična industrijska rastlina. V Sloveniji se je v preteklosti obseg njene pridelave zelo spreminjal zaradi prilagajanja razmeram na trgu, uvajanja novih poljščin v kolobar in zaradi neposrednih plačil s strani Evropske unije. V letu 2010 se je pridelovala na 5351ha, kar predstavlja okrog 1,1% vseh pridelovalnih površin. Največ se je pridela v vzhodni Sloveniji, in sicer v Pomurski, Podravski in Spodnje-posavski regiji. Od leta 1984 do 2010 se je na območju Slovenije pridelovalo 58 različnih genotipov oljne in krmne ogrščice, od tega je bilo 28 vpisanih v Sortno listo v posameznem letu. Povprečni pridelki oljne ogrščice se gibljejo med 1,8 in 2,9 t/ha. V slovenskih razmerah razdrobljene posestne strukture obstajajo možnost oprašitve posevkov B. napus s samosevnimi in podivjanimi populacijami (znotraj in zunaj pridelovalnih površin). Poleg tega se v pri nas pojavljajo nekateri spolno kompatibilni sorodniki, ki imajo visoko sposobnost oprašitve z B. napus (B. rapa, B. oleracea, B. nigra, Hirchfeldia incana, Raphanus raphanistrum, Sinapis arvensis, Diplotaxis erucoides, D. tenuifolia, D. muralis, S. alba, R. sativus and Rapistrum rugosum). Nenadzorovan prenos genov med različnimi pojavnimi oblikami B. napus ali spolno kompatibilnimi sorodniki v primeru soobstoja različnih sistemov pridelave neposredno vpliva na sortno čistost semenskih posevkov in na kvaliteto pridelka.

 Ključne besede:     Brassica napus L., oljna ogrščica, obseg pridelave, sortna struktura, divji sorodniki, samosevci, podivjane populacije, prenos genov

 

Massive occurrence of Podagrica fuscicornis  (L.) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) on common marshmallow (Althaea officinalis L.)

Tanja BOHINC, Matej VIDRIH, Stanislav TRDAN

Abstract

 In May 2011 we noticed high number of Podagrica fuscicornis adults on the leaves of common marshmallow (Althaea officinalis) grown on Laboratory Field of Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana. In Slovenia, this beetle was already recorded earlier but it did not caused any damage on common marshmallow (Althaea officinalis). Due to the feeding of beetles on leaves, 1 to 2 mm large holes appear. By expecting climate changes, already known bionomics of some related species and giving more emphasis on herb production in the future, Chrysomelid P. fuscicornis might represent medium sized biological factor in producing common marshmallow.

 Key words:  flea beetles, Podagrica fuscicornis, medicinal plants, common marshmallow, Althaea officinalis

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Močan pojav vrste Podagrica fuscicornis (L.) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) na navadnem slezu (Althaea officinalis L.)

 V maju 2011 smo na listih navadnega sleza (Althaea officinalis) na Laboratorijskem polju Biotehniške fakultete v Ljubljani ugotovili večje število odraslih osebkov bolhača Podagrica fuscicornis. Vrsta je bila v Sloveniji že prej zastopana, a ni bila škodljiva pri pridelovanju navadnega sleza (Althaea officinalis). Na listih rastlin se kot posledica hranjenja hroščev pojavijo 1-2 mm velike luknjice. Ob pričakovanih podnebnih spremembah, znani bionomiji nekaterih sorodnih vrst in večjem pomenu pridelave zelišč v Sloveniji bi lahko vrsta P. fuscicornis v prihodnosti bila srednje pomemben biotični dejavnik pri pridelavi navadnega sleza.  

Ključne besede:  bolhači, Podagrica fuscicornis, zdravilne rastline, navadni slez, Althaea officinalis

 

Impact of fungicides and other preparations for seed treatment and different cultivation techniques on seed contamination of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. emend. Fiori et Paol.)

Igor ŠANTAVEC, Darja KOCJAN AČKO

 

Abstract

 Contamination of cereal crops and their products could be a result of inappropriate cultivation techniques as well as disregarding usual agro-technical measures like the seed treatment with fungicides. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of pre-sowing seed treatment on wheat seed infection and contamination of produced grains from the field trial at the Biotechnical faculty (BF) and contamination of crop samples from Slovene farms with conventional and organic type of production. In our laboratory we performed grain incubation on agar with various disinfectants before sowing the grain on the field. We found that seed treatment with fungicides Maxim 050 FS and Vitavax 200-FF had significantly improved the health status (2% infected grains) compared to untreated processed seed (25% infected grains). The effectiveness of both tested fungicides was significantly better (2% infected grains) compared to the Agrostemin and Fitolife preparations, which are allowed in organic farming (15% infected grains). Compared to the untreated seed, treating the seeds with both fungicides and the Agrostemin preparation reduced visible ear contamination with fusariosis during the time of dough maturity. With incubation of grain from our field experiment with different seed treatments, the positive effect of fungicides on the health status of grain yield was confirmed (27% infected grains), compared to sowing of seed that was not treated with disinfectants (34% infected grains). When compared to the control group a positive effect of wheat seed treatment with disinfectants used in organic farming was determined. Furthermore, seed treatment with fungicides had a greater influence on improving the health status of produced grain, compared to the above mentioned preparations allowed in organic farming (29% infected grains). The effect of seed treatment on the health status of the grain was the greatest when using the Vitavax 200-FF fungicide. The percentage of infected grains in laboratory incubation of produced wheat grain on agar, sampled from eight Slovenian farms, ranged from 1.5 to 19.5%. Contamination of sampled grain from organic production (7% infected grains) was comparable with infection of grain from the conventional farming (8.4% infected grains), where the infection ranged from 1.5% to 19.5%.

 Key words: crop management, Triticum aestivum, seed infection of winter wheat, fungicides and the other preparations for seed treatment, laboratory tests for infection of seed

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VPLIV FUNGICIDOV IN DRUGIH PRIPRAVKOV ZA RAZKUŽEVANJE SEMENA TER NAČINOV PRIDELAVE NA OKUŽENOST SEMENA OZIMNE PŠENICE (Triticum aestivum L. emend. Fiori et Paol.)

Onesnaženja pridelkov in izdelkov žit so lahko posledica slabe pridelovalne prakse, zlasti neupoštevanja običajnih agrotehničnih ukrepov, med katerimi je razkuževanje semena. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti vpliv razkuževanja semena na okuženost semena pšenice pred setvijo in pridelka zrnja iz poljskega poskusa Biotehniške fakultete (BF) ter okuženost vzorcev pridelanega zrnja iz konvencionalne in ekološke pridelave. Pri laboratorijski inkubaciji zrnja na agarju pred setvijo poljskega poskusa na BF z različnimi razkužili smo ugotovili, da tretiranje semena s fungicidoma Maxim 050 FS in Vitavax 200-FF (2 % okuženih zrn) pomembno izboljša zdravstveno stanje v primerjavi z nerazkuženim dodelanim semenom (25 % okuženih zrn). Delovanje obeh fungicidnih pripravkov je bilo statistično značilno boljše (2 % okuženih zrn) od pripravkov Agrostemin in Fitolife, ki sta dovoljena v ekološkem kmetijstvu (15 % okuženih zrn). Razkuževanje semena s fungicidoma in pripravkom Agrostemin je v primerjavi z nerazkuženim semenom zmanjšalo vidne okužbe klasov s fuzariozami v času voščene zrelosti. Pri inkubaciji pridelka zrnja iz poljskega poskusa z različnimi razkužili smo potrdili pozitiven vpliv tretiranja semena s fungicidoma na zdravstveno stanje pridelanega zrnja (27 % okuženih zrn) v primerjavi s setvijo nerazkuženega semena (34 % okuženih zrn). V primerjavi s kontrolo je bil ugotovljen pozitiven vpliv razkuževanja semena pšenice s pripravkoma, ki ju lahko uporabljajo tudi ekološki kmetje. Razkuževanje s fungicidoma je imelo večji vpliv na boljše zdravstveno stanje pridelanega zrnja kot pripravka dovoljena v ekološkem kmetijstvu (29 % okuženih zrn). Vpliv razkuževanja na zdravstveno stanje pridelanega zrnja je bil največji pri fungicidu Vitavax 200-FF. Pri laboratorijski inkubaciji pridelka zrnja pšenice na agarju z osmih slovenskih kmetij smo ugotovili, da je bila okuženost vzorcev pridelanega zrnja iz ekološke pridelave (7 % okuženih zrn) na ravni vzorcev iz konvencionalne pridelave (8,4 % okuženih zrn), pri katerih pa je bil razpon okuženosti od 1,5 % do 19,5 %.

 Ključne besede:     načini pridelave, Triticum aestivum, okuženost semena za setev in pridelanega zrnja ozimne pšenice, fungicidi in drugi pripravki za razkuževanje semena, laboratorijski testi okuženosti semena

 

Adventitious presence of GMOs in maize in the view of coexistence 

Petra KOZJAK1, Jelka ŠUŠTAR-VOZLIČ2, Vladimir MEGLIČ3

Abstract

 The introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops in the European Union (EU) demand specific management. The EU recommendations for the management of different agricultural practices are oriented towards the sustainable agriculture in the frame of flexible coexistence. Coexistence may be affected by the adventitious presence of genetically modified organisms (APGM) in non-GM crops along the supply chain. Various biological and environmental parameters as well as technical management have influence on the occurrence and the degree of APGM. These parameters are being used for the development of preventive coexistence measures in individual EU countries. Applicability of the prescribed coexistence measures is critically reviewed, also in the view of possible introduction of GM maize cultivation in Slovenia. From the review, it is concluded that some coexistence measures are not in line with coexistence principles because they demand excessive work and are sometimes difficult to implement in practice. Alternative cooperation of different cropping systems are discussed for potential future implementation. The review is focused on maize, the predominant GM crop cultivated in the EU and an interesting crop for cultivation in Slovenia.

 Key words: coexistence, GMO, adventitious presence of GMOs, maize

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NENAMERNA PRISOTNOST GENSKO SPREMENJENE KORUZE IN MOŽNOSTI SOOBSTOJA

Uvajanje gensko spremenjenih (GS) rastlin v pridelavo v Evropski uniji (EU) zahteva posebne ukrepe za zagotavljanje soobstoja različnih sistemov pridelovanja. Evropska priporočila za soobstoj spodbujajo upravljanje različnih pridelovalnih sistemov v smeri trajnostnega kmetijstva. Na soobstoj vpliva naključna, nenamerna prisotnost gensko spremenjenih organizmov (APGM) v gensko nespremenjenih pridelkih in proizvodih vzdolž celotne pridelovalne verige. Na prisotnost in stopnjo APGM vplivajo številni dejavniki, kot so biološki in okoljski ter načini upravljanja. Na podlagi teh dejavnikov so pripravljeni ukrepi za zagotavljanje soobstoja različnih kmetijskih praks. Podrobneje smo pregledali uporabnost posameznih ukrepov v luči možnosti uvedbe pridelovanja gensko spremenjene koruze v Sloveniji. Iz preglednega prispevka ugotavljamo, da nekateri ukrepi niso v skladu s temeljnimi načeli soobstoja, da zahtevajo ogromno dela in so zato v praksi težko izvedljivi. V razpravi smo predstavili alternativne načine upravljanja kmetijskih praks, ki bi jih lahko izvajali v prihodnosti. V prispevku smo se osredotočili na koruzo, ki je prevladujoča gensko spremenjena poljščina v EU in najbolj zanimiva za uvajanje v Sloveniji.

 Ključne besede: soobstoj, GSO, naključna prisotnost GSO, koruza

 

Validation of the method for the determination of some wine volatile compounds 

 Dejan BAVČAR, Helena BAŠA ČESNIK

Abstract

 Wine aroma is influenced by a number of volatile compounds. This article describes the validation of the method for 26 volatile compounds found in wine. Volatile compounds were determined with discontinuous liquid-liquid extraction and GC-MS detection. It was determined, that the method is linear with square correlation coefficient ranging from 0.961 to 0.999.  Limits of quantitative determination range from 0.52 mg/L to 14.8 mg/L. Recoveries range from 71.1% to 105.7% except for two compounds with lower recoveries. Measurement uncertainty ranges from 5.0% to 28.9%. According to the validation, the method is suitable for the determination of at least 24 volatile compounds common to wine. A practical method application was presented on Zelen wine variety from two different production procedures. 

Key words: wine, aroma, volatile compounds, GC-MS 

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VALIDACIJA METODE ZA DOLOČANJE NEKATERIH HLAPNIH SPOJIN  V VINU

 Na aromo vina vplivajo številne hlapne spojine. Ta članek opisuje validacijo metode za 26 hlapnih spojin, ki jih najdemo v vinu. Hlapne spojine so bile določene z diskontinuirano ekstrakcijo tekoče-tekoče in GC-MS detekcijo.  Določili smo, da je metoda linearna, z razponom kvadrata korelacijskega koeficienta od 0,961 do 0,999. Meje kvantitativne določitve imajo razpon od 0,52 mg/L do 14,8 mg/L. Izkoristki imajo razpon od 71,1% do 105,7%, razen za dve spojini, katerih izkoristek je nižji. Merilna negotovost ima razpon od 5,0% do 28,9%. Z ozirom na validacijo lahko potrdimo primernost metode za določanje vsaj 24 hlapnih spojin značilnih za vino. Praktični prikaz uporabe metode smo predstavili na vinih sorte Zelen iz dveh različnih postopkov pridelave.

 Ključne besede: vino, aroma, hlapne spojine, GC-MS

 

Analiza padavin na širšem območju Triglavskega narodnega parka za obdobje 1961-2009

 Zalika ČREPINŠEK,  Andreja  KUNŠIČ, Tomaž KRALJ, Lučka KAJFEŽ-BOGATAJ

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 Za 18 meteoroloških postaj na širšem območju Triglavskega narodnega parka smo za obdobje 1961-2009 analizirali letne višine padavin, število dni z dnevno višino padavin nad 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 in 150 mm ter število dvodnevnih nalivov z višino padavin nad 50, 100 in 150 mm. Za snežno odejo smo analizirali število dni po letnih časih in za snežno sezono ter trende v številu dni s snežno odejo. Največ padavin je imela v letnem povprečju Žaga pri Bovcu (2972 mm), najmanj Rateče (1532 mm). Medletna variabilnost višine padavin je na vseh postajah velika, v izrazito mokrih letih je višina padavin več kot dvakratna višina tiste v najbolj sušnih letih. Povprečne letne višine padavin, izračunane za dekade, se statistično značilno razlikujejo. Na večini postaj je bila najbolj mokra dekada 1961-1969, najbolj sušni dekadi pa 1980-1989 in 2000-2009. Na vseh postajah se pojavljajo močni enodnevni in dvodnevni nalivi, variabilnost števila izjemnih padavinskih dogodkov se povečuje z višino padavin. Največje število dni z višino padavin >5 mm ima Vogel (90), >10 mm in >20 mm Kneške Ravne (69 oz. 44). Dvodnevnih nalivov >50, >100 in >150 mm je največ na Žagi, najmanj pa v Ratečah. Na vseh postajah lahko vsako leto pričakujemo vsaj en dan, ko višina padavin presega 150 mm. Dolžina snežne sezone se v zadnjih letih zmanjšuje. Trend v številu dni s snežno odejo je na vseh postajah negativen. Velikost statistično značilnih sprememb je od -4,3 dni/10 let na Žagi do -14,9 dni/10 let v Stari Fužini.

 Ključne besede:    padavine, nalivi, snežna odeja, trendi, Triglavski narodni park 

ABSTRACT

 PRECIPITATION ANALYSIS OF THE WIDER AREA OF THE TRIGLAV NATIONAL PARK FOR THE PERIOD 1961-2009

 The annual rainfall series were analyzed for the 18 meteorological stations in the wider area of the Triglav National Park for the period 1961-2009: the amount of annual rainfall, the number of days with 24-h rainfall totals exceeding 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 150 mm and the number of 48-h rainfall totals exceeding 50, 100 and 150 mm. For snow cover, duration and the trend of days with snow cover were analyzed. The maximum annual precipitation over the entire period has been in Žaga by Bovec (2972 mm) and the minimum in Rateće (1532 mm). High interannual rainfall variability was noticed during period observed, more than twice as much rain has fallen in the wettest periods as in the driest periods. There were some significant differences between the decadal precipitation amounts. At most stations, the wettest period was 1961-1969 and the driest were 1980-1989 and 2000-2009. Heavy 24-h and 48-h rainfalls were measured at all stations, variability in the number of extreme rainfall events has increased with the amount of rainfall. The maximum number of days with day-rainfall above 5 mm was measured in Vogel (90), and above 10 mm (69) and 20 mm (44) in Kneške Ravne. Žaga had the highest number with rainfall above 50, 100 and 150 mm and Rateče the lowest one. The snow season has shortened in recent years, negative trends were observed at all stations in the number of days with snow cover. The significant trend rates ranged from -4.3 days/decade in Žaga to -14.9 days/decade in Stara Fužina.

 Key words:     precipitation, heavy rain, snow cover, trends, Triglav national park

 

Parametrični in neparametrični pristopi za odkrivanje trenda v časovnih vrstah

 Tadeja KRANER ŠUMENJAK, Vilma ŠUŠTAR

 

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 Eno od najpogosteje uporabljenih orodij za odkrivanje sprememb v časovnih vrstah je analiza trenda. Obstaja veliko parametričnih in neparametričnih testov za odkrivanje značilnih trendov v časovnih vrstah. Slednji se pogosteje uporabljajo zaradi manjšega števila predpostavk potrebnih za njihovo izvedbo. Najpogosteje uporabljen test za odkrivanje značilnih trendov je Mann-Kendallov test, ki še vedno zahteva, da so vzorčni podatki neodvisni. Za odstranitev vpliva serialne korelacije v Mann-Kendallovem testu so bili vpeljani različni popravki in metode pred-beljenja. V tem članku je pregled najpogosteje uporabljenih pristopov za odkrivanje trenda v časovnih vrstah ob prisotnosti serialne korelacije ali brez nje. Na koncu so te metode uporabljene še na realnih podatkih.

 Ključne besede:     analiza trenda, metoda najmanjših kvadratov, Mann-Kendallov test, korelacijski koeficient, avtokorelacija, pred-beljenje.

  

ABSTRACT

 PARAMETRIC AND NONPARAMETRIC APROACH FOR TREND DETECTION IN TIME SERIES

 One of the most commonly used tools for detecting changes in time series is trend analysis. A number of parametric and nonparametric tests exist to detect the significance of trends in time series. The latter have been widely used mainly because of fewer number of assumptions needed in their implementation. The most often used test for detecting significant trends is Mann-Kendall test, that still requires sample data to be serially independent. To eliminate the effect of serial correlation on the Man-Kendall test different correction and pre-whitening methods have been introduced. This paper reviews the most commonly used approaches for trend detection in time series with or without presence of serial correlation. At the end these methods are applied to real datasets.

 Keywords: trend analysis, least square method, Mann-Kendall test, correlation coefficient, autocorrelation, pre-whitening.

 

Možnosti biotičnega zatiranja paradižnikovega molja (Tuta absoluta Povolny, Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)

 Katarina KOS, Stanislav TRDAN

izvleček

 Paradižnikov molj (Tuta absoluta) velja v svetu za enega najpomembnejših škodljivcev paradižnika, saj se hitro širi s sadikami in predvsem z embalažo. Škodljivec lahko napada vse nadzemske dele rastlin, njegove ličinke težko dosežejo kontaktni insekticidi, ima prilagodljiv razvojni krog ter širok spekter gostiteljev. Zaradi teh lastnosti strokovnjaki menijo, da ga je najustrezneje zatirati z naravnimi sovražniki, saj parazitoidi ali plenilci sami najdejo njihove gostitelje in se razvijajo skupaj z njimi. Številne raziskave kažejo, da je samostojna uporaba insekticidov premalo učinkovita, zato preučujejo različne kombinacije biotičnih pripravkov, biotičnih pripravkov in insekticidov, možnosti zaščite in sanacije zavarovanih prostorov, načrtnega spremljanja in masovnega lovljenja škodljivca. V Evropi v zadnjih letih intenzivno iščejo domorodne naravne sovražnike, ki bi se lahko dovolj hitro prilagodili novemu gostitelju, da bi jih bilo mogoče uporabiti v biotičnem varstvu proti paradižnikovemu molju. Enak cilj smo si zastavili tudi v Sloveniji, čeprav pri nas molj za zdaj še ne povzroča gospodarsko pomembnih poškodb na paradižniku.

 Ključne besede:     biotično varstvo, naravni sovražniki, paradižnikov molj

ABSTRACT

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF TOMATO LEAF MINER (Tuta absoluta Povolny; Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)

Tomato leaf miner (Tuta absoluta) is a major pest on tomatoes worldwide. It can spread very easily with plantings and contaminated packaging, it can attack all aboveground parts of tomato, it is hidden from contact insecticides and has adaptive life-cycle with several secondary host plants. Because of these advantages of the pest, biological control is considered as one of the most efficient methods to control the pest, because natural enemies are active in finding host and they develop with it. According to the researches single products are not as efficient as combinations of biological control agents, biological agents and chemical insecticides, and appropriate phytosanitary measures in greenhouses, monitoring with sex pheromones and mass trapping, if necessary. In Europe, we are looking for indigenous natural enemies that could adapt to the new host and could be therefore used in biological control of tomato leaf miner. We have the same goal in Slovenia, though the damage of T. absoluta still does not have economic impact.

 Key words:    biological control, natural enemies, tomato leaf miner

 

LINGRA: model za simulacijo rasti in pridelka travne ruše

 Tjaša POGAČAR, Lučka  KAJFEŽ-BOGATAJ

 

IZVLEČEK

 Razvoj in uporaba agro-meteoroloških modelov sta pomembna za raziskave razvoja travne ruše in tudi za napovedovanje produktivnosti travne ruše ob različnih podnebnih danostih. V delu je predstavljen dinamičen model LINGRA, ki simulira rast travinja na osnovi procesov, ki se dogajajo v rastlini in upošteva, kako na te procese vplivajo okoljske razmere. Podane so glavne enačbe v pod-modelih LINGRA s katerimi računamo prestrezanje svetlobe, učinkovitost izrabe svetlobe, aktivnost vira in ponora, stopnjo razraščanja poganjkov, stopnjo pojavljanja listov, količino vode v tleh in evaporacijo. Model je dokaj enostaven za uporabo in če ga dobro umerimo, je uporaben za različne simulacije vpliva vremenskih in podnebnih razmer na pridelek trave, kar je uporabno pri sprejemanju raznih odločitev ali pri oceni tveganja rastlinske pridelave.

Ključne besede: trava, simulacija, model, agrometeorologija, vreme

 

 

ABSTRACT

 LINGRA: GRASS Growth AND YIELD simulation model

 Grass growth models are valuable tool for grassland management for a decision support application. The grassland growth model LINGRA, which was developed to predict growth and development of perennial rye grass across Europe is presented and some of the main equations are described in this work. Key process simulated in the model are light utilisation, leaf formatin and elongation, tillering and carbon partitioning. Integration time step is one day. LINGRA provides algorithms for the simulatin of grass growth under irrigated and non-irrigated conditins. Model is relatively simple, but it contains the most imprtant features of grass growth. Validation of the model from independent historical European data showed that model predictions  are sufficiently accurate to make it a useful aid for on-farm decision-making processes.

 Key words:     Grass, Simulation; modelling; sink-surce, grassland, weather

 

Analiza fenofaz paš, pri čebelah v Novem mestu

 Lucija Glorija JELEN

IZVLEČEK

 Preučevali smo vpliv temperature zraka na izbrane fenološke faze čebel (Apis mellifera carnica Pollman) za obdobje 1971-2007 v Novem mestu. Medletna variabilnost nastopa fenofaz (prva paša čebel, paša na robiniji, paša na lipi) je velika, variacijski razmik znaša od 44 do 86 dni. S časovno analizo smo ugotovili, da se kot posledica višjih temperatur zraka ter zgodnejših rastlinskih fenofaz, tudi fenofaze pri čebelah pojavljajo v zadnjem obdobju zgodnejše. Statistično značilen linearen trend za prvo pašo čebel znaša -19 dni/dekado, za pašo na robiniji pa -10 dni/dekado. Fenofaza paša na lipi nima statistično značilnega trenda. Povezanost med fenološkim razvojem in temperaturo zraka smo preučevali s korelacijsko analizo. Vrednosti koeficientov korelacije so med -0,45 in -0,70. Vse tri fenofaze so najbolj korelirane s povprečnimi dvomesečnimi temperaturami marca in aprila. Izdelali smo enostavne regresijske modele za napoved časa nastopa fenofaz na osnovi temperature zraka. Kot pojasnjevalne spremenljivke modela smo vključili povprečne mesečne temperature zraka in termalni čas, potreben za nastop izbrane fenofaze. Akumuliran termalni čas smo izračunali kot vsoto aktivnih temperatur (vsota pozitivnih temperatur od 1.1. dalje) in efektivnih temperatur (temperaturna vsota nad temperaturnim pragom 10 °C od 28.2. dalje). Koeficienti variabilnosti (KV) za izračunan termalni čas znašajo od 15 % do 43 %. Z metodo regresije po korakih smo oblikovali linearne regresijske modele za napoved časa prve paše čebel in paše na robiniji. Z modeli smo lahko pojasnili od 53 % do 91 % variabilnosti v času nastopa fenofaz.

 Ključne besede:       čebele, fenofaze, trendi, termalni čas, regresijski modeli

  

ABSTRACT

THE ANALYSIS OF PASTURE PHENOPHASES FOR BEES IN NOVO MESTO

The influence of air temperature on the chosen bee phenophases (Apis mellifera carnica Pollman) was studied in the period 1971-2007 in Novo mesto, Slovenia. The inter-annual phenophase variability (start, first bee pasture, pasture on black locust and pasture on linden) is high - variation interval is from 44 to 86 days. With time analysis it was established that as a result of higher air temperatures and earlier plant phenophases also the bee phenophases appear earlier in the last period. Statistically significant linear trend for the first bee pasture is -19 day/decade, for pasture on black locust it is -10 day/decade. Phenophase pasture on linden has no statistically significant trend. The correlation between phenological development and air temperature was studied with correlation analysis. The correlation coefficient values are between -0.45 and -0.70. All three phenophases are best correlated with average monthly temperatures in March and April. Simple regressions models for the prediction of the start of phenophases on the basis of air temperature were developed. As the models explanatory variables average monthly air temperatures and thermal time needed for an individual phenophase start were included. The accumulated thermal time was calculated as the sums of active temperatures (the sum of positive temperatures from January 1) and effective temperatures (the sum of temperatures above the temperature threshold 10 oC from February 28). The variability coefficients (KV) for the calculated thermal time are between 15 per cent and 43 per cent. With backward selection linear regression models for the prediction of time of the first bee pasture and pasture on black locust were formed. With the models we were able to explain 53 per cent to 91 per cent of variability at the start of phenophases.

 Key words: bees, phenophases, trends, thermal time, regression models

 

Problematika nabiranja cvetnih brstov za izdelavo preparatov mejoze

 Tomaž SINKOVIČ 


 

IZVLEČEK

 Opisan je evolucijski pomen mejoze in vzroki za prevlado spolnega načina razmnoževanja pri višjih rastlinah ter pomen prerazporejanja genov (rekombinacija) v profazi prve zoritvene delitve. Predstavljen je razvoj mejoze iz mitoze in razlike med tema celičnima delitvama.  Opisano je nabiranje cvetnih brstov čemaža za pripravo mejotskih preparatov. Cvetne brste čemaža smo nabirali v marcu in aprilu 2008. Največ mejotskih faz smo opazili pri cvetnih brstih nabranih v tretjem tednu v mesecu marcu. Optimalna dolžina cvetnih brstov je bila 1 do 1,5 cm. V aprilu so bili cvetni brsti preveč razviti, lahko smo opazovali le pelodna zrna.

 Ključne besede: mejoza, Allium ursinum, cvetni brsti, nabiranje, redukcija kromosomske števila, razvoj mejoze iz mitoze

 

ABSTRACT

FLOWER BUD SAMPLING FOR MEIOTIC SLIDE PREPARATIONS

 Evolutionary aspect of meiosis and reasons for dominate sexual reproduction in higher plants are described. Conjugation of homologue chromosomes and recombination of genes in prophase of the first meiotic division are presented.  Evolution of meiosis from mitosis is discussed. The problems of flower bud sampling for meiotic preparations are presented. Flower buds of Allium ursinum were collected in March and April 2008. Best results were obtained by sampling flower buds in the third week of March. For meiotic preparations the optimal length of flower buds was 1 to 1.5 cm. In April the flower buds were over-developed and we could observe developing pollen grains only.

 Key words:   meiosis, Allium ursinum, flower buds, sampling, chromosome number reduction, the evolution of meiosis from mitosis

 

Virulenčni faktorji glive Verticillium albo-atrum

 Aljaž Majer, Janez Kosel

 

izvleček

 Gliva Verticillium albo-atrum je pomemben rastlinski patogen, ki lahko okuži več sto rastlinskih vrst in povzroča precejšnjo škodo v kmetijstvu. O mehanizmih patogeneze te glive je znanega zelo malo, pred kratkim pa je bil sekvenciran njen genom, kar ponuja dobre obete za raziskave na tem področju. V tej raziskavi sva pregledala literaturo o znanih genih gliv, ki sodelujejo pri napadu in pojavu simptomov bolezni, nakar sva v genomu V. albo-atrum z uporabo orodja BLAST poiskala homologe vseh najdenih genov in poskusila prepoznati razloge za virulenco te pomembne patogene glive.

 Ključne besede: Verticillium albo-atrum, glivni efektorji, patogeneza, BLAST

 

ABSTRACT

Virulence factors of the fungus Verticillium albo-atrum

The fungus Verticillium albo-atrum is an important plant pathogen, capable of infecting several hundred plant species and causing considerable agricultural losses. Pathogenesys mechanisms of this fungus are poorly understood, but the recent sequencing of its genome offers good foresight for conducting research on this topic. We have surveyed accessible knowledge on known pathogenesis related fungal genes and conducted a search of gene homologs of these genes in the genome of V. albo-atrum using BLAST. From retrieved data, we tried to form a possible explanation for the high virulence of this important pathogenic fungus.

 Key words:    Verticillium albo-atrum, fungal effectors, pathogenesis, BLAST