bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Gender politics and secure services for women: reflections on a study of staff understandings of challenging behaviour
Authors: MCKEOWN M. , ANDERSON J. , BENNETT A. , CLAYTON P. 
Published: September 2003

This paper discusses the findings of a Q methodological study that investigated the complexity of professional understandings of (attitudes towards) residents in a secure unit for women with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours. Particular attention is afforded to the critical debate regarding women in psychiatric and secure care, including the significant contribution made to this literature by feminist perspectives. A multiprofessional group of staff (n = 38) participated in the study and nine distinct accounts of women's challenging behaviour are described. Despite a considerable amount of recent policy concern with the position of women in psychiatric services, the findings of this research suggest that many front line staff are reluctant to highlight gender in their explanations of women's behaviour. This supports the assertion by Williams et al. (2001), who were involved in the National Gender Training Initiative (NGTI), that most critical theorizing about women's mental health has had minimal impact at the level of individuals’ understandings of these important issues. This state of affairs suggests a powerful case for the expansion of staff training as provided in the NGTI, which makes gender central to understanding and emphasizes feminist perspectives.
Growth Kinetics of Porcine Lymphatic Organs during Early Postnatal Life
Authors: Schnapper A. , Uhr G. , Meyer W. 
Published: September 2003

SummaryDuring the critical early postnatal period, the development of lymphatic organs, being the major structural components of the immune system, progresses rapidly. In this context, the growth kinetics and growth rates of Peyer's patches, tonsilla veli palatini, lymphnodes (lc. mesentericum craniale and lc. bronchale), spleen and thymus were investigated in German landrace piglets from birth until 2 weeks of age. The weight of all these organs increased faster than body weight but regression analysis revealed remarkable differences in growth kinetics and growth rates. The lymphoepithelial organs (Peyer's patches, tonsilla veli palatini) had low growth rates at birth (∼10%/day) that increased continuously until 2 weeks, while lymphnodes and spleen exhibited constant high growth rates (∼40%/day). Small intestinal lymphnodes alone showed biphasic growth kinetics which could be attributed to colostrum absorption. The growth kinetics of the thymus included a point of inflexion at the end of the first week. The differences in growth kinetics and growth rates are discussed with regard to their immunobiological relevance.
The Impact of Underseeding Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) on Timothy (Phleum pratense L.)‐Clover (Trifolium pratense L.; Trifolium hybridum L.) Forage Production in a Cool Maritime Climate
Authors: Spaner D. , Todd A. G. 
Published: September 2003

AbstractGrowing barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in the year of forage establishment is a common agronomic practice in marginal growing regions, but is often not recommended to growers. We examined the effect of silage barley production over an establishing timothy (Phleum pratense L.)‐clover (Trifolium pratense L.; Trifolium hybridum L.) forage sward in a 4‐year study near St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. The experiment compared two barley varieties differing in plant height (semidwarf Chapais and Leger), three barley seeding rates and the effect of a forage understorey on forage (barley) production in the establishment year and forage (timothy‐clover) production in the subsequent year. The taller Leger yielded similar forage biomass to Chapais in the year of forage establishment, which (when planted at 375 plants m−2) was roughly twice that of a pure‐stand timothy‐clover mix. Increasing the barley seeding rate from 125 to 375 plants m−2 resulted in a linear increase in forage yield in the year of planting. The production of barley forage in the establishment year resulted in reduced timothy‐clover forage yield in the year following barley planted at 125 and 375 seeds m−2, but not for barley planted at 250 seeds m−2. Companion planting also altered forage species composition in that higher barley seeding rates resulted in 12–18 % less timothy and 2–4 % lower fibre levels in the year following planting. Barley seeded at rates of 250–375 seeds m−2 and undersown with a timothy‐clover mixture (harvested at mid‐milk) resulted in greater forage yield of poorer quality than pure‐stand timothy‐clover in the planting year, and a barley seeding rate of 250 seeds m−2 did not impede forage production in the subsequent year.
Allocation of Photosynthates and Grain Growth of Two Wheat Cultivars with Different Potential Grain Growth in Response to Pre‐ and Post‐anthesis Shading
Authors: Wang Z. , Yin Y. , He M. , Zhang Y. , Lu S. , Li Q. , Shi S. 
Published: September 2003

AbstractGrain yield in wheat is dependent on photosynthate production and allocation. Light intensity is one of the main factors affecting photosynthate production and allocation, and grain yield. This study was conducted to determine whether cultivars varying in grain number per spike and grain weight respond differently to pre‐anthesis shading (PRE) and post‐anthesis shading (POST), and to characterize the responses in production and allocation of photosynthate, yield and yield components, and spike traits. Both PRE and POST caused a decrease in both dry matter (DM) accumulation and allocation to grain. Cultivar Lumai 22, which has a large spike and large grains, was more sensitive to either PRE or POST. PRE reduced photosynthate production and partitioning to the spike in Lumai 22 at anthesis. In contrast, PRE had little influence on these parameters in the small‐spike, small‐grain cultivar Yannong 15. POST reduced the partitioning to the grain, especially in Lumai 22, for which marked reductions in biomass and grain yield were found for both the PRE and POST treatments. Changes in yield components attributable to shading varied with cultivars. The number of spikes m−2 was not affected by either PRE or POST. Lumai 22 was more seriously affected by shading than Yannong 15 in terms of grain number per spike and weight per grain. The decreases in grain number or weight per spikelet in both the PRE and POST treatments took place mainly in the upper and basal spikelets, especially in Lumai 22. We concluded that the adaptability of the small‐spike, small‐grain cultivar Yannong 15 to either PRE or POST was much greater than that of the large‐spike, large‐grain cultivar Lumai 22 in terms of many characteristics closely related to grain yield. Hence, we suggest that, in areas where low light intensity often occurs, the small‐spike, small‐grain cultivar would be more likely to produce high, stable grain yields.
Leaf Carbon Isotope Discrimination and its Relation with Qualitative Root Traits and Harvest Index in Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L.)
Authors: Tsialtas J. T. , Karadimos D. A. 
Published: September 2003

AbstractTwenty commercial sugar beet varieties were grown at two sites in central Greece during the 2001 growing season (March to October), in a completely randomized block design with three replications. Carbon isotope discrimination (Δ) in sugar beet leaves was found to be affected by site and marginally by variety. No relation was found between fresh root yield and Δ, but significant correlations were found between Δ and sucrose content (positive) and between Δ and root α‐amino‐N (negative). Also, the harvest index, determined at one site, was negatively correlated with Δ.
Chickpea Yields in Relation to Rhizobium Inoculation from Wild Chickpea at High Altitudes
Authors: Kantar F. , Elkoca E. , Öğütcü H. , Algur Ö. F. 
Published: September 2003

AbstractA study was conducted in order to investigate yields in relation to seed inoculation of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L. cv. Aziziye‐94) with eight Rhizobium leguminosarum ssp. ciceri strains isolated from wild chickpeas (C. anatolicum) of high altitudes (2000–2500 m) in comparison with standard bacterial culture, uninoculated control and mineral nitrogen fertilizer application in the growth room and in the field in 1999, 2000 and 2001 in Erzurum (29°55′N and 41°16′E at an altitude of 1850 m), Turkey.In the growth room trial, bacterial inoculations significantly increased shoot dry weight, N %, total N, N fixed and efficiency of symbiosis compared with the uninoculated control treatment depending on the strains. In the field trial, inoculations with HF 274 and HF 177 increased nodule dry weight, N %, chlorophyll, seed yield and total biomass yield depending on the strains, the lowest values being recorded in uninoculated plots. As an average of years, inoculation with HF 274, HF 177 and standard bacterial culture increased seed yields, respectively, by 23.3, 22.7 and 16.8 % over uninoculated control.In conclusion, rhizobial inoculation of chickpea with HF 274 and HF 177 strains isolated from wild chickpeas (C. anatolicum) of high altitudes may substitute costly N fertilizers in chickpea production even in cold highland areas such as Erzurum.
Allelopathic Effects of Black Mustard (Brassica nigra) on Germination and Growth of Wild Barley (Hordeum spontaneum)
Authors: Tawaha A. M. , Turk M. A. 
Published: September 2003

AbstractBlack mustard [Brassica nigra (L.) Koch.] contains water‐soluble allelochemicals that inhibit the germination and growth of other species. This characteristic could be used in weed management programmes. Greenhouse and laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the effects on wild barley (Hordeum spontaneum Koch.) germination and seedling growth of (i) preceding crops, (ii) fresh black mustard residue incorporation, and (iii) black mustard leaf, stem, flower and root water extract concentrations. Growth of wild barley, as indicated by plant height and weight, was significantly reduced when grown in soil previously cropped to black mustard compared with that cropped to wild barley. Soil incorporation of fresh black mustard roots and both roots and shoots reduced wild barley germination, plant height and weight when compared with a no‐residue control. In bioassays, black mustard extracts reduced wild barley hypocotyl length, hypocotyl weight, radicle weight, seed germination, and radicle length by as much as 44, 55, 57, 63 and 75 %, respectively, when compared with a water control. Increasing the water extract concentrations from 4 to 20 g per 100 ml of water of all black mustard parts significantly increased the inhibition of wild barley germination, seedling length and weight. Based on 8‐day‐old wild barley radicle length, averaged across all extract concentrations, the degree of toxicity of different black mustard plant parts can be ranked in the following order of inhibition: leaves > flowers > mixture of all plant parts > stems > roots.
The Effects of Depth and Duration of Burial on Seasonal Germination, Dormancy and Viability of Galium aparine and Bifora radians Seeds
Authors: Mennan H. 
Published: September 2003

AbstractThe effects of depth and duration of burial on seasonal germination, primary/secondary dormancy, and viability of Galium aparine and Bifora radians were studied in two experiments. The seeds of both species were buried at different depths with four replications in a split‐plot design in the first experiment. The seeds were exhumed from the field at monthly intervals and germinated under suitable temperature conditions. In the second experiment, the seeds of both species were stored at 20 °C and 50 % relative humidity after harvest. Four replicates of seeds from each species were adjusted for germination tests at monthly intervals. Non‐germinated seeds of either the first or the second experiment were treated with triphenyltetrazolium chloride in order to enhance the viability of seeds at monthly intervals until the end of the experiment. The seeds of G. aparine showed cyclic behaviour in the burial experiment. The germination percentage of B. radians seeds never exceeded 8 % at all depths until 7 months after burial due to primary dormancy. Thereafter, the seeds showed typical cyclic behaviour with modest deviation. In both the species, the depth of burial strongly affected seed viability. In the dry storage conditions, the seeds of G. aparine and B. radians showed a high level of primary dormancy. The percentage viability of seeds declined depending on the duration of storage.
A Hitchhiker's Guide to Mixed Models for Randomized Experiments
Authors: Piepho H. P. , Büchse A. , Emrich K. 
Published: September 2003

AbstractDesigned experiments conducted by crop scientists often give rise to several random sources of variation. Pertinent examples are split‐plot designs, series of experiments and repeated measurements taken on the same field plot. Data arising from such experiments may be conveniently analysed by mixed models. While the mixed model framework is by now very well developed theoretically, and good software is readily available, the technology is still under‐utilized. The purpose of the present paper is, therefore, to encourage more widespread use of mixed models. We outline basic principles, which help in setting up mixed models appropriate in a given situation, the main task required from users of mixed model software. Several examples are considered to demonstrate key issues. The theoretical underpinnings are briefly sketched in so far as they are practically relevant for making informed use of mixed‐model computer packages. Finally, a brief review is given of some recent methodological developments, which are of interest to the plant sciences. A German version of this paper is available from the corresponding author upon request.
Effects of a Nitrogen‐Fixing Indigenous Bacterium (Klebsiella pneumoniae) on the Growth and Development of the Halophyte Salicornia bigelovii as a New Crop for Saline Environments
Authors: Rueda‐Puente E. , Castellanos T. , Troyo‐Diéguez E. , Díaz de León‐Alvarez J. L. , Murillo‐Amador B. 
Published: September 2003

Abstract Salicornia bigelovii is a novel crop for salty soils, which can contribute to arid‐zone management where irrigation with salty water, including sea water, is now a necessity. Nitrogen fixation by bacteria associated with the roots of S. bigelovii and similar halophytes is an important source of available nitrogen in salt marsh ecosystems. However, the diversity of the rhizosphere of Salicornia is unknown. Five areas around the Bay of La Paz in Baja California Sur, Mexico were sampled to detect nitrogen‐fixing bacteria associated with this halophyte; from these, 18 colonies were isolated. Only one showed high acetylene reduction activity. This bacterium was identified as Klebsiella pneumoniae. The effects of K. pneumoniae were evaluated at the germination and early seedling growth stages of two genotypes of S. bigelovii (‘wild genotype’ and cultivar SOS‐10), as an alternative crop for semiarid and saline environments. This bacterium, in conjunction with Azospirillum halopraeferens, was tested for growth‐promoting ability when inoculated on S. bigelovii genotypes under various saline concentration conditions. During germination and early seedling growth, K. pneumoniae showed high specificity for the wild S. bigelovii genotype, while A. halopraeferens was more specific for the improved S. bigelovii genotype SOS‐10. This is the first report of K. pneumoniae as a nitrogen‐fixing bacterium associated with the oilseed S. bigelovii, a novel halophyte crop. A reliable biological method, based on beneficial bacteria, is suggested to help maintain or improve the fertility of soils sustaining Salicornia fields.
Relationship between Frost Tolerance and Cold‐Induced Resistance of Spring Barley, Meadow Fescue and Winter Oilseed Rape to Fungal Pathogens
Authors: Płażek A. , Hura K. , Żur I. , Niemczyk E. 
Published: September 2003

AbstractPlants exposed to one stress factor may become more tolerant to another. Cold is the most often documented factor inducing plant resistance to pathogens. The aim of this work was to investigate whether resistance of spring barley and meadow fescue to Bipolaris sorokiniana and resistance of winter oilseed rape to Phoma lingam induced at 5 °C for 2, 4 or 6 weeks are associated with frost tolerance, water potential and soluble carbohydrate content. Cold‐acclimated plants of each species showed increased resistance to the studied pathogens. Barley, fescue and rape plants demonstrated higher frost tolerance after hardening, but only in the case of fescue a correlation between resistance to frost and resistance to B. sorokiniana was found. A significant decrease in the water potential of leaf cells was observed in cold‐acclimated barley and fescue. In these two species, water potential greatly affected resistance to B. sorokiniana. However, only in barley did accumulation of fructose, glucose and sucrose correlate as well with changes in water potential as with cold‐induced resistance to the pathogen. In the case of hardened rape, no correlation between the studied parameters was found. The results obtained indicated that the temperature of 5 °C used during cold acclimation was not favourable for hardening of this plant species.
Effect of Planting Date on Seed Yield, Oil Content and Fatty Acid Composition of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) Cultivars Grown in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey
Authors: Samancı B. , Özkaynak E. 
Published: September 2003

AbstractA study was conducted to investigate the effect of different planting dates (25 April, 5 May and 15 May 1998 and 30 April, 15 May and 25 May 1999) on the seed yield, oil content and fatty acid composition of three safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) cultivars (Yenice 5‐38, Dincer 5‐118 and 5‐154) grown in fields of the research facility of Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey. While seed yield, oil content, and palmitic acid, stearic acid, and oleic acid contents decreased, linoleic acid content increased from 50.86 to 55.72 % with delay in planting date. The effect of genotype on fatty acids was greater than that of environment.
Phytotoxic Interference of Ageratum conyzoides with Wheat (Triticum aestivum)
Authors: Singh H. P. , Batish D. R. , Kaur S. , Kohli R. K. 
Published: September 2003

AbstractA study was conducted to assess the phytotoxicity of Ageratum conyzoides, a weed of cultivated areas, to the growth and establishment of wheat (Triticum aestivum). The lengths of the radicle and coleoptile and the seedling dry weight of wheat were significantly reduced when wheat was grown in field soil previously infested with A. conyzoides, compared to control soil collected from an area devoid of this weed. Even extracts prepared from A. conyzoides soil were inhibitory, indicating the presence of some water‐soluble phytotoxins in the soil. To determine the possible contribution of the weed in releasing these phytotoxins, growth studies involving leaf residues and their extracts and amended soils (prepared by incorporating leaf residues and residue extracts) were also performed on wheat. With all treatments, an inhibitory effect of A. conyzoides was found, compared to respective controls. A significant amount of water‐soluble phytotoxins (the phenolics) was found to be present in the soil infested with A. conyzoides, leaf residues and the amended soils. The amount of phenolics correlated well with growth performance in the respective treatments. This study establishes the phytotoxicity of leaf residues of A. conyzoides to wheat through the release of phenolics into the soil, which may serve as possible tools in establishing its allelopathy.
Plant Regeneration from the Hybridization of Brassica juncea and B. napus Through Embryo Culture
Authors: Zhang G. Q. , Zhou W. J. , Gu H. H. , Song W. J. , Momoh E. J. J. 
Published: September 2003

AbstractCrosses were made to produce interspecific hybrids between Brassica napus × B. juncea and their reciprocals with the aid of embryo culture techniques. A better response of hybrid embryo culture was obtained from two cross combinations of B. juncea × B. napus (Ames 24521 × Huyou 15 and Vittasso × Zheshuang 72) than from their reciprocals. Embryo culture was more effective in terms of plant regeneration when embryos were cultured in vitro at 15 days after pollination (DAP), while more calli were initiated when embryos were excised and cultured at 10 DAP. A better response was observed on the MS medium with 0.3 mg l−1 naphthylacetic acid (NAA) + 1.5 mg l−1 6‐benzylaminopurine (BAP) and with 0.3 mg l−1 NAA + 2.0 mg l−1 BAP. Callus formation and plant regeneration on these two media reached 55.43 and 26.65 %, and 66.98 and 24.61 %, respectively.
Medium, Explant and Genotype Factors Influencing Shoot Regeneration in Oilseed Brassica spp.
Authors: Tang G. X. , Zhou W. J. , Li H. Z. , Mao B. Z. , He Z. H. , Yoneyama K. 
Published: September 2003

AbstractThe effects of culture media, explants and genotypes on shoot regeneration in oilseed Brassica species were examined in this study. The maximum shoot regeneration frequency was obtained in Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 3 mg l−1 6‐benzylaminopurine and 0.15 mg l−1 1‐naphthaleneacetic acid. The addition of 2.5 mg l−1 AgNO3 was very beneficial to shoot regeneration in B. napus and Ag2S2O3 (10 mg l−1) was even superior to AgNO3 (2.5 mg l−1). Explant age, explant type and carbon source also significantly affected shoot regeneration. Four‐day‐old seedlings of cotyledonary explants showed the maximum shoot regeneration frequency and number of shoots per explant. Of the four explants – peduncles, hypocotyls, cotyledons and leaf petioles – cotyledons produced the highest shoot regeneration frequency (56.67 %). Four carbon sources – glucose, maltose, starch and sucrose – were compared for their respective effects on shoot regeneration from cotyledonary explants. Sucrose appeared to be the best carbon source for shoot regeneration with the highest shoot regeneration frequency (76.00 %). Considerable variation in shoot regeneration from cotyledonary explants was observed both between and within Brassica species. The shoot regeneration frequency ranged from 10.00 % for cv. R5 (B. rapa) to 83.61 % for cv. N1 (B. napus). Two B. napus, one B. carinata and one B. juncea cultivars exhibited shoot regeneration frequency higher than 70 %. In terms of the number of shoots produced per explant, B. rapa showed the highest variation, ranging from 5.64 for cv. R3 to 1.33 for cv. R5. Normal plantlets were regenerated from all induced shoots and developed normally. The regenerated plants were fertile and identical with the source plants.