jiangxi agricultural university
2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE
Environment
Modification and Application of a Leaf Blower-vac for Field Sampling of Arthropods
Yi Zou 1, Mario D. van Telgen 1, Junhui Chen 2, Haijun Xiao 2, Joop de Kraker 3, Felix J. J. A. Bianchi 4, Wopke van der Werf 1
1Centre for Crop Systems Analysis, Wageningen University, 2Institute of Entomology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, 3Department of Science, Open University, 4Farming Systems Ecology, Wageningen University
Assessment of arthropod abundance in crops is critical for investigating population dynamics and species interactions. Here we describe the modification and application of a leaf blower-vac for suction sampling of arthropods in rice.
Biology
A Multi-hole Cryovial Eliminates Freezing Artifacts when Muscle Tissues are Directly Immersed in Liquid Nitrogen
Yizhong Huang 1, Maozhang He 1, Qingjie Zeng 1, Lin Li 1, Zhen Zhang 1, Junwu Ma 1, Yanyu Duan 1
1State Key Laboratory for Pig Genetic Improvement and Production Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University
This protocol describes a procedure to freeze muscle tissues by plunging them directly into liquid nitrogen. This protocol also highlights a new cryovial that can avoid the "blanket effect" of nitrogen gas when liquid nitrogen contacts the tissue surface of a specimen.
