Effect of long-term NPK application on secondary and micro nutrient contents ofCoffea canephora Pierre

Summary The Ca, Mg, S, Mn and Cu contents in leaves ofCoffea canephora trees selected in 64 plots under a 4×4×2 NPK trial were determined after seven years of fertilizer application. It was observed that NPK applications increased Mn uptake, P application increased the uptake of Cu, Ca and S while application of N and K did not enhance the uptake of Cu, Mg, Ca and S. It was shown that as a result of NPK applications, Ca and Mg had become deficient in coffee leaves, which corroborates earlier findings based on soil analysis.     

Leaf structure and anatomy as related to leaf mass per area variation in seedlings of a wide range of woody plant species and types

The structural causes of variation in leaf mass per area, and of variations in leaf structure accounted for by leaf habit and life form, were explored in a set of laboratory-grown seedlings of 52 European woody species. The leaf traits analysed included density, thickness, saturated mass/dry mass, and leaf nitrogen per mass and per area. Other traits described the anatomy of leaves, most of them relating to the lamina (proportions of palisade and spongy parenchymata, epidermis, air space and sclerified tissues, expressed as volume per leaf area, and per-cell transversal areas of epidermis and parenchymata), and another referring to the mid rib (transversal section of sclerified tissues). Across the whole set of species leaf mass per area was correlated with leaf density but not with thickness, and this was confirmed by taxonomic relatedness tests. Denser leaves corresponded with greater proportion of sclerified tissues in the lamina, smaller cells and lower water and N contents, but no relation was found with the proportion of air space in the lamina. Taxonomic relatedness analysis statistically supported the negative association of leaf density with saturated to dry leaf mass ratio. Thicker leaves also exhibited greater volume per leaf area and greater individual cell area in each of the tissues, particularly parenchyma. Mean leaf mass per area and leaf thickness were lower in deciduous than in evergreen species, but no significant differences in leaf density, proportion of sclerified tissues in the lamina or cell area were found between the two groups. Leaf mass per area was higher in trees and subshrubs than in shrubs and climbers-plus-scramblers, this rank being equal for leaf density and proportion of sclerified tissues in the lamina, and reversed for cell area. Given the standardised environment and ontogenetic phase of the seedlings, we conclude that variation in leaf structure and anatomy among species and species groups has a strong genetic basis, and is already expressed early in the development of woody plants. From an ecological viewpoint, we can interpret greater leaf mass per area across this species set as greater allocation to support and defence functions, as shown predominantly by species from resource-poor environments. Received: 16 August 1999 / Accepted: 29 March 2000     

Effects of growth temperature and winter duration on leaf phenology of Erythronium japonicum,a forest spring geophyte

The effects of growth temperature and winter duration on the leaf phenology of Erythronium japonicum were examined in two experiments. Bulbs wintered in the field were cultivated at 10 and 20° C and the bulbs were cultivated at 15° C after chilling treatment at 3° C for 60 and 120 days and without chilling in winter. The plants cultivated at 20° C showed significantly earlier leaf emergence, a more rapid rate of leaf extension and shorter leaf longevity than those cultivated at 10° C. The decrease in the leaf longevity at 20° C resulted from the decreases in the durations of all of the developmental, mature, and senescent phases. The bulbs without chilling treatment did not sprout leaves and those with chilling treatment sprouted leaves. The increase in the length of chilling treatment from 60 to 120 days affected leaf phenology in same manner as the increase in the growth temperature from 10 to 20° C.     

烤烟叶数、叶面积的遗传分析

以叶数较少、叶面积较小的烤烟品种丸叶为母本(P1),以叶数较多、叶面积较大的烤烟品种Coker319为父本,构建了6个世代分离群体,利用植物数量性状主基因+多基因混合遗传模型的联合分离分析方法,分析烤烟杂交组合丸叶×Co-ker319叶数、叶面积的遗传效应。结果表明:烤烟的叶数和叶面积均受2对加性-显性-上位性主基因+加性-显性-上位性多基因(E0)控制,其中叶数遗传以加性效应及显性×显性上位性效应为主,叶面积几种遗传效应差不多,其上位性效应>加性效应>显性效应,叶数和叶面积在B1世代的主基因遗传率分别为36.91%和2.13%,多基因遗传率分别为31.00%和19.53%,B2世代的主基因遗传率分别为51.60%和50.92%,多基因遗传率分别为16.84%和13.26%,F2世代的主基因遗传率分别为42.63%和30.32%,多基因遗传率分别为42.08%和12.18%,叶数和叶面积的主基因遗传率较高,适合在早代选择。     

中国栎属(壳斗科)基于叶表皮及叶结构特征的分支分析

以三棱栎为外类群,基于叶表皮及叶结构特征对中国栎属进行初步的分支分析,结果显示了栎属内稳定的“支”结构及其种间关系。栎亚属可划分为5个组,分别为巴东栎组,高山栎组,Jiang子栎组,麻栎组和槲栎组,Jiang子栎组是栎亚属常绿栎类与落叶栎类之间的过渡类群;高山栎组应为栎亚属常绿栎类中的特化类群,而非最原始类群,5个组中,仅巴东栎组不是单系类群,而是一个多系类群,青冈亚属较栎亚属早分支,可划分为3大类;无毛类,简单被毛类和复杂被毛类;无毛类最原始,复杂被毛类与栎亚属关系最近,因此,叶表皮及叶结构特征对解决栎亚属组间亲缘关系有重要的分类学意义。     

Non-destructively predicting leaf area,leaf mass and specific leaf area based on a linear mixed-effect model for broadleaf species

Based on a linear mixed-effect model, we propose here a non-destructive, rapid and reliable way for estimating leaf area, leaf mass and specific leaf area (SLA) at leaf scale for broadleaf species. For the construction of the model, the product of leaf length by width (LW) was the optimum variable to predict the leaf area of five deciduous broadleaf species in northeast China. In contrast, for species with leaf thickness (T) lower than 0.10 mm, the surface metric of a leaf (e.g., LW or width) was more suitable for predicting leaf mass; and for species with leaf thickness larger than 0.10 mm, the volume metric of a leaf (e.g., the product of length, width and thickness together, LWT) was a better predictor. The linear mixed-effect model was reasonable and accurate in predicting the leaf area and leaf mass of leaves in different seasons and positions within the canopy. The mean MAE% (mean absolute error percent) values were 6.9% (with a scope of 4.1–13.0%) for leaf area and 13.8% (9.9–20.7%) for leaf mass for the five broadleaf species. Furthermore, these models can also be used to effectively estimate SLA at leaf scale, with a mean MAE% value of 11.9% (8.2–14.1%) for the five broadleaf species. We also propose that for the SLA estimation of the five broadleaf species examined, the optimum number of sample leaves necessary for good accuracy and reasonable error was 40–60. The use of the provided method would enable researchers or managers to rapidly and effectively detect the seasonal dynamic of leaf traits (e.g., leaf area, leaf mass or SLA) of the same sample leaves in the future.     

从水力结构的角度解释生长温度对烟草叶片形状和大小的影响（英文）

叶片形状和大小在不同的生长温度下变化非常大,但少有从水力结构的角度解释其变化原因的研究。本研究测定了生长于两个不同温度下(24℃/18℃昼/夜;32℃/26℃昼/夜)的烟草叶片的解剖结构,导水率,叶片长宽比和叶面积。生长在24℃/18℃下的烟草叶片与生长在32℃/18℃的叶片相比,更狭窄,并有更小的叶柄导管直径,更低的叶脉密度和导水率。然而,在不同的生长温度下,烟草叶面积并没有显著差异。叶片导水率与叶脉密度呈正相关,但与叶片长宽比呈负相关。结果表明在不同的生长温度下叶片解剖结构和叶片导水率可能对于改变叶宽比起着重要作用。     

南京地区落叶栎林主要木本植物的展叶动态研究

 植物的展叶过程是由自身遗传因子决定的,同时又受到多种生态因子的调节,反映了植物的生活史对策和群落物种多样性的维持机制。在2001和2002年的3～6月间,不定期记录了南京地区三个落叶栎(Quercus spp.)林中主要木本植物的展叶情况,包括被标记标准枝的叶数、叶的长度、宽度、叶面积、叶干重等参数。结果表明在所调查的落叶栎林中,林冠层物种的成熟叶面积和单位叶面积干重都显著大于林下层物种;最早展叶的物种为林下层物种,但林冠层展叶顺序与林下层无显著差异。叶面积越大、单位叶面积干重越小的物种展叶越晚;林冠层物种展叶较林下层快,物种成熟叶面积越大,展叶速率越大。最后对展叶顺序和展叶速度的生态学意义作了讨论。     

低能N^＋离子束注入香瓜种子引起的变异及后代基因组的RAPD分析

用低能N^ 离子束对香瓜种子进行不同能量和剂量组合的处理,从各处理组与对照组当代和第三代苗期形态特征观察,考种中发现：在一定能量和剂量组合下,处理组香瓜叶型和果肉厚度发生了明显的变化。这种形态学变化是可遗传的,应用随机引物扩增多态性DNA（Random amplified polymkorphicDNA即RAPD）技术分析对照组和注入低能N^ 离子束处理组的香瓜总DNA的结果显示：100种随机引物中的24种引物扩增出44条多态性片段,且其中一种引物所扩增的条带与叶型变化相连锁,表明低能N^ 注入香瓜种子可引起其基因组DNA发生变异,一定注入剂量和能量的组合,可导致特异性的变异。     

低能N~+离子束注入香瓜种子引起的变异及后代基因组的RAPD分析

用低能N+离子束对香瓜种子进行不同能量和剂量组合的处理。从各处理组与对照组当代和第三代苗期形态特征观察、考种中发现 :在一定能量和剂量组合下 ,处理组香瓜叶型和果肉厚度发生了明显的变化 ,这种形态学变化是可遗传的。应用随机引物扩增多态性DNA (RandomamplifiedpolymorphicDNA即RAPD)技术分析对照组和注入低能N+离子束处理组的香瓜总DNA的结果显示 :10 0种随机引物中的 2 4种引物扩增出 44条多态性片段 ,且其中一种引物所扩增的条带与叶型变化相连锁。表明低能N+注入香瓜种子可引起其基因组DNA发生变异 ,一定注入剂量和能量的组合 ,可导致特异性的变异。     

利用叶色特征监测小麦叶片的碳氮状况

研究了不同土壤水氮条件下小麦 (Triticumaestivum) 抽穗后叶片碳氮状况及其比例与叶片叶色 (SPAD值 ) 的关系。结果表明, 小麦中后期叶片氮含量和可溶性糖含量与顶部 3张叶片叶色 (SPAD值 ) 均呈显著的指数正相关, 其相关程度大小为L1>L2 >L3, 但与不同叶位叶色间的差值或比值相关并不显著 ;而叶片碳氮比与各叶位叶色相关不显著, 但与顶 1叶和顶 3叶的叶色差值呈极显著直线相关, 据此建立了基于叶色特征的叶片氮含量、可溶性糖含量和碳氮比监测模型, 检验结果显示, 顶 1叶叶色和顶 1叶与顶 3叶叶色的差值可用来有效地评估小麦叶片的碳、氮含量及碳氮比状况。     

Leaf dynamics and shoot phenology of eleven warm-temperate evergreen broad-leaved trees near their northern limit in central Japan

Dynamic features of shoot phenology including leaf emergence and leaf fall, and leaf life span for eleven evergreen broad-leaved tree species were investigated in a warm-temperate rain forest in Mount Kiyosumi, central Japan. All species had periodic leaf emergence or flushing pattern, and were classified into two types; single and multiple flush and only one species, Eurya japonica, represented the latter type and the rest had single flush in spring. The single flush type can further be subdivided into two groups according to their duration of shoot growth; short and long flush. Seasonal patterns of leaf fall were categorized into four; unimodal, bimodal, broad unimodal, and multimodal type though they were not fixed pattern. The leaf emergence and leaf fall patterns were correlated for the eleven species, and five phenological types were categorized. Four of them were the single flush types, i.e., short flush of leaf emergence with unimodal leaffall (SSU) type of Castanopsis sieboldii and Quercus salicina, short flush with bimodal leaf fall (SSB) type of Quercus acuta, Machilus thunbergii, Neolitsea sericea, and Cinnamomum japonicum, long flush with bimodal leaffall (SLB) type of Myrsine seguinii, and long flush with broad unimodal leaffall (SLR) type of Symplocos prunifolia, Cleyera japonica, and Illicium anisatum. The multiple flush type is only one species, Eurya japonica, and it had multimodal leaffall pattern (MM type). The phenological pattern varied in relation to leaf life span, leaf size, and tree habit. Leaf life span ranged from 1.1 to 5.8 yr. The short flush species or SSU and SSB types were all canopy or subcanopy trees, and the former had short and the latter had long leaf life spans. The long flush species were all microphyllous small trees, and SLB type had a relatively long leaf life span in understory, SLR type had a long leaf life span in understory or in open habitat and/or forest gap as a pioneer tree. MM type had a long leaf life span and colonizing species in open habitat but they can survive in understory as well. The phenological attributes of evergreen trees were well corresponded to the ecological guild of the tree in both forest structure and successional stage, and were also constrained by phylogenetic groups.     

叶用芥菜种质表型性状的遗传多样性分析

为有效利用叶用芥菜种质资源,对筛选出的24份叶用芥菜品系资源的11个表型性状,应用相关系数、聚类分析和主成分分析等多元统计方法进行遗传多样性分析。结果表明:叶用芥菜种质资源具有丰富的遗传多样性;11个表型性状平均变异系数为44.74%,叶片数的变异系数最大,为150.80%;净菜率变异系数最小,仅为9.54%。通过系统聚类,将参试的24份品系分为3个类群,第Ⅰ类群有14份材料,第Ⅱ类群有5份材料,第Ⅲ类群有5份材料,各类群性状之间的差异较明显,明确了品系类群间存在的亲缘关系。在主成分分析中,可选取方差累计贡献率为86.62%的前5个主成分来评价24份叶用芥菜品系资源。本研究揭示了叶用芥菜不同品系的表型特异性和遗传多样性,筛选出一些特异品系资源,为高产优质叶用芥菜新品种(系)的选育提供重要的科学依据。     

Leaf specific mass confounds leaf density and thickness

Summary We explored the relationship between leaf specific mass (LSM) and its two components, leaf density and thickness. These were assessed on the leaves of (a) the moderately sclerophyllous tree Arbutus menziesii distributed along a natural nutrient/moisture gradient in California, (b) eight sclerophyllous shrub species on four substrates in south-western Australia, and (c) seedlings of two morphologically contrasting Hakea species grown under varying soil nutrient, moisture and light regimes in a glasshouse experiment. Leaf area, mass, LSM, density and thickness varied greatly between leaves on the same plant, different species, and with different nutrient, moisture and light regimes. In some cases, variations in LSM were due to changes in leaf density in particular or thickness or both, while in others, density and thickness varied without a net effect on LSM. At lower nutrient or moisture availabilities or at higher light irradiances, leaves tended to be smaller, with higher LSM, density and thickness. Under increased stress, the thickness (diameter) of needle leaves decreased despite an increase in LSM. We concluded that, while LSM is a useful measure of sclerophylly, its separation into leaf density and thickness may be more appropriate as they often vary independently and appear to be more responsive to environmental gradients than LSM.     

用回归方程法测定梨树叶面积

用回归方程法测定梨树单叶面积,以长枝、随机及比例方法取样,取样数量50至100片,采用叶长乘以叶宽的回归方程测定较为适宜。     

Optimisation of spatial allocation patterns in lianas compared to trees used for support

There are only limited possibilities to study the competition between trees and lianas in the top canopy of tropical rain forests. Furthermore, the important question how the leaf traits are related to twig support is rarely studied, especially regarding growing space partitioning between the self-supporting and the climbing growth form. Our study used the hot-air balloon within the “Operation Canopee” in the Masoala National Park, Madagascar, to test the differences in spatial allocation patterns of leaves and twigs in lianas and tree parts used for support. The sampling design emphasised to obtain a common assembly of twigs and leaves from both, trees and lianas. The results from the top canopy were compared to the data from the understorey regarding biomass and nutrients in leaves and distal twigs. In the understorey the reduction in structural investment was much stronger in lianas than in trees. The results showed that lianas reduced carbon investment per volume, but increased leaf nitrogen concentration and leaf area ratio (LAR), the latter driven by a reduction in leaf mass per area (LMA). In the top canopy, lianas contributed about one third of the leaf area density of 3 m² m⁻³. For distal twigs, no relationship was found between twig biomass per volume and leaf area density for trees, but lianas balanced both structural parameters closely. The climbers benefit from the external support provided by the trees and optimise the area of assimilation tissue at low per volume investment for mechanical stability. Several traits such as low LMA and high leaf nitrogen concentrations together with higher LAR and optimised spatial investment advantage the climbing growth form and enable a fast acquisition of growing space. The results emphasize the necessity to consider spatial and structural features of growing space acquisition when dealing with plant competition. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Iron deficiency in rice shoots: identification of novel induced genes using RDA and possible relation to leaf senescence

Rice plants are highly susceptible to Fe-deficiency. Under nutrient deprivation, plant cells undergo extensive metabolic changes for their continued survival. To provide further insight into the pathways induced during Fe-deficiency, rice seedlings were grown for 3, 6 and 9 days in the presence or absence of Fe. Using RDA (Representational Difference Analysis), sequences of 32 induced genes in rice shoots under Fe-deficiency were identified. About 30% of the sequences found have been previously reported as responsive to other abiotic and even biotic stresses. However, this is the first report that indicates their relation to Fe deprivation. Differential expression of selected genes was confirmed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis. The identification of classical senescence-related sequences, such as lipase EC 3.1.1.-, ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme EC 6.3.2.19, beta-Glucosidase EC 3.2.1.21 and cysteine synthase EC 2.5.1.47, besides the higher accumulation of total soluble sugars prior to the decrease of total chlorophyll content in Fe-deficient leaves, indicate that sugar accumulation may be one of the factors leading to premature leaf senescence induced by Fe-deficiency.     

The effects of leaf size,leaf habit,and leaf form on leaf/stem relationships in plant twigs of temperate woody species

Question: Do thick‐twigged/large‐leaf species have an advantage in leaf display over their counterparts, and what are the effects of leaf habit and leaf form on the leaf‐stem relationship in plant twigs of temperature broadleaf woody species? Location: Gongga Mountain, southwest China. Methods: (1) We investigated stem cross‐sectional area and stem mass, leaf area and leaf/lamina mass of plant twigs (terminal branches of current‐year shoots) of 89 species belonging to 55 genera in 31 families. (2) Data were analyzed to determine leaf‐stem scaling relationships using both the Model type II regression method and the phylogenetically independent comparative (PIC) method. Results: (1) Significant, positive allometric relationships were found between twig cross‐sectional area and total leaf area supported by the twig, and between the cross‐sectional area and individual leaf area, suggesting that species with large leaves and thick twigs could support a disproportionately greater leaf area for a given twig cross‐sectional area. (2) However, the scaling relationships between twig stem mass and total leaf area and between stem mass and total lamina mass were approximately isometric, which indicates that the efficiency of deploying leaf area and lamina mass was independent of leaf size and twig size. The results of PIC were consistent with these correlations. (3) The evergreen species were usually smaller in total leaf area for a given twig stem investment in terms of both cross‐sectional area and stem mass, compared to deciduous species. Leaf mass per area (LMA) was negatively associated with the stem efficiency in deploying leaf area. (4) Compound leaf species could usually support a larger leaf area for a given twig stem mass and were usually larger in both leaf size and twig size than simple leaf species. Conclusions: Generally, thick‐twigged/large‐leaf species do not have an advantage over their counterparts in deploying photosynthetic compartments for a given twig stem investment. Leaf habit and leaf form types can modify leaf‐stem scaling relationships, possibly because of contrasting leaf properties. The leaf size‐twig size spectrum is related to the LMA‐leaf life span dimension of plant life history strategies.     

Leaf architectural studies in the brassicaceae

The leaf architecture has been studied in 19 genera and 35 species of the Brassicaceae. The major venation pattern is pinnate craspedodromous with the exception ofAlyssum maritimum, Iberis amara, I. umbellata andMalcolmia maritima where it is pinnate-festooned brochidodromous. The number of secondary veins and their angle of divergence vary from species to species and even within the same species. Marginal ultimate venation is mostly looped occasionally incomplete. The areole size and shape is variable. The veinlets may be simple or once or twice dichotomously divided. The simple veinlets may be curved or hooked. The tracheids are either uni-, bi-, tri- or multiseriate and extraordinarily variable in size and shape. Isolated vein endings, isolated free vein endings, isolated tracheids and extension cells are observed. Myrosin cells have been observed inEruca vesicaria ssp.sativa andCochlearia cochlearioides.