磁场诱导小麦幼苗POD活性的变化及其在脱水条件下的响应

经磁场处理的小麦种子萌发后种胚中的过氧化物酶少在性较对照高,ＰＯＤ同工酶谱中多出两条带,根芽分化以后,处理组的幼苗根系及叶和ＰＯＤ活性仍高于对照,叶和的ＰＯＤ同工酶也有差异,显示出磁场诱导ＰＯＤ同工酶基因表达的后效应。在幼苗脱水条件下,受磁场诱导的ＰＯＤ活性增加的优势在根系在叶片中仍然存在,ＳＯＤ活性的变化与ＰＯＤ活性的变化相似,表明磁场处理小麦种子使幼苗抗旱保护酶的功能有所增强。     

干旱胁迫对小麦幼苗抗氰呼吸和活性氧代谢的影响

研究了干旱胁迫对抗旱性强弱不同的两种小麦幼苗的抗氰呼吸和活性氧代谢的影响。干旱胁迫导致了两种小麦抗氰呼吸活性及基因转录水平的下降,但抗旱品种在轻度干旱胁迫下表现出一定的适应能力,其抗氰呼吸活性及基因转录水平均高于不抗旱品种。干旱胁迫下,对干旱敏感的小麦幼苗叶片中活性氧含量高于抗旱小麦;3种抗氧化酶的活性低于抗旱小麦的3种抗氧化酶的活性。据此认为,严重的干旱胁迫引起活性氧含量的增加扰动了活性氧与抗氰呼吸之间的应答平衡,但抗氰呼吸可能通过清除活性氧等机制而起了抗旱的作用。     

薯蓣皂素对小麦幼苗抗旱性的影响

用不同浓度的薯蓣皂素喷施处理小麦幼苗叶片,研究薯蓣皂素在干旱胁迫下对小麦幼苗影响。结果表明,喷施一定浓度的外源薯蓣皂素,在干旱胁迫下可保持小麦幼苗叶片相对含水量,提高SOD和POD活性,降低MDA含量,对小麦幼苗抗旱有一定的作用。且薯蓣皂素最佳质量浓度为0.5 mg.L-1。     

小麦幼根和幼苗中几种同工酶的初步研究

利用水平板淀粉凝胶电泳法和盘状聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳法,结合酶的染色法研究了小麦种子萌发后的胚、幼根和幼苗中过氧化物酶等6种同工酶及胚乳中淀粉酶同工酶的变化;测定了幼根和幼苗中过氧化物酶和吲乙酸氧化酶的活性。过氧化物酶和淀粉酶的同工酶数目随萌发大量增加。6-磷酸葡萄糖脱氢酶、谷氨酸脱氢酶、异柠檬酸脱氢酶和酯酶在萌发初期的胚中就有不少同工酶带和较强的活性。过氧化物酶、吲乙酸氧化酶和谷氨酸脱氢酶在根中比在苗中活性大得多,相反,过氧化氢酶和6-磷酸葡萄糖脱氢酶在苗中比在根中活性大得多,酯酶在苗中比在根中活性稍大,只有异柠檬酸脱氢酶在根和苗中无甚差异。同工酶带的数目及其相对强度的不同可能与器官差异有关。此研究有助于进一步探讨不同组织和器官在分化时具有不同的代谢特点。     

水稻幼苗的低温伤害与膜脂过氧化

水稻幼苗在低温处理过程中,随着低温时间的延长和伤害的发展,叶片组织电阻急剧下降、膜保护酶超氧物歧化酶(SOD)活性降低、膜脂过氧化产物——丙二醛(MDA)含量明显增加。用四种自由基清除剂对水稻幼苗进行预处理,降低了低温引起的 MDA 含量的增生。相反,用 SOD 抑制剂预处理水稻幼苗,则提高了低温下 MDA 的含量。由此可以认为:水稻幼苗的低温伤害原因之一是与 SOD 活性受抑,加剧了自由基引发的膜脂过氧化作用,从而使膜受损伤有关。     

玉米大斑病菌HT-毒素与玉米细胞的膜脂过氧化研究*

以土培玉米幼苗为材料 ,通过测定玉米大斑病菌HT 毒素处理后玉米叶片细胞膜透性和细胞内丙二醛 (MDA)含量变化及其与细胞内过氧化物歧化酶 (SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)活性之间的关系来研究玉米细胞膜脂过氧化的程度。结果表明 ,HT 毒素胁迫后 ,亲和组合MDA含量上升 ,POD活性受到刺激 ,SOD活性受抑制较强 ;非亲和组合POD活性受到抑制 ,SOD活性受抑制较弱。HT 毒素对玉米叶片细胞膜有强烈的破坏作用 ,而且这种作用与毒素的浓度和毒素处理的时间呈正相关。试验结果初步推测在抗、感玉米的细胞膜上     

外源一氧化氮对镉胁迫下黄瓜幼苗生长、活性氧代谢和光合特性的影响

镉是植物生长的非必需元素,它具有很大的生物毒性,与其它重金属相比,更易被植物吸收积累。通过采用营养液水培试验的方法,研究了外源一氧化氮（Nitric oxide,NO）对不同浓度Cd^2＋（100μmol L^-1．300μmol L^-1,500μmol L^-1）胁迫下黄瓜幼苗生长、叶片光合特性以及活性氧代谢的影响。结果表明：300μmol L^-1NO供体硝普钠（Sodium nitrop russide,SNP）能显著缓解镉胁迫时黄瓜植株造成的伤害,对300μmol L^-1 Cd^2＋处理的黄瓜幼苗缓解效果最好,可提高幼苗的生长量,增强幼苗叶片超氧物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化物酶（POD）活性;提高了叶片叶绿素和脯氨酸（Pro）含量;降低了叶片内二醛（MDA）含量。     

骆驼蓬提取物浸种对小麦幼苗生长及抗氧化酶活性的影响

以不同浓度骆驼蓬提取液浸种处理小麦。研究对幼苗生长及抗氧化酶活性的影响。结果表明,骆驼蓬提取液浸种后小麦幼苗的根长、株高和干重增加,根冠比增大;幼苗根系活力增强,根系超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）活性提高,过氧化氢酶（CAT）活性先升后降,过氧化物酶（POD）活性下降,过氧化物酶同工酶表达受抑;叶片叶绿素和可溶性蛋白质含量增加,叶片SOD、POD活性提高,过氧化物酶同工酶表达增强,CAT活性降低。根系和叶片丙二醛（MDA）含量下降。     

增强UV-B辐照对小麦幼苗叶肉细胞内Ca2＋水平的研究

以小麦（Triticum aestivum）幼苗叶片为材料,利用提取原生质体方法在小麦幼苗叶肉细胞中成功地装载了钙离子荧光指示剂fluo-3/AM,采用激光共聚焦显微技术检测了增强UV-B辐射后小麦幼苗叶肉细胞内游离钙离子荧光强度的分布,并对[Ca2＋];进行了测定.结果显示,对照组细胞内钙离子荧光分布较均匀,主要分布于紧贴质膜处和核周围,UV-B辐射组钙离子荧光与对照组分布相似,但其原生质体表面不如对照组平滑;同时发现增强UV-B辐射组细胞内钙离子荧光强度值较对照组高,说明增强UV-B辐射组小麦幼苗叶肉细胞维持较高浓度的钙离子水平.这些变化表明Ca2＋信号有可能以一定的方式参与了小麦响应UV-B辐射胁迫的过程.     

不同条件下香蕉幼苗对环境羟自由基水平的影响

在人工可控环境中,以香蕉幼苗在不同光强、不同温度、不同酸碱度条件下光系统Ⅱ叶绿素荧光参数的变化衡量香蕉幼苗光合特性的变化,同时测量培养环境中羟自由基水平以评价植物生长对环境羟自由基水平的影响。结果显示：香蕉幼苗生长的环境中羟自由基水平明显高于没有植物生长的同样环境,表明植物的生长可提高环境的羟自由基水平。环境条件变化引起香蕉幼苗叶片光系统Ⅱ叶绿素荧光参数发生明显变化,高光强、极端温度和极端酸碱条件下的叶绿素荧光参数变化显示幼苗不同程度的光抑制,同时也伴随环境中羟自由基水平的升高,二者具有一定程度的相关性。本研究证明了大气中羟自由基水平受植物生长状态的影响,指出植物生长状态与环境中羟自由基水平的密切关系,为研究大气中羟自由基水平的演变机制提供了依据。     

The Positive Correlations Between the Activity of Superoxide Dismutase and Dehydration Tolerance in Wheat Seedlings

Damage to crops by drought is still a serious problem in large areas of the world. Considerable research has been undertaken to discover the mechanisms of drought injury and drought resistance of plants. However, the critical features of drought injury have not yet been identified. In the past ten years a free radical hypothesis has been suggested to account for subcellular damage caused by severe environments. Superoxide (oxygen radical) is normally produced in hydrated tissues. It is controlled by free radical scavenging reactions. One such scavenger is the enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD). Under water stress, production of excess free radicals may occur in dehydrated plant tissues and this probably damages the membranes by causing peroxidation of the lipid components. So far few studies have been done to determine if drought injury is correlated with the free radical mechanism. In the present study, the SOD activities in wheat seedlings under water stress have been investigated by measuring the photoreduction of nitro blue tetrazolium using a spectrometric method. Meanwhile, the viabilities of wheat seedlings during drying were followed by tetrazolium test. These results provided information on the relationship between SOD activity and the dehydration tolerance of the plant. Results indicated that SOD activity changed with the time after germination. The activity of SOD of 24 h seedlings was 1.9 times higher than those of 72 h seedlings based on fresh weight. SOD activity in shoot was also higher than in root. These results were consistent with the results obtained from rating of the viabilities of seedlings during drying. The 24h seedlings were more tolerant of dehydration than 72 h seedlings and root were more sensitive of drought than shoot. In addition, shoot and root tips showed the higher SOD activities than non-tip region and they also showed a higher survival ability upon dehydration. In dehydration and subsequent rehydration, SOD activity, different from many other enzymes in plants, increased rather than declined during drying. After rehydration SOD activity returned to nearly the original level. Therefore, the positive correlations were found to exist between SOD activity and dehydration tolerance. It is reasonable to suggest that SOD enzyme may play a protective role against damage caused by free radicals which may be produced excessively during dehydration in wheat seedling.     

Drought acclimation reduces O2*- accumulation and lipid peroxidation in wheat seedlings

Abiotic stresses cause ROS accumulation, which is detrimental to plant growth. It is well known that acclimation of plants under mild or sub-lethal stress condition leads to development of resistance in plants to severe or lethal stress condition. The generation of ROS and subsequent oxidative damage during drought stress is well documented in the crop plants. However, the effect of drought acclimation treatment on ROS accumulation and lipid peroxidation has not been examined so far. In this study, the effect of water stress acclimation treatment on superoxide radical (O(2)(-z.rad;)) accumulation and membrane lipid peroxidation was studied in leaves and roots of wheat (Triticum aestivum) cv. C306. EPR quantification of superoxide radicals revealed that drought acclimation treatment led to 2-fold increase in superoxide radical accumulation in leaf and roots with no apparent membrane damage. However under subsequent severe water stress condition, the leaf and roots of non-acclimated plants accumulated significantly higher amount of superoxide radicals and showed higher membrane damage than that of acclimated plants. Thus, acclimation-induced restriction of superoxide radical accumulation is one of the cellular processes that confers enhanced water stress tolerance to the acclimated wheat seedlings.     

缓慢干旱下春小麦叶片质膜脂肪酸组成、H~+-ATPase肥及5′-AMPase活力的变化

研究了田间缓慢干旱胁迫下,抗旱性不同的两个小麦(Triticum aestivum)品种的生长状况、质膜极性脂脂肪酸组成以及质膜关键酶活力的变化。在小麦生长发育的早期,干旱胁迫使其叶片质膜极性脂脂肪酸不饱和度下降、质膜微囊消耗O_2的速率升高、膜蛋白含量降低、H~+-ATPase(EC 3.6.1.35)活力下降、5′-AMPase(EC 3.1.3.5)活力大幅度升高;在小麦发育的后期,随着干旱的持续,小麦叶片质膜的极性脂脂肪酸不饱和度不变或升高、质膜微囊消耗O_2的速率降低、膜蛋白含量与H~+-ATPase活力升高、5′-AMPase活力下降。以上结果表明,小麦在发育的早期阶段对干旱较敏感,其细胞质膜流动性降低、细胞中能荷贮备降低;而在后期,则又表现出对干旱的适应。这些结果将有助于阐明自然干旱条件下植物的抗旱机制。     

Relative efficacy of paclobutrazol, propiconazole and tetraconazole as stress protectants in wheat seedlings

The stress protective effects of triazoles including paclobutrazol, a plant growth regulator, and two fungicides, propiconazole and tetraconazole, are compared. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv Katepwa) seeds were imbibed for 18 h in distilled water (Ck) or in aqueous solutions of each triazole (50 mg L-1). Seeds were then air dried, planted in sectioned plastic flats and grown in a greenhouse. After 10 days, one set of seedlings were allowed to continue growing under optimal conditions while additional sets were exposed to various stresses including high temperatures, drought and spray with the herbicide paraquat. Compared to wheat leaves from plants grown under optimal conditions, heat stress decreased shoot fresh weight, fluorescence values and chlorophyll levels. It also increased ion leakage. All symptoms of damage were alleviated by the triazoles, with paclobutrazol being the most potent. Similar trends were found under acute drought conditions, where seedlings treated with paclobutrazol had the highest percent survival and the most shoot regrowth upon rewatering. Paclobutrazol was also the best triazole in protecting wheat leaves from damage caused by paraquat, a free radical generator. It is concluded that while all the triazoles have the potential to be stress protectants, paclobutrazol was consistently the most effective.     

Drought-Tolerance of Wheat Improved by Rhizosphere Bacteria from Harsh Environments: Enhanced Biomass Production and Reduced Emissions of Stress Volatiles

Water is the key resource limiting world agricultural production. Although an impressive number of research reports have been published on plant drought tolerance enhancement via genetic modifications during the last few years, progress has been slower than expected. We suggest a feasible alternative strategy by application of rhizospheric bacteria coevolved with plant roots in harsh environments over millions of years, and harboring adaptive traits improving plant fitness under biotic and abiotic stresses. We show the effect of bacterial priming on wheat drought stress tolerance enhancement, resulting in up to 78% greater plant biomass and five-fold higher survivorship under severe drought. We monitored emissions of seven stress-related volatiles from bacterially-primed drought-stressed wheat seedlings, and demonstrated that three of these volatiles are likely promising candidates for a rapid non-invasive technique to assess crop drought stress and its mitigation in early phases of stress development. We conclude that gauging stress by elicited volatiles provides an effectual platform for rapid screening of potent bacterial strains and that priming with isolates of rhizospheric bacteria from harsh environments is a promising, novel way to improve plant water use efficiency. These new advancements importantly contribute towards solving food security issues in changing climates.     

干旱胁迫对小麦幼苗根系生长和叶片光合作用的影响

采用水培试验方法,以2个耐旱性不同的小麦品种(敏感型望水白和耐旱型洛旱7号)为材料,研究了干旱胁迫对小麦幼苗根系形态、生理特性以及叶片光合作用的影响,以期揭示小麦幼苗对干旱胁迫的适应机制.结果表明： 干旱胁迫下,2个小麦品种幼苗的根系活力显著增大,而根数和根系表面积受到抑制;干旱胁迫降低了望水白的叶片相对含水量,提高了束缚水/自由水,而对洛旱7号无显著影响;干旱胁迫降低了2个小麦品种叶片的叶绿素含量、净光合速率、蒸腾速率、气孔导度和胞间CO2浓度,但随胁迫时间的延长,洛旱7号的叶绿素含量和净光合速率与对照差异不显著;干旱胁迫降低了2个小麦品种幼苗的单株叶面积,以及望水白的根系、地上部和植株生物量,而对洛旱7号无显著影响.水分胁迫下,耐旱型品种可以通过提高根系活力、保持较高的根系生长量来补偿根系吸收面积的下降,保持较高的根系吸水能力,进而维持较高的光合面积和光合速率,缓解干旱对生长的抑制.     

Nitric oxide treatment alleviates drought stress in wheat seedlings

The effects of sodium nitroprusside (SNP; nitric oxide donor) treatment on drought stress induced by PEG for different periods of time in wheat seedlings were investigated. Our results suggested that treatment for 2, 4 and 6 d with 15 % PEG could be termed as mild, moderate and severe stress, respectively. Drought stress induced accumulation of hydrogen peroxide and resulted in lipid peroxidation. On the other hand, activities of SOD, CAT and PAL increased under mild stress to counteract the oxidative injury and then decreased when the stress became severe (6 d). As the effect of SNP treatment, 0.2 mM enhanced wheat seedlings growth and kept high relative water content and alleviated the oxidative damage. However, 2 mM SNP aggravated the stress as a result of uncontrolled generation of reactive oxygen species and ineffectiveness of antioxidant systems.     

Drought-Stress-Induced Changes in Activities of Superoxide Dismutase, Catalase, and Peroxidase in Wheat Species

Activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), andperoxidase (POD), as well as malondialdehyde (MDA) contentsand solute potentials, were studied in seedlings of seven wheat(Triticum) species (nine genotypes representing three ploidylevels: hexaploid, tetraploid, diploid) subjected to water stressfor 4, 8, and 12 days by withholding water. Solute potentialsof all genotypes were lowered by water stress. In most species,SOD and CAT activities showed an increase or maintenance inthe early phase of drought and then a decrease with furtherincrease in magnitude of water stress. On the contrary, PODactivities and MDA contents greatly increased in response towater stress. Enzymatic activities partly recovered and MDAcontents decreased with rewatering. Under drought, hexaploidwheats had higher POD activities and MDA contents than tetraploidand diploid wheats; solute potentials and activities of SODand CAT, however, were similar among the three groups. Theseresults suggest that water stress alters the equilibrium betweenfree radical production and enzymatic defense reactions in wheatspecies and that hexaploid wheats have less efficient antioxidantsystems (e.g., the ascorbate-glutathione cycle and the nonenzymaticsystem) than tetraploid and diploid wheats. (Received February 9, 1994; Accepted April 22, 1994)     

Physiological and biochemical responses of Phoebe bournei seedlings to water stress and recovery

Phoebe bournei commonly called nanmu is an important and endemic wood species in China, and its planting, nursing, and preserving are often affected by drought stress. Two-year-old P. bournei seedlings were subjected to water stress and recovery treatment to study their physiological and biochemical responses. Physiological and biochemical indices did not change when seedlings were subjected to mild water stress (<15 days of water withholding). As drought stress intensified (>20 days of water withholding), malondialdehyde and electrolyte leakage increased, and chlorophyll and soluble protein decreased, indicating an increased oxidative stress induced by water deficit. Enhanced activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POX), accumulation of free proline and total soluble sugar contribute to plant protection against the oxidative stress. However, SOD and POX decreased when seedlings were subjected to an extended drought. After 5 days of recovery, physiological and biochemical indices were not restored to the control level values except for leaf relative water content when the seedlings were subjected to more than 20 days water stress. These results demonstrate that P. bournei could enhance their ability to mitigate water stress effects by up-regulating antioxidant system and osmotic adjustment, but these two protective mechanisms were limited when seedlings were subjected to moderate and severe water stress. The threshold of water deficit to P. bournei seedlings is 15–20 days, and permanent damage will be induced if water status is not improved before this threshold. The results will provide some theoretical and practical guidance for nanmu afforestation and production.     

Generation of Active Oxygen Free Radicals and Its Injury to Microsome Membranes in Wheat Leaves Under Drought Stress

The microsome membrane of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L. ) leaves under different time of drought stress was purified to determine the active oxygen free radicals generated and their severity of injury to the membrane. During the drought stress the rate of O2- and H2O2 generation increased for a certain time and then decreased. The concentration of MDA increased continuously. The activity of SOD decreased gradually. The concentration of —SH group and MDA increased from the beginning until the 36th hour under drought stress, thereafter MDA content continued to increase while the —SH content decreased. Several physiological indexes related to membrane injury, such as root electroconductivity, leaf water potential and water content were all affected accordingly.