节节麦和硬粒小麦-簇毛麦双二倍体间杂种的产生及其细胞遗传学研究

通过胚培养产生了节节麦和硬粒小麦-簇毛麦双二倍体间的杂种。结果表明节节麦和硬粒小麦-簇毛麦双二倍体杂交以节节麦作母本较易结实,3个组合的结实率分别为59.18%、67.72%和60.22%,胚培成苗率分别为39.13%、38.10%和50%。杂种F_1生活力旺盛,形态像父本硬粒小麦-簇毛麦双二倍体。杂种自交可孕,3个组合自交结实率平均为7.63%。杂种F_1(ABVD)的减数分裂平均构型为25.36个单价体,1.21个二价体和0.06个三价体,平均每个细胞交叉结频率为1.38,高于“中国春”单倍体的配对频率,推测V组和A、B、D组染色体间有部分同源关系。节节麦和硬粒小麦-簇毛麦双二倍体杂交可能是产生八倍体(AABBDDVV)的又一途径。     

节节麦×普通小麦杂种的胚援救和胚愈伤组织再生植株

通过活体-离体胚培养和胚愈伤组织培养有效地克服了节节麦(Aegilops tauschii Cosson.)×小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)杂种幼胚的败育,产生了大量的杂种植株。采用活体-离体胚培技术,节节麦×小麦三个组合杂种幼胚的成苗率为55%,是前人所用传统胚培方法成功率的5—20倍。杂种幼胚在添加有2 mg/L 2,4-D的MS培养基上诱导为愈伤组织,经继代产生全能性愈伤组织,继而分化出再生植株。愈伤组织经继代保存150天仍不丧失分化能力。本文还对两种产生杂种的组织培养方法进行了比较研究。     

节节麦远缘杂种胚的组织培养(简报)

利用活体-离体胚培养和胚愈伤组织诱导、再生植株技术有效地克服了节节麦远缘杂种胚的败育,高效产生了节节麦与硬粒小麦-簇毛麦双倍体、六倍体小黑麦、小麦、大麦间的杂种植株,从而为节节麦种质利用提供了技术方法。     

节节麦-簇毛麦属间杂种的形态学和细胞遗传学研究

通过远缘杂交,结合杂种幼胚离体培养,获得了节节麦（Aegilops tauschii,2n=14,DD）和簇毛麦（Dasypyrum villosum,2n=14,VV）的属间杂种F1。对杂种F1花粉母细胞减数(PMC)分裂中期Ⅰ (MⅠ)染色体配对行为进行观察发现,“节节麦×簇毛麦”杂种F1平均每PMC有1.25个棒状二价体, 染色体的平均构型为2n=14=11.49Ⅰ+1.25Ⅱ (Xta=1.25), 大部分被观察的细胞出现1～5个二价体, 表明节节麦D染色体与簇毛麦V染色体间具有相对较高的部分同源配对, D和V染色体之间存在一定的部分同源性。F1植株高度自交不育,经染色体加倍处理后能够自交结实。Abstract: ‘Aegilops tauschii×Dasypyrum villosum’ F1 hybrids were obtained by the combination of hybridization and embryo culture in vitro. Chromosome pairing behavior in meiosis of the hybrid F1 was carried out. Results showed that in an average , 1.25 rod bivalents were observed in one PMC, meiotic configuration was 2n=14=11.49Ⅰ+1.25Ⅱ(Xta=1.25) and most of PMCs possessed 1～5(rod) bivalens, indicating that the relatively high homeology was detected between the D genome of Ae.tauschii and the V genome of D.villosum. The morphological differences between F1 hybrids and their parents were significant. F1 plants were highly self-sterile, but partially self-fertile after treated by chromosome doubling technique.     

苏联球茎大麦有利基因引入普通小麦的研究

本研究从1979年开始,用抗病性较强的苏联球茎大麦(4x)为父本,普通小麦品种中国春(6x)为母本进行属间杂交,经离体培养杂种幼胚,获得了属间杂种(F_1)。杂种自交不育,用秋水仙素加倍亦不成功,而以中国春5B单体与之回交,获得回交一代(BC_1F_1)。杂种F_1形态为两亲的中间型,其花粉母细胞染色体数在24—30条之间。BC_1F_1代杂种的形态与F_1相似,染色体数在45—49条之间(其中大多数细胞终变期有20—21个二价体和3—7个单价体)。BC_1F_1代自交或回交均有部分结实。以后各代继续自交分离;于1985—1986年,分离出6个异源二体附加系(2n=22Ⅱ)和异源八倍体(2n=28Ⅱ)以及若干个与母本形态有明显差异的整倍体杂种后代(2n=21Ⅱ)。这些整倍体和非整倍体后代中,有2个附加系的蛋白质含量较高(22.30％和20.37％);在整倍体后代中有两个株系与其父本一样对小麦黄花叶病(WYMV)具有抗性,而其母本与浙江省当前推广的小麦品种均不抗病,说明球茎大麦抗黄花叶病基因可能已导入母本中国春小麦。     

普通白菜未减数雄配子形成的细胞学机制

以自然产生2n配子的二倍体普通白菜为材料,采用常规压片法研究2n雄配子发生的细胞学机制.结果表明,白菜未减数雄配子的形成途径有两条:(1)通过近平行型纺锤体形成二分体,从而产生2个未减数配子;(2)通过三极型纺锤体形成三分体,从而产生2个正常减数n配子和1个未减数2n配子,三极型纺锤体比平行型纺锤体能产生更高频率的未减数配子.2n花粉大小为n花粉的1.5倍,其频率不超过9%.     

白杨杂种三倍体小孢子母细胞减数分裂及花粉形态观察

通过醋酸洋红压片等方法观察毛新杨×银腺杨杂种三倍体小孢子母细胞减数分裂及花粉形态,以探讨杂种三倍体雄配子的育性及其细胞学机制.结果显示:(1)在小孢子母细胞减数分裂过程中可观察到部分染色体提前分向两极、落后染色体、微核等一系列染色体异常行为,表明该三倍体存在染色体的高度不平衡性.(2)在减数第二次分裂过程中存在大量胞质分裂提前现象;减数分裂产物中发现有少量二分体、三分体的存在,同时毛新杨×银腺杨杂种三倍体花粉粒的直径变化范围为22.6～62.6 μm,呈现双峰分布,由此推测有一定数量的具可育性的未减数花粉产生.     

远缘杂交不需幼胚培养的节节麦基因型

六倍体普通小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)是由四倍体小麦(T.turgidum L.)与二倍体节节麦(Aegilops tanschii Coss.)天然杂交然后通过染色体自然加倍形成的异源多倍体.这一起源过程是自然条件下天然发生的,它的发生需要具备一个条件:四倍体小麦与节节麦的天然杂交种子在自然条件(没有幼胚培养等)下能够正常发芽出苗.我们从22份节节麦中发现来自中东的节节麦AS60在不采用幼胚培养等人工辅助条件下,仍然很容易与四倍体小麦和普通小麦产生有生活力的杂种植株.AS60与四倍体小麦的杂交种子有50.0%(反交)及57.1%(正交)的种子,而AS60与六倍体普通小麦的杂交种子则有45.5%不需幼胚培养等措施能够正常发芽、生长.AS60的这一特征正是普通小麦起源过程需要的条件.最后探讨了这一发现对小麦遗传改良和对普通小麦起源演化研究的意义.     

普通小麦×栽培二棱大麦属间杂种及其回交后代选育和染色体的稳定性

以小麦为母本与大麦杂交,通过幼胚培养,获得小大麦属间杂种。杂种自交不育。以中国春和昌农82小麦的混合花粉给杂种授粉,得到回交一代(BC_1F_1),结实率为4.35％。以78380—1和密穗早小麦的混合花粉及小偃107分别与 BC_1F_1回交,获得回交二代(BC_2F_1),结实率为45.45％和31.25％。F_1体细胞染色体数为非整倍体,其变幅从18到27条之间,以2n=2l条较多。花粉母细胞减数分裂中期Ⅰ单价体细胞为37.0％,1—4个不等二价体细胞为63.0％。F_1形态类似普通小麦。回交后代表型多为亲本中间型,也有少数超亲现象。在BC_2F_4代中,整倍体细胞(2n=42)占大多数(80.83％),染色体构型比较复杂,主要有21Ⅲ,20Ⅲ+2 Ⅰ和19Ⅲ十4 Ⅰ三种,以21Ⅲ的细胞较多(75.03％)。从分离后代中选育出单体(21Ⅲ+1 Ⅰ)和二体(22Ⅲ)异附加系及具突出性状的新类型。     

柿树减数分裂和小孢子形成过程的观察

研究了柿树品种“禅寺丸”（２ｎ＝６ｘ＝９０）的减数分裂和小孢子形成过程。同源染色体配对和分离基本正常,中期Ⅰ构型为４５Ⅱ,但出现似多价体（次级配对）,观察发现了不减数分裂现象。不减数发生的第１次分裂,第２次分裂时可见２个ｎ＝９０的子核。未减数子核在四分体期形成二分体,小孢子期形成大型花粉粒。观察结果提示了柿树多倍体由未减数配子受精产生的可能性。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Selection with two alleles and complete dominance

For a plant selection model with frequency-independent viabilities, fertilities and selfing rates, it is shown that apart from global fixation, for certain parameter combinations a protected polymorphism and facultative fixation (either allele may become fixed according to initial frequencies) may both occur. Facultative fixation requires different selling rates for the dominant and recessive type. Protection of the polymorphism requires resource allocation for male and female function. In this connection the problem of purely genetically caused population extinction is discussed.
For general frequency dependence and regular segregation, the chances for establishment of a completely recessive gene are compared to those of a completely dominant gene. It is proven that the process of establishment of the recessive gene, despite a fitness advantage, may be considerably endangered by drift effects if random mating prevails. The recessive gene may reach the same effectivity in establishment as a dominant gene, only if the recessive homozygote mates exclusively with its own type during the period of establishment.     

Composition and diversity of bird communities in Swedish farmland–forest mosaic landscapes

CapsuleThe amount of forest (at local and landscape scales) and occurrence of residual habitats at the local scale are shown to be the major factors influencing bird community composition in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Aims To investigate the importance of local habitat and landscape structure for breeding birds in farmland–forest landscapes in central Sweden.

Methods Breeding birds were censused at 292 points. A detailed habitat mapping was made within 300 m of the points. Within a 300–600 m radius only two major habitats (forests and arable fields) were identified.

Results Cluster analyses of bird communities identified three site types that also differed in habitat composition: (i) partially forested sites in forested landscapes; (ii) heterogeneous sites with residual habitats in mosaic landscapes; and (iii) field-dominated farmland sites in open landscapes. A total of 19 of 25 farmland bird species (restricted to farmland or using both farmland and forest) had the highest abundance in farmland sites with mosaics of forest and farmland, while only six farmland species had the highest abundance in field-dominated sites. The bird community changed from being dominated by farmland species to being dominated by forest species (common in forest landscapes without farmland) at small proportions (10–20%) of forest at the local scale. A major difference in habitat composition between heterogeneous and field-dominated sites was the occurrence of different residual habitats (e.g. shrubby areas and seminatural grasslands). These habitats seemed to influence bird community composition more than land-use, despite covering <10% of the area. Seminatural grasslands were important for bird community composition and species-richness, but grazing seemed to be less important. Among different land-use types, cereal crops were the least preferred fields. Set-asides with tall vegetation and short rotation coppices were positively associated with species-richness of farmland birds.

Conclusion In general, the composition of the landscape was important for bird community composition, although amount and distribution of forests, occurrence of residual habitats and land-use of fields at the local scale had the strongest influence on bird community composition. The possible implications of these patterns for managing farmland–forest landscapes are discussed.     

Chemical constituents from the fruits of Rhus typhina L. and their chemotaxonomic significance

This work describes the isolation and characterization of twenty-nine compounds from the fruits of Rhus typhina L., including eleven flavonoids (1–11), eleven phenols (12–22), two pentacyclic triterpenes (23–24), two organic acids (25–26), one lumichrome (27), one courmarin (28) and one pyrimidine (29) on the basis of their spectroscopic data. Compounds apigenin (1), daidzein (4), orobol (5), 3′, 5, 5′, 7-tetrahydroxyflavanone (6), naringenin (7), butein (8), (-)-catechin (9), quercetin-3-O-α-L-(3″-O-galloyl)-rhamnoside (11), 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (13), 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (14), vanillin (15), methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (16), 3,5-dihydroxybenzamide (18), tyrosol (19), caffeic acid (20), 3-(2,4,6-trihydroxyphenyl)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-propan-1-one (21), phlorizin (22), friedelin (23), oleanolic acid (24), 4,4-dimethyl-heptanedioic acid (25), anthranilic acid (26), lumichrome (27), scoparone (28) and uracil (29) have not been recorded before in this plant. This is the first report on the occurrence of compounds 4–7, 9, 11, 13–14, 16, 18–21, 25–29 from the genus Rhus. Moreover, the chemotaxonomic significance of these isolated compounds was also summarized.