Introduction of the Plant Front Cover:Balanophora indica

Balanophora indica(Arn.)Griff.belongs to Balanophoraceae.Plants dioecious.Rhizome yellowish orange to brown,surface coarsely tessellated and with stellate warts;branches subglobose,0.5-5.6 cm in diam,rarely cylindric.Scapes yellow,7.2-20 cm.Male inflorescences red,ovoid-ellipsoid,(5-10)cm×(2-6)cm.Male flowers:reddish,actinomorphic,each subtended by a single stout and truncate bract.Perianth lobes 4-6,elliptic-lanceolate,(3-7)mm×(1-2.5)mm.Synandria elliptic-ovate,2.5-5 mm,stalked;anthers 4 or 5,U-shaped,longitudinally dehiscent.Female inflorescences globose,3-5 cm in diam.Spadicles subclavate,to 2 mm,apical 1/2 to 2/3 ellipsoid-obovoid;cuticular ridges of apical cells short but distinct and congested all over.Female flowers:basally on spadicles and main axis of inflorescence.Flowering October to December.     

ANNOUNCEMENT OF A NEW JOURNAL ZOOSYSTEMATICA ROSSICA

该刊由圣彼得堡俄罗斯科学院动物研究所(Zoological Institute,Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg)与莫斯科有害动植物生物防治国际组织东古北区分部(East Palaearctic Section of the International Organization for Biological Control of No-xious Animals and Plants,Moscow)1992年联合创办,昆虫学家I. M. Kerzhner任     

Plant immune signaling: Advancing on two frontiers

Plants have evolved multiple defense strategies to cope with pathogens, among which plant immune signaling that relies on cell-surface localized and intracellular receptors takes fundamental roles. Exciting breakthroughs were made recently on the signaling mechanisms of pattern recognition receptors(PRRs) and intracellular nucleotide-binding site(NBS) and leucine-rich repeat(LRR)domain receptors(NLRs). This review summarizes the current view of PRRs activation, emphasizing the most recent discoveries about PRRs’ dynamic regulation and signaling mechanisms directly leading to downstream molecular events including mitogen-activated protein kinase(MAPK) activation and calcium(Ca2+) burst. Plants also have evolved intracellular NLRs to perceive the presence of specific pathogen effectors and trigger more robust immune responses. We also discuss the current understanding of the mechanisms of NLR activation, which has been greatly advanced by recent breakthroughs including structures of the first full-length plant NLR complex, findings of NLR sensor-helper pairs and novel biochemical activity of Toll/interleukin-1 receptor(TIR) domain.     

Trade-offs between the accumulation of cuticular wax and jasmonic acid-mediated herbivory resistance in maize

Plants have evolved complex physical and chemical defense systems that allow them to withstand herbivory infestation. Composed of a complex mixture of very-long-chain fatty acids(VLCFAs) and their derivatives, cuticular wax constitutes the first physical line of defense against herbivores. Here, we report the function of Glossy 8(Zm GL8), which encodes a 3-ketoacyl reductase belonging to the fatty acid elongase complex, in orchestrating wax production and jasmonic acid(JA)-mediated defenses agai...     

Embryogenesis induction in petals of Araujia sericifera

The embryogenic capacity of Araujia sericifera petals and some of the factors involved in the induction of embryos was investigated. The influence of 6-benzyladenine and α-naphthalene acetic acid, light intensity (90 or 5 μmol m^-2 s^-1) and silver thiosulphate (inhibitor of ethylene action) were studied. It was found that petals are an easy system in which to induce somatic embryogenesis. Plants were recovered from somatic embryos. Although 6-benzyladenine is essential for inducing an efficient response, a high dosage increased callogenesis and reduced embryogenesis. The highest rate of embryogenesis is induced with high light intensity (90–100 μmol m^-2 s^-1), even though the presence of silver thiosulphate in the medium markedly reduced embryo induction. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Plant metabolomics and metabolic biology

<正>Plants produce a large array of specialized metabolites(natural products)that not only are essential for growth and development,but also play important roles in adaptation to the variable stressful environments.Also,many plant metabolites are essential nutrient elements for humans and serve as natural drugs.However,study of the biosynthesis of natural products is still in its infancy,because more than 90%of plant     

Overexpression of CmSOS1 confers waterlogging tolerance in Chrysanthemum

正Plants experiencing hypoxia (a shortage of oxygen)are unable to maintain aerobic respiration, which leads to an energy and carbohydrate deficit. The pervasive and rapid accumulation of ethylene is an early and reliable response to hypoxic stress(Sasidharan and Voesenek 2015), producing an uptick in the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS).This in turn triggers apoptosis in root cortex cells,eventually leading to the formation of lysigenous aerenchyma, a tissue from which ethylene is readily     

我国植物生理学的启业人——钱崇澍先生

植物生理学成为一门独立的科学,在国外多归功于德国的萨赫斯(J.von sachs),认为他是近代植物生理学的奠基人。他所写的《植物生理学讲义(Lectures on the Physiology of Plants,Lon—don:Oxford University Press,1887)是使这门学     

ROP GTPase-mediated auxin signaling regulates pavement cell interdigitation in Arabidopsis thaliana

In multicellular plant organs, cell shape formation depends on molecular switches to transduce developmental or environmental signals and to coordinate cell‐to‐cell communication. Plants have a specific subfamily of the Rho GT Pase family, usually called Rho of Plants(ROP), which serve as a critical signal transducer involved in many cellular processes. In the last decade, important advances in the ROP‐mediated regulation of plant cell morphogenesis have been made by using Arabidopsis thaliana leaf and cotyledon pavement cells.Especially, the auxin‐ROP signaling networks have been demonstrated to control interdigitated growth of pavement cells to form jigsaw‐puzzle shapes. Here, we review findings related to the discovery of this novel auxin‐signaling mechanism at the cell surface. This signaling pathway is to a large extent independent of the well‐known Transport Inhibitor Response(TIR)–Auxin Signaling F‐Box(AFB) pathway, and instead requires Auxin Binding Protein 1(ABP1) interaction with the plasma membrane‐localized, transmembrane kinase(TMK) receptor‐like kinase to regulate ROP proteins. Once activated, ROP influences cytoskeletal organization and inhibits endocytosis of the auxin transporter PIN1. The present review focuses on ROP signaling and its self‐organizing feature allowing ROP proteins to serve as a bustling signal decoder and integrator for plant cell morphogenesis.     

浅谈《墨尔本法规》中的“采集”、“新命名”和“命名人引证”等术语

正1采集在《国际藻类、菌物和植物命名法规》(International Code of Nomenclature for Algae,Fungi,and Plants)(Melbourne Code,以下简称《墨尔本法规》)(http://www.iapt-taxon.org/nomen/main.php)(Mc Neill et al,2012)中,名称的命名模式是与其永久关联的成分(element)(见规则7.2)。自从术语"采     

Effect of 28-homobrassinolide treatment on nickel toxicity in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Brassica juncea</Emphasis>

Plants of Brassica juncea L. cv. T-59 were supplied with 50 or 100 μM nickel (Ni₅₀, Ni₁₀₀) at 10 d after sowing (DAS), and sprayed with 28-homobrassinolide (HBR) at 20 DAS. The plants treated with Ni alone exhibited reduced growth, net photosynthetic rate, content of chlorophyll, and the activities of nitrate reductase (E.C.1.6.6.1) and carbonic anhydrase (E.C. 4.2.1.1) at observed 40 DAS, whereas, the contents of peroxidase (PER), catalase (CAT), and proline were increased. However, the spray of HBR partially neutralized the toxic effect of Ni on most of the parameters. Moreover, the treatment of HBR in association with either of the Ni concentration boosted the contents of PER and CAT in leaves and that of proline both in leaves and roots.     

植物分类学新书介绍

正《中国维管植物科属词典》(A Dictionary of the Families and Genera of Chinese Vascular Plants),李德铢主编,685页, 2018;北京:科学出版社;定价:298元;ISBN:978-7-03-055120-7。本书以被子植物APG系统为主要框架,结合Flora of China和分子系统学的最新研究成果,石松类和蕨类以Christenhusz等的线性系统和最近的PPGI系统为依据,较为全面地反映了20世纪90年代以来分子系统学和分子地理学研究的进展。     

One SNP in COLD1 Determines Cold Tolerance during Rice Domestication

<正>With the effect of global climate change on grain yield and distribution of crops,to understand how plant responds to extreme temperature stress is becoming crucial.Plants have evolved fine-tuned mechanisms in response to a wide variety of environmental stresses.During rice(Oryza sativa L.)domestication,two main genotypes are bred and extendedly     

分子植物学新书简介

(一)植物的生物化学(The Biochemistry of Plants)丛书简介 1.《植物细胞》(The Plant Cell)1980 2.《代谢与呼吸》(Metabolism and Respiration)1980 3.《糖类:结构与功能》(Carbohydrates:Structure and Function)1980 4.《脂类:结构与功能》(Lipids:Structure and Function)1980 5.《氨基酸及其衍生物》(Amino Acids and Derivatives)1980 6.《蛋白质与核酸》(Proteins and Nucleic Acids)1981     

Making a Mechanical Organism Being the fourth in a series of essays on the materials of nature

Most multicellular organisms can be categorised by two words： hierarchy and composite. The underlying fractal geometry of nature - at least in terms of provision of infrastructure - provides much of the hierarchy, although many materials for which infrastructure is not an integral factor are also strongly hierarchical. Plants can therefore be modelled using recursive computer programs which add structures as the size increases. However, problems with mechanical stability also increase as the structure grows, so the plant changes from deriving stiffness from intevaal pressure to cross-linking the cell wall components permanently. However, this compromises the ability of the plant to grow and repair itself.     

Micropropagation of Karwinskia parvifolia and the transfer of plants to ex vitro conditions

Zygotic embryos of Karwinskia parvifolia, isolated from seeds obtained from different regions of Mexico, were cultured on Woody Plant Medium (WPM) supplemented with 0.06 μM indole-3-acetic acid, 0.03 μM gibberellic acid, and 2 μM 6-benzylaminopurine. The growth of embryos and multiplication of shoots from stem segments were achieved. Rooting of excised shoots could be initiated on basal WPM medium with prolonged subculture period to 2 months, or on WPM medium supplemented with 10 μM 1-naphthaleneacetic acid. Multiplication capacity of shoots and rooting of K. parvifolia differed in dependence on the origin of explant material. The shoot multiplication was much lower than that of Karwinskia humboldtiana. The rooting depended on the origin of K. parvifolia seeds. The regenerated plants were successfully transferred to glasshouse. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Effects of Tomatex /Triacontanol/ on chlorophyll fluorescence and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) yields

The influence of triacontanol in a form of Tomatex preparation on basic indices of chlorophyll fluorescence in tomato leaves (Delfina cv.), yield of fruits, and dry matter content in fruits was evaluated in a pot experiment situated in vegetation hall in 1999. Tomatex was applied into roots at seedling stage (6–7 leaves) or at the stage of seedling and flowering of the 2^nd inflorescence bunch. Plants were given by 0.3, 3.0, and 30 μg triacontanol per pot at a single dosage. Results obtained have shown that triacontanol regardless of the dose applied, significantly increased the maximal efficiency of PSII photochemistry in the dark (F_v/Fm), the efficiency of excitation capture by open PSII reaction centers (F_v’/F_m’), the actual quantum yield of PSII electron transport in the light-adapted state (Φ_PSII), the photochemical quenching coefficient (Q_p). However, nonphotochemical quenching coefficient (Q_n) and non-radiative dissipation (NPQ) were decreased. Plants treated with triacontanol at the doses of 0.3 and 3.0 μg had significantly higher yields of fruits than control. No differences were found between plants treated once and twice with the growth regulator. Triacontanol did not show univocal effects on dry matter content in fruits either.     

Molecular mechanisms underlying the toxicity and detoxification of trace metals and metalloids in plants

Plants take up a wide range of trace metals/metalloids(hereinafter referred to as trace metals)from the soil,some of which are essential but become toxic at high concentrations(e.g.,Cu,Zn,Ni,Co),while others are non-essential and toxic even at relatively low concentrations(e.g.,As,Cd,Cr,Pb,and Hg). Soil contamination of trace metals is an increasing problem worldwide due to intensifying human activities.Trace metal contamination can cause toxicity and growth inhibition in plants,as well as accum...     

书评

正2014,Jane Kilpatrick,Fathers of Botany——The Discovery of Chinese Plants by European Missionaries(植物学之父——欧洲传教士发现的中国植物),254页;kew:kew Publishing,Royal     

Kinetics of the Anti-oxidant Response to Salinity in the Halophyte Cakile maritima

The effects of NaCl stress on the activity of anti-oxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase (CAT),peroxidase (POD),ascorbate peroxidase (APX), monodehydroascorbate reductase, dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR), and glutathionereductase (GR)), anti-oxidant molecules (ascorbate and glutathione), and parameters of oxidative stress (malondialdehyde(MDA), electrolyte leakage, and H_2O_2 concentrations) were investigated in Cakile maritima, a halophyte frequent along theTunisian seashore. Seedlings were grown in the presence of salt (100, 200, and 400 mmol/L NaCI). Plants were harvestedperiodically over 20 days. Growth was maximal in the presence of 0-100 mmol/L NaCl. At 400 mmol/L NaCl, growthdecreased significantly. The salt tolerance of C. maritima, at moderate salinities, was associated with the lowest values ofthe parameters indicative of oxidative stress, namely the highest activities of POD, CAT, APX, DHAR, and GR and high tissuecontent of ascorbate and glutathione. However, prolonged exposure to high salinity resulted in a decrease in anti-oxidantactivities and high MDA content, electrolyte leakage, and H_2O_2 concentrations. These results suggest that anti-oxidantsystems participate in the tolerance of C. maritima to moderate salinities.