五种金花茶组植物的耐寒性比较研究

金花茶组植物是世界珍稀、濒危的观赏植物,具有极高的观赏价值和药用价值.为了比较金花茶组植物的耐寒性,以五种金花茶组植物为材料,采用人工模拟低温环境的方法对其2年生叶片进行低温胁迫处理,应用电导法研究五种金花茶种质在20℃(常温对照)、8℃、-2℃、-7℃、-12℃、-17℃、-22℃和-27℃低温下相对电导率的变化,配合Logistic方程,测定其低温半致死温度(LT50),以及叶片中游离脯氨酸、可溶性糖和丙二醛的含量.结果表明:五种金花茶的低温半致死温度(LT50)范围为-14.58~-12.74℃,其中金花茶为-14.58℃、龙州金花茶为-14.27℃、柠檬黄金花茶为-13.44℃、直脉金花茶为-13.09℃、东兴金花茶-12.74℃.低温半致死温度能反映金花茶种质的耐寒性,金花茶和龙州金花茶耐寒性强,其次为柠檬黄金花茶和直脉金花茶,东兴金花茶耐寒性较弱.在降温过程中,五种金花茶叶片相对电导率随温度降低呈S型上升,与温度呈负相关;脯氨酸、可溶性糖和丙二醛含量均呈现先上升后下降的趋势.同一低温条件下,半致死温度低的金花茶脯氨酸和可溶性糖的含量更高,而丙二醛含量更低.该研究结果为金花茶组植物耐寒种质选育提供了科学依据,为人工种植金花茶提供了技术支持.     

7种木莲属植物抗寒性评价及其生理机制

为建立木莲属(Manglietia)植物的抗寒性综合评价体系,对7种木莲属植物扦插苗进行低温胁迫处理,测定叶片的抗寒性关键生理指标,拟合Logistic方程计算低温半致死温度,隶属函数法筛选抗寒性关键指标并综合评价。结果表明,7种木莲属植物的低温半致死温度依次为木莲红花木莲荷花木莲巴东木莲球果木莲锥花木莲粗枝木莲,且与相对电导率显著正相关。7种木莲属植物叶片的游离脯氨酸和可溶性蛋白含量及超氧化物酶、过氧化物酶活性均随温度降低呈先升后降的趋势,而可溶性糖和丙二醛含量则不断增加、后趋于平稳。聚类分析结果表明7种木莲可分为3类,木莲和红花木莲抗寒性较强;荷花木莲、巴东木莲和球果木莲抗寒性中等;粗枝木莲和锥花木莲抗寒性较弱。     

日本桃叶珊瑚的冷驯化及抗寒机制研究

冷驯化能大大提高植物的抗寒性。研究测定了引进日本桃叶珊瑚(Auccuba japonica Thunb.cv.Variegata)苗木在不同越冬条件下的抗寒性指标及在低温锻炼前后的半致死温度,并通过双向电泳分离与抗寒性有关的特异蛋白。结果表明,日本桃叶珊瑚能安全地越冬(最低气温为-18℃),日本桃叶珊瑚叶片抗冻的细胞结构特征在于其叶肉细胞排列疏松,间隙大,有利于防止细胞内结冰;经过4℃冷驯化的植株低温半致死温度为-21℃,而未经冷驯化的植株低温半致死温度为-7．5℃;双向电泳分析发现至少有3个常温下存在而低温下消失的蛋白多肽,分子量分别为A15kD、B14kD、C56kD、D26kD。依据分子量和等电点初步分析,A与组蛋白H2A相似,B与组蛋白H2B相似;另B与Rubisco小亚基分子量相近,C与Rubisco大亚基分子量相近,前一种情况可能与有关抗寒基因的表达有关,后一种情况可能与低温下的光合作用减弱有关。     

6种含笑属植物抗寒性分析与综合评价

以6种含笑属植物为试材,进行田间冻害调查,拟合Logistic方程计算其低温半致死温度,采用石蜡切片技术,测定9项叶片解剖结构指标,运用隶属函数法对各树种的抗寒性进行综合分析与评价.结果表明: 6种含笑属植物叶片的相对电导率与0～25 ℃低温处理3 h的半致死温度之间呈显著正相关.6种含笑属植物低温半致死温度在-20.48～-8.67 ℃,高低顺序为深山含笑>红花深山含笑>峨眉含笑>杂交11-8>阔瓣含笑>六瓣含笑;叶片表皮细胞1～2层,垂周壁略呈波浪状,栅栏组织细胞1～3层,9项叶片解剖结构指标差异显著,栅栏组织厚度、栅海比和主脉厚度是影响抗寒性的主要叶片解剖结构指标.电导法和隶属函数法对6种含笑属植物的抗寒性评价结果与田间调查结果基本一致.6种含笑属植物抗寒性强弱顺序为:六瓣含笑>阔瓣含笑>杂交11-8>峨眉含笑>红花深山含笑>深山含笑.     

光照与飞蝗卵耐寒性的关系

用热电偶法测定长光照(L：D=14：10)和短光照(L：D=10：14)条件下饲养的飞蝗所产卵的过冷却点;并对长、短光照组分别设置5个温度(0、-5、-10、-15和-20℃)处理,每一温度又设置5个时间(6h,1、3、5和10d)处理,然后检查其28℃的孵化数,以此计算低温存活率和半致死温度。长、短光照组卵的过冷却点没有差异;两种光照条件下的低温存活率随着卵处理温度的降低和时间的延长而下降,在-5和-10℃时短光照组的低温存活率显著高于长光照组;卵的半致死温度随低温处理时间的延长而升高,短光照组的半致死温度明显低于长光照组。接受短光照的飞蝗母本能产出耐寒性较高的卵,暗示秋天所产的卵能更成功地越冬。     

四种植物精油对黑翅土白蚁触杀和驱避作用

为筛选出高效防治黑翅土白蚁的天然植物精油,减少有机合成农药的使用,该文研究了大蒜精油、肉桂油、丁香油和印楝素油四种植物精油对黑翅土白蚁的触杀效果和驱避作用。结果表明:大蒜精油、肉桂油和丁香油的浓度为5和10 mg·m L~(-1)时,处理2 h后,黑翅土白蚁的校正死亡率达100%,而相同浓度的印楝素油和对照处理的黑翅土白蚁校正死亡率低于5%。随着处理时间延长,浓度为1.25和2.5 mg·m L~(-1)的大蒜精油、肉桂油和丁香油处理6 h时,黑翅土白蚁的校正死亡率仍达100%,而此时对应的印楝素油和对照处理的黑翅土白蚁校正死亡率仅为10%,说明大蒜精油、肉桂油和丁香油对黑翅土白蚁具有较强的触杀效果。大蒜精油、丁香油和肉桂油在处理黑翅土白蚁2 h后LC_(50)值(半致死量)分别为1.572、1.05和1.03mg·m L~(-1),说明肉桂油对黑翅土白蚁的毒性相对最大,触杀效果最好。此外,10 mg·m L~(-1)的大蒜精油、肉桂油、丁香油和印楝素油的驱避试验表明,处理4、6、8和12 h后,大蒜精油、肉桂油和丁香油三精油处理区的黑翅土白蚁数均显著低于对照区的,驱避率总体93%,而对应的印楝素油的驱避率总体28.5%,表明大蒜精油、丁香油和肉桂油三种植物精油对黑翅土白蚁均有显著的驱避活性。综上可知,四种植物精油中大蒜精油、肉桂油和丁香油在防治黑翅土白蚁方面应用潜力很好,是开发绿色环保白蚁防治药剂的可选材料。     

应用电导率法及Logistic方程测试椰子幼苗耐寒性研究

以一年生椰子的叶片为材料,在不同低温条件下处理12h后,对椰子5个品种叶片浸出液的电导率进行测定,应用Logistic方程建立回归模型求出半致死温度。结果表明,在低温胁迫过程中,5个椰子品种的相对电导率均随温度的下降而持续上升,耐寒性大小顺序依次为:海南高种椰子>黄矮椰子>红矮椰子>杂交种椰子>香水椰子,其半致死温度在7.34～12.44℃之间。研究结果为椰子的耐寒选育提供理论依据。     

四翅滨藜生理生化特征对盐胁迫的响应

采用温室盆栽试验研究四翅滨藜(Atriplex canescens)幼苗株高、地径、生物量、净光合速率、蒸腾速率、气孔导度、叶绿素含量、抗氧化酶活性及丙二醛含量对不同浓度NaCl和Na_2SO_4(0、100、200、300和400mmol·L~(-1))胁迫的响应,以探讨四翅滨藜对不同种类及不同浓度盐渍环境的适应机制及其耐盐机理。结果显示:(1)随着盐分浓度的升高,四翅滨藜幼苗的株高、地径及生物量增量呈现出先升高后降低的趋势,低盐浓度下2种盐均促进幼苗生长,盐浓度超过400mmol·L~(-1)时,NaCl对幼苗生长具有明显抑制作用。(2)2种盐处理下,四翅滨藜幼苗净光合速率(Pn)和叶绿素含量(Chl)随盐浓度增大而升高,即2种盐均对幼苗Pn和Chl含量具有促进作用,且Na_2SO_4的促进效果大于NaCl;而幼苗蒸腾速率(Tr)和气孔导度(Gs)随盐浓度升高呈先增大后减小的趋势,且Na_2SO_4的促进作用强于NaCl。(3)与对照相比,四翅滨藜幼苗的丙二醛、SOD、POD酶活性在NaCl和Na_2SO_42种盐处理下,随着盐浓度的升高均呈现出不同程度的增大,且增大幅度总体表现为NaClNa_2SO_4。研究表明,四翅滨藜在NaCl和Na_2SO_4胁迫下,叶绿素的分解速率以及发挥作用的渗透调节物质均有差异,使得幼苗叶片健康程度不同,导致叶片光合能力大小的差异,最终表现为植株的生长差异;四翅滨藜具有较强的耐盐能力,而且对Na_2SO_4的适应能力强于NaCl。     

西双版纳30个橡胶树品种的低温半致死温度及低温对抗氧化系统的影响

采用低温恒温槽处理离体叶片后测定其电解质外渗率,并结合Logistic方程得出低温半致死温度的方法,评价农业部景洪橡胶树种质资源圃中的30个橡胶树品种的抗寒性。结果表明,品种‘RRIM712’、‘云研80-1983’、‘云研77-4’、‘PR107’、‘RRIM524’抗寒性强,低温半致死温度在-4～0℃之间;品种‘云研76-398’、‘RRIM523’抗寒性弱,低温半致死温度在4~7℃之间;其他品种抗寒性居中。橡胶树在低温胁迫下,超氧阴离子的产生速率与橡胶树的抗寒性无直接关系,但不同温度下的变化幅度越小,抗寒性越高;SOD活性随温度降低迅速提高,CAT随温度降低表现出活性降低的趋势。     

曼地亚红豆杉对自然降温的适应性研究

 以3年生的曼地亚红豆杉（Taxus media cv. Hicksii）为材料,对其在自然降温过程中的适应性进行了研究,结果表明：随着气温的降低,曼地亚红豆杉低温半致死温度不断降低,由秋季的-8.13 ℃降低到冬季最冷的1月中旬的-13.01 ℃;渗透调节物质可溶性总糖、可溶性蛋白质、游离脯氨酸含量均不同程度增加,而淀粉总含量降低;内源激素ABA含量不断升高,与低温半致死温度呈负相关（相关系数为-0.971 06）,而ZRs、GA1/3、IAA含量降低,与低温半致死温度呈正相关（相关系数分别为0.949 72、0.813 6、 0.697 5）。综上所述,在自然降温过程中,这些物质的适应性变化导致了曼地亚红豆杉低温半致死温度的降低,从而使曼地亚红豆杉能很好地适应重庆栽培地的低温条件而安全过冬。     

常绿木兰科植物的抗寒性研究

连续4个冬季,对16种常绿木兰科植物进行了田间受冻程度观察,用电导法追踪了抗冻崩溃点温度的变化,并调查了这些树种在自然分布区北缘和垂直分布上缘30a内经历的最低气温,发现3者的种间差异相当一致。同时发现各树种的崩溃点温度最低值与它的生态分布北缘和上缘的常年最低气温接近,由此提出了生态分布最低温度的概念。它能较准确地指示植物的最大抗寒能力,从而有可能避免引种和推广工作中的盲目性。 文章还根据上海近100余年的低温资料,对这16个树种在今后越冬和春季萌发时可能受冻的前景做了预测。     

Contribution of Oxidative Stress to the Development of Cold-Induced Damage to Leaves of Chilling-Sensitive Plants: 3. Injury of Cell Membranes by Chilling Temperatures

Changes in permeability of cell membranes (judged from electrolyte leakage) were examined on leaves of 7- to 11-day-old seedlings of maize (Zea mays L.), cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), millet (Panicum miliaceum L.), and on etiolated shoots of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) immediately after cooling plants for 1–24 h at 2°C and one day after a 24-h chilling treatment. A gradually increasing leakage of ions from the cells was observed upon prolongation of chilling exposure, with the maximum attained by the end of 24-h chilling treatment. The leakage of electrolyte was slightly reduced in the post-treatment period but it was still higher than the electrolyte leakage from the control samples (untreated plants). The cold treatment of chilling-sensitive plants (but not of potato) revealed a positive correlation between the rates of lipid peroxidation, indicative of chilling injury, and the electrolyte efflux (r = 0.61–0.96). The evaluation of plant susceptibility to injury showed that millet and potato plants recovered from the chilling damage in 24 h after the treatment, whereas maize and cucumber plants did not show such a recovery.     

The Effect of Local Cooling of Cucumber and Wheat Seedlings on Various Kinds of Stress Resistance of Their Leaves and Roots

Shoots and roots of wheat (Triticum aestivum L., cold-resistant species) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L., cold-sensitive species) were chilled at 2°C or 10°C, respectively, for 7 h. The changes in cold, heat, and salt resistance in treated leaf and root cells were recorded. Local cooling of the leaf resulted in an increase of its cold and salt tolerance, but its heat tolerance remained unchanged. At the same time, cold tolerance of the root slightly increased as a result of local cooling, but its heat and salt tolerance decreased. Cooling of the shoot did not affect the cold and heat tolerance of root cells but caused a decrease in their salt tolerance. Finally, in the leaf maintained at a normal temperature, there was an increase in all kinds of stress resistance as a result of root cooling. We discuss the possibility of an unspecific change in stress resistance caused by metabolic shifts. These shifts are induced by a signal, which is transmitted inside the plant into plant organs located at a considerable distance from the chilled ones.     

脱落酸对甜椒幼苗抗寒性的诱导效应及其机理研究

以砂培甜椒幼苗为材料,先用不同浓度脱落酸(ABA)进行灌根处理,再分两组分别于常温(25℃～30℃)生长7 d(常温苗)或低温驯化(10℃～15℃)30 d(驯化苗)之后进行低温胁迫(5℃)处理,分析幼苗的生长状况及其细胞质膜伤害、渗透调节物质、活性氧清除系统、内源激素的变化特征,以探讨脱落酸对甜椒抗寒性的诱导效应及机理.结果显示,(1)各浓度ABA对甜椒常温苗和驯化苗的株高、茎重均无显著影响,但显著促进驯化苗的侧根生长,在低温胁迫下,显著降低驯化苗叶片的呼吸速率;(2)常温苗的相对电导率仅在10 mg/L ABA处理中比对照显著降低,而驯化苗在各处理浓度下均显著降低,MDA含量表现出与此类似的变化;(3)叶片脯氨酸、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白、钾离子等渗透调节物质含量在各浓度ABA处理常温苗和驯化苗中均有所增加,但仅脯氨酸含量的增加达到显著水平.(4)各浓度ABA处理都一定程度上提高了常温苗的SOD活性,显著降低了常温苗的CAT和POD活性,H2O2积累量均显著降低,但对于驯化苗,1.0 mg/L和10 mg/L ABA处理却显著降低其SOD活性,POD和CAT活性无显著差异,H2O2积累量也无显著变化.(5)茎尖的ZR、JA-Me含量及IAA/ZR、均与对照无显著差异,但IAA、ABA含量、ABA/ZR比值明显提高,其中1.0和10 mg/L处理的内源ABA含量以及10 mg/L处理的ABA/ZR比值显著高于对照.研究表明,脱落酸能通过降低甜椒幼苗呼吸速率,提高叶片脯氨酸、可溶性糖、钾离子等渗透调节物质以及ABA的积累来诱导增强甜椒幼苗的抗寒性,减少活性氧自由基的产生和累积量,从而减轻低温胁迫造成的伤害,且低温驯化条件下比常温下效果更加明显.     

The Effects of Brown Rust and Phosphate on Cold Acclimation in Winter Barley

The green leaf area of winter barley, cv. Sonja, sampled fromthe field at different times during winter was always greatestin plants grown at high soil phosphate and smallest in plantsgrown at low soil phosphate, and at each fertilizer level wasgreater in healthy plants than in plants infected by rust (Pucciniahordei). In leaves that survived the coldest period of winter,the percentage area that was damaged was increased by rust infectionwhich prevented the ameliorating effects of high soil P. Rustand low P interacted to reduce the increases in leaf area andshoot d. wt that occurred when higher temperatures prevailedin spring. Under controlled conditions in the laboratory, phosphate reducedthe injury suffered when plants not acclimated to low temperatureswere exposed to freezing conditions, but this effect was removedby rust infection. After rust infection, freezing temperatureswere damaging even to acclimated plants, particularly if grownwith low soil P. Evidence of visible symptoms, and quantitativemeasurements of electrolyte efflux from intact leaves, chlorophyllfluorescence in vivo, and ethane and ethylene evolution fromcold-acclimated plants, showed that infection raised the minimumtemperature at which tissues could survive without injury. Infectedleaves were more sensitive to low temperature post-sporulationthan presporulation. Measurements of electrolyte efflux andchlorophyll fluorescence on plants growing under cold conditionsshowed that infection inhibited the processes of acclimationto low temperatures. Winter barley, Puccinia hordei, injury, low temperature, acclimation     

Local diversity of arable weeds increases with landscape complexity

Patterns of plant diversity are often related to local site conditions and to competitive interactions, but landscape context may also be important for local plant species richness. This is shown here by analysing the relationship between landscape complexity and local species richness of arable weeds in wheat fields. The fields were located in 18 landscapes characterised by a gradient in landscape complexity from structurally complex to structurally simple (39–94% arable land). We quantified local site conditions, field management intensity and landscape characteristics, and used principle component analyses to ordinate the environmental variables. The percentage of arable land was negatively correlated with perimeter–area ratio, habitat-type diversity and topographical heterogeneity, but landscape characteristics did not correlate with local site conditions and field management intensity. The number of plant species was mainly related to landscape characteristics and to a lesser extent to field management intensity (nitrogen fertilisation), whereas local soil characteristics did not contribute to the explanation of arable weed richness. In a geographic scale analysis using circular landscape sectors ranging from 1 km up to 5 km diameter, the predictive power of landscape complexity for local plant species richness was strongest at 2 km indicating a scale-dependent relationship between landscape context and plant species richness. Our results support the hypothesis that local plant species richness in arable fields is greatly influenced by processes operating at the landscape scale. Seed rain from ruderal source habitats and disturbed edges may be the most important underlying process.     

Linking seed germination and plant height: a case study of a wetland community on the eastern Tibet Plateau

• Seed germination is the earliest trait expressed in a plant's life history, and it can directly affect the expression of post‐germination traits. Plant height is central to plant ecological strategies, because it is a major determinant of the ability of a species to compete for light. Thus, linking seed germination and plant height at the community level is very important to understanding plant fitness and community structure.
• Here, we tested storage condition and temperature requirements for germination of 31 species from a wetland plant community on the eastern Tibet Plateau and analysed correlation of germination traits with plant height in relation to storage condition.
• Germination percentage was positively related to plant height, and this relationship disappeared when seeds were incubated at a low temperature (i.e. 5 °C) or after they were stored under wet‐cold conditions. The response of seeds to dry+wet–cold storage was negatively related to plant height. Based on the scores of each species on the first two principal components derived from PCA, species were classified into two categories by hierarchical clustering, and there was a significant difference between germination and plant height of species in these two categories.
• These results suggest that the requirements for seed germination together with seasonal change in environmental conditions determine the window for germination and, in turn, plant growth season and resource utilisation and ultimately plant height.

     

Electrophysiological evidence for the herbicidal mode of action of phosphonic acid esters

The electrical membrane potential of leaf cells of the higher aquatic plant Egeria densa Planchon, measured with microelectrodes, was immediately depolarized after treatment with 0.29 m M of the dialkyl phosphonic ester, O, O-di- n -butyl-(1- n -butylamino-cyclohexyl)-phosphonate (PABT). This depolarization was followed by a strong electrolyte efflux after ca 90 min. Active photosynthesis or respiration as well as an intact plasma membrane was essential for this effect. An increased concentration of thiobarbituric acid (TBA)-reactive agents observed within this period suggests that membrane destruction by lipid peroxidation was responsible for the electrolyte efflux. Antioxidants such as α-tocopherol (0.25 m M ) and ascorbic acid (1 m M ) stopped electrolyte efflux, but did not affect the depolarization.
Fusicoccin (1 μ M ) prevented PABT-induced membrane depolarization and the subsequent electrolyte efflux. Also, the ATPase inhibitor, DES (50 ü M ), as well as substances which stimulate the proton pump such as sucrose (30 m M ), AIB (10 μ M ), and acetate (1 m M ), prevented PABT-mediated electrolyte efflux. The depolarizing effect of PABT was also obviated above pH 7.5. Thus, if the PABT-induced depolarization was inhibited no membrane destruction occurred whereas depolarization alone was not a sufficient condition for the development of the PABT action. The initial depolarizing effect of PABT cannot be explained by a physical interaction with the lipid part of the plasma membrane. Thus, a metabolism-driven mode of action connected to plasma membrane energization has to be assumed.     

Melatonin-related mitochondrial respiration responses are associated with growth promotion and cold tolerance in plants

Melatonin has the ability to improve plant growth and strengthened plant tolerance to environmental stresses; however, the effects of melatonin on mitochondrial respiration in plants and the underlying biochemical and molecular mechanisms are still unclear. The objective of the study is to determine possible effects of melatonin on mitochondrial respiration and energy efficiency in maize leaves grown under optimum temperature and cold stress and to reveal the relationship between melatonin-induced possible alterations in mitochondrial respiration and cold tolerance. Melatonin and cold stress, alone and in combination, caused significant increases in activities and gene expressions of pyruvate dehydrogenase, citrate synthase, and malate dehydrogenase, indicating an acceleration in the rate of tricarboxylic acid cycle. Total mitochondrial respiration rate, cytochrome pathway rate, and alternative respiration rate were increased by the application of melatonin and/or cold stress. Similarly, gene expression and protein levels of cytochrome oxidase and alternative oxidase were also enhanced by melatonin and/or cold stress. The highest values for all these parameters were obtained from the seedlings treated with the combined application of melatonin and cold stress. The activity and gene expression of ATP synthase and ATP concentration were augmented by melatonin under control and cold stress. On the other hand, cold stress reduced markedly plant growth parameters, including root length, plant height, leaf surface area, and chlorophyll content and increased the content of reactive oxygen species (ROS), including superoxide anion and hydrogen peroxide and oxidative damage, including malondialdehyde content and electrolyte leakage level; however, melatonin significantly promoted the plant growth parameters and reduced ROS content and oxidative damage under control and cold stress. These data revealed that melatonin-induced growth promotion and cold tolerance in maize is associated with its modulating effect on mitochondrial respiration.     

植物物种、模式产地种群调查与iFlora

澄清植物种类是植物分类学研究的基础,也是开展iFlora编研的前提,而植物物种调查则为其提供了最为基础和重要的研究素材。传统的植物物种调查,或以植物区系调查为目的,或是专类植物资源搜集．往往较为忽视种群层面的调查。iFlora计划中,基于地方种群的植物物种调查应予以重视和贯彻实施。系统的植物物种调查将以“个体（标本）一（地方繁育）种群一物种”为核心展开,其中地方繁育种群是调查的中心环节。调查内容将兼顾种群的形态学、生态学和遗传学三方面的学科需求,以期获得全面详实的物种数据,并藉此建立一套完整规范的物种“档案”。在整个植物物种调查中,“模式产地种群”是关注的重点,需制定缜密的调查方案并优先实施。由于模式标本的残缺、原始描述的简略,在未来的物种分类研究中,植物分类学者必须认真考虑“产地模式标本”和“模式产地种群”所扮演的重要角色。作为自然界中客观存在的群体,“模式产地种群”不仅仅是模式标本的注脚和补充,它犹如地质学上的“金钉子”．将为研究者提供最为权威和充分的形态学、生态学和遗传学等研究信息,从而真正将物种分类研究从“故纸堆”的困境中解放出来。