荒漠植物角果藜的地上地下结果性

对分布于准噶尔荒漠中角果藜(Ceratocarpus arenarius)果实的形态特征、空间位置、发育特性及散布特性进行了比较研究,结果表明:角果藜具有地上地下结果性,地上果实和地下果实在颜色、形状、大小、质量、数量、空间位置、成熟期和散布特性上均有显著差异。角果藜地上地下结果性是植物适应荒漠多变环境所具有的一种特殊的繁殖方式。这种独特的繁殖方式增加了物种在荒漠极端环境中成功生存的机率,保证了物种的顺利繁衍。这是首次在藜科植物中发现的地上地下结果性现象。     

Nutritional and toxic elemental analysis of dry fruits using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES)

Quantitative investigation of essential and trace heavy elements present in health-beneficial dry fruits (Pistachio, Almonds, Black walnut, White walnut, and Cashew) was investigated using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy. For an accurate elemental exposure using LIBS technique, the local thermo-dynamical equilibrium of the laser induced plasma was established and verified using McWhirter criterion based on the electron number density in the plasma. Earlier to engage, our LIBS detector was optimized. For quantification of elements, standard calibration curves (CC)-LIBS method was applied. Using our LIBS system, the nutritional elements such as Al, Mg, Ca, Fe, K, Zn, and Na and toxins like Pb, Cr, and Cu were detected in dry fruits. The elemental quantification of dry fruit contents were validated using standard (ICP-AES) method and the relative accuracy of our experimental setup in comparison to ICP approach was in the ranging from 0.1 to 0.3 at 2.5-% error confidence.     

杂草果实的冰冻切片技术

介绍一种快速、简便的杂草果实解剖技术。以4种木质化程度高且能够漂浮的杂草果实为材料进行冰冻切片,经过材料固定、前处理、样品冷台固定、冷冻切片、展片、染色和观察并拍照等操作步骤,可以获得清晰的果实解剖照片,直观地揭示杂草果实适应漂浮的显微结构。杂草果实冰冻切片方法的优点是不需要对材料进行长时间的软化处理以及繁琐的脱水和包埋等过程。其关键环节是适宜的甘油浓度、冰冻温度和展片步骤。其中,15%的甘油浓度进行前处理最合适。     

杂草果实的冰冻切片技术

介绍一种快速、简便的杂草果实解剖技术。以4种木质化程度高且能够漂浮的杂草果实为材料进行冰冻切片, 经过材料固定、前处理、样品冷台固定、冷冻切片、展片、染色和观察并拍照等操作步骤, 可以获得清晰的果实解剖照片, 直观地揭示杂草果实适应漂浮的显微结构。杂草果实冰冻切片方法的优点是不需要对材料进行长时间的软化处理以及繁琐的脱水和包埋等过程。其关键环节是适宜的甘油浓度、冰冻温度和展片步骤。其中, 15%的甘油浓度进行前处理最合适。     

八角茴香春果和秋果以及不同部位的莽草酸含量分析

采用HPLC法对不同季节和不同部位的八角茴香药材主成分莽草酸的含量进行分析,发现枝条、叶片、春果、秋果的莽草酸含量依次为2.64%、4.94%、8.63%、12.16%;色谱条件:Venusil HILIC(5μm,4.6 mm×250 mm)色谱柱,流动相:乙腈-0.5%三氟乙酸(95:5),流速1.0 mL·min~(-1),检测波长为210 nm。莽草酸进样量在0.001～6μg范围内线性关系良好。莽草酸的线性回归相关系数r=0.9984,平均回收率为98.4%,相对标准偏差(RSD)为1.26%。该研究为制定八角茴香药材质量检测标准提供了简便、快速、准确的方法。     

Bioavailability of Potentially Toxic Elements in Foraged Fruits from a Former Industrial Site

Samples of foraged fruits from a former industrial site have been analyzed for potentially toxic elements (PTEs) (i.e., As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn). The foraged fruit (blackberries, rosehips, and sloes) was gathered over two seasons along with samples of soil from the same sampling areas. All samples were acid digested, using a microwave oven, and then analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS). The concentration levels of the selected elements in foraged samples varied between not detectable limits and 24.6 μg/g (Zn). The soil-to-plant transfer factor was assessed for the PTEs. In all cases, the transfer values obtained were less than 1.00, indicating that the majority of the PTEs remains in the soil and that the uptake of PTEs from soil to plant at this site is not significant.     

南京中山植物园秋冬季鸟类对树木果实的取食作用

在南京中山植物园中观察了19种乌类在秋冬季节对21种树木果实的取食情况。这些树木果料大多数为肉质的核果、梨果、浆果及球果等类型,在果熟时通常具有鲜艳的颜色。乌类取食果实的方式主要有：①直接在树冠上蚕食果实或在树下蚕食掉落的果实,有时在蚕食后将种子哎出;②将果实从树上衔走后,于停栖处吞食或啄食;③磨破果皮,仅以食其内的种子。鸟类取食果实虽然对园林树种的观赏性产生了一定的影响,但是乌类通过取食树木果实获得了营养,同时也促进了肉质果实中那些种皮坚硬,或者包被于坚硬果核中的种子的自然传播。     

套袋与未套袋苹果果实表皮及心部真菌种群结构与变化动态

2011年在山东海阳,2013年在蓬莱和栖霞选取当地常规管理的苹果园,采用传统组织分离法对套袋苹果、未套袋苹果的果实表皮及心部组织进行真菌分离并进行形态学和分子生物学鉴定。对不同时期采集的套袋及未套袋果实表皮与心部的真菌种类、菌落数量、组织分离率、多样性、相似性系数、相对分离频率等指标进行统计分析。结果表明,两个年度内从果实表皮共分离获得真菌43属,从心部获得真菌31属,相对分离频率较高的真菌包括：链格孢Alternaria spp.、枝状枝孢Cladosporium cladosporioides、镰孢菌Fusarium spp.、青霉菌Penicillium spp.等。研究结果表明：果实套袋后,在果实表皮定殖真菌的种类减少,多样性降低,而数量增加,组织带菌率升高;随果实生长,套袋果实表皮上的真菌种类与未套袋果实表皮真菌种类的相似度逐渐降低;7、8月份,套袋果实表皮上真菌种类明显减少,至8月底,套袋果实表面只有链格孢等少数几种优势真菌定殖。果实套袋后,定殖于果实心部的真菌种类和数量有所波动,套袋果和未套袋果上所分离真菌的相似度有所降低;5月底自果实心部分离真菌的种类和数量与9月底所分离真菌的种类和数量差异不大。     

Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Decreasing Fat and Sugar Intake in Families at Risk for Childhood Obesity

Objective: The goal of this study was to evaluate the effect of a parent‐focused behavioral intervention on parent and child eating changes and on percentage of overweight changes in families that contain at least one obese parent and a non‐obese child. Research Methods and Procedures: Families with obese parents and non‐obese children were randomized to groups in which parents were provided a comprehensive behavioral weight‐control program and were encouraged to increase fruit and vegetable intake or decrease intake of high‐fat/high‐sugar foods. Child materials targeted the same dietary changes as their parents without caloric restriction. Results: Changes over 1 year showed that treatment influenced targeted parent and child fruit and vegetable intake and high‐fat/high‐sugar intake, with the Increase Fruit and Vegetable group also decreasing their consumption of high‐fat/high‐sugar foods. Parents in the increased fruit and vegetable group showed significantly greater decreases in percentage of overweight than parents in the decreased high‐fat/high‐sugar group. Discussion: These results suggest that focusing on increasing intake of healthy foods may be a useful approach for nutritional change in obese parents and their children.     

猕猴桃常温保鲜简述

本文简述当前国内外猕猴桃常温保鲜方法及其保鲜效果。根据现状,今后猕猴桃常温保鲜除了做好保鲜剂的筛选外,果实保鲜包装技术也应作为重要的研究课题。     

猕猴桃优良株系果实生长发育规律研究

猕猴桃果实生长发育过程可分为三个时期。(1)迅速增长期:中华猕猴桃大约从4月中旬至6月上旬;美味猕猴桃大约从4月底或5月初至6月中下旬。(2)缓慢增长期:中华猕猴桃约自6月上旬至7月下旬;美味猕猴桃自6月下旬至7月下旬。(3)停滞增长期:中华猕猴桃从7月下旬至8月底或9月初;美味猕猴桃自8月上旬至9月上中旬。 中华猕猴桃优株果实可溶性固形物含量增长过程可分为四个阶段:(1)微升增长阶段,持续时间5周左右;(2)活跃增长阶段,持续2周左右;(3)迅速增长阶段,持续2周左右;(4)渐缓增长阶段。美味猕猴桃优株及绿果猕猴桃果实固形物含量增大变化的阶段性不明显。     

Demethyloleuropein and beta-glucosidase activity in olive fruits

Demethyloleuropein plays a major role in the defense mechanism of olive fruits. To understand how this molecule is metabolized during different stages of maturation of olive fruits, a biomolecular approach to identify the demethyloleuropein chemistry was employed. The beta-glucosidase activity in crude extracts was assayed spectrophotometrically using the chromogenic substrate p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside. Demethyloleuropein was extracted and identified by HPLC-MS from both infected and uninfected olive fruits at different physiological stages. The release of more functionally relevant dialdehydes in uninfected fruits was investigated using ESIMS/ MS. In fruits harvested in October, the activity of beta-glucosidase was significantly enhanced in uninfected fruits when compared to the infected fruits. Quantitative differences in the demethyloleuropein content from uninfected fruits showed the highest values (5.09 mg/g) in October, whereas lower levels (4.44 mg/g) were found in infected fruits. The results demonstrated that demethyloleuropein derivatives could be influenced by beta-glucosidase activity to improve the quality of the olive products with the best dialdehyde nutraceutical content.     

金银忍冬果实非环烯醚萜苷类化学成分研究

本文首次对金银忍冬果实中非环烯醚萜苷类化学成份进行研究,利用柱层析、薄层层析、重结晶、色谱技术等分离手段,从其氯仿提取物的石油醚、丙酮溶解部分,分离得到17个化合物,经理化性质和波谱数据分析,鉴定了17个化合物。     

A new species of winged fruits of Podopterus (Caryophyllales,Polygonaceae) from the Miocene amber,Chiapas, Mexico

In Chiapas, southern Mexico, there are Miocene amber deposits containing high diversity of biological inclusions of plants, fungi, crustaceans, and vertebrates. Here I describe a new species of Podopterus (Polygonaceae), P. mijangosae n. sp. based on well-preserved fruit fossils collected from the Los Pocitos mine, Chiapas. The fruit specimens are characterized by obovate shape, emarginate apex, cuneate base with three thin wings, and the endocarp being pubescent or tomentose. The wings are thin and translucent with entire to undulate margin, pubescent hairs, and fine fusiform-reticulate venation. This new record of Podopterus represents the second fossil record to the southernmost in North America, and further supports the idea that several genera that grow in Mexico today were present in the area since the Miocene.     

Detection of Prunus necrotic ring spot virus in plum,cherry and almond by serological and molecular techniques from India

Stone fruits are cultivated in the temperate and sub-temperate regions of India. During surveys in stone fruit growing areas, viral symptoms were observed in almond, cherry and plum. These samples were brought to the laboratory for further detection at serological and molecular levels to check the presence of virus. In the present study, incidence of PNRSV is reported on plum (Prunus domestica), almond (Prunus dulcis) and cherry (Prunus avium) using serological and molecular techniques. Coat protein gene of PNRSV was amplified from almond, cherry and plum. This is the first molecular evidence of PNRSV on these stone fruits reported from India.     

兔眼蓝浆果品种果实养分测定

对南京地区引自美国的１２个兔眼蓝浆果品种果实主要营养成分包括可溶性固形物、糖、酸、水溶性维生素、氨基酸、矿质元素进行了测定,并与原产地进行了比较。大多数品种果实糖分含量高而酸度低,糖酸比高,风味甜而微酸。Ｂ族维生素含量明显高于苹果、柑橘和黑莓。氨基酸含量品种间差异大,Ｄｅｌｉｔｅ、Ｗｏｏｄａｒｄ、Ｃｅｎｔｕｒｉｏｎ和Ｇａｒｄｅｎｂｌｕｅ含量最高。Ｇａｒｄｅｎｂｌｕｅ大部分矿质元素,特别是Ｃａ、Ｆｅ、Ｚｎ、Ｋ的含量较高,Ｐｒｅｍｉｅｒ和Ｗｏｏｄａｒｄ的Ｓｅ含量高,Ｃｌｉｍａｘ的Ｚｎ含量高。考虑到品种的适应性,特别是丰产性表现,认为Ｇａｒｄｅｎｂｌｕｅ和Ｔｉｆｂｌｕｅ二品种在南京地区发展前途较大。