入侵植物肿柄菊叶片凋落物化感潜力的研究

外来入侵植物肿柄菊(Tithonia diversifolia)对入侵地的生态环境造成严重危害, 为明确肿柄菊叶片凋落物的化感作用, 研究不同浓度肿柄菊叶片凋落物水提液对黑麦草(Lolium perenne)、高羊茅(Festuca elata)和高丹草(Sorghum sudanense)幼苗生长的影响, 同时结合盆栽试验研究了肿柄菊叶片凋落物在入侵地土壤中的化感作用。结果表明, 肿柄菊凋落物水提液对3 种受体植物的生长具有显著地化感作用, 低浓度水提液对3 种受体植物的幼苗生长有显著促进作用, 而随着水提液浓度的增加则表现为抑制作用。当水提液浓度为0.1 g·mL–1 时, 肿柄菊对高丹草幼苗根长和黑麦草幼苗茎高的抑制作用最强, 化感效应指数分别为–52.2%和–33.9%。同时, 肿柄菊凋落物与土壤混合比例为30 g·kg–1 和50 g·kg–1 时可显著减低3 种受体植物的生物量, 进一步证实肿柄菊叶片凋落物在土壤中的化感抑制作用。研究表明, 肿柄菊可通过其叶片凋落物在入侵地土壤中分解, 释放化感物质, 从而抑制邻近植物的生长, 为其进一步入侵创造有利的生长环境。     

p-香豆酸对西洋参的化感作用及生理机制

西洋参(Panax quinquefolium L.)栽培中存在严重的连作障碍现象,前期发现p-香豆酸在以滤纸片为基质的条件下,能够显著抑制西洋参胚根的生长。为了明确p-香豆酸在土壤基质中对种胚的化感活性以及对成株西洋参生长的作用及生理机制,以自然土壤为基质,观察p-香豆酸作用后种胚的生长情况;采用室内水培试验,观察p-香豆酸作用下2年生西洋参种根从出苗至结果期的生长及部分生理指标的变化。种胚生长实验在土壤中分别添加0.0024、0.012、0.06、0.3、1.5、7.5 mg/g的p-香豆酸,处理7 d后测定西洋参种胚的胚根长和胚芽长。水培试验中全营养液中分别添加0.012 mg/mL、0.06 mg/mL、0.3 mg/mL p-香豆酸,处理后每隔5 d测定植株叶片展开情况、株高、冠幅等生长指标;于展叶期(10 d)、现蕾期(20 d)、结果期(30 d)测定地上部分及新生须根的生物量,同时测定新生须根苯丙氨酸解氨酶(PAL)活力;叶片完全展开后测定植株净光合速率(Pn)、表观电子传递速率(ETR)和最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)等光合特性参数。结果表明,土壤中添加0.0024-7.5 mg/g p-香豆酸西洋参胚根长度降低28.52%-100%,胚芽长度降低1.09%-100%,并呈现一定的剂量抑制效应。实验浓度内的p-香豆酸可显著抑制西洋参植株地上部分生长,推迟展叶期;结果期地上部生物量比对照降低17.17%-54.55%(P < 0.05,Dunnett-t test);同时,叶片的Pn、ETR受到抑制(P < 0.05),但Fv/Fm不变;对须根的影响主要表现为0.06 mg/mL p-香豆酸处理组在展叶期PAL酶活力提高69.05%,之后PAL活力和生物量均比对照下降,浓度增加至0.3 mg/mL时整个培养期内PAL酶活力和生物量均低于对照。由此推论,根系环境中的p-香豆酸在自然土壤中对西洋参种胚具有显著抑制其生长的化感作用;对成株西洋参的作用主要为抑制地上部分生长,并通过降低成株西洋参叶片光合能力,从而表现出明显的化感作用,0.06 mg/mL p-香豆酸诱导须根PAL酶活力先升高再降低并最终降低生物量的结果也表明p-香豆酸是西洋参根系生长的胁迫因素。结果证实p-香豆酸对西洋参种胚和成株的生长均具有自毒作用,其抑制生长的生理机制在于抑制叶片的光合作用。     

嘉宝果不同发育期花果叶的挥发性成分分析

为了解嘉宝果(Myrciaria cauliflora)的挥发性成分,利用顶空-气相色谱/质谱联用技术对其不同发育期的花、果、叶的挥发性成分进行测量。结果表明,萜烯类是花、果、叶的主要挥发性成分,随开花进程呈增加趋势,随果实和叶片成熟进程而下降,单萜类是其中的优势成分,主要有α-蒎烯、β-蒎烯、D-柠檬烯、β-罗勒烯等;花苞期、初花期和嫩叶以β-蒎烯含量最高,盛花期和老叶以α-蒎烯最高,末花期和果实中均以D-柠檬烯含量最高,嫩叶中α-蒎烯和β-蒎烯的总含量高达62.07%。酯类在花期中以初花期含量最高(16.92%),在果实中以完熟期含量最高(14.81%),老叶中酯类含量(4.35%)显著高于嫩叶(0.26%)。因此,α-蒎烯和β-蒎烯是花、果、叶共有主香成分,柳酸甲酯和苯乙醇是花苞期和初花期特征主香成分,毕澄茄烯是完熟果特征风味物质,β-石竹烯是嫩叶特征主香成分,桉叶油醇和β-胡椒烯是老叶特征主香成分。     

蚕豆幼苗光合特性对土荆芥挥发性物质胁迫的响应

以蚕豆(Vicia faba)为受体,采用盆栽试验评价了入侵植物土荆芥(Chenopodium ambrosioides)挥发油及其两个主要成分α-萜品烯和对伞花素对受体光合特性的影响。结果表明:土荆芥挥发油及其两个主要成分不同程度地影响了蚕豆叶片的特性。挥发油处理显著降低了净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(G_s)、蒸腾速率(T_r)、最大光化学效率(F_v/F_m)、实际光化学效率(ΦPSⅡ)和叶绿素含量,但增加了胞间CO₂浓度(C_i),这种效应表现为剂量和时间双重效应,高剂量挥发油处理的这种效应是不可逆的; 与对照相比,α-萜品烯处理组的P_n、F_v/F_m和ΦPSⅡ降低,C_i、G_s和T_r上升,停止处理后,各参数均趋于对照水平; 整体来看,对伞花素对蚕豆幼苗的光合特性影响不大。上述研究结果说明,土荆芥化感胁迫对受体光合特性的影响是诸多化感物质协同作用的结果,并非由单一组分决定。     

云南省南部山地7种主要入侵植物沿公路两侧的扩散格局

公路被认为是促进入侵植物扩散的主要通道之一。为了揭示公路与植物入侵的关系, 我们在云南省北热带和南亚热带地区选择13条公路, 按照公路性质、修建年代以及干扰历史将公路分为高、中、低3个干扰水平, 研究了7种主要入侵植物在公路两侧的扩散格局, 以及环境因素(干扰、光照、坡向、气候带)对扩散格局的影响。结果表明: 紫茎泽兰(Eupatorium adenophorum)、飞机草(E. odoratum)、胜红蓟(Ageratum conyzoides)和肿柄菊(Tithonia diversi-folia)的密度以及紫茎泽兰的频度沿公路扩散格局呈明显的单峰变化, 峰值一般都出现在4 m以内。高干扰公路两侧, 紫茎泽兰、飞机草、胜红蓟、肿柄菊与金腰箭(Synedrella nodiflora)的密度以及紫茎泽兰、飞机草、胜红蓟、肿柄菊的频度均明显高于中、低干扰公路, 说明高干扰公路比中、低干扰公路更有利于促进植物入侵。高光水平下紫茎泽兰、飞机草、胜红蓟的密度以及紫茎泽兰、胜红蓟和金腰箭的频度明显大于中、低光水平, 说明高光水平显著促进公路两侧的这4种入侵植物向远距离扩散。紫茎泽兰、胜红蓟与金腰箭的密度在阳坡显著高于阴坡。紫茎泽兰与肿柄菊主要出现在南亚热带, 而飞机草与金腰箭主要出现在北热带, 胜红蓟与赛葵(Malvastrum coromandelianum)在两种气候带中均有出现。羽芒菊(Tridax procumbens)在公路两侧出现的频率与密度均很低, 无统计学意义。因此, 公路两侧的生境应作为防治外来植物入侵的重点, 提高公路两侧本地植被郁闭度将有利于控制紫茎泽兰等外来植物的进一步扩散。     

生境类型对入侵植物肿柄菊（Tithonia diversifolia）种群和个体水平特征的影响

外来植物入侵过程是入侵生态学研究的一个核心问题,被入侵生境中的各种要素对这一过程具有重要影响。为探讨入侵植物肿柄菊（Tithonia diversifolia）在种群和个体水平对不同生境的反应,调查了肿柄菊单优群落、肿柄菊与飞机草(Chromolaena odorata)共优群落和肿柄菊与紫茎泽兰(Ageratina adenophora）共优群落中肿柄菊的相对盖度、相对密度和高度,并开展了一个3因素（小气候、土壤类型和竞争）两水平的控制实验。结果表明：单优群落中,肿柄菊的相对盖度和相对密度显著大于其它两种群落中肿柄菊的相对盖度和相对密度;单优群落中肿柄菊的高度显著大于肿柄菊与紫茎泽兰共优群落中肿柄菊的高度,而与肿柄菊与飞机草共优群落中肿柄菊的高度无显著差异;肿柄菊的相对盖度、相对密度和高度在两个共优群落间无显著差异。小气候、土壤类型和竞争单个因素对肿柄菊的株高和叶片数没有显著影响,但三者的交互作用却显著影响肿柄菊的株高生长。这些结果表明：3个因素的综合作用影响肿柄菊的株高生长。     

柠檬草和肿柄菊叶精油的抗线虫活性（英文）

柠檬草(Cymbopogon citratus)和肿柄菊(Tithonia diversifolia)为引种到我国的热带和亚热带植物。采用水蒸气蒸馏法提取柠檬草和肿柄菊叶精油,得率分别为1.02%和1.05%(w/w)。通过GC和GC-MS分析精油的组成。从柠檬草叶精油中鉴定出20个化合物,单萜和倍半萜占81.25%,精油中含量较高的化合物有:柠檬醛(49.76%)、月桂烯(8.54%)、橙花醇(5.92%)。从肿柄菊叶精油中鉴定出20个化合物,单萜和倍半萜占95.85%,精油中含量较高的化合物有:α-松油醇(20.31%)、1,8-桉树脑(14.67%)、1,7,7-三甲基二环[2.2.1]庚-2-醇(14.32%)、2,6,6-三甲基二环[3.3.1]庚-2-烯(13.51%)和1,1,4,7-四甲基十氢-1H-环丙并[e]薁-4-醇(7.39%)。两种精油对松材线虫、南方根结线虫、全齿复合线虫和秀丽隐杆线虫均表现较强的抑制活性。两种精油对南方根结线虫的抑制活性均最强,用柠檬草精油处理南方根结线虫24 h和48 h,半抑制浓度(IC50)分别为1.068μg/m L和0.747μg/m L;用肿柄菊精油处理南方根结线虫24 h和48 h,IC50值分别为1.118μg/m L和1.039μg/m L。研究结果为揭示柠檬草和肿柄菊精油中的抗线虫成分,以及这两种植物精油作为抗线虫剂的开发提供了依据。     

云南兔儿风的化学成分研究

为研究我国特有植物云南兔儿风的化学成分,该文采用常压正相硅胶色谱、凝胶色谱、低压氰基液相色谱和反相高压液相色谱等方法,对其乙醇提取物进行分离纯化并进行结构鉴定。结果表明:首次从云南兔儿风中分离并鉴定了10个化合物,包括6个甾体类、3个苯丙酸类和1个酚酸类,分别为3β-羟基豆甾-5-烯-7-酮(1)、3β-羟基豆甾-5,22-二烯-7-酮(2)、β-谷甾醇(3)、豆甾醇(4)、β-胡萝卜苷(5)、豆甾醇-3-O-葡萄糖苷(6)、3,5-O-二咖啡酰奎尼酸(7)、3,5-O-二咖啡酰奎尼酸甲酯(8)、咖啡酸(9)、原儿茶酸(10)。其中,化合物2和8是在兔儿风属中首次发现,所有化合物都是从云南兔儿风中首次发现。以上化合物的发现丰富了云南兔儿风的化学成分,为其合理、有效的应用提供了理论依据。     

施肥与刈割对内蒙古草地生态化学计量特征的影响

为明确施肥和刈割对蒙古半干旱草地四种植物化学计量特征的影响,该文于2014年8月以内蒙古半干旱草地的四种植物冷蒿(Artimesia frigida)、菊叶委陵菜(Potentilla tanacetifolia)、羊草(Aneurotepidimu chinense)、扁蓿豆(Melissitus ruthenica)为研究对象,利用方差分析及多重比较分析对照、施氮肥、割草、割草和施氮肥处理下的植物碳、氮、磷含量的差异以及不同处理下碳氮比和氮磷比的变化。结果表明:施氮肥与割草均未影响植物碳含量。施氮肥显著提高了植物氮含量(P<0.05),进而降低了碳氮比(P<0.05),提高了氮磷比(P<0.05)。割草处理后扁蓿豆的氮含量显著提高了0.18%(P<0.05),羊草的氮含量显著降低了0.13%(P<0.05),冷蒿与菊叶委陵菜的氮含量无显著变化。割草显著提高了冷蒿和菊叶委陵菜的磷含量(P<0.05),但是未影响羊草和扁蓿豆的磷含量。该研究证实了氮添加或割草会影响部分草地物种的化学计量特征,但是氮添加或割草对植物化学计量特征的影响存在种间差异。     

牛至挥发油的化学成分及其化感作用

为探究牛至挥发油的化学成分及其化感作用,本文采用水蒸气蒸馏法提取牛至全草挥发油,利用气相色谱(GC)和气相色谱-质谱联用(GC-MS)从牛至挥发油中鉴定出14种化学成分,占总出峰面积的93.6%,主要成分为甲基丁香酚(16.5%)、肉豆蔻醚(15.6%)、香芹酚(15.0%)、百里香酚(9.8%)、洋芹脑(9.4%)等。通过测定挥发油对小麦、绿豆和萝卜种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响,评价挥发油的化感潜力。结果表明: 牛至挥发油对3种受体植物的种子萌发有抑制作用,其中,对小麦的抑制作用最强,萝卜和绿豆次之,挥发油对供试植物地上部分生长的抑制作用大于地下部分。挥发油对3种供试植物幼茎及小麦和萝卜幼根生长的抑制作用与浓度成正相关,对绿豆幼根长度则表现为“低促高抑”现象。本研究证实牛至挥发油中含有化感物质,其活性化合物及作用机制有待进一步研究。     

Foreign exploration for Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and associated natural enemies on avocado (Persea americana Miller)

Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara was discovered attacking avocados in California, USA, in 1996. Host plant surveys in California indicated that S. perseae has a highly restricted host range with larvae being found only on avocados, while adults were collected from 11 different plant species. As part of a management program for this pest, a “classical” biological control program was initiated and foreign exploration was conducted to delineate the home range of S. perseae, to survey for associated natural enemies and inventory other species of phytophagous thrips on avocados grown in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad, and Brazil. Foreign exploration efforts indicate that S. perseae occurs on avocados grown at high altitudes (>1500 m) from Uruapan in Mexico south to areas around Guatemala City in Guatemala. In Costa Rica, S. perseae is replaced by an undescribed congener as the dominant phytophagous thrips on avocados grown at high altitudes (>1300 m). No species of Scirtothrips were found on avocados in the Dominican Republic, Trinidad, or Brazil. In total, 2136 phytophagous thrips were collected and identified, representing over 47 identified species from at least 19 genera. The significance of these species records is discussed. Of collected material 4% were potential thrips biological control agents. Natural enemies were dominated by six genera of predatory thrips (Aeolothrips, Aleurodothrips, Franklinothrips, Leptothrips, Scolothrips, and Karnyothrips). One genus each of parasitoid (Ceranisus) and predatory mite (Balaustium) were found. Based on the results of our sampling techniques, prospects for the importation of thrips natural enemies for use in a “classical” biological control program in California against S. perseae are not promising.     

Molecular phylogeny of Phebalium (Rutaceae: Boronieae) and related genera based on the nrDNA regions ITS 1+2

Parsimony analyses of the internal transcribed spacer regions of nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS 1 & ITS 2) for 38 taxa sampled from the Phebalium group (Rutaceae: Boronieae) and two outgroups confirm that, with the exception of Phebalium sensu stricto and Rhadinothamnus, six of the currently recognised genera within the group are monophyletic. The data indicate that Phebaliums. str. is paraphyletic with respect to Microcybe, and Rhadinothamnus is paraphyletic with respect to Chorilaena. Rhadinothamnus and Chorilaena together are the sister group to Nematolepis. Drummondita, included as an outgroup taxon, clustered within the ingroup as sister to Muiriantha and related to Asterolasia.The phylogeny suggests that the evolution of major clades within a number of these genera (e.g. Phebalium) relates to vicariance events between eastern and south-western Australia. Leionema is an eastern genus, with the most basal taxon being the morphologically distinct Leionema ellipticum from northern Queensland. Leionema also includes one species from New Zealand, but this species (as with some others) proved difficult to sequence and its phylogenetic position remains unknown. Taxonomic changes at the generic level are recommended.The authors wish to thank Paul G.Wilson, PERTH, for advice and discussion, and Paul Forster, BRI, for collecting and providing material of Leionema ellipticum. The project was supported by a Melbourne University Postgraduate Award (to BM), the Australian Biological Resources Study (ABRS), Australian Systematic Botany Society and Wolf Den (Australia) Investments.     

New species and new combinations in Peruvian Orchidaceae

seventeen new species and combinations are proposed in the generaChondrorhyncha, Cischweinfia, Cochlioda, Eloyella, Encyclia, Kefersteinia, Koellensteinia, Macroclinium, Rodriguezia, Solenidiopsis, andStenia. All new species are illustrated. A key is provided for 2-flowered species ofMacroclinium, PeruvianSigmatostalix, and PeruvianStenia. Solenidium (Solenidiopsis) peruvianum Schltr. is lectotypified.     

Phylogeny of cardinalfishes (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) and the evolution of visceral bioluminescence

The cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) are a diverse clade of small, mostly reef-dwelling fishes, for which a variety of morphological data have not yielded a consistent phylogeny. We use DNA sequence to hypothesize phylogenetic relationships within Apogonidae and among apogonids and other acanthomorph families, to examine patterns of evolution including the distribution of a visceral bioluminescence system. In conformance with previous studies, Apogonidae is placed in a clade with Pempheridae, Kurtidae, Leiognathidae, and Gobioidei. The apogonid genus Pseudamia is recovered outside the remainder of the family, not as sister to the superficially similar genus Gymnapogon. Species sampled from the Caribbean and Western Atlantic (Phaeoptyx, Astrapogon, and some Apogon species) form a clade, as do the larger-bodied Glossamia and Cheilodipterus. Incidence of visceral bioluminescence is found scattered throughout the phylogeny, independently for each group in which it is present. Examination of the fine structure of the visceral bioluminescence system through histology shows that light organs exhibit a range of morphologies, with some composed of complex masses of tubules (Siphamia, Pempheris, Parapriacanthus) and others lacking tubules but containing chambers formed by folds of the visceral epithelium (Acropoma, Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia). Light organs in Siphamia, Acropoma, Pempheris and Parapriacanthus are distinct from but connected to the gut; those in Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia are simply portions of the intestinal tract, and are little differentiated from the surrounding tissues. The presence or absence of symbiotic luminescent bacteria does not correlate with light organ structure; the tubular light organs of Siphamia and chambered tubes of Acropoma house bacteria, those in Pempheridae and the other Apogonidae do not.     

Biological control of three floating water weeds,<Emphasis Type="Italic">Eichhornia crassipes,Pistia stratiotes</Emphasis>, and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Salviniamolesta</Emphasis> in the Republic of Congo

Since 1999, four specific weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) were released in the Republic of Congo against three exotic floating water weeds: Neochetina eichhorniae Warner and N. bruchi Hustache against water hyacinth, Neohydronomus affinis Hustache against water lettuce, and Cyrtobagous salviniae Calder and Sands against water fern. Recoveries of exotic weevils were made from all 24 release sites except one, and all four species have established and spread (up to 800 km for water hyacinth weevils). Within a few years of releases, control of water fern and water lettuce was such that fishing and navigation could be resumed, while reductions of water hyacinth populations were only beginning.     

Taxonomic status of the species of the green algal genusNeochloris

Komárek has recently reviewed the various species assigned to the green algal genusNeochloris Starr (Chlorococcales, Chlorococcaceae) and removed those with uninucleate vegetative cells to a new genus,Ettlia. Watanabe & Floyd, unaware ofKomárek's work, also reviewed the species ofNeochloris and distributed them among three genera—Neochloris, Chlorococcopsis gen. nov., andParietochloris gen. nov.—on the basis of details of the covering of the zoospore and the arrangement of the basal bodies of the flagellar apparatus. This paper reconciles these two treatments and makes additional recommendations at the ranks of genus, family, order, and class.     

Phylogenetic investigations of Sordariaceae based on multiple gene sequences and morphology

The family Sordariaceae incorporates a number of fungi that are excellent model organisms for various biological, biochemical, ecological, genetic and evolutionary studies. To determine the evolutionary relationships within this group and their respective phylogenetic placements, multiple-gene sequences (partial nuclear 28S ribosomal DNA, nuclear ITS ribosomal DNA and partial nuclear β-tubulin) were analysed using maximum parsimony and Bayesian analyses. Analyses of different gene datasets were performed individually and then combined to generate phylogenies. We report that Sordariaceae, with the exclusion Apodus and Diplogelasinospora, is a monophyletic group. Apodus and Diplogelasinospora are related to Lasiosphaeriaceae. Multiple gene analyses suggest that the spore sheath is not a phylogenetically significant character to segregate Asordaria from Sordaria. Smooth-spored Sordaria species (including so-called Asordaria species) constitute a natural group. Asordaria is therefore congeneric with Sordaria. Anixiella species nested among Gelasinospora species, providing further evidence that non-ostiolate ascomata have evolved from ostiolate ascomata on several independent occasions. This study agrees with previous studies that show heterothallic Neurospora species to be monophyletic, but that homothallic ones may have a multiple origins. Although Gelasinospora and Neurospora are closely related and not resolved as monophyletic groups, there is insufficient evidence to place currently accepted Gelasinospora and Neurospora species into the same genus.     

A molecular phylogeny of Hebeloma species from Europe

In order to widen the scope of existing phylogenies of the ectomycorrhizal agaric genus Hebeloma a total of 53 new rDNA ITS sequences from that genus was generated, augmented by sequences retrieved from GenBank, and analysed using Bayesian, strict consensus and neighbour joining methods. The lignicolous Hebelomina neerlandica, Gymnopilus penetrans, and two species of Galerina served as outgroup taxa. Anamika indica, as well as representatives of the genera Hymenogaster and Naucoria, were included to test the monophyly of Hebeloma, which is confirmed by the results. Hebeloma, Naucoria, Hymenogaster and Anamika indica cluster in a strongly supported monophyletic hebelomatoid clade. All trees largely reflect the current infrageneric classification within Hebeloma, and divide the genus into mostly well-supported monophyletic groups surrounding H. crustuliniforme, H. velutipes, H. sacchariolens, H. sinapizans, and H. radicosum, with H. sarcophyllum being shown at an independent position; however this is not well supported. The section Indusiata divides with strong support into three groups, the position of the pleurocystidiate Hebeloma cistophilum suggests the possible existence of a third subsection within sect. Indusiata. Subsection Sacchariolentia is raised to the rank of section.     

Die GattungKarschia — Bindeglied zwischen bitunicaten Ascomyceten und lecanoralen Flechtenpilzen?

The genusKarschia, in the earlier sense, including saprophytes and parasites on lichens, has been thought to be a non-lichenized parallel genus of the lichen genusBuellia. Modern workers included it on the one hand inBuellia, on the other hand combined it with bitunicate ascomycetes. It is now proved thatKarschia is heterogeneous and contains but superficially similar members both of the genusBuellia of theLecanorales and of typical or masked bitunicateAscomycetes. Therefore, it can not be regarded as a link betweenLecanorales andDothideales. The type species ofKarschia belongs to theDothideales.