中国云南巨竹属一新种

描述了中国巨竹属一新种——小巨竹GigantochloacallosaN．H．Xia,Y．Zeng＆R．S．Lin并绘制了图版。该种与Gigantochloaparvifolia（Brandisex Gamble）T．Q．Nguyen相似,区别在于此种各部分较G．parvifolia较小;箨鞘背面贴生深褐色与银灰色短硬毛,箨舌高2～3mm,全缘;叶舌高2～3mm,全缘;叶鞘背面与叶柄连接处一侧有一高2～3mm的半圆形薄鳞片状突起。     

云南高黎贡山西坡玉山竹属二新种

发表了云南高黎贡山西坡玉山竹属二新种:大玉山竹(Yushania gigantea Yi et L.Yang)和片马玉山竹(Yushania pianmaensis Yi et L.Yang)。大玉山竹近似西藏玉山竹(Y.xizangensis Yi),不同在于秆柄粗壮,直径7~12mm,节间长达2.5 cm;秆较高大,高6~7 m,节间分枝一侧基部扁平或具短纵沟槽;小枝具(5)6(7)叶;叶鞘较长,长(2.5)3.2~4.8 cm;叶柄无毛;叶片较大,长(3.5)10~18(20)cm,宽(4.5)8~13(18)mm,易于区别。片马玉山竹相似大玉山竹(Y.gigantea Yi et L.Yang),但本种秆较矮小,高2.5~4 m,直径1~1.8(2.5)cm;枝条较多而细,在秆上每节12~30枚,直径1~1.5(2)mm;箨鞘背面无毛,箨片较小,长1.5~3.5 cm,宽1~2.5 mm;小枝具叶较少,为(3)4~5枚;叶片较小,长达12.5 cm,宽达8 mm。     

云南高黎贡山西坡玉山竹属二新种简

发表了云南高黎贡山西坡玉山竹属二新种：大玉山竹（Yushania gigantea Yi et L.Yang）和片马玉山竹（Yushania pianmaensis Yi et L.Yang）。大玉山竹近似西藏玉山竹（Y.xizangensis Yi）,不同在于秆柄粗壮,直径7~12 mm,节间长达2.5 cm;秆较高大,高6~7 m,节间分枝一侧基部扁平或具短纵沟槽;小枝具（5）6（7）叶;叶鞘较长,长（2.5）3.2~4.8 cm;叶柄无毛;叶片较大,长（3.5）10~ 18（20） cm,宽(4.5)8~13（18） mm,易于区别。片马玉山竹相似大玉山竹（Y.gigantea Yi et L.Yang）,但本种秆较矮小,高2.5~4 m,直径1~1.8（2.5） cm;枝条较多而细,在秆上每节12~30枚,直径1~1.5（2） mm;箨鞘背面无毛,箨片较小,长1.5~3.5 cm,宽1~2.5 mm;小枝具叶较少,为（3）4~5枚;叶片较小,长达12.5 cm,宽达8 mm。     

贵州西部箭竹属一新种

报道了贵州西部竹亚科箭竹属一新种,它被命名为威宁箭竹（Fargesia weiningensis Yi et L.Yang）。这个新种近似秦岭箭竹（F.qinlingensis Yi et J.X.Shao,但秆高达6 m,髓呈锯屑状;秆芽仅边缘具短纤毛;枝条较粗,直径达3 mm;箨鞘背面刺毛较密,小横脉不发育,箨舌繸毛长达1.5 cm,箨片常内卷,全部外翻;叶鞘纵脉间无小横脉,上部纵脊明显,叶片较大,长达15.5 cm,宽达1.5 cm,易于区别。     

B链C端去七肽(B24～B30)胰岛素的分子置换法

一个几近失活的胰岛素类似物———B链C端去七肽 (B2 4～B30 )胰岛素(DHPI)已被结晶 .该晶体属于空间群P2 ₁2 ₁2 ₁,晶胞的 1个独立区内包含有 2个DHPI分子 .应用分子置换法确定了DHPI分子在晶胞中的取向和位置 ,并在 0 .3nm分辨率水平上构建了结构模型 .研究结果表明 ,一个独立区内的 2个DHPI单体分子由一个非晶体学 2次轴联系着 ,该局部 2次轴近似平行于晶体学c轴 .这一特性直接影响了自身旋转函数对该局部对称轴取向的确定     

越南植物一新种

小乔木,高约6m。枝圆形,无毛,有明显疤痕。叶革质,互生,通常在小枝顶部密集或近对生,卵状披针形至卵状椭圆形,长8~13.5cm,宽3~5.5cm,顶端短尖,基部楔形,两面无毛,边缘全缘,干时反卷;侧脉每边6~8条,无间侧脉,中脉和侧脉在上面微凹,在背面隆起,小脉在背面明显;叶柄长1~2cm,无毛。聚伞圆锥花序顶生,约8cm长;花序分枝纤细,近无毛;聚伞花序的梗被贴伏柔毛;苞片最下部的线形,长5mm,上部的三角形,长约1mm。花无梗或有极短梗;花蕾近成熟时直径约1mm,被贴伏柔毛;花4基数,花萼裂片4,三角形,长与宽近相等,近无毛;花瓣4,外面被贴伏柔毛;雄蕊4。果未见。花期二月。     

越香竹——香竹属一新种

报导了从云南省金平县用种子(种子来源于越南莱州省的燕汤)繁殖的幼苗引入四川长宁县栽培的香竹属一新种越香竹(Chimonoca lamus peregrinus Yiet L.S.Ma)。新种与马关香竹(Ch.makuanensis Hsuehet Yi)相近似[1,3～5],但节间幼时微被灰粉,密被紫色小点,在分枝一侧中下部或基部扁平,并具纵脊和沟槽,无毛,刺状气生根较短,长约1～3mm,箨鞘短于节间长度,无不同颜色的纵条纹,箨舌三角形、"山"字形或稀近于截平形,高1～2mm,小枝具叶(4)6～8枚,叶鞘口繸毛2～4枚,长3～4mm,叶片下面淡绿色;也近似角香竹(Ch.bicorniculatusS.F.LietZ.P.Wang)[2,4,5],不同在于节间无毛,在分枝一侧中下部或基部扁平,并具纵脊与沟槽,节上气生根刺离生,箨鞘顶端两侧低于或远低于中部,箨舌高1～2mm,小枝具叶(4)6～8枚,叶片长8.5～13cm,宽6～10mm,次脉3(4)对,笋期在春季和秋季,易于区别。     

与链霉菌发育分化有关的启动子——PTH4的调控研究

依赖于天蓝色链霉菌分化关键基因——whiG的发育调控启动子(P_TH4)所控制的下游基因被克隆了,用双脱氧链终止法进行了双链测序.结果表明在1597bp的DNA片段中含有一个完整的开读框架(ORF).在计算机的蛋白文库比较中未找到与该基因产物同源的已知蛋白,可能是一个新的蛋白产物.用基因破坏的策略初步研究了该基因的生物学功能,发现该基因的破坏影响了放线紫红素的产生,即与天蓝色链霉菌放线紫红素的生物合成有关.这进一步证明启动子——P_TH4在链霉菌分化中的多级调控作用.     

大肠杆菌gutD基因转入玉米及耐盐转基因植株的获得

将大肠杆菌糖醇代谢关键基因——— 6 磷酸山梨醇脱氢酶 ( gutD)基因转入玉米 .Southern和Western吸印杂交的结果证明了外源基因的整合和表达 .用气相色谱法在转基因玉米中检测到山梨醇的合成和积累 .营养液盆栽试验的初步结果表明 ,转基因玉米植株的耐盐性明显高于对照     

封面照片简介 狗牙花

正狗牙花[Tabernaemontana divaricata(L.)R.Br.ex Roem.Schult.]为夹竹桃科(Apocynaceae)狗牙花属灌木,通常高达3 m;枝和小枝灰绿色,有皮孔。腋内假托叶卵圆形,基部扩大而合生。叶对生,坚纸质,椭圆形或椭圆状长圆形,全缘,长5.5~11.5 cm,宽1.5~3.5 cm,叶面深绿色,背面淡绿色;侧脉12对,在叶面扁平,在背面略为凸起;叶柄长0.5~1 cm。聚伞花序腋生,通常双生,     

A New Species of Gigantochloa Kurz ex Munro (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from Yunnan Province,China

A new species of Gigantochloa Kurz ex Munro, Gigantochloa callosa NH. Xia, Y. Zeng & RS. Lin was described and illustrated. It is differed from Gparvifolia (Brandis ex Gamble) TQ. Nguyen by its smaller size; culm sheath proper covered with both dark brown and silvery appressed hairs abaxially; ligules 2-3mm tall, entire; leaf ligules 2-3mm tall, entire; one side of the apex of leaf sheath developed into a 2-3mm long, thin, scale like callus.     

Epidermal Cell Division and the Coordination of Leaf and Tiller Development

Initiation and development of grass leaves and tillers are oftendescribed individually with little attention to possible interrelationshipsamong organs. In order to better understand these interrelationships,this research examined epidermal cell division during developmentaltransitions at the apical meristem of tall fescue (Festuca arundinaceaSchreb.). Ten seedlings were harvested each day for a 9-d period,and lengths of main shoot leaves and primary tillers were measured.In addition, numbers and lengths of epidermal cells were determinedfor 0·5 mm segments along the basal 3 mm of each leafand tiller. Primordia development and onset of rapid leaf elongationwere characterized by an increase in the number of cells perepidermal file with mean cell length remaining near 20 µmper cell. After the leaf had lengthened to 1-1·5 mm,cells near the leaf tip ceased dividing and increased in length,at which time leaf elongation rate increased rapidly. Liguleformation, marking the boundary between blade and sheath cells,occurred prior to leaf tip emergence above the whorl of oldersheaths, while the earliest differentiation between blade andsheath cells probably began when leaves were < 1 mm long.Major transitions in leaf and tiller development appeared tobe synchronized among at least three adjacent nodes. At theoldest node, cessation of cell division in the leaf sheath wasaccompanied by initiation of cell division and elongation inthe associated tiller bud. At the next younger node the ligulewas being initiated, while at the youngest node cell divisioncommenced in the leaf primordium, as elongation of a new leafblade began. This synchronization of events suggests a key rolefor the cell division process in regulating leaf and tillerdevelopment.Copyright 1994, 1999 Academic Press Festuca arundinacea Schreb., tall fescue, cell division, leaf initiation, tillering, ligule development     

Sink to source transition in developing leaf blades of tall fescue

This study aims to characterize the translocation of photosynthates within and from developing tall fescue ( Festuca arundinacea ) leaves at the time of transition from sink to source. The developing leaf contains a source, the exposed tip, and a sink, the growing basal portion. When the exposed tip of the developing blade is labelled with ¹⁴CO₂, it exports photosynthates exclusively to sinks within the developing blade until the blade reaches 80% of its final length, when photosynthates begin to be exported from the blade and pass through the collar to reach the growing sheath and the next expanding leaf. Concurrently, the previous mature leaves reduce their level of photosynthate export to the developing blade; export stops as soon as the sheath of the developing leaf elongates beyond 10 mm. Export from the mature leaves to the growing sheath and to the next expanding leaf blade increases rapidly. Thus, in a developing tall fescue leaf blade photosynthate importation and exportation are exclusive events: the expanding blade imports photosynthate from mature leaves until it reaches 80% of its final length, then exportation begins and importation ceases.     

Dendrocalamus longiligulatus sp. nov. (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) from Son La,Dien Bien province,Vietnam

A new species of Dendrocalamus, D. longiligulatus N. H. Xia & V. T. Nguyen, is described and illustrated. This species is distinguished from D. pachystachys Hsueh & D. Z. Li and D. jianshuiensis Hsueh & D. Z. Li by its inconspicuous culm sheath auricles, margins with 8–10 mm long fimbriations, fimbriate ligules of culm sheath 11–14 mm long, palea with 3 veins between and 1 vein on either side of the keels, and blunt paleaceous apex.     

Pressure gradients along whole culms and leaf sheaths, and other aspects of humidity-induced gas transport in Phragmites australis

Emergent aquatic macrophytes growing in waterlogged anaerobic sediments overlain by deep water require particularly efficient ventilating systems. In Phragmites australis (Cav.) Trin. ex Steud, pressurized gas flows, generated by humidity-induced diffusion of air into leaf sheaths, enhance oxygen transport to below-ground parts and aid in the removal of respiratory CO2 and sediment-generated CO2 and methane. Although modelling and flow measurements have pointed to the probable involvement of all leaf sheaths in the flow process and the development of pressure gradients along the whole lengths of living culm and leaf sheaths, direct measurements of pressure gradients have never been reported. The aim of this study was to search for pressure gradient development in Phragmites culms and leaf sheaths and to determine their magnitudes and distribution. In addition, dynamic (with gas flow) and static pressures (no flow condition) and their relationship to flows, leaf sheath areas, and living-to-dead culm ratios were further investigated. Dynamic pressures (DeltaPd) recorded in the pith cavities of intact (non-excised) leafy culms, pneumatically isolated from the below-ground parts and venting through an artificial bore-hole near the base, revealed a curvilinear gradient of pressure 'asymptoting' towards the tips of the culms. Similarly, DeltaPd in upper and lower parts of leaf sheaths increased with distance from the base of the culm, with values in the upper parts always being greater. Curvilinear gradients of pressure were also found along pneumatically isolated individual leaf sheaths, but radial channels linking the leaf sheath aerenchyma with the pith cavity of the culm appeared to offer little resistance to flow. In keeping with predictions, static pressure differentials (DeltaPs) achieved in intact and excised culms and single leaf sheaths on intact culms proved to be relatively independent of leaf sheath area, whereas the potential for developing convective flows (pressure-driven flows) increased with increasing leaf sheath area. As measured by the ventilating coefficient [1-(DeltaPd/(DeltaPs)] the old dead (efflux) to living (influx) culm ratio of 1:12 compared with 1:25 raised ventilating efficiency from 31% to 71%, giving flows per tall culm into the rhizome system of c. 2.8 cm3 and 6.5 cm3 min-1, respectively. It was concluded that dynamic pressure gradients probably extend along the whole length of the leafy culms and leaf sheaths of Phragmites and that all leaf sheaths and all exposed points along the leaf sheaths can contribute convective gas-flow to the rhizome system.     

青海赖草属一新种

报道了青海赖草属植物一新种：圆稃赖草(Leymus oblongolenmatus L. Zhi et L.B. Cai)。该种的主要特征如下：多年生草本,杆直立、光滑、疏丛,高60～90 cm。叶鞘粗糙,边缘膜质,长于或短于节间,叶舌膜质;叶片边缘内卷。穗状花序直立、密集、黄绿色,长10～15 cm,宽5～15 mm,穗轴粗糙,小穗常3～4枚生于每节,含3～6小花;颖披针形,长4～7 mm,具3～5脉,边缘膜质;外稃长圆状披针形,不明显3脉,背部疏生短柔毛;花药黄色,长4～5 mm。该种与L. paboahus相似。     

Effects of the Fungal Endophyte Acremonium coenophialum on Nitrogen Accumulation and Metabolism in Tall Fescue

Infection by the fungal endophyte Acremonium coenophialum affected the accumulation of inorganic and organic N in leaf blades and leaf sheaths of KY 31 tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) grown under greenhouse conditions. Total soluble amino acid concentrations were increased in either the blade or sheath of the leaf from infected plants. A number of amino acids were significantly increased in the sheath, but only asparagine increased in the blade. Infection resulted in higher sheath NH₄⁺ concentrations, whereas NO₃⁻ concentrations decreased in both leaf parts. The effects on amino acid, NO₃⁻, and NH₄⁺ concentrations were dependent upon the level of N fertilization and were usually apparent only at the high rate (10 millimolar) of application. Administration of ¹⁴CO₂ to the leaf blades increased the accumulation of ¹⁴C in their amino acid fraction but not in the sheaths of infected plants. This may indicate that infection increased amino acid synthesis in the blade but that translocation to the sheath, which is the site of fungal colonization, was not affected. Glutamine synthetase activity was greater in leaf blades of infected plants at high and low N rates of fertilization, but nitrate reductase activity was not affected in either part of the leaf. Increased activities of glutamine synthetase together with the other observed changes in N accumulation and metabolism in endophyte-infected tall fescue suggest that NH₄⁺ reassimilation could also be affected in the leaf blade.     

Fructan Content and Synthesis in Leaf Tissues of Festuca arundinacea

The concentration of fructan in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) changes during growth and in response to environment. The objective of this research was to compare the fructan concentration and fructosyl-transferase activity of tall fescue leaf tissues. Expanding leaves, inner and outer sheaths, and expanded blades of greenhouse-grown tall fescue plants were assayed for fructan concentration and fructosyl-transferase activity. Leaf sheaths contained significantly more nonstructural carbohydrate than did the expanded blade. Sheaths also contained a greater percentage of fructan with more than six sugar residues (long chain fructan), than either the expanded blade or expanding leaf. Expanding leaves contained a greater concentration of fructose and oligosaccharides than did sheath or blade tissues. Expanding leaves also had the greatest fructosyl-transferase activity measured either as radiolabel incorporated into fructans in tissue pieces or protein extracts. Activity of fructosyl-transferase was greater in expanding leaf tissue than in sheath tissues.     

Phenotypic Variation of Gelidocalamus stellatus Wen Complex (Bambusoideae)

Gelidocalamus stellatus Wen complex includes Gelidocalamus stellatus, Gauritus, Gmonophyllus, Gmultifolius and Gwugongshanensis, indicating the existence of some taxonomic disputes within this taxon. Based on 13 main phenotypic traits, in this paper, 13 populations of the complex are investigated and the results show that 1) All 13 characters have some changes between and within populations, of which the maximum is the height under branch with 276%, while the minimum is the ratio of length and width with 64%; 2) In the Jing Gang Mountain population (JGM), seven characters, such as the diameter at breast height, the node number, the height under branch, the leaf length, the leaf width, the ratio of leaf length and width, and numbers of each branch, are relatively stable among 4 different populations, and populations of Gstellatus Wen complex can be distinguished effectively by that seven characters, so it maybe have some worth for the clarification of the complex; 3) Besides that Jiu Yi Mountain population (JYM) and Xiao Long Gui population (XLG) share the same or similar traits with that of JGM, there have many remarkable differences between other populations, such the leaf in Lian Ping Country population (LPC) and Huang He Village population (HHV), the culm in Wu Gong Mountain population (WGM) and the numbers of each branch in Gan Zi Depression population (GZD) and Rong Jia Cavity population (RJC). With the observation of the culm sheath and the abaxial epidermis of leaves, the taxonomic position of some populations is discussed. Our results still indicate that Gmultifolius (Huang He Village population) and Gauritus may be null and void. Furthermore, we proposal Gwugongshanensis (Wu Gong Mountain population) and Gmonophyllus (Jiu Yi Mountain population) should be as a taxon under Gstellatus.