臭氧胁迫对植物主要生理功能的影响

近年来,由于光化学反应的臭氧前体增加,全球植物受对流层臭氧(O3)胁迫的程度越来越严重。臭氧污染被认为是造成东欧、西欧和整个美国的大片森林衰退和枯死的主要原因。臭氧胁迫严重影响植物叶片对光能的利用,通过气孔限制和非气孔限制,导致其光合速率的降低,影响光合产物的产量。臭氧对植物的影响与植物体内代谢物质的积聚量紧密联系。臭氧胁迫引发植物的各种防御保护机制,刺激抗氧化系统,影响膜系统,改变其体内碳和矿质养分的吸收并引起它们的重新分配,诱导其基因表达的深层变化。为了适应臭氧胁迫环境,植物通过生理生化机制的调节来保证其生命活动。如细胞通过调节渗透物质的含量来保持渗透势的平衡;细胞内各种抗氧化酶活性增加,以清除自由基,避免或者减轻细胞受到伤害;改变代谢途径以保持能量储备和降低代谢速率。可见,生态环境对生物进化具有重要影响。这个观点将在臭氧胁迫对植物生理的影响中得到证实,也是生物进化论的另一种证据。综述了臭氧对光合生理、呼吸代谢、抗氧化系统、膜系统、矿质养分的吸收和分配与分子生理等主要生理功能的影响,并提出臭氧胁迫对植物生理影响的今后研究方向与未来研究热点是:(1)加强在植物个体和群落水平上臭氧胁迫对植物生理影响的研究;(2)臭氧影响下植物的基因调控和相关信号传递网络系统的机理;(3)通过分子标记、基因图谱、基因组学和转基因技术等方法研究选育适应臭氧胁迫环境的植物;(4)尽可能在接近自然条件的环境中开展研究;(5)臭氧胁迫对亚热带和热带森林及其树种主要生理功能影响的研究;(6)建立模型评估臭氧对植物的影响。     

淹水胁迫对不结球白菜渗透调节物质含量的影响

以不结球白菜‘新矮青’品种为材料,研究了不同时间(1、3、5、7d)和不同程度(根淹、半淹、全淹)淹水处理及解除淹水恢复生长后叶片内渗透调节物质含量的变化规律。结果表明:(1)在根淹和半淹胁迫处理下,不结球白菜叶片中可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白和游离脯氨酸含量随处理时间的延长呈先上升后下降的趋势;全淹胁迫下,这3种渗透调节物质的含量随处理时间的延长出现不同程度的下降。(2)解除淹水恢复生长7d后,各处理组的不结球白菜叶片中渗透调节物质的含量在短期(1d)淹水下基本恢复正常,在长期淹水条件下未完全恢复;全淹处理组恢复能力较弱,而根淹处理组恢复能力相对较强;可溶性糖的恢复幅度高于可溶性蛋白和游离脯氨酸。     

利用RNA-seq技术分析淹水胁迫下转BnERF拟南芥差异表达基因

为探究淹水胁迫下BnERF调节的耐淹防御相关途径,应用RNA-seq技术,对淹水6小时后的拟南芥(Arabidopsis thaliana)野生型(WT)和转BnERF株系(E33)幼苗进行基因表达分析。结果表明,淹水3天后,E33表现出较强的耐淹性,地上部生长状况和根系发育均明显强于野生型。E33幼苗未淹水处理时相对于野生型单独上调的基因有9个,4个为膜结合蛋白,其中2个参与MAPK级联途径,其它5个参与氧化胁迫及水分调节途径;与未淹水野生型相比,无论是未淹水处理还是淹水6小时后的E33幼苗中缺氧响应、抗氧化防护及细胞、器官发育相关基因的表达量均上调。另外,淹水6小时后E33的差异基因并未完全覆盖淹水6小时后野生型的差异基因;E33幼苗中缺氧响应、氧化胁迫响应、能量的产生与转变、乙醇代谢途径中的基因以及乙烯响应因子基因的表达量都明显高于野生型。上述结果表明,BnERF直接或间接调节植物的淹水胁迫相关生理代谢途径,参与淹水胁迫的防御过程。     

植物对水淹胁迫的响应与适应

水淹是植物遭受的主要的非生物胁迫之一.水淹胁迫使植物处于周期或长期的厌氧或缺氧状态,限制植物的需氧呼吸和维持生命活动所需的能量产生,导致土壤还原势的降低和有毒物质的积累,从而对植物的生存构成严重威胁.在长期的进化过程中,一些植物能够忍耐短期或长期的水淹生境而存活下来.目前分析植物感知水淹胁迫的主要途径为感知体内氧浓度的降低和感知体内乙烯浓度的增加.淹水胁迫下植株的适应策略主要包括:1)茎的伸长生长、不定根和通气组织的形成等形态学方面的适应;2)代谢途径的改变,淹水植物主要通过厌氧代谢获得维持生命的能量;3)通过体内乙烯、赤霉素和脱落酸等激素含量水平的改变来调节生理活动或形态、解剖等方面的变化;4)抗氧化酶系统对厌氧胁迫植株体内有毒的活性氧自由基的清除.运用分子生物学和生物信息学等手段找出由水淹胁迫诱导的相关基因并对其进行克隆,繁殖与培育具有耐水淹能力强的植物种类、品种和生态型,将是从事植物抗水淹胁迫研究的科研人员的目标和方向.     

植物渗透调节的测定方法介绍

渗透调节是植物适应水分胁迫的主要生理机制。其含义是植物在逆境(干旱或盐渍)条件下,通过代谢活动增加细胞内溶质浓度,降低其渗透势(从而降低水势),从外界水势降低的介质中继续吸水,保持一定的膨压,维持较正常的代谢活动。在干旱条件下受膨压影响的细胞生长、气孔开放、光合作用及酶活性等生理过程得到完全或部分的维持,有利于增强植物的抗旱能力。国外这     

白三叶和红三叶对人工融冻胁迫的生理响应差异

采用人工模拟融冻胁迫方法,通过测定白三叶(Trifolium repens)和红三叶(T.prat-ense)在融冻胁迫中叶片细胞膜透性、MDA含量、抗氧化酶(SOD、POD、CAT)活力、渗透调节物(脯氨酸、可溶性糖和蛋白质)含量变化,以揭示未来气候变化对三叶草的影响。结果表明,经历融冻胁迫循环后抗冻力强的白三叶植株能恢复生长,而抗冻力弱的红三叶枯萎死亡。在融冻阶段,两三叶草叶片细胞膜透性增大、抗氧化酶活力增高、MDA和渗透调节物含量大幅增加;在冻融阶段,两三叶草叶片细胞膜透性降低、MDA含量下降、抗氧化酶活力降低。但在融冻胁迫循环中,白三叶叶片POD和CAT活力高于红三叶,脯氨酸含量较红三叶高5倍,但细胞膜透性低于红三叶。白三叶在-5℃抗逆生理指标达到最大值,而红三叶在-10℃。白三叶对环境温度变化反应敏感,在-5℃通过快速激活抗氧化酶系统和积累渗透调节物以抑制膜脂过氧化和维护细胞水分平衡在融冻适应上起重要作用。白三叶具有较强的抗融冻能力,是未来值得应用推广的优良园林绿化植物。     

干旱胁迫植物个体生理响应及其生态模型预测研究进展

全球气候突变导致干旱事件频发，进而易引发严重的植物衰退甚至死亡，聚焦植物尤其是树木死亡的生理学机制并期望基于此评估及预测气候变化导致植物死亡风险已成为热点话题。植物通过调整内在生理代谢过程，例如通过调节渗透物质的含量，来平衡渗透势、维持细胞膨压、调节植物激素的信号水平，诱导植物气孔开放程度降低，有利于植物保存水分、调控植物水通道蛋白的表达，进而保持体内水分稳定并对干旱胁迫做出快速响应。这些生理过程中的每一环调节都为了确保水分运输的效率和安全性，增加植物抗旱性以及生态系统稳定性。植物的抗旱性不仅体现在生理代谢方面的调节，还表现在植物水力特性与解剖结构间相辅相成。当植物改变水力特性的同时，其茎叶会在解剖结构上做出调整以满足植物在干旱环境下水分供需平衡，从而降低植物蒸腾水分散失、增强细胞储水并提高生存能力。植物应对水分胁迫的策略通常与水分消耗和碳获取之间的平衡有关，明晰植物水分消耗与光合碳获取间存在平衡关系的性状特征便于更好地理解植物的水分利用策略。然而，植物表现出的任意单一性状特征的强弱都无法代表整个植物适应逆境的优劣，未来只有通过将植物更多性状特征进行相互关联，以具有代表植物水力功能、结...     

淹涝胁迫对鹅掌楸属植物叶片部分生理指标的影响

研究了淹涝胁迫对不同种源鹅掌楸[Liriodendron chinense（Hemsl．）Sarg．]和杂种鹅掌楸（L．chinense xL．tulipifera）幼苗部分生理指标的影响。结果表明：在淹水处理24h后,杂种鹅掌楸幼苗叶片的净光合速率变化不明显,鹅掌楸幼苗叶片的净光合速率则有一定程度的下降;在淹水处理48h后,净光合速率均大幅度下降。在淹涝胁迫下及胁迫解除后,幼苗叶片叶绿素含量持续缓慢下降;而脯氨酸含量总体上呈现上升的趋势;与鹅掌楸相比,杂种鹅掌楸幼苗的超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）和过氧化物酶（POD）活性变化不明显,但SOD活性最高,POD活性最低。结果表明,杂种鹅掌楸具有较强的耐淹涝胁迫的能力。     

NO对植物生长发育的调控机制

一氧化氮(NO)是具有生物活性和信号转导作用的易扩散分子,它不仅对植物的许多生命活动如种子萌发、叶片扩展、根系生长、逆境生理以及细胞的程序性死亡等具有直接的生理调节功能,而且作为防御反应中的关键信使．参与了植物对外界环境胁迫的应答。近期研究表明,NO与激素在调节植物的生理活动与信号转导方面有明显的协同作用,通过激素起作用可能是植物内源NO作用的机理之一。本文主要通过对NO的产生及其对生理活动的调节机制和在代谢中的信号转导作用等方面来阐述NO在植物生长发育中的作用。     

淹水胁迫下北美鹅掌楸无性系生理生化响应差异

北美鹅掌楸(Liriodendron tulipifera)是优良用材和绿化树种,但极不耐涝,阻碍了其广泛应用。本研究以前期试验筛选出的3个耐淹无性系(T4、T27和T37)和3个不耐淹无性系(S5、S9和S20)为实验材料,开展温室盆栽模拟淹水胁迫实验,通过比较丙二醛(MDA)含量、相对电导率(EL)、叶绿素含量,以及酶活性等生理生化指标的差异,探索不同无性系对淹水胁迫的响应和抗性差异。结果显示:北美鹅掌楸对淹水胁迫反应敏感,淹水4d时,耐淹无性系和敏感无性系均呈现下部老叶黄花,上部嫩叶、顶芽萎蔫现象,叶绿素含量减少,MDA、EL显著增加,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化物酶(POD)等酶活性极显著增加。淹水6 d后,敏感无性系受到的胁迫伤害进一步加剧,叶片萎蔫脱落,MDA、EL持续增加,叶绿素含量极显著降低,SOD和POD总体呈下降趋势;而耐淹无性系顶芽缓慢恢复,在叶片脱落后幼叶展开,叶绿素含量下降幅度较小,MDA和EL缓慢下降,SOD和POD持续升高,淹水20 d左右近水面的茎端形成不定根和大量膨大皮孔。研究表明:耐淹型北美鹅掌楸可通过形成不定根和肥大的皮孔、保持较高的抗氧化酶活性等方式增强其抗涝能力;EL、叶绿素含量、SOD活性可作为北美鹅掌楸耐淹无性系中期选育指标。     

试论现代公立医院内控制度

本文着重分析了现代公立医院内控制度的定义、内控环境以及如何建立现代公立医院内控制度,对加强医院经营管理有一定借鉴作用。     

Adaptive computer control of anesthesia in humans

This paper presents an efficient computer control technique for regulation of anesthesia in humans. The anesthetic used is propofol and the objective is to control the degree of hypnosis of the patient. The paper describes the basic hardware/software setup of the system and the closed-loop methodologies. The bispectral index (BIS) is considered as the feedback signal. The control methods proposed here are based in the use of proportional integral controllers with dead-time compensation to avoid undesirable oscillations in the BIS signal during the process. The compensation is based on the Smith predictor. To guarantee the applicability of the method to different patients, an adaptive module to tune the compensator is developed. Some real and simulated results are presented in this work to attest the efficiency of the methods used.     

Absolute and relational control of a sequential auditory discrimination by pigeons (Columba livia)

Recent evidence indicates that pigeons can readily learn visual discriminations based on both absolute and relational stimulus factors. To examine how these two types of control function in their non-dominant auditory modality, we tested four pigeons in a go/no-go sequential auditory discrimination in which both absolute and relational cues were redundantly available. In this task, sequences of different sounds created from one set of pitches were reinforced, while different sequences created from another set of pitches and any same sequences made from either set of pitches were not. Across three experiments, we independently varied the relative discriminability of the absolute and relational components. The pigeons were consistently and primarily controlled by the absolute fundamental pitch of our notes in all of the experiments, although this was influenced by the range and arrangement of the pitches used in each set. A majority of the pigeons also demonstrated relational control when this component was made more salient. The more robust control exhibited by absolute factors is consistent with the comparative hypothesis that birds in general may have a well-developed aptitude for processing absolute pitch in many auditory settings. The relational control is consistent with our recent evidence of same/different auditory learning by pigeons.     

Histone H1

Linker histones of which histone H1 is a representative are a diverse family of architectural proteins within the eukaryotic nucleus. These proteins have a variety of structures, but invariably contain a region enriched in lysine, serine, alanine and profine. All metazoan histone His also include a structured domain that binds to DNA through a helix-turn-helix motif. By binding to the linker DNA flanking the nucleosome core they contribute to the assembly of higher-order chromatin structures. Surprisingly, the use of “knockout” technology to eliminate histone H1 in isolated cells and Xenopus does not prevent the assembly of chromosomes or nuclei, however specific genes are activated or repressed indicative of targeted regulatory functions. A dual role for histone HI in chromatin structure and gene regulation might contribute to epigenetic phenomena in which heritable states of gene activity are maintained through mechanisms independent of gene sequence. This may have important implications for biotechnological and medical research.     

Biological tools for control of larval stages of malaria vectors – a review

The two main interventions presently being deployed for control of malaria vectors, that is, long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) involve the use of chemical insecticides and target adult mosquitoes. Meanwhile, the potential of larval control is increasingly being acknowledged for the reduction of insecticide-resistant and/or exophagic Anopheles populations. Larval control has proven to be cost-effective and ideal for localities where mosquito-breeding sites are well defined and approachable. Utilising biological control tools to control anopheline larvae can lower the problem of resistance development, a common feature of chemical control. Fortunately, there are many options of biological larval control tools. Besides their direct impact on mortality, the effects of these tools can reach beyond the larval stage. Anopheline adults that develop from larvae exposed to biological control tools, such as entomopathogenic fungi, show reduced longevity, fecundity and susceptibility to Plasmodium infections. Combining two or more larval control tools can increase their efficacy against anopheline larvae. However, despite the identification of larval control potential in the laboratory, and in few cases in the field, many potential biological control tools have not been utilised to their fullest extent. This review provides an overview of the existing and potential biological larval control options for malaria vectors and discusses the advantages and requirements to develop them for malaria vector control.     

Impact of different densities of Neohydronomus affinis (Coleoptera:Curculionidae) on Pistia stratiotes (Araceae) under laboratory conditions

In Senegal, a laboratory study was conducted in 2005 to ascertain the effect that different numbers of the host-specific weevil Neohydronomus affinis Hustache (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) per plant had on selected plant growth parameters of its target weed, water lettuce Pistia stratiotes Linnaeus (Araceae). Compared to the control, the weevil caused a significant reduction in all parameters measured, except for daughter plant production. There were no significant differences in impact on the plant between the three different densities of weevil (one, two and three pairs per plant). Under laboratory conditions one pair per plant is deemed sufficient to effect complete control of water lettuce over a six-week period.     

Suggestions for unifying the terminology in biological control

This paper gives suggestions forunifying the terminology in biological controlacross different research disciplines, such asbiological control of arthropods, weeds andplant pathogens. It is suggested that use ofthe term `biological control' is restricted tothe use of living organisms. Four strategiesof biological control are outlined anddefined: (1) Classical biological control, (2) Inoculation biological control, (3) Inundationbiological control, and (4) Conservationbiological control. It is proposed to usethese four terms as defined, and avoid usageof the term `augmentation'. Terms for specificprocesses and modes of action (for example,`parasitoid' and `competitor') can be definedby usage within the different biologicalcontrol disciplines. Microbial control usuallyindicates biological control of invertebratesusing microbes and, as such, is a subdivisionof biological control. Use of additionalauxiliary terms such as biopesticide isdiscussed.     

Parametric and non-parametric prediction intervals based phase II control charts for repeated bioassay data

Quality control for repeated bioassay runs can be performed by phase II control charts, well-known from industrial quality control. The value of interest is the potency, of which a single value per run is available. Parametric and non-parametric prediction intervals are described to estimate quality control intervals for future re-test runs. Violations against the normal distribution occur in real data frequently, particularly outliers. The non-parametric prediction intervals are limited to not too small sample sizes in both the historical and future sampling phases. Therefore, robust prediction intervals based on winsorization are proposed. R-functions for all prediction intervals are provided.     

Nematode Problems Affecting Agriculture in the Philippines

Nematodes are considered major pests on most economic crops in the Philippines, particularly on banana, pineapple, citrus, tomato, ramie, and sugarcane. Radopholus similis is the most destructive nematode on banana, while Meloidogyne spp. are more serious on various vegetable crops such as tomato, okra, and celery and on fiber crops such as ramie. Tylenchulus semipenetrans is a problem on citrus and Rotylenchulus reniformis on pineapple and some legume crops. Hirschmanniella oryzae and Aphelenchoides besseyi are becoming serious on rice, and Pratylenchus zeae is affecting corn in some areas. Lately, Globodera rostochiensis has been causing serious damage on potato in the highlands. Control measures such as crop rotation, planting resistant varieties, chemical nematicide application, and biological control have been recommended to control these nematodes.     

Microbial control of plant-parasitic nematodes: a five-party interaction

Plant-parasitic nematodes cause significant economic losses to a wide variety of crops. Chemical control is a widely used option for plant-parasitic nematode management. However, chemical nematicides are now being reappraised in respect of environmental hazard, high costs, limited availability in many developing countries or their diminished effectiveness following repeated applications. This review presents progress made in the field of microbial antagonists of plant-parasitic nematodes, including nematophagous fungi, endophytic fungi, actinomycetes and bacteria. A wide variety of microorganisms are capable of repelling, inhibiting or killing plant-parasitic nematodes, but the commercialisation of these microorganisms lags far behind their resource investigation. One limiting factor is their inconsistent performance in the field. No matter how well suited a nematode antagonist is to a target nematode in a laboratory test, rational management decision can be made only by analysing the interactions naturally occurring among “host plant–nematode target–soil–microbial control agent (MCA)–environment”. As we begin to develop a better understanding of the complex interactions, microbial control of nematodes will be more fine-tuned. Multidisciplinary collaboration and integration of biological control with other control methods will␣also contribute to more successful control practices.