内生真菌感染对宿主植物高羊茅锌耐受性的影响

以感染内生真菌(Neotyphodium coenophialum)和未感染内生真菌的高羊茅(Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)为实验材料,在营养液中加入ZnSO4进行锌胁迫实验,分析内生真菌对宿主植物锌耐受性的影响。与未感染内生真菌的植株相比,内生真菌感染对高羊茅的总生物量没有显著增益作用,但增加了分蘖数和叶片延伸生长累积值。内生真菌感染降低了高羊茅中Zn2+的总含量,改变了锌在高羊茅中的分配,增加叶鞘中锌的含量,减少叶片中锌的含量。在高锌浓度下,内生真菌感染对净光合速率的变化没有影响,但是显著提高了其宿主的PSⅡ光化学效率(Fv/Fm)。总体来看,内生真菌感染改善宿主高羊茅的锌耐受性。     

高羊茅和多年生黑麦草内生真菌的分子检测

根据GenBank上报道的内生真菌Neotyphodium coenophialum和N.lolii的Nc25基因序列,设计了2对特异性引物FM1/R1和F3/R652,建立了一套适合于从高羊茅和多年生黑麦草种子中检测内生真菌N.coenophialum和N.lolii的常规PCR和巢式PCR方法。     

亚硒酸钠浓度和培养时间对中华羊茅内生真菌液体培养菌丝体矿质元素的影响

为测定亚硒酸钠浓度和培养时间对中华羊茅内生真菌液体培养菌丝体干物质和矿质元素的影响,菌丝体样品经微波消化后,采用钼蓝比色法、四苯硼钠法、偶氮氯膦III法、邻菲啰啉比色法、氢化物原子荧光光谱法分别测定磷、钾、钙、铁、硒的含量.结果表明,当培养时间为4周、5周、6周、7周或8周时,亚硒酸钠浓度0.1～0.4 mmol/L抑...     

羊茅属植物内生真菌研究进展

感染内生真菌的羊茅属植株在畜牧业和草坪业上具有重要的生态和经济意义。关于内生真菌与羊茅属植株互利共生的关系已有大量研究,就已报道的有关羊茅属内生真菌种类、内生真菌促进羊茅属植株生长发育以及内生真菌提高羊茅属植株抵抗生物胁迫和非生物胁迫的研究做一综述,指出羊茅属内生真菌研究中存在的问题并做出展望,以期更好地利用我国羊茅属内生真菌资源。     

施肥对高羊茅草坪越夏的影响

施用N、K、Ca和杀真菌剂对高羊茅（Festuca arundineces Schreb.cv.Pixie)越夏影响的研究结果表明,施氮肥可以打破高羊茅的夏季休眼,促进植株生长,促进植株对N、K的吸收,增加植株叶绿素含量,提高草坪质量,而不会明显降低草坪草的抗热性。但施氮肥后褐斑病等病害加重,通过喷洒杀真菌剂可控制病害的发生。     

盐生境下硅对坪用高羊茅生物学特性的影响

干旱半干旱区草坪绿地的长期灌溉容易引发土壤次生盐渍化,提高草坪草在盐生境下的生长发育能力是应对土壤次生盐渍化的主要途径之一.采用盆栽试验研究了盐生境下硅对坪用高羊茅(Festuca arundinaea)生物学特性的影响.结果表明,向盐生境土壤中添加不同浓度硅均提前高羊茅出苗时间2d,加快出苗速率,增加出苗总数,提高保苗率,且总出苗率和保苗率随着硅浓度增加而显著增大(P＜0.05),这说明盐生境下向土壤添加硅改善了幼苗完全死亡的现象.盐生境下硅显著增加了高羊茅叶长,株高和分蘖数,但对叶宽影响不显著,说明硅能够促进高羊茅生长,但对草坪绿地的质地影响不大.虽然硅能显著增加高羊茅总生物量(P＜0.05),但较低浓度时促进其茎叶生长,高浓度促进其根系生长.硅在高羊茅体内的沉积量随施入硅增加而增大,但其茎叶和根系内硅含量不超过3.0％,且根系内硅含量约为茎叶内硅含量的2倍.结果显示,硅提高了坪用高羊茅在盐生境下的适应能力,这为以后草坪绿地管理中应对土壤潜在盐渍化的问题提供了一定的科学依据.     

内生真菌感染对宿主羊草抗病性的影响

以感染内生真菌的天然禾草羊草为实验材料,通过体外纯培养条件下的内生真菌、感染内生真菌的离体叶片和在体叶片对3种病原菌的抑菌实验,以探讨内生真菌对宿主植物羊草在抗病性方面的贡献。结果表明:体外纯培养条件下,分离自羊草的内生真菌Epichlobromicola对新月弯孢(Curvularia lunata)、根腐离蠕孢(Bipolaris sorokiniana)和枝孢霉(Cladosporium sp.)这3种病原菌都具有抑制作用,抑菌率分别达56.22%,46.93%和45.15%,且内生真菌培养滤液可以有效抑制这3种病原菌的孢子萌发,平均萌发率分别为30.4%,15.7%和16.4%;宿主植物叶片在离体条件下,内生真菌感染可以有效降低羊草叶片受C.lunata和C.sp.侵染后的病斑数或病斑长度,但对B.sorokiniana不起作用,甚至提高了叶片的病斑数及病斑长度,而离体叶片提取液对不同病原菌均有不同程度的抑制作用;在体条件下,内生真菌均可以通过降低叶片病斑数来增强羊草植株对这3种病原菌的抗性。由此看来,内生真菌E.bromicola对宿主植物羊草在抗病原菌侵染方面有一定的增益作用。     

黑麦草-内生真菌共生体对磷缺乏的生理生态反应

选取感染和未感染的黑麦草为材料,在田间盆栽条件下研究内生真菌感染对宿主植物抵抗磷胁迫方面的贡献。结果表明,土壤中缺磷或内生真菌感染对黑麦草地上部生长的影响不显著,但内生真菌感染对植株地下部生长和生理指标有明显影响。缺磷条件下,内生真菌感染有助于黑麦草地下部分的生长,表现在根系总长度更长,生物量更大;同时根中酚类物质和有机酸的含量也显著高于未感染植株,但因酚类物质和有机酸总量增加的同时并未伴随着二者浓度的增加,由此推测,内生真菌在改变宿主黑麦草根系代谢活动方面的贡献有限。此外,内生真菌感染显著提高了宿主植物的磷利用效率,这可能和缺磷条件下内生真菌感染植株具有更高的酸性磷酸酶活性有关。     

高羊茅和其他羊茅植株再生与遗传转化研究进展

高羊茅、紫羊茅和草地羊茅均为很重要的多年生冷季型牧草与草坪草,生物技术在其品种改良中具有很大的应用潜力.30年来,三种羊茅的组织培养、胚性培养物的长期保存以及遗传转化等研究取得了较大进展,已建立起多种植株再生体系和遗传转化技术,但作为单子叶植物,这些草种的组织培养和转基因遗传改良也还存在一些问题.本文就以上几方面的内容进行了综述.     

内生真菌感染对黑麦草抗盐性的影响

以感染内生真菌的多年生黑麦草（Lolium perenne L．）（SR4000）为实验材料,建植内生真菌感染（EI）和不感染（EF）的黑麦草种群,并对其进行盐胁迫实验,通过观察生长和生理生态指标的变化,分析内生真菌对宿主植物抗盐性的影响。结果表明,内生真菌感染对宿主黑麦草的营养生长没有增益效应,相反在高盐浓度下,EI种群的分蘖能力和地上部分生物量均低于EF种群;但内生真菌能够改变宿主种群生物量的分配格局,将更大比例的生物量分配于根系。在高盐浓度下,内生真菌感染可导致黑麦草叶内的脯氨酸含量显著增加、可溶性糖含量显著降低,但对PSⅡ光化学效率Fv/Fm值的变化没有影响。总体来看,内生真菌感染并未改善宿主黑麦草的抗盐性。     

Evidence for chemical changes on the root surface of tall fescue in response to infection with the fungal endophyte Neotyphodium coenophialum

Endophyte-infected (E+) tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) plants grown in phosphorus (P) deficient soils accumulate more P in roots and shoots than noninfected isolines. In a growth chamber experiment, four tall fescue genotypes DN2, DN4, DN7, and DN11, infected with their naturally occurring strains of Neotyphodium coenophialum (Morgan-Jones & Gams) Glenn, Bacon & Hanlin, and their noninfected isolines (E-), were cultivated in nutrient solution at two P levels: 31 ppm (P+) and 0 ppm (P-) for 4 wk. The Fe³⁺ reducing activity of extracellular reductants and intact root tissues, and total phenolic concentration in roots and shoots were measured. Endophyte infection significantly increased Fe³⁺ reducing activity rate of extracellular reductants (9.6 × 10^-3 mol Fe³⁺ h-1 g-1 root FW) when compared to E- plants (3.9 × 10^-3) and Fe³⁺ reduction rate of intact root tissues (6.16 and 4.48 mol Fe³⁺ h-1 g-1 root FW, respectively for E+ and E- plants). In response to P deficiency, Fe³⁺ reduction rate of intact root tissues increased in E+ plants by 375% when compared to E- plants, whereas no significant differences were observed when P was provided. Total phenolic concentration was 20% greater in shoots of E+ plants than in E- plants. In response to P deficiency, total phenolic concentration significantly increased in roots of E+ plants by 7%, and decreased in roots of E- plants by 10%. The most active Fe³⁺ reducing zones were located along branching of secondary and tertiary roots. The Fe³⁺ reducing activity on the root surface and total phenolic concentration in roots and shoots increased dramatically in response to endophyte infection, especially under P limiting conditions.Visiting Scientist sponsored by the Fulbright Program No. 21133     

Leaf endophyte Neotyphodium coenophialum modifies mineral uptake in tall fescue

Neotyphodium coenophialum (Morgan-Jones and Gams) Glenn, Bacon and Hanlin, a fungal endophyte found primarily in shoots of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Shreb.), can modify rhizosphere activity in response to phosphorus (P) deficiency. In a controlled environment experiment, two cloned tall fescue genotypes (DN2 and DN4) free (E-) and infected (E+) with their naturally occurring endophyte strains were grown in nutrient solutions at low P (3.1 ppm) or high P (31 ppm) concentrations for 21 d. Endophyte infection increased root dry matter (DM) of DN4 by 21% but did not affect root DM of DN2. Under P deficiency, shoot and total DM were not affected by endophyte but relative growth rate was greater in E+ than E- plants. In high P nutrient solution, E+ plants produced 13% less (DN2) or 29% more (DN4) shoot DM than E- plants. Endophyte affected mineral concentrations in roots more than in shoots. Regardless of P concentration in nutrient solution, E+ DN2 accumulated more P, Ca, Zn and Cu but less K in roots than E- plants. When grown in high P nutrient solution, concentrations of Fe and B in roots of E+ DN2 plants were reduced compared with those of E- plants. Concentrations of P, Ca and Cu in roots of DN4 were less, but K was greater in E+ than E- plants. In shoots, E+ DN2 had greater concentrations of Fe and Cu than E- DN2, regardless of P concentration in nutrient solution. Genotype DN4 responded to endophyte infection by reducing B concentration in shoots. Nutrient uptake rates were affected by endophyte infection in plants grown in low P nutrient solution. A greater uptake rate of most nutrients and their transport to shoots was observed in DN2, but responses of DN4 were not consistent. Results suggest that endophyte may elicit different modes of tall fescue adaptation to P deficiency. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

盐碱胁迫对染内生菌和不染菌苇状羊茅根系丛枝菌根真菌群落多样性和组成的影响

香柱菌属Epichloë内生真菌存在于宿主植物地上部组织,不仅能提高宿主植物对生物与非生物逆境的抗性,而且能对周围环境中的微生物产生影响。该研究以染内生菌(endophyte-infected,EI)和不染菌(endophyte-free,EF)苇状羊茅Festuca arundinacea为实验材料,探究内生真菌和不同水平盐碱胁迫处理对宿主根系丛枝菌根真菌(arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi,AMF)群落多样性和组成的影响。结果表明,内生真菌和盐碱胁迫处理对苇状羊茅根系AMF多样性影响存在交互作用。EF苇状羊茅根系AMF多样性随盐碱胁迫处理水平的增加而降低,内生真菌的存在缓解了这一效应,在200和400 mmol/L盐碱胁迫处理下,内生真菌感染增加了苇状羊茅根系AMF多样性;此外,内生真菌感染改变了苇状羊茅根系AMF群落组成,降低了优势属Funneliformis相对多度,增加了Claroideoglomus、Glomus和unclassified AMF相对多度。结构方程模型结果表明,内生真菌通过间接增加土壤总磷浓度对苇状羊茅根系AMF多样性产生影响。本研究为筛选盐碱污染区生态修复的植物-微生物共生体提供基础。     

水土保持型牧草苇状羊茅(Festuca arundinacea Schreb)节肢动物群落结构

对水土保持型牧草苇状羊茅节肢动物群落的系统调查,根据节肢动物群落中物种的营养和取食关系将总群落划分为天敌亚群落和非天敌亚群落(含害虫和中性昆虫),以调查到的节肢动物种类、个体数量结合各群落生态学指标分析总群落及亚群落的结构组成.结果表明:共查得苇状羊茅节肢动物139种分属68科;非天敌亚群落为总群落主要成分,相对多度为0.7661,其中优势种为同翅目昆虫;天敌亚群落相对多度为0.2339;优势种为蜘蛛类天敌.优势集中性和优势度分析表明非天敌亚群落>总群落>天敌亚群落;均匀度指数除5、9月份外,均表现为天敌亚群落>总群落>非天敌亚群落;多样性指数除4、5月份外,均表现为总群落>非天敌亚群落>天敌亚群落.     

Endophytic fungi (Neotyphodium coenophialum) affect the growth and mineral uptake, transport and efficiency ratios in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea)

Neotyphodium coenophialuminteracts mutualistically with its host grasses. Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) plants infected by the fungal endophyte,Neotyphodium coenophialum(Morgan-Jones and Gams) Glenn, Bacon and Hanlin, often perform better than non-infected plants, especially in limited resource environments. However, there is a scarcity of information about endophyte-grass ecotypes interaction in Andisols of temperate regions. Clones of three tall fescue ecotypes (Fukaura, Koiwai and Showa) either infected with N. coenophialum (E+) or noninfected (E–) were grown in Andisols (Black Andisol: naturally low content of phosphorus, high in other nutrients; Red Andisol: naturally high content of phosphorus, low in other nutrients) for 133 days in a controlled environment. Cumulative shoot dry weight, daily regrowth rates (tiller number, plant height and shoot dry matter) after clippings and nutrient uptake, transport and efficiency ratios were measured. In Black Andisol, E+ plants had significantly higher cumulative shoot dry weight as well as daily regrowth rates than E– plants, while in Red Andisol the reverse was true. Among the ecotypes studied, Showa had the highest shoot growth. Significantly higher phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) uptake as well as transport were identified in E+ vs. E– plants grown in Black Andisol. With few exceptions, values for nutrient efficiency ratios were not significantly different between E+ and E– plants grown in both soils. Significant three-way interaction (endophyte × ecotype × soil) for cumulative shoot dry weight and regrowth rate revealed that the ecotype specific regrowth responses to endophyte infection were depended on soil nutrient conditions. Vegetative growth and nutrient acquisition in tall fescue varied with ecotype and were modified by abiotic (soil fertility status) as well as biotic (endophyte infection) factors.