水分胁迫对太阳扇扦插苗形态和生理特征的影响

采用持续干旱和淹水处理,测定太阳扇的叶绿素、可溶性蛋白、可溶性糖、脯氨酸、丙二醛含量和抗氧化酶体系等指标的变化,分析太阳扇对不同程度水分胁迫响应特征的差异及形成的机制.结果表明:水分胁迫初期(5 d)内,太阳扇受害指数和大部分生理生化指标与对照差异不显著;随着干旱胁迫强度的增加和时间的延长,太阳扇产生较严重的伤害直至最后死亡,其受害指数、脯氨酸含量、SOD、POD、CAT活性均急剧上升,叶绿素含量明显减少,而丙二醛、可溶性蛋白、可溶性糖含量呈先减少而后增加的趋势;淹水胁迫下,太阳扇可溶性糖和叶绿素含量呈先下降到实验后期有所上升,丙二醛和可溶性蛋白含量呈降-升-降的趋势,SOD、POD活性实验初期增加然后有所减少,CAT活性和脯氨酸含量均呈持续上升趋势;持续干旱和淹水胁迫对太阳扇形态和生理特征造成严重影响,太阳扇对淹水胁迫的响应不及干旱胁迫,持续干旱对扦插苗伤害较大,太阳扇基本丧失自我调节适应不良环境的能力.     

茉莉扦插苗对模拟低温的生理响应

以2年生单、双瓣茉莉扦插苗为材料,采用人工模拟低温的方法,初步研究不同温度梯度和低温处理时间对茉莉植株9个生理指标的影响,并利用隶属函数法对两栽培品种的抗寒性进行综合评价.结果显示,随着温度降低和胁迫时间延长,单、双瓣茉莉扦插苗受到低温胁迫伤害的程度逐渐加剧,且各低温胁迫8 d后的各项生理指标的变化较处理2 d和4 d更显著.即随着温度降低和胁迫时间延长,茉莉两个栽培品种的相对电导率逐渐增大,MDA含量增加;可溶性蛋白和可溶性糖含量均呈现缓慢增加的趋势,而脯氨酸含量则呈现双高峰的变化规律;双瓣茉莉SOD活性逐渐增大,而单瓣茉莉SOD活性先升后降,POD活性则在两个栽培品种中均逐渐升高;而根系活力和叶绿素含量则均逐渐下降.研究表明,在低温胁迫条件下,与单瓣茉莉相比,双瓣茉莉能大量积累小分子渗透调节物质,且具有较高的抗氧化酶活性,能更好地减轻自由基造成的伤害,从而表现出较强的抗寒性.     

高温胁迫对二倍体和四倍体杂交兰相关生理生化特征的影响

以二倍体杂交兰及其加倍后形成的四倍体为材料,研究了高温胁迫(40℃/30℃,光周期为12h/d)处理对二倍体及其四倍体杂交兰幼苗叶片叶绿素含量、膜损伤程度、渗透调节物质含量以及保护酶活性等生理生化特性的影响,以明确其抗热性差异。结果显示:高温胁迫后,各材料叶绿素含量均随胁迫时间延长呈下降趋势,且四倍体杂交兰的下降幅度小于二倍体;两种倍性杂交兰叶片丙二醛(MDA)含量均增加,O2.-释放速率总体呈下降的趋势,但四倍体MDA含量增幅和O2.-释放速率始终低于二倍体;四倍体叶片脯氨酸、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白质含量的增幅均大于二倍体,其SOD、CAT活性的增幅也均显著大于二倍体,但其POD活性的降幅则小于二倍体。研究表明,四倍体杂交兰具有较强的细胞渗透调节能力、蛋白质合成能力、蛋白质稳定性以及消除活性氧伤害的能力,耐热性强于二倍体。     

杜鹃花品种耐热性评价及其生理机制研究

以15个杜鹃花品种为试验材料,在人工模拟高温胁迫条件下测定11项生理指标。结果发现:高温胁迫条件下,大部分品种的叶绿素a、b含量、总叶绿素含量和类胡萝卜素含量下降,相对电导率增加,而MDA含量、H_2O_2含量、可溶性蛋白含量、Pro含量、SOD和POD活性的变化因品种而异。通过主成分及相关性分析发现:叶绿素、MDA、可溶性蛋白、Pro和H_2O_2含量与杜鹃花耐热性联系紧密,可作为鉴定不同品种杜鹃花耐热性的依据。经过隶属函数分析综合评价,15个杜鹃花品种耐热性顺序为:‘松江大桃红’‘粉珍珠’‘爱丁堡’‘套瓣朱砂’‘绿色光辉’‘大和之春’‘状元红’‘外国红’‘蓝茵’‘国旗红’‘琉球红’‘玉玲珑’‘笔止’‘红珊瑚’‘宁波红’。     

低温胁迫对极度濒危植物中华水韭生理特性的影响

以人工繁殖的极度濒危级(CR)植物中华水韭(Isoetes sinensis Palmer)为试验材料,研究了0 ℃低温环境下胁迫0~20 d,沉水叶片中保护酶系统(POD、SOD、CAT)、渗透调节物质(可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白)、叶绿素以及丙二醛(MDA)和相对电导率的变化。结果显示:随着低温（0 ℃）胁迫时间的延长,中华水韭沉水叶片的相对电导率、可溶性糖含量、CAT活性先升高后下降,SOD活性呈逐渐上升的趋势,POD活性、可溶性蛋白含量、叶绿素含量下降,MDA含量一直低于CK,且在一定范围内波动。研究表明,中华水韭沉水叶片在0 ℃低温胁迫中受到一定程度的伤害,但能通过调节自身的膜透性、渗透调节物质含量和保护酶活性系统来减轻低温伤害,维持其正常生理代谢功能,从而表现出一定的抗寒潜力。     

井冈山杜鹃叶片抗氧化系统对高温胁迫的响应

以井冈山杜鹃(Rhododendron jinggangshanicum Tam)4年生实生苗为材料,通过人工气候箱盆栽实验,研究了不同高温处理下其叶片形态及生理生化指标的变化,以阐明高温胁迫下井冈山杜鹃抗氧化系统的防御机理.结果显示:(1)30℃和38℃处理6 d后,叶片过氧化物酶(POD)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)及过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性分别比对照极显著(P<0.01)升高44.44%和127.16%、33.12%和129.35%、106.52%和188.64%;超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性增幅较小,分别比对照增加3.77%和5.11%.(2)随着胁迫温度的升高,可溶性蛋白质、脯氨酸(Pro)含量均明显上升,而抗坏血酸(AsA)含量却显著降低;除30℃处理与对照之间的可溶性蛋白质含量差异显著(P<0.05)外,其它处理间差异均达到极显著(P<0.01).(3)随着胁迫温度的升高,叶片过氧化氢(H2O2)、丙二醛(MDA)含量大量积累,各处理间差异达到极显著或显著;而形态上则表现为受害加重,植株出现轻度萎蔫、老叶褐化脱落、新叶坏死等现象.研究表明,井冈山杜鹃受到高温胁迫的氧化伤害可能与AsA含量显著下降和H2O2、MDA含量大幅增加有关,其植物体能诱导增加抗氧化保护酶活性及Pro含量以提高其抗氧化能力,从而减轻高温引发的活性氧毒害.     

外源GSH对盐胁迫下番茄幼苗生长及抗逆生理指标的影响

采用营养液栽培法,研究外源谷胱甘肽(GSH)对NaCl胁迫下番茄幼苗生长、根系活力、电解质渗透率和丙二醛(MDA)、脯氨酸(Pro)、可溶性糖含量以及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性的影响,为利用外源物质减轻盐胁迫伤害提供理论依据。结果显示:(1)NaCl胁迫显著抑制了番茄幼苗的生长、根系活力和SOD、POD、CAT活性,提高了电解质渗透率及MDA、Pro、可溶性糖含量;(2)外源喷施GSH能够诱导NaCl胁迫下番茄幼苗叶片抗氧化酶SOD、POD、CAT活性上调,电解质渗透率及MDA含量下降,Pro和可溶性糖含量恢复至对照水平;(3)外源喷施还原型谷胱甘肽抑制剂(BSO)使NaCl胁迫下番茄幼苗的根系活力以及抗氧化酶SOD、POD、CAT活性下降,脯氨酸含量提高;(4)喷施GSH可诱导BSO和NaCl共处理番茄植株的根系活力、SOD、POD、CAT活性提高,MDA和Pro含量降低。研究表明,外源GSH可通过提高促进盐胁迫下番茄幼苗植株渗透调节能力及清除活性氧的酶促系统的防御能力、降低细胞膜脂过氧化程度、保护膜结构的完整性,从而有效缓解NaCl胁迫对番茄幼苗生长的抑制,提高其耐盐性。     

金露梅幼苗对高温胁迫的生理生化响应

通过测定金露梅2年生幼苗在连续6d高温胁迫(每日9:00~15:00为42℃,其余时间30℃)下及1d恢复期间(对照,每日6:00~18:00为30℃,其余时间20℃)的叶片生理生化指标的变化,探讨金露梅耐热的生理生化机制。结果显示:随高温胁迫时间的延长,细胞膜透性以及丙二醛(MDA)、可溶性糖和游离脯氨酸含量均呈上升的趋势,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性呈下降趋势,过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性呈先上升后下降趋势,且除细胞膜透性与对照无显著差异外,其它指标均显著高于对照;恢复1d后,各项指标水平均与对照持平。研究表明,在高温胁迫条件下,金露梅幼苗能通过提高渗透调节物质可溶性糖、脯氨酸含量来增强对高温逆境的适应性,同时还通过增强POD、CAT、APX活性清除因胁迫积累的H2O2以及活性氧,以维持细胞内活性氧产生和清除的动态平衡,保护细胞膜的稳定性,进而提高其对高温逆境的抗性。     

外源MeJA对高温胁迫下半夏抗氧化系统和胁迫基因的影响

研究叶面喷施外源MeJA对高温胁迫下半夏的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性的影响;对脯氨酸(Pro)、丙二醛(MDA)、可溶性糖含量及有效成分含量的影响;对小分子热激蛋白(sHSP)等胁迫相关基因表达的影响。将生长状况一致的半夏植株在40℃高温下进行胁迫处理,实验组喷施50μmol·L^-1的外源MeJA溶液,空白组喷施等量的水,分别在处理2、6、12、24、48 h时进行取样,对样品进行指标测定。结果发现,在40℃高温下,喷施一定浓度的外源MeJA可以提高半夏叶片的SOD、POD、APX活性,降低MDA质量分数,增加脯氨酸及可溶性糖含量;对半夏有机酸含量无明显影响。2个细胞质型小分子热激蛋白和GRRBP蛋白,在MeJA处理后表达量显著增加。由此得出结论:喷施外源MeJA可以增强半夏中部分抗氧化酶的活性,保护半夏的细胞膜,增强细胞的渗透调节能力,且外源MeJA可能增加半夏高温胁迫响应基因的表达。     

盐胁迫对盆栽滁菊生理特性的影响

以滁菊扦插苗为材料,采用不同盐浓度进行盆栽实验,研究了在不同 NaCl 浓度(0、100、200、300、400、500 mmol·L-1)下,滁菊的形态及叶绿素含量、可溶性糖含量、脯氨酸含量、MDA 含量、叶片伤害率和根系活力等生理指标的变化情况。结果表明：叶绿素含量、根系活力随盐胁迫强度的增强而下降;可溶性糖和MDA 含量随盐胁迫强度的增强呈先升后降趋势;叶片伤害率、脯氨酸含量随盐胁迫强度的增强而增加。研究发现滁菊扦插苗能耐受较低浓度的盐胁迫,当盐浓度较高时,其生长受到较大抑制。     

The feeding ecology of Stephen's lory and nectar availability in its food plants

Stephen's lory, Vini stepheni , is one of four landbirds which are endemic to Henderson Island and until recently, its habits and ecology were unknown. I studied the diet and feeding ecology of Stephen's lory with particular reference to nectar variation in dominant food plants. Stephen's lory feeds on nectar, pollen and fruits from a variety of plants with lepidopteran larvae also forming a large component of the diet. The two plants which were dominant nectar sources for Stephen's lory produced flowers with very different nectar yields. Scaevola sericea flowers contained larger maximum volumes of more concentrated nectar than Timonius polygamus flowers. However, Scaevola flowers were a less predictable nectar resource, and grew at much lower densities, than Timonius flowers. Lories fed on the two flower types at different frequencies and it was hypothesized that the net rate of energy gained from feeding from a similar sized patch of the two plant species was comparable. Although nectar volumes of Timonius polygamus flowers decreased from the early mornings up until late afternoons, the lories did not show a corresponding daily pattern of foraging behaviour. Nectar yields also increased with the age of Timonius flowers. Stephen's lory has probably been the least affected of its genus by adverse changes to its habitat, and any information gained on the species may be useful when conservation measures of other Vini species are addressed.     

Phylogenetics of the genus Scaevola (Goodeniaceae): implication for dispersal patterns across the Pacific Basin and colonization of the Hawaiian Islands

Scaevola, the only genus of Goodeniaceae that has extensively radiated outside of Australia, has dispersed throughout the Pacific Basin, with a few species reaching the tropical coastal areas of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Five Australian and most of the non-Australian species are placed in Scaevola section Scaevola based on their fleshy fruits, indeterminate inflorescences, and more arborescent habits. Analyses of ITS sequence data demonstrate that Scaevola is a monophyletic group if S. collaris is excluded and Diaspasis filifolia is included. The genus is Australian in origin, but there have been at least six separate dispersal events from Australia. Four of these dispersals each resulted in single extra-Australian species. The remaining two were followed by radiations that gave rise to large groups, each including one of the widespread strand species, S. taccada and S. plumieri. Remarkably, three of the six dispersals established species on the remote Hawaiian Archipelago, representing at present the largest number of colonizations by any flowering plant genus to these islands.     

Morphological and physiological responses of Scaevola sericea (Goodeniaceae) seedlings to salt spray and substrate salinity

The effects of substrate salinity and salt spray upon seedlings of Scaevola sericea were examined in this study. Three levels of substrate salinity: 0.0 ppt, 3.0 ppt, and 10.0 ppt were examined in conjunction with three levels of salt spray: zero, medium (200 mg m^-2mdd^-1), and high (1200–1500 mg-m^-2mdd^-1). Leaf surface area, root to shoot ratio, as well as leaf, stem, and root mass decreased significantly (P 0.05) with increasing substrate salinity. Biomass accumulation was very low at 10.0 ppt substrate salinity, suggesting that higher levels of substrate salinity cannot be tolerated by the seedlings. Salt spray had a substantial effect on several of these variables, however its effects were less pronounced than those of substrate salinity. Cell sap osmolarity, leaf thickness, and leaf specific mass increased significantly (P 0.05) with both increasing substrate salinity and salt spray levels. Leaf carbon isotope ratios (δ^l3C) became more positive with increasing salinity, indicating an enhancement of the intrinsic water use efficiency of the seedlings at higher salinities. Scaevola sericea is one of the dominant plants found at the leading edge of strand communities in the Hawaiian archipelago and throughout much of the tropical Pacific. Since substrate salinity and salt spray increase with proximity to the ocean, the two factors may act together to limit the seaward expansion of S. sericea in coastal habitats.     

Respiration Rate and Chemical Composition of Karwinskia Roots as Affected by Temperature

Two-year-old plants of Karwinskia humboldtiana Zucc. and Karwinskia parvifolia Rose grown from the seeds in greenhouse were transferred to the growth cabinet and cultivated for two months under different temperature regimes (35/20 °C - the summer temperature regime, SR, and 20/5 °C - the winter temperature regime, WR). These temperatures were similar to the temperature conditions in the natural areas of the species studied (Nuevo León, Mexico). The root respiration rate was higher in the plants cultivated under SR than in those under WR. Roots of K. parvifolia res faster in both temperature regimes than roots of K. humboldtiana. Starch content in roots was higher in the plan cultivated under SR, however, concentrations of the other investigated organic and inorganic compounds were higher in the plants cultivated under WR. In K. humboldtiana roots, higher concentration of reducing sugars, carbon and hydrogen were found than in K. parvifolia.     

栽培植物野生近缘种的保护与利用

栽培植物是人类赖以生存和发展的重要物质基础。全球人口与人均需求量的持续增长导致对植物资源的需求与日俱增。栽培植物较低的遗传多样性是限制其产量增长和质量提高的主要因素。栽培植物野生近缘种在自然环境中积累了丰富的遗传变异, 并在应对环境变化的过程中产生了很多新的适应性状, 是栽培植物种质创新和品种改良的重要遗传资源。然而, 栽培植物野生近缘种的存续和自然进化因生境破坏以及全球气候变化等正面临严重威胁, 需要采取有效的措施进行保护。本文总结了国内外对栽培植物野生近缘种进行原生境保护与迁地保护所取得的进展, 并基于我国实际情况提出了栽培植物野生近缘种的保护建议。此外, 本文还对栽培植物野生近缘种利用技术进行了梳理, 探讨了栽培植物野生近缘种遗传资源可持续利用的新思路。最后, 我们以长江流域几种代表性栽培植物为例, 对主要作物类型的保护与利用情况进行了讨论。     

Effective nodulation of rhamnaceous actinorhizal plants induced by air dry soils

Air dry soil samples stored at room temperature for more than one and a half years, were used as inocula for actinorhizal plants. Seedlings of Colletia paradoxa, Discaria americana, D. articulata and D. trinervis (Rhamnaceae) cultivated in nitrogen-free nutrient solution, were inoculated by adding dry soil to the solution. All the soil samples tested were able to induce nodulation, showing the presence of infective propagules of Frankia. Healthy growth of nodulated plants suggested the occurrence of nitrogen fixation.     

栽培茶树的驯化起源与传播

茶作为世界上最重要的饮品之一, 其栽培类型的驯化起源一直是人们关注的热点。本文总结了近年相关研究的进展, 讨论了存在的问题, 并对未来的研究方向提出建议。长江流域及以南地区分布有众多栽培茶树的野生近缘种, 特别集中于云南、贵州、广西等地; 一方面南方各族语言中“茶”发音的相似, 暗示了茶知识起源的单一性, 最可能起源于古代的巴蜀或云南, 另一方面遗传分析揭示栽培的茶存在多个起源中心, 即使Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze的几个栽培变种也可能起源于不同的地区; 文献记载, 茶的栽培中心曾经从西向东再向南迁移, 遗传多样性的变化也揭示了这一可能性, 但考古发现却提示最早的栽培茶可能出现在长江流域的最东部。我们推测在茶知识及栽培品种的传播过程中, 各地野生近缘植物的基因渗入栽培类型中, 或各地居民直接用当地野生茶培育出新的栽培茶类型, 从而导致遗传上的复杂性和语言上的一致性并存。茶树的祖先类型、起源地点、起源时间以及栽培品种的演变历程都还需要更为明确的证据, 未来应该以整个茶组植物为对象, 将茶文化、群体遗传学、谱系地理、人类学、气候变化、考古等多学科研究进行整合分析。     

Genotypic variation in safflower (Carthamus spp.) cadmium accumulation and tolerance affected by temperature and cadmium levels

Soil pollution is a world-wide problem, with heavy metals being a major part of the concern. To investigate the effect of temperature on cadmium (Cd) uptake and translocation, as well as Cd tolerance in wild and cultivated species of safflower, a hydroponic experiment was conducted under controlled conditions. The responses of four wild genotypes (Isfahan, Arak, Azari, and Shiraz) and four cultivated genotypes (AC-Sterling, 2811, Saffire, and C111) of safflower to nine levels of CdCl₂ (0, 0.5, 1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 500 μM) in solution were examined under two temperatures (18 and 23 °C). Cadmium sensitivity was determined using the Weibull model on the total dry weight of the plants. Cadmium uptake and translocation were analyzed on 1 μM Cd treated plants. Results revealed that safflower genotypes differed in terms of uptake, translocation, and tolerance to Cd, with AC-Sterling and Arak indicating the most and the least tolerance to Cd, respectively. Relative Cd uptake and Cd concentration in roots and shoots increased with an increase in temperature in all genotypes, with the exception of AC-Sterling. Net accumulation of Cd via root increased with an increase in temperature for the wild Azari and the cultivated 2811, Saffire, and C111, though it decreased for the rest of genotypes. Cadmium translocation to shoots significantly increased with increased temperature in all genotypes. Cadmium translocation from roots to shoots in cultivated genotypes was significantly greater than in wild genotypes. Root Cd concentration in wild genotypes was significantly greater than in cultivated genotypes. It seems that wild and cultivated species of safflower differ in their response to Cd. Furthermore, temperature may affect the plant's tolerance to Cd, probably through accompanying changes in Cd uptake and translocation from root to shoot.     

Measuring Genes Expression Involved in Enzymatic Defense and ABA Biosynthesis in Solanum lycopersicum L. (Red Cloud Cultivar) under Cold Stress

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - ‘Red Cloud’ (RC) is a cultivar of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) which one of the main agricultural products classified as cultivated plants, it...     

Cultivation and Hybridization Alter the Germination Behavior of Native Plants Used in Revegetation and Restoration

Native plants are increasingly used for revegetation and restoration. These plants are cultivated for several generations at plant nurseries and often they are of unknown provenance. Therefore, cultivated plants often differ from their wild progenitors in life‐history traits. Using germination behavior as example, we tested the assumption that cultivated plants have different life‐history traits than their uncultivated progenitors. Cultivated as well as wild individuals of Plantago lanceolata and Lotus corniculatus, two species frequently used in revegetation, were tested in a common garden experiment as well as in incubators for their germination behavior. We observed significantly faster and more abundant germination in cultivated varieties. Using artificial crossings, we found that also hybrids of cultivated varieties and wild relatives germinate faster and more abundant than the wilds. As wild plants acquire their life‐history traits by natural selection, we have to assume that they represent the optimal adaptation to the environmental conditions. If these traits are changed by cultivation or by hybridization between cultivated varieties and local populations, the long‐term survival probabilities of local populations may be altered. Therefore, the use of cultivated varieties of native plants should be avoided in revegetation.