黄瓜种子及其萌发期的化感作用研究

以大白菜、萝卜、番茄和黄瓜种子为受体,采用实验室培养皿种子发芽生物测试法研究了黄瓜种子浸提液、种子萌发、胚根和芽苗分泌物、芽苗腐解物和芽苗浸提液的化感效应。结果表明:(1)黄瓜种子浸提液对大白菜、萝卜、番茄和黄瓜种子萌发均有化感抑制作用,即黄瓜种子内含有某些化感抑制物质。(2)在水浸提过的黄瓜种子萌发过程中,它不仅对其近邻套种的大白菜、萝卜和番茄种子萌发产生化感抑制作用,而且其胚根和芽苗分泌物对后茬播种的4种蔬菜种子发芽也表现出不同程度的化感抑制作用;黄瓜芽苗腐解物和芽苗水浸提液也对各受体蔬菜种子发芽与生长产生不同程度的化感抑制作用,且随着腐解芽苗量的增加或浸提液浓度的升高,各受体蔬菜种子的发芽指标值、化感效应指数值和综合效应值随之降低。(3)黄瓜种子浸提液及芽苗各器官的化感物质对黄瓜种子的萌发与生长产生了自毒作用,且黄瓜芽苗腐解物、芽苗浸提液、胚根及芽苗分泌物对受体黄瓜的自毒作用均为最大。研究发现,黄瓜种子浸提液、种子萌发时期以及芽苗各器官的化感物质主要是通过抑制受体胚根的生长而起化感抑制作用,即受体蔬菜种子胚根对化感效应最为敏感;因黄瓜种子及萌发期释放化感物质的途径有所不同,导致受体大白菜、萝卜、黄瓜和番茄的化感响应也不相同;在黄瓜种子萌发和芽苗生长的早期,化感物质即开始在芽苗体内进行合成与积累,一部分可通过胚根和芽苗分泌途径释放到环境中,另一部分可通过芽苗腐解途径释放化感物质,并对受体蔬菜种子萌发与生长表现出较强的化感抑制作用。     

渗透胁迫对化感作用生物测定的影响

以加拿大蓬水提液为供体,白菜种子为受体,设计了梯度渗透、等渗溶液以及高渗透压、低化感物质浓度3组实验;通过梯度渗透试验确定受体植物可耐受的渗透势阈值,用等渗溶液排除渗透势的干扰确定植物浸提液的化感作用及其作用强度,以高渗透压、低化感物质浓度试验初步模拟自然条件下渗透势与化感物质之间的主次关系,探讨化感作用研究中培养液渗透势对试验结果的影响。结果显示,处理液渗透势在≥-0.25 MPa范围内对白菜种子萌发和幼苗生长没有显著影响;加拿大蓬水溶性物质具有化感作用,且其化感作用主要影响小白菜幼苗的生长,而对其种子萌发影响相对较小;在渗透势相同的溶液中,只要溶质中含有部分加拿大蓬水溶性物质即可对受体植物产生化感作用。研究发现,与渗透胁迫相比,化感物质是加拿大蓬水提液中影响受体植物生长发育的主要因素。     

酚酸类物质对苜蓿种子萌发及抗氧化物酶活性的影响

实验选用紫花苜蓿体内的4种化感物质包括阿魏酸、香豆素、香草酸、香豆酸,以10-3、10-4、10-5mol·L-1和10-6mol·L-1四个浓度,采用培养皿试纸法和沙培法进行苜蓿种子萌发及幼苗生长试验,研究了苜蓿种子萌发和幼苗生长以及抗氧化保护性酶活性的变化,并就生物量、种子萌发和酶活性等三大指标的敏感性进行了讨论。结果表明,4种化感物质对苜蓿种子萌发及幼苗生长有明显的影响作用,这种影响效应与化感物质的种类及浓度显著相关。其中,10-3mol·L-1的4种化感物质均表现出对苜蓿种子萌发有显著的抑制作用,阿魏酸、香豆素和香草酸达到了极显著的抑制效果。当浓度为10-3mol·L-1时,除香豆酸外,其它3种化感物质均表现出对幼苗体内超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和抗坏血酸酶(APX)活性有显著的抑制作用,同时使幼苗体内丙二醛(MDA)的含量显著增加;随着浓度的降低,化感物质抑制作用减弱;当浓度降低为10-6mol·L-1时,阿魏酸、香豆素、香草酸则表现出了对上述各种酶活性的轻微促进作用。阿魏酸表现出的化感效应最强,香豆素、香草酸次之,香豆酸最弱。发芽指标受化感物质的影响最敏感、其次是生物量指标,而酶活性指标相对较弱。     

芦蒿不同浸提物化感活性的比较研究

采用水、甲醇、乙醇、丙酮和乙酸乙酯等不同溶剂对整株芦蒿进行浸提,并用生菜和紫花苜蓿作为受试植物,对不同浸提物进行了化感活性的比较研究。5种不同溶剂的芦蒿浸提物对种子的萌发率和幼苗生长均表现出化感潜势,与对照组相比,0.005 g/mL的芦蒿甲醇提取物对生菜和紫花苜蓿种子的萌发具有轻微的促进作用,当浓度达到0.04 g/mL以上时,对生菜和紫花苜蓿种子的萌发和幼苗生长均具有不同程度的抑制作用（p〈0.05）。不同浓度的提取液对植物的化感作用强度不同,对种子萌发率、根长、芽长均有不同程度的影响。根据比较,甲醇溶剂提取物的化感活性最强,其是深入研究芦蒿化感物质有效的提取剂。     

植物化感物质及化感潜力与土壤养分的相互影响

植物化感作用与许多生态因子有关.土壤养分缺乏,影响着许多植物化感物质的产生,从而影响植物的化感潜力;反过来,植物化感物质也通过络合、吸附、酸溶解、竞争、抑制等方式影响土壤的养分形态和水平.本文总结了植物化感物质及化感潜力与土壤养分的相互影响,并提出了今后该领域值得进一步研究的问题.包括以下几方面：加强植物化感研究与土壤 植物营养学研究的结合,以更深入地阐明植物化感物质、化感作用与土壤养分变化的关系;加强植物化感研究与生态系统养分循环研究的结合,以类似自然（nature-like）的方式模拟自然界植物所受的养分干,使养分干扰的化感研究结果更加逼真、可靠;加强对养分过量及受污染时植物化感作用的研究,为揭示农业和林业生产中植物的相互作用机制和生物量变化机制提供新的思路,为生态保护提供科学依据.     

紫茎泽兰叶片化感作用对10种草本植物种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响

化感作用在生物入侵过程中具有重要的意义,紫茎泽兰具有化感物质,它能抑制豌豆等一些对化感物质敏感的植物种子萌发,但它对入侵早期直接与之竞争的植物的影响以及化感作用与其入侵性的关系还知之甚少。以紫茎泽兰入侵早期直接与之竞争的草本植物和为替代控制紫茎泽兰引进的牧草为材料,利用培养皿滤纸法研究紫茎泽兰叶片提取液对种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响,探讨化感作用与其入侵性的关系,并为其替代控制提供依据。紫茎泽兰叶片提取液对10种受体植物种子萌发和幼苗生长均有化感作用,不同浓度的提取液对植物的化感作用强度不同,低浓度时较弱,高浓度时较强。高浓度的提取液能降低种子发芽率、发芽速率、胚轴和胚根长度,增加幼苗丙二醛含量,其中发芽速率更敏感,可能是衡量化感作用的最敏感指标。不同植物对紫茎泽兰化感作用的敏感程度不同,无芒虎尾草、白三叶、细叶苦荬和莎草砖子苗对紫茎泽兰化感作用较敏感,紫花苜蓿最不敏感。     

入侵植物北美车前和野胡萝卜种内及种间的化感作用

当前入侵植物种类和入侵范围均日益扩大,而多种入侵植物共同入侵同一生境的概率也逐渐增加。为探讨这些入侵植物种内和种间的化感作用以及化感作用对其竞争能力的影响,本研究以北美车前(Plantago virgica)和野胡萝卜(Daucus carota)为例,采用室内生物学测定法,分析了2种植物不同器官(根、茎或花序轴、叶)、不同浓度(CK、0.005、0.01和0.05 g·mL^-1)的水浸提液培养对其自身和对方种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响。结果表明,浸提液浓度对2种入侵植物种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响最大,且浓度、器官及物种之间存在显著交互作用。2物种各器官各浓度浸提液对二者种子萌发总体表现为抑制;中低浓度浸提液对同种植物幼苗生长有一定促进作用;高浓度浸提液尤其是野胡萝卜叶浸提液对二者种子萌发与幼苗生长均有显著抑制作用。综合化感效应指数表明,浸提液浓度越高抑制作用越强,地上部分化感效应强于地下,且野胡萝卜对北美车前的种间化感作用最强。由此可见,种内和种间化感作用是入侵植物在相同入侵地相互竞争的重要方式。     

苜蓿化感作用的初步研究

利用生物测定法和气相色谱 /质谱 (GC/MS)联用技术对中国北方广为种植的紫花苜蓿的化感作用进行了初步研究。结果表明 ,紫花苜蓿全草的水和 95 %乙醇浸提液对玉米和小麦种子萌发均有显著的抑制作用 ,进一步用柱层析对苜蓿浸提液进行了初步分离 ,分离组份对玉米和小麦种子萌发的影响有所变化。抑制玉米萌发的活性物质主要在弱极性的二氯甲烷组份中 ,而抑制小麦萌发的活性物质不仅存在于二氯甲烷组份中 ,也存在于水中。采用GC/MS技术 ,初步推测苜蓿的化感物质是酚和皂甙两类化合物     

菊科植物化感作用研究进展

对菊科植物化感作用的研究进展进行了综述。菊科植物中至少有 39个属存在化感作用 ,特别是一枝黄花属、向日葵属、胜红蓟属、银胶菊属、蒿属植物等有较多的研究报道。鉴定出的化感物质多为萜类、聚乙炔类、酚类、有机酸类等 ,这些化感物质对多种受体植物表现出程度不同的抑制或促进的效应。其化感作用机理表现在破坏受体膜系统的稳定性及水分平衡关系、抑制氧化磷酸化、促进或阻滞叶绿素的合成、影响矿质元素的吸收利用等。并对菊科植物化感物质在植物生长调节剂、天然除草剂和生物杀虫剂 ,或人工合成除草剂和杀虫剂上应用的前景进行了探讨。本文显示菊科植物的化感作用将在控制外来恶性杂草及维护生态平衡上扮演重要的角色。在当前菊科植物化感作用研究的基础上 ,提出了进一步研究的 6个方向 :(1)化感物质的生物合成途径与关键酶的特性研究 ;(2 )具化感潜势物种资源的调查评价及利用研究 ;(3)化感作用在自然生态系统中的演变规律 ;(4 )菊科重要作物自毒的生化机制及克服途径 ;(5 )具应用前景的菊科植物化感关键酶的基因克隆和转基因 ,并对受体植物基因的表达与调控进行研究 ;(6 )化感作用在可持续发展农业应用上的研究与开发 ,特别是作为天然除草剂及杀虫剂     

黑荆（Acacia mearnsii）对几种林下植物种子萌发的化感作用

研究了入侵植物黑荆（Acacia mearnsii De Willd.）不同地上器官、不同浓度水浸提液对杜虹花（Callicarpa formosana Rolfe.）、紫薇（Lagerstroemia indica Linn.）、白花败酱（Patrinia villosa Juss.）、田麻（Corchoropsis tomentosa(Thunb.) Makino）4种植物种子的化感作用。结果表明黑荆茎、叶和豆荚水浸提液对4种植物的种子萌发均有不同程度的抑制作用。（1）黑荆不同地上器官对杜虹花、白花败酱、田麻的化感作用强度为叶>茎>豆荚,对紫薇的化感效应与浸提液的浓度有关,低浓度时茎>叶>豆荚,高浓度时豆荚>茎>叶。（2）同一器官的水浸提液对各植物化感效应不同,豆荚水浸提液对杜虹花、白花败酱、紫薇的种子萌发表现为较强的抑制作用,而对田麻则影响不显著。（3）高浓度茎水浸提液对种子萌发抑制作用的强度表现为田麻>杜虹花>紫薇>白花败酱。（4）随着浓度的增加,黑荆不同地上器官的水浸提液对杜虹花、白花败酱和田麻种子萌发的影响都呈现抑制作用增强的趋势。（5）黑荆的入侵可能通过化感作用抑制林下植物种子的萌发而对森林物种多样产生负面影响。     

水稻化感物质抑草作用机理的分子生物学研究

水稻化感作用是通过水稻植株体向环境中释放化感物质来实现的．水稻化感物质的主要抑草作用机理有：抑制杂草种子的发芽,影响激素平衡,破坏细胞膜系统的完整性,影响光合作用和呼吸作用,干扰对营养和水分的吸收,影响蛋白质合成和基因表达等．水稻化感作用是由多基因控制的,表现为数量性状．利用分子生物学技术和化感生物检测技术等研究手段检测到了多个水稻化感作用的主效应(QTLs)位点,但不同水稻化感种质其主效应QTLs位点明显不同．通过分子辅助选择和建立近等基因系的方法对检测到的QTLs作进一步的精细定位,最终实现水稻化感抑草有利基因的克隆是今后研究的重要方向。     

腐解3个月后杉木枯枝落叶及腐殖土中的化感成分对杉木种子的化感效应

对腐解3个月后杉木〔Cunninghamia lanceolata(Lamb.) Hook.〕枯枝落叶及腐殖土中的化感成分进行了提取分离,并用杉木种子进行了生物检测。结果表明,与对照相比,杉木枯枝落叶中的极性和弱极性化感成分以及腐殖土中的弱极性化感成分对杉木种子的绝对发芽率、绝对发芽势、胚根长和胚轴长均有一定的抑制作用,但对幼苗干质量的抑制作用不明显。随浓度的提高,杉木枯枝落叶中的弱极性化感成分对杉木种子的绝对发芽势和胚轴长的抑制作用明显提高,极性化感成分对胚根长的抑制作用不断减小。随腐殖土中弱极性化感成分浓度的提高,对杉木种子绝对发芽率的抑制作用增加;腐殖土中的极性化感成分对杉木种子的绝对发芽率、绝对发芽势及胚轴长的抑制作用均随着浓度的升高而逐渐增强。     

腐解6个月后杉木枯枝落叶及腐殖土中的化感成分对杉木种子的化感效应

对腐解6个月后杉木[Cunninghamia lanceolata（Lamb．）Hook．]枯枝落叶及腐殖土中的化感成分进行了提取分离及生物检测。结果表明，枯枝落叶及腐殖土中的极性和弱极性化感成分对杉木种子的绝对发芽率、绝对发芽势、胚根长和胚轴长均有一定的抑制作用。随浓度的提高，枯枝落叶中的弱极性化感成分对绝对发芽率、胚轴长及幼苗干质量的抑制作用及极性化感成分对绝对发芽势、胚轴长的抑制作用均逐渐增强；腐殖土中的弱极性化感成分对绝对发芽率、绝对发芽势、胚根长及胚轴长的抑制作用及极性化感成分对胚轴长的抑制作用也逐渐增强。枯枝落叶中的化感成分对绝对发芽率、绝对发芽势及幼苗干质量的抑制效应高于腐殖土中的化感成分。     

Comparison Study of Allelochemicals and Bispyribac-Sodium on the Germination and Growth Response of Echinochloa crus-galli L.

The phytotoxic effects of two allelochemicals (trans-cinnamic acid and syringaldehyde) at different concentrations (1000, 100, 10, and 1 µM) on seed germination, seedling growth, and physiological and biochemical changes of Echinochloa crus-galli L. were tested by comparison to a commercial herbicide ‘Nominee’ (that is, 100 g/L bispyribac-sodium). trans-Cinnamic acid and the herbicide inhibited seed germination completely at 100 µM, whereas for syringaldehyde, complete inhibition required 1000 µM. However, with 100 µM syringaldehyde, the seed germination of the test species was 53% of the control. Allelochemicals and the herbicide delayed seed germination and significantly affected the speed of germination index (S), speed of cumulative germination index (AS), and coefficient of germination rate (CRG). The roots were more affected when nutrients were not added to the growth bioassay. In general, with the increasing concentration of allelochemicals from 100 to 1000 µM, the inhibitory effects increased. Via microscopy analysis, we found leaf blade wilting and necrosis at concentrations above 100 µM in allelochemical-treated plants. Roots of E. crus-galli treated with 1000 µM allelochemicals had black points on root nodes but had no root hairs. The anatomy of roots treated with allelochemicals (1000 µM) showed contraction or reduction of root pith cells as well as fewer and larger vacuoles compared to the control. The allelochemicals also showed remarkable effects on seedling growth, SPAD index, chlorophyll content, and free proline content in a pot culture bioassay, indicating that trans-cinnamic acid and syringaldehyde are potent inhibitors of E. crus-galli growth and can be developed as herbicides for future weed management strategies.

     

Soil microorganisms interacting with residue-derived allelochemicals effects on seed germination

Despite the knowledge regarding allelopathy, known as a major ecological mechanism for biological weed control, had increased greatly, the role of soil microorganisms in that field remained controversial. The study sought to evaluate the interference potential of soil microorganisms, residues-derived allelochemicals and their interaction on seed germination and understand the variation of microbial community in allelopathic activities. Three different rice residues-derived fractions from variety PI312777 (extracts, straw fraction and fresh residue) were applied to sterile and live soils to disentangle the interference potential of soil microorganisms, residues-derived allelochemicals and their interaction concerned allelopathic activities. The results demonstrated that microbe-only and residues-only exerted onefold promotion and inhibition effects on lettuce (Lactuca sativa Linn.) seed germination, respectively, whereas, microbe-by-residues interaction showed an inhibition at the beginning, and a feeble promotion later. The 20 most dominant genera of microbes were classified into three clusters, with 13 genera in one cluster, only 1 in the second cluster and 6 in the third one. The genera in the first cluster commonly exerted negative effects on phenol content, while showed positive correlation with seed germination. Interestingly, Bacillus, clustered in the second cluster, had an opposite effect alone. The third cluster genera somehow had a weak correlation with both germination as well as the release of the allelochemicals. Overall, we incorporated molecular methodology for tracking bacterial impacts during incubation with allelochemicals, and demonstrated the mutable role of soil microbes in allelopathy. It may be potentially important for stimulating the beneficial roles of microbes for environmentally friendly weed management.     

Is Allelopathic Activity of Ipomoea murucoides Induced by Xylophage Damage?

Herbivory activates the synthesis of allelochemicals that can mediate plant-plant interactions. There is an inverse relationship between the activity of xylophages and the abundance of epiphytes on Ipomoea murucoides. Xylophagy may modify the branch chemical constitution, which also affects the liberation of allelochemicals with defense and allelopathic properties. We evaluated the bark chemical content and the effect of extracts from branches subjected to treatments of exclusion, mechanical damage and the presence/absence of epiphytes, on the seed germination of the epiphyte Tillandsia recurvata. Principal component analysis showed that branches without any treatment separate from branches subjected to treatments; damaged and excluded branches had similar chemical content but we found no evidence to relate intentional damage with allelopathy; however 1-hexadecanol, a defense volatile compound correlated positively with principal component (PC) 1. The chemical constitution of branches subject to exclusion plus damage or plus epiphytes was similar among them. PC2 indicated that palmitic acid (allelopathic compound) and squalene, a triterpene that attracts herbivore enemies, correlated positively with the inhibition of seed germination of T. recurvata. Inhibition of seed germination of T. recurvata was mainly correlated with the increment of palmitic acid and this compound reached higher concentrations in excluded branches treatments. Then, it is likely that the allelopathic response of I. murucoides would increase to the damage (shade, load) that may be caused by a high load of epiphytes than to damage caused by the xylophages.     

More widespread alien tree species do not have larger impacts on regeneration of native tree species in a tropical forest reserve

There is insufficient information regarding the factors affecting the environmental impacts of alien species. In particular, little is known about whether there is any relationship between the invasiveness (establishment and spread) of an introduced species and its per capita impact. We experimentally assessed the relationship between the extent of spread of up to 29 alien plant species and their impact on recruitment of native tree species in Amani Botanical Garden, Tanzania. We also studied the effects of allelochemicals of selected alien on native plant species to assess potential mechanisms of impact. We found no relationship between the extent of spread of an alien tree species and their impact on seed germination, seedling survival, and seedling communities of native trees in their understory, and no indication that allelochemicals consistently explain their effects on recruitment of the studied species. These results suggest that extent of spread cannot be used as a proxy for impact. Hence, managers should continue assessing both the spread and the impact of alien species when prioritizing alien species for management.     

Lipid Accumulation during Canola Seed Germination in Response to Cinnamic Acid Derivatives

The objective of this research was to investigate how ferulic and p-coumaric acids affect lipid and fatty acid composition during canola (Brassica napus L.) seed germination. Data showed that both compounds increased total lipid and fatty acid contents in the cotyledons during germination. The largest accumulation in lipids occurred at 1.0 mM p-coumaric acid with an increase in all unsaturated fatty acids. The results suggest that allelochemicals interfere in canola seed germination by reducing lipid mobilization.