闽南地区常用草坪草种及建坪养管技术

概述闽南地区5种常用草坪草种(沟叶结缕草、细叶结缕草、狗牙根、假俭草和地毯草)的生长特性、用途及应用前景。并针对生产上存在的草种品种单一、植前基础处理粗放及重种植轻养管等问题,提出草坪建植(铺植、散植和播种法)及植后的养护管理技术。     

SO_2胁迫下桤木叶片硫含量及其生理响应

采用人工模拟熏气法,研究SO_2胁迫下桤木Alnus cremastogyne的生理响应机制及净化能力。结果表明:(1)桤木叶片在SO_2 4.29 mg·m~(-3)和8.57 mg·m~(-3)处理下分别在14 d和7 d时出现伤害症状;(2)随SO_2浓度增加,桤木叶片叶绿素总量、叶绿素a/b值和净光合速率呈下降趋势,其中净光合速率在SO_2 4.29 mg·m~(-3)处理下与CK无显著差异,而气孔导度、蒸腾速率和胞间CO_2浓度呈现先增后降趋势;(3)叶片脯氨酸、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白质、丙二醛含量均随SO_2浓度升高而增加;(4)叶片过氧化物酶和超氧化物歧化酶活性随SO_2浓度增加而升高,过氧化氢酶活性呈先降低后升高的趋势;(5)桤木叶片硫含量随SO_2浓度增加呈递增趋势。桤木幼树能通过调节自身保护机制应对低浓度SO_2逆境胁迫并维持正常生长,可将其用作工厂附近或SO_2污染区域造林树种,以改善环境空气质量。     

部分暖季型草坪草品种(系)在沿海滩涂的生长适应性及其对土壤盐度的影响

采用8个指标(密度、质地、均一性、盖度、耐旱性、萎蔫率、烧伤率及生长量)对12个暖季型草坪草品种(系)在江苏省沿海滩涂上的生长适应性进行了评价,并以电导率为指标分析了12个品种(系)对种植地土壤盐度的影响.结果表明,12个品种(系)8个评价指标的变异系数为32.51%～40.76%,差异不大;12个品种(系)在8个评价指标方面的排序不一致,但总体上各指标中得分最高的前3位均包含了海雀稗'P006'(Paspalum vaginatum 'P006' )和沟叶结缕草'Z014' (Zoysia matrella 'Z014' ),而得分最低的均为狗牙根[Cynodon dactylon (L. ) Pers. ]的品种(系).12个品种(系)中,海雀稗'P006'综合排名第1,生长适应性最好;沟叶结缕草'Z014'、结缕草'Z080'(Z. japonica 'Z080' )和中华结缕草'Z008' (Z. sinica 'Z008' )的综合排名分别为第2、第3和第4位,生长适应性也较好;而8个狗牙根品种(系)的得分排在第5至第12位,生长适应性较差.从2006年7月至2007年11月,12个品种(系)种植地的土壤平均电导率均随时间的延长出现一定的波动,但总体上呈现逐渐下降的趋势并达到相对一致的水平,且均明显小于空白地的土壤平均电导率.不同品种(系)对种植地土壤的脱盐作用有一定的差异,其中,狗牙根'C807'的脱盐效应最佳,在所有供试品种(系)中排序第1;而海雀稗'P006'和沟叶结缕草'Z014'也具有一定的脱盐效应,在所有供试品种(系)中分别排在第6和第7位.综合分析结果显示,海雀稗'P006'和沟叶结缕草'Z014' 对盐碱地的适应性较强并具有一定的脱盐效应,可作为滩涂绿化和盐碱地土壤改良的优良草种;而狗牙根'C807'可以作为滩涂绿化和土壤改良的先锋草种.     

草坪型结缕草冠层截留性能试验研究

草坪植物冠层对雨水或灌溉水的截留量大小对于草坪水分利用效率具有重要影响.针对草坪型结缕草,用吸水法分别试验研究了单株和群落草坪草的冠层截留特性.结果表明:结缕草的叶片数量、叶面积对单株结缕草截留量影响显著.随着叶片数量的增多,单株结缕草截留量增大,5叶枝条的结缕草截留量高达0.16g,占其植株浸水前自身重的81.22%,而3叶枝条的结缕草截留量仅为5叶枝条结缕草的1/2.单株结缕草截留量与叶面积呈线性正相关关系.对于结缕草草坪,修剪留茬高度越高,截留量就越多.建植3a的草坪在修剪高度14cm时冠层截留可达1.05mm,修剪6cm时截留量为0.48mm.在修剪留茬高度相同的情况下,不同生长年限间草坪草截留量、截留率差异极显著(P＜0.01),建植3a的草坪比建植1a的草坪能拦截更多的水分,在修剪高度6cm时,3a生草坪草截留量为0.48mm,而1年生草坪草截留量为0.38mm,并且随着修剪高度的增加,不同年限间截留量的差异越明显,差值最大可达0.44mm.     

厦门地区高尔夫球场草种选择与绿化布局的初步探讨

本文就厦门地区高尔夫球场草种选择和绿化问题作了初步探讨。作者认为,厦门地区的自然条件适合暖地型草种的生长,草种应以狗牙根(Cynodon spp.)和结缕草(Zoysia spp.)为主。绿化设计应体现南亚热带滨海风光的植被景观,树种配置以亚热带植物为主,并与引种的树种相结合,注意绿化效果和球场功能的协调统一,做到绿化布局合理,以绿化效果衬托球场草坪的美观。     

日本结缕草耐逆基因ZjLEA2的克隆及功能探究

植物胚胎发育晚期丰富蛋白(Late embryogenesis abundant)在抵御缺水胁迫中起重要作用.本研究从日本结缕草'Meyer'品种中克隆获得了 1个LEA蛋白基因,命名为ZjLEA2.该基因编码区长501个碱基,推测编码的蛋白质含166个氨基酸,预测分子量17kD,等电点9.10,具有LEA蛋白家族第二组的典型结构特征,亲水性强.基因的系统发育树分析结果显示,ZjLEA2蛋白与耐旱的禾本科草种狗牙根和无芒隐子草的同源基因遗传距离最近.ZjLEA2基因的表达受干旱、低温和高盐胁迫诱导,表达量峰值均出现在胁迫72 h后.转化ZjLEA2基因的酵母细胞对冷冻低温和高盐胁迫的耐受能力明显增强.本研究结果说明ZjLEA2基因具有抗逆功能,在结缕草抗非生物胁迫中后期起作用.     

上海典型城市草坪土壤呼吸特征

采用CFX-2开放式呼吸测定系统测定了上海城区百慕大、黑麦草-百慕大混播、结缕草和狗牙根4种典型草坪的土壤呼吸速率。结果表明：4种草坪的土壤呼吸速率均呈明显季节变化,最大值出现在7—8月,最小值出现在12月—翌年1月;4种草坪土壤呼吸平均速率依次为百慕大草坪<黑麦草-百慕大混播草坪<结缕草草坪<狗牙根草坪,其中百慕大草坪的土壤呼吸速率变化范围为0.13～2.25 μmol·m^-2·s^-1,黑麦草-百慕大混播草坪为1.16～5.95 μmol·m^-2·s^-1,结缕草草坪为0.93～8.27 μmol·m^-2·s^-1,狗牙根草坪为1.21～9.27 μmol·m^-2·s^-1;4种草坪的土壤呼吸速率与气温、5 cm地温和10 cm地温均呈极显著指数相关;百慕大草坪和黑麦草-百慕大混播草坪的日变化均呈单峰曲线,与气温、5 cm地温和10 cm地温的日变化趋势一致;4种草坪土壤呼吸对温度的敏感性指数即Q₁₀值为1.60～2.66;除结缕草外,其他草坪的土壤呼吸速率与土壤含水率相关性不显著;草坪的呼吸特征与其生长习性直接相关,而冷暖季混播草坪Q₁₀值小,对提高城市生态景观和环境质量有积极作用。     

不同基质中4种电网塔基地被植物种子发芽与幼苗生长研究

以宽叶雀稗(Paspalum wettsteinii)、百喜草(P. notatum)、狗牙根(Cynodon dactylon)和猪屎豆(Crotalaria pallida) 4种植物种子为材料,研究其在沙土、园土、红壤、建筑废弃土、碎石块等基质中萌发和幼苗生长情况,筛选4种植物最适栽培基质,以期为电网基塔下及四周裸露地面复绿提供指导。结果表明,沙土适于宽叶雀稗、百喜草、狗牙根种子发芽;猪屎豆在5种基质中均不发芽。宽叶雀稗适于红壤生长;百喜草、狗牙根适于园土生长;宽叶雀稗为沙土、建筑废弃土和碎石块上最适合栽种的植物。通过灰色关联度分析,3种植物苗期生长的综合排序为δ宽叶雀稗(0.553) > δ狗牙根(0.522) > δ百喜草(0.436),故在5种基质中,宽叶雀稗幼苗生长综合表现最佳。     

草坪植生带在上海地区的应用

植生带是一种新兴的草坪建植技术 ,它是在专用设备上按照特定的生产工艺 ,把草坪种子和其他成分 ,按照一定的密度和排列方式压植在可以降解的无纺布基带上形成的工业化产品。目前较常用于植生带生产的冷地型草种有∶草地早熟禾、高羊茅、多年生黑麦草、匍匐翦股颖等 ;暖地型草种有∶结缕草、狗牙根、白三叶等。草坪植生带具有许多特点 ,如体积小 ,重量轻 ,便于运输、贮藏和铺设 (如强制绿化 )。特别在坡地种植 ,能防止雨水冲刷 ,保持水土。虽然植生带有如此多的优点 ,但目前主要在我国北方地区应用较多 ,在上海地区尚未大面积推广此技术。本…     

8个禾本科草坪草品种遗传多样性的RAPD分析

利用RAPD技术,对禾本科4属4种8个品种的草坪草进行遗传多样性分析。15个有效引物用于PCR扩增,共获得RAPD谱带144条带,多态性带占63.2%。8个草坪草品种间的遗传距离在0.0857~0.2928之间,脱壳狗牙根与普通狗牙根间的遗传距离最小,交战2号与爱神特之间的遗传距离最大。用UPGMA和邻接法进行聚类分析,得到2个拓扑结构基本一致的树系图。同一种不同品种间的亲缘关系最近;不同属种间的遗传距离加大,同族不同属的草坪草基本构成一支;4个暖季型草坪草品种构成一个单系类群,但属于冷季型草种的黑麦草(爱神特)单独构成一支,并未与同族的其它3个冷季型草坪草品种(高羊茅)聚在一起。本研究不支持将黑麦草属与羊茅属放在同一族内的分类处理,并建议将高羊茅划分为过渡类型的草坪草。     

Enhanced chilling tolerance in Zoysia matrella by pre-treatment with salicylic acid, calcium chloride, hydrogen peroxide or 6-benzylaminopurine

Following leaf application of salicylic acid (SA), calcium chloride, hydrogen peroxide and 6-benzylaminopurine (BA), Manila grass (Zoysia matrella) plants were exposed to day/night temperature of 7/2 °C for 120 h in a growth chamber. The lower content of malondialdehyde (MDA) and H₂O₂ and higher activities of ascorbate peroxidase (APX), guaiacol peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) during exposure to low temperature in pre-treated plants in comparison with control plants demonstrated that these compounds improved the chilling tolerance of Manila grass.     

Peroxidases in grass dew derived from guttation: possible role in polymerization of soil organic matter

Peroxidases are enzymes that catalyze the oxidative cross-linking and polymerization of certain organic compounds by hydrogen peroxide and other organic peroxides. This study demonstrates that peroxidases are present in dew (droplets formed as the result of guttation) collected from Bermuda grass hybrids 419 and Tifway 2 [Cynodon dactylon (L.) × Cynodon transvaalensis Davy], which are warm-season C₄ grasses, and Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.), which is a cool-season C₃ grass. Peroxidase activity [quantified with horseradish peroxidase (HRP) (activity 152 purpurogallin units/mg) as standard] in guttational fluids collected from grasses during early morning was in the 80 to 120 µg/L range. Isoelectric focusing was used to determine isoelectric points (pI) of the isozymes present in the Bermuda grass dew following dialysis and lyophilization of the collected dew. The pI values ranged from 4.3 to 8.3 with 14 isozymes being detected using guaiacol and hydrogen peroxide as substrates. Peroxidases also were extracted from soil supporting the growth of Bermuda grass. Peroxidases in these soils were most abundant in the top 5 cm layer (activity was in the 6.8 to 16 purpurogallin units/g range). Stability and activity of these peroxidases in the presence of fulvic and humic acids were evaluated. Compared to controls with no added humic substances, peroxidase activity was inhibited by a soil fulvic acid and prolonged by a humic acid. Field measurements indicated that peroxidase activity did not greatly decrease during the winter when the grass was dormant, indicating that the peroxidases released into the soil remain active for a considerable time. Based on results in these studies and previously determined dry and wet deposition of atmospheric peroxides, we estimate that peroxidase-catalyzed reactions in areas planted in these grasses may convert about 8 g C m^-2 yr^-1 of labile soil organic compounds to more persistent oligomers and polymers.     

钾肥类型对菜心(菜薹)生长、细胞保护酶和内源激素的影响

为探讨钾肥类型对菜心(Brassica campestris L. ssp. chinensis var. utilis Tsen et Lee)的作用效应,研究了不同钾肥类型和水平对菜心生长、细胞保护酶和内源激素的影响。结果表明,氯化钾或硫酸钾处理可提高菜心叶片的POD 和CAT 活性、IAA 和GA₃ 含量,降低MDA 含量,提高菜薹产量。随着钾水平的提高,叶片IAA 和GA₃ 含量、POD 和CAT 活性以及菜薹质量明显提高,MDA 含量降低。当施钾90 kg hm^-2 时,叶片的GA₃ 和IAA 含量显著下降,而POD 活性和菜薹产量没有显著变化。在相同水平下,氯化钾与硫酸钾对植株生长、菜薹产量、叶片GA₃ 含量的影响不显著。当施钾0~90 kg hm^-2 时,氯化钾处理的叶片POD 活性显著高于硫酸钾处理;而施钾135~180 kg hm^-2 时,氯化钾处理的叶片POD 活性则显著低于硫酸钾处理。除了90 kg hm^-2 氯化钾处理的CAT 活性和45 kg hm^-2 氯化钾处理的MDA 含量低于硫酸钾处理以及90 kg hm^-2 和180 kg hm^-2 氯化钾处理的IAA 含量高于硫酸钾处理的外,相同水平氯化钾和硫酸钾处理的CAT 活性、MDA 含量和IAA 含量没有显著差异。可见,钾肥类型对菜心的活性氧代谢系统及内源激素含量有一定的影响,但氯化钾与硫酸钾对菜心的施用效果相当,生产上可采用氯化钾代替硫酸钾以节约肥料成本,K₂O 施用量以90 kg hm^-2 为宜。     

4种金色叶树木对SO2胁迫的生理响应

近年来SO2污染比较严重,它对植物有着多方面的影响。因此,越来越多的学者开始关注这方面的问题。彩叶植物在丰富园林景观及降低环境污染方面占用重要的地位,它们也被认为是净化城市空气最有效的途径之一。旨在阐明4种彩叶树种耐SO2污染机制,对丰富植物耐SO2研究的理论、科学评价植物抗SO2污染能力以及指导园林绿化科学选择树种等具有重要理论和现实意义。研究采用人工模拟熏气的方法对金叶女贞、金叶莸、金叶风箱果和金叶红瑞木4种金色叶树种的2年生苗木进行不同浓度的SO2胁迫,研究了参试树种的外观受害症状及膜脂过氧化、渗透调节物质、保护酶活性等生理指标对SO2的反应,并采用模糊数学隶属函数法和灰色关联度法对其抗SO2能力进行了综合评价。结果表明:4种金色叶植物对SO2均具有一定的净化能力,表现为随着SO2浓度的增加膜透性增大,丙二醛、脯氨酸、可溶性糖和硫含量增加,超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化物酶以及过氧化氢酶活性上升,叶绿素含量先增后降,叶液pH值下降。但4种金色叶树木对SO2的净化能力有差别,其中金叶红瑞木的净化能力强最大,金叶女贞和金叶风箱果的净化能力为中等,而金叶莸的净化能力最差。这与其含硫量的顺序一致,却与其对SO2的抗性大小即金叶女贞>金叶莸>金叶红瑞木>金叶风箱果完全不同,说明这四种植物对SO2的吸收能力与其对该气体的抗性不完全一致。但这不能表明抗性差的树种在兰州地区不能应用,因为,兰州市空气中的SO2实际污染程度与研究所设置的最低浓度相比仍属安全浓度。在所选的10个指标中,丙二醛含量、细胞膜透性、超氧化物歧化酶活性、过氧化氢酶活性、脯氨酸、过氧化物酶活性、叶绿素和可溶性糖等指标均可作为金色叶植物对SO2抗性的重要鉴定指标,而S含量和叶液pH值在评价植物对SO2抗性能力时并不具有重要性。4种植物的受害程度与其SO2抗性相反,说明受害症状可以作为判断其对SO2抗性大小依据。     

Curing raisins with sulfur dioxide suppresses population growth of Indian meal moth,Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

A sulfur dioxide treatment is often used to preserve the color and flavor of raisins. We used a life table approach to examine the effects of residual sulfites on Plodia interpunctella (Hubner) when larvae fed on raisins under controlled laboratory conditions. Raisins were fumigated with 66 g/m³ or 133 g/m³ SO₂ for either three or six hours, or received no SO₂ exposure (control). A two sex life table was constructed for insects in each treatment (n = 70 per treatment). Total immature mortality exceeded 90% in 66 g/m³ SO₂ treatments, and 80% in 133 g/m³ SO₂ treatments, compared to 28.6% in controls. Sulfur dioxide treatments significantly extended developmental time relative to controls, again more so in the 66 g/m³ SO₂ treatments than in the 133 g/m³ treatments, but did not affect the adult longevity of survivors. All SO₂ treatments reduced the fecundity of surviving female moths to a small fraction of controls, without significant differences among them. These effects combined to result in significantly diminished life table parameters in all treatments relative to controls, although generation times were increased more in the 66 g/m³ SO₂ treatments than in the 133 g/m³ treatments. These inverse dosage-dependent effects may reflect increased feeding avoidance of sulfite residues in the higher dose treatments that resulted in reduced consumption. We conclude that residual sulfur and sulfites deposited on fruit surfaces during SO₂ treatment provide substantial control of P. interpunctella, and should effectively suppress the proliferation of moths within bulk stores of dried raisins.     

4种幼树对二氧化硫胁迫的抗性生理响应

利用密闭环境控制室熏气处理,研究了不同浓度（自然状态和0.5、1.5、3.0 mg·L^-1）SO₂对盆栽巨桉、天竺桂、西蒙得木和茶树幼树叶片渗透调节物质含量、抗氧化系统保护酶活性和丙二醛含量的影响,并就各树种对SO₂的抗性进行综合评价。结果显示:（1）SO₂对4个树种叶片伤害程度表现为天竺桂<西蒙得木<巨桉<茶树。（2）SO₂胁迫显著增加了巨桉和西蒙得木叶片可溶性蛋白（SP）、可溶性糖（SS）和游离脯氨酸（Pro）3种渗透调节物质含量;SO₂胁迫对天竺桂叶片SP和SS含量无显著影响,且对Pro含量的促进作用也是在处理30 d后才体现出来;SO₂胁迫对茶树叶片SP含量无显著影响,使SS含量显著降低,而使Pro含量显著增加。（3）SO₂胁迫总体使巨桉和天竺桂抗氧化系统保护酶——超氧化物酶（SOD）、过氧化物酶（POD）和过氧化氢酶（CAT）活性和丙二醛（MDA）含量增加,但西蒙得木各指标表现不同,而使茶树抗氧化系统保护酶活性和丙二醛含量则全面下降。（4）巨桉、天竺桂、西蒙得木、茶树的最大净吸收S量依次为1.17、1.32、2.04、0.95 g·kg^-1。（5）通过隶属函数法综合7个生理指标得到的SO₂抗性综合排序为天竺桂>西蒙得木>巨桉>茶树,与叶片伤害程度表现一致。研究表明,植物抗氧化保护酶系统在4个树种抵抗SO₂胁迫调节机制中具有重要作用,其中天竺桂超高的基础POD活性可能是其抵抗SO₂伤害的关键机制之一。     

The role of burrowing sponges in bioerosion

Summary Among the large number of limestone-eroding organisms, sponges, mainly of the family Clinonidae are of special interest because of their efficient means of substratum penetration by cellular etching and because they release characteristically shaped calcium carbonate chips which can be detected in the mud-size fraction of many sediments. Identifiable trace fossils and sediments are of great ecological and paleoecological significance.As new data on the excavating mechanism have become available, the questions of burrowing rates and sediment production have gained importance. Extrapolation from shortterm experiments (under 6 months) on substrate invasion are inconclusive because of high initial penetration rates resulting from mechanical stimulation and lack of competition. New experiments show that the rate curve flattens after 6 months and that optimum longterm erosion of CaCO₃ does not exceed 700 mg m^-2 year^-1 (Cliona lampa and C. aprica). Substrate limitations and competition will further reduce this rate.By monitoring the production of CaCO₃ chips by Cliona lampa, it was possible to link activity patterns to certain environmental factors. Mechanical stimuli, high light intensity, strong currents and, possibly, low temperature seem to accelerate the burrowing process. Sponge-generated chips can make up over 40% of coral mud when deposited in the current shadow of the reef framework.Using transect counts and sponge area-biomass conversion factors, the mean abundance of burrowing sponges on the Bermuda platform could be calculated. On suitable hard bottom substrates it averages 16 g dry weight per m². From this value the burrowing potential of sponges can be estimated as 256 g CaCO₃ per m² substrate per year. Since 97–98% of the eroded limestone remains in particulate form, the contribution of fine sediments can amount to 250 g m^-2 year^-1.Attention is called to the fact that erosion rates by burrowers can not directly be compared with those of borers or scrapers. The former are intermittent and their activities are affected by environmental and biological interactions, while activities of the latter are rather constant and guided by the need for food.This work was supported by the Smithsonian Research Foundation, by the Smithsonian Environmental Sciences Program and by a Sydney L. Wright Fellowship, at the Bermuda Biological Station. Contribution No. 619, Bermuda Biological Station. Contribution No. 10, Investigations of Marine Shallow Water Ecosystems Project, Smithsonian Institution.     

Protective effects of complementary Ca2+ on low-light-induced oxidative damage in tall fescue

Low-light (LL) intensity is a primary abiotic stressor that negatively influences turf grass quality. In the present experiment, we studied the effect of exogenous Ca²⁺ (0, 10, 50, 100, and 200 mM) on the antioxidant system, the accumulation of MDA and proline, the content of photosynthetic pigments in plant leaves in order to investigate whether exogenous Ca²⁺ treatment improves LL tolerance in tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.). We have found that LL significantly reduced a number of growth parameters (plant height, leaf width, leaf fresh weight, root fresh weight, leaf dry weight, and root dry weight), chlorophyll (Chl) a and Chl b contents, and carotenoid (Car) levels, while considerably enhancing electrolyte leakage (EL), MDA accumulation, calcium (Ca²⁺) concentration, and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and superoxide radical (O ₂ ^·? ). Moreover, LL significantly induced the activities of antioxidant enzymes, such as peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT), and slightly increased the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in tall fescue leaves. In contrast, POD and SOD activities declined considerably while CAT activity significantly increased in plant roots under LL stress. The application of 50 mM Ca²⁺ significantly improved the aforementioned growth parameters, the content of photosynthetic pigments, and further enhanced the activities of POD, SOD, and CAT, but decreased electrolyte leakage and MDA and H₂O₂ levels in the leaves and roots of tall fescue under LL stress. These results suggest that Ca²⁺ is likely involved in a resistance to LL by regulating antioxidant enzyme action in tall fescue leaves and roots.     

Effect of culture medium ions on chromate reduction by resting cells of Agrobacterium radiobacter

The influence of some ions in pre-growth culture medium on chromate reduction by resting cells of Agrobacterium radiobacter strain EPS-916 was investigated. The reduction was dependent on the Fe²⁺ content of the culture medium: the higher the iron content, the lower the reduction rate. The cells showed maximum chromate reduction when pre-grown in the presence of 0.243 m Mg²⁺, 20 m Ca²⁺ and 3.6 m Mn²⁺. Chromate reduction was not affected by the addition of MgCl₂, CdCl₂, ZnCl₂, MnCl₂, Na₂SO₄ (1000 m), and Na₂MoO₄ (100 m) to the activity assays. However, activity was inhibited by the presence of Na₂SO₄ (10 mm), Na₂MoO₄ (200 m) and ferric citrate.     

Amelioration of chilling stress by triadimefon in cucumber seedlings

Cucumber (Cucumis satvus L.) seeds were imbibed in distilled water (control) and 10 mg l^–1 triadimefon (TDM) for 10 h and then grown in a plant growth chamber with a light/dark temperature of 28/20 °C and a photoperiod of 14 h with a light intensity of 60 µmol m^–2 s^–1. 14-day-old seedlings were exposed to chilling stress with a light/dark temperature of 6/3 °C for 4 d. TDM improved the growth rate of cucumber seedling subjected to chilling stress and increased photosynthetic pigments contents and relative water content compared with the control at the end of chilling stress. Chilling stress decreased protein content and the activities of SOD, CAT and POD, but it increased proline, H₂O₂ and MDA accumulation, and relative electrical conductivity. TDM ameliorated the injury caused by chilling stress by preventing decreases in protein content and the activities of SOD, CAT and POD and by inhibiting increases in proline, H₂O₂ and MDA contents, and relative electrical conductivity, which suggested that TDM ameliorated the negative effect of chilling stress.