不同核桃品种的耐寒性及其渗透调节机制

以‘香玲’、‘鲁W06-1’、‘西洛3号’3个核桃品种（优系）为材料,对低温胁迫各材料的耐受情况及相应渗透调节物质含量和总蛋白质表达的变化情况进行分析,以揭示低温胁迫下不同核桃品种（优系）的渗透调节机制和蛋白质组分差异。结果显示:（1）3个核桃品种（优系）休眠枝条解剖结构分析表明,‘鲁W06-1’一年生休眠枝条的木质部比率最大,‘西洛3号’的韧皮部厚度显著大于其他两个品种（优系）。（2）随胁迫温度降低和胁迫时间的延长,枝条相对电导率（REC）逐渐升高,且‘西洛3号’的相对电导率均大于‘鲁W06-1’和‘香玲’。（3）核桃枝条可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白和游离脯氨酸含量均随温度降低先增加后减小,但各品种(优系)增至最大值的温度不同,其中‘鲁W06-1’枝条积累可溶性蛋白的速度和幅度较大,且各低温胁迫处理后的枝条可溶性糖和游离脯氨酸的含量也更高;3种渗透调节物质含量之间均呈极显著正相关关系,可溶性糖与游离脯氨酸含量的相关系数达0.844,表明二者对低温胁迫的应答反应密切相关。（4）在不同胁迫温度和胁迫时间处理后,核桃枝条的蛋白质表达谱带总体相似,但检测出6条表达量明显增加的差异条带,它们的分子量范围为38.9～87.9 kD。研究表明,3个核桃品种（优系）的耐寒性强弱为‘鲁W06-1’>‘香玲’>‘西洛3号’;低温胁迫下,核桃枝条迅速积累可溶性蛋白,然后积累可溶性糖和游离脯氨酸,并以耐寒性较强品种（优系）积累速度更快、积累量更大,且耐寒性较强的品种（优系）枝条蛋白谱带出现较多表达量增加的条带。     

低温逆境对不同核桃品种抗氧化系统及超微结构的影响

为揭示核桃抗寒机理,确定核桃抗寒性鉴定适宜的生化指标,以展叶期抗寒性不同的哈特雷、晋龙1号和晋龙2号3个品种1年生枝条的叶片为材料,测定了1℃低温下抗氧化酶活性及超氧阴离子(O2(-))含量的变化,并采用透射电子显微镜观察低温逆境对抗寒性差异大的哈特雷和晋龙2号叶肉细胞超微结构的影响.结果表明:低温胁迫前后抗寒性强的哈特雷叶片中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化物酶(POD)的活性最高,超氧阴离子含量最低,叶肉细胞超微结构较稳定,叶片没有明显冷害症状.抗寒性差的晋龙2号随着低温胁迫时间的延长,3种抗氧化酶活性的下降幅度最大,O2(-)含量始终处于高水平;胁迫72 h时细胞叶绿体普遍膨胀,基粒片层变薄,数目减少,部分叶绿体被膜及质膜清晰度下降,部分顶端小叶叶缘呈水浸状,表现出冷害症状.可见,低温逆境下核桃叶肉细胞超微结构的稳定性与其品种的抗寒性密切相关.SOD、POD活性以及O2(-)含量可作为展叶期核桃抗寒性鉴定的生化指标;低温胁迫下核桃叶片细胞内膜系统的损伤与活性氧积累之间可能存在一定的相互关系.     

黄连木和黄山栾树的抗寒性

以黄连木和黄山栾树当年生休眠枝条为试材,以北方乡土树种栾树为对照,采用人工冷冻的方法,研究了3种树木枝条膜脂过氧化作用、抗氧化酶活性和有机渗透调节物质的变化,分析其抗寒能力的差异.结果表明:随着温度的降低,3种树木的电解质外渗率呈"S"型上升,SOD和POD活性均先升后降;黄山栾树和栾树的MDA、可溶性蛋白和可溶性糖含量均先上升后下降,而黄连木则呈逐渐上升的趋势;利用电解质外渗率结合Logistic 方程推算的栾树、黄山栾树和黄连木的低温半致死温度(LT50)分别为-27.2℃、-23.7℃和-27.0℃.3种树木的抗寒性强弱顺序为:栾树＞黄连木＞黄山栾树.     

低温胁迫对柳杉不同无性系的影响及抗寒性评价

通过分析柳杉不同无性系抗寒性的差异,评价柳杉不同无性系抗寒能力,为柳杉的引种栽培及抗寒育种提供理论依据.以生长一致的10个柳杉无性系的2年生枝条为试验材料,分别在4℃、0℃、-4℃、-8℃、-12℃、-16℃和-20℃目标低温下处理12h,对其叶片的丙二醛(MDA)含量、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性及叶绿素荧光参数进行...     

低温胁迫下枇杷幼果种子膜脂过氧化、保护酶活性及显微结构的变化

枇杷(Eriobotrya japonica)开花结果正值冬季低温期,易受低温影响,因此寒害成为抑制枇杷健康生长、发育的重要因素之一。种子作为产生多种内源激素的中心,其健康程度与枇杷果实正常发育息息相关。该研究以四川省成都市龙泉驿区柏合镇的‘早钟六号’枇杷幼果种子为材料,经不同低温(6、3、0、-3℃)胁迫不同时间(12、24、36、48 h)后,对其相对电导率、丙二醛(MDA)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和过氧化物酶(POD)的变化进行测定以及细胞解剖结构分析,旨在探究枇杷幼果种子抗寒机制,为提高四川地区枇杷抗寒栽培新技术提供理论和实践依据。结果表明:低温胁迫下,枇杷幼果种子相对电导率及MDA含量随着处理温度的降低整体呈上升趋势;保护酶SOD、CAT活性在低温胁迫前期不同程度升高,至某个低温后呈下降趋势;而POD活性总体呈升-降-升趋势;相对电导率、MDA含量、SOD活性、CAT活性、POD活性的变化临界温度均为6℃,胁迫临界时间分别为12、24、48、36 h,而MDA含量变化临界温度为3℃,胁迫临界时间为36 h;显微结构表明枇杷幼果种子6℃低温开始受冻,最先受冻部位为种皮,其次为种胚真叶原始体或真叶,最后到细胞破裂,说明枇杷幼果种子随着处理温度降低,细胞结构受损越严重。综上,枇杷幼果种子受冻临界温度为6℃,受冻临界时间为12 h。     

TTC染色鉴定葡萄抗寒性方法的优化与应用北大核心CSCD

以‘左山1号’、101-14、3309C、SO4、140R和‘黑比诺’等葡萄砧木和品种直径为0.5~0.7 cm的一年生枝条为材料,经低温梯度(0℃、-14℃、-19℃、-24℃、-29℃和-34℃)处理后,对TTC染色的温度和时间进行优化并观察统计葡萄枝条不同组织的存活情况,测定枝条的相对电导率,以及韧皮部和木质部的可溶性蛋白、游离脯氨酸、可溶性糖、淀粉含量和束缚水自由水比例(束自比)5个生理指标,分别用枝条纵切面染色面积、相对电导率拟合Logistic方程计算枝条的半致死温度(LT_(50))来评价枝条的抗寒性,同时通过隶属函数法综合评价枝条韧皮部和木质部抗寒性,并将3种方法的评价结果进行比较,以建立一种直观高效鉴定葡萄品种抗寒性的方法。结果表明:(1)依据低温胁迫下各品种葡萄砧木扦插枝条的萌芽率和生根率表现,其抗寒性由强到弱依次为‘左山1号’、101-14、3309C、SO4、140R和‘黑比诺’。(2)葡萄枝条TTC活力染色的最佳条件为pH=7.0,0.5%TTC-0.1 mol/L磷酸缓冲液在35℃下避光染色36 h。随着胁迫温度的降低,各品种枝条纵切面染色面积均逐渐降低,根据优化TTC法获得‘左山1号’、101-14、3309C、SO4、140R和‘黑比诺’枝条的LT_(50)分别为-31.38℃、-26.51℃、-26.10℃、-23.60℃、-23.33℃和-19.26℃。(3)随着胁迫温度的降低,各品种枝条的相对电导率逐渐增加,且‘黑比诺’的相对电导率基本保持最高、增幅最大(51.93%),而‘左山1号’的相对电导率始终最低、增幅最小(44.07%);根据相对电导率获得‘左山1号’、101-14、3309C、SO4、140R和‘黑比诺’枝条的LT_(50)分别为-30.02℃、-26.40℃、-25.75℃、-23.16℃、-21.13℃和-17.72℃。(4)通过5种生理指标进行枝条抗寒性隶属函数综合性评价结果显示,同一品种中韧皮部抗寒性强于木质部,同一部位不同品种的抗寒性表现为:‘左山1号’>101-14>3309C>SO4>140R>‘黑比诺’。研究发现,TTC染色法与电导法和综合隶属函数法获得的葡萄枝条抗寒力评价结果一致,也与枝条生长恢复鉴定结果一致;但与其他两种方法相比,TTC染色法能更加直观和有效地预测评估葡萄枝条的抗寒性。     

自然越冬期软枣猕猴桃枝条组织结构及内源激素的变化特征

该试验以抗寒性不同的5年生软枣猕猴桃品种‘魁绿’、‘丰绿’和‘96-6’为试验材料,测定分析自然越冬期间枝条组织解剖结构、细胞膜透性和内源激素GA3、ABA、IAA含量水平的变化,以明确不同品种软枣猕猴桃越冬期间对低温的适应能力及其内在生理机制,为软枣猕猴桃抗寒品种的选育及鉴别提供理论依据。结果表明:(1)软枣猕猴桃枝条木质部比率大小依次为‘魁绿’>‘96-6’>‘丰绿’,皮层比率依次为‘丰绿’>96-6’>魁绿’,二者表现趋势相反,且‘魁绿’枝条的解剖结构与其他两品种差异显著。(2)在自然越冬期间,各品种软枣猕猴桃枝条相对电导率和MDA含量随温度变化均呈先升后降的趋势,在温度最低的1月份达到最高,其中‘魁绿’枝条的相对电导率和MDA含量变化幅度最小,而‘丰绿’受低温影响较大。(3)在11月份至2月份,随自然温度的变化,各品种软枣猕猴桃枝条的GA3和IAA含量均呈先降低后升高的变化趋势,ABA含量则呈先升后降的趋势,且都在1月份分别达到最低或最高值。研究发现,在自然越冬期间,低温对3个软枣猕猴桃品种的组织解剖结构、膜透性及内源激素含量均都造成较大的影响,品种‘魁绿’枝条的木质部比率最大、皮层比率最小,相对电导率和MDA含量变化幅度最小,内源激素含量GA3和ABA/GA3变化趋势较小,故其抗寒性比‘丰绿’和‘96-6’更强。     

黑龙江省水稻空壳率与孕穗期低温的关系

对黑龙江省6个主要水稻品种(龙稻3号、垦稻12号、空育131、龙稻7号、龙粳16号和松粳6号)进行孕穗期低温(处理温度分别为15℃、17℃、19℃,低温持续时间分别为2、4、6和8d)处理,采用线性内插和统计回归方法,分析了水稻单穗空壳率与孕穗期低温的关系.结果表明:研究区敏感性水稻品种和耐冷性较强水稻品种的障碍型冷害临界温度分别为17℃和16℃;孕穗期水稻对低温最敏感的时期为抽穗前14～18d.15℃低温处理8d时,松粳6号、垦稻12号的空壳率明显增加,空育131空壳率小幅升高,表明松粳6号和垦稻12号对低温反应较敏感、耐冷性较弱,而空育131对低温反应迟钝,耐冷性较强;垦稻12号、龙粳16号、空育131的冷积温与空壳率存在显著的相关关系(P0.01),随着冷积温的增加,水稻空壳率明显升高,但品种间的增幅不同.     

棉花幼苗对不同程度低温逆境的生理响应

以‘新陆早33号'(冷敏感)和‘中棉所50号’(高耐寒)棉花品种为材料,采用人工模拟低温方法,研究不同温度和时间处理下棉花幼苗叶片抗氧化酶活性和渗透调节物质含量的响应特征,探讨不同温度胁迫下棉花的抗逆机制.结果显示:(1)随胁迫温度降低、胁迫时间延长,两参试棉花品种幼苗遭受低温伤害的程度逐渐加剧,尤以5℃和0℃处理表现最为明显.(2)经15℃及10℃处理后,植株叶片REC、POD活性、SP和Pro含量总体上随胁迫时间延长而提高,MDA含量、APX活性和SS含量则先升后降,并均于处理24 h时达峰值;而在5℃及0℃处理下,REC和SOD、POD活性以及MDA、SS、SP含量迅速上升,APX活性、Pro含量则呈先升后降的变化趋势.(3)与‘新陆早33号,相比,‘中棉所50号’在各处理水平下均可保持更大的抗氧化酶活性和渗透调节物质含量上升幅度.研究表明,在不同程度低温逆境中,棉花幼苗可通过调节抗氧化酶活性和渗透调节物质含量,启动相应抗逆调节方式来维持代谢平衡,增强抗逆性;高耐寒性品种在低温逆境中具有更灵敏、高效的活性氧清除能力和渗透调节响应机制,从而有效抵御低温逆境伤害.     

6个棉花品种幼苗对低温胁迫的响应

4 ℃低温条件处理6个不同熟性棉花品种幼苗,测定供试材料叶片中SOD活性、POD活性、超氧阴离子含量、可溶性糖含量、可溶性蛋白含量、MDA、相对电导率以及根系活体染色等8项指标,比较不同棉花品种苗期抗冷性差异.对测定指标进行综合评价结果显示：4 ℃低温胁迫1 d后,6个品种耐冷性由强到弱依次为中50＞N203＞N52＞K-1＞N181＞N177;4 ℃低温胁迫2 d后,耐冷性顺序为中50＞N177＞N52＞K-1＞N203＞N181;4 ℃低温胁迫3d后N52＞中50＞N203＞K-1＞N177＞N181.各生理指标综合评判结果为早熟品种中50和N52耐受性较强.     

Effects on water diffusion of inhibitors affecting various transport processes in human red blood cells.

The water permeability of human red blood cells has been monitored by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) following exposure to inhibitors of various transport processes across their membranes. No significant inhibition of water diffusion could be detected after the treatment of red blood cells with the anion exchange transport inhibitor dihydro-4,4'-diisothiocyano-stilbene-2,2'-disulfonate (H2DIDS) or the glucose transport inhibitors diallyl-diethyl-stilbestrol (DADES), cytochalasin B, or 30 mM iodoacetamide. It is for the first time that the effects of glucose transport inhibitors has been studied in detail by the NMR approach. A special case proved to be phloretin, an inhibitor of anion, nonelectrolyte and glucose permeability. A small but statistically significant inhibition of water permeability (around 12% at 20 degrees C) was induced by exposure to 2 mM phloretin (for 60 min at 37 degrees C); after a pretreatment of cells with 12 mM N-ethylmaleimide (NEM), for 60 min at 37 degrees C, the degree of inhibition induced by phloretin increased (becoming 17% at 20 degrees C). None of the inhibitors prevented or potentiated the strong inhibitory effect on water diffusion of a mercurial, p-chloromercuribenzene sulfonate (PCMBS). No increase in the activation energy of water diffusion occurred by treatment with the reagents used (exception the effect of PCMBS). The present results clarify some conflicting reports concerning the effects on water permeability of inhibitors of various transport processes in red blood cells and indicate that in addition to the drastic inhibition induced by mercurials other reagents may also have inhibitory effects.     

Influence of temperature and membrane lipid composition on the osmotic water permeability of teleost gills.

Osmotic water uptake was measured gravimetrically in isolated, ligated gill arches from trout (acclimated to and incubated at 5 degrees and 20 degrees C) and tilapia (21.5 degrees and 33 degrees C). For both species, incubation of arches at the higher temperature led to 1.5- to 3-fold greater measures of water weight gain. However, gills from warmer-acclimated trout and tilapia had 1- to >3-fold lower the initial rate and 1.5- to >2.5-fold lower the extent of water uptake seen in colder-acclimated conspecifics. Both the incubation temperature sensitivity and the acclimation effects are consistent with transmembrane water permeation. Calcium-free incubations (permitting paracellular water movement) also indicated that interfacial cell membranes contribute to gill permeability characteristics; without calcium, trout gill osmotic water uptake values increased 1.5- to 2-fold, and the temperature dependence of water uptake decreased (initial rate) or was eliminated (extent). The specific contribution of cholesterol to restricting barrier membrane water permeability was indicated by concentration-dependent increases in water uptake in the presence of either nystatin (a cholesterol-complexing, pore-forming agent) or methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (which selectively depletes membrane cholesterol). In addition, a cholesterol-specific cytochemical probe (filipin) intensely labeled the apical surface membranes of trout and tilapia gill epithelium. In summary, these studies implicate membrane cholesterol in determining water permeability in fish gills.     

Circumstantial evidence for phytoalexin involvement in the resistance of peanuts to Aspergillus flavus

Three stilbene phytoalexins, elicited by slicing and incubating imbibed peanut kernels under aerobic conditions, inhibited spore germination and hyphal extension of Aspergillus flavus with ED50 values in the range 4.9-12.8 micrograms ml-1. Phytoalexin yield was dependent on cultivar, conditions and duration of incubation after slicing, and crop history. The yield of phytoalexin from ten cultivars studied, after slicing and incubating at 25 degrees C for 24 h, ranged from 28 to 935 micrograms per g fresh weight and was negatively correlated with dry kernel colonization by A. flavus [r = -0.868 when plotted as 1n (phytoalexin concn) against 1n (percentage peanut colonization)]. When the incubation period was extended to 96 h there was no such correlation. Reduced phytoalexin yields were obtained when sliced kernels of one cultivar studied were incubated in water or at 37 degrees C, and no phytoalexin was obtained when the slices were incubated under nitrogen gas or frozen before aerobic incubation. Drought stress during pod development in four cultivars studied reduced phytoalexin yields of sliced kernels incubated at 25 degrees C for 24 h by 17-65% compared with non-stressed controls.     

Differences in in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth of cotton cultivars in response to high temperature

* BACKGROUND AND AIMS: High-temperature environments with >30 degrees C during flowering reduce boll retention and yield in cotton. Therefore, identification of cotton cultivars with high-temperature tolerance would be beneficial in both current and future climates. * METHODS: Response to temperature (10-45 degrees C at 5 degrees C intervals) of pollen germination and pollen tube growth was quantified, and their relationship to cell membrane thermostability was studied in 12 cultivars. A principal component analysis was carried out to classify the genotypes for temperature tolerance. * KEY RESULTS: Pollen germination and pollen tube length of the cultivars ranged from 20 to 60 % and 411 to 903 microm, respectively. A modified bilinear model best described the response to temperature of pollen germination and pollen tube length. Cultivar variation existed for cardinal temperatures (T(min), T(opt) and T(max)) of pollen germination percentage and pollen tube growth. Mean cardinal temperatures calculated from the bilinear model for the 12 cultivars were 15.0, 31.8 and 43.3 degrees C for pollen germination and 11.9, 28.6 and 42.9 degrees C for pollen tube length. No significant correlations were found between pollen parameters and leaf membrane thermostability. Cultivars were classified into four groups based on principal component analysis. * CONCLUSIONS: Based on principal component analysis, it is concluded that higher pollen germination percentages and longer pollen tubes under optimum conditions and with optimum temperatures above 32 degrees C for pollen germination would indicate tolerance to high temperature.     

Mild, solvent-free omega-hydroxy acid polycondensations catalyzed by candida antarctica lipase B

Immobilized Candida antarctica Lipase B (Novozyme-435) was studied for bulk polyesterifications of linear aliphatic hydroxyacids of variable chain length. The products formed were not fractionated by precipitation. The relative reactivity of the hydroxyacids was l6-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid approximately 12-hydroxydodecanoic acid approximately 10-hydroxydecanoic acid (DPavg congruent with 120, Mw/Mn 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid (DPavg congruent with 80, Mw/Mn < or = 1.5, 48 h, 90 degrees C). Remarkable improvements in molecular-weight buildup resulted from leaving water in the reaction. By 4 h, without application of vacuum, the DPavg for 12- and 16-carbon hydroxyacids was about 90. In contrast, with identical substrates and water removal, the DPavg at 4 h was about 23. Large differences in the molecular-weight build up of 12-hydroxydodecanoic acid were observed for catalyst concentrations (%-by-wt relative to monomer) of 0.1, 0.5, 1, and 10. Nevertheless, by 24 h, with 1% catalyst containing 0.1% lipase, poly(12-hydroxydodecanoic acid) with Mn 17 600 was formed. For 12-hydroxydodecanoic acid polymerization at 90 degrees C, the catalyst activity decreased by 7, 18, and 25% at reaction times of 4, 24, and 48 h, respectively. Furthermore, the retention of catalyst activity was invariable as a function of the substrates used.     

Functional reconstitution of the isolated erythrocyte water channel CHIP28.

Measurements of water permeability indicate the existence of a facilitated water transporting pathway in erythrocytes, kidney tubules and amphibian urinary bladder. Two lines of evidence suggest that one type of water channel is an approximately 30-kDa protein: the approximately 30-kDa target size determined by radiation inactivation (van Hoek, A. N., Hom, M. L., Luthjens, L. H., de Jong, M. D., Dempster, J. A., and van Os, C. H. (1991) J. Biol. Chem. 266, 16633-16635) and the increased water permeability in oocytes that express mRNA encoding a 28-kDa erythrocyte protein (CHIP28, Preston, B. M., Carroll, T. P., Guggino, W. B., and Agre, P. (1992) Science 256, 385-387). We report direct evidence that CHIP28 is the erythrocyte water channel. Osmotic water permeability (Pf) remained high (0.029 cm/s, 37 degrees C) when erythrocyte membranes were stripped of nearly all proteins except for CHIP28. N-terminal sequence analysis confirmed that the 28-kDa protein was CHIP28. Pf in proteoliposomes reconstituted with solubilized CHIP28 was high (Pf = 0.03 cm/s, 37 degrees C), the activation energy was low (2.2 kcal/mol), and Pf was decreased by greater than 50-fold by mercurial sulfhydryl reagents and Me2SO. The single-channel water permeability was approximately 10(-13) cm3/s, slightly higher than that of the gramicidin A channel. The water channel excluded the small solute urea. These data establish a procedure to reconstitute functional water channels into liposomes and demonstrate that CHIP28 is the erythrocyte water channel.     

葡萄枝条水分含量变化与抗寒性关系

以12个葡萄品种1年生枝条为试材,通过0、-15、-18、-21、-24、-27、-30、-133℃8个低温处理24h后,测定不同低温胁迫下葡萄枝条的,6-含水量、束缚水含量、自由水含量和束缚水与自由水的比值。结果表明：随着处理温度的降低,同一品种枝条的总含水量基本恒定,自由水含量呈先下降再升高的趋势,束缚水含量和束缚水与自由水的比值均呈现为先升高再下降的趋势;束缚水与自由水的比值随低温胁迫的变化呈Cubic方程,不同品种束缚水与自由水的比值达到最高点的温度不同,‘双红’、‘北冰红’、‘左优红’的拐点温度在-25℃以下,‘775’、‘巨峰’的拐点温度在-20℃左右,‘雷司令’、‘黑比诺’、‘霞多丽’的拐点温度在-18℃左右,‘赤霞珠’、‘梅鹿特’、‘白比诺’、‘红地球’拐点温度在-16～17℃。对葡萄休眠枝条进行低温处理后,通过测定束缚水与自由水含水量变化鉴定葡萄品种的抗寒性是可行的。     

Psyttalia cf. concolor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) for biological control of olive fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in California

The larval parasitoid, Psyttalia cf. concolor (Szépligeti), reared on Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata (Weidemann), by the USDA-APHIS-PPQ, Guatemala City, Guatemala, was imported into California for biological control of olive fruit fly, Bactrocera oleae (Gmelin), in olives, Olea europaea L. Mean percentage parasitism of olive fruit fly third instars infesting fruit in field cages ranged from 7.0 in Grapevine to 59.7 in Santa Barbara and in free releases ranged from 0 in Grapevine to 10.6 in Santa Barbara after 4- to 6-d exposures. In the laboratory, more parasitoids developed to adults in olive fruit fly larvae that were 11-13 d old than in larvae 8-10 d old. Adult parasitoids lived significantly longer when provided with water than adults without water in environmental chambers at 5 degrees C, 85% RH; 15 degrees C, 65% RH; 25 degrees C, 25% RH; and 35 degrees C, 25% RH. Adult parasitoids lived for 48 d with honey for food and water and 32 d with food and sugar solution at 15 degrees C and 65% RH. Survival of adult parasitoids without food and water in greenhouse tests was approximately 4 d in a simulated coastal climate and 1 d in a simulated inland valley climate and was significantly increased by providing food and water. The parasitoid did not develop in the beneficial seedhead fly, Chaetorellia succinea (Costa), in yellow star thistle. The rate of parasitism of walnut husk fly, Rhagoletis completa Cresson, larvae in green walnut husks was 28.4% in laboratory no-choice tests. In choice tests, the rate of parasitism of walnut husk fly versus olive fruit fly larvae in olives was 11.5 and 24.2%, respectively.     

Urea permeability of human red cells

The rate of unidirectional [14C]urea efflux from human red cells was determined in the self-exchange and net efflux modes with the continuous flow tube method. Self-exchange flux was saturable and followed simple Michaelis-Menten kinetics. At 38 degrees C the maximal self-exchange flux was 1.3 X 10(-7) mol cm-2 s-1, and the urea concentration for half-maximal flux, K1/2, was 396 mM. At 25 degrees C the maximal self-exchange flux decreased to 8.2 X 10(-8) mol cm-2 s-1, and K1/2 to 334 mM. The concentration-dependent urea permeability coefficient was 3 X 10(-4) cm s-1 at 1 mM and 8 X 10(-5) cm s-1 at 800 mM (25 degrees C). The latter value is consonant with previous volumetric determinations of urea permeability. Urea transport was inhibited competitively by thiourea; the half-inhibition constant, Ki, was 17 mM at 38 degrees C and 13 mM at 25 degrees C. Treatment with 1 mM p-chloromercuribenzosulfonate inhibited urea permeability by 92%. Phloretin reduced urea permeability further (greater than 97%) to a "ground" permeability of approximately 10(-6) cm s-1 (25 degrees C). This residual permeability is probably due to urea permeating the hydrophobic core of the membrane by simple diffusion. The apparent activation energy, EA, of urea transport after maximal inhibition was 59 kJ mol-1, whereas in control cells EA was 34 kJ mol-1 at 1 M and 12 kJ mol-1 at 1 mM urea. In net efflux experiments with no extracellular urea, the permeability coefficient remained constantly high, independent of a variation of intracellular urea between 1 and 500 mM, which indicates that the urea transport system is asymmetric. It is concluded that urea permeability above the ground permeability is due to facilitate diffusion and not to diffusion through nonspecific leak pathways as suggested previously.     

新疆野核桃种质对低温胁迫的生理响应

以新疆巩留野核桃林37份新疆野核桃种质资源的1年生枝条为材料,6份核桃楸为对照,利用人工气候箱模拟春季低温,分别于-20 ℃和4 ℃处理12 h,测定其相对电导率、游离脯氨酸、可溶性糖、丙二醛含量、过氧化物酶活性等生理生化指标,并进行相关分析。采用隶属函数和主成分分析综合评价核桃种质对低温的生理响应。结果表明: 低温胁迫下,新疆野核桃相对电导率、游离脯氨酸含量、可溶性糖含量、丙二醛含量和过氧化物酶活性均呈上升趋势。综合评价其低温抗性与生境相关:巩留野核桃林中沟>东沟>西沟>主沟。新疆野核桃表现出比核桃楸更为耐低温的特性。本研究从37份新疆野核桃种质中筛选出7份耐低温种质,为改良核桃品种和提高核桃耐倒春寒等生长期的突然天气变化的能力提供科学参考。