光照和氮营养对水曲柳苗木光合特性的影响

采用室内沙培方式,设计不同光强(2水平)和N浓度(4水平)处理,探讨1年生水曲柳幼苗叶片光合速率和荧光参数对环境变化的生理响应.结果表明:与全光照相比,遮光处理使苗木叶片最大光合速率(Amax)、光补偿点(LCP)以及光化学猝灭系数(qP)明显下降,但使表观量子效率(AQY)、最大荧光(Fm)和最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)明显增加.同时,苗木叶片单位面积的叶绿素a、类胡萝卜素、总叶绿素含量以及叶绿素a/b在遮光条件下较低.2种光强下的Fm、Fv/Fm、ψpsⅡ和qP均随着供N浓度的增加而显著增加(P＜0.05),其中ψpsⅡ在低N时增加较快而高N时较慢,甚至略有下降.光强和N浓度在水曲柳苗木叶片Fm、ψpsⅡ、Fv/Fm、qN以及qP上均具有显著的交互作用(P＜0.05).     

不同水分胁迫对刺槐生理的影响

本文以二年生刺槐为供试材料,探讨水分胁迫对其生理的影响,为园林绿地中刺槐的灌溉提供理论指导.结果表明,水淹和干旱胁迫明显影响刺槐的生长.水淹11 d后,qP值、ETR值、Fv'/Fm'值和净光合速率的明显下降,qN值上升,19 d后植株死亡.中度干旱胁迫(土壤含水量在8%～15%之间)对植株生长有一定影响,表现为净光合速率的下降和qN值上升等;干旱胁迫(土壤含水量低于10%)严重抑制植株的生长,表现为qN值上升,而qP、ETR、Fv'/Fm'和净光合速率下降,处理19 d后干旱组植株死亡.轻度干旱(土壤含水量在15%～25%之间)适宜植物生长,表现为3次测定的qP、ETR、Fv'/Fm'、Fv/Fm和净光合速率都较高且稳定.土壤含水量日变化在15%～25%以内受轻度干旱胁迫是园林中刺槐的最佳灌溉方式,既不影响景观效果,同时也能节约灌溉用水.     

土壤水分含量对菖蒲(Acorus calamus) 萌发及幼苗生长发育的影响

应用盆栽试验方法,采用完全随机试验设计,研究了菖蒲在不同土壤水分含量下的萌发和幼苗生长。试验共设6个处理,处理时间为60d。结果表明：（1）水分亏缺对菖蒲萌发和幼苗有不同程度的影响,在持续干旱60d条件下,菖蒲幼苗的萌发率仅为32．5％,为正常水分条件下的1／3,幼苗的平均高度为19．0cm,是正常水分条件下的1／3左右;（2）菖蒲幼苗叶片长度、宽度和基茎随土壤水分含量降低而减小,叶片数量与叶片面积也随土壤水分含量降低而减小,叶片含水率各试验组无明显差异;（3）在试验的20、40、60d,各试验组的根、茎、叶及总生物量都比对照组（CK）有不同程度的降低,并随试验时间的延长,各水分含量条件下的生物量差别增大,在不同土壤水分条件下,根、茎和叶生物量增量均表现为茎的最多,叶的次之,根的最少,叶、茎、根生物量比例平均为1：1．59：0．82;（4）菖蒲幼苗叶片的叶绿素a、b随土壤水分含量减少而下降,叶绿素a／b随土壤水分含量减少而下降而升高,类胡萝卜素（Car）含量随土壤水分含量减少而下降;（5）Fv/Fm、qP随土壤水分含量降低而下降,重度干旱对菖蒲幼苗光合系统PSⅡ的最大量子产量影响显著,菖蒲幼苗在重度干旱条件下30、45、60d的Fv／Fm分别为0．800、0．796、0．787,分别比对照降低5．0％、4．7％和6．2％;菖蒲幼苗在重度干旱条件下30、45、60d的qN分别为0．270、0．259和0．200,分别是对照的6．75、3．92、2．78倍,可见干旱条件会导致菖蒲幼苗以热的形式耗散掉的光能部分增加,有效保护了菖蒲叶片PSⅡ系统,但持续干旱（60d）导致qN降低,菖蒲叶片PSⅡ系统受到不同程度的破坏;干旱胁迫还对菖蒲植株的光响应曲线具有较大的影响,使最大ETR降低。     

木棉叶片叶绿素荧光参数和SPAD值对干旱胁迫的响应

采用盆栽控水干旱法模拟干旱逆境,对1年生木棉(Bombax ceiba)盆栽苗进行不同程度的胁迫处理,测定干旱胁迫时其叶片叶绿素SPAD值和荧光参数动态变化。结果表明,干旱胁迫下,木棉叶片叶绿素相对含量逐渐降低;初始荧光(Fo)随着干旱程度的加剧而呈上升趋势,而最大荧光(Fm)、潜在光化学效率(Fv /Fo)、最大光化学效率(Fv /Fm)、光化学淬灭系数(qP)和表观光合电子传递速率(ETR)下降,在中度和重度干旱胁迫时差异显著(P＜0.05);非光化学淬灭系数(NPQ)变化不显著。干旱胁迫导致木棉植株出现光抑制,植株可通过降低光化学淬灭、增加热耗散的形式增强对干旱的适应能力。     

干旱和复水对草莓叶片叶绿素荧光特性的影响

采用日本丰香草莓(Fragaria×ananassa Duch.cv.Toyonoka)品种进行实验,研究干旱和复水对其叶片叶绿素荧光特性的影响。结果表明,随着干旱胁迫程度的加剧,草莓叶片的最大荧光(Fm)、PSⅡ原初光能转化效率(Fv/Fm)、PSⅡ实际光化学效率(Yield)、光化学猝灭系数(qP)都随干旱胁迫的加剧而下降。干旱胁迫14d后,不同处理组草莓叶片的叶绿素荧光参数存在着显著的差异(P0.05)。复水后,低度胁迫和中度胁迫处理组能较快地恢复到正常水平,但重度胁迫组与对照组存在着显著的差异(P0.05)。     

外源ATP对NaCl胁迫下菜豆叶片叶绿素荧光特性的调节

盐胁迫是影响植物生长的主要逆境因子之一,外源ATP被发现可作为信号分子参与植物对逆境胁迫生理反应的调节。为了探明外源ATP在植物盐胁迫响应中的作用,以增强植物对土壤盐渍化的耐性,更好地应用于土壤盐渍化修复。该研究以菜豆( Phaseolus vulgaris)为材料,通过叶绿素荧光技术探讨了外源ATP 对菜豆叶片在NaCl胁迫下叶绿素荧光特性的变化规律。结果表明：在NaCl胁迫下,叶片光系统Ⅱ( PSⅡ)潜在最大光化学量子效率( Fv/Fm)、光适应下最大光化学效率( Fv′/Fm′)、PSⅡ光适应下实际光化学效率[ Y (Ⅱ)]、光化学荧光猝灭( qP)、电子传递速率( ETR)与对照组相比均有显著性下降,而非光化学猝灭( NPQ)和( qN)较对照组有显著性增加,这表明NaCl胁迫导致菜豆叶片光系统Ⅱ光化学效率的下降和光能耗散的增加。而外源ATP(eATP)的处理能有效缓解NaCl胁迫所造成的Fv/Fm、Fv′/Fm′、Y(Ⅱ)、qP、ETR下降和NPQ、qN的上升。该研究结果表明在NaCl胁迫下外源ATP可以有效地提高菜豆幼苗光系统Ⅱ( PSⅡ)的光化学反应效率。     

紫花苜蓿(Medicago sativa)对干旱胁迫的光合生理响应

紫花苜蓿是重要的豆科牧草,具有较强的抗旱性,然而干旱仍是制约紫花苜蓿生产的主要逆境因子。通过盆栽试验,以抗旱性强弱不同的两种紫花苜蓿为试验材料,对干旱胁迫下紫花苜蓿的光合生理进行较为系统的研究,结果表明：（1）干旱胁迫下两种紫花苜蓿叶片净光合速率（Pn）、蒸腾速率(E)、气孔导度(Gs)、叶绿素含量(Chl)都有不同幅度的下降;叶绿体超微结构遭到破坏。相对于抗旱性弱的苜蓿,抗旱性强的苜蓿随干旱胁迫程度的加深,净光合速率下降较慢,叶绿体的外形及基粒结构受到的影响较小。（2）轻度干旱胁迫下气孔限制是两种紫花苜蓿Pn降低的主要因素,中度和重度干旱胁迫下非气孔限制是Pn降低的主要因素。（3）对叶绿素荧光参数的研究表明：干旱胁迫下两种紫花苜蓿PSⅡ反应中心光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、PSⅡ潜在活性(Fv/Fo)降低。总体上抗旱性强的紫花苜蓿Fv/Fm和Fv/Fo下降幅度小,PSⅡ利用光能的能力及PSⅡ的潜在活性均较强。PSⅡ光化学淬灭系数（qP）、非光化学淬灭系数（qN）的变化表现为干旱胁迫下两种紫花苜蓿qP值降低、qN值升高,总体上抗旱性强的紫花苜蓿qP降低的幅度低且qN升高幅度大,表明抗旱性强的紫花苜蓿PSⅡ反应中心电子传递活性受到的影响小,光合机构的损伤程度低。     

珙桐苗木叶片光合特性对土壤干旱胁迫的响应

通过控制土壤含水量,研究了土壤干旱胁迫对2年生珙桐(Davidia involucrata Baill.)幼苗叶面积、叶绿素含量、光合作用及叶绿素荧光参数的影响,以探讨珙桐光合作用对土壤干旱胁迫的响应机理.结果表明,干旱胁迫后,珙桐叶片失水脱落,各干旱胁迫处理叶面积比对照显著降低23%～98%,但单位面积的叶绿素含量却无显著变化;干旱处理的珙桐幼苗净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)、蒸腾速率(Tr)、水分利用效率(WUE)显著低于对照(P<0.05);干旱胁迫对珙桐幼苗叶片的初始荧光产量(F0)及最大荧光产量(Fm)没有产生显著影响,却显著降低了PSⅡ最大光化学量子产量(Fv/Fm)、PSⅡ实际光化学量子产量(Yield)、电子传递速率(ETR)及光化学淬灭系数(qP),使非光化学淬灭系数(qN)显著升高(P<0.05).研究发现,土壤水分亏缺对珙桐叶片的光合系统造成了不可逆的伤害,严重抑制了其正常的光合作用和生长发育;珙桐幼苗对土壤干旱胁迫极为敏感.     

金钟藤叶绿素荧光特征初探

利用叶绿素荧光技术初步观测丁金钟藤在不同作用光下的光合生理特征,并对其离体叶片在低温、高温及脱水胁迫下的光能利用状况作了比较。结果显示,随着作用光强的增加,叶片Fv＇/Fm＇、qP和ΦPSⅡ呈下降趋势,qN和NPQ表现为上升。离体叶片在5℃处理6h后,其Fv＇/Fm＇、qP和ΦPSⅡ高于25℃和45℃处理的,而NPQ在5℃和45℃处理6h后明显低于对照（25℃）,qN则略有降低。离体叶片脱水胁迫12h后,仍有一定的光能转化能力,但脱水24h和36h后,qP、ΦPSⅡ、qN、NPQ都明显下降。这表明金钟藤对于环境因子,如光强、温度及水分的变化具有较强的适应性,这可能是其在森林中能快速蔓延扩散的一个重要原因。     

宝山堇菜(Viola baoshanensis)、紫花地丁(V. yedoensis)光合异质性比较

利用荧光成像技术,研究了特定和不同光合有效辐射下,宝山堇菜(Viola baoshanensis)、紫花地丁(V.yedoensis)不同叶龄(幼叶和成熟叶片)叶片纵向(叶基、叶中部、叶尖)间的光合异质性特征。特定光化光照射下,两种堇菜不同叶龄的Fv/Fm、ΦpsⅡ、qP、PS/50和Abs在叶尖、叶中部、叶基间呈依次降低趋势,NPQ/4和qN变化趋势与之相反。Fv/Fm、ΦpsⅡ和Abs在两种堇菜不同叶龄的叶片纵向间均没有显著性差异,NPQ/4和qN均显示宝山堇菜不同叶龄的叶片纵向间存在显著差异;但NPQ/4和qN分别显示紫花地丁成熟叶和幼叶叶片的叶尖和叶基处差异显著。qP的显著差异只存在于宝山堇菜幼叶的叶尖和叶基处,PS/50在两种植物幼叶纵向间均有显著差异。快速光曲线的变化中,两种堇菜α由叶尖向叶基下降幅度不明显,幼叶纵向间Pm差异显著,成熟叶叶尖处Pm显著高于叶中部和叶基。两种堇菜成熟叶叶尖处Ik显著高于叶中部和叶基,宝山堇菜幼叶纵向间Ik差异显著,而紫花地丁幼叶纵向间Ik差异不显著。以上结果反映出两种堇菜叶片纵向间Fv/Fm和ΦpsⅡ具有较高的均质性,Fv/Fm和ΦpsⅡ的下降受到NPQ/4、qN、qP、PS/50和Abs的综合影响,但Fv/Fm和ΦpsⅡ的变化与NPQ/4、qN、qP、PS/50的显著变化并不一致。叶龄对两种堇菜叶片纵向间α影响不显著,对Pm影响显著,α的小幅下降反映两种堇菜叶片纵向间捕光能力基本相同。叶片纵向间Ik的显著差异受叶龄和植物种类的综合影响。     

Plant-Parasitic Nematodes of South Viet Nam

Between 1974 and 1978, 2,842 identifications of plant-parasitic nematodes were made from more than 1,700 soil and plant samples collected in eight provinces of South Viet Nam. Species in nine genera—Helicotylenchus, Criconemoides, Meloidogyne, Pratylenchus, Tylenchorhynchus, Hoplolaimus, Hirschmanniella, Xiphinema, and Rotylenchulus—comprised 96.1% of the identifications; the remaining 3.9% were species of 11 genera. Fourteen genera were associated with rice which was grown on about 2,500,000 ha in 1970. Of these, Ditylenchus, Hirschmanniella, and Meloidogyne were most important. Ditylenchus angustus caused severe damage to about 50,000 ha of flooded rice in the Mekong Delta in 1976. Hirschmanniella spp. were found in all samples examined from flooded rice fields. Meloidogyne spp. were common in rice seedbeds, upland rice, and rice not kept flooded continuously. Meloidogyne and Pratylenchus spp. were found in roots of 22 of the 32 crop plants sampled. Little or no attempt was made in South Viet Nam to control nematodes.     

Identification key for European strand-forming house-rot fungi

An identification key for 20 common strand-forming indoor wood decay fungi is given. The key is based on observations of material from affected buildings and on wood samples that have been incubated in the laboratory. The key is with macro- and microscopic photographs.     

Parasites, emerging disease and wildlife conservation

In this review some emerging issues of parasite infections in wildlife, particularly in Australia, are considered. We discuss the importance of understanding parasite biodiversity in wildlife in terms of conservation, the role of wildlife as reservoirs of parasite infection, and the role of parasites within the broader context of the ecosystem. Using a number of parasite species, the value of undertaking longitudinal surveillance in natural systems using non-invasive sampling and molecular tools to characterise infectious agents is illustrated in terms of wildlife health, parasite biodiversity and ecology.     

Phylogenetic relationships among Southeast Asian climbing bamboos (Poaceae: Bambusoideae) and the Bambusa complex

A phylogenetic analysis of Bambusa and allies based on the plastid DNA non-coding regions rps16-trnQ, trnC-rpoB, trnH-psbA and trnD-T, and a partial nuclear GBSSI gene, was carried out. This included representatives from all four Bambusa subgenera (including type species), a group of segregate Southeast Asian genera distinctive by their climbing–scrambling culms (Dinochloa, Holttumochloa, Kinabaluchloa, Maclurochloa, Soejatmia, Sphaerobambos), and two other Bambusinae genera (Dendrocalamus, Gigantochloa). The results do not support the present subgeneric classification of Bambusa. The climbing Southeast Asian genera, all of which include species previously placed in Bambusa, are distinct from the “core Bambusa group” (type species and alliance) and the Bambusa complex generally.     

The identification of microRNAs in the whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) liver by Illumina sequencing

MicroRNAs are indispensable players in the regulation of a broad range of biological processes. Here, we report the first deep sequencing of the whitespotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum) liver. We mapped 91 miRNAs in the Callorhinchus milii genome that have previously been described in the Danio rerio, Fugu rubripes, Oryzias latipes, Xenopus laevis, Xenopus tropicalis, Homo sapiens, and Mus musculus. In addition, 156 new putative candidate (PC) C. plagiosum miRNAs were identified. From these 247 miRNAs, 39 miRNA clusters were identified, and the expression of these clustered miRNAs was observed to vary significantly. A total of 7 candidate miRNAs were selected for expression confirmation by stem-loop RT-PCR. This study resulted in the addition of a significant number of novel miRNA sequences to GenBank and laid the foundation for further understanding of the function of miRNAs in the regulation of C. plagiosum liver development.     

Multilocus phylogenetic analysis of the genus Aeromonas

A broad multilocus phylogenetic analysis (MLPA) of the representative diversity of a genus offers the opportunity to incorporate concatenated inter-species phylogenies into bacterial systematics. Recent analyses based on single housekeeping genes have provided coherent phylogenies of Aeromonas. However, to date, a multi-gene phylogenetic analysis has never been tackled. In the present study, the intra- and inter-species phylogenetic relationships of 115 strains representing all Aeromonas species described to date were investigated by MLPA. The study included the independent analysis of seven single gene fragments (gyrB, rpoD, recA, dnaJ, gyrA, dnaX, and atpD), and the tree resulting from the concatenated 4705 bp sequence. The phylogenies obtained were consistent with each other, and clustering agreed with the Aeromonas taxonomy recognized to date. The highest clustering robustness was found for the concatenated tree (i.e. all Aeromonas species split into 100% bootstrap clusters). Both possible chronometric distortions and poor resolution encountered when using single-gene analysis were buffered in the concatenated MLPA tree. However, reliable phylogenetic species delineation required an MLPA including several “bona fide” strains representing all described species.