梭梭不同种源间种子性状和幼苗生长性状与地理和气候因子的关系

对6个种源区梭梭[Haloxylon ammodendron(C.A.Mey.)Bunge]的种子性状和幼苗生长性状进行比较,并对这些性状与地理气候因子的相关性进行了分析,通过聚类分析方法对不同种源进行了评价.结果显示,不同种源间梭梭种子性状和幼苗生长性状存在显著差异,种子的果翅长度、种子千粒重、单株种子质量和种子发芽率的变化范围分别为5.13～7.14 mm、2.21～3.75 g、2.49～53.17 g和24.45%～75.00%,幼苗株高、新生枝长度、幼苗地径和幼苗成活率的变化范围分别为16.67～56.67 cm、14.33～29.34 cm、4.04～8.06 mm和42.56%～84.45%.不同种源梭梭的种子及幼苗生长性状与地理分布有关;单株种子质量、种子发芽率、幼苗株高和幼苗成活率与经度极显著正相关,果翅长度、种子千粒重和幼苗株高与纬度极显著负相关,海拔仪与果翅长度有显著相关关系;单株种子质量、种子发芽率和幼苗成活率的直接影响因子为经度,果翅长度、种子千粒重和新生枝长度的直接影响因子为纬度.气候因子与种子性状紧密相关,而与幼苗生长性状的相关性较差,仅幼苗成活率与1月气温和相对湿度存在极显著相关性;1月气温对果翅长度、单株种子质量、种子发芽率、幼苗株高和新牛枝长度的直接作用最大;年降雨量对地径的直接作用最大,相对湿度对幼苗成活率的直接作用最强.通过聚类分析将6个梭梭种源分为3类,其中内蒙古磴口种源为优良梭梭种源,新疆乌苏种源为较差种源.     

两种金花茶组植物的果实、种子形态特征

对普通金花茶Camellia nitidissima、显脉金花茶C.euphlebia的果实、种子进行研究。结果表明:(1)两种金花茶果实均重分别为32.50 g和25.79 g,果实整体形态值(FT/FD)分别为0.73和0.61,果实均为扁圆形,种子均重分别为2.87 g和2.62 g,种子整体形态值(SL/SD)分别为0.76和0.75,种子亦偏扁;(2)每颗金花茶果实的种子数一般为2~8粒,最多为11粒;(3)经统计分析,两种金花茶的每果种子数与种子均重、种子发芽率呈负相关关系,种子均重和种子发芽率呈正相关关系。     

药物植物桃儿七不同种群种子产量初步研究

对药用植物桃儿七5个不同种群种子产量的研究表明：各种群中每花平均胚珠数、每果实平均种子数及种群平均结实率与种群所在的海拔高度呈正相关;不同种群个体平均胚珠数的变异范围为58.97-87.97,平均种子数变异范围为40.02-80.58,平均结籽率变异范围为61.29%-91.60%;果料内单粒种子平均干重与种群分布海拔呈明显负相关,与果实内种子数呈弱负相关;同一种群在不同年份间平均各上子产量差异不大;种子产量除主要受个体营养状况影响外,还受海拔及其它因素的影响;果实内种子数与果实大小及重量呈正相关,但单粒种子平均重量与果实大小及果实内种子总重量无显著相关。     

不同处理对海甘蓝种子发芽和幼苗生长的影响

由于受种子生理休眠作用的影响和硬而厚的种皮所产生的抑制作用,使海甘蓝（ＣｒａｍｂｅｍａｒｉｔｉｍａＬ．）种子发芽慢,发芽率低。为探索加快海甘蓝种子发芽和提高种子发芽率的有效方法,我们先后进行了８种不同的种子预处理试验和６种不同次氯酸钠溶液浸种的发芽试验。结果发现：（１）种子剥皮处理可以很大程度地促进发芽和提高发芽率;（２）用浓度为０．０５％的赤霉酸溶液浸种１８ｈ对海甘蓝种子发芽也有很好的促进作用;（３）用０．２０％的代森锰锌４５Ｍ（Ｄｉｉｔｈａｎｅ４５Ｍ）溶液浸种２０ｍｉｎ的消毒处理对海甘蓝种子发芽产生一定程度的抑制作用,但可减少海甘蓝幼苗死亡率;（４）适宜浓度的次氯酸钠漂白水（法文名１＇ＥａｕｄｅＪａｖｅｌ）的溶液（１０％）浸种５ｍｉｎ对促进海甘蓝种子发芽和减少幼苗死亡均有良好效果;浓度低于１０％时．不足以腐蚀种子硬而厚的种皮而促进种子发芽,也不足以杀死种子携带的病菌而减少幼苗死亡率;浓度大于１０％时,对种子的胚和种子内的酶活性产生不良影响,从而抑制种子发芽和影响幼苗的正常生长。     

西双版纳桑寄生植物的繁殖

桑寄生植物的种子无休眠期,在果实内可以发芽。月平均温度15—26℃,相对湿度78—88％时,种子在多种死、活物体上均能发芽,总平均发芽率87.3％;极大多数种子在室温18—32℃时、2—8天发芽,发芽率97.3％;冰箱内温度4—5℃时,10—31天发芽,发芽率78％,但发芽种子移室温下不再继续生长。去果肉的种子发芽时间短,发芽率比带果肉的种子高。室内弱光照下的种子发芽率比不见光的高。桑寄生的幼苗只能在其寄主树上生长成株,完成生命周期。人工栽培必须用新鲜果实内的种子,在适宜的温湿度和光照下,播种在其寄主树的小枝上。从播种至开花结果约需1.5—3年。     

香附浸提液对小麦种子的萌发及幼苗生长的影响

为了了解香附有效成分对小麦种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响,采用室内培养皿培养法,分析不同浓度的香附浸提液浸种后对小麦种子发芽率、发芽指数、活力指数及幼苗高度、根长、根数、整株鲜重及干重等指标的影响。结果表明,香附浸提液对小麦种子的萌发及幼苗的生长有明显抑制作用,抑制作用随着香附浸提液浓度的增加,抑制效果增强,与浸泡蒸馏水的对照相比,香附浸提液浸种处理显著降低了小麦的种子发芽率、发芽指数、种子活力、苗高、根长、植株鲜重和干重。     

小油桐籽提取液对作物种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

研究不同浓度的小油桐籽水提取液及酒精提取液对‘贵杂110号’油菜、‘卓越’黑麦草及‘早麦10号’小麦种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响。结果表明,小油桐籽水提取液对3种作物种子发芽率、幼苗的芽长及根长有抑制作用,且随浓度提高抑制作用增强;酒精提取液对黑麦草与小麦的种子发芽、幼苗芽和根的生长有抑制作用,但特定浓度可促进油菜幼苗芽的生长。     

草木灰对四种松属种子发芽和幼苗生长的影响

火干扰不仅影响森林生态系统的结构与功能,而且影响群落更新与演替。为了研究草木灰对4种松属种子萌芽和幼苗生长的影响,在湖南省株洲市黄丰桥林场采集马尾松、云南松、湿地松和火炬松种子,以马尾松次生林火烧迹地的草木灰为基质,设置对照和3个草木灰处理,进行播种试验及生长观测。结果表明:(1)草木灰处理下4个物种的种子发芽率比对照试验低,并呈现随草木灰含量的增加而降低的趋势,低草木灰含量处理马尾松种子发芽率不及对照一半,中、高草木灰含量处理发芽率更低;云南松、湿地松和火炬松种子发芽率规律类似于马尾松,而高草木灰含量处理发芽率为0。(2)培养皿播种平均发芽时间比花盆播种长,无论草木灰处理还是培养条件(培养皿或花盆),马尾松和云南松种子平均发芽时间比湿地松和火炬松短。(3)4个物种种子播种14周后,对照试验中马尾松和云南松幼苗死亡率最低,而火炬松和湿地松幼苗死亡率相对增加。(4)播种14周后不同试验处理4个物种幼苗生长差异不明显。火炬松、湿地松、云南松和马尾松幼苗的单株平均干重分别达0.038、0.031、0.027、0.024 g。各物种叶干重按降序排列依次是火炬松(0.026 g)湿地松(0.019 g)云南松(0.017 g)马尾松(0.016 g),根和茎的干重比重相当,约占对应物种幼苗叶干重的三分之一。研究表明以草木灰为培养基质,马尾松和云南松种子的发芽率较高,平均发芽时间较短,更适合作为火烧迹地植被恢复先锋树种,为火干扰后选择人工促进天然更新树种提供参考。     

光照和不同药剂浸种对龙葵种子发芽率的影响

为探索超富集植物龙葵种子的快速发芽方法,以滤纸为发芽基质,采用恒温培养箱及温室培养的方法,对龙葵种子进行不同浸种处理,探讨光照及不同浸种液对龙葵种子发芽的影响.结果表明: 光照条件是龙葵种子发芽的重要条件之一,光照条件下的发芽率约为无光照条件下发芽率的5倍(P<0.05);不同浸种液均能显著提高龙葵种子的发芽率,其中以双氧水的处理效果最好,发芽时间最短(P<0.05);浸种后不经清洗处理的龙葵种子发芽率约为浸种后再经清洗处理发芽率的2～3倍(P<0.05).     

预处理方式对香蒲和芦苇种子萌发的影响

有性繁殖是植物种群形成与维持的主要方式。为探索退化湿地的快速恢复方法,为松花江下游退化湿地恢复提供科学依据,本研究开展了香蒲和芦苇种子快速发芽的有性繁殖实验。研究采用滤纸为发芽基质,通过变温培养试验,以未浸种处理为参照,分析了蒸馏水、双氧水(H₂O₂)、硝酸钾(KNO₃)和高锰酸钾(KMnO₄)溶液浸种的预处理方式对香蒲、芦苇种子发芽率和发芽速率的影响。结果表明:不同预处理方式对香蒲、芦苇种子的发芽率和发芽速率均具有显著影响。KMnO₄溶液浸种再清洗处理条件下,香蒲种子发芽率和发芽速率均显著高于其他处理,平均发芽率可达未浸种处理条件下的3.1倍,发芽速率为16.17±0.80。芦苇种子的发芽率和发芽速率在经KNO₃溶液浸泡再清洗处理后效果最佳,种子发芽率达96%-99%,发芽速率达28.43±0.71。因此,分别对香蒲、芦苇种子采用KMnO₄和KNO₃溶液浸泡再清洗的预处理方式可以缩短出苗时间,提高发芽率,从而加速湿地植被恢复进程。     

Patterns of Seed Size,Germination and Seed Viability of Tropical Tree Species in Southern India1

Seed weight, days to germination and seed viability were observed for 99 species growing in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Seed size was strongly correlated with days to germination; smaller seeds germinated faster than larger seeds. Species which flowered during the rainy season had lighter seeds than species which flowered during the dry season. It was also found that seed size and viability of seeds were related to the season of fruiting. Species which fruit during the rainy season had heavier seeds and shorter viability than species which fruit during the dry season. These flowering and fruiting patterns and varying seed sizes are argued to be adaptations to the time of dispersal, time of moisture availability in the habitat and seedling survival.     

Consumption of wheat seed reserves during germination and early growth as affected by soil water potential

Seed size and weight are important criteria for determining seedling vigour and stand establishment. Evolution of seed dry weight of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) during germination and early growth was examined because poor stands are often associated with the depletion and exhaustion of seed reserves. Two laboratory experiments were conducted on filter paper and in soil at three water potentials using wheat seeds. Seed, root, and shoot dry weights were recorded at approximately one-day intervals. Coleoptile and first leaf lengths were also measured at all sampling periods. Wheat seedlings grown on filter paper in the dark grew to a length of 90 to 100 mm with 50% of the initial seed weight remaining after eight days when the experiment was terminated. In soil, wheat seedlings grew 15 mm with 25% of the initial seed weight remaining. Seed reserves were depleted more quickly when the soil was wet because seedlings grew more quickly. There were significant and similar negative relationships between seed weight and coleoptile length of wheat seedlings grown on filter paper and in soil. There was no effect of soil water potential on the relationship between seed weight and shoot length. Therefore, it was concluded that poor wheat stands are not likely to occur due to depletion of seed reserves under field conditions without mechanical obstacles.     

Effect of hot water and ultra violet radiation on the incidence of seedborne fungi of okra

Seed samples of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) variety Arka anamika were subjected to hot water treatment at 42, 52 and 62°C for a period of 30 min and UV light treatment for 10, 20, 30 min at 28 ± 2°C. Their efficacy was tested against some seedborne fungal species. Among them, seeds under hot water treatment at 52°C for 30 min and UV light at 20 min were found to be more effective in the improvement of crop, both in greenhouse and field conditions. Ultimately, there was increase in the total number of leaves, fruits, length of the fruit, girth and biomass of the plants. Apart from these the total number of seeds per fruit, 1000 seed weight and ascorbic acid content were also found to be enhanced. These treatments also reduced the incidence of mycoflora in the seeds and thereby enhanced the seed germination percentage and vigour index of the seedlings.     

浙江省野生蜡梅种子生物学特性研究

探究浙江省野生蜡梅种子的生物学特性,提高种子萌发率,为其保护和利用提供参考。研究结果表明：野生蜡梅种子千粒重约为396.98g,含水量约为15.66%,生活力约为91%。萌发抑制物主要存在于种仁中,醇溶性活性强于水溶性物质,有吸水性障碍的坚硬种皮和萌发抑制物使种子最高发芽率不能达到种子批活力的数值,并影响了其出苗整齐度。种子进行刺破种皮后浸水处理能改善种子结构,有利于种子萌发。     

大花百子莲的结实和结籽格局及种子产量影响因素分析

在2007和2008年对大花百子莲(Agapanthus praecox subsp.orientalis‘Big Blue’)在群体、果序和单果水平上的结实和结籽格局进行了观测,并依据每花序单花数、单花胚珠数和单粒种子质量推算其单株潜在种子产量;此外,采用人工补充授粉方法研究了不同授粉方式对大花百子莲结实和结籽的影响,并对其种子产量的影响因素进行了分析。结果表明:从始花期、盛花期至末花期,随开花时间的延迟,大花百子莲植株的每花序单花数和座果率均逐渐降低,其中始花期开花的植株每花序单花数和座果率均最高。从果序基部、中部至顶端,座果率和结籽率均逐渐减小且差异显著。在果序基部和中部,果实内种子败育率沿果实基部至顶端依次降低,而单粒种子质量则依次增加;且果序基部的果实各部位的种子败育率均低于果序中部的果实,而单粒种子质量则差异不大。大花百子莲的单株潜在种子产量约为43.18 g,而其单株实际种子产量约为2.87 g,远低于其潜在种子产量。自然授粉的大花百子莲每柱头花粉数为27.5粒,而自花授粉、同株异花授粉和异株授粉的每柱头花粉数均超过100粒;与自然授粉、自花授粉和同株异花授粉植株相比,异株授粉植株的座果率和结籽率均显著增加。研究结果显示:大花百子莲的结实和结籽格局呈现非随机分布规律,在引种地存在有性繁殖障碍;养分和授粉状况是制约大花百子莲种子产量的重要因素。     

Intra-inflorescence variation in floral traits and reproductive success of the hermaphrodite Silene acutifolia

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Intraspecific variation in floral components and reproductive success is often located at the intra-individual level. The arrangement of flowers within inflorescences may explain a great deal of this variation. The variation in number of ovules, fruit set, number of seeds per fruit, seed set, seed weight and seed germination is investigated at different positions within the inflorescence of Silene acutifolia. METHODS: Data were obtained in natural populations, and germination experiments were conducted in a germination chamber. KEY RESULTS: The number of ovules, fruit set, number of seeds, seed set and seed weight, showed a significant decline from early (primary) position to later (tertiary) position. The patterns of intra-inflorescence variation were consistent in different populations and years of study. Seed germination showed an opposite pattern, seeds from primary position showed the lowest germination percentages and seeds from tertiary position the highest, although the effect of position on germination was only marginally significant. There was significant among-population variation in number of ovules per flower. Fruit set also varied significantly among populations, with lower fruit set in the smaller and more isolated population. No significant among-population differences were detected in number of seeds per fruit and seed set. Seeds from the smallest and more isolated population (Arnado) were the lightest. Seed germination showed strong differences between populations, seeds from Arnado started to germinate later, and showed the lowest final germination percentages. CONCLUSIONS: Architectural effects or resource competition are the most commonly proposed hypothesis to explain these patterns. Data suggest that there is less pollen available to pollinate tertiary flowers, and that there is not enough outcross pollen in Arnado. The germination percentages suggest that there is variation in the source of pollen within inflorescences, with high probability of receiving outcross pollen in flowers from primary position, and higher probability of geitonogamous crosses in tertiary flowers.     

Seed weight and germination behavior of the submerged plant Potamogeton pectinatus in the arid zone of northwest China

Variation in seed weight is common within and among plant species, but few studies have attempted to document the pattern of seed weight and germination attributes for aquatic macrophytes at a large scale. This study examined within‐species variation in seed weight and germination attributes and the effects of environmental factors on seed traits of the submerged plant Potamogeton pectinatus in the arid zone of northwest China. Our results showed that the average seed weight was 0.24 g per 100 seeds with a coefficient of variation (CV) of 28.4% among the eight P. pectinatus populations. The total germination fraction of seeds of P. pectinatus was relatively poor, less than 35% in seven P. pectinatus populations, and the lowest germination percentage found was only 2%. There were significant differences in seed weight, time to onset of germination, and total germination fraction among the eight different populations. Hierarchical partitioning analysis showed a strongly positive correlation between seed weight and water temperature and pH. Seed weight and the maternal environmental factors significantly affected both time to initiation of germination and total germination fraction. Our results suggest that (1) seed weight variation in P. pectinatus primarily is the result of temperature variation during fruit development; (2) relatively poor germination fraction suggests that seeds are relatively unimportant in the short‐term survival of populations and that it may be another adaptive trait allowing plants to take place in the right place and at the right time, especially in harsh environment; and (3) variation in seed germination traits should be determined by local environmental and intrinsic factors that interact in a complex fashion.     

Influence of post-flowering temperature on seed development, and subsequent performance of crisp lettuce

Crisp lettuce plants cv. Saladin were grown from the time they started flowering, at 20/10°C (16 h day, 8 h night), 25/15°C and 30/20°C in glasshouses on two occasions in 1985. Yields of seed increased from, on average, 15 g to 27 g and then fell to 20 g per plant with progressive increases in temperature. The number of mature florets per plant increased with temperature but the number of seeds per mature floret was lower at 20/10°C and 30/20°C than at 25/15°C. An increase in temperature reduced mean seed weight by up to 45%, seed volume by 15%, cell numerical volume density (N_v) by 27% and the number of cells per seed by 39%. Percentage seed germination reached a maximum early in seed development at the stage when the pappus appeared through the involucral bracts. Differences in percentage germination and vigour of seeds (slope test) from different temperatures were accounted for largely by the effects on mean seed weight. However, when germinated at 30°C seeds produced at 30/20°C germinated more readily than those produced at 25/15°C or 20/10°C. Seed vigour gradually increased with an increase in the length of storage after harvest, reaching a maximum after 260 days. In general, seeds produced at 25/15°C exhibited a greater variation in numbers of seeds per floret, N_v, seed weight, times of seedling emergence, seedling and mature head weight than seeds produced at lower or higher temperatures.     

Pathogenic effects of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium on sprouting and growth of maize

The study was undertaken to understand effects and survival of S. enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium), a zoonotic serovar, on maize seed germination and plant growth. All the four strains of S. enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium significantly reduced germination of maize seeds in sprouting plates as well as in soil. About > or =2.7x10(3) Salmonella cfu ml(-1) of soaking water, while > or =2.7x10(7) Salmonella cfu g(-1) soil were required to significantly inhibit germination of maize. Similar inhibition of germination could be observed using > or = 16 mg of bacteria free Salmonella cell lysate (CL) protein per g of soil or > or =0.5 mg of CL protein per ml of soaking water in sprouting plates. At the constant dose of 3.6x10(7) to 3.8x10(7) Salmonella cfu or 5 mg cell lysate protein ml(-1) of soaking water, four strains of Salmonella significantly reduced germination, however difference between strains was insignificant. After germination too, maize growth was affected both by Salmonella organism and CL with little strain-to-strain variation. All Salmonella persisted in growing plants from 15 to 35 days of plant age and up to 190 days in soil. Maize plants once grown for a week in sterile soil were resistant to invasion of S. enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium in their leaves even in doses as high as 7.6x10(9) cfu g(-1) of soil. Salmonella persisted better and longer in plants grown from contaminated seed sown in loam soil, but rarely in plants grew in sandy soil. All maize plants had Salmonella in their stumps even after 35 days of sowing irrespective of kind of soil, primary source of infection (soil or seed) and type of S. enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium strain. The study revealed that Salmonella is not only zoonotic but a phytopathogen also.     

The effect of parent plant nutrition on seed size, viability and vigour and on germination of wheat and triticale at different temperatures

Seed was obtained from two adjacent trials of wheat (cv. Avalon) and triticale (cv. Lasko) harvested in 1990. The treatments consisted of factorial combinations of five levels of spring nitrogen (50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 kg N ha^-1) with fungicide treatments designed to control foliar diseases. Seed was graded by size into different fractions. Application of foliar fungicides to the parent plant increased the proportion of large seed in wheat but not in triticale. Fungicide application had no effect on seed vigour (quantified as the value of K; after controlled deterioration), final germination, median germination time (t₅₀) or rate of germination. Parent plant nutrition altered the proportions of seed in different size categories in triticale and wheat. In laboratory germination tests, final germination of wheat increased with seed size. Large (> 3.0 mm diameter) wheat seed from plots receiving 50 kg N ha“¹ had a lower final germination than large seed from plots which had received greater amounts of nitrogen, but t₅₀ and K; were similar for all nitrogen levels. In triticale, the higher the seed weight, the higher the final germination, the faster the rate and the higher the Ki. Final germination, t₅₀ and K;, were all positively correlated with the amount of nitrogen received by the parent plants. Parent plant nutrition had no effect on the response to temperature of final germination, t₅₀, or rate of germination for large or small seeds of both wheat and triticale.