30种新疆沙生植物的结构及其对沙漠环境的适应

新疆３０种沙生植物营养器官的解剖学研究表明,它们的形态结构为适应沙漠环境发生相应变化。叶片表面积／体积比普遍小于中生植物;表皮细胞外壁具厚的角质膜,并覆盖毛状体,气孔下陷,具有孔下室;按叶肉结构的差别,３０种沙生植物的叶片可归为正常型、全栅型、环栅型、不规则型、禾草型、退化型等６类。轴器官中普遍具有发达的机械组织,一些植物形成异常结构;根的周皮发达;茎中基本组织／半径比率较大;部分植物形成同化枝,有的茎、叶中存在粘液细胞或结晶。按其适应沙生环境的形态结构特点,可以分为薄叶植物、多浆植物、肉茎植物以及卷叶植物等４类。沙生植物以不同的旱生结构特征和不同的方式适应沙漠环境。     

骆驼蓬属营养器官的旱生结构

对国产骆驼蓬属３种７个地方居群的营养器官内部构造作了对比观察。结果表明：该属植物具有明显的旱生结构,主要特点为：根周皮发达;器官中有同心性异型维管束;茎叶肉质,内有发达的贮水组织,叶栅栏组织发达,呈环栅型、叶片表面积与体积之比较小;茎的皮层、髓部及叶肉组织有大量含晶细胞。     

新疆10种沙生植物旱生结构的解剖学研究

新疆１０种沙生植物的形态解剖研究表明,它们为适应沙生环境形态结构发生变化。叶器官的形态呈三种类型：叶片退化成膜质或鳞片状,而由同化枝执行光合功能;叶片上下都具栅栏组织,表皮角质膜厚,表皮毛发达,气孔下陷,输导组织和机械组织都发达;叶片肉质化,叶肉组织不分化,贮水组织发达而输导组织不发达。轴器官中厚壁组织发达,围绕维管组织,维管组织内部也有发达的厚壁组织。根中普遍具有周皮,一些植物存在异常的维管组织,部分植物还具有粘液细胞或结晶。沙生植物形成各种旱生结构,以不同的方式适应沙生环境。     

两种盐生植物解剖结构的生态适应性

结合对研究区域土壤水分和盐分的分析,对3种不同生境下梭梭和多枝柽柳两种荒漠盐生植物光合器官解剖结构的研究表明:梭梭(Haloxylon ammodendron)依靠当年生绿色同化枝进行光合作用,且同化枝具有发达的贮水组织,是典型的超旱生稀盐盐生植物;同化枝的栅栏组织富含叶绿体,是C_4高光效植物,提高了植物的光合作用效率,进一步增强了梭梭对荒漠干旱、盐渍化环境的适应能力.多枝柽柳(Tamarix ramosissima)同化枝及叶的表皮上均具下陷的气孔和泌盐腺,是旱生泌盐盐生植物;叶为全栅型,且同化枝具有发达的维管柱,占同化枝直径的60%以上,此外,其同化枝及叶的表皮细胞外凸形成乳状突,是一种环境胁迫指示结构.这些特征均能说明梭梭和多枝柽柳具有很好的抗旱、耐盐碱能力,且作为荒漠环境的优势树种,它们对荒漠生态系统的恢复和重建有积极意义.     

山东滨海盐生植物叶结构的比较研究

通过对１１科１４属１４种滨海盐生植物的叶焉结构的比较研究表明：（１）生长在同一盐生环境中的１４种植物,其中片具有许多结构的共同适应特征,如表皮细胞大小不等,外切向壁外突;栅栏组织发达;存在结晶细胞,单宁细胞和贮水细胞;机械绷带和维管组织都不发达等。     

罗布麻和白麻不同居群植物的比较解剖学研究

新疆罗布麻和白麻８个居群植物的比较解剖学研究表明,它们为适应旱生环境,形态结构都发生变化;叶表皮解质层厚;下表皮多具有下皮层;气孔皆分布于下表皮,且具孔下室;输导组织和机械组织发达;有些叶片上下都具栅栏组织。茎中初生韧皮纤维发达;髓外围存在异常的维管组织－内生韧皮部。因生境有所不同,白麻比罗布麻具有更为显著的旱生结构。     

贺兰山不同生境旱生灌木的解剖学研究

贺兰山荒漠地带三种不同基质生境的２０种旱生灌木的营养器官的比较解剖学研究表明：其共同特点是叶片的表面积／体积的比值小,叶表具厚的角质层、表皮毛,气孔下陷、并具孔下室,叶向中栅栏组织发达;轴器官中木栓层细胞层数多,皮层较厚,机械组织发达,木薄壁组织及髓部细胞的细胞壁术化加厚,根内都具周皮、木质部的导管分子大小不一、频率较高。此外,根、茎、叶中普遍存在粘液细胞和草酸钙结晶,部分植物的根和茎内有异常维管组织。这些结构特征都与早生环境相关,而不同基质生境中生长的植物尚存在一定差异。     

冰冻切片技术在海滨锦葵细胞学研究中的应用

为解决普通石蜡切片观察植物样品繁琐与耗时长的问题,利用改进的蔗糖保护—液氮速冻切片法,进行海滨锦葵不同器官细胞学研究。结果表明:(1)适合于海滨锦葵不同器官的最适蔗糖浓度不同,适于含水量较大的营养器官(根、茎和叶)的最适蔗糖浓度比含水量较小的花器官(柱头裂片、花柱、子房和花药)高。(2)利用最适蔗糖浓度的蔗糖保护-液氮速冻切片方法,获得了完整而清晰的海滨锦葵各器官组织细胞结构的切片;海滨锦葵具有典型的双子叶草本植物营养器官的组织细胞结构特征,花柱为闭合型花柱,子房为多室复子房。表明基于蔗糖保护-液氮速冻的冰冻切片技术在植物细胞学研究中具有广阔的应用前景。     

贺兰山10种不同植物的旱生结构研究

对贺兰山10种不同生活型植物的形态解剖研究表明,长期生长在干旱贫瘠环境中植物,均形成适应生境的一些特殊形态结构．叶器官主要表现在：（1）叶表面积与体积之比缩小,表面覆有厚的角质膜,并被有表皮毛,气孔下陷,具孔下室;（2）栅栏薄壁组织细胞明显增多,海绵薄壁组织细胞减少．有叶肉不分化叶、等而叶和异而叶3种结构形式;（3）叶内贮水组织和机械组织增强。轴器官主要表现在：（1）根普遍形成周皮,且木栓层细胞层数增多;（2）机械组织非常发达,在周皮、皮层和韧皮部中有许多厚壁细胞分布。维管组织中的木薄壁细胞的细胞壁也明显木质化加厚;（3）有些植物的根具有异常维管组织。另外,这些植物根、茎、叶中均有粘液细胞和含晶细胞分布。这些结构具有重要的适应干旱生境的意义。     

我国荒漠不同生态类型植物的旱生结构

本文研究了我国荒漠15种不同类型植物的解剖结构。结果表明,超旱生和旱生植物具有典型的旱生结构,尤以超旱生植物明显,例如沙冬青、梭梭。 旱生结构的基本特征是：叶片及角质层厚,具表皮毛、腺毛、瘤状或乳状突起,气孔下陷,栅栏组织及贮水组织发达,构成等面叶及肉质叶,具含晶细胞和粘液细胞;维管束鞘、维管束帽及纤维细胞的存在,增强了植株的坚固性。中生植物叶片及角质层较薄：气孔平置或拱起,栅栏组织及海绵组织同等发育,胞间隙大,为背腹叶,这是典型的中生结构。     

毛乌素沙地10种重要沙生植物叶的形态结构与环境的关系

10种重要沙生植物叶器官的比较解剖学研究表明其普遍特征是;叶片的表面积与体积比值小;叶表具表皮毛和厚的角质膜;气孔下陷、具孔下室;叶肉中栅栏组织发达;叶各类组织中普遍有含晶细胞和粘液细胞,具有发达的机械组织和输导组织。个别植物叶退化而由同比枝行使光合作用;部分植物具皮下层和异细胞层,以及具异常结构,以上特征是适应沙漠干旱环境的结果,反映出植物形态结构与环境的统一性。     

The MIXTA-like Transcription factor MYB16 is a major regulator of cuticle formation in vegetative organs

Cuticle secreted on the surface of the epidermis of aerial organs protects plants from the external environment. We recently found that Arabidopsis MIXTA-like R2R3-MYB family members MYB16 and MYB106 regulate cuticle formation in reproductive organs and trichomes. However, the artificial miRNA (amiRNA)-mediated knockdown plants showed no clear phenotypic abnormality in vegetative tissues. In this study, we used RNA interference (RNAi) targeting MYB16 to produce plants with reduced expression of both MYB16 and MYB106. The rosette leaves of RNAi plants showed more severe permeable cuticle phenotypes than the myb106 mutants expressing the MYB16 amiRNA in the previous study. The RNAi plants also showed reduced expression of cuticle biosynthesis genes LACERATA and ECERIFERUM1. By contrast, expression of a gain-of-function MYB16 construct induced over-accumulation of waxy substances on leaves. These results suggest that MYB16 functions as a major regulator of cuticle formation in vegetative organs, in addition to its effect in reproductive organs and trichomes.     

铁筷子(毛茛科)营养器官的结构及其系统学意义

应用解剖学方法,对铁筷子(Helleborus thibetanusFranch.)(毛茛科)营养器官的结构进行了研究。结果表明,铁筷子根的初生结构观察到三原型、四原型和六原型。营养器官中的维管束在横切面上木质部中的导管分子不呈“V”字形排列;根状茎的次生结构由外向内为表皮、皮层和维管柱,髓射线发达。茎的初生结构中多个维管束排列成环状,维管束鞘分化不明显,节部为单隙三迹,叶迹分别来自于3条维管束或同一条维管束。叶为两面叶,表皮细胞不规则;气孔器只分布于下表皮,为毛茛科典型的无规则型气孔。从铁筷子营养器官的解剖学特点来看,与毛茛科其它植物基本相同,但在营养器官中维管束木质部不呈“V”字形、维管束鞘分化不明显、节部具单叶隙等特征上与其它毛茛科植物不同。     

小盐芥营养器官的结构特点与其盐渍环境的关系研究

利用石蜡切片法研究了盐生植物小盐芥(Thellungiella halophila)营养器官的解剖结构。结果表明：小盐芥根的初生结构中表皮细胞为1层,且细胞大而高度液泡化,根毛数量较少;皮层仅由外皮层和内皮层2层细胞构成,细胞大,排列紧密;根次生维管组织发达。茎的初生结构中外剀维管束8～10束,大小不等,呈一轮排列;髓和髓射线发达;茎次生结构中维管组织也很发达。根和茎的这些结构特点提高了植物体吸收、运输水分的能力,而且根的特殊结构和输导系统将盐分限制在根内,适应于盐渍环境所造成的渗透胁迫和干旱胁迫。小盐芥叶片较小,上、下表皮细胞各1层,细胞大而高度液泡化,叶肉中栅栏组织与海绵组织分化不明显,但叶绿体体积大、数目多,细胞间隙较大,通气性能好,光合效率高。这些特点对其适应干旱盐渍环境有重要意义。小盐芥上述结构特征与典型真盐生植物、旱生植物相去其远,其营养器官内也无盐腺、囊泡等泌盐结构。由此推论,小盐芥更倾向于似盐生植物(拒盐植物)。     

海南岛滨海沙生植物叶片功能性状分异及其与土壤因子的关系

为探讨滨海沙生植物对环境的适应策略,对海南岛滨海沙生植物单叶蔓荆、苦郎树、马缨丹、飞机草、假马鞭、厚藤的叶片主要功能性状分异特征及其土壤因子的关系进行了研究。结果表明,热带滨海沙生植物叶片功能性状存在明显的种间分异,叶片功能性状不仅受植物种类的影响,还受土壤因子影响;比叶面积呈现草本>灌木>藤本的规律;叶片的N/P为7.78~10.85,热带滨海沙生植物生长受土壤氮限制;叶片功能性状中Na含量的变异系数最大(18.46%~76.36%),说明不同植物对Na+的吸收存在较大差异,这将影响其在滨海沙地的自然分布;比叶面积、叶干物质含量与叶片的K、Na含量呈负相关,叶N/P与土壤Na+含量呈负相关,叶片Na+含量与土壤有机质、全磷、全钾呈负相关,土壤盐分限制植物对氮磷的吸收,滨海沙生植物通过比叶面积变化来适应盐胁迫。因此,在滨海沙生植被恢复中,施加土壤肥力是其快速恢复的重要措施,叶片Na+含量可作为滨海沙生植物耐盐性筛选的主要指标。     

Reproductive water supply is prioritized during drought in tomato

Reproductive success largely defines the fitness of plant species. Understanding how heat and drought affect plant reproduction is thus key to predicting future plant fitness under rising global temperatures. Recent work suggests reproductive tissues are highly vulnerable to water stress in perennial plants where reproductive sacrifice could preserve plant survival. However, most crop species are annuals where such a strategy would theoretically reduce fitness. We examined the reproductive strategy of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. Rheinlands Ruhm) to determine whether water supply to fruits is prioritized above vegetative tissues during drought. Using optical methods, we mapped xylem cavitation and tissue shrinkage in vegetative and reproductive organs during dehydration to determine the priority of water flow under acute water stress. Stems and peduncles of tomato showed significantly greater xylem cavitation resistance than leaves. This maintenance of intact water supply enabled tomato fruit to continue to expand during acute water stress, utilizing xylem water made available by tissue collapse and early cavitation of leaves. Here, tomato plants prioritize water supply to reproductive tissues, maintaining fruit development under drought conditions. These results emphasize the critical role of water transport in shaping life history and suggest a broad relevance of hydraulic prioritization in plant ecology.     

Knockdown of NtMed8, a Med8-like gene, causes abnormal development of vegetative and floral organs in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.)

Med8, a subunit of mediator complex, has proved to possess crucial functions in many organisms from yeast to human. In plant, the med8 mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana displayed delayed anthesis and increased number of leaves during the vegetative period. However, the roles of Med8 in other flowering plants are still unknown. To investigate the function of Med8 ortholog in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.; named as NtMed8), we created transgenic tobacco plants with repressed NtMed8 expression mediated by RNA interference (RNAi). Compared with the wild type, the NtMed8-RNAi plants exhibited: more leaves with smaller but thicker blades; larger cells and vascular bundles with lower stomata density in leaves; swelled chloroplasts with thicker and lumen-enlarged thylakoids; weaker root system with fewer lateral roots; larger flowers and floral organs; flowering earlier under long day, but later under short day conditions; and male sterile with larger but less germinable pollens. In addition, quantitative RT-PCR indicated that NtMed8 is expressed in both vegetative and floral tissues. Subcellular localization analysis by transient expression of fusion protein in Nicotiana benthamiana leaves showed that NtMed8 was located in both plasma membrane and nucleus. These results suggest that NtMed8 plays important roles in both vegetative and reproductive development, and the function of Med8 appears to be, at least partially, conserved in flowering plants.     

Morphology and development of secretory structures in Hypericum perforatum and H. richeri

Secretory organs are a specialised anatomical feature of plants, these tissues function in the production and/or storage of specific chemical substances, which often have pharmacological properties. The genus Hypericum is characterised by the presence of specialised secretory structures such as black nodules, translucent glands and secretory canals. The presence of these structures is not homogeneous for all the species or between the various floral and vegetative parts of the plants. In this study, we have compared the distributions, morphology and development of secretory structures in the leaves of H. perforatum and H. richeri. Whilst, black nodules occurred in both species, translucent glands followed different development stages depending on the leaf age.     

The evolution of new structures: clues from plant cytoskeletal genes.

How large numbers of genes were recruited simultaneously to build new organ structures is one of the greatest puzzles in evolutionary biology. Here, we present data suggesting that the vegetative and reproductive classes of actins and other cytoskeletal proteins arose concurrently with the macroevolutionary divergence of leaves and reproductive structures in the earliest land plants. That the cytoskeleton is essential for physically programming the development of organs and tissues is well established. Thus, we propose that this regulatory dichotomy represents an ancient landmark event in the global regulation of hundreds of higher-plant genes, an event that is linked to the macroevolution of plant vegetative and reproductive organs. The recent availability of sequence and expression data for large numbers of plant genes should make it possible to dissect this and other major macroevolutionary events.     

Resource partitioning to male and female flowers of Spinacia oleracea L. in relation to whole-plant monocarpic senescence

Male plants of spinach (Spinacea oleracea L.) senesce following flowering. It has been suggested that nutrient drain by male flowers is insufficient to trigger senescence. The partitioning of radiolabelled photosynthate between vegetative and reproductive tissue was compared in male (staminate) versus female (pistillate) plants. After the start of flowering staminate plants senesce 3 weeks earlier than pistillate plants. Soon after the start of flowering, staminate plants allocated several times as much photosynthate to flowering structures as did pistillate plants. The buds of staminate flowers with developing pollen had the greatest draw of photosynthate. When the staminate plants begin to show senescence 68% of fixed C was allocated to the staminate reproductive structures. In the pistillate plants, export to the developing fruits and young flowers remained near 10% until mid-reproductive development, when it increased to 40%, declining to 27% as the plants started to senesce. These differences were also present on a sink-mass corrected basis. Flowers on staminate spinach plants develop faster than pistillate flowers and have a greater draw of photosynthate than do pistillate flowers and fruits, although for a shorter period. Pistillate plants also produce more leaf area within the inflorescence to sustain the developing fruits. The (14)C in the staminate flowers declined due to respiration, especially during pollen maturation; no such loss occurred in pistillate reproductive structures. The partitioning to the reproductive structures correlates with the greater production of floral versus vegetative tissue in staminate plants and their more rapid senescence. As at senescence the leaves still had adequate carbohydrate, the resources are clearly phloem-transported compounds other than carbohydrates. The extent of the resource redistribution to reproductive structures and away from the development of new vegetative sinks, starting very early in the reproductive phase, is sufficient to account for the triggering of senescence in the rest of the plant.