美洲黑杨不同无性系对分月扇舟蛾幼虫的抗性及相关机理

为了选育出在生产上具有推广价值的美洲黑杨Populus deltoides优良抗虫品系,本研究以分月扇舟蛾Clostera anastomosis 3龄幼虫为材料,以I-72杨为对照评价和分析了18个美洲黑杨无性系在实验室条件（28±1℃,RH 70%,16L∶8D）下的抗虫性,通过选择性和非选择性取食实验筛选出了11个具有较强抗性的无性系; 测定了美洲黑杨主要营养物质和次生代谢物质含量,研究了不同无性系对分月扇舟蛾体内保护酶和消化酶活性及对该虫生长发育和食物利用的影响。结果表明：美洲黑杨不同无性系抗性的大小与它们叶片中总酚含量呈明显正相关趋势; 抗性水平不同的无性系对分月扇舟蛾幼虫的生长发育和食物利用有不同的影响,表现在幼虫体重、每日体重增加量、相对生长率、近似消化率、食物利用率和食物转化率等主要生长发育指标的变化上,同时对分月扇舟蛾幼虫取食量和排粪量亦有不同的影响。结果说明,分月扇舟蛾对次生代谢物质的反应更为敏感,抗性无性系对分月扇舟蛾幼虫体内SOD和CAT酶活性有明显的激活作用。     

美洲黑杨不同无性系对分月扇舟蛾幼虫生长和食物利用的影响

本文研究了不同的美洲黑杨无性系对分月扇舟蛾Clostera anastomosis L.幼虫生长的影响。结果表明,抗性水平不同的无性系影响分月扇舟蛾幼虫体重、相对生长率、食物利用率和转化率。抗性较强的89-3号无性系对幼虫的生长有抑制作用,幼虫取食后,其食物利用率和转化率在第2天有显著下降,但随后表现不明显;而感性较强的74-4号无性系有一定的促进作用,幼虫取食后,其食物利用率和转化率都显著提高。     

基于EST-SSR标记的南方型黑杨主栽无性系鉴定及亲缘关系分析

以南方型黑杨引进后主栽区重点推广栽植的12个无性系为研究对象,利用EST-SSR分子标记进行多态性分析,并建立无性系鉴定的指纹图谱,为优良黑杨无性系的推广提供依据。用EST-trimmer对NCBI数据库中的EST序列进行分析、MISA软件找出SSR位点后运用primer3在线设计获得的30对EST-SSR引物,对12个黑杨无性系进行PCR扩增。经过筛选获得18对多态性引物,对12个黑杨无性系进行扩增获得88个等位基因,多态率为70.5%,平均观察等位基因数为2.1463,平均Shannon’s多样性指数为0.5927。通过5对引物组合(EU147、EU43、EU11、EU164和EU81)可以将12个黑杨无性系进行区分,并在此基础上构建指纹图谱。亲缘关系分析发现无性系间的遗传相似系数为0.6020~0.9040,平均值为0.7691;无性系间的遗传距离较近,与其均来源于美洲黑杨和欧美杨的相似遗传背景有关。总之,EST-SSR标记可以对南方型黑杨主栽无性系进行有效鉴定。     

杨树杂种无性系生长与光合生理遗传变异研究

以美洲黑杨与大青杨的27个杂种无性系1年生盆栽扦插苗为材料,以美洲黑杨无性系I-69为对照,对其生长性状、扦插成活率以及主要光合生理指标进行遗传变异分析,并利用分析结果对杂种无性系进行初步选择.结果表明:(1)27个杂种无性系间苗期生长性状及光合生理等12个性状指标差异极显著,无性系重复力均在0.7以上,最高达0.987,均受强遗传控制.(2)结合生长性状分析不同无性系的净光合速率,发现具有较高净光合速率的无性系,同样具有较大生长量和较高成活率.(3)经主成分分析和聚类分析,初选出7个生长快、成活率较高、光合作用能力较强的无性系(编号依次为135、141、153、155、165、177和193),7个无性系苗高超对照10%~33%,地径超对照11%~24%,成活率超对照30%~48%,净光合速率超对照7%~29%,且干形优美,适应性强,可作为进一步选育的材料.     

反义磷脂酶Dγ(Anti-PLDγ)基因转化美洲黑杨G2的研究

通过农杆菌介导法将反义磷脂酶DT(Anti-PLDγ)基因转入美洲黑杨G2中以提高其耐盐性。本研究建立了美洲黑杨G2组培再生体系,确立了美洲黑杨G2叶片分化最适宜培养基和生根培养基,进行了卡那霉素(选择性抗生素)敏感性试验,改良了传统的农杆菌介导转化法。经诱导不定芽及生根阶段卡那霉素(选择性抗生素)连续筛选,获得了21株卡那霉素抗性植株,抗性植株经PCR及PCR-Southern杂交检测,有13株均呈阳性,证明Anti-PLDγ基因成功整合到美洲黑杨G2基因组中。耐盐性实验表明,4株转基因植株抗NaCl能力比对照有不同程度提高。     

美洲黑杨与大青杨杂种无性系耐寒性的初步研究

以美洲黑杨与大青杨杂种无性系1年生扦插苗为材料,测定其低温胁迫中多个生理指标的变化。结果表明,6个杂种无性系SOD、POD和APX活性在低温胁迫中均表现出先上升后下降的趋势,而电解质渗漏率、活性氧含量、CAT和GR活性保持逐渐升高的趋势。无性系间差异显著,其中DU146和DU147电解质渗漏率和活性氧含量最低,而5种抗氧化酶活性均最高,表明其具有较强的耐寒性;而DU135和DU150电解质渗漏率和活性氧含量最高,而5种抗氧化酶活性均最低,表明其耐寒性差。     

利用RAPD标记构建美洲黑杨×欧美杨分子标记连锁图谱

本文利用RAPD标记和美洲黑杨(Populusdeltoides)×欧美杨(P.euramericana)的F1 群体 ,构建了美洲黑杨×欧美杨的分子标记连锁图谱。实验过程中对1040个寡核苷酸随机引物进行了重复筛选 ,共选出127个引物用于作图群体(包括双亲共92个无性系)的随机扩增 ,这127个引物产生229个多态基因座 ,其中符合“拟测交”1∶1分离的有214个。利用多点连锁分析 ,形成19个连锁群及6个三连体和14个连锁对。由19个连锁群构成的图谱含标记129个 ,总图距为1914 2cM ,覆盖杨树基因组约73 62 %。标记间的平均间距为14 84cM。本研究获得了中等密度的美洲黑杨×欧美杨的一个连锁框架。     

转TaLEA基因小黑杨无性系苗期生长性状Logistic模型构建

以10个转TaLEA小黑杨无性系和1个对照无性系为材料,对无性系苗期苗高和地径生长过程进行测定并构建Logistic模型,探讨不同无性系苗期生长过程的变异情况。结果表明:转基因小黑杨无性系苗高和地径生长过程高度符合"S"型曲线,所有Logistic模型拟合系数超过0.9,表明拟合效果显著。方差分析结果表明不同无性系苗高和地径间差异均达到极显著水平(P0.01)。参试无性系苗高平均速生期持续期为48天,速生期内平均生长量为1.85 cm,地径平均速生期持续时间为70天,速生期内平均生长量为0.09 mm。苗高、地径均与速生期内生长量、速生期内平均日生长量间呈极显著正相关。转基因无性系XL-1和XL-9苗期生长较快,苗高(地径)分别比对照高16.37%(32.82%)和10.92%(22.68%),表明转LEA基因对无性系生长具有一定的影响。此研究为小黑杨苗期管理提供理论依据。     

Physiological and biomass partitioning shifts to water stress under distinct soil types in Populus deltoides saplings

土壤类型是影响植物分布和生产力的重要环境因素,但有关土壤环境异质性对植物抗逆性效应的研究非常缺乏。本研究以美洲黑杨 (Populus deltoids)为对象,以3种典型土壤类型(红壤、黄壤和黄棕壤)为栽培基质,在控制实验条件下,经过三个月的干旱胁迫(25%田间持水量)处理,测定了不同处理条件下美洲黑杨的气体交换速率、抗氧化能力、氮代谢特征、生物量积累与分配特征。研究结果表明,在红壤和黄壤条件下,与对照(75%田间持水量)相比,干旱胁迫显著降低了美洲黑杨各器官的生物量、光合速率、叶片氮同化酶的活性,显著增 加了叶片中过氧化氢、丙二醛和无机氮的含量。在黄棕壤条件下,干旱对美洲黑杨总生物量、光合速率、氮同化酶以及质膜完整性的负面 影响较小,这与其维持较高的超氧化物歧化酶,过氧化物酶和过氧化氢酶的活性相关,也与其生物量分配模式(如提高根冠比)密切相关。 由此可见,生长在黄棕壤条件下的美洲黑杨表现出较强的抗旱能力,这可能与其土壤母质中较高的土壤养分和良好的通气状况相关。因此,就土壤类型而言,与红壤和黄壤相比,黄棕壤提供的土壤环境条件有利于美洲黑杨的抗逆表现和栽培利用。     

Ecophysiological responses of two poplar species to intraspecific and interspecific competition under different nitrogen levels

美洲黑杨(Populus deltoides)和欧美杨(P. euramericana)在中国是广泛应用的造林树种。目前,有关这两种树种在纯林和混栽林条件下对氮缺乏的响应研究还较少。本研究的目的是分析这两种植物在不同竞争条件及氮水平下的生长,形态及生理响应。以美洲黑杨和欧美杨为研究材料,以盆栽实验模拟不同竞争方式(美洲黑杨×美洲黑杨,种内竞争;欧美杨×欧美杨,种内竞争;美洲黑杨×欧美杨,种间竞争),研究不同竞争方式和氮水平(正常氮添加和氮缺乏)对两种植物特征的影响,分析其在竞争和氮缺乏条件下生长,形态及生理特性的 变化。研究结果表明,在正常氮素水平下,与种内竞争相比,种间竞争显著降低了欧美杨的根重、根分配、根冠比、碳氮比,增加了其叶重、叶分配以及总叶面积;同时除了细根重、根冠比、比叶面积、根分配、总氮含量和碳氮比未受影响外,种间竞争也显著影响了美洲黑杨的生长和形态特征。此外,在正常氮水平下,美洲黑杨的叶绿素a含量、总叶绿素含量、类胡萝卜素含量以及碳同位素组成在种间竞争条件下都显著低于种内竞争,但是在欧美杨中未发现显著的种间和种内竞争差异。在种内竞争下,氮缺乏对美洲黑杨的影响比在种间竞争下更强;但对于欧美杨,氮缺乏的影响在两种竞争条件下差异并不显著。因此,在正常氮素水平下,美洲黑杨纯林栽培比与欧美杨混合栽培生长表现更好;但在氮素缺乏时,欧美杨在纯林和混合栽培条件下的表现比美洲黑杨更稳定。     

长白落叶松无性系抗寒性比较研究

以58个长白落叶松无性系1年生枝条为材料,对其进行低温胁迫处理,探讨不同无性系抗寒差异,结果表明：不同温度和时间的处理条件下,4个落叶松无性系电导率不同,随着低温胁迫时间的延长和温度的降低,不同无性系电导率呈上升趋势。在相同温度及时间处理条件下（-40℃、12 h）,58个长白落叶松无性系相对电导率差异达极显著水平（P<0.01）。以-40℃、12 h处理下各无性系电导率与对照的差值为指标,利用聚类法进行分析,初步筛选出9个抗寒性较强的无性系（L5、L16、L21、L23、L27、L40、L73、L78和L90）,这些无性系可作为抗寒优良无性系进行考察,本研究为落叶松抗寒良种选育提供基础。     

水稻抗白叶枯病基因Xa4位点跨叠BAC克隆群的构建

水稻白叶枯病抗性基因Xa4已被定位于第11染色体长臂末端的分子标记VG181和L1044之间,并与抗性基因同源序列片段RS13共分离。利用这3个标记筛选IRBB56的BAC文库,共得到128个阳性BAC克隆,其中RS13获得18个阳性克隆,这18个克隆中有4个和6个我隆分别同时为G181和L1044的阳性克隆,选其中的12克隆进行分析,构建了一个从G181到L1044区间的BAC跨叠克隆,全长420kb,并且56M22、106P13和104B153个BAC克隆可覆盖整个跨叠克隆群。这一研究结果为进一步分离Xa4基因打下基础。     

Effects of temperature and photoperiod on frost resistance of white clover (Trifolium repens) ecotypes

Effects of photoperiod and temperature on frost resistance of seedling populations and clones of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) originating from various latitudes (58°48'–69°54'N) and altitudes (up to 1100 m above sea level) were studied in a phytotron. Low-temperature-induced cold acclimation in all populations was significantly stimulated by short photoperiod and low temperature. The highest levels of frost resistance were found in the northernmost seedling populations and in clones from northern coastal locations.     

Differentiation of Two New York Isolates of Pratylenchus penetrans Based on Their Reaction on Potato

The behavior of two isolates of Pratylenchus penetrans on six potato clones was assessed to test the hypothesis that these nematode isolates from New York were different. Four potato cultivars (Superior, Russet Burbank, Butte, and Hudson) and two breeding lines (NY85 and L118-2) were inoculated with nematode isolates designated Cornell (CR) and Long Island (LI). Population increase and egression of nematodes from roots were used to distinguish resistance and susceptibility of the potato clones. Based on numbers of eggs, juveniles, and adults in their roots 30 days after inoculation, potato clones Butte, Hudson, and L118-2 were designated resistant to the CR isolate and susceptible to the LI isolate. More eggs were found in the roots of all plants inoculated with the LI isolate than with the CR isolate. The clones NY85 and L118-2 were inoculated with the CR and LI isolates in a 2 x 2 factorial experiment to assess differences in nematode egression. Egression was measured, beginning 3 days after inoculation, for 12 days. The rates of egression were similar for the four treatments and fit linear regression models, but differences were detected in numbers of egressed nematodes. More nematodes of the CR isolate than the LI isolate egressed from L118-2. Differences in egression of females was particularly significant and can be used as an alternative or supplement to reproduction tests to assess resistance in potato to P. penetrans and to distinguish variation in virulence.     

Interrelationships between water use and growth traits in biomass-producing willows

Abstract Water use, drought response and growth were examined under controlled conditions in four interbreeding willow species from different geographical origins (two clones of Salix viminalis L., one clone of S. viminalis × S. schwerenii E. Wolf and one clone of S. purpurea L.). The levels of soil water depletion that plants could sustain without wilting varied markedly between the clones. The level of drought resistance expressed this way was positively related to resistance to xylem cavitation, negatively related to the maximum stomatal conductance, and positively related to early stomatal closure. The rate of stomatal closure, however, was negatively related to the resistance to xylem cavitation. Prior to drought, there were no significant differences between leaf-specific hydraulic conductances of the clones when whole plants were considered. However, there were differences if the roots and shoots were considered separately. Drought resistance was negatively related to maximum growth yields. This is probably because resources were diverted away from leaf production to the production of denser wood (wood density was positively related to cavitation resistance), and, for one clone, to the growth of a larger root system. In addition, because the level of drought resistance was negatively related to the maximum stomatal conductance, growth may have been adversely affected as a result of reduced photosynthesis. Given its high water extraction ability, one of the clones started to wilt sooner than expected, although only lateral shoots were affected. This appeared to indicate a strategy of sacrificing expendable shoots.     

Inheritance of Resistance to Pratylenchus penetrans in Alfalfa

Fifty-two alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) clones, randomly selected from the cultivar Baker and the experimental line MNGRN-4, were evaluated for resistance (based on nematode reproduction) to Pratylenchus penetrans in growth chamber tests (25 C). Twenty-five clones, representing the range of nematodes and eggs per plant, were selected and retested. Four moderately resistant and two susceptible alfalfa clones were identified. Inheritance of resistance to P. penetrans was studied in these six clones using a diallel mating design. The S₁, Fl, and reciprocal progenies differed for numbers of nematodes and eggs per g dry root and for shoot and root weights (P < 0.05). Resistance, measured as numbers of nematodes in roots, was correlated between parental clones and their S₁ families (r = 0.94), parental clones and their half-sib families (r = 0.81), and S₁ and half-sib families (r = 0.88). General combining ability (GCA) effects were significant for nematode resistance traits. Both GCA and specific combining ability (SCA) effects were significant for plant size traits, but SCA was more important than GCA in predicting progeny plant size. Reciprocal effects were significant for both nematode resistance and plant size traits, which may slow selection progress in long-term selection programs. However, the GCA effects are large enough that breeding procedures that capitalize on additive effects should be effective in developing alfalfa cultivars with resistance to P. penetrans.     

Resistance to Phytophthora infestans in somatic hybrids of Solanum nigrum L. and diploid potato

In breeding for resistance to late blight, ( Phytophthora infestans Mont. de Bary), an economically important disease affecting potatoes, the search for new sources of durable resistance includes the non-host wild Solanum species. The aim of this work was to evaluate the resistance to P. infestans in the somatic hybrids between S. nigrum L. and diploid potato clone ZEL-1136. Sixteen somatic hybrids, their fusion parents, and three standard potato cultivars were screened for resistance to P. infestans in two types of tests-on whole plants and detached leaves-with two highly aggressive and virulent isolates of P. infestans, US8 and MP322. In the whole plant assay, the foliage of the somatic hybrids showed no symptoms of infection, while the foliage of the potato fusion parent and the standard cultivars was infected with P. infestans. In the detached leaflet assay, the breaking-down of resistance of the S. nigrum L. parent and the variable response of individual hybrid clones were noted. Nine S. nigrum L. (+) ZEL-1136 hybrids showed a resistance that was significantly higher than that of S. nigrum, while six clones expressed a resistance to P. infestans similar to that of S. nigrum. The results confirm the effective transfer of late blight resistance of S. nigrum into its somatic hybrids with potato.     

Callus cultures and bark from Norway spruce clones show similar cellular features and relative resistance to fungal pathogens

In field experiments, clones of Norway spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst.] showed different degrees of resistance against pathogenic fungi inoculated into the bark that correlate with differences in polyphenolic parenchyma (PP) cells of the bark. Cells of spruce callus cultures, particularly towards the callus surface, resemble PP cells and this study looks at changes in callus cells during infection and the relative resistance of cultures from clones of low (weak) or high (strong) resistance to fungal infection. Callus cultures, initiated from trees with different resistance, were co-inoculated with Ceratocystis polonica (Siem.) C. Moreau and Heterobasidion annosum (Fr.) Bref. Callus cells from strong clones resemble PP cells of bark tissue from strong clones, having more polyphenolic bodies, while callus cells from weak clones are more similar to PP cells from those clones, which have less extensive phenolic bodies. Callus cultures from trees with weak resistance were more quickly overgrown by both species of pathogenic fungi than cultures from trees with strong resistance. Callus cells of infected cultures showed changes similar to activated PP cells of bark, including enhanced accumulation of polyphenolics. Phenolic bodies were more numerous and more extensive (larger and denser) in callus cells of strong versus weak clones under all conditions. Thus, callus cells may perform similar functions in defense as PP cells in the bark. Callus from trees of varying resistance seem to reflect the relative resistance of the trees from which they are derived, and this study indicates that some mechanisms of resistance can be studied using callus from trees of different resistance.     

Construction of a BAC library and a physical map of a major QTL for CBB resistance of common bean (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Phaseolus vulgaris</Emphasis> L.)

A major quantitative trait loci (QTL) conditioning common bacterial blight (CBB) resistance in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) lines HR45 and HR67 was derived from XAN159, a resistant line obtained from an interspecific cross between common bean lines and the tepary bean (P. acutifolius L.) line PI319443. This source of CBB resistance is widely used in bean breeding. Several other CBB resistance QTL have been identified but none of them have been physically mapped. Four molecular markers tightly linked to this QTL have been identified suitable for marker assisted selection and physical mapping of the resistance gene. A bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library was constructed from high molecular weight DNA of HR45 and is composed of 33,024 clones. The size of individual BAC clone inserts ranges from 30 kb to 280 kb with an average size of 107 kb. The library is estimated to represent approximately sixfold genome coverage. The BAC library was screened as BAC pools using four PCR-based molecular markers. Two to seven BAC clones were identified by each marker. Two clones were found to have both markers PV-tttc001 and STS183. One preliminary contig was assembled based on DNA finger printing of those positive BAC clones. The minimum tiling path of the contig contains 6 BAC clones spanning an estimated size of 750 kb covering the QTL region.     

Chitinase CHIT36 from Trichoderma harzianum Enhances Resistance of Transgenic Carrot to Fungal Pathogens

Microbial endochitinase CHIT36 is one of the lytic enzymes secreted by Trichoderma harzianum that exhibits antifungal activity in vitro . To evaluate its activity when expressed in planta , a plasmid containing chit36 gene under the control of CaMV 35S promoter and the nptII selection gene were introduced into polyethylene glycol (PEG)-treated carrot ( Daucus carota L.) protoplasts. The transgenic plants expressing CHIT36 were used in resistance assays to evaluate their susceptibility to fungal pathogens. Laboratory-based assays on detached leaves and petioles showed that the transgenic carrots had less severe disease symptoms. The resistance response depended on the transgenic clone, but all clones had significantly enhanced tolerance to Alternaria radicina and Botrytis cinerea , on average by 50%. Slower disease progress caused by Alternaria dauci was observed for two transgenic clones while the remaining clone was more susceptible than the control. The most resistant transgenic clones were also more tolerant to the pathogens than 'Bolero' F₁, which is a conventionally bred cultivar tolerant to A. dauci . This is the first report of the use of microbial chitinase to enhance carrot resistance. The results indicate that CHIT36 expressed in planta has the potential to reduce development of fungal diseases.