小麦秸秆水浸提液对五种植物化感作用的研究

该文研究了不同浓度的小麦秸秆水浸提液对徐州地区2种玉米(郑单958和农大108)和3种常见玉米田间杂草(马唐、稗草和反枝苋)种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响。结果表明:当小麦秸秆浸提液浓度分别大于75、50和25 g·L~-1时,马唐、稗草和反枝苋种子的萌发受到显著的抑制;当小麦秸秆浸提液浓度分别大于50和37.5 g·L~-1时,玉米郑单958和农大108种子的萌发受到显著的抑制;但当小麦秸秆浸提液浓度大于37.5 g·L~-1时,马唐、稗草和反枝苋幼苗根和芽的生长均受到明显的抑制;当小麦秸秆浸提液浓度小于75 g·L~-1时,玉米郑单958和农大108幼苗根与芽的生长受到明显的促进,且郑单958幼苗叶片中叶绿素的含量以及郑单958的POD酶活性均得到提高。该研究结果表明较高浓度的小麦秸秆浸提液(50 g·L~-1)会抑制杂草的生长,有利于玉米郑单958的生长,为小麦秸秆还田和玉米田杂草的生态防治提供了理论基础。     

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。     

2种杂草水提液对小麦种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

以2种麦田伴生杂草播娘蒿(Descurainiasophia)和猪殃殃(Galiumtricorne)为供体,以关中地区15个主要的小麦(Triticumaestivum)栽培品种为受体,采用室内生物测定法,比较了2种杂草水提液对不同小麦品种种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响.结果表明:(1)播娘蒿水提液对所有小麦品种的发芽率、发芽势和发芽指数均具有显著的抑制作用,猪殃殃水提液对这3项指标的抑制作用相对较弱,甚至对某些品种的这3项指标没有影响或具有促进作用.(2)2种杂草水提液对供试15个小麦品种的活力指数,以及根长、苗高、根鲜重、苗鲜重等生长指标均表现出抑制作用,且同一种杂草水提液对不同小麦品种的影响程度存在差异.(3)以播娘蒿和猪殃殃的响应指数值(RI)为指标分别将15个小麦品种聚类为强、中、弱三组,并发现2种杂草水提液分别对小偃22和西农979的化感作用均较弱,即这2个品种对播娘蒿和猪殃殃的化感作用均具有较强抗性.     

伴生杂草播娘蒿对小麦的化感效应

用室内生物测定方法,对播娘蒿浸提液处理过的不同品系小麦的萌发率、发芽指数、活力指数、根长、苗高、干重、鲜重以及综合效应进行了统计,对作用效果较明显的5个品系进行了丙二醛含量、叶绿素a和叶绿素b比值、胡萝卜素含量的测定以及有丝分裂指数的统计.结果表明,播娘蒿浸提液对所有供试小麦均具有一定的化感效应,但化感效应的强度在不同品系的小麦中存在差异.对效果较明显的5种供试小麦生理指标的测定结果表明,播娘蒿中化感物质的作用位点可能是小麦细胞膜.此外,试验结果还表明,播娘蒿浸提液对小麦的有丝分裂有抑制作用.     

温度变化对油菜及其伴生杂草种苗生长和幼苗生理特性的影响

以目前大面积栽培的甘蓝型油菜(Brassica napus) ‘秦优10号’和其田间常见的8种杂草播娘蒿(Descurainia sophia)、泽漆(Euphorbia helioscopia)、野燕麦(Avena fatua)、棒头草(Polypogon fugax)、婆婆纳(Veronica didyma)、看麦娘(Alopecurus aequalis)、灰绿藜(Chenopodium glaucum)、反枝苋(Amaranthus retroflexus)为试验材料, 利用人工气候培养箱控温, 研究了10 ℃/5 ℃ (昼/夜)、18 ℃/10 ℃、25 ℃/20 ℃、35 ℃/30 ℃、40 ℃/35 ℃不同温度幅度处理对它们的发芽势、发芽率、幼苗形态及生理指标的影响, 旨在为预测气候变化环境下油菜田恶性靶标杂草的演替趋势提供参考依据。试验结果表明: 不同供试杂草对温度变化表现出明显的适应性差异, 看麦娘、灰绿藜和反枝苋的最适萌发温度偏高, 如反枝苋在高温处理(40 ℃/35 ℃)下种子的发芽率达到最高(91%); 而播娘蒿、泽漆、野燕麦、棒头草、婆婆纳种子的最适萌发温度主要集中于10-18 ℃范围内。进一步测试研究表明, 高温处理(40 ℃/35 ℃)下, 反枝苋幼苗生长旺盛, 体内丙二醛的积累也明显低于低温(10 ℃/5 ℃)处理, 可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量以及保护酶活性也较高, 表明反枝苋对高温胁迫有较好的适应性, 灰绿藜对高温的响应与反枝苋相似, 在高温气候年份, 要严防这2种草害加重; 而在低温处理(10 ℃/5 ℃)下, 野燕麦的种子萌发率达到100%, 其幼苗生长旺盛, 体内可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白含量及保护酶活性较高, 播娘蒿对低温胁迫的响应类似于野燕麦, 因此在寒冷年份需加强对野燕麦和播娘蒿草害的预防。供试油菜品种相对于所有供试杂草对温度变化的适应性更好, 其种子在不同温度处理下均保持较稳定的高发芽率, 且幼苗长势良好, 表明‘秦优10号’是一个对温度变化适应性很好的油菜品种。     

外来杂草加拿大一枝黄花对入侵地植物的化感效应

采用人工气候箱培养试验,初步研究了入侵杂草加拿大一枝黄花对本地植物的化感作用.测定了根系和根状茎的不同浓度浸提液对白三叶发芽率和幼苗生长的影响;不同播种密度下根系1:60提取浓度对白三叶种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响;根状茎1:60提取浓度对白三叶、红三叶、天蓝苜蓿、黑麦草、北美车前、鸡眼草、苇状羊茅、胜红蓟、马齿苋、碱蓬和刺苋的种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响.结果表明,加拿大一枝黄花根系和根状茎的化感抑制作用均随浓度的升高而增强,且根状茎提取物的抑制效应高于根系提取物的效应;在1:60低浓度根系浸提液作用下,不同密度的白三叶幼苗萌发率和幼根、幼芽长度差异不显著;1:60低浓度根状茎提取物对11个物种的种子萌发均有显著抑制作用,但对不同物种的抑制程度有差异,对禾本科植物的抑制作用大于非禾本科和豆科;1:60低浓度根状茎提取物对10个物种的幼根影响与对萌发率的影响相似,但在对幼芽的影响上,仅对鸡眼草、刺苋和苇状羊茅起抑制作用,而对其他植物无显著抑制(黑麦草、北美车前、胜红蓟、马齿苋和刺苋)或起促进作用(白三叶、红三叶、天蓝苜蓿).     

薄壳山核桃根系水浸提液对2种作物种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

为探讨薄壳山核桃根系水浸提液对小麦、大豆的影响,采用蒸馏水浸提法收集薄壳山核桃根系化感物质,并运用室内生物测定法检测不同浓度(0.025、0.05和0.1 g·mL~(-1))根系水浸提液对小麦、大豆种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响。结果表明:各浓度处理的根系水浸提液对小麦、大豆萌发及幼苗生长的化感抑制作用较为显著,且具有显著的浓度效应(浓度低抑制作用弱,浓度高抑制作用强);薄壳山核桃根系水浸提液对小麦、大豆种子发芽率、发芽指数、发芽势和活力指数的抑制作用分别依次为:活力指数发芽势发芽指数发芽率和活力指数发芽势发芽率发芽指数;薄壳山核桃根系水浸提液各浓度处理对小麦、大豆幼苗根长、苗高、鲜质量和干质量的化感效应均为:根长苗高鲜质量干质量,其中薄壳山核桃根系水浸提液对2种受体植物幼苗根长均有显著的抑制作用,而对幼苗干、鲜质量的影响则因受体植物种类的不同而不同;薄壳山核桃根系水浸提液对2种受体植物的综合化感效应顺序为:小麦大豆;生长7 d的幼苗体内,SOD活性降低,MDA含量、POD活性和CAT活性与对照相比均随浓度的增加而增加。综合分析认为:小麦对薄壳山核桃根系水浸提液更为敏感。     

滇重楼种子内源抑制物质的活性研究

以滇重楼种皮和胚乳为材料,用甲醇浸提得到种皮浸提液和胚乳浸提液,配制成浓度梯度为0.02、0.04、0.06、0.08g/mL的处理液,以蒸馏水为对照,研究不同浓度种皮和胚乳浸提液对受体植物白菜(油脂类)、小麦(淀粉类)、绿豆(蛋白类)种子发芽率、幼苗苗高和根长、抗氧化酶活性的影响,探讨滇重楼种子内源抑制物质的特性,以揭示滇重楼种子休眠的生理机制。结果表明:(1)滇重楼种皮和胚乳中均含有抑制种子萌发与幼苗生长的物质,且抑制作用大小表现为胚乳大于种皮。(2)3种受体植物幼苗对滇重楼种皮、胚乳甲醇浸提液的敏感性大小为白菜(油脂类)显著高于绿豆(蛋白类)和小麦(淀粉类)。(3)滇重楼种皮、胚乳甲醇浸提液对种子萌发及幼苗生长各项指标的抑制作用强度依次为:发芽率幼苗根长幼苗苗高鲜重。(4)滇重楼种皮、胚乳中的抑制物质均能够使3种受体植物幼苗产生生理响应,启动抗氧化酶体系,其中:随着滇重楼种皮甲醇浸提液浓度的升高,受体幼苗SOD与POD活性先升后降,CAT活性持续下降;胚乳甲醇浸提液处理后,受体幼苗SOD和POD活性较对照均显著增强,而CAT活性显著下降。研究认为,滇重楼种皮及胚乳甲醇浸提液均能够抑制受体植物种子萌发及幼苗生长,影响幼苗抗氧化酶活性,但滇重楼种皮与胚乳中所含抑制物在活性上存在差异。     

黄土丘陵区退耕还草植被恢复阶段优势种铁杆蒿的化感效应

为揭示黄土丘陵区退耕还草植被恢复阶段植被群落结构的形成与植物化感作用之间的关系,阐明退耕还草植被恢复阶段铁杆蒿群落形成的原因,采用种子萌发实验,对黄土丘陵区退耕还草中后期群落优势种铁杆蒿(恢复10 a、15 a、20 a、30 a)浸提液(水浸提液和甲醇浸提液)对其伴生种达乌里胡枝子(Lespedeza davurica,LD)、狗尾草(Setaria viridis,SV)、茵陈蒿(Artemisia capillaries,AC)以及铁杆蒿(Artemisia sacrorum,AS)自身化感作用进行研究。结果表明:铁杆蒿浸提液对3种伴生种以及自身种子萌发的化感作用差异显著(P0.05),总体表现出低促高抑"浓度效应",且根受到的抑制作用要强于芽。茎叶浸提液的浓度为0.1 g/mL时,对茵陈蒿种子萌发和幼苗生长的化感指数RI为-1.00,达到完全抑制。铁杆蒿不同器官的化感作用差异显著(P0.05),茎叶及根系浸提液不同程度的抑制LD、AC种子的萌发和幼苗生长,且在同一浓度下抑制作用随着恢复时间的增长逐渐增强。根际土浸提液促进了伴生植物及铁杆蒿自身种子的萌发,抑制了LD和AC幼苗的生长。铁杆蒿种群的化感作用可能是导致铁杆蒿在退耕还草中后期成为优势种的原因之一。     

野鸦椿种子内源抑制物活性初探

以野鸦椿(Euscaphis japonica)种壳和胚为材料,甲醇浸提得到种壳浸提液和胚浸提液,配制浸提液浓度梯度为原浸提液浓度的10%、20%、30%、40%,研究不同浓度的种壳和胚浸提液对白菜、小麦、绿豆种子底物酶活性、发芽率、幼苗根长和苗高的影响,萃取和分离种壳和胚甲醇浸提液中的内源抑制物质,探讨野鸦椿种子内源抑制物质的活性与成分。结果表明:随着种壳和胚浸提液浓度的增加,白菜种子酸性磷酸酶活性和发芽率均显著降低(P0.05),表现为抑制作用递增,种壳的抑制作用小于胚,而幼苗的根长和苗高则表现为低促高抑,在10%浸提液处理下根长和苗高达最大值,种壳的促进效果弱于胚;小麦种子淀粉酶活性及幼苗的根长和苗高递减(P0.05),表现为抑制作用递增,而发芽率则在浓度≤20%时差异不明显(P0.05),浓度为30%时显著降低(P0.05),40%时发芽率为0,种壳的抑制作用大于胚;绿豆种子蛋白酶活性、发芽率、幼苗根长和苗高均在浸提液浓度≥20%时显著下降(P0.05),且种壳的作用效果小于胚。种子内源抑制物萃取及分离表明,外壳中含酚酸类较胚多,含碱类较胚少。综上认为,野鸦椿种壳和胚中均含有较高活性的内源抑制物,但性质、成分及含量存在差异,外壳内源抑制物主要作用对象为淀粉类物质,胚乳内源抑制物主要作用于油脂类和蛋白类物质。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.