不同黑莓品种的抗冻性分析

采用电导法测定了7个黑莓（Rubusspp．）品种及1个树莓品种（对照）经冷冻处理后电解质渗出率的变化，并用二项式和Logisties方程对测定数据进行了拟合。结果表明，经0℃至～35℃的冷冻处理后，7个黑莓品种枝条的电解质渗出率大多高于对照；黑莓品种‘Young’枝条的电解质渗出率相对较小。二项式的拟合度高于Logistics．方程，二项式拟合结果表明，供试黑莓品种的抗冻性均低于树莓品种‘Reveille’，其中黑莓品种‘Young’的抗冻性较强，LT50为-31．0℃；黑莓品种‘Brazos’和‘Arapaho’的LT50分别为-19．4℃和-19．9℃，抗冻性较弱。     

黑莓叶片对水分处理的生理反应

黑莓（Ｒｕｂｕｓ ｓｐｐ．）赫尔（Ｈｕｌｌ）品种扦插苗在土壤相对含水量分别为８５％以上、７０％￣８０％、５０％￣６０％、４５％￣５０％和３０％￣３５％的条件下处理２０ｄ,以土壤相对含水量７０％￣８０％的处理为对照,测定其叶片单个复叶的鲜重,单位叶面积鲜重、叶片相对含水量、叶绿素含量及可溶性蛋白质含量的变化。结果表明：当土壤相对含水量达８５％以上时,所测各项指标与对照相比均无显著差异,黑莓生长良好,     

烤烟伸根期的光合特性及其对土壤水分的响应

烤烟NC89、LJ85 1、LJ91 1伸根期的生长中心在地下部分。合理地控制土壤水分含量 ,协调地上部分和地下部分的生长是此期生产管理的重要环节。土壤相对含水量在 75 %～ 85 %的光合速率最高 ,但水分利用效率最高的土壤相对含水量在 6 5 %～ 75 %之间 ,且此土壤水分含量有利于烤烟烟苗的蹲苗、壮苗 ,是烤烟生长的最佳土壤水分条件。     

烤烟伸根期的光合特性及其对土壤水分的研究

烤烟NC89、LJ851、LJ911伸根期的生长中心在地下部分。合理地控制土壤水分含量,协调地上部分和地下部分的生长是此期生产管理的重要环节。土壤相对含水量在75%～85%的光合速率提高,但水分利用效率最高的土壤相对含水量在65%～75%之间,且此土壤水分含量有利于烤烟烟苗的蹲苗、壮苗,是烤烟生长的最佳土壤水分条件。     

西洋参根残体对自身生长的双重作用

无论在自然生态环境还是在人工农田环境下,植株残体进入土壤后都会对土壤的物理化学性质以及后茬植物的生长产生重要影响。西洋参（Panax quinquefolium L.）为人参属多年生名贵药材,在栽培生产中存在严重的连作障碍问题。为了探明秋后残留在土壤中的须根降解产物对来年植株生长的影响,以及收获后残留在田间的根茬对连作西洋参生长的作用,本实验以3年生西洋参苗为研究对象,采用室内水培试验以及田间盆栽试验,通过添加西洋参根的粉碎物模拟根残体,测定其对西洋参生长的影响。水培试验中全营养液中分别添加0.02 mg/mL、0.1 mg/mL、0.5 mg/mL西洋参根粉碎物,处理后每隔5天测定植株叶片展开情况、株高、冠幅等生长指标。盆栽试验在土壤中添加0.1 mg/g根粉碎物,于栽种后1-2个月测定西洋参叶片展开情况、株高、冠幅等生长指标;水培及盆栽试验均于展叶期、现蕾期、结果期测定地上部及地下部生物量。采用高效液相色谱法（HPLC）测定根围土壤中8种酚酸类化合物的含量。试验结果表明,水培溶液中添加0.02-0.5 mg/mL根残体,可显著抑制西洋参自身地上部分生长,推迟展叶期,结果期生物量降低14.9%-45.0%;对地下部分的影响主要表现为在展叶期显著促进须根生长(p<0.05)。与水培试验相比,盆栽土壤中添加0.1 mg/g根残体同样导致西洋参展叶期推迟;不同的是处理组的地上、地下部及须根的平均生物量均高于对照。另外,添加根残体后盆栽西洋参根围土壤中丁香酸、香草醛、p-香豆酸、阿魏酸等酚酸类化感物质含量下降49.1%-81.4%,但作为逆境信号物质的水杨酸含量升高59.9%。以上结果可以初步确认根残体对西洋参早期生长具有自毒和促进的双重作用,表现为抑制地上部分生长,导致生物量显著下降;同时在生长早期促进须根生长;但在田间环境下,自毒作用可能受根残体降解速度以及土壤对降解产物吸附的影响有所减弱,使促进作用更为明显。     

首云铁矿废弃土壤对2种景天属植物生长的影响

为评价景天属（Sedum）植物在矿山废弃地植被恢复中的应用潜力,以2种景天：德国景天（S. hybridum ‘Immergrunchen’）和胭脂红景天（S. spurium ‘Coccineum’）的扦插苗为试验材料,通过盆栽试验研究其在北京首云铁矿废弃土壤（包括采矿区土壤、排土场土壤、尾矿砂）2个生长季内的各项生长指标,以确定其在各废弃土壤上的适应性,并运用相关分析和典范对应分析,探讨影响2种景天生长的主要土壤理化性质。结果表明：①2种景天在采矿区土壤、排土场土壤和尾矿砂上的存活率分别为40%~66%、68%~90%、33%~46%;②不同废弃土壤对2种景天的地上部分和地下根系的各项生长指标均产生了显著的抑制作用,但德国景天在采矿区土壤的适应性较好,可作为采矿区修复的推荐品种,胭脂红景天在排土场土壤的生长表现较好,可作为排土场的修复品种;③影响景天属植物生长的土壤因子为通气孔隙度和土壤含水量,其中通气孔隙度的解释率为12.4%,土壤含水量的解释率为8.6%。     

水分胁迫下AM真菌对沙打旺生长和抗旱性的影响

利用盆栽试验研究了水分胁迫条件下接种AM真菌对优良牧草和固沙植物沙打旺(Astragalus adsurgens Pall.)生长和抗旱性的影响。在土壤相对含水量为70%、50%和30%条件下,分别接种摩西球囊霉(Glomus mosseae)和沙打旺根际土著菌,不接种处理作为对照。结果表明,水分胁迫显著降低了沙打旺植株(无论接种AM真菌与否)的株高、分枝数、地上部干重和地下部干重,并显著提高了土著AM真菌的侵染率,对摩西球囊霉的侵染率无显著影响。接种AM真菌可以促进沙打旺生长和提高植株抗旱性,但促进效应因土壤含水量和菌种不同而存在差异。不同水分条件下,接种AM真菌显著提高了植株菌根侵染率、根系活力、地下部全N含量和叶片CAT活性。土壤相对含水量为30%和50%时,接种株地上部全N、叶片叶绿素、可溶性蛋白、脯氨酸含量和POD活性显著高于未接种株;接种AM真菌显著降低了叶片MDA含量;接种土著AM真菌的植株株高、分枝数、地上部和地下部干重显著高于未接种株。土壤相对含水量为30%时,接种AM真菌显著增加了地上部全P含量和叶片相对含水量;接种摩西球囊霉的植株株高、分枝数、地上部和地下部干重显著高于未接种株。水分胁迫40d,接种AM真菌显著提高了叶片可溶性糖含量。水分胁迫80d,接种株叶片SOD活性显著增加。菌根依赖性随水分胁迫程度增加而提高。沙打旺根际土著菌接种效果优于摩西球囊霉。水分胁迫和AM真菌的交互作用对分枝数、菌根侵染率、叶片SOD、CAT和POD活性、叶绿素、脯氨酸、可溶性蛋白、地上部全N和全P、地下部全N和根系活力有极显著影响,对叶片丙二醛和地下部全P有显著影响。AM真菌促进根系对土壤水分和矿质营养的吸收,改善植物生理代谢活动,从而提高沙打旺抗旱性,促进其生长。试验结果为筛选优良抗旱菌种,充分利用AM真菌资源促进荒漠植物生长和植被恢复提供了依据。     

模拟喀斯特异质性小生境下三叶鬼针草地上地下协同生长对策

模拟在喀斯特异质生境下,通过随机区组实验,研究三叶鬼针草（Bidens pilosa L.）在两种土壤生境（浅而宽、深而窄）和3种水分处理（对照、减水50%、减水70%）下植物的地上和地下生长关系及生物量分配格局。结果显示：（1）两种生境中三叶鬼针草的地上生长（株高、地径、叶面积、叶生物量）与地下根系生长（根长、根表面积、根体积、根生物量）均随着施水量的减少而降低;叶面积比率随着施水量的减少而增加;根质量比在浅而宽土壤生境中呈先增后减的趋势,而在深而窄土壤生境中呈增加趋势。（2）两种生境中三叶鬼针草的地上生物量与地下根系生物量、叶面积与根长、叶面积与各层根系生长均呈显著正相关关系。但在浅而宽土壤生境中,三叶鬼针草的地上生物量与各土层根系生物量均呈显著正相关,而在深而窄土壤生境中,地上生物量仅与中上土层根系生物量呈显著正相关。研究表明三叶鬼针草在不同生境中均具有较好的地上地下协同生长对策,在增强对地下资源获取的同时也增强了对地上资源的获取。在浅而宽土壤生境中,三叶鬼针草通过协调根系的横向拓展能力与植物叶片的生长来应对快速的干旱缺水;在深而窄土壤生境中,植株能较好地协调根系向下拓展能力与地上叶面积的生长,更好地利用土壤深层的水分资源。     

角果藜的生长动态及其生殖配置

通过对角果藜(Ceratocarpus arenarius L.)的地上与地下部分生长动态以及生物量配置进行研究,结合其生活周期内土壤含水量变化规律,分析了角果藜的生态适应对策。结果表明:①角果藜植株高度生长速率随时间变化呈"增加—减缓—增加"的模式,而根的生长速率呈"逐渐减缓"的模式。角果藜株高、垂直根的生长速率变化同土壤水分的变化密切相关。②地上部分生物量在5月果实初形成时期和8月至9月的果实成熟期形成两个高峰值。地下部分生物量在3月至5月增长缓慢,随后以最大增长速率迅速达到地下生物量的最大值。角果藜地上、地下生物量的积累动态体现了其与季节变化相吻合的生长发育特点。③具有地上地下结果性的角果藜的生殖配置高达40%以上,高于一次结实的草本植物的生殖投入。这些特性是角果藜适应荒漠生境生长策略选择的综合表现。     

不同水肥条件下AM真菌对丹参幼苗生长和营养成分的影响

利用盆栽接种试验,探讨不同水肥条件下AM真菌摩西球囊霉Glomus mosseae对丹参幼苗生长和微量元素的影响,为丹参水肥合理施用提供理论依据。结果表明,不同水肥条件下,接种AM真菌显著提高了根系侵染率和生物量。40%相对含水量、不同施P水平,接种株丹参酮含量升高,总黄酮、丹参素及地下部总酚酸含量降低,植株Zn及地上部Ca、K、Mn、Fe含量升高,而对植株Mg、Cu和地下部Ca、K、Mn、Fe无显著影响;接种效应随施P量不同而变化。70%相对含水量、不同施P水平,接种株药用成分含量显著升高,植株Ca、Mn和地上部K、Cu及地下部Fe和Zn含量升高,而对植株Mg、地下部K、Cu和地上部Fe和Zn含量无显著影响。不同水分和同一施P水平,接种株丹参酮含量升高,地上部Ca、K和地下部Zn含量升高,接种效应因土壤含水量不同而变化,其中以70%含水量时效果最好。说明AM真菌能促进宿主植物根系对水分和矿质元素的吸收与利用,提高水分和P肥利用率,降低水分和P胁迫对丹参的伤害程度,其中以70%相对含水量,施P量为0.16 gP/kg土时AM真菌对丹参的接种效果最佳。     

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).