The relationship between the reduction of nonstructural carbohydrate induced by defoliator and the growth and mortality of trees

Large scale herbivorous insect outbreaks can cause death of regional forests, and the events are expected to be exacerbated with climate change. Mortality of forest and woodland plants would cause a series of serious consequences, such as decrease in vegetation production, shifts in ecosystem structure and function, and transformation of forest function from a net carbon sink into a net carbon source. There is thus a need to better understand the impact of insects on trees. Defoliation by insect pests mainly reduces photosynthesis (source decrease) and increases carbon consumption (sink increase), and hence causes reduction of nonstructural carbohydrate (NSC). When the reduction in NSC reaches to a certain level, trees would die of carbon starvation. External environment and internal compensatory mechanisms can also positively or negatively influence the process of tree death. At present, the research of carbon starvation is a hotspot because the increase of tree mortality globally with climate change, and carbon starvation is considered as one of the dominating physiological mechanisms for explaining tree death. In this study, we reviewed the definition of carbon starvation, and the relationships between the reduction of NSC induced by defoliation and the growth and death of trees, and the relationships among insect outbreaks, leaf loss and climate change. We also presented the potential directions of future studies on insect-caused defoliation and tree mortality.     

中国农业科学院稳定同位素实验室

<正>中国农业科学院稳定同位素实验室成立于2002年,经过近10年的努力,在同位素的研究与测试领域取得一些重要进展,实验室与欧洲7个稳定同位素实验室展开积极的合作,参加了国际比对,实验结果得到了国际同行的认可和高度评价。实验室利用国际原子能机构的标准物质对相关结果进行标定,采用国际标准测定方法进行C、H、O、N、S稳定同位素测定,保证了结果的准确性。     

接种不同大豆根瘤菌株的根瘤放氢和吸氢的研究

本实验测定和比较了七株大豆根瘤菌与三个大豆品种共生时的放氢和固氮效率。证明了大多数菌株接种不同寄主,其根瘤的放氢、吸氢和固氮效率的差异均明显。但USDA110在三个品种上所结根瘤不放氢或极少放氢;它的固氮量最高。根瘤的能量利用率与植株的氮积累及产量的相关性尚需进一步验证。     

激光照射胚泡对家兔和小鼠的抗早孕研究

本文在家兔、小鼠上探索了激光的抗旱孕效应,观察到血卟啉衍生物(HPD)和激光的光化效应能使早期胚泡完全坏死和吸收,无流血和晚期流产现象,通过PNQ_3荧光分光光度计测定HPD在胚胎组织中的荧光谱,证实HPD对胚胎组织有亲和力,其对滋养叶细胞比对宫壁组织的亲和力大4倍,借以解释激光光化效应抗早孕的可能机理。     

柚花头香化学成分的研究(一)

本文首次报道柚花的香气成分。作者利用憎水性树脂XAD-4吸附柚鲜花的头香,并以毛细管气相色谱和毛细管气相色谱-质谱-计算机联用方法研究头香的化学组分,分离鉴定了17个已知化学成分。它们是芳樟醇、β-蒎烯、β-水芹烯、橙花叔醇等。     

细梗香草的挥发油成分

本文对报春花科植物细梗香草(Lysimachia capillipes Hemsl.)的挥发性成分,用气相色谱和气质联用方法进行了定性和定量研究。鉴定出酸性成分75个,中性成分74个。在中性成分中鉴定出六氢金合欢烯酰丙酮、苯乙醇及香叶基丙酮等;酸性成分主要为棕榈酸、亚油酸、亚麻酸及一些二酸。     

左旋四氢巴马汀加强电针对兔大脑皮层牙髓诱发电位的抑制作用

家兔6只,用氨基甲酸乙酯和氯醛糖麻醉,电刺激牙髓,在对侧大脑皮层体感Ⅰ区引导其诱发电位,观察诱发电位各成分与痛的关系。结果观察到,在P1、N1、P2和 N2 4个波中,P1和 P2波相对稳定。其中,P2波(波峰潜伏期:66.1±1.9ms)具有较高的阈值,且不受无镇痛作用的中枢抑制剂安定的影响,而受小剂量镇痛剂度冷丁的抑制,提示 P2波与痛有关。以 P2波的波幅为指标,进一步在12只家兔上观察了 L-THP 和电针及两者合用对诱发电位的影响。结果显示,L-THP 和电针对诱发电位均有抑制作用,且两者在作用强度和时间上存在明显的协同,提示 L-THP 具有加强电针对兔大脑皮层牙髓诱发电位中痛相关成分的抑制作用。     

镍在浑球红假单胞菌氢酶合成中的作用（简报）

在固氮酶能表达的生长条件下,镍可促进浑球红假单胞菌菌株601的氢酶合成,而在含氨培养基上则没有影响。镍促进氢酶合成的最适浓度为10μmol/L,并具有金属专一性,其他二价金属离子对氢酶合成没有作用。镍在促进氢酶吸氢的同时,抑制菌体的放氢,但对固氮酶的乙炔还原活性则几乎没有影响。