航天诱变凤仙花SP2代形态变异的研究

对经“神舟4号”卫星搭载后的SP2代凤仙花的形态变异进行了研究。结果表明:子叶数目除有了两片的外,尚有三片和四片的。子叶形态上出现连生子叶、杯状子叶和大小不等子叶。真叶的形态上出现线状披针形,其小孢子母细胞减数分裂不正常,小孢子不育。花的结构上出现花瓣增多和花的叶化现象。茎的分枝上,有的不分枝,仅具主茎,有的分枝多达40枝以上。这些变化对研究和认识航天诱变育种有一定的理论和实际的意义。     

滇水金凤花距发育相关基因ABP的克隆及表达分析

为探究滇水金凤(Impatiens uliginosa)ABP基因的结构和表达特征,该研究以滇水金凤为材料,采用RT-PCR 技术对滇水金凤ABP基因进行克隆,运用DNAMAN和MEGA对其所编码的蛋白序列进行同源性分析和系统进化分析,并利用qRT-PCR分析ABP基因的时空表达模式。结果表明:(1)滇水金凤ABP基因的cDNA 全长为627 bp,编码208 aa,命名为IuABP基因,其蛋白具有Cupin超家族蛋白的典型结构。(2)同源性分析表明滇水金凤ABP基因的氨基酸序列与喜马拉雅凤仙花(I. glandulifera)、月季(Rose chinensis)、木薯(Manihot esculenta)等物种的同源性均达71%; 系统进化分析表明IuABP与喜马拉雅凤仙花(Impatiens glandulifera)聚为一支,亲缘关系最近。(3)qRT-PCR分析表明IuABP基因在滇水金凤花距发育的3个时期及2个部位均有表达。随着花距的发育,IuABP基因在滇水金凤花距檐部的表达量呈先下降后上升的趋势,在盛花期时达最高,而在花距距部的表达量逐渐下降。以上结果为进一步研究滇水金凤ABP基因在花距发育中的功能及其表达调控机制提供了一定的理论参考。     

Impatiens macrantha (Balsaminaceae) sp. nov., a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi,China

Impatiens macrantha S. X. Yu&Ying Qin (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Guangxi, China, is described and illustrated. Phylogenetic analysis based on molecular data shows the new species to belong to I. subg. Clavicarpa and to be closely related to I. tubulosa with which it shares succulent stems and racemose inflorescences, but it can be easily distinguished by having a 4 – or 5 – ridged stem, obovate or elliptic leaf blade, and saccate lower sepal. Furthermore, I. macrantha is distinguishable from other Impatiens in China by its obviously larger leaves and flowers. The evidence from morphology and molecular data both support I. macrantha as new to science.     

No evidence for local adaptation in an invasive alien plant: field and greenhouse experiments tracing a colonization sequence

Background and Aims

Local adaptation enables plant species to persist under different environmental conditions. Evolutionary change can occur rapidly in invasive annual species and has been shown to lead to local adaptation. However, the patterns and mechanisms of local adaptation in invasive species along colonization sequences are not yet understood. Thus, in this study the alien annual Impatiens glandulifera was used to investigate local adaptation to distinct habitats that have been consecutively invaded in central Europe.

Methods

A reciprocal transplant experiment was performed using 15 populations from alluvial deciduous forests, fallow meadows and coniferous upland forests, and a greenhouse experiment was performed in which plants from these habitats were grown under treatments reflecting the main habitat differentiators (shade, soil acidity, competition).

Key Results

Biomass production, specific leaf area, plant height and relative growth rate differed between habitats in the field experiment and between treatments in the greenhouse, but not between seed origins. Overall, there was no indication of local adaptation in either experiment.

Conclusions

Since I. glandulifera is a successful invader in many habitats without showing local adaptation, it is suggested that the species is coping with environmental variation by means of high phenotypic plasticity. The species seems to follow a ‘jack-and-master’ strategy, i.e. it is able to maintain high fitness under a wide range of environmental conditions, but performs particularly well in favourable habitats. Therefore, the proposed colonization sequence is likely to be based primarily on changes in propagule pressure. It is concluded that invasive alien plants can become dominant in distinct habitats without local adaptation.     

长角凤仙花（凤仙花科）的花器官发生和发育

以不同发育时期的长角凤仙花Impatiens longicornuta Y.L.Chen（凤仙花科Balsaminaceae）为材料,利用扫描电镜技术观察了其花器官的分化及其发育过程。长角凤仙花为两侧对称花,具2枚侧生萼片,唇瓣囊状,旗瓣具鸡冠状突起,雄蕊5枚,子房上位,5心皮5室。其花器官分化顺序为向心式,萼片—花瓣—雄蕊—雌蕊原基。2枚侧生萼片先发生,然后近轴萼片（即唇瓣）原基和2枚前外侧萼片原基近同时发生;但是这3枚萼片原基的发育不同步,远轴的2枚前外侧萼片原基的发育渐渐滞后,然后停止发育,最后渐渐为周围组织所吸收,直至消失不见。花瓣原基中,旗瓣原基最先发生,4个侧生花瓣原基相继成对发生,且之后在基部成对愈合形成翼瓣;5枚雄蕊原基几乎同时发生,5个心皮原基轮状同时发生。本文结果支持凤仙花属植物为5基数的花,并进一步证实了唇瓣的萼片来源;此外,研究结果表明花器官早期发育资料对植物系统与进化研究具有重要参考价值。     

凤仙花花药发育特征

凤仙花花药发育比较特殊: 在造孢细胞时期,花药横切面中央是体积较大、细胞内含物较多的细胞团、包括造孢细胞和绒毡层细胞。花药药壁细胞的细胞质较稀少,与中部细胞界限明晰。花粉母细胞时期的花药药壁由约6层细胞组成,但细胞的界限不明显;绒毡层细胞显示变形流入药室中。到四分体时期,绒毡层细胞进一步退化。开花时,成熟花药的药壁细胞由一层表皮细胞、两层药室内壁细胞和一层中层细胞组成。对凤仙花花药绒毡层的特殊性质进行了讨论。     

云南凤仙花属新类群

记述了云南产凤仙花属(Impatiens L．)19个新种1个新变种。即：长喙凤仙花;怒江凤仙花;德钦凤仙花;德浚凤仙花;片马凤仙花;文山凤仙花;老君山凤仙花;麻栗坡凤仙花;版纳凤仙花;昔马凤仙花;孙氏凤仙花;大关凤仙花;马楠凤仙花;绥江凤仙花;紫溪凤仙花;滇南凤仙花;耳叶棒凤仙花;二甫凤仙花;半坡凤仙花;大甫凤仙花。     

Disturbance response indicators of Impatiens walleriana exposed to benzene and chromium

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the remediation potential and disturbance response indicators of Impatiens walleriana exposed to benzene and chromium. Numerous studies over the years have found abundant evidence of the carcinogenicity of benzene and chromium (VI) in humans. Benzene and chromium are two toxic industrial chemicals commonly found together at contaminated sites, and one of the most common management strategies employed in the recovery of sites contaminated by petroleum products and trace metals is in situ remediation. Given that increasing interest has focused on the use of plants as depollution agents, direct injection tests and benzene misting were performed on I. walleriana to evaluate the remediation potential of this species. I. walleriana accumulated hexavalent chromium, mainly in the root system (164.23 mg kg^?1), to the detriment of the aerial part (39.72 mg kg^?1), and presented visible damage only at the highest concentration (30 mg L^?1). Unlike chromium (VI), chromium (III) was retained almost entirely by the soil, leaving it available for removal by phytotechnology. However, after the contamination stopped, I. walleriana responded positively to the detoxification process, recovering its stem stiffness and leaf color. I. walleriana showed visible changes such as leaf chlorosis during the ten days of benzene contamination. When benzene is absorbed by the roots, it is translocated to and accumulated in the plant's aerial part. This mechanism the plant uses ensures its tolerance to the organic compound, enabling the species to survive and reproduce after treatment with benzene. Although I. walleriana accumulates minor amounts of hexavalent chromium in the aerial part, this amount suffices to induce greater oxidative stress and to increase the amount of hydrogen peroxide when compared to that of benzene. It was therefore concluded that I. walleriana is a species that possesses desirable characteristics for phytotechnology.     

广东省草本花卉上的拟茎点霉新种和新记录种

报道了采自草本花卉上的一个拟茎点霉Phomopsis新种(千日红拟茎点霉Ph.gomphrenae)和两个中国新记录种(风仙花拟茎点霉Ph.impatientis与埋生拟茎点霉Ph.immersa)。新种千日红拟茎点霉的甲乙型分生孢子不论长度还是宽度均小于之前报道的两个拟茎点霉,并且缺少第三种分生孢子。新种附有拉丁文描述及显微结构图。模式标本保存于华南农业大学真菌标本室(SCHM)。     

增温条件下花粉来源对红雉凤仙花生殖成功的影响

花粉来源影响着植物的生殖成功和种群的遗传结构, 母体效应则有利于子代适应母代经历的环境。然而, 气候变暖背景下, 花粉来源联合母体效应对植物生殖成功的影响仍不明了。该研究以兼性异交的中国特有植物红雉凤仙花(Impatiens oxyanthera)为研究对象, 采用双因素随机区组设计, 设置母代增温(+0 ℃和+2 ℃)嵌套子代增温(+0 ℃、+2 ℃和+4 ℃)共6种实验处理, 探讨不同母代增温条件下子代增温对红雉凤仙花花粉来源限制的影响。结果显示: 红雉凤仙花异交的结实率和种子数均高于自交的相应值, 且随着子代增温幅度提升, 这2个值均呈现不同程度降低, 特别是自交结实率和种子数随子代增温明显降低, 而母代增温则减缓了自交引起的生殖成功率降低的效应。上述结果说明, 红雉凤仙花异交生殖成功率大于自交。子代增温显著降低了兼性异交植物自交的适合度, 母代增温可以减缓这种不利影响, 从而表现出对增温的跨代适应性。