Effect of inoculation with Penicillium expansum on the microbial community and maturity of compost

Compost prepared from wheat straw and cattle/chicken mature was inoculated with the lignocellulolytic fungus, Penicillium expansum. Compared to uninoculated compost, the inoculated compost exhibited a 150% higher germination index, more than 1.2 g kg(-1)-dw of changes in NH(4)(+)-N concentrations, a ca. 12.0% higher humus content and a lignocellulose degradation that proceeded 57.5% faster. Culture-based determinations of microbial populations demonstrated that aerobic heterotrophic bacteria and fungi were about 1-2 orders of magnitude higher in inoculated than in uninoculated compost. The number of ammonifying, ammonium-oxidizing, nitrite-oxidizing, denitrifying bacteria and cellulose-decomposing bacteria was 6.1-9.0 log(10) CFU g(-1)-dw, 1.2-4.3 log(10) MPN g(-1)-dw, 3.5-6.8 log(10) MPN g(-1)-dw, 3.58-4.34 log(10) MPN g(-1)-dw, 1.4-3.8 log(10)MPN g(-1)-dw, and 4.2-8.8 log(10) CFU g(-1)-dw higher in the compost inoculated with P. expansum.     

Comparative life cycle assessment of three biohydrogen pathways

A life cycle assessment was performed to quantify and compare the energetic and environmental performances of hydrogen from wheat straw (WS-H₂), sweet sorghum stalk (SSS-H₂), and steam potato peels (SPP-H₂). Inventory data were derived from a pilot plant. Impacts were assessed using the impact 2002+ method. When co-product was not considered, the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were 5.60 kg CO_2eq kg⁻¹ H₂ for WS-H₂, 5.32 kg CO_2eq kg⁻¹ H₂ for SSS-H₂, and 5.18 kg CO_2eq kg⁻¹ H₂ for SPP-H₂. BioH₂ pathways reduced GHG emissions by 52-56% compared to diesel and by 54-57% compared to steam methane reforming production of H₂. The energy ratios (ER) were also comparable: 1.08 for WS-H₂, 1.14 for SSS-H₂ and 1.17 for SPP-H₂. A shift from SPP-H₂ to WS-H₂ would therefore not affect the ER and GHG emissions of these BioH₂ pathways. When co-product was considered, a shift from SPP-H₂ to WS-H₂ or SSS-H₂ decreased the ER, while increasing the GHG emissions significantly. Co-product yield should be considered when selecting BioH₂ feedstocks.     

小麦EST-SSR标记对几种有潜力的禾本科能源植物的可转移性研究

为了筛选出一些有用可靠的分子标记,应用于禾本科能源植物的遗传化研究及种质资源评价,检测了48对源于小麦(Triticum aestivum)EST序列的SSR引物对7种有潜力的禾本科能源植物:斑茅(Saccharumarundinaceum)、中国芒( Miscanthus sinensis)、五节芒( M.floridulus)、河八王(Narenga porphyrocoma、南荻(Triarrhena lutarioriparia)、营(Themeda villosa和香根草(Vetiveria zizanioides)的可转移性.结果表明,在48对小麦EST-SSR引物中,36对具可转移性,可转移率为75.0％.这些可转移引物在7个物种中共检测出240个位点,其中多态性位点为184个,多态位点百分率高达76.7％.每个位点的PIC变幅为0～0.370,平均为0.220.利用EST-SSR数据构建了所研究的7种禾本科植物的系统发育树,其中斑茅、河八王、南荻及营被聚为A组,中国芒和五节芒聚为B组,香根草单独聚为C组,基本与形态学分类一致.因此,小麦EST-SSR分子标记在禾本科近源物种中的可转移性较高,对禾本科能源植物的遗传育种研究具有重要的参考价值.     

培养基中CuSO4和Fe盐对小麦胚培养再生效果的影响

Fe和Cu是植物组织培养中不可缺少的成分,作为金属离子螯合剂与植物生长发育中一些关键酶的活性密切相关。优化培养基中Fe和Cu离子的浓度可提高组织培养再生效率,对建立小麦高效遗传转化体系有一定意义。本研究以小麦基因型CB037、新春9号和Bobwhite为材料进行成熟胚和幼胚培养,研究了CuSO4和Fe2-EDTA对小麦组织培养再生效果的影响。结果发现,培养基中添加0.1～4.1 祄ol L-1 CuSO4对小麦成熟胚组织培养无显著效果,超过6.1 祄ol L-1对愈伤组织有毒害作用;培养基中添加40 祄ol L-1 Fe盐对小麦成熟胚组织培养和植株再生具有促进作用;不同小麦基因型其幼胚培养对Fe盐的反应不同,40 祄ol L-1～50 祄ol L-1 Fe盐处理对CB037幼胚再生效果最好,20 祄ol L-1 Fe盐浓度对新春9号和Bobwhite幼胚再生效果好,高浓度铁盐抑制作用显著;在相同培养条件下,CB037幼胚再生率最高,新春9号次之,Bobwhite最低。     

光照强度对温光敏细胞核雄性不育小麦育性的影响

以具有低温不育、高温可育特性的温光敏细胞核雄性不育小麦C412S和C404S为材料,以其回交转育亲本、育性正常的C412和C404为对照,用人工气候箱研究了光照强度对温光敏细胞核雄性不育小麦育性表达的影响。结果表明,在低温条件下(日温8℃/夜温6℃),C412S和C404S在不同光照强度(160μmol/m2.s和300μmol/m.2s)下自交结实率都为0,表现为完全不育。在较高温度条件下(日温18℃/夜温14℃),从花粉母细胞形成期到开花期的光照处理,C412S在160μmol/m.2s弱光照下的自交结实率仅为5.4%,表现为高不育,在300μmol/m2.s较强光照下的自交结实率高达65.0%,表现为高度可育;而另一不育系C404S在2种光照强度下的自交结实率分别为69.9%和73.2%,都达到了高度可育水平。表明光照强度对温光敏细胞核雄性不育小麦的雄性育性表达具有重要影响,但不同材料对光照强度的响应程度有所差异。     

Molecular interactions between wheat and cereal aphid (Sitobion avenae): analysis of changes to the wheat proteome

Aphids are major insect pests of cereal crops, acting as virus vectors as well as causing direct damage. The responses of wheat to infestation by cereal aphid (Sitobion avenae) were investigated in a proteomic analysis. Approximately, 500 protein spots were reproducibly detected in the extracts from leaves of wheat seedlings after extraction and 2‐DE. Sixty‐seven spots differed significantly between control and infested plants following 24 h of aphid feeding, with 27 and 11 up‐regulated, and 8 and 21 down‐regulated, in local or systemic tissues, respectively. After 8 days, 80 protein spots differed significantly between control and aphid treatments with 13 and 18 up‐regulated and 27 and 22 down‐regulated in local or systemic tissues, respectively. As positive controls, plants were treated with salicylic acid or methyl jasmonate; 81 and 37 differentially expressed protein spots, respectively, were identified for these treatments. Approximately, 50% of differentially expressed protein spots were identified by PMF, revealing that the majority of proteins altered by aphid infestation were involved in metabolic processes and photosynthesis. Other proteins identified were involved in signal transduction, stress and defence, antioxidant activity, regulatory processes, and hormone responses. Responses to aphid attack at the proteome level were broadly similar to basal non‐specific defence and stress responses in wheat, with evidence of down‐regulation of insect‐specific defence mechanisms, in agreement with the observed lack of aphid resistance in commercial wheat lines.     

Solid‐state fermentation for the production of debittering enzyme naringinase using Aspergillus niger MTCC 1344

Aspergillus niger produced high levels of naringinase using easily available, inexpensive industrial waste residues such as rice bran, wheat bran, sugar cane bagasse, citrus peel, and press mud in solid‐state fermentation (SSF). Among these, rice bran was found to be the best substrate. Naringinase production was highest after 96 h of incubation at 27°C and at a substrate‐to‐moisture ratio of 1:1 w/v. Supplementation of the medium with 10% naringin caused maximum induction. An inoculum age of 72 h and an inoculum level of 15% resulted in maximum production of naringinase. Enzyme production was stimulated by the addition of nutrients such as naringin and peptone. Thus, A. niger produced a very high level of naringinase within a short time in solid‐state fermentation using inexpensive agro‐residues, a level that is much higher than reported for any other microbes.     

低温贮藏下真空与非真空包装对小麦种子生活力的影响

对以铝箔袋真空包装和铝盒非真空包装的89份小麦种子,在-4～0℃的低温种质库中贮藏11年后的贮藏效果进行了研究.从种子贮藏后的发芽率与入库前的初始发芽率差异,2种包装方式的种子年份间、同一年份2种方式间的种子发芽率差异等3个方面探讨了2种包装方式的种子在低温贮藏条件下的贮藏效果.结果表明:通过低温贮藏11年的小麦种子生活力测定.82%的材料在低温保存后其种子平均发芽率高于初始发芽率.而贮藏第10年后发芽率才出现较初始发芽率明显下降;铝箔袋包装的种子发芽率下降幅度小于铝盒包装,且差异达显著水平;铝箔袋真空密封包装的贮藏效果明显好于非真空包装的种子.     

小麦全蚀病菌致病力测定及品种抗病性研究

近年来,小麦全蚀病在我国黄淮麦区的发生呈上升趋势,为了解该病菌的致病力及目前推广品种的抗病性,本研究比较了全蚀病菌致病力的3种接种测定方法和2种病情分级标准,结果表明以蛭石为培养基质、麦种下2cm接种菌丝块和0～6级的分级标准,可比较有效和准确地测定小麦全蚀病菌的致病力。对2010年分离自黄淮麦区河南、江苏、安徽、山东4省10地的52株小麦全蚀病菌进行了致病力测定,结果表明供试菌株的致病力存在明显差异。选取致病性较强的菌株G1037,对69个常用小麦品种进行了苗期抗全蚀病鉴定,结果表明供试小麦品种对全蚀病的抗性水平普遍较低,没有发现免疫和高抗的品种,泛麦5号和太空6号具有较强的抗(耐)性。     

基于归一化法的小麦干物质积累动态预测模型

为探讨基于归一化法的不同分蘖力小麦品种干物质积累动态预测模型和参数特征,实现不同小麦品种干物质积累的有效预测,以3个分蘖力不同的小麦品种(豫麦49-198、兰考矮早8和偃展4110)为材料,对3个密度(75、225和375万株/hm2)下的干物质积累动态进行了研究。结果表明,高成穗率小麦品种(豫麦49-198和偃展4110)的干物质重均以375万株/hm2密度最高,而分蘖力高成穗率低的小麦品种(兰考矮早8)以225万株/hm2最高。建立的基于相对干物质积累量和相对积温的干物质积累预测模型中最佳模型方程式为y=1.1435/(1+e0.2776-4.6558 x)1/0.1130,r=0.9927,可较好地对小麦干物质积累动态进行模拟。通过对小麦干物质积累模型的特征参数分析发现,干物质积累过程可划分为前、中和后期3个阶段,且干物质积累平均速率与最终干物质重呈极显著正相关,较高的干物质积累平均速率对小麦干物质重的稳定和提高都有十分重要的作用。