塔里木河下游河水漫溢后胡杨幼苗分布格局初探

采用最近邻体法,将Clark-Evans指数作为度量胡杨幼苗分布格局的指标,并用标准正态分布检验实际CE指数值偏离1的显著性,分析塔里木河下游河水漫溢后胡杨幼苗的分布格局。结果表明:(1)在3m×3m的样方尺度上,河水漫溢后0～1年和1～2年的胡杨幼苗呈聚集分布,漫溢后2～3年的胡杨幼苗呈均匀分布,漫溢后4～5年和5～7年的胡杨幼苗呈随机分布。(2)在3m×3m的样方尺度上,随着胡杨幼苗年龄的增长,胡杨幼苗的空间分布格局由聚集分布转变为均匀分布,最终呈现为随机分布的格局。(3)在2m×2m至10m×10m的样方尺度上,漫溢后5～7年的胡杨幼苗空间分布格局均表现为随机分布。(4)标准正态分布检验结果显示,各个尺度上胡杨幼苗的CE值与理论值1之间的偏离均不显著,说明随着尺度的增大,胡杨幼苗的空间分布格局并没有发生显著变化,始终呈现出随机分布的格局。     

造纸废水对芦苇实生苗生长特性及根系活力的影响

以室内水培的芦苇实生苗为材料,研究6种不同化学需氧量(CODcr)浓度造纸废水处理对芦苇生长指标和根系活力的影响,为利用造纸废水修复自然环境中芦苇实生苗种群提供理论依据。结果表明:(1)不同浓度造纸废水对芦苇各器官鲜(干)重有显著的促进作用,并以中等浓度(300mg.L-1)最为明显;随着造纸废水浓度的增加,废水对芦苇各器官鲜(干)重的促进作用有所减弱,这种减弱幅度在芦苇不同器官上存在差异。(2)高浓度造纸废水导致芦苇根生物量比、根状茎生物量比降低,但影响二者降低的废水浓度存在差异;低浓度造纸废水导致芦苇茎生物量比下降,并使叶生物量比增加。(3)随着造纸废水浓度的增加,芦苇的根系活力呈先上升后下降的趋势,并以CODcr浓度为300mg.L-1时的芦苇的根系活力最强,CODcr浓度为900mg.L-1时最弱。可见,低浓度造纸废水促进了芦苇的生长和根系活力,高浓度废水促进作用减弱甚至会抑制根系活力,并以CODcr浓度为300mg.L-1时芦苇实生苗生长最好。     

Variability of Cenococcum colonization and its ecophysiological significance for young conifers at alpine-treeline

* Plants establishing in environments that are marginal for growth could be particularly sensitive to mycorrhizal associations. We investigated ectomycorrhizal colonization and its significance for young conifers growing at, or above, their normal limits for growth, in the alpine-treeline ecotone. * Colonization of seedlings (<1 yr old) and juveniles (2- to 10-yr-old) of Picea engelmannii and Abies lasiocarpa by Cenococcum geophilum was determined in a field study, and effects of Cenococcum on Picea seedling ecophysiology were investigated in a glasshouse. * Colonization by Cenococcum was c. 20-fold greater for juveniles than seedlings, and approximately 4-fold greater adjacent compared with approximately 7 m away from trees. Juveniles of Picea were more colonized at timberline than Abies, and the opposite relationship was observed in forest. Colonization enhanced seedling water potential, but not phosphorus concentrations or photosynthesis. * These landscape and age-dependent variations in colonization correspond well with known variations in conifer physiology and establishment near timberline. Facilitation of seedling establishment by older trees at alpine-treeline may include a below-ground, mycorrhizal component that complements previously reported effects of trees on the microclimate and ecophysiology of seedlings.     

N+离子注入对干旱胁迫条件下甘草幼苗的SOD酶和CAT酶活性及丙二醛含量的影响

以低能氮离子束为诱变源,对甘草种进行注入处理后,以萌发的幼苗为材料对其在干旱胁迫条件下保护酶活性及MDA含量变化进行研究.结果表明注入后甘草种的存活率呈现马鞍形曲线变化,其中在4.1×1016N+/cm2剂量处达到鞍点,在剂量4.6×1016N+/cm2处存活率高于对照.在干旱胁迫下,随着胁迫时间的延长,离子束注入后萌发的幼苗MDA含量明显低于对照.酶活结果显示,在干旱胁迫后期,剂量4.6×1016N+/cm2处理后的甘草幼苗SOD和CAT酶活性都高于对照,说明该注入剂量处理甘草种有助于提高甘草幼苗的抗旱性能,SOD同工酶结果也证明该剂量的离子注入对干旱胁迫下同工酶谱带有所影响.     

Demonstration of plant adaptation syndrome in plants and possible molecular mechanisms of its realization under conditions of anaerobic stress

Electron-microscopic examination of mitochondrial membrane ultrastructure in detached leaves of four-day-old wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedlings incubated under conditions of strict anoxia in the presence of exogenous glucose and cycloheximide or in the absence of these compounds revealed a paradoxical phenomenon: in the absence of exogenous glucose and cycloheximide, even a short-term (15–30 min) anaerobiosis resulted in a pathological destruction of mitochondria (swelling and the loss of cristae); however, a longer uninterrupted anaerobiosis (3–4 h) did not induce further mitochondria degradation but, in contrast, resulted in the recovery of their initial ultrastructure. Irreversible mitochondria degradation was observed only during subsequent still longer leaf anaerobic treatment (24–48 h). When, under conditions of strict anoxia, leaves were fed with glucose to stimulate glycolysis and ethanolic fermentation, we did not observe any signs of early destruction of mitochondrial ultrastructure and their swelling. Blockage of anaerobic protein synthesis with cycloheximide resulted in early destruction and subsequent irreversible degradation of mitochondria without any indications of their structural recovery. Based on the results of the experiments, we concluded that cell energy metabolism controlled byboth the presence of utilizable carbohydrates and also by the induction of anaerobic protein synthesis played a key role during early mitochondria destruction under extreme conditions of anaerobic stress, their subsequent recovery, and irreversible degradation during continuous long-term strict anoxia.     

24-表油菜素内酯对低氧胁迫下黄瓜根系抗氧化系统及无氧呼吸酶活性的影响

用营养液水培,研究了根际低氧胁迫下24-表油菜素内酯(EBR)对2个抗低氧能力不同的黄瓜品种根系中抗氧化系统及无氧呼吸酶活性的影响。结果表明,在低氧胁迫下,EBR处理显著提高了低氧胁迫下2品种黄瓜幼苗根系SOD、POD及ADH活性,降低了O2-·、H2O2和MDA含量、LDH活性及‘中农八号’根系PDC活性,而对‘绿霸春四号’根系PDC及2个品种CAT活性无明显影响,表明外源EBR处理通过促进低氧胁迫下根系中抗氧化酶和ADH活性的提高,降低LDH活性及ROS含量,增强植株抗低氧胁迫的能力。     

水体泥沙对黑藻幼苗生长发育的影响

用粒径小于100μm的泥沙分别配置浊度为30、60NTU和90NTU的浑浊水体,将黑藻(Hydrilla verticillata)幼苗分别种植于上述水体中,水深约60cm,定期统计植株的节间距、株高、分枝数、叶宽、叶长、鲜重和泥沙附着量,利用水下饱和脉冲荧光仪(DIVING-PAM)测定叶片的Fv/Fm,并测定附着泥沙叶片和未附着叶片快速光响应曲线。结果表明,前40d随着水体浊度的增加黑藻植株的节间距、株高呈显著的增加趋势,而分枝数和生物量增长速率呈显著降低趋势。植株生长接近水面后接受的光照强度增加,第60天时株高和叶宽增长受到显著抑制,但植株上层的分枝受到促进,生物量显著增加。同时,随着水体浊度的增加植株上的泥沙附着显著增加,第100天时在30、60NTU和90NTU水体中植株的叶宽分别比对照宽71.4%、57.1%、48.6%,叶长分别为对照的113.0%、85.5%和75.1%,差异极显著(P0.01);在高浊度(60NTU和90NTU)水体中,水体下部生物量显著降低,冠层叶片的Fv/Fm分别仅降低了5.5%(P0.05)、2.9%(P0.05),rETRmax分别降低了2.0%(P0.05)、16.8%(P0.01)。表明在水深较浅的泥沙水体中可以适当引种黑藻幼苗,植株可以正常生长发育。     

Seedling establishment,underground kinetics,and clonal reiteration: How do Potentilla inclinata and Inula ensifolia get their multifunctional subterranean systems?

The development of a seedling into an adult plant comprises various underground processes. Time-lapse photography (TLP) makes them visible. This is documented for Potentilla inclinata (Rosaceae) and Inula ensifolia (Asteraceae).After germination, P. inclinata develops a taproot system. Contraction phenomena pull the basal part of the shoot at least 10 mm into the soil. Later, several adventitious roots are generated, and thus the root system changes to a fibrous one. This is followed by cloning without separation of the ramets.Seedlings of I. ensifolia develop a weak primary root. At an early stage, adventitious roots are formed at the leaf rosette. This fibrous root system exerts a strong pulling effect on the shoot. After one vegetation period the basis of the rosette is approx. 30 mm under the soil surface. Cloning includes the formation of many new horizontal shoots, which conquer new sites.These two examples show three functional steps common in the developmental progress of subterranean systems: (I) establishment of the seedling, (II) innovation and survival of the young plant, and (III) reiteration (cloning and dispersal). However, to accomplish these basic development steps the diversity of subterranean systems is enhanced by different organographical components.Furthermore, the development of subterranean systems is a dynamic process consisting of two kinetic processes: the vertical movement during seedling establishment, which brings the innovation buds to a safe soil position, and the horizontal movement during dispersal, which conquers new sites.     

Ecophysiological traits associated with drought in Mediterranean tree seedlings: individual responses versus interspecific trends in eleven species

Species differ regarding their drought tolerance and individuals of a given species can modify their morphology and physiology in response to drought. However, since evolutionary and ecological selective pressures differ, individual and interspecific responses to drought might not match. We determined summer survival and a number of ecophysiological variables in two factorial experiments with seedlings of eleven tree species present in Mediterranean ecosystems, grown under slowly imposed water stress and control conditions. Plants experiencing drought exhibited reduced growth, low specific leaf area, chlorophyll content, and photosynthetic rate when compared to the controls, and species-specific drought tolerance was associated with an analogous set of trait values. However, while species with high leaf area ratio and shoot-root ratio exhibited greater drought tolerance, drought induced the reversed response within species. Contrary to expectations, water use efficiency was lower in drought-tolerant species and decreased in water-stressed individuals compared to the control plants. There was a distinctive phylogenetic signal in the functional grouping of species, with oaks, pines, and other genera being clearly different from each other in their drought tolerance and in their functional responses to drought. However, all relationships between ecophysiological variables and drought tolerance were significant after accounting for phylogenetic effects, with the exception of the relationship between drought tolerance and photochemical efficiency. Our results show that drought tolerance is not achieved by a single combination of trait values, and that even though evolutionary processes and individual responses tend to render similar results in terms of functional traits associated with drought, they do not necessarily match.