Winter hardiness of Miscanthus (II): Genetic mapping for overwintering ability and adaptation traits in three interconnected Miscanthus populations

Miscanthus × giganteus (M×g) is the primary species of Miscanthus for bioenergy feedstock production. The current leading biomass cultivar, M×g ‘1993‐1780’, is insufficiently adapted in temperate regions with cold winters such as USDA hardiness zone 5 (average annual minimum temperature of ?28.9 to ?23.3°C) or lower. Three interconnected Miscanthus F₁ populations that shared a common parent were planted in a replicated field trial at Urbana, IL (hardiness zone 5b; average annual minimum temperature of ?26.1 to ?23.3°C) in spring 2011. The winter of 2013–2014 was especially cold in Urbana, with a minimum soil temperature at 10 cm of ?6.2°C and a minimum air temperature of ?25.3°C, giving us an opportunity to evaluate hardiness on established year‐3 plants. The parent in common to all three populations, M. sinensis ssp. condensatus ‘Cosmopolitan’, is native to maritime southern Japan, and in Urbana, it is winter‐damaged most years. In contrast, the three other parents, M. sacchariflorus ‘Robustus’ (MapA), M. sinensis ‘Silberturm’ (MapB), and M. sinensis ‘November Sunset’ (MapC), are typically winter hardy in Urbana. Nearly all MapA progeny plants survived and grew vigorously in spring 2014, whereas in MapB and MapC, many progeny plants did not survive the winter, and most of the survivors were severely damaged, with poor vigor. Negative correlations between overwintering ability and spring regrowth date and autumn dormancy date suggested that the genotypes most likely to survive winters were those that emerged early in spring and/or went dormant early in autumn. Using joint‐population analysis, we identified 53 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for nine adaptation traits, including nine QTLs for overwintering ability and 11 for spring hardiness scores. Many biologically intuitive candidate genes were observed within or near the QTLs detected in this study, suggesting their validity and potential for further study.     

Habitat‐dependent occupancy and movement in a migrant songbird highlights the importance of mangroves and forested lagoons in Panama and Colombia

Climate change is predicted to impact tropical mangrove forests due to decreased rainfall, sea‐level rise, and increased seasonality of flooding. Such changes are likely to influence habitat quality for migratory songbirds occupying mangrove wetlands during the tropical dry season. Overwintering habitat quality is known to be associated with fitness in migratory songbirds, yet studies have focused primarily on territorial species. Little is known about the ecology of nonterritorial species that may display more complex movement patterns within and among habitats of differing quality. In this study, we assess within‐season survival and movement at two spatio‐temporal scales of a nonterritorial overwintering bird, the prothonotary warbler (Protonotaria citrea), that depends on mangroves and tropical lowland forests. Specifically, we (a) estimated within‐patch survival and persistence over a six‐week period using radio‐tagged birds in central Panama and (b) modeled abundance and occupancy dynamics at survey points throughout eastern Panama and northern Colombia as the dry season progressed. We found that site persistence was highest in mangroves; however, the probability of survival did not differ among habitats. The probability of warbler occupancy increased with canopy cover, and wet habitats were least likely to experience local extinction as the dry season progressed. We also found that warbler abundance is highest in forests with the tallest canopies. This study is one of the first to demonstrate habitat‐dependent occupancy and movement in a nonterritorial overwintering migrant songbird, and our findings highlight the need to conserve intact, mature mangrove, and lowland forests.     

基于极坐标定位的丹顶鹤多尺度越冬生境选择研究——以江苏盐城自然保护区为例

丹顶鹤作为湿地环境的指示物种,其种群数量逐年下降引起了野生动物保护工作者的广泛关注。近年来,随着研究的深入,鸟类生境选择具有多尺度特征的观点逐渐成为研究者的共识。江苏盐城自然保护区是丹顶鹤大陆西线种群最重要的越冬栖息地,选择该区域进行多尺度越冬生境选择研究对于丹顶鹤保护具有重要的现实意义。基于遥感影像和丹顶鹤越冬分布的调查,本文用极坐标的方法在GIS软件中对丹顶鹤分布定位进行制图。借助Arc GIS 10.2和fragstats 4.2软件,从点缓冲、景观和区域3个尺度系统分析丹顶鹤越冬生境多尺度利用特征。在点缓冲尺度上,通过缓冲分析和叠置分析描述丹顶鹤生境利用的强度,发现丹顶鹤连续利用生境和经常利用生境的植被类型是碱蓬,偶尔在芦苇中活动,偏好生境区植被覆盖度在30%以下,植被高度在60 cm以下。在景观尺度上,丹顶鹤偏好程度较高的前三类生境为芦苇沼泽、碱蓬沼泽、明水,对互花米草沼泽具有负向选择。在区域尺度上,受道路和土地利用干扰影响,丹顶鹤主要分布于保护区核心区的低干扰区域;除了干扰之外还与生境面积、生境破碎程度密切相关。综合三个尺度,研究得出丹顶鹤生境选择具有明显的多尺度利用特征,丹顶鹤保护需要考虑多尺度生境保护问题。     

白头鹞迁徙和越冬习性的初步观察

于1993－1995年每年的9月至翌年的4月,在贵州省六盘水市钟山区场坝一带进行猛禽迁徙和越冬习性的定位观察时,获得4号白头鹞Circusaeruginosus标本,为贵州省冬候鸟新纪录。同时,还对白头鹞的迁徙作了初步观察。     

Effects of sub-lethal cold stress on the Western Flower Thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis

In order to establish in a new geographical area, introduced insects must be able to survive any period of adverse conditions such as a temperate winter and be capable of subsequent development to adulthood and/or reproduction. However, this aspect of insect overwintering and cold tolerance has been poorly studied. At high latitudes, Frankliniella occidentalis is typically associated with artificially heated glasshouses, but has some ability to tolerate low temperatures and may survive winter field conditions for short periods, or for longer periods of time during mild winters. The effects of overwintering on the viability of survivors are, however, unknown. In this study, acute and chronic cold exposure regimes were imposed on first instar larvae and adult female Western Flower Thrips, after which the longevity, development and reproductive capacity of the survivors were monitored and compared to those of non-stressed individuals. Survival of cold exposure did not affect subsequent survivorship of immature or adult insects, though cold treated larvae took approximately two days longer to reach adulthood than untreated individuals (at 20°C, 18L:6D). Chill treatment of adult females significantly reduced their rate of reproduction (from 1.45 to 0.93 larvae day^-1), reproductive lifespan (from 13.3 to 9.2 days) and as a result, total reproductive output (from 20.4 to 10.8 larvae), compared to control females. Acute exposure resulted in non-significant decreases of the same parameters. The relevance of the above effects to overwintering of F. occidentalis is discussed.     

Life cycle regulation in the heather psyllid Strophingia ericae : responses to temperature and photoperiod

Abstract .The response of overwintering nymphs of Strophingia ericae (Curtis) (Homoptera: Psylloidea) to long and short photoperiods over a range of temperatures was investigated to determine the interaction between these factors and winter development as a regulatory mechanism of their life cycle. Strophingia ericae was successfully reared from egg to adult in a long photoperiod (LD 18:6 h) at 10, 15 and 20°C on its host plant Calluna vulgaris. Although development time was longer at 10 than at 15 or 20°C (≈ 263 days compared with ≈ 155 and ≈ 159 days, respectively), there was no interruption in development at any of these temperatures, indicating that there was no obligatory diapause. However, short photoperiod (LD 12:12 h) inhibited development of overwintering fifth instars collected from the field in early winter. Those collected in September and kept at 15°C developed to adult in ≈ 120 days in a short photoperiod (LD 12:12 h) compared with ≈ 40 days in a long photoperiod (LD 18:6 h). Inhibition became weaker in December and disappeared by January, when fifth instars developed to adult at the same rate in both long and short photoperiods (≈ 30 days). A similar photoperiodic response was observed when the experiment was repeated at 10°C, although development times were consistently longer. The observation that insects collected from the field in early winter were able to resume development immediately on transfer to favourable conditions (15°C and LD 18:6 h photocycle) suggests that there is a photoperiodically induced quiescence (rather than a true diapause) in overwintering S. ericae, which becomes progressively reduced as winter proceeds. It was concluded that the life cycle of the upland and possibly the lowland form of S. ericae is regulated by a winter-active photoperiodic inhibition of development, which effectively synchronizes the emergence of the adult stage with higher spring temperatures and renewed host plant growth.     

桃小食心虫幼虫越冬前后对几种杀虫剂敏感性的差异

用药液浸渍法测定了桃小食心虫幼虫越冬前和越冬后对三唑磷、辛硫磷、马拉硫磷、毒死蜱、高效氯氟氰菊酯和阿维菌素等杀虫剂的敏感性差异.结果表明:越冬后幼虫对上述药剂的敏感性分别是越冬前幼虫的34.50、16.71、3.89、3.28、5.90和2.73倍.幼虫越冬后体内能源物质蛋白质、糖元和脂肪含量分别比越冬前降低17.10%、41.76%和30.08%;羧酸酯酶、酸性磷酸酯酶、碱性磷酸酯酶及谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶的活力分别比越冬前降低62.36%、53.47%、76.19%和80.60%;超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化氢酶、过氧化物酶等保护酶活力比越冬前分别降低18.77%、14.16%和64.02%;而幼虫体内多种农药的靶标酶乙酰胆碱酯酶活力的变化则相反,该酶在越冬后幼虫体内的活力是越冬前的1.41倍.表明越冬后幼虫对药剂敏感性的提高与体内能源物质含量、代谢酶、保护酶和靶标酶的活力变化有关.     

套袋对越冬番茄果实微环境及产量和品质的影响

以‘L402’番茄为试材,研究了不同材质果袋内微环境变化规律及其对果实膨大与品质的影响.结果表明：套袋可改变番茄果实发育的微环境,促进果实发育,使果实提早成熟,增加单果质量.硫酸纸袋内光照、湿度介于塑料袋与无纺布袋之间,除上午温度低于塑料袋外,下午及夜间的温度均较高,其收获时单果质量较对照增加了15.34%.但套袋果实的可溶性固形物、可溶性糖、维生素C含量和糖酸比值均低于对照,说明套袋影响了果实营养品质,降低了果实风味.由于套袋阻隔了果实与农药的直接接触,除无纺布袋内果实毒死蜱含量高于对照外,硫酸纸袋及塑料袋处理的番茄果实毒死蜱残留量及高效氯氰菊酯残留量均显著低于对照.     

始红蝽越冬聚集行为对其能量代谢的影响

聚集行为是动物适应不良环境的一种生态对策。始红蝽Pyrrhocoris apterus在成虫滞育越冬期间具有显著的聚集行为。采用LI-6400型光合仪测定了5种聚集度(分别用1头、5头、10头、20头和50头的群体大小表示)下始红蝽的呼吸量,通过呼吸量计算得到各聚集度始红蝽的呼吸速率(rate of respiration,Rr)及能量代谢速率(rate of metabolism,Rm),旨在明确聚集行为是否能够对始红蝽越冬时的能量代谢产生影响。结果表明： 不同聚集度间始红蝽的Rm值存在显著性差异; 并且随聚集度的增加,Rm值与聚集度呈显著负相关,Rm值依次为0.052,0.044,0.041,0.037和0.033 W/g。结果说明聚集行为可以有效降低始红蝽新陈代谢速率,有利于种群成功越冬。     

性信息素大面积诱捕法防治东北越冬代水稻二化螟

2002年和2003年,在吉林省柳河县绿色大米生产基地,开展了应用性信息素诱捕法防治越冬代水稻二化螟Chilo suppressalis的试验。与对照区相比,2002年和2003年两年诱捕区诱蛾量分别下降84.54%和83.75%,雌虫交配率分别下降54.10%和47.67%; 同时,诱杀区二化螟卵孵化率下降25.50%,卵块密度也显著降低。2002年二化螟雌雄性比由对照区的1.14上升为诱捕区的3.96,而 2003年由1.12上升到3.84;诱杀区二化螟幼虫为害率,无论是枯鞘、枯心,还是白穗,也较之对照区显著下降,造成稻谷产量损失也明显降低。通过上述一系列评价指标表明性信息素诱捕法能有效控制东北越冬代水稻二化螟,可为东北绿色大米的可持续生产提供技术支持。