光/暗对高粱叶片磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸羧化酶基因表达的调节

高粱幼苗黄化叶片经照光转绿后,其PEP-Case活性提高4～15倍,mRNA含量提高了1.03倍,并测定出PEPCase mRNA的分子量为3.4kb。以等量的总RNA及mRNA进行体外翻译,发现转绿后PEPCase专一性翻译活性提高了51％～53％。这表明光照可以在转录水平上调节PEP-Case的基因表达。     

Counting error in the line-intercept method of measuring root length

The line-intercept method is widely used to estimate the length of roots washed from soil samples. Human error in root length estimates has not been quantified and is needed for error analysis and specification of training/testing requirements for new workers. Nine or ten individuals counted four samples of roots on each of five days. One sample was counted on each of the days to test day-to-day variation. A coefficient of variation of 10% was typically obtained for estimates of the length of a single sample by the counters. An uncertainty of about 7% resulted from differences in how a sample was arranged on the grid and how the counters varied as a group from day-to-day. Certain individuals tended to yield estimates appreciably higher or lower than the entire group, so new workers must be adequately evaluated.     

Spore production and mycorrhizal development in various tropical crop hosts infected with Glomus clarum

Plant growth, mycorrhizal development and vesicular arbuscular spore production were examined in five tropical crop host species inoculated with Glomus clarum and grown in a glasshouse. In one of the two experiments, sequential harvests of maize, sorghum and chickpea were made in order to study spore production in relation to plant growth and mycorrhizal development. Spore numbers in each of these hosts increased at a fairly constant rate until maximum plant dry weight, when spore production ceased. Sorghum and maize produced considerably more spores than chickpea, with spore numbers being closely correlated with mycorrhizal root length. In the second experiment, Glomus clarum was cultured on each of maize, millet, sorghum, groundnut and chickpea for three consecutive generations before cross-inoculation of the spores from each host onto all five hosts. Sporulation with respect to host size was generally greatest when the inoculum used to infect a host had been produced on that host. The growth-promoting effects of the fungus were not influenced by the source of the inoculum. More spores were produced on the cereals than the legumes. Differences in spore numbers amongst hosts and plant generations were apparently influenced mainly by infected root length and by the growth period.     

Origin of somatic embryos from cultured shoot tips ofSorghum bicolor (L.) moench

Summary Histologic examination of shoot-tip explants, 1 wk after culture initiation on Murashige and Skoog medium with 2.5 mg/liter 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 0.05 mg/liter kinetin, reveals active meristematic centers inside cultured tissue. Clusters of cells in these meristematic centers exhibit remarkable resemblance to the initial three divisions in the zygotic embryo. Several such meristematic groups of cells are observed in the cultured explant at this stage. Embryogenesis is obviously initiated very early in this tissue in the presence of 2,4-D. A well-defined, white globular embryogenic callus develops in culture in about 4 wk, and it consists of clusters of embryoids with large cells characterized by thick cell walls, numerous lipoidal vesicles, and localized areas of carbohydrate storage. These cells resemble the scutellar tissue of the embryo. However, there are cells within this tissue that themselves appear embryogenic. They undergo cell division giving rise to small clusters of cells. As long as 2,4-D is present in the medium, the cells apparently retain the capacity to proliferate and to produce more cells capable of embryogenesis. Embryogenesis seems to occur via two processes, initiation of somatic embryos early in culture and secondary embryogensis from the scutellar tissue that forms in vitro.     

Cr6+对不同生育期甜高粱生物量的影响及其器官形态分布

以甜高粱为材料,采用水培和盆栽试验,研究不同浓度Cr⁶⁺胁迫对甜高粱生物量、器官、亚细胞分布和不同提取态提取物质量分数变化规律的影响。结果表明：（1）水培试验中,与对照相比,低浓度处理（0.5 mmol·L^-1）促进了苗期甜高粱总干质量,根冠比和耐性指数均升高;而中（1.0 mmol·L^-1）、高（1.8 mmol·L^-1）浓度下地上部和根部干质量显著降低（P＜0.05）,根冠比上升,耐性指数下降。盆栽试验,拔节期和灌浆期甜高粱生物量在低质量分数处理（15 mg·kg^-1）下无显著变化,在中（45 mg·kg^-1）、高（75 mg·kg^-1）质量分数下影响趋势与苗期相同。（2）水培苗期对照中根部和地上部Cr的亚细胞中分布为：F3（可溶部分）＞F2（细胞器及膜部分）＞F1（细胞壁及残渣）,但3种组分差别不大;在中浓度Cr⁶⁺胁迫下均为：F1＞F3＞F2。（3）对照中,苗期根部及地上部不同提取态提取物以80%乙醇和去离子水提取态占优势,而在中浓度Cr⁶⁺胁迫下以HAc提取态和HCl提取态的提取物占比率最大。（4）Cr⁶⁺处理下,苗期甜高粱地上部和根部Cr质量分数均有显著增加（P＜0.05）,根部对Cr有很强的滞留作用;拔节期Cr质量分数和积累量顺序均为根＞茎＞叶片,灌浆期均为根＞茎＞叶片＞籽粒,且各器官灌浆期Cr质量分数和积累量略高于拔节期。甜高粱根部对Cr的吸收积累,细胞壁吸附,在体内以难溶性磷酸和草酸盐类存在,是甜高粱耐Cr⁶⁺的主要机制。     

不同高梁品系的淀粉糊化特征

利用差示扫描量热分析仪（DSC）和淀粉快速黏度分析仪（RVA）测定了14个高粱（Sorghumbicolor）品系的直链淀粉含量和淀粉糊化特性参数,并分析了各特征参数的变化规律及其相互关系。研究结果表明,高粱品系间直链淀粉含量存在较大差异,变幅为0．29％-29．45％;DSC分析所得糊化特性也表现出一定的差异,直链淀粉含量低的高粱品系的起始温度（To）、峰值温度（Tp）、终止温度（Tc）和热焓变化（△H）都较高：而直链淀粉含量高的高粱品系的To、Tp、Tc和△H都相对较低。不同品系的RVA谱差异主要表现在各个黏滞性特征值上,直链淀粉含量低的高粱品系的RVA谱具有较高的峰值黏度和最高的消减值：而直链淀粉含量高的高粱品系具有较低的峰值黏度。相关分析表明,直链淀粉含量和膨胀势与其它特征值间的相关性均达显著水平：峰值黏度（PV）与最终黏度（FV）、回冷恢复值、糊化时间和糊化温度间呈极显著负相关,与崩解值和消减值则呈极显著正相关。将直链淀粉含量的选择与RVA谱测定相结合,有助于提高选择的准确率,进而为高粱品质改良和育种提供理论依据。     

蚧虫蜡泌物的化学研究进展

总结了国内外对蚧虫蜡泌物及其化学成分的研究进展 ,内容包括蜡泌物形成介壳的主要类型 ;蜡泌物的化学研究方法及已涉及的种类 ;蜡泌物的主要化学组成 ,并对 5类物质 ,即蜡、烃类、树脂或萜类、色素类、内蜜露作了重点叙述。最后 ,讨论了研究蚧虫蜡泌物的化学成分具有的意义和应用前景 ,包括蜡泌物作为生物资源的利用 ;以蚧虫作为农林、果树和花卉业的重要害虫 ,针对蜡泌物的特点研制相应的新型杀虫剂 ;利用蜡泌物的化学信息素对天敌的诱导作用 ,开展蚧虫生物防治 ;利用蜡泌物作为化学分类性状的应用等。     

根癌农杆菌介导的高粱遗传转化体系的研究

采用根癌农杆菌介导法将杀虫晶体蛋白基因cryIA(b)转入高粱胚性愈伤组织中,建立农杆菌转化高粱的遗传转化体系,获得70棵再生植株。经GUS及PCR检测,结果表明,cryIA(b)基因确实转移到高粱恢复系0-30中,报告基因GUS在再生植株中也得到表达。转化植株的抗病性鉴定正在进行中。     

不同来源甜高粱种质资源的表型遗传多样性分析

通过对主要农艺性状的方差分析及聚类分析,对194份不同来源的甜高粱种质资源进行了表型性状的遗传多样性分析。结果表明,不同来源品种间的性状差异较大,与中国品种相比,国外品种具有植株高大、生物产量高及含糖量高等优异性状,可用于国内资源的种质创新及品种改良。遗传距离为0.66时将所有资源划分为6类,各类群主要按农艺性状进行了划分。研究结果将为杂交育种的亲本选择提供理论参考。