糜子根系与旗叶协同衰老的生理生化机理研究

以榆糜3号糜子为试验材料,测定了拔节至成熟期糜子根系与旗叶生长指标、保护酶活性、可溶性蛋白含量等变化,初步分析了其根系与旗叶协同衰老的生理生化机制.结果表明:从拔节期到成熟期,糜子根系活性、表面积和干物质重,旗叶绿叶面积和干物质重,以及根系与旗叶的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、过氧化物酶(POD)活性均呈先升高后降低的趋势,并均在拔节后34~41 d(籽粒灌浆前期~中期)达到最大值;根系与旗叶的可溶性蛋白质含量逐渐降低,而丙二醛(MDA)含量却持续大幅度上升;糜子旗叶的保护酶(SOD、CAT、POD)活性、可溶性蛋白含量始终极显著高于同期根系,而其MDA含量却始终极显著低于同期根系.研究发现,在糜子生育后期,其光合产物分配中心转移,造成根系和旗叶中光合产物亏缺;同时其旗叶和根系中保护酶活性逐渐降低,清除活性氧的能力减弱,引起细胞内活性氧积累和膜氧化伤害逐渐加重,最终导致植株逐渐衰老;在植株衰老过程中,根系与叶片衰老密切相关,并且根系抗氧化酶的活性相对较弱.     

中国谷子潜在地理分布的多模型比较

谷子是中国干旱和半干旱区主要的粮食作物之一.它耐旱、耐瘠薄、抗逆性强、适应性广,是未来应对干旱形势的重要战略储备作物.本文基于谷子的157个地理分布点数据,利用中国谷子产量与环境指标的相关性分析,选出10个气候指标、7个土壤指标和3个地形指标,采用MaxEnt、EMFA、RF和GAM共4个物种分布模型,分析中国谷子的潜在适宜性分布.结果表明: 4种模型均可成功模拟谷子的潜在地理分布,其中,MaxEnt模型的模拟效果最好.选用的环境指标中,水热条件对谷子生长最敏感.模型结果结合ArcGIS空间分析模块的结果表明,中国谷子的潜在适宜生长区(最适宜区和适宜区)总面积为55.68×10⁴ km²,远远大于当前谷子的实际种植面积,主要集中在东北地区的东北平原、长白山以南与牡丹江流域,华北地区的淮河以北,华中地区汉江以东与大别山以北,西北地区的黄土高原、鄂尔多斯高原南部、祁连山脉东部、天山山脉东部与阿尔泰山脉,西南地区的重庆以北和贵州西部局地区域.     

分蘖型谷子资源的表型和遗传多样性分析

本研究选用了来自国外及国内的68份分蘖型谷子进行了表型及遗传多样性分析。表型分析表明,质量性状以绿鞘、白谷黄米、圆锥穗、松散穗码居多,数量性状变异系数除出谷率较小外,其他性状表现了丰富的遗传变异,来自山西的小软谷单株穗重、单株穗粒重、千粒重均为最高,而来自黑龙江的大青谷单株穗粒重、出谷率、千粒重均为最低。遗传多样性分析结果表明,77对引物共检测出202个等位位点,每对引物可检测到1~6个位点不等,平均为2.62个;77对引物多态性信息含量(PIC)在0.0283~0.6974之间,平均多态性信息量(PIC)为0.4169,68份材料间的遗传相似系数变化范围为0.59~0.96,平均值为0.68。利用软件NTSYSpc 2.10的UPGMA聚类方法对68份谷子分蘖材料进行了聚类,这些材料被划分为4个类群,即Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ和Ⅳ。Ⅰ类群主要来自西北地区谷子分蘖种质,Ⅱ类群主要来自国外谷子分蘖种质,Ⅲ类群包括华北、华东和东北的谷子分蘖种质,Ⅳ类群仅包括一个种质。结合表型鉴定出10份优势谷子分蘖种质。这些结果揭示68份谷子分蘖种质遗传多样性较好,研究结果为挖掘谷子分蘖优良基因及谷子分蘖育种提供理论依据。     

谷子籽粒蛋白质、脂肪、千粒重的遗传变异

以来自华北夏谷区、东北春谷区、西北高原早熟春谷区、西北高原中晚熟春谷区等4个主要谷子生态区的270个品种为材料,包括育成品种220份和地方品种50份,测定了籽粒千粒重、蛋白质和脂肪含量。结果表明:270份谷子品种平均蛋白质含量(11.18±1.14)%,脂肪含量(4.00±0.42)%,千粒重(2.87±0.28)g。育成品种的蛋白质含量显著低于地方品种蛋白质含量,而育成品种和地方品种的脂肪含量、千粒重差异不显著;不同生态区品种之间蛋白质含量、千粒重差异显著,但脂肪含量差异不显著。西北早熟春谷区品种蛋白质含量平均最高、千粒重最大,华北夏谷区品种蛋白质含量平均最低、千粒重最小;蛋白质含量和千粒重显著正相关,蛋白质含量、千粒重和生育期显著负相关。本研究报道了近30年来我国谷子主产区谷子品种的蛋白质、脂肪含量和千粒重的差异,对于谷子品质育种具有借鉴意义;研究认为谷子籽粒的蛋白质、脂肪含量和千粒重应作为品质育种的重要指标加以重视。     

Somatic Embryogenesis or Shoot Formation Following High 2,4-D Pulse-Treatment of Mature Embryos of Paspalum scrobiculatum

Mature zygotic embryos of Paspalum scrobiculatum L. cv. PSC 1 on MS or N₆ nutrient medium supplemented with various concentrations of 2,4-D (4.5 – 22.5 μM) formed embryogenic callus, which differentiated into somatic embryos within 5 weeks of culture. The somatic embryos after transfer to hormone-free regeneration medium germinated and formed plantlets. Of the two nutrient formulations, N₆ was relatively better than MS for somatic embryogenesis. A culture for 11 d on 100 μM 2,4-D was essential for the establishment of an embryogenic callus. Shorter duration, 4-d or 7-d culture on 2,4-D medium, supported some proliferation and subsequent differentiation into shoot-buds or multiple-shoots, in high-frequency cultures. This is first instance in monocots of a controlled regeneration response; either somatic embryogenesis or shoot formation. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Varietal differences in shoot and rooting parameters of pearl millet on sandy soils in Niger

Root parameters are important traits for the acquisition of nutrients and water under resource-limited conditions. In order to investigate the extent of varietal differences in rooting parameters in pearl millet, we compared a total of eight pearl millet varieties in two experiments (ridging and traditional sowing) over four years at the ICRISAT Sahelian Centre, Niger. We found substantial genotypic variation for root length density (RLD), root dry matter, and total root length (RL), but not for specific root length, depth of rooting, or partitioning of roots between topsoil and subsoil (>20 cm depth). RL showed a highly dynamic pattern over the growing season. RL and shoot dry matter were positively correlated over P supplies and contrasting levels of field productivity. The relationship between RL and grain yield as well as harvest index were less clear. The root fraction responded to variation in soil productivity, increasing from roughly 20% under high productivity to more than 40% at low productivity, but we found no evidence of varietal differences in this trait despite pronounced differences in maturity and plant stature. Identification of pearl millet varieties suited for growth under low input conditions in south-west Niger can potentially make use of existing genotypic variability in root parameters, but we suggest that, due to high variability for root traits, indirect selection for shoot parameters (e.g., number of stems) is more promising than direct selection for RLD or RL.     

Cereal/legume rotations affect chemical properties and biological activities in two West African soils

A more widespread use of cereal/legume rotations has been suggested as a means to sustainably meet increasing food demands in sub-Saharan West Africa. Enhanced cereal yields following legumes have been attributed to chemical and biological factors such as higher levels of mineral nitrogen (N_min) and arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) but also to lower amounts of plant parasitic nematodes. This study was conducted under controlled conditions to examine the relative contribution of AM, plant parasitic nematodes and increased nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) availability to cereal/legume rotation effects on two West African soils. Sample soils were taken from field experiments at Gaya (Niger) and Fada (Burkina Faso) supporting continuous cereal and cereal/legume rotation systems and analysed for chemical and biological parameters. Average increases in cereal shoot dry matter (DM) of rotation cereals compared with continuous cereals were 490% at Gaya and 550% at Fada. Shoot P concentration of rotation millet was significantly higher than in continuous millet and P uptake in rotation cereals was on average 62.5-fold higher than in continuous cereals. Rotation rhizosphere soils also had higher pH at both sites. For the Fada soil, large increases in Bray1-P and organic P were observed in bulk and rhizosphere soils. Plant parasitic nematodes in roots of continuous cereals were 60–80-fold higher than in those of rotation cereals. In both cropping systems mycorrhizal infection rates were similar at 37 days after sowing (DAS) but at 57 DAS AM infection was 10–15% higher in rotation sorghum than in continuous sorghum. This study provides strong evidence that cereal/legume rotations can enhance P nutrition of cereals through improved soil chemical P availability and microbiologically increased P uptake.