新疆绿化观赏盐生植物及其利用潜力分析

根据野外调查和文献查阅,统计筛选出40余种观赏盐生植物,这些观赏植物主要包括观赏花卉、草坪草和风景绿化、美化植物三类.其中,观赏价值高、资源分布广,具有很好开发前景的10余种.本文从中筛选出10个代表种,详细介绍了其资源分布、生态适应性和主要用途.     

SURVIVAL AND GROWTH OF THE DOMINANT SALT MARSH GRASS SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA IN AN OIL INDUSTRY SALINE WASTEWATER

Saline oil produced water (PW) is the largest wastewater stream in the oil exploration and production processes. Although eventual disposal of PW into shallow coastal waters occurs nearby coastal wetlands, no studies regarding its toxicity to higher plants were found in our literature review. To fill this knowledge gap and evaluate the potential use of this halophyte for PW phytoremediation the salt marsh grass Spartina alterniflora was grown in five PW concentrations and no PW treatment control for seven weeks. The oil & grease, NaCl, and ammonium (N-NH4⁺) concentrations in the PW were 120 mg L^?1, 30 g L^?1, and 381 mg L^?1, respectively. Plants grown in 30% PW and 10% PW achieved survival rates (75%) significantly higher than plants grown in 100% PW (35% survival). LT50 of S. alterniflora to raw PW with 120 mg L^?1 of oil & grease (100% PW) was estimated at 30 days. Root and sprout biomass were significantly stimulated by PW; plants grown in 10% to 50% PW concentrations were 70–300% more productive than those in control, 80% PW and 100% PW, respectively. No significant inhibitory effects on survival or growth were detected for concentrations of PW less than 80% when compared to control. Our results pointed out that S. alterniflora grows in saline oil PW and its potential use to phytoremediate this effluent should be evaluated.     

Salt tolerance evolves more frequently in C4 grass lineages

Salt tolerance has evolved many times in the grass family, and yet few cereal crops are salt tolerant. Why has it been so difficult to develop crops tolerant of saline soils when salt tolerance has evolved so frequently in nature? One possible explanation is that some grass lineages have traits that predispose them to developing salt tolerance and that without these background traits, salt tolerance is harder to achieve. One candidate background trait is photosynthetic pathway, which has also been remarkably labile in grasses. At least 22 independent origins of the C₄ photosynthetic pathway have been suggested to occur within the grass family. It is possible that the evolution of C₄ photosynthesis aids exploitation of saline environments, because it reduces transpiration, increases water‐use efficiency and limits the uptake of toxic ions. But the observed link between the evolution of C₄ photosynthesis and salt tolerance could simply be due to biases in phylogenetic distribution of halophytes or C₄ species. Here, we use a phylogenetic analysis to investigate the association between photosynthetic pathway and salt tolerance in the grass family Poaceae. We find that salt tolerance is significantly more likely to occur in lineages with C₄ photosynthesis than in C₃ lineages. We discuss the possible links between C₄ photosynthesis and salt tolerance and consider the limitations of inferring the direction of causality of this relationship.     

Dormancy cycling and persistence of seeds in soil of a cold desert halophyte shrub

Background and Aims

Formation of seed banks and dormancy cycling are well known in annual species, but not in woody species. In this study it was hypothesized that the long-lived halophytic cold desert shrub Kalidium gracile has a seed bank and dormancy cycling, which help restrict germination to a favourable time for seedling survival.

Methods

Fresh seeds were buried in November 2009 and exhumed and tested for germination monthly from May 2010 to December 2011 over a range of temperatures and salinities. Germination recovery and viability were determined after exposure to salinity and water stress. Seedling emergence and dynamics of the soil seed bank were investigated in the field.

Key Results

Seeds of K. gracile had a soil seed bank of 7030 seeds m⁻² at the beginning of the growing season. About 72 % of the seeds were depleted from the soil seed bank during a growing season, and only 1·4 % of them gave rise to seedlings that germinated early enough to reach a stage of growth at which they could survive to overwinter. About 28 % of the seeds became part of a persistent soil seed bank. Buried seeds exhibited an annual non-dormancy/conditional dormancy (ND/CD) cycle, and germination varied in sensitivity to salinity during the cycle. Dormancy cycling is coordinated with seasonal environmental conditions in such a way that the seeds germinate in summer, when there is sufficient precipitation for seedling establishment.

Conclusions

Kalidium gracile has three life history traits that help ensure persistence at a site: a polycarpic perennial life cycle, a persistent seed bank and dormancy cycling. The annual ND/CD cycle in seeds of K. gracile contributes to seedling establishment of this species in the unpredictable desert environment and to maintenance of a persistent soil seed bank. This is the first report of a seed dormancy cycle in a cold desert shrub.     

Competition between Salicornia europaea and Atriplex prostrata (Chenopodiaceae) along an experimental salinity gradient

Salicornia europaea L. is a halophyte that often occupies the lowestand most saline (>3.5% total salt) areas of salt marshes. Atriplexprostrata Boucher is less salt tolerant than S. europaea and oftengrows in a less saline (<2.0% total salts) zone adjacent to S. europaea. The purpose of this experiment was to determine thecompetitive outcome when these two species are grown at differentsalinities to ascertain the extent salinity and competition affect plantzonation. Plants were grown in a de Wit replacement series at 85, 170,and 340 mM NaCl in half-strength Hoagland's no. 2 nutrient solution fortwo months. There was a significant effect of salt concentration,competition, and their interaction on biomass production of S. europaea plants. However, only salt concentration significantly affectedbiomass production of A. prostrata plants. Results of thisexperiment confirmed the results of other studies that demonstrated thatthe more salt tolerant species were less competitive at lower salinities. Atriplex prostrata was the better competitor at 85 mM NaCl, whereasS. europaea was the better competitor at 340 mM NaClbecause growth of A. prostrata was inhibited. At 170 mMNaCl, A. prostrata biomass production decreased more than S. europaea biomass in mixed culture.     

Isolation and characterization of a Na+/H+ antiporter gene from the halophyte Atriplex gmelini

With a homologous gene region we successfully isolated a Na⁺/H⁺ antiporter gene from a halophytic plant, Atriplex gmelini, and named it AgNHX1. The isolated cDNA is 2607 bp in length and contains one open reading frame, which comprises 555 amino acid residues with a predicted molecular mass of 61.9 kDa. The amino acid sequence of the AgNHX1 gene showed more than 75% identity with those of the previously isolated NHX1 genes from glycophytes, Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa. The migration pattern of AgNHX1 was shown to correlate with H⁺-pyrophosphatase and not with P-type H⁺-ATPase, suggesting the localization of AgNHX1 in a vacuolar membrane. Induction of the AgNHX1 gene was observed by salt stress at both mRNA and protein levels. The expression of the AgNHX1 gene in the yeast mutant, which lacks the vacuolar-type Na⁺/H⁺ antiporter gene (NHX1) and has poor viability under the high-salt conditions, showed partial complementation of the NHX1 functions. These results suggest the important role of the AgNHX1 products for salt tolerance.     

植物盐胁迫应答的分子机制

植物对盐胁迫的耐受反应是个复杂的过程,在分子水平上它包括对外界盐信号的感应和传递,特异转基录因子的激活和下游控制生理生化应答的效应基因的表达。在生化应答中,本着重讨论负责维持和重建离子平衡的膜转运蛋白、渗调剂的生物合成和功能及水分控制。这些生理生化应答最终使得液泡中离子浓度升高和渗调剂在胞质中积累,近年来,通过对各种盐生植物或盐敏感突变株的研究,阐明了许多盐应答的离子转运途径、水通道和特种特异的渗调剂代谢途径,克隆了其相关基因并能在转基因淡水植物中产生耐盐表型,另一方面,在拟南芥突变体及利用酵母盐敏感突变株功能互补筛选得到一些编码信号传递蛋白的基因,这些都有助于阐明植物盐胁迫应答的分子机制。     

NaCl‐induced accumulation of glycinebetaine in four subtropical halophytes from Pakistan

Variation in both the total content and the concentration of glycinebetaine in response to increasing soil salinity was studied in the salt‐secreting Atriplex griffithii Moq., the leaf succulent Suaeda fruticosa (L.) Forssk., the stem succulent Haloxylon recurvum Bunge ex Boiss. and the osmotically adjusting desert grass Halopyrum mucronatum (L.) Stapf. collected from a subtropical maritime desert in Pakistan. Glycinebetaine content (mmol kg⁻¹ dry weight) increased with increasing NaCl in Atriplex griffithii, Haloxylon recurvum and Halopyrum mucronatum , but peaked at 600 m M NaCl for Suaeda fruticosa and declined thereafter. Glycinebetaine concentration (mmol l⁻¹ tissue water) increased with increasing salinity in all four halophyte species and was sufficiently high to serve as an osmoticum in all cases.     

干旱区典型盐生植物群落土壤团聚体组成及有机碳分布

以干旱区玛纳斯河流域扇缘带为研究区,分析了花花柴(Karelinia caspia)、雾冰藜(Bassia dasyphylla)、梭梭(Haloxylon ammodendron)和柽柳(Tamarix ramosissima)4个典型盐生植物群落土壤团聚体的组成及有机碳分布。研究表明:不同植物群落土壤团聚体均以0.25—0.053 mm粒径为主,占了46.7%—74.6%,且与其他粒径差异显著(P0.05),0.25 mm和0.053mm粒径土壤团聚体含量较少,仅占7.8%—43%。梭梭群落0.25 mm团聚体平均含量较高,达32%。不同植被群落土壤总有机碳介于2.01—8.73 g/kg之间,不同粒径团聚体有机碳介于1.70—13.68 g/kg之间。不同群落之间,梭梭和柽柳群落总有机碳和团聚体有机碳含量均相对较高,且随着土层深度下降而下降。不同粒径之间,有机碳含量在0.25—0.053 mm粒径最低,在0.25 mm和0.053 mm粒径中最高,呈现"V"型分布且差异显著(P0.05)。0.25—0.053 mm团聚体中有机碳含量的贡献率最高,达43.43%,而0.053 mm粒级贡献率较低,但有机碳含量较高,说明了小粒径团聚体对有机碳保护能力较强。土壤有机碳含量与0.25—0.053 mm团聚体含量呈显著负相关(P0.05)。而从整体来看,梭梭群落0.25 mm团聚体比例较高,且土壤有机碳和团聚体有机碳含量也较高,说明了在该研究区,梭梭群落聚集土壤养分能力较强,相对其他群落更有利于土壤有机碳的积累。     

新疆北部主要盐生植物根部内生细菌群落结构的高通量分析

【目的】揭示同一盐渍环境中不同种盐生植物根部内生细菌群落多样性特征和分布规律,结合根际土壤理化因子探讨其对内生细菌群落结构的影响。【方法】通过罗氏454高通量测序获得内生细菌16S r RNA片段,然后进行生物信息分析。【结果】研究的16种盐生植物其内生细菌群落主要由Proteobacteria、Tenericutes、Actinobacteria和Firmicutes 4个门的细菌组成。从植物"种"的水平来看,不同种盐生植物内生细菌群落存在差异;从植物"属"的水平来看,同一属的盐生植物内生细菌相似;从植物"科"的水平来看,藜科盐生植物内生细菌以Actinobacteria和Proteobacteria门为主;蒺藜科盐生植物内生细菌以Proteobacteria门为主;柽柳科盐生植物内生细菌以Tenericutes门为主;白花丹科盐生植物内生细菌以Proteobacteria、Fimicutes和Actinobacteria门为主。根际土壤中Cl~–含量对盐生植物内生细菌群落变化具有显著影响;而Cl~–、Mg~(2+)和总氮组成的集合与内生细菌群落结构相关性最高。【结论】盐生植物内生细菌多样性丰富。在同一盐渍生境中,盐生植物内生细菌群落分布呈现宿主的种属特异性,根际土壤中Cl~–是影响其内生细菌群落变化的主要驱动因素之一。