Denitrification and total N losses from an irrigated sandy-clay loam under maize–wheat cropping system

Denitrification and total N losses were quantified from an irrigated field cropped to maize and wheat, each receiving urea at 100 kg N ha^-1. During the maize growing season (60 days), the denitrification loss measured directly by acetylene inhibition-soil cover method amounted 2.72 kg N ha^-1 whereas total N loss measured by ¹⁵N balance was 39 kg ha^-1. Most (87%) of the denitrification loss under maize occurred during the first two irrigation cycles. During the wheat growing season (150 days), the denitrification loss directly measured by acetylene inhibition-soil cover and acetylene inhibition-soil core methods was 1.14 and 3.39 kg N ha^-1, respectively in contrast to 33 kg N ha^-1 loss measured by ¹⁵N balance. Most (70-88%) of the denitrification loss under wheat occurred during the first three irrigation cycles. Soil moisture and NO ₃ ^- -N were the major factors limiting denitrification under both crops. Higher N losses measured by ¹⁵N balance than C₂H₂ inhibition method were perhaps due to underestimation of denitrification by C₂H₂ inhibition method and losses other than denitrification, most probably NH₃ volatilization.     

Commercial production of β-glucuronidase (GUS): a model system for the production of proteins in plants

We have generated transgenic maize seed containing -glucuronidase(GUS) for commercial production. While many other investigators have demonstrated the expression of GUS as a scoreable marker, this is one of the first cases where a detailed characterization of the transgenic plants and the protein were performed which are necessary to use this as a commercial source of GUS. The recombinant -glucuronidase was expressed at levels up to 0.7% of water-soluble protein from populations of dry seed, representing one of the highest levels of heterologous proteins reported for maize. Southern blot analysis revealed that one copy of the gene was present in the transformant with the highest level of expression. In seeds, the majority of recombinant protein was present in the embryo, and subcellular localization indicated that the protein was dispersed throughout the cytoplasm. The purified recombinant -glucuronidase (GUS) was compared to native -glucuronidase using SDS-PAGE and western blot analysis. The molecular mass of both the recombinant and native enzymes was 68 000 Da. N-terminal amino acid sequence of the recombinant protein was similar to the sequence predicted from the cloned Escherichia coli gene except that the initial methionine was cleaved from the recombinant GUS. The recombinant and native GUS proteins had isoelectric points (pI) from 4.8 to 5.0. The purified proteins were stable for 30 min at 25, 37, and 50 ° C. Kinetic analysis of the recombinant and native GUS enzymes using 4-methylumbelliferyl glucuronide (MUG) as the substrate was performed. Scatchard analysis of these data demonstrated that the recombinant enzyme had a K_m of 0.20 mM and a V_max of 0.29 mM MUG per hour, and the native enzyme had a K_m and V_max of 0.21 mM and 0.22 mM/h respectively. Using D-saccharic acid 1,4-lactone, which is an inhibitor of -glucuronidase, the K_i of the native and recombinant enzymes was determined to be 0.13 mM. Thus, these data demonstrate that recombinant GUS is functionally equivalent to native GUS. We have demonstrated the expression of high levels of GUS can be maintained in stable germlines and have used an efficient recovery system where the final protein product, GUS, has been successfully purified. We describe one of the first model systems for the commercial production of a foreign protein which relies on plants as the bioreactor.     

干旱胁迫下大豆与玉米叶片光破坏的防御

随干旱强度的增加,大豆叶片光呼吸速率（Pr）降低的幅度小于Pn,使Pr／Pn比率升高。在轻度及中度干旱下,PSII光化学效率（Fv／Fm）能在暗置后较快地恢复。随干旱强度的增加,叶片光化学猝灭系数下降,非光化学猝死系数升高。干旱使叶片β－胡萝卜素及紫黄质含量下降,而玉米黄质含量（Z）与叶黄素库增加。与大豆相比,玉米在干旱条件下具有较高的Z含量和较大的叶黄素库。     

A survey on the occurrence of mycotoxins in wheat and maize from western Romania

Samples of wheat (n = 25) and maize (n = 30) for animal consumption, collected in 1997 after harvest from western Romania, were analyzed by enzyme immunoassays for mycotoxin contamination. Toxins analyses included deoxynivalenol (DON), 3-acetylDON, 15- acetylDON, fusarenone X (FX), T-2 Toxin (T-2), diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS), zearalenone (ZEA), fumonisin B1 (FB1), aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), ochratoxin A (OA), and citrinin (CT). DON and acetylDONs were the major contaminants in wheat (100%) and maize (46%). Median values for DON, 3-acetylDON, and 15-acetylDON were 880 μg kg-1, 66 μg kg- 1, and 150 μg kg-1 in wheat, and 890 μg kg-1, 180 μg kg-1, and 620 μg kg- 1 in maize, respectively. Additionally, 3,15-diacetylDON was detected in some samples by HPLC-EIA analysis. All samples were negative for FX (<150 μg kg-1). T-2 was found in wheat (n = 6) and maize (n = 1) at levels between 13 and 63 μg kg- 1. DAS (2.6 μg kg-1) was found in one maize sample. ZEA occurred in all wheat and in four maize samples, median values were 10 μg kg-1 and 250 μg kg-1, respectively. One maize sample contained FB1 (140 μg kg-1). All samples were AFB1-negative (<4 μg kg-1). OA was found in one wheat sample (37 μg kg- 1), CT was found in one maize sample (580 μg kg- 1). This first reported natural occurrence of a range of mycotoxins in Romanian feeding stuff shows that DON and acetyl DONs may be present at levels which may affect animal production. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

玉米冠层凝露的观测与模拟

对模拟植物冠层温度的能量平衡单层模型进行了某些方法上的改进。并使用实测小气候资料,用数值方法,模拟了玉米冠层顶部的温度,模拟结果与实测的冠层温度相符合。利用冠层温度下的饱和水汽压估算了玉米冠层顶部结露的持续时间和结露量。结果表明：在中纬度低平原地区秋季的晴天,大约下午１７：００开始结露,清晨６：００￣７：００结束,结露的持续时间约１３￣１４ｈ。露形成的时间进程为开始和结束急剧,中间维持稳定。呈倒“     

玉米抗旱品种的形态解剖学研究

在严格控水的防雨棚内,比较 抗旱筛选和省区试后表现抗旱高产的玉米新品种鲁玉１４号和对照掖单２号的殂态解剖结构,结果表明：玉米抗旱与不抗旱的差异并非品种的结构决定,而在抗旱性结构指标上存在差异。抗旱品种的叶片厚,气孔指数及气孔数／ｍｍ＾２大,侧根发生早、发生能力强可作为玉米抗旱育种与栽培的形态结构指标。     

运用双重组合设计建立黑龙江省玉米降水产量模型

本文运用旋转设计进一步发展的双重组合试验设计,建立黑龙江省关于降水、有机质、氮、磷、钾肥及有机肥的玉米产量模型,探讨了双重组合试验设计在建模时用可控因素去挂接不可控因素的应用,对模型进行了检验和频数分析,提出玉米产量大子3000公斤的高产在艺措施．     

The biosynthesis of δ-aminolevulinic acid in greening maize leaves

In greening maize leaves δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) was not formed from succinyl-CoA and glycine as shown by the incorporation of [¹⁴C]-labeled     

Polysaccharides of root-cap slime from five maize varieties

Radioactive root-cap slime from five maize varieties consisted of a mixture of neutral, weakly-acidic and acidic polymers. The distribution of radioactivity between monosaccharides of these components showed that the slimes were essentially the same but that preparations, even those made at different times from the same variety, contained variable proportions of glucose. Results obtained with different maize varieties can therefore be considered together.     

An acidic oligosaccharide from maize slime

The main uronic acid product of acid hydrolysis of maize root-cap polysaccharide ran marginally behind galacturonic acid on paper electrophoresis at pH 3·5. Material from both radioactive and non-radioactive slime preparations was used to provide evidence that this was an oligomeric partial hydrolysis product containing both galacturonic acid and glucose. The consequences of this upon the structure of the slime are discussed.