Effects of elevated atmospheric O3 concentrations on early and late leaf growth and elemental contents of Acer truncatum Bung under mild drought

To investigate the possible interactive effects of elevated atmospheric ozone (O₃) concentrations and periodic drought stress on physiology of Shantung maple (Acer truncatum Bung), an experiment was conducted from the growth season of 2012 to 2013 with open-top chambers (OTCs) in Changping district, a suburb of Beijing, China. Four treatments were administered with three replications in twelve OTCs which were NN (well watered + ambient air), NO (well watered + add 100 nl l^? 1 O₃ above ambient air), DN (drought stress + ambient air) and DO (drought stress + add 100 nl l^? 1 O₃ above ambient air). Leaf area (LA), leaf mass per area (LMA), individual leaf weight (ILW), carbon(C), nitrogen (N) and sulfur (S) contents in early and late leaves were measured at the end of the second year. The results showed: (1) Both elevated O₃ concentration and drought treatments significantly reduced early leaf LMA, LA, ILW, leaf N and S contents, with a reduction of 28.7, 45.7, 61.3, 39.6, 16.1% by O₃ stress and 12.5, 46.8, 53.5, 15.45 and 22% by drought stress, respectively, while only LMA of late leaf was reduced 12.1% by O₃ treatments and LA and ILW were significantly reduced 23.3% and 30% by drought treatments. (2) Significant interactions of elevated atmospheric O₃ concentration and mild drought were detected on LMA, LA, ILW, N and C contents in early leaves and LMA in late leaves. Except for LA, the decreases under interactive treatments were all less than independent O₃ effects. In conclusion, late leaf had less responses to elevated O₃ and drought stresses than early leaves which need to be considered separately. The interactive effects suggested drought had antagonistic effects with O₃ on growth indicators except for LA, indicating drought could mitigate the adverse efforts from O₃ effects.     

深圳大鹏半岛种子植物资源调查

深圳大鹏半岛有野生种子植物158科565属952种，其中裸子植物5科5属6种；被子植物153科560属946种。该区域的森林植被可分为2个植被型6个群系，并对代表类群进行了描述。统计结果表明，该区域内有药用：植物636种、观赏植物256种、蜜源植物102种、野生果树86种、纤维植物80种、油脂植物50种、芳香植物42种、有毒植物30种、单宁植物28种、淀粉植物21种、农药植物20种、染料植物12种。在对深圳大鹏半岛森林植被调查的基础上，对其资源特点进行了分析，并对其开发利用和保护提出了建议。     

湛江市红树林资源及其可持续利用

广东省湛江市现有红树林面积7242.0hm2,人工造林未成林25.6hm2,天然更新红树林509.4hm2,另有红树林宜林地9688.6hm2。红树林及其伴生植物主要有木榄(Bruguieragymnorrhiza)、秋茄(Kandeliacandel)、无瓣海桑(Sonneratiaapetala)等15科24种。由于毁林养虾、养鱼等导致1980～2001年占用红树林地面积6363.6hm2。从总体上看,湛江红树林种类多,群落类型丰富;红树林面积大幅减少,影响区域社会经济发展;除乡土种外,无瓣海桑是一种较成功的外来引树种;宜林地多,但人工造林保存率不高;破坏红树林,挖塘养殖依然较普遍。为了实现湛江红树林的可持续发展,需要加强下列工作:建立自然保护区加强对现有红树林湿地的保护;开展红树林湿地生态系统资源监测和鸟类环志;科学规划后加快红树林的恢复和重建;积极推动退塘还林并合理利用红树林;依法保护管理好红树林;多途径筹集保护资金;加强红树林、湿地的保护和宣传。     

鼎湖山主要森林生态系统地表CH4通量

利用静态箱-气相色谱法对鼎湖山3种处于演替不同阶段的森林类型-季风常绿阔叶林、针阔叶混交林和马尾松林-的地表CH4通量进行了为期一年的原位观测和研究,结果表明:3种林型地表吸收CH4通量按从大到小的顺序为:季风林>混交林>松林,不同林型间的CH4通量差异与森林土壤的性质有密切关系,即土壤容重越小、有机质含量与土壤温度和湿度都没有明显的相关性,但在旱季土壤温度成为控制地表CH4通量的主要因子。     

长江三峡库区堇叶芥属（十字花科）一新种

采于长江三峡库区一个植物新种,属于十字花科堇叶芥属,与大花堇叶芥(Neomartinella grandifloraA l-schehbaz)相比较,其特点为常绿草本,叶两面密被糙伏毛,叶柄密被短柔毛,花序密被短柔毛,长角果略呈镰刀状,长0.9~1.2 cm,命名为兴山堇叶芥(Neomartinella xingshanensisZ.E.Zhao et Z.L.N ing)。     

在蔗糖预培养诱导耐脱水性过程中黄皮胚轴的水分状态和可溶性蛋白含量的变化

逐步增加培养基的蔗糖浓度可提高黄皮胚轴的耐脱水性。用差示扫描量热仪（DSC）和SDS—PAGE方法探讨了黄皮胚轴在耐脱水性获得过程中的水分状态和可溶性蛋白的变化。DSC图谱显示，蔗糖预培养胚轴的升温图谱与对照不同，有比较明显的台阶式变化，有玻璃化形成的倾向；应用线性回归方程法或冰熔化热法计算黄皮胚轴的不可冻结水，发现蔗糖预培养胚轴的不可冻结水含量与对照胚轴无显著差异。蛋白分析表明，蔗糖预培养诱导黄皮胚轴中可溶性蛋白增加68％，其中尤以20kD蛋白的增幅最大。     

拟南芥AtNHX5基因的cDNA克隆及其正义、反义表达载体的构建

采用RT-PCR方法从拟南芥品种Landsberg的实生苗叶片中克隆AtNHX5基因的cDNA,核酸序列表明该基因编码区为1 554 bp,编码538个氨基酸.与GenBank发表的序列(AF490589)相比,有三处碱基不同,分别为850 bp处的G(GenBank的为A)、904 bp处的T(A)、985处的G(A).将该基因分别正向或反向置于CaMV35S启动子之后,可构建正义、反义表达载体.     

Overexpression of AtNHX5 improves tolerance to both salt and water stress in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Overexpression of NHX genes has been previously shown to improve salt tolerance of transgenic plants. In this study, transgenic rice plants overexpressing AtNHX5 showed not only high salt tolerance, but also high drought tolerance. Measurements of ion levels indicated that Na⁺ and K⁺ contents were all higher in AtNHX5 overexpressing shoots than in wild type (WT) shoots in high saline conditions. After exposure to water deficiency and salt stress, the WT plants all died, while the AtNHX5 overexpressing rice plants had a higher survival rate, dry weight, leaf water content, and leaf chlorophyll contents, accumulated more proline, and had less membrane damage than the WT plants. In addition, seeds of both transgenic and WT plants germinated on 1/2 MS medium supplemented with 250 mM mannitol, but overexpression of AtNHX5 improved the shoot growth of the seedlings. Taken together, the results indicate that AtNHX5 gene could enhance the tolerance of rice plants to multiple environmental stresses by promoting the accumulation of more effective osmolytes (ions or proline) to counter the osmotic stress caused by abiotic factors.     

Endemic Seed Plant Species from Hainan Island: A Checklist

Global conservation of plant biodiversity on tropical islands is a major priority, as approximately one third of all endangered plant species are insular endemics. Checklists can be an important first step in determining conservation priorities on islands. Hainan, the largest island in the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot, and therefore an international focus for conservation, has the most extensive and best preserved tropical forests in China. In this study we enumerate the endemic seed plants of Hainan Island. The checklist was prepared by consulting: (1) several bibliographic/taxonomic data base resources, (2) relevant taxonomic treatments and floras, and (3) plant taxonomists who are actively working with Chinese plants. The checklist also contains information concerning conservation status, the occurrence of Hainan endemics in four protected areas on the island, and available molecular phylogenies. An additional checklist of the species that were until recently thought to be endemic to Hainan, but are no longer considered to be, is also presented. In a separate paper in this issue of Botanical Review the patterns of endemism on Hainan Island are discussed.