云杉矮槲寄生内寄生系统的解剖学研究

采用石蜡切片和显微观察的方法,以被云杉矮槲寄生侵染的青海云杉枝条为材料,从解剖学水平观察云杉矮槲寄生的内寄生系统。结果表明:云杉矮槲寄生的内寄生系统由分布在寄主皮层内的皮层根和镶嵌在寄主木质部中的吸根组成。皮层根可以沿着寄主枝条,通过挤压寄主皮层细胞的方式扩展,并穿透寄主表皮层形成云杉矮槲寄生的寄生芽;在靠近或接触寄主次生韧皮部时形成吸根,吸根顶端细胞定向穿透寄主韧皮部和形成层,侵染木质部,并沿木射线方向生长。当云杉矮槲寄生侵入寄主以及皮层根向外生长时,寄主表皮层发生加厚现象。随着云杉矮槲寄生侵染部位的寄主皮层细胞数增多,引起枝条膨大。研究认为,云杉矮槲寄生可以进行系统侵染,反映了云杉矮槲寄生与其寄主在组织水平上的相互作用。     

The endophytic system of mediterranean Cytinus (cytinaceae) developing on five host Cistaceae species

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: One of the most extreme manifestations of parasitism is found in the genus Cytinus, a holoparasite whose vegetative body is reduced to an endophytic system living within its host root. There are two species of Cytinus in the Mediterranean, C. hypocistis and C. ruber, which parasitize various genera of Cistaceae, one of the most characteristic families of the Mediterranean scrublands. The aim of this work is to describe the endophytic systems of C. hypocistis and C. ruber, and their tissue relationships with their host. METHODS: Roots from five different hosts infected with C. hypocistis and C. ruber were harvested, and examined by anatomical techniques under light microscopy to elucidate the characteristics of the endophytic system of Cytinus, and to determine if differences in endophytic systems occur between the two species and in response to different hosts. KEY RESULTS: The endophyte structure is similar in both Cytinus species irrespective of the host species. In the initial stages of the endophyte, rows of parenchymal cells spread through the host pericyclic derivatives and phloem, and begin to generate small nodules in the outermost region of the host xylem. Later the nodules anastomose, and bands of parasitic tissue are formed. The host cambium continues to develop xylem tissue, and consequently the endophyte becomes enclosed within the xylem. The bands of parasitic tissue fuse to form a continuous sheath. This mature endophyte has well-developed vascular system with xylem and phloem, and forms sinkers with transfer cells that grow through the host xylem. CONCLUSIONS: The endophytic system of Cytinus develops in all host root tissues and reaches its most mature stages in the host xylem. It is more complex than previously reported, showing parenchyma, xylem and phloem tissues. This is the first report of well-developed phloem in a holoparasitic endophytic species.