两系法杂交水稻抽穗结实期持水量和叶绿素含量的动态变化及其与籽粒产量关系研究

对25个两系法杂交水稻抽穗结实期持水量和叶绿素含量的动态变化及其与籽粒产量关系的研究表明,杂种水分持有量变化存在因组合不同而异的特点,总体上叶片和茎鞘水分持有量抽穗结实期间表现为下降趋势,穗部水分持有量表现为先升后降的特点,以抽穗后第7d,即籽粒灌浆高峰期最大;叶、茎鞘部水分持有量所占比例呈下降趋势,穗部所占比例则一直呈上升趋势,茎鞘部始终是水分的主要贮存场所;单茎植株水分总持有量抽穗后第1天多数组合表现为正向父本优势,尔后多转为负向父本优势;籽粒产量与抽穗后各期片水分持有量呈正相关,与抽穗后第1d茎鞘水分持有量呈正相关,自第7d始转为弱负相关,与抽穗后穗部水分持有量呈正相关,与抽穗后单茎植株水分总持有量呈正相关,籽粒产量与水分持有量在各器官中分配的相关和籽粒产量与各器官水分持有量的相关趋势总体一致;两系杂交稻叶绿素含量表现为先升后降的特点,以抽穗后第7天最高,与常规稻父本相比,两系杂交稻叶绿素含量各期大多数组合低于常规稻父本,且下降速度快于常规稻父本.对于两系法杂交水稻,育种上应优先考虑选择灌浆前、中期植株水分持量优势较强、叶绿素含量较高、后期茎叶物质转运优势明显的组合;栽培上应注意保证灌浆前、中期水分及营养元素,特别是氮素的供应,还要注意后期的及时控氮脱水防贪青,促进茎叶贮存物质向籽粒运转.     

基于光谱指数的植物叶片叶绿素含量的估算模型

叶绿素是光合作用能力和植被发育阶段的指示器,是监测湿地植被生长健康状况的重要指标之一;高光谱遥感技术可以为植物叶绿素含量的定量化诊断提供简便有效、非破坏性的数据采集和处理方法。为保证被探测叶片面积相同,消除背景反射、叶片表面弯曲造成的光谱波动及叶片内部变异造成的影响,研究采用Field Spec 3光谱仪加载手持叶夹式叶片光谱探测器,测定野鸭湖湿地典型植物的叶片高光谱反射率数据,同时通过分光光度计室内测定相应叶片的叶绿素含量。采用相关性及单变量线性拟合分析技术,建立二者的关系模型,包括叶绿素含量与"三边"参数的相关模型以及比值光谱指数(SR)模型和归一化差值光谱指数(ND)模型,并采用交叉检验中的3K-CV方法对估算模型进行模型精度检验。结果表明:植物叶片叶绿素含量与"三边"参数大多都呈极显著相关,相关系数最大达到0.867;计算光谱反射率组成的比值(SR)和归一化(ND)光谱指数与叶绿素含量的决定系数,总体相关性比较高,较好的波段组合均为550—700nm与700—1400nm以及550—700nm与1600—1900nm,与叶绿素含量相关性最好的指数分别是SR(565nm,740nm)和ND(565nm,735nm)。并通过选取相关性最佳的光谱特征参数,分别基于"三边"参数和ND模型指数构建了植物叶片叶绿素含量的估算模型。其中,基于红边位置(WP_r)光谱特征参数和ND(565nm,735nm)光谱指数建立的叶绿素含量估算模型,取得了较好的测试效果,检验拟合方程的决定系数(R2)都达到0.8以上,估算模型分别为y=0.113x-78.74,y=5.5762x+4.4828。通过3K-CV方法进行测试和检验,植物叶绿素含量估算模型均取得了较为理想的预测精度,预测精度的分别为93.9%及90.7%。高光谱遥感技术对植被进行微弱光谱差异的定量分析,在植被遥感研究与应用中表现出强大优势,为植物叶绿素含量诊断中的实际应用提供了重要的理论依据和技术支持。     

Estimation of the leaf chlorophyll content using multiangular spectral reflectance factor

Chlorophyll is one of the primary pigments of plant leaves, and changes in its content can be used to characterize the physiological status of plants. Spectral indices have been devised and validated for estimating leaf chlorophyll content (LCC). However, most of the existing spectral indices do not consider the influence of angular reflection on the accuracy of the LCC estimation. In this study, the spectral reflectance factors of leaves from three plant species were measured from several observations in the principal plane. The relationship between the existing spectral indices and the LCC from different directions suggests that the directional reflection of a leaf surface impacts the accuracy of its LCC estimation. Subsequently, the ratio of reflectance differences, that is, the modified Datt index, was tested to reduce the directional reflection effect when predicting LCC. Our results indicated that the modified Datt index not only estimated LCC with high accuracy for all observation directions and plant species but also consistently predicted the LCC of each species in individual observation directions. Our method opens the possibility for optical detection of LCC using multiangular spectral reflection, which is convenient for plant science studies focused on the variation in LCC.     

Estimation of the chlorophyll content of micropropagated potato plants using RGB based image analysis

A method has been developed for rapid and non invasive determination of chlorophyll content of leaves of micropropagated potato plants using RGB based image analysis. Among the trichomatic colors, R and G negatively correlated with the chlorophyll content, while a positive correlation was observed with B chromate. Compared to mean brightness value, the use of mean brightness ratio considerably improved the relationship of the tricolors with chlorophyll content. The brightness values and ratios of the primary colors are modeled as linear correlation functions for chlorophyll content. A significant correlation was observed between the model predicted chlorophyll content with the chlorophyll content measured by chlorophyll content meter. Spectral properties such as luminosity and saturation were also found to be negatively correlated with the chlorophyll content. The relationship was improved by combining the mean brightness ratio at B band region with luminosity. The potential of the imaging system in micropropagation has been discussed.     

Effect of carbon dioxide enrichment on chlorophyll content, starch content and starch grain structure in Trifolium subterraneum leaves

Trifolium subterraneum (cv. Dinninup) responds to enriched atmospheric CO₂ in a manner similar to that described by Madsen (1968 and 1976) for tomato. In immature leaves, the total chlorophyll content per unit dry weight and the chlorophyll a:b ratio are significantly lower in plants grown at 0.10 vol% CO₂. Although fully expanded mature leaves partially overcome the deficit in chlorophyll content, the chlorophyll a:b ratio remains substantially lower in these high CO₂ grown plants. The large amount of starch accumulated as irregularly shaped grains appears to disrupt normal chloroplast structure in clover plants grown in enriched atmospheric CO₂. These results indicate the chlorotic appearance of leaves from high CO₂ grown clover plants is due to a decrease in chlorophyll content per dry weight possibly resulting from large starch grains and starch accumulation altering normal chloroplast structure and function.     

Integrating C4 photosynthesis into C3 crops to increase yield potential

The growth rate of the human population is faster than improvements in crop yields. To feed people in the future, multiple strategies are required. One proposed approach is to raise the yield potential of C(3) crops by modifying photosynthesis to the more efficient C(4) pathway. Owing to complex changes associated with C(4) photosynthesis, it is no understatement to define this conversion as one of the Grand Challenges for Biology in the 21st Century. Here we outline the challenges of installing a C(4) system and assess how new approaches and knowledge may help achieve this goal.     

极端晚播对小麦籽粒产量、氮素吸收利用和籽粒蛋白质含量的影响

为探索小麦高产高效优质生产技术途径,指导小麦晚播生产实践,2012年10月—2014年6月,以弱春性小麦偃展4110和半冬性小麦矮抗58为材料进行连续2年的田间定位试验,设置了常规适播(10月中旬、240万株·hm^-2)和极端晚播(11月中旬、600万株·hm^-2)两种栽培模式,研究了极端晚播对0～40 cm土层土壤硝态氮含量、小麦氮素吸收利用、产量、籽粒蛋白质含量和氮素吸收效率的影响.结果表明: 与常规适播处理相比,两个生长季极端晚播处理均使拔节和开花期0～40 cm土壤硝态氮含量显著提高,从而促进拔节后小麦植株氮素吸收积累,成熟期穗部氮素的分配比例也得到提高,最终显著提高小麦籽粒蛋白质含量和偃展4110的蛋白质产量、氮素吸收效率,但对籽粒产量的影响因品种而异.其中,极端晚播处理使偃展4110的籽粒产量显著提高,而矮抗58的籽粒产量却显著降低.因此,极端晚播栽培模式可维持小麦拔节后的土壤氮供应,有利于提高小麦氮素吸收效率,从而提高小麦籽粒产量和蛋白质含量,是灌区小麦高产优质的有效途径之一.     

基于光谱指数的喀斯特植物叶片叶绿素含量定量估算

为了探讨适合于喀斯特植物叶片叶绿素含量估算的光谱指数,在总结以往基于光谱指数的植物生化参数估算研究基础上发现,常用光谱指数通常采用差值、比值、归一化以及倒数差值方式来构建。因此,我们通过上述4种光谱指数构建方式对所采集的4种典型喀斯特植物——黄荆(Vitex negundo)、盐麸木(Rhus chinensis)、朴树(Celtis sinensis)和红背山麻杆(Alchornea trewioides)叶片原始光谱反射率及其一阶导数值与同步测定的叶片叶绿素含量进行遍历分析,以期获得最优光谱指数并将其应用于喀斯特植物叶片叶绿素含量定量估算研究。结果表明：(1)常用光谱指数中,改良红边归一化指数(modified red-edge normalized difference vegetation index, mND705)对喀斯特植物叶片叶绿素含量估算效果较好(决定系数为0.45,均方根误差为0.26 mg·g^-1)。(2)虽然荧光比值(fluorescence ratio index, FRI1)和叶绿素吸收面积光谱指数(chlorophyll absorp...     

基于可见光波段包络线去除的湿地植物叶片叶绿素估算

研究采用芦苇和香蒲叶片光谱及实测叶绿素含量数据,选取波段谱带范围为可见光波段400—760nm(为了避免近红外波段受叶片水分含量的影响,降低构建模型的稳定性),利用相关分析与逐步回归分析的统计学分析方法,建立叶面尺度下不同包络线去除衍生转换光谱:BD(band depth)、CRDR(continuum-removed derivative reflectance)、BDR(band depth ratio)、NBDI(normalized band depth index)与叶绿素含量估算模型。通过对入选波段的统计表明在550—750nm,特别是700—750nm(红边)波段范围内产生了较多的有效波段,是今后进行生物参量反演的重点波段范围。舍一交叉验证结果表明芦苇、香蒲和混合样本绿素含量估测的最佳模型分别为BD、CRDR和NBDI模型,其交叉验证决定系数依次为0.87、0.83和0.81,交叉验证均方根误差RMSE依次为0.16、0.15和0.33。并在此基础上利用独立样本非参数检验和多因子方差分析,探讨相关因素对于叶绿素含量估算模型精度的影响。结果表明物种差异、数据类型差异对于叶绿素回归模型的影响较大,而光谱类型差异及光谱数据与数据类型交互作用对于回归模型精度的影响较小。     

High-temperature stress in crops: male sterility,yield loss and potential remedy approaches

Global food security is one of the utmost essential challenges in the 21st century in providing enough food for the growing population while coping with the already stressed environment. High temperature (HT) is one of the main factors affecting plant growth, development and reproduction and causes male sterility in plants. In male reproductive tissues, metabolic changes induced by HT involve carbohydrates, lipids, hormones, epigenetics and reactive oxygen species, leading to male sterility and ultimately reducing yield. Understanding the mechanism and genes involved in these pathways during the HT stress response will provide a new path to improve crops by using molecular breeding and biotechnological approaches. Moreover, this review provides insight into male sterility and integrates this with suggested strategies to enhance crop tolerance under HT stress conditions at the reproductive stage.     

Estimation of chlorophyll content and daily primary production of the major algal groups by means of multiwavelength-excitation PAM chlorophyll fluorometry: performance and methodological limits

The performance and methodological limits of the Phyto-PAM chlorophyll fluorometer were investigated with laboratory grown algae cultures and natural phytoplankton from the rivers Saar and Saale. The Phyto-PAM is a 4-wavelength chlorophyll fluorometer with the functional combination of chlorophyll (Chl) estimation and assessment of photosynthetic activity, both differentiated into the main algal groups. The reliability of fluorescence-based Chl estimation strongly depends on the group specific calibration of the instrument and the resulting chlorophyll/fluorescence (Chl/F) ratios in reference algal cultures. A very high reliability of the Chl estimation was obtained in the case of constant Chl/F-ratios. Algae grown at different light intensities showed marked differences in Chl/F-ratios, reflecting differences in pigment composition and Chl a specific absorption (a*). When the Phyto-PAM was calibrated with laboratory grown diatoms, the Chl a in river grown diatoms was underestimated, due a lower content of accessory pigments and stronger pigment packaging. While this aspect presently limits the application of PAM fluorometry in limnology, this limitation may be overcome by future technical progress in the detection of dynamic changes in Chl/F-ratio via fluorescence-based measurements of the functional PS II absorption cross-section. Practically identical Chl/F-ratios were found for the diatom-dominated waters of the rivers␣Saar and Saale, suggesting that the same instrument calibration parameters may be applied for hydrographically similar surface waters. For this particular case, despite of the present methodological limitations, the potential of PAM fluorometry in limnology could be demonstrated. Light response curves were measured to estimate primary production with a spectrally resolved model in daily courses at two sampling sites. Fluorescence based primary production was closely correlated with measured oxygen evolution rates until midday. In the afternoon, at the water surface the fluorescence approach gave higher␣rates than the measured oxygen evolution. Possible explanations for the observed differences are discussed.     

施用硫肥对几种作物与牧草产量和硫素含量的影响

为了研究不同作物的需S状况。对我国北方3种主要农作物(小麦、玉米、油菜)和牧草(苜蓿)进行了5个施硫水平(0、5、10、20和40mg·kg^-1)的盆栽试验．结果表明。增施一定量的硫肥可以提高作物生物量和产量．4种作物生物量增加5％～32％．小麦和油菜籽粒产量增加3％～20％．同时。增施硫肥可以使作物体内S素增加,但不同作物含硫量明显不同,油菜含硫量最高(0．479％～1．228％)。玉米含硫量最低(0．043％～0．091％)．同一作物不同部位含硫量不同。但同一作物不同部位含硫量呈显著的线性正相关．如油菜I、油菜Ⅱ和小麦植株与其种子含硫量的相关性都达极显著水平,R2值分别为0．399、0．654和0．547(n=15)．作物生物量、产量与施硫量相关性除苜蓿外．都达显著或极显著水平;作物生物量、产量与作物体内硫素含量除苜蓿外也显著或极显著相关;作物从土壤中吸收的S开始时随土壤的有效硫增加而增加,但达到一定程度时。随着有效硫的增加吸收的S略有下降．     

The potential of leaf chlorophyll content to screen bread-wheat genotypes in saline condition

Physiological traits, which are positively associated with yield under salt-stress conditions, can be useful selection criteria in screening for salt tolerance. We examined whether chlorophyll (Chl) content can be used as screening criterion in wheat. Our study involved 5 wheat genotypes under both saline and nonsaline field conditions as well as in a sand-culture experiment. Salt stress reduced significantly biomass, grain yield, total Chl and both Chl a and b in all genotypes. In the sand-culture experiment, Chl accumulation was higher in PF70354/BOW, Ghods, and H499.71A/JUP genotypes at nonsaline control, moderate, and high salt concentrations, respectively. In the field experiment, genotype H499.71A/JUP belonged to those with the highest Chl density. The SPAD (Soil Plant Analysis Development) meter readings were linearly related to Chl content both in the sand-culture and in the field experiment. However, salt stress affected the calibration of SPAD meter. Therefore, separate Chl-SPAD equations were suggested for saline and nonsaline conditions. The correlation coefficients between the grain yield and SPAD were positive and significant both in the sand culture and in the field experiment. These findings suggested that SPAD readings could be used as a tool for rapid assessment of relative Chl content in wheat genotypes. It could be used for the indirect selection of high-yielding genotypes of wheat under saline condition in sand-culture and field experiments.     

Effect of complete plant submergence at different growth stages on grain yield,yield components and nutrient content of rice

Summary Of the three growth stagesviz., seedling establishment, maximum tillering and flowering, complete submergence of plant at flowering stage was found to be most critical followed by seedling estabilishment and maximum tillering stages. Among the three stages of reproductive growth phase, booting stage was found to be most susceptible to complete submergence followed by flowering and post-flowering. The submergence at booting for 4 days was equally detrimental as that of 6 or 8 days at flowering. Irrespective of the growth stages, the plants subjected to complete submergence showed higher nitrogen content (in plant as well as in grain) as compared to those grown under control conditions (5±2 cm) and increased with the increase in duration of submergence. The P and K contents in the plant decreased under submergence.     

The effect of three or five years of set-aside on the husbandry and grain yield of subsequent cereal crops in the UK

During the period 1993–1997, at six contrasting sites located throughout England, two successive cereal test crops were grown both with and without nitrogen fertiliser after three or five years of set-aside or after continuous arable cropping. Vegetation during set-aside included natural regeneration and perennial rye-grass (Lolium perenne) with or without white clover (Trifolium repens), managed by mowing on one or more occasions per year. Establishment of the successive cereal test crops after destruction of the set-aside was generally not a problem. Fertile tiller numbers were increased by inclusion of clover in the set-aside cover or application of inorganic nitrogen. The presence of couch grass (Elytrigia repens) or volunteer cereals in the set-aside covers provided alternative hosts for take-all (Gaeumanomyces graminis) and eyespot (Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides) and take-all caused some yield reductions in following cereal crops. Management during the set-aside period significantly affected grain yields of the subsequent cereal crops in the majority of the site-year combinations. However, these effects were not as large as would be expected after traditional break crops and were frequently masked by the application of nitrogen fertiliser. Mean yields increased by 80% due to the application nitrogen at the optimum rate compared to nil nitrogen. Most of the effects of set-aside treatment on grain yield were shown to be attributable to soil mineral nitrogen content, but at some sites, infections by take-all or eyespot also accounted for some of the variation. There were no effects of pests that could be related to treatment. The presence of sown clover during the set-aside period had the most consistent effect across sites, affecting tiller populations, grain yield and grain quality of cereal crops. At some sites, establishing a sown cover during the set-aside period, or cutting the cover more than once a year, improved grain yield and quality, and reduced the incidence of some specific weeds and disease. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Relationships among cell chlorophyll content,photosystem II light-harvesting and the quantum yield for oxygen production in Chlorella

Cells of the green alga Chlorella vulgaris were grown under conditions where total Chl/cell varied by a factor of almost 80; from 0.02 fmol/cell to nearly 1.6 fmol/cell. The change in Chl/cell was accomplished by an approximately 11-fold increase in RCII/cell along with a 7-fold increase in Chl/RCII. The effective absorption cross section per RCII at 596 nm varied by a factor of 6, increasing with Chl/cell from a minimum of 20 A² to a maximum of 116 A². In contrast, over the same range of Chl/cell, the quantum requirement for O₂ production remained relatively constant at 10.4±1.8 quanta absorbed/O₂ evolved. The results are well described by a simple model in which changes in Chl/cell are produced by coordinated changes in reaction center and light-harvesting complexes. The model predicts that between 20 and 40% of the light-harvesting chlorophyll-protein complexes commonly assigned to PSII, do not function as antenna for PSII.This paper is dedicated to the memory of Warren L. Butler, a pioneer in the field of photobiology. His creativity and innovativeness as a scientist were matched only by his patience as a mentor.     

Constitutive expression of cell wall invertase genes increases grain yield and starch content in maize

Grain size, number and starch content are important determinants of grain yield and quality. One of the most important biological processes that determine these components is the carbon partitioning during the early grain filling, which requires the function of cell wall invertase. Here, we showed the constitutive expression of cell wall invertase–encoding gene from Arabidopsis, rice (Oryza sativa) or maize (Zea mays), driven by the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) 35S promoter, all increased cell wall invertase activities in different tissues and organs, including leaves and developing seeds, and substantially improved grain yield up to 145.3% in transgenic maize plants as compared to the wild‐type plants, an effect that was reproduced in our 2‐year field trials at different locations. The dramatically increased grain yield is due to the enlarged ears with both enhanced grain size and grain number. Constitutive expression of the invertase‐encoding gene also increased total starch content up to 20% in the transgenic kernels. Our results suggest that cell wall invertase gene can be genetically engineered to improve both grain yield and grain quality in crop plants.