植物快速营养繁殖中的繁殖速度及产率的计算

目前,在国内外有几十种植物,如花卉和若干果树植物等已建立起用组织培养技术进行商品化生产的新型产业George与Sherrington(1984)指出,全世界有120多个公司或工厂,100多个实验室主要从事植物快速繁殖的生产和研究。当时他们估计,仅西欧和美国每年用组织培养方法生产的植物就有5千万株。现在这个数字可能已成倍地增长了。然而,植物的快速繁殖,究竟可“快”到什么程度呢?Morel(1964)最早指出:“在兰花(Cymbidium sp.)中,在一年内可以由一个芽产生400万个植株”。又如Hasegawa等(1973)指出:“在芦笋(Asparagus officinalis)中,在一年内可以     

鹅掌楸配子选择与雄性繁殖适合度

在多父本等量花粉混合授粉的交配实验设计基础上, 利用SSR分子标记对其子代进行父本分析, 研究鹅掌楸的配子选择与雄性繁殖适合度。参试亲本为鹅掌楸2个种的5个单株(鹅掌楸(Liriodendron chinense)2株, 即FY和LS; 北美鹅掌楸(L. tulipifera)3株, 即LYS、MSL和NK)。结果表明: 鹅掌楸的配子选择个体间差异较大。作为母本, NK和LYS倾向于选择异种雄配子, 而MSL和LS则倾向于选择同种雄配子; 在同种雄配子的选择中, NK、LYS和LS倾向于自交, 而MSL则倾向于异交。以北美鹅掌楸为母本时, 北美鹅掌楸与鹅掌楸的雄性繁殖贡献率分别为45.5%和54.5%, 北美鹅掌楸的雄性繁殖适合度为鹅掌楸的0.556倍。以鹅掌楸为母本时, 二者的繁殖贡献率分别为15.6%和84.4%, 北美鹅掌楸的雄性繁殖适合度为鹅掌楸的0.123倍。总体上看, 鹅掌楸的雄性繁殖适合度高于北美鹅掌楸, 鹅掌楸与北美鹅掌楸均表现为自交亲和。     

毛红椿天然种群有性繁殖适合度及其繁殖更新

以九连山国家自然保护区毛红椿4个天然种群为研究对象,于2006—2016年调查毛红椿有性繁殖和自然更新的情况,分析其繁殖适合度系数和个体水平适合度.结果表明:九连山毛红椿各地理种群结实单株的初始数量较少(3~9株),经70余年的繁衍发育,现存结实单株的数量仅2~10株,且来源于原始单株或子1~2代.不同种群间有性繁殖差异显著,但结实能力呈逐年下降的趋势;随群落发育成熟,土壤种子库保存与种子萌发的失利,导致能正常生长发育成熟的林木数量近乎为0.毛红椿最佳性成熟年龄为40年,早期优势明显,适合度系数早期快速增长,为2.0~2.8,但急剧减少至0.3~0.5,之后较平稳减速至近乎于0;种群间个体有性繁殖适合度(0~14株·cm2)存在较显著差异,但均较低,甚至低至0;以现有繁殖率计算,有性繁殖与更新的适合度实测值均远低于预估值.总之,受有性繁殖遗传适合度低的影响,不同种群间有性繁殖与更新能力趋同衰退;个体有性繁殖适合度进一步降低且面临更高的投资风险,现有繁殖体系因此失衡并趋于恶化.建议开展繁殖交配、授粉结实及遗传多样性评价研究,同时人为干预林分环境,于结实期清理林地枯落物,在幼苗至幼树生长过渡期适当疏伐.     

一个值得商榷的问题：——植物的无性生殖和营养繁殖

在植物学的教学中,繁殖是一个非常重要的问题。它不仅揭示了植物界种族的延续和个体的发育,而且也说明了植物界各大类群生殖方式的演化过程。对于这个贯穿植物学整个过程的重大问题,由于高中生物课本与大学植物学教材编写不统一,易使刚刚步入大学生物学专业的学生产生概念混乱之感。     

克隆乔木黄牛奶树两种繁殖方式的适合度分析

对黄牛奶树两种生殖方式(克隆生殖和有性生殖)的适合度研究结果表明,不同生境下,黄牛奶树繁殖及占据空间的方式有一定差异.在水肥资源丰富、郁闭度较大(常绿阔叶林和竹林)条件下,克隆生殖和有性生殖幼苗存活率均较高,占据空间的能力较强,但克隆苗在数量和占据空间的能力上占较大优势,主要以克隆方式进行繁殖;水肥资源贫乏、光照较强的条件下,两类苗存活率和占据空间能力均较低,实生苗在数量和占据空间能力上占优势.黄牛奶树两种繁殖方式的瓶颈期不同,有性生殖的瓶颈期在种子到幼苗阶段,而克隆苗在幼苗到成株阶段.黄牛奶树的入侵过程是先以实生苗侵入一个地点定居,在郁闭度较大、水肥良好的条件下,以克隆方式迅速占领空间.生长初期克隆苗表现出极大的优势,后期(15龄以上)则优势不复存在.     

抗药性叶螨的种群参数和相对适合度

朱砂叶螨对氧化乐果、三氯杀螨醇、双甲脒和哒螨灵产生抗性后（抗药性系数分别为152．83倍、55．59倍、62．61倍和15．67倍）,繁殖力均显著降低,且发育加速。通过组建各品系生命表得知,该螨抗氧化乐果品系、抗三氯杀螨醇品质、抗双甲脒品系和抗哒螨灵品系的相对适合度分别为0．53、0．62、0．59和0．64,均小于1,具有明显的适合度缺陷。抗药性系数和相对适合度呈直线负相关。     

不同棉蚜种群对棉花和黄瓜的适合度分化

通过室内转接试验,研究来源于越冬寄主花椒、木槿、石榴和夏寄主棉花、黄瓜共5个棉蚜Aphids gossypii Glover种群对棉花和黄瓜的适合度。结果表明:花椒棉蚜、木槿棉蚜、棉花棉蚜转接到棉花上的成虫留居率和种群繁殖率均明显地高于黄瓜;黄瓜棉蚜转接到棉花上的成虫留居率和种群繁殖率均显著地低于黄瓜;石榴棉蚜转接到棉花上的种群繁殖率显著低于黄瓜,但成虫留居率在2种寄主之间没有明显差异。     

花榈木的组织培养和快速繁殖

1植物名称花榈木(Ormosia henryi Prain),又名花梨木、臭桶柴、亨氏红豆、红豆树。2材料类别种子。3培养条件种子萌发培养基:(1)MS 6-BA 1.0mg·L-1(单位下同) NAA 0.05。     

火柴头的繁殖对策和繁殖代价

火柴头具有地上茎和地下生殖枝同时开花结实的特性,产生地上大、小种子和地下大、小种子4种不同类型的种子。对4种类型种子的研究表明,地下大种子、小种子,地上大种子、小种子的平均百粒重有极显著差异,分别是1．0547g、0．4400g、0．5980g和0．3145g。火柴头种子的萌发很不整齐,特别是小种子。萌发持续时间很长。地上大种子和地下大种子的最终萌发率没有显著差异,均在97％左右,但地下大种子的种子活力要明显高于地上大种子。地下小种子的萌发率要高于地上小种子,达80％左右,而且其种子活力也明显高于地上小种子。4种种子形成的幼苗第1片真叶的生物量有极显著差异,其大小顺序依次是地下大种〉地上大种〉地下小种〉地上小种。在正常情况下,火柴头的繁殖投资以地上种子特别是地上小种子为主,在面临损伤逆境条件时,依靠高繁殖代价的地下种子特别是地下大种子。来降低其物种生存的风险,保持其种群的繁衍。     

桔小实蝇抗多杀霉素的生物适合度代价

桔小实蝇Bactrocera dorsalis ( Hendel) 是中国南方地区果蔬重要害虫之一,严重威胁农业生产。多杀霉素是防治桔小实蝇的重要药剂之一,近年来由于在农业生产中大量使用,田间防治效果已有所下降,已出现了抗药性现象。为明确桔小实蝇对多杀霉素的抗药性发展规律,本研究比较了桔小实蝇敏感品系和抗性品系的发育、生殖和存活差异。结果显示：抗多杀霉素桔小实蝇品系具有死亡率增加、部分虫态发育历期延长和繁殖力下降等适合度代价。抗性品系的内禀增长率由0.19下降至0.15,相对适合度降至0.62,表明桔小实蝇对多杀霉素存在较低的抗性风险。     

对虾杆状病毒病暴发式大流行的生态机理初步研究

初步探讨中国和沿海和对虾杆状病毒病暴发式大流行的生理机理。分析了病毒病特性与对虾免疫功能的关系;病毒在虾池间的传染机制。着重说明了虾病的群体感染过程,给出模式化的群体传染模型,简要阐述了与虾病相关的社会生态经济问题。     

POPULATION STRUCTURE OF A CLONAL GORGONIAN CORAL: THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN CLONAL REPRODUCTION AND DISTURBANCE

Clonality is a common feature of plants and benthic marine organisms. In some cases clonal propagation results in a modest increase in population density, while in other cases dense populations may be generated by the propagation of only a few clones. We analyzed the population structure of the clonal gorgonian Plexaura kuna across several reef habitats with a range of disturbance regimes in the San Blas Islands, Panama, and the Florida Keys, U.S.A. Using multilocus DNA fingerprinting to distinguish clones, we estimated that clones ranged in size from single individuals to 500 colonies. The number of genotypes identified on nine reefs ranged from three to 25. Population density and clonal structure varied markedly among reefs with G_O:G_E ranging from 0.03 to 1.00. On some reefs vegetative reproduction transformed P. kuna from a rare species to the numerically most abundant gorgonian. The effect of clonal propagation on P. kuna population structure was dependent on interactions between fragmentation and the reef environment (disturbance regime, substratum). We present a generalized model relating population structure of clonal species to disturbance and the mode of vegetative propagation. Disturbance promotes colony propagation and skews the size-frequency distribution of clones among P. kuna and many species that propagate via fragmentation. Propagation of these species is promoted by disturbance (disturbance sensitive), and they tend to have clones that are dispersed across local sites. Species that fragment and have dispersed clones, have high genotypic diversity in habitats with low levels of disturbance. Genotypic diversity then decreases at intermediate disturbance and increases again at the highest disturbance levels. Clonal species that do not rely on disturbance for vegetative propagation (disturbance insensitive) generally do not disperse and form aggregated clones. Among these taxa disturbance has a greater affect on individual survival than on propagation. Genotypic diversity is directly related to the level of disturbance until very high levels of disturbance, at which time genotypic diversity declines.     

THE MEASUREMENT THEORY OF FITNESS

In this article, an approach to measure fitness is proposed that considers fitness as a measure of competitive ability among phenotypes or genotypes. This approach is based on pairwise competition tests and is related to measures of “utility” in mathematical economics. Extending the results from utility theory it is possible to recover the classical Wrightian fitness measure without reference to models of population growth. A condition, quasi‐BTL, similar to the Bradley–Terry–Luce condition of classical utility theory is shown to be necessary for the existence of frequency and context‐independent fitness measures. Testing for violations of this quasi‐BTL condition can be used to the detect genotype‐by‐genotype interactions and frequency‐dependent fitness. A method for the detection of genotype by environment interactions is proposed that avoids potential scaling artifacts. Furthermore the measurement theoretical approach allows one to derive Wright's selection equation. This shows that classical selection equations are entirely general and exact. It is concluded that measurement theory is able to give definite answers to a number theoretical and practical questions. For instance, this theory identifies the correct scale for measuring gene interaction with respect to fitness and shows that different scales may lead to wrong conclusions.     

THE VEGETATIVE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POTATO PLANT

A study of the vegetative growth of potato plants indicated that all varieties grown under identical conditions are likely to show similar growth rates during the early stages of development.
Differences in total leaf area per plant between varieties became apparent at the stage when rapid development of axillary shoots from the main axis occurred. The maincrop varieties, Stormont Dawn and King Edward, attained a greater total leaf area than the early varieties, Ulster Chieftain and Arran Pilot, because of the greater development of axillary shoots.
It is suggested that the number of nodes produced beneath the terminal inflorescence on the main axis approximates to a constant value, independent of variety. Varietal differences were manifested in the distribution between leaves above ground and stolons below, the early varieties producing fewer leaves above ground than the maincrop, in inverse proportion to the number of underground stolons.
The yields of tubers per plant are given for four varieties. Differences between varieties in the rate of tuber formation are related to differences in the development of haulms.
It is considered probable that the potato plant exhibits a basic growth form which is modified in each variety in a characteristic manner according to the stage in the growth cycle and the rate at which the growth substances are distributed to the various organs of the plant.     

SEED AND VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION IN RELATION TO DENSITY IN FRAGARIA VIRGINIANA (ROSACEAE)

Transplants of Fragaria virginiana Duchesne, the wild strawberry, from field and woods sites, were studied under controlled laboratory conditions to determine their seed and vegetative reproduction responses under different density conditions. The following results were obtained: (1) Increased competition among high density grown plants resulted in lower total biomass when compared to low density grown plants; (2) Increased shading in high density plots resulted in a greater percentage of biomass in leaves; (3) The percentage of total biomass in reproductive organs (seed and vegetative) was higher in low density grown plants; (4) Vegetative “reproductive effort” was higher in low density plots than in high density plots while seed “reproductive effort” remained constant between the two density treatments; (5) No significant difference between plants from habitats of different successional maturity was observed under the experimental treatments. These results are discussed in relation to reproductive density response models.     

CLONAL ANALYSIS OF CELL LINEAGE PATTERNS IN PLANT DEVELOPMENT

Somatic sectors induced by ionizing radiation provide a great deal of information about cell lineage patterns in both plants and animals. Somatic sectors arise when the dominant allele of a mutation with a visible, cell-autonomous phenotype is lost as a result of a deletion or somatic recombination. In addition to marking the fate of cells in a primordium at different stages of development and in different tissues, this technique also provides information about the distribution, orientation, rate, and duration of cell division. The technology and underlying assumptions of this method, termed clonal analysis, are described in this paper.     

VEGETATIVE REPRODUCTION OF THE FRESHWATER DINOFLAGELLATE GLOEODINIUM MONTANUM1

The vegetative life cycle of Gloeodinium montanum Klebs was examined. In unialgal cultures G. montanum divided predominantly by binary fission once every 2-3 weeks. Nuclear division was followed by a delayed cytokinesis producing non-motile G. montanum cells. When placed in fresh media 2-4 biflagellated swarmers were formed. The swarmers, although similar in appearance to those of Hemidinium ochraceum Levander (1900), differ from that species in their dimensions. During vegetative reproduction swarmers developed directly into non-motile vegetative cells.     

盗蜜行为在植物繁殖生态学中的意义

在动植物的相互关系中,盗蜜行为被认为是一种不同于普通传粉者的非正常访花行为。动物之所以要采取这种特殊的觅食策略,有假说认为是由访花者的口器和植物的花部形态不匹配造成的,也有认为是盗蜜行为提高了觅食效率从而使盗蜜者受益。在盗蜜现象中,盗蜜者和宿主植物之间的关系是复杂的。盗蜜对宿主植物的影响尤其是对其繁殖适合度的影响归纳起来有正面、负面以及中性3类。与此同时,盗蜜者的种类, 性别及其掠食行为差异不仅与生境因素密切相关,而且会对宿主植物的繁殖成功产生直接或间接的影响。另外,盗蜜者的存在无疑对其它正常传粉者的访花行为也产生一定的影响,从而间接地影响宿主植物的繁殖成功, 而植物在花部形态上也出现了对盗蜜现象的适应性进化。作者认为, 盗蜜是短嘴蜂对长管型花最有效的一种掠食策略, 它不仅增加了盗蜜者对资源的利用能力, 而且由于盗蜜对宿主植物繁殖成功的不同的影响使其具有调节盗蜜者和宿主之间种群动态的作用, 两者的彼此适应是一种协同进化的结果。