Genetic differentiation of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Vigna</Emphasis> species by RAPD,URP and SSR markers

Seventy genotypes belonging to 7 wild and cultivated Vigna species were genetically differentiated using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), universal rice primer (URP) and simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. We identified RAPD marker, OPG13 which produced a species-specific fingerprint profile. This primer characterized all the Vigna species uniquely suggesting an insight for their co-evolution, domestication and interspecific relationship. The cluster analysis of combined data set of all the markers resulted in five major groups. Most of the genotypes belonging to cultivated species formed a specific group whereas all the wild species formed a separate cluster using unweighted paired group method with arithmetic averages and principle component analysis. The Mantel matrix correspondence test resulted in a high matrix correlation with best fit (r = 0.95) from combined marker data. Comparison of three-marker systems showed that SSR marker was more efficient in detecting genetic variability among all the Vigna species. The narrow genetic base of the V. radiata cultivars obtained in the present study emphasized that large germplasm collection should be used in Vigna improvement programme.     

Analyzing urban green space pattern and eco-network in Hanoi, Vietnam

In Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, there has recently been a growing awareness about the roles and benefits of greening in urbanized areas. As a result, planners and decision-makers propose a combination of water bodies and green areas, using cultural as well as historic values, in a strategic concept for city planning in Hanoi. This study aims at quantifying the landscape patterns and ecological processes or clearly linking pattern to process to identify green space changes and their driving forces, based on gradient analysis combined with landscape metrics, GIS support, and FRAGSTATS 3.3, from 1996 to 2003. The results of gradient analysis taken four directions show that green spaces have been become more fragmented in this period, especially in the south and west directions. These changes could be caused by land use change, economic growth, population increase, urbanization, and weakness in planning and managing the urban development. From this context, graph theory was also applied to find any eco-networking, by mitigating the fragmentation and enhancing the green space connectivity, as a biodiversity conservation strategy for the city. Analyzing the green network based on graph theory indicates that among six different network scenarios which were produced from several models (Traveling Salesman, Paul Revere, Least Cost to User), network F with 37 links, and gamma (0.07), beta (0.62), cost ratio (0.606), circuitry (0.098) and connectivity (0.398) is the best option for ecological restoration in the Hanoi city. This will be a basis for the 2020 Green Space Planning in Hanoi.     

基于供需分析的城市绿地空间布局优化——以南京市为例

城市绿地具有生态服务和社会服务两种主要功能,这两种服务水平的高低取决于供需关系.而绿地的供给和需求不仅指数量上,还包括空间分布,因此单纯的绿化指标或可达性水平都不能完全体现城市绿地的真实服务水平.本文从供需分析的角度,在ArcGIS平台下,利用均匀度指数和可达范围内人均享有公共绿地达标率考察了南京城市绿地的生态服务和社会服务在空间上的需求和供给,最终得出了南京市各区绿地系统的生态和社会服务水平.结果表明：东部地区绿地数量上富余,但缺乏高可达性公共绿地,社会服务水平中等;老城地区绿地缺乏,特征绿地分布不均匀,绿地生态和社会服务水平低;河西地区绿地社会服务水平高,但生态绿地较少且分布不均,生态服务水平低;南部、北部均存在绿地不足、分布不均、高可达性公共绿地少的问题.     

Reassessment of suitable markers for taxonomy of Chaetophorales (Chlorophyceae,Chlorophyta) based on chloroplast genomes

Filamentous green algae Chaetophorales present numerous taxonomic problems as many other green algae. Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear genes have limited solutions. Studies with appropriate chloroplast molecular markers may solve this problems; however, suitable molecular markers for the order Chaetophorales are still unknown. In this study, 50 chloroplast genomes of Chlorophyceae, including 15 of Chaetophorales, were subjected to single protein-coding gene phylogenetic analyses, and substitution rate and evolutionary rate assays, and PCR amplification verification was conducted to screen the suitable molecular markers. Phylogenetic analyses of three chloroplast representative genes (psaB, tufA, and rbcL) amplified from 124 strains of Chaetophorales showed that phylogenetic relationships were not improved by increasing the number of samples, implying that the genes themselves, rather than limited samples, were the reason for the unsupported Topology I. Seven genes (atpF, atpI, ccsA, cemA, chlB, psbB, and rpl2) with robust support were selected to be the most suitable molecular markers for phylogenetic analyses of Chaetophorales, and the concatenated seven genes could replace the time-consuming and labor-intensive phylogenetic analyses based on chloroplast genome to some extent. To further solve the taxonomic problems of Chaetophorales, suitable chloroplast markers combined with more taxon-rich approach could be helpful and efficient.     

The effect of a short heat treatment on the <Emphasis Type="Italic">in vitro</Emphasis> induced androgenesis in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Silene latifolia</Emphasis> ssp. <Emphasis Type="Italic">alba</Emphasis>

The effect of a short heat treatment in combination with different culture medium composition on the efficiency of in vitro induced androgenesis in Silene latifolia ssp. alba was studied. The heat shocks (33 and 37°C) were applied for 1, 3, and 5 d. The best androgenic response was observed at 25°C and after a one-day treatment at 33°C. All other treatments reduced androgenic response. Among different media compositions tested, the most satisfactory results were obtained on BMS medium supplemented with 6-benzylaminopurine (0.5 mg dm^–3) and sucrose. The green, albino and chimeric, only female, plants were regenerated. Flow cytometry of 110 regenerants identified haploids, mixoploids (n+2n and 2n+4n) and dihaploids.     

A Transparent, Interactive Software Environment for Communicating Life-Cycle Assessment Results: An Application to Residential Windows

Life-cycle assessments (LCAs) can be used to support the selection of environmentally preferable building materials. But the dominance of the usage phase in the life cycle of building materials represents a special challenge for two reasons. First, many aspects of a building material's usage phase can be context specific. Second, the LCA outcome may rest on a building material's service life, a parameter for which there is typically insufficient information for proper determination. For example, in the selection of a window, important usagephase, context-specific factors that could be determinant include lo-cation/climate, heating-system characteristics (efficiency and fuel), and product durability. A prototype software tool, the Life Cycle Explorer, has been developed that enables decision makers to assess the relative importance of literally dozens of such influential parameters in determining the outcomes of LCA evaluations for building components. The software employed by the Life Cycle Explorer permits extensive layering while maintaining ease of browsing, with the intent of accessibility to both the layperson and the expert. An initial application of the tool addressed residential window selection; the design principles of the software are relevant to the communication phase of a wide variety of LCA and industrial-ecologyrelated modeling projects.     

Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy of Pediastrum duplex: characterization of a micro-population isolated from a eutrophic lake

Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was carried out on single colonies of Pediastrum duplex present in air-dried preparations of mixed phytoplankton samples isolated from a eutrophic freshwater lake. FTIR absorption spectra had 12 distinct bands over the wavenumber range 3300–900?cm^?1 which were tentatively assigned to a range of chemical groups, including –OH (residual water, wavenumber 3299?cm^?1), –CH2 (lipid, 2924), –C=O (cellulose, 1739), amide (protein, 1650 and 1542), >P=O (nucleic acid, 1077) and –C–O (starch, 1151 and 1077). Measurement of band areas identified residual water, protein and starch as the major detectable constituents. Areas of single bands and combined bands of –CH₂, –C–O and >P=O species normalized to protein (to correct for differences in specimen hydration and thickness) showed wide variation between colonies, indicating environmental heterogeneity. Correlation analysis demonstrated close statistical associations between different molecular species. Particularly high levels of correlation between bands 3/4 (CH₂), 6/7 (amide) and 8/9 (–CH₃) was consistent with their joint origin from the same molecular species. The isolation of bands 11 and 12 in the correlation pattern was confirmed by factor analysis, suggesting that variation in the level of starch is statistically unrelated to other macromolecules being monitored. The use of FTIR spectroscopy to characterize an algal micro-population within mixed phytoplankton has potential for future studies on biodiversity and environmental interactions at the species level.     

基于空间优先级的福州市中心城区绿色基础设施网络构建

在城市用地极为紧张、生态环境保护遇到严峻挑战之际,如何高效构建绿色基础设施(GI)网络并识别相对重要的景观生态要素显得尤为重要。本研究以福州市中心城区为例,基于形态学空间格局分析方法与景观连通性评价对GI网络中心进行识别及优先级划分,使用最小成本路径及重力模型等方法提取各级潜在廊道,并利用密度分析和盲区分析对GI节点进行提取及优先级划分,得到优化后的GI网络。结果表明: 福州市中心城区一级网络中心主要分布于南北两侧,中部网络中心面积小且分散,景观综合阻力呈现外围低、中间高的趋势,整体连通性较差;利用现状廊道及潜在廊道构建的GI廊道体系有效增强了网络中心之间的连通性;提取GI节点为物质能量流通提供“中转站”,可改善部分区域存在基质阻力过大、连接廊道过长等问题。GI要素的空间优先级划分,使得GI网络的构建更加科学,可为未来福州市市域GI网络规划期限与建设时序提供参考。     

PHYLOGENY OF THE DASYCLADALES (CHLOROPHYTA,ULVOPHYCEAE) BASED ON ANALYSES OF RUBISCO LARGE SUBUNIT (rbcL) GENE SEQUENCES1

The phylogeny of the green algal Order Dasycladales was inferred by maximum parsimony and Bayesian analyses of chloroplast‐encoded rbcL sequence data. Bayesian analysis suggested that the tribe Acetabularieae is monophyletic but that some genera within the tribe, such as Acetabularia Lamouroux and Polyphysa Lamouroux, are not. Bayesian analysis placed Halicoryne Harvey as the sister group of the Acetabularieae, a result consistent with limited fossil evidence and monophyly of the family Acetabulariaceae but was not supported by significant posterior probability. Bayesian analysis further suggested that the family Dasycladaceae is a paraphyletic assemblage at the base of the Dasycladales radiation, casting doubt on the current family‐level classification. The genus Cymopolia Lamouroux was inferred to be the basal‐most dasycladalean genus, which is also consistent with limited fossil evidence. Unweighted parsimony analyses provided similar results but primarily differed by the sister relationship between Halicoryne Lamouroux and Bornetella Munier‐Chalmas, thus supporting the monophyly of neither the families Acetabulariaceae nor Dasycladaceae. This result, however, was supported by low bootstrap values. Low transition‐to‐transversion ratios, potential loss of phylogenetic signal in third codon positions, and the 550 million year old Dasycladalean lineage suggest that dasyclad rbcL sequences may be saturated due to deep time divergences. Such factors may have contributed to inaccurate reconstruction of phylogeny, particularly with respect to potential inconsistency of parsimony analyses. Regardless, strongly negative g₁ values were obtained in analyses including all codon positions, indicating the presence of considerable phylogenetic signal in dasyclad rbcL sequence data. Morphological features relevant to the separation of taxa within the Dasycladales and the possible effects of extinction on phylogeny reconstruction are discussed relative to the inferred phylogenies.     

A preponderantly 4-sulfated, 3-linked galactan from the green alga Codium isthmocladum

The green algae of the genus Codium have recently been demonstrated to be an important source of sulfated galactans from the marine environment. Here, a sulfated galactan was isolated from the species Codium isthmocladum and its structure was studied by a combination of chemical analyses and NMR spectroscopy. Two fractions (SG 1, approximately 14 kDa, and SG 2, approximately 20 kDa) were derived from this highly polydisperse and heterogeneous polysaccharide. Both exhibited similar structures in (1)H 1D NMR spectra. The structural features of SG 2 and its desulfated derivative were analyzed by COSY, TOCSY, DEPT-HSQC, HSQC, and HMBC. This sulfated galactan is composed preponderantly of 4-sulfated, 3-linked beta-D-galactopyranosyl units. In minor amounts, it is sulfated and glycosylated at C-6. Pyruvate groups are also found, forming five-membered cyclic ketals as 3,4-O-(1'carboxy)-ethylidene-beta-D-galactose residues. A comparison of sulfated galactans from different marine taxonomic groups revealed similar backbones of 3-beta-D-Galp-1.     

Simultaneous determination of malachite green, gentian violet and their leuco metabolites in catfish or trout tissue by high-performance liquid chromatography with visible detection

A sensitive analytical procedure for the determination of residues of leucomalachite green (LMG)-malachite green (MG) and leucogentian violet (LGV)-gentian violet (GV) in catfish or trout tissue is presented. Frozen (−20°C) fish fillets were cut into small pieces and blended in a Waring blender. A 20-g amount of homogenized fish tissue was extracted with acetonitrile-buffer, partitioned against methylene chloride, and cleaned up on tandem neutral alumina and propylsulfonic acid cation-exchange solid-phase extraction cartridges. Samples of 100 μl (0.8 g equiv.) were chromatographed isocratically in 10 min using an acetonitrile-buffer mobile phase on a short-chain deactivated (SCD) reversed-phase column (250×4.6 mm I.D.) in-line with a post-column PbO₂ oxidation reactor. The PbO₂ post-column reactor efficiently oxidized LMG to the chromatic MG, and LGV to the chromatic GV permitting visible detection at 588 nm for all four compounds. Linearity was demonstrated with standards over the range of 0.5–50 ng per injection. Recoveries of LMG, MG, LGV and GV from catfish tissues fortified at 10 ng/g were 75.4±3.0, 61.3±4.1, 72.6±3.7 and 87.9±2.5, respectively, while trout tissues fortified at 10 ng/g yielded recoveries of 82.6±2.3, 48.6±1.8, 72.1±2.1 and 83.8±4.6 (mean±S.D., N=4), respectively.     

福建龙岩城区园林树木木材密度和生材含水率研究

对福建龙岩城区栽植的30种园林树木测定木材基本密度、生材密度和生材含水率。结果表明,针叶树木材基本密度以柏木Cupressus funebris最高(0.636 g·cm-3),南洋杉Araucaria cunninghamii最低(0.462 g·cm-3);阔叶树以相思树Acacia confusa最高(0.757 g·cm-3),美丽异木棉Ceiba speciosa最低(0.228 g·cm-3)。生材密度针叶树竹柏Podocarpus nagi最高(0.975 g·cm-3),南洋杉最低(0.838 g·cm-3);阔叶树相思树最高(1.204 g·cm-3),石栗Aleurites moluccana最低(0.799 g·cm-3)。生材含水率针叶树竹柏最高(105%),柏木最低(30%);阔叶树以美丽异木棉最高(319%),光皮梾木Swida wilsoniana和木麻黄Casuarina equisetifolia最低,均为56%。南北两向的基本密度、生材密度和生材含水率差异不大。在距树皮8 cm范围内,基本密度和生材密度的径向变化模式可归纳为五种类型：(1)密度从髓心向树皮方向递增;(2)密度从髓心向树皮方向递减;(3)距树皮8 cm范围内密度变化不明显;(4)距树皮3～5 cm范围内密度较低;(5)距树皮3～5 cm范围内密度较高。生材含水率径向变化趋势仅限于上述前四种类型。     

Thermal solvent-free synthesis of chromonyl chalcones,pyrazolines and their in vitro antibacterial,antifungal activities

A facile and ecofriendly synthesis of new chromonyl chalcones 3a-b from 3-formylchromone 1 and active methyl compounds 2a-b is reported under thermal solvent-free heating condition in good yields. The chromonyl chalcones 3a-b were used as intermediates under green condition for the synthesis of new bioactive pyrazoline derivatives 4a-f. The compounds were tested for antimicrobial activity by disk diffusion assay with slight modifications against Gram-positive, Gram-negative strains of bacteria as well as fungal strains. The investigation of antimicrobial screening revealed that compounds 3a-b and 4a-f showed antibacterial and antifungal activities.     

Isolation,Growth, Ultrastructure,and Metal Tolerance of the Green Alga,Chlamydomonas acidophila (Chlorophyta)

An acidophilic volvocine flagellate, Chlamydomonas acidophila (Volvocales) that was isolated from an acid lake, Katanuma, in Miyagi prefecture, Japan was studied for growth, ultrastructural characterization, and metal tolerance.

Chlamydomonas acidophila is obligately photoautotrophic, and did not grow in the cultures containing acetate or citrate even in the light. The optimum pH for growth was 3.5-4.5. To characterize metal tolerance, the toxic effects of Cd, Co, Cu, and Zn on this alga were also studied. Effective metal concentrations, which limited the growth by 50%, EC₅₀ were measured, after 72h of static exposure. EC₅₀s were 14.4 μM Cd²⁺, 81.3 μM Co²⁺, 141μM Cu²⁺, and 1.16 mM Zn²⁺ for 72 h of exposure. Thus, this alga had stronger tolerance to these metals than other species in the genus Chlamydomonas.     

供需平衡视角下的城市公园绿地空间公平性分析——以深圳市福田区为例

城市公园绿地是城市重要的生态功能景观,其空间分布的合理性对生态环境的改善及人们的日常生活质量都有一定影响.在城市基础设施配置供需平衡理念的背景下,本文基于城市公园绿地空间公平性评价的理论框架,采用一种基于重力模型的评价方法,以公园绿地的服务能力和各居住区人口数目分别度量供给能力和需求水平.以深圳市福田区为研究区,使用GIS网络分析技术和层次分析法,并在评价中考虑“边界效应”,从居住区的视角对深圳市福田区不同等级的公园绿地分布的空间公平性进行定量评价,进而提出了公园绿地空间配置的优化建议.结果表明: 福田区公园绿地总体公平性较差,其中,社区公园的公平性最差,区域性公园次之,郊野生态公园在部分区域公平性较好;综合各类公园的公平性评价结果,福田区约50%的区域可达到供需平衡,其他区域则均供给不足;福田区的公园绿地系统规划要从绿化率、空间配置及道路交通系统等方面进行改善,重点关注小尺度的公园配置数目,满足社区内的居民日常游憩需求.“边界效应”会对公平性评价结果造成一定影响,位于研究区边缘的居住区可以享受到居住区外的公园绿地服务,同时边界外的居住区也会共享区域内的绿地资源.     

基于要素视角的“一带一路”国家绿色发展效率的驱动力研究

绿色发展的内涵在于构建与资源消耗和污染排放脱钩的绿色经济增长模式,最终实现经济、社会与自然系统的共生与多元化发展。研究"一带一路"沿线国家的绿色发展效率及驱动机制对推动"绿色之路"建设具有重要的理论和实践意义。但目前学界在驱动机制方面未见对技术变化偏向性的探究,因而缺少从要素视角促进绿色技术进步、推动绿色发展的理论基础。以"一带一路"沿线37个国家为样本,以绿色全要素生产率为绿色发展的表征指标,采用数据包络分析方法测度1995至2019年间各国绿色发展趋势和技术变化特征,在此基础上探讨技术变化的要素偏向性对不同类型国家绿色发展的驱动特征。主要研究结论为：（1）多数国家的绿色发展水平呈上升趋势,绿色全要素生产率年均增长率为0.70%;（2）技术进步是沿线国家绿色发展的核心驱动因素,其中中性技术进步是主要动力,而偏向性技术变化却倾向于降低绿色发展效率;（3）基于绿色发展特征将沿线国家分为强、较强、较弱和弱四种类型。各类国家的绿色技术进步均以中性技术进步为驱动力量,而偏向性技术进步普遍呈能源密集型和生态环境恶化型特征。类型I中绿色发展快于GDP发展的国家,其偏向性技术在投入要素中偏向能源,而在产出要素中偏向期望产出,呈现能源密集型和生态环境友好型特征,说明其低碳政策已对技术进步产生了促进作用,而能源规制的激励作用仍有待于加强。基于研究结果,提出优化经济发展的宏观衡量指标,以节能低碳规制促进偏向性绿色技术进步是促进"一带一路"沿线国家绿色发展的关键路径。     

Design and Optimization of Planting Process Parameters for 2ZYX-2 Type Green Onion Ditching and Transplanting Machine

Considering the current low level of mechanization for domestic green onion planting and the high labor intensity of artificial planting, a 2ZYX-2 green onion ditching and transplanting machine, which can complete ditching, ridging, transplanting, repression, soil covering and other operations, is designed in this study. The Central Composite test design method was carried out with the speed of the transplanting machine, the depth of the opener and the horizontal position of the opener as the experimental factors and with the qualification ratio of perpendicularity, the variation coefficient of the plant spacing and the qualification ratio of the planting depth as the test index. Through the analysis of the model interaction and response surface, the change laws that the influence the machine’s forward speed, the depth of the opener and the horizontal position of the opener were studied. The regression model was optimized by Design-Expert 8.0.6 software, and the accuracy of the predicted results was verified by experiments. The optimal working parameters showed that the forward speed of the machine was 0.06 m/s, the depth of the opener was 102 mm, and the horizontal position of the opener was 29 mm. Under conditions of optimal working parameters, the qualification rate of the verticality was 86.83%, the coefficient of variation for the plant spacing was 2.77, and the pass rate of planting depth was 88.26%. The research related to the thesis can provide a reference for the mechanized planting of green onion, which is of great significance to the cost-effectiveness of the green onion industry.     

城市化对合肥蝶类多样性的影响

2010年3—10月,沿城市发展梯度选取了合肥市3个区域(城市、城郊和农村),进行蝴蝶调查。共采集蝴蝶1484只,隶属7科28属34种。结果表明:研究区域优势种蝶类为菜粉蝶(Pieris rapae)、酢浆灰蝶(Pseudozizeeria maha)、黄钩蛱蝶(Polygonia c-aureum);合肥不同城市化区域蝶类多样性存在差异,其多样性指数变化趋势为农村城郊城市;农村和城郊的多样性指数和丰富度指数在7月最高,城市8月最高;城市和城郊的优势度指数在8月最高,农村7月最高;3种不同城市化区域的均匀度指数均是8月最高。在快速城市化过程中,应根据不同城市化水平、不同生境类型采取不同的措施,保护和促进城市生物多样性。     

MITOSIS AND CYTOKINESIS IN ASTEROMONAS GRACILIS, A WALL-LESS GREEN MONAD1

Asteromonas gracilis Artari remains motile throughout cell division. Basal bodies separate and replicate at prophase. They are located lateral to the poles of the closed metaphase spindle. Kinetochores appear at late metaphase. Chromosomes move to the poles and extensions of the nuclear envelope develop into the pyrenoid at anaphase. The interzonal spindle disintegrates at telophase and a diffuse phycoplast is present. Cytokinesis proceeds rapidly from the anterior region of the cell. Newly formed daughter cells have four narrow-banded rootlets and both distal and proximal fibers connect the basal bodies. Features of cell division in Asteromonas are compared to those in other algae, particularly Dunaliella and Chlamydomonas.     

Probing the Monophyly of the Sphaeropleales (Chlorophyceae) Using Data From Five Genes

Molecular phylogenetic analyses have had a major impact on the classification of the green algal class Chlorophyceae, corroborating some previous evolutionary hypotheses, but primarily promoting new interpretations of morphological evolution. One set of morphological traits that feature prominently in green algal systematics is the absolute orientation of the flagellar apparatus in motile cells, which correlates strongly with taxonomic classes and orders. The order Sphaeropleales includes diverse green algae sharing the directly opposite (DO) flagellar apparatus orientation of their biflagellate motile cells. However, algae across sphaeroplealean families differ in specific components of the DO flagellar apparatus, and molecular phylogenetic studies often have failed to provide strong support for the monophyly of the order. To test the monophyly of Sphaeropleales and of taxa with the DO flagellar apparatus, we conducted a molecular phylogenetic study of 16 accessions representing all known families and diverse affiliated lineages within the order, with data from four plastid genes (psaA, psaB, psbC, rbcL) and one nuclear ribosomal gene (18S). Although single‐gene analyses varied in topology and support values, analysis of combined data strongly supported a monophyletic Sphaeropleales. Our results also corroborated previous phylogenetic hypotheses that were based on chloroplast genome data from relatively few taxa. Specifically, our data resolved Volvocales, algae possessing predominantly biflagellate motile cells with clockwise (CW) flagellar orientation, as the monophyletic sister lineage to Sphaeropleales, and an alliance of Chaetopeltidales, Chaetophorales, and Oedogoniales, orders having multiflagellate motile cells with distinct flagellar orientations involving the DO and CW forms.