水培条件下营养元素对枳幼苗根毛发育及根生长的影响

以柑橘砧木枳实生苗为试材,研究水培条件下N、P、 K、Ca、Mg、Fe和Mn等7种营养元素分别缺乏对其根系主根长度、侧根数和主、侧根根毛密度、根毛长度及根毛直径等的影响．结果表明: 水培条件下,不同缺素处理枳实生幼苗的根毛均能生长,但根毛主要集中在近根基段,根尖处分布较少;侧根的根毛密度显著大于主根,而其根毛长度显著小于主根.不同缺素处理对根毛的生长发育影响较大,主根根毛密度为55.0~174.3 条·mm^-2．与对照相比,缺Ca诱发主根的根毛密度、长度显著增加;缺P使主根的根基段、中段及侧根的根毛密度、长度显著增加;缺Fe使主根根尖段根毛密度显著增加,而长度显著降低;缺K使主根、侧根的根毛密度、长度及根毛直径均显著降低;缺Mg使主根根毛长度显著增加．各处理主根的生长较一致;侧根除缺N、Mg处理外,其他处理均出现脱落后再生的现象.     

甾类激素炔雌醇、炔诺酮和左炔诺孕酮对拟南芥根生长的影响

采用不同浓度的人工合成甾类激素炔雌醇、炔诺酮和左炔诺孕酮处理拟南芥幼苗,研究3种激素对其根生长和根中内源激素含量的影响.结果表明:(1)30μg?L-1炔雌醇处理显著促进主根的伸长、侧根数及侧根总长的增加,促进主根根毛数和地下部鲜重的增加,增大内源IAA和iPAs含量,以及IAA/iPAs比值;3 000μg?L-1炔雌醇处理则增加主根的弯曲度;(2)炔诺酮活性相对较弱,浓度为300μg?L-1时对主根长、侧根数、侧根总长的促进效果最大,IAA含量增加而iPAs含量降低,IAA/iPAs比值最大;3 000μg?L-1炔诺酮则引起主根弯曲,抑制根毛的生长,但促进侧根数和的地下部鲜重的增加;(3)左炔诺孕酮的活性较高,3μg?L-1时对拟南芥主根长、主根根毛数增加最为显著;300μg?L-1时对侧根数、根毛密度的增幅最大,IAA含量增加,IAA/iPAs比值最大;3 000μg?L-1时显著抑制主根的生长和侧根的生成.     

生长调节剂和基质对枳根毛发育的影响

以干净河沙和混合土为基质,采用不同浓度的吲哚丁酸（IBA）、乙烯利（ETH）、萘乙酸（NAA）处理枳实生苗,研究了枳根毛发育的状况,并在缺磷沙培条件下探讨了枳根毛发育周期及其分布状况.结果表明：枳实生苗根毛凋亡周期约为4 d,呈块状丛生,主要分布在根体,且着生分布不均.沙培条件下枳实生苗发生根毛较多,每条主根约有486.3条根毛,1.0 μmol·L^-1的IBA和ETH诱导主根发生根毛的效果明显,而NAA无显著作用,缺磷沙培能够诱导更多的根毛发生(每条主根平均6363条);混合土培养条件下枳实生苗发生根毛较少,每条主根只有2123条根毛,各生长调节剂对发生根毛的作用效果都不明显.     

低磷供应对拟南芥根系构型的影响

在人工气候箱中,采用Johnson培养基对拟南芥在低磷供应条件下根系构型的变化进行了研究,结果表明：拟南芥在磷饥饿诱导下,主根缩短,侧根密度、根毛的数量和长度显著增加,并且,根尖到第一侧根和第一根毛的距离也大大缩短。这些改变增加了根系比表面积,并且使得根系分布更加靠近土壤表层,有利于提高植物吸收土壤中有机磷的效率。低磷胁迫还导致拟南芥根系分生组织区细胞形状变异,柱细胞数量减少;主根生长和细胞伸长的动力学分析显示,磷饥饿促使拟南芥主根生长变缓,细胞长度随磷饥饿程度的加深迅速缩小。CycB1;1:GUS染色分析结果表明,低磷破坏拟南芥根系分生组织细胞分裂能力,这些结果说明磷胁迫同时抑制了细胞的伸长和分裂,从而引起拟南芥主根的缩短。     

苗期水分亏缺对玉米根系发育及解剖结构的影响

利用盆栽试验,研究了不同水分亏缺[土壤含水量分别为田间持水量的75%～85%(对照)、65%～75%(轻度)、55%～65%(中度)、45%～55%(重度)]对玉米苗期根系发育及解剖结构的影响.结果表明:干旱抑制了植株生长,随着水分亏缺程度的加重,根系长度缩短、根直径变细、总生物量降低;而根系活力、根冠比、根尖多糖含量均增加;侧根根毛长度、根毛密度、根毛总长度在中度水分亏缺条件下达到最大.组织切片观察结果表明,根直径变细主要是由于根的中柱面积减小、导管直径缩小所致,不同水分亏缺处理间导管的数量差异不大,但水分亏缺使导管壁变得不规整.根尖多糖含量的增加主要表现在表皮细胞和根冠细胞内,在表皮细胞内多糖主要以游离形式分布,在根冠细胞内主要以淀粉粒形式分布.总之,在水分亏缺条件下,玉米通过改变导管结构、增加表皮细胞与根冠细胞内多糖的含量及扩大根毛总表面积,来调节根系对水分的吸收能力,增强玉米植株的抗旱性,但根毛并不随着亏缺程度的加重而无限制的增长,在过度干旱条件下,根毛会受到抑制或损伤.     

甘蓝型油菜根系突变体lrn1、prl1和野生型根系显微结构的差异

油菜外源细胞分裂素不敏感突变体lrn1和prl1表现为磷高效。营养液培养0.2μmol/L细胞分裂素(6-BA)处理,与甘蓝型油菜野生型‘宁油7号’(WT)相比,突变体lrn1侧根较多,prl1主根较长。本研究利用体式显微技术、非切片压片法以及石蜡切片等技术,对3个基因型在ddH2O和0.2μmol/L 6-BA处理下的根毛、根表皮细胞分化及根尖解剖结构的差异进行了观察,结果表明:ddH2O处理,种子发芽后第1、3、6、9 d,lrn1、prl1和WT根尖成熟区根毛较少。0.2μmol/L 6-BA处理,种子发芽后第3 d,lrn1、prl1和WT根尖形成大量根毛,其中WT根毛最多、密度最大;prl1根毛最少,密度也最小;lrn1处于两者之间。种子发芽后第6 d,lrn1、prl1和WT分生区和伸长区明显缩短,lrn1和prl1分生区面积无显著差异,但两者均显著大于WT;lrn1和prl1根冠细胞结构较正常,而WT根冠细胞结构畸形;lrn1皮层原细胞之间排列较WT和prl1紧密。种子发芽后第9 d,lrn1已有4条侧根,但prl1与WT无侧根形成。6-BA处理,prl1主根较长,与其根尖分生区面积较大密切相关;lrn1侧根较多,可能与中柱原细胞排列密度较高密切相关。     

扁刺栲不同根序细根形态和化学特征及其对短期氮添加的响应

研究川西亚热带次生常绿阔叶林优势树种扁刺栲1～5级细根形态和化学特征,及其对氮添加的响应.结果表明: 随根序等级的增加,扁刺栲根直径、根组织密度、K含量增加,而比根长、比表面积及N、P、Mg含量降低.氮添加显著增加了扁刺栲细根N含量,降低了Mg含量和C/N,使细根Ca含量呈下降趋势,对根序C、P、K、Na、Al、Mn、Fe含量无显著影响.氮添加未显著影响扁刺栲细根直径、比根长、比表面积和根组织密度.在所有处理中,细根P含量均与各形态特征呈显著线性回归关系.氮添加处理下,细根Mg含量与形态特征之间的线性关系由不显著变为显著,而细根N含量与形态特征之间的线性关系由显著变为不显著.氮添加会影响根系营养元素含量,并增强植物对P和Mg的需求.     

Cd胁迫下黄菖蒲幼苗根系生长与Cd积累的研究

采用水培法研究了Cd胁迫对黄菖蒲（Iris pseudacorus L．）幼苗根系生长和Cd含量的影响,用透射电镜观察了Cd胁迫对根尖细胞亚显微结构的影响并确定了Cd沉积部位。结果表明,10mg·L^-1 Cd处理对黄菖蒲幼苗根系的生长有一定促进作用,根毛数量及不定根上侧根的数量、密度和长度均高于对照;Cd浓度高于25mg·L^-1时,根系的生长发育受到抑制,上述指标均显著低于对照。用10～40mg·L^-1 Cd处理后,黄菖蒲幼苗不定根上侧根中的Cd含量均显著高于未长侧根的不定根和去掉侧根的不定根（P〈0．05）,说明不定根上的侧根对Cd沉积有重要作用。100mg·L^-1 Cd处理能导致根尖细胞质浓缩、质壁分离和液泡变大,且大量Cd颗粒沉积在细胞壁上和细胞间隙中,表明细胞壁和细胞间隙对Cd的沉积作用可能是黄菖蒲幼苗耐Cd胁迫的重要机理之一。     

密度对缺苞箭竹凋落物生物元素动态及其潜在转移能力的影响

研究了一个生长季节内,缺苞箭竹(Fargesia denudata)-紫果云杉(Picea purpurea)原始林下不同密度缺苞箭竹凋落物及其生物元素含量的动态,比较了凋落物与新鲜叶中生物元素含量的差异,探讨了生物元素在缺苞箭竹体内的潜在内转移能力。研究结果表明:在生长季节内,缺苞箭竹凋落物量随着缺苞箭竹密度增加而增大。凋落物中C、N、P、K含量随着缺苞箭竹密度增加而减小,但Ca、Mg含量随着缺苞箭竹密度增加而增大。凋落物和新鲜叶中的C含量无显著差异,且二者均无明显的季节变化规律;凋落物的N、P、K含量表现为在5、6、7月依次升高,7月以后逐渐下降的格局,且凋落物中的含量明显低于新鲜叶;凋落叶的Ca含量明显高于新鲜叶,但无明显的季节变化规律;凋落叶的Mg含量在缺苞箭竹指数生长期最低,而新鲜叶中Mg含量在缺苞箭竹指数生长期最高。缺苞箭竹密度对生物元素的动态变化规律无显著影响。内转移率表现为K>N>P,且P的内转移率随着缺苞箭竹密度的增加而升高,但缺苞箭竹密度对K、N的内转移能力影响较小;C在缺苞箭竹植株体内的内转移现象不明显;Ca在凋落物中的积累率随缺苞箭竹密度增加而增大;Mg元素的积累率随着缺苞箭竹密度增加越来越高,而内转移率越来越低。     

氧化石墨烯对拟南芥生长的促进作用

明确氧化石墨烯(graphene oxide,GO)对拟南芥生长的促进作用,为纳米材料应用于农业生产提供理论依据。采用不同浓度GO的1/2 MS培养基点拟南芥种子,测定其主根长、侧根数、根系活力、超氧阴离子自由基的产生、超氧化物歧化酶活性、根系生长相关基因的表达情况。经20-200 μg/mL GO处理后,拟南芥主根长度比对照(不加GO)提高了4.6%-43.0%,在50-200 μg/mL内,与对照相比,差异达显著水平。50 μg/mL处理显著促进了侧根形成,侧根数比对照增加了约27.1%,高于或低于50 μg/mL则不利于侧根的形成。表明50 μg/mL GO对拟南芥的主根长和侧根数均存在促进作用,同时还发现该浓度可以增加拟南芥根尖的分生区和伸长区的长度,而对根尖直径和根冠长度无影响。氯化三苯基四氮唑(TTC)和四硝基氮蓝四唑(NBT)组织染色法结果表明50 μg/mL GO浓度处理提高了根系活力和超氧化物歧化酶活性及降低了超氧阴离子的产生。基因表达分析显示ADC1和DAR2表达量下调和IQM3表达量上调,从而促进了主根的伸长;ARF7、ARF19、ERFII-1和IQM3表达量上...     

Association of soybean root mycoflora with root modulation, root necrosis and plant fresh weight

Fungi were isolated from soybean plants in ten fields in south-west France. Correspondence analysis (COA) was used to find associations among taxa (species, genera, groups) and sampling units (i.e. one field at one sampling date). The first axis of the COA demonstrated a dominant sampling date effect; the second indicated an association among certain sampling units and specific taxa. Regression analysis of COA coordinate values indicated that fields with high relative isolation frequencies of Fusarium spp., F. oxysporum and ‘other species’ (mostly Chaetomium spp. and sterile fungi) were characterised by greater plant fresh weight and nodule number and lower ratings for root necrosis. Cylindrocarpon spp., Cephalosporium spp. and F. solanihad high relative isolation frequencies in fields with lower plant weight, lower nodule number and higher root necrosis ratings. The relative importance of fungal taxa was also related to soil type.     

水曲柳根系生物量、比根长和根长密度的分布格局

采用连续钻取土芯法在生长季内对东北林业大学帽儿山实验林场17年生水曲柳人工林根系取样,研究水曲柳不同直径根系现存生物量、比根长和根长密度及垂直分布状况.结果表明,水曲柳人工林根系总生物量为1 637.6 g·m^-2,其中活根生物量占85%,死根占15%.在活根生物量当中,粗根(直径5～30 mm)占的比例最高（69.95%）,其次为活细根（直径<1 mm,13.53%）,小根(1～2 mm)和中等直径的根(2～5 mm)比例较小（分别为7.21%和9.31%）.直径<1 mm活细根的比根长为32.20 m·g^-1,直径5～30 mm粗根的比根长为0.08 m·g^-1.单位面积上活根的总长度为6 602.54 m·m^-2,其中直径<1 mm的细根占92.43%,其它直径等级则不到活根总长度的8%.直径<1 mm的细根生物量与根长密度具显著线性关系（R²=0.923）,但与比根长无显著相关关系（R²=0.134）.     

Ruzigrass root persistence and soybean root growth

Plant and Soil - Cropping systems using forage grasses as cover crops have been effective in soil conservation and nutrient cycling, but root persistence of ruzigrass (Urochloa ruziziensis) is...     

Wheat root diversity and root functional characterization

Background and Aims

Under limited moisture conditions, roots can play an outstanding role with respect to yield stability by effective absorption of water from soil. A targeted integration of root traits into plant breeding programs requires knowledge on the existing root diversity and access to easy and cost-effective methods. This study aimed to assess wheat root diversity, root properties in relation to water regime, and the efficiency of root capacitance for in situ screening.

Methods

Root morphological, anatomical properties and root capacitance of wheat species from different ploidy levels were studied under field conditions in 2 years contrasting in water regime. Soil water content was weekly measured.

Results

Significant genotypic differences were observed for most root traits. The investigated genotypes exploited different strategies to maximize soil water depletion, e.g. high topsoil root length density, low tissue mass density, high specific root length, deep rooting and looser xylem vessels. Multivariate statistics of root traits revealed an acceptable genotypic differentiation according to regional origin, genetics and capacity to extract soil water.

Conclusions

Under supply-driven environments, dehydration avoidance via water uptake maximization can be achieved through high topsoil rooting density. In this regard, root capacitance can be useful for in situ screening.     

Insights into root development from Arabidopsis root mutants

The root provides a useful system for the analysis of plant organ formation. Mutations that affect root development and physiology have been identified in Arabidopsis thaliana. Affected processes include embryonic root formation, cell expansion, cell differentiation and response to environmental stimuli. Analysis of these mutations is providing insight into fundamental questions of plant development.     

植物根系养分捕获塑性与根竞争

为了更有效地从土壤中获取养分, 植物根系在长期的进化与适应中产生了一系列塑性反应, 以响应自然界中广泛存在的时空异质性。同时, 植物根系的养分吸收也要面对来自种内和种间的竞争。多种因素都会影响植物根竞争的结果, 包括养分条件、养分异质性的程度、根系塑性的表达等。竞争会改变植物根系的塑性反应, 比如影响植物根系的空间分布; 植物根系塑性程度差异也会影响竞争。已有研究发现根系具有高形态塑性和高生理塑性的植物在长期竞争过程中会占据优势。由于不同物种根系塑性的差异, 固定的对待竞争的反应模式在植物根系中可能并不存在, 其响应随竞争物种以及土壤环境因素的变化而变化。此外, 随着时间变化, 根系塑性的反应及其重要性也会随之改变。植物对竞争的反应可能与竞争个体之间的亲缘关系有关, 有研究表明亲缘关系近的植物可能倾向于减小彼此之间的竞争。根竞争对植物的生存非常重要, 但目前还没有研究综合考虑植物的各种塑性在根竞争中的作用。另外根竞争对群落结构的影响尚待深入的研究。     

Response of root respiration and root exudation to alterations in root C supply and demand in wheat

Rising atmospheric CO₂ concentrations have highlighted the importance of being able to understand and predict C fluxes in plant-soil systems. We investigated the responses of the two fluxes contributing to below-ground efflux of plant root-dependent CO₂, root respiration and rhizomicrobial respiration of root exudates. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L., var. Consort) plants were grown in hydroponics at 20°C, pulse-labelled with ¹⁴CO₂ and subjected to two regimes of temperature and light (12 h photoperiod or darkness at either 15°C or 25°C), to alter plant C supply and demand. Root respiration was increased by temperature with a Q ₁₀ of 1.6. Root exudation was, in itself, unaltered by temperature, however, it was reduced when C supply to the roots was reduced and demand for C for respiration was increased by elevated temperature. The rate of exudation responded much more rapidly to the restriction of C input than did respiration and was approximately four times more sensitive to the decline in C supply than respiration. Although temporal responses of exudation and respiration were treatment dependent, at the end of the experimental period (2 days) the relative proportion of C lost by the two processes was conserved despite differences in the magnitude of total root C loss. Approximately 77% of total C and 67% of ¹⁴C lost from roots was accounted for by root respiration. The ratio of exudate specific activity to CO₂ specific activity converged to a common value for all treatments of 2, suggesting that exudates and respired CO₂were not composed of C of the same age. The results suggest that the contributions of root and rhizomicrobial respiration to root-dependent below-ground respiration are conserved and highlight the dangers in estimating short-term respiration and exudation only from measurements of labelled C. The differences in responses over time and in the age of C lost may ultimately prove useful in improving estimates of root and rhizomicrobial respiration.     

Predicting root biomass from branching patterns of Douglas-fir root systems

There are many examples of branching networks in nature, such as tree crowns, river systems, arteries and lungs. These networks have often been described as being self-similar, or following scale-invariant branching rules, and this property has been used to derive several scaling laws. In this paper we model root systems of Douglas-fir ( Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca (Beissn.) Franco) as branching networks following several simple branching rules. Our objective is to establish a relationship between trunk diameter and root biomass. We explore the effect of the self-similar branching assumption on this relationship. Using data collected from a mature stand in British Columbia, we find that branching asymmetry and the rate of root taper change with root size, thereby violating the assumption of self-similarity. However, the data are in general agreement with Leonardo da Vinci's area-preserving branching hypothesis. We use the field data to parameterize two models, one assuming self-similar branching and a second incorporating the measured size dependencies of branching parameters. The two models differ by only a small amount (≈8%) in their predictions. For both models, the predicted relationship between trunk diameter and root biomass is in good concordance with previously published empirical data. We conclude that the assumption of self-similar branching, although violated by the data, nevertheless provides a useful tool for predicting the allometric relationship between trunk diameter and root biomass. Finally, we use our models to show that the geometric properties of individual bifurcations fundamentally change the root biomass cost of different root topologies.     

Role of cytokinin and auxin in shaping root architecture: regulating vascular differentiation, lateral root initiation, root apical dominance and root gravitropism

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Development and architecture of plant roots are regulated by phytohormones. Cytokinin (CK), synthesized in the root cap, promotes cytokinesis, vascular cambium sensitivity, vascular differentiation and root apical dominance. Auxin (indole-3-acetic acid, IAA), produced in young shoot organs, promotes root development and induces vascular differentiation. Both IAA and CK regulate root gravitropism. The aims of this study were to analyse the hormonal mechanisms that induce the root's primary vascular system, explain how differentiating-protoxylem vessels promote lateral root initiation, propose the concept of CK-dependent root apical dominance, and visualize the CK and IAA regulation of root gravitropiosm. KEY ISSUES: The hormonal analysis and proposed mechanisms yield new insights and extend previous concepts: how the radial pattern of the root protoxylem vs. protophloem strands is induced by alternating polar streams of high IAA vs. low IAA concentrations, respectively; how differentiating-protoxylem vessel elements stimulate lateral root initiation by auxin-ethylene-auxin signalling; and how root apical dominance is regulated by the root-cap-synthesized CK, which gives priority to the primary root in competition with its own lateral roots. CONCLUSIONS: CK and IAA are key hormones that regulate root development, its vascular differentiation and root gravitropism; these two hormones, together with ethylene, regulate lateral root initiation.