The exudation of solutes during senescence of oat leaves

Exudation of cations and of amino acids from detached oat seedling leaves ( Avena sativa L. cv. Victory) floated on water or solutions was measured under varied conditions. A small amount of exudation in the first 4 h, greater in the dark than in white light, is followed, one to 8 days later, by a relatively great increase which approximately accompanies senescence. This second increase is delayed by kinetin and is accelerated by abscisic acid or methyl jasmonate. both of which accelerate senescence. A nitrogen atmosphere (in darkness) causes immediate large exudation, mainly of potassium ions, and this is effectively delayed by light. There are two exceptions to the parallel between exudation and senescence; n-pentanol, which strongly delays senescence in darkness, nevertheless increases exudation both of potassium and of amino acids, probably due to a direct effect on the plasmalemma. Cycloheximide, which also delays senescence, increases the exudation somewhat. Kinetin prevents or delays exudation under all conditions. Thus, the permeability of the plasmalemma increases greatly along with other criteria of senescence, but this change is probably not the principal cause of the senescence syndrome. Some of the effects are considered to result from reduction in available energy and others from a direct influence on plasmalemma permeability.     

A Historical Overview of the Ozone Exposure Problem

Ozone can be found in essentially all locations in the troposphere. Too much exposure of vegetation and humans to this potent oxidizing gas can prove toxic. Reports of human toxicity to ozone first appeared in the 1800's from accidental occupational exposures when ozone was first discovered. Ozone was recognized as damaging field vegetation with a report of altered leaf morphology in grapes in the 1950s. Ozone is the major oxidant component in photochemical smog, and is produced by reactions of volatile organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen with sunlight present. Soon after the inception of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), the Agency set a general “oxidants” standard (which included ozone) in 1971. A primary standard was created to protect human health and a secondary standard to protect against agricultural losses, ecological damage, and other losses. Ozone concentrations have decreased steadily over the last two decades in some areas of the U.S., but have increased in other areas. Several aspects of ozone exposure need further characterization, including better determination of rural concentrations and the relationship of outdoor to indoor concentrations. Ozone is one of the six criteria air pollutants requiring a formal reexamination of the new findings of effects on health and vegetation on a periodic basis, a process that leads to the publication of an US EPA criteria document. As a result of further study concerning ozone effects, significant changes were made to pollution standards in 1979 and 1997. This toxicant has remained a major air pollutant of concern in the U.S. despite regulation and intense study over several decades.     

离体条件下外源茉莉酸甲酯对人参锈腐病菌的影响(英文)

人参(Panax ginseng)是我国传统的名贵药材,由毁灭柱孢(Cylindrocarpon destructans)引起的人参锈腐病是严重影响人参产量和品质的重要根部病害之一,在人参生产中会造成严重的经济损失.茉莉酸甲酯(methyl jasmonate,MeJA)是一类新型的生长调节物质,既可以参与植物对病原菌及其他逆境胁迫做出的应答并进行信号传递,又可用来诱导植物的抗病反应.为了明确MeJA对人参锈腐病菌的影响并解析MeJA与病原菌致病因子之间的相互关系,该文研究了外源MeJA在不同浓度下对C.destructans的直接影响,包括对菌落生长、孢子萌发、菌丝生长量、病菌分泌水解酶的影响.结果表明:MeJA能够强烈抑制病原菌的生长和孢子萌发,而对病原菌致病酶的活性则表现出促进作用;人参锈腐病菌在PDA平板上的菌落直径从(8.23±0.15) cm(对照)减少到(0.71±0.00) cm(800 μg·mL-l MeJA),在MeJA浓度达到最高时,菌落生长几乎完全被抑制;MeJA的浓度大于400 μg·mL-1时,病原菌的生物量减少了65.3％～ 100％,孢子萌发率和芽管长度减少了100％;MeJA在浓度大于200 μg·mL-1时,果胶酶、纤维素酶和淀粉酶活性升高而蛋白酶的活性却没有变化.综上表明,MeJA对病原菌产生抑制作用的临界浓度为200 μg·mL-1.该研究结果为后续使用MeJA处理人参植株进行诱导抗病性的研究奠定了基础,同时也有助于进一步了解人参锈腐病的致病机理,并为病害防控提供了理论参考.     

茉莉酸甲酯对水稻幼苗抗冷性的影响

测定茉莉酸甲酯（MJ）对冷胁迫条件下水稻幼苗生长和与抗冷性相关生理生化指标影响的结果表明：较高浓度的MJ（10^-3mol·L^-1）明显抑制冷胁迫下的水稻幼苗生长,增加细胞膜的渗透性;浓度低一些的MJ（10^-4、10^-5、10^-6、10^-7mol·L^-1）对冷胁迫下水稻幼苗的生长和细胞膜有不同程度的保护作用,其中以10～mol·L^-1MJ的效果为佳。10～mol·L^-1 MJ处理的叶中叶绿素降解程度小,可溶性糖、可溶性总蛋白和脯氨酸的含量以及超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化物酶（POD）和过氧化氢酶（CAT）的活性均增加,丙二醛（MDA）含量降低,因而水稻幼苗的抗冷性提高。     

大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂和防御信号物质对斜纹夜蛾幼虫保护酶的影响

以广食性害虫斜纹夜蛾为研究对象,连续6代自二龄或三龄开始用含有大豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂(soybean trypsin inhibitor,SBTI)的人工饲料喂养幼虫,饲养至五龄时测定SBTI对幼虫保护酶的影响。结果表明,SBTI抑制斜纹夜蛾幼虫SOD、CAT活性,随着饲养代数的增加,SBTI的抑制效果降低;SBTI可显著升高斜纹夜蛾幼虫POD活性。预先接触外源植物防御信号物质茉莉酸甲酯和水杨酸甲酯48h均可显著影响斜纹夜蛾幼虫体内保护酶SOD、POD、CAT活性,且可显著减缓SBTI对斜纹夜蛾幼虫SOD、POD、CAT活性的作用效果。表明,斜纹夜蛾取食SBTI后能够调节自身的保护酶系统,逐步适应蛋白酶抑制剂的毒害,而预先接触植物防御信号物质可增强其对植物防御蛋白的适应能力。     

臭氧胁迫下冬小麦物质生产与分配的数值模拟

利用ML9810B型臭氧监测分析仪,测定了浙江嘉兴麦田空气O3浓度,并通过改进的开顶式气室实验确定O3浓度变化对冬小麦叶片光合速率的影响函数.在此基础上,加入O3对叶片生长和穗部光合影响的模拟函数,建立反映O3对冬小麦生长和产量形成影响的作物模型.模型的检验结果表明,该模型较好地反映了O3对冬小麦生长的影响,生物量平均相对误差为10.3%.对冬小麦春后生育期(3—5月)的研究表明,水肥适宜时,由O3影响造成的该地区冬小麦干物质累积总损失量为11.4%,产量损失为17.8%.     

茉莉酸甲酯:一种重要的植物信号转导分子

作为一种信号转导分子,茉莉酸甲酯在植物生长发育、代谢调节、抗病、耐逆、防御相关基因的诱导表达等方面均起着重要的作用。由于茉莉酸甲酯所具有的上述多效性,其作用与机制受到人们的广泛关注。本文简要介绍了植物中茉莉酸甲酯信号转导作用的相关研究进展。     

茉莉酸甲酯和苯丙氨酸对辣椒果实品质的影响

本文研究了不同浓度的茉莉酸甲酯（MeJA）和苯丙氨酸（Phe）对‘湘研5号’辣椒果实不同发育时期的辣椒素、二氢辣椒素、维生素c以及干物质含量变化的影响。结果表明：500和1000mg·L-1 MeJA处理60d后的辣椒素含量分别比对照提高了41．7％和58．4％：同时500mg.L-1 MeJA处理能促进辣椒果实中的二氢辣椒素、维生素C的积累,对干物质积累也有一定作用。60mg·L-1 Phe处理能提高辣椒果实中辣椒素、二氢辣椒素和干物质的含量,但对维生素C影响不显著。     

Enantioselective hydrolysis of racemic methyl jasmonate using microorganisms and isolated enzymes

A variety of microorganisms were used to hydrolyze racemic methyl jasmonate [I] with varying degrees of enantioselectivity. The fungi tested included species from the genera Aspergillus, Penicillium, and Talaromyces. All fungi tested showed a preference for the [1S,2S(Z)]-(+)-isomer. The yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans showed no activity. A number of bacterial genera were also tested. No activity could be shown for members of the genera Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Escherichia, Nocardia, and Thermoactinomyces. Hydrolytic activity was found in the genera Streptomyces and Mycobacterium. S. henetus showed the same enantioselectivity as the fungi, while M. phlei hydrolyzed the [1R,2R(Z)]-(−)-isomer preferentially. A number of isolated enzymes were also screened for activity. Varying degrees of hydrolytic activity and enantioselectivity were found.     

Effect of picloram and methyl jasmonate on growth and taxane accumulation in callus culture of Taxus × media var. Hatfieldii

We have analysed the effect of some culture conditions and media components on callus growth rate and production of taxanes in callus of Taxus × media var. Hatfieldii. For callus induction and maintenance a Gamborg B5 medium and a White - Rangaswamy medium (WR) with different modifications were used. On an improved WR medium (containing 10 μM picloram) the callus growth factor increased up to 5.8 fold (fresh weight). Picloram only enhanced the growth of callus, but not taxane production. On WR medium with (100 μM) methyl jasmonate the paclitaxel content increased from 2.37 μg g-1 to 90 μg g-1 and cephalomannine from 5.14 μg g-1 to 29.14 μg g-1 (dry weight), whereas growth of the cultures ceased. The presence of paclitaxel and cephalomannine was established by high performance liquid chromatography. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Structural requirements for biologically active jasmonates: Induction of protease inhibitors and cotyledon senescence

Methyl jasmonate and jasmonate isomers were resolved for studies in stereoselectivity of biological action. Chemical modifications included fluorination at the chiral C7 carbon, trifluorination at the C12 of the pentenyl sidechain, shortening of this pentenyl to a butenyl moiety, and synthesis of the (+) and (–)-epi-methyl jasmonates. The effects of these modifications and stereospecificity were monitored using three assays: proteinase inhibitor II promoter driving the reporter -glucuronidase; endogenous trypsin proteinase inhibitor induction; and sunflower cotyledon senescence induction. The methyl esters were more active than the corresponding acids, the R absolute configuration at C3 was most effective in all assays, fluorination at C7 abolished activity in the proteinase inhibitor assays, and the trifluorination at C12 or shortening to a butenyl did not alter activity relative to the active (–)- methyl jasmonate, but both of these latter modifications revealed a delayed response in the senescence conductivity measures.     

水稻OsPLD3和OsPLD4基因及其启动子

磷脂酶D(Phospholipase D, PLD)是在植物组织中广泛存在的一类磷脂酶, 可催化磷脂如磷脂酰胆碱(phosphatidylcholine)水解产生磷脂酸(phosphatidic acid, PA)和一个自由的头部基团如胆碱(choline)。在植物体内PLD家族往往包括多个成员。利用反向遗传学技术对水稻磷脂酶D家族(OsPLD)中的两个成员OsPLD3和OsPLD4基因及其启动子的研究显示: OsPLD3和OsPLD4的启动子在花器官的不同部位中驱动报告基因不同程度地表达, 二者都受损伤和茉莉酸甲酯诱导, 但是对诱导因子反应的时空模式不同。利用转基因技术在水稻中过量表达OsPLD3和OsPLD4基因或是干扰OsPLD3和OsPLD4基因表达都不能引起可见的水稻表型的变化, 说明OsPLD家族不同成员可能有功能上的重复。     

桂西南28年生米老排人工林生物量及其分配特征

应用相对生长法对桂西南28年生米老排人工林生物量及其分配特征进行了研究。结果表明:28年生米老排人工林生物量为281.47t·hm-2,生态系统生物量分配格局为乔木层(97.89%)>凋落物层(1.87%)>灌木层(0.16%)>草本层(0.08%);其中,乔木层生物量为275.54t·hm-2,其生物量在各器官的分配规律为树干(63.01%)>树根(21.01%)>树枝(9.64%)>树皮(4.38%)>树叶(1.72%)>果实(0.25%);乔木生物量的径级分布接近正态分布,生物量主要集中在径级为25～29cm的林木,占乔木层生物量总量的48.15%;28年生米老排人工林林分年均净生产力为15.61t·hm-2·a-1,各组分净生产力大小顺序为乔木层(81.50%)>凋落物层(16.82%)>灌木层(0.98%)>草本层(0.70%);乔木层年均净生产力为12.72t·hm-2·a-1,各器官净生产力大小顺序为树干(48.76%)>树叶(18.64%)>树根(16.26%)>树枝(7.46%)>果实(5.50%)>树皮(3.39%)。     

葡萄细胞悬浮培养生产白藜芦醇

以巨峰葡萄果皮为外植体,在添加2.0 mg/L 6-苄基嘌呤（6-BA）和0.1 mg/L 2,4-二氯苯氧基（2,4-D）的B5培养基上诱导葡萄愈伤组织; 以50 g/L的初始接种量在添加1.0 mg/L 6-BA和0.05 mg/L 2,4-D的B5液体培养基上建立葡萄悬浮培养体系。在25～27 ℃下,摇床振荡暗培养（120～130 r/min）18 d后,葡萄细胞生物量和白藜芦醇含量达到最大值（16.17 g/L、95.69 μg/g干质量）。在培养第12天时,向培养基中添加100 μmol/L茉莉酸甲酯（MeJA）,经过6 d处理,细胞中白藜芦醇含量达235.73 μg/g干质量。     

叶面喷施茉莉酸甲酯对马铃薯微型薯生长及产量的影响

以‘云薯505’马铃薯(Solanum tuberosum ‘Yunshu 505’)为材料,测定马铃薯块茎发育初期四个阶段茉莉酸含量,并以叶面喷施方式,研究茉莉酸甲酯对马铃薯生长和块茎产量的影响。结果表明,马铃薯块茎膨大过程中,茉莉酸的积累水平不断升高。在微型薯生产中,使用100 μmol·L^-1茉莉酸甲酯在结薯期以不同频率喷施叶面,测量并统计植株、块茎性状及产量变化。结果表明,与对照(CK)相比,1次·d^-1处理茎粗增加36.1%,2次·d^-1处理的叶绿素含量降低20.1%。此外,植株的叶色、茎色、花色、株型等生长性状及块茎大小整齐度、薯形、皮色、肉色、薯皮类型、芽眼深浅、裂薯率、大薯空心率等块茎性状在各组间没有显著差异。2次·d^-1、1次·d^-1、1次·2d^-1、CK四种处理的植株存活率分别为45.57%、100.00%、100.00%、87.29%;前三种喷施频率处理折合产量较CK分别增加-15.61%、8.77%、12.11%。综合分析,马铃薯在块茎形成初期茉莉酸积累水平不断升高,以1次·2d^-1频率叶面喷施100 μmol·L^-1茉莉酸甲酯,马铃薯微型薯的产量增加最大且不影响生长。