Leaf alkanes in Persea and related taxa

The normal-alkane range in leaf cuticular waxes from 22 Persea species and cultivars and from the closely related genus Beilschmiedia was C₂₃ H₄₈ to C₃₅, H₇₂; alkanes with an odd number of carbon atoms predominated, C₃₃ H₆₈ usually constituting about half of the total wax. The alkane profiles gave good agreement with established taxonomy. Beilschmiedia showed an alkane distribution quite different from that of the Persea taxa. Amongst Persea species, the geographical and phylogenetic distinctiveness of P. indica and P. donnell-smithii were reflected in the distinctiveness of their alkanes. Within the subgenus Persea. the morphologically most distinct entity. P. schiedeana, also had a distinct alkane profile. Cultivars of hybrid origin indicated in their alkane proportions pronounced gene interaction.     

Origins of cultivars of Chrysanthemum—Evidence from the chloroplast genome and nuclear LFY gene

The origins of cultivated chrysanthemums have attracted considerable attention, but they remain poorly known. Here, we reconstructed the phylogeny of representative well‐known cultivars and wild species of the genus Chrysanthemum using chloroplast genomes and the nuclear LEAFY gene. Our results suggest that geographic and ecological factors may determine the opportunities for wild species to be involved in the origin of the cultivars. The wild species C. indicum, C. zawadskii, C. dichrum, C. nankingense, C. argyrophyllum, and C. vestitum were likely directly or indirectly involved as paternal species of most of the chrysanthemum cultivars examined in this study. Yet, the maternal species is supported to be a lineage of an extinct wild Chrysanthemum species and its subsequent cultivars, as all accessions of chrysanthemum cultivars sampled formed a strongly supported clade, distinct from all other species of Chrysanthemum in the plastome tree. Thus, the cultivated chrysanthemums originated from multiple hybridizations involving several paternal species rather than only two or a few wild species, with an extinct species and its subsequent cultivars serving as the maternal parents. This finding is consistent with Chrysanthemum having high rates of hybridization and gene flow, which has been demonstrated within previous studies; nevertheless, it is important to unravel the role of an extinct wild Chrysanthemum species as the ultimate maternal parent species for all the chrysanthemum cultivars. Our results also suggest that C. vestitum from Tianzhu and Funiu Mountains in Anhui and Henan Provinces of China represent two distinct cryptic species.     

Epicuticular wax hydrocarbons of Ericaceae in the Pacific Northwest of U.S.A.

Alkane distribution patterns were determined in the epicuticular wax of 11 species of Ericaceae. The major alkane was hentriacontane, except in the genus Gaultheria and in Vaccinium occidentale. The latter species gave a pattern similar to published results on V. ullginosum. Rimuene was detected in only two samples.     

Molecular identification of Chinese cultivated Porphyra (Bangiaceae, Rhodophyta) based on the rDNA internal transcribed spacer-1 sequence and random amplified polymorphic DNA markers

Porphyra yezoensis Ueda and P. tenera Kjellman are two common commercial seaweeds cultivated in China, but it is difficult to identify them routinely because they are morphologically and systematically very close. The nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer-1 (ITS-1) region of nine selected Porphyra cultivars from China were sequenced and determined. Combined with some ITS-1 data from GenBank, the phylogenetic analysis inferred from the neighbour-joining method indicated that the Porphyra species in this study exhibited clear taxonomic relationships and could be identified clearly to species. Based on the results, the random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) technique was applied to distinguish 12 Porphyra cultivars, some of which turn out to be different lineages of the same Porphyra species. Eight specific RAPD markers were scored and used to construct a fingerprint that could distinctly identify different Porphyra cultivars. The results suggest that both the rDNA ITS-1 sequence and RAPD markers are useful methods to identify Porphyra cultivars, and may also be valid for phylogenetic and taxonomic studies.     

Alkane distribution in epicuticular wax of some heath plants in Norway

Alkane distribution patterns were determined in the epicuticular wax of eight species of Ericaceae and of Empetrum hermaphroditum. Some uniformity in patterns was noted in the subfamily Arbutoideae, whereas diversity prevailed in Rhododendroideae and Vaccinioideae. Environmental conditions exert a strong effect on the alkane pattern in Loiseleuria procumbens.     

Potential for control of seedling blight of wheat caused by Fusarium graminearum and related species using the bacterial endophyte Bacillus mojavensis

Fusarium-infected wheat seed decreases germination, seedling emergence, and causes post emergence seedling death, and can contribute to wheat scab and ear rot of maize, with consequent production of mycotoxins such as deoxynivalenol and zearalenone. Current seed treatments have proved ineffective in controlling seedling blight and scab. A patented endophytic bacterial strain, Bacillus mojavensis RRC 101, and several other strains of this species were studied to determine in vitro antagonism to some Fusarium species and to assess the potential of this bacterium to serve as an endophytic biocontrol for seedling blight of wheat produced by species within the F. graminearum complex, as well as other species of Fusarium. Seedling emergence and seed germination were two tests used as indicators of seedling blight. These tests were conducted in growth rooms with two wheat cultivars highly susceptible to scab, Norm and Pioneer 2552, and other cultivars with varying resistance to scab. The results indicated that all strains of this bacterium were antagonistic in vitro to the strains of F. graminearum and its seven related species, as well as four strains of F. pseudograminearum and the two strains of F. verticillioides. Germination of the highly scab susceptible cultivar 2552 was increased from 77 to 97% when planted in soil containing a mixed inoculum of F. graminearum and related species. Seedling emergence in the very susceptible wheat cultivar Norm increased from 20 to 82% when treated with the bacterium. The data indicated that inoculating wheat kernels with B. mojavensis reduced seedling blight of wheat produced by F. graminearum and related Fusarium species indicating the potential for this bacterium as a biocontrol under field condition.     

Evidence for conspecificity of Piper methysticum forst. f. and Piper wichmannii C. DC

Morphological, chemical, cytological and genetic evidence demonstrating the absence of taxonomic distinction between Piper methysticum and Piper wichmannii are reviewed. Piper methysticum is not a separate species, but rather a group of sterile cultivars selected from somatic mutants of P. wichmannii. As P. methysticum was described first (1786), it has priority and P. wichmannii (1910) is superfluous. A new subspecific classification is suggested that makes a distinction between the sterile cultivars (P. methysticum var. methysticum) and the wild populations (P. methysticum var. Wichmannii).     

利用RAPD技术对葱属品种遗传关系的分析

利用随机扩增多态性DNA(RAPD)技术分析了我国栽培的几个主要葱属品种。所用的20个引物,有11个能扩增出重现性好且稳定的谱带,10个品种共扩增出102条带,其中68条具多态性。根据DNA谱带计算的10个品种相似系数范围为0.571～0.947。对10个品种的UPGMA聚类分析表明,章丘大葱(Allium fistulosum var. gigantum cv. Zhangqiu Welsh onion)、天津五叶齐（A. fistulosum var.gigantum cv. Tianjin Wuyeqi Welsh onion）、上海分葱（A. fistulosum var. caepitosum cv.Shanghai Spring onion）、南京冬葱（A. fistulosum var. caepitosum cv. Nanjing Winter onion）和韩国大葱（A. fistulosum var .gigantum cv. Korea Welsh onion）关系较近。根据聚类结果,将章丘大葱、天津五叶齐、上海分葱、南京冬葱、韩国大葱、细香葱（A. schoenoprasum）以及楼葱（A. fistulosum var. viviparum）归为葱组;而将胡葱（A. ascalonicum）、洋葱（A. cepa）及洋葱和大葱的杂交种归为洋葱组。最后根据RAPD标记,讨论了各品种之间的亲缘关系。     

Biodiversity among West African Rhizophora: Foliar wax chemistry

Foliage from 21 red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle, R. racemosa and R. x harrisonii) from different ecogeographic conditions in Gabon, West Africa, was analyzed for epicuticular wax composition using CC, GC and GC-MS. Aliphatic hydrocarbons ranging from C₂₃ to C₃₄ and some triterpenoids were identified. Alkanes were the major constituents (46.7–99.9%), with triterpenoids also accounting for up to 53.3% of the wax extract. High contents of octacosane (27.2%) and lower amounts of nonacosane (14.9%) and hentriacontane (9.8%) distinguished R. mangle from the other two species. R. hizophora x harrisonii was exceptionally rich in nonacosane (45.3%) with moderately high concentrations of hentriacontane (25.4%), whereas R. racemosa was intermediate between the two former species in its content of these three alkanes. Inclusion of the less abundant constituents in principal components analysis provided a good separation of R. x harrisonii, whereas the two other species showed some degree of overlap. Although major alkane patterns can be used to discriminate among the Rhizophora species examined, we do find substantial intra-specific variation that may be attributable to population genetic variation; this was least for R. x harrisonii. The hybrid status of this latter species could not be confirmed from the biochemical analyses carried out.     

基于ITS和matK基因对牡丹组序列分析及其亲缘关系的研究

以芍药属牡丹组全部9个野生种、5个紫斑牡丹栽培品种及3个中原牡丹品种为试材,进行核糖体内转录间隔区（ITS）和叶绿体成熟酶K （matK）基因片段测序分析,探讨ITS和matK序列为牡丹组所有野生种种间关系提供分子证据。从GeneBank中选取了1个牡丹及3个外类群芍药、川赤芍和草芍药的ITS及matK序列。对试验样品进行DNA提取、PCR扩增并双向测序得到44条序列,人工校正后将所得44条序列进行比对;计算碱基组成频率、变异位点、简约信息位点数、转换/颠换比率、种内及种间遗传距离,以邻接法进行系统发育分析。结果表明,牡丹组所有个体ITS序列长度在750~800 bp,含有86个多态位点,74个简约信息位点,转换/颠换比率（R）为1.2;而matK序列含有20个简约信息位点,转换/颠换比率（R）为1.7。ITS序列分析将牡丹组野生种分为两大枝,稷山牡丹、紫斑牡丹、卵叶牡丹和杨山牡丹聚为一枝,狭叶牡丹、滇牡丹、黄牡丹和大花黄牡丹聚为另一枝,这两枝分别与革质花盘亚组和肉质花盘亚组相对应,而四川牡丹位于革质花盘亚组最底端,支持前人研究将四川牡丹归为革质花盘亚组。matK序列分析的牡丹组野生种间遗传距离结果不理想,未能清晰的表明野生种之间的亲缘关系。由此说明,ITS序列更适合牡丹组野生种间亲缘关系的研究分析。     

Altered Glycoflavone expression in induced Autotetraploids of Phlox drummondii

The effects of colchicine induced autotetraploidy on non-anthocyanin flavonoid expression were determine for 15 cultivars of Phlox drummondii and for the naturally occuring P. drummondii ssp. mcallisteri. Collectively, the taxa express a total of nine glycoflavonoid derivatives (C, O-diglycosides or di-C-glycosides) of either apigenin or luteolin. The autotetraploids of 14 cultivars and those of the natural subspecies exhibit altered glycoflavone profiles relative to their respective diploid sources. The qualitative alternations in the cultivars may be grouped into three phenotypic categories: (1) the expression of novel glycoflavones, (2) the absence of diploid glycoflavones, and (3) the deregulation of tissue-specific glycoflavone production. Alterations in mcallisteri autotetraploids include only the latter two categories. Each of the novel compounds is otherwise expressed among other diploid cultivars or in other wild P. drummondii subspecies. Quantitatively, the phenolic content of most autotetraploid flowers is significantly greater than in respective diploid flowers. However, on a dry weight basis, phenolic titre in comparable 4n and 2n floral or leaf tissues is not significantly different. Floral tissues express from 5 to 10 times the phenolic titre of leaves. The results are discussed in terms of the possible origins of novel flavonoids in natural polyploid Phlox species.     

Polymorphic proteins in rice seed embryo revealed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and their application for subspecies identification

Two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed 10 polymorphic proteins in seed embryos of 29 cultivated rices (Oryza sativa L.) including 16 japonica cultivars, three so-called ‘Javanica’ ones and 10 indica ones. We attempted to use these polymorphic proteins to identify rice subspecies by scoring the polymorphisms. Since all japonica cultivars examined showed the same pattern of protein spots, we considered it to be a standard one with a score of zero, and the protein polymorphisms of other cultivars were given scores of 0.0, 0.5 or 1.0 according to spot density. This scoring method gave characteristic scores for indica and ‘Javanica’ cultivars, i.e. typical japonica cultivars selected as standards presumed the score of 0.0 whereas ‘Javanica’ cultivars and indica ones had the scores of 2.5–4.0 and of 5.0–8.0, respectively. By using this scoring method and the subspecies-specific proteins previously reported, 19 cultivars of unknown subspecies were classified as three indica cultivars and 16 japonica ones including four so-called ‘Javanica’ ones. This scoring method also detected a difference between the perennial wild rice Oryza rufipogon and the annual one O. nivara at the protein level.     

福建漳州水仙花的染色体数目及命名研究

福建漳州的水仙花分为单瓣水仙及重瓣水仙两类,李时珍早就指出它们乃一物二种^[1]。李懋学等(1980)观察了福建漳州、浙江舟山、江苏崇明岛等地的水仙花的染色体数目,均为2n=30,因此认为这三个地区的水仙花都是中国水仙Narcissus tazetta L.var.chinensis Roem.,并从染色体组型分析,阐明它们全是同源三倍体^[8]。我们分别观察了漳州的单瓣水仙及重瓣水仙染色体数目,与他们观察的结果有所不同。说明漳州水仙花的染色体数目及其分类问题,有进一步研究之必要。     

15个小苍兰品种的花粉形态研究

以15个小苍兰品种为试材,利用场发射扫描电镜（SET）对其进花粉形态观察,通过对花粉形状、大小、外壁纹饰及萌发器官等特征,分析不同品种间花粉形态之间的异同。结果表明：15个小苍兰品种的花粉均呈单粒存在且两侧对称,具远极单沟萌发孔,花粉外部形态均呈椭球形,极面观为舟形或心形,赤道面观除Castor外均为超长球形。花粉外壁纹饰均有小刺状凸起,多数品种表面有小穿孔和圆形斑纹。进一步聚类分析表明,15个小苍兰品种根据花粉形态特征可以分成3大类。本文首次报道了小苍兰的花粉形态,并且发现,不同品种间花粉形态特征具有一定差异,尤其是外壁纹饰细部特征和萌发器官的差别,体现了不同小苍兰品种间存在一定的遗传多样性和遗传分化,可为今后分析品种间亲缘关系及种质创新等提供有价值的科学依据。     

Comparison of the physiological responses of Phaseolus vulgaris and Vigna unguiculata cultivars when submitted to drought conditions

Three cultivars differing in their susceptibility to water stress were compared—Phaseolus vulgaris cv. Carioca (susceptible), Vigna unguiculata cv. IT83D (intermediately tolerant) and V. unguiculata cv. EPACE-1 (tolerant)—during an imposed water stress treatment. Variation in leaf gas exchange (i.e. assimilation and stomatal conductance) and leaf relative water content in response to progressive substrate water depletion were investigated. To verify the extent of the injury caused by the drought treatment, leaf gas exchange was measured after rehydration. In the three cultivars, stomatal conductance declined before leaf relative water content was affected. P. vulgaris showed the largest decrease in the rate of stomatal conductance with decreasing substrate water content compared to both V. unguiculata cultivars. Photosynthetic assimilation rates were largely dependent on stomatal aperture, but there was evidence of the participation of non-stomatal factors in the reduction of CO₂ fixation. The response of leaf gas exchange parameters to severe water stress conditions differed significantly between P. vulgaris and V. unguiculata cultivars. After rehydration, cultivars can be characterised according to the degree of injury induced by the drought treatment: V. unguiculata cv. EPACE-1 as the least affected, V. unguiculata cv. IT83D slightly affected and P. vulgaris cv. Carioca strongly affected. Similar ranking was obtained with experiments previously performed at a cellular and subcellular level. Our results confirm the utility of physiological parameters as early screening tools for drought resistance in bean cultivars.     

莲品种DNA指纹图谱的构建

为了克服单纯依据形态特性鉴定品种的局限性, 我们开展了莲品种DNA指纹图谱构建研究, 旨在对其品种的快速准确鉴定及专利权保护等起一定作用。本研究以圆明园保存的72个莲品种为实验材料, 用来自不同地点的1,409份野生莲(Nelumbo nucifera)和58份美洲黄莲(N. lutea)群体样本作遗传背景参照。从104对核微卫星引物(nSSR)中筛选出15对, 从17对叶绿体微卫星(cpSSR)引物中筛选出2对, 共17对引物作为72个莲品种DNA指纹鉴定的条码。15对nSSR引物共检测到94个等位基因(平均6.27个), 其中11个属于美洲黄莲, 65个属于野生莲, 18个不能区分; 多态信息含量(PIC)介于0.3899-0.8023之间 (平均0.5748)。2对cpSSR引物共检测到13个单倍型, 其中9个属于野生莲, 4个属于美洲黄莲。全部17对引物标记结果显示, 共有19个品种含有美洲黄莲遗传组分, 其中8个母系来源于美洲黄莲; 有36个品种(涉及12对引物)具有至少1个特有基因型; 最少8对引物组合可完全区分开68个品种。有2组共4个品种组内全部17对引物均不能区分。本研究通过核心引物组合法使68个莲品种获得特异性DNA指纹。推荐13对nSSR和2对cpSSR共15对引物作为莲品种鉴定的核心条码, 并建议将形态特征与DNA指纹相结合作为莲品种的鉴定标准。     

不同基因型茶菊对盐胁迫的响应

为探讨不同基因型茶菊(tea Chrysanthemum)在盐胁迫下的生理响应并对其进行耐盐性评价, 以4个不同基因型茶菊为材料, 采用营养液浇灌法, 研究了不同浓度NaCl (0、40、80、120、160、200 mmol·L^-1)胁迫下茶菊生理生化和光合生理响应特性。结果表明: 随着NaCl胁迫程度加大, 不同基因型茶菊叶片细胞膜透性(Cond)、丙二醛(MDA)含量、叶片脯氨酸(Pro)含量和可溶性糖(SS)含量增加; 超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)含量呈先升后降趋势; ‘乳荷’、‘黄滁龙’叶绿素(Chl)含量持续下降, ‘繁白露’和‘玉人面’叶绿素含量呈先升后降的趋势; 净光合速率(P_n)、蒸腾速率(T_r)和气孔导度(G_s)随NaCl胁迫浓度提高而极显著降低, 气孔限制值呈先升后降的趋势。采用隶属函数法对茶菊进行耐盐性评价, 不同基因型茶菊耐盐性由强到弱依次为‘乳荷’ > ‘玉人面’ > ‘繁白露’ > ‘黄滁龙’。其中, 耐盐性品种‘玉人面’、‘乳荷’在NaCl胁迫下, Chl含量、P_n、T_r和G_s下降幅度小, MDA含量和气孔限制值增幅较小。     

抗感白粉病青稞的内生真菌群落差异分析

种子内生微生物组与种子的健康发育有着密切的关系。本研究收集对白粉病抗病和易感共11个品种的青稞种子,利用扩增子测序技术对内生真菌的群落、丰度和多样性进行研究。从不同品种的青稞种子中共鉴定4个门、17个纲、35个目、66个科、107个属的内生真菌,其中子囊菌门Ascomycota、担子菌门Basidiomycota和被孢菌门Mortierellomycota是优势菌门;链格孢属Alternaria、微座孢属Microdochium、亚隔孢壳属Didymella、镰刀菌属Fusarium和球腔菌属Mycosphaerella为优势菌属。根据生物信息学注释结果,在鉴定到的107个属中,抗病品种的青稞种子中特有的属有20个,感病品种的青稞种子中特有的属有50个;通过对两组样本的分析,发现感病品种中真菌物种多样性高于抗病品种。本研究通过扩增子测序技术初步确定了青稞抗、感白粉病两组样品中的真菌群落结构和优势菌群,为进一步研究青稞内携真菌与抗/感病的关系提供了基础,从内生菌的角度为青稞白粉病的防控提供新的策略。     

燕山山脉一种香料型乳菇的香味成分分析

利用固相微萃取技术（SPME）偶联气相色谱-质谱（GC-MS）分析燕山山脉一种香料型乳菇——香亚环乳菇Lactarius subzonarius的挥发性成分。共检出25种挥发性成分,其中氧杂环化合物3种、醛类1种、酯类13种、烯烃类3种、芳香族化合物2种和烷烃类3种。具有葫芦巴感官气味的挥发性组分3-羟基-4,5-二甲基-2(5H)-呋喃酮的相对含量35.76%,该成分是其近缘种Lactarius helvus的主要香味化合物,故推测3-羟基-4,5-二甲基-2(5H)-呋喃酮是其关键香味成分。     

芸芥自交亲和性变异的初步研究

为了判断芸芥(Eruca sativa)自交亲和性的变异情况, 采用套袋自交、剥蕾自交和开放授粉3种方法, 对来源于中国、伊朗和巴基斯坦的52份芸芥的自交亲和指数及相对亲和指数进行了统计分析。结果表明: (1) 芸芥为高度自交不亲和植物, 其不同品种(系)中存在自交亲和基因; (2) 芸芥不同品种间自交亲和性存在广泛的变异, 品种间自交亲和指数介于0-4.98之间, 品种内不同个体间自交亲和性也存在广泛的变异; (3) 参试材料分为4种类型, 即高自交亲和、自交亲和、自交不亲和(0<自交亲和指数<1.00)及高自交不亲和; (4) 芸芥自交亲和性因生态类型而异, 西南地区的材料自交亲和性最高, 西北地区次之, 华北地区最低。总之, 芸芥为一种高度自交不亲和植物, 其自交亲和性状存在广泛的变异, 共有4种变异类型。