Mechanisms of Reduction of the Stelar Pattern along Barley Roots

The stelar pattern along the seminal and nodal roots of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) is gradually simplified due to a decreasing frequency of longitudinal cell division in the apical meristem. The decrease involves the proportion of stelar parenchyma, the number of vascular strands on the periphery of the stele and, in nodal roots with a more complex structure, the number of central metaxylem files. In spite of the fact that the stelar parenchyma is reduced in distal parts of the roots to approximately one half, the discontinuity of central and peripheral metaxylem is preserved. Reduction of the number of central metaxylem files is due to fusion. In the reduction of peripheral xylem and phloem strands, the development of certain xylem strands is discontinued and they are terminated blindly. Two phloem strands that had alternated radially with them, approach each other, coalesce and a single phloem strand continues to develop. In this way the regular alternation of phloem and xylem is re-established. The importance of fusions ensuring reduction of the functional continuity in vascular tissue by formation of a network structure must be stressed. This reduction mechanism is involved not only in files of the wide central metaxylem but also in phloem strands which are thus preferred over blindly terminating peripheral xylem strands.     

Resumption of DNA Synthesis and Cell Division in Wheat Roots as Related to Lateral Root Initiation

The arrest of DNA synthesis and termination of cell division in basal meristematic cells as well as the resumption of these processes as related to the initiation of lateral root primordia (LRP) were studied in tissues of Triticum aestivumroots incubated with ³H-thymidine. All cells of the stelar parenchyma and cortex as well as most endodermal and pericycle cells left the mitotic cycle and ceased proliferative activity at the basal end of the meristem and at the beginning of the elongation zone. Some endodermal and pericycle cells started DNA synthesis in the basal part of the meristem and completed it later on during their elongation, but they did not divide. In the cells of these tissues, DNA synthesis resumed above the elongation zone, the cells being located much closer to the root tip than the first newly dividing cells. Thus, the initiation of LRP started much closer to the root tip than it was previously believed judging from the distance of the first dividing pericycle cells from the root tip. DNA synthesizing and dividing cells first appeared in the stelar parenchyma, then, in the pericycle, and later, in the endodermis and cortex. It seems likely that a release from the inhibition of DNA synthesis allows the cells that completed mitotic cycle in the basal part of meristem in the G₁phase to cease the proliferative arrest above the elongation zone and to continue their cycling. The location of the first DNA synthesizing and dividing cells in the stelar parenchyma and pericycle did not strictly correspond to the LRP initiation sites and proximity to the xylem or phloem poles. This indicates that LRP initiation results from the resumption of DNA synthesis in all pericycle and stelar parenchyma cells that retained the ability to synthesize DNA and occurs only in the pericycle sector situated between the two tracheal protoxylem strands, all cells of which terminated their mitotic cycles in the G₁phase.     

ABA抑制花生侧根发生

本实验研究了ABA对花生侧根发生的影响。结果表明：用10umol·L-1 ABA浸泡处理花生种子1h或在含ABA的培养基上培养,均抑制侧根的发生,侧根发生率降低,数目减少,长度降低,发生的时间推迟1-2d;用ABA合成抑制剂25umol·L-1 NAPR浸泡后的种子,无论在1／2MS还是在含NAA培养基上培养,侧根发生率、侧根的数目和长度均增加。用NAA的极性运输抑制剂10umol·L-1 TIBA浸泡处理种子后,再在含ABA培养基上培养,侧根不发生,说明ABA抑制花生侧根的发生与种子内源ABA和IAA的水平相关。     

The Effect of cAMP on Phosphohydrolase Activity of the Barley Root Cells

We studied the effects of cAMP on phosphohydrolase activity in the microsomal fraction and its 0.5 M KCl extract. In both preparations, cAMP inhibited the activity of acid phosphatases. In the microsomal fraction, a 50% inhibition of acid cation-dependent (Mg²⁺, Cu²⁺) phosphatase was induced at pH 6.0 by 10 M cAMP; whereas, for cation-independent phosphatase, this effect was exerted only by 50 M cAMP. In the KCl extract, the sensitivity of both cation-dependent and cation-independent acid phosphatases to cAMP was higher than in the microsomal fraction. Cyclic AMP did not reduce the activity of nucleosidases. Selectivity in the cAMP action on acid phosphatases is assumed to be one of the mechanisms controlling the biochemical activity outside the barley root cells.     

茉莉酸对水稻侧根发生的影响

实验材料为水稻(Oryza sativa L.)栽培品种IR8(国际水稻所8号)及其少侧根突变体MT10.将2 d水稻幼苗种子根全部浸入0.016～50 μmol/L 茉莉酸(JA)溶液处理2 d,结果表明JA显著抑制种子根的伸长,其抑制程度与JA浓度成正比.不高于2 μmol/L的JA显著促进侧根的发生,每cm的侧根数目随浓度的增加而增加,最多可增加到原来的168%(IR8)和285%(MT10).10 μmol/L的JA仍促进处理过程中和处理后生成根区段的侧根数目的增加,但明显抑制处理前生成根区段侧根的发生,每cm的侧根数目有所下降.     

The Xerobranching Response Represses Lateral Root Formation When Roots Are Not in Contact with Water

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The Effect of Lateral Root Outgrowth on the Structure and Permeability of the Onion Root Exodermis

Lateral root development in onion is accompanied by a variety of anatomical and permeability changes in some cells of the adventitious root. The endodermal Casparian band of the parent root is disrupted early in the development of the lateral but later extends so as to be continuous with the developing Casparian band of the new root. The lateral root emerges through a longitudinal split in the adventitious root exodermis and epidermis. Following this, the cell walls and intercellular air spaces adjacent to the lateral become incrusted with suberin and a small amount of lignin, forming a collar of modified tissue around the lateral. Subsequent radial expansion of the lateral distorts the adjacent cells of the adventitious root and forces a tight association between it and the lateral. The apoplastic permeability of lateral/parent root junctions was tested using Cellufluor, an apoplastic fluorescent dye which binds to cellulose. Prior to lateral root emergence, no dye enters the parent root cortex due to the Casparian band of the exodermis. Immediately after emergence, dye often penetrates through the break in the exodermal Casparian band and diffuses into the first cortical cell layer. However, when the collar of suberized cells develops (two days after lateral root emergence), movement of the dye into an undisturbed adventitious root is usually prevented (i.e., in 77% of the cases examined). In contrast, only 17% of the root systems which were transplanted just prior to treatment excluded the dye. This indicates that the apoplastic seals around the laterals are sensitive to movement and we recommend that only undisturbed root systems be used for permeability studies.     

盐胁迫下大麦根系多胺代谢与其耐盐性的关系

研究了0～300mmol/LNaCl对大麦(Hordeum-vulgare-L.)幼苗生长速率、根系游离和结合态多胺含量以及多胺生物合成关键酶活性的影响。结果表明,在0～200mmol/L NaCl处理下精氨酸脱羧酶（ADC）、多胺氧化酶(PAO)以及转谷酰胺酶(Tgase)活性明显提高,而在300 mmol/L NaCl处理下活性下降。与之对应,游离腐胺（Put）含量随处理盐浓度的提高一直呈上升趋势,亚精胺(Spd)和在根系内检测到的未知多胺(Pax)在低浓度盐处理时含量上升,随盐浓度的提高含量下降。盐处理前后精胺(Spm)含量变化不明显。低浓度盐处理时游离态（Spd+Pax）/Put上升,随盐浓度的提高比值明显下降。结合态Put、Spd和Pax含量以及结合态多胺总量均在低浓度盐处理时上升,随盐浓度的提高含量明显下降。统计分析显示,大麦相对生长速率与游离态（Spd+Pax）/Put和结合态多胺含量间均呈极显著正相关关系,与游离态多胺和结合态多胺的比值间均呈显著负相关关系,上述结果说明盐胁迫下大麦体内游离态Spd、Pax与Put以及结合态形式之间的平衡与大麦耐盐性关系密切,游离态Put向Spd 、Pax以及结合态形式转化均有利于大麦耐盐性的提高.     

Effect of a Treatment with Naphthaleneacetic Acid on the Arrangement of Lateral Roots in Onion (Allium cepa L): General Pattern and Coordination between Ranks

Lateral roots in Allium cepa arise in longitudinal rows opposite the protoxylem poles of adventitious roots. The number, spacing within ranks and positional relationship to laterals in different ranks were analysed in control roots and those treated with an auxin (α-naphthaleneacetic acid). Treatment increased numbers of laterals per rank and distributed the more evenly in all ranks. Laterals of control roots were concentrated in two neighbouring ranks. Auxin-treated roots showed a more regular distribution of laterals between ranks and close spacing of laterals along each rank. Comparisons with theoretical random distributions suggest a dispersed spacing model for lateral root arrangement with mutual repulsion between successive lateral roots within each rank both in control and auxintreated roots. On the other hand, there is some interaction between laterals in different ranks in 0.1 mM NAA-treated roots.     

低磷胁迫对水稻苗期侧根生长及养分吸收的影响

用蛭石与石英砂作为混合培养介质研究了低磷胁迫对水稻（Oryza sativa L.)苗期侧根发生发育的影响及其与磷吸收的相关关系。结果表明：低磷对水稻的侧根发生发育具有明显的诱导作用及基因型差异。相关性分析表明：单位侧根长度的增加与单位根表面积的增大极显相关,而单位侧根数量的增多与单位根表面积的增大无显的相关性。表明单位根表面积的增加主要来自于单位侧根的伸长。侧根参数与磷含量的相关性分析表明：低磷条件下,侧根总长度和侧根数量都与植株磷含量存在显的正相关,根系总表面积与磷含量存在极显的正相关。表明在低磷条件下,侧根的发生发育对水稻的磷吸收具有重要的作用。根系和地上部的可溶性糖含量分析表明;低磷胁迫改变了同化物在地上部和根系的分配。生物量测定表明：低磷胁迫显增大了植株的根冠比。     

水稻无侧根突变体RM109的显微结构及其根毛形态观察

水稻原品种"大力"以NaN3诱变方法获得了稳定突变体RM109.显微结构观察表明,RM109种子根外表根毛稀少且短小,无侧根发生,而"大力"品种则有侧根发生,且密生根毛.根毛观察比较显示,距种子根根端1 cm处的RM109根毛数是"大力"品种的19%,差异极显著,根直径与"大力"品种差异不显著;距根端8 cm处的RM109根毛数和根直径分别是"大力"品种的45%和79%,二者差异极显著;距根端3 cm处,RM109最大根毛长是"大力"品种的33%,差异极显著;RM109种子根根端到根毛发生区的长度,与"大力"品种的差异不显著.     

Exogenous Calcium Enhances the Formation of Vegetative Buds,Flowers and Roots in Tobacco Pith Explants Cultured in the Absence of Exogenous Hormones

Pith explants excised from the apical stem internodes of vegetative, flowering, and fruiting tobacco plants were cultured on hormone-free medium in the presence or absence of CaCl₂ (3 mM). The aim was to determine the role of exogenous calcium (Ca²⁺), applied at the concentration normally present in the Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium, in organ formation obtainable in the absence of the exogenous hormonal input. Exclusive formation of vegetative buds was obtained from explants excised from vegetative plants (pure vegetative programme); vegetative buds and flowers (and occasionally roots) on the same sample were obtained from explants from flowering plants (mixed flowering programme); whereas roots, very occasionally associated with vegetative buds and flowers on the same sample, were obtained from explants from fruiting plants (mixed rooting programme). Histological analysis showed that the organs always exhibited indirect regeneration. Exogenous Ca²⁺ promoted the formation of meristemoids and the first phases of their growth into organs, but did not change the realization of the organogenic programme and did not affect callogenesis. Instead, the influence of exogenous Ca²⁺ changed with the programme, when considering the last phases of organ growth (i.e., macroscopic development and elongation), and the appearance of morphological anomalies in the organs.     

硝态氮（NO3^—）对水稻侧根生长及其氮吸收的影响

侧根是植物吸收利用土壤养分的重要器官 ,其生长发育受内部遗传因子和外部环境矿质养分的影响。通过琼脂分层培养发现 :局部供应NO-3 可以诱导水稻 (OryzasativaL .)主根或不定根上侧根的生长。为研究旱种条件下NO-3 对水稻侧根发育及其N吸收的影响 ,设置了 3个蛭石培养实验 :分根处理、全株缺N、全株供N处理。分根处理 (一半根系供应 3mmol/LKNO3,另一半根系供应 3mmol/LKCl)结果表明 :局部供应NO-3 能够促进水稻侧根生长。而在全株处理下 ,N饥饿诱导了侧根的伸长。水稻根系对NO-3 的这两种反应都存在着显著的基因型差异。同时对地上部N浓度、可溶性总糖含量及N含量分析表明 ,这些生理指标在分根处理与全株加N处理中的差异均不显著 ,表明分根处理也能基本满足植株正常生长对N的需求。在分根处理中 ,水稻的N含量与分根处理中供N一侧的平均侧根长度存在显著正相关 ,这表明在养分不均一的介质中 ,侧根长度对水稻N素吸收具有十分重要的作用。而在N素充足的条件下 ,两者之间的相关性并不显著 ,这暗示在养分充足的环境下 ,侧根长度可能并不是决定根系吸收N素的主要因素     

魔芋丛生芽诱导成苗及生根技术研究

采用不同激素配方的1-9号培养基,探索了由魔芋丛生芽诱导试管苗的最佳培养基配方。试验结果表明:MS+6BA1.5 mg.L-1+NAA0.5 mg.L-1+IBA1.0 mg.L-1和MS+NAA1.0 mg.L-1+PP3331.0 mg.L-1两种培养基对于诱导出苗及生根效果最好,添加PP333不仅可加快出苗生根,还可促使试管苗矮壮。     

与芒果子叶切段不定根形成相关基因的cDNA片段的克隆

在研究芒果子叶横切所形成的远轴面和近轴面的不定根形成时发现,只在近轴面形成不定根.该研究利用抑制性扣除杂交(suppres sive subtractivehybridization,SSH)方法,以子叶切段远轴切面作为参照样品,近轴切面作为检测样品,构建正向差异cDNA文库,分离与芒果子叶切段不定根形成相关基因的cDNA片段.经VirtualNorthern杂交分析,获得6个阳性克隆.序列分析和同源性比较结果表明这些cDNA片段均为首次报告,它们分别与转运蛋白、转录调控因子及酶基因的DNA序列同源.     

红光下氨苄青霉素对菊花水培插枝生根和生理作用

用氨苄青霉素处理的菊花茎段 ,分别放在红光和自然光下的生根和生理作用 ,目的是探索红光与氨苄青霉素对菊花的生根和生理作用是否有叠加作用。将菊花茎段在不同浓度 (10 0、2 0 0、30 0、4 0 0mg·L-1)的氨苄青霉素中浸泡 12h ,再分别在红光和自然光下进行水培 ,各用自来水作对照。结果表明 :红光下各处理比自然光下各处理茎段粗壮、生根早、根系发达、生根率高、根多且长。红光下相对电导率、MDA含量、IAA氧化酶活性均低 ,叶绿素含量高。故红光下 2 0 0mg·L-1氨苄青霉素浓度是促进茎段生根、控制相对电导率和MDA含量升高、降低IAA氧化酶活性的最佳处理浓度     

根域限制对葡萄果实不同发育期维管束水分运输的影响

本文采用质外体染料示踪法研究了葡萄果实不同发育期根域限制和非根域限制（对照）处理果实维管束水分运输变化。结果表明,在葡萄果实发育的第一次快速生长期,根域限制和对照处理的果实周缘维管束被染色数量最多,染料溶液在葡萄果实中的运输速率也最高,分别为1.72和1.63cm·h-1,根域限制处理果实中周缘维管束和中央维管束中染料溶液的运输速度低于对照处理,但胚珠维管束中染料运输速度要高于对照,为1.32cm·h-1;进入生长停滞期后,根域限制和对照处理的葡萄果实中周缘维管束被染色数目降低,染料溶液在中央维管束中的运输速度分别降低为0.72和0.70cm·h-1;在果实的第二次快速生长期,根域限制和对照处理果实周缘维管束染色数目仍然低于果实发育的第一次快速生长期,根域限制果实周缘维管束染色范围和染料运输速率都高于对照处理。     

黄瓜和绿豆下胚轴不定根发生的研究

在MS基本培养基上,黄瓜和绿豆幼苗的下胚轴切段培养4d时即可见不定根发生。下胚轴不同部位切段的发根能力不同。下胚轴切段反插时比正插时发根快1-2d,发根率也高于正插的;0.01-0.05mg/L的NAA还诱导下胚轴切段在形态学上端发根。TIBA对正插或反插的下胚轴切段的不定根发生都有抑制作用。结果提示,生长素极性运输活性对不定根形成起着重要作用。     

油菜素内酯对西洋参毛状根的生长和皂甙含量的影响

油菜素内酯 (BL)单独使用对西洋参毛状根生长有促进作用 ,10 -3 mg·L-1BL显著促进生长 ;BL与 0 .0 5或 0 .5mg·L-1IBA组合使用对毛状根生长的促进有协同作用。极低浓度BL可增加 ,而高浓度BL则降低西洋参毛状根中总皂甙含量。BL明显提高Rb1在总皂甙中的比例     

Experimental Studies on Lateral Root Formation in Radish Seedling Roots: II. Analysis of the Dose-Response to Exogenous Auxin

Application of indoleacetic acid (IAA) and other auxins causes cultured radish (Raphanus sativus L. `Scarlet Globe') seedling root segments to produce an increased frequency (FR, no. cm⁻¹) of lateral roots (LR); in the absence of auxin, segments spontaneously form about 6 LR cm⁻¹. A dose-response study has revealed that the increase in FR follows a biphasic Michaelis-Menten relationship with the medium concentration of the undissociated form of IAA ([IAAH]_m). The fitted curve for phase I has a maximum response level (R_max) of 5.2 LR per centimeter above the spontaneous FR; the [IAAH]_m giving half-maximal response (C_1/2) is 21 nanomolar. For phase II, the values for R_max and C_1/2 are 56 LR per centimeter and 11 micromolar, respectively. The response is variable in the transition concentration region between the two phases; in that region (but not, or much less commonly, at higher or lower [IAAH]_m), LR initiation may resume or continue after the first day. At and above 100 micromolar [IAAH]_m, the roots are hyperstimulated and generally fail to respond. The developmental stage of LR formed in medium with very low [IAAH]_m (10 nanomolar) is enhanced compared to LR formed in medium lacking auxin; the stage is diminished at higher auxin levels, in inverse correlation with FR. Trends in the responses to NAA and IBA were similar, but NAA required only 0.03 times the dose of IAA, while IBA required 6 times the dose of IAA. These findings may be of use in a search for possible auxin receptors involved with LR initiation.