贺兰山东麓酿酒葡萄的生态适应性

从抗寒性、光合特性、生长及其结果性状等方面研究了宁夏贺兰山东麓酿酒葡萄的生态适应性。室内抗寒性鉴定和田间抗寒评价结果表明：‘歌海娜’最不耐寒,抗寒性强的品种有‘长相思’、‘雷司令’、‘黑比诺’、‘佳美,;抗寒力较差的品种有‘赛美容’、‘白诗南’、‘白玉霓’、‘神索’;抗寒力较强的品种是：‘霞多丽’、‘赤霞珠,、‘梅鹿辄’、‘白比诺’、‘西拉’。对酿酒葡萄的光合特性的测定发现：同一立地不同品种的净光合速率（Pn）差异明显,‘赤霞珠’的光合速率远高于‘霞多丽’、‘梅鹿辄’的,各品种光合速率的日变化呈双“S”曲线;全天光合速率的最高峰出现在上午10：00左右,下午14：00出现光合低谷,次高峰出现在下午17：00左右。同一品种在不同立地上的叶面积（LA）、叶鲜重（LFW）、比叶重（SLW）、叶绿素（Ch1）含量均表现差异;不同品种在同一立地条件下以上几个指标也表现不同。酿酒葡萄在贺兰山东麓不同区域的生长结果表现也不同。研究表明：大多数酿酒葡萄品种在贺兰山东麓具有良好的生态适应性,土壤和品种是造成贺兰山东麓酿酒葡萄生态适应性差异的主要因素,该区酿酒葡萄栽培的首要任务是解决抗寒栽培技术和土壤培肥。     

气候变暖对贺兰山东麓酿酒葡萄热量资源及冷冻害的影响

利用宁夏贺兰山东麓各地1981年以来气象资料,分析了气候变暖对酿酒葡萄生育关键期主要热量资源和冷冻害的影响。结果表明:1981年以来,随着气候变暖,贺兰山东麓酿酒葡萄发育期4—9月各地各月平均气温显著上升,1997年前后发生突变,突变后部分年份较常年同期偏高1℃以上,其中放条萌芽期4月平均气温上升显著,但月内波动幅度增大,酿酒葡萄遭受霜冻或强降温危害的风险增加;7—8月浆果生长和成熟期低温事件发生的可能性仍然较大;气候变暖使活动积温显著增加,中晚熟品种积温保证率达100%,4—9月3300℃(成熟度高,葡萄酒质量好的临界积温)的积温保证率明显提高;无霜期延长,晚熟品种的保证率提高,部分年份活动积温和无霜期满足极晚熟品需求;大部分地区冬季低温冻害相关要素变化趋势都不显著,其中出现持续低于-17℃(冬季受冻临界气温)日数减少,极端最低气温升高,但仍然低于-17℃,惠农、贺兰、平罗、银川20 cm深度-4℃以下日数减少;春季适宜放条期后出现霜冻的年份和日数增多,霜冻过程的最低气温明显降低,出现伴随霜冻的中等及以上强度冷空气频率和次数增加,强度增强。气候变暖对宁夏贺兰山东麓酿酒葡萄生产有利有弊,不同品种酿酒葡萄对气候的适用性不同,因此在酿酒葡萄生育各关键期,仍需加强极端天气气候事件和气象灾害的监测和防范工作,减轻或避免气候条件变化对酿酒葡萄产业发展的不利影响。     

苹果花期至幼果期花朵和果实对低温的敏感性研究北大核心CSCD

为了确立不同苹果品种在花蕾期到幼果期的抗冻性类型，建立精准苹果晚霜抗冻性评价方法，以宁夏2个主栽苹果品种‘嘎啦’和‘富士’花蕾期、盛花期、坐果期和幼果期的花朵和果实为试验材料，利用野外霜冻试验箱分别模拟不同时期自然降温过程，在20%、50%和80%受冻率下分别建立Logistic方程，确定轻、中、重度受冻的临界温度；并检测各品种不同物候期的过冷却点、结冰点、电导率、可溶性糖和可溶性蛋白等抗寒性指标，结合多元线性回归法综合判断苹果花期至幼果期抗寒能力差异的主要影响因素。结果显示，(1)‘嘎啦’各个物候期的抗寒能力均强于‘富士’;(2)同一苹果品种不同物候期抗寒能力不同，表现为花蕾期>盛花期>坐果期>幼果期；(3)2个苹果品种各物候期轻度、中度、重度受冻临界温度随着物候期推移呈现升高的趋势；(4)受冻率与半致死温度呈极显著正相关(0.909**),与可溶性蛋白含量呈极显著负相关(-0.874**)。研究表明，‘嘎啦’和‘富士’4个物候期花器官相对电导率和可溶性蛋白含量对子房受冻率有较强的响应关系，过冷却点和结冰点温度等对子房受冻率也有一定的响应，可将相对电导率、可溶性蛋白含量、过冷却点和结冰点作为评价苹果抗寒性状的重要指标。     

河西走廊不同产地‘赤霞珠’酿酒葡萄果实品质评价

为了确定河西走廊地区‘赤霞珠’酿酒葡萄核心品质指标,建立‘赤霞珠’酿酒葡萄品质综合评价模型。从张掖、武威、嘉峪关3个酿酒葡萄主产市的代表性果园采集6份‘赤霞珠’葡萄样品进行品质测定,通过主成分分析和聚类分析法确定‘赤霞珠’葡萄核心品质指标,运用层次分析法确定指标权重并建立‘赤霞珠’葡萄品质综合评价模型。结果表明:(1)不同产地‘赤霞珠’酿酒葡萄品质指标存在明显差异性,张掖市国风葡萄酒庄园的‘赤霞珠’葡萄果糖、蔗糖、草酸、柠檬酸含量均高于其他地区,且可溶性固形物、可溶性糖、总酚、苹果酸含量在各产地中也均保持在最高水平。(2)相关性分析发现,葡萄果实葡萄糖含量与可溶性固形物含量、果糖与可溶性糖含量之间呈极显著正相关,固酸比和糖酸比均与可滴定酸含量呈极显著负相关关系。(3)综合主成分分析、聚类分析和相关性分析结果,确定维生素C(Vc)、单宁、果糖和固酸比是‘赤霞珠’葡萄核心品质指标,应用层次分析法建立了‘赤霞珠’葡萄品质综合评价模型为Y=0.0960×Vc含量+0.1611×单宁含量+0.2771×果糖含量+0.4568×固酸比(各指标含量均经过标准化处理)。研究发现,河西走廊地区‘赤霞珠’葡萄果实品质最佳产地是张掖市,果实Vc、单宁、果糖和固酸比是‘赤霞珠’葡萄的核心品质指标,以其建立的评价模型可用于‘赤霞珠’葡萄品质的综合评价。     

不同施肥处理对‘赤霞珠’葡萄根际土壤养分和真菌群落的影响

【背景】宁夏贺兰山东麓葡萄产区忽视有机肥的施用,果树枝条焚烧污染环境,造成土壤养分缺失,土壤质量下降。【目的】为解决长期施用化肥对土壤造成的一系列问题,通过大田试验研究施肥及喷施不同浓度菌剂对土壤理化性质、真菌群落组成及多样性的影响,为酿酒葡萄可持续健康发展提供科学依据。【方法】以‘赤霞珠’葡萄根际土壤为试验对象,采用Illumina MiSeq高通量测序技术,测定并分析根际土壤理化性质、真菌群落组成和多样性在7个处理[常规施肥(CK)、蚯蚓粪+腐熟枝条+100倍菌剂(T1)、蚯蚓粪+腐熟枝条+200倍菌剂(T2)、蚯蚓粪+腐熟枝条+300倍菌剂(T3)、蚯蚓粪+未腐熟枝条+100倍菌剂(A1)、蚯蚓粪+未腐熟枝条+200倍菌剂(A2)和蚯蚓粪+未腐熟枝条+300倍菌剂(A3)]的变化。【结果】相较于CK,葡萄根际土壤理化性质差异明显,施肥处理增加了土壤有机质含量,土壤pH含量无明显变化,改良了土壤结构,活化了土壤有效养分。相较于CK,各处理真菌分类操作单元(operational taxonomic unit, OTU)数均降低,A2处理根际土壤丰富度及多样性均显著增加。真菌群落组成...     

赤霞珠葡萄果实苹果酸生物合成关键转录因子的筛选与鉴定

该研究以宁夏贺兰山东麓酿酒葡萄种植区栽培面积最大的‘赤霞珠’为材料,在前期完成从果实形成至成熟不同发育时期的转录组测序以及关键有机酸含量测定基础上,进一步通过转录因子结合位点预测、差异表达基因分析、加权基因共表达网络关联分析(WGCNA),逐步筛选出与‘赤霞珠’果实苹果酸生物合成相关功能基因特异结合的、影响苹果酸生物合成的相应转录因子,并对其进行qRT PCR验证,以揭示这些关键功能基因及其关键转录因子在葡萄不同种植区、果实不同发育时期存在的相互调控作用机制,为以后培育优质酿酒葡萄提供新的理论依据与思路。结果表明：(1)GC/MS分析发现, ‘赤霞珠’果实在4个发育时期的延胡索酸和苹果酸含量变化趋势基本一致,两种酸含量均从果实硬果期到绿果期逐步升至最高(3.63和626.53 μg/g),之后缓慢下降,经转色期到成熟期后逐渐降至最低(2.14和244.26 μg/g),而草酰乙酸的变化趋势却相反,在硬果期含量最高(315.54 μg/g),经绿果期、转色期到成熟期逐渐降至最低值(126.11 μg/g)。(2)‘赤霞珠’果实发育时期样本转录组测序共获得可能与苹果酸生物合成途径12种功能基因结合的转录因子6 411个,其中延胡索酸水化酶(FH)的3个功能基因有86个转录因子,苹果酸脱氢酶(MDH)的10个功能基因有717个转录因子。(3)转录组测序数据及其与有机酸含量WGCNA关联结果的Veen分析确定了‘赤霞珠’果实成熟过程中与苹果酸生物合成相关度最高的3个FH基因(VIT_14s0060g01700、VIT_13s0019g03330、VIT_07s0005g00880)、2个MDH基因(VIT_10s0003g01000、VIT_13s0019g05250)及相应的18个关键转录因子。(4)qRT PCR验证及相关性分析表明, FH基因VIT_13s0019g03330与其转录因子VIT_01s0011g06200、VIT_08s0056g01230以及MDH基因VIT_13s0019g05250与其转录因子VIT_06s0004g04960、VIT_10s0003g02070的表达水平与苹果酸的积累存在显著正相关关系,推测这4个关键转录因子可能通过调控功能基因的转录,综合影响‘赤霞珠’果实苹果酸的生物合成。     

葡萄枝条水分含量变化与抗寒性关系

以12个葡萄品种1年生枝条为试材,通过0、-15、-18、-21、-24、-27、-30、-133℃8个低温处理24h后,测定不同低温胁迫下葡萄枝条的,6-含水量、束缚水含量、自由水含量和束缚水与自由水的比值。结果表明：随着处理温度的降低,同一品种枝条的总含水量基本恒定,自由水含量呈先下降再升高的趋势,束缚水含量和束缚水与自由水的比值均呈现为先升高再下降的趋势;束缚水与自由水的比值随低温胁迫的变化呈Cubic方程,不同品种束缚水与自由水的比值达到最高点的温度不同,‘双红’、‘北冰红’、‘左优红’的拐点温度在-25℃以下,‘775’、‘巨峰’的拐点温度在-20℃左右,‘雷司令’、‘黑比诺’、‘霞多丽’的拐点温度在-18℃左右,‘赤霞珠’、‘梅鹿特’、‘白比诺’、‘红地球’拐点温度在-16～17℃。对葡萄休眠枝条进行低温处理后,通过测定束缚水与自由水含水量变化鉴定葡萄品种的抗寒性是可行的。     

四个酿酒葡萄品种组培快繁体系的初建

为了提高酿酒葡（Vitis vinifera）苗木繁殖速度及苗木品质,以‘赤霞珠’、‘西拉’、‘霞多丽’和‘美乐’4／p品种为试材,研究无菌外植体建立、启动培养、增殖培养和驯化移栽环节的关键技术,初步建立酿酒葡萄组培快繁体系。结果表明,以半木质化茎段为外植体接种成活率高,在培养基MS＋IBA0．2mg·L-1＋6．BA1．0mg·L-1＋KT0．5mg·L-1上启动培养外植体单芽萌发率最高,以培养基1／2MS＋IBA0．2mg·L-1＋KT1．0mg·L-1增殖培养兼生根诱导,组培苗生长健壮,繁殖率高。增殖培养6代后,‘赤霞珠’、‘西拉’、‘霞多丽’和‘美乐’分别由12株葡萄苗扩繁为l383株、1095株、744株和100株。组培苗驯化培养3周后移栽至营养钵,4个品种成活率均在72％以上。此组培快繁体系基本适用于4个酿酒葡萄品种,可应用于科学研究及工业化大规模生产。     

宁夏贺兰山东麓葡萄酒酵母菌的筛选及应用

【背景】宁夏贺兰山东麓是中国生态最佳、酿酒葡萄质量最优产区之一,也是中国“葡萄酒地理标志产品”保护区域之一。【目的】筛选宁夏本土优良酵母菌株,比较分析各个酿酒酵母菌株对赤霞珠葡萄酒香气质量的影响,并结合感官评价筛选对葡萄酒风味影响较大的酿酒酵母菌株。【方法】将筛选出的11株起酵速度快,而且对高浓度酒精、SO₂和葡萄糖及低酸环境有较强耐受力的酵母菌株进行26S rDNA鉴定,确定酵母种类。不同酿酒酵母发酵的赤霞珠葡萄酒通过顶空固相微萃取和气相色谱-质谱联用技术测定其香气化合物。【结果】筛选出11株可在15%酒精度、500 g/L葡萄糖、350 mg/L SO₂和pH 3.0环境下生长的酵母菌株,对其进行26S rDNA鉴定,确定10株酵母菌株H5、G9、G3、X8、G14、L10、H3、X11、Z17、Z24为酿酒酵母(Saccharomyces cerevisiae),一株酵母菌L1为发酵毕赤酵母(Pichia fermentans)。测定的所有香气化合物中,酯类物质是赤霞珠葡萄酒香气物质的主要组分,其次是醇类。其中,乙酸乙酯、乙酸异戊酯、正...     

粘虫抗寒力的初步研究

【目的】本研究旨在初步探索粘虫的抗寒力,以期能够为粘虫Mythimna separata(Walker)预测预报提供依据。【方法】测定粘虫不同发育期、不同光周期下的过冷却点,并计算虫体含水量;测定0、5、10℃下处理不同时间时粘虫老熟幼虫和蛹的死亡率。【结果】蛹的过冷却点、结冰点和含水量最低,并且粘虫不同发育期的过冷却点、结冰点和含水量差异显著(P<0.05);不同光周期下粘虫的过冷却点和含水量并无显著差异;在0、5、10℃条件下,粘虫老熟幼虫和蛹的死亡率均随着温度降低而增加,老熟幼虫的死亡率均小于蛹;雌雄蛹对低温的抵抗力有差异,温度较低并且处理时间较短时,对雌蛹的死亡率影响较大,而温度稍高或处理时间较长时,对雄蛹的死亡率影响较大。【结论】粘虫蛹的抗寒力最强,低温以及低温的持续时间影响蛹的性比以及老熟幼虫和蛹的死亡率,光周期对粘虫的抗寒力无显著影响。     

霜冻过程温光因子分析及模拟霜冻条件的建立

近年来霜冻对我国果树产业的影响越来越大, 建立科学的模拟霜冻程序对于加强果树霜冻基础研究十分必要。基于对大田霜冻天气的实际观测, 分析了自然霜冻在降温速度、低温极限、升温速度以及霜后光照条件方面的特点, 建立了用于实验室环境下的霜冻处理程序。结果表明, 霜冻发生时气温的变化主要包括降温、低温维持和升温3个阶段。降温和升温阶段气温的变化近似线性; 霜后一般伴随较强的光照。经研究确定模拟霜冻条件为: 黑暗环境下, 气温在30分钟内从室温(20°C)降到5°C, 在5°C维持30分钟, 之后以0.8°C·h ^-1的速度降到-2°C, 在-2°C维持2小时, 再以4.7°C·h ^-1的速度回升到5°C结束霜冻处理。霜冻处理后的恢复条件为气温16°C及光强800 μmol·m ^-2·s ^-1。     

Thermal insulation of the winter cauliflower curd by wrapper-leaves

The role of leaves as insulation for mature curds during exposure to frost has been investigated for winter-harvested cauliflower. The inner, wrapper-leaves and their enclosed air spaces provided significant protection for the curd tissues in mild frost, but under more severe conditions (below – 2.5°C) were ineffective. A relationship between higher wrapper-leaf number and increased insulation was described. The increase in insulation however, was small even with much higher wrapper-leaf numbers. Exposure of the curd surface at maturity was found to prevent the insulating effect of wrapper-leaves, particularly if the diameter of the exposed area was greater than 6 cm. The data also suggested a possible role for the exposed stem of the cauliflower as a site of heat loss that may adversely affect curd temperature. It is postulated that breeding for improved frost resistance by greatly increasing wrapper-leaf number would not be effective, although any reduction in wrapper-leaf number and the presence of tightly wrapped curds should be avoided. Furthermore, exposure of the curd surface at maturity should be kept to a minimum.     

灌溉对孕穗期冬小麦农田温度的影响

灌溉是抵御和减轻冬小麦晚霜冻危害的有效措施之一。针对黄淮地区2010年4月的一次强降温过程,通过郑州农业气象观测站的灌溉防霜试验,对比分析了冬小麦孕穗期田间空气温度和土壤温度特征。结果表明:在外界环境温度下降时,灌溉可以提高田间最低气温0.1～0.6℃,增温效应主要集中在地上5cm处,灌溉可减少气温≤0℃的持续时间1～2h;对土壤温度的影响随着深度而存在差异,0cm土壤温度以增加为主,5～20cm土壤以降温效应为主;灌溉减小了气温和0～5cm土壤温度的变异系数和平均相对变率,而增大了10～20cm土壤温度的变异系数和相对变率;灌溉引起的温度差异只在15和20cm土壤处比较显著,其余各层温度差异并不明显。     

森林低温霜冻灾害干扰研究综述

在全球变暖的背景下,森林低温霜冻灾害的发生并没有减少趋势,低温霜冻灾害的发生可能对林木的组织或整个幼树、幼苗产生致命伤害,进而成为林木生长发育,天然或人工更新的一个主要限制因子。森林低温霜冻灾害的发生和危害程度取决于林木生长复杂多变的物理环境和树木的耐冻性,前者又受大尺度环流形势及局地尺度小气候特征的影响。借助于3S技术建立复杂地形下低温和光照的空间分布模型,并结合林木的耐冻性,构建低温霜冻危害评估的概率模型,将有助于提高霜冻灾害的监测和危害评估水平。森林低温霜冻的防御应考虑将物理与生物防霜方法相结合,前者通过建防护林和采取合适的采伐措施,来改善林内地表的辐射平衡;后者则通过生物技术手段来增强林木的耐冻性。需结合霜冻灾害的监测和危害评估模型,对各种不同防霜措施的防霜效果进行定量评估。     

Similar Susceptibility to Excess Irradiance in Sun and Shade Acclimated Saplings of Norway Spruce [Picea Abies (L.) Karst.] and Stone Pine (Pinus Cembra L.)

We compared the responses of sun and shade acclimated saplings of Picea abies and Pinus cembra to excess photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) equivalently exceeding the level for saturating net photosynthetic rate (P _N). Exposure for 2 h up to 2000 μmol(photon) m⁻² s⁻¹ did not affect radiant energy saturated P _N. Photoinhibition of photosynthesis was indicated by a small (10 %) reduction of the potential efficiency of photosystem 2 as derived from measurements of chlorophyll fluorescence (F_V/F_M). However, the extent of F_V/F_M reduction and half-time for recovery were similar in sun and shade acclimated saplings of both species. Furthermore, the effect on F_V/F_M was not stronger when the plants were exposed to excess PPFD at 5 °C instead of 15 °C. Frost-hardening of plants increased slightly their resistance to excess PPFD. Establishment of these conifer saplings usually acclimated to shade in their natural habitat may hardly be endangered by a sudden increase of PPFD, e.g., by gap formation. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

甘蔗种质资源自然条件下耐寒性评价

为了解广西农业科学院甘蔗研究所种质资源圃(南宁)保存的400份甘蔗种质材料的耐寒性表现,在2008年初低温灾害的自然条件下,以蔗茎节间受害指数和节间生长点受害指数为基础,通过系统聚类方法将参试材料分为不同耐寒性表现类群。结果表明,2008年初的低温灾害属于阴雨霜冻类型,400份甘蔗种质材料可分为5个耐寒性表现类群,耐寒性强的材料有226份(56.50%),耐寒性较强的材料有103份(26.75%),耐寒性一般的材料有53份(13.25%),耐寒性较差的材料有7份(1.75%),耐寒性差的材料有7份(1.75%)。可构建甘蔗耐寒性指数(CTI):CTI=0.3×节间受害指数+0.7×节间生长点受害指数。节间生长点对低温伤害的敏感性高于蔗茎节间组织,建议作为耐寒性评价的重要指标之一;甘蔗耐寒性指数可以用于评价阴雨霜冻灾害下甘蔗种质材料的耐寒性。     

Pushed to the limit: consequences of climate change for the Araucariaceae: a relictual rain forest family

Background and Aims

Under predicted climate change scenarios, increased temperatures are likely to predispose trees to leaf and other tissue damage, resulting in plant death and contraction of already narrow distribution ranges in many relictual species. The effects of predicted upward temperatures may be further exacerbated by changes in rainfall patterns and damage caused by frosts on trees that have been insufficiently cold-hardened. The Araucariaceae is a relictual family and the seven species found in Australia have limited natural distributions characterized by low frost intensity and frequency, and warm summer temperatures. The temperature limits for these species were determined in order to help understand how such species will fare in a changing climate.

Methods

Experiments were conducted using samples from representative trees of the Araucariaceae species occurring in Australia, Agathis (A. atropurpurea, A. microstachya and A. robusta), Arauacaria (A. bidwilli, A. cunninghamii and A. heterophylla) and Wollemia nobilis. Samples were collected from plants grown in a common garden environment. Lower and higher temperature limits were determined by subjecting detached winter-hardened leaves to temperatures from 0 to –17 °C and summer-exposed leaves to 25 to 63 °C, then measuring the efficiency of photosystem II (F_v/F_m) and visually rating leaf damage. The exotherm, a sharp rise in temperature indicating the point of ice nucleation within the cells of the leaf, was measured on detached leaves of winter-hardened and summer temperature-exposed leaves.

Key Results

Lower temperature limits (indicated by FT₅₀, the temperature at which PSII efficiency is 50 %, and LT₅₀ the temperature at which 50 % visual leaf damage occurred) were approx. –5·5 to –7·5 °C for A. atropurpurea, A. microstachya and A. heterophylla, approx. –7 to –9 °C for A. robusta, A. bidwillii and A. cunninghamii, and –10·5 to –11 °C for W. nobilis. High temperature damage began at 47·5 °C for W. nobilis, and occurred in the range 48·5–52 °C for A. bidwillii and A. cunninghamii, and in the range 50·5–53·5 °C for A. robusta, A. microstachya and A. heterophylla. Winter-hardened leaves had ice nucleation temperatures of –5·5 °C or lower, with W. nobilis the lowest at –6·8 °C. All species had significantly higher ice nucleation temperatures in summer, with A. atropurpurea and A. heterophylla forming ice in the leaf at temperatures >3 °C higher in summer than in winter. Wollemia nobilis had lower FT₅₀ and LT₅₀ values than its ice nucleation temperature, indicating that the species has a degree of ice tolerance.

Conclusions

While lower temperature limits in the Australian Araucariaceae are generally unlikely to affect their survival in wild populations during normal winters, unseasonal frosts may have devastating effects on tree survival. Extreme high temperatures are not common in the areas of natural occurrence, but upward temperature shifts, in combination with localized radiant heating, may increase the heat experienced within a canopy by at least 10 °C and impact on tree survival, and may contribute to range contraction. Heat stress may explain why many landscape plantings of W. nobilis have failed in hotter areas of Australia.     

Hardiness dependent accumulation of phospholipids in leaves of wheat cultivars

Phospholipid content and composition in the leaves of thirteen cultivars of wheat differing in frost hardiness, were compared before and after hardening in order to see whether phospholipids play a role in surviving at low temperatures. The content of phospholipids in the leaves at the end of the hardening could be related to the aquired hardiness, and the relationship between the two phenomena could be described by the regression equation y = (0.174 ± 0.0016) x + 1311. Accumulation of phospholipids represents a hardiness dependent augmentation of membranes. Phosphatidylcholine appeared to be preferentially accumulated in hardy cultivars during the hardening process. As there are no significant differences in phospholipid fatty acid compositions investigated earlier, these results suggest the importance of the polar head group composition of membranes in avoiding frost injury.     

Simulated climate change impacts on fluxes of carbon in Norway spruce ecosystems along a climatic transect in Sweden

A simulation study based on recent regional climate scenarios for Sweden investigated possible changes in carbon (C) dynamics and net ecosystem exchange (NEE) of Swedish Norway spruce forest ecosystems. Four sites, representative of well-drained soils in four regions, were included. Stand development was simulated for a 100-year rotation period using a coupled model describing abiotic and biotic processes in the soil-plant-atmosphere system. Two IPCC climate change scenarios, corresponding to a mean annual temperature increase of about 2°C (A2) or 3°C (B2) from the reference period 1961–1990 to a new period 2061–2090, were considered. Annual maximum snow depth decreased with the increase in air temperature, whereas maximum soil frost depth and mean annual soil temperature showed only small changes, especially for the sites in northern Sweden. Simulations suggested that in the warmer climate, gross primary production (GPP) increased by 24–32% in northern Sweden and by 32–43% in the south. In the north, the increase was related to the combined effect of air and soil temperature extending the growing season, whereas in the south it was mainly governed by increased N availability due to increased soil temperature. NEE increased by about 20% (A2) or 25% (B2) at all sites, more or less solely due to increased accumulation of C in the tree biomass (including harvest residues), since changes in soil C were small compared with the current climate. Both light use efficiency and water use efficiency were improved in the future climate scenarios, despite increases in atmospheric CO₂ not being considered.     

An investigation of the frost hardiness of grapevine (Vitis vinifera) during bud break

The aim of this investigation was to assess ice nucleation and frost resistance of two varieties of grapevine (Siegrebbe and Madeleine Angevine) during bud burst under radiative freezing conditions analogous to those during Spring in the UK. During bud burst, grapevines were almost entirely resistant to freezing during frosts of less than -3°C by virtue of their ability to supercool. The risk of frost damage increased significantly as bud development progressed, and once buds had passed growth stage DS3 they became more sensitive to freezing and freezing damage was more extensive. The two varieties did not differ in frost resistance but, because of its earlier developing habit, variety Siegrebbe could be more prone to frost damage in the field. Buds were more prone to damage after freezing once bud burst had commenced and the damage could not be reversed by acclimating plants for periods of 7 to 21 days at 4°C in an 8 h photoperiod. Such acclimation appeared to predispose frozen buds to more extensive damage.