根瘤蚜侵染对不同抗性葡萄品种根系超微结构的影响

【目的】探讨不同抗性葡萄品种对葡萄根瘤蚜Daktulosphaira vitifolia Fitch侵染后的组织结构响应。【方法】以砧木140Ru (Vitis rupestris×V. berlandieri)和栽培品种赤霞珠Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet Sauvignon离体三级根及140Ru盆栽苗为试材接种根瘤蚜卵, 接种两周后取刺吸位点组织作超薄切片并观察超微结构变化, 取盆栽140Ru不同时期根结测定多酚含量。【结果】超微结构显示, 砧木140Ru根系周皮层最外层细胞壁的厚度（1 031.25 nm）及周皮层细胞层数（6～7层）显著高于赤霞珠品种的周皮层细胞厚度（543.75 nm）及层数（3～4层）, 140Ru根系韧皮部酚类物质含量比赤霞珠高出35％; 侵染后, 砧木140Ru周皮层细胞第3层以内的细胞壁加厚并积聚大量的多酚类物质, 140Ru葡萄新根被根瘤蚜侵染后多酚含量呈升高趋势, 在接种20 d时是对照的2.4倍; 赤霞珠粗根被根瘤蚜侵染后薄壁细胞中细胞质变浓, 出现大量淀粉粒, 线粒体及内质网数量增多。【结论】砧木140Ru的周皮层组织结构较赤霞珠不利于根瘤蚜口针穿刺, 被根瘤蚜侵染后发生了不利于根瘤蚜侵染取食的变化。     

根瘤蚜侵染不同抗性葡萄对根结形成及植株营养消耗的影响

为探讨不同抗性水平的葡萄砧木和品种被葡萄根瘤蚜Daktulosphaira vitifoliae Fitch侵染形成根结的状况及其对植株营养消耗的影响,采用盆栽方式接种根瘤蚜,测定了葡萄根结数量、质量及碳水化合物和脯氨酸含量等指标。结果表明：砧木5BB,1103P,SO4,3309C,101-14Mgt被根瘤蚜侵染后均不形成根结;140Ru,Lot和110R仅形成少量根结而不能形成根瘤;砧木贝达、栽培品种赤霞珠、巨峰和达米娜不仅能够形成根结和根瘤,而且根系腐烂程度严重。越敏感的品种形成的根结数量和体积越大,达米娜、巨峰和赤霞珠根结重占根重比例分别高达40.02％,37.08％和35.36％,百个根结质量分别是140Ru的4.4,3.5和433倍。3个形成根结的砧木的枝条生长量平均减少16.5％,而4个高感品种的生长量平均减少43％。根结质量与根结内的营养积聚呈正相关,其中根结质量与淀粉含量增加量的相关系数达0.94,与可溶性糖含量增加量的相关系数达0.81,与游离脯氨酸含量增加量的相关系数达0.93。     

部分葡萄品种和砧木抗葡萄根瘤蚜性能鉴定

为了检测我国葡萄品种和砧木对中国生态型葡萄根瘤蚜Daktulosphaira viticola (Fitch) 的抗性,在实验室条件下采用离体根接种法鉴定了10个葡萄砧木、18个葡萄栽培品种,测定了根瘤蚜存活率、发育历期、产卵量、种群龄期结构指数和成虫大小等指标。结果表明： 砧木品种SO4,5BB,1103P,420A,Lot,101-14MG,3309C,140Ru和110R抗根瘤蚜,接种后蚜虫陆续死亡,尤其是SO4,5BB,1103P和420A对根瘤蚜高抗,使根瘤蚜滞育仅发育至1龄。我国当作砧木使用的贝达不抗根瘤蚜,接种后蚜虫存活率始终保持在38.82％～47.5%,日产卵量达9.01;欧美杂交种中的康克、康拜尔和卡它巴对根瘤蚜稍有抗性,根瘤蚜日产卵量在6.00～6.85粒之间,其中康克、康拜尔葡萄上蚜虫的存活率随时间的延长而明显降低,由最初的60％下降至25％～30％; 欧美杂交种中的黑虎香和白香蕉虽然在一定程度上能够限制根瘤蚜的存活和发育进程,但对根瘤蚜的繁殖量没有影响。所有供试欧亚种和欧美杂交种的栽培品种都对根瘤蚜高度敏感,接种后第29 d 蚜虫存活率仍保持在40％～60％,且前后变化较小,日产卵量变化于7～12.35粒之间,总产卵量均在190粒以上。由此可见,我国供试栽培品种均不抗根瘤蚜,在根瘤蚜疫区需要用抗性砧木嫁接苗建园。     

Evaluating resistance of some rootstocks to grape phylloxera with in vitro and excised root testing systems

Summary The life table of a local strain of grape phylloxera was determined to evaluate the resistance of the most commonly used rootstocks: Rul40, R99, and 3309C, and one local variety ‘Helwani’. The study was carried out by applying both in vitro dual culture and small root pieces testing systems. The results showed that there was a great variation in percentage mortality of immature stages, number of eggs laid, adult fertility, oviposition period, and developmental time between all tested rootstocks and the local variety, regardless of the applied testing systems. Based on the population prediction, Helwani would be a suitable host as it would be susceptible to the destructive insects in the field and the rootstocks would be resistant. However, Rul 40 rootstock was more susceptible than R99 and 3309C rootstocks.     

Effects of root zone temperature on aluminium toxicity in two cultivars of spring wheat with different resistance to aluminium

Manifestations of aluminium (Al) toxicity in two cultivars of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L. cvs Kadett [relatively Al-resistant] and WW 20299 [relatively Al-sensitive]) were investigated at two root zone temperatures (RZT) that may occur in the field. The plants were grown for 9 days at 10 or 25°C RZT. Mineral nutrients other than CaSO₄ were supplied daily in exponentially increasing amounts to meet the demand of the plants. Al was added as Al₂(SO₄)₃ at the beginning of the culture period at concentrations ranging from 0 to 100 μ M . pH was kept constant at 4.1. Experimental data were analysed for interactions between Al and RZT on a fresh weight basis by the nonlinear Weibull function. Cultivar Kadett, when grown at 25°C RZT, was more resistant to Al than when grown at 10°C RZT. Cultivar WW 20299 was equally sensitive to Al at 10 and 25°C RZT but generally more sensitive to Al than cv. Kadett. It is suggested that cv. Kadett, in contrast to cv. WW 20299, possesses a mechanism for Al resistance that is less effective at 10°C than at 25°C RZT and therefore may be metabolically dependent. In roots, the concentrations of K, P, Mg and Ca were not negatively affected by Al or by RZT. In shoots of both cultivars the concentrations of Ca and Mg became comparatively low when the plants were treated with Al or at low RZT, the effect being larger for Ca than for Mg. At 10°C RZT under Al stress, the Ca concentrations in shoots approached the critical concentration where growth may be inhibited. As no Al was detected in the shoots, it is suggested that Al in the roots inhibits shoot growth by reducing transport of Ca from roots to shoots.     

Preference and performance responses of California grape phylloxera to different Vitis rootstocks

Laboratory experiments on host preference and performance were simultaneously conducted with Cabernet Sauvignon, AXR#1, and 5C Vitis rootstocks for the California biotypes A and B grape phylloxera. Preference bioassays recorded over a 3-day period indicated that phylloxera exhibit differential host choice. AXR#1 is antixenotic to biotype A, and 5C is antixenotic to both phylloxera biotypes. Preferences observed with biotype B for Cabernet Sauvignon and AXR#1 were not statistically different, whereas biotype A had shown a significant preference for Cabernet Sauvignon. On 5C the preferences scored were significantly lower than on either of the other two rootstocks, and there was no significant difference beetween biotypes. Performance bioassays recorded over a 29-day period indicated that survival, development, and reproduction of both biotypes were affected by Vitis rootstock. Both biotypes were unable to survive or develop on 5C suggesting the presence of antibiotic resistance in 5C against these phylloxera biotypes. The antibiotic effects observed with AXR#1 against biotype A were expressed as significant reductions in survival, development, and reproduction. Performance of biotype B on AXR#1 was similar to its performance on Cabernet Sauvignon. For both AXR#1 and 5C rootstocks and both phylloxera biotypes A and B the antibiotic mechanism was considerably stronger than the antixenotic mechanism. This research indicated that host preference and performance are positively correlated in grape phylloxera with the rootstocks and phylloxera biotypes tested.     

根瘤蚜对不同抗性葡萄的选择性及葡萄根系挥发性物质的鉴定

为了探讨不同抗性水平砧木及品种对根瘤蚜吸引及驱避效应以及鉴定挥发性物质组分,采用离体根段培养法测定葡萄根瘤蚜Phylloxera viticola Fitch对砧木5BB,140Ru及栽培品种巨峰的选择性,发现根瘤蚜对栽培品种巨峰的根段具有很强的选择性,至接种后3 d,67.13％的根瘤蚜优先选择巨峰;而对5BB和140Ru的选择性却很差,分别有15.29％和17.58％的根瘤蚜选择5BB及140Ru。根瘤蚜在不同品种根段上的生长发育和繁殖也存在明显差异。对砧木5BB和巨峰根系的挥发性组分进行测定,发现2个品种挥发物独有组分数量均较高,巨峰独有组分为23个,占总成分数的48.94％,5BB的独有组分为32个,占总成分数的57.14％。5BB和巨峰的共有组分为24个,主要成分均为亚油酸甲酯和反油酸甲酯,但含量有所不同,其中,5BB以倍半萜类的丁香醇及脂肪酸甲酯类的亚油酸甲酯,反油酸甲酯,棕榈油酸甲酯含量较高,高于巨峰中相应物质含量的4.23%~6.46％,而巨峰以邻苯二甲酸二丁酯及胆甾烷含量较高,分别高于5BB相应组分含量的6.81％和1.07％。结果说明葡萄根瘤蚜对不同抗性水平砧木及品种确实存在不同的选择性,并且不同抗性水平的砧木及品种的挥发性物质存在显著差异。     

Variability in grape phylloxera preference and performance on canyon grape (Vitis arizonica)

We tested the deme-formation hypothesis experimentally with four populations of leaf-galling grape phylloxera, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, and its host, canyon grape (Vitis arizonica). An experiment designed to examine preference and performance showed that phylloxera populations did not significantly prefer their original host relative to other hosts in the percent available leaves galled. There were significant herbivore population effects (P<0.01), host effects (P<0.001), and population x host interaction effects (P<0.001). Herbivore populations had different colonizing abilities (performance, as measured in the mean number of galls per leaf) on an individual host (P<0.001), but there was no host effect. Host genotype significantly affected phylloxera performance, measured as survivorship (P<0.01), but a phylloxera population did not necessarily have higher survivorship on its original host. Differences in fecundity, an-other measurement of performance, were due to intrinsic differences among herbivore populations (P<0.05), and not related to host genotype. There was no correlation between distance from a phylloxera population in the field and a host's susceptibility to attack. There was a significant positive relationship between levels of infestation on a clone in the field and its susceptibility to colonization experimentally (P<0.05), suggesting inherent differences in host resistance and susceptibility. These results did not support the deme-formation hypothesis. In a second experiment, host clone x water treatment interactions affected phylloxera survivorship (P<0.05) and fecundity (P<0.05). We conclude that host genotype x environment interactions may prevent sessile, parthenogenetic herbivores from locally adapting to individual host genotypes.     

我国根瘤蚜mtDNA COⅠ遗传多样性与系统发育

通过线粒体DNA COⅠ多态性研究了我国根瘤蚜Daktulosphaira vitifoliae Fitch的遗传分化与系统发育,并将我国根瘤蚜单倍型与GenBank中已发表的85个单倍型进行了聚类分析。结果表明：序列中A,C,T,G 4种核苷酸的比例分别为34.8%,15.8%,39.2%和10.2%, 29 个变异位点中单一多态位点 12 个,简约信息位点17 个。确定了 13 种单倍型,检测5种单倍型,其中上海群体单倍型相对丰富,且上海葡萄根瘤蚜群体与其他3个群体之间没有共享单倍型。同时上海群体与其他3个群体的遗传距离最大（0.039~0.040）,Nm最小（0.02）,在分子系统发育树和单倍型网络图上为独立分支,说明我国根瘤蚜至少有两个独立的起源。     

钙肥对葡萄根瘤蚜生长发育和繁殖的影响

【目的】为明确葡萄所需的大量元素钙对葡萄根瘤蚜 Daktulosphaira vitifoliae(Fitch）生长发育和繁殖的影响。【方法】在温室中,设置不同 Ca⁽²⁺⁾浓度（0、2 和 4mmol·L(2+)浓度（0、2 和 4mmol·L^(-1)）的钙全营养液于葡萄全生育期浇灌葡萄,评价离体根段对葡萄根瘤蚜的存活率、若蚜、成蚜寿命和繁殖力的影响。【结果】随着钙离子浓度的增加,葡萄根瘤蚜在葡萄根上的 1 龄若蚜历期缩短 0.80 倍以上,成蚜历期增加超过 1.88倍,寿命显著延长超过 1.18 倍,产卵量提高 3.34 倍以上。与 0 mmol·L(-1)）的钙全营养液于葡萄全生育期浇灌葡萄,评价离体根段对葡萄根瘤蚜的存活率、若蚜、成蚜寿命和繁殖力的影响。【结果】随着钙离子浓度的增加,葡萄根瘤蚜在葡萄根上的 1 龄若蚜历期缩短 0.80 倍以上,成蚜历期增加超过 1.88倍,寿命显著延长超过 1.18 倍,产卵量提高 3.34 倍以上。与 0 mmol·L^(-1) Ca(-1) Ca⁽²⁺⁾和 2 mmol·L(2+)和 2 mmol·L^(-1) Ca(-1) Ca⁽²⁺⁾处理相比,葡萄根瘤蚜在 4 mmol·L(2+)处理相比,葡萄根瘤蚜在 4 mmol·L^(-1) Ca(-1) Ca⁽²⁺⁾处理下的葡萄根上,内禀增长率 r_m、周限增长率 λ 和净增殖率 R_0均最高,分别为（0.191 ± 0.003）、（1.210 ± 0.004）和（169.070 ± 11.897)(P < 0.05）,且世代发育历期显著缩短（P <0.05）。特定年龄龄期存活率 S_(xj)、种群特定年龄繁殖力 m_x和种群特定年龄繁殖值 l_xm_x在 4mmol·L(2+)处理下的葡萄根上,内禀增长率 r_m、周限增长率 λ 和净增殖率 R_0均最高,分别为（0.191 ± 0.003）、（1.210 ± 0.004）和（169.070 ± 11.897)(P < 0.05）,且世代发育历期显著缩短（P <0.05）。特定年龄龄期存活率 S_(xj)、种群特定年龄繁殖力 m_x和种群特定年龄繁殖值 l_xm_x在 4mmol·L^(-1)Ca(-1)Ca⁽²⁺⁾处理种群中保持较高水平,随着钙浓度降低,葡萄根瘤蚜的各生命参数明显降低。【结论】钙元素对葡萄根瘤蚜的生长发育和繁殖能力具有促进作用,葡萄根瘤蚜发生葡萄园更应合理使用钙肥。     

Consequences of insect herbivory on grape fine root systems with different growth rates

Herbivory tolerance has been linked to plant growth rate where plants with fast growth rates are hypothesized to be more tolerant of herbivory than slower-growing plants. Evidence supporting this theory has been taken primarily from observations of aboveground organs but rarely from roots. Grapevines differing in overall rates of new root production, were studied in Napa Valley, California over two growing seasons in an established vineyard infested with the sucking insect, grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae Fitch). The experimental vineyard allowed for the comparison of two root systems that differed in rates of new root tip production (a 'fast grower', Vitis berlandieri x Vitis rupestris cv. 1103P, and a slower-growing stock, Vitis riparia x Vitis rupestris cv. 101-14 Mgt). Each root system was grafted with a genetically identical shoot system (Vitis vinifera cv. Merlot). Using minirhizotrons, we did not observe any evidence of spatial or temporal avoidance of insect populations by root growth. Insect infestations were abundant throughout the soil profile, and seasonal peaks in phylloxera populations generally closely followed peaks in new root production. Our data supported the hypothesis that insect infestation was proportional to the number of growing tips, as indicated by similar per cent infestation in spite of a threefold difference in root tip production. In addition, infested roots of the fast-growing rootstock exhibited somewhat shorter median lifespans (60 d) than the slower-growing rootstock (85 d). Lifespans of uninfested roots were similar for the two rootstocks (200 d). As a consequence of greater root mortality of younger roots, infested root populations in the fast-growing rootstock had an older age structure. While there does not seem to be a trade-off between potential growth rate and relative rate of root infestation in these cultivars, our study indicates that a fast-growing root system may more readily shed infested roots that are presumably less effective in water and nutrient uptake. Thus, differences in root tip production may be linked to differences in the way plants cope with roots that are infested by sucking insects.     

Metarhizium anisopliae, a potential agent for the control of grape phylloxera

This investigation deals with the control effects of the insect pathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae on Daktulosphaira vitifoliae. In pot experiments, the soil surrounding phylloxera-infected grapes was inoculated with barley colonised with M. anisopliae. After thirty-two days, ineight of ten Metarhizium-applied pots nofresh phylloxera infections could be observed.In two of ten plants, a few fresh nodositiessingly occupied with phylloxera or phylloxeraeggs could be found. In all untreated plants,fresh nodosities with either single (two of sixplants) or multiple (four of six plants)occupation with phylloxera could be observed.M. anisopliae could be re-isolated in aconcentration of <1 × 10³ CFU g^$minus;1 soil dry weight from those pots with phylloxera-infected plants that had been treated with the fungus. The potential role of M. anisopliae in grape phylloxera management is discussed.     

Phenolic acids associated with the resistance of lettuce cultivars to the lettuce root aphid

Phenolic acids, particularly caffeoylquinic acids, in lettuce root extracts were analysed by high pressure liquid chromatography (hplc), gas liquid chromatography (glc) and ultra-violet (uv) absorbance to seek a relationship with the resistance of certain lettuce cultivars to lettuce root aphid, Pemphigus bursarius. Although consistent results were obtained by each method, glc estimates of isochlorogenic acid tended to be low and uv estimates high. Hplc results were intermediate and since it was the easiest technique to perform routinely it was preferred. Isochlorogenic acid was the only caffeoylquinic acid detected in quantity and there were greater concentrations in resistant than in susceptible cultivars. Phenylalanine-ammonia lyase (PAL), the first enzyme in the phenyl propanoid pathway, is more active in resistant cultivars. Although these cultivars also had a greater tendency to browning when damaged, it was not due to greater polyphenol oxidase activity but probably to the presence of more isochlorogenic acid substrate. The results were consistent with an association between isochlorogenic acid concentration, PAL activity and resistance to P. bursarius.     

Patterns of genetic variation in native grape phylloxera on two sympatric host species

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to examine population genetic structure in populations of native grape phylloxera. This research asked: (i) do RAPD markers distinguish two groups corresponding to the two host plant species; and (ii) do RAPD markers distinguish groups according to spatial location, independent of host plant association? Forty‐nine phylloxera clones were collected from five pairs of adjacent individuals of two sympatric grape species in five sites along a 145 km transect in Missouri, USA. A high level of polymorphism was observed, with some evidence for structuring between host plant species and no evidence for spatial structuring. An analysis of molecular variance (amova ) found that 6.52% of the variance in RAPD banding patterns was attributable to host species and 7.96% of the variance was attributable to spatial location. A cluster analysis did not result in two groups corresponding to the two hosts, or to five groups corresponding to the geographical sites sampled. A Mantel test showed a low correlation between genetic similarity and spatial location. Two of the 93 RAPD markers were nonrandomly associated between the hosts. It is suggested that there may be a small host‐mediated effect on genetic variation but stochastic dispersal and a highly heterogeneous environment may be the primary influences on the observed polymorphism.     

Effects of anoxia on root ultrastructure of four neotropical trees

Summary. The root ultrastructure of seedlings grown in anaerobic conditions was investigated in four neotropical species: Sesbania virgata, Erythrina speciosa, Sebastiania commersoniana (all present in waterlogged or flooded areas), and Schizolobium parahyba (that occupies mainly dry areas). Anaerobiosis induced an increase in the size of mitochondria, dilatation of cristae and of the endoplasmic reticulum, and fragmentation or concentric arrangement of reticulum saccules. The ultrastructural alterations were reversible only for S. virgata and E. speciosa. The seedlings of S. parahyba and S. commersoniana were more sensitive to oxygen deprivation and presented extensive cell disruption. The results are discussed in terms of energy supply.Correspondence and reprints (present address): Departamento de Biologia Animal e Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, P.O. Box 6001, 86051-970, Londriná, Paraná, Brazil.     

低温逆境对不同核桃品种抗氧化系统及超微结构的影响

为揭示核桃抗寒机理,确定核桃抗寒性鉴定适宜的生化指标,以展叶期抗寒性不同的哈特雷、晋龙1号和晋龙2号3个品种1年生枝条的叶片为材料,测定了1℃低温下抗氧化酶活性及超氧阴离子(O2(-))含量的变化,并采用透射电子显微镜观察低温逆境对抗寒性差异大的哈特雷和晋龙2号叶肉细胞超微结构的影响.结果表明:低温胁迫前后抗寒性强的哈特雷叶片中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化物酶(POD)的活性最高,超氧阴离子含量最低,叶肉细胞超微结构较稳定,叶片没有明显冷害症状.抗寒性差的晋龙2号随着低温胁迫时间的延长,3种抗氧化酶活性的下降幅度最大,O2(-)含量始终处于高水平;胁迫72 h时细胞叶绿体普遍膨胀,基粒片层变薄,数目减少,部分叶绿体被膜及质膜清晰度下降,部分顶端小叶叶缘呈水浸状,表现出冷害症状.可见,低温逆境下核桃叶肉细胞超微结构的稳定性与其品种的抗寒性密切相关.SOD、POD活性以及O2(-)含量可作为展叶期核桃抗寒性鉴定的生化指标;低温胁迫下核桃叶片细胞内膜系统的损伤与活性氧积累之间可能存在一定的相互关系.     

根区不同灌溉方式对苹果幼苗水流阻力的影响

研究了滴灌条件下根区不同灌溉方式（交替滴灌ADI、固定滴灌FDI和常规滴灌CDI）和灌水量对苹果幼苗及各组成部分水流阻力、气孔导度和叶面积的影响.结果表明：根区灌溉方式和灌水量对苹果幼苗水流阻力（R）的影响显著; 在相同的根区灌溉方式下,苹果幼苗根系阻力（R_r）随着灌水量的减少而增大,冠层阻力（R_s）随着灌水量的减少而减小.在相同灌水量下,与常规滴灌相比,交替滴灌和固定滴灌均提高了苹果幼苗叶片和叶柄阻力（R_l+p）,降低了幼苗全株阻力（R_t）、R_r、R_s以及侧枝和主杆阻力（R_lb+mr）.在20 mm和30 mm灌水定额下,交替滴灌的R_l+p分别比常规滴灌高1.06%和0.63%.在平均节水达33%的前提下,交替滴灌和固定滴灌的平均R_l+p分别比常规滴灌高19.65%和24.34%,但交替滴灌和固定滴灌的平均R_lb+mr分别降低了4.83%和14.97%.交替滴灌和固定滴灌等局部根区不同灌溉方式通过有效减小苹果气孔导度和叶面积,提高了R_l+p,从而减少了叶片的蒸腾失水,提高了苹果幼苗的水分利用效率,通过降低R_r和R_lb+mr提高了苹果幼苗调控水分的能力和抗干旱能力.     

Fine-scale genetic structure of grape phylloxera from the roots and leaves of Vitis

Patterns of variation at microsatellite loci suggest that root populations of the pest grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae) are largely parthenogenetic in Australian vineyards. To investigate reproduction in leaf galling phylloxera and the association between these individuals and phylloxera on roots, we examined in detail genetic variation in phylloxera from a vineyard block. Some genotypes found on leaf galls within this block were not present on roots, whereas others spanned both zones. There was no evidence that genotypes on roots were the product of sexual reproduction in leaf galls. mtDNA variation was not associated with the location of the phylloxera clones. The spatial distribution of genotypes within a root population was further investigated by intensively sampling phylloxera from another vineyard block. Join-count spatial autocorrelation statistics were used to explore fine-scale spatial structure. Clones were nonrandomly distributed within the block and there was evidence that the distribution of clones followed rows. These findings suggest firstly that there is limited dispersal of root and leaf feeding phylloxera, and secondly that factors, other than vine host, are likely to be important and contribute to clonal structure within populations.     

Effect of oryzalin on root ultrastructure and respiration in various wheat cultivars subjected to cold hardening

The effect of anti-microtubular herbicide oryzalin (10 μM, 2–4 days) on the root ultrastructure and respiration in two cultivars of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) contrasting in their frost-tolerance was studied during plant cold hardening (3°C, 3 days). The sensitivity of subcellular structures to oryzalin depended closely on cell metabolic activity and the extent of development of the cortical microtubule (MT) network. Most pronounced oryzalin-induced changes were related to enhanced cell vacuolation and the appearance of some signs of apoptosis (as judged from cytoplasm fragmentation) in some cells. In the root zone examined, cell heterogeneity increased, when, along with normally functioning cells, dramatically damaged and even completely destroyed cells appeared. Simultaneously, the activity of cyanide-resistant nonphosphorylating respiration pathway was activated, especially during cold hardening. In hardened cells, single cortical microtubules appeared in both wheat cultivars; this fact indicates that new cold-resistant subpopulations of MT were resistant to depolymerizing action of oryzalin.