Root Browning in Pinus banksiana Lamb. and Eucalyptus pilularis Sm. 2. Anatomy and Permeability of the Cork Zone

The periderm in roots of Pinus banksiana Lamb. and the polyderm in roots of Eucalyptus pilularis Sm. originate from the pericycle. This occurs after the roots have turned brown due to deposition of tannins in the walls of cells external to the endodermis. In both species, cork cells form a continuous sheath around the vascular tissues. The cork cell walls are modified by the presence of suberin, lignin and tannin and it is the latter which imparts a brown colour to the tissue. The first layer of cork cells in both species constitutes an apoplastic barrier which prevents the fluorescent dye, berberine, from entering the vascular tissues, despite the absence of an identifiable Casparian band in the cells. Because the roots are still covered with the cortex and epidermis during early stages of periderm and polyderm formation, it is not possible to tell from the external aspect of the root when it makes a transition from the tannin zone to the cork zone.     

Temporal and spatial root development of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis L.)

Row crops are often inefficient in utilizing soil resources. One reason for this appears to be inefficient rooting of the available soil volume. Five experiments were performed to study the temporal and spatial root development of cauliflower (cv. Plana). The crop was grown with 60 cm between rows, and root development was followed in minirhizotrons placed under the crop rows, 15 cm, and 30 cm from the crop rows. Soil was sampled and analyzed for nitrate content at the final harvest and once during growth. In two of the experiments N fertilizer rate was varied and in two of the other experiments two cultivars were compared (cv. Plana and Siria).The rooting depth of cauliflower was found to be linearly related to temperature sum, with a growth rate of 1.02 mm day^-1 °C^-1. Depending on duration of growth this leads to rooting depths at harvest of 85–115 cm. Soil analysis showed that the cauliflower was able to utilize soil nitrogen down to at least 100 cm.With Plana differences in root growth between row and interrow soil were only observed during early growth, but with Siria this difference was maintained until harvest. However, at harvest both cultivars had depleted row and interrow soil nitrate equally efficient. Nitrogen fertilizer did not affect overall root development significantly.The branching frequency of actively branching roots was increased in all soil layers from about 6 to 10 branches cm^-1 by increasing N fertilizer additions from 130 to 290 kg N ha^-1. Increasing N supply increased the number of actively branching roots in the topsoil and reduced it in the subsoil.The average growth rate of the roots was always highest in the newly rooted soil layers, but fell during time. At 74 days after planting very few roots were growing in the upper 60 cm of the soil whereas 70% of the root tips observed in the 80–100 cm soil layer were actively growing. Within each soil layer there was a large variation in growth rate of individual root tips.     

Lateral root emission in woody taproots of Fraxinus ornus L.

Abstract

We applied environmental stresses, namely dehydration, pruning and bending, to woody taproots of Fraxinus ornus L. in order to: (i) identify a method that could be applied in routine studies of lateral root development from a secondary structure; and (ii) carry out anatomical investigations to identify the tissue involved in the recruitment of lateral root mother cells (LRMC). We found that all three methods induce the formation of new lateral roots from a woody parental root. However, bending stress considerably reduced the zone of the woody parental root (the curvature) for analysis when studying the process of emission of a new lateral root. The trace left by a new lateral root in the taproot secondary xylem forms a V-shaped insertion zone that starts in contact with a growth ring and enlarges toward the periphery. This type of insertion zone suggests that the vascular cambium is the tissue-source of initials that produce the root primordium of a new lateral root. In the case of root bending, the emission of a new lateral root occurs also in the convex side of the curvature and is preceded by the formation, at the same site, of a small amount of reaction wood. Thus, reaction wood and lateral root emission are two aspects of the same response mechanism to bending. Consequently, anatomical and cytological studies of lateral root formation should focus on this part of the woody taproot. By peeling off the bark at this site, one has direct access to the underlying living tissues and can thus investigate lateral root formation also at a biochemical and molecular level.     

氮有效性增加对细根解剖、形态特征和菌根侵染的影响

氮(N)有效性增加对森林生态系统结构和功能有重要影响.细根作为树木地下最为活跃的组分,其对N有效性增加的响应已成为森林生态学研究的热点.本文对N有效性增加条件下细根解剖构造、形态和菌根侵染的响应趋势及潜在机制进行了综述.N有效性增加导致细根皮层厚度、皮层层数和皮层细胞直径下降,外皮层上通道细胞数量减少,而中柱和木质部横截面积,以及导管(或管胞)直径、数量和壁厚度均增加,根解剖构造的响应与植物激素浓度变化有关;N有效性增加后菌根侵染率下降,比根长(单位根干质量的长度)在外生菌根树种中普遍下降,而在内生菌根树种中增加;根直径和组织密度的变化趋势则表现出较大的种间差异.这些个体根和树种水平上的结果对于理解森林生态系统水平上的碳和养分循环具有重要意义.最后,根据目前研究中存在的不足提出了今后的研究方向与问题.     

Phytophthora cryptogea root rot of tomato in rock woo] nutrient culture. II. Effect of root zone temperature on infection, sporulation and symptom development

The effect of root-zone temperature on Phytophthora cryptogea root rot was studied in tomato cv. Counter grown under winter and summer conditions in rockwool culture. A nutrient temperature of 25°C resulted in increased root initiation and growth, higher in winter-grown than in summer-grown plants. Rhizosphere zoospore populations were greatly reduced at 25°C and above. Growth of P. cryptogea in vitro was optimal between 20°C and 25°C and completely suppressed at 30°C. Encystment was enhanced by increased temperatures above 20°C. Zoospore release in vitro occurred in cultures maintained at constant temperatures in the absence of the normal chilling stimulus. Optimal release was at 10°C; no zoospores were released at 30°C. Inoculated, winter-grown tomato plants maintained at 15°C developed acute aerial symptoms and died after 21 days. Comparable plants grown at a root-zone temperature of 25°C remained symptomless for the 3-months duration of the experiment. Summer-grown infected plants at the higher root temperature wilted but did not die. Enhanced temperature was ineffective as a curative treatment in summer-grown plants with established infection. Aerial symptoms of Phytophthora infection are seen as a function of the net amount of available healthy root. With high root zone temperatures this is determined by new root production and decreased inoculum and infection.     

Changes in the redox status of chickpea roots in response to infection by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris: apoplastic antioxidant enzyme activities and expression of oxidative stress-related genes

Activity levels of oxidative stress-related enzymes in the root apoplast during the interaction of WR315 (resistant) and JG62 (susceptible) chickpeas ( Cicer arietinum L.) with the highly virulent race 5 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceris were compared. Because this fungus develops asymptomatic infections in the chickpea root cortex in both susceptible and resistant plants, but only intrudes into the root xylem in the susceptible variety, the interactions were compared at three specific stages during disease development in JG62: (i) before symptom development (10 days after inoculation); (ii) at the time of appearance of the first disease symptoms (15–17 days after inoculation) and (iii) when all plants had developed disease symptoms (20–22 days after inoculation). Diamine oxidase (DAO), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione reductase (GR), guaiacol-dependent peroxidase and superoxide dismutase (SOD), but not catalase (CAT), were found in the apoplast of chickpea roots. In terms of APX activity, infection by the pathogen caused a different response in the incompatible compared to the compatible plant. In the case of GR, SOD and DAO activities, the pathogen caused the same response, but it developed earlier ( i.e. GR and SOD) or to higher levels ( i.e. DAO) in the incompatible interaction. Expression of apx , cat , sod , lipoxygenase ( lox ) and actin genes was also analysed in infected roots. Infection by F. oxysporum f. sp. ciceris race 5 only caused a significant change in the root expression of lox and actin genes. This up-regulation was earlier ( lox ) or higher ( actin ) in the incompatible than in the compatible interaction. Thus, changes in oxidative metabolism differ in compatible and incompatible interactions in Fusarium wilt of chickpea.     

Root organogenesis from single cells released from the root cap of Medicago sp.

Root border cells were isolated from alfalfa seedlings, and incubated in culture medium with growth regulators. Alfalfa seedlings yielded 1500±100 cells per root, and initial viability of the cells was 95±5%. Multiple cell divisions occurred in the border cells within two weeks. Cell clusters transferred to solidified medium containing growth regulators developed into rapidly growing, friable callus. When transferred to growth regulator-free medium, some of the calluses generated normal roots.Abbreviations BRD cells border cells - SHDN Schenk & Hildebrandt salts medium with growth regulators - SHO Schenk & Hildebrandt salts medium without growth regulators - NAA I-naphthaleneacetic acid     

A comparison of the effects of auxin on cluster root initiation and development in Grevillea robusta Cunn. ex R. Br. (Proteaceae) and in the genus Lupinus (Leguminosae)

The effect of NAA (naphthaleneacetic acid) on the development of cluster roots in members of the Proteaceae and Leguminosae was investigated. The exogenous addition of NAA led to initiation of cluster roots in phosphate conditions normally inhibitory for their development, but initiation took place within the limits of the cluster pattern under –P conditions. There was no change in spacing within the cluster root nor between cluster roots in Grevillea robusta Cunn. ex R. Br. or in rootlet length or cluster root length. In Lupinus albus L., change in rootlet length and cluster root length was noted at 10^-10 and 10¹² M NAA. In L. albus, the length of time that roots were exposed to NAA does not appear to be important, with similar levels of cluster root initiation after 48 h and 7 days. Cluster root production in G. robusta differed from that in L. albus in terms of the concentration of NAA needed to induce initiation, and in the effects of extremely low levels of NAA on rootlet numbers and lengths. L. arboreus L. does not produce cluster roots under –P conditions. Furthermore, neither L. arboreus L., L. angustifolius L., L. luteus L. nor L. mutabilis L. were induced to produce cluster roots under –P conditions, nor under +P conditions in the presence of exogenous NAA. Thus, exogenous NAA only leads to the induction of cluster roots, at levels of P normally inhibitive of their development, in species of Lupinus that produce them under –P conditions. Auxin-induced cluster roots develop within the same constraints as those developing under –P conditions. NAA does not induce cluster roots in species of Lupinus that do not produce them under –P conditions.     

Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhances growth of Litchi chinensis Sonn. trees after propagation by air-layering

This study investigated the patterns of root growth and water uptake of maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) grown in a mixture under greenhouse conditions. The plants were grown in root boxes for 5 weeks under 2 watering regimes; fully irrigated and water stress conditions, followed by a 5-day drying cycle imposed during the 6th week of growth. Water uptake patterns were analysed during the drying cycle. The two-dimensional distribution of the roots of both plants in the boxes was determined immediately at the end of the drying cycle. Under well-irrigated conditions, the roots of the component plants grew profusely into all sections of the root box and intermingled considerably. Water stress resulted in the decline of root growth of maize and cowpea but the root:shoot ratios of maize and cowpea were not affected, suggesting that there was no significant effect of water stress on root:shoot partitioning. However, water stress affected the biomass distribution between fine and coarse roots in cowpea. About 64% by weight of cowpea roots under water stress were coarse whereas as against 48% under well-irrigated conditions. Furthermore, water stress generally restricted the lateral extent of the roots of both maize and cowpea with a tendency of clumping together of the root systems and a reduced degree of intermingling. Thus, the extent of mixing of the root systems was apparently controlled by the availability of soil water. Water uptake from the well-irrigated soil in the root boxes was initially restricted to the sections directly below the base of each plant. Although roots of both plants were present in almost all sections of the root box, all the sections did not contribute simultaneously to water uptake by each plant. Water uptake was delayed from the middle intermingled zones. In effect, uptake patterns did not relate generally to the root distribution. The tendency was for the component plants to initially `avoid' water uptake from zones of intense intermingling or competition.     

Distribution of IAA and ABA in gravistimulated primary roots ofZea mays. L.

The transport of¹⁴C-IAA and¹⁴C-ABA applied exogenously to root cap toward the elongation zone was investigated in gravi- and light-stimulated primary roots ofZea mays L. cv. Golden Cross Bantam 70. No significant difference of either IAA or ABA in radioactivities was observed between upper and lower halves of elongation zones during the latent period (0–60 min after the stimulation) of gravitropic response. When quantitative analysis of endogenous IAA and ABA by an internal standard method was carried out 60 min after gravi- and/or light-stimulation, no asymmetric redistribution of either IAA or ABA was observed between upper and lower halves of elongation zones. Light irradiation increased by 20% the contents of ABA in elongation zones. These results suggest that although both IAA and ABA are basipetally transportable and can transmit their information to the elongation zone during a latent period we cannot explain the gravitropic curvature by their redistributions between the two (upper and lower) halves of primary roots ofZea. On the basis of results from the present work and previous papers, the distribution of IAA and ABA in gravistimulatedZea roots is discussed. A part of this study was reported at the Eighth Annual Meeting of the IUPS Commission on Gravitational Physiology at Tokyo 1986.     

典型黑土区主要树种根系构型特征及其对固土能力的影响

为量化典型黑土区主要树种根系构型特征,探究其对固土能力的影响,以该区分布较广的榆叶梅、小叶锦鸡儿、白桦、糖槭、红皮云杉、樟子松单株个体为研究对象,采用全根挖掘和WinRHIZO Pro LA2004分析系统相结合对其根系空间分布、几何形态、分形等特征进行测定,同时采用原位整株根系拉拔的方法量化根系垂直拉拔力。结果表明: 榆叶梅以倾斜根为主,小叶锦鸡儿、白桦、糖槭和红皮云杉以水平根为主,樟子松根系在水平和垂直分布上较为均衡;除白桦总根表面积和红皮云杉总根长外,灌木树种总根长、总根表面积显著大于乔木,落叶阔叶乔木总根长、总根表面积显著大于针叶常绿乔木,白桦总根体积显著大于小叶锦鸡儿、糖槭、红皮云杉和樟子松;榆叶梅、小叶锦鸡儿和白桦根系分形维数和分形丰度显著大于红皮云杉和樟子松;榆叶梅、小叶锦鸡儿和糖槭整株根系平均最大垂直拉拔力显著大于白桦、樟子松和红皮云杉。主要受根系总根长、总根表面积和倾斜根数量的影响,榆叶梅、小叶锦鸡儿和糖槭根系表现出较强的固土能力,可作为典型黑土区水土保持植被构建中优先选择的树种。     

伪潜育土季节性滞水条件下大冷杉(Abies grandis Lindl.)毫根动态的研究

本文对一个25年生大冷杉林在伪潜育土至45cm矿质土壤里,从1987年晚秋滞水期至1988年生长旺盛期的毫根量动态及化学组成变化进行了研究。滞水期土壤中死根量(5558kg Ds／ha)显著高于活根量(3594kg DS／ha)。生长旺盛期初,括根量增加约50％,死根量降低约27％。经过夏季至生长旺盛期末,活根量仍略有增加,死根量继续降低。毫根化学组成分析显示,滞水期活根中K、Mg及Zn九离子含量显著低于生长旺盛期,Mn离子含量则明显高于生长旺盛期。这一结果表明,除了与季节性相关的生长节奏因素外,大冷杉毫根生物量的变化主要是由滞水状况所致。     

伪潜育土季节性滞水条件下大冷杉毫根动态的研究(Abies grandis Lindl.)

本文对一个25年生大冷杉林在伪潜育土至45cm矿质土壤里,从1987年晚秋滞水期至1988年生长旺盛期的毫根量动态及化学组成变化进行了研究。 滞水期土壤中死根量(5558kg DS/ha)显著高于活根量(3594kg DS/ha)。生长旺盛期初,活根量增加约50％,死根量降低约27％。经过夏季至生长旺盛期末,活根量仍略有增加,死根量继续降低。毫根化学组成分析显示,滞水期活根中K、Mg及Zn离子含量显著低于生长旺盛期,Mn离子含量则明显高于生长旺盛期。这一结果表明,除了与季节性相关的生长节奏因素外,大冷杉毫根生物量的变化主要是由滞水状况所致。     

Control of soil physical properties and response ofBrassica rapa L. seedling roots

A system was designed, constructed, tested, and used to growBrassica rapa L. seedling roots which were exposed to O₂ concentrations from 0 to 0.21 mol mol⁻¹, water potentials from 0 to −80 kPa, temperatures from 10 to 34°C, and mechanical impedance from 0 to 20.8 kPa. The experimental design was a central composite rotatable design with seven replications of the center point. Measurements were taken of taproot length, taproot diameter at the point of initiation of root hairs (diameter 1), and one cm above the first measurement (diameter 2), and total length and number of first-order laterals. Temperature had the greatest effect on seedling root growth, with linear and quadratic temperature effects significant for all root measurements except taproot diameter 2 which just had a significant linear effect. Water potential had a significant linear effect on lateral length and number of laterals and a significant quadratic effect on taproot diameter 1. Mechanical impedance had a significant effect only on taproot diameter 2. Oxygen was not significant for any root measurement. The mechanical impedance by water potential interaction was significant for taproot length and taproot diameter 1. A temperature optimum was found for taproot length, taproot diameter 1, lateral length, and lateral number, at 26.0, 42.5, 26.5, and 26.4°C, respectively. Taproot diameter 1 had a water potential optimum at −36.5 kPa, whereas taproot diameter 2 had a mechanical impedance optimum at 12.5 kPa. A growth cell designed for this study allows independent control of soil strength, water potential, oxygen concentration, and temperature. Thus, the cell provides the capability which was demonstrated forBrassica rapa L. to grow seedling roots under complete control of the soil physical properties.     

珍稀濒危植物桫椤种群生命过程及谱分析

根据种群生命表和生存分析理论,以高度级为基础编制了桫椤种群特定时间生命表,绘制了生存函数曲线,分析了种群的生命过程.结果表明:桫椤种群结构为前期增长、后期稳定类型.生命期望在第4龄级最大,此阶段种群生存质量相对较高.种群存活曲线属于典型的Deevey-Ⅲ型.种群生命过程有3个死亡高峰期,分别是第2龄级向第3龄级、第10龄级向第11龄级和第12龄级向第13龄级生长阶段.种群存活率随龄级增加呈单调减少,相应的积累死亡率呈单调增加,变动幅度为前期大、后期小;死亡密度函数曲线呈现前期下降、后期平缓稳定的特点,凹点出现于第4龄级.谱分析结果显示,桫椤种群数量波动性是大周期内有小周期的多谐波迭加,各周期作用基本上随周期的缩短而减小,基波的影响最显著.     

Agrobacterium cucumeris sp. nov. isolated from crazy roots on cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

Three plant rhizogenic strains O132^T, O115 and O34 isolated from Cucumis sp. L. were assessed for taxonomic affiliation by using polyphasic taxonomic methods. Based on the results of the sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA and multilocus sequence analysis (MLSA) of the three housekeeping genes atpD, recA and rpoB, all the strains were clustered within the genus Agrobacterium where they form a novel branch. Their closest relative was Agrobacterium tomkonis (genomospecies G3). Moreover, digital DNA-DNA hybridization (dDDH) and average nucleotide identity (ANI) comparisons between strains O132^T and O34 and their closest relatives provided evidence that they constitute a new species, because the obtained values were significantly below the threshold considered as a borderline for the species delineation. Whole-genome phylogenomic analysis also indicated that the cucumber strains are located within the separate, well-delineated biovar 1 sub-clade of the genus Agrobacterium. Furthermore, the physiological and biochemical properties of these strains allowed to distinguish them from their closest related species of the genus Agrobacterium. As a result of the performed overall characterization, we propose a new species as Agrobacterium cucumeris sp. nov., with O132^T (=CFBP 8997^T = LMG 32451^T) as the type strain.     

根系分泌物对紫云英油菜间作的响应

根系分泌物是植物与土壤进行物质交换和信息传递的重要载体,也是间作体系中作物-土壤-微生物互作的重要调控者。为进一步揭示间作体系中作物之间的互作机制,本研究通过紫云英单作、油菜单作和紫云英油菜间作,重点分析了紫云英油菜间作下根系分泌物的响应特征。结果表明: 共检测到紫云英和油菜根系分泌物391种,定性93种,包括了9种代谢物类型,其中有机氧化物含量最高,主要是以核糖醇的形式存在。不同种植模式中,紫云英、油菜的根系分泌物含量差异显著,紫云英油菜间作时根系分泌物特征与油菜单作相似,与紫云英单作差异较大。不同种植模式的差异根系分泌物中,仅9-芴酮1与其他差异分泌物间呈负相关关系。不同种植模式的差异根系分泌物主要为苯系物、脂类和类脂分子、有机酸及其衍生物、有机氧化物等,其中苯系物、脂类和类脂分子是表征紫云英、油菜根系分泌物变化的重要类型。可见,紫云英油菜间作改变了作物的根系分泌物特征,其变化特征与苯系物、脂类和类脂分子关系密切。     

Phosphate Availability Alters Lateral Root Anatomy and Root Architecture of Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. Seedlings

Plants have evolved some mechanisms to maximize the efficiency of phosphorus acquisition.Changes in root architecture are one such mechanism. When Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. seedlings were grown under conditions of low phosphorus availability, the length of cells in the meristem zone of the lateral roots was longer, but the length of cells in the elongation and mature zones of the lateral roots was shorter,compared with seedlings grown under conditions of high phosphorus availability. The elongation rates of primary roots increased as phosphorus availability increased, but the elongation rates of the branched zones of the primary roots decreased. The number of lateral root primordia and the length of the lateral roots decreased as phosphorus availability increased. The topological index (altitude slope) decreased as phosphorus availability increased, suggesting that root architecture tended to be herringbone-like when seedlings were grown under conditions of low phosphate availability. Herringbone-like root systems exploit nutrients more efficiently, but they have higher construction costs than root systems with a branching pattern.     

隔离降水对杉木幼苗细根生物量和功能特征的影响

在福建三明陈大国有采育场杉木幼苗小区,采用土钻法和内生长环法,以非隔离降水为对照,对隔离降水50%处理一年的杉木幼苗细根生物量和形态、化学计量学、比根呼吸、非结构性碳水化合物等功能特征进行研究.结果表明: 与对照相比,隔离降水处理0～1 mm细根生物量显著降低,1～2 mm细根生物量差异不显著;隔离降水导致细根在形态上发生了适应性变化,0～1 mm和1～2 mm细根比根长分别增加21.1%和30.5%,0～1 mm细根组织密度显著降低,而比表面积显著增加.隔离降水导致细根氮的富集,但限制了对磷的吸收,氮磷比升高,导致营养失衡;隔离降水没有显著改变细根比根呼吸和非结构性碳水化合物含量,但导致1～2 mm细根可溶性糖、糖淀比显著降低,淀粉含量增加33.3%,表明其通过增加非结构性碳水化合物贮存比例以应对降水减少.