光周期调节光敏感核不育水稻叶片抗环血酸过氧化物酶的活性

从第二次枝梗原基分化期开始用长日照(LD)或短日照(SD)处理光敏感核不育水稻农垦58S 和常规水稻农垦58。与 SD 处理比较,LD 处理明显抑制农垦58S 和农垦58的抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(AsAPOD)的活性,对农垦58S 的 AsA POD 活性的抑制效应较之农垦58的大。随着 AsAPOD 活性下降,抗坏血酸(AsA)和丙二醛(MDA)的含量逐渐增加,AsA POD 活性与 AsA 和MDA 含量之间呈负相关。LD 抑制 ASA POD 活性和抑制幼穗发育的时间有一定的一致性。推测在 LD 处理下 AsA POD 活性下降与幼穗发育受阻有某些内在的联系。     

雄性不育水稻小孢子败育与花药的有机自由基水平

以电子自旋共振(ESR)检测细胞质雄性不育(CMSR)和湖北光敏核不育水稻(HPGMR)花药的有机自由基水平。在小孢子单核期到三核期的花药中有机自由基为无超精细分裂的单峰信号,其特征 g 因子在2.0024—2.0031之间。细胞质雄性不育系 V_(20)A 和珍汕97A 三核期小孢子的花药干样品中有机自由基是二核期的3.2—3.8倍,相应的保持系则只增加15—43%。光敏核不育水稻农垦58s 和 W6154s 在6月份花药转向全不育的自然条件下,花药的有机自由基也随小孢子发育及采样期推延而增加。表明雄性不育过程发生了自由基代谢异常。     

航天与~(60)Co-γ射线辐射诱变对光温敏核不育水稻M_1代农艺性状的影响研究

研究航天搭载、~(60)Co-γ射线及其复合处理光温敏核不育水稻干种子M_1代的发芽率、幼苗生长、植株生长发育及其农艺性状变化.结果表明,对M_1代的生物学效应(抑制或刺激),因不同性状和不同的处理方式而不同;两种光温敏核不育水稻在当代对三种不同诱变处理的辐射敏感性表现一致,而两种光温敏核不育水稻各自对三种不同诱变处理的敏感性不一致.     

Photothermal control of the imposition of summer dormancy in Poabulbosa, a perennial grass geophyte

Poa bulbosa L., like many other Mediterranean geophytes, grows in the winter and enters a phase of summer dormancy in the spring. Summer dormancy enables these plants to survive the hot and dry summer. Long days are the main environmental factor active in the induction of summer dormancy in P . bulbosa and elevated temperatures accelerate dormancy development. P . bulbosa becomes dormant earlier than most other species that grow actively in the winter. Previous studies suggested that pre-exposure of P . bulbosa to short days and low temperatures during the autumn and early winter increased its sensitivity to photoperiodic induction in late winter, and thus enabled the early imposition of dormancy. To study this hypothesis, experiments were carried out under controlled photothermal conditions in the phytotron, under natural daylight extended with artificial lighting. The critical photoperiod for induction of summer dormancy at an optimal temperature (22/17°C day/night) was between 11 and 12 h. Photoperiods shorter than 12 h were noninductive, while 14- and 16-h days were fully inductive. A night break of 1 h of light given at the middle of the dark period of an 8-h photoperiod also resulted in full induction of dormancy. Pre-exposure to either low temperature (chilling at 5°C) or to short days of 8 h (SD) enhanced the inductive effect of subsequent 16-h long days (LD). The enhancing effect of chilling and SD increased with longer duration, i.e. fewer LDs were required to impose dormancy. However, the day-length during the low-temperature pretreatment had no effect on the level of induction at the following LD. Chilling followed by SD did not induce dormancy. The relevance of these responses to the development and survival of P . bulbosa in its natural habitat is discussed.     

Eumelanin- and pheomelanin-based colour advertise resistance to oxidative stress in opposite ways

The control mechanisms and information content of melanin-based colourations are still debated among evolutionary biologists. Recent hypotheses contend that molecules involved in melanogenesis alter other physiological processes, thereby generating covariation between melanin-based colouration and other phenotypic attributes. Interestingly, several molecules such as agouti and glutathione that trigger the production of reddish-brown pheomelanin have an inhibitory effect on the production of black/grey eumelanin, whereas other hormones, such as melanocortins, have the opposite effect. We therefore propose the hypothesis that phenotypic traits positively correlated with the degree of eumelanin-based colouration may be negatively correlated with the degree of pheomelanin-based colouration, or vice versa. Given the role played by the melanocortin system and glutathione on melanogenesis and resistance to oxidative stress, we examined the prediction that resistance to oxidative stress is positively correlated with the degree of black colouration but negatively with the degree of reddish colouration. Using the barn owl (Tyto alba) as a model organism, we swapped eggs between randomly chosen nests to allocate genotypes randomly among environments and then we measured resistance to oxidative stress using the KRL assay in nestlings raised by foster parents. As predicted, the degree of black and reddish pigmentations was positively and negatively correlated, respectively, with resistance to oxidative stress. Our results reveal that eumelanin- and pheomelanin-based colourations can be redundant signals of resistance to oxidative stress.     

Large Scale Production and Crystallization of Acid Carboxypeptidase from Submerged Culture of Penicillium janthinellum,and Stability of the Crystalline Enzyme

Acid carboxypeptidase of Penicillium janthinellum IFO–8070 was produced effectively in submerged culture on a medium of 4 ~ 5% rice bran. The enzyme production was enlarged to volume cultivation of 150-liters in a 200-liters jar fermentor, and the yield of acid carboxypeptidase per milliliter filtrate reached to the maximum 3 days after inoculation.

Acid carboxypeptidase of low molecular weight (M.W. = 51,000) produced in the liquid culture broth was purified and crystallized in a large scale. Purification steps include Amberlite CG–50 treatment, ammonium sulfate precipitation, dialysis using “Diaflow,” activated charcoal treatment, and condensation using collodion-bag, or condensation and dialysis using “Diaflow.”

The crystals of the acid carboxypeptidase suspended in 50 mm acetate buffer (pH 3.7) were completely stable for six months at 5°C. On the other hand, at low enzyme concentration (0.01 U/ml) in 50 mm acetate buffer (pH 3.7), crystallized enzyme was somewhat labile, whereas, this inactivation was completely depressed by covering enzyme solution with toluene.     

光周期和温度对草地螟滞育诱导的影响

草地螟Loxostege sticticalis以老熟幼虫滞育越冬。在室内通过人工诱导的方法对其滞育的光周期和温度诱导条件进行了研究。结果表明:草地螟是一种典型的长日照发育型种类。光周期、温度及其交互作用均对草地螟滞育诱导具有重要影响, 其中光周期起主导作用, 温度伴随着光周期起作用。对幼虫滞育诱导最有效的光周期是L12∶D12; 随着温度的升高, 临界光周期呈缩短趋势（18℃除外）。18, 22, 26和30℃条件下幼虫滞育的临界日长依次为13.97, 14.48, 13.92 和12.88 h。光敏感实验揭示:21℃时草地螟对光照反应最敏感时期为幼虫孵化后的11～17 d（约5龄幼虫）, 但孵化后7～11 d（约4龄幼虫）的短光照积累对提高滞育率也有重要作用, 可以将滞育率从40.0%提高到90.0%。     

感光性的遗传背景对水稻短光诱导雄性不育特性表达的影响研究

通过对双亲及Ｆ１的感光性分析和Ｆ２群体单株的感光性及短光不育特性分析表明,强感光性对弱感光性表现为显性;具短光不育特性的单株其感光性均表现为中度以上感光（短日出穗促进率〉１５％）。对宜ＤＩＳ与宜Ｄ２Ｓ的光敏性、感光性分析和不育基因的等位性测定表明,两者感光性与光敏性符合正相关的结论,它们的不育主基因是等位的。可以认为,对短光低温不育水稻,短光不育基因需要在感光性基因存在时才能得到表达,同一不育基因     

黄杨绢野螟滞育诱导及光温反应

为了探讨黄杨绢野螟Diaphania perspectalis(Walker)越冬滞育特性,在自然条件与室内恒温下对黄杨绢野螟滞育诱导的光周期反应与光敏感龄期进行了研究。结果表明:该虫的光周期反应属于长光照反应型,短光照是引起黄杨绢野螟幼虫滞育的主要因子。幼虫的光周期反应对温度敏感,在恒温25℃和28℃条件下,诱导滞育的临界光周期分别为13h36min和12h50min。在日平均温度为26.7℃条件下,诱导滞育的临界光周期为13h40min。在恒温25℃条件下的滞育敏感虫龄试验表明,2～3龄幼虫即孵化后4～9d的幼虫对光周期反应最敏感。     

在控制条件下光敏核雄性不育粳稻抽穗与结实的光周期与温度反应特性

在人工气候室研究了１５个光敏核雄性不育系粳稻抽穗与结实对日长与温度的反应特性。１个品系抽穗的光周期反应极弱,８个中等;６个强;农垦５８Ｓ与其原种反应均强．但ＰＳＰ略有差异;而且农垦５８Ｓ在雌雄蕊原基分化前移入ＬＤ,不但抽穗延迟且结实率显著降低,而农垦５８抽穗虽延迟但结实正常。高温抽穗促进车品系间差异大,从０～４ｄ．９％,较多为２２％～３８％。１５个不育结实的光周期反应明显;它们在高温、低温、ＬＤ下结实明显受阻,有的即使在ＳＤ下结实率亦很低。说明它们雄性细胞较孱弱易受不良光、温条件危害,可能是遗传上有缺陷;繁种时应注意地区的光、温条件,并利用ＳＤ下结实尚可的品系。     

水稻生长发育多效基因DDF1的遗传分析与基因定位

植物中存在许多多效性基因,它们在调控植物的营养生长与生殖发育过程中起着关键性作用。文章在籼稻育种材料中发现了一个植株显著矮化且花器官明显变异的突变体ddf1(dwarf and deformed flower 1)。遗传分析表明,该突变体由单基因隐性突变所致,这说明该基因是一个同时控制营养生长和生殖发育的多效性基因,暂命名为DDF1。为了定位该基因,将ddf1杂合体与热带粳稻品种DZ60杂交,建立了F2定位群体,利用水稻RM系列微卫星标记,通过混合分离分析(BSA)和小群体连锁分析,将DDF1初步定位在水稻第6号染色体RM588和RM587标记之间,与两标记的遗传距离分别为3.8 cM和2.4 cM。进一步利用已经公布的水稻基因组序列,在初步定位的区间内开发新的SSR标记,将DDF1定位在165 kb的区间内。该结果为克隆DDF1奠定了基础。     

OsEF3, a homologous gene of Arabidopsis ELF3, has pleiotropic effects in rice

Heading date is an important agronomic trait in rice. A rice mutant with a late heading date and no photoperiodic sensitivity in long or short day conditions was obtained from rice T-DNA insertion mutants in Zhonghua11 (ZH11). Through isolation and analysis of the flanking sequence of the T-NDA insertion site, the target sequence of insertion was obtained and found to locate in AP003296, the sequence accession number of rice chromosome 1 of RGP ( http://rgp.dna.affrc.go.jp ). The putative amino acid sequences of this target gene are homologous to the Arabidopsis protein ELF3 encoded by an early flowering gene. The rice target gene orthologous to Arabidopsis ELF3 is named OsEF3 ; this encodes a putative nematode responsive protein-like protein. OsEF3 has pleiotropic effects in rice that differ from the effects of Arabidopsis ELF3 , which only affects biological rhythms. OsEF3 regulates heading date by influencing the BVG stage and does not affect photoperiodic sensitivity, which suggests that the OsEF3 gene may be involved in an autonomous pathway in rice. OsEF3 may affect root development and kilo-grain weight by delaying cell division or cell elongation.     

白蛾周氏啮小蜂滞育诱导及滞育后发育

本研究针对人工繁育白蛾周氏啮小蜂Chouioia cunea Yang过程中出现的小蜂滞育现象, 对其滞育诱导的光周期反应及敏感光照虫态进行了调查。结果表明: 沈阳地区的白蛾周氏啮小蜂属长日照型昆虫, 以老熟幼虫进入滞育状态, 但在不同的温度条件下诱导滞育的临界光周期不同, 在18℃时诱导滞育的临界光周期处于13L∶11D和14L∶10D之间; 在21℃和24℃时诱导滞育的临界光周期变短, 处于12L∶12D和13L∶11D之间。白蛾周氏啮小蜂滞育诱导的敏感光照虫态为幼虫期, 且以幼虫的后期最为敏感, 但整个幼虫期接受短光照对滞育的形成更为有利。通过观察白蛾周氏啮小蜂滞育后在18℃, 21℃, 24℃和30℃的恒温条件下的发育历期, 由最小二乘法计算出白蛾周氏啮小蜂老熟幼虫滞育后发育起点温度和有效积温分别为14.60±0.31℃和209.38±8.72日·度。这些结果可为进一步研究白蛾周氏啮小蜂的种蜂长期保存技术和指导商品蜂生产, 正确把握放蜂时机提供理论依据。