甲基磺酸乙酯对水稻萌发种子的生理效应

用不同浓度的EMS处理预浸泡的水稻种子,对水稻萌发种子细胞内呼吸代谢有明显的影响。低剂量的EMS刺激呼吸,提高细胞色素氧化酶和α-淀粉酶活性,从而促进了种子萌发和幼苗生长。较高剂量的EMS抑制呼吸以及与之有关的细胞色素氧化酶、α-淀粉酶和过氧化物酶等多种酶活性,科子发芽势和发芽率、幼苗生长高度和根系活力也随之下降。实验结果表明,EMS对细胞呼吸以及上述三种酶类活性的影响是导致水稻种子发芽率和幼苗生长高度、根系活力改变的重要生理原因。     

甲基茉莉酸酯对花生种子萌发和贮藏物质降解的影响

甲基茉莉酸酯（Me-Ja）对花生种子萌发基本没有影响,但对下胚轴和根的生长有抑制作用,且与浓度正相关．低浓度Meja促进子叶淀粉酶活性和淀粉降解,高浓度作用相反。Me-Ja部分抑制脂肪降解、贮藏蛋白降解和内肽酶活性,明显抑制脂肪酶活性．文中还讨论了Me-a抑制种子萌发与ABA作用的异同。     

外源MeJA对镉胁迫下波斯菊生长及抗氧化系统的影响

以波斯菊种子和幼苗为试验材料,采用滤纸上发芽和叶面喷施盆栽幼苗的方法,探讨不同浓度(0、0.5、1.0、5.0、10.0和25.0μmol·L~(-1))茉莉酸甲酯(MeJA)对镉(100μmol·L~(-1) Cd~(2+))胁迫下波斯菊种子萌发、幼苗生长以及抗氧化系统的影响。结果表明,镉胁迫条件下,波斯菊的生长受到严重抑制,施加低浓度MeJA(1.0～5.0μmol·L~(-1))可以促进波斯菊种子萌发,增加波斯菊幼苗叶绿素含量,促进叶片干物质含量的积累和叶片相对含水量增加,提高叶片超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)、谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)的活性,增加氧化型谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量和氧化型谷胱甘肽/还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH/GSSG)比值,降低游离脯氨酸(Pro)和丙二醛(MDA)含量;而高浓度的MeJA(大于10μmol·L~(-1))则表现出相反的抑制作用,影响镉胁迫下波斯菊种子萌发和幼苗的相关代谢。研究发现,适宜浓度的外源MeJA,在镉胁迫条件下可通过降低渗透调节物质的含量,诱导增强抗氧化酶活性,增加氧化型谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量,调整GSH/GSSG比例等途径促进波斯菊种子萌发和幼苗的生长,有效缓解镉胁迫对波斯菊的伤害,从而提高波斯菊幼苗的耐镉性能。     

臭氧水浸种对黄瓜种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

臭氧水处理10、30和50 min后的黄瓜种子,种子萌发及幼苗生长均受到促进,种子的发芽率和活力指数、萌发种子的过氧化氢酶(CAT)和淀粉酶的活性以及呼吸速率、幼苗的壮苗指数和根系活力均有提高;处理70和90min的黄瓜种子萌发和生长则受到抑制,种子电解质外渗,过氧化氢酶和淀粉酶活性下降.     

外源一氧化氮供体SNP对黑麦草种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响

采用水培试验,研究了不同浓度NO供体硝普钠(SNP)对黑麦草种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响。结果表明:50和100μmol.L-1SNP促进了黑麦草种子的发芽率、幼苗干物质积累速率、萌发种子α-淀粉酶活性、幼苗叶片可溶性蛋白质及叶绿素含量的提高。根和叶片中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、过氧化物酶(POD)和抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性及还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)、抗坏血酸(ASC)含量增加,超氧阴离子(O.2-)积累速率和过氧化氢(H2O2)含量下降,丙二醛(MDA)积累降低。高浓度SNP(500~2000μmol.L-1)抑制种子的萌发和幼苗生长,幼苗叶绿素、可溶性蛋白质及GSH、ASC含量下降,MDA含量和H2O2、O.2-产生速率提高,SOD、POD和APX活性降低,但叶片CAT活性升高。推测NO可能通过提高种子淀粉酶活性和幼苗活性氧清除能力,促进黑麦草种子的萌发和幼苗生长。     

保水剂结合矿质元素对水稻幼苗生长发育的影响

水稻种子萌发过程中,保水剂促进淀粉转化为可溶性糖,不同浓度的保水剂对淀粉转化的促进作用没有显著差异;保水剂能提高种子呼吸强度,且存在浓度差异。矿质元素对水稻幼苗生长发育具有促进作用,Ｓｉ和Ｍｏ明显促进幼苗生长和根系发育,Ｃｕ有利于叶片生长和根系分化。保水剂结合矿质元素能进一步提高各种矿质元素的相应作用。     

α-亚麻酸对干旱胁迫下水稻种子萌发的影响

亚麻酸属ω-3系统的多不饱和脂肪酸,是细胞膜的重要组成部分。在干旱胁迫下,植物通过释放α-亚麻酸重塑细胞膜的流动性,但外源添加α-亚麻酸能否提高植物对干旱的抗性尚未可知。该研究采用PEG6000模拟干旱胁迫,探讨了种子萌发过程中α-亚麻酸对水稻萌发和幼苗生长过程中抗旱性的影响。结果表明:在14%和16%PEG干旱胁迫下,水稻种子推迟萌发,幼苗的生长受到抑制。25μmol·L~(-1)和250μmol·L~(-1)的α-亚麻酸可缓解干旱对水稻幼根和幼苗生长的抑制,且随着干旱程度的增加,缓解作用增强。16%PEG胁迫下,25μmol·L~(-1)、250μmol·L~(-1)的α-亚麻酸分别提高幼苗的根长34.3%和29.1%、苗长67.8%和52.0%、根重43.9%和35.2%、苗重59.1%和43.6%。α-淀粉酶活力测定发现,25μmol·L~(-1)和250μmol·L~(-1)的α-亚麻酸分别提高干旱胁迫下水稻种子α-淀粉酶活力为56.7%~70.7%和36.8%~43.8%。水稻幼根活力测定显示,25μmol·L~(-1)和250μmol·L~(-1)的α-亚麻酸分别提高干旱胁迫下幼根活力为11.4%~28.4%和5.4%~22.2%。此外,还对不同干旱胁迫下水稻种子α-淀粉酶活性和幼根活力的变化进行了讨论,认为α-亚麻酸主要通过提高种子萌发过程中α-淀粉酶的活性来缓解所遭遇的干旱胁迫,而对水稻幼根活力的影响则相对有限。     

胡桃醌对小麦种子萌发及幼苗生长的化感效应

以小麦种子为试验材料,采用培养皿药膜法、生化分析法研究了胡桃醌对小麦种子萌发和幼苗生长的化感效应。结果显示:(1)与对照相比,低浓度胡桃醌(4和20μmol.L-1)处理能促进小麦种子萌发和幼苗生长,种子α-淀粉酶活性增大,幼苗中可溶性蛋白含量升高,丙二醛(MDA)含量减少,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性无显著变化。(2)当胡桃醌浓度大于100μmol.L-1时,对小麦种子萌发和幼苗生长开始呈现抑制作用,种子α-淀粉酶活力降低,幼苗相对含水量、可溶性蛋白含量降低,MDA含量升高,SOD活性先增大后减小。(3)在最大浓度胡桃醌(1 250μmol.L-1)处理下,小麦幼根的细胞形状不规则,排列混乱,层次不分明,维管束模糊不清,幼苗细胞质壁分离,叶绿体萎缩坏死,细胞核变形。研究表明,高浓度胡桃醌通过抑制受体小麦保护酶活性,加重膜脂过氧化程度,导致幼根、幼苗细胞结构的破坏,从而产生化感效应,且化感效应随浓度的增加不断增强。     

岩生植物金发草对作物的化感效应

采用生物测定法研究金发草根、茎、叶水浸提液对水稻、小麦、油菜和莴苣等4种受体植物的化感作用。结果表明,金发草根、茎、叶水浸提液对4种受体植物种子萌发和幼苗生长均具化感作用,且随着水浸提液浓度的增高而增强。除水稻外,小麦、油菜、莴苣的发芽速率均受金发草水浸提液的显著抑制,但对最终发芽率影响不显著,说明金发草对植物种子萌发的化感作用主要是延迟种子发芽时间;金发草对作物幼苗生长的化感作用总体上表现为促进地上部分生长而抑制地下部分的生长。受体植物不同发育期对金发草化感作用的敏感程度不同,幼苗期高于萌发期;金发草叶的化感作用最强,其综合效应分别为根与茎的2.14倍和2.56倍。     

光质对杉木种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

光是影响森林早期天然更新(种子萌发和幼苗生长)的重要因子之一.但光质对杉木(Cunninghamia lanceolata(Lamb.) Hook)早期更新的影响尚不清楚.为探讨光质对杉木种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响机制,以杉木种子为研究对象,通过设置8h白光(W)、8h红光(R)、6h红光-2 h远红光(R-FR)、4h红光-2 h远红光-2 h红光(R-FR-R)、黑暗(D,对照)5种不同光质处理,观察种子萌发及幼苗生长特征.结果表明,不同光质处理对杉木种子萌发影响显著,D和R-FR-R处理促进杉木种子萌发,R处理抑制种子萌发.最后一次照光选择红光处理(R和R-FR-R)能够显著促进杉木幼苗根和子叶的伸长,促进生物量积累以及增加叶生物量分配比例,但抑制茎的伸长,远红光处理则促进茎的生长.杉木种子为光不敏感种子,黑暗处理下萌发率最高,且远红光间断处理能够相对促进其萌发,说明杉木种子可以较好地适应异质光环境.     

Characteristics of the membranes of the pellicle of the ciliatePseudomicrothorax dubius

Summary The membranes of the pellicle of the ciliatePseudomicrothorax dubius are investigated using thin section electron microscopy and freeze-fracture replicas. The plasma membrane is covered by a surface coat and is connected to the outer alveolar membrane by short, sometimes branched, bridges. The inner alveolar membrane is coated on both sides. The epiplasm lies in intimate contact with the cytoplasmic surface of this membrane, and there is a corresponding deposit on the other surface. This deposit is regularly striated.The epiplasmic layer and the alveoli are interrupted at sites of cytotic activity,e.g., the attachment sites of trichocysts, the cytoproct, and the parasomal sacs. The striated deposit ends where the epiplasm ends, indicating a direct relationship between these two epimembranous layers.There is a deposit along the sides of the first part of the tip of the trichocysts, and in this region the trichocyst membrane is free of intramembranous particles.The membrane of the parasomal sacs has a coat on both surfaces. That on the extraplasmic surface is similar to the surface coat of the plasma membrane. The origin of the cytoplasmic coat is unknown. The cytotic activity of these sacs is indicated by their highly irregular profiles.     

The early development of the tail and the transformation of the shape of the nucleus of the spermatid of the domestic fowl,Gallus gallus

Summary The differentiation of the spermatid, especially in reference to the formation of the flagellum, and transformation of the shape of the nucleus was investigated in the domestic fowl.In the early stage of the spermatid, a prominent Golgi apparatus appears around the centrioles. The Golgi vesicles then surround the axial-filament complex which develops from the distal centriole. These vesicles fuse to form continuous membrane at the earliest stage of flagellar formation, and in the succeeding stage Golgi lamellae are attached to the plasma membrane of the developing flagellum. From these observations, it is assumed that Golgi apparatus may be a source of the membrane system of the flagellum.The microtubules distributed around the nucleus form the circular manchette. The anterior region of the nucleus with the manchette is cylindrical in shape and the posterior region without it remains irregular in shape. When the circular manchette has been completed, the whole nucleus acquires a slender cylindrical shape. The circular manchette then changes into the longitudinal manchette. The nuclei of spermatids without a longitudinal manchette are abnormal in shape. In view of these observations it is assumed that the nuclear shaping of the spermatid may be accomplished by circular manchette and the maintenance of shape of the elongated nucleus by longitudinal manchette.The authors wish to thank Mr. Takayuki Mori for his helpful suggestions and technical advices     

Characterization of the composition of the aqueous humor and the vitreous body of the eye of the frog Rana temporaria L

This study aimed to analyze the aqueous humor (AH) and the vitreous body (VB) of the eye of the adult frog Rana temporaria L. as a representative species of amphibians, which lead a semi-terrestrial life. The presence of collagen, albumin, uric acid and electron donors was shown in both media; however, there are slight differences in their concentrations. To determine collagen, a spectral-fluorescent probe, cyanine dye, was used. The presence of collagen in AH of the frog was found at the first time. The total content of electron donors (ascorbic and uric acids, tryptophan, and tyrosine) in VB and HA was roughly estimated at ~ 1.5 × 10^− 4 mol/L. Both VB and AH absorb light in similar UV regions. The total protein and albumin contents in AH were found to be somewhat higher than those in VB. The uric acid content was at an equally low level in both intraocular media. It is supposed that the similarity of VB and AH compositions shown in this work is due to some exchange between VB and AH contents in the course of accommodation. The role of intraocular fluids in physiological functions of the eye and in protecting the retina against UV light is discussed.     

Observations on the permeability of the choriocapillaris of the eye

Summary The choriocapillaris is a fenestrated capillary bed located posterior to the retinal pigment epithelium. It serves as the main source of supply to the photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium, and other cells of the outer retina. The permeability of these capillaries to intravenously injected ferritin (MW — approx. 480,000; mol. diam. 11 nm) was examined in the mouse, rabbit, and guinea pig, each of which is characterized by a different type of retinal vascularization. In all three species, the bulk of the ferritin remained in the capillary lumina, where it appeared to be blocked at the level of the diaphragmed fenestrae. Some ferritin was present in endothelial cell vacuoles. The results confirm previous work on the rat choriocapillaris and indicate that the barrier function of the choriocapillary endothelium is present even among species in which the retinal circulation differs significantly.Supported by NIH grant EY03418