Growth,salinity tolerance and extracellular carbohydrate yield of Prasinocladus marinus (Cienk.) Waern (class prasinophyceae)

Growth of Prasinocladus marinus (Cienk.) Waern was maximal in media of 35‰ salinity, showing a five-fold increase over a 7-day period. At lower salinities (10–27.5‰) growth varied between 55–90% and at 45‰ was 85% of that in ‘normal’ sea water. Yield of extracellular carbohydrate was higher than in ‘normal’ sea water in lowered salinities and at 45‰ over a 42-day period. Larger quantities of extracellular carbohydrate were obtained at all stages of growth in media of 15‰, compared with those of 35‰ and 45‰. Whilst growth forms were markedly different at low salinities, DNA measurements indicated that similar quantities of cell material were present. Mannitol and glucose were the principal carbohydrates identified in intracellular material, and glucose in the extracellular products. Chloroplast pigment synthesis appears unaffected by growth at 15‰, 35‰, and 45‰.     

Soil temperature drives elevational patterns of reproductive allometry in a biodiversity hotspot

Understanding the geographic patterns of reproductive allocation helps in clarifying the selective forces that shape the reproductive strategies of plants. However, studies on the elevational patterns of reproductive allocation remain limited. Moreover, although soil attributes have long been suspected to drive elevational patterns of reproductive allocation, few studies have explored this relationship. Delaying reproduction and allocating a high proportion of biomass to vegetative organs may be risky for plants living under high-elevation habitats, as these two processes can potentially lead to plant reproductive failure due to the low temperatures and short growing seasons at high elevations. Thus, we hypothesize that reproductive effort will increase with elevation and the elevational pattern of reproductive allocation will be largely driven by soil attributes, given their covariation with elevation. To test these hypotheses, we determined the vegetative and reproductive biomass of individual Impatiens arguta (Balsaminaceae) plants across 12 populations in the Gaoligong Mountains (China), and collected data on soil temperature, nutrients, moisture, and pH for each population. Based on standard major axis regression and linear regression models, we found that (1) both vegetative and reproductive biomass decreased with elevation; (2) all populations demonstrated significant allometric slopes (i.e., linear coefficients of log[reproductive biomass]???log[vegetative biomass] regressions)?>?1; (3) allometric slopes decreased with elevation; and (4) soil temperature was a better predictor of the allometric slope than elevation, i.e., the allometric slope decreased with soil temperature. These results suggest that plant species growing at high elevation invest proportionately more resources to reproduction as an adaptation to low-temperature environments, and reproductive output is heavily dependent on vegetative growth. This study provides the first evidence of soil temperature driving reproductive allocation patterns, which suggests that plant species will favor allocation to growth under increasing soil temperatures with climate warming.

     

Vegetative, reproductive, and physiological Adaptations to aridity of pitayo (Stenocereus queretaroensis, Cactaceae)

Pitayos fStenocereus spp.) are columnar cacti that produce attractive edible fruits under both wild and cultivated conditions. Until recently the study of pitayos has been relatively neglected even though they have been a crucial staple for the inhabitants of subtropical semiarid lands of Mexico since ancient times and this century have become an important fruit crop there. The main objective of this review is to relate seasonal aspects of vegetative and reproductive growth, CO₂ uptake, and carbohydrate resources to abiotic components of the environment. Flower and fruit production occur during the dry season in the late winter and spring, roots grow during the summer wet season, and stem elongation commences in the autumn at the beginning of the dry season. Vegetative growth thus does not coincide with reproductive growth, as it does for other fruit crops in temperate and tropical regions. The time offset of vegetative and reproductive activities reduces competitive sink effects, regulating assimilate partitioning to different organs, which may allow Stenocereus queretaroensis to adapt to water-limited environments. Reserve carbohydrates (starch, mucilage) accumulate in the early summer just after reproductive growth and in the early winter just after stem extension. Reducing sugars increase during the middle of the summer before stem elongation begins. The low rates of growth and of photosynthesis for S. queretaroensis are associated with low tissue levels of nitrogen, chlorophyll, and some micronutrients (Fe, Mn). Low levels of gibberellic acid may also contribute to its low growth rate. It does not respond morphologically to irrigation during the dry period, indicating a low plasticity for growth. Although S. queretaroensis is cultivated, its physiological and phenological activities closely resemble those of wild CAM species and other wild perennial plants, reflecting its rather recent domestication and the fact that selections were based mainly on fruit quality and adaptation to aridity rather than biomass productivity.     

Relationship between the photosynthetic activity and the performance of Cakile maritima after long-term salt treatment

Cakile maritima is a halophyte with potential for ecological, economical and medicinal uses. We address here the impact of salinity on its growth, photosynthesis and seed quality. Whole plant growth rate and shoot development were stimulated at moderate salinity (100–200 m M NaCl) and inhibited at higher salt concentrations. Although diminished in the presence of salt, potassium and calcium uptake per unit of root biomass was maintained at relatively high value, while nutrient-use efficiency (NUE) was improved in salt-treated plants. Chl and carotenoid concentrations decreased at extreme salinities, but anthocyanin concentration continuously grew with salinity. Net photosynthetic rate (A), stomatal conductance, maximum quantum efficiency of PSII and quantum yield were stimulated in the 100–200 m M NaCl range. Higher salinity adversely affected gas exchange and changed PSII functional characteristics, resulting in a reduction of A per leaf area unit. This phenomenon was associated with increased non-photochemical quenching. Harvest index, silique number and seeds per fruit valve were maximal at 100 m M NaCl. Despite the decreasing salt accumulation gradient from the vegetative to the reproductive organs, high salinities were detrimental for the seed viability and increased the proportion of empty siliques. Overall, the salt-induced changes in the plant photosynthetic activity resulted into analogous responses at the vegetative and reproductive stages. The enhancement of NUE, the absence of pigment degradation, the reduction of water loss and the concomitant PSII protection from photodamage through thermal dissipation of excess excitation significantly accounted for Cakile survival capacity at high salinity.     

生长环境与株龄对凤丹当年生果枝的生物量分配的影响

生物量分配研究是了解作物产量形成机制的基础。凤丹是以杨山牡丹（Paeonia ostii）为原种形成的栽培类群,也是新型木本油料作物油用牡丹的主栽品种。该文通过比较凤丹主要产区6龄种群、以及安徽铜陵和上海地区的4、6、8龄种群的当年生果枝大小与生物量分配,探讨环境和株龄对小枝生长与繁殖的影响。结果表明,凤丹植株的果枝数量随株龄增大而上升,不同株龄植株的单个果枝大小和果枝内生物量分配没有明显差异,果枝水平上没有株龄效应,但整株水平上株龄效应明显;果枝大小及生物量各指标之间存在明显相关性,但相关性在种群间变化较大;不同种群的果枝大小及生物量分配差异明显,果枝生物量分配明显随纬度、降水和光辐射强度变化而变化;异速生长方程模拟显示,大部分种群的果枝繁殖与营养生物量或总生物量之间为等速生长关系（斜率=1）,但种群间截距变化较大。这些结果表明栽培环境对凤丹果枝的生长与繁殖有显著效应。     

扎龙湿地保护区异质生境芦苇种群分株构件的数量特征

采用单位面积取样,计数和测量的调查与统计方法,对扎龙湿地保护区4个生境单优群落芦苇种群分株构件数量特征进行比较分析。结果表明,4个生境芦苇种群从5月10日左右返青后进入营养生长期,分株高度和分株密度均持续增加到生殖生长初期的8月份,其中6-8月份差异均达到显著水平(P0.05),8-10月份差异均未达到显著水平(P0.05),芦苇进入生殖生长期后,分株便停止高度生长,地下芽的输出也不再形成分株补充现实种群;分株生物量和种群生物量均持续增加到生殖生长旺盛期的9月份,至休眠期的10月份均有所降低,各月份间的差异均达到显著水平,芦苇种群在生长季末期,具有将生产的物质分配转移到地下储藏与营养繁殖器官的形成与生长上的特性。芦苇种群分株数量特征与返青后实际生长时间之间均较好地符合对数函数关系,R~2在0.818-0.994之间,拟合方程均达到了P0.05的显著水平。4个生境芦苇种群分株密度以湿生生境最大,依次为水生生境、旱生生境,盐碱生境最小,分株高度、分株生物量和种群生物量均以水生生境最大,依次为湿生生境、旱生生境,盐碱生境最小。因此,4个生境芦苇种群分株构件数量特征均表现出基本一致的生育期节律性,同时,芦苇种群的个体生长和种群动态存在明显的环境效应,土壤含水量、pH是影响该地区芦苇分株数量特征的主要因子。     

Effect of salinity and temperature variations on Pterocladia capillacea

Summary At high salinities and high temperatures, the growth rate of Pterocladia was high, the tips of branch initials were dilated and holdfasts broadened. By the end of the fourth week bleaching of the whole plant was complete.Under low salinities and low temperatures, the rate of vegetative growth was decreased, the cuticle was thin and food reserve was centrally accumulated in the cells.Under high salinities and low temperatures, the rate of growth was greatly reduced and cells were devoid of food reserve. Defoliation of lateral branches was frequent.Under low salinities and high temperatures, the rate of growht was rather high and cells were relatively large.     

不同生境自交植物黄花大苞姜生殖分配的研究

为了探讨自交植物黄花大苞姜(Caulokaempferia coenobialis)对石壁附生这一特殊生境的生态适应,对其不同物候期和不同生境的生殖分配进行了对比研究。结果表明,在生殖生长过程中,黄花大苞姜种群用于营养生长的生物量分配占有绝对优势,而用于生殖的生物量分配比例较小(<13%)。在黄花大苞姜各构件的生物量分配中,根茎和叶的比重较大(24.22%~43.25%)。在光线较弱生境中的种群,为了提高资源获取能力,黄花大苞姜分配到叶的比重明显高于光线较强的种群,而分配给根茎的比例却明显低于光线较强的种群。随着物候期的推移,黄花大苞姜生殖分配的比例不断增加,到果期达到最大值。不同种群间和年度间黄花大苞姜分配给生殖构件的比例没有显著差异,推测其生殖分配可能受遗传因素控制。个体大小与根茎生物量呈极显著线性函数同速生长,而与生殖分配在云天海种群没有表现出相关性,在上坪和天堂顶种群表现为同速生长关系,但决定系数小于40%。因此,黄花大苞姜能有效调节其在不同生境的生物量分配以适应石壁附生的特殊生境,在光线较弱的种群提高叶的生物量分配并降低根茎的生物量分配以提高资源的获取能力。整体上投资到营养构件的生物量占比高达87%以上,生殖构件在居群间和年度间均保持稳定。这种繁殖策略,一方面较高的营养构件投资可以获得更多的资源,另一方面稳定的生殖投资可以保证种群的延续,各构件相互协调以更好适应石壁这一资源匮乏的生境。     

毛白杨愈伤组织悬浮细胞耐盐性研究

把生长在全盐含量为 0 .361%的土壤中的毛白杨 ( Populus tomentosa Carr.)愈伤组织悬浮细胞培养在含不同浓度 Na Cl的液体培养基中 ,定期测量各组的细胞密度 ,根据生长曲线研究其耐盐性。结果显示 ,与不加 Na Cl的液体培养基相比 ,生长于含较低浓度 Na Cl( 2 .7‰和 5.5‰ )液体培养基中的细胞生长较好 ,而在含较高浓度 Na Cl( 8.2‰和 10 .9‰ )的液体培养基中 ,细胞生长受到较强抑制。     

Chemical characterization of cell-wall polysaccharides from tank-cultivated and wild plants ofDelesseria sanguinea (Hudson) Lamouroux (Ceramiales,delesseriaceae): culture patterns and potent anticoagulant activity

Tank cultivation ofDelesseria sanguinea was investigated in order to manipulate conditions for vegetative growth and to provide biomass for the analysis of cell wall polysaccharides. Seasonality is subject to short-day photoperiodic control. Night-break or long-day conditions prevented fertility in tetrasporophytes and gametophytes and triggered outgrowth of new blades. Long-day illuminations allowed a 1% daily growth rate. Seawater temperature below 13 °C was necessary for inducing formation of new blades. Both wild and cultivated ofD. sanguinea plants contained a non gelling sulfated heteropolysaccharide composed of a galactosyl backbone branched with xylosyl residues. The hot water extract at neutral pH displayed the highest anticoagulant activity (5 μg ml^-1 polysaccharide concentration in APTT clotting assay). No obvious differences were found in polysaccharide chemical composition and properties between gametophytes and sporophytes or between cultivated and wild plants.     

腾格里沙漠人工固沙植被中油蒿的生长及生物量分配动态

植物的资源分配模式反映了对环境的生态适应对策。2007年整个生长季, 采用生物量法对腾格里沙漠东南缘固沙植被区半灌木油蒿(Artemisia ordosica)地上部分各器官的生长及资源分配格局动态进行了研究。结果表明: 不同时期各器官的生长速率不同, 光合产物在各器官中的分配也不是等量的, 而是按一定的顺序在不同时期有不同的分配中心; 2007年油蒿的营养生长、繁殖输出、生殖枝大小都显著大于年降水量不足其一半的年份, 而繁殖分配和头状花序大小没有差异; 营养器官生物量大的油蒿总的繁殖输出也大, 但生殖期内营养生长和生殖生长既不同时也不等速, 表明资源分配的权衡(Trade-off)是存在的; 固沙植被建立以后, 随着时间延长, 油蒿的当年总生物量、繁殖输出、繁殖器官生物量分配有减小的趋势, 但不显著。     

Photoperiodic regulation of receptacle induction in Sargassum horneri (Phaeophyceae) using clonal thalli

We developed a clonal culture of Sargassum horneri to investigate the effect of photoperiod on reproduction in this species. Regenerated vegetative thalli were obtained using lateral branches excised from a thallus grown from a single embryo under short‐day conditions (SD = 10:14 h light : dark cycle). Lateral branches excised from the SD‐regenerated thallus became vegetative thalli that remained in that phase as long as they were cultured under SD. When an excised lateral branch was cultured under long‐day conditions (LD = 14:10 h light : dark cycle), it began to enter the reproductive phase while still less than 50 mm long. Induction of the reproductive phase was accompanied by a distinctive morphological change – suppression of blade formation at the apical region of the branch; elongation of branches without blades was then followed by differentiation of receptacles bearing conceptacles on their surface. Apices of receptacles were able to interconvert between reproductive and vegetative phases, as blades resprouted upon transfer from LD to SD. The critical day length for induction of receptacle formation was between 13 and 14 h; receptacle formation was also induced under SD conditions with night breaks (NBs). These results strongly suggest that reproductive regulation of S. horneri is a photoperiodic long‐day response. NBs with blue and green light were effective for reproductive induction but not with red light. This suggests that blue‐ and/or green‐light photoreceptors are involved in the photoperiodic reproductive response of S. horneri.     

Effect of salinity on growth,biochemical composition,and lipid productivity of Nannochloropsis oculata CS 179

Effect of salinity (15, 25, 35, 45, and 55‰) on growth, biochemical composition, and lipid productivity of Nannochloropsis oculata CS 179 was investigated under controlled cultivation in a 19‐day study. The results demonstrate that the dry biomass of N. oculata was the highest at a salinity of 25‰ among the treatments in the first 10‐day cultivation (P<0.05). During days 14–19 (stage III), the dry biomass productivity was the highest at a salinity of 35‰ (P<0.05). The algae had the highest chlorophyll a content (26.47 mg g^?1) at 25‰ in stage I, and it decreased continuously at stage III. Protein content (as% of dry biomass) of algae reached the highest value of 42.25 ± 2.10% at 15‰, and the lipid content was the highest of 32.11 ± 1.30% of dry biomass at 25‰. However, the lipid productivity of these algae was the highest at 35‰ (64.71 mg L^?1 d^?1; P<0.001). C16 series content was the highest among the total fatty acid methyl esters (FAME), and eicosapentaenoic acid C20:5n‐3 (EPA) content was high at the low salinity. Fatty acid profiles of N. oculata varied significantly under different salinities.     

Effects of salinity,pH, and temperature on the spores and sporelings ofDictyopteris australis,an alginophyte

Effects of changes in salinity, pH, and temperature on tetraspores and sporelings ofDictyopteris australis were investigated under laboratory conditions, The spores and sporelings showed a narrow range of tolerance to salinity (30.0‰ to 32.2‰). The spores did not germinate beyond this range. Growth of the sporelings was almost the same at salinities 30.6‰ and 32.2‰, but mortality was higher at 32.2‰. The alga showed a tolerance to pH from 7.5 to 8.4. However, growth of the viable sporelings was maximum at pH 8.2. The optimal temperature for survival and growth of the sporelings of the alga is 23°C. Temperatures above 28°C and below 18°C were found to be highly detrimental.     

Seasonal control over allocation to reproduction in a tussock-forming and a rhizomatous species of Eriophorum in central Alaska

Summary The evergreen tussock-forming Eriophorum vaginatum revealed consistently earlier (c. 1 moth) phenology and greater biomass per tiller than the summergreen rhizomatous E. scheuchzeri in all four components measured (vegetative and reproductive shoots and stems) under the same climatic regime in central Alaska over one growing season. Greatest allocation to vegetative shoot growth occurred in mid-summer in both species. The tussock growth form of E. vaginatum raised shoot meristems 25–30 cm above the soil surface, where temperatures were warmer, permitting shoot growth to begin earlier in spring and continue longer in autumn than in E. scheuchzeri. Consequently, E. vaginatum was able to allocate reserves to reproductive tillers primarily in autumn and early spring, times when minimal reserves were required for vegetative growth. By contrast, the rhizomatous E. scheuchzeri had a more constrained growing season, and allocation to reproduction coincided with allocation to vegetative growth. For this reason, reserves were drawn down more fully in mid-summer in E. scheuchzeri than in E. vaginatum. The more conservative use of nutrient stores in E. vaginatum may relate to its great longevity, reduced allocation to reproduction (including low seedling recruitment), and relatively stable habitats. The mid-seasonal pulse of allocation to reproduction in E. scheuchzeri appears viable only in relatively fertile disturbed sites, where the soil nutrient supply is sufficient to support simultaneous allocation to vegetative growth and reproduction.     

Modern carbonate microbialites from an asbestos open pit pond, Yukon, Canada

Microbialites were discovered in an open pit pond at an abandoned asbestos mine near Clinton Creek, Yukon, Canada. These microbialites are extremely young and presumably began forming soon after the mine closed in 1978. Detailed characterization of the periphyton and microbialites using light and scanning electron microscopy was coupled with mineralogical and isotopic analyses to investigate the mechanisms by which these microbialites formed. The microbialites are columnar in form (cm scale), have an internal spherulitic fabric (mm scale), and are mostly made of aragonite, which is supersaturated in the subsaline pond water. Initial precipitation is seen as acicular aragonite crystals nucleating onto microbial biomass and detrital particles. Continued precipitation entombs benthic diatoms (e.g. Brachysira vitrea), filamentous algae (e.g. Oedogonium sp.), dinoflagellates, and cyanobacteria. The presence of phototrophs at spherulite centers strongly suggests that these microbes play an important initial role in aragonite precipitation. Substantial growth of individual spherulites occurs abiotically through periodic precipitation of aragonite that forms concentric laminations around spherulite centers while pauses in spherulite growth allow for colonization by microbes. Aragonite associated with biomass (δ(13)C = -4.6‰ VPDB) showed a (13)C-enrichment of 0.8‰ relative to aragonite exhibiting no biomass (δ(13)C = -5.4‰ VPDB), which suggests a modest removal of isotopically light dissolved inorganic carbon by phototrophs. The combination of a low sedimentation rate, high calcification rate, and low microbial growth rate appears to result in the formation of these microbialites. The formation of microbialites at an historic mine site demonstrates that an anthropogenically constructed environment can foster microbial carbonate formation.     

唐古特雪莲花部特征及生殖分配的海拔差异

为探究高山植物生殖分配策略以及分析唐古特雪莲花部特征对海拔梯度的响应机制,该研究利用采样调查法和烘干称重法,对分布在青藏高原东缘不同海拔14个居群的唐古特雪莲花部特征和生殖分配进行了研究。结果表明:(1)繁殖分配随个体大小(地上生物量和株高)的增大呈线性递减趋势。(2)花期植株地上生物量、株高、管状小花数目、繁殖器官及营养器官生物量均随海拔升高呈线性递减趋势,管状小花生物量随海拔升高呈线性递增趋势。(3)花期管状小花数量及大小、繁殖器官生物量与营养器官生物量、雄蕊重量和雌蕊重量以及花粉数目与花丝长度之间均存在权衡现象。由此推论:(1)海拔作为外界因子对唐古特雪莲花部特征具有显著的影响,个体大小对其繁殖分配也存在潜在调控作用。(2)在不同海拔梯度上,唐古特雪莲有效地整合了有限的资源,其适应性特征之一就是通过减小个体大小来削弱营养生长以达到促进生殖生长的目的。     

松嫩平原贝加尔针茅无性系构件的结构及生长规律

采用整个分蘖丛挖掘的取样方法,对松嫩平原栽培条件下贝加尔针茅无性系构件的结构,以及生长与生产规律进行了定量分析.结果表明,在9月末停止生长期,经过2个生长季的营养繁殖,贝加尔针茅无性系的丛径为9.4±3.24 cm.无性系的全体构件数为161.±8.2个.其中,生殖分蘖株为14.6±11.48个,占9.2%;营养分蘖株为146.9±78.70个,占90.7%.全体构件总生物量为3.8±34.22 g,其中生殖分蘖株生物量为2.0±20.34 g,占43.7%;营养分蘖株为28.8±19.43 g,占6.2%.随着丛径的增加,不同构件的数量均具有线性同速生长规律,而不同构件的生物量均具有幂函数异速增长规律.不同构件生物量与无性系全体构件的数量和生物量之间均呈显著(P<0.0)或极显著(P<0.01)的幂函数正相关关系.平均单个生殖分蘖株的生产力约为营养分蘖株的10倍.生殖分蘖株的数量和生物量的表型可塑性普遍大于营养分蘖株.     

北京西部山区胡枝子种群研究: 个体和构件生物量

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