干旱-复水-再干旱处理对玉米光合能力和生长的影响

为了探求玉米(Zea mays)光合作用和生长对重复干旱的响应机制, 采用盆栽试验, 分别测定了不同程度土壤干旱处理3周时、随后复水1周时以及再次不同程度干旱处理3周时玉米幼苗光合参数和生长的变化。第一次土壤干旱处理后, 重度干旱处理显著降低玉米株高、单株总叶面积、地上部分及根系生物量以及叶片的蒸腾速率(T_r)、气孔导度(G_s)、胞间CO₂浓度(C_i)、净光合速率(P_n)和最大净光合速率(A_max), 但显著提高光补偿点和暗呼吸速率; 中度干旱处理同样显著降低玉米株高、叶面积和地上部分生物量, 但对根系生物量无影响, 因而根冠比增大, 对上述光合参数的负效应也不具有显著性。复水可使前期经受中度和重度干旱处理的玉米植株的光合能力和生长速率恢复到正常水分条件下生长的植株的水平, 但株高和叶面积没有恢复到对照水平。当玉米再次经受水分亏缺处理时, 与只遭受第二次中度或重度干旱处理的植株相比, 经历过前期中度干旱处理的植株的株高、生物量和光合参数没有显著变化, 但叶面积显著下降; 经历过前期重度干旱处理植株的T_r、G_s、C_i、P_n、A_max和表观量子效率显著升高, 而株高、叶面积和生物量显著降低。综上所述, 第一次重度干旱处理显著降低玉米叶片的光合能力和生长, 复水可使光合能力和生长速率恢复到正常水分条件下生长植株的水平, 但不能消除前期干旱对生长产生的不利影响。前期中度干旱可以刺激玉米根系的生长和显著提高根冠比, 有利于提高对二次干旱的抵抗能力, 并使总的生物量保持在对照水平, 而前期重度干旱处理虽然在光合作用上能提高植株对二次干旱的抵御能力, 但不能弥补前期干旱处理对生长的不利影响。因此, 在生产实践中, 如果进行抗旱锻炼, 应限制在中度干旱水平, 避免重度干旱。     

Interactive effects of ozone and drought stress on plants: A review

Ground-level ozone (O₃) and drought are two key factors limiting plant growth. O₃ can enter into the plant tissue through the stomata, then causing the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which inspires programmed cell death. Drought usually induces the accumulation of ROS due to damage to antioxidant systems of plants. The effects of two kinds of stress on plants are similar due to the accumulation of ROS, resulting in reduced photosynthesis rate and physiological metabolism, eventually decreased plant growth and biomass. Nevertheless, O₃ and drought interacts synergistically to accumulate detrimental effects or antagonistically to reduce harmful effects. Actually, it is complex interactive process between O₃ and drought. On the one hand, O₃ triggers stomatal sluggishness or even dysfunction, which exacerbates water transpiration of leaves, water loss from plants and further O₃ phytotoxicity. On the other hand, drought induces stomatal closure, and thus protecting plants against the O₃ influx and evaporation of water. However, prolonged drought could limit the uptake of CO₂ and thus result in reduced plant growth. The response of plants to both O₃ and drought not only depends on the occurring sequence and duration of any factor but also rely on the difference in physiological metabolism of the plant itself. The interactive effects of O₃ and drought on stomatal characteristics, photosynthetic carbon mechanism, antioxidant response and growth development are reviewed in this paper and the aspects to be further studied are also suggested.     

干旱和复水对文冠果生长及生理生态特性的影响

以文冠果2年生盆栽苗为材料,以21.8%～23.7%土壤含水量为对照,设置轻度干旱(14.3%～16.2%)、中度干旱(10.6%～12.5%)和重度干旱(6.8%～8.7%)3个干旱胁迫,研究干旱和复水对文冠果生长及生理生态特性的影响.结果表明: 随着干旱胁迫的加剧,文冠果单株干质量、株高、基径、叶数和叶面积减小,主根和一级侧根长度增加;文冠果叶片气体交换各参数均逐渐降低,在10:00-14:00,净光合速率(P_n)的大小主要受气孔因素影响,14:00以后影响P_n的主要因素是非气孔因素;中度干旱和重度干旱胁迫下,文冠果对CO₂利用效率显著提高.随着干旱胁迫的加剧,PSⅡ潜在活性(F_v/F_o)、PSⅡ最大光化学量子产量(F_v/F_m)、光化学猝灭系数(q_P)、表观电子传递效率(ETR)和实际光化学量子产量(Ф_PSⅡ)逐渐减小,非光化学淬灭系数(NPQ)逐渐增大,复水后变化相反.复水后第8天,F_v/F_o、F_v/F_m、q_P、ETR、Ф_PSⅡ显著高于各胁迫处理第30天.随着干旱胁迫的加剧,超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化物酶活性升高,过氧化氢酶活性降低,丙二醛含量增加,复水后变化相反.复水后各干旱胁迫处理根系活力明显升高.文冠果有极强的适应极度干旱环境的能力,可以作为能源或园林植物在华北园林绿化中广泛应用.     

Effects of dew on eco-physiological traits and leaf structures of Leymus chinensis and Agropyron cristatum grown under drought stress

Aims To investigate the effects of dew on plants, we conducted the experiment to determine the physiological characteristics and leaf structures of Leymus chinensis and Agropyron cristatum in response to increasing dew under drought stress.Methods Four treatments (no dew, three times dew and five times dew per week under drought stress, and well-watering) were designed to examine leaf relative water content, water potential, net photosynthetic rate, water use efficiency, biomass, and leaf structures of L. chinensis and A. cristatum. Important findings There was a significant increase in the relative water content and water potential by simulated dew increase for two plants species under drought stress (p < 0.05). For A. cristatum, simulated dew increase significantly enhanced the net photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate of plants under drought stress (p < 0.05). On the other hand, there was no significant difference in the stomatal conductance and transpiration rate for L. chinensis among treatments. Simulated dew increase improved the aboveground biomass and root biomass of two species. The ratio of yellow leaves to the total leaves was decreased by simulated dew increase for two species. Dew increase also protected leaf structures against the drought stress, suggesting that the dew increase can slow down the death process of leaves resulted from drought stress. Therefore, the study demonstrated that dew increased the available water for the leaves of L. chinensis and A. cristatum grown in the drought stress and thus had positive effects on the photosynthesis, water physiology and plant development.     

Effects of drought stress on photosynthesis,growth and root structure of transgenic PtPIP2;8 poplar 84K (Populus alba × P. glandulosa)

为研究水通道蛋白PtPIP2;8基因功能, 了解其不同表达水平的转基因84K杨(Populus alba × P. glandulossa)应对干旱胁迫的响应, 该文以转PtPIP2;8 84K杨抑制表达株系(抑制表达)、野生型(WT)和转PtPIP2;8 84K杨超表达株系(超表达)为试验材料, 测定PtPIP2;8表达水平、根系导度、光响应曲线、气体交换参数、生长及根系形态指标。结果显示: (1) WT植株PtPIP2;8仅在根系表达; 超表达植株PtPIP2;8除在根部显著表达外, 在茎和叶片中也显著表达; 抑制表达植株PtPIP2;8仅在根部有微量表达, 表达量分别是WT和超表达植株的1/20和1/80。(2)根系结构分析发现, 超表达植株总根长、总根表面积、总根体积、总根尖数显著低于WT和抑制表达植株, 根系导水率显著高于WT和抑制表达植株, 表明PtPIP2;8参与了植物根系水分运输, 提高了水分运输效率。(3)正常水分条件下, 抑制表达植株苗高、叶面积显著低于WT和超表达植株, 根冠比显著高于WT和超表达植株。干旱胁迫后, 抑制表达植株净光合速率(P_n)、气孔导度(G_s)下降幅度小, 仍能维持较高的P_n。气体交换参数显示抑制表达植株P_n、G_s日变化为“单峰”型, 属气孔因素引起的净光合速率下降;WT和超表达植株P_n、G_s日变化为“双峰”型, 干旱胁迫后, 抑制表达植株P_n略微下降, WT和超表达植株P_n均下降, 尤其是13:00、15:00下降显著, 表明WT和超表达植株对干旱胁迫更加敏感, 干旱对其影响更大。(4)干旱胁迫后, 抑制表达植株相对生长速率、总生物量降低的最少, 根冠比最高; 总根表面积、总根体积、总根尖数显著高于WT植株。表明PtPIP2;8直接参与水分运输并提高水分运输效率, 其转化影响了植株根系发育和生长。超表达植株根系发育的下降和叶面积的增大减弱了它的抗旱性, 而抑制表达植株矮小, 降低的叶面积, 增加的根系生长和根冠比提高了它的抗旱能力。从研究结果来看, 水通道蛋白提高了水分跨膜运输效率, 而非水通道蛋白导水机制对干旱有较强的耐受性。     

干旱复水对柑橘幼苗叶片光合、叶绿素荧光和根系构型的影响

干旱严重影响柑橘的生长和发育.为探索柑橘对干旱胁迫的响应机制,本试验以抗旱性不同的三湖红橘和三湖化红为材料,通过盆栽控水进行干旱胁迫和复水处理,研究处理后植株叶片光合、叶绿素荧光和根系构型的变化.结果表明: 干旱显著降低了两种柑橘幼苗的净光合作用速率、气孔导度、蒸腾速率和胞间CO₂浓度,而三湖红橘的下降幅度更小;复水后,光合参数均有所恢复,但仍低于对照.三湖红橘水分利用率在干旱15 d后开始显著高于对照,而三湖化红除干旱15 d外的其他处理时间均低于对照.干旱提高了两种幼苗的PSII最大光合效率,但抑制了三湖化红的PSII实际光合效率.干旱到一定程度后,两种幼苗的PSII电子传递速率和光化学淬灭均下降,干旱和复水后非光化学淬灭在三湖红橘中下降,但在三湖化红中上升.根系构型分析表明,干旱导致两种幼苗的根表面积和根体积下降,同时抑制了三湖化红的总根长,但能够提高三湖红橘的总根长和总根尖数.进一步分析不同直径的侧根长度发现,三湖红橘的一类侧根长度在干旱胁迫10 d后开始增加,而三湖化红的一类侧根长度在干旱前期没有变化,干旱20 d时显著下降;除三湖红橘的三类侧根外,两种幼苗其余直径等级侧根的生长均受干旱抑制.除总根尖数外,复水后根系生长各参数均没有恢复.干旱对三湖红橘光合性能的影响小于三湖化红,并且前者能够维持更高的水分和光能利用率.干旱后三湖红橘根尖数和细根长度增加,可能有助于提高其对水分的吸收能力.     

不同光合类型牧草对干旱-复水的光合生理响应及生长适应策略

基于干旱频率增加、强度增大这一全球降水变化背景, 探究干旱-复水条件下不同功能群(C₃和C₄)植物的光合生理响应及生长适应策略有助于预测降水格局变化条件下草地的植被组成和生态系统功能。该研究采用盆栽实验, 以松嫩草地生长的一年生C₃ (4种)和C₄ (3种)牧草为实验材料, 设置了对照、中度干旱和重度干旱3个水分处理水平, 在干旱末期及复水期对植物进行气体交换、生物量和比叶质量的测量。在干旱条件下, 各物种净光合速率和气孔导度均呈下降趋势, 水分利用效率呈上升趋势。干旱对不同植物光合指标的影响存在功能群差异, 随干旱程度的增加C₄植物逐渐丧失光合优势, 重度干旱对C₄植物净光合速率的影响较C₃植物更加明显。由于干旱条件下C₃植物光合固碳主要受气孔限制而C₄植物主要受代谢限制, 因此复水后C₄植物净光合速率恢复速度较C₃植物慢。干旱条件下, 各物种的生物量降低, 根冠比和比叶质量升高, 干旱对C₃植物各生长指标的影响均大于C₄植物; 复水处理后, C₃植物生物量随干旱强度增加呈下降趋势, 而C₄植物的生物量与对照相比无显著差异。     

Extreme drought effects on nonstructural carbohydrates of dominant plant species in a meadow grassland

植物光合作用产生的非结构性碳水化合物(NSCs)水平可以反映植物和生态系统对环境变化的响应程度。近年来, 草原极端干旱事件的发生频率和持续时间增加趋势明显, 对生态系统结构和功能产生深远影响。该研究以内蒙古呼伦贝尔草甸草原为研究对象, 通过连续4年减少66%生长季降水量的控制实验来模拟极端干旱事件, 分析草原6种优势物种和植物功能群NSCs各组分对极端干旱的响应规律与机制。结果显示, 由于植物生物学、光合特性以及生理生态等特性的差异, 不同物种对干旱胁迫的响应具有明显差异。这表明草地植物NSCs组分及其利用策略对干旱胁迫的响应具有物种特异性, 从而导致其生物量的不同响应。将6种植物分为禾草和非禾草两类, 发现干旱显著增加了禾草的淀粉含量, 但对其可溶性糖含量无显著影响; 相反, 干旱显著增加了非禾草功能群的可溶性糖含量, 对其淀粉含量无显著影响, 表明不同功能群采取了不同的干旱应对策略。禾草选择将光合作用固定的能量进行储存以应对干旱胁迫, 其生物量对干旱响应不敏感; 而非禾草选择将能量以可溶性糖的形式直接供植物生长利用以及抵御干旱胁迫, 其生物量对干旱响应较为敏感。这一发现可为预测在全球气候变化背景下草甸草原生态系统结构与功能对极端干旱的响应提供科学参考。     

外源脱落酸对干旱胁迫下滇润楠幼苗生长及生理特性的影响

以滇润楠一年生实生苗为试验材料,研究在良好水分条件(土壤含水量为70%～75%田间持水量)、轻度干旱胁迫及重度干旱胁迫处理下(50%～55%和30%～35%田间持水量)进行外源脱落酸(ABA)喷施对其生长及生理特性的影响。结果表明: 干旱胁迫使得滇润楠幼苗叶片的相对含水量、株高和生物量显著下降,净光合速率及叶绿素荧光参数(PSⅡ最大光化学效率,F_v/F_m)有不同程度的下降,而根冠比、膜脂过氧化产物丙二醛(MDA)含量显著增加。外源ABA的喷施可提高干旱胁迫下滇润楠幼苗的适应性,尤其是重度干旱下,外源ABA显著提高了叶片相对含水量21.0%,同时增加了植株株高和生物量的累积,提高了根冠比,为良好水分条件的2.1倍;减少了干旱下膜脂过氧化产物MDA的累积,提高了抗氧化酶过氧化氢酶、超氧化物岐化酶的活性,显著增加了脯氨酸的含量,为良好水分条件的7.7倍。外源ABA的喷施显著缓解了干旱胁迫对植株光合器官的不利影响,减少干旱引起的叶片净光合速率及气孔导度的下降,并且减轻了PSⅡ受到干旱的伤害程度,重度干旱下喷施ABA的植株的F_v/F_m显著高于未喷施ABA的植株。外源ABA的喷施可以减轻干旱对滇润楠植株的伤害,提高其抗旱性。     

Photosynthetic responses and acclimation of two castor bean cultivars to repeated drying–wetting cycles

To investigate the responses of castor bean to repeated drying–wetting cycles (RDWC), morpho-physiological parameters of two cultivars (Jiaxiang 2 and Hangbi 8) were determined by a pot experiment under well-watered control and RDWC. RDWC inhibited plant growth and leaf development, decreased water loss rate (WLR), and enhanced leaf mass per area (LMA) and chlorophyll content as indicated by spectral reflectance indices for both cultivars. Photosynthesis was inhibited by progressive drought stress but quickly recovered after rewatering for each cycle. Both cultivars exhibit a similar pattern of acclimation to RDWC: (1) higher LMA and lower WLR, (2) increased photosynthetic capacity under drought stress with increasing cycle numbers, (3) quick recovery and over-compensation for photosynthesis after rewatering, and (4) increased chlorophyll content. Jiaxiang 2 shows a high capacity for water preservation under drought stress and an over-compensation for photosynthesis after rewatering compared with Hangbi 8.     

Trade-off between leaf size and vein density of Achnatherum splendens in Zhangye wetland

Aims Trade-offs between leaf size and vein density are the basis of the theory of leaf economics spectrum, and are to understand the relationship between the physical build and physiological metabolism of plant leaves under different degrees of competition for resources. Our objective was to study the changes in the relationship between leaf size and vein density (leaf dry biomass and leaf area) in Achnatherum splendens populations with four plant bundle densities located in the flood plain wetland of Zhangye. Methods The study site was located at floodplain wetlands of Zhangye, Gansu Province, China. Survey and sampling were carried out in the communities that A. splendens dominated. According to the plant bundle density, the A. splendens communities were divided into four density gradients with “bundle” for the sampling units, high density (I, > 12 bundle·m^-2), medium density (II, 8-12 bundle·m^-2), medium density (III, 4-8 bundle·m^-2) and Low density (IV, <4 bundle·m^-2). According to the density of each combination, we chose seven (5 m × 5 m) A. splendens samples, resulting in a total of 28 samples (4 × 7). The soil physical and chemical properties of four density gradients were investigated and six samples of A. splendens were used to measure the leaf area, leaf dry biomass and vein density in laboratory, and biomass of different organs was measured after being dried at 85 °C in an oven. 28 plots were categorized into three groups: high, medium and low density, and the standardized major axis (SMA) estimation method was used to examine the allometric relationships between leaf area, leaf dry biomass and vein density. Important findings The results showed that with the population density changed from high, medium, to low, the soil moisture decreased, and soil electric conductivityincreased. The leaf area, leaf biomass and height of A. splendens decreased, and the vein density, specific leaf area and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) increased gradually. In addition, leaf net photosynthetic rate (P_n), transpiration rate (T_r) and twig number firstly increased then decreased. There was a highly significantly negative correlation (p < 0.01) between the leaf size and vein density on the high- and low-level densities (I, IV), whereas less significant (p < 0.05) on the level of medium density (II, III). The SMA slope of regression equation in the scaling relationships between leaf size and vein density was significantly smaller than -1 (p < 0.05).     

不同生育期玉米叶片光合特性及水分利用效率对水分胁迫的响应

利用大型移动防雨棚开展了玉米水分胁迫及复水试验,通过分析玉米叶片光合数据,揭示了不同生育期水分胁迫及复水对玉米光合特性及水分利用效率的影响。结果表明:水分胁迫导致玉米叶片整体光合速率、蒸腾速率和气孔导度下降以及光合速率日变化的峰值提前;水分胁迫后的玉米叶片蒸腾速率、光合速率和气孔导度为适应干旱缺水均较对照显著下降,从而提高了水分利用效率,缩小了与水分充足条件下玉米叶片的水分利用效率差值;在中度和重度水分胁迫条件下,玉米叶片的水分利用效率降幅低于光合速率、蒸腾速率和气孔导度的降幅, 有时甚至高于正常供水条件下的水分利用效率;适度的水分胁迫能提高玉米叶片的水分利用效率,从而增强叶片对水分的利用能力,抵御干旱的逆境;水分亏缺对玉米光合速率、蒸腾速率及水分利用效率的影响具有较明显滞后效应,干旱后复水,光合作用受抑制仍然持续;水分胁迫时间越长、胁迫程度越重,叶片的光合作用越呈不可逆性;拔节-吐丝期水分胁迫对玉米叶片光合作用的逆制比三叶-拔节期更难恢复。     

Contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to the adaptations exhibited by the deciduous shrub Anthyllis cytisoides L. under water deficit

Anthyllis cytisoides L. is highly colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and behaves as a drought-avoider species in the field. Our objectives were: (1) to study the response of A. cytisoides when exposed to moderate (acclimation) or severe (peak) drought and subsequent rewatering under nursery conditions; and (2) to verify if AMF improved the adaptation of A. cytisoides to stress. The soil compactness in drought-acclimated treatments increased four times compared with that of well-watered controls, which could reinforce the effects of water deficit on plant physiology. Photosynthetic rates decreased by around 50% and 70% and leaf conductance decreased by 40% and 50% in drought-acclimated non-mycorrhizal and mycorrhizal plants, respectively. Peak drought limited plant growth, accelerated leaf senescence and induced the conversion of starch into soluble sugars in the leaves of stressed plants. The accumulation of sugars could contribute to a decrease in water potential in order to achieve the required tension to let water move from soil to shoot. Mycorrhizal plants showed a two-fold higher chlorotic leaf biomass than non-mycorrhizal plants under severe drought. Moreover, mycorrhizal A. cytisoides showed enhanced epicuticular waxes on the surfaces of the remaining green leaves. Increased leaf senescence, together with wax deposition, could reduce whole plant transpiration, thus allowing mycorrhizal plants to maintain a higher leaf relative water content (50%) than non-mycorrhizal plants (35%). After drought recovery, leaf abscission in stressed mycorrhizal plants was 10 times greater than that in non-mycorrhizal plants. The results suggest that AMF conferred greater responsiveness of A. cytisoides to drought. Enhanced wax deposition and leaf senescence could be an ecological adaptation to cope with severe water deficit.     

关键发育期干旱及复水过程对春玉米主要生理参数的影响

为深入了解玉米在关键发育期干旱条件下的耗水特征及致灾机理,对春玉米‘丹玉39’分别从拔节(T₁)和抽雄(T₂)期开始采用持续无补水方式进行干旱及复水试验,基于对叶和根水势、主要光合变量(净光合速率P_n、蒸腾速率T_r、气孔导度g_s、胞间CO₂浓度C_i)以及茎流速率(SF)的动态观测,研究各生理参数对干旱及复水过程的响应特征.结果表明: 叶、根水势均与土壤湿度呈对数关系,不同时期干旱使二者都减小,对根水势的影响比叶水势提前,与拔节期相比,抽雄期叶水势的干旱响应偏早,根水势偏晚;叶水势在T₁处理复水后能得到恢复,但不能恢复到正常水平,T₂处理不能恢复;T₁处理的根水势对复水的响应比叶水势更快,且更接近于正常水平.P_n和T_r对T₂处理的响应快于T₁处理;复水后二者对T₁处理的恢复速度快于T₂处理,T₁和T₂处理P_n分别超过和达到正常水平,而T_r分别能和不能达到正常水平;T_r对T₁处理的响应早于P_n,二者对T₂处理的响应一致;各处理g_s对干旱的响应与P_n一致;T₁处理的C_i与P_n趋势一致,T₂处理相反.各干旱处理SF比对照减小,在晴天比阴天响应明显,SF对T₂处理的响应比T₁处理敏感,在一定干旱水平后响应敏感性减弱;复水后SF比对照明显增大,T₂处理的增幅小于T₁处理.     

干旱胁迫-复水与氮肥耦合对小粒咖啡生长和水氮生产力的影响

以小粒咖啡(卡蒂姆P7963)为材料,研究连续2.5年不同施氮水平下周期性干旱胁迫后复水对小粒咖啡生长、产量、叶片光合特性和水氮生产力的影响.设灌水(周期性干旱胁迫后复水)和施氮2因素,4个灌水模式分别为充分灌水(I_F-F:100%ET₀+100%ET₀,ET₀为参考作物腾发量)、轻度干旱胁迫-复水(I_L-F:80%ET₀+100%ET₀)、中度干旱胁迫-复水(I_M-F:60%ET₀+100%ET₀)和重度干旱胁迫-复水(I_S-F:40%ET₀+100%ET₀),3个施氮水平分别为高氮(N_H:每次750 kg N·hm^-2)、中氮(N_M:每次500 kg N·hm^-2)和低氮(N_L:每次250 kg N·hm^-2),分4次等量施用.结果表明: 小粒咖啡株高、茎粗、产量、水氮生产力受灌水和施氮影响显著,株高和茎粗与日序数呈S型曲线关系,干旱胁迫时小粒咖啡叶片光合作用显著下降,复水后大部分光合作用指标能不同程度恢复.与I_F-F相比,I_L-F干豆产量增加6.9%,而I_M-F和I_S-F干豆产量分别减少15.2%和38.5%;I_L-F和I_M-F水分利用效率分别增加18.8%和6.0%,而I_S-F水分利用效率减少12.1%;I_L-F氮肥偏生产力增加6.1%,而I_M-F和I_S-F氮肥偏生产力分别减少14.0%和36.0%.与N_H相比,N_M干豆产量和水分利用效率分别增加20.9%和19.3%,而N_L分别减少42.4%和41.9%;N_M和N_L氮肥偏生产力分别增加81.4%和72.9%.与I_F-FN_H相比,I_L-FN_M干豆产量、水分利用效率和氮肥偏生产力分别增加37.6%、52.9%和106.4%.回归分析表明,灌水量为318 mm、施氮量为583 kg·hm^-2时,干豆产量(2362 kg·hm^-2)最大;灌水量为295 mm、施氮量为584 kg·hm^-2时,水分利用效率(0.78 kg·m^-3)最大,即产量和水分利用效率同时达到最大值时最接近I_L-FN_M水氮组合.因此,I_L-FN_M为小粒咖啡最佳的水氮组合模式.     

Morphological and physiological responses of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Vitex negundo</Emphasis> L. var. <Emphasis Type="Italic">heterophylla</Emphasis> (Franch.) Rehd. to drought stress

Water is a main factor limiting plant growth. Integrative responses of leaf traits and whole plant growth to drought will provide implications to vegetation restoration. This study investigated the drought responses of Vitex negundo L. var. heterophylla (Franch.) Rehd. with a focus on leaf morphology and physiology, seedling growth and biomass partitioning. Potted 1-year-old seedlings were subjected to four water supply regimes [75, 55, 35 and 15% field capacity (FC)], served as control, mild water stress, moderate water stress and severe water stress. Leaf morphological traits varied to reduce the distance of water transfer under water stress and leaflets were dispersed with drought. Net photosynthetic rate decreased significantly under water stress: stomatal closure was the dominant limitation at mild and moderate drought, while metabolic impairment was dominant at severe drought. The physiological impairment at severe drought could also be detected from the relative lower water use efficiency and non-photochemical quenching to moderate water stress. Total biomass of well-watered plants was more than twice that at moderate water deficit and nearly ten times that at severe water deficit. In summary, V. negundo var. heterophylla had adaptation mechanism to water deficit even in the most serious condition, but different strategies were adopted. Seedlings invested more photosynthate to roots at mild and moderate drought while more photosynthate to leaves at severe drought. A nearly stagnant seedling growth and a sharp decline of total biomass were the survival strategy at severe water stress, which was not favorable to vegetation restoration. Water supply above 15% FC is recommended for the seedlings to vegetation restoration.     

咸水浇灌后持续干旱条件下棉花生长及光合作用的变化

用咸水(不同浓度的NaCl溶液)浇灌盆栽棉花植株,随后进行持续干旱处理.测定干旱处理期间棉花的生长情况、光合速率、叶绿素荧光等参数的变化,并对植株的相对含水量、水势、渗透势等水分状况和Na⁺、K⁺含量进行分析,探索环境Na⁺在棉花适应干旱胁迫中的作用.结果表明: 干旱可以明显抑制植株的生长,降低叶片的净光合速率;用25～100 mmol·L^-1NaCl溶液浇灌后进行持续干旱处理的棉花植株,其株高、生物量、净光合速率和F_v/F_m值均明显高于用水浇灌后进行持续干旱处理的植株.同时,前者的土壤和叶片相对含水量、细胞膨压、Na⁺含量也明显高于后者,但植株水势和组织渗透势则显著低于后者,且组织渗透势的降低与Na⁺含量具有显著相关性.上述结果说明,土壤适量Na⁺的存在能够提高土壤和植株的保水力、增加棉花对Na⁺的吸收和积累、降低组织渗透势,从而增强植株吸水力、保持较高的细胞膨压,维持相对较高的光合速率和生长速度.土壤中存在一定浓度的NaCl可以有效缓解干旱对棉花的不利影响.     

不同钙浓度对宽叶雀稗幼苗的生长和抗性生理的影响

研究不同钙浓度对宽叶雀稗(Paspalum wettsteinii)幼苗生长和生理的影响, 对于揭示宽叶雀稗对不同钙浓度环境的适应机理至关重要。该研究采用盆栽砂培试验, 研究不同钙浓度(0、5、25、50、100和200 mmol·L^-1 CaCl₂)和不同处理时间(7、14、21和28天)对宽叶雀稗幼苗生长、渗透调节物质含量、抗氧化酶活性、叶绿素含量和光合参数的影响。结果表明, 随着CaCl₂浓度的增加和处理时间的延长, 宽叶雀稗幼苗株高等形态指标、生物量、渗透调节物质含量、抗氧化酶活性、叶绿素含量和光合参数呈先增后减的趋势, 低钙浓度(5-50 mmol·L^-1)环境下, 株高、叶长、叶宽、根长和生物量与对照(0 mmol·L^-1)相比均升高, 脯氨酸、可溶性蛋白和可溶性糖含量、过氧化物酶、过氧化氢酶和超氧化物歧化酶活性提高, 丙二醛含量和胞间CO₂浓度降低、叶绿素含量增加以及净光合速率、蒸腾速率和气孔导度增强; 高钙浓度(200 mmol·L^-1)环境下, 脯氨酸、可溶性蛋白和可溶性糖含量、过氧化物酶、过氧化氢酶和超氧化物歧化酶活性降低, 丙二醛含量和胞间CO₂浓度增加, 叶绿素含量减少以及净光合速率、蒸腾速率和气孔导度减弱。结合隶属函数分析, 低钙盐浓度(5-50 mmol·L^-1)处理对宽叶雀稗幼苗无抑制作用, 说明宽叶雀稗对低钙浓度具有一定的耐受性; 而在高钙浓度(200 mmol·L^-1)下, 宽叶雀稗幼苗通过提高自身有机渗透调节物质含量、增强酶活性、增加叶绿素含量以及增强光合作用等方式来快速调节植物生理代谢功能, 进而适应高钙浓度环境条件。     

不同生育期持续干旱对玉米的影响及其与减产率的定量关系

为了探究不同生长阶段土壤水分含量持续下降过程对玉米生长发育和产量形成的影响,通过设置遮雨棚人工控水试验,分析不同生长阶段持续干旱条件下玉米株高、叶面积指数(LAI)、光合性能、地上生物量和产量等生理生态指标的动态变化.试验因素为控水时段和控水持续时间,从拔节普遍期开始分别控水20(T₁)和27 d(T₂),从抽雄普遍期开始控水20(T₃)和27 d(T₄),加上不控水对照(CK),共5个处理.结果表明: 持续干旱导致植株叶片卷曲、打绺,下部叶片衰老加快,对LAI影响较大,从而降低生物量的累积与籽粒产量.T₁～T₄处理结束时LAI分别为CK的74.9%、68.2%、60.5%和48.3%.玉米植株在经历持续控水后,叶片最大净光合速率(P_{n max})逐渐下降,T₁(T₃)和T₂(T₄)处理结束时P_{n max}分别降至CK的23%及不足10%,复水2周后,P_{n max}能恢复到CK的90%左右.T₁和T₂处理产量较CK分别下降18.5%和24.0%,T₃和T₄处理分别减产41.6%和45.8%.抽雄期持续干旱对玉米地上生物量及产量构成的影响大于拔节期干旱.干旱程度(D)能够定量表示土壤干旱状况,与玉米减产率存在线性定量关系,可通过计算D来预测玉米的减产情况.     

Responses of growth of four desert species to different N addition levels

Aims The increase in atmospheric N deposition has accelerated N cycling of ecosystems, thus altering the structure and function of ecosystems, especially in those limited by N availability. Studies on the response of plant growth to artificial N addition could provide basic data for a better understanding of how the structure of grasslands in northern China responds to increasing N deposition. Methods We investigated the seasonal dynamics of plant growth of four species after 2-year multi-level N addition in a field experiment conducted in a desert steppe of Ningxia in 2011. Plant biomass and the relative growth rate (RGR) of the studied species were measured and their relationships with C:N:P ratios of plants (community and leaf levels) and soils were analyzed. Important findings Results in 2012 showed that 2-year N addition promoted the growth of the four species and the effects were different among growth forms and were species-specific. In general, the plant biomass of the studied species was significantly correlated with leaf N concentration, leaf N:P ratio, community N pool, soil total N content and soil N:P ratio, while only weak relationships were observed between plant biomass and C:N and C:P ratios of plants and soils. In contrast, there was a significant linear relationship between RGR and N:P ratios both of plants and soils.Our results suggest that short-term N addition promoted the accumulation of plant biomass, and the species-specific responses to stimulated N addition can directly affect the structure of the desert steppe ecosystem. Plant N:P ratio and soil N:P ratio could indicate nutrient limitation of plant growth to a certain extent: N addition increased soil N content and N:P ratio, and thus relieved N limitation gradually. Once more N is available to plants, the growth of plants and the accumulation of community N was stimulated in turn.