Uniconazole-induced thermotolerance in wheat seedlings is mediated by transpirational cooling

Seed treatment of thermotolerant and sensitive cultivars of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L. cv. Frederick and Glenlea, respectively) with uniconazole reduced shoot and increased root fresh and dry weights. When subjected to 48°C for 6 h, treated seedlings had lower leaf-temperatures and overall higher rates of evapotranspiration. Percent survival 11 days after high temperature incubation in untreated seedlings was 53% in Frederick and 30% in Glenlea, whereas in uniconazole-treated seedlings it was 94% and 80%, respectively. Transpiration resistance markedly increased in the control cultivars after 4 h of high-temperature incubation, but remained relatively unchanged in the treated cultivars. The increased root to shoot ratio exhibited in treated plants may have alleviated guard cell stress, even under high evaporative demand. Chlorophyll fluorescence measurements on leaves of heat-stressed seedlings indicated that increased photosynthetic metabolism in treated seedlings was correlated with lower leaf temperatures. High-temperature stress resulted in a dramatic decline in pigments and proteins in thylakoid extracts of control seedlings but not in extracts from treated seedlings. Integrity of thylakoid pigment protein complexes, as illustrated by reduced relative amounts of free pigment, was maintained after exposure to high temperatures in treated seedlings. Furthermore, the treated Glenlea seedlings displayed a reduction in the monomeric form of Sight-harvesting chlorophyll protein II (LHCP II) compared to control and Frederick seedlings. The heat-tolerant Frederick cultivar showed a greater protective effect from uniconazole treatment than the sensitive Glenlea cultivar. Uniconazole treatment did not affect heat-shock protein (HSP) synthesis in mesocotyl tissue.     

Uniconazole inhibits stress-induced ethylene in wheat and soybean seedlings

Previous studies have shown that uniconazole inhibits ethylene synthesis and protects plants from various stresses. The present research was conducted to delineate the mechanism of ethylene inhibition by uniconazole [(E)-(p-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-1-penten-3-ol]. Following heat stress of 48°C for 3 h, the shoots of the control wheat seedlings became desiccated, and the seedlings lost 23% of their fresh mass 8 h after stress. The control soybean seedlings had epinastic unifoliate leaves 5 h after foliar application (4.4 g.a.i./ha) of the herbicide triclopyr [(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyl)oxyacetic acid]. Soil drench applications of uniconazole, a potent member of the triazole family, reduced these symptoms associated with heat and herbicide stress in wheat (5.0 mg/L) and soybean (0.4 mg/L) seedlings, respectively.Basal ethylene production was inhibited 32 and 48% by uniconazole in the wheat and acotyledonous soybean seedlings, respectively. Following a 48°C heat stress, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) levels increased 40% in both the control and uniconazole-treated wheat seedlings. After triclopyr application, ACC levels increased 400% in both the control and uniconazoletreated soybean seedlings. The increased ACC levels, following stress, were accompanied by increased ethylene production from the control, but not from the uniconazole-treated wheat and acotyledonous soybean seedlings. Uniconazole treatment did not significantly change the basal or stress-induced N-malonyl-1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (MACC) levels compared to controls. These results suggest that uniconazole inhibits ethylene synthesis by interfering with the conversion of ACC to ethylene in wheat and acotyledonous soybean seedlings. Ethylene production and ACC conversion were not inhibited by uniconazole in excised soybean cotyledons. These results indicate that different ethylene-forming enzyme (EFE) systems operate in the soybean acotyledonous seedling and cotyledon, and the system in the former is inhibited by uniconazole.     

Uniconazole inhibits stress-induced ethylene in wheat and soybean seedlings

Previous studies have shown that uniconazole inhibits ethylene synthesis and protects plants from various stresses. The present research was conducted to delineate the mechanism of ethylene inhibition by uniconazole [(E)-(p-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-1-penten-3-ol]. Following heat stress of 48°C for 3 h, the shoots of the control wheat seedlings became desiccated, and the seedlings lost 23% of their fresh mass 8 h after stress. The control soybean seedlings had epinastic unifoliate leaves 5 h after foliar application (4.4 g.a.i./ha) of the herbicide triclopyr [(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyl)oxyacetic acid]. Soil drench applications of uniconazole, a potent member of the triazole family, reduced these symptoms associated with heat and herbicide stress in wheat (5.0 mg/L) and soybean (0.4 mg/L) seedlings, respectively. Basal ethylene production was inhibited 32 and 48% by uniconazole in the wheat and acotyledonous soybean seedlings, respectively. Following a 48°C heat stress, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) levels increased 40% in both the control and uniconazole-treated wheat seedlings. After triclopyr application, ACC levels increased 400% in both the control and uniconazoletreated soybean seedlings. The increased ACC levels, following stress, were accompanied by increased ethylene production from the control, but not from the uniconazole-treated wheat and acotyledonous soybean seedlings. Uniconazole treatment did not significantly change the basal or stress-induced N-malonyl-1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (MACC) levels compared to controls. These results suggest that uniconazole inhibits ethylene synthesis by interfering with the conversion of ACC to ethylene in wheat and acotyledonous soybean seedlings. Ethylene production and ACC conversion were not inhibited by uniconazole in excised soybean cotyledons. These results indicate that different ethylene-forming enzyme (EFE) systems operate in the soybean acotyledonous seedling and cotyledon, and the system in the former is inhibited by uniconazole.     

Nitric oxide, polyamines and Cd-induced phytotoxicity in wheat roots

To further explore the biochemical basis of Cd toxicity in developing wheat seedlings, we studied the possible role of nitric oxide (NO) and polyamines as signaling molecules involved in metal-induced root growth inhibition. When used at 0.1 mM, sodium nitroprusside, a NO-releasing compound, inhibited root growth to a similar extent as Cd and enhanced the polyamine contents as Cd also did. Putrescine and spermidine treatments caused significant decreases in root growth with spermine giving the greatest level of inhibition (77% reduction). The simultaneous addition of Cd and inhibitors of putrescine biosynthesis (DFMA and DFMO) prevented increases in putrescine levels but did not restore normal root growth. NO content, as evidenced by the fluorescent probe DAF-FM diacetate, was found to be significantly increased in the roots of both Cd and polyamine treated plants, especially in those exposed to spermine. The effect was specific for NO since the NO scavenger cPTIO almost suppressed the fluorescent signal. Concerning the oxidative status of the root system, only Cd and spermine enhanced lipid peroxidation in roots. At the same time, all treatments led to a significant increase in levels of the non-enzymatic antioxidant defense glutathione. Our results strongly suggest that Cd and spermine treatments induce NO formation in wheat roots which, in turn, is involved in root growth inhibition.     

Amine levels in Lathyrus sativus seedlings during development

In growing Lathyrus sativus seedlings, the levels of DNA, RNA and protein markedly decreased in the cotyledons and progressively increased in the embryo-axis. In cotyledons, spermidine and spermine contents were substantially reduced while those of agmatine and putrescine were sharply increased. By contrast the embryo-axis progressively accumulated relatively larger amounts of agmatine, homoagmatine. putrescine, cadaverine, spermidine and spermine in parallel with similar changes in its DNA, RNA and protein content. While the cotyledons contained ca 50% of the total agmatine and putrescine present in the plant embryo by day 10, the embryo-axis, though representing less than 20% of the dry wt, contained 90 and 75% of total cadaverine and homoagmatine respectively of the seedlings. Spermidine and spermine levels of this tissue were also comparatively higher, being of the order of 80 and 50% respectively of the total. The root and shoot portions of the embryo-axis also exhibited a similar relationship between changes in DNA, RNA and protein and all the above amines during development. However, the polyamine content of the shoots was relatively higher than those of the roots during the growth period.     

烯效唑浸种对玉米幼苗生长和内源激素含量的影响

烯效唑浸种对玉米苗期叶片和叶鞘伸长生长有抑制作用,且抑制效应随烯效唑浓度的增大而增强,但植株粗壮,叶宽和茎基宽增加,根系增多,根长增加.烯效唑浸种的玉米幼苗中LAA和GA3含量下降,叶鞘中尤为明显;ZT含量则是地上部提高,根中下降,ABA含量提高,植株各器官中(IAA GA3)/ABA比值均下降,IAA/GA3比值均升高,IAA/ZT和GA3/ZT比值则是地上部降低,根中升高.     

Response of spring rape (Brassica napus var. oleifera L.) to inoculation with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria containing 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase depends on nutrient status of the plant

Responses of rape (Brassica napus var. oleifera L.) to inoculation with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria, Pseudomonas putida Am2, Pseudomonas putida Bm3, Alcaligenes xylosoxidans Cm4, and Pseudomonas sp. Dp2, containing 1-aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase were studied using growth pouch and soil cultures. In growth pouch culture, the bacteria significantly increased root elongation of phosphorus-sufficient seedlings, whereas root elongation of phosphorus-deficient seedlings was not affected or was even inhibited by the bacteria. Bacterial stimulation of root elongation of phosphorus-sufficient seedlings was eliminated in the presence of a high ammonia concentration (1 mM) in the nutrient solution. Bacterial effects on root elongation of potassium-deficient and potassium-sufficient seedlings were similar. The bacteria also decreased inorganic phosphate content in shoots of potassium- and phosphorus-sufficient seedlings, reduced ethylene production by phosphorus-sufficient seedlings, and inhibited development of root hairs. The effects of treatment with Ag+, a chemical inhibitor of plant ethylene production, on root elongation, ethylene evolution, and root hair formation were similar to bacterial treatments. The number of bacteria on the roots of phosphorus-deficient seedlings was not limited by phosphorus deficiency. In pot experiments with soil culture, inoculation of seeds with bacteria and treatment with aminoethoxyvinylglycine, an inhibitor of ethylene biosynthesis in plants, increased root and (or) shoot biomass of rape plants. Stimulation of plant growth caused by the bacteria was often associated with a decrease in the content of nutrients, such as P, K, S, Mo, and Ba, in shoots, depending on the strain used. The results obtained show that the growth-promoting effects of ACC-utilizing rhizobacteria depend significantly on the nutrient status of the plant.     

Alleviation of Waterlogging Damage in Winter Rape by Uniconazole Application: Effects on Enzyme Activity, Lipid Peroxidation, and Membrane Integrity

Oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) seedlings treated with uniconazole [(E)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1,2,4-triazol-l-yl)-l-penten-3-ol] were transplanted at the five-leaf stage into specially designed experimental containers and then exposed to waterlogging for 3 weeks. After waterlogging stress, uniconazole-treated seedlings had significantly higher activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidase enzymes and endogenous free proline content at both the seedling and flowering stages. Uniconazole plus waterlogging-treated plants had a significantly higher content of unsaturated fatty acids than the waterlogged plants. There was a parallel increase in the lipid peroxidation level and electrolyte leakage rate from the leaves of waterlogged plants. Leaves from uniconazole plus waterlogging-treated plants had a significantly lower lipid peroxidation level and electrolyte leakage rate compared with waterlogged plants at both the seedling and flowering stages. Pretreatment of seedlings with uniconazole could effectively delay stress-induced degradation of chlorophyll and reduction of root oxidizability. Uniconazole did not alter the soluble sugar content of leaves and stems, after waterlogging of seedlings. Uniconazole improved waterlogged plant performance and increased seed yield, possibly because of improved antioxidation defense mechanisms, and it retarded lipid peroxidation and membrane deterioration of plants. Received February 2, 1998; accepted November 30, 1998     

Root iron plaque formation and characteristics under N2 flushing and its effects on translocation of Zn and Cd in paddy rice seedlings (Oryza sativa)

Background and Aims

Anoxic conditions are seldom considered in root iron plaque induction of wetland plants in hydroponic experiments, but such conditions are essential for root iron plaque formation in the field. Although ferrous ion availability and root radial oxygen loss capacity are generally taken into account, neglect of anoxic conditions in root iron plaque formation might lead to an under- or over-estimate of their functional effects, such as blocking toxic metal uptake. This study hypothesized that anoxic conditions would influence root iron plaque formation characteristics and translocation of Zn and Cd by rice seedlings.

Methods

A hydroponic culture was used to grow rice seedlings and a non-disruptive approach for blocking air exchange between the atmosphere and the induction solution matrix was applied for root iron plaque formation, namely flushing the headspace of the induction solution with N₂ during root iron plaque induction. Zn and Cd were spiked into the solution after root iron plaque formation, and translocation of both metals was determined.

Key Results

Blocking air exchange between the atmosphere and the nutrient solution by N₂ flushing increased root plaque Fe content by between 11 and 77 % (average 31 %). The N₂ flushing treatment generated root iron plaques with a smoother surface than the non-N₂ flushing treatment, as observed by scanning electron microscopy, but Fe oxyhydroxides coating the rice seedling roots were amorphous. The root iron plaques sequestrated Zn and Cd and the N₂ flushing enhanced this effect by approx. 17 % for Zn and 71 % for Cd, calculated by both single and combined additions of Zn and Cd.

Conclusions

Blocking of oxygen intrusion into the nutrient solution via N₂ flushing enhanced root iron plaque formation and increased Cd and Zn sequestration in the iron plaques of rice seedlings. This study suggests that hydroponic studies that do not consider redox potential in the induction matrices might lead to an under-estimate of metal sequestration by root iron plaques of wetland plants.     

The rib1 mutant of Arabidopsis has alterations in indole-3-butyric acid transport, hypocotyl elongation, and root architecture

Polar transport of the auxin indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) has recently been shown to occur in Arabidopsis (Arabidopis thaliana) seedlings, yet the physiological importance of this process has yet to be fully resolved. Here we describe the first demonstration of altered IBA transport in an Arabidopsis mutant, and show that the resistant to IBA (rib1) mutation results in alterations in growth, development, and response to exogenous auxin consistent with an important physiological role for IBA transport. Both hypocotyl and root IBA basipetal transport are decreased in rib1 and root acropetal IBA transport is increased. While indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) transport levels are not different in rib1 compared to wild type, root acropetal IAA transport is insensitive to the IAA efflux inhibitor naphthylphthalamic acid in rib1, as is the dependent physiological process of lateral root formation. These observed changes in IBA transport are accompanied by altered rib1 phenotypes. Previously, rib1 roots were shown to be less sensitive to growth inhibition by IBA, but to have a wild-type response to IAA in root elongation. rib1 is also less sensitive to IBA in stimulation of lateral root formation and in hypocotyl elongation under most, but not all, light and sucrose conditions. rib1 has wild-type responses to IAA, except under one set of conditions, low light and 1.5% sucrose, in which both hypocotyl elongation and lateral root formation show altered IAA response. Taken together, our results support a model in which endogenous IBA influences wild-type seedling morphology. Modifications in IBA distribution in seedlings affect hypocotyl and root elongation, as well as lateral root formation.     

The RCN1-encoded A subunit of protein phosphatase 2A increases phosphatase activity in vivo

Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A), a heterotrimeric serine/threonine-specific protein phosphatase, comprises a catalytic C subunit and two distinct regulatory subunits, A and B. The RCN1 gene encodes one of three A regulatory subunits in Arabidopsis thaliana. A T-DNA insertion mutation at this locus impairs root curling, seedling organ elongation and apical hypocotyl hook formation. We have used in vivo and in vitro assays to gauge the impact of the rcn1 mutation on PP2A activity in seedlings. PP2A activity is decreased in extracts from rcn1 mutant seedlings, and this decrease is not due to a reduction in catalytic subunit expression. Roots of mutant seedlings exhibit increased sensitivity to the phosphatase inhibitors okadaic acid and cantharidin in organ elongation assays. Shoots of dark-grown, but not light-grown seedlings also show increased inhibitor sensitivity. Furthermore, cantharidin treatment of wild-type seedlings mimics the rcn1 defect in root curling, root waving and hypocotyl hook formation assays. In roots of wild-type seedlings, RCN1 mRNA is expressed at high levels in root tips, and accumulates to lower levels in the pericycle and lateral root primordia. In shoots, RCN1 is expressed in the apical hook and the basal, rapidly elongating cells in etiolated hypocotyls, and in the shoot meristem and leaf primordia of light-grown seedlings. Our results show that the wild-type RCN1-encoded A subunit functions as a positive regulator of the PP2A holoenzyme, increasing activity towards substrates involved in organ elongation and differential cell elongation responses such as root curling.     

Physiological and biochemical changes related to methyl jasmonate-induced chilling tolerance of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings

Physiological and biochemical changes related to methyl jasmonate (MeJA)-induced chilling tolerance of rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. Taichung Native 1) seedlings were investigated. Treatment of whole plants with 10 mmol m^?3 MeJA for 48 h before chilling (5 °C) was optimal for the induction of chilling tolerance. MeJA greatly improved the survival ratio of chilled seedlings and ameliorated chilling injury such as demolition of membrane structure (estimated by electrolyte leakage). MeJA also prevented water loss in chilled seedlings by reducing the opening of stomata and decreasing the root bleeding rate. Putrescine and spermine levels in shoots increased but spermidine levels decreased on exposure to MeJA. In roots, putrescine levels also increased and spermidine levels increased transiently on exposure to MeJA. Activities of arginine decarboxylase (ADC; EC 4.1.1.19) and S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC; EC 4.1.1.50) in both shoots and roots increased on exposure to MeJA, while the activity of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC; EC 4.1.1.17) remained unchanged. The MeJA-induced putrescine increase was inhibited by 50 mmol m^?3α-difluoromethylarginine (DFMA), an irreversible inhibitor of ADC, but not by 50 mmol m^?3α-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), an irreversible inhibitor of ODC. The effect of MeJA on the induction of chilling tolerance was also reduced by 50 mmol m^?3 DFMA. The effects of DFMA were partly prevented by 1 mol m^?3 putrescine. This indicates that putrescine accumulation is required for the induction of chilling tolerance of rice seedlings by MeJA.     

The effect of aluminium on uptake and distribution of magnesium and calcium in roots of mycorrhizal Norway spruce seedlings

Spruce seedlings ( Picea abies (L.) Karst.) colonized with Lactarius rufus (Scop.) Fr. or Lactarius theiogalus Fr. were grown in an axenic silica sand culture system with frequently renewed nutrient solution. After successful mycorrhizal colonization the seedlings were exposed to 800 μ M Al(NO₃)₃ (pH 3.9) for 13 or 17 weeks. Concentrations of Al, Mg, and Ca in the tissues of the mycorrhizal root tips were determined by X-ray microanalysis. After 13 or 17 weeks of exposure to Al, high Al concentrations were found in cell walls of all mycorrhizal tissues except the stele tissues. Compared to the controls Mg levels in most of the mycorrhizal structures were reduced by Al treatment. Calcium levels in cortex cell walls of root tips colonized with L. rufus were reduced by exposure to Al. However, in cell walls of the stele Ca levels were significantly increased. No differences in Al or Mg levels were detected in structures of mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal root tips from the same individual seedlings. These results suggest that (1) the endodermis is the primary barrier to radial Al transport and (2) the presence of a hyphal sheath did not prevent Al from reaching the root cortex and from displacing Mg and Ca.     

Polyamines and ethylene in relation to adventitious root formation in Prunus avium shoot cultures

An attempt was made to identify some of the hormonal factors that control adventitious root formation in our Prunus avium micropropagation system in order to improve rooting in difficult-to-root genotypes. Changes in endogenous contents of free polyamines were determined at intervals during auxin-induced rooting of shoot cultures. Accumulation of putrescine and spermidine peaked between days 9 and 11. Spermine was only present in traces, Exogenously supplied putrescine or spermine (50-500 μM), in the presence of optimal or suboptimal levels of indolebutyric acid (IBA), had no effect on rooting percentage or root density, except for spermine at 500 μM. At this external concentration spermine caused a substantial accumulation in both free spermine and putrescine. The use of several inhibitors of polyamine biosynthesis, namely α-difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), α-difluoromethylarginine (DFMA), dicyclohexylammonium sulphate (DCHA) and methylglyoxal-bis-guanyl-hydrazone (MGBG) alone or in combination in the 0.1 to 5 μM range, resulted in an inhibition of rooting that was partially reversed by the addition of the corresponding polyamine. Cellular polyamine levels were significantly reduced by DFMO and DFMA but not by DCHA and MGBG, Labeled putrescine incorporation into spermidine increased somewhat in the presence of the ethylene synthesis inhibitor aminoethoxyvinylglycine (AVG). A system based on [3,4-¹⁴C]methionine incorporation was used to measure ethylene synthesis by the in vitro cultured shoots. Label incorporation was drastically reduced by 10 μM AVG and increased 3.5-fold in the presence of 50 μM IBA with respect to controls (no IBA). Labeled methionine incorporation into spermidine increased to some extent when ethylene synthesis was inhibited by AVG. Adding the ethylene precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylic acid (ACC) to the rooting medium significantly inhibited rooting percentage; AVG caused the formation of a greater number of roots per shoot but delayed their growth. Supplying the shoots with both compounds resulted in an intermediate rooting response, in which both rooting percentage and root density were affected. These results indicate that polyamines may play a significant role at least in some stages of root formation. The polyamine and ethylene biosynthetic pathways seem to be competitive but under our conditions, the enhancement of one pathway when the other was inhibited, was not dramatic. Although IBA promoted ethylene synthesis, AVG, which drastically reduced it, also promoted root formation. Thus, the auxin effect on root induction cannot be directly related to its ability to enhance ethylene synthesis.     

Herbicide-Induced Diamine Accumulation in Pea Roots. The Effect of Napropamide on Polyamine Levels

Pea (Pisum sativum L. cv. Alaska) root tips were incubated innutrient medium for 24 h prior to herbicide treatment. Endogenouslevels of putrescine, cadaverine, spermidine and spermine weredetermined in root tip sections at various times following 10and 20µM napropamide application. Little effect on polyaminelevels occurred within 12 h of treatment. However, by 48 h oftreatment, putrescine levels increased more than 3-fold in eachof the root sections within 4 mM of the tip while cadaverineincreased by 2-fold in only the root section 4 to 10 mM fromthe tip. After 72 h of herbicide treatment, the level of putrescineincreased over 8-fold within 5 mM of the root tip. Napropamidehad little effect on spermidine and spermine concentration within10 mM of the root tip after 72 h of exposure. This representsthe first report of an herbicideinduced accumulation of putrescineand cadaverine and suggests a possible phytotoxic effect ofhigh concentrations of putrescine on roots. (Received December 8, 1987; Accepted September 20, 1988)     

Zinc Extraction potential of two common crop plants,Nicotiana tabacum and Zea mays

White spruce [Picea glauca (Moench) Voss] seedlings were inoculated with Hebeloma crustuliniforme and treated with 25 mM NaCl to examine the effects of salinized soil and mycorrhizae on root hydraulic conductance and growth. Mycorrhizal seedlings had significantly greater shoot and root dry weights, number of lateral branches and chlorophyll content than non-mycorrhizal seedlings. Salt treatment reduced seedling growth in both non-mycorrhizal and mycorrhizal seedlings. However, needles of salt-treated mycorrhizal seedlings had several-fold higher needle chlorophyll content than that in non-mycorrhizal seedlings treated with salt. Mycorrhizae increased N and P concentrations in seedlings. Na levels in shoots and roots of salt-treated mycorrhizal seedlings were significantly lower and root hydraulic conductance was several-fold higher than in non-mycorrhizal seedlings. A reduction of about 50% in root hydraulic conductance of mycorrhizal seedlings was observed after removal of the fungal hyphal sheath. Transpiration and root respiration rates were reduced by salt treatments in both groups of seedlings compared with the controls, however, both transpiration and respiration rates of salt-treated mycorrhizal seedlings were as high as those in the non-mycorrhizal seedlings that had not been subjected to salt treatment. The reduction of shoot Na uptake while increasing N and P absorption and maintaining high transpiration rates and root hydraulic conductance may be important resistance mechanisms in ectomycorrhizal plants growing in salinized soil.     

苹果幼苗侧根形成与内源多胺关系的通径分析(英文)

本文采用偏回归和通径分析研究苹果幼苗侧根形成与内源多胺含量之间的关系。多胺对苹果幼苗侧根形成有重要的调节作用,内源多胺的水平高低与侧根数量之间有显著的线性相关。腐胺、亚精胺和精胺对侧根形成的影响不同,它们对侧根数量的直接通径系数分别是0.0756,0.1558和0.8023。因而表明精胺在增加侧根数量中的作用最大,而亚精胺和腐胺几乎没有直接的作用。不过,亚精胶和腐胺通过影响精胺水平,对侧根形成有很大的间接作用。     

亚适宜温光下萘乙酸钠对番茄幼苗生长与生理特性的影响

以番茄“中杂105”为试材,研究亚适宜温光条件下根施10 mg·L^-1萘乙酸钠对番茄幼苗生长与生理特性的影响.结果表明： 亚适宜温光处理番茄幼苗生物量、壮苗指数、根系活力、光合速率、根系和叶片中全氮含量均显著下降,超氧化物歧化酶和过氧化物酶活性升高,过氧化氢酶活性降低,玉米素核苷含量显著下降,而脱落酸含量显著增加.亚适宜温光条件下,与对照相比,根施10 mg·L^-1萘乙酸钠可使番茄幼苗全株干质量、壮苗指数分别提高16.4%、22.9%,并使根、叶中全N含量及光合速率分别增加8.5%、28.5%、37.0%,提高根系活力和保护酶活性,增加吲哚乙酸和玉米素核苷含量,抑制脱落酸含量的增加.亚适宜温光处理下,根施10 mg·L^-1萘乙酸钠可以通过提高番茄幼苗根系活力、保护酶活性和光合速率,调控内源激素水平变化,促进番茄幼苗生长.     

Colonisation of spruce roots by two interacting ectomycorrhizal fungi in wood ash amended substrates

Interactions between two ectomycorrhizal fungal species, Piloderma croceum Erikss. and Hjortst. and Piloderma sp. 1 (found to colonise spruce roots and wood ash granules in the field), were investigated in wood ash amended substrates. The comparative ability of these fungi to colonise roots of non-mycorrhizal spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) seedlings was studied in relation to factorial combinations of wood ash and N fertilisation. Non-mycorrhizal spruce seedlings (bait seedlings) were planted together with spruce seedlings colonised by P. croceum or Piloderma sp. 1. The growth substrate was a sand-peat mixture with wood ash or no ash and supplied with two levels of N, so that four substrate combinations were obtained. Piloderma sp. 1 mycelia colonised around 60% of the fine roots of bait seedlings in ash treatments regardless of N level and around 20-26% in treatments without ash. P. croceum only colonised 8% of the root tips in the presence of ash but 56% of the root tips in the low-N treatment without ash. However, in the high-N treatment without ash the colonisation level was reduced to around 30%. Total numbers of root tips per seedling did not vary significantly between the treatments. Possible reasons for the competitive advantage of Piloderma sp. 1 in wood ash fertilised substrate are discussed.