The effect of herbicides on the root system of wheat plants

Three commercial herbicides, at the rates normally recommended for selective weed control in cereal crops, deformed the roots of spring wheat plants grown in sand culture. Affected roots produced large numbers of short swollen lateral branches which later grew on to form tassel-like bundles of side roots. Only the mecoprop and MCPA components of the mixtures were responsible for the deformities; ioxynil and dicamba had no effect. Mecoprop applied to the rooting medium severely deformed the roots but foliar application also resulted in some abnormalities. The effects of the herbicides on root and shoot dry weights were not correlated with their deformative effects.     

草甘膦和百草枯对毛桃幼苗根系形态及地上部生长的影响

以砧木毛桃幼苗为研究对象,通过土施草甘膦和百草枯研究2种桃园常用除草剂对毛桃营养生长、根系结构、根尖细胞分裂、叶片光合特性等的影响,为除草剂在桃生产中的安全使用提供科学依据。结果表明: 草甘膦处理显著抑制毛桃地上部和根生长,与对照相比,株高降低31.5%,总根系长度、总根表面积、总根体积和总根尖数分别降低了39.5%、39.5%、49.8%和44.6%,而百草枯处理以上指标与对照差异均不显著;草甘膦和百草枯处理后毛桃根尖细胞有丝分裂指数分别降低38.0%和35.9%,且草甘膦处理分裂中期细胞数占分裂细胞总数的比例显著低于对照和百草枯处理;毛桃根尖细胞对2种除草剂响应迅速,从处理第2天开始根尖细胞电解质渗漏率始终显著高于对照。叶片细胞电解质渗漏率则从处理5 d后开始显著升高,且草甘膦处理出现幼叶基部变黄并向叶尖蔓延,同时部分叶尖逐渐焦枯的现象;2种除草剂处理导致毛桃叶片净光合速率、气孔导度、蒸腾速率有不同程度的降低,其中草甘膦处理下降更明显。综上,使用草甘膦和百草枯均会降低毛桃幼苗根尖细胞分裂指数,提高根尖细胞电解质渗透率,总体降低叶片净光合速率。草甘膦对毛桃营养生长、叶片光合作用影响更大,而且会造成幼叶变黄、叶尖焦枯等现象。     

侧根的发生及其激素调控

本文概述了侧根发生及其植物激素调控的研究进展。侧根的发生起源于特定的中柱鞘细胞,其发生过程可简单地分为侧根发生的起始、侧根原基的形成、侧根分生组织的形成和活化等几个关键时期。参与侧根发生调控的植物激素主要是生长素,它影响到侧根发生过程的各个时期。茉莉酸对侧根的发生也有一定的调控作用。     

侧根的发生及其激素调控

本文概述了侧根发生及其植物激素调控的研究进展。侧根的发生起源于特定的中柱 鞘细胞,其发生过程可简单地分为侧根发生的起始、侧根原基的形成、侧根分生组织的形成和活化等几个关键时期。参与侧根发生调控的植物激素主要是生长素,它影响到侧根发生过程的各个时期。茉莉酸对侧根的发生也有一定的调控作用。     

Quantitative distribution and metabolism of auxin herbicides in roots

The internal concentrations of four auxin herbicides— 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, dicamba, picloram, and naphthaleneacetic acid—were measured in the roots of treated pea seedlings. Intact seedlings were immersed in solutions of labeled herbicides at concentrations sufficient to produce toxic symptoms (inhibition of elongation, radial enlargement, and lateral root proliferation). Measurements of volume and herbicide content of segments taken sequentially along the root showed that an acropetal concentration gradient of each herbicide was established within the root immediately following treatment. Although there was a net loss of herbicide in the following 24 hours, the gradient was maintained. Initially, the concentration of herbicide in the root tips exceeded that in the external medium.     

Lateral root development, including responses to soil drying, of maize (Zea mays) and wheat (Triticum aestivum) seminal roots

The spatial distribution of lateral roots in the soil is an important factor influencing water and nutrient absorption. However, lateral root development has rarely been studied in detail, especially concerning morphological variations, mainly because such examinations are both time-consuming and laborious. We measured the number and length of all first-order lateral roots on the seminal roots of maize ( Zea mays L.) and wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) to investigate variations in linear frequency and length. This was conducted with reference to species, root types, and positions on their parental roots. Although the linear frequency of first-order lateral roots varied along the root axis in maize, the variation was not as great as in wheat. Variations were found in the length of lateral roots among plant species, root types, and positions on their parental root axes. Such variations in the length of lateral roots along the root axes were caused by differences in the elongation period of lateral roots rather than those in the elongation rate. Additionally, we examined the effects of soil drying on lateral root development. As a response to soil drying, the length of lateral roots varied depending on the period they were placed under the stressed condition. Moderate soil drying could also accelerate the elongation of some lateral roots. Variations in the length of first-order lateral roots and their responses to soil drying could help distribute their tips thoroughly throughout the soil. This might be adaptive for water absorption for root system development when resources are limited.     

花生重组近交系(RIL)根部性状的遗传分析

利用花生R IL群体,分析了主根长、侧根数、根基粗(1 cm和3 cm处)、根体积、主根鲜重、干重、侧根鲜重和干重、主侧根瘤数等11个花生根部性状的遗传力,估算基因对数及性状间的相互关系,根据偏度系数(g1)和峰度系数(g2)的估算控制性状基因互作情况。结果表明:在11个研究性状中,有6个性状在2个亲本间差异显著或极显著。但不论性状在亲本间的差异显著与否,在R IL群体中基因型间的性状差异均表现为连续变异和明显的超亲分离。同时主根粗(1 cm)和主根长的变异系数较小,分别为11.27%和11.218%。11个花生根部性状都是受多基因控制的数量性状,如影响侧根根瘤数、侧根鲜重和侧根干重的基因均在10对左右;而其它性状的基因估计在5~7对左右,尤其是控制侧根数的基因最少为5对左右。而在R IL群体中,除侧根干重的遗传力最高,达0.569,其次是侧根根瘤和侧根数分别达0.545和0.542外,其它性状的遗传力均较低。同时控制主根长和主根粗(1 cm)的基因间存在重叠作用;而控制侧根根瘤、侧根鲜重和侧根干重基因间存在互作,表现为互补作用;控制其它性状的基因间互补或重叠作用不明显或者不存在。主根干重和侧根干重与根体积、主根粗(1 cm)和主根粗(3 cm)显著相关,根体积与主根粗(3 cm)极显著相关,主根鲜重和侧根鲜重与根体积的相关表现不一致。     

Water deficit accelerates determinate developmental program of the primary root and does not affect lateral root initiation in a Sonoran Desert cactus (Pachycereus pringlei, Cactaceae)

Determinate root growth is an important adaptation feature for seedling establishment in some Cactaceae. We show that seedlings of Pachycereus pringlei have primary roots with a stable determinate developmental program. How water stress affects determinate root growth and lateral root development has not been studied. Here we address this question. Root growth was analyzed in plants growing in vitro under well-watered and water-deficient (created by polyethylene glycol) growth conditions. Under severe water stress roots terminated their growth earlier and the rate of growth was significantly decreased as a result of inhibition of both cell elongation and cell production. Under severe water stress the number of lateral roots and primordia per millimeter of primary root was 1.5-1.7 times greater than under well-watered conditions; however, the total number of lateral roots and primordia was the same under all conditions. Lateral roots resembled root spurs found in some Opuntioideae. Analysis of the dynamics of meristem exhaustion indicated that initial-cell activities are required for the maintenance of proliferation before meristem exhaustion. We conclude that lateral root formation is a stable developmental process resistant to severe water stress and that water stress accelerates the determinate developmental program of the primary root. Both of these features appear to be important for successful seedling establishment in a desert.     

The Control of Lateral Root Development in Cultured Pea Seedlings. III. Spacing Intervals

The spacing of lateral root primordia in the primary root of Pisum sativum (cv. Alaska) seedlings is influenced by both predetermined lateral root initiation sites in the embryonic radicle and by factors present during seedling growth. When pea seeds were germinated in the presence of the mitotic inhibitor, colchicine, the triarch radicle produced three ranks of primordiomorphs indicating sites of embryonic lateral root primordia. The number of primordiomorphs was not the same along the three xylem strands in the radicle. Normally germinated seedling roots (5 days old) also showed a different number of lateral root primordia associated with the three strands. In both cases, the strand with the greatest number of primordia (or primordiomorphs) was associated with a cotyledonary trace. This indicated a possible role for the cotyledons in setting the pattern of lateral root distribution during radicle development. The spacing of lateral root primordia could be altered by the application of growth regulators. Seedling root tips (2 mm) were removed (? rt) and replaced with indoleacetic acid (+IAA), and in some instances seedlings were also treated with the auxin transport inhibitor, 3,3a-dihydro-2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-8H-pyrazolo[5, 1-α]isoindol-8-one (+DPX). In the growth regulator treatments, primary root elongation was inhibited, a greater number of lateral root primordia were initiated compared to controls, and the spacing intervals between primordia were greatly reduced. The — rt, +IAA, +DPX-treatment resulted in the closest possible spacing intervals (av. 0.4 ? 0.6 mm), but resulted in fused or fasciated laterals. The — rt, + IAA-treatment produced the shortest spacing intervals which resulted in “normal” lateral roots (0.8 ? 1.1 mm).     

Effect of Phosphorus Deficiency Stress on Rice Lateral Root Growth and Nutrient Absorption

Six rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes with different performances under phosphorus (P) deficiency stress were tested in mixed growth medium of vermiculite and sand under different conditions of P supply to evaluate the effects of P deficiency stress on lateral root growth and the relations between lateral root growth induced by P deficiency and P absorption. The results showed that elongation and development of lateral root were induced by P deficiency. There was significant genotypic variation in lateral root growth in response to P deficiency. A significant positive correlation was observed between the increase of lateral root length per cm of nodal root and the increase of root surface area per cm of nodal root (RSAP), while no significant correlation was observed between the increase of lateral root number per cm of nodal root and the increase of RSAP. The result suggested that the increase of root surface area under P deficiency condition could be mainly attributable to the increase of lateral root length induced. P uptake was significantly positively correlated with the total root surface area and positively correlated with the total lateral root length and the total lateral root number under P deficiency, which implied that elongation and development of lateral root were important to the ability of P uptake from growth medium where P supply was poor. Analysis of soluble sugar content indicated that P deficiency stress changed the distribution of carbohydrate between roots and shoots.     

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。     

低磷胁迫对水稻苗期侧根生长及养分吸收的影响

用蛭石与石英砂作为混合培养介质研究了低磷胁迫对水稻（Oryza sativa L.)苗期侧根发生发育的影响及其与磷吸收的相关关系。结果表明：低磷对水稻的侧根发生发育具有明显的诱导作用及基因型差异。相关性分析表明：单位侧根长度的增加与单位根表面积的增大极显相关,而单位侧根数量的增多与单位根表面积的增大无显的相关性。表明单位根表面积的增加主要来自于单位侧根的伸长。侧根参数与磷含量的相关性分析表明：低磷条件下,侧根总长度和侧根数量都与植株磷含量存在显的正相关,根系总表面积与磷含量存在极显的正相关。表明在低磷条件下,侧根的发生发育对水稻的磷吸收具有重要的作用。根系和地上部的可溶性糖含量分析表明;低磷胁迫改变了同化物在地上部和根系的分配。生物量测定表明：低磷胁迫显增大了植株的根冠比。     

The effect of neighbors on the root system of the desert annualEremobium aegyptiacum

Intra-specific competition with a primary focus on root competition between plants living in an area with low resource levels, was studied using the natural monotypic population of a desert annual plantEremobium aegyptiacum (Cruciferae). We tested the effect of neighboring distance on shoot and root biomass, and such root parameters as root length, diameter of root neck, number of first order lateral roots and number of lateral roots per unit of main root length. Our results indicate a strong negative relationship between neighboring plant density and such plant parameters as shoot and root biomass, and root neck diameter. The number of first order lateral roots and the number of lateral roots per unit of main root length were negatively related to the distance between neighboring plants. Contrary to predictions, there was no influence of competition on node distribution: neither root overlap nor root avoidance was observed in pairs of adjacent plants.     

Phosphate Availability Alters Lateral Root Anatomy and Root Architecture of Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. Seedlings

Plants have evolved some mechanisms to maximize the efficiency of phosphorus acquisition.Changes in root architecture are one such mechanism. When Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. seedlings were grown under conditions of low phosphorus availability, the length of cells in the meristem zone of the lateral roots was longer, but the length of cells in the elongation and mature zones of the lateral roots was shorter,compared with seedlings grown under conditions of high phosphorus availability. The elongation rates of primary roots increased as phosphorus availability increased, but the elongation rates of the branched zones of the primary roots decreased. The number of lateral root primordia and the length of the lateral roots decreased as phosphorus availability increased. The topological index (altitude slope) decreased as phosphorus availability increased, suggesting that root architecture tended to be herringbone-like when seedlings were grown under conditions of low phosphate availability. Herringbone-like root systems exploit nutrients more efficiently, but they have higher construction costs than root systems with a branching pattern.     

Analysis of possible mechanisms of regulation of root branching

The formation of lateral roots under the influence of growth inhibitors and phytohormons were studied with germs of corn and flax. All corn primordiums develop into the lateral roots without dormancy period, while some flax primordiums are delayed in development. Removal of root apical meristem (decapitation) does not result in the increase in number of lateral roots of corn germs. Decapitation of flax germs induces the development of some dormant primordiums, that leads to the considerable increase in number of lateral roots. Formation of additional primordium under decapitation does not take place. Auxin stimulates the formation of additional primordiums in flax, but does not effect the number of mature lateral roots. In corn germs synthetic auxin stimulates the development of additional primordiums in root zone, where primordiums are forming after the disturbance. It is shown that the time of primordium development does not change under inhibitor influence, if they do not selectively effect mitoses. It seems that auxins regulate initiation of pericycle division and formation of primordiums of lateral roots on the stage of development of meristematic protuberance. Cytokinins influence the development of already existed primordiums of lateral roots but do not effect the formation of new ones. Constancy of time of primordium formation and independence of their development on the state of the main root need future investigations. The authors suppose that regulation of these processes is non-hormonal.     

Hormonal factors controlling the initiation and development of lateral roots

As the first part of a comprehensive study of the hormonal control of lateral root initiation and development, the effect of surgical treatments such as removal of the root tip, one or more cotyledons, the young epicotyl, or combination of these treatments, on the induction and emergence of lateral roots on the primary root of pea seedlings has been examined. Results show that removal of the root tip leads to a rapid but transitory increase in the number of lateral primordia, the largest number arising in the most apical segment of decapitated roots suggesting the accumulation of acropetally moving promoter substances in this region. The cotyledons appear to be the main source of promoter substances for both the induction and emergence of lateral roots, although one or more promoters also appear to be produced in the epicotyl. The data further indicate that the root tip is possibly the source of a substance which moves basipetally and interacts with acropetally moving promoters to regulate the zone for lateral primordia initiation; the root tip also appears to be the source of a powerful inhibitor of lateral root emergence.     

Nodule distribution on the roots of soybean and a supernodulating mutant in sand-vermiculite

The distribution of nodules of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) cultivar Bragg and the supernodulating mutant derivative nts382 was examined on the primary root relative to the first emerging lateral root, and on laterals relative to the base of the roots of plants grown in sand-vermiculite. Mutant nts382 nodulates profusely even in the presence of nitrate and appears defective in a systemic autoregulatory response that regulates nodule number in soybean. Nodules were clustered on primary roots about the first 4 cm down from the first emerging lateral root in both genotypes. Nodulation profiles showed reduced nodulation in younger and older regions of the primary root. Similarly, nodules appeared clustered close to the base of the lateral roots. Decreasing inoculum dose shifted nodule emergence to younger regions of the primary root and to lateral roots emerging in younger portions of the primary root. Our results indicate that the supernodulating mutant is able to regulate nodule number in both primary and lateral roots in the particulate matrix.     

Cd胁迫下黄菖蒲幼苗根系生长与Cd积累的研究

采用水培法研究了Cd胁迫对黄菖蒲（Iris pseudacorus L．）幼苗根系生长和Cd含量的影响,用透射电镜观察了Cd胁迫对根尖细胞亚显微结构的影响并确定了Cd沉积部位。结果表明,10mg·L^-1 Cd处理对黄菖蒲幼苗根系的生长有一定促进作用,根毛数量及不定根上侧根的数量、密度和长度均高于对照;Cd浓度高于25mg·L^-1时,根系的生长发育受到抑制,上述指标均显著低于对照。用10～40mg·L^-1 Cd处理后,黄菖蒲幼苗不定根上侧根中的Cd含量均显著高于未长侧根的不定根和去掉侧根的不定根（P〈0．05）,说明不定根上的侧根对Cd沉积有重要作用。100mg·L^-1 Cd处理能导致根尖细胞质浓缩、质壁分离和液泡变大,且大量Cd颗粒沉积在细胞壁上和细胞间隙中,表明细胞壁和细胞间隙对Cd的沉积作用可能是黄菖蒲幼苗耐Cd胁迫的重要机理之一。     

不同栽培措施对凤丹容器苗生长及生理的影响

分别采用不同基质配比(即泥炭和珍珠岩体积比分别为1：0、2：1和3：1)、不同促侧根措施(包括主根截短和200 mg·L-1 IBA溶液灌根单一措施以及上述2种单一措施的复合措施)和不同栽培容器(包括穴盘、营养钵和无纺布育苗袋)对凤丹( Paeonia ostii T. Hong et J. X. Zhang)容器苗进行培育,分析了容器苗的形态指标、单株质量、根冠比及部分生理指标的差异,并在此基础上筛选出适宜凤丹容器苗培育的栽培措施。分析结果表明：在泥炭-珍珠岩(体积比3：1)混合基质中,凤丹容器苗的单株侧根数、单株地下部鲜质量和干质量、根冠比以及叶片的总叶绿素含量、可溶性糖含量和含水量均显著高于其他基质。采取主根截短单一措施或复合措施后,容器苗的单株叶面积、单株侧根数、单株地下部鲜质量和干质量、根冠比及叶片含水量均显著高于对照(不做任何处理)和采取200 mg·L-1 IBA溶液灌根单一措施的容器苗,其中,采取复合措施的容器苗大部分指标最高。在无纺布育苗袋和营养钵中栽培的容器苗的株高、根颈直径、单株侧根数以及叶片的总叶绿素含量、可溶性糖含量和含水量显著高于在穴盘中栽培的容器苗;其中,在无纺布育苗袋中栽培的容器苗的单株侧根数以及叶片的总叶绿素含量和含水量均最高,且这3个指标显著高于在营养钵中栽培的容器苗。研究结果显示：不同栽培措施对凤丹容器苗的生长及生理均有一定影响,总体上看,对根系的单株侧根数、主根长、地下部质量和根冠比以及叶片的叶面积、总叶绿素含量、可溶性糖含量和含水量的影响均较大。根据实验结果,初步筛选出适宜凤丹容器苗培育的栽培措施,即用无纺布育苗袋,以泥炭-珍珠岩(体积比3：1)混合基质为栽培基质,实施主根截短和200 mg·L-1 IBA溶液灌根复合措施。     

Phosphate Availability Alters Lateral Root Anatomy and Root Architecture of Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. Seedlings

Plants have evolved some mechanisms to maximize the efficiency of phosphorus acquisition. Changes in root architecture are one such mechanism. When Fraxinus mandshurica Rupr. seedlings were grown under conditions of low phosphorus availability, the length of cells in the meristem zone of the lateral roots was longer, but the length of cells in the elongation and mature zones of the lateral roots was shorter,compared with seedlings grown under conditions of high phosphorus availability. The elongation rates of primary roots increased as phosphorus availability increased, but the elongation rates of the branched zones of the primary roots decreased. The number of lateral root primordia and the length of the lateral roots decreased as phosphorus availability increased. The topological index (altitude slope) decreased as phosphorus availability increased, suggesting that root architecture tended to be herringbone-like when seedlings were grown under conditions of low phosphate availability. Herringbone-like root systems exploit nutrients more efficiently, but they have higher construction costs than root systems with a branching pattem.