高等植物光合同化物的运输与分配

高等植物光合同化物的运输受维管束发育状况影响较大,有时会限制产量。而同化物在各库器官间的分配主要决定于库本身的特性,它常用库强度和优先权来描述。库强度是库容量和库活力的乘积,库容量用细胞数目来度量,而库活力常用相对生长速度来度量。近年来人们也用酶少戌一来度量库活力或库强度。而库的优先权描述的是各库器官需求同化物的优先次序,种子被认为是优等权最高的库。同化物的运输分配不仅决定于植物本身源、流、库的特     

Quantifying sink and source limitations on dry matter partitioning to fruit growth in peach trees

We describe an approach for determining the degree of sink and source limitations on peach ( Prunus persica L. Batsch) fruit growth during several growth periods. Source limitations on fruit growth may be due to either a shortfall in assimilate supply within the tree (supply limitation) or to a deficiency in the capacity of the translocation system to deliver assimilates in sufficient quantity to support the maximum fruit growth rate (transport/competition limitation). To ascertain the potential maximum rate of fruit growth, fruit thinning treatments were used. One month after bloom, the number of fruits per tree was adjusted to between 50 and 700 on an early and a late maturing peach cultivar (cvs Spring Lady and Cal Red, respectively). Rates of potential sink demand, potential source supply and actual fruit growth were estimated from sequential harvests of all fruits on 42 trees on two (Spring Lady) and three (Cal Red) dates. These values were used to estimate the proportion of potential growth achieved, and the supply and transport/competition limitations on fruit growth. The results indicated that source limitations were significant on trees with moderate to high fruit numbers. These source limitations were due to supply limitations during all harvest intervals and to transport/competition limitations during the early harvest intervals. Sink limitations occurred to the greatest extent during the mid-period of fruit growth on the later maturing cultivar.     

Enhanced leaf photosynthesis as a target to increase grain yield: insights from transgenic rice lines with variable Rieske FeS protein content in the cytochrome b6/f complex

Although photosynthesis is the most important source for biomass and grain yield, a lack of correlation between photosynthesis and plant yield among different genotypes of various crop species has been frequently observed. Such observations contribute to the ongoing debate whether enhancing leaf photosynthesis can improve yield potential. Here, transgenic rice plants that contain variable amounts of the Rieske FeS protein _in the cytochrome (cyt) b₆/f complex between 10 and 100% of wild‐type levels have been used to investigate the effect of reductions of these proteins on photosynthesis, plant growth and yield. Reductions of the cyt b₆/f complex did not affect the electron transport rates through photosystem I but decreased electron transport rates through photosystem II, leading to concomitant decreases in CO₂ assimilation rates. There was a strong control of plant growth and grain yield by the rate of leaf photosynthesis, leading to the conclusion that enhancing photosynthesis at the single‐leaf level would be a useful target for improving crop productivity and yield both via conventional breeding and biotechnology. The data here also suggest that changing photosynthetic electron transport rates via manipulation of the cyt b₆/f complex could be a potential target for enhancing photosynthetic capacity in higher plants.     

苹果果实韧皮部及其周围薄壁细胞的超微结构观察和功能分析

利用透射电镜技术,对发育过程中的苹果（Ｍａｌｕｓ ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃａ Ｂｏｒｋｈ）果实韧皮部及其周围薄壁细胞的超微结构进行了观察研究。结果表明,在主脉和细脉的筛分子（ＳＥ）和伴胞（ＣＣ）之间存在胞间连丝,胞间连丝在筛分子一侧是单通道,在伴胞一侧呈多分枝通道。在细脉中筛分子小,伴胞大,在主脉中则是筛分子大,伴胞小。伴胞内胞质和核质稠密,富含线粒体、内质网和高尔基体,液泡内往往呈现多膜包被的囊泡结构,     

Morpho-Physiological Aspects of Productivity and Quality in Squash and Pumpkins (Cucurbita spp.)

Squash and pumpkins are important horticultural crops worldwide, but there has been relatively little research to systematically describe yield components and improve productivity in this species. This review outlines some of the basic growth-analysis techniques for describing different aspects of productivity and attempts to summarize investigations on physiological, morphological, and ecological aspects of productivity and the relationship of these factors to eating quality in the three most important domesticated species of Cucurbita—C. pepo, C. maxima, and C. moschata. The emphasis of this review is on components of yield that can be modified either by selective breeding or through use of cultural techniques. Increasing economic crop yield while also balancing the needs to maintain and improve culinary qualities of the edible product will also be discussed. The bush phenotype is being increasingly exploited in new cultivar development. Advantages and disadvantages of using bush genotypes in cultivar development are addressed. In addition, because of increasing use of Cucurbita seeds for vegetable oils, snackseeds, and pharmaceutical purposes, physiological components of seed yield are also discussed.     

Common Functions or Only Phylogenetically Related? The Large Family of PLAC8 Motif-Containing/PCR Genes

PLAC8 motif-containing proteins form a large family and members can be found in fungi, algae, higher plants and animals. They include the PCR proteins of plants. The name giving PLAC8 domain was originally found in a protein residing in the spongiotrophoblast layer of the placenta of mammals. A further motif found in a large number of these proteins including several PCR proteins is the CCXXXXCPC or CLXXXXCPC motif. Despite their wide distribution our knowledge about the function of these proteins is very limited. For most of them two membrane-spanning α-helices are predicted, indicating that they are membrane associated or membrane intrinsic proteins. In plants PLAC8 motif-containing proteins have been described to be implicated in two very different functions. On one hand, it has been shown that they are involved in the determination of fruit size and cell number. On the other hand, two members of this family, AtPCR1 and AtPCR2 play an important role in transport of heavy metals such as cadmium or zinc. Transport experiments and approaches to model the 3_D structure of these proteins indicate that they could act as transporters for these divalent cations by forming homomultimers. In this minireview we discuss the present knowledge about this protein family and try to give an outlook on how to integrate the different proposed functions into a common picture about the role of PLAC8 motif-containing proteins.     

Characteristics of a Diurnal Rhythm of Assimilate Translocation in Grapevine Plants

Characteristics of photoassimilate efflux from the leaves of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L., var. Rkatsiteli) plants under natural conditions and upon darkening, defoliation, and ABA treatment at short exposures (2, 6, and 24 h) as well as diurnal pattern of starch content in the leaves were investigated. Translocation of assimilates from the leaves of grapevine usually occurred at night and started after 20:00 or 21:00. However, such pattern of translocation was not strictly determinated and could be changed upon the action of some factors. Darkening, defoliation, and treatment with ABA initiated the translocation of photoassimilates from the leaves in the daytime. Darkening and ABA treatment turned out to be more efficient than defoliation. Darkening and defoliation significantly changed the character of partitioning of photoassimilates in the stem. We corroborated the opinion that in grapevine, the efflux of assimilates from source leaves is also governed by the feedback mechanism and probably much depends on the level of carbohydrates.     

Respiration and growth of tomato fruit

The respiration rate and diameter expansion growth of young tomato fruit were measured simultaneously and related to changes in carbon import and plant water status. Respiration rate was directly proportional to the volume expansion rate of fruit growing on isolated plant tops at a positive water potential, whether the growth rate was changed by changing the fruit temperature or by manipulating the source:sink ratio of the plants. From the latter relationship, the maintenance respiration rate was estimated by extrapolation to zero growth and was found to be about 25% of the respiration rate of the average fruit at 21°C. Alternatively, when carbon import was prevented by heat-ringing the fruit peduncle, the respiration rate of the fruit declined to about 40% of the control rate and remained steady, while the expansion rate then declined steadily to >10% of the control rate. These results show that fruit expansion was not contributing significantly to fruit respiration. Indeed, large fluctuations in fruit expansion rate could also be induced by repeated darkening and illumination of potted plants without a corresponding change in fruit respiration. Most significantly, fruit expansion was considerably reduced when plants were allowed to wilt, hut there was no change in fruit respiration rate unless the fruit peduncle was subsequently heat-ringed. We conclude that a major part of the respiration of young tomato fruit was determined by the rate of carbon import, or associated processes, and that fruit expansion per se can occur with relatively low respiratory costs.     

Seed and seedling vigour in relation to crop growth and yield

In theory, seed germination, vigour and size (three aspects of seed quality) may influence crop yield through both indirect and direct effects. The indirect effects include those on percentage emergence and time from sowing to emergence. These influence yield by altering plant population density, spatial arrangement, and crop duration. Direct effects on subsequent plant performance are more difficult to discern. A number of different approaches to testing the hypothesis that seed quality affects subsequent plant performance (implicit in some definitions of vigour) are illustrated. The results show that it is possible to detect such effects in some circumstances.     

Sodium-potassium interaction on growth,yield and quality of tomato in ultisol

Abstract

The interaction of sodium (Na) and potassium (K) on growth, yield, nutrients and citric acid composition of fruit of tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum [L.] Karst) was investigated. Six rates of Na at 0, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 mgkg^?1 soil and four rates of K at 0, 32, 64 and 128 mgkg^?1 soil, applied as NaCl and KCl, respectively, were arranged in a randomized complete block design and replicated three times. Plant growth rate, number of flowers and fruit yields, nutrient composition and citric acid content of fruit juice were determined. The application of 2–4 mg Na kg^?1 soil with 32–64 mg K kg^?1 soil increased fruit yield by about 100%. Fruit yield correlated positively with the number of leaves (0.65***), number of flowers (0.57**) and shoot-N (0.40*). Sodium applied at Na:K ratio of 1:8 to 1:32 increased the growth and yield of the tomato plant.     

不同中间砧木对寒富苹果生长、产量和果实品质的影响

本研究以10个矮化中间砧木嫁接的寒富苹果为试材,分析了不同矮化中间砧对葫芦岛产区的寒富苹果生长、产量和果实品质的影响,以期为葫芦岛产区选配优良的苹果砧穗组合。结果表明: 不同矮化中间砧对寒富苹果生长势、产量和果实品质指标的影响存在显著差异,株高、枝量、叶片鲜重、枝条鲜重、根鲜重、根系总体积、根系平均直径和总根尖数均以GM256嫁接树最高,基径、枝长、根系总长度和总表面积以CX5嫁接树最高;果实硬度、可溶性固形物和可溶性糖含量以M26嫁接树最大,果实纵径、横径和单果鲜重均以GM256嫁接树最大。采用模糊评价法综合评价显示,在葫芦岛地区,10种中间砧木嫁接寒富苹果的综合性状得分由高到低排序为: GM256、CX5、B9、JM7、CG80、辽砧2号、M26、青砧3号、SH38、MD001。建议GM256和CX5可作为冷凉气候区理想的矮化砧木。     

Drip nitrogen fertigation of ‘Starking Delicious’ apple trees

The response of ‘Starking Delicious’ (Malus domestica Borkh.) apple trees to four N fertigation treatments in drip irrigation (50, 150, 250 and 400 kg N ha⁻¹, supplemented with a uniform dose of 400 kg K ha⁻¹) was investigated in a field experiment during 6 years. Nitrate nitrogen in the soil was proportional (7–58 mg kg⁻¹) to the applied N dose at the end of a 6 week fertigation period in the spring. At other times, the nitrate concentration in the soil was very low. Soil K decreased with depth and in the 0–30 cm soil layer it was negatively correlated with the applied N dose, before fertigation started. At the end of the spring fertigation period, higher K was found in all soil layers analyzed. Vegetative growth was correlated positively with the amount of N applied. Leaf chlorophyll and N were significantly lower only in the lowest N treatment, while increased fruit size and decreased fruit color were measured only in the higher N treatments. Yield was severely biennial. In the ‘On’ years crop load was heavier as less N was applied. An extremely high crop load in the lowest N treatment was followed by a reduced flower density and yield in the following season. In the ‘Off’ years, a significantly higher yield was obtained with the 150 kg ha⁻¹ dose. The dry weights, N, P and K contents of the above ground parts of mature apple trees were determined. Contribution from the Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel, No. 2342-E, 1988 Series.     

Identification,quantitation and distribution of gibberellins in fruits of Pisum sativum L. cv. Alaska during pod development

In addition to the previously-reported gibberellins: GA₁; GA₈, GA₂₀ and GA₂₉ (García-Martínez et al., 1987, Planta 170, 130–137), GA₃ and GA₁₉ were identified by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in pods and ovules of 4-d-old pollinated pea (Pisum sativum cv. Alaska) ovaries. Pods contained additionally GA₁₇, GA₈₁ (2-hydroxy GA₂₀) and GA₂₉-catabolite. The concentrations of GA₁, GA₃, GA₈, GA₁₉, GA₂₀ and GA₂₉ were higher in the ovules than in the pod, although, with the exception of GA₃, the total content of these GAs in the pod exceeded that in the seeds. About 80% of the GA₃ content of the ovary was present in the seeds. The concentrations of GA₁₉ and GA₂₀ in pollinated ovaries remained fairly constant for the first 12 ds after an thesis, after which they increased sharply. In contrast, GA₁ and GA₃ concentrations were maximal at 7 d and 4–6 d, respectively, after anthesis, at about the time of maximum pod growth rate, and declined thereafter. Emasculated ovaries at anthesis contained GA₈, GA₁₉ and GA₂₀ at concentrations comparable with pollinated fruit, but they decreased rapidly. Gibberellins a₁ and A₃ were present in only trace amounts in emasculated ovaries at any stage. Parthenocarpic fruit, produced by decapitating plants immediately above an emasculated flower, or by treating such flowers with 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid or GA₇, contained GA₁₉ and GA₂₀ at similar concentrations to seeded fruit, but very low amounts of GA₁ and GA₃ Thus, it appears that the presence of fertilised ovules is necessary for the synthesis of these last two GAs. Mature leaves and leaf diffusates contained GA₁, GA₈, GA₁₉ and GA₂₀ as determined by combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using selected ion monitoring. This provides further evidence that vegetative tissues are a possible alternative source of GAs for fruit-set, particularly in decapitated plants.Abbreviations 2,4-D 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid - FW fresh weight - GA_n gibberellin A_n - GC-MS combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry - HPLC high-performance liquid chromatography - KRI Kovats retention index - m/z mass to charge ratio We thank Mr M.J. Lewis for qualitative GC-MS analyses and Ms M.V. Cuthbert (LARS), R. Martinez Pardo and T. Sabater (IATA) for technical assistance. We are also grateful to Professor B.O. Phinney, University of California, Los Angeles, for gifts of [17-¹³C]GA₈ and -GA₂₉ and to Mr Paul Gaskin, University of Bristol, for the mass spectrum of GA₂₉-catabolite and for a sample of GA₈₁ The work in Spain was supported by Dirección General de Investigación Cientifica y Técnica (grant PB87-0402 to J.L.G.-M.). We also acknowledge the British Council and Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia for travel grants through Accion Integrada Hispano-Britanica 56/142 (J.L.G.-M. and P.H.).     

Analysis of protein transport in the Brassica oleracea vasculature reveals protein-specific destinations

We investigated the vascular transport properties of exogenously applied proteins to Brassica oleracea plants and compared their delivery to various aerial parts of the plant with carboxy fluorescein (CF) dye. We identified unique properties for each protein. Alexafluor-tagged bovine serum albumin (Alexa-BSA) and Alexafluor-tagged Histone H1 (Alexa-Histone) moved slower than CF dye throughout the plant. Interestingly, Alexa-Histone was retained in the phloem and phloem parenchyma while Alexa-BSA moved into the apoplast. One possibility is that Alexa-Histone sufficiently resembles plant endogenous proteins and is retained in the vascular stream, while Alexa-BSA is exported from the cell as a foreign protein. Both proteins diffuse from the leaf veins into the leaf lamina. Alexa-BSA accumulated in the leaf epidermis while Alexa-Histone accumulated mainly in the mesophyll layers. Fluorescein-tagged hepatitis C virus core protein (fluorescein-HCV) was also delivered to B. oleracea plants and is larger than Alexa-BSA. This protein moves more rapidly than BSA through the plant and was restricted to the leaf veins. Fluorescein-HCV failed to unload to the leaf lamina. These combined data suggest that there is not a single default pathway for the vascular transfer of exogenous proteins in B. oleracea plants. Specific protein properties appear to determine their destination and transport properties within the phloem.