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The Sensitivity of Net Photosynthesis in Several Plant Species to Short-term Fumigation with Sulphur Dioxide 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
The effects of exposure of up to 2 h with sulphur dioxide ona range of plant species was observed by measuring changes inthe rate of net photosynthesis under closely controlled environmentalconditions. Ryegrass, Lolium perenne S23 was thespecies most sensitive to SO2; significant inhibition was detectedat 200 nl l1. Fumigations at 300 nl l1 also inhibitedphotosynthesis in field bean (Vicia faba cv. Three FoldWhite and Blaze) and in barley (Hordeumvulgare cv. Sonja). No effect was detected inwheat (Triticum aestivum cv. Virtue) at concentrationsup to 600 nl l1 SO2, or in oil-seed rape (Brassica napuscv. Rafal) except at 800 nl l1 SO2). Recoverycommenced immediately after the fumigation was terminated andwas complete within 2 h when inhibition had not exceeded 20%during the SO2 treatment. Key words: Sulphur dioxide, short-term fumigation, photosynthesis 相似文献
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KARGIOLAKI HARIKLIA; OSBORNE DAPHNE J.; THOMPSON FRANK B. 《Journal of experimental botany》1991,42(9):1189-1198
Differences in premature leaf abscission and in visible steminjury in genetic lines of poplar followed continuous fumigationswith air pollutant levels of SO2 (90100 nl l1)and O3 (7080 nl l1) either separately or together.The clones used were: Populus deltoides var. missiouriensisMarsh., P. nigra cv. italicd L., and the hybridsP. nigra cv. italica xP. deltoides (He-X/3) andP. nigra cv.italica x P. nigra cv. Serres(He-K/7). While most leaf abscission occurred within 20 d fromthe start of fumigation, stem lesions (intumescences), appearedonly after 72 d. Their anatomical characteristics include theformation of lysigenous aerenchyma in the lower parts of theintumescence, the sloughing of superficial cells from the injuredarea, and the development of crystalline formations on the surfaceof the lesions. P. deltoides exhibited the least morphologicalresponse to the gases. Ethylene released from fumigated leaves was determined at thesame gas concentration of SO2 (100 nl l1), O3 (75 nll1) and their mixture. Leaves of P. deltoides consistentlyshowed the lowest ethylene production after the gas treatments.P. italica production was higher but was littlealtered by the treatments. The two hybrids He-X/3 and He-K/7showed the greatest increases in ethylene evolution with time.With He-K/7 exposed to the gas mixture the production of ethylenedecreased after the initial sharp rise during days 12,and reflected the considerable leaf damage observed after day3. The results suggest that sensitivity to air pollution, (as shownby leaf abscission and the formation of stem intumescences)can be correlated with the level of pollutant-induced ethyleneevolution from leaves. Initially high levels could induce abscission,whilst prolonged production could be responsible for intumescenceinitiation. The discussion proposes a series of events fromSO2 and/or O3 entry into the leaf and the physiological reasonsfor the clonal differences. Key words: Sulphur dioxide, ozone, ethylene, poplar, leaf abscission, stem lesions 相似文献
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《Journal of experimental botany》1977,28(6):1247
Effects of coupled solute and water flow in plant roots withspecial reference to Brouwer's experiment. Edwin L. Fiscus. p. 71 Abstract: Line 3 delete interval insertinternal. p. 73 Materials and Methods: line 6: delete diversion insert division line 9 equation should read Jv=Lp PRT(C0C1). 74 Last line of figure legend: 101 should read 1011. 75 Line 11: delete seems insert seem. le 1 column heading106 should read 1011. 77 delete ...membrane in series of... insert membranein series or... Delete final paragraph. 相似文献
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SINGH N; SINGH S N; SRIVASTAVA K; YUNUS M; AHMAD K. J; SHARMA S C.; SHARGA A N 《Annals of botany》1990,65(1):41-44
Five Gladiolus cultivars, namely Aldebaran, BrightEye, Illusion, Manisha andManmohan, were exposed to 1 and 2 µg l1sulphur dioxide to test their relative-sensitivity toleranceto the pollutant Plants were fumigated experimentally for 2h daily Foliar injury symptoms were observed first in Manishafollowed by Aldebaran and Illusionat the higher dose Photosynthetic pigments and leaf extractpH were significantly decreased, particularly in Manishaand Illusion Overall disturbances in the plantmetabolism due to SO2 treatment led to retarded growth of plants,as evident from decreased shoot length and phytomass valuesThe order of sensitivity of the five Gladiolus cultivars toSO2 was as follows, with the greatest first Manisha, Illusion,Aldebaran, Bright Eye, Manmohan Cultivars, Gladiolus, sensitivity, sulphur dioxide, tolerance 相似文献
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A Cytochrome P450 Mediated Naringenin 3'-Hydroxylase from Sweet Orange Cell Cultures 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Doostdar Hamed; Shapiro Jeffrey P.; Niedz Randall; Burke M.D.; McCollum T. Gregory; McDonald Roy E.; Mayer Richard T. 《Plant & cell physiology》1995,36(1):69-77
A microsomal flavonoid 3'-hydroxylase (F3'H) catalyzing themetabolism of naringenin to eriodictyol in Citrus sinensis (L.)Osbeck cv. Hamlin cell suspension cultures wasshown to be a cytochrome P450 enzyme. This reaction requiredO2 and NADPH and was inhibited by CO, with partial reversalof CO-inhibition by light at 450 nm. Cytochrome P450 contentranged from 1020 pmol (mg microsomal protein)1.The F3'H reaction was shown to be linear in regard to proteinconcentration between 2.5 and 25 µg of microsomal protein.The optimum pH for the reaction was 7.47.6 and the temperatureoptimum was between 30 and 37°C. The apparent Km and Vmaxfor naringenin were 24 µM±3.2 and 81.4±7.9pmol eriodictyol min1 (mg protein)1, respectively.The microsomal F3'H was also capable of forming dihydroquercetinfrom dihydrokaempferol (40 pmol min1 (mg protein)1)and of quercetin from kaempferol (3.25 pmol min1 (mgprotein1). Cytochrome c and ketoconazole were the bestinhibitors of WH activity followed by piperonyl butoxide anda-naphthoflavone. Light was shown to be an inducer of the F3'Halmost doubling the specific activity and increasing the microsomalcytochrome P450 content by 30% over that of dark grown cells.F3'H activity was also confirmed in microsomal preparationsof young (new flush) leaves from Hamlin treesand flavedo of Hamlin oranges, Marshgrapefruit, and Lisbon lemon. No activity wasobserved in older, hardened leaves and albedo of all the fruittested. Initiation of embryogenesis in the Hamlincell suspension cultures by switching from a sucrose mediumto a glycerol-based medium resulted in the down-regulation ofF3'H.
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Effects of Sucrose Concentration on the Photosynthetic Ability of Rose Shoots In Vitro 总被引:3,自引:0,他引:3
Reducing the concentration of sucrose in the culture mediumover successive subcultures has been tested as a method forincreasing the ability of rose shoots grown in vitro (Rosa cvsIceberg and Peace) to take up CO2. Shoots maintained on constant10, 20 and 40 g I1 sucrose showed decreased levels ofCO2 uptake at higher sucrose concentrations, although cv. Peacegrew least at 10 g l1 and showed correspondingly lowamounts of CO2 uptake compared with 20 and 40 g l1. Bothcultivars died when sucrose was omitted from the medium. Assucrose concentration was reduced in the medium, so CO2 uptakeof shoots initially cultured on 20 and 40 g l1 sucrosewas found to increase, although a concentration of 10 gl 1sucrose seemed to be limiting, below which the growth and chlorophylllevels of shoots declined. Rosa hybrid, rose, shoot culture in vitro, photosynthetic ability, sucrose, infra-red gas analysis 相似文献
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The effect of the leafless mutation (in whichtendrils replace leaflets and the stipules are reduced to avestigial form) upon foliage area, photosynthetic net CO2 uptakepotential, dry matter production and seed yield in Pisum sativumwas studied by comparing two near-isogenic lines of genotypeafafstst and ++++. The mutation is of potential agronomic valuein that it offers improved lodging resistance, crop drying andharvester throughput. In the conventional phenotype the total foliage area of themain axis attained a plateau (456 cm2) at day 56 from seedlingemergence, whereas corresponding values for the leaflessmutant showed a total area of 208 cm2 at day 68 with no indicationof a plateau. The agronomic consequence of this is discussed.During the vegetative phase of the plant the maximum CO2 uptakepotential in the fully expanded conventional leaf was 8·5mg CO2 leaf1 h1 and in the leaflessmutant this value was 7·0 mg CO2 leaf1 h1.For most leaves of the latter phenotype this valuewas between 30 and 60 per cent less than for their conventionalcounterpart. There was a consistently higher photosyntheticpotential per unit area in tendrils of the leaflessmutant than in leaflets of the conventional phenotype. The respectivemean specific values for the two phenotypes were 53 and 37 mgCO2 dm2 h1. The problem of obtaining a meaningfulsurface area value for tendrils is discussed and the cylindricalnature of tendrils is taken into account. The leafless mutant consistently accumulated 50per cent less dry matter than did conventional plants in theperiod from seedling emergence to anthesis and yield of maturedry seed per plant showed a reduction of 50 per cent both inseed number and total seed weight. The implications for future breeding and selection programmesaimed at haulm reduction are discussed in relation to evaluatingthe ability of the background genotype to produce adequate tendrilsin the presence of afafstst. Triticum aestivum, wheat, callus culture, organogenesis 相似文献
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Floral buds of the False Horn plantain clonesMusa (AAB) Harton Verde, Harton Negra,and Currare terminate in a large single floralstructure. The apices of these floral buds are here designatedas determinate since they have lost the ability to produce additionalfloral initials or buds. Terminal peduncle segments can be culturedin a modified Murashige and Skoog (1962) medium supplementedwith N6-benzyl-aminopurine (5 mg I1). Under these conditions,this apparent inability to yield buds can be overcome as vegetativeshoot clusters form in the axils of the bracts. Rooted plantletsare obtainable by treating shoots with naphthaleneacetic acid(1 mg I1) and activated charcoal (0.025%). The adventitiousorigin of the shoots has been established. Musa cultivars, plantains, floral bud, adventitious buds, tissue culture 相似文献
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Somatic embryogenesis can be induced in tissue cultures of Freesiarefracta either directly from the epidermal cells of explants,or indirectly via intervening callus. These two pathways ofsomatic embryogenesis can be controlled and regulated by varyingthe combinations and levels of exogenous hormones. When younginflorescence segments were cultured in vitro on modified N4(MN4) medium supplemented with 2 mg l1 indoleacetic acid(IAA) and 3 mg l1 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), some ofthe epidermal cells began to exhibit the features of embryogeniccells. These cells produced embryoids and developed into newplants through direct somatic embryogenesis. If the same explantswere placed on Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium containing2 mg l1 IAA, 05 mg l1 BAP and 05 mg l1naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), pale-yellow translucent nodularcalluses appeared on the surface of the explants. When thiskind of callus was transferred to MN6 medium with 2 mg l1IAA and 3 mg l1 BAP, embryoids formed which further developedinto plantlets. The regenerated plants were morphologicallynormal and possessed the normal diploid chromosome number of2n = 22. A similar result has also been obtained with youngleaf explants of this plant. The early segmentations of embryogeniccells and the development of embryoids were studied using histologicaland scanning electron microscopic techniques, and the resultshave been discussed in association with the ontogeny and originof the embryoids. Freesia refracta Klatt, somatic embryogenesis, plant regeneration, exogenous hormones 相似文献
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The present study investigates the effects of triacontanol (CH3(CH2)28CH2OH),on plant growth (root and stem), peroxidase activity (apicalmeristem tissue), and auxin destruction (apical meristem tissue)in Little Marvel dwarf (LM) and Alaskapeas (AP). Triacontanol inhibited root growth in LM comparedto untreated controls. However, root growth in AP tissue wasenhanced by 1.0 mg I1 triacontanol and inhibited by allother treatments, in comparison to untreated controls. Wateruptake in triacontanol-treated AP plants was greater than inuntreated controls, with the converse being the case for LM.Triacontanol treatment caused an increase in peroxidase activityin both LM and AP plants compared to untreated controls. Interms of (114C)IAA destruction, GA3 + 0.01 mg 11triacontanol caused appreciable auxin breakdown (40%) in LMtissue, with GA3 + 0.1 mg 11 triacontanol giving a 43%decrease compared to untreated controls. In AP tissue, 10 µMGA3 increased auxin destruction by 188% whereas 0.1 mg I1triacontanol caused a 20% decrease compared to untreated controls.The effects of triacontanol on root and stem growth, peroxidaseactivity, and auxin destruction appear to be cultivar-specific,with respect to LM and AP varieties of peas. 相似文献
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Effects of Some Growth Regulators and Benzoic Acid Derivatives on Flower Initiation and Root Elongation of Pharbitis nil, Strain Kidachi 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Seedlings of Pharbitis nil, strain Kidachi, were grown undercontinuous light at 20°C in vessels containing 5,000-mlnutrient solution, 24 plants per vessel. NAA (0.0050.5µM), GA3 (0.10.5 µM), kinetin (0.55µM), benzyladenine (0.055 µM) or abscisicacid (4 µM) added to the nutrient solution induced long-dayflowering, and the flowering was always accompanied by suppressionof root elongation. 3,4-Dichlorobenzoic acid (0.0510µM) and some other benzoic acid derivatives which arehighly effective for the induction of flowering in Lemna paucicostataalso showed similar effects. Neither NAA, kinetin nor 3,4-dichlorobenzoicacid applied via the apical part of the hypocotyl could causeflowering or suppression of root elongation. Thus, the flower-inducingeffect of the above substances was presumed to be secondaryto the suppression of root elongation. Ethrel (150 µM)added to the nutrient solution suppressed root elongation, butdid not induce flowering probably because it has flower-inhibitingactivity.
1 This paper is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Joji Ashida,the first president of the Japanese Society of Plant Physiologists. (Received December 15, 1982; Accepted February 25, 1983) 相似文献
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Fully light-intercepting simulated swards of S24 perennial ryegrasswere exposed to contrasting environmental conditions in a growthroom for 4 days. Half experienced 20 h days of 120 Wm2(400700. nm) and 5 °C, and came to have a WSC (watersoluble carbohydrate) content of 235 mg g1 and half 4h days of 20 Wm2 and 25 °C leading to a WSC of 25mg g1. Their rates of CO2 efflux were monitored at anumber of temperatures during an 8 h dark period; half experiencedincreasing (530 °C) and half decreasing (305°C) temperatures. The high WSC swards hadrespiration rates of 3.7 mg CO2 g1 (d. wt) h1at 15 °C, and the low swards 0.8 mg CO2 g1h1. The order in which the temperatures were experiencedwas immaterial. Even the low WSC swards showedno evidence of a respiratory decline during the dark periodthat could be attributed to substrate shortage. The relationshipbetween temperature and CO2 efflux was best represented by logisticcurves. Even so, a Q10 of 2 fitted the data reasonably well,at least up to 20 °C, and has practical advantages wheninterpolating estimated between measured values of respirationin the construction of a carbon balance sheet. Lohum perenne L., ryegrass, respiration, temperature, Q10, soluble carbohydrate content, simulated sward 相似文献
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Nitrate provision has been found to regulate the capacity forChara corallina cells to take up nitrate. When nitrate was suppliedto N sufficient cells maximum nitrate uptake was reached after8 h. Prolonged treatment of the cells in the absence of N alsoresulted in the apparent ability of these cells to take up nitrate.Chlorate was found to substitute partially for nitrate in theinduction step. The effects on nitrate reductionwere separated from those on nitrate uptake by experiments usingtungstate. Tungstate pretreatment had no effect on NO3uptake induced by N starvation, but inhibitedNO3 uptake associated with NO3 pretreatment. Chloridepretreatment similarly had no effect on NO3 uptake inducedby N deprivation, but inhibited NO3 uptake followingNO3 pretreatment. The data suggest that there are atleast two mechanisms responsible for the inductionof nitrate uptake by Chara cells, one associated with NO3reduction and induced by CIO3 or NO3and one associated with N deprivation. Key words: Nitrate, Chlorate, Chara corallina, Induction 相似文献
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Effect of Inorganic Phosphate on the Biosynthesis of Purine and Pyrimidine Nucleotides in Suspension-Cultured Cells of Catharanthus roseus 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The levels of purine and pyrimidine nucleotides in suspensioncultures of Catharanthus roseus were determined 24 h after stationary-phasecells were transferred to fresh complete (+Pi)or phosphate-deficient (Pi) Murashige-Skoogmedium. The levels of ATP, GTP, UTP and CTP were from approx.3 to 5-fold greater in the cells grown in +Pimedium than in the cells grown in Pi medium.The levels of almost all other nucleotides were slightly higherin the cells in +Pi medium. The rates of de novoand salvage biosynthesis of purine and pyrimidine nucleotideswere estimated from the rates of incorporation of radioactivityfrom [14C]formate, [214C]glycine, NaH14CO3, [614C]orotate,[814C]adenine, [814C]adenosine, [214C]uraciland [214C]uridine. The results indicated that the activityof both the de novo and the salvage pathway was higher in thecells in +Pi medium than in the cells in Pimedium. The rate of degradation estimated from the rate of releaseof 14CO2 from labelled purines and pyrimidines indicated thatdegradation of uridine was significantly reduced in the cellsin +Pi medium, but no significant difference wasfound in the degradation of adenine, adenosine and uracil. Thepossible role of Pi in the control of the biosynthesis of nucleotidesand in the degradation of uridine is discussed. Catharanthus roseus, Madagascar periwinkle, suspension culture, inorganic phosphate, nucleotides, purines, pyrimidines, biosynthesis, degradation 相似文献
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Treatment of two-week old soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv.A2) seedlings with 250 µg of either soil-applied paclobutrazolor XE-1019 (also known as S-3307) altered diurnal leaf movementswithin 48 h. Leaf blade and petiole angles of primary leaves,relative to the horizontal, were consistently lower in the triazole-treatedseedlings compared to controls during the daylight hours. Atnight, leaves were completely folded down in both treated andcontrol seedlings, but leaves on treated seedlings reached thefolded down position approximately two hours earlier than controls.A single foliar spray of 6.0 mg-liter1 GA3 counteractedthe triazole effects on leaf blade and petiole angles. (Received February 25, 1987; Accepted July 21, 1987) 相似文献
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The theory and practice of applying the thermodynamics of irreversibleprocesses to mass-flow theories is presented. Onsager coefficientswere measured on cut and uncut phloem and cut xylem strandsof Heracleum muntegazzimum. In 0.3 N sucrose + 1 mN KC1 theyare as follows. In phloem, LEE = 5 ? 104 mho cm1,LpE = 9 ? 106 cm3 s1 cm2 volt1 cm,and LPP = 0.16 cm3 s1 cm2 (J cm3)1cm. In uncut phloem strands LEE is about 1 ? 103 mhocm1. In xylem in 2 x 103 N KCI, Lpp = 50 to 225,LPE = 2 ? 104, and LEE = 4 ? 103. The measurementsare tentative since the blockage of the sieve plates is an interferingfactor, but if they are valid they lead to the conclusion thatneither a pressure-flow nor an electro-kinetic mechanism envisaginga long distance current pathway can be the majormotive force for transport in mature phloem. Measurementsof biopotentials along conducting but laterally detached phloembundles of Heracleum suggest, nevertheless, that there may bea small electro-osmotic component of at least 0.1 mV cm1endogenous in the phloem. 相似文献
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CATALFAMO JAMES L.; FEINBERG JOSEPH H.; SMITH GEORGE W.; BIRECKA HELENA 《Journal of experimental botany》1978,29(2):347-357
Ethylene at 580 µl l1 inhibited elongationand induced swelling in internodes of light-grown normal anddwarf pea plants; GA3 did not prevent swelling in response toethylene. GA3 neither inhibited nor enhanced the activity of isoperoxidasesin the internodes, regardless of its effect on their elongation.Ethylene at 80 µl l1 enhanced peroxidase in GA3-untreatedand treated normal and dwarf plants. At 5 µl l1,ethylene had only a weak effect on peroxidase activity or none.The enzyme enhancement by ethylene was not related to its effecton cell expansion and seems do be due, at least in part, tochemical injury. Electron microscopy revealed peroxidase activity in the roughER and cell walls, including intercellular spaces. Stainingof walls in ethylene-treated tissues was more pronounced thanin untreated ones. Golgi vesicles did not seem to be involvedin the assembly of the enzyme carbohydrate moiety in ethylene-treatedcells. The peroxidase fraction extracted with 20 mM phosphate buffer,pH 6, and that extracted from wall debris with 1 M NaCl accountedfor 98% of total enzyme activity. Both fractions contained thesame six cathodic isoforms which comprised 8590% of theiractivity. Electrophoresis did not reveal differences in thequalitative isoenzyme patterns in relation to variety, age,GA3, or ethylene. The only observed quantitative differenceswere age-dependent. Procedural artefacts during separation of protoplast and wallionically bound peroxidase fractions are discussed. 相似文献
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In this paper we report for the first time the occurrence ofan inducible weak CAM in leaves of Talinwn triangulare (Jacq.)Willd. This plant is a terrestrial perennial deciduous herbwith woody stems and succulent leaves which grows under fullexposure and in the shade in northern Venezuela. Plants grownin a greenhouse (sun plants) and a growth cabinet(shade plants) with daily irrigation showed CO2uptake only during the daytime (maximum rate, 4?0 µmolm2 s1) and a small acid accumulation during thenight (6?0 µmol H+g1 FW). Twenty-four hours aftercessation of irrigation, no CO2 exchange was observed duringpart of the night. Dark fixation reached a maximum (1?0 µmolCO2 m2 s1, 100 µmol H+ g1 FW) onday 9 of drought. By day 30 almost no gas exchange was observed,while acid accumulation was still 10 µmol H+ g1FW. Rewatering reverted the pattern of CO2 exchange to thatof a C3 plant within 24 h. Daytime and night-time phosphoenolpyruvatecarboxylase activity increased up to 100% (shade) and 62% (sun)of control values after 10 and 15 d of drought, respectively.Light compensation point and saturating irradiance were similarin well-watered sun and shade plants, values being characteristicof sun plants. CAM seems to be important for the tolerance ofplants of this species to moderately prolonged (up to 2 months)periods of drought in conditions of full exposure as well asshade, and also for regaining high photosynthetic rates shortlyafter irrigation. Key words: Talinum triwigulare, inducible CAM, PEP-C activity, recycling 相似文献
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Plants of four isolines of soyabean [Glycine max(L.) Merrill]Clark, vizL71-920 (maturity genecomplemente1e2e3 ), L80-5914 (E1e2e3), Clark(e1E2E3), and L65-3366 (E1E2E3), were grown inshort (12.25 h d - 1natural light) and long days (12.25 h d- 1natural light supplemented with 2.75 h d - 1low-irradianceartificial light) from first flowering to maturity in a polythenetunnel maintained at 30/24°C (day/night). Whereas therewere few differences among the isolines grown in short days,in long days the dominant alleles increased crop duration, biomassand seed yield substantially. Increases in biological and economicyield were not solely a consequence of longer crop duration:the dominant alleles also increased crop growth rate and radiationuse efficiency in long days (from 1.3 g MJ - 1total radiationine1e2e3 to 2.8 g MJ - 1inE1E2E3 ). Greater radiation use efficiencyresulted from a relatively longer leaf area duration, betterdistribution and orientation of a larger mass of leaves withinthe canopy, and smaller partitioning of assimilates to reproductivestructures. The work reveals the substantial effects of thethree lociE1 / e1, E2/ e2and E3/e3 on the response of plantgrowth, as well as development, to environment. Their relevanceto crop adaptation is discussed. Copyright 2000 Annals of BotanyCompany Glycine max(L.) Merrill, soyabean, maturity genes, flowering, phenology, growth, yield 相似文献
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Acid phosphatase role in chickpea/maize intercropping 总被引:7,自引:1,他引:6
Background and aims Organic P comprises 3080 %of the total P in most agricultural soils. It has been proventhat chickpea facilitates P uptake from an organic P sourceby intercropped wheat. In this study, acid phosphatase excretedfrom chickpea roots is quantified and the contribution of acidphosphatase to the facilitation of P uptake by intercroppedmaize receiving phytate is examined. Methods For the first experiment using hydroponics, maize(Zea mays Zhongdan No. 2) and chickpea (Cicerarietinum Sona) were grown in either the sameor separate containers, and P was supplied as phytate, KH2PO4at 0·25 mmol P L1, or not at all. The second experimentinvolved soil culture with three types of root separation betweenthe two species: (1) plastic sheet, (2) nylon mesh, and (3)no barrier. Maize plants were grown in one compartment and chickpeain the other. Phosphorus was supplied as phytate, Ca(H2PO4)2at 50 mg P kg1, or no P added. Key results In the hydroponics study, the total P uptakeby intercropped maize supplied with phytate was 2·1-foldgreater than when it was grown as a monoculture. In the soilexperiment, when supplied with phytate, total P uptake by maizewith mesh barrier and without root barrier was 2·2 and1·5 times, respectively, as much as that with solid barrier.In both experiments, roots of both maize and chickpea suppliedwith phytate and no P secreted more acid phosphatase than thosewith KH2PO4 or Ca(H2PO4)2. However, average acid phosphataseactivity of chickpea roots supplied with phytate was 23-foldas much as maize. Soil acid phosphatase activity in the rhizosphereof chickpea was also significantly higher than maize regardlessof P sources. Conclusions Chickpea can mobilize organic P in both hydroponicand soil cultures, leading to an interspecific facilitationin utilization of organic P in maize/chickpea intercropping. 相似文献