An assessment of the ability of the stay-green phenotype in lolium species to provide an improved protein supply for ruminants

The stay-green phenotype results from a naturally occurring mutation in which senescent leaves retain their chlorophyll and the associated apoprotein, LHCPII. Protection of this protein pool could deliver grass with enhanced protein content and could decrease the extent of protein degradation by plant proteases in the rumen. This would enhance the efficiency of protein utilization in livestock to the benefit of the environment. Field plots of stay-green and wild-type Lolium perenne were defoliated at intervals to simulate grazing. There were variations in foliar protein content and proteolysis throughout the year, but no significant differences between genotypes when material was analysed fresh or after it was cut and dried to simulate hay-making, which possibly induced senescence. In a subsequent experiment with stay-green and wild-type L temulentum, increased protein retention and decreased protein degradability were observed in stay-green leaves that were allowed to senescence naturally and extensively on the plant. That there is no difference between the two L. perenne genotypes suggests that as a field crop in grazed pastures the stay-green genotype would not confer a nutritional advantage in terms of protein degradability. It is possible that grazing promotes a high proportion of non-senescent to senescent leaf material within the sward and thus any advantage conferred by the stay-green phenotype would be effectively masked by an abundance of mature foliage. It is suggested that the stay-green trait would be of benefit in areas where agricultural practice permits extensive natural senescence to occur.     

生于禾本科植物上的链格孢属一新种

报道生于禾本科植物上的链格孢属一新种黑麦草生链格孢Alternarialoliicola,此种引起黑麦草穗腐,不同于已报道的生于黑麦草上的另一个种Alternarialolii-temulenti(具长的分生孢子链)。和生于禾本科植物上的其它链格孢相比,该新种与Alternariajaponica和Alternariaoryzae一样具有相似的产孢型,但是新种的分生孢子细长,不同于后两者。新种模式标本保存在河南农业大学标本馆菌物分馆(HHAUF)。     

内生真菌感染对黑麦草抗盐性的影响

以感染内生真菌的多年生黑麦草（Lolium perenne L．）（SR4000）为实验材料,建植内生真菌感染（EI）和不感染（EF）的黑麦草种群,并对其进行盐胁迫实验,通过观察生长和生理生态指标的变化,分析内生真菌对宿主植物抗盐性的影响。结果表明,内生真菌感染对宿主黑麦草的营养生长没有增益效应,相反在高盐浓度下,EI种群的分蘖能力和地上部分生物量均低于EF种群;但内生真菌能够改变宿主种群生物量的分配格局,将更大比例的生物量分配于根系。在高盐浓度下,内生真菌感染可导致黑麦草叶内的脯氨酸含量显著增加、可溶性糖含量显著降低,但对PSⅡ光化学效率Fv/Fm值的变化没有影响。总体来看,内生真菌感染并未改善宿主黑麦草的抗盐性。     

农杆菌介导GUS基因对多年生黑麦草转化的研究

通过检测愈伤组织中GUS基因的瞬间表达,研究农杆菌LBA4404/pCAMBIA1301介导多年生黑麦草的转化体系。通过对多年生黑麦草瞬间表达率的比较,确立了其遗传转化的最佳优化条件。研究发现,多年生黑麦草不同品种的转化率在25%~45%之间变化。多年生黑麦草遗传转化最佳优化条件是预培养10d的胚性愈伤组织、浓度为0.5~0.8OD的农杆菌菌液以及2d共培养时间。在共培养基中添加100μmol/L乙酰丁香酮能有效地提高植物瞬间表达率。两种侵染处理方法比较结果为滤纸滴加法比浸泡法更优。转化后对愈伤组织的干燥处理能抑制农杆菌过度繁殖,能改善愈伤状态,有利于提高转化率。     

黑麦草-内生真菌共生体对磷缺乏的生理生态反应

选取感染和未感染的黑麦草为材料,在田间盆栽条件下研究内生真菌感染对宿主植物抵抗磷胁迫方面的贡献。结果表明,土壤中缺磷或内生真菌感染对黑麦草地上部生长的影响不显著,但内生真菌感染对植株地下部生长和生理指标有明显影响。缺磷条件下,内生真菌感染有助于黑麦草地下部分的生长,表现在根系总长度更长,生物量更大;同时根中酚类物质和有机酸的含量也显著高于未感染植株,但因酚类物质和有机酸总量增加的同时并未伴随着二者浓度的增加,由此推测,内生真菌在改变宿主黑麦草根系代谢活动方面的贡献有限。此外,内生真菌感染显著提高了宿主植物的磷利用效率,这可能和缺磷条件下内生真菌感染植株具有更高的酸性磷酸酶活性有关。     

多年生黑麦草抗氧化酶和植物络合素对Cd2+胁迫的应答

采用水培方法研究了5 mg· L-1 Cd2+胁迫下,Cd在多年生黑麦草中的积累和Cd2+对多年生黑麦草抗氧化酶活性和植物络合素等巯基化合物浓度的影响.将具有3片展开叶的多年生黑麦草实生苗转至1/2霍格兰营养液中培养2周后,对其进行5 mg-L-1 Cd2+处理,分别在处理后的0、0.25、1、3、6d取样测定根系和叶片的Cd浓度、抗氧化酶活性和植物络合素等巯基化合物的浓度.结果表明,Cd2+处理多年生黑麦草6d后,根系中Cd浓度达到2.59 mg·g-1,叶片中Cd浓度达到0.24 mg·g-1,根中Cd向叶片的转运系数力0.093,叶中Cd的富集系数为48,多年生黑麦草属Cd高积累植物,具备在植物修复上应用的前景.Cd2+胁迫下,多年生黑麦草根叶中丙二醛(MDA)含量无显著变化,根中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性无显著变化,抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)对Cd2+敏感,处理后6d活性较0d显著下降67.19％.Cd2+处理1d内,叶中SOD、APX、CAT活性显著降低.Cd2+处理后3d,叶中的抗氧化酶系统对叶中Cd浓度的升高做出了正反馈,SOD、APX、CAT的活性分别较处理后1d显著上升了14.19％、76,82％、99.26％,Cd2+处理时间延长至6d,SOD活性较处理后3d显著下降了18.58％,APX、CAT活性无显著变化.Cd2+处理后6d,多年生黑麦草根中半胱氨酸(Cys)、谷胱甘肽(GSH)、植物络合素2(PC2)、植物络合素3(PC3)、植物络合素4(PC4)、植物络合素5(PC5)和植物络合素6(PC6)浓度分别较处理0d提高了2.19、1.57、2.06、16.08、5.73、6.03和4.31倍,叶中Cys、GSH、PC2、PC3和PC4浓度分别较处理0d提高了0.69、3.21、1.64、5.73和0.27倍.根中PC3巯基比例最大,叶中GSH的巯基比例最大,二者是根、叶中巯基存在的主要形式.随着Cd2+处理时间的延长,根系和叶片中各巯基化合物的总巯基浓度显著升高,根系和叶片中植物络合素总巯基浓度与Cd浓度显著正相关.多年生黑麦草通过植物络合素等巯基化合物的快速合成降低了根叶中自由Cd2+的比例,保护了根叶中抗氧化酶的活性,间接维持了活性氧代谢的平衡.     

多花黑麦草对啤酒废水净化功能的研究

1 引言 利用水生高等植物净化污水,国内外已有很多报道,1992年丁树荣等首先利用人工基质无土栽培多花黑麦草(Lolium multiflorum Lam.)净化缫丝废水获得成功,是利用陆生植物于高等水生植物净化塘中以净化有机污水的首例,并提出了解决在亚热带和温带冬季低温地区,利用高等水生植物净化污水时冬季不能有效运转难题的新途径,而作者于1987—     

在不同压力和干扰条件下黑麦草与其它6种植物的竞争研究

 对黑麦草(Lolium perenne)与白三叶(Trifolium repens)、鸭茅(Dactylis glomerata)、白茅(Imperata cylindrical)、芒(Miscanthus sinensis)、绣线菊(Spiraea japonica var. nepalensis)和地榆(Sanguisorba officinalis)等6种植物之间在不同压力和干扰条件下的竞争关系进行了试验研究,以便进一步探讨黑麦草草地群落退化演替的机理,为今后这种草地的有效管理提供科学依据。试验设置水分条件和土壤肥力两个压力因子处理及刈割频率和刈割强度两个干扰因子处理,其中,水分条件处理包括自然降水（1 800 mm）和自然降水＋浇水（2 300 mm）两个水平;土壤肥力处理包括施肥0 kg·hm-2·a-1、75 kg·hm-2·a-1和150 kg·hm-2·a-1 3个水平;刈割频率处理包括每年刈割1、3、6次3个水平;刈割强度处理包括刈割留茬2 cm和10 cm 两个水平。在专门设计的固定试验装置中,按各种植物单植和分别与黑麦草混植的方法以相同密度种植植物,通过对各处理植物产量的测定,运用de Wit提出的植物相对拥挤系数（RCC）,确定在不同压力和干扰条件下黑麦草对其它6种植物的竞争关系。试验表明,黑麦草对白三叶、鸭茅、地榆、白茅、芒、绣线菊的竞争力依次增强。同时,随着刈割次数的增加、水分条件和土壤肥力的提高,黑麦草的竞争力也明显增加,其中刈割次数对黑麦草竞争力变化的影响最大。另一方面,试验还表明,黑麦草等栽培牧草的生长速度和竞争力及耐刈割干扰程度均高于大部分野生杂草植物,但它们忍受环境压力的能力明显低于野生杂草植物,在环境压力大的地区,它们对杂类草的竞争力明显减弱,使得杂类草逐渐占优势。此外,分析表明,对于黑麦草来说,在试验的其它6种植物中绣线菊是压力忍耐（S）型植物;白三叶和鸭茅属于干扰忍耐（D）型植物;其它几种植物对压力和干扰的忍耐性处于中等水平。     

多年生黑麦草的逆境生理研究进展

在研究和借鉴国内外最新研究成果的基础上,系统论述和报道了多年生黑麦草在水分、温度以及重金属等逆境胁迫下的生理变化,展望了多年生黑麦草在逆境生理方面的研究趋势,指出多年生黑麦草的抗性机理以及相关分子生物学方面的研究将成为未来研究的重点和热点,为今后深入开展多年生黑麦草的研究和利用提供科学依据。     

Development of a genomic microsatellite library in perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and its use in trait mapping

Background and Aims: Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) is one of the key forageand amenity grasses throughout the world. In the UK it accountsfor 70 % of all agricultural land use with an estimated farmgate value of £6 billion per annum. However, in termsof the genetic resources available, L. perenne has lagged behindother major crops in Poaceae. The aim of this project was thereforethe construction of a microsatellite-enriched genomic libraryfor L. perenne to increase the number of genetic markers availablefor both marker-assisted selection in breeding programmes andgene isolation. Methods: Primers for 229 non-redundant microsatellite markers were designedand used to screen two L. perenne genotypes, one amenity andone forage. Of the 229 microsatellites, 95 were found to showpolymorphism between amenity and forage genotypes. A selectionof microsatellite primers was selected from these 95 and usedto screen two mapping populations derived from intercrossingand backcrossing the two forage and amenity grass genotypes. Key Results and Conclusions: The utility of the resulting genetic maps for analysis of thegenetic control of target traits was demonstrated by the mappingof genes associated with heading date to linkage groups 4 and7.     

混播草地不同种群再生性的研究

在不同刈割频率和时间尺度下 ,对混播草地多年生黑麦草 (Lolium perenne)分蘖数和叶片生长、白三叶 (Trifoliumrepens)分枝数和匍匐茎生长及不同种群年产量和组分进行了连续 3年的监测研究 .结果表明 ,刈割能刺激黑麦草叶片、白三叶匍匐茎生长和分枝数发生 ,保持混播草地黑麦草和白三叶的适宜比和稳定共存 ,提高草地年生产力 ,但不同刈割频率和刈割时间对其影响差异不显著 (P >0 .0 5 ) .黑麦草叶片生长对 6月刈割效果比 8月明显 ,而白三叶匍匐茎生长则与之相反 ,黑麦草产量主要取决于叶片生长 ,白三叶产量主要取决于匍匐茎分枝数 .刈割的黑麦草、白三叶产量组分比分别为 5 0 %、15 % ,比试验前约低 10 %、5 % ,而CK为 39%、6 % .     

Response of a root hemiparasite to elevated CO2 depends on host type and soil nutrients

Although elevated CO₂ may affect various forms of ecological interactions, the effect of elevated CO₂ on interactions between parasitic plants and their hosts has received little attention. We examined the effect of elevated CO₂ (590 μl l⁻¹) at two nutrient (NPK) levels on the interactions of the facultative root hemiparasite Rhinanthus alectorolophus with two of its hosts, the grass Lolium perenne and the legume Medicago sativa. To study possible effects on parasite mediation of competition between hosts, the parasite was grown with each host separately and with both hosts simultaneously. In addition, all combinations of hosts were grown without the parasite. Both the parasite and the host plants responded to elevated CO₂ with increased growth, but only at high nutrient levels. The CO₂ response of the hemiparasite was stronger than that of the hosts, but depended on the host species available. With L. perenne and M. sativa simultaneously available as hosts, the biomass of the parasite grown at elevated CO₂ was 5.7 times that of parasites grown at ambient CO₂. Nitrogen concentration in the parasites was not influenced by the treatments and was not related to parasite biomass. The presence of the parasite strongly reduced both the biomass of the hosts and total productivity of the system. This effect was much stronger at low than at high nutrient levels, but was not influenced by CO₂ level. Elevated CO₂ did not influence the competitive balance between the two different hosts grown in mixture. The results of this study support the hypothesis that hemiparasites may influence community structure and suggest that these effects are robust to changes in CO₂ concentration. Received: 17 August 1998 / Accepted: 3 March 1999     

Nitrogen Acquisition from Atmospheric NH3 by Lolium perenne

Ammonia (NH₃) is the third most abundant N species in the atmosphere and, due to various natural and anthropogenic sources, can reach high concentrations in some areas. While some plants show effects of toxicity, others are capable of using this N-form and grow well without any utilization of soil-N. Acquisition of atmospheric NH₃ will affect the acid-base balance of the plants as absorption and dissolution causes an alkalinisation (production of OH^?) and assimilation of NH₃ results in an acidification (generation of H⁺). As there is only a limited capacity for biochemical disposal of excess H⁺ in shoots, pH regulation may involve H⁺/OH^? extrusion into the media via roots and transport of (in)organic ions between roots and above-ground parts of the plant. Our aim therefore was to assess NH₃ acquisition by Lolium perenne and to study the effects of gas phase NH₃ on growth, acid-base balance and mineral composition of the plants. The experiments therefore included application of a range of ¹⁴NH₃ to the shoots and of ¹⁵N as NO₃^?, NH₄⁺ or NH₄NO₃ to the roots, from which the amount of gas phase NH₃ acquisition could be quantified. Analysis of the mineral composition provided data for calculation of acid-base balance as well as for water use efficiencies of the plants. The results indicate that over the range of NH₃ supplied, plants from all treatments could utilize gas-phase NH₃ as demonstrated by increases in growth and in N and C use efficiencies. Plants receiving NO₃^? via their roots had a higher capacity to use gaseous NH₃ than those growing with NH₄⁺. NH₃ assimilation in shoots reduced both the acid load with NH₄⁺ nutrition and the alkaline load with NO₃^? supply to the roots. The results of the experiments are discussed in relation to possible acid-base regulation mechanisms of the whole plant.