濒危植物南川升麻传粉生物学的研究

南川升麻（ＣｉｍｉｃｉｆｕｇａｎａｎｃｈｕａｎｅｎｓｉｓＨｓｉｓｏ）的繁育系统以异交为主,传粉昆虫主要为蝇类,盛花时的访花频率平均每花每天１１次,雄蕊脱落后约０６次;单穗升麻（Ｃ．ｓｉｍｐｌｅｘＷｏｒｍｓｋ）以虫媒为主,风也可以帮助其花粉在近距离传播。单穗升麻的传粉昆虫有蝇类和蜂类,盛花时的访花频率蝇类为１．４次,蜂类为１．２次。南川升麻和单穗升麻都是靠大的花序和气味来吸引传粉昆虫,报酬是退化雄蕊基部分泌的蜜液。自然条件下南川升麻每个柱头上平均有４枚花粉,结籽率平均为６４％,而单穗升麻每个柱头上平均有１７枚花粉,结籽率平均为４５９％。南川升麻有性生殖中传粉的限制是其致濒的重要因素之一。     

糖蜜发酵生产丙酮丁醇的研究

分离选育出４株丙酮丁醇发酵菌种,分别编号为：ＣＬＳ．００１,００２,００３,００４,都属厌氧核状芽孢杆菌,它们可利用糖蜜发酵产生丙酮和丁醇。经正交试验,选出最佳发酵条件。分离株ＣＬＳ．００４在糖蜜浓度１０￣１５ＢＸ、３５￣３８℃、ｐＨ６．８￣７．２条件下,发酵总溶剂的生成率和糖利用率分别可达到３０％和８５％以上。     

阿拉拉特小麦（Triticum araraticum）抗白粉病基因向普通小麦转移：Ⅰ …

配制了普通小麦与阿拉拉特小麦的正、反交组合２０个,杂交结实率为４．９％￣３３．６％。不同组合种Ｆ１每个ＰＭＣ平均的单价体为１５．２０￣８．５５,二价体为７．０３￣９．０２,三价体和四价体分别为０．３６￣１．１５和０．０１￣０．０２。通过对杂种后代连续２年成株期混合菌种抗性鉴定和苗期分小种分菌系鉴定表明,从普通小麦中国春与阿拉拉特小麦的杂种Ｆ３和Ｔ４代已选择到对白粉病高搞￣免疫的单株,它们具有４２条     

温特曲霉HD1的鉴定及其对氧蒽类染料脱色特性的研究

从土壤中分离到１株染料脱色真菌,经鉴定命名为温特曲霉ＨＤ１。该菌对氧蒽类染料虎红具有很强的脱色能力。温度在２８￣４０℃之间,ＨＤ１对虎红的脱色率为９３￣９９％,最适脱色温度为３３℃,ｐＨ值在４．０￣８．０之间,其脱色率为８９．３￣９８．８％,最适脱色ｐＨ值为６．０。培养基、碳源,氮源及接种量对其脱色率均有影响,该菌对虎红的脱色酶为组成酶,主要分布在细胞内,染料的加入能改变脱色酶在胞内外的分配比例,     

单穗升麻的柱头和雌配子体发育及胚胎发生

单穗升麻的雌蕊群由1～5枚离生心皮组成。子房单室,4～9枚倒生胚珠,双珠被,厚珠心;大孢子四分体呈线形或T形排列,合点端一个具功能。胚囊发育为蓼型。成熟胚囊中3个单核反足细胞,胞质浓密,在球形胚时期尚能观察到其退化痕迹。极核融合早,次生核位于合点端。胚胎发生为柳叶菜型;核型胚乳。雄蕊凋谢后1～2天花柱顶端腹缝线周围出现乳突细胞,雄蕊凋谢后3～5天延长成柱头毛。讨论了单穗升麻与南川升麻柱头可授期与花粉生活力的差异对传粉效果和结籽率的显著影响。     

氮离子注入对棉花花粉形态和生活力及育性的影响

本文分析了氮离子注入棉花花粉对其形态,生活力和育性的影响。结果表明：氮离子束对花粉壁有明显的刻蚀作用,并能促进花粉粒间的融合。离子注入导致花粉管生长受抑制;过氧化物酶同工酶活性增强,酶带数目增加;萌发率、花粉管穿过花柱到达胚珠率、结籽率和成铃率均较对照显著降低。离子注入剂量与花粉损伤程度的大小呈正相关。经２０×１０￣（１５）Ｎ￣＋／ｃｍ￣２剂量处理的花粉,其萌发率降为对照的５２．３％;花粉管长度仅为对照的１７．１％;而且未获得成熟的种子。文中建议棉花花粉离子束诱变的剂量范围以５×１０￣（１５）Ｎ￣＋／ｃｍ￣２－１０×１０￣（１５）Ｎ￣＋／ｃｍ￣２为宜,并且讨论了离子注入技术在植物外源基因导入和细胞融合等方面的应用。     

角质蛋白酶固态发酵工艺及酶解条件的研究

曲霉Ａ２８－８是一株优良的角蛋白酶分泌突变菌株。其最佳固体发酵培养基为：２０％羽毛粉,８０％麸皮和微量无机氮（每克培养基中加０．５ｍｇ）;最适产酶条件为：起始ｐＨ７．５～８．０,温度２８℃～３０℃,时间为６０～７０小时,酶活高达２５００ＫＵ／ｇ曲;最适酶解条件为ｐＨ７．０～９．０,温度４５℃～５０℃。     

野生稻不同外植体的离体培养

野生稻不同外植体离体培养时的幼穗愈伤组织诱导率差异在８．７％￣９４．７％之间,成熟种胚愈伤组织诱导率普遍高于幼穗,但很少能再生绿苗。野生稻幼穗直接分化培养再生绿苗率普遍高于通过愈伤组织培养分化的再生绿苗率。     

聚β—羟基丁酸产生菌Z5—GⅡ发酵条件的研究

对聚β－羟基丁酸（ＰＨＢ）产生菌Ｚ５－ＧⅡ的发酵培养基及发酵条件进行优化研究;结果表明：该菌株在蔗糖１％,酵母粉０．３％,酵母浸汁０．３％,Ｋ２ＨＰＯ４０．２％;ｐＨ７．２￣７．４的优化发酵培养基中,接种量８％,种２８ｈ,发酵培养３６ｈ,细胞干重为６．８７ｇ／Ｌ,ＰＨＢ产率可达的细胞干重的６１．８６％。该菌株还可利用葡萄糖生产废液为碳源生产ＰＨＢ,具有实现工业化生产的潜力。     

长春市儿童龋齿病变中变形链球菌各血清型的流行情况

调查了长春市１０６名患龋儿童,１０３名分离出变形链球菌,阳性率为９７．１％,对分得的变形链球菌用协同凝集方法鉴定血清型,结果为ａ型５７株,占５５．４％;ｄ型３９,占３７．８％;ｃ型３１株,占３０．１％;ｆ型１５株,占１４．６％;ｅ型１３株,占１２．６％;ｇ型８株,占７．８％;ｂ型２株,占１．９％。不同血清型变形链政治协商会议菌混合染率为４７．６％。     

Studies on the Reproductive Characteristics of Cimicifuga nanchuanensis (Ranunculaceae), an Endemic Endangered Species to China

Aspects of the reproductive biology of Cimicifuga nanchuanensis Hsiao have been studied to shed light on the endangerment of this species, endemic to Jingfo Mountain in Sichuan Province of China. The only one population of C. nanchuanensis includes 6 000 ~ 8 000 individuals, in which adult blooming plants accoum for 19%. Inflorescence is panicle,flowering period lasts from mid August to early October and fruits ripe in mid or late November. C. nanchuanensis is dichogamous and the stigmas mature 7 days after withering of flower. In natural conditions the rate of seed-setting is 5.8% ~ 7.0% in average. However, hand pollination can raise the rate greatly to 28.0%. Endosperm type is nuclear and embryos are just at the globular stage when seeds shed from their maternal plants. Pollen limitation is one of the reasons for this species endangerment.     

Pollination Biology in Cimicifuga nanchuanensis,an Endangered Species (Ranunculaceae)

The pollination biology of Cimicifuga nanchuanensis Hsiso, an endangered species and C. siraplex Wormsk, a widespread species as a control, has been studied. Protandry occurs in both species, the former goes further than the latter. The breeding system of C. nanchuanensis is dominantly xenogamous. The average visitation rate of flies as the main pollinators is 1.1 and 0.6 per flower per day at anthesis and after stamen shedding respectively. C. simplex is mainly an entomophilous plant. However, wind pollination could occur within a short distance. Moreover, a certain ratio of self pollination exists also in this species. The mean visitation rates of flies and bees, the main pollinators of C. simplex, are 1.4 and 1.2 respectively at anthesis. The pollinating insects of both plant species are attracted by their big inflorescences and the fragrant odor. Nectar, the reward for pollinators, produces in the secretory cells at the base of the spoonform staminode. In natural conditions, an average of 17 pollen grains are found on the surface of a stigma resulting in a mean seed set rate of 45.9 %. Pollination limitation (very few pollinators and their low efficiency of pollination) in C. nanchuanensis is one of the weak links in its life cycle and one of the reasons for the endangerment of this species.     

Compositional and Thermal Properties of Thylakoid Polar Lipids of Nerium oleander L. in Relation to Chilling Sensitivity

The polar lipid classes from thylakoids of Nerium oleander L. were studied with the aim of relating changes in their composition and thermal behavior with reported changes in the transition temperature of their polar lipids and chilling sensitivity of their leaves. With an increase in growth temperature, the transition temperature of phosphatidylglycerol increased from 16°C to 26°C, and for sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol from 19°C to 24°C. Transitions in the other lipid classes were below −10°C for plants grown at both growth temperature. The major changes in the molecular species of phosphatidylglycerol, with increasing growth temperature, were an increase in 1-oleoyl-2-palmitoyl phosphatidylglycerol from 21 to 39% and a decrease in 1-oleoyl-2-trans-3-hexadecanoic phosphatidylglycerol from 51 to 25%. Although the disaturated species increased from 8 to 23%, the maximum was less than that reported for chilling-sensitive plants. There was no change in the sum of the palmitic, hexadeca-trans-3-enoic and stearic acids. Dipalmitoyl sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol increased from 12 to 20% and 1-linolenoyl-2-palmitoyl sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol decreased from 40 to 30%. It is concluded that the increase in the transition temperature of the polar lipids and the sensitivity of acclimated oleander plants to chilling could not be predicted by the absolute sum of the saturated fatty acids or disaturated molecular species in phosphatidylglycerol. The polar lipid transition appears to be a product of mixing of both high and low melting-point lipids.     

Seeds of alpine plants are short lived: implications for long-term conservation

Background and Aims

Alpine plants are considered one of the groups of species most sensitive to the direct and indirect threats to ecosystems caused by land use and climate change. Collecting and banking seeds of plant species is recognized as an effective tool for providing propagating material to re-establish wild plant populations and for habitat repair. However, seeds from cold wet environments have been shown to be relatively short lived in storage, and therefore successful long-term seed conservation for alpine plants may be difficult. Here, the life spans of 69 seed lots representing 63 related species from alpine and lowland locations from northern Italy are compared.

Methods

Seeds were placed into experimental storage at 45 °C and 60 % relative humidity (RH) and regularly sampled for germination. The time taken in storage for viability to fall to 50 % (p₅₀) was determined using probit analysis and used as a measure of relative seed longevity between seed lots.

Key Results

Across species, p₅₀ at 45 °C and 60 % RH varied from 4·7 to 95·5 d. Seed lots from alpine populations/species had significantly lower p₅₀ values compared with those from lowland populations/species; the lowland seed lots showed a slower rate of loss of germinability, higher initial seed viability, or both. Seeds were progressively longer lived with increased temperature and decreased rainfall at the collecting site.

Conclusions

Seeds of alpine plants are short lived in storage compared with those from lowland populations/related taxa. The lower resistance to ageing in seeds of alpine plants may arise from low selection pressure for seed resistance to ageing and/or damage incurred during seed development due to the cool wet conditions of the alpine climate. Long-term seed conservation of several alpine species using conventional seed banking methods will be problematic.     

濒危植物南川升麻种群数量动态的分析

运用种群静态生命表、生殖力表和Leslie矩阵模型,研究了中国特有的濒危植物南川升麻种群数量动态过程。结果表明,南川升麻种群为衰退型种群,种群的净增殖率、内禀增长率和周限增长率较低,种群世代周期偏长,在25a内种群幼苗数量和总数量呈现出持续下降的趋势。南川升麻种群经历了两次死亡高峰期,受到了环境筛的强烈过滤作用。     

Variation in the functioning of autonomous self-pollination, pollinator services and floral traits in three Centaurium species

Background and Aims

Reproductive assurance through autonomous selfing is thought to be one of the main advantages of self-fertilization in plants. Floral mechanisms that ensure autonomous seed set are therefore more likely to occur in species that grow in habitats where pollination is scarce and/or unpredictable.

Methods

Emasculation and pollen supplementation experiments were conducted under laboratory conditions to investigate the capacity for, and timing of autonomous selfing in three closely related Centaurium species (Centaurium erythraea, C. littorale and C. pulchellum). In addition, observations of flower visitors were combined with emasculation and pollen addition experiments in natural populations to investigate the degree of pollinator limitation and pollination failure and to assess the extent to which autonomous selfing conferred reproductive assurance.

Results

All three species were capable of autonomous selfing, although this capacity differed significantly between species (index of autonomous selfing 0·55 ± 0·06, 0·68 ± 0·09 and 0·92 ± 0·03 for C. erythraea, C. littorale and C. pulchellum, respectively). The efficiency and timing of autogamous selfing was primarily associated with differences in the degree of herkogamy and dichogamy. The number of floral visitors showed significant interspecific differences, with 1·6 ± 0·6, 5·4 ± 0·6 and 14·5 ± 2·1 floral visitors within a 2 × 2 m² plot per 20-min observation period, for C. pulchellum, C. littorale and C. erythraea, respectively. Concomitantly, pollinator failure was highest in C. pulchellum and lowest in C. erythraea. Nonetheless, all three study species showed very low levels of pollen limitation (index of pollen limitation 0·14 ± 0·03, 0·11 ± 0·03 and 0·09 ± 0·02 for C. erythraea, C. littorale and C. pulchellum, respectively), indicating that autonomous selfing may guarantee reproductive assurance.

Conclusions

These findings show that limited availability of pollinators may select for floral traits and plant mating strategies that lead to a system of reproductive assurance via autonomous selfing.     

cis-Polyisoprene Synthesis in Guayule Plants (Parthenium argentatum Gray) Exposed to Low, Nonfreezing Temperatures

Exposure of guayule plants (Parthenium argentatum Gray) to 6 months of a night temperature of 7°C results in a 2-fold stimulation of cis-polyisoprene (rubber) formation over that of control plants exposed to 21 to 24°C night temperature. Control and cold-treated plants contained 2.18% and 5.69% rubber, respectively. Examination of the stem apices by transmission electron microscopy showed extensive formation of rubber particles in the cold-treated plants compared to the control plants. The rubber particles in guayule are formed in the cytoplasm and fuse to form large globular deposits. The surface area of the rubber particles and globules range from 4 × 10⁻⁶ to 2.9 × 10⁻³ square micrometers. The deposition of rubber in the cytoplasm of the cortical parenchyma cells differs from rubber deposition in the vacuoles of laticifers of Asclepias syriaca. Electron micrographs of stem cortical parenchyma in control plants show mature cells with large central vacuoles, thin layers of parietal cytoplasm, and smaller numbers of rubber particles. Radioactive acetate and mevalonate are incorporated into rubber at a faster rate in stem slices from cold-treated plants compared to slices from control plants. A faster rate of these reactions may account for the increase in rubber synthesis in the cold-treated plants.     

Dynamics of novel forests of Castilla elastica in Puerto Rico: from species to ecosystems

Novel forests (NFs)—forests that contain a combination of introduced and native species—are a consequence of intense anthropogenic disturbances and the natural resilience of disturbed ecosystems. The extent to which NFs have similar forest function as comparable native secondary forests is a matter of debate in the scientific community. Little is known about the performance of individual species in those forests. This study focuses on the functional attributes of Castilla elastica NFs in Puerto Rico and on the differences between introduced and native species growing side by side in these forests. Rates of processes measured here were later compared with data from literature about NSFs. I hypothesize that juvenile plants of C. elastica in NFs have higher survival rate than those of native species and that C. elastica trees have faster biomass fluxes than native trees. To test the hypotheses, I measured survival rates of juvenile plants and tree growth and characterized the aboveground litter fluxes and storage. Although juvenile plants of native species displayed higher survival rates than those of C. elastica (53% vs. 28%), the latter was dominant in the understory (96%). Stand biomass growth rate was 2.0 ± 0.4 (average ± one standard deviation) Mg·ha⁻¹·year⁻¹ for the whole forest, and Guarea guidonia, a native species, exhibited the highest tree growth. Total litter fall was 9.6 ± 0.5 Mg·ha⁻¹·year⁻¹, and mean litter standing stock was 4.4 ± 0.1 Mg·ha⁻¹. Castilla elastica litter fall decomposed twice as fast as that of native species (5.8 ± 1.1 vs. 3.03 ± 1 k·year⁻¹). Literature comparisons show that the present NFs differ in some rates of processes from NSFs. This study brings unique and detailed supporting data about the ecological dynamics under mature novel forest stands. Further comprehensive studies about NFs are important to strengthen the body of knowledge about the wide range of variation of emerging tropical ecosystems. Due to the large increase in the area covered by NFs, greater attention is needed to understand their functioning, delivery of ecological services and management requirements.