栎属7种植物种子的发芽抑制物质研究

运用系统溶剂法和生物测定法,以栎属7种植物种子为材料,研究了其种皮、胚(胚及周围部分子叶)和子叶(远离胚端2/3子叶)1.0 g/mL和0.5 g/mL浓度甲醇等浸提液以及各有机相对白菜种子萌发的影响。结果表明:栓皮栎、锐齿栎、蒙古栎、沼生栎和麻栎甲醇浸提液均能显著降低白菜种子发芽率、根长和苗高,且对发芽率的抑制作用逐渐降低;夏栎和房山栎甲醇浸提液对白菜种子发芽率没有显著影响,但对根长和苗高有一定的抑制作用;种子不同部位甲醇浸提液的抑制作用表现为胚>子叶>种皮,且甲醇高浓度浸提液的抑制作用大于低浓度的抑制作用;甲醇相对白菜种子发芽率、苗高或根长的抑制作用最强,其次是乙酸乙酯相,其它溶剂相萃取液的抑制作用不明显。栎属种子甲醇浸提液及各有机相对白菜种子苗高和根长的抑制作用强于对发芽率的影响,说明栎属种子中所含抑制物质主要是限制自身根和芽的生长,可能是造成延迟萌发和出苗不整齐的原因。     

沙葱种皮特性、种胚及种子浸提液与种子休眠的关系

本文以沙葱休眠种子为试材,检测其种皮透水性、透气性、超微结构、种胚休眠及种子浸提液。结果表明,酸蚀种子吸水12h达饱和,吸水率是完整种子的2倍;其呼吸强度最大值是完整种子的1.36倍。酸蚀处理使种子表面结构破损,角质层脱落,种孔露出。沙葱种子离体胚接种培养后2～3d,种胚开始萌发,萌发率达85％。沙葱完整种子与粉碎种子的浸提液对白菜种子发芽率、苗高、根长均有抑制作用,且随着浓度的提高而增强。     

准噶尔山楂种壳、种皮、种胚特性与种子休眠的关系

以准噶尔山楂种子为试验材料,检测其种壳和种皮的透水性及超微结构、种胚休眠特性及种子浸提液的抑制作用。结果表明：（1）准噶尔山楂种子具有胚休眠特性,种壳存在一定的机械束缚和透水障碍,存在内源抑制物质是引起准噶尔山楂种子休眠的主要原因。（2）酸蚀处理能使种壳表面结构破损,角质层脱落,种壳变薄,栅栏组织结构和细胞排列未发生变化,种孔增大,种子表面出现裂缝,但并不影响种子生活力。（3）准噶尔山楂种子甲醇浸提液的生物测定结果说明,准噶尔山楂种子的种壳、种皮和种胚均含有内源抑制物质,不同部位浸提液对白菜种子的发芽率、根长和苗高的抑制作用不同。     

青钱柳种皮甲醇浸提液的生物测定

通过对青钱柳[Cyclocarya paliurus (Batal.) Iljinskaja]种皮甲醇浸提液的生物测定,探讨青钱柳种子休眠与种皮内源抑制物质的关系.结果表明,青钱柳种皮不同浓度的甲醇浸提液(10%、20%、25%、30%和40%)对白菜(Brassica campestris L. ssp. chinensis)种子发芽率和种子活力以及幼苗的高生长、根生长均有抑制作用,浓度越高抑制作用越明显.用30%和40%浸提液处理, 白菜种子不能萌发;用10%、 20%和25%浸提液处理, 白菜种子的萌发率分别为98.6%、 75.0%和9.0%;苗高和根长分别比对照降低了31.6%、 48.1%、 79.7%和21.3%、 70.8%、 90.2%.表明青钱柳种子的种皮中含有抑制种子萌发和幼苗生长的成分.     

麻花秦艽种子休眠机理及其破除方法

通过对干燥贮藏后熟麻花秦艽种子透水性和粗提物活性的测定以及采用高锰酸钾、赤霉素、青霉素、硫酸、流水浸泡方法进行发芽试验,探讨了种子休眠机理和破除休眠的技术。结果表明:麻花秦艽种子吸水过程符合Logistic曲线,其种皮对种子吸水无阻碍作用;硫酸和高锰酸钾处理极显著提高了麻花秦艽种子的发芽率(P<0.01),说明种皮机械障碍是种子萌发的因素之一。种子粗提物在浓度为0.02—0.2 g/mL时具有很强的抑制活性,均对小麦、白菜和麻花秦艽种子萌发和生长产生抑制作用以及流水浸泡可以提高麻花秦艽种子发芽率,表明种子内源抑制物是影响其休眠的另一因素。不同处理均打破了种子休眠,显著提高了种子发芽率,其中1.5%高锰酸钾浸泡10 min光照培养下种子发芽率及发芽势、发芽指数和活力指数均显著高于其他处理(P<0.05)。相比对照,1.5%高锰酸钾处理的种子发芽率极显著提高106.9%。经1.5%高锰酸钾浸泡10 min的麻花秦艽种子粗提物对白菜种子萌发的抑制作用低于未处理,以浓度为0.02—0.04 g/mL时抑制显著,说明高锰酸钾可减弱麻花秦艽种子内源抑制物的活性。综上所述,麻花秦艽种子的休眠属综合休眠。     

滇重楼种子内源抑制物质的活性研究

以滇重楼种皮和胚乳为材料,用甲醇浸提得到种皮浸提液和胚乳浸提液,配制成浓度梯度为0.02、0.04、0.06、0.08g/mL的处理液,以蒸馏水为对照,研究不同浓度种皮和胚乳浸提液对受体植物白菜(油脂类)、小麦(淀粉类)、绿豆(蛋白类)种子发芽率、幼苗苗高和根长、抗氧化酶活性的影响,探讨滇重楼种子内源抑制物质的特性,以揭示滇重楼种子休眠的生理机制。结果表明:(1)滇重楼种皮和胚乳中均含有抑制种子萌发与幼苗生长的物质,且抑制作用大小表现为胚乳大于种皮。(2)3种受体植物幼苗对滇重楼种皮、胚乳甲醇浸提液的敏感性大小为白菜(油脂类)显著高于绿豆(蛋白类)和小麦(淀粉类)。(3)滇重楼种皮、胚乳甲醇浸提液对种子萌发及幼苗生长各项指标的抑制作用强度依次为:发芽率幼苗根长幼苗苗高鲜重。(4)滇重楼种皮、胚乳中的抑制物质均能够使3种受体植物幼苗产生生理响应,启动抗氧化酶体系,其中:随着滇重楼种皮甲醇浸提液浓度的升高,受体幼苗SOD与POD活性先升后降,CAT活性持续下降;胚乳甲醇浸提液处理后,受体幼苗SOD和POD活性较对照均显著增强,而CAT活性显著下降。研究认为,滇重楼种皮及胚乳甲醇浸提液均能够抑制受体植物种子萌发及幼苗生长,影响幼苗抗氧化酶活性,但滇重楼种皮与胚乳中所含抑制物在活性上存在差异。     

野鸦椿种子内源抑制物活性初探

以野鸦椿(Euscaphis japonica)种壳和胚为材料,甲醇浸提得到种壳浸提液和胚浸提液,配制浸提液浓度梯度为原浸提液浓度的10%、20%、30%、40%,研究不同浓度的种壳和胚浸提液对白菜、小麦、绿豆种子底物酶活性、发芽率、幼苗根长和苗高的影响,萃取和分离种壳和胚甲醇浸提液中的内源抑制物质,探讨野鸦椿种子内源抑制物质的活性与成分。结果表明:随着种壳和胚浸提液浓度的增加,白菜种子酸性磷酸酶活性和发芽率均显著降低(P0.05),表现为抑制作用递增,种壳的抑制作用小于胚,而幼苗的根长和苗高则表现为低促高抑,在10%浸提液处理下根长和苗高达最大值,种壳的促进效果弱于胚;小麦种子淀粉酶活性及幼苗的根长和苗高递减(P0.05),表现为抑制作用递增,而发芽率则在浓度≤20%时差异不明显(P0.05),浓度为30%时显著降低(P0.05),40%时发芽率为0,种壳的抑制作用大于胚;绿豆种子蛋白酶活性、发芽率、幼苗根长和苗高均在浸提液浓度≥20%时显著下降(P0.05),且种壳的作用效果小于胚。种子内源抑制物萃取及分离表明,外壳中含酚酸类较胚多,含碱类较胚少。综上认为,野鸦椿种壳和胚中均含有较高活性的内源抑制物,但性质、成分及含量存在差异,外壳内源抑制物主要作用对象为淀粉类物质,胚乳内源抑制物主要作用于油脂类和蛋白类物质。     

离体条件下TDZ对解除北五味子种子休眠的影响

以深度休眠的北五味子种子为材料,研究了离体条件下,种皮、胚乳因素对北五味子种子休眠的影响;建立了离体条件下,使用TDZ有效解除北五味子种子休眠的方法;并对北五味子种子解除休眠过程中过氧化物酶和过氧化氢酶活性变化规律进行分析.结果表明,(1)种皮和胚乳因素是引起北五味子种子休眠的主要因素,种皮和胚乳对北五味子种子的萌发具有不同程度的抑制作用;(2)MS培养基中添加0.02 mg·L-1 TDZ能有效解除北五味子种子休眠,可使第30天的发芽率达到90.0%,显著缩短北五味子种子休眠时间;(3)随着北五味子种子休眠被解除,过氧化物酶和过氧化氢酶活性均呈明显的增加趋势.     

血皮槭种子休眠机制研究

利用抑制物生物测定法和酸蚀技术研究了血皮槭种子休眠的原因。血皮槭种子吸水是一个非常缓慢的过程,在140 h以后种子含水量才能达到68%左右。酸蚀处理种子3 h,虽然没有加快种子的吸水速率,但能较好得使果皮变薄,也不影响种子的生活力。种子的各部位（果皮、种皮、子叶、胚根）均含有抑制物质,对小白菜种子的发芽率及胚根生长有很强的抑制作用,子叶各种处理水浸提液的抑制作用最强,果皮和种皮次之。血皮槭种子休眠主要由种壳机械障碍和种胚生理休眠两重因素导致,因此如何克服致密果壳而使激素能接触生理休眠的种胚是打破其种子休眠的关键技术。     

5种野生无髯鸢尾种子休眠与萌发特性研究

以5种野生无髯鸢尾种子为材料,从种子的吸水率和发芽率两个方面分析休眠原因与打破休眠促进萌发的方法,为中国鸢尾属植物的种质资源保护与应用提供技术支持。结果表明:(1)5种野生无髯鸢尾种子的吸水率比较显示,玉蝉花和山鸢尾的种皮透水性最好,其次是燕子花的种皮透水性,溪荪的种皮透水性最差;种皮的透水、透气性差及致密的胚乳是抑制马蔺种子萌发的主要原因;另外,变温可增加野生无髯鸢尾种子种皮和胚乳的透水性。(2)马蔺和溪荪种子的种皮对萌发存在强烈的抑制作用,而燕子花、山鸢尾和玉蝉花种子的种皮抑制作用不显著;珠孔端胚乳是5种野生鸢尾种子休眠的主要因素。(3)温度对5种野生无髯鸢尾种子萌发影响很大,变温处理显著提高了马蔺、溪荪、玉蝉花种子的萌发率,且最适条件为:变温30℃/20℃、8h光照/16h黑暗,但该条件对山鸢尾和燕子花种子萌发的影响不显著,即单一因子不能打破燕子花和山鸢尾种子的休眠。研究发现,5种野生无髯鸢尾种子休眠和萌发特征各异,主要影响因素也不尽相同,但珠孔端胚乳是5种野生无髯鸢尾种子休眠的主要因素;低温层积处理与变温30℃/20℃相结合能明显提高野生无髯鸢尾属种子的发芽率,是其种子打破休眠的有效措施。     

Foreign exploration for Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) and associated natural enemies on avocado (Persea americana Miller)

Scirtothrips perseae Nakahara was discovered attacking avocados in California, USA, in 1996. Host plant surveys in California indicated that S. perseae has a highly restricted host range with larvae being found only on avocados, while adults were collected from 11 different plant species. As part of a management program for this pest, a “classical” biological control program was initiated and foreign exploration was conducted to delineate the home range of S. perseae, to survey for associated natural enemies and inventory other species of phytophagous thrips on avocados grown in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad, and Brazil. Foreign exploration efforts indicate that S. perseae occurs on avocados grown at high altitudes (>1500 m) from Uruapan in Mexico south to areas around Guatemala City in Guatemala. In Costa Rica, S. perseae is replaced by an undescribed congener as the dominant phytophagous thrips on avocados grown at high altitudes (>1300 m). No species of Scirtothrips were found on avocados in the Dominican Republic, Trinidad, or Brazil. In total, 2136 phytophagous thrips were collected and identified, representing over 47 identified species from at least 19 genera. The significance of these species records is discussed. Of collected material 4% were potential thrips biological control agents. Natural enemies were dominated by six genera of predatory thrips (Aeolothrips, Aleurodothrips, Franklinothrips, Leptothrips, Scolothrips, and Karnyothrips). One genus each of parasitoid (Ceranisus) and predatory mite (Balaustium) were found. Based on the results of our sampling techniques, prospects for the importation of thrips natural enemies for use in a “classical” biological control program in California against S. perseae are not promising.     

Taxonomic status of the species of the green algal genusNeochloris

Komárek has recently reviewed the various species assigned to the green algal genusNeochloris Starr (Chlorococcales, Chlorococcaceae) and removed those with uninucleate vegetative cells to a new genus,Ettlia. Watanabe & Floyd, unaware ofKomárek's work, also reviewed the species ofNeochloris and distributed them among three genera—Neochloris, Chlorococcopsis gen. nov., andParietochloris gen. nov.—on the basis of details of the covering of the zoospore and the arrangement of the basal bodies of the flagellar apparatus. This paper reconciles these two treatments and makes additional recommendations at the ranks of genus, family, order, and class.     

Phylogeny of cardinalfishes (Teleostei: Gobiiformes: Apogonidae) and the evolution of visceral bioluminescence

The cardinalfishes (Apogonidae) are a diverse clade of small, mostly reef-dwelling fishes, for which a variety of morphological data have not yielded a consistent phylogeny. We use DNA sequence to hypothesize phylogenetic relationships within Apogonidae and among apogonids and other acanthomorph families, to examine patterns of evolution including the distribution of a visceral bioluminescence system. In conformance with previous studies, Apogonidae is placed in a clade with Pempheridae, Kurtidae, Leiognathidae, and Gobioidei. The apogonid genus Pseudamia is recovered outside the remainder of the family, not as sister to the superficially similar genus Gymnapogon. Species sampled from the Caribbean and Western Atlantic (Phaeoptyx, Astrapogon, and some Apogon species) form a clade, as do the larger-bodied Glossamia and Cheilodipterus. Incidence of visceral bioluminescence is found scattered throughout the phylogeny, independently for each group in which it is present. Examination of the fine structure of the visceral bioluminescence system through histology shows that light organs exhibit a range of morphologies, with some composed of complex masses of tubules (Siphamia, Pempheris, Parapriacanthus) and others lacking tubules but containing chambers formed by folds of the visceral epithelium (Acropoma, Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia). Light organs in Siphamia, Acropoma, Pempheris and Parapriacanthus are distinct from but connected to the gut; those in Archamia, Jaydia, and Rhabdamia are simply portions of the intestinal tract, and are little differentiated from the surrounding tissues. The presence or absence of symbiotic luminescent bacteria does not correlate with light organ structure; the tubular light organs of Siphamia and chambered tubes of Acropoma house bacteria, those in Pempheridae and the other Apogonidae do not.     

Die GattungKarschia — Bindeglied zwischen bitunicaten Ascomyceten und lecanoralen Flechtenpilzen?

The genusKarschia, in the earlier sense, including saprophytes and parasites on lichens, has been thought to be a non-lichenized parallel genus of the lichen genusBuellia. Modern workers included it on the one hand inBuellia, on the other hand combined it with bitunicate ascomycetes. It is now proved thatKarschia is heterogeneous and contains but superficially similar members both of the genusBuellia of theLecanorales and of typical or masked bitunicateAscomycetes. Therefore, it can not be regarded as a link betweenLecanorales andDothideales. The type species ofKarschia belongs to theDothideales.

     

Biological control of three floating water weeds,<Emphasis Type="Italic">Eichhornia crassipes,Pistia stratiotes</Emphasis>, and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Salviniamolesta</Emphasis> in the Republic of Congo

Since 1999, four specific weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) were released in the Republic of Congo against three exotic floating water weeds: Neochetina eichhorniae Warner and N. bruchi Hustache against water hyacinth, Neohydronomus affinis Hustache against water lettuce, and Cyrtobagous salviniae Calder and Sands against water fern. Recoveries of exotic weevils were made from all 24 release sites except one, and all four species have established and spread (up to 800 km for water hyacinth weevils). Within a few years of releases, control of water fern and water lettuce was such that fishing and navigation could be resumed, while reductions of water hyacinth populations were only beginning.     

A molecular phylogeny of Hebeloma species from Europe

In order to widen the scope of existing phylogenies of the ectomycorrhizal agaric genus Hebeloma a total of 53 new rDNA ITS sequences from that genus was generated, augmented by sequences retrieved from GenBank, and analysed using Bayesian, strict consensus and neighbour joining methods. The lignicolous Hebelomina neerlandica, Gymnopilus penetrans, and two species of Galerina served as outgroup taxa. Anamika indica, as well as representatives of the genera Hymenogaster and Naucoria, were included to test the monophyly of Hebeloma, which is confirmed by the results. Hebeloma, Naucoria, Hymenogaster and Anamika indica cluster in a strongly supported monophyletic hebelomatoid clade. All trees largely reflect the current infrageneric classification within Hebeloma, and divide the genus into mostly well-supported monophyletic groups surrounding H. crustuliniforme, H. velutipes, H. sacchariolens, H. sinapizans, and H. radicosum, with H. sarcophyllum being shown at an independent position; however this is not well supported. The section Indusiata divides with strong support into three groups, the position of the pleurocystidiate Hebeloma cistophilum suggests the possible existence of a third subsection within sect. Indusiata. Subsection Sacchariolentia is raised to the rank of section.     

Demographic characteristics of an intertidal bay goby (Lepidogobius lepidus)

Synopsis In a fourteen month study (May 1976 – June 1977) I examined the following characteristics of an intertidal bay goby (Lepidogobius lepidus) in Morro Bay, California, U.S.A.: annual and seasonal patterns of abundance, age composition and growth rates, survivorship and mortality patterns, and the reproductive cycle for female gobies. Fishes were collected with the aid of quinaldine and otoliths and ovaries removed. Age and growth rates were estimated from otolith annuli using a back calculation formula and a Brody-Bertalanffy growth curve. Mortality rates were derived using the methods of Heincke (1913), Robson & Chapman (1960), mean age, and a catch curve (Ricker 1975). A gonad index was used to describe the annual reproductive cycle. Results indicated that abundance fluctuated seasonally and that these fluctuations appeared to be caused by reproductive emigrations. Bay gobies reached an age of 7+ and a standard length of 87 mm. Growth was relatively constant (6 mm yr⁻¹) until age 5, at which point it began to decline. The mean rates of survivorship, mortality, and instantaneous mortality were 0.75, 0.25, and 0.29 respectively. Mortality rates for individual age classes ranged from 0.13 to 0.51 and increased with age. This stock appears to reproduce mainly during the winter.     

Systematic significance of mature embryo of bamboos

The mature embryo of seven species belonging to five genera of Indian bamboos is described. In all these the basic pattern of embryo organisation is same: the scutellar and coleoptilar bundles are not separated by an internode, the epiblast is absent, the lower portion of the scutellum and the coleorhiza are separated by a cleft and the margins of embryonic leaves overlap. The features unique to fleshy fruited bamboos are: presence of a massive scutellum, the juxtaposition of plumule and radicle and the occurrence of a bud in the axil of the coleoptile. The fleshy fruit bearing bamboos should be classified into one group, the tribeMelocanneae. Evidence is provided to recognise additional groups in the subfamilyBambusoideae.