向日葵种群中植株个体大小对其氮素利用策略的影响

我们利用Berendse和Aerts提出的氮素利用效率(NUE)概念及原理研究了高密度一年生草本植物向日葵(Helianthus annuus L.)种群中植株个体大小对其氮素吸收利用的影响,并对种内竞争进行了分析。结果表明,植株对氮素的吸收与其个体大小不成线性关系,说明种群内不同植株个体对土壤氮素的竞争属于非对称竞争。植株的氮素损失随着个体大小的增加而增加。个体较大的植株具有较高的氮素输入率和较低的氮素输出率,因而具有较高的氮素净增加值。植株的氮素生产力(NP)和氮素平均滞留时间(MRT)均与植株个体大小呈正相关。较大的植物个体具有较高的NP和较长的MRT,由于NUE为NP和MRT二者的乘积,因而较大个体植株的NUE高于个体较小的植株。同种植物的不同个体的NP和MRT之间不存在协衡关系。氮素回收效率(NRE)与植株个体大小密切相关。在个体水平上,较大的植株个体具有较高的NUE与其较高的NRE有关。种群内植株个体对土壤氮素的非对称竞争主要由于植株对氮素的吸收和利用效率不同所致。因此,Berendse和Aerts提出的氮素利用效率概念不仅适用于研究种间的养分利用策略,对于种内不同植株的养分策略研究也同样适用。     

向日葵种群中植株个体大小对其氮素利用策略的影响

我们利用Berendse和Aerts提出的氮素利用效率(NUE)概念及原理研究了高密度一年生草本植物向日葵(Helianthus annuus L.)种群中植株个体大小对其氮素吸收利用的影响,并对种内竞争进行了分析.结果表明,植株对氮素的吸收与其个体大小不成线性关系,说明种群内不同植株个体对土壤氮素的竞争属于非对称竞争.植株的氮素损失随着个体大小的增加而增加.个体较大的植株具有较高的氮素输入率和较低的氮素输出率,因而具有较高的氮素净增加值.植株的氮素生产力(NP)和氮素平均滞留时间(MRT)均与植株个体大小呈正相关.较大的植物个体具有较高的NP和较长的MRT,由于NUE为NP和MRT二者的乘积,因而较大个体植株的NUE高于个体较小的植株.同种植物的不同个体的NP和MRT之间不存在协衡关系.氮素回收效率(NRE)与植株个体大小密切相关.在个体水平上,较大的植株个体具有较高的NUE与其较高的NRE有关.种群内植株个体对土壤氮素的非对称竞争主要由于植株对氮素的吸收和利用效率不同所致.因此,Berendse和Aerts提出的氮素利用效率概念不仅适用于研究种间的养分利用策略,对于种内不同植株的养分策略研究也同样适用.     

Effect of Nitrogen Supply on the Nitrogen Use Efficiency of an Annual Herb, Helianthus annuus L.

Nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is the product of nitrogen productivity (NP) and the mean residence time of nitrogen (MRT). Theory suggests that there should be a trade-off between both components,but direct experimental evidence is still scarce. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed the effect of varying nitrogen supply levels on NUE and its two components (NP, MRT) in Helianthus annuus L., an annual herb.The plants investigated were subjected to six nitrogen levels (0, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 g N/m^2). Total plant production increased substantially with increasing nitrogen supply. Nitrogen uptake and loss also increased with nitrogen supply. Nitrogen influx (rin) and outflux (rout) were defined as the rates of nitrogen uptake and loss per unit aboveground nitrogen, respectively. Both rin and rout increased with increasing nitrogen supply. In addition, rin was far higher than rout. Consequently, the relative rate of nitrogen increment (tin -rout) also increased with nitrogen supply. There were marked differences between treatments with respect to parameters related to the stress resistance syndrome: nitrogen pool size, leaf nitrogen concentration,and net aboveground productivity increased with nitrogen supply. Plants at high nitrogen levels showed a higher NP (the growth rate per unit aboveground nitrogen) and a shorter MRT (the inverse of rout), whereas plants at low nitrogen levels displayed the reverse pattern. Shorter MRT for plants at high nitrogen levels was caused by the abscission of leaves that contained relatively large fractions of total plant nitrogen. We found a negative relationship between NP and MRT, the components of NUE, along the gradient of nitrogen availability, suggesting that there was a trade-off between NP and MRT. The NUE increased with increasing nitrogen availability, up to a certain level, and then decreased. These results offer support for the hypothesis that adaptation to infertile habitats involves a low nitrogen loss (long MRT in the piano rather than a high NUE per se. The higher NUE at the plant level was a result, in part, of greater nitrogen resorption during senescence. We suggest that a long MRT (an index of nitrogen conservation) is a potentially successful strategy in nitrogen-poor environments.     

砒砂岩区不同施氮水平下5种潜在适生植物氮素利用比较研究

鄂尔多斯高原砒砂岩区土壤贫瘠、水土流失强烈,土壤氮素养分也是该区域植被恢复重建的主要限制因子.该研究以3种乡土种芨芨草(Achnatherum splendens)、长柄扁桃(Amygdalus pedunculata)和沙棘(Hippo-phae rhamnoides)与2种外来种掌叶大黄(Rheum palmatu...     

Nitrogen Mediates Flowering Time and Nitrogen Use Efficiency via Floral Regulators in Rice

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“绿色革命”新进展:赤霉素与氮营养双重调控的表观修饰助力水稻高产高效育种

以半矮秆育种为代表的“绿色革命”极大地提高了作物产量,但也带来氮营养利用效率降低的严重问题。“绿色革命”主要基于调控赤霉素的代谢和信号转导而实现。前期的研究发现,赤霉素信号转导关键因子DELLA蛋白通过调控GRF4而负调控氮素的吸收利用,为半矮秆品系氮利用效率低的问题提供了解决方案。最近的一项研究进一步揭示了GA信号途径与氮响应交叉互作的新机制。该研究发现水稻(Oryza sativa)NGR5是氮素调控分蘖数目的一个关键基因,其表达受氮诱导。通过招募PRC2,NGR5对D14和OsSPL14等分蘖抑制基因所在位点进行H3K27me3甲基化修饰,从而抑制其表达。而在半矮秆背景下超表达NGR5可以提高低氮水平下的水稻产量。NGR5同时也被发现为赤霉素受体GID1的一个新靶标,受到其负调控。该研究发现了调控赤霉素信号通路的新机制,并对高产高效的新一代“绿色革命”育种实践具有重要启示。     

Seed bank dynamics of an invasive alien species,Helianthus annuus L.

形成持久种子库的能力是预测物种在新区域成功建群的最佳指标之一。野生向日葵(Helianthus annuus L.)原产于北美,干扰促进了其种子库的形成,并对本地种群的建立和延续起着关键作用。然而,种子库在入侵种群的建立和延续中所起的作用尚不清楚。在本研究中,我们评估了种子库和干扰对几种向日葵生物类型(采集于阿根廷荒地生境中的野生向日葵、野生农田野生向日葵与作物向日葵自然杂交种,以及商业品种的后代)的建立和适应性,以及土壤中种子持久性的作用。在种子库试验中,我们评估了上述材料两年在干扰和未干扰条件下的出苗率、成活率到繁殖率、出苗成活率、每株花序数和每块地的花序数;在种子埋藏试验中,我们评估了其种子在四个春季(6个月、18 个月、30个月和42个月)土壤中的持久性。研究结果表明,总体而言,幼苗在生长期(冬季)出苗较早,且受到干扰促进,尤其是第一年。尽管如此,在两种情况下,每块样地的花序数是相近的,尤其是荒地生境中。第二年,种子库出苗率较低,但成活率较高。在种子掩埋实验中,观察到遗传差异,荒地和野生生境中种子持久性达到42个月,而商业品种后代的种子持久性不超过6个月。在这两项实验中,农田野生型和商业向日葵品种后代生物型表现出一种中间行为。结果表明,野生向日葵和作物野生向日葵杂交种均能在其生长范围之外形成持久的种子库,且干扰可能有助于其在新区域的建立。     

不同氮素形态对向日葵生长和光合功能的影响

利用砂培试验研究了不同氮素形态对向日葵生长和光合功能的影响。结果表明：NO^3-N(NN)处理的株高、叶面积、干物质重显著高于NH4^ -N(AA)处理,施用NO3^--N的植株有较高的净光合速率(Pn)和较低的气孔导度(C8)、细胞间隙CO2浓度(Ci)。不同处理之间Fv／Fm没有显著差异,NN处理的植株PSⅡ线性电子传递量子效率ФPSⅡ、光化学荧光猝灭系数qP和表观光合电子传递效率ETR都显著高于AA处理的植株;而非光化学荧光猝灭系数qN则明显低于AA处理的植株。碳同化受到抑制是NH4^ -N条件下净光合速率下降的重要原因。     

Effects of Irrigation and Nitrogen on the Performance of Aerobic Rice in Northern China

Aerobic rice is a new production system in which specially-developed varieties are grown under non-flooded, non-puddled, and non-saturated soil conditions. In 2003-2004, irrigation x Nitrogen experiments were carried out near Beijing using variety HD297. Water treatments included four irrigation levels, and Nitrogen treatments included different fertilizer N application rates and different numbers of N splits. The highest yields were 4460 kg/ha with 688 mm of total (rain plus irrigation) water input in 2003 and 6 026 kg/ha with 705 mm of water input in 2004. Because of the quite even distribution of rainfall in both years, the four irrigation treatments did not result in large differences of soil water conditions. There were few significant effects of irrigation on biomass accumulation, but yield increased with the total amount of water applied. High yields coincided with high harvest index and high percentages of grain filling. The application of fertilizer N either reduced biomass and yield or kept it at the same level as 0 N and consistently reduced the percentage grain filling and 1 000-grain weight. With the highest water application, five splits of N gave higher yield than three splits, whereas three splits gave higher yield than five splits with lower water applications.     

Nitrogen Use Efficiency of Crop Plants: Physiological Constraints upon Nitrogen Absorption

Current global nitrogen fertilizer use has reached approximately one hundred billion kg per annum. In many agricultural systems, a very substantial portion of this applied nitrogen fertilizer is lost from soil to groundwaters, rivers and oceans. While soil physicochemical properties play a significant part in these losses, there are several characteristic features of plant nitrogen transporter function that facilitate N losses. Nitrate and ammonium efflux from roots result in a reduction of net nitrogen uptake. As external nitrate and ammonium concentrations, respectively, are increased, particularly into the range of concentrations that are typical of agricultural soils, elevated rates of nitrate and ammonium efflux result. The rapid down-regulation of high-affinity influx as plants become nitrogen replete further reduces the root's capacity to acquire external nitrogen; only nitrogen-starved roots absorb with both high capacity and high affinity. The results of studies using molecular biology methods demonstrate that genes encoding nitrate and ammonium transporters are rapidly down-regulated when nitrogen is resupplied to nitrogen-starved plants. Provision of ammonium to roots of plants actively absorbing nitrate imposes a block on nitrate uptake, the extent of which depends on the ammonium concentration, thus further reducing the efficient utilization of soil nitrate. During the daily variation of incoming light and during periods of low incident irradiation (i.e. heavy cloud cover) the expression levels of genes encoding nitrate and ammonium transporters, and rates of nitrate and ammonium uptake, are substantially reduced. Low temperatures reduce growth and nitrogen demand, and appear to discriminate against high-affinity nitrogen influx. In sum, these several factors conspire to limit rates of plant nitrogen uptake to values that are well below capacity. These characteristics of the plant's nitrogen uptake systems facilitate nitrogen losses from soils.     

氮高效水稻种质资源筛选及相关特性分析

在不施氮和施氮量180 kg/hm22个水平下,对45份水稻种质的氮吸收与利用等相关性状进行分析,并根据参试品种在2个施氮水平下的产量差异将其分为双高效型、高氮高效型、低氮高效型和双低效型等4种类型,重点研究不同氮效率水稻产量、吸氮量以及氮素利用率等性状的相关性及差异分析。结果表明,单株子粒重、单株秸秆重、植株吸氮量和氮生理利用率变幅分别为4.50~29.65 g、6.35~18.70 g、4.80~21.28 g/m2和19.88~62.05 g/g。无论是在低氮还是高氮水平下,水稻产量与有效穗数、穗粒数、结实率、生物量、子粒吸氮量、吸氮量和氮生理利用率均呈显著或极显著正相关,与子粒和秸秆氮浓度呈显著负相关。4种氮效率类型品种间的产量与生物量、吸氮量和氮生理利用率差异均达到极显著水平,双高效型和高氮高效型水稻受氮肥的影响最大,低氮高效型水稻受氮肥的影响最小。研究认为,青马早和陆财早不论是在低氮还是高氮水平下均表现出氮高效利用特性,为典型氮高效型;广陆矮4号在低氮水平下表现出氮高效利用特性,适于低氮条件种植,为典型耐低氮型;早89-01和早籼152在高氮水平下表现出氮高效利用特性,适于高氮条件种植。     

Effect of pre-treatment with ethanolamine on the response of Helianthus annuus L. to salt stress

The accumulation of compatible solutes is one of the strategies that plants have developed to tolerate salt stress. Proline and betaine are the main metabolites that accumulate in various species of higher plants in response to salt stress. In Helianthus annuus L., pre-treatment of seeds with ethanolamine led to enhanced seedling tolerance to conditions of saline stress during germination, as evidenced by the greater growth of pretreated seedlings (EAS group) versus untreated seedlings (S group), evaluated through such parameters as length, water and chlorophyll content. During the germination period, a considerable increase was observed in proline levels (up to 300%) in seedlings subjected to saline stress, whereas in the EAS group, the proline increment was much smaller (20%). Starting from the fourth day of germination, betaine levels in seedlings pretreated with ethanolamine and then with water (EAW group) and in EAS showed a significant increase versus C (control) and S seedlings, possibly because such a precursor promotes betaine biosynthesis. This could be responsible for the enhanced growth observed in EAS versus S seedlings, as well as for preventing the decrease in chlorophyll content in the EAS group. The accumulation of betaine seems to correlate with the greater tolerance of these seedlings against stress induced by sodium chloride.     

Effect of Photoperiod and Nitrogen Supply on Basal Shoots Development in Rhododendron Catawbiense

In order to control young plant form by modifying culture conditions, plants of Rhododendron catawbiense from in vitro culture were grown in a greenhouse under different photoperiodic treatments (long or short days) combined or not with a several-week nitrogen starvation. After 12 weeks of culture under long days (16 h) with nitrogen supply, plants showed a rhythmic acrotonous development. When long days were combined with a six-week nitrogen starvation, the apical growth pause was extended leading to an increase of the number of acrotonous lateral ramifications. Short-day (8 h) treatment affected distal burst potential and moreover when a concomitant nitrogen starvation was applied. This lack of distal development allowed basal buds swelling, leading to basitonous plants. When plants were returned back to long days after 2, 4 or 6 weeks under short days, distal buds resumption competed with basal shoots development. Durable basitonous plants were obtained by a 12-week short days treatment combined with a 6-week nitrogen starvation.     

氮肥对2个杨树品种碳氮代谢的影响

研究以‘丹红’杨(美洲黑杨)和‘通辽1号’杨(小叶杨)为材料,在田间进行施氮肥和不施氮肥处理,分析2个杨树品种的生长性状、碳氮相关代谢物和发育木质部转录组的变化特征,探讨不同杨树品种氮肥利用的生理机制,为杨树的氮高效利用遗传育种奠定基础。结果表明:(1)‘丹红’杨和‘通辽1号’杨的总生物量在施氮处理后分别比不施氮处理提高了1.69倍和1.10倍;‘丹红’杨的总生物量在施氮肥和不施氮肥条件下分别是‘通辽1号’杨的13倍和10倍。(2)施氮处理显著抑制‘丹红’杨和‘通辽1号’杨树皮和木质部中总氮和多种水解氨基酸的含量,但是没有明显影响木质部的总碳、纤维素、半纤维素和木质素含量。(3)施氮处理显著影响了2个杨树品种发育木质部碳固定、糖代谢、氨基酸合成等碳氮代谢途径的基因的高表达,从而促进了植株生物量的积累。研究发现,施氮处理可以显著促进杨树发育木质部碳氮代谢途径相关基因的高表达,从而促进了杨树生物量的积累和生长;‘丹红’杨的木材产量在不同的氮素环境下都远远高于‘通辽1号’杨,更加适合人工林的大面积推广和种植。     

滨海沙地不同树种人工林叶片和土壤表层稳定碳氮同位素及水分利用效率研究

以福州市滨海后沿沙地人工营造的湿地松、木麻黄、尾巨桉、肯氏相思和纹荚相思防护林为研究对象,测定不同年龄(新叶、老叶)叶片、表层土壤(0~10cm)天然稳定碳、氮同位素丰度值(δ~(13) C、δ~(15)N),研究稳定碳、氮同位素丰度值与水分利用效率和土壤氮饱和程度的相互关系,以揭示不同树种水分利用效率、氮饱和程度和碳氮循环速率差异的机理。结果表明:(1)滨海沙地不同树种叶片δ~(13) C变化范围为-31.682‰~-29.323‰,其δ~(13) C大小为:湿地松肯氏相思木麻黄纹荚相思尾巨桉,除尾巨桉外各树种δ~(13) C均表现为新叶老叶;各树种叶片δ~(15)N变化范围为-5.548‰~-2.167‰,其δ~(15)N大小为:肯氏相思纹荚相思木麻黄湿地松尾巨桉,且各树种均表现为新叶老叶。(2)不同树种表层土壤δ~(15)N变化范围为-4.675‰~-2.975‰,表层土壤δ~(15)N大小为:纹荚相思肯氏相思木麻黄尾巨桉湿地松,但不同树种表层土壤C含量无显著差异。(3)滨海沙地湿地松、木麻黄、肯氏相思和纹荚相思的水分利用效率随叶龄增加均呈显著递减趋势;不同树种新叶的水分利用效率变化范围为39.09~76.57μmol·mol~(-1),其大小依次为:湿地松肯氏相思木麻黄纹荚相思尾巨桉;老叶的水分利用效率变化范围为38.56~62.59μmol·mol~(-1),其大小依次为:湿地松木麻黄肯氏相思尾巨桉纹荚相思。(4)不同树种人工林水分利用效率与其新叶水分利用效率呈显著正相关关系,说明林分水分利用效率主要体现在新叶的水分利用效率上,同时林分水分利用效率受林分类型的影响。