The complete chloroplast genome and characteristics analysis of Musa basjoo Siebold

Background

An ornamental plant often seen in gardens and farmhouses, Musa basjoo Siebold can also be used as Chinese herbal medicine. Its pseudostem and leaves are diuretic; its root can be decocted together with ginger and licorice to cure gonorrhea and diabetes; the decoct soup of its pseudostem can help relieve heat, and the decoct soup of its dried flower can treat cerebral hemorrhage. There have not been many chloroplast genome studies on M. basjoo Siebold.

Methods and results

We characterized its complete chloroplast genome using Novaseq 6000 sequencing. This paper shows that the length of the chloroplast genome M. basjoo Siebold is 172,322 bp, with 36.45% GC content. M. basjoo Siebold includes a large single-copy region of 90,160 bp, a small single-copy region of 11,668 bp, and a pair of inverted repeats of 35,247 bp. Comparing the genomic structure and sequence data of closely related species, we have revealed the conserved gene order of the IR and LSC/SSC regions, which has provided a very inspiring discovery for future phylogenetic research.

Conclusions

Overall, this study has constructed an evolutionary tree of the genus Musa species with the complete chloroplast genome sequence for the first time. As can be seen, there is no obvious multi-branching in the genus, and M. basjoo Siebold and Musa itinerans are the closest relatives.

     

The role of plant water storage and hydraulic strategies in relation to soil moisture availability

Plant and Soil - We aimed to clarify the intraspecific variation in the morphological traits of branch orders under different soil conditions in Chamaecyparis obtusa (Siebold & Zucc.) Endl....     

台湾林檎及其近缘种的研究

<正> 《中国植物志》在苹果属糁棱海棠组中曾记载台湾林檎Malus doumeri(Bois.)Chev.和尖嘴林檎M.melliana(Hand.-Mazz.)Rehd.两种。作者依据最近二十多年来增加的野外采集标本和资源开发中新近提出来的问题,检查了过去国内外文献资料,发现我国江西西部和西南部、浙江西南部、广东、广西,湖南东部和东南部、贵州西南部、云南东南部和台湾等地区均有台湾林檎分布并与老挝东北部、越南中部和南部形成连续的分布区。而尖嘴林檎(模式标本采自广东连平)和广西近年来开发利用的“大果山楂”均属于台湾林檎。又     

553. Platycarya Strobilacea

Summary.  Platycarya strobilacea Siebold & Zucc. is a monotypic genus and an unusual and rare tree in cultivation. Its discovery and introduction into cultivation are described.     

Variation in nuclear DNA content in Malus species and cultivated apples.

The nuclear DNA content for a group of 40 Malus species and hybrids has been estimated using flow cytometry. Estimates of nuclear DNA content for this germplasm collection range from 1.45 pg for Malus fusca (diploid) to 2.57 pg for Malus ioensis (triploid). Among diploids, the nuclear (2C) DNA ranges from 1.45 pg for M. fusca to 1.68 pg for Malus transitoria. Among triploids, the nuclear (3C) DNA content ranges from 2.37 pg / 3C for Malus sikkimensis to 2.57 pg / 3C for M. ioensis. Given the complexity of the apple genome and its suggested allopolyploid origin, the results obtained in this study confirm earlier reports that polyploids can easily withstand the loss of a certain amount of DNA, and that there is a slight tendency towards diminished haploid nuclear DNA content with increased polyploidy.     

多花海棠叶绿体基因组分析

多花海棠（Malus floribunda Siebold.）是世界范围内广泛栽培的苹果属物种,具有较高的观赏价值和育种意义。对其进行叶绿体基因组比较分析,有利于完善苹果属系统进化以及种质利用的研究内容。基于全基因组测序数据,组装获得一个完整的具有四分体结构的多花海棠叶绿体基因组。该基因组包括大单拷贝区（88 142 bp）、反向重复区B （26 353 bp）、小单拷贝区（19 189 bp）与反向重复区A （26 353 bp）,共计160 037 bp。多花海棠叶绿体全基因组共注释到111个基因,包括78个蛋白编码基因、29个tRNA基因和4个rRNA基因。此外,在其基因组中识别到大量的重复序列,与三叶海棠和变叶海棠略有差异。通过计算相对同义密码子使用度,发现其高频密码子共30种,并且密码子具有偏向A/T结尾的使用模式。种间序列比对、边界分析的结果表明,大单拷贝区序列变异较大,8种苹果属植物SC区与IR区扩张收缩情况整体上较为相似。基于叶绿体基因组序列的系统进化分析,将多花海棠、湖北海棠和变叶海棠聚为一类。多花海棠叶绿体基因组的研究可为今后遗传标记开发与种质资源利用等提供数据支持。     

Possible roles of auxin and zeatin for initiating the dwarfing effect of M9 used as apple rootstock or interstock

Endogenous indole-3-acid (IAA) and zeatin (t-Z) may play important roles in the dwarfing mechanisms of rootstocks. The concentrations of IAA and t-Z, as well as the expression of the genes PIN1 and IPT3 were measured in leaves, barks, and roots from nine treatments: M9, Malus X micromalus Makino, Red Fuji/M9/Malus X micromalus, Red Fuji/M9, Red Fuji/Malus X micromalus, M9 rootstock substitution above and below the original graft union, interstock bridging, and interstock bark substitution of M9. The results show that there were greater amounts of t-Z and expressions of IPT3 in invigorated trees (Malus X micromalus and Red Fuji/Malus X micromalus) when compared with dwarfing trees (M9, Red Fuji/M9/Malus X micromalus and Red Fuji/M9) during the period of fast shoot growth (early June to mid-August). Moreover, the variation of IAA contents and PIN1 expressions shared the same pattern with t-Z contents and IPT3 expressions in all the tested locations. IAA content was extremely high in the bark of M9 interstock when compared with that of the scion and the rootstock, yet PIN1 expression in corresponding tissues was very low. After M9 rootstock were substituted above and below the original graft union, contents of t-Z, IAA, and PIN1 expressions in leaves and branch-barks recovered gradually to standard tree levels. However, there is no significant difference between the two treatments. We conclude graft union has no obvious influence on hormone transport. After M9 interstock and its bark were substituted, the hormone measurement of every index was consistent with that of rootstock substitution.     

Acylated secoiridoid glucosides isolated from the fruit extract of Symplocos lucida inhibit β-glucuronidase

Two new acylated secoiridoid glucosides, designated symplolucidins A and B, were isolated from the fruit extract of Symplocos lucida (Thunb.) Siebold & Zucc. Their structures, including their absolute configurations, were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic analyses and chemical reactions. They were found to exhibit β-glucuronidase inhibitory effect.     

Description of Cydia piceicola,sp. nov. (Lepidoptera,Tortricidae), feeding on Picea jezoensis in Korea

The adult and the early stages of Cydia piceicola, sp. nov., are described and illustrated from Korea. Larvae of the new species feed on Picea jezoensis (Siebold et Zucc.) Carrière, The life history and larval feeding habits are briefly discussed.     

我国苹果属资源现代分布调查初报

种质资源是农业生物资源的重要组成部分。我国是苹果属植物的起源演化中心之一,加强我国苹果种质资源调查与收集,可以丰富我国苹果资源保存的多样性。国家果树种质苹果圃于2005-2016年开展了我国西北、华北、西南、东北和华东苹果属植物集中分布地区的调查和收集,旨在进一步摸清家底,扩展我国苹果属种质资源的保存类型和数量,为保护利用及科学研究提供基础资料。调查结果表明:我国苹果属种质资源类型多样,分布广泛,新收集资源621份,西北、西南和东北地区的苹果野生种资源丰富,地方品种少量分布;华北地区以地方品种为主,野生种类型较少。目前野生资源集中分布面积逐年减少,由先前的大范围散落分布逐渐转变为小面积集中分布;地方品种面临的问题较多,砍伐频发,流失严重。以连续11年的苹果属种质资源调查为依据,提出苹果资源收集保存面临的问题,并提出建议。     

Nuclear and plastid phylogenomic analyses provide insights into the reticulate evolution,species delimitation,and biogeography of the Sino-Japanese disjunctive Diabelia (Caprifoliaceae)

Understanding biological diversity and the mechanisms of the Sino-Japanese disjunctions are major challenges in eastern Asia biogeography. The Sino-Japanese flora has been broadly studied as an ideal model for plant phylogeography. Diabelia Landrein (Caprifoliaceae) is an East Asian genus, with a disjunctive distribution across the Sino-Japanese region. However, relationships within Diabelia remain elusive. In this study, we reconstructed the phylogeny of Diabelia and inferred historical biogeography and evolutionary patterns based on nuclear and plastid sequences from target enrichment and genome skimming approaches, respectively. We found that the main clades within Diabelia were discordant between nuclear and plastid trees. Both nuclear and plastid phylogenetic analyses supported five main clades: Diabelia serrata (Siebold & Zucc.) Landrein, Diabelia tetrasepala (Koidz.) Landrein, Diabelia sanguinea (Makino) Landrein, Diabelia stenophylla (Honda) Landrein, and Diabelia spathulata (Siebold & Zucc.) Landrein. Species network analyses revealed that Diabelia tetrasepala is likely the result of a hybridization event. Divergence time estimation and ancestral area reconstructions showed that Diabelia originated in Japan during the early Miocene, with subsequent vicariance and dispersal events between Japan and Korea, and between Japan and China. Overall, our results support the division of Diabelia into five main clades and the recognition of five species in the genus. This research provides new insights into the species delimitation and speciation processes of taxonomically complex lineages such as Diabelia.     

Allelopathic sesquiterpenoids from rhizomes of Petasites japonicus ssp. giganteus Kitam

Four sesquiterpenoids were isolated from Petasites japonicus (Siebold and Zucc.) Maxim. ssp. giganteus (F. Schmidt ex Trautv.) Kitam. (Compositae, Japanese name: Akitabuki) as allelochemicals. Their structures were elucidated on the basis of spectroscopic methods and their allelopathic effects were assessed.     

Features of the Formation of Microbiomes in Two Types of Soils under Pine Provenance Trials of Pinus sibirica Du Tour and Pinus koraiensis Siebold et Zucc.

Biology Bulletin - The effect of pine provenance trials of Pinus sibirica Du Tour and Pinus koraiensis Siebold et Zucc. grown in Krasnoyarsk and Khabarovsk krais on the chemical and biological...     

Purification and properties of apple fruit malic enzyme

Malic enzyme was isolated and purified from mature apple fruits (Malus sylvestris, Miller) by utilizing procedures probably applicable to other soluble enzymes in this and similar tissues.     

Pliocene wood of Larix from southern Primorye (Russian Far East)

A new fossil larch species, Laricioxylon blokhinae, showing the wood anatomy of modern Larix olgensis A. Henry and L. leptolepis (Siebold et Succ.) Gord. is described. The taxonomic and structural diversity of larch species is reviewed, based on fossil wood remains from the Pliocene of southern Primorye.     

Susceptibility of fruit from diverse apple and crabapple germplasm to attack by plum curculio (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Plum curculio, Conotrachelus nenuphar (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is an important apple, Malus domestica Borkh., pest that significantly hinders sustainable apple production in eastern North America. The potential for host plant resistance to plum curculio among apple germplasm has never been rigorously evaluated. Thus, studies were conducted to assess the susceptibility of a number of exotic and domestic Malus accessions housed at the USDA Plant Genetic Resources Unit (PGRU) "core" collection in Geneva, NY. Contrary to earlier published reports and promising data from a field assessment in 2005, these results suggest that there is probably little potential for genetic resistance to plum curculio among the Malus germplasm collection evaluated. More specifically, four Malus hybrid selections that have previously been released with claims of plum curculio resistance were shown to be susceptible to plum curculio attack. Because there are additional accessions housed at PGRU outside of the core collection that are currently classified as resistant, further studies are necessary to evaluate the true resistance qualities of these releases. It is also important to clarify such discrepancies in both the USDA online Germplasm Resources Information Network and in the horticultural literature. Although other Malus species exhibited some variability in fruit susceptibility, none could be classified as being truly resistant to plum curculio attack by any definition that would have relevance to commercial production and sale of apples.     

Ovule and Embryo Sac Development in Malus pumila L. cv. Cox's Orange Pippin, from Dormancy to Blossom

Ovule and embryo sac development in the flowers of Cox's OrangePippin apple (Malus pumila L.) were studied from dormancy topetal fall using both scanning electron and light microscopy.The relative timing was established between these developmentsand the external development of the flower bud and flower. Malus pumila L. cv. Cox's Orange Pippin, apple, Cox, SEM, ovule development, anatomy, histology     

The intersectional hybrid between Weigela hortensis and W. maximowiczii (Caprifoliaceae)

Morphologically intermediate plants between Weigela hortensis (Siebold & Zucc.) K.Koch and W. maximowiczii (S.Moore) Rehder have been found in Miyagi and Yamagata Pref., northern Japan. Quantitative character analyses of flowers, pollen stainability and molecular analyses indicated that the intermediate plants were hybrids of those two species. This is the first record of an intersectional hybrid with W. maximowiczii (sect. Weigelastrum ) as one of the parent species. The morphological differences among hybrid individuals imply the possibility of backcrosses or formation of second or later generations of hybrids, although those may be quite rare because of a low frequency of viable pollen grains. Causes of hybridization between two distantly-related species in Weigela are discussed. © 2002 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2002, 138 , 369–380.