Mechanism of Zinc Uptake in Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) Tissues

Uptake of micronutrient zinc by intact leaves, enzymically isolated leaf cells, leaf disks, excised roots, and stem-callus tissue of two field bean cultivars 'Saginaw’ and ‘Sanilac’) was studied using radio-isotope tracer technique. Radio-phosphorus absorption by these tissues was also followed under comparable experimental conditions. A rapid absorption of the micronutrient and strong dependency on external zinc concentration and pH were revealed. Absorption of zinc was not inhibited by respiratory inhibitors (dinitrophenol, azide, cyanide, and amytal), and was not light or temperature dependent. Q₁₀ values for zinc uptake ranged between 1 and 1.2. Uptake of phosphate, on the other hand, was temperature and light dependent and drastically reduced by the presence of metabolic inhibitors. Differences in responses to respiratory inhibitors, temperature, pH, light and darkness, and kinetic data, strongly suggest that zinc uptake in bean tissues occurs primarily by a passive mechanism, involving possibly a physical or physiochemical binding of the micronutrient ions to the cell wall and free space components, and a passive diffusion into the interior of the cell.     

Thigmotropism in Organs of the Bean Plant (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

When each vegetative aerial organ of the young bean plant isunilaterally mechanically perturbed by gentle rubbing, it exhibitspositive thigmotropism. The internodes undergo only moderatethigmotropism, but leaves and petioles bend much more, especiallywhen they are rubbed on their abaxial surfaces. When the abaxialsurface of one petiole is rubbed, it bends down, but the oppositepetiole bends upward at the stem-petiole pulvinus. These observationsare interpreted in terms of the vining habit of bean plants. Bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, thigmotropism, mechanical perturbation     

On Vessel Member Differentiation in the Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

Certain ultrastructural features of vessel member differentiationwere examined in the primary xylem of petiole of bean (Phaseolusvulgaris L.). The cells used had helical secondary wall thickeningsand simple perforation plates. The primary cell wall increasesin thickness before the helices of secondary wall develop. Ina common wall between two vessel members of different ages,theprimary thickening occurs first in the older cell so thatfor a time the middle lamella is located closer to the youngercell rather than medianly. Apparently the helix is depositedafter the primary wall of a given cell reaches maximum thickness.The perforation of the end wall is preceded by primary thickeningof the part of the wall that is later removed. The marginalregion remains relatively thin and becomes covered with a rimof secondary wall. Vesicles with fibrous content appear nearthe surface within the end wall shortly before the perforationoccurs. A highly vacuolated protoplast with a much enlargednucleus and numerous organdIes is present during cell wall differentiation.After that process is completed, the protoplast disintegratesand the primary wall bearing the helix is hydrolysed where itis exposed to the cell lumen and, under certain conditions,also under the secondary wall.     

Pathogenicity of Pratylenchus penetrans to Navy Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

The pathogenicity of Pratylenchus penetrans (root-lesion nematode) to Phaseolus vulgaris (navy bean) was evaluated in greenhouse experiments. Shoot and root fresh weight of cv. Sanilac plants were increased 4 and 21%, respectively, by an initial population density (Pi) of 25 P. penetrans per 100 cm³ soil. Leaf area and shoot fresh and dry weights were decreased by a Pi of 50 or more P. penetrans per 100 cm³ soil. A significant positive linear relationship existed between initial soil population densities of P. penetrans and final soil and root population densities of this nematode. Three dry bean cultivars, Sanilac, Seafarer, and Tuscola, were susceptible to P. penetrans, and yields were reduced by 43-76% when plants were exposed to a Pi of 150 P. penetrans per 100 cm³ soil. P. penetrans also reproduced on bean cultivars Saginaw, Gratiot, and Kentwood, but did not decrease bean yields, suggesting that these cultivars were tolerant to this nematode.     

普通菜豆种质资源表型鉴定及多样性分析

对646份普通菜豆核心种质在贵州毕节进行了表型鉴定,结果表明,普通菜豆具有丰富的形态性状多样性。总变异数为367,平均遗传丰富度为8.34,变异范围2~31;遗传多样性指数为0.63,变异范围为0.02~0.91。通过多变量的主成分分析,前3个主成分的贡献率较大,分别为17.73%、15.35%和11.33%。依据表型鉴定数据信息,将供试种质聚类并划分为4组。Ⅰ组的遗传多样性较高,主要为直立有限的大粒资源,大多资源属于安第斯基因库;Ⅱ组的遗传多样性最低,为直立无限生长习性的小粒资源,属于中美基因库;Ⅲ组的遗传多样性最高,主要以蔓生无限为主,包括小部分直立无限和匍匐无限的资源;Ⅳ组的遗传多样性较低,为蔓生无限生长习性、株高最高、分枝数最少的资源。筛选到大粒、多荚、长荚、宽荚等具有特异性状的种质资源35份。     

Calcium,Calcium Oxalate Crystals,and Leaf Differentiation in the Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)*

Young plants of Phaseolus vulgaris were grown in nutrient solutions at different levels of calcium concentration. When the calcium concentration was low more palisade parenchyma and less extended bundle sheath was formed at the adaxial side of minor veins of the leaves as compared to leaves of plants grown with higher calcium supply. The number of calcium oxalate crystals in the bundle sheath extensions was positively correlated to the amount of calcium fed to the plants. The ion induces additional cell divisions in the bundle sheath extensions. A high supply of calcium leads to the formation of a second type of crystal in the bundle sheath.     

Starch Accumulation and Photosynthetic Activity in Primary Leaves of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

The effects of starch accumulation on photosynthesis and chloroplastultrastructure were studied in primary leaves of bean (Phaseolusvulgaris L. cv. Bulgarian). De-topping the shoot above the primaryleaf node, caused over an 8-day period, a considerable increasein the photosynthetic activity of the primary leaves, despitethe fact that a large quantity of starch had accumulated intheir chloroplasts. The accumulation of starch was greater inthe chloroplasts of spongy cells in comparison with that ofthe palisade cells. Initiation of starch grains was observedmainly in the peripheral part of the chloroplast, distant fromthe cell wall. As a result, most of the starch was accumulatedclose to the inner part of the cell, leaving a considerablemass of the chloroplast near the cell wall free of starch. Theaccumulation of starch was accompanied by the destruction, deformationand disorientation of grana and thylakoids. It is concludedthat the accumulation of starch is not inevitably a limitingfactor in photosynthesis and the results cast doubt on the hypothesisthat starch accumulation or dissipation is the main factor involvedin the regulation of photosynthesis. Phaseolus vulgaris L, bean, photosynthesis, starch accumulation, chloroplast ultrastructure     

Cell-Wall Proteins Induced by Water Deficit in Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Seedlings

In the last few years, much attention has been given to the role of proteins that accumulate during water deficit. In this work, we analyzed the electrophoretic patterns of basic protein extracts, enriched for a number of cell-wall proteins, from bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) seedlings and 21-d-old plants subjected to water deficit. Three major basic proteins accumulated in bean seedlings exposed to low water potentials, with apparent molecular masses of 36, 33, and 22 kD, which we refer to as p36, p33, and p22, respectively. Leaves and roots of 21-d-old plants grown under low-water-availability conditions accumulated only p36 and p33 proteins. In 21-d-old plants subjected to a fast rate of water loss, both p33 and p36 accumulated to approximately the same levels, whereas if the plants were subjected to a gradual loss of water, p33 accumulated to higher levels. Both p36 and p33 were glycosylated and were found in the cell-wall fraction. In contrast, p22 was not glycosylated and was found in the soluble fraction. The accumulation of these proteins was also induced by abscisic acid (0.1-1.0 mM) treatment but not by wounding or by jasmonate treatment.     

Endogenous Regulation of Photosynthetic Rate in Primary Leaves of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

The rate of photosynthesis and/or dry matter production wasstudied in fully-expanded primary leaves of bean (Phaseolusvulgaris cv. Bulgarian) plants which had been subjected to varioussurgical and hormonal treatments. Between 30 and 40 per centof the assimilates produced by the primary leaves, over a 4-dayperiod starting with expansion of the first trifoliate leaf,were diverted to the growing shoot above the insertion of theprimary leaves. In detopped plants (i.e. lacking all leaves,stem and buds above insertion of primary leaves), both the rateof net photosynthesis (NP) of the primary leaves 4 days afterdetopping, and the mean net assimilation rate (NAR) over thisinterval, did not differ significantly from those of intactplants. The assimilate normally diverted to the top in intactplants was distributed between the remaining organs of the detoppedplant. When translocation of assimilates from the primary leaveswas stopped by girdling their petioles, both NAR and NP wereas in untreated control plants after a 2-day period. The assimilatesproduced during that period accumulated in the mesophyll chlorenchymain the form of starch granules. Intact plants supplied withGA₃, or IAA, through the primary leaves as well as detoppedplants supplied with IAA through the stump, differed from untreatedcontrol plants in the pattern of distribution of the assimilatesproduced: IAA favoured dry-matter accumulation in the roots,while GA₃ favoured the tops. Nevertheless, neither NP, nor NARdiffered significantly from the corresponding controls.     

Effect of Glyphosate on Intact Bean Plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and Isolated Cells

Whole bean (var. “Eastern Butterwax”) plants and isolated cells were used to investigate possible mechanisms of action of glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine]. Results showed that glyphosate was quickly absorbed by the whole plant but not by individual cells and that it caused a rapid reduction in leaf dry matter accumulation, leaf expansion, leaf angle, and stomatal aperture without affecting the water status of the plant. Glyphosate also caused a rapid reduction in cellular uptake of ⁸⁶Rb and ³²P which preceded its detrimental effects on photosynthesis, RNA and protein synthesis, and respiration of isolated cells. This reduction in ion absorption was not due to a loss of membrane integrity, decrease in energy supply or chelation of ions. It was concluded that glyphosate was directly inhibiting the ion absorption process of bean leaf cells.     

Increased Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Nodulation Competitiveness of Genetically Modified Rhizobium Strains

Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. phaseoli strain collections harbor heterogeneous groups of bacteria in which two main types of strains may be distinguished, differing both in the symbiotic plasmid and in the chromosome. We have analyzed under laboratory conditions the competitive abilities of the different types of Rhizobium strains capable of nodulating Phaseolus vulgaris L. bean. R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli type I strains (characterized by nif gene reiterations and a narrow host range) are more competitive than type II strains (that have a broad host range), and both types are more competitive than the promiscuous rhizobia isolated from other tropical legumes able to nodulate beans. Type I strains become even more competitive by the transfer of a non-Sym, 225-kilobase plasmid from type II strain CFN299. This plasmid has been previously shown to enhance the nodulation and nitrogen fixation capabilities of Agrobacterium tumefaciens transconjugants carrying the Sym plasmid of strain CFN299. Other type I R. leguminosarum bv. phaseoli transconjugants carrying two symbiotic plasmids (type I and type II) have been constructed. These strains have a diminished competitive ability. The increase of competitiveness obtained in some transconjugants seems to be a transient property.     

Effect of Calcium on Sodium Salinization of Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

The efficiency of calcium in enhancing the tolerance of beans(Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to sodium salinization was studied inpot experiments in both cool and hot seasons. In the cool seasonincreased yields of dry matter, roots, nodules and pods werepositively correlated with increased Ca application and negativelycorrelated with the Na contents of irrigation water and planttissue. The Na levels both in roots and tops declined significantlyas increased amounts of calcium were added. Ca in the rangeof 2.0 to 8.0 mmol/1 caused competitive inhibition of Na uptakeand Na translocation. At Ca levels between 0 to 2.0 mM onlyNa translocation to tops was markedly inhibited. In warm seasonsCa had no beneficial effects on bean yields at any level ofNa. On the contrary, high rates of Ca application resulted ina higher death rate.     

Chromium VI Induced Structural and Ultrastructural Changes in Bush Bean Plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

The effect of a growth reducing chromium VI concentration (9.6x 10^–5M Cr as Na₂CrO₄) on the structure and ultrastructureof different organs of bush bean plants (Phaseolus vulgarisL.) grown on perlite was studied using light, transmission electronand scanning electron microscopy. The structural and ultrastructuralalterations observed were quite different in the various organsanalysed and did not always stay in direct relation to the averageCr content of the whole organ. The primary toxicity effect seemedto be membrane damage, due to the high oxidation power of CrVI. It is suggested that chromium is retained in vacuoles andcell walls of roots, and that the chromium reaching the leavesmay be principally Cr III and present in cell walls. The alterationsobserved in the upper plant parts seemed principally due toindirect Cr effects on the content of essential mineral nutrients. Phaseolus vulgaris L., bush bean, chromium VI toxicity, structure, ultranstructure, light microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy     

Affinity Chromatography of the Major Seed Protein of the Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

The major globulin of the French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) undergoes a reversible pH-dependent polymerization. At pH values above 6.5, the monomeric form of the protein predominates; and at pH values below 6.5, the protein occurs as a polymer, probably a tetramer. At extremes of pH, the protein dissociates further into peptides. The reversible pH-dependent interaction between globulin subunits is used in this report as the basis for an affinity chromatography procedure for isolation of the globulin. The major globulin from several genetic variants can be obtained in gram quantities and does not indicate the presence of any impurities on discontinuous sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis.     

Continuous Cultivation of Glucose-Limited Bean Cells (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in a Modified Bacterial Fermentor

A commercially available bacterial fermentor was modified toallow the continuous cultivation of glucose-limited bean cells(Phaseolus vulgaris L.) at a defined pH. A steady state wasreached using a dilution rate of 0?004 h^–1 and was maintainedfor 4 months; during this period the dry weight and packed cellvolume of the culture remained constant; the yield for glucosewas 0?34 (dry wt./dry wt) and for carbon 0?27 (g atom/g atom).Glucose-limited cells had lower C/N ratios both for cytoplasmand cell walls than cells in the exponential phase of growthin batch cultures.     

Leaf Gas Exchange of Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Seedlings Subjected to Manganese Stress

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - Manganese (Mn) is a microelement required for optimal growth of plants and involved in several metabolic processes, mainly in photosynthesis. In the present...     

Bean Gall Weevil and Blister Beetle as New Pests on Red Kidney Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in India

Red kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) an important cash crop is attacked by eight species of insect pests which cause considerable damage. They included thrips, Scirtothrips dorsalis; aphids, Aphis craccivora; whitefly, Bemisia tobaci; hairy caterpillar, Spilosoma obliqua; stemfly, Ophiomyia phaseoli; pulse beetle Callosobruchus chinensis; bean gall weevil Alcidodes signatus and blister beetle Cyaneolylta coerculea. Of all these pests, bean gall weevil Alcidodes signatus and blister beetle, Cyaneolylta coerculea were the serious pests and recorded for the first from the crop and the country.     

普通菜豆种质资源遗传多样性研究进展

普通菜豆于15世纪从美洲直接引入中国,作为重要的食用豆类作物之一,在我国的许多地区广泛种植。本文对普通菜豆的起源、驯化、传播以及遗传多样性研究等方面的进展进行综述,并根据普通菜豆育种和生产中存在的问题及今后的研究方向提出一些建议,旨在为普通菜豆的种质收集保存以及合理利用提供参考。