冬凌草甲素对拟南芥种子萌发和幼苗生长的化感作用

以拟南芥为供试材料,研究了二萜化合物冬凌草甲素(oridonin)对拟南芥种子萌发、幼苗生长及生理特性的化感作用。结果表明:(1)各浓度冬凌草甲素处理均降低了拟南芥种子的发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数和种子活力指数;至最终萌发时间,120μmol/L冬凌草甲素处理的种子发芽率、发芽势和发芽指数、种子活力指数分别为对照的87.76%、70.37%、83.19%、27.72%,说明高浓度的冬凌草甲素对拟南芥种子发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数和种子活力指数均有显著抑制作用,且对种子活力指数的影响最为显著。(2)冬凌草甲素处理后培养拟南芥幼苗2周,60μmol/L冬凌草甲素处理的拟南芥根甚至出现侧根不生长的现象;120μmol/L冬凌草甲素处理的幼苗主根长度比对照组降低了79.05%,其鲜重、干重和相对含水量分别降为对照的58.41%、63.33%和93.91%。(3)不同浓度和时间的冬凌草甲素处理整体上显著促进了拟南芥幼苗体内渗透调节物质可溶性蛋白和脯氨酸的积累。研究发现,冬凌草甲素对拟南芥种子萌发及生长表现出不同程度的化感抑制作用,该抑制作用与冬凌草甲素的处理浓度及处理时间均密切相关;拟南芥幼苗能通过增加自身渗透调节物质积累在一定程度上缓解这种抑制作用。     

赛黑桦不同半同胞家系种子活力比较

种子活力能够预测幼苗的生长势和适应性,可作为评价采种母树的重要指标。赛黑桦作为东北林区木质坚硬的树种之一,关于其种子活力研究尚未见报道。比较不同家系赛黑桦种子活力,对赛黑桦采种母树进行初步评价,可为赛黑桦优良家系的选择提供参考。本研究以赛黑桦蛟河、集安和珲春3个采种地共30个半同胞家系为试材,对采种地及家系间种子千粒重、发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数、出苗率和幼苗健壮率等7个性状进行了方差分析、遗传力估算、多重比较、相关性分析,并利用主成分分析法对参试家系进行了综合评价。结果表明,赛黑桦种子活力指数和幼苗健壮率在不同采种地间的差异达到了显著或极显著水平;7个性状在不同家系间的差异均达到显著或极显著水平;除出苗率和幼苗健壮率外,各性状的家系遗传力均高于0.68;7个性状间均呈现显著或极显著的正相关;采用主成分分析法选择JH6、JA1、JA7、JH10、JH3、HC1和HC10等7个家系为优良家系,这些家系的种子千粒重、发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数、出苗率和幼苗健壮率的平均值分别比总平均值高3.87%、30.29%、30.22%、31.99%、58.22%、11.88%和30.60%。初步认为这些优良家系的母树是赛黑桦采种的首选母树。     

聚乙二醇（PEG）浸种对茎瘤芥老化种子活力及其幼苗生长的影响

茎瘤芥品种‘永安小叶’老化种子经聚乙二醇（PEG）浸种后,其种子活力和幼苗生长与PEG浓度有一定的相关性,不同浓度PEG浸种后的茎瘤芥种子膜透性均降低,种子发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数和活力指数增大,幼苗根干重、茎干重和根长也均增大,幼苗叶片中丙二醛（MDA）含量降低。幼苗生长与种子活力的变化趋势一致,PEG浓度小于30%时呈增大趋势,大于30%时呈减小趋势,但均大于不做PEG处理的;幼苗叶片中MDA含量与种子膜透性变化趋势一致,PEG浓度小于25%时,呈降低趋势,大于25%时则呈升高趋势,但这些指标均低于不做PEG处理的。     

香附浸提液对小麦种子的萌发及幼苗生长的影响

为了了解香附有效成分对小麦种子萌发和幼苗生长的影响,采用室内培养皿培养法,分析不同浓度的香附浸提液浸种后对小麦种子发芽率、发芽指数、活力指数及幼苗高度、根长、根数、整株鲜重及干重等指标的影响。结果表明,香附浸提液对小麦种子的萌发及幼苗的生长有明显抑制作用,抑制作用随着香附浸提液浓度的增加,抑制效果增强,与浸泡蒸馏水的对照相比,香附浸提液浸种处理显著降低了小麦的种子发芽率、发芽指数、种子活力、苗高、根长、植株鲜重和干重。     

PEG引发对芹菜种子活力影响的研究

以芹菜种子为试验材料,研究了不同浓度的聚乙二醇（PEG）及其不同浸种时间对芹菜种子活力指标以及电导率的影响。结果表明,选择50mg／L的PEG处理芹菜种子能够显著提高其发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数、芽长、根长、鲜重和干重。不同浓度PEG处理的芹菜种子的浸泡电导率和绝对电导率均显著低于对照组,且以50mg／L的PEG处理的两种电导率值最低。因此,通过选择50mg／LPEG浸泡芹菜种子4h,能够使其活力得到显著的提高。     

模拟酸雨对小黑麦种子萌发及幼苗生理特性的影响

以小黑麦品种中饲237为材料。在不同pH值的模拟酸雨条件下对种子萌发及幼苗生理特性进行了研究。分别测定了发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数和种子脱氢酶含量、幼苗鲜重、幼苗叶片叶绿素含量、叶片电导率等指标。结果表明,种子的各项发芽指标及种子脱氢酶含量、幼苗鲜重、叶绿素含量等随酸雨pH值减小整体呈降低趋势,叶片电导率则随酸雨pH值减小而有增加趋势。     

酸雨胁迫条件下紫花苜蓿种子萌发和幼苗生理特性的变化

以紫花苜蓿种子皇冠（Phabulous）为材料,研究不同pH值的模拟酸雨对皇冠（Phabulous）种子萌发及幼苗生理特性的影响。分别测定了发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数和种子脱氢酶含量、幼苗鲜重、幼苗干重、幼苗叶绿素含量、叶片导电率等指标。结果表明,种子的各项发芽指标及幼苗鲜重、脱氢酶活力、叶绿素含量等随酸雨pH值减小整体呈降低趋势,叶片浸泡液电导率则随酸雨pH值减小而呈增大趋势。     

长白落叶松结实与发芽特性

以落叶松种子园中21个长白落叶松无性系亲本为试验材料,对其结实和发芽性状进行研究,分析其遗传变异状况,以期筛选结实及发芽均表现优良的无性系。方差分析结果表明各无性系结实和发芽性状间存在极显著差异,其中无性系L52和L67平均发芽特性表现较好。各性状表型变异系数变化范围为13.34%～69.47%,遗传力变化范围为0.7757～0.9463,高变异系数、高遗传力有利于优良无性系评价选择。相关分析结果表明各性状间相关系数变化范围为0.054～0.889,其中种子发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数与千粒重、种子长度、种子宽度存在显著或极显著正相关,表明种子发芽特性与种子表型间存在较为密切的联系。最终以发芽率、发芽势和发芽指数为指标进行聚类分析,将各无性系种子聚为两类,无性系L17、L40、L49、L52、L55、L67、L71、L88和L99种子发芽性状较优良,可作为高发芽率优良亲本进行利用,此研究可为长白落叶松种子园亲本选择提供依据。     

低温和长时间储藏对烟草种子萌发及幼苗抗氧化系统的影响

以长时间贮藏和当年收获的烟草品种‘红花大金元’裸种为材料, 研究了16℃条件对烟草种子萌发、幼苗生长和抗氧化酶活性的影响。结果表明, 当年收获种子在25℃下萌发率最高, 为95.9%, 长时间贮藏(15 年)种子在16℃下最低, 为67.8%; 长时间贮藏和低温均能显著降低种子的发芽势、发芽指数和活力指数。当年收获种子在25℃下根长度最长, 为2.71 cm, 长时间贮藏(15 年)种子在16℃下最低, 为0.91 cm, 长时间贮藏和低温均能抑制幼苗的根系生长。同一温度(16℃)下, 长时间贮藏和当年收获种子的SOD 和POD 活性差异不显著; 同一贮藏时间下, 低温和常温条件下种子幼苗SOD 和POD 活性均达差异显著水平。由此可见, 低温和长时间贮藏都能抑制种子的萌发和生长, 低温能显著降低幼苗抗氧化酶活性。     

基于小麦种子发芽逆境抗逆指数的种子活力评价

以16个小麦品种的种子为材料,通过标准发芽、逆境发芽和田间出苗试验,测定不同基因型小麦品种的种子活力,以不同发芽条件下种子活力指数的抗逆指数和田间出苗率作为衡量抗逆性的指标,利用主成分分析、聚类分析对种子活力进行综合评价.结果表明: 干旱胁迫、人工老化和冷浸胁迫3种逆境对种子活力都有一定的影响.人工老化抗逆指数和冷浸胁迫抗逆指数与田间出苗率呈显著正相关,干旱胁迫抗逆指数与田间出苗率的相关性不显著.通过主成分分析和聚类分析将16个小麦品种划分为3类、豫农949、豫麦49-198、鲁原502、郑育麦9987、石麦21、山农23号、石新828为高活力品种;许农5号、豫农982、唐麦8号、济麦20、济麦22、济南17号、山农20为中活力品种;长4738和轮选061属低活力品种.     

Genetic analysis of field germination in soybean (Glycine max. (L) merill.)

Summary Genetic analysis for germination percentage was carried out in the F₃ and F₄ generations of a diallel cross involving six promising genotypes of soybean. Results indicated a high amount of genetic variability and a moderately high heritability together with genetic advance, suggesting a possible improvement for this character through hybridization and selection. Correlations at different levels revealed a strong negative association of germination with only one seed character: seed weight. This observation was further confirmed from path coefficient analysis. These findings strongly suggest that to base selection on seed weight which may not influence the seed quality of soybean.     

Agro-Morphological Characterization and Genetic Dissection of Linseed (<i>Linum usitatissimum</i> L.) Genotypes

Linseed is a multipurpose crop and the crop needs further improvement to increase production and yield due to its high value and demand. This study aimed to assess the extent and pattern of genetic variability of forty linseed genotypes based on diverse agro–morphological and yield attributes. The field experiment was conducted following a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Linseed germplasm showed a wide range of phenotypic expression, genetic variability and heritability for 30 studied traits. A low to high phenotypic coeffi- cient of variation (PCV) and genotypic coefficient of variation (GCV) were observed. The lowest genotypic (σ² g) and phenotypic variances (σ² p) were found in capsule diameter (CD), length of calyx (LC), capsule length (CL), seed length (SL), and seed breadth (SB). High broad-sense heritability (h²_b) with high genetic advance as a percentage of mean (GAM) were observed in days to germination started (DGS), days to 80% emergence (DE), plant height at 28 and 40 DAS, number of flowers (NFPP), filled capsules (NFCPP) and yield per plant (YPP) indicating additive gene action exists for these characters. Hierarchical cluster analysis separated 40 genotypes into five clusters, where Clusters I to V assembled with 13, 4, 4, 5 and 14 genotypes, respectively. Considering yield and yield attributes, Cluster-IV (G3, G4, G6, G10 and G31) genotypes showed promising while, Cluster-II (G2, G16, G35, G36) and Cluster-III (G1, G33, G39 and G40) genotypes were dominant on plant morphological traits. Based on principal component analysis (PCA), few characters such as YPP, NFPP, NFCPP, days to first flowering and capsule formation, early emergence, days to branch initiation and plant heights at different growth stages revealed important and effective traits for consideration in the selection of linseed breeding programs.     

Quantitative genetic analysis of seed vigour and pre-emergence seedling growth traits in Brassica oleracea

The ability of seeds to germinate and establish seedlings in a predictable manner under a range of conditions has a direct contribution to the economic success of commercial crops, and should therefore be considered in crop improvement. We measured traits associated with seed vigour and pre-emergence seedling growth in a segregating population of 105 doubled haploid Brassica oleracea lines. The germination traits measured were: mean germination times for unstressed germination; germination under water stress or germination after a heat treatment; and conductivity of seed leachate. The seedling growth traits measured were: seed weight; seedling growth rate; and seedling size at the end of the exponential growth phase. There were some correlations, notably among germination traits, and between seed weight and pre-emergence seedling growth. Heritability of the various traits was typically in the 10–15% range, with heritability of conductivity and mean germination time under water stress 25 and 24% respectively. Collectively the results indicate that germination and pre-emergence seedling growth are under separate genetic control. Quantitative trait loci analyses were carried out on all measurements and revealed significant loci on linkage groups O1, O3, O6, O7 and O9. We suggest that genes at these loci are important in determining predictable seed germination and seedling establishment in practice.     

胚和胚乳基因效应对水稻幼苗生物量的影响研究

本文利用和胚乳遗传模型[研究了水稻早期胚后生长生物量性状的遗传控制,结果表明：在两个时期水稻幼苗生物量性状中,除了第16天时根鲜重（RFW）主要受到胚乳显性效应控制外,叶鲜重（LFW）,叶干重（LDW）,根干重（RDW）主要受到胚基因显性效应和胚乳基因加性效应的控制,胚加性和乳乳加性效应占总遗传方差的40－54％,说明对生物量性状进行早期选择有效,各个性状都检测到显著的胚狭义遗传率和胚乳狭义遗传率,说明在早期世代即可估计选择进程,对亲本的遗传效应值的预测表明,对根部性状的选择在第8天进行比较合适,并以亲本P1,P3和P6较好,它们既可提高RFW又可提高RDW,而对地上部分性状的选择在第16天时进行比较合适,并以P4,P9和P10为最好。     

Environmentally dependent expression of heritable variation on early recruitment traits induced by light conditions and provenance in the columnar cactus Pilosocereus leucocephalus

Response to selection depends on heritable genetic variation, which is affected by environmental conditions. The present study experimentally assessed whether the effect of light-related stress and the attenuating effect of shade as a facilitator of seedling germination, survival and growth affect the expression of heritable variation and the potential for a response to selection in the columnar cactus Pilosocereus leucocephalus. A reciprocal transplant experiment combined with the artificial manipulation of light/shade conditions within greenhouses was performed using seeds from controlled crosses of two natural populations (demes PN and SI). Additive genetic variance (V_A), heritability (h²) and the coefficient of variation of additive variance (CV_A) were estimated for per cent of germination, per cent of seedling survival and growth (biomass) under each treatment combination. Although all three recruitment traits showed evidence of different from zero heritability, this result was highly dependent upon the particular transplant site, deme and light treatment combination. The deme that is still not locally adapted (SI) showed significant heritability for all traits and much more potential for a response selection as indicated by a higher CV_A than the locally adapted deme PN. The effect of light conditions on the expression of V_A, h² and CV_A depended on whether the deme was grown in its native or an alien site, but this interaction was only detected for the less adapted deme of SI. Shade conditions promoted by facilitation reduced the evolutionary potential for germination of both demes through an attenuation of genetic differences among genotypes.     

The structure of phenotypic variation in gender and floral traits within and among populations of Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae)

We sampled four wild populations of the highly autogamous Spergularia marina (Caryophyllaceae) in California to detect and to measure the magnitude of within- and among-population sources of phenotypic variation in gender and floral traits. From flowers and fruits collected from field and greenhouse-raised plants, we measured ovule number, seed number, mean seed mass, pollen production (greenhouse families only), mean pollen grain volume (greenhouse families only), anther number, anther/ovule ratio, pollen/ovule ratio (estimated using different flowers for pollen than for ovules; greenhouse families only), petal number, and petal size. Using greenhouse-raised genotypes, variation among maternal families nested within populations was evaluated for each trait to determine whether populations differ in the degree of maternally transmitted phenotypic variation. For each population, we used 15 greenhouse-raised maternal families to estimate the broad-sense heritability and genetic coefficient of variation of each floral trait. The magnitude and statistical significance of broad-sense heritability estimates were trait- and population-specific. Each population was characterized by a different combination of floral traits that expressed significant maternally transmitted (presumably genetic) variation under greenhouse conditions. Flowers representing two populations expressed low levels of maternally transmitted variation (three or fewer of nine measured traits exhibited significant maternal family effects on phenotype), while flowers representing the other two populations exhibited significant maternal family effects on phenotype for five or more traits. Our ability to detect statistically significant differences among the four populations depended upon the conditions under which plants were grown (field vs. greenhouse) and on the floral trait observed. Field-collected flowers exhibited significant differences among population means for all traits except anther number. Flowers sampled from greenhouse-raised maternal families differed among populations for all traits except ovule number, seed number, and petal size. We detected negligible evidence that genetic correlations constrain selection on floral traits in Spergularia marina.     

Germination profiling of lentil genotypes subjected to salinity stress

• Salinity is one of the most severe environmental stresses, negatively affecting productivity of salt‐sensitive crop species. Given that germination is the most critical phase in the plant life cycle, the present study aimed to determine seed germination potential and associated traits under salt stress conditions as a simple approach to identify salt‐tolerant lentil genotypes.
• The genetic material consisted of six lentil genotypes whose adaptation to various agroclimatic conditions is not well elucidated. Salinity stress was applied by addition of NaCl at three different levels of stress, while non‐stressed plants were included as controls. Evaluation of tolerance was performed on the basis of germination percentage, seed water absorbance, root and shoot length, seedling water content, seedling vigour index and number of seedlings with an abnormal phenotype.
• Overall, our findings revealed that salinity stress substantially affects all traits associated with germination and early seedling growth, with the effect of salinity being dependent on the level of stress applied. It is noteworthy, however, that genotypes responded differently to the varying salinity levels. In this context, Samos proved the most salt‐tolerant genotype, indicating its possible use for cultivation under stress conditions.
• In conclusion, the determination of seed germination and early growth potential may be exploited as an efficient strategy to reveal genetic variation in lentil germplasm of unknown tolerance to salinity stress. This approach allows selection of desirable genotypes at early growth stages, thus enabling more efficient application of various breeding methods to achieve stress‐tolerant lentil genotypes.

     

Parental effects in Lychnis flos-cuculi. I: Seed size,germination and seedling performance in a controlled environment

Selection responses in natural plant populations depend on how the phenotypic variation of traits is composed. The contributions of nuclear genetic, maternal, paternal, environmental and inbreeding effects to variation in time to germination, germination percentage, and seed- and seedling size were studied in a population of Lychnis flos-cuculi. It was found that: (1) Maternal effects predominated in the determination of progeny seed size and germination characteristics; (2) Maternal environment during seed development was less important than maternal genotype; (3) Small but significant variation within maternal families could be observed among individuals sired by different fathers; (4) Additive genetic variance was significant for seedling size 4 weeks after germination. In conclusion, selection shortly after emergence will mainly favour particular maternal genotypes, while selection later in the life cycle may act upon zygotic genotypes. Inbreeding depression was significant, especially for vegetative growth. Consistent differences were found among maternal genotypes in the degree of variation in the time to germination, suggesting that selection could operate to favour polymorphic or uniform germination behaviour.     

Community heritability measures the evolutionary consequences of indirect genetic effects on community structure

The evolutionary analysis of community organization is considered a major frontier in biology. Nevertheless, current explanations for community structure exclude the effects of genes and selection at levels above the individual. Here, we demonstrate a genetic basis for community structure, arising from the fitness consequences of genetic interactions among species (i.e., interspecific indirect genetic effects or IIGEs). Using simulated and natural communities of arthropods inhabiting North American cottonwoods (Populus), we show that when species comprising ecological communities are summarized using a multivariate statistical method, nonmetric multidimensional scaling (NMDS), the resulting univariate scores can be analyzed using standard techniques for estimating the heritability of quantitative traits. Our estimates of the broad-sense heritability of arthropod communities on known genotypes of cottonwood trees in common gardens explained 56-63% of the total variation in community phenotype. To justify and help interpret our empirical approach, we modeled synthetic communities in which the number, intensity, and fitness consequences of the genetic interactions among species comprising the community were explicitly known. Results from the model suggest that our empirical estimates of broad-sense community heritability arise from heritable variation in a host tree trait and the fitness consequences of IGEs that extend from tree trait to arthropods. When arthropod traits are heritable, interspecific IGEs cause species interactions to change, and community evolution occurs. Our results have implications for establishing the genetic foundations of communities and ecosystems.     

Seed reserve utilization and seedling growth of wheat as affected by drought and salinity

In germination stage, decreased wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seedling growth (mg per seedling) as affected by drought and salinity stresses is a well-known phenomenon. The heterotrophic seedling growth can be defined as a product of two components: (1) the weight of mobilized seed reserve (WMSR; mg per seed), and (2) the conversion efficiency of utilized seed reserve to seedling tissue (mg seedling dry weight (SLDW) per mg utilized seed reserve). The first component can be further divided into (1) initial seed weight (mg per seed), and (2) the fraction of seed reserve, which is mobilized (mg mobilized seed reserve per mg initial seed weight). The objective of this study was the identification of the sensitive seedling growth component(s) in response to drought and salinity stresses. Two experiments were separately conducted using various osmotic pressures (OP) induced by polyethylene glycol (PEG; 0–1.8 MPa, with interval of 0.2) in experiment 1 and by NaCl (0, 0.4, 0.8, 1.2 and 1.6 MPa) in experiment 2. Two wheat cultivars were used in each experiment. In both experiments, seedling growth, fraction of seed reserve utilization and weight of mobilized seed reserve decreased with increasing drought and salt intensity. However, drought and salinity stresses had no effect on the conversion efficiency. It was concluded that the sensitive component of seedling growth is the weight of mobilized seed reserve. Thus, appropriate efforts such as plant breeding programs should be focused on improvement of seed reserve mobilization in order to obtain increased seedling growth under drought and salinity stresses.