Enhanced UV-B radiation,flower attributes and pollinator behaviour in Cistus creticus: a Mediterranean field study

The aim of this investigation was to examine the reasons for the higher pollination success in Cistus creticus under enhanced UV-B radiation (Stephanou & Manetas 1998). Thus, a selected array of floral attributes as well as the frequency and duration of insect visits were studied in the field under ambient or ambient plus supplemental UV-B radiation, simulating a 15% ozone depletion over Patras (38.3° N, 29.1° E). Video-recording revealed two categories of visitors, i.e. true pollinators (bees) and nectar thieves. The frequency of visits to both control and UV-B treated plants was the same and independent of whether the UV-B tubes were on or off during video recording. UV-B radiation had no effect on gross floral morphology (petal surface area, number of pollen grains, stamens and ovules, optical properties of petals and stamens), yet nectary size was almost doubled. In addition, the duration of insect visits was significantly longer on UV-B treated plants, provided that the UV-B tubes were off during monitoring. The differences were abolished during the part of the day that the tubes were on, indicating that the insects were annoyed by supplemental UV-B radiation. These results are consistent with the nectaries producing larger quantities of nectar, which caused the insects to stay longer on flowers of UV-B treated plants and improved pollination success.     

Combined effects of enhanced UV-B radiation and additional nutrients on growth of two Mediterranean plant species

Seedlings of two Mediterranean plants, the slow-growing, evergreen sclerophyll Ceratonia siliqua L. and the fast growing drought semi-deciduous Phlomis fruticosa L., were grown for one year in the field at ambient or ambient plus supplemental UV-B radiation (equivalent to a 15% ozone depletion) and two levels of applied fertilizers (NPK). The effects on growth, morphological, anatomical and physiological parameters were measured at final plant harvest. Additional nutrients increased leaf nitrogen, improved growth and reduced the root/shoot ratio in both plants, yet these effects were more pronounced in the fast growing P. fruticosa. A nutrient-induced increase in chlorophyll content was also observed in this plant. The growth responses to UV-B radiation were different for the two species. Growth in C. siliqua was not affected by UV-B radiation at both nutrient levels and the same was true for P. fruticosa at low nutrients. However, at the high nutrient level, supplemental UV-B radiation improved growth in P. fruticosa, indicating a strong interaction between the treatments. Photosystem II (PSII) photochemical efficiency, methanol-extractable UV-B absorbing capacity, total phenolics and tannins were not affected by either treatment in both plants. It is concluded that nutrient levels can strongly modify the UV-B radiation effects on growth of P. fruticosa. We presume that this may be correlated to the fast growing habit of this species.     

Effects of quercetin and enhanced UV-B radiation on the soybean (Glycine max) leaves

The possible ameliorative effects of quercetin on soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] leaves exposed to UV-B radiation were conducted in greenhouse. The symmetrical leaves supplied with quercetin solution (0.2%, 1%) were exposed to UV-B radiation (0, 3.5, 6.5 kJ m⁻² d⁻¹). 0.2% quercetin ameliorated leaf photosynthesis, improved leaf water content (LWC), and decreased lipid oxidation. The unfavorable effect on photosynthetic parameter was displayed in 1% quercetin treatment. The effect of quercetin on phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) activity varied with the quercetin concentration, UV-B radiation intensity and leaf development. In the later development polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity was increased significantly by quercetin treatments. We suggested that quercetin with suitable concentration could serve as UV-B protective agent partly due to its antioxidant capacity.     

陆生植物体内酶系统对UV-B辐射增强的响应

臭氧层减薄导致地表中波紫外线UV-B(280～320 nm)辐射的增强,UV-B辐射能量远高于可见光,且能被植物体内蛋白质和核酸等生物大分子吸收.酶是植物体内起催化作用的一类蛋白质,酶的数量和活性对UV-B辐射增强有强烈的响应.本文将近年来增强UV-B辐射对植物体内酶影响的研究工作进行了综述.主要包括抗氧化酶、核酮糖-1,5-二磷酸羧化酶、硝酸还原酶和谷氨酰胺合成酶.并就今后该方面的研究提出建议.     

The effects of altered levels of UV-B radiation on an Antarctic grass and lichen

We report a long-term experiment on the photosynthetic response of natural vegetation of Deschampsia antarctica (Poaceae) and Turgidosculum complicatulum (Lichenes) to altered UV-B levels on Léonie Island, Antarctica.UV-B above the vegetation was reduced by filter screens during two seasons. Half of the screens were transparent to UV-A and UV-B (ambient treatment) or absorbing UV-B and part of the UV-A (below-ambient treatment). Half of the wedge- shaped filters had side walls leading to an enhancement of the daily mean temperature in summer by 2–4 °C, simulating rising mean air temperature on the Antarctic Peninsula. The other half of the filters were without side walls resulting in close-to-ambient temperature underneath. Plots without filters served as controls.UV-B supplementation of an extra 1.3 kJ UV-B_BE was achieved using UV-mini-lamp systems during 15 days in the second season.We found no evidence that altered incident UV-B levels and temperature had an effect on maximum photosystem II efficiency (F _v/F _m) and effective photosystem II efficiency (F/F _m) in both species. UV-B reduction did not influence contents of chlorophyll, carotenoids and methanol-soluble UV absorbing compounds in D. antarctica.Flowering shoot length of D. antarctica was not affected by UV-B reduction. Temperature enhancement tended to result in longer inflorescence axes. Results of two austral summer seasons of UV- reduction in natural stands of D. antarctica and T. complicatulum suggest that current ambient levels of UV-B do not have a direct effect on the photosynthetic performance and pigment contents of these species. Cumulative effects on growth have not been recorded after two years but can not be excluded on a longer term.     

Some effects of enhanced UV-B irradiation on the growth and composition of plants

Barley (Hordeum vulgare), corn (Zea mays), bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), and radish (Raphanus sativus) seedlings were continuously irradiated under a lighting device for 5–10 d at an increased ultraviolet (UV)-B fluence rate. In their growth parameters, composition, and leaf surface, these four species responded differently to the increased UV-B exposure. Bean seedlings suffered the most serious effects, radish and barley less, and corn was hardly influenced at all. In all plant species, the fresh weight, the leaf area, the amounts of chlorophylls, carotenoids and the galactolipids of the chloroplasts were reduced. The lipid content of the corn and bean seedlings also diminished. But all the irradiated plants showed a rise in their protein content compared to the control plants. The content of flavonoids increased in barley and radish seedlings by about 50%. The effects on growth parameters and composition were more extensive with increasing UV-B fluence rates, at least as shown in the case of barley seedlings. The fresh weights fell proportionally with the chlorophylls and carotenoids. In contrast, the flavonoid content of barley leaves rose parallel to the increasing UV-B fluence rates and reached 180% of the value in the control plants with the highest UV-B fluence rate. Scorching appeared regularly in the form of bronze leaf discoloration at the highest UV-B fluence rates. Scanning electron micrographs of the leaf surface of UV-B irradiated plants showed deformed epidermal structures.Abbreviations MGDG monogalactosyldiglyceride - DGDG digalactosyldiglyceride - SL sulfoquinovosyldiglyceride - PG phosphatidylglycerol - PC phosphatidylcholine - PE phosphatidylethanolamine - PI phosphatidylinositol - LA leaf are - FW fresh weight - DW dry weight - SEM scanning electron microscopy - C total carotenoids - Chl total chlorophyll     

UV－B辐射增强对长白山五种藓类植物生长的影响

对生长在中国长白山的5种藓类植物——垂枝藓、拟垂枝藓、塔藓、星塔藓和高山金发藓分别以辐射强度为0.2(自然光照,对照)、3.0(紫外线中等辐射强度)和6.0kJ.m-2.d-1(高剂量辐射强度)的UV-B照射40d后,测定其株高、生物量及叶绿素含量.结果表明:中等和高强度的UV-B辐射使拟垂枝藓和塔藓的株高、生物量和叶绿素含量分别下降了32.3%、62.4%、81.3%和21.4%、59.4%、62.8%,其相对生长速率均为负值;高剂量UV-B辐射处理下垂枝藓的生物量稍有上升,而高山金发藓地下部分的生物量增加1倍,但叶绿素含量变化不明显.高山金发藓和垂枝藓抵抗UV-B辐射的能力较强,拟垂枝藓和塔藓对UV-B辐射较敏感.     

肋果沙棘幼苗抗氧化酶系统及总黄酮对UV-B辐射增强的响应

该文以青藏高原特有木本植物肋果沙棘为材料,在62μW·cm-2的UV-B辐射强度下,分别测定处理了0～6 d幼苗叶片的氧化损伤程度、抗氧化系统酶活性和总黄酮含量及其抗氧化活性,以探究肋果沙棘对UV-B辐射的生理生态响应机制。结果表明:随UV-B辐射时间的增加,肋果沙棘幼苗过氧化氢含量(H2O2)和膜脂过氧化产物(MDA)显著增加;抗氧化系统酶中过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性显著升高;过氧化物酶(POD)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性呈先降后升的趋势,且活性均显著低于对照,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性无明显变化;总黄酮含量随辐射时间的积累显著增加,作为非酶抗氧化物质的总黄酮对1,1-二苯基-2-苦基肼(DPPH)的清除率与其含量变化具有显著正相关关系。综上结果表明,肋果沙棘幼苗在抵御该辐射产生的氧化损伤中,通过提高CAT活性及增加总黄酮含量来抵御辐射造成的氧化损伤。     

Reduction of ambient UV-B radiation does not affect growth but may change the flowering pattern of Rosmarinus officinalis L.

The effects of sub-ambient levels of UV-B radiation on the shrub Rosmarinus officinalis L. were investigated in a field filtration experiment in which the ambient UV-B was manipulated by a combination of UV-B transmitting and UV-B absorbing filters. As a result, the plants were receiving near-ambient or drastically reduced UV-B radiation doses. Drastic reduction of UV-B radiation had no effect on mean, total and maximum stem length, number of stems per plant, dry mass of leaves, stems and roots and leaf nitrogen and phenolic contents. However, flowering was more pronounced under reduced UV-B radiation during the winter period which coincides with ascending ambient UV-B radiation. In contrast, during autumn and early winter, a period which coincides with descending ambient UV-B radiation, flowering was unaffected by reduced UV-B radiation. We can conclude that natural UV-B radiation does not affect growth of Rosmarinus officinalis, but its reduction could influence the flowering pattern of the species.     

Differential response of leaf gas exchange to enhanced ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation in three species of herbaceous climbingplants

We measured diurnal changes in photosynthetic rate, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance and water use efficiency in three species of herbaceous climbing plants (Luffa cylindrica, Trichosanthes kirilowii and Dioscorea opposita) exposed to two intensities of UV-B radiation: 3.0 μw cm^?2 (R1) and 8.0 μw cm^?2 UV-B (R2) radiation under ambient growth conditions. Responses differed per species and per treatment. In Luffa all values increased compared to the Control in both treatments, except for stomatal conductance in R2. In Trichosanthes photosynthetic rates and water use efficiency increased, while the transpiration rates decreased under both treatments, and stomatal conductance was lower in R1. In Dioscorea photosynthetic rates and water use efficiency decreased under both treatments, while the transpiration rates and stomatal conductance increased. The results suggested that to some extent increased UV-B radiation was beneficial to the growth of L. cylindrica and T. kirilowii, but detrimental to D. opposita.     

The response of the early developmental stages of Laminaria japonica to enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation

The responses of the early development of Laminaria japonica collected from Kiaochow Bay in China to enhanced ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B, 280–320 nm) were studied in the laboratory. The low UV-B radiations (11.7–23.4 J·m⁻²·d⁻¹) had no significant effects on zoospores attachment, but when the UV-B dose > 35.1 J·m⁻²·d⁻¹ the attachment decreased significantly compared with the control. Germination of embryospores was >93% under the low (11.7–35.1 J·m⁻²·d⁻¹) doses, and in the range of 78.5%–88.5% under the high (46.8–70.2 J·m⁻²·d⁻¹) UV-B doses, indicating a significant radiation effect. Under the higher UV-B exposure (35.1–70.2 J·m⁻²·d⁻¹), all of the few gametophytes formed from embryospores died 120 h post-release. After exposure to the low UV-B radiation (11.7–23.4 J·m⁻²·d⁻¹), the formation of sporophytes decreased and the female gametophyte clones increased compared with the control. However, the sex ratio and the relative growth of female gametophytes/sporophytes had not significantly changed. According to the results, enhanced UV-B radiation has a significant effect on the early development of L. japonica under laboratory conditions, suggesting that the UV-B radiation could not be overlooked as one of the important environmental factors influencing the ontogeny of macroalgae living in marine ecosystems. Supported by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (Grant No. NCET-05-0597) and National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 30270258)     

短期增强UV-B辐射对青榨槭幼苗生理特性的影响

在中国科学院茂县生态站选择2年生青榨槭幼苗进行室外盆栽实验,以人工增强0.27 W·m^-2(7.7kJ·m^-2·d^-1)的UV-B辐射剂量,研究模拟当地平流层臭氧削减1%时近地面太阳UV-B的增强对木本植物幼苗生理生态适应性的影响.处理0 d后,移除UV-B处理装置,就地测定气体交换参数和叶绿素荧光参数,并取样测定叶绿素及UV吸收物质含量.结果表明,增强UV-B辐射显著降低了青榨槭幼苗叶片最大净光合速率P_max(对照为6.214,处理为4.42),显著增加叶片暗呼吸速率Rd(对照为0.413,处理为1.29)和光补偿点LCP(对照为21.629,处理为9.861),但对表观量子速率a(对照为0.021,处理为0.032)影响不明显;它降低青榨槭幼苗每日净光合速率和水分利用效率,以及原初光化学效率(F_v/F_m)和实际光化学量子产量(ΦPS∏).此外,增强UV-B辐射使叶片叶绿素a、b含量降低(对照为16.23,.39,处理为13.17,4.93),但对叶绿素b含量影响未达显著水平.增强UV-B处理降低了青榨槭幼苗UV吸收物质含量(对照为0.87,处理为0.79).光合指标、叶绿素荧光指标和叶绿素含量的变化有较好的一致性,表明增强UV-B对青榨槭幼苗的光合作用可能有一定的抑制作用.     

Effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on the hormonal content of vegetative and reproductive tissues of two tomato cultivars and their relationships with reproductive characteristics

The effects of enhanced UV-B radiation on hormone changes in vegetative and reproductive tissues of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) and their relationships with reproductive characteristics were studied. Two cultivars, TongHui (TH) and XiaGuang (XG), were grown in the field for one growing season under ambient (Control), ambient plus 2.54 kJ m^–2 d^–1 (T1) or ambient plus 4.25 kJ m^–2 d^–1 (T2) of supplemental ultraviolet-B (280–320 nm). The number of open flowers increased significantly in the TH cultivar under T2 while it declined in the XG cultivar under T1. Although pollen germination from both cultivars was inhibited by UV-B treatment, fruit number was enhanced in the TH cultivar at both UV-B doses and in the XG cultivar at the low dose. On the other hand, seed size (dry weight) was reduced in the XG cultivar by both UV-B doses and in the TH cultivar at the low UV-B dose. The final germination rates of seeds from control and UV-B treated plants of both cultivars showed no significant differences (p > 0.05), while germination was delayed in the TH cultivar at both doses of UV-B and in the XG cultivar only for T2. To determine the mechanism of UV-B's effects on developmental processes, hormone concentrations in leaves, pistils and seeds were analyzed using ELISA on partially purified extracts. The results suggested that enhanced UV-B radiation induced hormone changes in both vegetative and reproductive tissues. The alteration of flower number may be associated with the changes of ZR in leaves under enhanced UV-B radiation and the delayed germination may due to the changes in seed ABA and GAs.     

UV-B辐射增强对NaCl胁迫下小麦幼苗生理生态的影响

研究了0.4w·m-2的紫外线-B(UV-B)辐射对0.8%NaCl胁迫下冬小麦"小偃926"(TriticumaestivumL.xiaoyan-926)幼苗的生长、光合作用、水分状况、黄酮含量和膜脂过氧化等几方面的影响。结果表明,UV-B辐射和NaCl胁迫单独或复合处理下小麦幼苗的株高、生物量、含水量、净光合速率、蒸腾速率、气孔导度和光合色素含量均显著降低,膜脂过氧化产物丙二醛含量和叶片相对电导率则升高,但NaCl胁迫条件下增加UV-B辐射(复合处理)与单独NaCl胁迫相比,上述指标多数均无显著差异(除复合处理下类胡萝卜素含量显著降低外)。两胁迫因子单独或复合处理均明显提高了小麦幼苗黄酮含量及三种抗氧化酶(SOD、POD和CAT)活性,且复合处理的促进效应最大。脯氨酸含量在单独UV-B辐射下明显降低,在单独NaCl胁迫和复合处理下显著升高,且复合处理下增幅最大。结果说明UV-B辐射不会明显加剧NaCl胁迫下小麦幼苗的伤害,这可能与NaCl胁迫提高了小麦幼苗黄酮含量、脯氨酸含量和抗氧化酶活性有关。     

增强UV—B辐射和CO2复合作用对蚕豆幼苗生长和光合作用的影响

在4.52 kJ*m-2*d-1 UV-BBE的UV-B辐射和700 μmol*mol-1的CO2浓度人工模拟复合处理下,研究了对蚕豆(Vicia faba L.)幼苗的生长和光合作用的影响.结果表明,UV-B辐射单因子明显降低蚕豆幼苗的株高、叶面积和生物量,CO2单因子的作用正好相反,二者的作用程度随着处理时间的延长而增大.UV-B辐射和CO2复合作用对蚕豆幼苗的生长影响不明显.同时,增强的UV-B辐射单因子还使蚕豆幼苗的光合速率、气孔导度和水分利用率下降,CO2单因子的作用也相反,且CO2单因子的促进程度大于UV-B辐射单因子的抑制程度.而在UV-B辐射和CO2复合作用下,蚕豆幼苗的光合作用参数基本与对照同步.分析认为,UV-B辐射和CO2复合作用对蚕豆幼苗的影响是一种拮抗作用.     

UV-B辐射增强对马铃薯叶片结构及光合参数的影响

叶片作为植物进行光合作用的主要器官,在长期进化过程中形成了对不同光照环境条件的形态可塑性和相应的适应机制,以保证植物能在变化的、非适宜环境下的生存与繁衍。随着大气臭氧层衰减引起地表UV-B辐射增强,其对植物叶片结构和光合作用的影响显著,但这种气候变化趋势对马铃薯叶片形态结构、光合作用的影响尚不明确。设置增强UV-B辐射2.5 kJm~(-2)d~(-1)(T1)、5.0 kJm~(-2)d~(-1)(T2)、自然光(CK)3个处理,以6个马铃薯品种(系)为材料,研究增强辐射对不同基因型马铃薯叶片结构和光合参数的影响。结果表明:增强的UV-B辐射使马铃薯叶片解剖结构不同程度增厚,叶片厚度增加;叶片气孔和非腺毛的密度增加明显,腺毛有增多倾向。扫描电镜显示处理后的近轴面叶片角质层厚度增加,蜡质晶体增多,但表皮细胞变小且失水萎缩,细胞轮廓模糊;气孔、腺毛及非腺毛附属结构受胁迫影响呈萎缩状态。透射电镜显示处理后的叶肉细胞中基粒类囊体肿胀,结构层次紊乱,胁迫引起细胞质壁分离,细胞壁扭曲并有较多的沉淀物;部分品种过氧化物酶体可见清晰的过氧化氢酶晶体。叶片缩小增厚、腺毛增多、角质层和蜡质增厚、胞内积累过氧化氢酶的形态适应和生理响应并未能有效减少UV-B辐射对光合参数和光合效率的影响,合作88、丽薯6号、师大6号的净光合速率、气孔导度等参数均受到抑制,光能利用效率明显降低,属于UV-B辐射敏感型品种;剑川红21-3、21-1和转心乌3个品种(系)的相关光合特性几乎不受影响,显示云南地方品种具有较强的UV-B辐射耐受性,有待于进一步从生理生化和分子水平探究更多的适应机制。     

增强紫外B辐射对植物及生态系统影响研究的发展趋势

介绍了一些有关紫外B辐射增强对植物及生态系统影响研究的新进展：1．许多研究已深入到分子水平;2．注意到对植物生长调控的研究;3．更加重视对植物防御、修复的研究;4．有关信号传导的研究日渐增多;5．对植物群体及生态系统影响的研究在不断扩大与加深;6．复合效应研究正在升温。推断今后在一段时间内,有关UV－B辐射对植物和生态系统影响的研究不但不会削弱,可能还会加强,特别分子水平的研究会大大增加,今后对群体和生态系统的研究会重视野外和长期效应的观测。我国在这一领域的研究起步晚,但近些年发展得较快,有部分研究已赶上国际研究进展的步伐。     

A morphological and cytological study of Petunia hybrida exposed to UV-B radiation

The aim of this study was to investigate whether the cytoskeleton, and in particular the microtubular system, is affected by enhanced levels of ultraviolet-B (280–320 nm, 9 kJ m⁻² day⁻¹ biologically effective UV-B radiation) radiation in epidermal cells of Petunia x hybrida Vilm, isolated from leaves of plants grown under UV-B radiation and visible light. In addition, morphological changes during development were monitored. In a previous study microtubules were depolymerized and delays in the different stages of the cell cycle were found when protoplasts of Petunia were irradiated with UV-B radiation (Staxén et al. 1993. Protoplasma 173: 70–76). Thus it was of interest to ascertain whether the cytoskeleton would be similarly affected in an intact system. Assuming an effect of UV-B radiation on the microtubular system, we wished to determine whether this could be correlated to concomitant changes in leaf morphology. Plants of Petunia hybrida were grown in greenhouse conditions in the presence or absence of UV-B radiation. During the course of the experiment, samples were taken from young, expanding leaves and from older, fully expanded leaves and prepared for localization and analysis of microtubules from the adaxial epidermal cells. Morphology rather than the cytoskeleton was affected by UV radiation, despite the fact that the epidermal cytoskeleton would most likely be affected, since it is located in the cells which form the first intercepting layer for incident radiation.
Morphological changes under UV-B radiation, as compared to those under control conditions, were reflected in earlier flowering and an increase in leaf number. Cell division was thus stimulated as was also evidenced from the increased leaf area. Our results indicate that the number of stomata differentiated on a leaf area basis was not altered although the number of stomata per epidermal cell was reduced.