稀土元素对甜菜种子萌发,幼苗生长及块根产量的影响

本文研究了稀土元素对甜菜的生物效应。结果表明,稀土元素可显著地提高种子萌发率,促进幼苗生长,增加幼苗根系活力、叶片净光合速率与块根产量,并明显地降低了甜菜叶片细胞膜在低温下的透性,即提高了叶片的抗寒力。     

VIGS技术在甜菜上的应用

病毒诱导基因沉默(VIGS)是一种应用于研究植物基因功能的反向遗传学手段。相对于基因敲除及转基因等方法,它具有时间短、成本低、高通量等优点。随着甜菜全基因组的测序完成,为尽早对大量序列信息进行注释和功能鉴定,急需建立甜菜VIGS体系。本文采用目前应用最广泛的烟草脆裂病毒载体在农杆菌的介导下侵染甜菜幼苗叶片,同时设立对照。提取甜菜幼苗叶片总RNA,并反转录成c DNA,设计特异引物进行RT-PCR检测。结果表明:在侵染植株上检测到了烟草脆裂病毒特异条带,证明该病毒可以对甜菜进行侵染,这一结果为下一步建立甜菜VIGS体系奠定了基础。     

不同保水剂对甜菜生长影响的生理效应

为筛选出抗旱效果明显的保水剂,提高甜菜成苗率和产量,采用温室结合田间试验的方法,研究了不同保水剂对甜菜植株生长和产量的影响。结果表明:4种保水剂中以TM-3005KM保水剂处理效果最佳;TM-3005KM保水剂较CK定植后幼苗成活率高7.22%;苗期末期,TM-3005KM保水剂处理的株高、根粗、冠幅、叶长和叶宽值均最大,且显著高于CK,根鲜重、根干重、茎叶鲜重和茎叶干重较CK分别高27.83%、38.46%、65.21%和59.15%;各处理甜菜叶片叶绿素含量均呈单峰曲线,并于叶丛快速增长期达到峰值,各生育期施用保水剂各处理的叶绿素含量均显著高于CK,且以TM-3005KM保水剂处理含量值最高;各处理甜菜叶片光合速率变化与叶绿素含量基本一致;各处理甜菜叶片脯氨酸含量随生育时期的推进,表现出升高→降低→升高→降低的趋势,各生育期均以TM-3005KM保水剂处理含量最低,CK最高;TM-3005KM保水剂处理可溶性糖从地上部叶片向块根中转移的相对较早,且其含量变化相对稳定;收获时,TM-3005KM保水剂处理较CK生物产量、经济产量和折光糖度分别提高50.08%、47.53%和2.10%。研究表明,TM-3005KM保水剂处理有利于提高甜菜幼苗成活率,促进幼苗快速生长,增强植株抵御干旱的能力,为叶绿素含量积累、光合速率增大和产量的提高奠定良好的基础。     

过氧化氢参与了黑暗诱导的盐地碱蓬叶片甜菜红素积累

该文比较研究了黑暗和光照条件下C₃盐生植物盐地碱蓬(Suaeda salsa)叶片甜菜红素积累和H₂O₂含量及其抗氧化酶活性的关系,实验分析了甜菜红素体外抗氧化性能,以期揭示诱导盐地碱蓬甜菜红素积累的可能机制以及甜菜红素积累的生理生态意义。结果表明:暗期处理和营养液中加入一定浓度的H₂O₂都明显促进盐地碱蓬叶片H₂O₂含量、甜菜红素的含量、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)的活性,而且叶片中 H₂O₂含量与甜菜红含量、SOD和CAT活性具有正相关性;盐地碱蓬甜菜红素体外清除羟自由基的能力明显强于维生素C,而清除超氧阴离子能力低于维生素C。这些结果表明:黑暗作为一种环境胁迫因子诱导盐地碱蓬叶片甜菜红素的积累可能是由自由基介导的,甜菜红素的积累可能与提高植物的抗氧化能力有关。     

水杨酸和阿斯匹林对产幼苗生长过程中盐害的缓解作用

以小麦为材料,研究盐分腔迫对小麦幼苗生长的影响以及水杨酸和阿斯匹林对小麦幼苗生长过程中盐害的缓解作用。结果表明,水杨酸和阿斯匹林能够相提高盐分胁迫条件下小麦幼苗叶片的相对含水量,降低叶片质膜透性和直地细胞膜的伤害,提高幼苗体内超氧化物歧化酶、     

外源脯氨酸对盐胁迫下甜瓜幼苗硝酸还原的影响

采用营养液水培方法,以＂雪美＂品种甜瓜（Cucumis melo L.）为材料,研究了外源脯氨酸（Proline）对盐胁迫下甜瓜幼苗叶片和根系硝酸还原的影响。结果表明：（1）盐胁迫提高了甜瓜幼苗叶片和根系内铵态氮（NH4＋-N）和可溶性蛋白含量;降低了硝态氮（NO-3-N）含量和硝酸还原酶（nitrate reductase,NR）活性。（2）外源施用脯氨酸明显地提高了盐胁迫下甜瓜幼苗叶片和根系内NO-3-N和可溶性蛋白含量;降低了盐胁迫下甜瓜幼苗叶片和根系内NH＋4-N含量;增强了盐胁迫下甜瓜幼苗体内NR活性。研究结果表明,外源脯氨酸可以通过调节甜瓜幼苗体内硝酸还原酶活性和氮化合物含量来缓解盐胁迫对甜瓜幼苗植株的伤害。     

内生多粘类芽孢杆菌S-7对甜菜光合作用及产量和品质的影响

研究了内生多粘类芽孢杆菌（Paenibacillus polymyxa）S-7对甜菜叶片光合参数和产量的影响.结果表明：接种内生多粘类芽孢杆菌S-7能显著促进甜菜光合作用,其中叶片净光合速率(P_n)、气孔限制值(L_s)、气孔导度(G_s)和蒸腾速率(T_r )的平均值分别提高了16.11%、23.82%、41.91%和34.80%;叶片胞间CO₂浓度(C_i)平均值降低了21.09%.生物学产量和含糖率分别提高了25.63%和17.46%,促进了甜菜产量和品质提高.表明内生菌不仅影响甜菜光合参数,而且对甜菜产量和品质的提高具有明显的促进作用.     

日本政府部门、企业及大学合作进行生物技术研究

日本甜菜制糖公司与北海道大学农学部的木下俊郎教授合作,成功地开发了通过茎尖培养大量繁殖甜菜苗的技术。甜菜是异花授粉作物,即使费大力气发现一个优良性状的突变体,但要繁殖就必须进行杂交。杂交的优良性状分散地传给下一代。所以一直苦于找不到一个优良母本。如果利用这次研究成功的茎尖培养方法,一株可在三个月内育成遗传上性状相同的100株幼苗。为进一步提高繁殖率,以后还需要改进。如果能大量繁殖遗传上完全相同的幼苗,今后必将给甜菜的育种事业带来很大的革新。     

稀土元囊对小麦幼苗氮素吸收及同化的影响

稀土元素浸种能够促进小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)幼苗对No3-的吸收,提高硝酸还原酶活力。这些效应与稀土浓度有关,低浓度有促进作用,高浓度则有抑制作用。稀土元素处理还能促进小麦幼苗体内No3-的同化还原,使硝态氮含量降低,氨基氮含量增加,促进了氮素代谢过程。     

稀土元素对小麦幼苗氮素吸收及其同化的影响

稀土元素浸种能够促进小麦(Triticum aestivum L.)幼苗对NO_3~-的吸收,提高硝酸还原酶活力。这些效应与稀土浓度有关,低浓度有促进作用,高浓度则有抑制作用。稀土元素处理还能促进小麦幼苗体内NO_3~-的同化还原,使硝态氮含量降低,氨基氮含量增加,促进了氮素代谢过程。     

Spread of beet necrotic yellow vein virus in infected seedlings and plants of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)

Summary Infection of sugar beet roots by beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) was investigated with transmission electron microscopy, immunogold labelling and enzyme linked immuno sorbent assay (ELISA). Here we show that infection of sugar beet roots is very fast, occurring during germination. Seedlings grown directly in infected soil showed higher BNYVV infection than plants transplanted into infected soil after seven days of initial growth in sterilized soil. The earlier the initial infection, the faster was its spread. The study showed that a few differentiated cells of the cortex and of the xylem parenchyma were the preferred sites of viral multiplication. The spread of viral infection was slow through differentiated tissues. Intact virions were frequently found in undifferentiated and mature vessel elements and xylem parenchyma, whereas they were rare in sieve elements. Virus particle number in the differentiating tracheary elements was high, suggesting that infection of the vessel elements preceded their differentiation. This would explain increased infection after early inoculation. Even the xylem tissue of the primary root was highly infected, the seedlings lacked virus particles in their hypocotyls and leaves.     

Transposition of the maize transposable element dSpm in transgenic sugar beets

Transgenic plants and cell lines of sugar beet carrying Spm/dSpm system of maize transposable elements have been obtained by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. A heterologous system of mobile elements Spm/dSpm remains active in the genome of sugar beet that permit of transposon-based gene tagging and obtaining of marker-free transgenic sugar beet.     

超表达AVP1基因提高甜菜的耐低磷和耐盐抗旱性

为探讨H⁺-焦磷酸酶编码基因对甜菜磷吸收和抗性的影响,实现优良基因在甜菜基因工程中的利用,研究在甜菜中超表达拟南芥液泡膜H⁺-焦磷酸酶编码基因AVP1,对转基因甜菜分析其耐低磷、耐盐性和抗旱性。结果显示,AVP1基因在甜菜植株的叶片和块根中表达,且在逆境胁迫下增强表达量响应胁迫;低磷处理条件下,转基因甜菜与野生型甜菜相比具有更高的含磷量,可提高甜菜对磷的吸收利用效率;干旱、盐胁迫处理条件下,AVP1基因在转基因甜菜中显著上升,在盐胁迫或干旱处理条件下,转基因植株的生长受抑程度相对较轻。随着盐和干旱胁迫的加剧,转基因植株体内MDA含量与野生型植株相比较低而脯氨酸含量显著增加,AVP1基因可通过减轻逆境对甜菜细胞膜的损伤及提高甜菜细胞的渗透调节能力,进而增强甜菜对高盐和干旱胁迫的抗性。     

Response of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters to drought stress in sugar beet seedlings

We compared the parameters of chlorophyll fluorescence between two sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) species differing in drought tolerance. Our results indicated that there were different responses to the drought stress of these sugar beet species. In drought-tolerant sugar beet, the F ₀ increased slightly, while qN increased substantially, indicating that these plants can protect PSII reaction centers from the damage. F _v/F _m and qP decreased slightly during the initial period of drought stress; this suggests that there is a slight impact of drought stress on the openness of PSII reaction centers, and thus the plants did not suffer seriously. This was further shown by the decreased Yield and electron transfer rate. The parameters of chlorophyll fluorescence were stable and can be used as an important indicator for sugar beet seedlings in the early drought tolerance.     

Influence of phloem transport, N-fertilization and ion accumulation on sucrose storage in the taproots of fodder beet and sugar beet

To investigate the factors governing the accumulation of sucroseand amino acids in the taproots of sugar beet, their contentswere measured in the leaves, phloem sap and the taproots ofsugar beet, fodder beet and a hybrid between both, grown oneither 3.0 or 0.5 mM nitrate. In the taproots the contents ofmalate, citrate and inorganic ions were also determined. Forthe high sucrose accumulation in sugar beet as compared to theother varieties three factors were found. (a) In sugar beet,less amino acids and more sucrose are taken up into the phloemthan in fodder beet. (b) In sugar beet, the sucrose and aminoacid syntheses are less sensitive to the nitrate concentrationsthat are required for optimal plant growth than in other varieties.In fodder beet, upon raising the nitrate concentration from0.5 mM to 3 mM, the synthesis and storage of sucrose is decreasedand that of amino acids increased. The corresponding valuesin sugar beet (0.5 mM) are similar to those in fodder beet andare not much affected by an increase of nitrate. (c) The sucroseaccumulation is limited by the accumulation of inorganic ionsin the taproots. The sucrose content in the taproots is negativelycorrelated to the total ion content. Whereas sucrose representstwo-third of all solutes in the taproots of sugar beet, it amountsto only one-third of the solutes in fodder beet taproots. Key words: Amino acids, Beta vulgans L, phloem sap, potassium, sucrose storage, sugar beet, taproots, transport     

Sugar transport in conducting elements of sugar beet leaves

Autoradiography was used to determine the distribution of labeled sugar in conducting elements of the blade and petiole of sugar beet leaves at intervals ranging from 5 sec to 24 hr. The processes of assimilation by the green cells, collection of sugar in the minor veins and export in phloem elements were demonstrated visually. It appears that in minor veins sugar is translocated in companion cells rather than sieve tubes. In major veins translocation occurs in sieve tubes.     

Chemical control of beet cyst-nematode, Heterodera schachtii, in some peaty loam soils

In peaty loam soils, aldicarb or oxamyl mixed with the top 15 cm of the soil in spring before sugar beet seeds were sown, minimised invasion of the roots by larvae of the beet cyst-nematode, Heterodera schachtii, so preventing injury to the seedlings, and greatly increased sugar yields in heavily infested soil. Small amounts of both compounds were often as effective as larger amounts. Nematode increase on sugar beet roots was slow. Aldicarb or oxamyl lessened nematode increase in four years out of five. Fumigating predetermined row positions with dichloropropene mixtures (D-D, Telone) or incorporating aldicarb or methomyl shallowly in soil, later occupied by the roots of sugar beet seedlings, did not control the nematode, although sugar yields were sometimes increased.     

Genotypic Variation for Drought Tolerance in Beta vulgaris

Insufficient soil moisture during summer months is now the majorcause of sugar beet yield losses in the UK. However, selectionfor increased drought tolerance has not been a breeding priorityuntil recently. Genetic variation for drought tolerance is anessential prerequisite for the development of more stress-tolerantvarieties, but commercial sugar beet varieties seem to havesimilar yield responses to drought. The objective of this studywas to assess the degree of genotypic variation for droughttolerance within a wide range of sugar beet germplasm and genebankaccessions within Beta. Thirty sugar beet genotypes were screenedunder field drought conditions, and putative drought tolerantand sensitive lines (in terms of yield reduction in polythene-coveredvs. irrigated plots) were identified. Significant genotype xwater treatment interactions were found for dry matter yieldand relative leaf expansion rate. Genotypic differences fordrought susceptibility index were also significant. Differentialsensitivity of seedling shoot growth to water deficit was examinedby comparing 350 genebank accessions in a simple growth chamberscreen. Methods of data management were devised to highlightlines for entry into subsequent field tests. The results ofthe field and seedling screens indicate that there is variationfor tolerance to water deficits within sugar beet and relatedtypes, and that there are lines that show greater drought tolerancethan selected commercial varieties. Divergent lines showingcontrasting behaviour should aid in the identification of keymorpho-physiological traits that confer drought tolerance.     

Adenylate patterns of autumn-sown sugar beet differ from spring-sown sugar beet. Implications for root quality

Sugar beet ( Beta vulgaris L) is generally cultivated using two different planting and harvest patterns. In northern zones, spring sugar beet is sown in spring and harvested in autumn, whereas in subtropical latitudes, autumn sugar beet is sown in autumn and harvested in summer. The industrial quality of the root is frequently higher in spring-sown sugar beet crops. In order to explore physiological changes associated with this fact, this study has been focused on the seasonal changes of adenosine 5'-triphosphate and adenosine 5'-diphosphate levels in the storage roots of sugar beet plants, as an index of its metabolic status. The results obtained correspond to a different metabolic status of spring and autumn sugar beet at the moment of harvest. The adenylate patterns of autumn beets suggested a functional and active respiratory system. On the contrary, the patterns shown by spring beets corresponded to those we would expect to see in plants becoming dormant. The proline and glucose contents, which decrease the industrial quality of the root, and the respiratory rate measured in autumn-sown sugar beets, were nearly twice those of spring-sown sugar beets. The combination of an active respiratory system, which allows the carbohydrate catabolism and the synthesis of stress molecules, with the environmental factors at the time of the harvest, could be the underlying physiological mechanism causing some of the differences between spring- and autumn-sown sugar beet crops.