桂味荔枝花器官的发生和发育过程研究

利用SV11立体显微镜和JSM-6360LV型扫描电镜观察‘桂味’荔枝花器官的发生和发育过程。结果表明:花序原基最先发生,然后形成数个大小不等的单花原基;4个萼片原基的发生不同步,其中一侧对位先发生;6～10枚雄蕊原基以轮状方式几乎同时发生;心皮原基最后发生,2～3枚(稀4枚)心皮原基同时出现,随后进行侧向生长,逐渐合拢形成子房。雌花中,花柱、柱头分化明显,雄蕊退化。雄花中,花丝细长,花药饱满,雌蕊退化或发育不完全。两性花中,雌雄蕊发育完全。花粉粒近球形,具3孔沟,表面为条纹状纹饰。     

大核和焦核"桂味"荔枝果实发育及其发育期间果皮中内源激素含量的变化比较

同一株大核和焦核"桂味"荔枝的果实生长型均呈"单S型",其果实大小差异主要由种子大小不同引起.果实发育期间,两者果皮中内源激素变化的规律大体上一致,大核果皮中GA3、IAA含量和(IAA ZRs GA3)/ABA比值均高于焦核果皮,但ZRs含量和ZRs/ABA比值则比其低,ABA含量的差异无规律可循.     

Aldose reductase inhibitors from Litchi chinensis Sonn

Diabetes is one of the major risk factors for cataract. Aldose reductase has been reported to play an important role in sugar-induced cataract. In this study, we conducted pharmacological investigations upon experimental rat lenses using extracts of the fruits of Litchi chinensis (Sapindaceae). Of the extracts and organic fractions of L. chinensis tested, a MeOH extract and an EtOAc fraction were found to be potent inhibitors of rat lens aldose reductase (RLAR) in vitro — their IC₅₀ values being 3.6 and 0.3 μg/mL, respectively. From the active EtOAc fraction, four minor compounds with diverse structural moieties were isolated and identified as d-mannitol (1), 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2), delphinidin 3-O-β-galactopyranoside-39,59-di-O-β-glucopyranoside (3), and delphinidin 3-O-β- galactopyranoside-39-O-β-glucopyranoside (4). Among these, 4 was found to be the most potent RLAR inhibitor (IC₅₀ = 0.23 μg/mL), and may be useful in the prevention and/or treatment of diabetic complications.     

糯米糍荔枝裂果的生理机理与防裂效果研究

以果实易裂品种糯米糍荔枝为材料,对果皮内与裂果有关的一些生理指标以及两种处理硝酸钙(Ca(NO3)2)和赤霉素(GA)的防裂效果进行了探索性研究。结果表明:在果实发育初期,果皮内的水溶性果胶和原果胶的含量均升高,且原果胶含量的增长幅度大于水溶性果胶。除果实成熟期外,果胶脂酶(PE)和多聚半乳糖醛酸酶(PG)的活性一直呈上升趋势,且水溶性果胶的含量与PG的活性有显著正相关关系。纤维素酶(CX)在整个果实发育期都表现出较高的活性且有两次明显的活性高峰。同时还发现除果实成熟期外,Ca(NO3)2处理能增强PE和PG活性,但对CX则有抑制作用。此外,Ca(NO3)2处理和GA处理均能明显地改善糯米糍荔枝果皮质地的组成,使果实的裂果率明显降低,且GA处理的效果要明显好于Ca(NO3)2处理。     

Rhizophagus in Mycorrhizal Association with Litchi chinensis Sonn

The morphology and the mycotrophic habit of a new species ofRhizophagus in mycorrhizal association with the roots ofLitchi chinensis Sonn a tropical fruit tree, has been described. It belongs to the vesicular-arbuscular group of phycomycetous endophytes and has been namedRhizophagus litchii sp. nov.The endophyte could not be brought into culture in artificial media, the presence of living litchi roots was necessary for its growth and development.Root penetration of the endophyte was through the epidermal cells. Roots hairs were free from infection.Part of the thesis submitted byS. Pandey for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Bhagalpur University, Bhagalpur, Bihar (India).     

荔枝胚蛋白质的提取方法

以不同体积的Tris-HCl(0.1mol／L,pH8．8)为提取液,结合不同含量(以胚鲜重计)的PVP40,对怀枝、黑叶和桂味等荔枝(Lithi chinensis)品种的胚蛋白质进行提取。结果表明,提取液体积为胚鲜重的5倍(ml g-1 FW),并加入15％的 PVP40时,提取蛋白质的效果最好,可用于荔枝胚可溶性蛋白质含量的测定;胚乳蛋白质的提取则以等体积的提取液(内含2％的PVP40)为佳。加入10% PVP40的胚蛋白提取液可直接进行SDS-PAGE电泳,用10倍于蛋白质提取液体积的乙醇沉淀胚和胚乳的蛋白提取液,可得到最佳的SDS-PAGE电泳效果。     

荔枝果皮过氧化物酶的纯化及部分酶学性质研究

经硫酸铵分级盐析、DEAE-Sepharose和Sephadex G-75柱层析分离,从荔枝果皮中分离提纯了过氧化物酶(POD),该酶被纯化了12．5倍,产率为1．9％。经SDS-PAGE确定为单一条带。该酶最适反应温度为35℃,对热具有较强的稳定性,经75℃处理30min,酶活性只损失50％。最适pH约为6．5,但在pH4．0—8．0范围内活力仍比较稳定。该酶在25℃和0．05mol／L磷酸缓冲液(pH7．0)条件下对愈创木酚、邻苯二酚和没食子酸的Km分别是2．75、12．4和12．8mmol／L。二硫苏糖醇和抗坏血酸能完全抑制POD活性,L-半胱氨酸、柠檬酸、FeS04、GSH、SDS和ZnS04对POD活性有一定的抑制作用,而FeCl,和CuSOt对POD则有较好的激活作用。     

Abscisic acid promotes flowering and enhances LcAP1 expression in Litchi chinensis Sonn.

In order to investigate the role of abscisic acid in litchi flowering, litchi trees were treated with exogenous ABA before or when panicle primordia emerged. The results showed that ABA spraying when panicle primordia emerged reduced the number of leaves per panicle, enhanced the number of axillary panicles per panicle and the ratio of axillary panicles to total nodes per panicle. When trees were treated with ABA before panicle primordia emerged, the number of flowers per panicle in the ABA-treated trees was higher than that of the control. The ABA biosynthesis inhibitor naproxen reduced the percentage of flowering terminal shoots and number of flowers in one panicle, and suppressed the litchi homologue gene (LcAP1). To confirm whether the enhanced AP1 expression depended on H₂O₂, NO and calcium, the effect of ABA was compared with that of ABA plus NO scavenger 2-phenyl-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl3-oxide (PTIO), or the H₂O₂ trapper dimethylthiourea (DMTU), the calcium chelator glycol-bis (β-amino ethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid (EGTA) and calcium channel blocker LaCl₃. The results showed that ABA enhanced AP1 expression, but the inductive effects were suppressed by DMTU, EGTA and LaCl₃ but not PTIO, suggesting that ABA promotion of LcAP1 expression may be H₂O₂ and calcium dependent but not NO dependent.     

应用RAPD标记研究野生荔枝种质资源

应用RAPD方法对海南60份野生荔枝进行基因组多态性分析,20个随机引物共产生165条RAPD带,DNA片段大小在200～1500bp之间,其中121条为多态性带,占总带数的73．3％,并利用遗传距离进行聚类分析。结果表明,60份野生荔枝可归为6类,表明种群存在一定的遗传变异,也为分析野生荔枝群体间及群体内的遗传多样性探索了有效方法。     

用正交设计优化荔枝RAPD反应体系

以改良CTAB法提取的荔枝基因组DNA为模板,应用L25(56)正交表,研究了Taq、Mg2+、随机引物、dNTPs和DNA模板5种RAPD反应组分浓度变化对扩增结果的影响,量化分析结果表明:正交设计可以应用于RAPD反应体系的建立。用这种方法建立的荔枝RAPD-PCR优化反应体系为:25μL反应体系中含1×Buffer、2.0mmol/LMg2+、2.0UTaqDNA聚合酶、0.15mmol/LdNTPs、0.6μmol/L随机引物、25ngDNA模板。     

荔枝若干重要果实品质性状的QTL分析

以‘马贵荔＇ב焦核三月红＇76株F_1代群体为试材,检测了酒石酸、苹果酸、蔗糖含量和单果重4个果实性状分离的情况。结果表明,4个性状表现为连续分布,具有数量性状的典型特征,与4个果实性状连锁的QTL位点23个,其中控制酒石酸的QTL为2个,控制苹果酸的QTL为4个,控制蔗糖的QTL为12个和控制单果重的QTL为5个。各QTL的LOD值在3.15～5.61之间,可解释13.85%～88.3%的表型变异。     

Intergeneric Hybridisation between Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) and Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.)

The breeding barriers between commercial litchi (Litchi chinensisSonn.) and longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) cultivars were investigatedby conducting reciprocal pollinations. This work has shown thatit is possible to generate intergeneric hybrids using litchias the female parent. Investigation of comparative in vivo pollentube growth demonstrated that there is discrimination againstcross- compared to self-pollen at all sites in the pistil. Pollentubes were frequently observed in the ovary after cross-pollinationin litchi but rarely in longan. Fruit production was reducedafter crossing in both longan and litchi. Isozyme analysis usingphosphoglucose isomerase revealed that hybrid progeny only developedwhen litchi was the maternal parent. Morphologically the hybridplants were similar to the maternal parent but leaves were smaller.Three types of seeds developed in litchi following pollinationwith longan pollen. These were (1) normal seeds with a developedtesta and embryo, (2) seeds with aborted embryos but normaltesta development, and (3) seedless fruit where the ovule remainedthe same size as at anthesis without further development ofembryo or testa. The potential germplasm available to improvethese crops within the Sapindaceae is discussed.Copyright 1994,1999 Academic Press Litchi, Litchi Longan, Dimocarpus, hybridisation, isozyme     

Identification of Proanthocyanidins from Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) Pulp by LC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS and Their Antioxidant Activity

Content of total proanthocyanidins as well as total phenolics, flavonoids, antioxidant activities were evaluated for litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) pulp of 32 cultivars. One cultivar, Hemaoli, showed the highest total proanthocyanidins and total phenolics, and DPPH or ABTS radical scavenging activities. ESI-MS and NMR analysis of the Hemaoli pulp crude extracts (HPCE) showed that procyandins composed of (epi)catechin unites with degree of polymerization (DP) of 2–6 were dominant proanthocyanidins in HPCE. After the HPCE was fractionated by a Sephadex LH-20 column, 32 procyanidins were identified by LC-ESI-Q-TOF-MS in litchi pulp for the first time. Quantification of individual procyanidin in HPCE indicated that epicatechin, procyanidin B2, procyanidin C1 and A-type procyanidin trimer were the main procyanidins. The radical scavenging activities of different fractions of HPCE as well as six procyanidins standards were evaluated by both DPPH and ABTS assays. HPCE fractions showed similar antioxidant activities with those of Vc and six individual procyanidins, the IC₅₀ of which ranged from 1.88 ± 0.01 to 2.82 ± 0.10 μg/ml for DPPH assay, and from 1.52 ± 0.17 to 2.71 ± 0.15 μg/ml for ABTS assay. Such results indicate that litchi cultivars rich in proanthocyanidins are good resources of dietary antioxidants and have the potential to contribute to human health.     

Multiple shoot induction and plant regeneration in litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)

Multiple shoot induction in Litchi chinensis Sonn. (litchi) has been achieved by two methods: (1) direct germination of litchi seeds in 6-benzylaminopurine (20 mg l^–1)-supplemented MS liquid medium and supported on a filter-paper bridge and (2) in planta treatment with 6-benzylaminopurine (100 μg on alternate days) of the axillary bud regions of plants germinated and maintained under sterile conditions. While the former method resulted in as many as 27.5±8.6 shoot buds from the cotyledonary node within 4 weeks, the latter yielded on average approximately 8 shoot buds from each treated node in 8 weeks. The cytokinin treatment in planta consisted of placing sterile filter paper moistened with sterile distilled water over the node and adding different concentrations of 6-benzylaminopurine. Both methods of multiple shoot induction were found to be effective for the five genotypes of litchi that were tested. The shoots elongated and rooted directly in vermiculite after a pulse treatment with IBA (25 mg/ml) for 15 min. Fungus growth which is a serious problem in litchi tissue culture, was controlled using a fungicide, Bavistin, and by eliminating organic nutrients from the growth medium. Received: 27 July 1998 / Revision received: 30 September 1998 / Accepted: 27 October 1998     

中国96个荔枝种质资源的EST-SSR遗传多样性分析

根据本实验室已获得的荔枝果皮cDNA文库EST序列,通过SSRIT在线检索,从3391条EST序列中,发现305条含有SSR,占整个文库EST的8.99%。利用SSR-ESTs序列共设计100对EST-SSR引物,其中62对在荔枝上有扩增产物,50对有扩增多态性,即具有一定的通用性。接着从96份荔枝种质中选取12个品种的基因组DNA,开展核心引物筛选,共筛选出多态性较好的EST-SSR分子标记30个;这30个EST-SSR分子标记在96份资源共扩出284条带,不同引物的扩增条带在3～18条之间,平均9.47条,其中有282条为多态性带,多态率高达99.30%,每对引物的Nei's基因多样度范围为0.186～0.396,香农信息指数范围为0.318～0.558;此外,系统聚类分析结果表明,在相似系数0.5525处,可将96份荔枝种质资源分成了8大类群,该8大类群基本与其生态类型和植物学性状特征相符。在此基础上,还对荔枝的主栽品种和特殊种质进行鉴别,结果表明,该30个EST-SSR分子标记在不同品种间可产生较清晰可辨的多态性差异,为荔枝品种以及种质资源鉴别和鉴定的分子指纹的构建奠定了良好基础。     

荔枝花蜜腺发育解剖学研究

荔枝花蜜腺呈盘状,位于子房和花萼之间的花托上。花盘蜜腺由表皮、产蜜组织、维管束组成。蜜腺的原始细胞由花托表面的2~3层细胞脱分化产生。成熟蜜腺产蜜组织细胞含有淀粉粒,为淀粉型蜜腺,表皮细胞内无淀粉粒。产蜜组织出现分化:PAS反应颜色深的细胞成网状分布,与表皮下方的1~2层细胞相连,构成蜜汁的运输通道;颜色浅的细胞分布于网眼处。蜜腺表皮上的角质层波状皱折,有泌蜜孔。表皮毛主要起保护作用,大部分蜜汁通过泌蜜孔排出。     

Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhances growth of Litchi chinensis Sonn. trees after propagation by air-layering

This study investigated the patterns of root growth and water uptake of maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) grown in a mixture under greenhouse conditions. The plants were grown in root boxes for 5 weeks under 2 watering regimes; fully irrigated and water stress conditions, followed by a 5-day drying cycle imposed during the 6th week of growth. Water uptake patterns were analysed during the drying cycle. The two-dimensional distribution of the roots of both plants in the boxes was determined immediately at the end of the drying cycle. Under well-irrigated conditions, the roots of the component plants grew profusely into all sections of the root box and intermingled considerably. Water stress resulted in the decline of root growth of maize and cowpea but the root:shoot ratios of maize and cowpea were not affected, suggesting that there was no significant effect of water stress on root:shoot partitioning. However, water stress affected the biomass distribution between fine and coarse roots in cowpea. About 64% by weight of cowpea roots under water stress were coarse whereas as against 48% under well-irrigated conditions. Furthermore, water stress generally restricted the lateral extent of the roots of both maize and cowpea with a tendency of clumping together of the root systems and a reduced degree of intermingling. Thus, the extent of mixing of the root systems was apparently controlled by the availability of soil water. Water uptake from the well-irrigated soil in the root boxes was initially restricted to the sections directly below the base of each plant. Although roots of both plants were present in almost all sections of the root box, all the sections did not contribute simultaneously to water uptake by each plant. Water uptake was delayed from the middle intermingled zones. In effect, uptake patterns did not relate generally to the root distribution. The tendency was for the component plants to initially `avoid' water uptake from zones of intense intermingling or competition.     

Identifying Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) Cultivars and Their Genetic Relationships Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Markers

Litchi is an important fruit tree in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. However, there is widespread confusion regarding litchi cultivar nomenclature and detailed information of genetic relationships among litchi germplasm is unclear. In the present study, the potential of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) for the identification of 96 representative litchi accessions and their genetic relationships in China was evaluated using 155 SNPs that were evenly spaced across litchi genome. Ninety SNPs with minor allele frequencies above 0.05 and a good genotyping success rate were used for further analysis. A relatively high level of genetic variation was observed among litchi accessions, as quantified by the expected heterozygosity (He = 0.305). The SNP based multilocus matching identified two synonymous groups, ‘Heiye’ and ‘Wuye’, and ‘Chengtuo’ and ‘Baitangli 1’. A subset of 14 SNPs was sufficient to distinguish all the non-redundant litchi genotypes, and these SNPs were proven to be highly stable by repeated analyses of a selected group of cultivars. Unweighted pair-group method of arithmetic averages (UPGMA) cluster analysis divided the litchi accessions analyzed into four main groups, which corresponded to the traits of extremely early-maturing, early-maturing, middle-maturing, and late-maturing, indicating that the fruit maturation period should be considered as the primary criterion for litchi taxonomy. Two subpopulations were detected among litchi accessions by STRUCTURE analysis, and accessions with extremely early- and late-maturing traits showed membership coefficients above 0.99 for Cluster 1 and Cluster 2, respectively. Accessions with early- and middle-maturing traits were identified as admixture forms with varying levels of membership shared between the two clusters, indicating their hybrid origin during litchi domestication. The results of this study will benefit litchi germplasm conservation programs and facilitate maximum genetic gains in litchi breeding programs.     

In Vitro Embryo Culture and Induction of Multiple Shoots in Lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.)

Immature embryos of different sizes and ages from commercialvarieties of lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) were cultured ina range of different media. Embryos as small as 3 mm could becultured using in vitro techniques and subsequently grown intoplants. MS solid medium with 2% sucrose supplemented with 150ml l^–1 coconut water was most effective in stimulatingthe germination of immature lychee embryos. Embryos of lycheewere treated to induce adventitious buds from embryonic shootsas a means of achieving multiplication. The different varietiesexhibited differences in response, with Bengal embryonic shootsproducing 15 adventitious buds after pretreatment with 100 mgl^–1 BAP for 3 h. Root formation was achieved in 65% ofadventitious shoots using MS medium supplemented with 0.5 mgl^–1 NAA and activated charcoal. These plants were successfullydeflasked and grown on in the glasshouse. This technique providesof means of producing some multiple shoots from lychee embryosand has value for multiplication in a breeding program wherea method of micropropagation is unavailable. Litchi chinensis Sonn., lychee, embryo culture, multiple shoots, in vitro