不同水分胁迫条件下高粱种子萌发及吸水规律的研究

通过对抗旱性不同的高粱品种在不同水分胁迫条件下种子萌动、萌发及吸水过程的研究表明：高粱种子在萌动、萌发两个生理过程中对环境水分条件的敏感性不同,种子在萌动时比萌发时更适应低水环境。不同的高粱品种在萌动、萌发时所忍耐的临界环境水势也存在明显差异。种子胚和胚乳两部分的吸水过程具有不同的特点。胚部的干重含水量在吸水后一直急剧增加,直到萌动时达到最大,而胚乳的含水量除在前期快速增加外,随后缓慢增加,保持在相对稳定的水平。在种子吸水萌动过程中,种子胚与胚乳间,以及它们与环境间始终存在着水势梯度。     

关于早稻种子发芽生理的研究(一)——种子的吸水和温度的关系

种子从休眠进入萌发,首先必須吸收足够的水分,所以早稻催芽的第一步便是浸种。如果浸种时間过短,吸收的水分不足,便会导致发芽不齐,播种后引起烂种烂芽;如果浸种时間过长,由于缺氧窒息,或由于无氧呼吸积累酒精而中毒,也会影响种胚萌动,减低发芽率。因此掌握适当的浸种时間,在催芽中亦是一个不可忽視的环节。浸种的目的是使种子均匀地吸收水分,发芽整齐。因此决定浸种时間,便須从浸种时种子的吸水过程以及种子萌发时的最低吸水量等方面来考察,     

番茄种子发芽及渗控处理过程中的水分关系

干燥番茄（Ｌｙｃｏｐｅｒｓｉｃｏｎ ｅｓｃｕｌｅｎｔｕｍ Ｍｉｌｌ． ｃｖ． Ｍｏｎｅｙｍ ａｋｅｒ）种子浸种吸水有明显的３ 个阶段,尽管种子不同部分吸水的速度不一样,但整粒种子需１０～１２ ｈ 才能基本完成第一阶段的吸水。胚乳对种胚伸长和生长的机械压力明显阻碍种胚的吸水,即使在第二阶段整个种子水势与浸种溶液基本达到水分平衡时,种胚的水势仍然低于整个种子水势０．６～０．９ ＭＰａ。发芽过程中ＧＡ 和ＡＢＡ不直接影响番茄种子吸水。番茄种胚水势与含水量的关系呈幂指数的正相关。无论在浸种还是渗控处理过程中,番茄种胚压力势的总变化趋势是下降的     

预浸和发芽过程中番茄种子细胞核的倍性变化

用细胞流检仪检测番茄种子细胞核倍性水平时发现,当年成熟的番茄种子胚细胞核ＤＮＡ绝大多数为２Ｃ水平,胚乳细胞核则为３Ｃ水平,说明成熟番茄种子细胞一般休止停留在Ｇ１期,同时我们也发现极少量的胚和胚乳细胞核分别为４Ｃ和６Ｃ水平,说明这些细胞已经进行了ＤＮＡ内复制,供试番茄种子浸种后１２ｈ左右完成吸水过程,２ｄ后胚根可突破种皮发芽,随着种子吸水过程的完成,胚根尖部分细胞开始进入ＤＮＡ复制期（Ｓ期）,而且此     

小麦×大麦胚胎发育的研究——Ⅲ.小麦×大麦胎胚发育过程中淀粉的积累和动态

我们观察了小麦与大麦杂交胚胎发育过程中,雌蕊各个组成部分发生的淀粉积累和转移的动态。结果如下: 1.胚乳和杂种胚早期发育过程中,子房壁和胚囊中淀粉的积累和动态的趋势与其他学者所作小麦自交的情况基本相同。2.当胚乳细胞充满胚囊而胚没有分化时,子房壁中的淀粉已极少,当胚乳解体时,子房壁中淀粉已几乎消失。可见,子房壁中淀粉的迅速消失与胚乳的迅速败育是平行的。3.胚囊发育的停滞与败育跟子房壁组织中淀粉的积累及对胚囊营养的正常供应有密切关系。4.花柱、珠被、珠心组织及胚囊中的助细胞和反足细胞,在整个杂种胚和胚乳发育过程中,始终不存在淀粉粒。助细胞胚亦和助细胞一样,无淀粉粒的存在。     

用花粉和外源DNA的混合物对玉米进行高效率的遗传转化

高效率的遗传转化已经在一个玉米遗传材Zea mays Linnaeuo诱导成功,该转化是通过供体DNA和受体的白花授粉结合而进行的。每一穗的胚乳最高转化率为9.29％。DNA是在花粉与DNA的糊状混合物中提供给花丝的。被转移入胚乳中的外源DNA在胚乳形成过程中表达。目前还不知道胚乳中的外源DNA片段是否已经结合到细胞核中,或是以片段或其它状态存在于核中。已经阐明全部四种可能发生的情况是:外源DNA被转移入(ⅰ)同一籽粒的胚和胚乳中,(ⅱ)仅仅转入胚中,(ⅲ)仅仅转入胚乳中,(ⅳ)既不在胚中也不在胚乳中。另外还阐明,进入胚中的外源DNA在胚的形成、发芽、营养生长和分化,以及生殖生长整个过程中都一直保持着,最后在以后世代的胚和(或)胚乳中显露出来,并在胚乳的形成过程中发挥作用。然而,在新一代中被转化胚乳的频率相当低,这可能是转移到胚中的外源DNA不稳定所致。     

刺梨胚及胚乳的发育

本研究对单瓣刺梨胚及胚乳的发育过程进行了观察,获得如下主要结果:1.刺梨胚的发育属于紫菀型的一种变异类型。原胚发育早期,在胚体顶端具有明显的胚芽原细胞。成熟胚为典型的双子叶植物胚的形态,在子叶中贮藏大量的蛋白质粒。2.刺梨的胚乳属核型。经游离核时期以后形成胚乳细胞。紧邻胚囊周界壁的表层胚乳细胞可以进行平周分裂,产生层叠状的胚乳周缘层。此种后形成的胚乳,我们称之为次生胚乳。当次生胚乳形成时,其余的胚乳细胞逐渐解体,最后几乎完全消失。次生胚乳只在合点处解体,其余保留至种子成熟。3.发现了开花后一些胚珠中无胚或胚和胚乳在发育早期退化的现象,可认为是刺梨种子不育的一个重要原因。     

栽培大麦×普通小麦杂种发育的胚胎学观察

对大麦与小麦远缘杂交时雌雄性核的结合及杂种胚和胚乳的发育情况进行了观察。大、小麦杂交时,可发生双受精作用、单受精作用,或受精过程失败。单受精作用发生的时间参差不齐。大小麦杂种胚的发育进程最初与大麦自交时情况相似。以后胚发育缓慢,并长期停留在原胚阶段。在授粉后12—15天,原胚发育达到高峰。仅有个别杂种胚在授粉后第18、19天进入胚分化,且胚分化不完善。同时,在整个发育过程中,原胚不时出现解体退化现象。杂种胚乳的发育仅在最初阶段形成若干游离核,此后胚乳组织转向退化。在授粉10天以后的子房中,未检查到胚乳或胚乳解体后的残留物。     

小麦×大麦胚胎发育的研究——Ⅲ.小麦×大麦胎胚发育过程中淀粉的积累和动态

我们观察了小麦与大麦杂交胚胎发育过程中,雌蕊各个组成部分发生的淀粉积累和转移的动态。结果如下: 1.胚乳和杂种胚早期发育过程中,子房壁和胚囊中淀粉的积累和动态的趋势与其他学者所作小麦自交的情况基本相同。2.当胚乳细胞充满胚囊而胚没有分化时,子房壁中的淀粉已极少,当胚乳解体时,子房壁中淀粉已几乎消失。可见,子房壁中淀粉的迅速消失与胚乳的迅速败育是平行的。3.胚囊发育的停滞与败育跟子房壁组织中淀粉的积累及对胚囊营养的正常供应有密切关系。4.花柱、珠被、珠心组织及胚囊中的助细胞和反足细胞,在整个杂种胚和胚乳发育过程中,始终不存在淀粉粒。助细胞胚亦和助细胞一样,无淀粉粒的存在。     

麦类胚芽嫁接的经验

我们体会到禾木科作物胚接方法是决定胚接试验成果的首要因素。在我们进行的这些年来胚接试验的方法上有着一个进步的过程。这是扼要的外绍一些方法以供大家在进行胚接试验上参考。 (一)浸种:嫁接种子必须在胚乳软化发生内酵素作用与胚萌动后才能进行。干燥的种子是不能进行种胚嫁接的。种子浸在干净的蒸溜水中10—24小时(因不同品种应有具体的区别)浸种程度要掌握半软,如果浸水时间过长胚乳变成浆状时就不容易嫁接了,而且浸种过软切面不容易平,伤口的愈合也就困难。     

Changes in germination, growth and soluble sugar contents of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench seeds under various abiotic stresses

The effect of various abiotic stresses on germination rate, growth and soluble sugar content in Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench cv. CSH 6 seed embryos and endosperm during early germination was investigated. Under stress conditions germination, water potential and tissue water content decreased markedly. Subsequently, this reduction resulted in marked decreases in fresh weight both in embryos and endosperm. Conversely, a substantial increase in dry weight was observed. Furthermore, a considerable increase in the sugar contents in both embryo and endosperm was detected. The fructose level was always higher than glucose and sucrose in response to various stresses. However, as compared to the control the level of glucose and sucrose was higher in embryos and endosperm after stress treatments. Based upon these results a possible physiological role of sugars in the germination of sorghum seeds is discussed.     

钙提高玉米种子活力的作用研究

本文以玉米种子为材料,研究了钙对种子活力的影响．在０—４０ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＣａ（２＋）的浓度范围,低浓度的Ｃａ（２＋）提高种子的发芽率和活力,最适浓度为１０ｍｍｏｌ／Ｌ,超过此浓度Ｃａ（２＋）的促进作用减弱．Ｃａ（２＋）提高种子发芽率和活力的原因可能是Ｃａ（２＋）促进胚和胚乳中α－和β－淀粉酶的活性,加速胚乳中贮藏物质如淀粉和可溶性蛋白的动员．在种子萌发过程中,ＥＧＴＡ和ＥＤＴＡ能降低种子活力,２．５和１０ｍｍｏｌ／ＬＣａ（２＋）能部分解除ＥＧＴＡ和ＥＤＴＡ的抑制作用．     

Effects of storage temperature on viability, germination and antioxidant metabolism in Ginkgo biloba L. seeds.

The behaviour of the Ginkgo biloba L. seeds was studied during storage at 4 and 25 degrees C. When stored at 25 degrees C, all the seeds died in 6 months. Cold temperatures preserved seed tissue viability for 1 year but did not preserve their capability to germinate, since such capability decreased after 6 months. A significant increase in lipid peroxidation occurred in the seed both in the embryo and in the endosperm. During storage a progressive deterioration of the endosperm tissues was evident. The two major water soluble antioxidants, ascorbate (ASC) and glutathione (GSH), showed different behaviour in the two conditions of storage and in the two main structures of the seed, the embryo and the endosperm. The ASC content of embryos and endosperms remained quite unchanged in the first 9 months at 4 degrees C, then increased. At 25 degrees C a significant decrease in the ASC content in the embryos was evident, whereas it remained more stable in the endosperm. The GSH pool decreased at both storage temperatures in the embryos. As far as the ASC-GSH redox enzymes are concerned, their activities decreased with storage, but changes appeared to be time-dependent more than temperature-dependent, with the exception of the endosperm ascorbate free radical (AFR) reductase (EC 1.6.5.4), the activity of which rapidly decreased at 25 degrees C. Therefore overall the antioxidant enzymes were scarcely regulated and unable to counteract oxidative stress occurring during the long-term storage.     

Osmoregulation, growth and sucrose accumulation in germinated Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) seeds treated with polyethylene glycol

Germinated seeds of Trigonella foenum-graecum L. (fenugreek) were grown in water or in polyethylene glycol (PEG) solutions. After endosperm removal, the water relations, growth, dry weight, sucrose and reducing sugar content of the embryo were determined. Under water sstress conditions, water content and osmotic potential (π₀) at saturation, growth and dry weight were lower than in non-stressed controls. The reduction in dry weight indicated a lower uptake of solutes from the endosperm and the decrease in π₀ was not accompanied by an increase in the amount of the accumulated solutes. It is suggested that embryos of stressed fenugreek seeds control osmotic potential by reduction of water uptake and that this results in reduction of growth. Embryos isolated from germinated seeds ("naked" embryos) were grown in water or in PEG solutions, with or without galactose (as an external solute source substituting for the endosperm). The results indicate that a decrease in the external solute did not account for growth reduction under conditions of water stress, and that decreased solute transport to the embryo may be important. The sucrose contents of "naked" embryos and of embryos from whole seeds were higher after PEG treatment, while reducing sugar contents were lower compared to non-stressed controls. The increased sucrose accumulation may be due to decreased sucrose hydrolysis.     

Changes in the patterns of phosphatase isozymes during the germination of rice seed

Crude phosphatase preparations from both the embryo and endosperm of germinating rice seeds were resolved into several components by Sephadex G-100 column chromatography. The substrate specificity of each isozyme was broad, but their spectra were more or less different. One of these iso-phosphatases in the embryo increased prominently during seed germination and decreased at the stage of senescence. Phosphatase activities for several phosphate esters were increased during germination, but to different extents. The rate increased more in the embryo than in the endosperm. Especially in the embryo, gibberellin A₃ promoted an increase in the activity of some phosphatases as well as an increase in the content of free phosphate.     

The relationship between beta-mannosidase and endo-beta-mannanase activities in tomato seeds during and following germination: a comparison of seed populations and individual seeds

beta-Mannosidase and endo-beta-mannanase are involved in the mobilization of the mannan-containing cell walls of the tomato seed endosperm. The activities of both enzymes increase in a similar temporal manner in the micropylar and lateral endosperm during and following germination. This increase in enzyme activities in the micropylar endosperm is not markedly reduced in seeds imbibed in abscisic acid although, in the lateral endosperm, endo-beta-mannanase activity is more suppressed by this inhibitor than is the activity of beta-mannosidase. Gibberellin-deficient (gib-1) mutants of tomato do not germinate unless imbibed in gibberellin; low beta-mannosidase activity, and no endo-beta-mannanase activity is present in seeds imbibed in water, but both enzymes increase strongly in activity in the seeds imbibed in the growth regulator. For production of full activity of both beta-mannosidase and endo-beta-mannanase in the endosperm, this tissue must be in contact with the embryo for at least the first 6 h of imbibition, which is indicative of a stimulus diffusing from the embryo to the endosperm during this time. These results suggest some correlation between the activities of beta-mannosidase and endo-beta-mannanase, particularly in the micropylar endosperm, in populations of tomato seeds imbibed in water, abscisic acid and gibberellin. However, when individual micropylar endosperm parts are used to examine the effect of the growth regulators and of imbibition in water on the production of the two enzymes, it is apparent that within these individual seed parts there may be large differences in the amount of enzyme activity present. Micropylar endosperms with high endo-beta-mannanase activity do not necessarily have high beta-mannosidase activity, and vice versa, which is indicative of a lack of co-ordination of the activities of these two enzymes within individuals of a population.     

荔枝胚败育过程中内源激素与蛋白质含量的变化

连续3年(1999-2001年)对典型的荔枝焦核品种桂味、糯米糍和大核品种黑叶、怀枝花后10-40d的幼胚和胚乳内源激素、多酚含量及蛋白质动态变化进行研究。结果表明,焦核品种幼胚及胚乳中的IAA、GAs和ABA含量低于大核品种;多酚类物质含量在胚中低于大核品种,胚乳中则高于大核品种;胚和胚乳中的蛋白质含量均低于大核品种。蛋白质电泳结果显示,22．5、28．5和45kD这3类蛋白质在怀枝和黑叶的胚蛋白质代谢过程中表现出较高的稳定性,桂味和糯米糍胚蛋白质中的28．5kD蛋白质也有相似的特性。     

Proteolytic activity and nitrogen transfer in maize seeds during imbibition

Ethanol-soluble and insoluble nitrogen and protease activity in maize seeds during imbibition period of 6 to 60 h at 30 ± 2 °C were determined both in light and in the dark. In light, soluble and insoluble nitrogen in the embryo were similar to that in the dark. But the increase in soluble nitrogen in the endosperm up to 38 h was higher in light than in the dark. Decrease in insoluble nitrogen was correlated with increase in soluble nitrogen, the level always being higher in the dark. Light increased protease activity also in the endosperm. Among various light qualities, red light was most effective in inducing proteolysis, and loss of nitrogen from the endosperm. Further, the growth and organic nitrogen of primary leaves from seedlings raised from light pretreated seeds were better than those from dark pretreated ones.     

Is The Barley Endosperm a Water Reservoir for the Embryo When Germinating Seeds Are Dried?

The water content of germinating seeds fluctuates in response to water potential changes in the surrounding environment. We tested the hypothesis that the endosperm functions as a water reservoir when imbibed seeds experience drying, and we characterized water uptake and movement within barley (Hordeum vulgare cv. Triumph) caryopses (hereafter referred to as seeds). Water movement into and through germinating barley seeds during imbibition and drying was determined gravimetrically and with the fluorescent dye trisodium 8-hydroxy-1,3,6-pyrenetrisulfonate (PTS). During imbibition, embryo tissues hydrated more rapidly and reached a higher water content (g H20/g dry weight) than did the endosperm, although the endosperm eventually contained nine times as much total water. When barley seeds that had imbibed for 12 h were exposed to moderate (-4 MPa) drying, PTS solution moved from the endosperm into the shoot meristem, radicle, and scutellum, but not vice versa. Radicle emergence and elongation proceeded for up to 8 h. With harsh (-150 MPa) drying, PTS concentrated almost exclusively in the radicle. These data illustrate that the endosperm is at least a temporary water storage compartment external to the embryo itself. We speculate that water supplied by the endosperm may be important in reducing the harmful effects of drying during the critical transition period when a germinating seed changes from a desiccation-tolerant to a desiccation-intolerant organism.     

银杏种子和叶的蛋白质分析

采用分级提最方法提取银杏（Ginkgo biloba L.）种子和银杏叶蛋白质,并进行各组分蛋白质含量测定和银杏种子后熟过程中蛋白质含量动态变化的分析。结果表明,银杏种子以水溶性和盐溶性蛋白质为主,银杏叶以醇溶性蛋白质为主。银杏叶中主要蛋白质在HPLC柱中的保留时间为3.457min,相对含量达70%以上。银杏叶蛋白质含有丰富的亮氨酸、缬氨酸、赖氨酸和色氨酸,其含量分别为20.23%、13.35%、4.81%和3.73%。萌发种子胚体中的蛋白质主要是醇溶性蛋白质和谷蛋白类蛋白质。在种子萌发过程中,胚乳蛋白质含量明显增加,播种后第3周和萌发时总蛋白质含量达到高峰。