Taximetrics study of varieties of Bidens pilosa species

Hooker (1882) has reported three varieties in Bidens pilosa species i. e., pilosa Proper, Linn. bipinnata Linn. and decomposita Wall. Clarke (1876) has included var. decomposita into B. pilosa proper. Taxonomic position of varieties pilosa proper and bipinnata is much confusing in literature. Babu (1977)has raised varieties pilosa proper and bipinnata as distinct species level into B. pilosa and B. bipinnata respectively. The present taximetric study also justified the distinction of these varieties as specific level. Hooker has reported three varieties of species B. pilosa i.e., pilosa proper Linn., bipinnata Linn., and decomposita Wall. from the Himalayan region of India. Clarke (1876) has included var. decomposita into B. pilosa proper. During taxonomic work on the family Compositae author has found that taxonomic position of var. pilosa proper and bipinnata is much confusing in literature. Babu (1977) has raised varieties pilosa proper and bipinnata as distinct species level. Looking to this discretion, it was de-eided to use taximetrics in interpreting taxonomic status of these taxa.     

Evaluation of the herbicidal potential of some fungal species against Bidens pilosa,the coffee farming weeds

Weeds are the most productive limiting factor, especially in organic farming systems where the uses of synthetic herbicides are not allowed due to their negative impacts. Hence, synthetic herbicides need to be replaced with biological herbicides for weed management. Thus, the present study was designed to evaluate the herbicidal activity of conidia suspensions from Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma asperlium, Trichoderma atroviride, Trichoderma hamatum, Trichoderma harzanium, Trichoderma longibrachatum and Trichoderma viride against Bidens pilosa weed via a series of laboratory and lath-house conditions that laid out in a CRD and RCBD, respectively, with three replications for each bioassay. The results revealed that all fungi, except T. longibrachatum, had significantly reduced seed germination as well as early growth of the target weed compared to the untreated control. The inhibitory effects were measured to be varied among the types of conidia suspensions of fungal species and their level of concentration. The highest rate of inhibition was observed for conidia suspension from A. niger which suppressed with the maximum seed germination inhibitory level (65%) over control. Likewise, the plumule and radicle growth length of the target weed also significantly inhibited by the tested fungi (ranging from 10 to 85% and 34 to 97%) compared to the control, respectively. Based on their efficacy in the laboratory bioassay, the herbicidal potential of selected fungi was further evaluated in pot experiments. In contrarily to laboratory observations, the effect of different fungal conidia suspensions on various growth parameters of the targeted weed was insignificant in the lath-house experiments. In conclusion, the application of A. niger displayed some potential green light to be investigated as a biocontrol agent with promising retarding in the germination and early growth of B. pilosa. Hence, we recommend further investigation of those fungi under field conditions on different coffee weed species.     

Metabolism of diclofop-methyl in cell cultures of Avena sativa and Avena fatua

The metabolism of the herbicide, diclofop-methyl (methyl-2-[4-(2', 4'-dichlorophenoxy) phenoxy]propanoate), in cell suspension cultures of Avena sativa L. (cv. Garry) and in callus of Avena fatua L. (transferred to liquid) was determined as a function of time (8 h to about 3 weeks) and was compared to previous metabolism data from intact plants. A. fatua metabolized ¹⁴C-labeled diclofop-methyl more rapidly than A. sativa, but the metabolites formed were similar if not identical. Within 2 days, approximately 50% of the total ¹⁴C recovered was in A. fatua cells whereas less than 15% was in A. sativa cells. In older cultures of A. fatua, the amounts of ¹⁴C in the cells and in the medium were about 45% each; 10 to 12% was in the non-extractable cell residue. The ¹⁴C recovered from A. sativa cells increased to a maximum of about 35% at 7 days and then slowly decreased to about 18% by 21 days, whereas the ¹⁴C in the medium of A. sativa decreased to about 60% at 7 days and then increased to over 75% by 21 days. The nonextractable ¹⁴C residue was 5% or less even after 21 days. Major metabolites in methanolic extracts of cells of both A. sativa and A. fatua were diclofop (2-[4-(2', 4'-dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy] propanoate), diclofop hydroxylated at an undetermined position on the 2,4-dichlorophenyl ring (ring OH-diclofop), and conjugates of diclofop and ring-OH diclofop.     

Hypotensive effects of a methanol extract of Bidens pilosa Linn on hypertensive rats

Bidens pilosa Linn is highly regarded in some parts of Cameroon in traditional folk medical practices. The hypotensive effects of the leaf methanol extract from Bidens pilosa Linn (Asteraceae) were evaluated in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR), salt-loading hypertensive rats (SLHR) and normotensive Wistar rats (NTR) using the indirect (tail-cuff) method. Acute changes in urine volume and urinary excretion of Na+ and K+ were also studied. The hypotensive effect of the extract was more remarkable in hypertensive than in normotensive rats. Bidens pilosa did not provoke significant changes in the heart rate and urine volume. Urinary excretion of Na+ was decreased by 36% in spontaneously hypertensive rats and the excretion of K+ increased by 35% in normotensive rats but the effects were not statistically significant. These results suggest that the extract is a useful antihypertensive drug which has no effect on the heart frequency. The hypotensive effects of the extract may be induced by vasodilation.     

Seed dormancy in Avena fatua: Interacting effects of nitrate, water and seed coat injury

In experiments conducted under controlled conditions. KNO₃ (50 or 100 m M ) promoted germination of a dormant strain (AN 474) of Avena fatua when either one or two holes were pierced in the lower (adaxial) surface of the caryopsis in contact with the nitrate solution. Germination was increased by increasing either the KNO₃ concentration or the number of holes in the seed coat. The germination response induced by the application of water to a hole pierced in the upper surface of the caryopsis was. increased by pre-treatment of the intact caryopsis with KNO₃. Treatment with either 50 or 100 m M KNO₃ caused a transient reduction in embryo water content of intact cary-opses, but increased the nitrate and amino- N content of pierced caryopses prior to germination. Supplying a 100 m M solution of KNO₃ to pierced caryopses reduced the total water potential and osmotic potential of the embryo, and increased its pressure potential by the same amount as an equimolar solution of KC1; however, while both treatments promoted germination, the KNO₃ induced more rapid germination than the KCI. Both treatments also increased the K⁺ content of the embryo, the KNO₃ again having the greater effect. These results are consistent with the hypothesis, based on our previous investigations, that KNO₃ promotes germination of dormant caryopses by accumulating in the embryo where it acts osmotically to increase water uptake. It is also postulated, that, in contrast to KCI, KNG₃ may combine an osmotic effect on water uptake with a nutritional effect on protein synthesis.     

不同土壤养分水平下2种外来鬼针草和近缘本地种的比较研究

【背景】鬼针草属白花鬼针草和三叶鬼针草原产于热带美洲,入侵我国后给生态环境、农业经济等造成严重的危害和影响。目前,关于它们的研究主要针对单个物种。为了更好地理解这2种外来鬼针草的入侵能力和入侵机制,本文开展了这2种入侵种与近缘本地种之间的比较研究。【方法】通过盆栽试验,设置低肥和高肥2个养分水平,测量和计算2种外来鬼针草与近缘本地种金盏银盘在不同土壤养分水平下的形态和生长参数、生物量及其分配、繁殖持续期、单株种子产量以及表型可塑性指数等。【结果】在低肥条件下,除了繁殖持续期和种子产量外,2种外来种和本地种的大多数参数均无显著差异。但在高肥条件下,外来种白花鬼针草的总叶面积、比叶面积、叶面积比、繁殖持续期和种子产量明显高于本地种,而三叶鬼针草总叶面积、比叶面积、总生物量、相对生长速率却显著低于本地种。在对土壤养分的可塑性方面,白花鬼针草在株高、总叶面积、比叶面积、总生物量、叶面积比、相对生长速率、平均叶面积比和种子产量方面的可塑性均高于其他2种植物;三叶鬼针草与金盏银盘相比,大多数参数的可塑性指数较接近。【结论与意义】白花鬼针草是一种入侵能力很强的外来种。长的繁殖持续期和高种子产量是白花鬼针草和三叶鬼针草有别于本地种金盏银盘的重要入侵性状。本研究可为揭示三叶鬼针草和白花鬼针草的入侵机制和影响因素提供依据,并为入侵预测和控制提供基本资料。     

Allelopathic effects ofEupatorium riparium on population regulation of two species ofGalinsoga and soil microbes

Summary Allelopathic effect ofEupatorium riparium Regel, a dominant ruderal weed at higher altitudes in Meghalaya state in north-eastern India, was studied on two common sympatric annual weeds,Galinsoga ciliata (Raf.) andG. parviflora Cav. and on soil microbes. Seed germination and radicle and plumule growth of both species ofGalinsoga were suppressed by the aqueous extract and leachate ofE. riparium. Although the leaf leachate, leaf and litter extracts and litter bed caused considerable reduction in leaf area and seed and dry matter production in both species ofGalinsoga, the effect was much more pronounced onG. parviflora. The inhibitory effect was directly correlated with the concentration of the extract and leachate. The soil microbial population and growth of theGalinsoga spp. declined considerably in the experimental pots where the soil had earlier received leachate of different plant parts ofE. riparium growing in it. The presence of the partly decomposed litter ofE. riparium in the pots reduced soil microbial population and growth of the two weeds much more strongly as compared to the litter in the advanced stages of decomposition. The study also revealed that the abundance and colony growth of the two test fungiviz. Trichoderma viride andAspergillus flavus were differentially affected by the allelopathy ofE. riparium; T. viride being favoured andA. flavus inhibited.     

三叶鬼针草内生细菌群体多样性及重金属耐受和吲哚乙酸产生潜力

【背景】定殖于植物的多样内生细菌与宿主生长和抗逆能力密切相关。三叶鬼针草(Bidenspilosa L.)极具入侵性且抗逆性强,但目前该植物内生细菌相关研究报道极少。【目的】探究三叶鬼针草内生细菌群体多样性,筛选获得兼具重金属耐受性及吲哚乙酸(Indoleacetic acid,IAA)产生潜力的内生细菌菌株。【方法】采用MiSeq高通量方法分析三叶鬼针草内生细菌群体多样性,可培养方法测定内生细菌菌株对重金属Pb、Cd、Ni、Hg的耐受能力及产生IAA的潜力。【结果】从三叶鬼针草内生细菌群体中共测得4 031个操作分类单元(OTU),可归属于25个门51个纲76个目182个科及536个属。属级水平上,三叶鬼针草根、茎、叶和种子中分别以肠杆菌属(Enterobacter)、不动杆菌属(Acinetobacter)、鞘脂单胞菌属(Sphingomonas)及假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)丰度最高,伯克氏菌属(Burkholderia)、甲基杆菌属(Methylobacterium)、假单胞菌属、泛菌属(Pantoea)次之;从三叶鬼针草分离得到34株内生细菌,所有菌株均至少对1种测试的重金属具有耐受性。其中,GF-1、GF-8、YF-1、YF-2、JF-1、GF-2和JF-8这7个菌株能够产生IAA,其产率为57.48-312.22μg/mL;基于16S rRNA基因序列分析,初步鉴定菌株GF-1、GF-8、YF-1、YF-2、JF-1为芽孢杆菌(Bacillus spp.),菌株GF-2为假单胞菌(Pseudomonas sp.),菌株JF-8为伯克氏菌(Burkholderia sp.)。【结论】三叶鬼针草内生细菌群体具有丰富的种群多样性。三叶鬼针草内生细菌菌株GF-1、GF-8、YF-1、YF-2、JF-1、GF-2和JF-8兼具多重金属耐受性及高产IAA潜力,是重金属复合污染土壤生物修复的优良候选菌株。     

遮光对三叶鬼针草光合作用和叶绿素含量的影响

采用盆栽试验,研究了遮光对三叶鬼针草（Bidens pilosa）光合参数的影响。结果表明：遮光处理提高了三叶鬼针草叶绿素a+b含量,但叶绿素a/b的比值没有什么改变;高光强条件下生长的三叶鬼针草的最大光合速率和饱和光分别是遮光处理的379和271倍;遮光处理的初始斜率比对照高,而表观量子效率却比对照低;遮光处理的三叶鬼针草在光合有效辐射低于100 μmol·m^-2·s^-1时,其光合速率比对照组要高;当光合有效辐射超过650 μmol·m^-2·s^-1时,光合速率随光强的增加而下降;对照组在光强约为1780 μmol·m^-2·s^-1时才出现光合速率随光强的增加而降低的现象;遮光处理不利于三叶鬼针草的生长。     

Effects of salicylhydroxamate on respiration, seed germination and seedling growth in Avena fatua

The effects of inhibitors of alternative respiration [salicylhydroxamate (SHAM) and propyl gallate (PG)] on germination, seedling growth and O₂ uptake in Avena fatua L. (wild oats) were studied. SHAM did not inhibit germination or O₂ uptake prior to germination. SHAM-sensitive (alternative) respiration, therefore, cannot be a pre-requisite for germination. Following germination, both chemicals inhibited seedling growth with the root being more susceptible than the shoot. SHAM concentrations that inhibited root growth by 90 to 95%, inhibited O₂ uptake of 1 cm root apices by less than 15%. While sodium azide (a cytochrome-oxidase inhibitor; 1 m M ) alone inhibited O₂ uptake by only 40 to 50%, in the simultaneous presence of SHAM (or PG), O₂ uptake was inhibited by 90 to 99%. Thus: 1) respiration of wild oat seedling root apices is predominantly cytochrome-mediated and incomplete inhibition of O₂ uptake in the presence of azide alone is due to diversion of electrons to the alternative pathway and 2) even though these roots have little alternative respiration, they maintain the capacity to support a much greater flux of electrons via this path way. SHAM and PG at concentrations (0.05 to 0.4 m M ) which inhibited O₂ uptake significantly in the presence (but not in the absence) of azide had little effect on root growth suggesting that an effect(s) other than that on respiration is involved in the inhibition of root growth at higher concentrations. The effect of SHAM on wild oat root growth is not selective as it also inhibits growth of a number of crop species.     

Secondary dormancy in Avena fatua: Effect of temperature and after-ripening

To evaluate the effect of after-ripening on secondary dormancy induction in pure genetic lines of Avena fatua L., seed samples were periodically removed from standard conditions of storage and the caryopses then subjected to anoxia. Anoxia did not induce secondary dormancy in SH430, a line characterized by no primary dormancy at harvest maturity; secondary dormancy was induced in caryopses of other lines that had been after-ripened to over-come primary dormancy ranging in duration from a few days (CS40, CS166) to several months (AN51, AN127). Germination response to low GA₃ concentrations indicated that secondary dormancy in CS40 and CS166 was less intense than in AN51 and AN127. The longer the period of dry after-ripening prior to anoxia treatment, the lower the intensity of secondary dormancy induced. After a period of dry after-ripening, which was characteristic for each line, anoxia became an ineffective dormancy-inducing treatment. Caryopses selected for their response to dormancy induction by anoxia were subjected to temperatures from 5 to 35°C to investigate the effect of low (5 to 18°C) and high (20 to 35°C) temperatures on both thermo- and secondary dormancy induction. SH430 was not responsive to any treatment, while CS40, CS166 and AN51 were induced into a thermo-dormancy at temperatures above 20°C and CS166 and AN51 were induced into secondary dormancy by anoxia at temperatures from 5 to 35°C. The effect of anoxia on secondary dormancy induction in a range of pure genetic lines is discussed with reference to primary dormancy, after-ripening and temperature.     

苏北麦田野燕麦两个变种的生态习性及其防治研究

对紫壳野燕麦和白壳野燕麦生态习性的研究表明,麦田野燕麦的发芽、出苗、3叶发育率均与温度呈极显着正相关.以温度为自变量可以预测野燕麦各幼苗阶段的发生期,据此可采取相应防除措施.     

The physiological basis of seed dormancy in Avena fatua. IX. Characterization of two dormancy states

The dormancy-breaking effect of several known germination promoters was studied in 9 genetically pure lines of Avena fatua L. during a period of controlled after-ripening. Changes in the germination response show at least two dormancy states in the caryopses of these lines. The first state is overcome by a short period of after-ripening and is insensitive to nitrate and azide, while the second state is more persistent and is sensitive to nitrate and azide. Both states are sensitive to gibberellic acid (OA,) and ethanol. In the most dormant lines a third ethanol-insensitive dormancy state is present. The duration of both major dormancy states was related to several environmental factors influencing plant growth and seed storage. Duration was increased in caryopses produced from plants matured under low temperatures (15°C) and decreased in caryopses produced from plants matured under high temperatures (25°C). Duration was increased in caryopses after-ripened under low temperatures (4°C) and decreased in caryopses after-ripened under high temperatures (45°C). Dehulling the seeds prior to after-ripening reduced the duration of both major dormancy states. The multiple state dormancy system and its environmentally induced plasticity are discussed with reference to previous explanations of the dormancy mechanism in wild oats.     

Comparative analysis of diploid species of Avena L. using cytogenetic and biochemical markers: Avena pilosa M. B. and A. clauda Dur

The diploid oat species containing the Cp genome - Avena pilosa and A. clauda - were studied using C-banding, fluorescence in situ hybridization with probes pTa71 and pTa794, and electrophoresis of grain storage proteins (avenins). Species with the C genome differed considerably from the species of the A genome group in the karyotype structure, heterochromatin type and distribution, relative positions of the 45S and 5S rRNA gene loci, and avenin patterns. These facts confirmed that the C genome had diverged from the ancestral genome before the radiation of the various A genome. Presumably, further evolution of the A -and C genome species occurred separately.     

阔叶丰花草与2种菊科植物之间的化感作用

阔叶丰花草是一种适用于华南果园生草控草的一年生植物。为了揭示阔叶丰花草与果园常见杂草之间的竞争关系,研究了阔叶丰花草与两种菊科植物(胜红蓟和白花鬼针草)之间的化感作用。结果表明: 10～50 mg·mL^-1的阔叶丰花草水浸液处理显著抑制胜红蓟和白花鬼针草种子萌发和幼苗生长,胜红蓟和白花鬼针草的胚根长分别比对照降低57.4%～90.2%和57.3%～62.3%。胜红蓟和白花鬼针草水浸液对阔叶丰花草种子萌发也有较强的化感效应,在50 mg·mL^-1的浓度处理下,阔叶丰花草种子几乎不能萌发。经10 mg·mL^-1阔叶丰花草水浸液处理30 d后,胜红蓟播种苗的净光合作用、株高和生物量分别比对照降低15.2%、20.6%和41.5%,白花鬼针草播种苗的生物量也出现下降趋势;但胜红蓟和白花鬼针草水浸液处理对阔叶丰花草播种苗生长的影响均不显著。在混种条件下,阔叶丰花草的生物量与单种的水平相当,胜红蓟和白花鬼针草的生物量则分别比单种降低86.0%和27.1%。与胜红蓟和白花鬼针草相比,阔叶丰花草的化感优势在于除了能抑制对方的种子萌发,也能抑制其植株生长。     

Respiration and Protein Synthesis in Dormant and After-ripened Seeds of Avena fatua

Dormant seeds of Avena fatua, which do not germinate when allowed to imbibe water, have a respiration rate only about 20% less than that of imbibed nondormant (after-ripened) seeds in the period before actual germination and are capable of synthesizing protein at a rate comparable to that of the nondormant seeds. An increase of protein synthesis is observed in nondormant seeds at the beginning of root protrusion. Autoradiography of seeds administered ³H-leucine shows that protein synthesis occurs in the axis part of the embryo, the scutellum, the coleorhiza, and the aleurone layer. Dormancy in seeds is not a state of general inactivity; rather, it must be due to some specific metabolic block.     

一粒小麦-葡萄牙野燕麦远缘杂交后代衍生系GISH研究

以一粒小麦-葡萄牙野燕麦杂交后代一粒葡为实验材料,以地高辛标记的葡萄牙野燕麦基因组DNA为探针、一粒小麦基因组DNA为封阻对一粒葡及其衍生系根尖染色体进行基因组原位杂交(GISH)分析,探讨了影响一粒葡GISH效果的主要因素.建立并优化了一粒葡GISH分析的实验体系,即探针DNA与封阻DNA比例为1∶50时可有效分开双方染色体组.优化GISH分析显示,在一粒葡后代衍生系中均检测到燕麦染色质的存在,且不同选系间带有燕麦染色体的数目不同,进一步证明一粒葡是一粒小麦-葡萄牙野燕麦远缘杂交的后代.     

Growth and development of Avena fatua (Wild-oat) in the field

The growth and development of field-grown Avena fatua plants were studied for autumn and spring sowings in two consecutive years. The duration of various growth stages from sowing until anthesis was quantified in terms of thermal time (accumulated degree days) or photothermal time (degree days modified by photoperiod). Base temperatures and photoperiods for developmental phases were estimated as those which minimised the coefficient of variation among sowing dates. Relationships were derived between leaf emergence, canopy height, plant leaf area, and photothermal time. Stem extension and flowering occurred earlier in autumn-sown plants than spring-sown plants. Autumn-sown plants produced more leaves on the main stem, and had greater leaf area and above-ground biomass at anthesis than spring-sown plants.     

Effect of fusicoccin and gibberellic acid on primary dormant Avena fatua caryopses

Fusicoccin induced germination in dormant and partially afterripened dormant caryopses of Avena fatua L. The rate of caryopsis germination was slower and final percentage germination lower in the highly dormant inbred line M73 at a given concentration of fusicoccin than in the dormant caryopses of line AN265. Gibberellic acid was more effective than fusicoccin in breaking dormancy in both lines. Promotion of germination of dormant caryopses by fusicoccin was inhibited by a 6-day pretreatment with (2-chloroethyl)trimethylammonium chloride.
The basal rate of proton efflux from embryos isolated from dormant and fully afterripened line AN265 caryopses was similar. Addition of fusicoccin increased the rate of proton efflux from the isolated embryos of dormant and afterripened caryopses by nearly 400%. Gibberellic acid had no effect on the rate of proton extrusion. The uptake of ⁸⁶Rb⁺ in dormant and afterripened A. fatua embryos was similar after a 2 h uptake period. The addition of fusicoccin to the medium doubled the uptake of ⁸⁶Rb⁴ by dormant and afterripened embryos. Gibberelleic acid had no effect on the uptake of ⁸⁶Rb⁺ by isolated embryos from either dormant or afterripened caryopses. The experimental results indicate that gibberellic acid is more versatile in its action than fusicoccin, and gibberellic acid may facilitate dormant A. fatua caryopsis germination by stimulating mechanisms other than the direct H⁺ efflux and K⁺ uptake at the membrane level.