Marking of the loci encoding maize resistance to Fusarium

Genotyping of F2-population from crossing of maize lines Odesskaya 139 and R221 contrasting on Fusarium rot resistance has been carried out. Codominant DNA-marker RGA11 to the locus determining Fusarium resistance was found out at the distance of 18.3 cM.     

Predictive potential of DNA markers in heterosis breeding of maize

PCR-analysis of maize inbred lines has been carried out. Genetic distances between the lines have been calculated, allelic composition and heterosis level of F-hybrids have been determined. Heterosis level of hybrid seed yield rised according to increasing of genetic distances between initial lines. Correlation of allelic composition of inbred line microsatellite loci and heterosis level of the respective hybrids has been revealed.     

The effectiveness of selection for the DNA markers of quantitative trait loci in maize populations

DNA-markers of some agronomically valuable quantitative trait loci were detected by SSR- and ISSR-PCR. Method of genetic improvement of initial population for polygenic trait complex is proposed basing on direct selection of plants according to their genotype marker profiles. Experimental modelling of marker selection within populations (gamma K26 x Mo17) F3-F4 has been carried out. Requirements of marker combination in test systems and criteria of marker informativity have been grounded. Significant effectiveness of marker selection in comparison with traditional methods of selection in maize breeding has been demonstrated.     

The protective effects of high amylose maize (amylomaize) starch granules on the survival of Bifidobacterium spp. in the mouse intestinal tract

The possibility of using high amylose maize starch granules as a delivery system for probiotic bacteria has been investigated using Bifidobacterium spp. LaftiTM 8B and LaftiTM 13B which were isolated from a healthy human. The Bifidobacterium cells were able to adhere to the amylomaize starch granules and were also able to hydrolyse the starch during growth. Initially, in vitro studies were carried out by studying the survival of strains Bifidobacterium LaftiTM 8B and LaftiTM 13B when exposed to pH 2.3, 3.5 and 6.5 as well as 0.03 and 0.05% w/v bile acids. Both strains were grown either in the absence or presence of high amylose maize starch granules, then mixed with the high amylose maize starch granules and exposed to acidic buffers or bile acid solutions. It was shown that growth in and the presence of high amylose maize starch granules led to enhanced survival of strains LaftiTM 8B and LaftiTM 13B. Subsequently, survival in vivo was monitored by measuring the faecal level of Bifidobacterium LaftiTM 8B after oral administration of the strain to mice. A sixfold better recovery of strain LaftiTM 8B from mice faeces after oral dosage was noted for cells grown in amylose-containing medium compared with controls. It was concluded that high amylose maize starch granules contributed to enhanced survival of Bifidobacterium sp. LaftiTM 8B and LaftiTM 13B.     

Application of germinated maize starch in textile printing

Germinated maize is generally discarded as a waste material. In the present investigation starch obtained from germinated maize has been compared with the starch from non-germinated maize, as a thickener in textile printing. Extraction of starch was done by alkali steeping method. Analysis of both the starches was done by measuring swelling power, paste clarity, particle size, crystallinity and iodine binding. Printing of vat dyes on 100% cotton fabric was carried out using both the starches. The prints were analysed by measuring colour value (K/S and L^*, a^*, b^* value), bending length and fastness to washing and crocking. Results suggest that germinated maize starch can substitute the non-germinated maize starch partially if not fully, as a thickener in printing.     

Nutritional implications of staple food crop successions in Usambara,Tanzania

Archival and ethnographic research carried out in northeastern Tanzania provides evidence of significant changes in production and consumption of staple food crops between 1850 and the present. The banana, which provided the bulk of calories and other nutrients in precolonial times, has been successively replaced by Irish potatoes, maize, and cassava in different localities. The reasons for the adoption of each of these introduced crops are explored, and their implications for human nutrition in the area are discussed.     

重庆地区玉米种质资源调查与收集

"第三次全国农作物种质资源普查与收集行动"重庆项目组于2015-2016年在重庆市石柱县、巫山县、巫溪县、城口县、奉节县、武隆县、秀山县、云阳县、潼南区、合川区、江津区和万盛经济技术开发区这12个重点区县75个乡镇的181个村开展了农作物资源的系统调查与收集,并向重庆市其他区县以普查的形式进行了优异资源的征集,通过这两种方式共收集到资源1379份,其中玉米地方品种122份。本文对收集到的重庆玉米地方品种资源的分布区域、特点和特异资源进行了整理和分析。从玉米资源的水平分布来看,收集的资源多分布于重庆的东北、南部和武陵山地区,中西部地区资源分布较少;从玉米资源的垂直分布来看,收集的资源多分布于800~1000 m的中山和1200~1600 m的高山地区。收集的玉米资源籽粒多为硬粒型,籽粒颜色多为白色。收集的特异玉米地方品种中,大籽黄高抗穗粒腐病;野鸡爪根系发达,具有极强的耐瘠性;铁籽白、青壳早、金黄早食用品质良好,具有良好的淀粉加工特性。这些资源对现代玉米品种在品质、抗逆性、适应性和营养高效利用等性状方面的改良具有较强的利用价值。     

基因枪轰击成熟花粉粒转化玉米的研究

利用基因枪轰击花粉粒再授粉的基因转化途径,将豇豆胰蛋白酶抑制剂基因（CpTI）成功导入玉米受体中。经卡那霉素筛选结果表明,非转化植株经1000ppm卡那霉素溶液处理后白化、死亡,余下大量健壮、可育的抗性植株,转化率约1．59％。通过对抗性植株进行PCR和PCR—Southern检测,初步确定CpTI基因已导入玉米基因组。饲虫实验结果表明转化植株具有较强的抗虫性。     

几种玉米基因转移技术的研究及转基因植株的获得

用基因枪、超声波和子房注射法转化玉米,所用质粒pB48．415带有3’端截短的Bt毒蛋白基因和潮霉素磷酸转移酶(hpt)基因。用基因枪轰击玉米胚性愈伤组织和幼胚,超声波处理玉米胚性愈伤组织,用自制的微玻针注射授粉后l0～20h的玉米子房,均已成功地获得了转Bt基因的玉米檀株．点杂交和Southern吸印杂交的结果都证明在转基因玉米檀株中存在Bt毒蛋白基因。     

云南省作物种质资源的研究现状及利用前景

云南是中国作物种质资源最为丰富的省份之一,已收集保存各类作物种质资源2万余份,并在水稻、小麦、玉米、甘蔗、茶叶、油料、花卉等资源的利用方面开展了一系列的研究,取得了丰硕的成果。本文将在分析云南作物种质资源利用研究的基础上,论述云南作物种质资源在育种、科研、国际交流等方面的利用途径与发展前景。     

Alteration of plasmalemma H<Superscript>+</Superscript>-ATPase activity in maize coleoptile cells at different age of seedlings

An irregular alteration of the activity and character of the distribution of plasmalemma H⁺-ATPase has been shown in parenchymal cells of the coleoptile subapical zone within the period from the third to fifth day of ethiolated maize seedling development. The study was carried out by the cytochemical method. The highest enzyme activity was determined in the cells of four-day-old coleoptiles. The revealed change in H⁺-ATPase activity does not correspond to the dynamics of the growth intensity of the elongation of coleoptile cells within the studied period of seedling development.     

In silico analysis of PHB gene family in maize

Prohibitins (PHBs) are highly conserved proteins in species ranging from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Plant PHBs have been implicated in various cellular processes including development, senescence and stress responses. Although PHBs have been investigated in several plant species including Arabidopsis and tobacco, no systematic gene family analysis has been carried in maize. In the present study, 16 putative PHB genes have been identified. Analysis of the conserved protein motifs and gene structures has revealed high levels of conservation within the phylogenetic subgroups. Published microarray database showed that most maize PHB genes exhibited different expression levels in different tissues and developmental stages. Cis-elements analysis showed that ZmPHB2 and ZmPHB12 may play important roles in plant development. Taken together, we provide a comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of the PHB gene family in maize genome and our data provide an important foundation for further functional study of this gene family in maize.     

褪黑素对玉米幼苗根系发育和抗旱性的影响

褪黑素是一种在生物体内广泛存在的吲哚胺类化合物,参与植物的多种生理和生化过程.近年来研究认为褪黑素可以不同程度地增强植物的抗逆性,但对其作用机理仍知之甚少.通过两种褪黑素的施用方法,详细研究了褪黑素对于玉米根系发育和抗旱性的影响.首先,采用水培根灌褪黑素的方法对玉米幼苗的根系和生长状况进行分析,结果表明施加褪黑素显著提...     

Shoot and root competition in potato/maize intercropping: Effects on growth and yield

Interspecific competitive relationships and their effect on yield have been analysed in the association of potato and maize, two species with contrasting patterns of root and shoot systems establishment. Greenhouse experiments were carried out under three configurations (NC: no interspecific competition; FC: shoot and root interspecific competition; SC: shoot-only interspecific competition). Despite large variations between replicate experiments associated with seasonal effects, the study revealed consistent patterns of competition for above- and below-ground resources. Light interception in FC and SC was dominated by potato (60%) during the first 45 days after planting and by maize thereafter (80%). The extra shade caused by the companion crop increased soil moisture by up to 10% in SC treatments. The yield of the two species responded in opposite ways to SC, which was consistent with asymmetric patterns of competition between the two species. In potato, FC reduced tuber yield (number and size) by 4–26%, while SC increased tuber size (compared to NC) by 3–39%. In maize, FC reduced LAI and plant height by up to 45%, shoot and root dry mass, nutrient content, yield, the weight of 100 grains and harvest index by ca. 30–100%, while SC affected all but LAI and plant height. It appears that the contrast between the progressive installation of the maize root system and the rapid early extension of the potato root system is amplified by the restriction of maize root development under competition, which leads to close interdependencies between root and shoot competitive relationships. Although the specific effects of root competition cannot be uncovered by this set of experiments, competition effects on maize in the potato/maize intercropping seem to primarily related to light availability in the mixed canopy.     

玉米粗缩病改良新抗源T877的抗性评价

玉米粗缩病是我国玉米产区的一种重要病害。本研究利用自然接虫法初步鉴定了41份玉米自交系对粗缩病的抗性,并对其中有代表性的10份材料进行了3个播期的试验。筛选出3份高抗、4份抗、3份中抗材料,大部分材料(占75.6%)表现为感和高感,抗性较好的材料属于PB亚群。高抗粗缩病自交系T877在不同年份、不同播期间抗性稳定,以此为亲本育成苏玉19等新品种。     

Hybridization of maize and teosinte,in mexico and guatemala and the improvement of maize

The recognition and subsequent detection of the importance of teosinte introgression in the racial diversity and heterotic gene architecture of maize has been one of the outstanding achievements of Paul C. Mangelsdorf’s investigations into the origin of maize. This paper documents three areas in Mexico and Guatemala where maize and teosinte hybridize and where there is a system by which native cultivators exploit the heterotic nature of maize to increase their harvest. There is little reason to doubt that the hybridization and subsequent introgression of teosinte genes into maize observed at these sites is changed from that which has occurred over the past three thousand years resulting in the tremendous diversity and pronounced hybrid vigor in maize.     

Efficient Targeted Genome Modification in Maize Using CRISPR/Cas9 System

CRISPR(clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats)/Cas9 system, which is a newly developed technology for targeted genome modification, has been successfully used in a number of species. In this study, we applied this technology to carry out targeted genome modification in maize. A marker gene Zmzb7 was chosen for targeting. The sg RNA-Cas9 construct was transformed into maize protoplasts, and indel(insertion and deletion) mutations could be detected. A mutant seedling with an expected albino phenotype was obtained from screening 120 seedlings generated from 10 callus events. Mutation efficiency in maize heterochromatic regions was also investigated. Twelve sites with different expression levels in maize centromeres or pericentromere regions were selected. The sg RNACas9 constructs were transformed into protoplasts followed by sequencing the transformed protoplast genomic DNA. The results show that the genes in heterochromatic regions could be targeted by the CRISPR/Cas9 system efficiently, no matter whether they are expressed or not. Meanwhile, off-target mutations were not found in the similar sites having no PAM(protospacer adjacent motif) or having more than two mismatches. Together, our results show that the CRISPR/Cas9 system is a robust and efficient tool for genome modification in both euchromatic and heterochromatic regions in maize.     

我国玉米主产区秸秆资源利用现状及其效果

在我国东北春玉米区、华北玉米区、西南玉米区3个玉米主产区,共125个县、720个村,采用问卷调查和用户调查相结合的方法,对玉米秸秆资源利用现状及其效果进行调查.结果表明:在玉米秸秆资源利用方式中,以秸秆还田、饲料和燃料占绝大多数,研究区域内平均分别占30.8%、26.2%和24.6%.其中东北春玉米区从大到小依次为燃料、饲料和秸秆还田,分别占35.4%、30.8%和19.8%;华北玉米区依次为秸秆还田、饲料和燃料,分别占43.6%、19.9%和17.9%;西南玉米区依次为秸秆还田、饲料和燃料,分别占29.0%、27.9%和20.5%.在研究区域内秸秆焚烧比例均较小,占12.8%;工业原料比例最小,占0.7%.秸秆还田可增加作物产量,东北、华北、西南玉米产区秸秆还田的作物产量分别平均增加632.0、371.6和290.4 kg·hm-2;还可改良土壤状况、减少化肥和有机肥的施入量,其中有机肥施入量减少20%～30%,氮肥减少16%～30%,磷肥减少24%～34%,钾肥减少33%～38%.不同产量水平地块,作物产量随秸秆产量、还田量和还田比例增加而增大.但由于秸秆还田机械不配套,还田质量差,增加了整地除草难度,加重某些病虫害发生,影响后茬作物苗期生长,仍需进行相关配套技术研究.