Seed Dormancy in Acer: CHANGES IN ENDOGENOUS GERMINATION INHIBITORS, CYTOKININS, AND GIBBERELLINS DURING THE BREAKING OF DORMANCY IN ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS L.

Changes in germination inhibitors, cytokinins, and gibberellin-likesubstances during the breaking of coat-imposed dormancy of sycamoreseeds at low temperature suggest that dormancy may be controlledby the presence of endogenous germination inhibitors. Stratificationat 5°C led to a greater loss of neutral inhibitor(s) fromthe embryo than did incubation at 20°C. No marked differenceswere observed in the level of cytokinins and gibberellin-likesubstances between treatments. However, a gradual decrease inthe level of cytokinins was observed during stratification.Whether a cytokinin-inhibitor interaction is involved in thecontrol of dormancy of sycamore seeds, as was previously suggested,remains to be determined.     

甘蔗幼叶脱分化及愈伤组织形成过程中内源细胞分裂素和ABA的变化

甘蔗幼叶片,叶鞘和幼茎在含有2.4-D的培养条件下脱分化的情况有明显差异。它们除了在形态学上有区别外,这三种材料原有的细胞分裂素和ABA的水平明显不同。在幼叶片脱分化及愈伤组织形成过程中,内源细胞分裂素和ABA的水平也发生了明显变化。据此我们认为在甘蔗组织培养中2.4-D可能通过调节内源激素的水平及其相互作用,引起培养物中某些生理生化过程发生改变,从而进行脱分化和愈伤组织形成。     

DORMANCY AND GERMINATION OF COMMON RAGWEED SEEDS IN THE FIELD

Common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) seeds were stored under natural environmental conditions by placing them at three soil levels (surface, 5 cm, and 15 cm) in the field on November 1, 1972. Germination tests at 4-week intervals indicated that dormancy was broken by the end of January. Germination was initially greater at high temperatures, but this difference decreased with increasing time in the field. Secondary dormancy was evident in surface seeds by March 21 but not until April 18 at 5 cm and June 13 at 15 cm. Germination in the field was greatest at the surface but was observed at all soil levels by March 21. Seedling survival was 68% at the surface and 0% at 5 and 15 cm on June 13. Maximum and minimum soil temperatures were recorded at each soil level during the experiment and were correlated with the results. Greater germination and survival at the surface supports the evidence for ragweed's dependence on soil disturbance for germination, and the induction of secondary dormancy explains why ragweed does not constitute a dominant part of the vegetation when disturbance occurs after the soil warms to a critical point in the summer.     

Studies in Wild Oat Seed Dormancy: I. THE ROLE OF ETHYLENE IN DORMANCY BREAKAGE AND GERMINATION OF WILD OAT SEEDS (AVENA FATUA L.)

Seed of Avena fatua were shown to exhibit a characteristic loss of dormancy during dry storage at 25 C, whereas similar seed stored at 5 C maintained dormancy. 2-Chloroethylphosphonic acid was shown to increase germination of partly dormant seed imbibed under certain temperature regimes; a similar effect could not be established for fully dormant or fully nondormant seed. Using gas-liquid chromatography, natural ethylene levels were followed during imbibition of fully dormant and nondormant seed. A large peak in production was observed in the period prior to radicle emergence in the case of the nondormant seed. Measurements of ethylene production taken at 15 C, following periods of after-ripening in moist soil at either 5 or 25 C, indicated that endogenous production was unlikely to be a main cause of dormancy breakage in this species. The possibility that endogenous ethylene could play a role in natural dormancy breakage in aged seeds is discussed. The practical possibilities of 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid as a dormancy breaking agent in a field situation are outlined.     

DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES IN THE COTYLEDONS OF LUPINUS LUTEUS L. DURING AND AFTER GERMINATION

Cotyledons of Lupinus luteus were sampled from 1 to 21 days after sowing and processed for light microscopy and sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Length, width, and surface area of the cotyledons increased gradually until day 10. The thickness of the cotyledons increased from day 7 to day 12 and decreased thereafter. Morphometric analyses showed that the increase in length, width, and thickness of the cotyledon was due to cell expansion, and the decrease in thickness of the cotyledon was due to the decrease in the length of abaxial cells and in the total number of cells. Mesophyll development accompanied schizogenous and lysigenous air space formation. There were two structurally distinct types of protein bodies. Protein bodies in five to six layers of cells on the abaxial side did not contain globoids, while globoids were prominent in protein bodies in the center and adaxial side. Storage protein mobilization occurred first in the abaxial side of the cotyledon and proceeded toward the adaxial side. SDS-PAGE analysis showed that proteins ranged from 97 to 14 kD. High molecular weight α- and ß-conglutinins were more abundant in the abaxial region, whereas γ-conglutinin occurred in both abaxial and adaxial regions. In addition, there were five minor bands between 97 and 43 kD unique to abaxial region and five minor bands between 43 and 14 kD unique to adaxial region in the nonreduced protein profiles. The α- and ß-conglutinins began to decrease after imbibition and disappeared by day 7 after sowing. At this stage the subunits of ribulose-l,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase and four new minor bands appeared.     

离体发育和萌发中花生种子不同部份内源ABA含量的变化

离体发育和萌发中花生种子不同部份的内源ＡＢＡ含量变化存在明显的差异．种皮和子叶内存在ＡＢＡ的Ｃ（４０）生物合成途径,胚轴内恻为Ｃ（１５）生物合成途径．种子内源ＡＢＡ含量变化和种子活力有密切关系．     

Dormancy of Rice Seed: I. THE DISTRIBUTION OF DORMANCY PERIODS

The mean dormancy period is defined as the mean time taken fromharvest for the individual seeds of a population to attain theability to germinate under normal conditions. Evidence is presentedwhich shows that the distribution of dormancy periods amongthe individual seeds of a pure line is normal. Since germinationusually reaches 100 per cent., and because a normal distributionis symmetrical, a good estimate of the mean dormancy periodcan be obtained by observing the time taken from harvest tothe point when 50 per cent. of the population is capable ofgermination as shown by a series of germination tests. The mainerror involved is due to the fact that there is no obvious wayof deciding, to within a few days, when grain is ripe for harvest.Harvesting the seed prematurely tends to speed up the processesleading to loss of dormancy whereas late harvesting has littleinfluence on the date on which the mean dormancy period is achieved;it follows that when estimating the mean dormancy period theerror is much smaller if seed is harvested too early ratherthan too late. Contrary to some previous reports, no correlation has been detectedbetween ‘duration’ (period from sowing to modalflowering plus 30 days) and mean dormancy period among differentvarieties.     

STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN POPULUS DELTOIDES TERMINAL BUDS AND IN THE VASCULAR TRANSITION ZONE OF THE STEMS DURING DORMANCY INDUCTION

Morphological and anatomical changes in shoots of vigorously growing cottonwood plants (Populus deltoides Bartr.) were studied during dormancy induction in 8-hr short days (SD) and in control plants grown in 18-hr long days (LD). Pronounced structural changes occurred in terminal buds after 4 wk and full dormancy was achieved in 7 wk of SD. Leaf expansion ceased after 5 wk of SD as foliage leaves matured to the terminal bud base at leaf plastochron index 0 (LPI 0). Within the bud, total leaf length (lamina + petiole) decreased and stipule length increased progressively each week; thus, the ratio total leaf length/stipule length decreased rapidly, especially at the position of incipient bud-scale leaves LPI - 1 and LPI - 2. These bud-scale leaves were fully developed by wk 6 and were derived from enlarged stipules and aborted laminae. The full complement of primordia within the bud at the start of SD eventually matured as foliage leaves and the first bud-scale leaf (LPI - 1) was initiated immediately following transfer to SD. Acropetal advance of the primary-secondary vascular transition zone (TZ) was associated with leaf maturation. However, it did not advance throughout the entire vascular cylinder as in LD, but only in those leaf traces serving mature leaves beneath the terminal bud. In both LD and SD treatments the same linear relationship was maintained between LPI of the TZ and LPI of the most recently matured leaf; both parameters simultaneously increased in LD and decreased in SD. Thus, the relationship between leaf maturation and advance of the TZ was maintained irrespective of environment.     

水稻胚和胚乳内源ABA含量的变化及其与发育和萌发的关系

用放射免疫方法测定了种子发育和萌发过程中胚和胚乳的游离态(f-)和结合态(c-)内源 ABA 水平的变化。发育中稻胚 ABA 含量的双峰曲线与胚的两阶段发育模式一致。胚分化期和成熟期各有一个 ABA 含量的高峰。分化期以 f-ABA 为主,可能主要来自母体组织,与同化物迅速输入种胚有关;成熟期以 c-ABA 为主,可能主要是原位合成的,更直接地涉及胚基因表达的调节。胚乳的 ABA 含量占整个种子的90％左右,但 ABA 浓度(按 ABAng/mg鲜重表示)仅为胚的一半左右。除在线性充实期有一个 ABA 浓度的高峰外,整个发育期间胚乳的 ABA 浓度非常稳定。萌发期间胚的 ABA 含量呈“V”字形曲线变化,萌发开始时 ABA含量迅速下降,胚芽伸长生长开始以后再逐渐回升。讨论了内源 ABA 与种胚发育和萌发的可能关系。     

干旱胁迫下不同抗旱性小麦叶片内源激素含量的变化与抗旱力强弱的关系

以抗旱性强的小麦品种昌乐5号和抗旱性弱的鲁麦5号的幼苗为材料,研究了随着干旱胁迫的加剧,小麦叶片相对含水量、气孔导度和内源激素水平的变化．结果表明,叶片的气孔导度和细胞激动素与脱落酸含量的比值（CTKs/ABA）呈较强的线性正相关关系而与叶片RWC的相关关系较弱,说明气孔导度受CTKs/ABA调控,而不是受叶片RWC的调控．在不同强度的干旱胁迫下我们可以利用CTKs/ABA的变化判断品种抗旱性大小：①抗旱力强的小麦品种叶片的平均CTKs/ABA值较高,而弱者较低,说明强者内源促进型激素含量相对较高,从而在干旱胁迫下保持较高的生活力．②抗旱力强的小麦品种叶片CTKs/ABA与干旱处理天数呈二次负相关关系,而弱者是线性负相关关系,说明强者具有较强的抗逆缓冲能力．③抗旱力强的小麦品种成熟叶（第二叶）CTKs／ABA下降快,新叶（第三叶）下降慢,而弱者反之,说明抗旱性强者可能存在着较强的从成熟叶向新叶的物质运输从而具有自我保护性调节机制．     

EFFECT OF STRATIFICATION TEMPERATURE AND GERMINATION TEMPERATURE ON GERMINATION AND THE INDUCTION OF SECONDARY DORMANCY IN COMMON RAGWEED SEEDS

Stratification of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) seeds at 4 C was most successful for breaking dormancy, whereas -5 C was least effective and 10 C was intermediate. Germination in the light exceeded that in the dark at all stratification and germination temperatures. The optimum temperatures for germination in the light were 10/20, 15/25, and 20/30. Maximum germination in the dark occurred at 20/30 C for seeds stratified at 4 and 10 C but the optimum temperatures for seeds stratified at -5 C were 10/20, 15/25, and 20/30. Seeds stratified at -5 and 10 C germinated best after 15 weeks of stratification, whereas 12 weeks of stratification at 4 C resulted in maximum germination. Secondary dormancy was induced in seeds which did not germinate in the dark. This was affected by stratification temperature and duration and germination temperature. The ecological significance of these germination characteristics is discussed.     

党参体细胞胚胎发生早期阶段内源脱落酸和细胞分裂素的变化

以党参为实验材料,在附加1mg／L2,4-D3％或7％蔗糖的MS培养基上,成功获得体细胞胚胎发生同步化较高的实验体系。用ELISA方法测定了胚性细胞形成球形胚的过程中,内源ABA和CTK的含量变化。结果表明,在这一过程中内源ABA含量持续增加;内源CTK的组分和含量均发生很大变化,表现在组分iPAs在球形胚形成前急剧增加,球形胚形成期急剧下降,组分ZRs在球形胚形成前上升较缓慢,球形胚形成期急剧上升。     

刺楸种子层积过程中内源植物激素的动态变化及激素在种子休眠中的作用

本文主要以高效液相色谱为主要手段,结合生物测定方法,测定了4种不同层积条件下激素动态变化。结果表明刺楸干种子中存在有两种抑制物质-脱落酸(ABA)和香豆素(C),在种子层积的不同阶段又相继有GA₃,IAA和Z出现,并在层积后熟过程中呈现非常有规律的变化。根据激素的变化,可把种子整个后熟过程分三个阶段;即阶段Ⅰ,以抑制物质(ABA,C)和IAA水平迅速减少为主要特征,阶段Ⅱ主要表现为GA₃和Z合量的上升,阶段Ⅲ各种激素处于相对稳定的状态。种子的休眠与否可能主要取决于阶段Ⅱ的状况。在刺楸种子胚形态后熟期间,胚的生长与分化同ABA和C水平有很高的相关性,但同时也受GA₃和IAA的调节。生理后熟主要与Z有关,同ABA和C无明显相关性。同时本文还对激素相对水平做了初步研究,发现GA₃/ABA+IAA,Z/GA₃+IAA和GA₃/C+IAA^*,在种子后熟期间的变化同胚生长发育存在高度的一致性。认为激素的相对水平对种子休眠起重要的控制作用,还推测激素的作用可能类似于"板机"机制。     

强旱生小灌木绵刺劈裂生长过程中内源激素含量变化的研究

 研究强旱生小灌木绵刺(Potaninia mongolica)劈裂生长过程中内源激素含量的变化。结果表明：1）4种生长状态中,完全劈裂的植株的叶片及劈裂发生部位ABA的含量比其它3种状态的都低,而其根中ABA的含量最大。同其它几种激素相比,ABA在绵刺体内的含量最大;2）劈裂生长发生之前,在劈裂发生部位IAA积累量大,尤其是在即将劈裂的过渡植株的劈裂发生部位IAA含量最大;3）劈裂生长发生过程中GA3含量的变化与IAA的变化有同步性;4）ZR的含量也是在劈裂生长发生前的绵刺的劈裂发生部位中较大,随着劈裂生长的发生,植物从根部向叶片及劈裂发生部位运输的ZR有逐渐降低的趋势,而在劈裂生长发生的过渡阶段,ZR从根部向劈裂发生部位运输的比例较大,分别为19.44%和20%;5）IAA、GA3、ZR 三者协调促进劈裂发生部位细胞的生长和分裂,而ABA的积累对绵刺适应干旱的环境条件起到了一定的调节作用。