滇蔗茅杂交F_1双抗SCSMV和SrMV鉴定与评价

以我国蔗区甘蔗花叶病的2种主要病原甘蔗条纹花叶病毒分离物(SCSMV-JP1,Gen Bank登录号JF488064)和高粱花叶病毒分离物(Sr MV-HH,Gen Bank登录号DQ530434)为接种毒源,采用人工切茎接种和RT-PCR检测相结合的方法,于2015-2016年2次对由热带种路打士与滇蔗茅云滇95-19杂交获得的41份滇蔗茅杂交F_1及亲本进行了双抗SCSMV和Sr MV鉴定与评价。结果表明,41份滇蔗茅杂交F_1及亲本中,对SCSMV表现1级高抗到3级中抗的有23份,占53.49%,4级感病到5级高感的有20份,占46.51%;对Sr MV表现1级高抗到3级中抗的有31份,占72.09%,4级感病到5级高感的有12份,占27.91%。综合分析结果显示,10份滇蔗茅杂交F_1对SCSMV和Sr MV均表现1~2级抗病,占23.26%,其中云09-604、云09-607、云09-619、云09-633、云09-656、云滇95-19等6份滇蔗茅杂交F_1对2种病毒均表现为1级高抗,占13.95%。研究结果明确了41份滇蔗茅杂交F_1及亲本对甘蔗花叶病2种主要致病病原的抗性,筛选出10份双抗SCSMV和Sr MV的滇蔗茅杂交F_1,为深入开展抗甘蔗花叶病育种提供了优良抗源种质和参考依据。     

杂交水稻苗瘟抗性的配合力和遗传力分析

采用7×7不完全双列杂交设计,对反映杂交水稻苗瘟抗性的5个指标进行了配合力和遗传力分析.结果表明,杂交水稻苗瘟抗性遗传力高,受加性和非加性基因效应共同控制,但以加性效应为主;恢复系的苗瘟抗性一般配合力效应明显相对重要于不育系,不育系苗瘟抗性一般配合力效应对F1代的抗性有显著的影响;14个供试亲本中,多恢1号、成恢149、K42A、K40A具有较好的苗瘟抗性一般配合力效应.因此,在杂交水稻抗苗瘟育种中,对恢复系的抗性GCA选择和对亲本的抗性GCA评鉴至关重要,但不应忽视不育系对组合的抗性贡献和对组合的抗性评鉴;多恢1号、成恢149、K42A和K40A可作为优良抗苗瘟亲本加以利用.     

水稻抗褐飞虱基因Bph3和Bph24(t)的聚合育种利用

在水稻(Oryza sativa)的生产实践中,常常会受到褐飞虱(Nilaparvatal lugens)等多种病虫害的威胁。聚合不同抗性基因,培育抗性品系,是应对各种生物胁迫最有效的策略。传统香稻由于其自身抗性等条件限制,无法大面积推广。本研究结合分子标记辅助选择(marker-assisted selection, MAS)技术,以含有抗褐飞虱基因Bph3或Bph24(t)的供体亲本与含有抗稻瘟病基因(Pi2、Pib或Pimh)、抗白叶枯病基因(Xa23)或香味基因(badh2)的优质三系杂交水稻保持系和恢复系进行多亲本复合杂交。将抗褐飞虱基因聚合到优良水稻品系中,筛选获得41个含有抗褐飞虱基因且与其他目的基因以不同组合方式相聚合的稳定品系。抗性鉴定、香味检测和农艺性状测定表明,各聚合品系的褐飞虱抗性水平较受体亲本均有明显提升,且具有双抗、三抗和/或香味等优良表型。这些新品系为多抗、优质水稻新品种的选育提供新的种质材料。     

二倍体多年生大刍草及其与玉米的杂种F_1同工酶和可溶性蛋白质电泳研究

两年来用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳方法对二倍体多年生大刍草与玉米配制的16个杂交组合的杂种F_1叶片过氧化物酶同工酶分析结果表明:杂种F_1酶谱的主要特点:第一,所有杂种都像亲本二倍体多年生大刍草一样具有Rf=0.52的酶带。第二,杂种酶谱主要表现为互补两个亲本酶谱的模式。在杂种F_1的可溶性蛋白质扫描曲线图中有一像亲本二倍体多年生大刍草一样的Rf=0.28的蛋白质分子峰甚显著。     

抗除草剂杂交籼稻亲本的配合力分析

本试验以6份新育成的抗除草剂籼型恢复系为父本,5份生产上广泛应用的不育系为母本,采用不完全双列杂交设计配制了30份杂交组合,对其苗期除草剂抗性和主要农艺性状配合力进行了分析。除草剂抗性鉴定表明,亲本恢复系及三系杂交组合抗性接近完全,两系杂交组合抗性达90%以上。配合力分析表明,不育系除单株有效穗数外其他农艺性状的一般配合力均达到极显著差异;恢复系间一般配合力在所有性状中均达到显著或极显著差异;杂交组合间特殊配合力方差仅在单株产量、结实率、播始历期和千粒重4个性状中达到显著或极显著差异。不育系中,金科1A在单株产量、结实率等7个性状上的一般配合力均为最高,但其特殊配合力方差最小;广占63-4S在千粒重性状上具有最高的一般配合力、最大的特殊配合力方差,在播始历期上具有最高的一般配合力负效应;C815S在株高上的一般配合力负效应最大,同时特殊配合力方差较高。恢复系中,华抗恢101在单株有效穗数上具有最高的一般配合力和特殊配合力方差;华抗恢104在穗长上具有最高的一般配合力,在播始历期上具有最高的一般配合力负效应;华抗恢105在单株产量、结实率等性状上具有最高的一般配合力,在株高上具有最高的一般配合力负效应;华抗恢106在千粒重性状上具有最高的一般配合力和特殊配合力效应方差。利用抗除草剂恢复系配制杂交组合,不仅可以改良其除草剂抗性,也可以通过广泛测配,选择一般配合力强、特殊配合力方差大的亲本配组育成强优势组合。     

柏氏鲤、镜鲤和红鲤及其杂种F_1主要形态学性状遗传的比较研究

通过柏氏鲤和镜鲤、红鲤的种间杂交,比较了它们之间3个杂交组合F_1和亲本的形态学性状,观察到在鳞被、体色、头长、体高、鳃耙数等性状上,亲本与杂种F_1之间有较大的遗传差异。3个杂交组F_1的杂种指数虽都间于双亲的中间值,但各自偏向母本,且有些性状表现出超亲趋向。同时,观察到由于杂交的互补作用,杂种F_1不仅组合了某些有利的形态学性状,而且提高了杂种的有关经济性能。如红柏F_1生长快于双亲;镜柏F_1和柏镜F_1的头变小,3个杂种F_1的鳃耙数增加,摄食范围扩大和起捕率明显提高等。在此基础上,如进一步用回交等选育方法,可望育成一个以浮游生物为食,起捕率高和生长快的鲤鱼新品种。     

T-DNA插入水稻群体中卷叶突变体R1-A2的遗传分析

在根癌农杆菌介导的T-DNA(携带有除草剂Basta抗性基因bar和Ds因子)转化中花11水稻群体中,获得了一个叶片发生明显内卷的突变体R1-A。经过连续三代的分离鉴定,获得突变体的纯合株(R1-A2),并与中花11号进行杂交,在调查的36个F_1植株中,全部表现为卷叶,并对Basta除草剂都表现为抗性。在852个F_2单株中,卷叶为645株,正常叶207株,卷叶和正常叶的比例为3:1,其中,卷叶株均对Basta表现抗性,正常叶株均对Basta表现敏感,表明卷叶性状和Basta抗性存在着共分离关系。用扩增Ds因子的引物,对F_2中45个卷叶抗性株进行PCR鉴定,都获得预期长度的Ds因子片段,进一步表明在这些卷叶的植株中都有T-DNA的插入;而30个正常叶敏感株都不能检测到Ds的特征片段。在以卷叶突变(R1-A2)为回交亲本的F_1B_1植株中,全部植株表现卷叶;在以中花11号为回交亲本的F_1B_1植株中,卷叶和正常叶植株的分离比为1:1。上述结果表明该卷叶突变是个显性突变,受一个基因所控制,且该基因的突变与T-DNA的插入有关。     

超甜玉米种子萌发物质利用性状杂种优势及亲子回归关系分析

为阐明超甜玉米(Zea mays L.var.saccharata Bailey)亲本对F_1种子物质利用性状遗传效应,研究了19份自交系和其测配的10个杂交组合的杂种优势及亲子回归关系。结果表明,超甜玉米自交系及F_1种子的淀粉含量、蛋白质含量、脂肪含量、百粒重、种子物质动用量和种子物质利用率差异较大,10个杂交组合中亲本和F_1种子的淀粉含量、脂肪含量、百粒重均存在显著差异。F_1种子淀粉含量和百粒重均表现出正向超亲优势,即近高亲本遗传;而F_1种子的蛋白质含量、脂肪含量、种子物质动用量和种子物质利用率为近低亲本遗传。聚类分析和杂种优势分析表明,性状差异较大的FH14、Q26、GT22、GT2等亲本测配的杂交组合在种子百粒重或种子物质利用率等性状上具有较强的超亲优势。回归分析表明,母本对F_1种子的淀粉含量、百粒重有负效应,对种子物质动用量和种子物质利用率有正效应;父本对种子淀粉含量有负效应,对种子物质利用率有正效应。     

水稻品种‘沈农606’抗稻瘟病基因定位和连锁的SRAP片段分析

选用抗稻瘟病水稻品种‘沈农606’为抗病亲本与感病品种‘丽江新团黑谷’配制杂交组合.鉴定亲本、F_1正反交及其F_2群体的抗病性的结果表明,‘沈农606’的抗性受一对显性基因控制.采用相关序列扩增多态性(SRAP)和简单序列重复(SSR)标记,以及分离体分组混合分析法(BSA)将该基因定位于8号染色体上,其与SRAP标记m5e1-500的遗传距离为2.8 cM,与SSR标记RM25的遗传距离为9.8 cM,暂命名为Pi-SN606.m5e1-500序列位于8号染色体上,它能编码大于40个氨基酸的阅读框有2个,在NCBI网站上没有比对到同源性序列。     

转bar基因水稻在杂种优势育种中的利用

以3个美国转bar基因水稻抗除草剂品种Bengal Hu-10、Cypress PB-6和Gulfmont为父本,分别与三系、两系不育系及人工去雄恢复系杂交。考种结果发现：这3个抗性亲本所配组合杂种优势不明显。通过杂交将抗除草剂亲本中的bar基因转移到常规恢复系,已经培育出3个抗除草剂恢复系明恢63－B、测64－B和特青－B;且已选配出5个抗性杂交组合,它们能保持原组合的产量水平。还讨论了水稻杂种优势利用面临的问题和转bar基因水稻抗性亲本在杂种优势上的应用前景。     

Prebiotic Content of Bread Prepared with Flour from Immature Wheat Grain and Selected Dextran-Producing Lactic Acid Bacteria

In the last few years the need to produce food with added value has fueled the search for new ingredients and health-promoting compounds. In particular, to improve the quality of bakery products with distinct nutritional properties, the identification of new raw materials, appropriate technologies, and specific microbial strains is necessary. In this study, different doughs were prepared, with 10% and 20% flour from immature wheat grain blended with type “0 America” wheat flour. Immature flour was obtained from durum wheat grains harvested 1 to 2 weeks after anthesis. Doughs were obtained by both the straight-dough and sourdough processes. Two selected exopolysaccharide-producing strains of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), Leuconostoc lactis A95 and Lactobacillus curvatus 69B2, were used as starters. Immature flour contained 2.21 g/100 g (dry weight) of fructo-oligosaccharides. Twenty percent immature flour in dough resulted in a shorter leavening time (4.23 ± 0.03 h) than with the control and dough with 10% immature flour. The total titratable acidity of sourdough with 20% immature flour was higher (12.75 ± 0.15 ml 0.1 N NaOH) than in the control and sourdough with 10% immature wheat flour (9.20 ml 0.1 N NaOH). Molecular analysis showed that all samples contained three LAB species identified as L. lactis, L. curvatus, and Pediococcus acidilactici. A larger amount of exopolysaccharide was found in sourdough obtained with 20% immature flour (5.33 ± 0.032 g/kg), positively influencing the exopolysaccharide content of the bread prepared by the sourdough process (1.70 ± 0.03 g/kg). The addition of 20% immature flour also led to a greater presence of fructo-oligosaccharides in the bread (900 mg/100 g dry weight), which improved its nutritional characteristics. While bread volume decreased as the concentration of immature wheat flour increased, its mechanical characteristics (stress at a strain of 30%) were the same in all samples obtained with different percentages of fructo-oligosaccharides. These data support the use of immature wheat grain flour, and exopolysaccaride-producing lactic acid bacteria in formulating functional prebiotic baked goods whose nutritional value can be suitably improved.     

Lactic acid production from agricultural resources as cheap raw materials

Agricultural resources such as barley, wheat, and corn were hydrolyzed by commercial amylolytic enzymes and fermented into lactic acid by Enterococcus faecalis RKY1. Although no additional nutrients were supplemented to those resources, lactic acid productivities were obtained at >0.8 g/l h from barley and wheat. When 200 g/l of whole wheat flour was hydrolyzed by amylolytic enzymes after the pre-treatment with 0.3% (v/v) sulfuric acid and sterilized by filtration, E. faecalis RKY1 efficiently produced lactic acid with 2.6 g/l h of lactic acid productivity and 5.90 g/l of maximal dry cell weight without additional nutrients. Lactic acid productivity and cell growth could be enhanced to 31% and 12% higher values than those of non-adapted RKY1, by adaptation of E. faecalis RKY1 to CSL-based medium. When the medium contained 200 g/l of whole wheat flour hydrolyzate, 15 g/l of corn steep liquor, and 1.5 g/l of yeast extract, lactic acid productivity and maximal dry cell weight were obtained at 5.36 g/l h and 14.08 g/l, respectively. This result represented an improvement of up to 106% of lactic acid productivity and 138% of maximal dry cell weight in comparison to the fermentation from whole wheat flour hydrolyzate only.     

Quantitative trait loci for resistance to pre-harvest sprouting in US hard white winter wheat Rio Blanco

Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) of wheat is a major problem that severely limits the end-use quality of flour in many wheat-growing areas worldwide. To identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for PHS resistance, a population of 171 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) was developed from the cross between PHS-resistant white wheat cultivar Rio Blanco and PHS-susceptible white wheat breeding line NW97S186. The population was evaluated for PHS in three greenhouse experiments and one field experiment. After 1,430 pairs of simple sequence repeat (SSR) primers were screened between the two parents and two bulks, 112 polymorphic markers between two bulks were used to screen the RILs. One major QTL, QPhs.pseru-3AS, was identified in the distal region of chromosome 3AS and explained up to 41.0% of the total phenotypic variation in three greenhouse experiments. One minor QTL, QPhs.pseru-2B.1, was detected in the 2005 and 2006 experiments and for the means over the greenhouse experiments, and explained 5.0-6.4% of phenotypic variation. Another minor QTL, QPhs.pseru-2B.2, was detected in only one greenhouse experiment and explained 4.5% of phenotypic variation for PHS resistance. In another RIL population developed from the cross of Rio Blanco/NW97S078, QPhs.pseru-3AS was significant for all three greenhouse experiments and the means over all greenhouse experiments and explained up to 58.0% of phenotypic variation. Because Rio Blanco is a popular parent used in many hard winter wheat breeding programs, SSR markers linked to the QTLs have potential for use in high-throughput marker-assisted selection of wheat cultivars with improved PHS resistance as well as fine mapping and map-based cloning of the major QTL QPhs.pseru-3AS.     

新疆冬小麦籽粒灌浆和品质性状对滴灌用水量的响应

为给滴灌冬小麦节水高产优质栽培提供科学依据,于2012—2013和2013—2014年连续两个冬小麦生长季,以‘新冬22号’为试验材料,在大田滴灌条件下,设置了灌水量为3150、3900、4650、5400和0 m³·hm^-2共5个处理(分别用W₁、W₂、W₃、W₄和CK表示),研究了不同滴灌量对冬小麦籽粒灌浆及品质性状的影响.结果表明: 不同处理滴灌冬小麦籽粒灌浆特性呈“S”型变化曲线,均符合Logistic生长函数模型,且拟合度较高;籽粒灌浆快增期出现在花后12~20 d,最大灌浆速率(V_m)随滴灌量的增加呈“先增后降”的变化趋势,且两年均以W₃处理最大,分别为2.16和2.59 g·d^-1.随着滴灌量的增加,籽粒容重、蛋白质含量、出粉率、湿面筋含量、面团稳定时间、弱化度及面团拉伸阻力和拉伸比均呈“先增后降”的变化趋势,均在W₃处理下达到最高;而面团吸水率和延伸度则呈“先降后增”的变化趋势,在W₃处理最低;沉降值逐渐增大,面团形成时间逐渐变短;籽粒产量均以W₃处理最高,为8913(2013年)和8602 kg·hm^-2(2014年),分别较同年W₁、W₂、W₄、CK高25.0%、14.8%、4.4%、35.6%和12.4%、2.8%、1.1%、33.0%.综上,在本试验条件下冬小麦滴灌量在4650 m³·hm^-2时可达到高产和优质的统一.     

Development and application of a method for analysis of lufenuron in wheat flour by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and confirmation of bio-efficacy against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

A new analytical method using gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS) for the quantitative determination of lufenuron, a benzoylphenylurea (BPU) class of insecticide, from wheat flour has been developed and applied for time-dependent residue monitoring in treated wheat flour. The analyte was extracted from wheat flour by a single step solid-liquid extraction by using ethyl acetate and subsequently cleaned up using the Primary Secondary Amine as a sorbent prior to GC-MS analysis. The present method provides sufficient sensitivity as reflected by the values of limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ), 5 ng/mL (S/N approximately 3) and 50 ng/mL (the lowest validation point on the calibration curve), respectively. The calibration curve showed an excellent linearity in the concentration range of 50-1000 ng/mL (r2=0.998). The average recovery for spiked samples at three concentrations (150, 300, and 450 ng/g) was 98.23+/-2.52% R.S.D. The method was applied for the determination of lufenuron residues in treated wheat flour samples. Simultaneous determination of bio-efficacy of lufenuron residues was also carried out against the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum to correlate the actual residual effect of lufenuron as detected by the analytical method, over a period of 3 months. The findings revealed that the residual concentration of lufenuron were neither uniform nor in descending order over a period of 3 months in wheat flour, possibly because of an uneven dispersal in the treated wheat which was subsequently milled into flour, as confirmed by GC-MS analysis. However, the residues of lufenuron were sufficient to produce 100% mortality of T. castaneum larvae up to 3 months. The results have been discussed in view of the potential of lufenuron as a candidate molecule for the control of stored product pests.     

Fermentation of starch to ethanol by an amylolytic yeast Saccharomyces diastaticus SM-10

A total of fifteen yeast strains were isolated from natural sources including fruits, soil, molasses, honey and a variety of indigeneous fermented foods. Screening of these strains for growth, ethanol production and glucoamylase activity led to selection of a yeast strain SM-10 identified as S. diastaticus having maximum glucoamylase activity (80 units ml(-1)) and ethanol production from starch (3.5%). Ethanol production from wheat flour was found to be 1.75% which could be increased to 5.2% after treatment of wheat flour with pepsin, diastase and glucoamylase.     

妥布霉素产生菌诱变育种的研究

本实验以妥布霉素产生菌黑暗链霉菌（Ｓ．ｔｅｎｅｂｒａｒｉｕｓ）ＡＴＣＣ１７９２０为出发菌株,经紫外线处理,获得一株产量较高且稳定的菌株ＵＶ－５９,其抗生素效价比原株提高９２．３％对ＵＶ＿５９菌株进行高温处理,得到一株Ｔ－５４１菌株,所产抗生素只有两个组分,比原出发株减少一个组份,不再含有出发株产生的氨甲酸卡那霉素;再对Ｔ－５４１菌株进行原生质体制备,分别用紫外线和紫外线加氯化锂以及亚硝基胍诱变处理原生质体,获得四株高产菌株,效价比原株提高１１５～１５０％,且稳定。此外还研究了变异菌株的形态与产量的关系。     

超高产杂交稻不同生育期的光合色素含量、净光合速率和水分利用效率

 较为系统地研究了两个超高产杂交稻‘两优培九’、‘华安3号’和多年来大面积推广的常规杂交稻‘汕优63’不同生育期的光合色素含量、净光合速率和水分利用效率。结果表明,在苗期,3个杂交稻的单位叶面积的叶绿素（Chl）含量差别不大,类胡萝卜素（Car）的含量以‘汕优63’为最高。然而,随着发育阶段的推进,到分蘖期,尤其是抽穗期剑叶的单位叶面积Chl和Car含量,两个超高产杂交稻高于‘汕优63’。从苗期到抽穗期,超高产杂交稻‘两优培九’和‘华安3号’的净光合速率（Pn）都比‘汕优63’高,而在苗期的午间强光条件下和分蘖期的早晨以及抽穗期的早晚相对弱光条件下其Pn的差别尤为显著。在苗期,‘汕优63’的水分利用效率（WUE）略高于‘两优培九’和‘华安3号’;到分蘖期和抽穗期,在上午10时之前和下午14时以后的时间段,则是两个超高产杂交稻明显高于‘汕优63’。这些结果说明,超高产杂交稻‘两优培九’和‘华安3号’不仅有较高的Pn和较强的抗光抑制能力,而且还能充分利用早晨和傍晚较弱的光强进行光合作用,这些是它们之所以高产的重要生理基础。此外,超高产杂交稻在生长发育的中后期（分蘖期和抽穗期）具有较高的WUE,有利于节约农业用水。     

Survey of fungal counts and natural occurrence of aflatoxins in Malaysian starch-based foods

In a survey of starch-based foods sampled from retail outlets in Malaysia, fungal colonies were mostly detected in wheat flour (100%), followed by rice flour (74%), glutinous rice grains (72%), ordinary rice grains (60%), glutinous rice flour (48%) and corn flour (26%). All positive samples of ordinary rice and glutinous rice grains had total fungal counts below 103 cfu/g sample, while among the positive rice flour, glutinous rice flour and corn flour samples, the highest total fungal count was more than 103 but less than 104 cfu/g sample respectively. However, in wheat flour samples total fungal count ranged from 102 cfu/g sample to slightly more than 104 cfu/g sample. Aflatoxigenic colonies were mostly detected in wheat flour (20%), followed by ordinary rice grains (4%), glutinous rice grains (4%) and glutinous rice flour (2%). No aflatoxigenic colonies were isolated from rice flour and corn flour samples. Screening of aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin B2, aflatoxin G1 and aflatoxin G2 using reversed-phase HPLC were carried out on 84 samples of ordinary rice grains and 83 samples of wheat flour. Two point four percent (2.4%) of ordinary rice grains were positive for aflatoxin G1 and 3.6% were positive for aflatoxin G2. All the positive samples were collected from private homes at concentrations ranging from 3.69–77.50 μg/kg. One point two percent (1.2%) of wheat flour samples were positive for aflatoxin B1 at a concentration of 25.62 μ};g/kg, 4.8% were positive for aflatoxin B2 at concentrations ranging from 11.25–252.50 μg/kg, 3.6% were positive for aflatoxin G1 at concentrations ranging from 25.00–289.38 μg/kg and 13.25% were positive for aflatoxin G2 at concentrations ranging from 16.25–436.25 μg/kg. Similarly, positive wheat flour samples were mostly collected from private homes. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Seasonal variation in leaf glucosinolates and insect resistance in two types of Barbarea vulgaris ssp. arcuata

Leaves from natural populations of Barbarea vulgaris ssp. arcuata (Brassicaceae) in Denmark were examined for glucosinolate content and resistance to the crucifer specialist flea beetle Phyllotreta nemorum. Two types of the plant (P- and G-type) could be recognized. Leaves of the G-type contained the glucosinolates (only side chains mentioned): (S)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl- (2S), indol-3-ylmethyl- (4) and in trace amount (R)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl- (2R), 2-phenylethyl- (1) and 4-methoxyindol-3-ylmethyl- (5). Leaves of the P-type were dominated by 2R and 4, and had only trace amounts of 1, 2S, and 5 but contained in addition the previously unknown (R)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl- (3R). The epimer, (S)-2-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl- (3S) was found in populations believed to be hybrids, and in B. orthoceras. 2S, 2R, desulfo 2S,-2R, -3S and -3R were isolated and identified by NMR and MS. Acylated glucosinolates or allylglucosinolate were not detected in leaves. The glucosinolate content in August was variable, 3-46 micromol/g dry wt, but was low in most populations, 3-15 micromol/g dry wt. In general, the glucosinolate content increased during the autumn, to 35-75 micromol/g dry wt in November. The G-type was resistant to neonate larvae of Phyllotreta nemorum in August and September (survival in 3-day bioassay typically 0%), and gradually lost the resistance in October and November (survival in 3-day bioassay 40-90%), and there was no correlation between glucosinolate content and resistance. Neither did glucosinolates explain the difference in resistance between the P-type (always susceptible) and the G-type (resistant in the summer season).