不同水肥一体化方式对苹果氮素吸收利用特性及产量和品质的影响

以‘嘎啦/八棱海棠’为试材,借助¹⁵N同位素示踪技术,研究了撒施(T₁)、滴灌施氮(T₂)和渗灌施氮(T₃)对嘎啦苹果氮素吸收利用、分配特性和产量品质的影响,以期进一步完善苹果园水肥一体化技术,挖掘提高氮素利用率的途径。结果表明: T₃处理苹果叶片的叶面积、叶绿素和氮含量显著高于T₁和T₂处理。各时期土壤矿化氮(N_min)含量在20~40 cm土层表现为T₃＞T₂＞T₁处理,在0~20 cm土层表现为T₂＞T₃＞T₁处理。同一器官的Ndff值(树体各器官从肥料中吸收到的¹⁵N占该器官全氮量的比例)在各时期均以T₃处理最高,T₂其次,T₁处理最低。果实成熟期的树体¹⁵N利用率表现为T₃＞T₂＞T₁处理,其中T₃处理的树体¹⁵N利用率为24.2%,分别是T₂和T₁处理的1.19和1.65倍。果实成熟期T₁处理的¹⁵N分配率在营养器官最高,T₂处理在贮藏器官最高,T₃处理在生殖器官最高。各处理的单果重、产量、可溶性固形物、硬度、可溶性糖及糖酸比均以T₃处理最高,T₂其次,T₁处理最低。渗灌施氮处理显著促进了嘎啦苹果树体叶片生长和氮素利用,并提高了果实产量和品质。     

平衡施肥对荒漠区黄冠梨生长与品质的影响

对荒漠地区丰产期黄冠梨树生长发育特性、果实和叶片矿质元素含量进行分析,探讨平衡施肥对梨果生长和品质的影响,可为梨园确定合理的施肥水平提供理论依据.选取同一园区12年生黄冠梨为试验材料,设置低氮磷高硫(T₁)、中氮磷中硫(T₂)、高氮磷低硫(T₃)3个处理,以常规施肥为对照(CK).结果表明:不同处理对当年生枝和叶片的生长发育影响不大,但在连续施肥第2年后,T₁促进了当年生枝条的生长,枝条长度和粗度比对照分别提高了16.2%和11.4%.连续施肥2年后可以不同程度提高叶片中矿质元素的含量,其中T₁处理叶片Cu、Fe和Zn含量最高,T₂处理Mg和B含量最高,T₃处理P和Mn含量最高.与对照相比,不同施肥处理对果实产量影响均不明显,但对果实品质有较大影响,处理2年后T₂的可溶性糖和维生素C(Vc)含量均显著增加,分别比对照高出4.2%和7.1%,T₃处理有机酸含量最高,而T₁处理的可溶性固形物、可溶性糖和Vc含量均低于对照.果实中Fe含量与可溶性糖含量、果形指数呈显著正相关,分别与单果质量、有机酸和Vc含量呈显著负相关;P含量与果形指数、果实硬度呈显著正相关,与可溶性糖、有机酸和Vc含量呈显著负相关.综上,T₂处理在保证稳产、丰产的前提下,又起到了改善果实品质的作用,可作为荒漠区黄冠梨生产中适宜的施肥措施.     

施用污泥等废料对稀土矿废弃地土壤中麻疯树生长和元素吸收的影响

城市污泥等废料可以用于调理稀土矿废弃地土壤,而能源植物麻疯树有望成为稀土矿废弃地的先锋植物。本研究通过向稀土矿废弃地土壤中添加污泥(T₁)、污泥+蔗渣(T₂)、污泥+蔗渣+钝化剂(T₃),并以矿区土壤为对照(CK),研究盆栽条件下各处理对麻疯树生长和元素吸收的影响。结果表明: 与CK相比,T₁仅显著提高麻疯树株高,T₂、T₃显著提高麻疯树株高、地径和生物量,其中总生物量提高184.7%以上;3个处理均显著促进麻疯树对N、P、K、Cu的吸收;T₁、T₂显著提高基质中可交换态Zn、Cd、Ni比例,T₃则相反,并显著降低Zn、Cd、Ni在基质中的迁移系数和活性系数,抑制麻疯树对Zn、Pb、Cd、Ni的吸收,抑制率达36.1%以上。隶属函数综合评价结果表明,各处理对麻疯树生长的促进顺序为T₂>T₃>T₁>CK,对麻疯树吸收Cu、Zn、Pb、Cd、Ni的抑制顺序为T₃>CK>T₂>T₁。混施污泥和蔗渣显著促进麻疯树生长和元素吸收,进一步加入钝化剂则显著抑制麻疯树对重金属的吸收,但不影响麻疯树生长。     

钨酸钠对苹果幼苗15N吸收利用、13C积累及果实品质的影响

分别以1年生苹果砧木M9T337幼苗和5年生烟富3/SH6/平邑甜茶为试材,开展盆栽和田间试验,并结合¹⁵N、¹³C同位素示踪技术,研究不同浓度(0、0.5、1、1.5 mmol·L^-1,分别用CK、T₁、T₂和T₃表示)硝酸还原酶(NR)抑制剂钨酸钠对苹果幼苗¹⁵N吸收利用、¹³C积累和成熟期果实品质的影响。结果表明: 盆栽试验中,喷施0.5~1.0 mmol·L^-1钨酸钠可显著抑制幼苗地上部生长,但对根系生长影响不显著;当钨酸钠浓度达到1.5 mmol·L^-1时可显著抑制根系生长。同一时期各处理叶片NR活性与钨酸钠浓度呈负相关,均表现为CK>T₁>T₂>T₃。随处理时间的延长,叶片硝态氮含量总体表现为先升高后降低的趋势,同一时期各处理硝态氮含量与钨酸钠浓度呈正相关,均表现为T₃>T₂>T₁>CK。喷施钨酸钠可不同程度地降低幼苗各器官¹⁵N吸收量和¹⁵N利用率,且钨酸钠浓度越高,抑制幼苗氮素吸收和利用的效果越显著。随钨酸钠浓度的提高,地上部¹³C积累量呈先升高后降低的趋势,在T₂处理时达到最高;幼苗整株¹³C积累量呈相似的规律。田间试验结果表明,喷施钨酸钠可降低成熟期叶片和果实的氮含量,果皮花青苷含量、果实可溶性固形物、可溶性糖含量和糖酸比均不同程度提高,其中T₂处理的效果最好。综上,T₂处理(1.0 mmol·L^-1钨酸钠)可有效抑制幼苗地上部生长,降低¹⁵N吸收利用,提高¹³C积累,有利于果实品质的提高。     

不同带长微喷带灌溉对麦田土壤水分分布和干物质积累及籽粒产量的影响

为了研究麦田用微喷带灌溉的适宜带长,2015—2016和2016—2017两年度以‘济麦22’为材料,设置了带宽80 mm微喷带下带长为60 m (T₁)、80 m (T₂)和100 m (T₃) 3个处理的试验,试验小区长度等于带长,试验小区内沿灌溉方向每20 m为一个取样区段,依次命名为A、B、C、D、E,分析不同带长微喷带灌溉对麦田土壤水分和干物质积累的影响.结果表明:1)两年度不同处理A区段拔节期、开花期灌水后0~40 cm土层土壤相对含水量为T₁23,B区段为T₁、T₂3,C区段为T₁>T₂、T₃,D区段为T₂>T₃;各处理区段间土壤相对含水量的变异系数为T₁23.2)不同处理A、B区段小麦开花后20、30 d的叶面积指数和冠层光截获率、开花后干物质积累量、成熟期干物质积累量均无显著差异,C区段上述指标为T₁>T₂、T₃,D区段为T₂>T₃;不同处理开花后20、30 d叶面积指数、冠层光截获率及开花后干物质积累量为T₁>T₂>T₃,成熟期干物质积累量为T₁、T₂>T₃.3)不同处理A、B区段籽粒产量均无显著差异,C区段为T₁>T₂、T₃,D区段为T₂>T₃,整畦籽粒产量为T₁、T₂>T₃.4)两年度不同处理籽粒产量、水分利用效率为T₁、T₂>T₃,灌溉水利用效率为T₁>T₂>T₃.综合考虑籽粒产量和水分利用效率,本试验条件下带宽80 mm、带长60 m的处理(T₁)是节水高产的最优处理,带长为80 m的处理(T₂)是较优处理.研究结果可为山东省小麦利用微喷带进行节水高产灌溉提供理论依据.     

Phylogenetic Structure of Tree Species across Different Life Stages from Seedlings to Canopy Trees in a Subtropical Evergreen Broad-Leaved Forest

Investigating patterns of phylogenetic structure across different life stages of tree species in forests is crucial to understanding forest community assembly, and investigating forest gap influence on the phylogenetic structure of forest regeneration is necessary for understanding forest community assembly. Here, we examine the phylogenetic structure of tree species across life stages from seedlings to canopy trees, as well as forest gap influence on the phylogenetic structure of forest regeneration in a forest of the subtropical region in China. We investigate changes in phylogenetic relatedness (measured as NRI) of tree species from seedlings, saplings, treelets to canopy trees; we compare the phylogenetic turnover (measured as β_NRI) between canopy trees and seedlings in forest understory with that between canopy trees and seedlings in forest gaps. We found that phylogenetic relatedness generally increases from seedlings through saplings and treelets up to canopy trees, and that phylogenetic relatedness does not differ between seedlings in forest understory and those in forest gaps, but phylogenetic turnover between canopy trees and seedlings in forest understory is lower than that between canopy trees and seedlings in forest gaps. We conclude that tree species tend to be more closely related from seedling to canopy layers, and that forest gaps alter the seedling phylogenetic turnover of the studied forest. It is likely that the increasing trend of phylogenetic clustering as tree stem size increases observed in this subtropical forest is primarily driven by abiotic filtering processes, which select a set of closely related evergreen broad-leaved tree species whose regeneration has adapted to the closed canopy environments of the subtropical forest developed under the regional monsoon climate.     

Effects of calcium fertilizer on yield,quality and related enzyme activities of peanut in acidic soil

AimsPeanut (Arachis hypogaea) is one of the calcium (Ca)-like crops. In acidic soil, low soil exchangeable Ca²⁺ content, which usually is caused by eluviation, can affect peanut pod development, even causes pod unfilled. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of calcium fertilizer on yield, quality and related enzyme activities of peanut in acidic soil.Methods ‘Huayu22’ was used as materials, and field experiments were conducted in Wendeng, Weihai (2013) and Sanzhuang, Rizhao (2014), respectively. Three treatments were carried out, i.e. No Ca-application (T₀), 14 kg·667 m^-2 fused CaO (T₁) and 28 kg·667 m^-2 fused CaO (T₂). Top 3rd leaves of main stems were harvested to determine the activities of carbon and nitrogen metabolism enzyme every 15 days from anthesis to mature period. Additionally, the pod traits and yield were investigated at harvest time. Uniform dry pods were used to determine the quality of kernel.Important findings Application of calcium fertilizer significantly increased the pod yield of peanut in acid soil. Yield of T₁ treatment increased by 26.92% and T₂ increased by 21.65% on average at two sites. It might be related to higher pod numbers per plant, higher double kernel rate, and higher plumpness of kernel under T₁ and T₂ treatment than under T₀ treatment. Simultaneously, application of calcium fertilizer also significantly increased the protein and fat content of peanut in acidic soil. The protein content increased 2.02% and the fat content increased 3.01% on average in T₁ treatment, respectively. The protein content increased 1.56% and the fat content increased 2.58% in T₂ treatment, respectively. Additionally, Calcium fertilizer not only improved the lysine and total amino acid content but also improved oleic/linoleic acid (O/L) ratio of peanut in acidic soil. These might be due to higher activities of glutamine synthetase (GS), glutamate synthetase (GOGAT) and glutamate pyruvate transaminase (GPT) in the leaves of peanut in acidic soil under T₁ and T₂ treatments than under T₀ treatment. What’s more, the activity of GS of peanut treated with T₁ was higher than that treated with T₂. Application of Calcium fertilizer also improved the activities of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPCase), sucrose synthase (SS) and sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) of peanut at early growing period, but the activities at late growth stage were lower than T₀ treatment. Our results demonstrate that the economic performance of 14 kg·667 m^-2 fused CaO was the best one among these three treatments applied.     

酸性土施用钙肥对花生产量和品质及相关代谢酶活性的影响

以花生(Arachis hypogaea)品种‘花育22号’为研究材料, 2013年在威海文登市、2014年在日照三庄镇的丘陵砂壤土上进行试验, 研究增施钙肥对酸性土花生的产量、品质的影响, 以及相关碳、氮代谢酶活性差异, 探讨酸性土花生钙肥最佳用量。试验设3个钙肥处理, 分别为每667 m²施CaO 0 kg (T₀)、14 kg (T₁)、28 kg (T₂)。结果表明: 酸性土增施钙肥显著增加了花生的荚果产量, 两个试验点T₁处理平均增产26.92%, T₂处理平均增产21.65%。增产原因是增施钙肥显著增加了花生单株结果数, 提高了双仁果率, 从而增加了单株荚果产量, 同时增加了籽仁的饱满度而显著提高了出仁率。钙肥处理均显著提高了花生籽仁蛋白质和脂肪含量, 提高了赖氨酸、总氨基酸含量和油酸/亚油酸(O/L)比值。酸性土增施钙肥显著提高了花生叶片的谷氨酰胺合成酶(GS)、谷氨酸合成酶(GOGAT)、谷草转氨酶(GOT)和谷丙转氨酶(GPT)活性, 其中T₁处理的GS活性显著高于T₂处理。钙肥处理显著提高了花生生育前期的叶片磷酸烯醇式丙酮酸羧化酶(PEPCase)、蔗糖合成酶(SS)和蔗糖磷酸合成酶(SPS)活性, 而生育后期的活性低于不施钙肥处理。不同钙肥施用量相比, 每667 m²施14 kg CaO的经济效益最好, 其产量最高, 品质最优。     

树木气孔浸润级与SO2伤害及ABA的防护作用

以常见绿化树种为材料,通过实地测定和熏烟实验,探讨了气孔浸润级与树木SO₂伤害的关系及ABA的防护效应.结果表明,在特定环境下,相同树种的气孔浸润级较为稳定,不同树种的气孔浸润级差异较大;浸润级与叶绿素结合度呈负相关变化,但不明显;与K⁺渗出量呈正相关(r=0.92,α＜0.01),并按95%的置信度绘制了伤害预测图.不同SO₂浓度条件下,对同一树种的气孔浸润级的影响甚小,不超过一个等级,K⁺渗出量则依大气SO₂浓度和树木吸S量的增加而增多.气孔浸润级依ABA溶液处理浓度增大而降低,K⁺渗出量也相应减少,经2.5mol·L^-1×4h剂量的SO₂熏烟,预涂30mol·L^-1ABA者,降低了1.5～3个浸润级,K⁺渗出量减少36.5%～54.8%,其测定值与自然对照值相近,防护作用显著.     

Past century changes in Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze water use efficiency and growth in forest and grassland ecosystems of southern Brazil: implications for forest expansion

Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze is an indigenous conifer tree restricted to the southern region of South America that plays a key role in the dynamics of regional ecosystems where forest expansion over grasslands has been observed. Here, we evaluate the changes in intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) and basal area increment (BAI) of this species in response to atmospheric CO₂, temperature and precipitation over the last century. Our investigation is based on tree-rings taken from trees located in forest and grassland sites in southern Brazil. Differences in carbon isotopic composition ( δ ¹³C), ¹³CO₂ discrimination (Δ¹³C) and intracellular carbon concentration ( C _i ) are also reported. Our results indicate an age effect on Δ¹³C in forest trees during the first decades of growth. This age effect is not linked to an initial BAI suppression, suggesting the previous existence of nonforested vegetation in the forest sites. After maturity all trees show similar temporal trends in carbon isotope-derived variables and increasing iWUE, however, absolute values are significantly different between forest and grassland sites. The iWUE is higher in forest trees, indicating greater water competition or nutritional availability, relative to grassland, or both. BAI is also higher in forest trees, but it is not linked with iWUE or atmospheric CO₂. Nevertheless, in both forest and grassland sites A. angustifolia has had growth limitations corresponding to low precipitation and high temperatures observed in the 1940s.     

八个树种叶水力性状对水分条件的响应及其驱动因素

树木叶片的水力效率和安全性会对水分条件的改变做出一定的响应, 进而影响树木的生长和分布, 然而叶导水率(K_leaf)和叶水力脆弱性(P₅₀)对不同水分条件的响应模式及其影响因素尚不清楚。该研究选取了晋西北关帝山和黑茶山两种水分条件下的8种树种, 测量其水力性状、叶片导管和形态性状, 比较两地不同树种的K_leaf和P₅₀的变化, 分析叶片水力效率和安全性之间的权衡关系, 并探讨叶片水力性状在不同树种及水分条件下的响应模式及其驱动因素。结果表明: 对同一树种而言, 湿润的关帝山叶最大导水率(K_max)和P₅₀均高于干旱的黑茶山; 对同一地区而言, 从在高水分条件下生长的树种到在易干旱环境生长的树种, K_max和P₅₀均逐渐下降。K_max、P₅₀、膨压丧失点水势(TLP)之间均存在显著相关关系。两地叶片P₅₀与导管密度、导管塌陷预测值((t/b)³)、叶片厚度、比叶质量显著正相关, 与导管直径、叶面积显著负相关, 不同树种的K_leaf和P₅₀与叶导管性状的关系大于叶形态性状。同一树种的关帝山到黑茶山P₅₀变化量(δP₅₀)与比叶质量和叶干物质含量在两地的变化量显著正相关, 同一树种δP₅₀与叶形态性状变化量的关系大于与叶导管性状的。以上结果表明: 随着水分条件变差, 叶片水力效率降低, 水力安全性提高, 不同树种叶片水力效率与安全性之间存在一定的权衡关系, 不同树种叶水力性状的差别受叶导管性状影响的程度大于受叶形态性状的影响, 同一树种叶水力安全性对水分条件变化的响应主要依靠叶形态性状的驱动, 树木在提高自身叶水力安全的同时增加了叶构建的碳投资。     

Seasonal changes in some photosynthetic properties of Ceratonia siliqua (carob tree) leaves under natural conditions

Rates of photosynthesis and leaf conductance of the leaves of carob trees ( Ceratonia siliqua L.) growing in natural conditions were measured during the course of the seasons to define the effects of the main climatic factors limiting growth in the region: temperature during the winter and water in the summer. The highest photosynthetic rates were measured in spring and autumn and could reach 25 μmol m₋₂ s₋₁ with optimal temperature and available water. Due to lower temperatures (4 to 6°C in the night) these values were frequently around 15 μmol m₋₂ s₋₁ during winter, but the strongest depression was due to prolonged drought in summer. However a reduction in photosynthesis rate down to 5 μmol m₋₂ s₋₁ occurred only after depletion of all the available water in the soil layer up to a depth of 50 cm. In the end of the summer, leaf conductance and water potential were in the order of 20 mmol m₋₂ s₋₁ and −3 MPa respectively. Compared to other trees that make up the Mediterranean sclerophyll forest, the photosynthetic activity of carob is high, and the tree tolerates a considerable depletion of soil water.     

Properties of phylogenetic trees generated by Yule-type speciation models

We investigate some discrete structural properties of evolutionary trees generated under simple null models of speciation, such as the Yule model. These models have been used as priors in Bayesian approaches to phylogenetic analysis, and also to test hypotheses concerning the speciation process. In this paper we describe new results for three properties of trees generated under such models. Firstly, for a rooted tree generated by the Yule model we describe the probability distribution on the depth (number of edges from the root) of the most recent common ancestor of a random subset of k species. Next we show that, for trees generated under the Yule model, the approximate position of the root can be estimated from the associated unrooted tree, even for trees with a large number of leaves. Finally, we analyse a biologically motivated extension of the Yule model and describe its distribution on tree shapes when speciation occurs in rapid bursts.     

Anthropogenic edges impact howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) feeding behaviour in a Costa Rican rainforest

Anthropogenic forest fragmentation impacts many aspects of animal behaviour, including feeding ecology. With forests increasingly fragmented in tropical regions due to human development, the proportion of forest edge (≤?100 m from clear-cut regions) is higher relative to forest interior. Forest edges differ in vegetation from interior, making it important to better understand how anthropogenic edges impact the feeding behaviour of primates such as mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata). We predicted that howler monkeys would feed on higher-quality plant resources, from a larger number of tree families, and from larger trees in forest interior compared to anthropogenic forest edge. We surveyed howler monkey feeding behaviour across forest zones in a fragmented rainforest in Costa Rica, La Suerte Biological Research Station. We observed individual monkeys for 30-minute periods, collecting data on their feeding behaviour and tree use at 2-minute intervals. We measured feeding trees and recorded the plant parts and taxonomy of resources consumed. Monkeys consumed more leaves and fewer stems and fed from a smaller number of tree families in the forest interior, while they consumed fewer leaves and more stems and fed from a larger number of tree families in the forest edge. Monkeys also fed from larger, taller trees in the forest interior than the edge. The differences in howler monkey feeding behaviour between forest zones attest to the impact of human disturbance on howler monkey feeding ecology.

     

不同冬季覆盖作物对稻田甲烷和氧化亚氮排放的影响

采用静态箱-气相色谱法对不同冬季覆盖作物处理［免耕直播黑麦草-双季稻(T₁)、免耕直播紫云英 双季稻(T₂)、翻耕移栽油菜-双季稻(T₃)、免耕直播油菜-双季稻(T₄)和冬闲-双季稻(CK)］下稻田甲烷（CH₄）和氧化亚氮（N₂O）排放进行观测,分析了不同冬季覆盖作物对稻田CH₄和N₂O排放的影响.结果表明：在冬季作物生长期,不同冬季覆盖作物稻田CH₄和N₂O总排放量与对照（CK）的差异均达到极显著水平（P<0.01）;T₃和T₁处理的稻田CH₄和N₂O排放量最高,其CH₄排放量分别为0.88 和0.60g·m^-2,N₂O排放量分别为0.23 和0.20 g·m^-2;冬季作物还田后,各处理早、晚稻田CH4排放量均明显高于对照.早稻田CH₄排放量最高的为T₁和T₂处理,分别达21.70和20.75 g·m^-2;晚稻田CH₄排放量最高的为T₃和T₄处理,分别为58.90和54.51 g·m^-2.各处理早、晚稻田N₂O总排放量均显著高于对照,T₁、T₂、T₃和T₄处理的早稻田N₂O总排放量分别比对照增加53.7%、12.2%、46.3%和29.3%,晚稻田分别比对照增加28.6%、3.8%、34.3%和27.6%.     

Forest association and phenology of wild coffee in Kibale National Park, Uganda

A study on the forest association and phenology of wild coffee ( Coffea canephora Pierre) was conducted in Kibale forest, Uganda. Nested quadrats were used to enumerate tree species, including coffee and herbaceous plants associated with forest and coffee stands. A total of 150 coffee trees was marked along transects and monthly scans carried out to score for fruits, flowers, leaves and leaf insect damage. Pre- and post-dispersal predation levels and coffee yield estimates were made by examining fruits from trees, forest floor and seasonal fruit falls into demarcated plots. In the forest, wild coffee stands are associated with low-quality forest types in terms of timber species (about 10.5 canopy species/study site) and low stocking densities of trees ≥ 50 cm d.b.h. (average 38 trees ha⁻¹ for each site) and poor forest regeneration. In the forest, wild coffee reproductive phases overlap with ripening, coinciding with flower bud and flower production. The variable peak ripening season falls between November and April. The wild coffee yields are generally low (average of 3.5 intact fruits 16 m⁻² month⁻¹), with low insect fruit/seed damage (4–19%) but high levels of wastage due to monkeys, bats and birds.     

Photosynthesis, Soluble and Structural Carbon Compounds in Two Mediterranean Oak Species (Quercus pubescens and Q. ilex) after Lifetime Growth at Naturally Elevated CO2 Concentrations

Abstract: To study physiological responses of mature forest trees to elevated CO₂ after lifetime growth under elevated atmospheric CO₂ concentrations ( p CO₂), photosynthesis, Rubisco content, foliar concentrations of soluble sugars and starch, sugar concentrations in transport tissues (phloem and xylem), structural biomass, and lignin in leaves and branches were investigated in 30- to 50-year-old Quercus pubescens and Q. ilex trees grown at two naturally elevated CO₂ springs in Italy. Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase content was decreased in Q. pubescens grown under elevated CO₂ concentrations, but not in Q. ilex. Photosynthesis was consistently higher in Q. pubescens grown at elevated CO₂ as compared with "control" sites, whereas the response in Q. ilex was less pronounced. Stomatal conductance was lower in both species leading to decreased transpiration and increased instantaneous water use efficiency in Q. pubescens. Overall mean sugar + starch concentrations of the leaves were not affected by elevated p CO₂, but phloem exudates contained higher concentrations of soluble sugars. This finding suggests increased transport to sinks. Qualitative changes in major carbon-bearing compounds, such as structural biomass and lignins, were only found in bark but not in other tissues. These results support the concept that the maintenance of increased rates of photosynthesis after long-term acclimation to elevated p CO₂ provides a means of optimization of water relations under arid climatic conditions but does not cause an increase in aboveground carbon sequestration per unit of tissue in Mediterranean oak species.     

不同带长微喷带灌溉对土壤水分布与冬小麦耗水特性及产量的影响

于2010-2012年度冬小麦生长季,选用高产冬小麦品种济麦22,采用测墒补灌方式,设置40 m(T₄₀)、60 m(T₆₀)和80 m(T₈₀)3种带长的微喷带灌溉处理,研究不同带长微喷带灌溉对土壤水分分布及冬小麦耗水特性和产量的影响.结果表明： 拔节期和开花期采用微喷带补灌,随微喷带带长缩短,灌溉水在土壤中的水平分布均匀系数显著增加.拔节期补灌,T₄₀和T₆₀处理在距畦首0～40 m范围内各小麦行间的0～200 cm土层土壤含水量均无显著差异;T₈₀处理在距畦首38～40 m、58～60 m和78～80 m处各小麦行间的0～200 cm各土层土壤含水量变化规律一致,均表现为随距微喷带的距离增加而减小.T₄₀处理的小麦在拔节至开花期间和开花至成熟期间分别对40～60 cm和20～80 cm土层土壤贮水的消耗量显著高于T₆₀和T₈₀处理,而对深层土壤贮水消耗量和总土壤贮水消耗量、开花期补灌水量、总灌水量和总耗水量显著低于T₆₀和T₈₀处理.随微喷带带长缩短,小麦籽粒产量、产量水分利用效率显著升高,而流量降低,在灌水量一定的情况下,单位时间内的有效灌溉面积减小.综合考虑小麦籽粒产量、水分利用效率和流量,40和60 m是本试验条件下的适宜微喷带带长.     

Combination of u.v.-B. and ozone reduces pollen tube growth more than either stress alone

The rate of in vitro Nicotiana tabacum L. “Bel-W3” pollen tube growth was reduced 62 and 44%, respectively, when pollen tubes were exposed to 120 ppb ozone (O₃) for 3 hr or 300 μW/cm² ultraviolet-B (u.v.-B) radiation for 30 min. Petunia hybrida Vilm. “White Cascade” pollen tube growth was reduced 34 and 59%, respectively, upon exposure to O₃ or u.v.-B at the above doses. The combination of u.v.-B at 300 μW/cm² for 30 min, followed by O₃ at 120 ppb for 3 hr, reduced pollen tube growth by 79% for “Bel-W3” and 75% for “White Cascade”. The effect appeared to be additive, implying that different target areas may be affected by the two stressors. In the Northeast, plants are exposed to both u.v.-B and O₃ during the normal growing season. This may result in an unexpectedly higher stress on the reproductive system than had been previously suspected based on these two stressors acting individually.     

Nyctohemeral Rhythms of Gonadal, Thyroid and Pineal Function in the Hyperprolactinemic Male Rat

In young adult male rats bearing a donor anterior pituitary gland grafted for 3 weeks under a kidney capsule, serum prolactin (PRL) concentrations were elevated and exhibited a rhythm with the highest values in the light phase. Serum PRL in control animals did not exhibit a significant rhythm. Eutopic pituitary PRL content, manifesting a biphasic (12-hr) rhythm with crests during the day and night in controls, exhibited a similar pattern in grafted rats though an overall reduction in pituitary PRL content was seen in the grafted animals. Neither the normal biphasic serum testosterone rhythm nor the normal 24-hr rhythm (nocturnal surge) of pineal N-acetyltransferase activity and melatonin content were altered in the hyperprolactinemic rats. Serum thyroxine (T₄) and triiodothyronine (T₃) and their free indices (FT₄ I, FT₃ I) and serum thyrotropin (TSH) were highest during the day in controls and grafted rats and a 12-hr rhythmic component was detected in data for these variables. In the grafted animals, the 12-hr component was reflected in an additional peak at night detectable by testing of means. The overall serum T₄ FT₄ I, and TSH levels were lower in grafted rats though overall T₃ and FT₃I levels did not differ between grafted and controls. T₃ uptake (T₃ U) values were similar between controls and grafted rats, in both cases exhibiting a fall during the night. Changes in serum thyronines could not be explained by changes in serum binding as assessed by the T₃U₃ and thus may represent changes in thyroidal secretion of T₄. The rhythm in serum PRL of grafted rats suggests the presence of rhythmic circulating factor(s) capable of influencing ectopic lactotrophs. The reduced eutopic pituitary PRL content suggests a role for PRL in influencing eutopic lactotrophs in the pituitary-grafted hyperprolactinemic male rat model. Though circulating testosterone and pineal melatonin synthesis were not altered in this model, thyroid function appeared to be so.