黄淮平原冬小麦不同品种根系生长差异

选择黄淮平原地区当前主推品种郑麦9023,以及早期引进品种阿勃和丰产3号为材料,利用微根管技术,研究冬小麦活根长和根直径径级的分布动态,以及以活根长为基础的净生长速率的变化规律.结果表明：根直径为0.05～0.25 mm的细根是冬小麦根系的主要组成部分,根直径≤0.5 mm的细根占活根长的98%以上;冬小麦的平均根直径随着生育进程不断变化,其变化范围为0.15～0.22 mm,不同品种之间没有显著差异;活根长与根尖数呈显著正相关,表明根尖数是活根长增加的主导因素;返青期到拔节期是冬小麦根系生长最旺盛的时期,阿勃和丰产3号具有较长时期的根系增长活力,郑麦9023自拔节期以后根直径≥0.1 mm的细根根尖数占总根尖数的比例有所上升,这有利于提高生育后期根系抗性和保证根系活性稳定,以满足籽粒灌浆的需要.     

水曲柳根系生物量、比根长和根长密度的分布格局

采用连续钻取土芯法在生长季内对东北林业大学帽儿山实验林场17年生水曲柳人工林根系取样,研究水曲柳不同直径根系现存生物量、比根长和根长密度及垂直分布状况.结果表明,水曲柳人工林根系总生物量为1 637.6 g·m^-2,其中活根生物量占85%,死根占15%.在活根生物量当中,粗根(直径5～30 mm)占的比例最高（69.95%）,其次为活细根（直径<1 mm,13.53%）,小根(1～2 mm)和中等直径的根(2～5 mm)比例较小（分别为7.21%和9.31%）.直径<1 mm活细根的比根长为32.20 m·g^-1,直径5～30 mm粗根的比根长为0.08 m·g^-1.单位面积上活根的总长度为6 602.54 m·m^-2,其中直径<1 mm的细根占92.43%,其它直径等级则不到活根总长度的8%.直径<1 mm的细根生物量与根长密度具显著线性关系（R²=0.923）,但与比根长无显著相关关系（R²=0.134）.     

水曲柳根系生物量、比根长和根长密度的分布格局

采用连续钻取土芯法在生长季内对东北林业大学帽儿山实验林场17年生水曲柳人工林根系取样,研究水曲柳不同直径根系现存生物量、比根长和根长密度及垂直分布状况.结果表明,水曲柳人工林根系总生物量为1 637.6 g·m^-2,其中活根生物量占85%,死根占15%.在活根生物量当中,粗根(直径5～30 mm)占的比例最高（69.95%）,其次为活细根（直径<1 mm,13.53%）,小根(1～2 mm)和中等直径的根(2～5 mm)比例较小（分别为7.21%和9.31%）.直径<1 mm活细根的比根长为32.20 m·g^-1,直径5～30 mm粗根的比根长为0.08 m·g^-1.单位面积上活根的总长度为6 602.54 m·m^-2,其中直径<1 mm的细根占92.43%,其它直径等级则不到活根总长度的8%.直径<1 mm的细根生物量与根长密度具显著线性关系（R²=0.923）,但与比根长无显著相关关系（R²=0.134）.     

不同抗旱性冬小麦根系时空分布与产量的关系

为明确不同抗旱性冬小麦品种(Triticum aestivum L.)根系时空分布及其与产量的关系,以抗旱性品种长武134、长旱58和干旱敏感性品种小偃22、西农979为材料,采用根箱试验研究干旱胁迫和充分供水条件下4个品种在拔节期、开花期和成熟期根系总生物量、总根长密度、根系在表层(0—20 cm)和深层(20 cm以下)土壤中的垂直分布、动态变化及其对产量的影响。结果表明,干旱胁迫下抗旱性品种产量显著高于干旱敏感性品种,其中长旱58产量最高,西农979最低;充分供水条件下,西农979产量最高,长武134最低,长旱58与小偃22之间没有差异。相关分析表明,产量与各生育时期根系性状均有显著关系。多元逐步回归分析的结果显示,干旱胁迫和充分供水条件下,拔节期深层根生物量对产量有正效应,而成熟期总根长密度对产量表现为负效应。通径分析表明,干旱胁迫下,根系性状对产量的直接贡献大小为开花期总根长密度(|0.54|)拔节期深层根生物量(|0.36|)成熟期总根长密度(|-0.31|);充分供水时,成熟期总根长密度(|-1.56|)拔节期深层根生物量(|0.83|)。研究表明,减少成熟期总根长密度,增加拔节期深层根生物量对抗旱性及干旱敏感性冬小麦品种产量均有显著的正效应,增加开花期根长密度有利于提高抗旱性冬小麦产量。     

隔沟交替灌溉条件下玉米根系形态性状及结构分布

为揭示根系对土壤环境的适应机制,研究了隔沟交替灌溉条件下玉米根系形态性状及结构分布。以垄位和坡位的玉米根系为研究对象,利用Minirhizotrons法研究了根系（活/死根）的长度、直径、体积、表面积、根尖数和径级变化及其与土壤水分、土温和水分利用效率（WUE）的相关关系。结果表明,对于活根,在坡位非灌水区域复水后根系平均直径减小,而根系日均生长速率、单位面积土壤根系体积密度、根尖数和表面积均增大,并随灌水区域土壤水分的消退逐渐减小;对于死根,在坡位非灌水区域复水后根系日均死亡速率、根系体积密度、根尖数和表面积变化均减小,其中根系死亡速率和死根直径随土壤水分的消退逐渐降低,而死根体积密度、根尖数和表面积分布随土壤水分降低呈增大趋势;在垄位,根系形态分布趋势与坡位一致,除根系直径与与坡位比较接近外,其他根系形态值均小于坡位。将根系分成4个径级区间分析根系的形态特征,结果表明在根系长度和体积密度分布中以2.5－4.5 mm径级的根系所占比例最大,在根尖数和根系表面积分布中以0.0－2.5 mm径级的根系为主。通过显著性相关分析,死根直径、体积密度、活根表面积等根系形态与土壤含水率、土壤温度和WUE间均存在显著或极显著的正相关关系,部分根系形态指标（如根系的生长速率、活根体积密度）只与坡位土壤含水量、土壤温度具有明显的相关性,表明隔沟交替灌溉对坡位根系形态的调控作用比垄位显著。     

公路边坡喷播绿化初期根系特征及其对抗剪强度的影响

植物根系对增强土体抗剪强度具有一定作用。为研究公路边坡喷播绿化初期根系特征及其对抗剪强度的影响,通过喷播的方式制备灌草混播试样,人工模拟边坡绿化7种灌草组合,植物生长3个月后进行原位剪切试验。挖取试样内植物根系,测定根系直径、根长密度、总表面积、总体积、根尖数、分叉数、根系密度、倾斜角度等根系特征指标,并通过灰色关联度法分析根系特征对土体抗剪强度的影响。结果表明:不同灌草混播组合根系特征随土层深度的变化存在一定差异;喷播绿化初期,0～2 mm细根占整个根系系统的96%～99%;水平根、侧根及垂直根分别占整个根系系统的7%～16%、44%～57%、33%～47%;不同灌草组合植物根系可增加土体抗剪强度6～17 k Pa,且不同灌草比试样抗剪强度大小依次为灌草比1∶1灌草比1∶4灌草比1∶5灌草比3∶1。灰色关联度分析结果表明,各根系指标对抗剪强度的影响大小依次为侧根数量水平根数量根系分布深度根系密度剪切面上部根长密度根长密度 0～2 mm细根数量剪切面下部根长密度总表面积总体积根尖数垂直根数量分叉数2～10 mm根系数量。该结果可为评价公路边坡喷播绿化初期坡体稳定性、指导边坡植被恢复提供依据。     

瓦屋山常绿阔叶次生林建群种扁刺栲的细根分布及其碳氮特征

四川瓦屋山国家森林公园是我国西部的中亚热带湿性常绿阔叶林的典型代表,具有四川现存的较为完好的扁刺栲(Castanopsis platyacantha)-华木荷(Schima sinensis)群系,该研究利用土钻法探讨了该群系内主要建群种扁刺栲标准木的细根分布及其碳氮特征。结果表明:(1)扁刺栲细根总生物量为173.62 g·m~(-2),其中活根生物量为135.29 g·m~(-2)。(2)随着土层深度的增加,扁刺栲细根生物量、根长密度、根系表面积和比根长呈下降趋势,0~30 cm土层所占比例分别为67.23%、69.53%、69.48%和57.20%;根长密度、根系表面积和比根长均随细根直径的增加而显著下降,直径小于1 mm的根系所占比例分别为58.84%、52.59%和51.36%。(3)扁刺栲细根生物量、根长和表面积消弱系数β均随根系直径的增加而增加。(4)根系C含量在第Ⅰ土层中随细根直径的增加而显著增加,在其他土层则无显著差异;直径小于2 mm的根系C含量在第Ⅰ土层中显著低于其他土层,大于2 mm的根系C含量在各土层间的差异不大。(5)根系N含量随根系直径和土层深度的增加而减少,C/N值则与之相反。该研究结果在一定程度上反映了该次生林地下细根的垂直分布及养分特征,为揭示该生态系统地下生态过程及今后在该生态系统研究环境变化对地下生态过程的影响提供了基础数据。     

低温胁迫对不同基因型小麦品种光合性能的影响

选用不同基因型小麦品种(春性品种扬麦18、弱春性品种郑麦9023、半冬性品种烟农19),研究了分蘖期和拔节期低温对叶片光合和叶绿素荧光特性的影响.结果表明:分蘖期-10℃低温处理后,烟农19的净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(gs)、PSⅡ最大光化学效率(Fv/Fm)、光化学猝灭系数(qP)、非光化学猝灭系数(NPQ)和PSⅡ非循环光合电子传递速率(ETR)显著高于扬麦18和郑麦9023;郑麦9023的gs、Fv/Fm、qp和NPQ显著高于扬麦18,胞间CO2浓度(Ci)显著高于烟农19;扬麦18的Ci显著高于烟农19,初始荧光(Fo)显著高于郑麦9023和烟农19.拔节期0℃低温处理后,烟农19的Pn、gs、Fv/Fm和qP显著高于扬麦18和郑麦9023,NPQ和ETR显著高于扬麦18;郑麦9023的Pn、gs、Fv/Fm和qP显著高于扬麦18,Fo显著高于烟农19;扬麦18的Ci和Fo显著高于郑麦9023和烟农19.分蘖期和拔节期低温胁迫下,半冬性品种烟农19具有较高的光合活性和较强的自我保护机制,弱春性品种郑麦9023次之,春性品种扬麦18最低.     

增温、施肥与种内竞争的交互作用对云杉根系属性的影响

增温、施肥与种内竞争的交互作用对云杉根系属性的影响 物种竞争、气温和土壤养分是青藏高原东部高寒地区影响树木生长的重要因素。虽然已开展了大量关于物种竞争、气温、施肥单因素对树木生长的影响研究,但关于这三者的交互作用对根系生长的影响还知之甚少。因此,本研究拟通过测量根系属性(细根长、根表面积、比根长、比表面积、根尖数、根系分支数等)、根生物量,以及根系养分吸收,研究施肥和增温对物种竞争的影响,并进一步探讨施肥、增温与物种竞争的交互作用对云杉(Picea asperata)生长的影响机制以及所采取的适应策略。研究结果表明,增温、施肥和竞争均提高了细根的氮、钾浓度,但并未影响细根生物量和根长、根表面积、根尖数和根分支数等根系特征。然而,无论是增温、施肥,或是它们的联合作用,与物种竞争进行交互时,均增加了根长、根表面积、根尖数、根系分支数和养分吸收。此外,施肥降低了根比表面积、比根长和单位面积的根尖数和根分支数,增温和竞争的交互作用使根比表面积、比根长下降,其他参数不受温度和竞争的影响。该结果表明,云杉在物种竞争、气候变暖、施肥及其交互作用下保持着保守的营养策略。该研究加强了对树木应对全球变化的生理和生态适应性的理解。     

不同分类系统下油松幼苗根系特征的差异与联系

植物根序和径级不仅反映细根的形态结构, 而且能反映根系的一些生理特征, 如细根寿命和周转等。该文以二年生油松(Pinus tabulaeformis)幼苗根系为研究对象, 系统比较了根序分类方法和径级分类方法在描述根系特征上的优缺点, 探索了两者之间的内在联系。结果表明: 二年生油松幼苗最多可包括6级根序, 直径的变化范围为0.169-3.877 mm。按根序划分, I-VI级根序的总根长和总根表面积主要集中在前3级根序, 这3级根序的根占总根长的78.77%和总根表面积的62.72%。前3级根序的比根长是后3级根序比根长的1.3-3.0倍, 比根面积是后3级比根面积的1.0-1.5倍。按常用的径级(以0.5、1.0、1.5和2.0 mm为阈值)划分方法, 油松幼苗大部分根系直径≤1.5 mm, 此区间细根的根长和根表面积占总根长的93.76%和总根表面积的84.35%。直径≤1.5 mm的细根平均比根长是>1.5 mm细根比根长的3-7倍, 比根面积的1.5-3.0倍。由于油松根序和径级之间有显著的指数关系, 依据径级最大程度反映根序的原则, 提出了新的径级划分方法, 即以0.4、0.8、1.3和2.0 mm为阈值对油松幼苗根系径级重新进行划分。此时, 上述区间可分别包括I级、II级、III级、IV级、V级根序中根尖数的93.22%、86.37%、75.96%、70.47%和76.67%。同时也可分别涵盖各径级根长的89.34%-70.83%、根面积的86.01%-76.12%以及体积的87.73%-76.12%。此时, 根系不同径级与根序之间可以建立起良好的对应关系。这些结果表明, 通过合理划分径级区间可以较好地反映根序 特征。     

水磷耦合对小麦次生根特殊根毛形态与结构的影响

通过水、磷复因子大田试验,以强筋小麦品种郑麦9023为材料,研究了水磷耦合对小麦生育中、后期次生根特殊根毛形态与结构的影响。结果指出,不同水分处理显著影响特殊根毛形态。随着土壤水分含量提高,次生根特殊根毛长度缩短。与土壤湿润处理相比,仅依靠自然降水处理的特殊根毛长度和直径增加(P<0.01),拔节至子粒形成期间完全灌溉处理的根毛长度增加(P<0.01)。随着供磷水平提高,特殊根毛长度和直径增加(P<0.05),其中高磷处理和对照（不施磷）的差异达极显著水平(P<0.01)。同一供水条件下随供磷水平提高,或同一供磷水平上随土壤含水量降低,特殊根毛长度和直径均增加(P<0.05)。拔节以后,仅依靠自然降水—高磷处理组合的特殊根毛细胞饱满,结构完整,细胞壁加厚明显,细胞核、液泡及线粒体清晰可见;而土壤湿润—低磷处理组合的特殊根毛扭曲、变形现象严重,细胞壁变薄,细胞核解体,质膜、微体等细胞器消失。研究表明,适当降低土壤含水量并提高供磷水平,小麦次生根特殊根毛的长度和直径增加,并维持良好的细胞形态和结构。     

水氮处理下不同品种水稻根系生长分布特征

为明确不同栽培条件下水稻(Oryza sativa)根系生长分布特征, 通过不同水氮处理和不同品种的水稻桶栽试验, 采用内置根架法, 于拔节期和抽穗期取样, 获取根系总干重(TRW)、不定根数(ARN)以及各类根(不定根、细分枝根和粗分枝根)的形态指标(长度、表面积和体积), 并分析植株根系生长状况和根系分布特征。结果显示: (1)各试验条件下抽穗期各项根系指标较拔节期均呈增长趋势。同一时期, 各项根系指标在3个施氮水平间均差异显著, 且随施氮量的增加而增加。不同水分处理下, 两个时期的ARN在湿润灌溉(W2)与保持水层(W1)之间差异均不显著, 而其他指标上W2处理均显著最高; 干旱处理 (W3)下, 仅拔节期的TRW和粗分枝形态指标与W1处理接近, 而在其他指标上均显著最低。不同品种间, ‘扬稻6号’ (V3)的各项根系指标均最高, 而‘日本晴’ (V1)和‘武香粳14’ (V2)间差异不显著。(2)各试验条件下, 抽穗期较拔节期根系下扎生长比例增加, 多分布于表层(0-5 cm)土中; 减少氮素和水分供应可提高根系在5 cm以下土层中的分布比例, 且分枝根反应最为明显; 品种V1和V2的深扎根性较V3明显。结果表明, 合理施氮与控水可优化水稻不同类型根的生长与分布特征, 但需考虑不同品种之间的差异。     

The age of fine-root carbon in three forests of the eastern United States measured by radiocarbon

Using a new approach involving one-time measurements of radiocarbon (¹⁴C) in fine (<2 mm diameter) root tissues we have directly measured the mean age of fine-root carbon. We find that the carbon making up the standing stock of fine roots in deciduous and coniferous forests of the eastern United States has a mean age of 3-18 years for live fine roots, 10-18 years for dead fine roots, and 3-18 years for mixed live+dead fine roots. These ¹⁴C-derived mean ages represent the time C was stored in the plant before being allocated for root growth, plus the average lifespan (for live roots), plus the average time for the root to decompose (for dead roots and mixtures). Comparison of the ¹⁴C content of roots known to have grown within 1 year with the ¹⁴C of atmospheric CO₂ for the same period shows that root tissues are derived from recently fixed carbon, and the storage time prior to allocation is <2 years and likely <1 year. Fine-root mean ages tend to increase with depth in the soil. Live roots in the organic horizons are made of C fixed 3-8 years ago compared with 11-18 years in the mineral B horizons. The mean age of C in roots increases with root diameter and also is related to branching order. Our results differ dramatically from previous estimates of fine-root mean ages made using mass balance approaches and root-viewing cameras, which generally report life spans (mean ages for live roots) of a few months to 1-2 years. Each method for estimating fine-root dynamics, including this new radiocarbon method, has biases. Root-viewing approaches tend to emphasize more rapidly cycling roots, while radiocarbon ages tend to reflect those components that persist longest in the soil. Our ¹⁴C-derived estimates of long mean ages can be reconciled with faster estimates only if fine-root populations have varying rates of root mortality and decomposition. Our results indicate that a standard definition of fine roots, as those with diameters of <2 mm, is inadequate to determine the most dynamic portion of the root population. Recognition of the variability in fine-root dynamics is necessary to obtain better estimates of belowground C inputs.     

氮磷配施对刨花楠幼林细根性状的影响

氮磷是陆地生态系统植物生长的主要限制性元素,细根对植物生长具有重要影响.为了解氮磷配施对刨花楠人工幼林细根性状的影响,以3年生刨花楠人工幼林为对象,于2016年和2017年每年4-9月的每月中旬进行氮磷配施(添加比例分别为8∶1、10∶1、12∶1、15∶1),测定比根长、比表面积、平均直径、根组织密度、总碳、总氮含量...     

Growth of a sitka spruce plantation: Spatial distribution and seasonal fluctuations of lengths,weights and carbohydrate concentrations of fine roots

Summary As part of an investigation into the primary production of a forest the activity of fine roots was estimated by taking weekly soil cores from 24 May to 27 September in the 11 year of growth of a plantation of Picea sitchensis. Distinct maxima were found in 1) starch and soluble carbohydrate concentration in the root, mid-June, 2) root weight/soil volume, early July, and 3) root length/soil volume, late July with a second maximum in early September. However, root concentrations in the soil were the same at the end as at the start of the period and it is suggested that the fine root system of the forest had reached a dynamic equilibrium.The growth of the fine root system, from mid-May to late July is described as a continuous process; there is no indication that root activity ceases during the period of shoot elongation.Two populations of fine roots were found in the forest. In the surface horizons of the soil roots classified with a diameter < 0.5 mm have a greater mean diameter, more root tips per unit length and are present in greater concentrations than in the peat and mineral soil below. Higher concentrations of root were found both in regions of soil which had been disturbed by preplanting cultivation and in regions close to the tree trunk. re]19760304     

Measuring Fine Root Turnover in Forest Ecosystems

Development of direct and indirect methods for measuring root turnover and the status of knowledge on fine root turnover in forest ecosystems are discussed. While soil and ingrowth cores give estimates of standing root biomass and relative growth, respectively, minirhizotrons provide estimates of median root longevity (turnover time) i.e., the time by which 50% of the roots are dead. Advanced minirhizotron and carbon tracer studies combined with demographic statistical methods and new models hold the promise of improving our fundamental understanding of the factors controlling root turnover. Using minirhizotron data, fine root turnover (y⁻¹) can be estimated in two ways: as the ratio of annual root length production to average live root length observed and as the inverse of median root longevity. Fine root production and mortality can be estimated by combining data from minirhizotrons and soil cores, provided that these data are based on roots of the same diameter class (e.g., < 1 mm in diameter) and changes in the same time steps. Fluxes of carbon and nutrients via fine root mortality can then be estimated by multiplying the amount of carbon and nutrients in fine root biomass by fine root turnover. It is suggested that the minirhizotron method is suitable for estimating median fine root longevity. In comparison to the minirhizotron method, the radio carbon technique favor larger fine roots that are less dynamics. We need to reconcile and improve both methods to develop a more complete understanding of root turnover.     

Drought tolerance of apple rootstocks: Production and partitioning of dry matter

The drought tolerance of the commercial apple ( Malus domestica Borkh.) rootstocks M9, M26, M27 and MM111, and some new selections from the rootstock breeding programme at HRI-East Malling (AR69-7, AR295-6, AR360-19, AR486-1 and AR628-2), was assessed using potted, glasshouse-grown, unworked rootstocks. After an initial period of growth under well-watered conditions the amount of irrigation was gradually reduced, for some treatments, to simulate natural drying in the soil. At the end of a six-month growth period, the rootstocks were harvested and the production of dry matter and its partitioning to various plant parts determined. The rootstocks exhibited large differences in shoot and root dry matter, and root length but not all the rootstocks showed declines in root mass or length in response to the droughting treatment. The dwarfing rootstocks tended to have smaller amounts of both coarse (>2 mm diameter) and fine roots (<2 mm diameter), than the more vigorous rootstocks. Irrespective of rootstock or irrigation treatment there was a close linear relationship between coarse and fine root. There was also no change in the length/weight relationship for fine roots irrespective of rootstock or irrigation treatment, i.e. 42 m of fine root weighed 1 g dry weight. In some cases the amount of root produced could be directly correlated with the rootstock known potential to control scion vigour, but this was not true for all the rootstocks examined. The absence of this relationship was particularly evident in some of the new selections of rootstock. The possible causes for these differences, compared with commercially used rootstocks, is discussed in relation to the origin and parentage of the rootstock selections. Despite this lack of a root length/vigour relationship, the amount of dry matter partitioned to shoot growth reflected the rootstocks' known vigour. The different responses of these rootstocks to drought are discussed along with their implications for understanding the mechanisms by which rootstocks are thought to dwarf scion shoots.     

Variation of carbon age of fine roots in boreal forests determined from 14C measurements

Background and aims

The main objectives of this study were to determine how the carbon age of fine root cellulose varies between stands, tree species, root diameter and soil depth. In addition, we also compared the carbon age of fine roots from soil cores of this study with reported values from the roots of the same diameter classes of ingrowth cores on the same sites.

Methods

We used natural abundance of ¹⁴C to estimate root carbon age in four boreal Norway spruce and Scots pine stands in Finland and Estonia.

Results

Age of fine root carbon was older in 1.5–2 mm diameter fine roots than in fine roots with <0.5 mm diameter, and tended to be older in mineral soil than in organic soil. Fine root carbon was older in the less fertile Finnish spruce stands (11–12 years) than in the more fertile Estonian stand (3 and 8 years), implying that roots may live longer in less fertile soil. We further observed that on one of our sites carbon in live fine roots with the 1.5–2 mm diameter was of similar C age (7–12 years) than in the ingrowth core roots despite the reported root age in the ingrowth cores – being not older than 2 years.

Conclusions

From this result, we conclude that new live roots may in some cases use old carbon reserves for their cellulose formation. Future research should be oriented towards improving our understanding of possible internal redistribution and uptake of C in trees.