檀香与不同豆科植物寄生关系的研究

为了解檀香(Santalum album L.)与不同豆科植物的寄生关系,选取11种具有重要经济价值的豆科植物和檀香一起种植,对檀香叶片的光合特征和株高、地径以及寄主植物根系的吸器大小进行了测定。结果表明,檀香的吸器大小、数量在不同寄主之间存在很大差异,不同寄主对檀香的株高、地径也有显著差异。檀香的优良寄主有美洲合欢(Calliandra haematocephala)、苏木(Caesalpinia sappan)、台湾相思(Acacia confusa)、龙牙花(Erythrina corallodendron);一般的寄主植物有马占相思(Acacia mangium)、降香黄檀(Dalbergia odorifera)、黄槐(Cassia surattensis);不适宜的寄主植物有凤凰木(Delonix regia)、海南红豆(Ormosia pinnata)、银合欢(Leucaena leucocephala)、洋紫荆(Bauhinia blakeana)。同时,檀香的株高、地径及光合特征和吸器数量密切相关。因此,檀香种植时应选择适宜的优良寄主植物。     

In vitro propagation of two spanish endemic species of salvia throught bud proliferation

Summary Salvia valentina Vahl and Salvia blancoana Webb & Heldr subsp. mariolensis Figuerola, two endemic species of Salvia from the Mediterranean coastal region of Spain, were successfully gegenerated in vitro from adult plants using two explant types (apical and nodal segments). Maximum shoot proliferation for both species was obtained with nodal explants: for S. blancoana on Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented with 6-γ-γ-dimethylallylaminopurine at 1 mg 1⁻¹ (4.9 μM). and for S. valentina on the same medium with kinetin at 1–2 mg 1⁻¹ (4.6–9.3 μM). The influence of apical dominance, and the explant viability in culture were found to be the main differences between the two species during the shoot multiplication phase. Rooting of shoots was low, specially for S. valentina. For both species, rooting was achieved in Murashige and Skoog medium without growth regulators. In general the addition of the auxins indole 3 acetic acid or indole-3-butyric acid did not improve the rooting or, in the case of naphthaleneacetic acid, had an inhibitory effect. In the best rooting media, rooting shoots increased in length. The rooted plantlets were acclimated to ex vitro conditions and a survival percentage > 70% was obtained under greenhouse conditions. This work was carried out as an ex situ conservation method for these Spanish endemic species.     

Plant Finding and Acceptance Behaviors of Anasa tristis (DeGeer)

Finding and acceptance behaviors of Anasa tristis were investigated using plants that are suitable (pumpkin) or unsuitable (cucumber, coleus) for development. A. tristis found plants in the absence of non-contact cues. Plant finding is enhanced by olfaction and vision. A. tristis found suitable and unsuitable plants equally well. The importance of olfaction in plant acceptance is suggested by intense antennation while on plant and change in behavior on pumpkin and coleus after removal of antennae. Insects on suitable and unsuitable plants dab the surface, contact the plant surface with the labium and insert stylets. Post ingestive effects are important for plant acceptance and rejection. Ingesting water and some nutrients from plants unsuitable for development can be important in extending the time available to move between resource patches.     

珍稀植物蒜头果野生植株结实量及果实特征研究

该研究对云南省广南县不同分布点的野生植株大小与结实量,果实、果核性状特征,果皮与果核性状间的关系进行了分析。结果表明:(1)野生成年植株个体间结实量差异大,单株结实量从几十个至几千个,变异系数可达136.38%。结实量与冠幅有正相关关系(R=0.592,P0.01),与胸径和树高无相关关系(P0.05)。(2)扁球型果实平均纵径37.10~40.36 mm,变异系数7.28%~8.65%;平均横径41.15~45.03mm,变异系数6.44%~9.31%;平均果实重量35.77~47.29 g,变异系数18.99%~21.44%。野生蒜头果果实大小差异明显,单个果实重量差别为3.4倍。(3)果核平均纵径27.50~31.69 mm,变异系数7.13%~10.99%;平均横径30.94~34.16 mm,变异系数6.47%~9.41%;平均果核重量14.03~18.77 g,变异系数17.37%~22.68%。单个果核重量差别为3.7倍。(4)平均果皮纵向厚度4.33~4.80 mm,变异系数20.22%~26.91%;平均横向厚度5.10~5.44 mm,变异系数12.92%~20.98%;平均果皮重21.62~28.51 g,变异系数20.01%~24.12%。该研究结果表明野生蒜头果单株结实量、果实和果核大小、果皮厚等表型性状存在广泛的多样性,其资源为人工定向培育和开发利用提供了较为丰富的选择材料。     

Bacterial plant oncogenes: Therol genes' saga

Therol genes are part of the T-DNA which is transferred byAgrobacterium rhizogenes in plant cells, causing neoplastic growth and differentiation. Each of these bacterial oncogenes deeply influences plant development and is finely regulated once transferred into the plant host. Both from the study of the effects and biochemical function of therol genes and from the analysis of their regulation, important insight in plant development can be derived. Some of the most intriguing aspects of past, current and future research on this gene system are highlighted and discussed.     

Microorganisms asssociated with Withania somnifera leaves

Microorganisms including bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi were recovered from the leaves of Withania somnifera, which were collected from two altitudinal ranges (0–300 m and 1700–2000 m) in the Asir region, Saudi Arabia. Types and numbers of microorganisms varied according to the altitude and the month of collection. The number of microorganisms was higher on old leaves than that on young ones in most cases. Low altitude exhibited more microorganisms than high altitude. The relationship between meteorological factors and type and number of the recovered microorganisms is discussed. Inoculation of detached healthy leaves of Withania by all recovered fungal species revealed only Alternaria solani as a pathogen of this plant. To confirm pathogenicity, scanning and transmission electron microscopic examination revealed the colonization of this pathogen inside the leaf tissue. Penetration of Withania leaves by the fungus occurred only through stomata, and the invading hyphae were located in the intercellular spaces of leaf tissues. Ultrastructural changes noted in infected cells included changes in chloroplasts and the invagination of the host plasma membrane.     

Response of cowpea to variations in planting density and nutrient level

A greenhouse study was carried out using cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) grown in Perlite^® and inoculated with Nitragin^® to investigate the concentration of plant nutrients and planting density required for optimum biomass production. Five concentrations (full, 0.5, 0.2, 0.1 and 0.05 strength) of Bisseling's nutrient solution and five planting densities (one to five plants per pot) were tested in a factorial randomized Graeco-Latin square design. Growth was determined as fresh and dry weights of leaves, stems, petioles, roots, flowers and pods, and whole plant.Optimum biomass production was found at 0.5 strength nutrient solution and a density of one plant per pot. Plants were more sensitive to higher planting density than to alterations of nutrient level. Over a twenty-fold range of nutrient supply, whole plant biomass yield varied at most by 44%, whereas increasing planting density from one to five plants per pot decreased biomass production by as much as 77%. There is a decrease in the shoot/root ratio as nutrient level decreases. The data suggests a potential for higher seed production at the higher densities and lowest nutrient levels, but this data was inconclusive.     

Flight responses in a wind tunnel of the parasitoid Microplitis croceipes to three spring and three summer host plants of Heliothis spp.

Flight responses of the parasitoid, Microplitis croceipes (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) to two phenological stages of spring host plants (crimson clover, Trifolium incarnatum L., hairy vetch, Vicia villosa Corbiere, and cutleaf geranium, Geranium dissectum L.) and summer host plants (cotton, Gossypium hirsutum L., sorghum, Sorghum bicolor L., and soybean Glycine max (L.) Merr.) of Heliothis virescens (F.), were measured in a dual choice situation in a wind tunnel. Preflowering clover was more attractive than preflowering geranium, followed by preflowering vetch. Clover was preferred over geranium in flowering stages as well. No within species differences were detected for the two phenological stages. Preflowering and flowering cotton and soybean were preferred over preflowering and flowering sorghum. The findings could be important in pre-determining release sites for M. croceipes in the field.     

In vitro propagation of Rauwolfia micrantha, a rare medicinal plant

Shoot tip and single node explants from young shoots of 1-year old flowering plants of Rauwolfia micrantha Hook. f. were cultured on Murashige & Skoog (MS) medium variously supplemented with 6-benzyladenine (BA) and -naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA). A combination of 13.2 M BA and 2.68 M NAA induced high frequency (77%) formation of up to 3 shoots from each node in 8 weeks. The regeneration of shoot tips from the field-grown plants and in vitro shoots placed horizontally differed. Repeated subculturing of the shoot tips and single nodes at 6-week intervals for over a year in combination of 4.4 M BA and 0.27 M NAA enabled mass multiplication of shoots without any evidence of decline. Rooting of the excised shoots on medium containing 2.6 M NAA was preceded by callus formation. The rooted plants were removed off the callus, hardened off and 80% established in pots. Micropropagated plants displayed uniform morphological, growth, flowering, fruiting and seed germination characteristics.Abbreviations BA 6-benzyladenie - IAA indole-3-acetic acid - IBA indole-3-butyrie acid - 2-ip 2-isopentenyladenine - MS Murashige & Skoog (1962) - NAA -naphthaleneacetic acid     

独蒜兰提取物对植物病原真菌的抑菌活性

【目的】研究独蒜兰假鳞茎乙醇提取物对植物病原真菌的抑菌作用,为植物源杀菌剂的开发提供依据。【方法】采用菌丝生长速率法,研究独蒜兰假鳞茎乙醇提取物对15种植物病原菌的抑制活性;以西瓜尖孢镰刀菌作为供试菌,进一步研究该提取物对病原真菌的菌丝干重、细胞膜、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、过氧化物酶（POD）和超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）等的影响。【结果】独蒜兰假鳞茎提取物对辣椒疫霉病菌、西瓜尖孢镰刀菌、番茄灰霉病菌和非洲隐地疫霉菌的抑菌效果明显,其EC₅₀值分别为0.849、0.782、0.813和1.161 mg·mL^-1;经独蒜兰提取物处理后的西瓜尖孢镰刀菌菌丝干重随着药剂浓度的增加而减少;细胞膜丙二醛含量和相对电导率增加;菌丝体细胞内CAT、POD和SOD 3种保护酶活性增加。【结论】独蒜兰假鳞茎提取物对植物病原真菌具有较好的抑菌活性,其抑菌作用可能与其干扰菌丝生长、使菌丝细胞膜正常功能受损等有关。     

Plant Regeneration from Mesophyll Protoplasts of Echinacea Purpurea

An efficient plant regeneration system was developed from isolated protoplasts of Echinacea purpurea L. using an alginate block/liquid culture system. Viable protoplasts could be routinely isolated from young leaves of Echinacea seedlings in an isolation mixture containing 1.0% cellulase Onozuka R-10, 0.5% pectinase and 0.3 mol l^–1 mannitol. Purified protoplasts were embedded in 0.6% Na-alginate block at a density of 1 × 10⁵/ml and cultured in a modified MS medium containing 0.3 mol l^–1 sucrose, 2.5 µmol l^–1 BA and 5.0 µmol l^–1 2,4-D. Cell colonies were observed after 4 weeks of culture, and the protoplast-derived colonies formed calluses when transferred onto 0.25% gellan gum-solidified MS medium supplemented with 1.0 µmol l^–1 BA and 2.0 µmol l^–1 IBA. Shoot organogenesis from protoplast-derived callus was induced on MS medium supplemented with 5.0 µmol l^–1 BA and 2.0 µmol l^–1 IBA. Complete plantlets were obtained from the regenerated shoots on MS basal medium. The protoplast to plant regeneration protocol developed in this study provides the prerequisite for creating novel genotypes of this valuable medicinal species through genetic manipulation.     

Invited review: Genetic regulation of somatic embryogenesis with particular reference to arabidopsis thaliana and Medicago truncatula

Summary Investigations into the mechanisms of somatic embryogenesis (SE) have largely focused on the hormonal regulation of the process and a repertoire of strategies has been developed to regenerate many species via SE. However, the genes that regulate the induction and development of somatic embryos have not been defined. In the recent times, regeneration via overexpression of genes, such as WUSCHEL or LEAFY COTYLEDON, in Arabidopsis has started to provide a basis for understanding the genes involved in SE. This has gone hand in hand with the availability of genome sequence information and the availability of mutants in model plants such as Arabidopsis and Medicago. An improved understanding of zygotic embryogenesis and the maintenance and differentiation of stem cells in the shoot meristem also helps to provide novel insights into the mechanisms of SE. This review examines the current understanding of the genetic regulation of SE in the context of current molecular understanding of plant development.     

粗毛牛膝菊对呼和浩特植物多样性的影响

【目的】粗毛牛膝菊为内蒙古地区新发现的一种入侵植物,在呼和浩特的入侵范围不断扩大、种群数量日益增加。了解其入侵后对本地植物多样性产生的影响,可为及时防控提供预警与理论依据。【方法】通过样方调查法结合数理统计,分析21个样地中植物物种丰富度指数(S)、Simpson指数(D)、Shannon-Wiener指数(H)和Pielou指数(J)的差异。【结果】入侵样地中共有73种植物,隶属25科55属,其中菊科种类最多,共18种,占总种数的24.66%,禾本科、藜科种类次之,分别占17.81%和5.48%。粗毛牛膝菊入侵地中,其重要值(IV)呈现不同程度的增加,表现为IV随着相对密度、相对频度、相对盖度的增大而增大。与对照组相比,粗毛牛膝菊入侵地中的S、H、D和J指数均下降,下降最大幅度分别为65.2%、78.6%、62.2%和72.6%,其中H指数下降幅度最大。重要值与各多样性指数(S、D、H和J)间的关系表现为:随着粗毛牛膝菊重要值的增大,各多样性指数均下降,当IV0.551时,H指数显著降低(P0.05);当IV1.10时,H和J指数极显著降低(P0.01),呈明显的负相关。【结论】粗毛牛膝菊的入侵已对呼和浩特的植物多样性造成了威胁,应及时展开科学的防控措施。     

Philibertain g I, the Most Basic Cysteine Endopeptidase Purified from the Latex of Philibertia gilliesii Hook. et Arn. (Apocynaceae)

A new papain-like cysteine peptidase isolated from latex of Philibertia gilliesii Hook. et Arn., Apocynaceae (formerly Asclepiadaceae) has been purified and characterized. The enzyme, named philibertain g I, is the most basic component present in latex extracts and was purified by acetone fractionation followed by cation exchange chromatography (SP-Sepharose HR) using FPLC system. Homogeneity was confirmed by SDS-PAGE and mass spectroscopy (MS). Molecular mass of the enzyme was 23,530 Da (MALDI-TOF MS), its isoelectric point was >10.25, and maximum proteolytic activity (casein) was achieved at pH 7–8. The new protease was inhibited by E-64 a cysteine peptidases inhibitor. K_m was 0.15 mM, using PFLNA as substrate. The N-terminal sequence of philibertain g I (LPASVDWRKEGAVLPIRHQGQCG) was compared with those of twenty plant proteases. Philibertain g I showed the higher degree of identity (73%) with caricain, one of the Carica papaya endopepetidases.     

Tissue culture and plant propagation of Gomphrena officinalis — a Brazilian medicinal plant

Leaf and stem segments of Gomphrena officinalis originated from aseptically grown seedlings were used to initiate cultures. Callus production was obtained on gelled Murashige & Skoog medium supplemented with 6-benzylaminopurine alone (1.0, 5.0 or 10.0 mgl^-1) or combined with -naphthalene acetic acid (0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 mgl^-1) after 10 to 15 days of culture, and can be transferred to fresh medium every 30 days. The combinations of 5.0 or 10.0 mgl^-1 of 6-benzylaminopurine with 0.1 mgl^-1 of -naphthalene acetic acid were found to be the best for shoot regeneration. Adventitious shoot formation occurred after 50 to 60 days of culture in leaf and internode stem explants. Nodal segments developed actively growing lateral buds after 30 days of culture. Gelled Murashige & Skoog medium containing 10 mgl^-1 of indole-3-butyric acid was considered optimal for the rooting of shoots. Rooted plants transferred to potting soil could be successfully established.Abbreviations BA 6-benzylaminopurine - IAA indole-3-acetic acid - IBA indole-3-butyric acid - MS Murashige & Skoog - NAA -naphthalene acetic acid     

Enhancement of citrus resistance to the Mediterranean fruit fly

Precolorbreak treatment of Marsh grapefruit and Shamouti and Valencia oranges with 20 or 50 ppm gibberellic acid (GA) reduced fruit susceptibility to laboratory infestation by Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann). Treatment effects were dose-dependent and the benefits were most pronounced with the orange cultivars. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to use of GA treatment for improved fruit fly control in citrus.

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Zusammenfassung In den hier beschriebenen Versuchen wurde untersucht, wie weit durch die Anwendung von Gibberilinsäure (GA) im Freiland die Resistenz von Pampelmuse (Marsh), sowie von Shamoutiund Valencia-Orangen gegenüber Befall durch die Mittelmeerfruchtfliege, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) gesteigert werden kann.In den Jahren 1982/83 spritzten wir in Israel Bäume dieser drei Zitrusarten mit GA in den Konzentrationen von 5 ppm und 50 ppm zu zwei verschiedenen Zeitpunkten vor dem Farbumschlag der Früchte (September, Oktober). Die so behandelten Früchte wurden anschliessend während der Reifeperiode in verschiedenen Zeitpunkten adulten Mittelmeerfruchtfliegen für die Eiablage dargeboten. Diese Exposition wurde sowohl im Freiland mit Früchten am Baum sowie im Laboratorium mit gepflückten Früchten durchgeführt. Untersucht wurde einerseits die Anfälligkeit resp. Resistenz der Früchte bezüglich der Eiablage, andererseits die Entwicklung der Larven in den Früchten.Wir stellten fest, dass die Behandlung mit GA bei Pampelmuse in Abhängigkeit vom Zeitpunkt und Konzentration der Behandlung eine gewisse erhöhte Befallsresistenz bewirken konnte. Bezüglich der beiden geprüften Orangensorten konnten wegen ungünstigen Witterungsbedingungen während der Reifezeit keine schlüssigen Befunde erarbeitet werden.Im Winterhalbjahr 1983/84 wurden Bäume aller drei Zitrussorten vor dem Farbwechsel der Früchte mit 20 ppm und 50 ppm GA behandelt. Um den negativen Einfluss der Witterung in den Expositionsversuchen auszuschalten, wurden die Versuchsfrüchte den Fruchtfliegen während der Reifeperiode ausschliesslich im Laboratorium dargeboten. In dieser Versuchsperiode stellten wir auch bei Orangen eine erhöhte Widerstandsfähigkeit gegen Fruchtfliegenbefall fest, und zwar in erhöhtem Ausmass bei Valencia-Orangen. Gleichzeitig beobachteten wir eine stark verzögerte Entwicklung des Farbwechsels von grün auf orange als Folge der hohen GA-Konzentration.

     

柽柳根际一株盐单胞菌Bachu 26的分离、鉴定及其盐胁迫下的促生作用研究

盐渍化是世界性的土壤问题,植物促生根际细菌(plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria,PGPR)在盐碱地改良和促进植物生长方面具有独特优势。柽柳是典型的盐生植物,筛选其根际微生物并研究其促生效果与促生机制,以此开发微生物菌肥,具有重要的应用价值。【目的】筛选耐盐碱植物柽柳的根际微生物,对其基本特性、耐盐碱能力、促生功能及促生效果进行评估。【方法】从新疆巴楚境内野生柽柳根际土壤中筛选出一株耐盐碱细菌菌株Bachu 26;通过形态学观察、生理生化特性测定和16S rRNA基因序列分析,对该菌株进行鉴定;利用不同盐浓度(0%–20%)和不同pH(7.0–13.0),对菌株Bachu 26的耐盐耐碱能力进行测定;采用多种功能鉴定培养基测定其促生功能,并对生长素吲哚乙酸(indole-3-acetic acid, IAA)进行定量测定;通过二分格培养皿实验验证菌株产生挥发性酸性物质的能力;在普通培养皿上将拟南芥幼苗与菌株Bachu 26共培养,分析菌株对拟南芥幼苗的促生作用;在二分格培养皿上将拟南芥与Bachu 26隔离培养,分析菌株产生的挥发性酸性物质对拟南芥幼...     

Goldenseal (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Hydrastis canadensis</Emphasis> L.): <Emphasis Type="Italic">In vitro</Emphasis> regeneration for germplasm conservation and elimination of heavy metal contamination

Summary Hydrastis canadensis L. (Goldenseal) is an endangered medicinal plant used in the treatment of many ailments, such as gastrointestinal disturbances, urinary disorders, hemorrhage, skin, mouth and eye infections, and inflammation. Commercial preparations of wild-harvested goldenseal were found to contain heavy metal contaminants including aluminum (848 μgg⁻¹), cadmium (0.4μgg⁻¹), lead (18.7μgg⁻¹), and mercury (0.1 μgg⁻¹). As well, goldenseal is an endangered species listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix II. Therefore, the practice of wild-harvest is actually decimating natural populations of goldenseal and endangering its genetic diversity. In vitro propagation protocol by tissue culture was developed for producing high-quality tissues of goldenseal. Significantly more de novo regeneration was induced on stem explants of 3-mo.-old plants cultured on a medium containing 10 μM 6-benzylaminopurine (BA) (22 regenerants per explant) than any other treatment. Subculture of the regenerants on a medium devoid of growth regulators resulted in the development of complete plants that were acclimatized and thrived in standard greenhouse conditions. The plants regenerated in vitro contained the lowest levels of heavy metals. The findings of this study provide the first evidence that heavy metal contaminants bioaccumulate in goldenseal tissues and also provide a method for germplasm conservation, mass multiplication, and production of goldenseal tissues free from abiotic contamination.