Mechanisms Explaining Variety Naming by Farmers and Name Consistency of Rice Varieties in The Gambia

Mechanisms Explaining Variety Naming by Farmers and Name Consistency of Rice Varieties in The Gambia. Understanding variety naming by farmers is important for better understanding crop genetic diversity in farmer fields and its management by farmers. This paper describes variety naming of rice by farmers in The Gambia and presents mechanisms that explain naming diversity and consistency. Three types of variety names can be distinguished, referring to common old varieties, common new varieties, and uncommon varieties. Interview and plant data suggest that variety exchange affects variety naming within villages. As a result, variety names give information on the period of time a variety is used in a village, and on the flow of varieties between and within villages. Name consistency within and between villages results from and illuminates the dynamics of variety exchange within and between villages.     

A method of estimating varietal stability for data of long-term trials

Summary A method is proposed to analyze the stability of cultivars in long-term varietal trials. The method involves the following steps: (i) regress a standard variety on environmental means; (ii) regress varieties under test on the standard variety; (iii) transform, through a procedure of reparameterization, the regression computed for each variety under test on the standard variety into the regression of the variety on environmental means. Although this method is proposed to analyze data sets from complex designs, it may also possess some advantages over conventional procedures for simpler designs.     

中国大蒜(Allium sativumL.)18个品种的酯酶同工酶多态性分析

采用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(PAGE)分离了中国大蒜3个生态型（低温反应敏感型、低温反应中间型和低温反应迟钝型）中18个较典型的品种的酯酶同工酶,并用排序分析法对18个品种的亲缘关系进行了分析,将18个品种分为3个变种群: 1.“苏联”蒜变种群(var.Russia),2.吉木萨尔白皮蒜变种群(var.Jimusaer),3.中国内陆大蒜变种群(var.China)。其中中国内陆大蒜变种群又可分为5个品种群：①关中蒜品种群,②西北蒜品种群,③西南蒜品种群,④云贵蒜品种群,⑤华东蒜品种群。实验结果初步证实,大蒜生态型不能完全等同于基因型,酯酶同工酶的变化可能更能说明大蒜的亲缘进化关系。     

Induction of defence-related enzymes in susceptible variety of banana: role of Fusarium-derived elicitors

Elicitor prepared from the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp cubense (Foc) isolated from infected banana rhizosphere induced the accumulation of resistance-associated enzymes in leaves of susceptible and resistant variety of banana. Roots of Grand Naine (susceptible) and robusta (resistant) variety were inoculated with 1 g/l Foc elicitors. Distinct difference in peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, β-1,3-glucanase, chitinase and phenolics was observed in control plants of resistant and susceptible varieties. Induced defence-related enzymes in susceptible variety were increased tothe level of untreated resistant variety. This depicted that Fusarium-derived elicitor effectively induced defence in susceptible variety to the apparent level of untreated resistant variety.     

Features of morphogenesis in some forms of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Lupinus angustifolius</Emphasis> L.: IV. The fruit set potential and the features of its realization

The study of some forms of Lupinus angustifolius L. showed that the standard Nemchinovsky 846 variety has the highest fruit set potential; the value of this parameter for the Ladny variety was twice less and for the Dikaf 14 variety it was less by 0.25 than for the standard one. In the case of the Nemchinovsky 846 variety, the formation of the fruit set potential is determined by heightened air temperature, whereas, in the case of varieties with reduced branching, it is determined by excess precipitations. The real fruit set potential is determined by a main stem. Depending on the weather conditions, the average value of this parameter for the Nemchinovsky 846 variety made 19% of its potential productivity. In the case of two other varieties, we obtained the following values for the apical cluster and leaf axils: 10% and 53% for the Ladny variety and 15% and 48% for the Dikaf 14 variety, respectively.     

Amount of Food Group Variety Consumed in the Diet and Long‐Term Weight Loss Maintenance

Objective: Decreases in variety of foods consumed within high‐fat‐dense food groups and increases in variety of foods consumed within low‐fat‐dense food groups are associated with lower energy intake and greater weight loss during obesity treatment and may assist with weight loss maintenance. This study examined food group variety in 2237 weight loss maintainers in the National Weight Control Registry, who had lost 32.2 ± 18.0 kg (70.9 ± 39.5 lbs) and maintained a weight loss of at least 13.6 kg (30 lbs) for 6.1 ± 7.7 years. Research Methods and Procedures: At entry into the registry, registry members completed a food frequency questionnaire from which amount of variety consumed from different food groups was assessed. To provide a context for interpreting the level of variety occurring in the diet of registry participants, food group variety was compared between registry participants and 96 individuals who had recently participated in a behavioral weight loss program and had lost at least 7% of initial body weight. Results: Registry members reported consuming a diet with very low variety in all food groups, especially in those food groups higher in fat density. Registry participants consumed significantly (p < 0.001) less variety within all food groups, except fruit and combination foods, than recent weight losers after 6 months of weight loss treatment. Discussion: These results suggest that successful weight loss maintainers consume a diet with limited variety in all food groups. Restricting variety within all food groups may help with consuming a low‐energy diet and maintaining long‐term weight loss.     

The niche concept: Suggestions for its use in human ecology

The Hutchinsonian concept of the ecological niche can be made operational for studies in human ecology by defining it in terms of thedistinctive ways of using resources for subsistence that set “cultural species” apart. Subsistence variety, the number of resources used for subsistence, and how much each is depended on are measures of distinctiveness, and the amount of variety present can be defined as thewidth of the ecological niche. The calculation of niche width from subsistence data is discussed, and examples are given from several human groups with reference to total resource variety, resource variety in space, and resource variety in time. The importance of selecting niche dimensions for niche width measurement is stressed, and examples are given of width differences resulting from measuring variety in quantity (biomass or calories) and variety in quality (protein, essential minerals, etc.). Finally, some implications of niche width measurements for human ecology are discussed.     

中国神农架蜡梅属一新变种和新变型

描述了蜡梅（Chimonanthus praecox L.）一新变种即卷瓣蜡梅,该变种与原变种的主要区别是中花被片高度反卷,中被片颜色为白色或金黄色,主要分布于神农架林区。其中中被片颜色为白色的卷瓣蜡梅可以被看作一个新变型跳枝蜡梅。     

香蕉抗(感)病品种根系分泌物对枯萎病菌和枯草芽孢杆菌的生物效应

为明确香蕉根系分泌物对枯萎病菌及其生防枯草芽孢杆菌的生物效应,采用离位溶液培养法收集抗枯萎病香蕉品种(南天黄)和感枯萎病香蕉品种(桂蕉6号)的根系分泌物,研究根系分泌物对土壤微生物种群数量、香蕉枯萎病菌和枯草芽孢杆菌生长的影响。结果表明: 抗病品种根系分泌物能显著减少土壤真菌的数量,抑制枯萎病菌孢子的萌发;而感病品种根系分泌物能显著促进病菌菌丝生长和孢子的萌发,两个品种根系分泌物均能显著促进枯草芽孢杆菌的生长和生物膜形成。经抗(感)病香蕉品种根系分泌物处理,病菌菌丝生长速率分别为11.28和12.28 mm·d^-1,病菌孢子的萌发率分别为34.6%和79.5%;枯草芽孢杆菌培养12 h后菌体生长量的OD₆₀₀分别为1.27和1.14,生物膜形成量在静置培养72 h后OD₅₇₀分别达1.11和1.30,两个品种处理间的差异均达显著水平。枯草芽孢杆菌在香蕉感病品种根际中定殖的菌量显著高于抗病品种。通过对两个品种根系分泌物中可溶性总糖、游离氨基酸和有机酸的含量和组成分析,发现抗病品种根系分泌物中有机酸和游离氨基酸的含量明显高于感病品种,在各组成成分中,以乙酸和脯氨酸在抗(感)病香蕉品种根系分泌物中含量比值较高,分别达3.7和2.4倍。综上所述,抗病品种根系分泌物能抑制病菌生长,感病品种根系分泌物则会显著促进病菌生长,而两个品种根系分泌物均能显著促进枯草芽孢杆菌的生长和生物膜的形成。     

Absence of Red Light-Induced Stimulation of Growth in the Hook of Etiolated Dwarf-Pea Seedlings

Red light inhibited the growth of the apical part of the hookin dark-grown seedlings of a dwarf variety (cv. Progress No.9) of pea (Pisum sativum L.), whereas it promoted such growthin a tall variety (cv. Alaska). In the elongation zone of theepicotyl of the dwarf variety the extent of inhibition of growthwas similar to or even smaller than that in the tall variety.Local irradiation of the apical part of the hook also causedinhibition of growth in the hook of the dwarf variety and promotionof growth in the tall variety. The inhibition of growth in theapical part of the hook of cv. Progress may be involved in thedwarfism induced by irradiation with red light of this cultivar. (Received May 15, 1989; Accepted April 27, 1990)     

变异管理对临床路径不断优化的作用分析

分析了临床路径在病种诊疗流程管理中产生的变异因素,并针对变异因素进行分类,针对不同变异类型采取有效的控制措施,为临床路径的持续改进提供保障。     

利用DNA指纹图谱辅助植物新品种保护的可能性

随着分子生物学技术的发展,植物品种分子指纹图谱的建设逐渐成为当前的重要应用领域。综述了DNA指纹数据库建设及辅助植物新品种保护DUS测试进展,综合分析了DNA指纹图谱和分子标记应用于植物新品种保护的优越性和存在的问题,以便更好地服务于新品种DUS测试工作。     

文卉石斛，福建石斛属(兰科)一新变种

记载了在福建省发现的兰科石斛属植物一新变种——文卉石斛Dendrobium luoi var. wenhuii W. L. Yang,并描述其与原变种罗氏石斛D. luoi L. J. Chen et W. H. Rao和近缘种D. zhenghuoense S. P. Chen, L. Ma & M. H. Li的形态特征区别。     

Effect of aspartic acid on physiological characteristics and gene expression of salt exclusion in Tartary buckwheat under salt stress

Salt-tolerant variety Chuanqiao No. 1 and salt-sensitive variety Chuanqiao No. 2 of Tartary buckwheat were used as experimental materials. The effect of aspartic acid on seed germination, physiological characteristics of seedlings and gene expression of salt exclusion in Tartary buckwheat were studied under NaCl stress of 150 mM. The results showed that the aspartic acid treatment could restore the seed germination rate and root vigor of seedlings to the control with non-damage level in salt-tolerant Tartary buckwheat variety under salt stress, and the salt-sensitive variety was increased greatly. Spraying aspartic acid had some protective effects on cell membrane of leaves in Tartary buckwheat under salt stress, and the protective effects were more obviously on salt-sensitive variety, and that could restore the activity of SOD and CAT of leaves to the control level in salt-tolerant Tartary buckwheat variety under salt stress, and the activity of antioxidant enzymes in salt-sensitive variety was increased significantly. The relative expression of FtNHX1 and FtSOS1 genes was increased significantly under salt stress, and that of FtNHX1 gene in salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive varieties was reached the maximum expression level at 12 h and 24 h respectively, while that of FtSOS1 gene in salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive varieties was reached the maximum expression level at 12 h, and the salt-tolerant variety was increased greatly. After spraying aspartic acid, the relative expression of FtNHX1 and FtSOS1 genes was increased more obviously. The relative expression of FtNHX1 gene in salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive varieties was reached the maximum expression level at 12 h, while that of FtSOS1 gene was reached the maximum expression level at 12 h and 24 h respectively, and that in salt-tolerant variety was increased especially more, indicating that spraying aspartic acid on gene expression of salt exclusion in salt-tolerant variety of Tartary buckwheat has a better effect under salt stress.     

球形幽门螺杆菌分子生物学研究

为研究幽门螺杆菌（ＨＰ）球形变异本质,作者通过延期培养和采用亚抑菌浓度抗生素,使３株ＨＰ发生球形变异,对弯曲形和球形ＨＰ作了ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ、免疫印迹及４个毒力基因片段ＰＣＲ和ＰＣＲ－ＳＳＣＰ分析。ＳＤＳ－ＰＡＧＥ图谱显示球形ＨＰ分子量在７４×１０４以上的蛋白含量减少,免疫印迹显示球形ＨＰ１２５×１０４蛋白条带反应减弱,而抗生素诱变的球形ＨＰ分子量为１１×１０４和６３×１０４的蛋白条带反应增强。ＰＣＲ及ＰＣＲ－ＳＳＣＰ结果表明球形ＨＰ的ｈｐａＡ,ＶａｃＡ,ＣａｇＡ和ＵｒｅＡ４个毒力基因片段未发生缺失,但在ｈｐａＡ或ＶａｃＡ基因中存在点突变     

甘蔗过氧化物酶同工酶分析

以３０个甘蔗品种为材料,用垂直平板聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳,分析甘蔗不同生长时期过氧化物酶同工酶。个别品种还进行同一品种在不同种植地区、同一植株不同叶位的同工酶酶谱比较,结果表明,不同品种的酶谱其酶带分布有明显的区别,但同一品种在不同种植地区、不同生长时期、不同植株、同一植株不同叶位其酶带分布无差异,体现了同工酶作为品种标记具有多态性及稳定性。用单一酶系即可准确、方便地鉴定甘蔗品种。     

甘蔗过氧化物酶同工酶分析

以30个甘蔗品种为材料,用垂直平板聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳,分析甘蔗不同生长时期过氧化物酶同工酶。个别品种还进行同一品种在不同种植地区、同一植株不同叶位的同工酶酶谱比较,结果表明,不同品种的酶谱其酶带分布有明显的区别,但同一品种在不同种植地区、不同生长时期、不同植抹、同一植株不同叶位其酶带分布无差异,体现了同工酶作为品种标记具有多态性及稳定性。用单一酶系即可准确、方便地鉴定甘蔗品种。     

化学诱变育成优质高产果叶兼用桑树新品种蜀椹1号

以果叶兼用、桑椹产量高、品质优及抗菌核病为育种目标,采用秋水仙碱化学诱变育种方法培育果叶兼用桑树新品种.对塔桑×激7681人工杂交桑种子F1代实生桑幼苗用0.2％秋水仙碱＋2ppm6-BA进行化学诱变处理,选择形态出现变异的单株进行单芽嫁接,从诱变群体中选择出挂果较多的优良单株进行系统培育,育成优质、高产果叶兼用桑树新品种蜀椹1号.经品种比较试验和四川省桑品种区域性试验鉴定表明,新品种蜀椹1号具有树形直立、枝条粗长而多、植株整齐一致、雌花较多、遗传性状稳定等特点.蜀椹1号平均单芽座果数6.38个,平均座果率为86.11％,平均单果质量为3.98 g,平均米条产果量为536.25 g;全年平均产果量18031.75 kg/hm2,比对照大10增产6.47％;可溶性固形物含量（糖度）11.3％;全年平均产叶量31 551.66 kg/hm2,比对照湖桑32号增产13.89％;田间自然感病鉴定蜀椹1号中抗桑椹小粒型菌核病.系中生中熟品种,适合鲜食和加工,是具有应用推广潜力的果叶兼用桑树新品种.     

Chromosome length polymorphism in Cryptococcus neoformans clinical and environmental isolates

A protocol for intact DNA preparation from the basidiomycetous yeast Cryptococcus neoformans has been developed and applied to karyotyping C. neoformans isolates displaying different degrees of capsule formation. A total of 46 strains have been analyzed: 23 (50%) isolated from environmental samples (pigeon droppings), all of them belonging to C. neoformans var. neoformans; and 23 (50%) from clinical samples (human and veterinarian) including 10 isolates of C. neoformans var. neoformans and 13 isolates of C. neoformans var. gattii. Our results showed a global genome size ranging from 14.2 to 20.9 Mb for variety neoformans and from 7.9 to 16.8 Mb for variety gattii. The karyotype diversity was very high for variety neoformans (29 different patterns for the 33 analyzed strains) and lower for variety gattii (six different patterns for 13 strains). No grouping among variety neoformans strains from the same origin was found indicating very high genome diversity for this variety, irrespectively of the origin of the strains.