Reviews

British Economic Grasses. Their identification by the leaf anatomy . By S ydney B urr and D orothy M. T urner
Recent Advances in the Study of Plant Viruses . By Dr K enneth M. S mith
Wheat in Great Britain . By J ohn P ercival
Plant Breeding in the Soviet Union. Achievements, Orqanisation and Future Programme of the Institute of Plant Industry . Published by the Imperial Bureau x of Plant Genetics School of Agriculture, Cambridge, and Agricultural Buildings, Aberystwyth.     

Wickens, G.E. Economic botany: principles and practices

This book is a compendium of information on plants (and somemicro-organisms) that are, or could be, useful to humans. Someidea of its vast scope can be gained from the list of chapterheadings: Plant collecting, taxonomy and nomenclature; Environmentalconsiderations; Plant conservation; Ecophysiology and allieddisciplines; Plant breeding and propagation;     

Review

books reviewed in this article:
Physiological Plant Pathology. By R. K. S. W ood .
Plant Virus Names. An Annotated List of Names and Synonyms of Plant Viruses and Diseases. Compiled by the Commonwealth Mycological Institute and edited by E. B. M artyn .     

极端高温和持续中等高温对小菜蛾耐热性的影响

气候变化频率的增加和持续时间的延长,导致具有较短生活史的大部分农业害虫的某一个或某几个生命阶段都可经历热浪的胁迫。热浪对小型昆虫的生态学效应取决于不同生命阶段的耐热性,因而解析特定龄期下昆虫生命阶段的耐热性对理解气候变暖热浪频发的生态学影响具有重要意义。本研究以世界重要蔬菜害虫小菜蛾为研究对象,试验了小菜蛾4龄幼虫、成虫的基底耐热性和诱导耐热性,以及1龄幼虫和3龄幼虫置于不同高温[(31±1)、33±1)、35±1)℃]和暴露时间(3、6、9、12d)组合的持续中等高温耐热性。试验发现幼虫和成虫具有不同的基底和诱导耐热性,具有较弱基底耐热性的幼虫反而具有更强的诱导耐热性。不同生命阶段在持续数天的中等高温胁迫下具有不同的存活表现,早期生命阶段存活率较后期阶段的低,而且这种差异在较强高温下表现得尤为明显。昆虫不同阶段耐热性的差异,对种群的维持具有重要的生态学意义。大多数农业害虫田间种群具有混合年龄结构,热浪后耐热的发育阶段的存活,保证种群可以一直生存和繁衍下去。     

REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article:
Die Pilze—Grundzüge ihrer Entwicklungsgeschichte und Morphologie. By E rnst G äumann .
An Introduction to Botany, with Special Reference to the Structure of the Flowering Plant. By J. H. P riestley and L orna I. S cott .
Plant Pathology. By EdW in J. B utler and S. C. J ones .
An Introduction to Plant Biochemistry. By C. C. S teele .
The Dianthus. By W ill I ngwersen .
The Delphinium. By F rank B ishop
Plant Physiology since Sachs. Fifty Years of Plant Physiology. By T h . W eevers , with an introduction by F. W. W ent .
Introgressive Hybridization. By E dgar A nderson .     

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Fenland: Its Ancient Past and Uncertain Future. By S ir H arry G odwin
Current Topics in Plant Pathology. Edited by Z. K irály .
Water Deficits and Plant Growth. Volume 5. Water and Plant Disease. Edited by T. T. K ozlowski .
Heat Balance of the Plant Cover. By Y u L. R auner.
Ecophysiology of Tropical Crops. Edited by P. de T. A lvim and T. T. K ozlowski .
Essays in Plant Taxonomy. Edited by (the late) H. E. S treet .
Coniferen im westlkhen malayischen Archipel. By N. S tein .
Morphologie, Anatomie und Systematik der Höheren Pflanzen. Morphology, Anatomy and Systematic of Higher Plants. Edited by Y. S ell , F. W eberling and H. L orenzen .     

Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Dey, P. M., and J. B. Harborne (eds), Methods in Plant Biochemistry. Vol. 1: Plant Phenolics.
Dey, P. M. (ed.), Carbohydrates. Methods in Plant Biochemistry, Vol. 2 (P. M. D ey and J. B. H arborne eds).     

REVIEWS

A Textbook of Plant Virm Diseases . By K enneth M. S mith .
Economic Botany: A Textbook of Useful Plalzts and Plant Products . By A. F. H ill .
Practical Plant Breeding . By W. J. C. L awrence .
British Stem- and Leaf-Fungi ( Coeolomycetes ). Vol. II. Sphaeropsidales and Melanconiales . By W. B. G rove .
Plant Ecology . By H ilda D rabble .
The Properties and Functions of Membranes, Natural and Artificial .
Perspectives in Biochemistry . Edited by J oseph N eedham and D avid E. G reen .     

Correction to: Transcriptome analysis of flowering genes in mango (Mangifera indica L.) in relation to floral malformation

Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Correction to: Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology     

THE CHICAGO UNIVERSITY TEXT-BOOK.

Book reviewed in this article:
A TBXT-BOOK OP BOTANY FOR COLLEGES AND UNIVEUSITIES by members of the botanical staff of the University of Chicago: JOHN MBRLB COULTER, Ph.D., Professor of Plant Morphology, CHARLBS REID BARNES, Ph.D., late Professor of Plant Physiology, HENRY CHANDLER COWLBS, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Plant Ecology.     

Pre-colonization of PGPR triggers rhizosphere microbiota succession associated with crop yield enhancement

Plant and Soil - Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) substantially improve plant growth and health, but their effects on the succession of rhizosphere microbiota throughout the growth...     

基因编辑技术的发展及其在农业生产中的应用

对动植物和人类基因组的测序为功能基因组研究提供了基础数据。然而,核苷酸序列信息并不足以帮助我们了解特定的基因组元件的功能及其在表型形成中的作用。基因编辑技术能够在很大程度上解决这一问题,帮助人们快速获得新的基因组突变模式,从而以更便捷高效的方式进行功能基因组研究。对基因编辑的基本原理及常见的锌指核酸酶(ZFN)、转录激活因子样效应因子核酸酶(TALEN)和2013年出现的CRISPR/Cas9系统进行了回顾,讨论了基因编辑技术的应用历史,特别在农业应用方面,重点关注了CRISPR/Cas9系统在水稻基因编辑中的应用,阐述了CRISPR/Cas9在基因组编辑领域的问题和其他应用方面的困难,探讨了基因编辑工具在作物改良方面所面临的主要挑战和未来发展趋势。     

Identification and Characterization of Bacillus subtilis B9: A Diazotrophic Plant Growth-Promoting Endophytic Bacterium Isolated from Sugarcane Root

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation - Plant endophytic microorganisms, which can enhance plant growth and resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, are untapped resources with large potential...     

Fertility and pH effects on polyphenol and condensed tannin concentrations in foliage and roots

Plant and Soil - Plant secondary compounds such as polyphenols and tannins are purported to influence nutrient cycling by affecting organic matter degradation, mineralization rates, N availability...     

Assembly of rhizosphere microbial communities in Artemisia annua: recruitment of plant growth‐promoting microorganisms and inter‐kingdom interactions between bacteria and fungi

Plant and Soil - Plant roots assemble unique microbial communities in rhizosphere, which are critical for plant adapting to natural environment. Given the pivotal importance of plant-microbe...     

Reviews

Book Reviewed in this article:
Plant Physiology. By H. MOHR and P. SCHOPFER. (Translated by G. and D.W. Lawlor).
Environment and Plant Metabolism. Ed. by N. SMIRNOFF.
Scarce Plants in Britain. By A. STEWART, D. A. PEARMAN and C. D. PRESTON.
Early Evolution of Flowers, Ed. by P. K. ENDRESS and E, M. FRIIS. Plant Systematic and Evolution Supplement 8.
Phyllotaxis: a Systematic Study in Plant Morphogenesis. By R oger V. JEAN.
Myxomycetes: a Handbook of Slime Molds. By S teven L. STEPHENSON and H enry STEMPEN.     

Multiple spatial scales affect direct and indirect interactions between a non-native and a native species

Plant Ecology - Plant–plant interactions influence community assembly and species responses to environmental change. However, species interactions are complex phenomena influenced by context...     

Woody plant encroachment alters soil hydrological properties and reduces downward flux of water in tallgrass prairie

Plant and Soil - Plant and soil interact to shape ecosystem properties, processes and services provided. Changes in ecosystem productivity, biogeochemical cycling and plant herbivore interactions...     

ROS-Mediated ABA Signaling

In plants, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are short-lived molecules produced through various cellular mechanisms in response to biotic and abiotic stimuli. ROS function as second messengers for hormone signaling, development, oxygen deprivation, programmed cell death, and plant–pathogen interactions. Recent research on ROS-mediated responses has produced stimulating findings such as the specific sources of ROS production, molecular elements that work in ROS-mediated signaling and homeostasis, and a ROS-regulated gene network (Neill et al., Curr Opin Plant Biol 5:388–395, 2002a; Apel and Hirt, Annu Rev Plant Biol 55:373–399, 2004; Mittler et al., Trends Plant Sci 9:490–498, 2004; Mori and Schroeder, Plant Physiol 135:702–708, 2004; Kwak et al., Plant Physiol 141:323–329, 2006; Torres et al., Plant Physiol 141:373–378, 2006; Miller et al., Physiol Plant 133:481–489, 2008). In this review, we highlight new discoveries in ROS-mediated abscisic acid (ABA) signaling. Drs. Daeshik Cho and June M. Kwak are the corresponding authors for this paper.     

Effect of Yeast Extract on h6h Gene Expression and Tropane Alkaloids Production in Atropa belladonna L. Hairy Roots

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - Plant alkaloids, are one of the largest groups of pharmaceutical metabolites. Scopolamine and atropine are most common tropane alkaloids in Atropa belladonna...