EBR预处理对盐胁迫下葡萄幼苗叶片抗氧化物质及酶活性的影响

以2年生葡萄(Vitis vinifera L.)酿酒品种赤霞珠扦插苗为材料,在水培条件下,分别用0、0.05、0.10和0.20mg/L 24-表油菜素内酯(EBR)预处理幼苗,然后进行50mmol/L NaCl胁迫,分别在胁迫6d和12d测定幼苗叶片中超氧阴离子(O_2~)、丙二醛(MDA)、抗氧化物质含量以及相关酶活性,探讨EBR预处理对葡萄幼苗耐盐性的影响。结果表明:与单独盐胁迫处理相比,不同浓度的EBR预处理使盐胁迫葡萄幼苗叶片O_2~和MDA含量显著降低,同时使其抗氧化物质抗坏血酸(AsA)、脱氢抗坏血酸(DHA)、还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)和氧化型谷胱甘肽(GSSG)含量以及抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)、谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性显著升高;其中,0.10mg/L EBR预处理的表现最佳,在盐胁迫12d时,其葡萄叶O_2~和MDA含量比单独盐胁迫处理分别显著降低30.5%和22.0%,其叶片相应AsA和GSH的含量较单独盐胁迫处理分别显著提高82.8%和27.9%,且GR、APX和SOD活性分别显著提高7.2%、8.5%和24.0%。研究发现,在盐胁迫条件下,适宜浓度的外源BRs预处理能够显著降低葡萄叶片中活性氧含量,提高抗氧化物质含量和抗氧化酶活性,以促进AsA-GSH循环的快速有效运转,有效减轻植株的过氧化伤害,缓解盐胁迫对葡萄幼苗的伤害,提高葡萄的耐盐性。     

Oxidative Stress Responses Accompanying Photoinactivation of Catalase in NaCI-treated Rye Leaves

When segments of rye leaves (Secale cereale L.) grown at 90 μmol m^?2 s^?1 PAR were incubated at a higher photon flux of 400–500 μ mol m^?2 s^?1 PAR in the presence of 0.2-0.6 M NaCl, a preferential loss of catalase activity was induced. The extent of this decline increased with the concentration of NaCl. In addition, the accumulation of alternative antioxidative components, such as ascorbate, glutathione, glutathione reductase, or peroxidase, was inhibited. The total content of H₂O₂ was, however, lower in catalase-depleted than in untreated control leaves. The occurrence of strong oxidative stress in NaCl-treated leaves was indicated by marked declines in the ratios of reduced to oxidized ascorbate and glutathione and by the degradation of chlorophyll in light. The specific elimination of catalase activity by the inhibitor aminotriazole was also accompanied by a rapid decline in the ratio of reduced to oxidized glutathione but other symptoms of oxidative stress were much less severe than in the presence of NaCl. However, all symptoms of photooxidative damage seen in NaCl-treated leaves were closely mimicked by treatment with the translation inhibitor, cycloheximlde, in light. The results suggest that NaCl-induced oxidative damage in light was predominantly mediated by the inhibition of protein synthesis. By this inhibition the resynthesis of catalase, which has a high turnover in light, was blocked and the leaves were thus depleted of catalase activity and, in addition, the intensification of alternative antioxidative systems was also prevented.     

过表达IbOr基因甘薯增强抗旱性的生理机制

以超表达甘薯橙色基因(IbOr)的转基因甘薯(TS)以及非转基因甘薯(NT)为实验材料,通过15%聚乙二醇6000(PEG-6000)模拟干旱条件,研究转基因与非转基因甘薯幼苗在水分胁迫不同时间的光合系统,膜脂过氧化及抗氧化防御系统中主要指标的变化情况,探讨转基因甘薯耐旱性的生理机制。结果显示:(1)随PEG-6000胁迫时间延长,甘薯叶片的叶绿素、类胡萝卜素含量及其叶片净光合速率、气孔导度、胞间CO2浓度、蒸腾速率都显著降低,但转基因株系降低幅度小于非转基因植株。(2)在正常供水和水分胁迫下,超表达IbOr基因甘薯叶片中O-·2、MDA含量均低于非转基因甘薯,即转基因甘薯具有较低的活性氧水平且脂膜受损伤较小。(3)PEG-6000胁迫24h后,甘薯叶片中SOD、POD酶活性均增加,48h达到最大值,且转基因甘薯中2种酶活性显著高于非转基因甘薯。研究表明,过表达IbOr基因可以有效减轻甘薯在水分胁迫条件下受损害的程度,且可能主要通过提高甘薯的抗氧化胁迫能力来完成。     

Paclobutrazol pre-treatment enhanced flooding tolerance of sweet potato

The objective of this experiment was to study changes of antioxidants and antioxidative enzymes in the flooding-stressed sweet potato leaf, as affected by paclobutrazol (PBZ) treatment at 24 h prior to flooding. Sweet potato 'Taoyuan 2' were treated with 0 and 0.5 mg/plant of PBZ, afterwards subjected to non-flooding and flooding-stress conditions for 0, 1, 3, and 5 d, followed by a 2 d drainage period. The study was conducted as a factorial experiment in completely randomized blocks with three replications maintained within a screen house. Plants with various antioxidative systems responded differently to flooding stress according to the duration of the flooding period and subsequent drainage period. The increased levels of antioxidants and antioxidative enzymes observed on different days of flooding afforded the sweet potato leaf with improved flooding tolerance. Glutathione reductase activity in the leaf was significantly enhanced over 5 d continuous flooding followed by a drainage period, in comparison with non-flooding conditions. Under non-flooding conditions, antioxidative system of leaf was regulated and elevated by PBZ pre-treatment. PBZ treatment may enable sweet potato 'Taoyuan 2' to maintain the balance between the formation and the detoxification of activated oxygen species. Our results also show that under flooding-stress conditions, the level of 'Taoyuan 2' antioxidative system is linked to PBZ treatment. Pre-treating with PBZ may increase levels of various components of antioxidative systems after exposure to different durations of flooding and drainage, thus inducing flooding tolerance. PBZ exhibited the important function of enhancing the restoration of leaf oxidative damage under flooding stress after the pre-application of 0.5 mg/plant. These findings may have greater significance for farming in frequently flooded areas.     

Annuario della Società Botanica Italiana 1932

A sandy culture experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of exogenous CaCl₂ on the indole alkaloid accumulation in Catharanthus roseus under salt stress. One-month seedlings of C. roseus were treated with the different concentrations of NaCl (0, 50, and 100 mmol l^? 1) and 7.5 mmol l^? 1 CaCl₂. The plant samples were analyzed after 7 days of the treatments. The NaCl-stressed plants showed decrease of fresh and dry weight and increase of malondialdehyde (MDA) content compared to control. Tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC) activity increased significantly under 50 mmol l^? 1 NaCl without CaCl₂ addition, 50 mmol l^? 1 NaCl with 7.5 mmol l^? 1 CaCl₂, and CaCl₂ treatment without NaCl addition. There was a significant increase in peroxidase activity under NaCl stress compared to control. The vindoline, catharanthine, vincristine, and vinblastine contents increased under salt stress (especially with 50 mmol l^? 1 NaCl treatment with or without CaCl₂). Addition of CaCl₂ to NaCl-stressed plants increased biomass, TDC activity, vindoline, and catharanthine contents and lowered MDA and vincirstine contents compared to the plants without CaCl₂. The plants treated with CaCl₂ alone showed higher TDC activity, vindoline, catharanthine, and vinblastine content when compared to control. The results showed that exogenous CaCl₂ could promote the indole alkaloid metabolism under salt stress.     

外源CaCl2对NaCl胁迫下酸枣幼苗氮代谢的影响

为了研究CaCl₂对NaCl胁迫下酸枣幼苗根、茎、叶的氮代谢影响,探索钙缓解幼苗NaCl胁迫的作用途径。该研究以酸枣幼苗为试验材料,检测不同浓度CaCl₂(0、5、10、20 mmol/L)对NaCl(150 mmol/L)胁迫下幼苗叶片H₂O₂、O^-·₂含量,根、茎、叶中硝酸还原酶(NR)、谷氨酰胺合成酶(GS)、谷氨酸合酶(GOGAT)活性及游离氨基酸、可溶性蛋白、硝态氮含量的影响,并采用主成分分析法筛选出评价CaCl₂缓解NaCl胁迫效应的生理指标。结果表明：与NaCl胁迫相比,盐胁迫幼苗叶片的H2O₂、O^-·₂积累量在5、10 mmol/L CaCl₂处理下显著减少;GOGAT活性在5、10 mmol/L CaCl₂处理下的植株根和茎内以及各浓度 CaCl₂处理的叶内均显著升高, GS、NR活性在10、20 mmol/L CaCl₂处理的根内和10 mmol/L CaCl₂处理的茎内以及5、10、20 mmol/L CaCl₂处理的叶内均显著升高;可溶性蛋白含量在5、10、20 mmol/L CaCl₂处理的根、茎、叶内均显著升高,游离氨基酸含量在10、20 mmol/L CaCl₂处理的根和茎内以及10 mmol/L CaCl₂处理的叶内均显著升高,硝态氮含量在10 mmol/L CaCl₂处理的根和茎内以及5、10、20 mmol/L CaCl₂处理的叶内均显著升高。研究发现,150 mmol/L NaCl胁迫对酸枣幼苗造成明显过氧化伤害,抑制了体内氮代谢;外源CaCl₂可通过促进幼苗根和茎内GS/GOGAT循环对NH₄⁺的同化作用,提高叶片NR活性,加快硝态氮的转化速率,从而增强幼苗对NaCl胁迫的适应性,并以10 mmol/L CaCl₂处理缓解效果最佳;游离氨基酸、GOGAT、NR可以作为CaCl₂缓解幼苗NaCl胁迫伤害的评价指标。     

Zinc‐induced oxidative stress in Verbascum thapsus is caused by an accumulation of reactive oxygen species and quinhydrone in the cell wall

Oxidative stress is one aspect of metal toxicity. Zinc, although unable to perform univalent oxido‐reduction reactions, can induce the oxidative damage of cellular components and alter antioxidative systems. Verbascum thapsus L. plants that were grown hydroponically were exposed to 1 and 5 mM Zn²⁺. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation was demonstrated by the fluorescent probe H₂DCFDA and EPR measurements. The extent of zinc‐induced oxidative damage was assessed by measuring the level of protein carbonylation. Activities and isoform profiles of some antioxidant enzymes and the changes in ascorbate and total phenolic contents of leaves and roots were determined. Stunted growth because of zinc accumulation, preferentially in the roots, was accompanied by H₂O₂ production in the leaf and root apoplasts. Increased EPR signals of the endogenous oxidant quinhydrone, ^?CH₃ and ^?OH, were found in the cell walls of zinc‐treated plants. The activities of the antioxidative enzymes ascorbate peroxidase (APX) (EC 1.11.1.11), soluble superoxide dismutase (SOD) (EC 1.15.1.1), peroxidase (POD), (EC 1.11.1.7) and monodehydroascorbate reductase (EC 1.6.5.4) were increased; those of glutathione reductase (EC 1.6.4.2), dehydroascorbate reductase (EC 1.8.5.1) and ascorbate oxidase (AAO) (EC 1.10.3.3) were decreased with zinc treatment. Zinc induced a cell‐wall‐bound SOD isoform in both organs. Leaves accumulated more ascorbate and phenolics in comparison to roots. We propose a mechanism for zinc‐promoted oxidative stress in V. thapsus L. through the generation of charge transfer complexes and quinhydrone because of phenoxyl radical stabilisation by Zn²⁺ in the cell wall. Our results suggest that the SOD and APX responses are mediated by ROS accumulation in the apoplast. The importance of the POD/Phe/AA (ascorbic acid) scavenging system in the apoplast is also discussed.     

Exogenous Calcium Alleviates Low Night Temperature Stress on the Photosynthetic Apparatus of Tomato Leaves

The effect of exogenous CaCl₂ on photosystem I and II (PSI and PSII) activities, cyclic electron flow (CEF), and proton motive force of tomato leaves under low night temperature (LNT) was investigated. LNT stress decreased the net photosynthetic rate (Pn), effective quantum yield of PSII [Y(II)], and photochemical quenching (qP), whereas CaCl₂ pretreatment improved Pn, Y(II), and qP under LNT stress. LNT stress significantly increased the non-regulatory quantum yield of energy dissipation [Y(NO)], whereas CaCl₂ alleviated this increase. Exogenous Ca²⁺ enhanced stimulation of CEF by LNT stress. Inhibition of oxidized PQ pools caused by LNT stress was alleviated by CaCl₂ pretreatment. LNT stress reduced zeaxanthin formation and ATPase activity, but CaCl₂ pretreatment reversed both of these effects. LNT stress caused excess formation of a proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane, whereas CaCl₂ pretreatment decreased the said factor under LNT. Thus, our results showed that photoinhibition of LNT-stressed plants could be alleviated by CaCl₂ pretreatment. Our findings further revealed that this alleviation was mediated in part by improvements in carbon fixation capacity, PQ pools, linear and cyclic electron transports, xanthophyll cycles, and ATPase activity.     

Differences among maize cultivars in the utilization of soil nitrate and the related losses of nitrate through leaching

In a 2-year field experiment conducted on a Gleyic Luvisol in Stuttgart-Hohenheim one experimental and nine commercial maize cultivars were compared for their ability to utilize soil nitrate and to reduce related losses of nitrate through leaching. Soil nitrate was monitored periodically in CaCl₂ extracts and in suction cup water. Nitrate concentrations in suction water were generally higher than in CaCl₂ extracts. Both methods revealed that all cultivars examined were able to extract nitrate down to a soil depth of at least 120 cm (1988 season) or 150 cm (1987 season). Significant differences among the cultivars existed in nitrate depletion particularly in the subsoil. At harvest, residual nitrate in the upper 150 cm of the profile ranged from 73–110 kg N ha^–1 in 1987 and from 59–119 kg N ha^–1 in 1988. Residual nitrate was closely correlated with nitrate losses by leaching because water infiltration at 120 cm soil depth started 4 weeks after harvest (1987) or immediately after harvest (1988) and continued until early summer of the following year. The calculated amount of nitrate lost by leaching was strongly influenced by the method of calculation. During the winter of 1987/88 nitrate leaching ranged from 57–84 kg N ha^–1 (suction cups) and 40–55 kg N ha^–1 (CaCl₂ extracts), respectively. The corresponding values for the winter of 1988/89 were 47–79 and 20–39 kg N ha^–1, respectively. ei]Section editor: B E Clothier     

Cinnamic acid pretreatment mitigates chilling stress of cucumber leaves through altering antioxidant enzyme activity

To elucidate the physiological mechanism of chilling stress mitigated by cinnamic acid (CA) pretreatment, a cucumber variety (Cucumis sativus cv. Jinchun no. 4) was pretreated with 50 μM CA for 2 d and was then cultivated at two temperatures (15/8 and 25/18 °C) for 1 d. We investigated whether exogenous CA could protect cucumber plantlets from chilling stress (15/8 °C) and examined whether the protective effect was associated with the regulation of antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation. At 2 d, exogenous CA did not influence plant growth, but induced the activities of some antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD, EC 1.15.1.1), catalase (CAT, EC 1.11.1.6), guaiacol peroxidase (GPX, EC 1.11.1.7), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px, EC 1.6.4.2) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX, EC 1.11.1.11) in cucumber leaves, and it also elevated the contents of reduced glutathione (GSH) and ascorbate (AsA). When CA was rinsed and the CA-pretreated seedlings were exposed to different temperatures, the antioxidant activities in leaves at 3 d had undergone additional change. Chilling increased the activities of CAT, GSH-PX, APX, GSH and AsA in leaves, but the combination of CA pretreatment and chilling enhanced the antioxidant activities even more. Moreover, chilling inhibited plant growth and increased the contents of malonaldehyde (MDA), superoxide radical (O₂⁻) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) in cucumber leaves, and the stress resulted in 87.5% of the second leaves being withered. When CA pretreatment was combined with the chilling stress, we observed alleviated growth inhibition and decreased contents of MDA, H₂O₂ and O₂⁻ in comparison to non-pretreated stressed plants, and found that the withered leaves occurred at a rate of 25.0%. We propose that CA pretreatment increases antioxidant enzyme activities in chilling-stressed leaves and decreases lipid peroxidation to some extent, enhancing the tolerance of cucumber leaves to chilling stress.     

Low concentration of exogenous abscisic acid increases lead tolerance in rice seedlings

The effects of exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) on lead tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings were investigated. Pre-treatment with 0.1 g m³ ABA for 2 d restricted amount of Pb translocated from roots to shoots, decreased malondialdehyde and H₂O₂ contents in leaves, and alleviated Pb-induced decrease in plant growth and leaf chlorophyll content. Further, ABA pre-treatment adjusted leaf antioxidative enzyme activities (increased ascorbate peroxidase and catalase activities while decreased superoxide dismutase activity) and so alleviated oxidative stress.     

Exogenous progesterone alleviates heat and high light stress-induced inactivation of photosystem II in wheat by enhancing antioxidant defense and D1 protein stability

This experiment was conducted to test the effects of foliar application of progesterone on the photochemical efficiency of photosystem II (PSII) and photosynthetic rate in wheat flag leaves subjected to cross-stress of heat and high light during grain-filling stage. The results showed that progesterone pretreatment increased the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase, and the contents of ascorbic acid and glutathione under the cross-stress. Meanwhile, the rate of O₂ ^? production, hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and malondialdehyde contents in progesterone pretreated leaves were significantly lower under heat and high light stress. In parallel with the alleviation of oxidative stress, higher content of D1 protein in PSII reactive center was observed in progesterone pretreated leaves, resulting in a significant increase in the potential (Fv/Fm) and actual (ΦPS II) photochemical efficiency of PSII, and the net photosynthetic rate. In summary, this study suggested that foliar application of progesterone might protect the PSII complex from heat and high light stress-induced damage through enhancing antioxidant defense system and further facilitating D1 protein stability in the wheat leaves.     

Effects of Cadmium on Enzymatic and Non-Enzymatic Antioxidative Defences of Rice (Oryza Sativa L.)

The effects of 60-d cadmium (Cd) exposure on enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidative system of Oryza sativa L. seedlings at tillering stage were studied using soil culture experiment. Research findings showed that chlorophyll content of Oryza sativa L. declined with the increase in soil metal concentration. Cd pollution induced the antioxidant stress by inducing O₂ ^?1 and H₂O₂, which increased in plants; at the same time, MDA as the final product of peroxidation of membrane lipids, accumulated in plant. The antioxidant enzyme system was initiated under the Cd exposure, i.e. almost all the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and ascorbate peroxidase were elevated both in leaves and roots. The non-protein thiols including phytochelatins and glutathione to scavenge toxic free radicals caused by Cd stress was also studied. The contents of phytochelatins and glutathione were about 3.12–6.65-fold and 3.27–10.73-fold in leaves, against control; and the corresponding values were about 3.53–9.37-fold and 1.41–5.11-fold in roots, accordingly.     

Developmental changes of antioxidative systems in tobacco leaves as affected by limited sucrose export in transgenic plants expressing yeast-invertase in the apoplastic space

It is generally believed that a restricted export of carbohydrates from source leaves causes oxidative stress because of an enhanced utilisation of O₂ instead of NADP⁺ as electron acceptor in photosynthesis. To test this hypothesis, developmental changes of antioxidative systems were investigated in wild-type and transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) suffering from disturbed sink-source relations by expression of yeast invertase in the apoplastic space. Young expanding leaves of the wild type contained higher activities of Superoxide dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1), ascorbate peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.11), catalase (EC 1.11.1.6), dehydroascorbate reductase (EC 1.8.5.1), glutathione reductase (EC 1.6.4.2) and a higher glutathione content than mature source leaves. The activity of monodehydroascorbate-radical reductase (EC 1.1.5.4) and the ascorbate content remained unaffected by the developmental stage in the wild type. In young expanding leaves of the transgenic plants the capacity of the antioxidative systems was similar to or higher than in corresponding leaves from the wild type. Source leaves of transgenic tobacco with an increased carbohydrate content showed a small chlorophyll loss, an increased malondialdehyde content, a selective loss of the activities of Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase isoenzymes and a fourfold decrease in ascorbate compared with the wild type. There was no evidence that the protection from H₂O₂ was insufficient since source leaves of transgenic tobacco contained increased activities of catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, and monodehydroascorbate-radical reductase and an increased ascorbate-to-dehydroascorbate ratio compared with source leaves of the wild type. In severely chlorotic leaf sections of the transgenic plants, most components of the antioxidative system were lower than in green leaf sections, but the ascorbate-to-dehydroascorbate ratio was increased. These results suggest that carbohydrate-accumulating cells have an increased availability of reductant, which can increase the degree of reduction of the ascorbate system via glutathione-related systems or via the activity of monodehydroascorbate-radical reductase. At the same time, transgenic tobacco leaves seem to suffer from an increased oxidative stress, presumably as a result of a decreased consumption of O ₂ ^.- by Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutases in the chloroplasts. There was no evidence that carbohydrate-accumulating leaves acclimated to enhanced O ₂ ^.- production rates in the chloroplasts.     

Waterlogging tolerance of Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.) enhanced by exogenous spermidine and spermine

Soil flooding is a seasonal factor that negatively affects plant performance and crop yields. In order to investigate the effects of spermidine (Spd) and spermine (Spm) on the waterlogging stress, it was checked that the content of relative water content (RWC), proline, chlorophyll and malondialdehyde (MDA), net photosynthesis, the rate of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and superoxide radicals (O₂^?) generation and the antioxidant enzyme activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) (EC 1.15.1.1), catalase (CAT) (EC 1.11.1.6), ascorbate peroxidase (APX) (EC 1.11.1.11) and glutathione reductase (GR) (EC 1.6.4.2) in Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L) plants. Pretreatment with 2 mM of Spd and Spm effectively maintained the balance of water content in plant leaves and roots under flooding stress. In addition, the data indicate that the protective role of proline should be considered minimal, as its accumulation was found to be inversely correlated with tolerance to stress; it also significantly retarded the loss of chlorophyll, enhanced photosynthesis, decreased the rate of O₂^? generation and H₂O₂ content, and prevented flooding-induced lipid peroxidation. Spd and Spm helped to maintain antioxidant enzyme activities under flooding; however, APX activity was found to increase slightly in response to Spm. The antioxidant system, an important component of the water-stress-protective mechanism, can be changed by PAs, which are able to moderate the radical scavenging system and to lessen in this way the oxidative stress. The results suggest that pretreatment with Spd and Spm prevents oxidative damage, and the protective effect of Spd was found to be greater than that of Spm.     

Carbon Dioxide and Methane Production in Small Reservoirs Flooding Upland Boreal Forest

The FLooded Uplands Dynamics EXperiment (FLUDEX) was designed to assess the impact of reservoir creation on carbon cycling in boreal forests by (a) determining whether production of the greenhouse gases (GHG) carbon dioxide (CO₂) and methane (CH₄) in reservoirs is related to the amount of organic carbon (OC) stored in the flooded landscape, (b) examining temporal trends in GHG production during initial stages of flooding, and (c) considering the net difference between GHG fluxes before and after flooding to estimate the true effect of reservoir creation on atmospheric GHG levels. Three forested sites that varied in the amount of OC stored in soils and vegetation (30,870–45,860 kg C ha^–1) were experimentally flooded from June to September in 1999–2001. Throughout the study, net CO₂ and CH₄ production in all three reservoirs was not related to overall site OC storage. During the 1st flooding season, net CO₂ production in the three reservoirs was 703–797 kg C ha^–1, but it decreased during the 2nd and 3rd flooding seasons to between 408 and 479 kg C ha^–1. However, CH₄ production increased in all reservoirs with each flooding season, from about 3.2–4.6 kg C ha^–1 in 1999 to 12.8–24.9 kg C ha^–1 in 2000 and 29.7–35.2 kg C ha^–1 in 2001. Over the long term, effects of boreal reservoir creation on atmospheric GHG levels may be largely due to net changes in CH₄ cycling between the undisturbed and flooded ecosystems.     

Cd~(2+)胁迫对小桐子幼苗叶片抗氧化系统的影响

以小桐子幼苗为材料,设置不同浓度CdCl_2处理,测定Cd~(2+)胁迫对小桐子幼苗叶片中可溶性蛋白、丙二醛(MDA)含量,以及5种抗氧化酶活性和2种抗氧化剂含量的变化,探讨镉胁迫对小桐子幼苗抗氧化系统的影响。结果表明:(1)Cd~(2+)胁迫导致小桐子幼苗叶片中可溶性蛋白含量降低、MDA含量增加;(2)随着镉胁迫时间的延长,幼苗叶片中愈创木酚过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、抗坏血酸专一性过氧化酶(APX)、谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)等抗氧化酶活性表现出先升高然后降低的变化趋势;(3)幼苗叶片中还原型抗坏血酸(ASA)和还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量随着胁迫时间延长而降低,但其中氧化型抗坏血酸(DHA)和氧化型谷胱甘肽(GSSG)含量则升高。研究表明,镉胁迫初期能诱导小桐子幼苗抗氧化系统活性显著增强,提高其抗氧化能力,但随着胁迫时间的延长,致使其抗氧化酶的活性和抗氧物质含量下降,植株遭受明显氧化胁迫,幼苗生长受到镉的严重毒害。     

Establishment of phosphate-solubilizing strains of Azotobacter chroococcum in the rhizosphere and their effect on wheat cultivars under green house conditions

A pot experiment was conducted in the green house to investigate the establishment of phosphate solubilizing strains of Azotobacter chroococcum, including soil isolates and their mutants, in the rhizosphere and their effect on growth parameters and root biomass of three genetically divergent wheat cultivars (Triticum aestivum L.). Five fertilizer treatments were performed: Control, 90 kg N ha^—1, 90 kg N + 60 kg P₂O₅ ha^—1, 120 kg N ha^—1 and 120 kg N + 60 kg P₂O₅ ha^—1. Phosphate solubilizing and phytohormone producing parent soil isolates and mutant strains of A. chroococcum were isolated and selected by an enrichment method. In vitro phosphate solubilization and growth hormone production by mutant strains was increased compared with soil isolates. Seed inoculation of wheat varieties with P solubilizing and phytohormone producing A. chroococcum showed better response compared with controls. Mutant strains of A. chroococcum showed higher increase in grain (12.6%) and straw (11.4%) yield over control and their survival (12—14%) in the rhizosphere as compared to their parent soil isolate (P4). Mutant strain M37 performed better in all three varieties in terms of increase in grain yield (14.0%) and root biomass (11.4%) over control.     

Salt and genotype impact on antioxidative enzymes and lipid peroxidation in two rice cultivars during de-etiolation

Crop yield is severely affected by soil salinity, as salt levels that are harmful to plant growth occur in large terrestrial areas of the world. The present investigation describes the studies of enzymatic activities, in-gel assays, gene expression of some of the major antioxidative enzymes, tocopherol accumulation, lipid peroxidation, ascorbate and dehydroascorbate contents in a salt-sensitive rice genotype PB1, and a relatively salt-tolerant cultivar CSR10 in response to 200 mM NaCl. Salt solution was added to the roots of hydroponically grown 5-day-old etiolated rice seedlings, 12 h prior to transfer to cool white fluorescent?+?incandescent light (100 μmol photons m^?2 s^?1). Total tocopherol and ascorbate contents declined in salt-stressed rice seedlings. Among antioxidative enzymes, an increase in the activities of superoxide dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1), catalase (EC 1.11.1.6), ascorbate peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.11), glutathione reductase (EC 1.6.4.2), and their gene expression was observed in both cultivars in response to salt stress. The salt-tolerant cultivar CSR10 resisted stress due to its early preparedness to combat oxidative stress via upregulation of gene expression and enzymatic activities of antioxidative enzymes and a higher redox status of the antioxidant ascorbate even in a non-stressed environment.     

24-表油菜素内酯预处理对干旱胁迫下葡萄幼苗抗氧化系统和渗透调节物质的影响

以酿酒葡萄‘雷司令’(Riesling)一年生营养袋扦插苗为材料,采用人工气候室水培试验,考察在聚乙二醇6000(PEG)模拟干旱条件下,不同浓度(0.05、0.10和0.20mg/L)24-表油菜素内酯(EBR)预处理对‘雷司令’幼苗活性氧、抗氧化物质、渗透调节物质含量和抗氧化酶活性的影响,以揭示EBR预处理对干旱胁迫下葡萄幼苗的抗旱机理。结果显示:(1)与正常生长(对照)相比,干旱胁迫显著提高葡萄幼苗叶片中超氧阴离子自由基(■)、过氧化氢(H_2O_2)和丙二醛(MDA)含量;与干旱胁迫处理(PEG)相比,不同浓度EBR预处理均可降低叶片中■、H_2O_2和MDA的含量。(2)与对照相比,PEG处理显著降低葡萄幼苗叶片的抗坏血酸(AsA)和还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量;与PEG处理相比,各浓度EBR预处理均可显著提高葡萄叶片AsA与GSH的含量,且以0.10mg/LEBR处理效果最好。(3)随着干旱胁迫时间的延长,葡萄幼苗叶片中的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、过氧化物酶(POD)与抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性均呈先上升后下降的变化趋势,而在正常生长条件下酶活性基本保持不变;EBR预处理的葡萄叶片SOD、CAT、POD和APX活性均始终高于同期PEG处理。(4)PEG处理条件下,渗透调节物质脯氨酸和可溶性蛋白的含量整体高于对照;与PEG处理相比,不同浓度EBR预处理在干旱胁迫中后期均能显著提高葡萄叶片中脯氨酸和可溶性蛋白含量。研究表明,在干旱胁迫下,外源EBR预处理能够提高葡萄叶片抗氧化系统酶活性和渗透调节物质含量,有效降低干旱胁迫诱导的活性氧过度积累及膜脂过氧化程度,提高葡萄幼苗的抗旱能力,且以0.10mg/L EBR处理效果最佳。