苏铁属叉叶苏铁亚组国产种类的羽片比较解剖学研究

为了比较苏铁属各分类群的异同并为其分类工作提供重要的理论依据,采用解剖学的方法,观察并分析了国产叉叶苏铁亚组5个分类群:叉叶苏铁、多羽叉叶苏铁、长柄叉叶苏铁、多歧苏铁和德保苏铁的羽片横切下皮层厚壁细胞、海绵组织含晶细胞、叶缘、中脉区及韧皮部形状、分泌道等特征和羽片小叶柄纵切中管胞类型、直径大小及管胞壁纹饰特征。结果表明:叉叶苏铁和多羽叉叶苏铁解剖特征非常接近;长柄叉叶苏铁叶缘弯曲、韧皮部呈"V"形与前二者区分;多歧苏铁中脉区远轴面半圆形、叶缘弯曲部位变厚、先端锐等特征和德保苏铁中脉区远轴面呈较平缓圆弧形,叶缘弯曲部位变薄、先端钝易区分。5个分类群在下皮层厚壁细胞、中脉区具分泌道和小叶柄中管胞等解剖特征方面具有一致性,表明这些分类群可能由共同的祖先演化而来。     

攀枝花苏铁传粉生物学研究

在攀枝花苏铁(Cycas panzhihuaensis L.Zhou et S.Y.Yang)自然群体中,雌雄株在数量上基本相等,但雄株的无性系产量是雌株的1.31倍,小孢子叶球的数量是大孢子叶球的2.21倍,呈现偏雄现象。小孢子叶球散粉次序是从轴基部向顶部和从小孢子叶的基部向顶部进行的,散粉高峰出现在午后,风传花粉浓度在2.55m内随着距离增加而迅速下降,而在2.55m以外维持在一个较低的水平上。在大孢子叶球内发现有两种蚂蚁和一种蜚蠊类昆虫在活动,没有发现这些昆虫对大孢子叶球的破坏,小孢子叶球则几乎没有昆虫探访。清晨在大孢子叶叶片上出现许多水样液滴,可能起着将大孢子叶叶片上沉积的花粉传递至胚珠的作用。研究表明,在攀枝花苏铁的传粉过程中,风是将花粉从小孢子叶球传至大孢子叶球的唯一媒介,大孢子叶球内活动的昆虫和大孢子叶叶片上的液滴同样起着传粉媒介作用,但不排除风传花粉一步到位的可能性。     

八雄并立惊雁山──叉叶苏铁现奇葩

在风光旖旎的雁山桂林植物园里,一株引种栽培的珍稀苏铁类植物——叉叶苏铁,最近同时开出了八枚雄劲的雄球花（小孢子叶球）,成为该园的一大植物奇观,令众多游客叹为观止。叉叶苏铁（Cycasmi-cholitzii）,为苏铁科苏铁肩多年常绿树种,因其羽状叶片上的羽片又二叉状分裂而得名。该种在我国仅星散分布于广西龙州。崇左、大新和云南弥勒等地130—175米的低海拔石灰岩季雨林下（越南、老挝、泰国也有）,是国家重点保护的珍稀濒危植物。这株“八雄并立”的叉叶苏铁,茎高52厘米,基部直径53厘米,系桂林植物园80年代中期从广西龙州引种的…     

基于RAPD分析的中国苏铁属部分种类亲缘关系探讨

利用21个筛选出来的RAPD引物,对苏铁属21个种的22份材料进行分析,获得333个RAPD标记,利用NTSYS(V.2.10e)软件,建立了22份供试材料的UPGMA聚类图,进而探讨了苏铁属21个种类间的亲缘关系。RAPD聚类分析结合形态学研究结果表明:多裂苏铁和叉孢苏铁的亲缘关系很近,聚为一类,多裂苏铁应为叉孢苏铁的一个亚种。西林苏铁、隆林苏铁、叉孢苏铁、尖尾苏铁、叉叶苏铁、长柄叉叶苏铁、多羽叉叶苏铁、长球果苏铁、贵州苏铁、四川苏铁、短叶苏铁、石山苏铁、宽叶苏铁、十万大山苏铁、元江苏铁、仙湖苏铁、海南苏铁、台湾苏铁、广东苏铁、滇南苏铁相互间的亲缘关系均较远,支持各自为独立的种。     

福建苏铁调查研究初报

对福建苏铁经过三年多的调查、观察和研究,基本完成福建苏铁原产地的调查,认为福建原产两种苏铁,即苏铁与四川苏铁。本文还对福州树木园引种栽培的苏铁进行分类研究,有苏铁、四川苏铁、海南苏铁、攀枝花苏铁、广东苏铁、台东苏铁、元江苏铁、暹罗苏铁、石山苏铁、篦齿苏铁、越南苏铁、叉叶苏铁、多羽叉叶苏铁、多歧苏铁、刺叶苏铁等,另有三种形态特征比较特殊的苏铁也在本文进行了简要描述。     

福建苏铁调查研究初报

对福建苏铁经过三年多的调查、观察和研究 ,基本完成福建苏铁原产地的调查 ,认为福建原产两种苏铁 ,即苏铁与四川苏铁。本文还对福州树木园引种栽培的苏铁进行分类研究 ,有苏铁、四川苏铁、海南苏铁、攀枝花苏铁、广东苏铁、台东苏铁、元江苏铁、暹罗苏铁、石山苏铁、篦齿苏铁、越南苏铁、叉叶苏铁、多羽叉叶苏铁、多歧苏铁、刺叶苏铁等 ,另有三种形态特征比较特殊的苏铁也在本文进行了简要描述。     

台湾苏铁的分布及模式产地

对台湾苏铁Cycas taiwaniana的形态特征、分布和模式产地做了增补和修订。目前台湾苏铁仅分布在我国福建省的中南部,且仅有一株野生植株生长在平和县。台湾苏铁的模式株仍生长在漳州市陈元光庙前。     

石山苏铁与锈毛苏铁羽片解剖学研究

研究了石山苏铁与锈毛苏铁叶的羽片横切面结构,结果表明,石山苏铁叶表面具厚的角质层,表皮细胞壁厚,排成整齐的一列：下皮层厚壁细胞仅分布于中脉隆起区和叶缘：叶肉由栅栏组织和海绵组织构成,栅栏组织为排列整齐的柱状细胞组成,位于近轴面的表皮层下方,并延伸至中脉区：海绵组织的细胞分布于副转输组织两侧,含晶细胞少;韧皮部在远轴面,排成弧形;木质部在近轴面,管胞分散,锈毛苏铁的羽片横切面结构在叶缘的形态,叶脉区隆起形态,韧皮部形态,分泌道有无及下皮层厚壁细胞的特点等方面与石山苏铁存在较明显的差异,本文支持把两者作为独立种的观点。     

苏铁类的生殖周期

苏铁纲（Cycadopsida）属于裸子植物门（Gymnospermae）,现存的仅有1目、1科、9属,约11O种,分布于南北半球的热带及亚热带地区。中国只有苏铁属（Cycas）8种,常见的是苏铁（Qcas。volutaThunb）和华南苏铁（C。呻hitMiq．）。苏铁类为常绿木本植物,茎干粗壮,常不分枝。叶集生于树平顶部,呈螺旋状排列。有鳞叶及营养叶之分,二者相互环状着生。鳞叶小,密被褐色毡毛;营养叶大,羽状深裂。叶脱落后,叶基存留于树干上,形成甲胄状结构。雌雄异株,大小抱子叶球分别着生于雌雄株茎顶。1小抱子叶、小拖子囊和雄配子体苏铁类的小拖子…     

中国二叠纪苏铁科新属、种——古生铁花

本文是继中国始苏铁Primocycas chinensis Zhu et Du之后,又报道一种古植物文献未见记载的早二叠世晚期苏铁科小孢子叶球,命名为古生铁花(新属、种)Cycadostrobilus paleozoicus Zhu,gen. et.sp．nov．标本采自我国山西省太原市东山煤矿的下石盒子组,它是世界迄今已知的一种最古老的小孢子叶球化石。和本新属同层发现的化石,除了中国始苏铁之外,还有楔叶Sphenophyllum、齿叶Tingia,楔羊齿Sphenopteris、楔叶羊齿Sphenopteridium、织羊齿Emplectopteris、栉羊齿Pecopteris、大芦孢穗Macrostachya、科达Cordaites、带羊齿Taeniopteris、角籽Cornucarpus和几种也未见记载而形态又非常特殊的植物。本文认为当前报道的古生铁花(新属、种)很可能和中国始苏铁同属一种植物,其营养叶可能是疏脉带羊齿Taeniopteris norinii Halle。     

A method to record circadian plant movements, with application to Oxalis leaf rhythms

A transducer was developed to record the circadian movement of the individual leaflets in Oxalis regnellii Mig. The method can easily be adapted to measure other kinds of plant movements as well. It is based on the detection of the shadow each leaflet casts on the small side of a specially formed Perspex plate. The light is guided through the Perspex and collected by a phototransistor, which provides an electrical signal that is proportional to the light intensity falling onto it. The output signal can be made a linear function of the leaf angle. This equipment was used in experiments to study the coupling between the 3 leaflets in Oxalis . Pulses of 4 h of red light were given to one of the leaflets, the two others were shielded from the light. A phase response curve was determined for each leaflet, but there was no significant difference in the phase response between the 3 leaflets. Experiments were also made in which the 3 leaflets were separated physically by cuts along the petiole between the pulvini. In this case ultradian oscillations were observed.     

Photosynthesis at ambient and elevated humidity over a growing season in soybean

Daytime rates of net photosynthesis of upper canopy leaflets of soybeans were compared on 17 days for leaflets exposed to air at the ambient humidity and at a higher humidity. Leaflets at the higher humidity had higher rates of net photosynthesis on 16 of the 17 days. The daily total of net photosynthesis of leaflets at the higher humidity was on average 1.32 times that for leaflets at ambient humidity. A strong limitation of net photosynthesis by ambient humidity was found throughout the growing season.     

Design of an ex vivo culture system to investigate the effects of shear stress on cardiovascular tissue

Mechanical forces are known to affect the biomechanical properties of native and engineered cardiovascular tissue. In particular, shear stress that results from the relative motion of heart valve leaflets with respect to the blood flow is one important component of their mechanical environment in vivo. Although different types of bioreactors have been designed to subject cells to shear stress, devices to expose biological tissue are few. In an effort to address this issue, the aim of this study was to design an ex vivo tissue culture system to characterize the biological response of heart valve leaflets subjected to a well-defined steady or time-varying shear stress environment. The novel apparatus was designed based on a cone-and-plate viscometer. The device characteristics were defined to limit the secondary flow effects inherent to this particular geometry. The determination of the operating conditions producing the desired shear stress profile was streamlined using a computational fluid dynamic (CFD) model validated with laser Doppler velocimetry. The novel ex vivo tissue culture system was validated in terms of its capability to reproduce a desired cone rotation and to maintain sterile conditions. The CFD results demonstrated that a cone angle of 0.5 deg, a cone radius of 40 mm, and a gap of 0.2 mm between the cone apex and the plate could limit radial secondary flow effects. The novel cone-and-plate permits to expose nine tissue specimens to an identical shear stress waveform. The whole setup is capable of accommodating four cone-and-plate systems, thus concomitantly subjecting 36 tissue samples to desired shear stress condition. The innovative design enables the tissue specimens to be flush mounted in the plate in order to limit flow perturbations caused by the tissue thickness. The device is capable of producing shear stress rates of up to 650 dyn cm(-2) s(-1) (i.e., maximum shear stress rate experienced by the ventricular surface of an aortic valve leaflet) and was shown to maintain tissue under sterile conditions for 120 h. The novel ex vivo tissue culture system constitutes a valuable tool toward elucidating heart valve mechanobiology. Ultimately, this knowledge will permit the production of functional tissue engineered heart valves, and a better understanding of heart valve biology and disease progression.     

Use of lysophosphatidylethanolamine, a natural lipid, to retard tomato leaf and fruit senescence

We studied the influence of lysophosphatidylethanolamine (LPE) on the pattern and rate of ethylene production and respiration of tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum cv. H7155) leaflets and fruit. Leaflets that had been senescing on the plant showed a climacteric-like rise in ethylene production but not in respiration rate which decreased continuously with leaf age. Detached leaflets had a climacteric-like pattern in respiration whether they were incubated in complete darkness or in light. Detached leaflets incubated in the dark had higher rates of ethylene production and CO₂ evolution than did light-incubated leaves. There was no change in the pattern of ethylene production or CO₂ evolution as a result of LPE treatment. However, LPE-treated attached and detached leaflets had consistently lower rates of CO₂ evolution. The reduction in CO₂ evolution by LPE was most pronounced at the climacteric-like peak of the detached leaves. LPE-treated leaflets had a higher chlorophyll content and fresh weight and lower electrolyte leakage than the control. LPE-treated fruits had lower rates of ethylene and CO₂ production than did the control. LPE-treated fruits also had higher pericarp firmness and lower electrolyte leakage than the control. The results of the present study provide evidence that LPE is able to retard senescence of attached leaves and detached leaves and tomato fruits. Several recent studies suggest that lysolipids can act in a specific manner as metabolic regulators. Our results suggest a specific role of lysolipid LPE in aging and senescence     

Genetic transfer of a twospotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae) repellent in tomato hybrids

Lycopersicon hirsutum Dunal is very resistant to arthropod herbivory, and research on causes of resistance has often implicated trichomes and their secretions. To better understand relationships among resistance, repellency, and 2,3-dihydrofarnesoic acid, a trichome-borne sesquiterpenoid spider mite repellent, two tomato, Lycopersicon esculentum Miller, varieties were interbred with a highly resistant, spider mite repellent accession (LA1363) of L. hirsutum. Backcross and F2 generations were produced with each tomato variety. Whole leaves of 99 hybrids were bioassayed with twospotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae Koch, allowing selection of six hybrids (two susceptible and four resistant) for each generation of each family. When these 24 hybrids were characterized for spider mite repellency with thumbtack bioassays, two hybrids had repellent leaflets, demonstrating that repellency was genetically transferred to interspecific tomato hybrids. Leaflet washes containing trichome secretions from each of three hybrids, including the two having repellent leaflets, were repellent in bridge bioassays. For the two hybrids having repellent leaflets and leaflet washes, removal of trichome secretions by dipping leaflets in methanol eliminated leaflet repellency. 2,3-Dihydrofarnesoic acid was present in trichome secretions of the hybrids having leaflet repellency, and it also was present in secretions of other hybrids, indicating that its presence is essential, but not sufficient for leaflet repellency. With regard to resistance, 16 of the hybrids tested had been identified as resistant in a whole leaf bioassay, but only two had repellent leaflets, indicating that other mechanisms of resistance are present in the resistant L. hirsutum parent.     

Leaflet development, induction time, and medium influence somatic embryogenesis in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Factors affecting somatic embryogenesis in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) using leaflet explants of seedlings obtained from aseptically germinated embryo axes were evaluated. Somatic embryogenesis was influenced by developmental stage, leaflet size, induction medium, and time on induction medium. Leaflets that were 5–7 mm long had a greater embryogenic response than smaller or larger leaflets. Percent embryogenesis and mean number of embryos were related to the developmental stage of germinating seedlings. A greater response was obtained if leaflets were folded and closely appressed. Preselection of leaflets increased percent embryogenesis from 21% up to 67%. As leaflets unfolded, embryogenesis decreased; open leaflets lost the potential for embryogenesis. The optimal induction conditions were a 7-day incubation period on Murashige and Skoog medium with 136 μm 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and 0.93 μm kinetin. Somatic embryos germinated to form plants that exhibited a normal morphology. Received: 29 December 1997 / Revision received: 9 April 1998 / Accepted: 24 April 1998     

INTRAPOPULATIONAL VARIATION IN LEAFLET MORPHOLOGY OF ZAMIA PUMILA L. IN RELATION TO MICROENVIRONMENT AND SEX

The cycad Zamia pumila L. was examined for differences in leaflet morphology between sun and shade plants and between males and females within a single population in northern Puerto Rico. Sun leaflets are significantly smaller than shade leaflets in length, width, and surface area; and sun leaflets have a higher length: width ratio than shade leaflets. Also, average densitythickness is greater for sun leaflets than for shade leaflets. Males and females are similar in leaflet size; but the females had a larger number of leaflets per leaf than males.     

Occurrence of hydroxylated jasmonic acids in leaflets of Solanum demissum plants grown under long- and short-day conditions

Under short-day (SD) conditions both 11-OH-jasmonic acid (11-OH-JA) and a smaller quantity of 12-OH-JA occurred in leaflets of Solanum demissum Lindl. Plants which had formed tubers. This is the first time that 11-OH-JA has been detected as a native substance in higher plants. Under long-day (LD) conditions no tubers were formed and none of these compounds were detectable. A positive correlation was found between the occurrence of 11-OH-JA and 12-OH-JA in leaflets of S. demissum and tuber formation, but a causal relation has yet to be proved. The (-)-JA content in leaflets was not significantly different under short and long days. Mild stress applied to detached SD and LD leaflets caused a rapid accumulation of JA in these leaflets. Upon this treatment an increase in the levels of hydroxylated JAs was detected in SD leaflets only.
JA was a potent promotor of tuber formation in vitro in S. demissum explants. Lipoxygenase (LOX: EC 1.13.11.12) is involved in the biosynthesis of JA. Under SD conditions, application of salicylhydroxamic acid (SHAM), an inhibitor of LOX activity, to the roots did not prevent tuber formation in vivo. It is suggested that daylength controls the hydroxylation of JA. The enzyme(s), responsible for the hydroxylation of JA, would only be effective under SD conditions.     

A re-examination of the induction of phloem transfer cell development in pea leaves (Pisum sativum)

Abstract The development of phloem transfer cells in expanded dark grown leaflets of pea seedlings (Pisum sativum) has been re-examined. In agreement with previous observations transfer cells in leaflets maintained in the dark did not form wall ingrowths to the same extent as those placed in the light. A previous report that exposure to light in a carbon dioxide depleted atmosphere inhibited wall ingrowth formation could not be confirmed. It was found that dark grown leaflets could be induced to form wall ingrowths without illumination by immersing them in a glucose solution, demonstrating for the first time that light is not necessary for phloem transfer cell differentiation in leaves. Attempts were made to alter the carbohydrate level in the whole seedling by removing the cotyledons, but this had no recognizable effect on wall ingrowth formation in any of the treatments. Starch grain formation in the plastids was taken as an indication of available soluble carbohydrate level in the leaflets. It is concluded that both light and the presence of soluble carbohydrate can independently induce wall ingrowth formation in phloem transfer cells of pea leaflets.     

The Roles of Cell Division and Cell Expansion in the Growth of Alfalfa Leaf Mesophyll

Leaf mesophyll of Medicago sativa (L.) was investigated to determinethe roles of cell division and cell expansion in tissue growth.Samples of leaf tissue were macerated, stained, and squashed.The slides were studied under a phase microscope to determinethe percentage of recently divided cells and the average celldiameter for leaflets of varying lengths. Cell division wasgreatest in young leaflets and virtually ceased as a leaf lengthof 12 mm was attained. For leaflets less than 12 mm in length,the rate of increase in cell size appeared to be inversely associatedto the degree of cell division. For alfalfa leaflets greaterthan 12 mm in length, the mean cell size increased in proportionto leaf length since cell division had virtually ceased.