Effects of Irradiance and Temperature on Flowering of Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. in Continuous Light

The short-day plant Chrysanthemum morifolium cv. Polaris initiatedflower buds in all irradiances of continuous light from 7.5to 120 W m^–2. As the irradiance increased, the transitionto reproductive development began earlier and the number ofleaves initiated before the flower bud was reduced. The autumn-floweringcultivars Polaris and Bright Golden Anne, and the summer-floweringGolden Stardust were also grown in continuous light at differenttemperatures; all initiated flower buds at temperatures from10 to 28 °C but only the buds of Golden Stardust developedto anthesis and then only at 10 and 16°C. Flower initiationbegan earliest at 16–22 °C, and the number of leavesformed before the flower bud was increased at 28°C. GoldenStardust was exceptional in that the number of leaves formedwas also increased at 10 °C. Axillary meristems adjacentto the terminal meristem initiated flower buds rapidly at 10°C but not at 28 °C in all three cultivars. These resultsare discussed in relation to the autonomous induction of flowerinitiation and the effects of the natural environment on floweringof chrysanthemum. Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat, flowering, irradiance, temperature     

Polyamine metabolism,floral initiation and floral development in Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)

In the short-day plant Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. variety Pavo) putrescine and spermidine conjugates appeared in the apical bud before the first observable transformation of the meristem into floral structures. These compounds accumulated on floral initiation and well before floral evocation. Spermidine conjugates were predominant during floral initiation whereas free amines did not accumulate to any significant extent. Different associations of amides were observed during floral initiation as compared with the reproductive phase. 3,4-Dimethoxyphenethylamine conjugates (water-insoluble compounds) were the predominant amine conjugates observed during flower development. These compounds decreased drastically after fertilization. In vegetative buds from plants grown in long days polyamine conjugates were very low and appeared as plants aged. We present evidence that ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) regulates putrescine biosynthesis during floral initiation and floral development. When ODC action was blocked by DFMO (-DL-difluoromethylornithine, a specific, irreversible inhibitor of ODC), flowering was inhibited, and free and conjugated polyamines were not detected. This treatment led to a slight enhancement of ADC activity. When putrescine was added, polyamine titers and flowering were restored. A similar treatment with DFMA (-DL difluoromethylarginine, a specific, irreversible inhibitor of ADC) did not affect flowering and the polyamine titers. The results suggest that ODC and polyamine conjugates are involved in regulating floral initiation in Chrysanthemum.Abbreviations ADC arginine decarboxylase - ODC ornithine decarboxylase - DFMA -DL-difluoromethylarginine - DFMO -DL-difluoromethylornithine     

Daminozide Alters Anthocyanin Metabolism in Ray Florets of Bronze Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)

Daminozide is a well-known chemical inhibitor of the gibberellic acid biosynthesis pathway regulating the vegetative growth of potted chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.). However, the precise mechanism underlying daminozide-related floral color loss is unknown. To investigate the latter, in two separate greenhouse experiments, bronze flowering chrysanthemum cultivars ‘Baton Rouge’ and ‘Pelee’ were treated weekly with consecutive (0 or 5,000 mg l^?1) foliar daminozide spray applications at early, intermediate, and late stages during the short-day photoperiod. The ray florets of both cultivars were sampled, and the effect of daminozide application on anthocyanins and their biosynthetic precursors were determined by HPLC. Daminozide applied to ‘Baton Rouge’ plants at early developmental stages was correlated with partial loss of red color, and HPLC analysis determined that this was associated with a 75 % reduction in ray floret anthocyanins. Conversely, a near complete loss of red coloration in daminozide-sprayed ‘Pelee’ relative to control plants was associated with as much as a 98 % decline in anthocyanins, irrespective of the time of application. HPLC analysis determined that daminozide application was associated with a 22–50 % increase in the flavones apigenin 7-O-rutinoside, acacetin 7-O-rutinoside, diosmetin 7-O-rutinoside, and eupatorin, and a 68 % increase in the flavonol quercetin 3-O-glucoside, in ray florets of ‘Pelee’ relative to control plants. There was no relative change in ‘Baton Rouge’ flavone and flavonol levels. The accumulation of bronze C. morifolium flavones and flavonols following foliar daminozide application suggests that red color loss is associated with inhibition of anthocyanidin synthase of ‘Pelee’ ray florets.     

菊花多糖的研究进展

菊花多糖是菊花中重要的活性成分,日益受到人们的重视。文章介绍了菊花多糖的结构、提取、分离、纯化、测定方法、生物活性等的研究进展,并对其发展前景进行了展望,为深入研究菊花多糖提供参考。     

亳菊花中黄酮类化合物的分离鉴定

菊花为菊科植物菊(Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)的干燥头状花序,为了进一步揭示药理活性的物质基础,为该中药的开发利用和质量评价提供依据,安徽亳州亳菊花中的黄酮类化合物进行了系统研究.毫菊经醇提、萃取、硅胶柱层析与纯化得到4个黄酮类化合物.通过理化常数和波谱解析鉴定了其中3个化舍物的结构,分别为:芹菜素-7-甲醚(Apigenin-7-methyl ether)(Ⅰ)、芹菜素(Apigenin)(Ⅱ)和未犀草素(Luteolin)(Ⅲ),另外1个化合物的结构尚在鉴定中.上述3个化合物均为首次从该植物中分到的已知合物.     

Shoot regeneration from stem and leaf explants of Dendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev (syn. Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)

Adventitious shoots were regenerated from leaf and stem explants of eleven chrysanthemum cultivars. The optimum medium for both explant types contained Murashige & Skoog basal medium supplemented with 5 M 6-benzylaminopurine and 5 M -napthaleneacetic acid. Generally, stem explants were superior to leaf explants. There were large cultivar differences in shoot regeneration frequency with three cultivars failing to respond over a wide range of hormone combinations. Shoots on stem explants appeared mainly to originate from cortical cells which rapidly divided and ruptured the epidermis. Regenerated shoots could be easily rooted, transferred to glasshouse conditions, and grown to flowering. All regenerated plants had the same morphological characteristics compared to plants derived from nodes.Supported in part by the National Biotechnology Program Research Grants Scheme in collaboration with Calgene Pacific P/L, Victoria, Australia.     

Growth Hormone Changes in Chrysanthemum morifolium: Effects of Environmental Factors Controlling Flowering

Simultaneous quantitative analyses have been made of the endogenouslevels of auxin- and gibberellin like substances, growth inhibitors,and auxin-oxidizing enzyme activity in the cold-requiring Chrysanthemummorifolium cv. Sunbeam subjected to different daylength, lightintensity and temperature regimes known to affect flowering.While little hormone or enzyme activity was found in extractsfrom unvernalized plants, a striking rise in auxin-oxidizingenzyme activity occurred rapidly after the end of cold treatment.Increased auxin activity was also recorded shortly after vernalization.At 28 °C both enzyme and auxin activity declined over aperiod of 3–4 weeks; at 20 °C this response was delayed.Gibberellin activity at 28 °C rose steeply about 2 weeksfrom vernalization and declined several weeks later; at 20 °Ca similar response was less marked. Low light intensity treatment,which may have increased endogenous auxin levels, or exogenousauxin application reduced gibberellin-like substance levelsand cause d devernalization.Phosphon D treatment also loweredgibberellin levels and prevented flowering. An extract fromvernalized plants containing gibberellin-like substances intensifiedthe flowering of partially vernalized test plants. Persistenceof high auxin activity in vernalized plants on long days wasassociated with failure to form normal flower buds. Stem elongationrates correlated in general with levels of endogenous auxin-and gibberellin-like substances. Significant amounts of an abscisin-likeinhibitor were found in extracts of flower buds. The mechanismof natural devernalization is discussed in relation to theseobservations.     

A study of some factors affectingAgrobacterium transformation and plant regeneration ofDendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev (syn.Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)

In an attempt to develop a system for producing transformed plants from explants ofDendranthema grandiflora, the susceptibility of the cultivar Super White to various wild-type strains ofAgrobacterium tumefaciens andA. rhizogenes was investigated. Tumour formation was not a reliable indicator of the ability of a related disarmed strain to mediate transformation. Following inoculation of explants with disarmedAgrobacterium strains, a number of shoots developed on selective media. However, none of these shoots were transformed. By co-cultivating stem internode explants with a mixed inoculum of wild-type and disarmed strains, it was possible to obtain a callus stably transformed withAgrobacterium carrying a disarmed T-DNA. Histological analysis of explants revealed that shoot regeneration initially occurred from the cells of the epidermis and subsequently from the cortex. However, the cells which were susceptible to T-DNA transfer were confined to the vascular tissue.     

黄山贡菊花、叶中总黄酮及绿原酸动态积累研究

本文分别采用紫外分光光度法和HPLC法对贡菊花及叶中总黄酮及绿原酸的含量进行分析,研究不同生长时期黄山贡菊花和叶中总黄酮与绿原酸动态积累规律。结果表明:黄山贡菊花中总黄酮和绿原酸含量在中花期均达到最高值,而在采摘期内变化较大;黄山贡菊叶中总黄酮和绿原酸含量随着生长期的延长呈现逐渐上升趋势,并在生长后期总黄酮和绿原酸含量分别出现109.30和7.87 mg/g的峰值。     

HPLC-MS/MS法测定黄山贡菊花、叶和茎中酚类物质

采用HPLC-MS/MS检测技术分析了黄山贡菊花、叶、茎中酚类物质。结果表明,黄山贡菊花、叶、茎中酚类物质主要为黄酮及酚酸类化合物,其中贡菊花中含有13种黄酮类化合物,9种酚酸类化合物;叶中含有11种黄酮类化合物,6种酚酸类化合物;茎中含有8种黄酮类化合物,5种酚酸类化合物。贡菊花、叶、茎中共有的酚性成分包括:绿原酸、1,5-二咖啡酰奎尼酸、3,5-二咖啡酰奎尼酸、4,5-二咖啡酰奎尼酸、芹菜素-6-C-木糖-8-C-葡萄糖、芹菜素-6-C-葡萄糖-8-C-阿拉伯糖、芹菜素-6-C-阿拉伯糖-8-C-葡萄糖、木犀草苷、木犀草素-7-O-葡萄糖醛酸苷、香叶木素-7-O-6"-丙二酰-葡萄糖苷、金合欢素-7-O-6"-丙二酰-葡萄糖苷。金合欢素-7-O-半乳糖苷存在于贡菊茎、叶中,而在贡菊花中未发现;芹菜素-7-O-葡萄糖醛酸苷只存在于贡菊叶中,在贡菊花和茎中均未发现。     

Development of NaCl-tolerant strain in Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. through in vitro mutagenesis

One NaCl-tolerant chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) variant (E2) has been developed in a stable form through IN VITRO mutagenesis using ethylmethane sulfonate (EMS) as the chemical mutagen. Salt tolerance was evaluated by the capacity of the plant to maintain both flower quality and yield under stress conditions. Enhanced tolerance of the E2 variant has been attributed to the increased activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR), and, to a lesser extent of membrane damage than NaCl-treated control plants. Isoform analysis revealed that an increase in total SOD activity in the E2 variant was solely due to significant activation of the Cu/Zn isoform. Elevated levels of carotenoids and ascorbate in E2 leaves have been reflected in their higher free radical scavenging capacity (RSC) expressed in terms of DPPH (2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) scavenging ability. Data reflect that a proper balance between enzymatic and non-enzymatic defence systems is required for combating salinity stress in chrysanthemum. Better performance of the E2 progeny under same salinity stress condition, even in the second year, confirms the genetic stability of the salt-tolerance character. On the whole, the E2 variant, developed through 0.025 % EMS treatment, might be considered as a NaCl-tolerant strain showing positive characters towards NaCl stress.     

Genetic Mapping of Quantitative Trait Loci Underlying Flowering Time in Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

Flowering time is an important trait in chrysanthemum, but its genetic basis remains poorly understood. An intra-specific mapping population bred from the cross between the autumn-flowering cultivar ‘Yuhualuoying’ and the summer-flowering ‘Aoyunhanxiao’ was used to determine the number and relative effect of QTL segregating for five measures of flowering time. From flowering time data recorded over two consecutive seasons, 35 additive QTL were detected, each explaining between 5.8% and 22.7% of the overall phenotypic variance. Of these, 13 were detected in both years. Nine genomic regions harboring QTL for at least two of the five traits were identified. Ten pairs of loci epistatically determined the flowering time, but their contribution to the overall phenotypic variance was less than for the additive QTL. The results suggest that flowering time in chrysanthemum is principally governed by main effect QTL but that epistasis also contributes to the genetic architecture of the trait, and the major QTL identified herein are useful in our ongoing efforts to streamline the improvement of chrysanthemum via the use of molecular methodology.     

杭白菊茎尖组织培养及试管苗繁殖技术研究

采用茎尖组织培养技术,建立了杭白菊中大洋菊(Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.)的无菌试管苗体系.通过基本培养基和激素配比实验,筛选出杭白菊试管苗快速繁殖的最佳培养基组成.结果表明:最适宜的外植体为直径0.3 mm的茎尖;诱导丛生芽的最适培养基为:MS 6-BA 0.1 mg*L-1 IAA 0.02 mg*L-1;诱导试管苗生根的最适培养基为:1/2MS IAA 0.7 mg*L-1.用电子显微镜进行病毒检测后,筛选出2个脱病毒株系,脱病毒试管苗可作为今后提供优质种苗的种源.     

滁菊的HPLC指纹图谱制作及其化学计量学分析

建立滁菊的HPLC指纹图谱,结合化学计量学手段对不同滁菊的指纹图谱进行分析研究,以期为滁菊的质量控制和产地追溯提供依据。采用HPLC法建立指纹图谱,并用中药色谱指纹图谱相似度评价系统(2012版)和系统聚类、主成分分析2种化学计量学法对指纹图谱和特征峰进行分析。分析结果发现样品有27个共有峰,12个滁菊样品具有较高的相似度,杭菊与滁菊的相似度较差,聚类分析与主成分分析结果和相似度分析结果一致。将HPLC指纹图谱与化学计量学结合可对滁菊进行鉴别和质量评价,为其质量控制和追溯提供了理论参考。     

赤霉素对单头切花菊发育和外观品质的影响

在菊花幼苗定植到短日照处理期间,喷施50、100、150、200mg·L^-1赤霉素的结果表明：菊花发育进程加快,收获期明显缩短,在0-200mg·L^-1赤霉素范围内随赤霉素浓度的增加,发育进程加快明显,200mg·L^-1赤霉素处理的所需天数最短。株高、花径和花梗长度的生长受到促进,茎粗和叶片数生长受抑。     

蒽酮—硫酸法测定菊花多糖方法的研究

研究了蒽酮-硫酸法测定菊花多糖含量时各因素对结果的影响,并对这些因素进行了优化.通过实验发现,波长为644 nm,反应温度40℃,反应时间15 min,在10.00～ 100.00 μg/mL范围内吸光度与被测物含量呈良好的线性关系,相关系数r =0.988 3,平均回收率88.95％,相对标准偏差(RSD)为8.09％.     

Structure Elucidation of a New n-Pentyl Fructofuranoside in Dendranthema morifolium(Ramat.) Tzvel.

A new compound (1) and eleven known compounds were isolated from the polaric fractions of Dendranthema morifolium (Ramat.) Tzvel. By means of chemical and spectral analyses, compound 1 was established as n-pentyl-β-D-fruetofuranoside. Two known compounds n-butyl and ethyl eaffeate were strong antagonists of 5-]ipoxygenase.