ON THE BEHAVIOR OF NICKEL CARBONATE IN RELATION TO PHOTOSYNTHESIS

The writer was unable to prepare a sample of nickel carbonate which would give any indication of photosynthetic activity. If Professor Baly''s preparations are really active, I believe there is some detail in his procedure which he has failed to mention.     

ADVENTIVE EMBRYOGENESIS IN CITRUS AND ITS RELATION TO POLLINATION AND FERTILIZATION

Cytological and histological studies of seeds from three facultative apomictic Citrus cultivars show that adventive embryos develop, as a rule, from the first few cell layers of the nucellus adjacent to the embryo sac in the micropylar half and occasionally from the chalazal end. The adventive embryos initiated in nucellar tissue away from the embryo sac and most of those initiated from the chalazal end of the nucellus do not develop beyond the one-celled stage. When two or more embryos are developing in the same seed, the successful development of a given embryo depends on its location in relation to access to nutrients from the endosperm. The presence of a zygote and triploid endosperm in seeds with adventive embryos, the abortion of seed when endosperm degenerates, and the lack of seed set without pollination indicate that pollination and fertilization are essential for in vivo adventive embryogenesis.     

FLORAL NECTARIES AND TRICHOMES IN RELATION TO POLLINATION IN SOME SPECIES OF THEOBROMA AND HERRANIA (STERCULIACEAE)

Floral surfaces of two Theobroma spp. and one species of the allied genus Herrania (Sterculiaceae) were examined using scanning electron microscopy for reward system information of the pollinator-adaptation syndrome. These flowers are structurally complex and have sheltered reproductive parts indicating an elaborate insect-mediated pollination mechanism. Analysis of anther dehiscence, anthesis and pollen tube growth suggests a crepuscular pollination strategy. Suspected pollinators have been observed on floral parts of theobromas possessing stomate type nectaries and various shaped trichomes (blade of petal ligule and adaxial surface of petal hood). H. purpurea has elongate ligules devoid of stomates. Glandular clublike structures are found on the ovaries of all three spp. In numerous spp. of theobromas, except T. cacao, and two species of Herrania, a conspicuous ring of multicellular trichomes occurs at the adaxial base of the sepals. A possible function for the ring may be fragrance production because of its greatly reduced condition in the faintly scented T. cacao and the prevalence of pronounced fragrances in these other species.     

授粉诱导兰花花部乙烯生物合成基因在转录水平上的表达

朵丽蝶兰（Ｄｏｒｉｔａｅｎｏｐｓｉｓｈｙｂｒｉｄａ Ｈｏｒｔ．）的花授粉后,测定乙烯的产生,并分析授粉后花部各器官乙烯生物合成的ＡＣＣ合成酶和ＡＣＣ氧化酶两个基因转录水平上的表达。授粉后在花部均可探测到ＡＣＣ合成酶和ＡＣＣ氧化酶的ｍ ＲＮＡ。在花部不同器官之间,此两种酶的ｍ ＲＮＡ的积累水平均表现出一些差异。ＡＣＣ合成酶的ｍ ＲＮＡ 积累与ＡＣＣ氧化酶相比,具有更明显的特异性。而ＡＣＣ氧化酶ｍ ＲＮＡ 的积累水平远比ＡＣＣ合成酶高     

资源异质性环境中的植物克隆生长 :觅食行为

植物行为(plantbehaviour)[1,2]和植物克隆生长(clonalgrowthinplants)[3～5]是欧美近年来新兴的两个生态学研究领域。他们的交叉部——克隆植物的觅食行为(foragingbehaviour)[6～8]研究的成果不断地发表在各种重要国际学术刊物上[5,6,8,9]。它主要探讨克隆植物在资源异质性分布的环境中获取需资源的生态对策[8,10]。它突破了传统的植物个体“固定着生”的观念,与其它克隆植物生态学研究结果一道丰富了主要在研究非克隆植物基础上建立的(尤其是关于个体及个体以上组织水平)生物学和生态学的理论。并且具有潜在的应用价值。1　植物克隆生长…