STIGMA,STYLE, AND OBTURATOR OF SOYBEAN,GLYCINE MAX (L.) MERR. (LEGUMINOSAE) AND THEIR FUNCTION IN THE REPRODUCTIVE PROCESS

Soybeans have a wet stigma overtopped by a pellicle that originates from the cuticle. There are numerous exudate-filled, axially oriented channels between cells of the transmitting tissue in the stigma and style. Pollen tubes grow in these channels and receive nutrition and mechanical guidance. Transmitting-tissue cells of the obturator are secretory also, but the obturator in soybean does not appear to control direction of pollen tube growth mechanically. The significant function of transmitting tissue in soybeans is to provide nutrition and to control direction of pollen tube growth.     

THE ROLES OF PLANT HORMONES IN STYLE AND STIGMA GROWTH IN GAILLARDIA GRANDIFLORA (ASTERACEAE)

Style and stigma elongation and stigma unfolding, and the roles of plant hormones in these processes in Gaillardia grandiflora Van Houtte were investigated. Style and stigma elongation in vivo began just after anthesis, and style elongation was accompanied by epidermal cell elongation (greatest near the stigma) and a fresh weight increase, but not by cell division or a dry weight increase. The stigma unfolded after the style and stigma elongated. Style-stigma units excised from young disc flowers of this composite were measured as they responded to plant growth regulators applied singly, as well as in sequential and simultaneous combinations, in vitro. Style elongation was promoted by auxin, was inhibited by gibberellins and ethylene, and was unaffected by other growth regulators. Stigma elongation followed a similar pattern of response. Endogenous auxin levels and ethylene production showed parallel variation and endogenous gibberellin levels showed inverse variation with style and stigma elongation. Stigma unfolding was more sensitive to auxin applications and was promoted by applied ethylene. Ethylene production showed parallel variation and endogenous auxin levels showed inverse variation with stigma unfolding. AVG and Co²⁺ applications decreased auxin-induced style elongation and fusicoccin promoted all of the growth responses of style-stigma units in vitro. A gibberellin-auxin-ethylene-acid growth interaction mode of control is proposed for these three growth processes.     

向日葵柱头,花柱和珠孔中钙分布的超微细胞化学定位

用焦锑酸盐沉淀法对向日葵（ＨｅｌｉａｎｔｈｕｓａｎｎｕｕｓＬ．）授粉前后柱头、花柱和珠孔中的钙进行了超微细胞化学定位。同时还运用Ｘ射线能谱（ＥＤＸ）和波谱（ＷＤＸ）两种方法进行了Ｘ射线定性分析,证明了前法所得沉淀确系焦锑酸钙。观察表明,花粉萌发和花粉管生长所经的柱头接受面,花柱引导组织和珠孔引导组织中含钙较柱头、花柱和珠孔的其它部位明显地多。柱头乳突细胞的表面和花柱引导组织的胞间基质中、尤其胞间基质与细胞壁外层相接之处钙很密集。在珠孔外端引导组织中,以角质层为界,钙主要分布于其近珠柄侧。花粉管壁果胶质层中有相当多的钙。结合向日葵中已有的研究和其他文献,讨论了钙的分布与花粉管生长的关系     

山茱萸花柱和柱头的发育解剖学及组织化学

山茱萸成熟雌蕊的柱头为干型,具表皮起源的单细胞乳突。在开花后授粉前乳突细胞的顶部发生凹陷,授粉后乳突细胞迅速萎缩。花柱在发育初期为开放型,发育后期花柱道消失,成为一种具特殊结构的闭合型。成熟花柱由表皮、皮层和特殊的引导组织等部分构成,在皮层中贯穿有3条维管束,引导组织的中央则有二列类似腺质的内表皮细胞,该细胞富含蛋白质、核酸和多糖类物质。     

REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF ERYTHRONIUM GRANDIFLORUM VARIETIES GRANDIFLORUM AND CANDIDUM (LILIACEAE)

This four-year (1982–1986) study compared the pollination biology and cytology of a relatively rare taxon, Erythronium grandiflorum Pursh var. candidum (Piper) Abrams, with that of a geographically widespread sister taxon, E. grandiflorum var. grandiflorum, in the Pacific Northwest. Breeding studies were used to study the reproductive systems of the taxa, to test for interfertility between them, and to seek abnormalities in the breeding system of the rare taxon that might account for its relative rarity. Chromosomes were counted in both taxa and in hybrids from artificial crosses. Ranges of the two taxa were determined from field studies and herbarium specimens. Although the ranges of the taxa overlap in part, populations are usually allopatric. Phenological factors are probably minor in preventing cross-pollination between the taxa. Both taxa are protogynous obligate outcrossers pollinated by bees. Seed production apparently is not pollinator-limited. The two taxa are interfertile only when individuals from allopatric populations are artificially crossed, and thus should be considered two biological species. When the taxa overlap in floral phenology in sympatric populations, they exhibit reciprocal incompatibility. Such incompatibility between closely related perennial species is unusual. It may have arisen via natural selection in mixed populations. Alternatively, if populations of each taxon vary with regard to their incompatibility alleles, they may have acquired their fertility barriers by chance before populations of the two taxa came into contact with each other.     

莴苣授粉前后柱头与花柱中钙的分布变化

莴苣柱头呈两裂片状,有接受花粉的接受面和非接受面之分。授粉前后,柱头接受面乳突细胞的细胞壁中贮存丰富的细小钙颗粒,而非接受面的表皮细胞壁中的钙颗粒很少。在花柱组织中钙的分布具有明显特征,在同一水平上,钙主要分布在引导组织的质外体中,如细胞壁和细胞间隙中,而在引导组织外的薄壁组织中钙主要分布在的细胞内液炮和细胞壁中以及维管束导管内。在花柱不同水平上,花柱中的钙呈现出梯度分布,顶端各组织中的钙颗粒较少,基部各组织中的钙颗粒较多。授粉后1h花柱基部组织的钙颗粒增多,钙梯度分布现象增强。花柱引导组织中的钙梯度分布很可能是吸引花粉管向下生长的原因。讨论了莴苣花柱引导组织中钙梯度分布特征和花粉管在其体内生长的关系。     

THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF CENTRIOLES AND THEIR SATELLITES IN THE JELLYFISH PHIALIDIUM GREGARIUM

Testes of jellyfish Phialidium gregarium were fixed in 2 per cent OsO₄ in Veronal-acetate buffer at pH 7.4. Thin sections showed that in young spermatids the spindle fibers of the last maturation division are attached to satellites of the filament-forming centriole. In more mature spermatids this attachment is not observed. During the developmental phase, nine satellites can be observed emanating from the interspaces between the nine tubular triplets of this centriole. A circular region on each of the enlarged distal ends of the satellites attaches them to the cell membrane. The satellites apparently provide a firm anchor for the axial filament. Each of the epithelial cells covering the testis produces a single long flagellum. On the filament-forming centriole often a satellite can be observed to which tubules are attached. These tubules are 180 A in diameter and probably represent remnants of spindle fibers. It is suggested that the distal centriole has the ability to form several satellites or appendages at appropriate times during the cell cycle. These satellites are distinct from the daughter centrioles in that they are supportive structures: in certain phases of cell life, spindle fibers may attach to them, while in other instances the distal centriole and the flagellum it is forming are anchored by them.     

HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION AND THE NATURE OF EDAPHIC ENDEMISM IN THE GENUS CALOCHORTUS (LILIACEAE)

Bulb and leaf tissues from five species in the genus Calochortus and the soils from collection sites were analyzed for cation and trace element concentrations. All five species, only three of which are considered ultramafic endemics, possessed high concentrations of nickel and copper in both the bulbs and leaves, but not at levels high enough (> 1% dry wt) to be considered hyperaccumulators. Only moderate to trace amounts of cobalt and chromium were detected in both plant tissues. Calcium-magnesium ratios, typically low in ultramafic soils and plants, were low in bulb tissue, but two to 10 times higher in leaf tissue. The ability to tolerate excessively high levels of nickel and other heavy metals may be a physiological exaptation of the genus Calochortus and not necessarily an evolutionary response by several species to life on an ultramafic substrate. The nature of “serpentine” endemism is discussed in the context of heavy metal accumulation by various plant species.     

镇海棘螈产卵位点及其对繁殖成功率的影响

We studied oviposition sites and their effects on the reproductive success of the Chinhai salamander (Echinotriton chinhaiensis) .The results showed that: (1) the female had strong preferences for spawning sites and oviposition microhabitat; (2) the most suitable oviposition sites were 30 cm higher than water level and 45 cm from the water body; (3) oviposition sites usually overlapped;(4) embryos could develop and hatch normally in water as well as on land. The hatching rate on land was high (94 3%), but the number of hatchlings that successfully migrated to water was low (52%±11%, n =3 in the laboratory, and approximatly 20% in nature). Based on the situation in laboratory, the average hatchling survival rate at all oviposition sites was 36 7%. Owing to oviposition on land, the reproductive success of Chinhai salamander was very low;(5) protecting the spawning sites and increasing the hatchling survival rate are the keys to conserving this species.     

REPRODUCTIVE PHENOLOGIES IN LOBELIA INFLATA (LOBELIACEAE) AND THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL

Flowering and fruiting phenologies of individual plants and flowers of Lobelia inflata, a North American summer annual, were studied in the field and greenhouse to determine whether onset of flowering and fruit maturation were correlated, and the degree to which these reproductive phenologies were influenced by the environment. Within each of two field populations, larger plants flowered earlier and produced more flowers than smaller plants. Onset of flowering was positively correlated with onset of fruit maturation but not perfectly so. Two factors decreased the intensity of this correlation. First, at the flower level, the earlier a flower bloomed, the longer the resulting fruit took to develop. Second, fruit development times varied significantly among individual plants. In the greenhouse, individuals watered more frequently attained greater size and flowered earlier than individuals watered less frequently. Nutrient additions did not affect plant size or onset of flowering. These results indicate that for the summer annual Lobelia inflata, reproductive phenologies are phenotypically correlated, and that timing of reproduction is resource and size dependent, as it is for other monocarpic plant species.     

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE,SIZE, AND REPRODUCTION IN TRILLIUM GRANDIFLORUM (LILIACEAE)

The relative importance of age and size as predictors of demographic parameters such as survivorship or reproductive status is generally unknown for herbaceous perennials, due primarily to the difficulty in estimating the age of herbaceous plants. We investigated the relationship between age, size, and reproductive status in Trillium grandiflorum, a rhizomatous perennial herb in which age can be estimated. We measured the leaf area and rhizome volume and estimated the age of plants in a study population that included reproductive and nonreproductive individuals. Reproductive plants were significantly older ( = 22.8 years) than nonreproductive plants ( = 13.3 years). Reproductive plants also had significantly larger total leaf areas and rhizome volumes. Total leaf area, rhizome volume, and age were positively correlated in both groups. Reproduction in this population occurred once plants reached a threshold leaf area or rhizome volume. Both measures of plant size, i.e., total leaf area and rhizome volume, were better predictors of plant reproductive status than was plant age.     

蝎蛉科(长翅目)昆虫雌性生殖系统构造及其在分类学上的意义

蝎蛉科Panorpidae6种蝎蛉的雌性生殖系统间存在显著差异,尤其是卵巢管数目、受精囊包膜颜色、附腺大小、及各部分相互间位置。卵巢管为多滋式,每个卵巢所含卵巢管数目在长瓣蝎蛉Panorpa longihypovalva Hua et Cai和路氏新蝎蛉Neopanorpa lui Chou et Ran中为10根,在大蝎蛉P.magna Chou中为16根,在太白蝎蛉P.obtusa Cheng中为18根,在染翅蝎蛉P.tincta Navas中有28根,在长白山蝎蛉P.changbaishana nom.nov.中,一个卵巢一般由8根卵巢管组成,而另一个经常为10根,表明在同一个体中有不对称性。长白山蝎蛉的受精囊包膜为红色,而其它种类透明。大蝎蛉附腺在6种蝎蛉中最大,几乎与卵巢等粗。表明雌性生殖系统可用于蝎蛉科的种类鉴别,并简要讨论了长翅目Mecoptera的系统发育关系。此外,长白山蝎蛉Panorpa changbaishana Hua是为Panorpa choui Hua,1998所提订的新名。     

NONFRUITING HERMAPHRODITIC FLOWERS OF CALOCHORTUS LEICHTLINII (LILIACEAE): POTENTIAL REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTIONS

The breeding system, flowering display, and fruiting pattern of Calochortus leichtlinii Hook. (Liliaceae) was studied in the eastern Sierra Nevada. This species is capable of both autogamy and insect-mediated outcrossing. Either of these two means of pollination alone could affect full seed set; the populations studied were not pollination limited in 1983. Most individuals produced two flowers but set only one fruit. Flowers are not selectively matured on the basis of the quantity or purported quality of the pollen they receive; the first flower to open was matured in all experiments. Nonfruiting flowers have at least three potentially important reproductive functions: disseminating pollen, allowing plants to produce more seeds in response to an abundance of soil moisture, and setting seeds if the first flower fails to develop fruit.     

中国长江中下游地区贝母属的修订

本文对长江中下游地区的贝母属进行了修订,确认该地区有3种1变种,新归并14种5变种。     

REPRODUCTIVE COST,AGE-SPECIFIC SURVIVAL AND A COMPARISON OF THE REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY IN TWO EUROPEAN TITS (GENUS PARUS)

Theoretical analyses of optimal reproductive rates usually assume a trade-off between offspring production and parental survival. This study verified a survival cost for willow tit males; nonbreeding males survived better than males attending a brood. Theory also predicts a smaller clutch size in birds that are less successful in transforming reproductive investments into mature offspring. As predicted, we found that crested tits, suffering a higher nest predation rate, laid smaller clutches than willow tits. The generally lower survival rate of willow tit adults may largely be attributed to their higher reproductive commitment (larger willow tit clutch size), because no significant interspecific survival difference remained between nonbreeding males. Finally, in willow tits we found a positive correlation between average clutch size and juvenile survival rate (density-dependent) the ensuing year, suggesting that willow tits may adjust clutch size in response to changing survival prospects for their young by using the breeding density as a cue.