黑松菌根共生体中真菌液泡形态构架及其活力

 为探讨菌根共生体中菌根菌液泡结构及其活力变化对宿主生长的影响, 对3种外生菌根菌黄色须腹菌(Rhizopogen luteous, 简称Rl)、彩色豆马勃(Pisolithus tinctorius, 简称 Pt₂)、美味牛肝菌 (Boletus edulis, 简称Be)离体菌丝及与黑松(Pinus thunbergii)形成菌根共生体的冰冻切片进行6-羧基二乙酸荧光素(6-CFDA)染色, 观察了真菌液泡形态构架及其活力的变化。结果表明, 在Pt₂与Rl离体菌丝中既可见单个分散的大液泡, 又可见相邻液泡间由细管状连接而成的管状液泡系统, Be离体菌丝的液泡则呈细小颗粒状, 密集分布于菌丝体的各个部分; Be离体菌丝的活性强于Pt₂和Rl。上述3种菌根菌与黑松形成菌根共生体后, Pt₂与Rl对黑松的促生效果好于Be, 菌根共生体中菌套和哈氏网菌丝的活性明显强于Be, 且仍可见数个液泡连接成管状系统; 而在Be菌根中菌丝液泡系统不形成管状, 活性较低。结果暗示, 菌根共生体中真菌的管状液泡系统及其活力与对黑松的促生作用似存在一定的相关性。该研究对于进一步了解菌根的促生作用机理及菌根真菌与宿主植物的协同进化具有一定的意义。     

长柄水青冈幼苗根系构型及动态变化

长柄水青冈（Fagus longipetiolata）是我国亚热带山地林的重要组成树种,本研究在温室中用河砂培养长柄水青冈幼苗,采用直接测量法研究了长柄水青冈的根系构型。结果表明,生长50 d的长柄水青冈幼苗的根系呈倒圆锥形,根宽小于根深;基根平均生长角度较小,基根的向地性小;一级侧根与主根的夹角从根系上部至下部逐渐变小;二级侧根首先发生于根系的中下部,然后其发生范围向根系上、下部扩展。虽然长柄水青冈幼苗根系构型存在较大的个体差异性,但一级侧根与主根的夹角则具有较好的稳定性。研究揭示了实验条件下长柄水青冈幼苗的根系构型及其在幼苗建成过程中的生长变化规律,为长柄水青冈的进一步研究提供科学依据。     

瘤菌根菌对铁皮石斛根系形态的影响及其共生关系的研究

为了解瘤菌根菌(Epulorhizasp.)与铁皮石斛(Dendrobiumofficinale)根系的共生关系及其对根系农艺性状的影响,用液体培养瘤菌根菌浇灌无菌盆栽铁皮石斛苗根部共培养,观察石斛根的表型和超微结构变化,并用分子检测鉴定菌丝是否定殖根中。结果表明,瘤菌根菌菌丝能侵入根的皮层细胞,诱导生成菌丝团形成共生关系。共生后的菌丝能提高IAA含量,诱导根系结构发生改变生成侧根,增大了根系体积,促进根系的生长并显著提高根系活力。瘤菌根菌与铁皮石斛根共培养后建立共生关系形成菌根且能定殖于根中,诱导根系结构的变化,侧根的形成对石斛生长具有重要作用。     

丛枝菌根真菌和磷水平对番茄幼苗侧根形成的影响

为了探讨丛枝菌根真菌(AMF)和磷水平对植物根系构型的影响,在两个磷水平下对番茄幼苗接种AMF菌株Rhizophagus irregularis BGC JX04B,研究AMF和磷水平对番茄幼苗侧根形成的影响.结果表明: AMF对植株生物量的促进效应不明显,但显著降低了植株的根冠比;显著增加了主根长而减少了1级侧根长,并与侵染时期存在互作;显著降低了2～3级侧根数量及2级侧根数与1级侧根数的比值,对1~2级侧根密度无显著影响.高磷(50 mg·kg^-1P)显著促进了植株生长,降低了植株的根冠比;对主根长和1级侧根长无显著影响,显著增加了1~3级侧根数量及2级侧根数与1级侧根数的比值,提高了1~2级侧根密度.表明AMF和磷水平对番茄侧根形成的影响机制不同,高磷的影响可能基于对养分吸收和生长的促进效应,而AMF的影响则更为复杂,且AMF与侵染时期的互作效应预示着碳素分配(糖信号)可能参与了AMF对根系构型的调控.     

外生菌根菌对油松幼苗抗氧化酶活性及根系构型的影响

研究盆栽条件下,接种褐环乳牛肝菌(Suillus luteus)和红汁乳菇(Lactarius hatsudake)对油松(Pinus tabulaeformis)苗木生长,抗氧化酶活性和根系构型的影响。结果表明:(1)褐环乳牛肝菌和红汁乳菇均可与油松合成外生菌根,并显著提高苗木的苗高、地径、鲜重和干重。(2)接种褐环乳牛肝菌苗木针叶抗氧化酶(SOD、CAT、POD)活性分别比接种红汁乳菇苗木高14.77%、20.77%、34.68%;接种褐环乳牛肝菌苗木根系抗氧化酶(SOD、CAT、POD)活性分别比接种红汁乳菇苗木高8.54%,4.34%,33.31%;接种处理苗木抗氧化酶活性均显著高于不接种处理。接种处理苗木根长、表面积、体积、平均直径、根尖数、分叉数显著高于不接种处理;接种处理间苗木只有根尖数存在显著差异;接种褐环乳牛肝菌的油松根系分支成80°—90°的一级侧根数占23.81%,显著多于接种红汁乳菇和对照苗木。研究表明,接种褐环乳牛肝菌和红汁乳菇均能促进油松苗木生长,提高油松体内抗氧化酶活性,扩大苗木根系的吸收范围,其中褐环乳牛肝菌各方面的促进效果要优于红汁乳菇。     

丛枝菌根真菌对福鼎大白茶生长、侧根数和根系内源激素的影响

该研究以盆栽福鼎大白茶(Camellia sinensis‘Fuding Dabaicha’)为材料,通过对其接种丛枝菌根真菌(AM真菌)幼套球囊霉(Clariodeoglomus etunicatum)、地表球囊霉(Diversispora versiformis)、粘屑多孢囊霉(D. spurca)以及上述三菌种的混合菌剂,研究AM真菌对茶生长、侧根数及根系內源激素的影响。结果表明:接种12周后福鼎大白茶根系能被AM真菌侵染,为18.85%～40.23%。接种AM真菌处理促进了福鼎大白茶株高、叶面积、主根长以及一级侧根和三级侧根数量,但抑制了二级侧根数(除混合菌种)。单一的AM真菌接种显著提高了福鼎大白茶根系脱落酸、玉米素核苷、赤霉素和油菜素内酯的含量,但降低了根系茉莉酸甲酯含量(除Clariodeoglomous etunicatum)。相关性分析揭示菌根诱导的福鼎大白茶根系激素变化与菌根促进福鼎大白茶侧根数有关。此外,幼套球囊霉的促生效果最显著,而混合菌种对根系形态和侧根数影响最显著。今后茶树栽培中应加强菌根管理。     

地下水位对黄河三角洲柽柳根系生长的影响

为揭示黄河三角洲柽柳根系生长特征对地下水位的响应规律,明确柽柳生长适宜的地下水位,在咸水矿化度（6 g/L）下,模拟设置0、0.3、0.6、0.9、1.2、1.5、1.8 m共7个地下水位。测定分析栽植柽柳土柱的水盐参数与根系生长指标。结果表明：在咸水矿化度下,地下水位可显著影响土壤水盐变化,从而影响柽柳根系的生长。随地下水位的降低,土壤含水量、含盐量和土壤溶液绝对浓度显著降低。在高水位（≤0.6 m）下,柽柳根系生长受水盐胁迫影响显著,柽柳根长、根径、侧根数、总生物量、侧根生物量、根系连接长度均较低,拓扑结构呈叉状分支;中水位（0.9 m）时,土壤水盐条件适宜,柽柳侧根数、根径、二级侧根和毛细根生物量达到最大值,拓扑结构由叉状分支向鱼尾形分支过渡;低水位（≥1.2 m）下,土壤水盐含量低,柽柳根系总生物量、主根生物量、一级侧根生物量和根系平均连接长度在1.2 m水位达到最大值后降低,拓扑结构呈鱼尾形分支。柽柳根系生长与地下水位密切相关,柽柳通过改变根系生长和调整构型来适应不同土壤水盐和地下水位条件。高水位（≤0.6 m）下柽柳以降低根系生长深度,增加分叉,调配各组织器官的生物量来适应水盐胁迫;中水位0.9 m下土壤水盐条件最适宜柽柳生长;低水位（≥1.2 m）下柽柳主要受土壤干旱胁迫而使根系向下生长,增加根系连接长度,以此扩大资源获取效率。柽柳根系生长及根系构型对咸水矿化度下不同地下水位表现出较强的适应性和可塑性。     

AM真菌对枳吸收磷和分泌磷酸酶的影响

研究0.1mmol/L P和1mmol/L P下接种丛枝菌根(AM)真菌Funneliformis mosseae对沙培枳Poncirus trifoliata实生苗P吸收、转运和分泌磷酸酶的影响。结果显示,在0.1mmol/L P和1mmol/L P下,接种AM真菌都增加了枳地上部和地下部干重、一级侧根和二级侧根数,但1mmol/L P下接种AM真菌显著降低了枳主根长。与不接种AM真菌相比,1mmol/L P下接种AM真菌显著降低了枳叶片酸性磷酸酶活性,但显著增加了根系酸性磷酸酶活性及根系分泌酸性磷酸酶基因Pt PAP1的表达水平。接种AM真菌显著增加了0.1mmol/L P和1mmol/L P下叶片磷含量,根系磷含量仅在1mmol/L P下接种AM真菌后显著增加。在0.1mmol/L P和1mmol/L P下接种AM真菌显著降低了枳叶片(PtPAP1和PtPAP3)和根系(PtPAP3)分泌磷酸酶基因以及叶片磷转运蛋白基因(PtaPT5和PtaPT6)的表达水平,显著增加了枳根系PtaPT3、PtaPT5和PtaPT6的表达量。因此,推断接种AM真菌能刺激枳侧根数增多和酸性磷酸酶分泌,增强磷转运蛋白基因的表达,从而改善枳对磷养分的吸收。     

低磷供应对拟南芥根系构型的影响

在人工气候箱中,采用Johnson培养基对拟南芥在低磷供应条件下根系构型的变化进行了研究,结果表明：拟南芥在磷饥饿诱导下,主根缩短,侧根密度、根毛的数量和长度显著增加,并且,根尖到第一侧根和第一根毛的距离也大大缩短。这些改变增加了根系比表面积,并且使得根系分布更加靠近土壤表层,有利于提高植物吸收土壤中有机磷的效率。低磷胁迫还导致拟南芥根系分生组织区细胞形状变异,柱细胞数量减少;主根生长和细胞伸长的动力学分析显示,磷饥饿促使拟南芥主根生长变缓,细胞长度随磷饥饿程度的加深迅速缩小。CycB1;1:GUS染色分析结果表明,低磷破坏拟南芥根系分生组织细胞分裂能力,这些结果说明磷胁迫同时抑制了细胞的伸长和分裂,从而引起拟南芥主根的缩短。     

人参根系发育形态学的研究

人参(Panax qinseng C. A. Meyer)属于直根系植物,有次生构造。一年生苗只具有主根和侧根。二年以上的人参常在根状茎上长出不定根,即人参根系包括主根和不定根及其各级分枝。主根初生木质部为三原型,侧根和不定根及其分枝多为二原型,偶见三原型。根系随参龄的增加而增大。每年末级分枝自基部于休眠前萎缩、脱落,并在萎缩部分的上一级支根内部产生越冬根原基,越冬根原基是翌年形成全部吸收根的基础。一年生人参由中柱鞘产生一圈初生树脂道,由形成层产生一圈(或二圈)次生树脂道,以后次生树脂道的圈数随参龄的增加而每年增加一圈,自第五年开始渐缓。根内淀粉粒含量随发育时期的变化而相应变化,其积累高峰出现在果后期。研究人参根系发育形态学不仅对全面正确认识人参根系具有理论意义,而且对改进人参栽培管理和评价人参质量具有指导意义。     

Cadmium stress suppresses lateral root formation by interfering with the root clock

A biological clock activated by oscillating signals, known as root clock, has been linked to lateral root (LR) formation and is essential for regular LR spacing along the primary root. However, it remains unclear how this internal mechanism is influenced by environmental factors known to affect the LR pattern. Here, we report that excessive cadmium (Cd) inhibits LR formation by disrupting the lateral root cap (LRC)‐programmed cell death (PCD)‐regulated root clock. Cd restricts the frequency of the oscillating signal rather than its amplitude. This could be attributed to the inhibition on meristematic activity by Cd, which resulted in decreased LRC cell number and LRC‐PCD frequency. Genetic evidence further showed that LRC cell number is positively correlated with root resistance to Cd. Our study reveals root cap dynamics as a novel mechanism mediating root responses to Cd, providing insight into the signalling pathways of the root clock responding to environmental cues.     

不同氮效率水稻品种根系生理生态指标的差异

以氮素利用效率差异大的两个水稻品种(氮高效品种南光和氮低效品种Elio)作为试验材料,设计高低两个供氮水平,在温室砂培条件下研究了不同氮效率水稻高效吸收利用氮素的根系生物学特性及生理机制.结果表明,在两个供氮水平下,氮高效水稻南光的产量均显著大于氮低效水稻,增幅在50%以上.随着供氮水平的提高,两个水稻品种植株的总吸氮量和干物质量随之增加,氮高效水稻南光的生育后期吸氮量和地上部及根系的生物量显著高于氮低效水稻Elio;氮高效水稻品种南光根系形态参数对氮素营养的响应度高于氮低效品种Elio,高氮处理下,南光较低氮处理分别增加127%(总根长)和114%(根系表面积),而Elio仅增加92%(总根长)和82%(根系表面积),而且Elio在齐穗期后根系形态参数水平下降显著;南光的根系伤流强度在拔节期较氮低效水稻Elio高出11%(1mmol L-1)和32%(5mmol L-1),灌浆期南光较Elio高出12%(1mmol L-1)和12%(5mmol L-1),差异均显著.由本试验结果可推断根系形态及根系活力的差异是造成水稻氮效率差异的重要原因之一.     

Estimation of tree root lengths using fractal branching rules: a comparison with soil coring for Grevillea robusta

Previous theoretical research has suggested that lengths of tree roots can be estimated on the basis of their branching characteristics, if branching has a fractal pattern that is independent of root diameter. This theory and its underlying assumptions was tested for Grevillea robusta trees at a site in Kenya by comparing estimates of root length from conventional soil coring and the output of a fractal branching algorithm. The trees were in a 4-year-old stand established on a 3 × 4 m planting grid. Root lengths (L _r) in four units of the planting grid were estimated by soil coring. Branching characteristics determined by examination of 32 excavated roots from 16 trees were: The number of branches at each branching point; the length of links between branching points (L _l); the diameter of root tips; and parameters which describe the change in diameter at each branching point. Each was found to be independent of root size. These data were used to parameterise a branching algorithm, which was then used to estimate numbers of root links in the four grid units (n _l) from root diameters at the bases of the four trees at the corners of each unit. Root lengths, from L _r = n₁ L₁, severely underestimated L _r. This discrepancy probably resulted from inaccuracy in the parameterisation of the branching algorithm, as output from the algorithm was very sensitive to small changes in parameter values. Use of fractal branching rules alone to estimate roots length does not appear possible unless the algorithm is calibrated to adjust for errors in parameter estimation. Calibration can be achieved by calculation of an 'effective link length', L ^eff ₁, from L _r/n _l, where L _r is measured by a reference method such as soil coring.     

An adaptive numerical method for the Richards equation with root growth

An efficient new numerical method for simultaneously simulating soil water flow and plant root growth is presented. It allows the calculation of the water uptake of an entire root system while preserving the local impact of single roots. The approach is based on the adaptive finite-element method, which enables a flexible fine resolution along individual roots, which cannot be achieved by classical non-adaptive algorithms.     

During measurements of root hydraulics with pressure probes, the contribution of unstirred layers is minimized in the pressure relaxation mode: comparison with pressure clamp and high-pressure flowmeter

The effects of unstirred layers (USLs) at the endodermis of roots of young maize plants (Zea mays L.) were quantified, when measuring the water permeability of roots using a root pressure probe (RPP) in the pressure relaxation (PR) and pressure clamp (PC) modes. Different from PRs, PCs were performed by applying a constant pressure for certain periods of time. Experimental data were compared with results from simulations based on a convection versus diffusion (C/D) model, with the endodermis being the main barrier for solutes and water. Solute profiles in the stele were calculated as they occurred during rapid water flows across the root. The model quantitatively predicted the experimental finding of two distinct phases during PRs, in terms of a build-up of concentration profiles in the stele between endodermis and xylem vessels. It also predicted that, following a PC, half-times (T1/2) of PRs increased as the time used for clamping (and the build-up of USLs) increased. Following PCs of durations of 15, 30 and 60 s, T1/2 increased by factors of between 2.5 and 7.0, and water permeability of roots (root hydraulic conductivity, Lpr) was reduced by the same factors. When root pressure was immediately taken back to the original equilibrium root pressure following a PC, there was a transient uptake of water into the root stele (transient increase of root pressure), and the size of transients rose with time of clamping, as predicted by the model. The results indicated that the 'real' hydraulic conductivity of roots should be measured during initial water flows, such as during the rapid phase of PRs, when the effect of USLs was minimized. It was discussed that 'pressure-propagation effects' could not explain the finding of two phases during PRs. The results of USL effects threw some doubt on the use of PC and high-pressure flowmeter (HPFM) techniques with roots, where rigorous estimates of USLs were still missing despite the fact that large quantities of water were forced across the root.     

Initial burst of root development with decreasing respiratory carbon cost in Fagus crenata Blume seedlings

As terrestrial plants are rooted in one place, their metabolism must be acclimatized to continuously changing environmental conditions. This process is influenced by different metabolic traits of plant organs during ontogeny. However, direct measurement of organ-specific metabolic rates is particularly scarce, and little is known about their roles in whole-plant metabolism. In this study, we investigated size scaling of respiration rate, fresh mass and surface area of leaves, stems and roots in 65 seedlings of Fagus crenata Blume (2 weeks to 16 months old). With the increase in plant mass, the proportion of roots in whole plants increased from 20.8 to 87.3% in fresh mass and from 12.8 to 95.0% in surface area, whereas there was only a 15.6 to 60.2% increase in respiration rate. As a result, the fresh-mass-specific and surface-area-specific respiration rates in the roots decreased by 85% and 90%, respectively, and these decreases were significantly size dependent. However, such a size-dependent decrease was not observed for the surface-area-specific respiration rate in the leaves and stems. It is likely that this rapid root development is specific to the early growth stage after germination and would help plants acquire water and nutrients efficiently (i.e., at relatively low respiratory carbon costs). Overall, it is probable that the establishment of F. crenata forests and survival of F. crenata seedlings could be promoted by substantial root growth, with a reduction in respiratory carbon cost.     

Inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhances growth of Litchi chinensis Sonn. trees after propagation by air-layering

This study investigated the patterns of root growth and water uptake of maize (Zea mays L.) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) grown in a mixture under greenhouse conditions. The plants were grown in root boxes for 5 weeks under 2 watering regimes; fully irrigated and water stress conditions, followed by a 5-day drying cycle imposed during the 6th week of growth. Water uptake patterns were analysed during the drying cycle. The two-dimensional distribution of the roots of both plants in the boxes was determined immediately at the end of the drying cycle. Under well-irrigated conditions, the roots of the component plants grew profusely into all sections of the root box and intermingled considerably. Water stress resulted in the decline of root growth of maize and cowpea but the root:shoot ratios of maize and cowpea were not affected, suggesting that there was no significant effect of water stress on root:shoot partitioning. However, water stress affected the biomass distribution between fine and coarse roots in cowpea. About 64% by weight of cowpea roots under water stress were coarse whereas as against 48% under well-irrigated conditions. Furthermore, water stress generally restricted the lateral extent of the roots of both maize and cowpea with a tendency of clumping together of the root systems and a reduced degree of intermingling. Thus, the extent of mixing of the root systems was apparently controlled by the availability of soil water. Water uptake from the well-irrigated soil in the root boxes was initially restricted to the sections directly below the base of each plant. Although roots of both plants were present in almost all sections of the root box, all the sections did not contribute simultaneously to water uptake by each plant. Water uptake was delayed from the middle intermingled zones. In effect, uptake patterns did not relate generally to the root distribution. The tendency was for the component plants to initially `avoid' water uptake from zones of intense intermingling or competition.     

Changes in the risk of fine-root mortality with age: a case study in peach, Prunus persica (Rosaceae)

Previous studies suggest that younger roots are more vulnerable to mortality than older roots. We analyzed minirhizotron data using a mixed-age, proportional hazards regression approach to determine whether the risk of mortality (or "hazard") was higher for younger roots than for older roots in a West Virginia peach orchard. While root age apparently had a strong effect on the hazard when considered alone, this effect was largely due to different rates of mortality among roots of different orders, diameters, and depths. Roots with dependent laterals (higher order roots) had a lower hazard than first-order roots in 1996 and 1997. Greater root diameter was also associated with a decreased hazard in both 1996 and 1997. In both years, there was a significant decrease in the hazard with depth. When considered alone, age appeared to be a strong predictor of risk: a 1-d increase in initial root age was associated with a 1.26-2.62% decrease in the hazard. However, when diameter, order, and depth were incorporated into the model, the effect of root age disappeared or was greatly reduced. Baseline hazard function plots revealed that the timing of high-risk periods was generally related to seasonal factors rather than individual root age.     

不同耐性水稻幼苗根系对镉胁迫的形态及生理响应

采用水培试验,以两个耐镉性不同的水稻品种为材料,研究了不同浓度镉胁迫对水稻幼苗根系形态、根系活力、游离脯氨酸含量及抗氧化酶活性的影响。结果表明:低于5 μmol/L Cd胁迫对2个水稻品种总根长、根表面积、根体积、根干重、根系活力无明显影响,在1 μmol/L Cd时,甚至起促进作用。随Cd浓度增加表现出一定的抑制效应,秀水63在10 μmol/L Cd胁迫下根系形态、根系活力明显受到抑制,而秀水09在25 μmol/L Cd胁迫下明显受抑。随Cd胁迫浓度的增加,游离脯氨酸含量、丙二醛(MDA)含量、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)活性均呈上升趋势,两品种相比,秀水09的游离脯氨酸含量、SOD和POD增幅大于秀水63,而MDA含量增幅小于秀水63;过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性变化表现为先上升后下降,10-100 μmol/L Cd胁迫下秀水63根系中CAT活性明显低于秀水09。总之,水稻对Cd毒害响应存在明显的品种差异,且Cd胁迫下根系生理响应的差异是品种间耐性差异的重要原因之一。