Germination responses of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Caragana korshinskii</Emphasis> Kom. to light,temperature and water stress

Caragana korshinskii Kom. is a very important shrub species for vegetation rehabilitation in northern China for its high ecological and economic values. Experiments were conducted to determine its germination responses to (i) different temperature regimes under light and/or dark conditions, (ii) different light intensities, and (iii) different water potentials combined with varied constant temperatures. Under alternating temperatures (from 5:15 to 25:35°C), final percent germinations of Caragana korshinskii were quite similar. In dark conditions, constant temperatures resulted in lower final percent germinations than alternating temperatures. At a controlled temperature regime of 10:20°C, neither final percent germinations nor germination rates showed significant differences among varied light intensities. As water potentials were reduced from 0 (distilled water) to –0.6MPa, final percent germinations increased slightly and reached the peak at approximately –0.6MPa, however, the increment was not significant. Beyond –0.6MPa, further water potential reduction led to decreased final percent germinations and few seeds could germinate at –1.4MPa. Water stress also strongly inhibited germination at very high or low temperatures. The experimental results suggested that middle May might be a suitable time for aerial seeding for this species.     

华北二月兰-春玉米轮作体系中土壤硝态氮的时空变化特征

二月兰-春玉米轮作生产体系是近年来为解决华北地区出现的大面积冬闲田而提出的冬绿肥-春玉米生产新模式.本文依托定位试验,研究了该体系从二月兰翻压到玉米收获期间的土壤硝态氮时空变化特征.结果表明：土壤硝态氮含量呈玉米生育前期高后期低的时间变化特征和硝态氮含量峰值随着生育期的推移逐渐下移的空间变化特征,且土壤硝态氮含量随施肥量的增加而显著增加.翻压二月兰对土壤硝态氮含量的时空变化有一定影响,冬春季种植二月兰可降低0～180 cm土壤硝态氮累积量;二月兰翻压后,春玉米苗期与喇叭口期土壤硝态氮规律基本一致,主要集中在0～20 cm土层,0～100 cm土壤剖面为有二月兰处理高于无二月兰处理,100～180 cm土壤剖面则为有二月兰处理低于无二月兰处理;抽雄期以后,土壤硝态氮含量普遍较低,100～180 cm土层土壤硝态氮含量为有二月兰处理略高于无二月兰处理.总体上,翻压二月兰可以增加0～180 cm土层土壤硝态氮保蓄量.     

一种中间代谢途径代谢通量的定量分析方法

以¹³C标记的碳源,用二维核磁共振技术(¹H-¹³C,HMQC)测定代谢中产生的氨基酸标记模式,研究对中间代谢途径胞内代谢通量进行定量分析的方法.通过开发软件包,改进同位素分布的数学模型,提出了反应映射矩阵(RMM)等概念.由简化算法,提高程序的执行效率,建立了定量分析胞内代谢通量的平台.代谢模型涉及了糖酵解途径、磷酸戊糖途径、三羧酸循环、几种回补反应、发酵途径和氨基酸合成途径.     

Processing and Secretion of Lysosomal Acid α-Glucosidase In Tetrahymena Wild Type and Secretion-Deficient Mutant Cells

ABSTRACT. The proteolytic processing and secretion of a lysosomal enzyme, acid α-glucosidase, was studied by pulse-chase labeling with [³⁵S]methionine in Tetrahymena thermophila CU-399 cells treated with ammonium chloride. This cell secreted a large amount of acid α-glucosidase into the cultured medium during starvation. the secretion was found to be repressed by addition of ammonium chloride (NH₄Cl). Acid α-glucosidase was produced as a precursor form (108 kDa) and then processed to a mature polypeptide (105 kDa) within 60 min. This mature enzyme was secreted into the media within 2-3 h after chase, whereas the precursor form was not secreted by either control cells or NH₄Cl-treated cells. NH₄Cl did not affect the processing of the precursor acid α-glucosidase. Processing profile of this enzyme was apparently indistinguishable from that of the mutant MS-1 defective in lysosomal enzyme secretion. Furthermore, the purified extracellular (CU-399) and intracellular (MS-1) acid a-glucosidases were the same in molecular mass (105 kDa) and enzymatic properties. They contained no mannose 6-phosphate residues in N-linked oligosaccharides. These results suggested that unlike mammalian cells, Tetrahymena acid α-glucosidase may be transferred to lysosomes by a mannose 6-phosphate receptor-independent mechanism, and also that low pH was not essential for the proteolytic processing of precursor polypeptide.     

PHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF HELMINTHOSPOROL AND HELMINTHOSPORIC ACID: I. EFFECTS ON GROWTH OF INTACT PLANTS

Helminthosporol (H-ol) and helminthosporic acid (H-acid) wereeffective in promoting elongation of leaf sheaths of rice, Japanesebarnyard grass and dwarf maize (d-2 and d-5) and of hypocotylsof taisai (Brassica chinensis), but inactive in leaf sheathsof oat and wheat, hypocotyls of sesame and morning glory (Pharbitisnil) and epicotyls of Pharbitis and dwarf and tall peas. Onthe elongation of the leaf sheath of maize d-1, H-ol was promotivebut the activity of H-acid was doubtful. On hypocotyls of lettuceand daikon (Raphanus sativus), only H-acid was active. Multiplicationrate and size of fronds of Lemna perpusila were not affectedby either of the substances. Compared with gibberellic acid for the effect on the shoot growth,H-ol and H-acid were weak in activity and narrower in the scopeof plants that responded. H-ol and H-acid characteristicallypromoted the elongation of the primary root. Comparative effectivenessof H-ol and H-acid varied with plant species or parts examined. ¹ This study was supported in part by grant-in aid of the Ministryof Education (No. 0417). The results reported here were presentedat the Annual Meeting of the Botanical Society of Japan at Kanazawain 1964 (S).     

GROWTH OF CALLUS TISSUE FROM RICE-ROOT IN VIRTO

The callus tissues which had been induced on the roots of riceseedlings by the action of 2,4-D were cultured on a modifiedHELLER medium for more than two years. The tissues were transferredinto new msdium every two to three weeks. Yeast extract and2,4-D were indispensable for maintaining the best growth. Aboutfifty times' increase in tissue mass on a fresh weight basiswas obtained after three weeks' incubation. Glucose, fructose,sucrose and maltose supported equally well the growth of callustissue. The optimum temperature and pH were located between25–30 and 5–6 respectively. Microscopic examinationshowed no sign of organ formation, but some tissue differentiationwas observed at histological level. (Received December 13, 1966; )