Biosystematic Studies on Adenophora potaninii Korsh. Complex (Campanulaceae). Ⅰ. Phenotypic Plasticity

Phenotypic plasticity is the environmental modification of genotypic expression and an important means by which individual plants respond to environmental heterogeneity. The study of phenotypic plasticity in the genus Adenophora, which is very complicated taxo nomically because of great morphological variation, proves to be helpful in both investigating the phenotypic variation so as to evaluate potential taxonomic value of their characters and providing important sources of information on the variation, adaptation and evolution of the genus. Twenty-three populations representing all the six species in Adenophora potaninii complex were transplanted into the garden. Of them six populations were selected for study ing their performance in the field and in the garden, in addition to cultivation experiment under different treatments. The results show that there exists considerable developmental plasticity in some leaf, floral and capsule characters. In particular, the leaf shape and length of calyx lobe display significant developmental variation with the maximum being three times as great as the minimum, which is noteworthy because they were previously considered as diagnostic. The characters of root, caudex, stem and inflorescence are found to be very plastic, especially the root diameter, the number of stems, stem height and inflorescence length with great environmental plasticity. In addition, the populations from different habi tats show distinct amounts of plasticity. On the contrary, the characters of leaf, floral, cap sule and seed are less influenced by environments. It seems that the considerable variation in the characters of leaf is attributed mainly to genetic differences. Finally, the phenotypic plasticity of morphological characters of A. potaninii complex and its taxonomic significanceis discussed.     

DISCOVERY OF VERTEBRATE FOSSILS AND PALEOLITHIC ARTIFACTS IN DANJIANG SUBMERGING AREA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS

IntheareatobefloodedinthesecondengineeringstagefortheDanjiangreservoir,wediscovered16vertebratefossillocalitiesand52Paleolithicsitesin1994,andcollected603artifactsandmanyfossils.Ofthel6new1yfoundvertebratefossillocalities,threearereptilesitesrepresentedbydinosaureggsandlimbbones,andl3producemamma1s,including4Pale0gene,2Ne0geneand7Quaternarysites'ThemammalianlocalitiesareofPale0cene,Eocene,EarlyMiocene,andPli0ceneorEarlyPleistocene,MiddleandIntePleistocene,respectively.Theyfillinsomestrat…     

性病艾滋病感染者HIV-1相关基因CCR5Δ32、CCR2b-64I、SDF1-3＇A多态性分布的研究

研究HIV-1相关等位基因CCR5Δ32、CCR26—64I、SDFl-3'A在性病艾滋病感染人群中的突变频率和多态性分布的特点,为我国艾滋病的预防和未来的基因治疗提供初步依据。收集198例汉族性病艾滋病感染的血液标本,提取基因组DNA,经PCR检测,并用统计学方法分析。198例性病艾滋病人群CCR5Δ32、CCR2b-64I、SDFl-3’A的突变频率分别为0．25％、16．16％、25．00％,与中国普通汉族人的结果一致。CCR5Δ32的突变频率较低,而CCR2b-64I、SDFl-3'4的突变频率较高,提示本地性病艾滋病汉族人群对性传播的HIV—1(R-5)毒株有较大的易感性。     

单甲脒农药对模型池塘生态系统群落结构的影响

在３ｍ×１ｍ×１ｍ（Ｖ＝３ｍ３）含有底泥的模型池塘生态系统中研究单脒农药对水生生物群落结构的影晌。规定实验浓度力０、１．５、３．０、６．０和１２．０ｍｇ／Ｌ,每１５ｄ加入１次２５％单甲脒农药水剂,连续加入４次,实验进行２个多月。在实验浓度范围内,童甲脒农药对水生生物群落产生不同程度的影响。浮游生物比较敏感：加药后头几天内,种类、数量及多样性指数下降,浓度越大,影响越明显;大约１周以后,各处理组浮游生物群落逐步得到恢复,实验后期其数量甚至可超过对照水平,但群落结构发生改变,敏感种类少或消失,耐污种类增加,生物多样性降低。底栖生物比较耐污：处理槽大型水生植物的叶绿素含量有所减少,但其种类和生物量未见明显差异;底栖动物种类、数量也未见明显变化。微生物最耐污,在处理槽水层及沉积物中好氧异养菌数量有所增加,沉积物中厌气菌数量也有增加的趋势。青鱼对单甲脒农药较敏感,在１．５ｍｇ／Ｌ以下浓度尚能正常存活和繁殖。单甲脒农药水剂明显增加水体氮、磷含量,尤其磷酸盐含量高,使水体氮、磷比例失调,可能导致水体富营养化。根据综合指标分析,在规定单甲脒盆酸盐浓度＜１．５ｍｇ／Ｌ的实验条件下,水生生物群落结构未见明显改变．     

应用RAPD方法对近交系小鼠进行遗传检测的研究

目的　为实验室日常检测近交系小鼠的遗传背景提供一种分子生物学方法。方法　用 6条随机引物对 6个品系近交系小鼠基因组DNA进行PCR扩增。结果　 6条随机引物中p2、p3、p5和p6四引物扩增的条带差异较为明显。结论　RAPD方法是一种有效的近交系小鼠遗传检测手段     

分子标记技术及其在芸苔属植物研究中的应用

本文参考了国内外近年来最新研究进展,对分子标记概念和类型作了简要介绍;论述了分子标记技术在植物改良中的主要用途：遗传图谱的构建,基因定位,物种间基因组比较,分子标记辅助育种;较详细地介绍了芸苔属植物在分子标记方面的研究进展。     

松嫩平原盐碱化草地治理方法的比较研究

采用生物、化学和物理方法对盐碱化草地治理进行了比较研究．生物方法采用枯草处理;化学方法采用石膏处理;物理方法采用铺沙处理,种植羊草、野大麦和碱茅３种牧草．结果表明,３种方法均能降低土壤ｐＨ值、电导率和增加土壤含水率．在生物治理中,羊草和野大麦在枯草量达１５００ｇ·ｍ－２,碱茅在枯草量达１０００ｇ·ｍ－２时,便可良好生长．在化学治理中,石膏施用量达１．２５ｋｇ·ｍ－２,即可达到改良效果．在物理方法治理中,羊草和野大麦在沙层厚度为１３ｃｍ,碱茅在１１ｃｍ时即可正常生长发育．     

Promoter analysis in transient assays using a GUS reporter gene construct in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris)

Transient expression profiles for several chimeric beta-glucuronidase (GUS) gene constructs were determined in tissues (young leaves, mature leaves and roots) of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis palustris, cv. Penn A4) following microprojectile bombardment. The constructs analyzed consisted of the uidA (GUS) reporter gene driven by four different promoters (ubiquitin 3-potato, ubiquitin corn, ubiquitin rice and CaMV 35S). The total number of GUS hits (or transient expression units; TEUs) were determined manually under a dissecting scope after histochemical staining for GUS. Results suggest that the ubiquitin rice promoter is most active in cells of turfgrass, regardless of the developmental stage or tissue-type. The ubiquitin corn promoter was the next best. Of the four promoter used, except for ubiquitin 3-potato, reporter gene activity was dramatically higher in mature leaves compared to young leaves. The relative efficiency of each promoter was about the same in roots and leaves. We have also analyzed uidA (GUS) reporter gene activity following microprojectile bombardment in transient expression assays with callus from two cultivars (Providence or Penn A4) of creeping bentgrass. Differences in the frequency of GUS positive hits were observed between cultivars up to 72 hours post-bombardment. However, this difference between cultivars disappeared after 72 hours post-bombardment. This information describing promoter functionality in bentgrass will be important when designing gene constructs for trait modification and when choosing appropriate cultivars for improvement through gene transfer experiments. This is the first in depth report on organ-specific and developmental gene expression profiles for transgenes in a turfgrass species.     

宁虫素对蔬菜、水稻害虫的毒力及药效特性研究

本研究了复方生物农药宁虫素对蔬菜、水稻害虫的毒力及药效特性,结果表明,该药集速效性、特效性于一体,对蚜虫、褐飞虱的毒力分别为：0.63ppm和2.00ppm。田间试验表明,宁虫素可有效地控制蔬菜蚜虫、小菜蛾、菜青虫、稻飞虱等的危害,防效显。田间使用宁虫素后,平均蛛虱比明显优于噻嗪酮和吡虫啉,生态安全性好。     

Production of nitric oxide and tumor necrosis factor-alpha by Smilacis rhizoma in mouse peritoneal macrophages

Using mouse peritoneal macrophages, we have examined the mechanism by which, Smilacis rhizoma (SR) regulates nitric oxide (NO) production. When SR was used in combination with recombinant interferon-gamma (rIFN-gamma), there was a marked cooperative induction of NO production. However, SR had no effect on NO production by itself. The increased production of NO from rIFN-gamma plus SR-stimulated cells was almost completely inhibited by pre-treatment with pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate (PDTC), an inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB). Furthermore, treatment of peritoneal macrophages with rIFN-gamma plus SR caused a significant increase in tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) production. PDTC also decreased the effect of SR on TNF-alpha production significantly. These findings demonstrate that SR increases the production of NO and TNF-alpha by rIFN-gamma-primed macrophages and suggest that NF-kappaB plays a critical role in mediating these effects of SR.