Priming bitter gourd seeds with selenium solution enhances germinability and antioxidative responses under sub-optimal temperature

Priming offers an effective means for counteracting sub-optimal temperature induced oxidative injury and raising seed performance in many crop species. In Taiwan, bitter gourd is frequently seeded when ambient temperatures are below the optimum. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the effect of priming on germinability and antioxidative capacity in two bitter gourd cultivars germinated under 20 and 25°C conditions. Sodium selenite was also added to the priming solution. Priming was achieved by moistening the seeds with 1, 2, 5, or 10 mg l−1 sodium selenite solutions on germination paper at 25°C for 48 h and then air-drying them to their original moisture levels. A sub-optimal temperature of 20°C decreased seed performance by enhancing peroxidative injury. The sub-optimal temperature germinability was partially restored by priming the seeds with selenium solutions up to the 2 mg l−1 level. The improved seed performances were linked to the priming-enhanced free radical and peroxide-scavenging activities linked to the ascorbate-glutathione cycle. However, glutathione peroxidase was the only enzyme showing positive response with increasing selenium level up to 10 mg l−1, suggesting that this enzyme is selenium-inducible. The changes in germination and antioxidative activities in relation to selenium priming and sub-optimal temperature were similar for the two cultivars, despite differences in their germination performance and related antioxidative traits.     

社区尺度绿色基础设施暴雨径流消减模拟研究

当前快速的城市化进程导致了城市地区内涝事件频繁发生。绿色基础设施是减轻城市洪涝的有效措施之一。SWMM(Storm Water Management Model)等模型的复杂性使得规划管理者对模型的操作和应用存在困难,而且缺乏对绿色基础设施径流消减机制的展现。目前的研究中,比较单个与综合绿色基础设施配置径流消减效果的研究相对较少。基于水量平衡和城市水文过程,开发了社区尺度绿色基础设施消减作用的暴雨径流模型,并以北京市一典型社区为例,模拟研究了一年一遇和五年一遇两种暴雨条件下不同绿色基础设施配置对暴雨径流流量和峰值的消减效率。结果表明:用两场野外监测的降雨和径流数据验证模型得到的决定系数分别为0.68和0.71,纳什效率系数分别达到0.99和0.96,表明模型是可靠的。在一年一遇和五年一遇两种暴雨条件下,将常规绿地改造成5 cm深度的下凹式绿地,径流量分别减少了8.23%和23.30%,径流峰值分别减少了20.31%和29.11%;在建造300 m3调蓄池的情景下,径流量分别减少了84.90%和20.97%,径流峰值分别减少了88.99%和0.10%;在50%的不透水地表铺装透水砖情景下,径流量分别减少了46.51%和38.52%,径流峰值分别减少了39.96%和35.48%。3种绿色基础设施都可以较好的消减社区暴雨径流,但是随着暴雨强度的增强,下凹式绿地的消减效果略增强,调蓄池的消减效果变差,透水砖铺装的消减效果较稳定。综合3种措施对暴雨径流具有显著消减效果,可以100%消减一年一遇暴雨产生的径流,在五年一遇设计暴雨条件下,分别消减75.47%的总径流量和64.52%的径流峰值。     

宁夏沙湖几种主要荒漠植物成丛性分析

该文对宁夏沙湖地区几种主要荒漠植物成丛或聚集分布的空间特征进行了研究,提出应用成丛性表征植物丛聚水平,并以丛生植物的丛径或散生植物的聚集分布尺度范围衡量植物成丛性的发育程度。其中散生植物的聚集尺度以Riplay's K点格局法进行计算。结果表明,植物的丛聚水平与生境条件密切相关,强日照、干热风、空旷的立地、较高土壤含水率、强透水蓄水能力等生境条件会促进植物成丛性的发育,而蒸腾胁迫低、土壤供水能力较差的生境条件下植物成丛性发育较弱。荒漠植物通过成丛或聚集分布可以形成局部微生境,减少地上部分的水分胁迫,是植物在群落水平适应环境的重要途径。     

氮磷添加对亚热带常绿阔叶林土壤氮素矿化的影响

设计了2种处理(即氮添加,100 kg N·hm-2·a-1;氮磷添加,100 kgN·hm-2·a-1+50kgP·hm-2·a-1),研究了氮磷添加对亚热带北部常绿阔叶林土壤无机氮和氮素矿化的影响.结果表明,不同处理0 ～ 10 cm和10 ～ 20 cm土层无机氮(铵态氮+硝态氮)含量年平均值分别为:对照7.27和6.80 mg·kg-1、氮添加13.94和8.92 mg·kg-1、氮磷添加11.20和7.13 mg·kg-1,其中铵态氮分别占90.66％和91.15％、65.78％和72.85％、84.64％和85.08％.不同处理0～10 cm和10 ～20 cm土层的净氨化、净硝化和净氮矿化速率具有相似的季节性变化规律,即夏季氮素净转化速率最高,冬季氮素净转化速率最低,春季和秋季氮素净转化速率有一定差异,但不显著.研究表明,养分添加使土壤年平均净氮矿化速率下降,氮添加使土壤硝化速率下降,氨化速率上升;而氮磷添加使硝化速率上升,氨化速率下降.养分添加对森林生态系统的氮动态影响效应尚需长期定位观测.     

Enhanced expression of the codon-optimized exo-inulinase gene from the yeast Meyerozyma guilliermondii in Saccharomyces sp. W0 and bioethanol production from inulin

In the present study, after the exo-inulinase gene INU1 from Meyerozyma guilliermondii was optimized according to the codon usage bias of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, both the optimized gene INU1Y and the native gene INU1 were ligated into the homologous integration expression vector pMIRSC11 and expressed in Saccharomyces sp. W0. It was determined that the inulinase activity of the recombinant yeast Y13 with the optimized gene INU1Y was 43.84 U/mL, which was obviously higher than that (31.39 U/mL) produced by the recombinant yeast EX3 with the native gene INU1. Moreover, it was indicated that the recombinant yeast Y13 could produce 126.30 mg/mL ethanol from 300.0 g/L inulin while the recombinant yeast EX3 and Saccharomyces sp. W0 produced 122.75 mg/mL and 114.15 mg/mL ethanol, respectively, under the same conditions. In addition, the ethanol productivity of the recombinant yeast Y13 was 2.25 mg/mL/h within 48 h of the fermentation, which was obviously higher than that of the recombinant yeast EX3 (1.97 mg/mL/h) and Saccharomyces sp. W0 (1.77 mg/mL/h) within the same period. The results demonstrated that the recombinant yeast Y13 had higher ethanol production and productivity than the recombinant yeast EX3 and Saccharomyces sp. W0. Therefore, it was concluded that the codon optimization of the exo-inulinase gene from M. guilliermondii effectively enhanced inulinase activity and improved ethanol production from inulin by Saccharomyces sp. W0 carrying the optimized inulinase gene.     

二倍体小麦种间气孔与光合特征差异

选取5个二倍体小麦种为实验材料,利用数码图像显微镜处理系统、气体交换参数测定系统和叶绿素荧光动力学参数测定系统,研究了二倍体小麦种间气孔特征与光合特性的差异.结果表明,二倍体小麦种间气孔和光合特征存在较大的差异:其中S基因型(Ae.Sect.Sitopsis)的气孔长度、周长和面积最大,而其宽度、密度和气孔指数却是最小的;D基因型(Ae.Tauschii)的气孔宽度、密度和气孔指数最大,而其长度、周长和面积却是最小的;D基因型(Ae.Tauschii)的净光合速率最大,而S基因型(Ae.Sect.Sitopsis)的净光合速率最小.气孔周长与气孔面积呈显著正相关关系,而气孔密度与气孔面积呈显著负相关关系.二倍体小麦的净光合速率与气孔导度呈显著正相关关系,同时气孔限制值的变化趋势与细胞间隙CO2浓度的变化趋势相反,说明二倍体小麦的光合能力主要受气孔限制.在几个种中,乌拉尔图小麦(T.urartu)具有较高的净光合速率和气孔导度,同时细胞间隙CO2浓度最低,气孔限制值最大,在光合能力和耐光抑制方面有较明显的优势;而野生一粒小麦(T.boeoticum)则在光合能力和耐光抑制方面不存在优势.同时,乌拉尔图小麦(T.urartu)的叶绿素含量最高,而野生一粒小麦(T.boeoticum)最低,叶绿素含量可能也是造成二倍体种间光合能力差异的原因之一.     

人工合成根特异启动子SRSP的功能分析

根负责吸收水分和养分,是重要的植物组织,但易受生物及非生物胁迫,影响作物的生长发育和产量。设计合成根特异启动子,可为与胁迫相关的抗性基因在作物根部的功能研究及高效表达提供候选启动子。文中将4拷贝的根特异性顺式作用元件(OSE1ROOTNODULE、OSE2ROOTNODULE、SP8BFIBSP8AIB和ROOTMOTIFAPOX1)以串联排列方式设计合成了一个根特异性模块(pro-SRS),并与来自CaMV35S启动子的最小启动子融合,合成一个人工合成启动子SRSP。通过替换CaMV35S启动子将SRSP启动子克隆到pCAMBIA2300.1中以驱动GUS表达。将携带SRSP启动子的构建体通过农杆菌介导的方法转化到烟草中。GUS组织化学染色分析和实时PCR (RT-PCR)分析显示SRSP启动子在转基因烟草中赋予根特异性表达。说明顺式作用元件重复排列可实现启动子预期功能,本研究为理性设计植物组织特异启动子奠定了理论基础。     

CLEISTOGAMY IN SALPIGLOSSIS SINUATA

Cleistogamy in Salpiglossis sinuata L. (Solanaceae) involves a series of developmental events that includes germination of pollen tetrads en masse inside the anther, penetration of pollen tubes through the anther wall toward the stigma which is in contact with the anther, growth of pollen tubes down the style, and, finally, fertilization. This occurs within 6 days from the first appearance of the flower as compared to 10–12 days for normal anthesis of chasmogamous flowers. Coincident with these events in cleistogamous flowers are lack of corolla development and reduced size of androecium and gynoecium.     

石菖蒲的克藻效应

 石菖蒲(Acorus tatarinowii)抑制藻类的机制除了对光和矿质营养的竞争外，主要是由于石菖蒲根系向水体分泌的化学物质，能伤害和清除藻类(克制作用，Allelopathic effect)；用培养石菖蒲的水培养藻类，可破坏藻类的叶绿素a，使其光合速率、细胞还原TTC的能力显著下降；在荧光显微镜下可看到藻细胞从鲜红色变为淡蓝色。