重金属对土壤中小麦种子发芽与根伸长抑制的生态毒性

测定了4种土壤（红壤、草甸棕壤、暗棕壤和栗钙土）条件下,Cu,Zn,Pb和Cd单一污染对小麦种子发芽与根伸长抑制主及其复合污染效应（暗棕壤条件下）。结果表明,同一浓度下,重金属对小麦根伸长抑制率均明显大于对种子发芽抑制率,植物根对金属污染的生态毒性比种子发芽敏感,土壤有机质和土壤N含量与Cu,Zn,Pb和Cd污染对小麦根伸长抑制率显著负相关（R^2OR=0.91,R^2K-N=0.92),土壤PH和阳离子交换量与Cu,Zn,Pb和Cd污染对小麦根伸长抑制率的相关性不显著（R^2PH=0.62,R^2CEC=0.60),在单一污染对小麦根伸长为刺激作用浓度（较低浓度）或为抑制作用浓度下（较高浓度）,复合污染均表现为协同作用。^     

淹水环境下河竹鞭根养分吸收与积累的适应性调节

为揭示河竹的耐水湿机制,为河竹在水湿地和江河湖库消落带植被恢复中应用提供理论依据,以河竹盆栽苗为试材,测定了淹水和人工喷灌供水处理3、6、12个月的河竹一年生竹鞭的根系生物量和主要养分元素含量,分析了河竹鞭根养分含量、化学计量比和养分积累量在淹水环境下的动态变化规律。结果表明:淹水3个月使河竹鞭根N、P、K含量显著降低,但对C、Ca、Fe、Mg等养分含量和C/P、N/P、N/K影响不明显,随着淹水时间的进一步延长,河竹鞭根养分含量、化学计量比和积累量发生明显变化,C、N、P、Ca含量和C/K、N/K、P/K降低,K、Fe、Mg含量和C/N、C/P、N/P升高;淹水6个月前对河竹鞭根养分积累总体上有明显抑制作用,但淹水12个月会使鞭根养分积累量显著升高,这主要源于根系生物量显著提高的贡献。研究表明,淹水3个月时,维持较高的养分内稳性是河竹应对胁迫环境的响应策略,随后通过土中根和水中根的大量生长来维持较高的养分吸收和积累能力,并进行养分化学计量比的适应性调节来适应胁迫环境。分析认为,河竹在长期淹水环境中能够维持生存,可以用于水湿地和江河湖库消落带植被恢复,也是净化富营养水体研究与应用的竹子材料。     

持续淹水对河竹器官养分元素分配格局的影响

为探明持续淹水对河竹器官养分元素分布格局的影响,揭示竹子耐受水淹胁迫的养分适应机制,以2年生河竹(Phylllostachys rivalis)盆栽苗为试材,设置不同深度的淹水处理(水位高出栽培基质5 cm(Ⅰ)、10 cm(Ⅱ)和正常供水(CK)),测定了持续淹水90、180 d和360 d河竹叶、枝、秆、鞭和根中养分元素C、N、P、K、Ca、Fe和Mg的含量,分析了淹水条件下河竹器官营养元素分布格局的变化。结果表明:1)淹水深度和时间显著影响河竹器官C含量,与对照比较,淹水90 d时,叶、枝和根C均显著增加(P0.05),随着淹水时间的延长(180 d),C含量维持稳定状态,至淹水360 d,植株C含量降低,尤其淹水Ⅱ显著降低。2)淹水显著影响河竹器官的N、P、K、Ca、Fe和Mg含量(P0.05),且处理时间、处理水平和器官间存在显著交互作用(P0.001),处理90 d时,河竹叶片N、P、Ca、Fe和Mg含量均显著升高,而根的N、P含量则显著降低,淹水180 d和360 d时,除根部的K、Fe和Mg含量升高外,其它器官中各元素均显著降低。3)水位深度对元素之间的关系产生明显影响,在淹水Ⅰ叶片的CK、N-K、P-K、Fe-Ca和Fe-Mg的相关系数升高,元素间协同性增强,而在淹水Ⅱ中这些相关系数则降低,说明元素间的协同性减弱。4)淹水Ⅱ河竹叶片C/N、C/P较对照显著增加(P0.05),而N/P变化不显著(P0.05),说明河竹在淹水条件下具有较高内稳定性。综上,淹水影响河竹根系矿质元素吸收能力,促进其向顶运输,以维持碳同化能力和元素内稳性,这可能是河竹适应持续水淹胁迫的重要机制。     

Gene silencing of SLZF57 reduces drought stress tolerance in tomato

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) - SLZF57 belongs to the C2H2 zinc finger protein family. Our group’s previous experiments found that SLZF57 was active in response to drought...     

Genotoxic effect of 6-gingerol on human hepatoma G2 cells

6-Gingerol, a major component of ginger, has antioxidant, anti-apoptotic, and anti-inflammatory activities. However, some dietary phytochemicals possess pro-oxidant effects as well, and the risk of adverse effects is increased by raising the use of doses. The aim of this study was to assess the genotoxic effects of 6-gingerol and to clarify the mechanisms, using human hepatoma G2 (HepG2) cells. Exposure of the cells to 6-gingerol caused significant increase of DNA migration in comet assay, increase of micronuclei frequencies at high concentrations at 20–80 and 20–40 μM, respectively. These results indicate that 6-gingerol caused DNA strand breaks and chromosome damage. To further elucidate the underlying mechanisms, we tested lysosomal membrane stability, mitochondrial membrane potential, the intracellular generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reduced glutathione (GSH). In addition, the level of oxidative DNA damage was evaluated by immunocytochemical analysis on 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG). Results showed that lysosomal membrane stability was reduced after treatment by 6-gingerol (20–80 μM) for 40 min, mitochondrial membrane potential decreased after treatment for 50 min, GSH and ROS levels were significantly increased after treatment for 60 min. These suggest 6-gingerol induces genotoxicity probably by oxidative stress; lysosomal and mitochondrial damage were observed in 6-gingerol-induced toxicity.     

烘干温度和时间对灰枣品质特征的影响

为考察不同干燥条件下灰枣品质差异，筛选合适的制干温度、时间，为灰枣热风干燥提供基础理论数据和技术参考，本研究以采后灰枣为试材，测定不同干燥温度（45 ℃、55 ℃、65 ℃、75 ℃）、不同干燥时间（4 h、6 h、8 h）下灰枣外观品质及内在品质等相关指标，并综合评价制干果实的品质。结果表明：（1）在45 ℃、55 ℃、65 ℃处理4 ~6 h下灰枣表皮颜色较亮、内部褐变不明显、感官评价得分较高、果实纵横径差异不大，而随着干燥温度升高和时间延长，灰枣果实的表皮颜色慢慢由明到暗，红色褪去，黄色变深及皱缩现象明显、内部褐变较严重、口感风味变差。 （2）在65 、75 ℃持续处理6~8 h条件下，灰枣制干黄酮、总酚、可溶性糖、可滴定酸含量较高，但65 ℃/8 h、75 ℃/6 h、75 ℃/8 h处理下表皮颜色、内不褐变、感官评价、果形指数指标表现较差。（3）通过主成分分析综合得出采后灰枣最佳烘干温度和时间为45 ℃/4 h。     

Intergroup threat gates social attention in humans

Humans shift their attention to follow another person''s gaze direction, a phenomenon called gaze cueing. This study examined whether a particular social factor, intergroup threat, modulates gaze cueing. As expected, stronger responses of a particular in-group to a threatening out-group were observed when the in-group, conditioned to perceive threat from one of two out-groups, was presented with facial stimuli from the threatening and non-threatening out-groups. These results suggest that intergroup threat plays an important role in shaping social attention. Furthermore, larger gaze-cueing effects were found for threatening out-group faces than for in-group faces only at the 200 ms but not the 800 ms stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA); the specificity of the gaze-cueing effects at the short SOA suggests that threat cues modulate the involuntary component of gaze cueing.