Acorn mass and seedling growth in Quercus rubra in response to elevated CO2

Abstract. In order to explore whether seed size affects plant response to elevated CO₂, plants grown from red oak (Quercus rubra L.) acorns were studied for differences in their first year response to CO₂ concentrations of 350 and 700 μl/l. Overall, at final harvest, total biomass of plants grown in elevated CO₂ were 47 % larger than that of plants grown in ambient CO₂. There were significant interactions between CO₂ treatments and initial acorn mass for total biomass, as well as for root, leaf, and stem biomass. Although total biomass increased with increasing initial acorn mass for both high and ambient CO₂ plants, high CO₂ plants exhibited a greater increase than ambient CO₂ plants, as indicated by a steeper slope in high CO₂ plants. However, CO₂ levels did not affect biomass partitioning traits, such as root/shoot ratio, leaf, stem, and root weight ratios, and leaf area ratio. These results suggest that variation in seed size or initial plant size can cause intraspecific variation in response to elevated CO₂.     

Copper-induced alteration in sucrose partitioning and its relationship to the root growth of two Elsholtzia haichowensis Sun populations

Hydroponic culture was used to comparatively investigate the copper (Cu)-induced alteration to sucrose metabolism and biomass allocation in two Elsholtzia haichowensis Sun populations with one from a Cu-contaminated site (CS) and the other from a non-contaminated site (NCS). Experimental results revealed that biomass allocation preferred roots over shoots in CS population, and shoots over roots in NCS population under Cu exposure. The difference in biomass allocation was correlated with the difference in sucrose partitioning between the two populations. Cu treatment (45 μM) significantly decreased leaf sucrose content and increased root sucrose content in CS population as a result of the increased activities of leaf sucrose synthesis enzymes (sucrose phosphate synthetase and sucrose synthase) and root sucrose cleavage enzyme (vacuolar invertase), which led to increased sucrose transport from leaves to roots. In contrast, higher Cu treatment increased sucrose content in leaves and decreased sucrose content in roots in NCS population as a result of the decreased activities of root sucrose cleavage enzymes (vacuolar and cell wall invertases) that led to less sucrose transport from leaves to roots. These results provide important insights into carbon resource partitioning and biomass allocation strategies in metallophytes and are beneficial for the implementation of phytoremediation techniques.     

Dynamics of Primary Productivity and Soil Organic Matter of Typical Steppe in the Xilin River Basin of Inner Mongolia and Their Response to Climate Change

At the site level, the authors used the Century plant-soil ecosystem model and Landsat remote sensing to estimate the aboveground biomass of Aneurolepidium chinense steppe and Stipa grandis steppe in the Xilin river basin, Inner Mongolia China. The results of century simulation matched well in terms of the seasonal and yearly change of biomass, with those of field moniforing. The results of field monitoring replicated well were about 142.45～144.37 g/m2 and 210. 38~227.44 g/m2 on S. grandis and A. chinense steppe, respectvely, whereas the simulation results were 127. 04～156. 23 g/m2 and 189.25~193.98 g/m2, respectively. Simulated soil organic matter was around ±–25% of the observed data. Normalized differnce vegetation index derived aboveground biomass was around ±25 % of the observed field biomass on the A. chinence and S. grandis steppe, using Landsat TM imagecries on July 31, 1987 and August 11, 1991. The effect of global climate change and elevated CO2 on these steppe was examined, using the climate fields from Global Change Models of Canadian Climate Center and Geophysics Flow Dynamics Laboratory under 1 × CO2 (350 X 10-6) and 2 × CO2 (700 X 10-6) sceneries. Climate change resulted in considerable decrease of primary productivity and soil organic matter of A. chinense and S. grandis steppe, the former being more sensitive to climate change.     

四川桤柏混交林生物量的研究

 对四川省盐亭县桤柏混交林单株干重、平均净生产量、林分生物量和生产力动态的系统研究表明：桤木和柏木不同器官生物量随年龄积累变异显著,积累最多的是树干,其它器官积累较少。桤木各器官平均净生产量在2～12年上升,在12～14年左右达到峰值,随后下降,其生物量结构和垂直分布也程相同的趋势,表明桤木在16年以后已成熟,主伐年龄可定在18～20年间。柏木叶积累量的增长在幼龄期有“超前现象”。其各器官平均净生产量在2～18年内增长呈“J”型曲线．生物量结构和垂直分布仍处于剧烈分化期。在我国人工混交林中,桤柏混交林的生物量和生产力都比较高。     

鹤山马占相思人工林的生物量和净初级生产力

通过对鹤山马占相思（Ａｃａｃｉａ ｍａｎｇｉｕｍ）人工林的群落结构,生物量、净初级生产力的研究表明,１５龄的马占相思人工林乔木层总生物量为１９６．９４ｔ．ｈｍ＾－２,其中树干为８０．７５ｔ．ｈｍ＾－２,树枝为５５．１４ｔ．ｈｍ＾－２,树叶为１９．６９ｔ．ｈｍ＾－２,根为４１．３６ｔ．ｈｍ＾－２,该人工林１－７龄生物量增长迅速,而７－１１龄的生物量增则相对较慢,１１龄后生物量趋。１１龄马占相思林的净     

Protein: A proposal for a standard parameter to express cyanobacterial biomass in laboratory experiments

This study aims to check if the protein content of a cyanobacterial culture is a reliable biomass parameter for cyanobacteria in laboratory experiments, and therefore can be proposed as a standard biomass parameter in culture work to facilitate comparison of results from different studies. For this purpose, the cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa PCC 7806 and Planktothrix agardhii PT2 were grown in 10-L batch cultures with O2 medium and under iron-, nitrate- or phosphate-limited conditions. A linear correlation was found between protein and biovolume in all cultures during exponential growth. We conclude that protein is a suitable biomass parameter for cyanobacteria in laboratory experiments during balanced growth.     

不同砧木对西瓜嫁接苗耐寒性的影响

以西瓜(Citrullus vulgarris)郑抗1号为接穗,日本南瓜（C. moschata）、黑籽南瓜（C. ficifolia）、葫芦（Lagenaria siceraia）为砧木,研究了嫁接苗和自根苗在（7.5±0.5）℃低温胁迫下叶片相关耐寒性指标的变化。结果表明：低温处理后嫁接苗丙二醛（MDA）含量、电解质渗透率显著低于自根苗;叶绿素、脯氨酸（Pro）、可溶性糖含量以及超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化物酶（POD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）活性显著高于自根苗。与处理前相比,12 d时日本南瓜砧、黑籽南瓜砧和葫芦砧嫁接苗叶绿素含量分别降低了30.48%、28.48%和52.69%;葫芦砧嫁接苗MDA含量6 d时较处理前增加了313.16%;3～12 d日本南瓜砧和黑籽南瓜砧嫁接苗电解质渗透率显著低于葫芦砧嫁接苗;低温处理期间,日本南瓜砧嫁接苗可溶性糖含量分别比黑籽南瓜砧和葫芦砧嫁接苗高出24.71%和31.17%,SOD、POD、CAT酶活性高于另外2个组合。综合各项指标显示：3种砧木均能提高接穗对低温的忍耐能力,其顺序为日本南瓜砧＞黑籽南瓜砧＞葫芦砧。     

a-NAA及UV-B辐射对栝楼幼苗生长及蒸腾作用的影响

 研究了温室条件下紫外线-B（UV-B）辐射（0.029 J·m-2·s-1）和外施α-萘乙酸（α-NAA）（2 mg·L-1）相互作用对栝楼（Trichosanthes kirilowii）幼苗生长及蒸腾速率的影响。本实验设一个对照（T0）和3个处理：外施α-NAA（T1）,增加UV-B辐射（T2）,增加UV-B辐射并外施α-NAA（T3）。实验结果：增强UV-B辐射明显降低栝楼的株高及叶面积,根、茎、叶重均较对照低,因而总生物量也较对照低,干物质积累量减少。UV-B辐射增强,对栝楼植株含水量几乎无影响,但却明显增加叶气孔阻力,降低蒸腾速率。与对照（T0）相比,外施α-NAA（T1）明显增加株高及叶面积,根、茎、叶重均增加,因而单株总生物量较对照增加,但干物质积累量增幅不大,植株水分含量较对照略高;叶气孔阻力呈降低趋势,蒸腾速率呈增大趋势。在有UV-B辐射下外施α-NAA（T3）,与T2相比,植株高度、叶重及叶面积降低趋势明显减轻,但根、茎生物量,单株总生物量及干物质积累量并无明显增加;叶气孔阻力降低,蒸腾速率增大。分析认为,栝楼幼苗根系发达,根冠比接近1,而UV-B辐射下补充α-NAA对根、茎影响小,同时本试验处理时间短（5周）,表现为对生物量增加及干物质积累量的影响效果不明显,但株高、叶面积明显增加,且在一定程度上减小了叶的气孔阻力,增大了蒸腾速率。结果表明：UV-B辐射能对栝楼的根、茎、叶生物量及干物质积累量产生影响,同时也能引起栝楼叶气孔阻力增加及蒸腾速率降低,但若同时外施α-NAA,则这种影响有减轻的趋势。该结果暗示,α-NAA能增强栝楼幼苗对UV-B辐射的耐受能力,可能是弥补了UV-B辐射引起的IAA含量的降低,减少了内源ABA的积累,减轻叶片气孔阻力,增大蒸腾速率,促进了植株生长。     

横纹金蛛多次产卵生物量分配初步研究

卵袋是雌蛛产卵、若蛛孵化等繁育后代的保护性场所.常见农林蜘蛛横纹金蛛(Argiopebruennichi)一般一生产卵3～6次,织制卵袋3～6个.本文对横纹金蛛的体重、卵袋生物量、卵粒数与卵粒重进行了测试研究.结果表明,随着产卵次数增加,产卵间隔时间更长,但雌蛛产卵后至下一次产卵前生物量的增量在减少,而对卵袋生物量的投...     

重庆地区几种常见单叶与复叶树种叶内生物量分配及异速生长分析

以6种复叶和7种单叶树种为材料,对叶内光合结构和支撑结构的生物量分配及异速生长关系在单叶和复叶树种中的变化规律进行研究.结果显示:单叶树种支撑结构的生物量投资比例显著大于复叶.单叶树种的支撑结构质量比与叶大小(叶面积和总叶干重)无明显的相关性,其光合结构与支撑结构呈等速生长关系;复叶树种的支撑结构质量比随叶大小的增加而...