Hormonal regulation of secondary abscission in pear pedicels in vitro

In vitro cultivated pear, Pyrus communis L. cv. Beurré Hardy, pedicels cut above their primary abscission layer can form a secondary abscission layer, especially under the influence of auxins or cytokinins in the culture medium. The maximum percentage of abscission reached by auxin application was always higher than that by cytokinin. The presence of the flower was of no consequence to the abscission. Characteristic differences in abscission were observed between pear and apple pedicels. In contrast to apple (1) secondary abscission in pear could also be induced by cytokinins, and (2) the site of abscission in pear was dependent on the auxin concentration. At lower auxin concentrations abscission was induced in the basal parts of the pedicels inserted in the medium, whereas at higher auxin concentrations the abscission layer was formed in the terminal parts of the pedicels above the culture medium. A clear effect of gibberellins, ABA and CEPA could not be detected.     

The predators' complex of pear-feeding psyllids in unsprayed wild pear trees in greece

Four insect species producing honeydew, exploited by bees, were found on wild pear trees,Pyrus amygdaliformis Vill.. Three of them were Psyllids,Cacopsylla (Hepatopsylla) notata (Flor),Cacopsylla (Thamnopsylla) pyrisuga (Förster), Cacopsylla (Hepatopsylla) pyri (L.), and one was Aphid,Dysaphis pyri D.d.F. The 1 rst one was the most abundant. Although these species are producing honeydew from spring to autumn, the bees are foraging on it only during September and October, and not every year. A total of 18 predatory species were counted. Five of them,Anthocoris nemoralis F.,Atractotomus mali Mey.,Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens),Anisochrysa flavifrons (Brauer) andAnisochrysa prasina (Burmeister) were bred in laboratory on the Psyllids. It seems that the predators of theseHomoptera may be able to cause a decrease of their population level. Three predators,Anthocoris nemoralis F.,Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) andCoccinella septempuctata L., were very common, and the last 2 were present almost all the year round.     

氧和二氧化碳对莱阳梨果肉切片乙烯生物合成的调节作用

跃变期的莱阳梨果肉切片保温12h期间,降低空气中O_2浓度使乙烯生成减少,ACC含量相应增加,解除处理后,除0％O_2处理外都能恢复相应的乙烯生成速率。CO_2对乙烯生成有促进和抑制双重作用,处理初期表现出促进,O_2浓度低时更显著,随保温时间延长CO_2表现出抑制作用并继续增强。CO_2浓度增高,乙烯生成的抑制增强,ACC含量变化与乙烯减少之间没有很好的相应关系,解除CO_2处理后乙烯生成速率不能恢复。     

茌梨的胚胎发育和开花结实的相关性研究

茌梨的花药以造孢组织越冬。第二年春,花芽萌动时形成小孢子母细胞。小孢子的发生为同时型。成熟花粉粒为2细胞型。4月初,珠心顶端第三层细胞中的造孢细胞发育为大孢子母细胞,属厚珠心型。胚囊发育属蓼型。胚发育始于4月下旬,受精卵进行横分裂,后经棒状原胚、球形原胚、心形胚和鱼雷形胚,至7月中旬幼胚逐渐成熟。胚的发育属藜型。胚乳发生为核型。茌梨大小孢子的发生和雌雄配子体的形成与花芽、花外形标志之间,有较稳定的相关性。胚和胚乳的发育与果实的生长有一定的相关性。     

The effect of paclobutrazol on in vitro rooting,transplant establishment and growth of fruit plants

The effect of paclobutrazol on in vitro rooting and growth of sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) rootstock CAB 11E clone, of S 749 × S 1490 (Prunus persica × Prunus kansuensis) hybrid rootstock, and of pear (Pyrus communis), cv. Abbé Fetel is reported.PP333 increased rooting of S 749 × S 1490 and of Abbé Fetel, particularly at a concentration of 0.5 mg/l (a.i.); moreover, it induced a rooting percentage as high as auxin in the former and hastened rooting of the latter. By contrast, paclobutrazol did not affect root production of 11 E.PP333-treated plants had shorter and thicker roots than controls but similar survival rates during acclimatization. Otherwise they grew less than controls during the first part of the acclimatization phase.Abbreviations used in text and tables BA = 6-benzyladenine - IBA = indole-3-butyric acid - PP333 = paclobutrazol = (2RS,3RS)-1-(-4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)pentan-3-ol Part of the results referring to S 749 × S 1490 (P. persica × P. kansuensis) rootstock were presented at the meeting on Controllo della fruttificazione delle piante da frutto, Bologna, Italy, June 1986, and were published in the Riv. Ortoflorofrutt. It. 70 (6)(1986). This research was funded in part by the Italian Ministry of Education (M.P.I. 60%).     

The probing behavior of the summer-form pear psylla

Stylet insertion sites on the leaf surface and leaf cell types fed upon by nymphs and adults of the pear psylla, Psylla pyricola Foerster (Homoptera: Psyllidae) were identified using histological techniques and electronic monitoring of probing and feeding activities. Neither the nymphs nor the adult ingested predominantly from the phloem of Pyrus communis cv. Bartlett. We showed that the pear psylla ingests from all leaf cell types, but that xylem, phloem and bundle sheath cells are more acceptable for ingestion than non-vascular tissues. The possible sensory mechanisms underlying selection of stylet insertion sites on the leaf surface and acceptance of various cell types for ingestion are discussed.

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Résumé Les lieux d'insertion des stylets sur la surface de la feuille et les types cellulaires consommés par les larves et les adultes de Psylla pyricola Foerster ont été précisés par étude histologique et par enregistrement électronique du comportement de piqûre et d'alimentation. Ni les larves, ni les adultes n'ont absorbé de préférence le phloème de Pyrus communis de la variété Bartlett. Nous avons constaté que le psylle du poirier ingère le contenu de tous les types cellulaires, mais que le xylème, le phloème et autre cellules des faisceaux libéro-ligneux étaient préferés aux tissus non vasculaires. La discussion a porte sur les méchanismes sensoriels éventuellement responsables de la sélection des lieux d'insertion des stylets à la surface de la feuille et l'acceptation des différents types cellulaires lors de l'ingestion.

     

Flight tunnel response of codling moth Cydia pomonella to blends of codlemone,codlemone antagonists and pear ester

Upwind orientation flights of codling moth males Cydia pomonella L. to a single source of sex pheromone (E,E)‐8,10‐dodecadienol (codlemone) are significantly reduced when blending it with pheromone antagonists, either with codlemone acetate, (E,E)‐8,10‐dodecadienyl acetate, or with the codlemone isomer (E,Z)‐8,10‐dodecadienol. However, once activated by a pheromone stimulus, males no longer distinguish between a pheromone source and these antagonistic blend sources. This shows that the pheromone stimulus required for the initiation of an upwind flight response differs from the stimulus for maintaining upwind flight and landing at the source. In contrast to pheromone antagonists, males discriminate between pheromone alone and a blend source of pheromone and the plant volatile pear ester, ethyl (2E,4Z)‐2,4‐decadienoate. This indicates a difference in the detection and neural integration of pheromone and plant volatile stimuli.     

Formation and Development of Pseudothecia of Venturia nashicola

Conidia are believed to be the main source of primary inoculum for pear scab, caused by Venturia nashicola, in northern China. Experiments were conducted to investigate the development and potential role of V. nashicola ascospores in northern China. Leaves with pear scab lesions were collected from commercial orchards in November 2003 and 2004 to monitor pseudothecia formation under various environments. Pseudothecium production was shown to occur readily in northern China. The key requirement for pseudothecium production is the occurrence of rain during the winter and early spring, although the exact timing of these rain events appeared not to affect their development. Excess water may lead to the accelerated leaf decay and hence lead to production of fewer pseudothecia. More than 80% scabbed leaves, placed in a pear orchard, produced pseudothecia. Leaves with only non‐sporulating scab lesions in autumn were also able to produce a large number of pseudothecia. Both airborne ascospores and conidia of V. nashicola were caught in a pear orchard. Most ascospores were released by late‐May, a month after pear blossom. These results suggest that ascospores may play an important role in the early stage of pear scab epidemics in spring in northern China.