Vigna Radiata Seed Germination under Salinity

Salinity reduced mung bean (Vigna radiata Wilczek) radicle and root elongation, delayed and inhibited hypocotyl elongation and mobilization of reserves from the cotyledons to the embryo axis. Fresh and dry masses and water content of the embryo axes were reduced. Under salinity, a net leakage of K to the media increased with time and increasing NaCl concentrations. Sugars present in the cotyledons of seeds were of primary importance for growth of the embryo axis upto 18 h after sowing whereas breakdown of starch by amylase contributed later, the contribution being delayed and reduced with increasing NaCl concentration. Even when amylase activity in the cotyledons was progressively reduced with increasing NaCl concentration, the increasing contents of soluble sugars in the cotyledons indicated that sugars were not limiting for mung bean seedling growth under salinity.     

Quantitative genetic analysis of seed vigour and pre-emergence seedling growth traits in Brassica oleracea

The ability of seeds to germinate and establish seedlings in a predictable manner under a range of conditions has a direct contribution to the economic success of commercial crops, and should therefore be considered in crop improvement. We measured traits associated with seed vigour and pre-emergence seedling growth in a segregating population of 105 doubled haploid Brassica oleracea lines. The germination traits measured were: mean germination times for unstressed germination; germination under water stress or germination after a heat treatment; and conductivity of seed leachate. The seedling growth traits measured were: seed weight; seedling growth rate; and seedling size at the end of the exponential growth phase. There were some correlations, notably among germination traits, and between seed weight and pre-emergence seedling growth. Heritability of the various traits was typically in the 10–15% range, with heritability of conductivity and mean germination time under water stress 25 and 24% respectively. Collectively the results indicate that germination and pre-emergence seedling growth are under separate genetic control. Quantitative trait loci analyses were carried out on all measurements and revealed significant loci on linkage groups O1, O3, O6, O7 and O9. We suggest that genes at these loci are important in determining predictable seed germination and seedling establishment in practice.     

Effects of rodent gnawing on the survival of current-year seedlings of Quercus crispula

Emergence, survival and mortality patterns of current-year oak (Quercus crispula Blume) seedlings were investigated for 4 consecutive years in a secondary oak forest in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Despite the emergence of a considerable number of oak seedlings in the years following masting, few current-year seedlings survived until the end of the growing season. Almost all of the seedlings died from damage to their stems caused by the gnawing of rodents. Rodent gnawing on transplanted oak seedlings was also observed in the year following masting but not in the year following a bad crop year. Cuttings of dwarf bamboo, Sasa, did not reduce the seedling mortality caused by gnawing. However, transplanted oak seedlings were gnawed more quickly when they were placed on the forest floor with a thicker Sasa covering. All rodents trapped in the vicinity of the study area were Apodemus speciosus Temminck. These results suggest that rodents strongly influence the recruitment of oak trees not only through the predation and dispersal of acorns but also through gnawing seedlings.     

Effects of herbivore-bearing adult trees of the oak Quercus crispula on the survival of their seedlings

The acorn-producing oak Quercus crispula Blume is shade-tolerant and its seedlings were found to be underdispersed on the forest floor, forming seedling aggregations near fertile canopy trees. However, 84.4% of the seedlings were dead within 2 years, with the highest mortality near the adult canopy trees of Q. crispula. This was mostly due to the high levels of herbivory by lepidopteran larvae. The most serious damage was caused by spring consumers, which fed on the leaves of canopy trees in June and, when the food quality of the leaves declined, fell down to the forest floor to consume the juveniles, including the seedlings. Contrary to the expectation of the herbivore–host arms race theory, most of the herbivores were polyphagous. The most dominant spring consumer Telorta edentata (Leech) was also polyphagous, and its distribution on the forest floor showed a high level of association with the distribution of dead oak seedlings.     

噻虫嗪灌根对四种叶菜上害虫的防治效果及残留检测

为明确噻虫嗪灌根对叶菜类蔬菜害虫的防治效果及残留情况,采用1.04 mg/株、1.39 mg/株和2.08 mg/株噻虫嗪对苗期快菜、青梗菜、菠菜以及叶用莴苣进行灌根处理,并调查对其主要害虫的防治效果及产品中的残留量。结果表明,在噻虫嗪有效成分为1.04 mg/株、1.39 mg/株和2.08 mg/株处理浓度下,能够将4种叶菜上的虫口数控制在2头/株以下,且产品中噻虫嗪残留量在0.0015-1.504 mg/kg,符合国际标准。因此,采用噻虫嗪有效成分1.04-2.08 mg/株的药剂浓度在苗期对叶菜类蔬菜进行灌根,可有效控制蚜虫等害虫的危害,并保证残留量符合安全标准。     

盐地碱蓬二型性种子及其幼苗对盐渍环境的适应性

研究了盐地碱蓬二型性种子中离子含量与刚萌发幼苗耐盐性之间的关系,以及盐分对砂培盐地碱蓬二型性种子的幼苗生长、离子含量及光合特性的影响.棕色种子中离子含量显著高于黑色种子.与对照相比,100和400 mmol/L NaCl对棕色种子幼苗伸长没有抑制作用,却显著抑制黑色种子幼苗的伸长.NaCl处理下棕色种子的幼苗地上部分干重和主茎一级分枝数比黑色种子幼苗高,但二型性种子的幼苗叶片中离子含量、叶绿素含量及光合放氧速率却没有明显差异.上述结果说明盐地碱蓬棕色种子较高的离子含量可能是棕色种子刚萌发幼苗耐盐性较强的重要原因.棕色种子幼苗较高的生物量可能与其较多的分枝数有关.二型种子的这些特征可能决定了其在群落建成中所起到的不同作用.     

花楸树种子散布、萌发与种群天然更新的关系

花楸树是我国东北林区重要的非木质资源树种,其实生天然更新不良.本文通过研究花楸树种子散布、土壤种子库及种子萌发出土过程,分析花楸树实生天然更新的影响因素.结果表明：自然散落的花楸树果实96.1%分布于母株2 m范围内,凋落物层和土壤表层（0～2 cm）的种子数占土壤种子库总数的97.0%;不同季节花楸树土壤种子库种子数量差别很大,当年11月上旬种子数量最多,达(257.7±69.2)粒·m^-2;翌年7月下旬种子数量最少,仅为(2.9±2.9)粒·m^-2;温度不是花楸树种子萌发出土过程的限制因子,0 ℃～5 ℃时幼苗出苗率达(67.5±6.6)%,但对其出苗速率影响显著.土壤含水量为50%时,花楸树出苗率最高,达(74.7±4.2)%;含水量为60%时,幼苗死亡率最低,为(32.6±0.6)%.花楸树种子的散布格局和土壤种子库的时空分布格局影响种子的萌发出土过程,进而影响其种群的天然更新.     

长白山暗针叶林苔藓植物群落特征与林木更新的关系

暗针叶林是长白山亚高山地区的主要森林植被,林下苔藓植物资源极其丰富,有些地段苔藓盖度可达80％以上。苔藓植物作为暗针叶林的主要活地被物,其对林木更新的影响不容忽视。研究了苔藓植物的盖度和厚度对暗针叶林主要树种更新的影响。对苔藓层盖度及厚度与主要针叶树种及亚乔木树种幼苗数量的相关关系分析发现,当苔藓盖度大于40％或厚度大于4cm时,苔藓层对红松、臭冷杉、花楷槭幼苗数量的负面影响较明显;而在苔藓厚度小于4cm时,苔藓层有利于花楷槭和花楸幼苗数量的增加;对苔藓层盖度及厚度与针叶树幼苗高度的相关关系分析发现,一定盖度和厚度的苔藓层对幼苗高生长有积极作用,但其影响程度在各树种间有明显差异。     

辽东栎幼苗对干旱和去叶的生态反应的初步研究

幼苗阶段是植物种群生活史中亏损最严重的时期之一。通过干旱处理和去叶试验研究了辽东栎幼苗的生态反应。结果表明：⑴干旱处理显著降低了单叶面积、叶面积比和叶比重,从而也降低了单株生物量,但根比重却较对照组有显著上升;⑵去叶显著提高了单株叶数、叶面积比和叶比重,尽管单株生物量只稍高于对照组,这说明辽东栎在去叶后有一定的补偿能力。