人工促成檀香结香的研究

在自然情况下生长的檀香（ＳａｎｔａｌｕｍａｌｂｕｍＬ．）植株,约１０龄左右开始形成具芳香的心材（通称结香）,约３０—４０年方可砍伐利用．作者采用两年生的幼树,施用植物生长抑制剂ＰＧＩ１进行促成结香试验,结果证明采用１％３ｍｌ生长激素处理的植株,其檀香油和檀香醇的含量一般较对照和用水处理的植株高１—２倍．     

Nature of light requirement for the flowering of Chenopodium rubrum L. (Ecotype 60° 47′N)

It has been shown that induction of flowering in Chenopodium rubrum L. (ecotype 60° 47 N) seedlings in BCJ light conditions is intensity dependent (Cumming, 1969, Canad. J. Bot. 47, 1247–1250) and that, this intensity dependence is not based on photosynthesis (Sawhney and Cumming, 1971, Can. J. Bot. 49, 2133–2137). Since BCJ light emits a high proportion of energy in the far-red, and the High Energy Reaction (HER) has its action maxima in the far-red and blue regions of the spectrum, we tested the involvement of HER in the light induction of flowering in C. rubrum. Our results show that optimum intensities of blue light are effective in inducing flowering in C. rubrum. Red light exposure does not lead to flower induction. We suggest the HER may be involved in the flower induction of C. rubrum in light. However, when high energy in blue and/or farred is provided in presence of energy between 500–700 nm wavebands, there is no flowering in C. rubrum. We suggest that flower inducing activity of HER may be counteracted by flower inhibitory action of red wavebands.This paper constitutes a part of a Ph. D. thesis submitted to the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario     

Nature of light requirement for the flowering of Chenopodium rubrum L. (Ecotype 60° 47′ N)

Seedlings of C. rubrum were irradiated with different light qualities and intensities following a single inductive dark period. Our results show that relatively low intensity white light (35–100 ft. c.) does not support flower development while high intensity white light (650–800 ft. c.) permits 100% flowering. We have shown that the low intensity light inhibiton of flower development is not due to suboptimal photosynthesis. Relatively low intensities of light rich in far-red or blue wavebands sustains optimum flower development, whereas red light is totally ineffective in this respect. Considering that the intensity dependent High Energy Reaction (HER) has its action maxima in the blue and far-red we propose that HER may be positively involved in the flower development of C. rubrum. Our study further suggests that there may be some flower inhibitory component at play in relatively low intensity white light conditions and HER may be required to counteract this flower inhibitory effect.Abbreviations SD short day plant - HER High Energy Reaction - P_FR far-red absorbing form of phytochrome - P_R red absorbing form of phytochrome - L.I.I. low intensity incandescent white light - H.I.I. high intensity incandescent white light - L.I.F. low intensity fluorescent white light - H.I.F. high intensity fluorescent white light - GA₃ gibbrellic acid This paper constitutes a part of a Ph.D. thesis submitted to the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.     

On the odor of the enantiomers of Madrol®

The asymmetric syntheses of the enantiomers of Madrol® ( 1 ) are described and their odor properties evaluated. (1S)-(−)- 1 exerts a powerful sandalwood odor with some animalic undertones, whereas its antipode smells sweet and flowery rather than like sandalwood. Molecular surface comparisons show remarkable deviations in the hydrophobic parts of the two enantiomers. Chirality 9:380–385, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Ultrastructure of Chenopodium rubrum L. apices during the effect of fusicoccin and photoperiodic induction

Plant transition from vegetative to reproductive development is associated with ultrastructural changes in stem apices. Those seen in Chenopodium rubrum L. under the influence of fusicoccin in many ways resemble those induced by a short-day treatment favourable to flowering. This suggests that fusicoccin can play a definite (physiological) role in plant development.     

Phytochrome-mediated long-term memory of seeds

The question is how long phytochrome, stored within the cytoplasm of plant diaspores, may stimulate their germination. This question arose from the observation that soil cultivations in darkness for weed control gave inconsistent results. Namely, after a single nighttime or daytime cultivation during spring and summer, differences in weed emergence became hardly detectable after a period of six weeks. However, after nighttime and daytime cultivations in late autumn, emergence differences persisted for up to nine months. To examine whether this differing memory effect is phytochrome-mediated, seeds of Chenopodium album and Stellaria media were sown in pots with wet peat, either in daylight or after sunset. In the latter, seeds were irradiated with far-red light for one day prior to being covered and buried. For more than two years the far-red irradiated seeds produced significantly reduced emergence, indicating that germination and emergence of weeds in the field may be supported by maternal far-red absorbing seed phytochrome B(fr) over several months or even years. This conclusion allows refining of the strategy of lightless tillage.     

Do selenium hyperaccumulators affect selenium speciation in neighboring plants and soil? An X-Ray Microprobe Analysis

Neighbors of Se hyperaccumulators Stanleya pinnata and Astragalus bisulcatus were found earlier to have elevated Se levels. Here we investigate whether Se hyperaccumulators affect Se localization and speciation in surrounding soil and neighboring plants. X-ray fluorescence mapping and X-ray absorption near-edge structure spectroscopy were used to analyze Se localization and speciation in leaves of Artemisia ludoviciana, Symphyotrichum ericoides and Chenopodium album growing next to Se hyperaccumulators or non-accumulators at a seleniferous site. Regardless of neighbors, A. ludoviciana, S. ericoides and C. album accumulated predominantly (73–92%) reduced selenocompounds with XANES spectra similar to the C-Se-C compounds selenomethionine and methyl-selenocysteine. Preliminary data indicate that the largest Se fraction (65–75%), both in soil next to hyperaccumulator S. pinnata and next to nonaccumulator species was reduced Se with spectra similar to C-Se-C standards. These same C-Se-C forms are found in hyperaccumulators. Thus, hyperaccumulator litter may be a source of organic soil Se, but soil microorganisms may also contribute. These findings are relevant for phytoremediation and biofortification since organic Se is more readily accumulated by plants, and more effective for dietary Se supplementation.     

藜麦在张家口地区试种的表现与评价

本研究对在张家口地区进行试种的4份藜麦材料进行了农艺性状与品质性状评价。试种藜麦株高范围为119.27~180.51 cm,生育期范围为103~118 d。子粒饱满,产量可达3 637.32 kg/hm2,蛋白质含量为14.79±0.72%,脂肪含量为7.57±1.17%,天冬氨酸、赖氨酸和精氨酸含量分别为1.37±0.06%、1.00±0.03%、1.47±0.08%,皂苷含量为2.12±0.50%。以上结果与文献对比结果表明,藜麦富含多种营养成分,且蛋白质含量丰富、氨基酸比例平衡、增产潜力大等特点能够充分表现,适宜在张家口地区以及生态条件类似的地区种植。     

藜麦CqSAP8基因克隆及其在非生物胁迫下的表达分析

该研究根据NCBI公布的藜麦胁迫相关蛋白(SAP)基因CqSAP8序列进行克隆,利用生物信息学分析CqSAP8蛋白序列、理化性质和结构特点,并采用qRT PCR方法检测CqSAP8基因表达的组织特异性及在非生物胁迫下的相对表达。结果表明：(1)藜麦CqSAP8基因CDS全长528 bp,编码175个氨基酸;预测CqSAP8蛋白分子量为18.73 kD,理论等电点为7.46,属于稳定的亲水性蛋白质;CqSAP8蛋白在N端和C端分别含有A20和AN1保守域,是SAP蛋白最典型的类型。(2)序列比对与进化分析显示,藜麦CqSAP8与甜菜BvSAP8、菠菜SoSAP8亲缘关系最近,序列相似性分别为89.66%和89.47%。(3)qRT PCR分析表明,藜麦CqSAP8基因在根、茎、叶、花和种子中均有表达,且在种子中表达量最高;CqSAP8基因在干旱和高温胁迫12 h表达量达到最大值,分别是对照的13.09和17.47倍,高盐和低温胁迫下的最大表达量均为对照的3.91倍,说明藜麦CqSAP8基因响应多种非生物胁迫应答;另外,藜麦CqSAP8的表达量在ABA胁迫下24 h急剧升高,推测CqSAP8基因在非生物胁迫前期的响应不依赖ABA。该研究为进一步研究CqSAP8基因功能及抗逆分子机制奠定了基础。     

Population structure in relation to host-plant ecology and Wolbachia infestation in the comma butterfly

Experimental work on Polygonia c‐album, a temperate polyphagous butterfly species, has shown that Swedish, Belgian, Norwegian and Estonian females are generalists with respect to host‐plant preference, whereas females from UK and Spain are specialized on Urticaceae. Female preference is known to have a strong genetic component. We test whether the specialist and generalist populations form respective genetic clusters using data from mitochondrial sequences and 10 microsatellite loci. Results do not support this hypothesis, suggesting that the specialist and generalist traits have evolved more than once independently. Mitochondrial DNA variation suggests a rapid expansion scenario, with a single widespread haplotype occurring in high frequency, whereas microsatellite data indicate strong differentiation of the Moroccan population. Based on a comparison of polymorphism in the mitochondrial data and sequences from a nuclear gene, we show that the diversity in the former is significantly less than that expected under neutral evolution. Furthermore, we found that almost all butterfly samples were infected with a single strain of Wolbachia, a maternally inherited bacterium. We reason that indirect selection on the mitochondrial genome mediated by a recent sweep of Wolbachia infection has depleted variability in the mitochondrial sequences. We also surmise that P. c‐album could have expanded out of a single glacial refugium and colonized Morocco recently.