AMMI模型在旱地春小麦稳定性分析中的应用

基因型与环境的互作(GEI)决定了作物在多变环境下性状的稳定性。AMMI模型是一种将方差分析和主成分分析结合于一体,能更有效分析GEI、进而评价基因型稳定性和环境对基因型差异分辨力的有力工具。利用AMMI模型对10个品种(系)、13个试点组成的全国旱地春小麦区域试验产量资料分析表明,试点间平均产量变幅为396.6~4050.2 kg.hm-2,现代品种间的平均产量变幅为1318.6~2315.6 kg.hm-2;基因型间、环境间和GEI引起的产量变异达到极显著水平,三者的变异平方和分别占总处理平方和的6.2%、70.3%、23.5%,表明环境和GEI对产量变化的影响远大于基因型。用前3个代表了90.8%GEI信息的显著主成分计算基因型稳定性参(Di)和试点分辨力(Dj),基因型间Di最大相差达3倍、而试点间Dj最大相差19倍;属于高产、稳产的品种有:定西35、西旱1号、定丰889,而在这两方面均表现最差的品种为蒙麦35号。有些品种对某些试点有特殊适应性,局部推广价值也大。     

Multilevel analysis of elastic morphology: The mantis shrimp's spring

Spring systems, whether natural or engineered, are composed of compliant and rigid regions. Biological springs are often similar to monolithic structures that distribute compliance and rigidity across the whole system. For example, to confer different amounts of compliance in distinct regions within a single structure, biological systems typically vary regional morphology through thickening or elongation. Here, we analyze the monolithic spring in mantis shrimp (Stomatopoda) raptorial appendages to rapidly acquire or process prey. We quantified the shape of cross‐sections of the merus segment of the raptorial appendage. We also examined specific regions of the merus that are hypothesized to either store elastic energy or provide structural support to permit energy storage in other regions of the system. We found that while all mantis shrimp contain thicker ventral bars in distal cross‐sections, differences in thickness are more pronounced in high‐impact “smasher” mantis shrimp than in the slower‐striking “spearer” mantis shrimp. We also found that spearer cross‐sections are more circular while those of smashers are more eccentric with elongation along the dorso‐ventral axis. The results suggest that the regional thickening of ventral bars provides structural support for resisting spring compression and also reduces flexural stiffness along the system's long axis. This multilevel morphological analysis offers a foundation for understanding the evolution and mechanics of monolithic systems in biology. J. Morphol. 276:1123–1135, 2015. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Old fronds serve as a vernal carbon source in the wintergreen fern Dryopteris intermedia (Aspleniaceae)

Maintaining green leaves beyond the growing season has been hypothesized to benefit plants by supplying either a nutrient or a carbon source. Understanding such ecophysiological aspects of plants will help us to appreciate how a species functions in its environment and predict how it might be affected by future changes in that environment. The wintergreen fern species Dryopteris intermedia does not retranslocate nitrogen and phosphorus from old fronds in spring, but photosynthesis does take place in the old fronds during this season. To determine if carbon fixed in the old fronds is translocated to other parts of the plant, we labeled old fronds with (13)C via photosynthetic uptake and examined old fronds, new fronds, fine roots, and rhizomes for (13)C content 1 day and 1 month after labeling the old fronds. Vernally fixed carbon was translocated to the new fronds but not significantly to the below ground tissues. Old fronds in this species, therefore, serve as a carbon source for vernal growth of new fronds. This is the first study in which a fern was labeled with (13)C to track vernally fixed carbon from old fronds to the rest of the plant in a wintergreen species. Future research should examine the precise timing of this carbon movement and examine other species for a similar or contrasting strategy.     

Spring dispersal ofSitona lineatus: The use of aggregation pheromone traps for monitoring

The spring dispersal ofSitona lineatus L. (Coleoptera; Curculionidae) was investigated on a Danish farm.S. lineatus dispersed by flight in the early spring on sunny, calm days with temperatures above ca. 15°C. Two thirds of the population ofS. lineatus dispersed from perennial leguminous crops (clover and lucerne) in the first period of flight activity. The next dispersal did not occur until one month later despite several intermediate flight activity periods. The first period of dispersal occurred before the germination of the spring sown summer host crop,Vicia faba L. The field bean crop was infested in three later invasions during a period of more than three weeks. The aggregation pheromone, 4-methyl-3,5-heptanedione, had a significant effect on captures of both males and females in cone traps placed on the ground. There was no effect of the pheromone on captures in yellow sticky traps placed 1.5 m above ground. The pheromone effect is discussed in relation to behavioural observations. Both types of traps may be used in a survey system for monitoring spring dispersal ofS. lineatus and optimal timing of insecticide spraying. However, the pheromone cone traps were highly specific whereas all kinds of flying insects were caught in the yellow sticky traps, thus making the latter traps less suitable for monitoring.     

Impact of plant growth regulators spray on fruit quantity and quality of pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivars grown under plastic tunnels

The study aims to investigate the effect of foliar spray with three plant growth regulators (PGRs) p-Chlorophenoxyacetic acid (CPA) at 20 and 40 ppm; Gibberellic acid (GA3) at 20 and 30 ppm, 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA) at 10 and 20 ppm on the response of fruit set, yield, and fruit quality of some hot pepper cultivars (Chillina, Parbirian, Shampion, and Hyffa) grown in sandy soil under plastic tunnels as compared to the control. Spraying Chillina cultivar GA3 at 30 ppm significantly increased the number of fruits/ plant and fruit set (%), yield/plant, and total yield/fad. In addition, the contents of TSS and Vit C, furthermore, maximum capsaicin content were observed in chili fruits in both seasons. However, the interaction between Chillina cultivar and spraying with GA3 at 20 ppm ranked second in yield and quality. The interaction between Parbirian cultivars and spraying with GA3 at 20 or 30 ppm increased the number of flowers/plants in both seasons. On the other hand, the interaction between Shampion cultivar and spraying with tap water (control) gave the lowest values of the number of flowers/ plants, the number of fruits/ plant and fruit set (%), yield, and its components, and fruit quality in both seasons.     

中国温泉微生物物种多样性及其酶活性研究进展

微生物作为生物群体的重要组成成员,其生长受外界物化条件(如温度、盐度、pH等)影响较大。温泉作为极端水生环境之一,属于相对稳定且较为特殊的生态系统,使生长于其中的微生物可能具有适应高温等特殊生境的独特生存生理机制,具体表现为微生物物种及其活性次级代谢产物呈现出一定的多样性与新颖性。本文从菌株物种多样性分析及其酶活性研究方面,综述了近5年来国内温泉微生物相关研究进展,以期为温泉等极端环境微生物资源开发与保护提供参考。     

覆盖对西北旱地春小麦旗叶光合特性和水分利用的调控

2015—2016年在西北黄土高原半干旱区进行大田定位试验,以‘陇春35号’为试验材料,设全膜覆土穴播(PMS)、全砂覆盖穴播(SM)和露地穴播(CK)3个处理,分析旗叶光合特性、春小麦耗水特性和产量构成因子之间的关系.结果表明: PMS和SM 在0～300 cm土层的土壤贮水量在灌浆前分别较CK提高47.8和31.6 mm,灌浆期均较CK降低15.6 mm.PMS和SM提高春小麦挑旗-抽穗期和扬花-灌浆期的土壤耗水.PMS和SM的叶面积指数分别较CK提高59.0%～73.7%和40.1%～52.7%,叶片SPAD值分别较CK提高3.5%～28.4%和2.9%～23.9%.PMS的光合速率和气孔导度在春小麦挑旗、抽穗、扬花期分别较CK提高23.5%、33.0%、17.7%和32.6%、76.4%、66.9%,灌浆期分别较CK降低26.2%和16.4%;PMS和SM的气孔限制值在抽穗、扬花、灌浆期分别较CK降低14.6%、23.9%、22.3%和25.7%、29.8%、17.4%.叶片瞬时水分利用效率PMS在挑旗期较CK提高57.8%,扬花期降低11.2%.PMS的表观量子效率在抽穗、扬花期分别较SM和CK增加22.6%、18.7%和26.8%、14.3%.PMS和SM春小麦的株高和产量构成因子均显著高于CK,且在干旱年份增幅较大;PMS的产量较CK和SM分别提高36.2%和8.7%,水分利用效率分别提高9.4%和3.4%.因此,PMS和SM提高了小麦灌浆前土壤贮水,加剧了挑旗到抽穗和扬花到灌浆期的耗水,提高了小麦叶片SPAD值和叶面积指数,增强了小麦灌浆前旗叶光合功能,促进 “库”的建成和同化物的转运,实现增产和水分高效利用.PMS在丰水年份的增产潜力和干旱年份的适应能力比SM更强.     

CFD analysis of the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve and design of an alternative device

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling based on a commercial package, FLUENT, has been used in the present study. The primary aim of this study is to develop a novel implant by employing CFD techniques. Firstly, CFD analyses on the best design commercially available, which is the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV^®), are accomplished. In the light of the results, the new design focus is selected as the valve. The new design is analysed using GAMBIT and FLUENT software. CFD analyses of the new design and the AGV^® are compared and the strengths of the new design are revealed. The results are also compared with the experimental studies AGV^® in the literature. It is deduced that the proposed model shows a nonlinear pressure drop response, which is quite similar to that of AGV^®. The optimum combination would be a flow rate of 2.5 μl/min and a pressure drop of 1054.58 Pa for the proposed model.     

青藏高原春小麦叶片光合作用的光抑制及PSII反应中心光化学效率的恢复分析

在青海省都兰县香日德镇东盛村, 以中国科学院西北高原生物研究所培育的春小麦(Triticum aestivum)品种为材料, 主要采用调制叶绿素荧光分析手段, 研究了抽穗期旗叶光合作用的光抑制现象, 并分析了非光化学猝灭组分的光诱导和非光诱导耗散的量子产量变化。结果表明, 高原春小麦各品种间旗叶光合色素含量和比叶重存在差异; 全晴天3个典型时段准确暗适应20 min后的PSII最大光化学效率(F_v/F_m)的比较分析证实, 高原春小麦存在着光合作用的光抑制现象, F_v/F_m的降低是由于PSII反应中心的可逆失活; 稳态作用光下PSII有效光化学效率(F_v′/F_m′)易受持续强光胁迫的影响, 而PSII实际光化学效率(Φ_PSII)在各春小麦品种间的差异略为明显; 上下午间4个春小麦品种的光化学猝灭系数(q_P)和非光化学猝灭系数(NPQ)呈较一致的变化趋势, 显然q_P和NPQ既属品种的内禀特性, 又与强太阳光胁迫的累积密切相关; 非光化学猝灭组分中光诱导的PSII调节性能量耗散的量子产量(Φ_NPQ)所占比例较大, 下午时分Φ_NPQ的上调反映了高原春小麦对青藏高原持续强光胁迫的驯化适应。     

Tepidimonas taiwanensis sp. nov., a novel alkaline-protease-producing bacterium isolated from a hot spring

The bacterial strain designated I1-1^T was isolated from a hot spring located in the Pingtung area, southern Taiwan. Cells of this organism were Gram reaction negative rods, motile by a single polar flagellum. Optimum conditions for growth were 55°C and pH 7. Strain I1-1^T grew well in lower nutrient media such as 5–10% Luria–Bertani broth, and its extracellular products expressed alkaline protease activity. The 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicates that strain I1-1^T is a member of -Proteobacteria. On the basis of a phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA sequences, DNA–DNA similarity data, whole-cell protein analysis, physiological and biochemical characteristics, as well as fatty acid compositions, the organism belonged to the genus Tepidimonas and represented a novel species within this genus. The predominant cellular fatty acids of strain I1-1^T were 16:0 (about 41%), 18:1 7c (about 13%), and summed feature 3 [16:1 7c or 15:0 iso 2OH or both (about 26%)]. Its DNA base ratio was 68.1 mol%. We propose to classify strain I1-1^T (=BCRC 17406^T=LMG 22826^T) as Tepidimonas taiwanensis sp. nov.