黄土丘陵区柳枝稷光合生理生态特性的初步研究

研究了黄土丘陵区引种草种柳枝稷（Panicum virgatum)的光合生理生态特性。比较了不同叶位叶片光合速率（Pn)、蒸腾速率（Tr)、水分利用效率（WUE）的日变化以及环境因子的作用,结果表明,柳枝稷叶片Pn日变化曲线为双峰型,中午“光合降低”主要是由于叶温过高导致呼吸高引起的净化合速率降低,叶龄增大,叶片Pn日变化相对较平缓,其中壮龄叶Pn日变化最为平缓,幼龄叶Tr的日变化为双峰型,随叶龄增大（叶位下降）而成为单峰型。Pn日变化最为平缓,幼龄叶Tr的日变化为双峰型,随叶龄增大（叶位下降）而成为单峰型,WUE的日变化可划分为上午的降低和下午的波动2个阶段,最上充分展开叶（旗叶）的WUE始终最高。     

Ergebnisse zu entomologischen erhebungen und zur unkrautbekämpfung bei miscanthus und anderen c4‐pflanzen 1)

In zweijährigen Erhebungen zur Entomofauna an Miscanthus sinensis, Panicwn virgatum und Andropogon gerardii auf Flächen in Grcßbeeren und Güterfelde konnten erste Ergebnisse erzielt werden. Am Standort Güterfelde erfolgten gleichfalls mehrjährige Prüfungen der herbiziden Wirkung bei diesen C₄‐Pflanzen.

Die Besiedlung der Arthropoden mit 0,5 und 1,4 Individuen/Halm bzw. Horstpflanze erweist sich als sehr gering. Die Dominanz der Schad‐ und Nutzorganismen war im allgenmeinen ausgeglichen. Nur auf den Flächen mit P. virgatum und A. gerardii 1995 in Güterfelde lag der Schädlingsanteil durch die Blasenfüße (Thysanoptera) bei>90%, bedingt auch durch die trockene und warme Witterung im Juli/August. Das Schädlingsspektrum umfaßte Arten von Getreide u.a. Gramineen. Im gleichen Jahr 1995 verursachte die Gemeine Spinnmilbe (Tetranychus urticae) auf der Miscanthusfläche in Großbeeren bemerkenswerte Saugschäden. Das Nützlingsauftreten wurde von euryöken Arten bestimmt und war auf allen untersuchten Flächen gering.

Die Untersuchungen zur Unkrautbekämpfung im 1. bzw. 2. Standjahr zeigen, daß Präparate, die erfolgreich bei Mais und teilweise Getreide angewandt werden, auch auf Miscanthusflächen sowie bei Panicum und Andropogon vorrangig in der Nachpflanzanwendung zum Einsatz kommen können. Bedeutung erlangt auch die Anwendung der mechanischen Pflege. Es besteht ein direkter Zusammenhang zwischen der Effektivität der Unkrautbekämpfung im Anpflanzjahr und der Pflanzenentwicklung im Anpflanzjahr und den folgenden Etablierungsjahren. Bei unzureichender Unkrautbeseitigung im 1. Standjahr muß auch im 1. Folgejahr eine Unkrautbekämpfung erfolgen.     

糜子双受精过程的细胞学观察

糜子(Panicum miliaceum L.)受精的全过程在开花后3小时内完成。开花后20分钟,花粉管到达珠孔,30分钟进入胚囊并释放精子;雌、雄性核融合发生在开花后30分钟至3小时。精核与卵核和极核融合的过程基本相同,但总是先完成与极核的融合。开花后2小时,初生胚乳核形成,随后立即分裂。开花后3小时,合子形成,此时胚乳含两个游离核。开花后8—10小时,合子进入分裂期。合子的休眠期约5—7小时。受精作用属于有丝分裂前配子融合的类型。     

Natural abundance of 15N in tropical plants with emphasis on tree legumes

Natural abundance of ¹⁵N ( ¹⁵N) of leaves harvested from tropical plants in Brazil and Thailand was analyzed. The ¹⁵N values of non-N₂-fixing trees in Brazil were +4.5±1.9, which is lower than those of soil nitrogen (+8.0±2.2). In contrast, mimosa and kudzu had very low ¹⁵N values (–1.4+0.5). The ¹⁵N values of Panicum maximum and leguminous trees, except Leucaena leucocephala, were similar to those of non-N₂-fixing trees, suggesting that the contribution of fixed N in these plants is negligible. The ¹⁵N values of non-N₂-fixing trees in Thailand were +4.9±2.0. Leucaena leucocephala, Sesbania grandiflora, Casuarina spp. and Cycas spp. had low ¹⁵N values, close to the value of atmospheric N₂ (0), pointing to a major contribution of N₂ fixation in these plants. Cassia spp. and Tamarindus indica had high ¹⁵N values, which confirms that these species are non-nodulating legumes. The ¹⁵N values of Acacia spp. and Gliricidia sepium and other potentially nodulating tree legumes were, on average, slightly lower than those of non-N₂-fixing trees, indicating a small contribution of N₂ fixation in these legumes.     

Photosynthetic carbon metabolism in Panicum milioides, a C3-C4 intermediate species: Evidence for a limited C4 dicarboxylic acid pathway of photosynthesis

Panicum milioides, a naturally occurring species with C₄-like Kranz leaf anatomy, is intermediate between C₃ and C₄ plants with respect to photorespiration and the associated oxygen inhibition of photosynthesis. This paper presents direct evidence for a limited degree of C₄ photosynthesis in this C₃-C₄ intermediate species based on:

1. (a) the appearance of 24% of the total ¹⁴C fixed following 4 s photosynthesis in ¹⁴CO₂-air by excised leaves in malate and aspartate and the complete transfer of label from the C₄ acids to Calvin cycle intermediates within a 15 s chase in ¹²CO₂-air;

2. (b) pyruvate- or alanine-enhanced light-dependent CO₂ fixation and pyruvate stimulation of oxaloacetate- or 3-phosphoglycerate-dependent O₂ evolution by illuminated mesophyll protoplasts, but not bundle sheath strands; and

3. (c) NAD-malic enzyme-dependent decarboxylation of C₄ acids at the C-4 carboxyl position, C₄ acid-dependent O₂ evolution, and ¹⁴CO₂ donation from [4-¹⁴C]C₄ acids to Calvin cycle intermediates during photosynthesis by bundle sheath strands, but not mesophyll protoplasts.

However, P. milioides differs from C₄ plants in that the activity of the C₄ cycle enzymes is only 15 to 30% of a C₄ Panicum species and the Calvin cycle and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase are present in both cell types. From these and related studies (Rathnam, C.K.M. and Chollet, R. (1979) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 193, 346–354; (1978) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 85, 801–808) we conclude that reduced photorespiration in P. milioides is due to a limited degree of NAD-malic enzyme-type C₄ photosynthesis permitting an increase in pCO₂ at the site of bundle sheath, but not mesophyll, ribulosebisphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase.     

Developmental expression of ASG- 1 during gametogenesis in apomictic guinea grass (Panicum maximum)

We have used Western blue-visualized in situ-hybridization (ISH) to monitor the expression of apomixis-specific gene-1 (ASG-1, GenBank accession number AB000809) during gametogenesis in obligate-sexual and facultative-apomictic (aposporic) genotypes of guinea grass (Panicum maximum). The in situ-analysis revealed that ASG-1 is not expressed in the ovule during early floral development in both, the facultative apomicts (A1 stage) and the obligate sexuals (S1 stage). With the appearance of the aposporous initial cell(s) in the ovule of the apomictic type (A2-1 stage), ASG-1 expression is strong and specific to this apomixis-specific cell. ASG-1 expression continued through different stages of aposporous embryo sac development (A2-2 stage), indicating that the gene may play a role in this developmental process. Regular embryo sacs in sexual types did not show hybridization signals (S2 stage). However, strong ASG-1 expression was detected in immature pollen grains and young embryos in both reproductive types, suggesting that ASG-1 may be an allele derived from the obligate-sexual wild type. Expression in pollen grains faded with maturation. In a heterologous system, using Paspalum notatum, a facultative-aposporic tropical grass (bahia grass), identical results were obtained. The results are discussed in view of the fact, that ASG-1 shows some homology to genes known to be seed- or embryo-specific or involved in processes related to cell growth.     

Soil nitrogen dynamics in switchgrass seeded to a marginal cropland in South Dakota

The potential ecological impacts of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), as a biofuel feedstock, have been assessed under different environmental conditions. However, limited information is available in understanding the integrated analysis of nitrogen (N) dynamics including soil nitrate (), nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions, and leaching under switchgrass land management. The specific objective was to explore N dynamics for 2009 through 2015 in switchgrass seeded to a marginally yielding cropland based on treatments of N fertilization rate (N rate; low, 0; medium, 56; high, 112 kg N ha^?1) and landscape position (shoulder, backslope, and footslope). Our findings indicated that N rate impacted soil (0–5 cm depth) and surface N₂O fluxes but did not impact leaching during the observed years. Medium N (56 kg N ha^?1) was the optimal rate for increasing biomass yield with reduced environmental problems. Landscape position impacted the N dynamics. At the footslope position, soil , soil leaching, and N₂O fluxes were higher than the other landscape positions. Soil N₂O fluxes and leaching had downward trends over the observed years. Growing switchgrass on marginally yielding croplands can store soil N, reduce N losses via leaching, and mitigate N₂O emissions from soils to the atmosphere over the years. Switchgrass seeded on marginally yielding croplands can be beneficial in reducing N losses and can be grown as a sustainable bioenergy crop on these marginal lands.     

Adenosine 5′-triphosphate-mediated activation of sucrose-phosphate synthase in bundle sheath cells of C4 plants

We report the ATP-mediated activation of sucrose-phosphate synthase in bundle sheath cells prepared from C₄ species. Sucrose synthesis was followed by measuring the incorporation of [¹⁴C]fructose 6-phosphate into sucrose in bundle sheath cells also provided with uridine 5′-diphosphoglucose (UDPGlc). Studies with Panicum miliaceum L. cells showed that activation was largely due to an increase in the affinity for UDPGlc and was therefore only evident at limiting UDPGlc concentrations. The apparent K _m UDPGlc for sucrose synthesis by cells pretreated and assayed with ATP was about 0.7 mM compared with 7–8 mM for control cells without ATP. The γ-thio derivative of ATP had a similar effect to ATP. The effect was also evident when ATP was rapidly removed from cells prior to assay. Sucrose-phosphate synthase activity in extracts from cells pretreated with or without ATP showed similar differences in K _m UDPGlc. These observations support the view that ATP is inducing a covalent modification of the enzyme. However, several protein kinase inhibitors did not prevent activation. Changes of more than threefold were observed for the K _m UDPGlc with sucrose-phosphate synthase extracted from bundle sheath cells rapidly isolated from attached leaves that were subjected to dark/light treatments. The possible relationship between these changes and those induced by ATP with isolated cells is discussed. Received: 22 October 1996 / Accepted: 7 January 1997     

In vitro culture of switchgrass: Influence of 2,4-d and picloram in combination with benzyladenine on callus initiation and regeneration

The objective of this study was to determine the types and concentrations of auxins and cytokinins that would result in effective culture initiation and plant regeneration of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.). Whole caryopses and young seedling explants were cultured on MS medium containing different concentrations of picloram or 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-d) in combination with benzyladenine. Best results from mature caryopses were obtained with 11.3–45.0 M 2,4-d in combination with 15.0 or 45.0 M benzyladenine (BA). More than 300 plants were obtained per embryogenic callus from some treatments after the second transfer to regeneration medium (90 days after initiation of the cultures). Regeneration was obtained from young seedling explants with both auxins. However, picloram was more effective over a wider range of BA concentrations than 2,4-d. Protocols developed during this study were used to regenerate hundreds of plants which could easily be established in the field.     

营养液缺钙或缺钾对糜子幼苗抗旱性的影响

糜子幼苗生长于完全、缺钙、缺钾、缺钙并缺钾４种营养液中。水分胁迫下,各种幼苗相对含水量均下降,造性增强。其中,单缺钾及缺钙并缺钾时相对合水量比完全及单缺钙时下降较大,单缺钙时透性更易增强。水分胁迫下,完全营养苗游离脯氨酸含量明显高于对照,而其它３种苗的游离脯氨酸含量与其对照之间差异不显著。水分胁迫４８ｈ,缺钾苗和缺钙并缺钾苗叶肉细胞有质壁分离现象,叶绿体受到一定程度的损伤,单缺钾时超微结构损伤尤甚。另外,钙调蛋白抑制剂实验表明,干旱胁迫引起的幼苗体内游离脯氨酸含量的增加可能与钙调蛋白无关。