Impacts of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) invasion on dry matter and carbon and nitrogen stocks in a broad‐leaved secondary forest located in Kyoto,western Japan

In western and central Japan, the expansion of exotic moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens Mazel ex J. Houz.) populations into neighboring vegetation has become a serious problem. Although the effects of bamboo invasion on biodiversity have been well studied, shifts in nutrient stocks and cycling, which are fundamental for ecosystem functioning, are not fully understood. To explore the effects of P. pubescens invasion on ecosystem functions we examined above‐ and below‐ground dry matter and carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) stocks in a pure broad‐leaved tree stand, a pure bamboo stand, and two tree–bamboo mixed stands with different vegetation mix ratios in the secondary forest of Kyoto, western Japan. In the process of invasion, bamboo shoots offset broad‐leaved tree deaths; thus, no clear trend was apparent in total above‐ or below‐ground biomass or in plant C and N stocks during invasion. However, the ratio of above‐ground to below‐ground biomass (T/R ratio at the stand level) decreased with increasing bamboo dominance, especially in the early stages of invasion. This shift indicates that rapid bamboo rhizomatous growth is a main driver of substantial changes in stand structure. We also detected rises in the C/N ratio of forest‐floor organic matter during bamboo invasion. Thus major impacts of P. pubescens invasion into broad‐leaved forests include not only early shifts in biomass allocation, but also changes in the distribution pattern of C and N stored in plants and soil.     

旱地小麦休闲期覆盖保水与产量构成因素的关系

为探索旱地小麦休闲期覆盖保水、增产技术途径,于2011—2012年在山西省闻喜县进行了前茬小麦收获后30 d或60 d深翻后进行地面全覆盖、半覆盖、不覆盖的大田试验,研究休闲期覆盖时间和覆盖方式对土壤水分和小麦产量形成的影响。结果表明:休闲期覆盖后,播种-孕穗期土壤蓄水量显著提高,尤其播种期140~200 cm,越冬期和返青期160~300 cm,拔节期80~160 cm,孕穗期0~120 cm、200~300 cm土层效果明显,且以前茬小麦收获后30 d采用全覆盖效果较好;覆盖后,越冬-孕穗期群体分蘖数增加,成熟期植株干物质量显著提高,穗数显著提高(3%~14%),产量显著提高(171~815 kg·hm-2);全覆盖处理成穗率、经济系数、产量及其构成因素均高于半覆盖,且以麦收后30 d覆盖效果较好;播种期土壤水分与穗数、穗粒数和产量关系密切,尤其是深层土壤水分,且直至孕穗期200~300 cm土壤水分与干物质量、穗数和产量关系仍密切;休闲期提早覆盖有利于蓄保休闲期降水于深层,且至孕穗期300 cm深处土壤水分仍有提高;有利于构建合理群体,主要通过提高穗数实现增产,且以全覆盖效果最好。     

毛报春(Primula × pubescens)腋芽再生组织培养体系的建立

以毛报春(Primula × pubescens)无菌腋芽为外植体, 分析不同浓度激素配比对愈伤组织诱导和分化以及不定芽增殖和生根的影响, 筛选出不同阶段的最适培养基, 优化毛报春的组织培养再生体系。结果表明, 毛报春腋芽愈伤组织诱导及分化的最适培养基为MS+0.2 mg∙L^-1 NAA+1.0 mg∙L^-1 6-BA, 诱导率达84%, 出芽率达67%; 不定芽增殖最适培养基为MS+0.5 mg∙L^-1 NAA+0.2 mg∙L^-1 6-BA, 增殖率可达67%, 苗绿且健壮; MS+0.2 mg∙L^-1 NAA培养基最有利于组培苗的生根及伸长, 平均单株生根数为9条, 生根率高达70%。该研究建立了毛报春的组织培养再生体系, 可为报春属其它植物的遗传研究及种质创新提供参考。     

毛竹PsbS基因的克隆及其原核表达特征研究

采用RT-PCR技术从毛竹(Phyllostachys edulis)叶片中克隆到1个PsbS基因,命名为PePsbS (GenBank No. FJ600727),其编码区为810 bp,编码269个氨基酸。序列分析表明,PePsbS编码的蛋白与其它单子叶植物的PsbS蛋白有很高的相似性。蛋白结构分析表明,PePsbS基因编码蛋白包含导肽部分和成熟蛋白,其中成熟蛋白包含4个跨膜结构域。将PePsbS基因编码成熟蛋白的序列构建到原核表达载体pET23a中,并转入大肠杆菌,用IPTG进行诱导表达。结果表明, 41℃下诱导4 h的表达效果最好,目的蛋白含量约占总蛋白的21.5%,分子量约为22.0 kD。这说明温度和诱导时间明显影响PePsbS基因的表达。     

雷竹体细胞胚诱导的初步研究

以雷竹（Phyllostachys violascens）种胚为外植体, 脱分化产生愈伤组织, 愈伤组织诱导产生体细胞胚, 并发育成苗。实验结果表明： 愈伤组织诱导体细胞胚基本培养基为MS无机盐＋20 g·L^-1葡萄糖（glucose）＋10 mg·L^-1腺嘌呤（adenine sulfate）＋ 0.5 g·L^-1麦芽抽提物（malt extract）＋0.1 mg·L^-1 6-BA＋0.01 mg·L^-1氨氯吡啶酸（picloram）＋10 g·L^-1type A agar; 将基本培养基中的氨氯吡啶酸浓度升高至0.1 mg·L^-1即为愈伤组织诱导的最佳培养基, 早期子叶胚是愈伤组织诱导的最佳胚体; 愈伤组织在添加0.001 mg·L^-1TDZ和0.3 mg·L^-1ABA的愈伤组织最佳培养基上光照培养4周后, 去除其中的ABA, 并添加0.1 mg·L^-1NAA继续培养1个月, 体细胞胚数量最多可达87.43%, 该培养基是体细胞胚发生的最佳培养基; 将上述体细胞胚发生培养基中的6-BA浓度升高至1 mg·L^-1, 继代培养2个月后有小苗出现。组织学观察显示, 体细胞胚细胞核大、质浓且多数呈球形原胚状。     

Characteristics of pollen from natural triploid Betula hybrids

Birch has a key role in the Holocene vegetation history of northern Europe and in sub‐arctic climates dwarf birch and tree birch co‐exist. In Iceland, triploid hybrids between diploid Betula nana (dwarf birch) and tetraploid B. pubescens (downy birch) are common and therefore likely to contribute to pollen deposition. Pollen from 22 triploid trees/shrubs from ten woodlands in Iceland was examined and its size and shape compared with pollen from the parental species. The mean diameter of pollen grains from the triploid hybrids was not statistically different from that of B. nana pollen, but was significantly smaller than the mean value of B. pubescens pollen. On the contrary, the size of the vestibulum was similar to that of B. pubescens, which was significantly greater than that of B. nana, and therefore the diameter‐pore depth ratio was lower than the values from either species. The pattern of size distribution within plants indicated that triploid hybrids might have produced two sizes of triporate pollen grains, but the small B. nana size was far more prevalent than the larger B. pubescens size. Several anomalies in pollen morphology were common among the hybrid pollen grains: four or more pores were the most frequent type of abnormality. Characteristics of the pollen of triploid Betula hybrids, especially structural anomalies, may provide a means to reveal periods of interspecific hybridisation in the analysis of sub‐fossil pollen.     

Mosses modify effects of warmer and wetter conditions on tree seedlings at the alpine treeline

Climate warming enables tree seedling establishment beyond the current alpine treeline, but to achieve this, seedlings have to establish within existing tundra vegetation. In tundra, mosses are a prominent feature, known to regulate soil temperature and moisture through their physical structure and associated water retention capacity. Moss presence and species identity might therefore modify the impact of increases in temperature and precipitation on tree seedling establishment at the arctic‐alpine treeline. We followed Betula pubescens and Pinus sylvestris seedling survival and growth during three growing seasons in the field. Tree seedlings were transplanted along a natural precipitation gradient at the subarctic‐alpine treeline in northern Sweden, into plots dominated by each of three common moss species and exposed to combinations of moss removal and experimental warming by open‐top chambers (OTCs). Independent of climate, the presence of feather moss, but not Sphagnum, strongly supressed survival of both tree species. Positive effects of warming and precipitation on survival and growth of B. pubescens seedlings occurred in the absence of mosses and as expected, this was partly dependent on moss species. P. sylvestris survival was greatest at high precipitation, and this effect was more pronounced in Sphagnum than in feather moss plots irrespective of whether the mosses had been removed or not. Moss presence did not reduce the effects of OTCs on soil temperature. Mosses therefore modified seedling response to climate through other mechanisms, such as altered competition or nutrient availability. We conclude that both moss presence and species identity pose a strong control on seedling establishment at the alpine treeline, and that in some cases mosses weaken climate‐change effects on seedling establishment. Changes in moss abundance and species composition therefore have the potential to hamper treeline expansion induced by climate warming.     

The Mass Spectra of Phrymarolins, 1,2-Dioxygenated-3,7-dioxabicyclo[3.3.0]octane Lignans

The mass spectra of phrymarolins, which were isolated from Phryma leptostachya L. as novel lignans, have been investigated. The most predominant fragmentation was the splitting of the acetal linkage. The fragment ions (m) and (n), at m/e 141 and m/e 99 respectively, are considered to be characteristic to the lignans. The accurate molecular weight measurements of important ions provided a further evidence for the structure of phrymarolin-I.