小麦×玉米单倍体植株再生体系的建立

为获得一定规模的小麦单倍体植株以构建小麦DH(Double Haploid)群体,采用小麦(Triticum aestivum,2n=42)与玉米(Zeamays,2n=20)远缘杂交诱导小麦单倍体胚,经胚拯救产生单倍体植株,研究了1/2MS培养基中幼胚取材时期、幼胚大小、4℃处理时间、暗处理时间对单倍体胚培养再生成苗的影响,结果表明:授粉后12天~16天取材的幼胚经胚拯救后成苗率无明显差异;0.5mm~1.0mm大小的幼胚成苗率显著高于0mm~0.5mm和1.0mm~1.5mm大小的幼胚成苗率;1天~3天短期4℃处理对胚萌发具有一定促进作用,但处理3天后,出愈率和成苗率降低;胚培养过程中12天左右的24h暗处理能有效提高成苗率。     

分子标记技术在玉米育种中的应用

生物技术的发展促进了分子生物学和育种学的交叉融合,极大地推进了育种工作的进程和效率。论述了DNA分子标记技术及其在玉米杂种优势群的划分、品种纯度和真实性检测、功能基因定位、遗传多样性分析以及转基因检测等多个领域中的应用,并对其现阶段存在的问题和今后的发展前景进行了分析讨论,以期为玉米分子育种研究提供相应的参考。     

Analysis ofl-alanine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase isozymes in maize

Isozyme analysis ofl-alanine:2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase (ALT) in maize indicates that there are three genes encoding this enzyme activity. Two of the gene products interact with each other to form heterodimers, while the third gene product does not interact with the other two. Another isozyme that appears after gel electrophoresis and ALT staining is shown to be glutamate dehydrogenase-1. Anaerobic treatment does not result in increased ALT levels, indicating that the previously reported increase in alanine levels caused by this treatment may be due to increases in the level of pyruvate, a substrate of ALT.D. A. Russell was partially supported by a graduate student fellowship from the Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Washington University. V. M. Peschke was partially supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from Monsanto. This research was supported by NIH Grant R01 GM34740.     

复水对旱后不同玉米品种植株生长恢复能力及其生理响应特性的影响

该研究选用2个抗旱能力相似但旱后恢复能力存在显著差异的玉米品种‘P3’和‘郑单958’为材料,采用盆栽称重控水法在苗期进行干旱及复水处理,通过测定其生长、水分状况、光合参数、叶绿素荧光参数以及叶绿素含量在干旱及复水过程中的变化规律,探讨干旱及复水过程中生理生化响应与旱后恢复能力的关系。结果发现:(1)抗旱性相同的2个玉米品种在干旱复水后的生长恢复能力表现为‘P3’显著强于‘郑单958’。(2)干旱胁迫后,‘郑单958’和‘P3’的叶片相对含水量差异不显著,但‘P3’能维持较高的叶水势、PSⅡ最大光化学效率和叶绿素含量。(3)经干旱胁迫复水后,‘P3’的净光合速率,PSⅡ最大光化学效率和气孔导度恢复速度快于‘郑单958’,说明‘P3’光合损失恢复能力高于‘郑单958’。研究表明,玉米品种‘P3’的旱后复水生长恢复能力较强,因‘P3’在干旱胁迫下能维持较高的Fv/Fm值和叶绿素含量,光系统的损伤较轻,而且复水后也能较快的恢复;在干旱过程中减轻干旱胁迫对植物光合系统的伤害是旱后复水快速恢复生长的基础,而在复水后快速修复光系统损失能够加快植物复水的恢复速度。     

A comparison of apomictic reproduction in eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides (L.) L.) and maize-Tripsacum hybrids

The expression of gene(s) governing apomictic reproduction inTripsacum provides the best foundation for comparing the effectiveness of apomictic reproduction in a series of maize-Tripsacum hybrids. Several 38-chromosome, apomictic maize-Tripsacum hybrids are available which possess the gene(s) conferring apomictic reproduction fromTripsacum. Without a base line for comparison, studies directed towards discerning the successful transfer or effectiveness of gene expression in a maize background are hampered. The objectives of this study are to compare the reproductive features found in apomicticTripsacum with those in apomictic maize-Tripsacum hybrids. In addition, this study determined the feasibility of utilizing these maize-Tripsacum hybrid materials to continue an attempt to transfer the genes into a pure maize background. The frequency and occurrence of five unique reproductive features found in apomictic accessions ofTripsacum dactyloides were compared to the reproductive behaviours exhibited in the maize-Tripsacum hybrids. Results indicate the genes controlling apomixis in tetraploidTripsacum are fully functional in maize-Tripsacum hybrids with diploid and triploid maize constitutions. The ability of theTripsacum apomictic genes to retain full expression provides evidence to continue their transfer to a diploid or tetraploid maize background.The use of company names in this publication does not imply endorsement by the USDA-ARS, or the product names or criticism of similar ones not mentioned. All programs and services of the U.S. Department of Agriculture are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, or handicap.     

Microcloning of maize chromosome 9 by using a flow-sorting technique

We constructed a chromosome 9 lambda DNA library from flow-sorted maize chromosomes. Approximately 3 million maize chromosome 9 were collected with high purity by flow cytometric sorting of chromosomes isolated from an oat-maize chromosome 9 addition line based on the cytogram of fluorescent pulse area versus fluorescent pulse width. Chromosome 9 DNA was partially digested withBamH I, dephosphorylated, and ligated with arms ofBamH I-digested lambda DASH vector (Stratagene). A total of 2.0×10⁶ independent recombinants with an average insert size of 15 kb were obtained. For a 99% probability that every sequence of chromosome 9 is represented in at least one chimeric phage, 5.6×10⁴ cloned fragments are needed. This library covers the entire maize chromosome 9. Hybridizing cloned fragments with labeled maize genomic DNA showed that the high, middle, or low copy number DNA sequences presented in the different phage clones. This individual chromosome library is useful in plant genome mapping and gene isolation.     

Non-systemic expression of a stress-responsive maize polyubiquitin gene (Ubi-1) in transgenic rice plants

We have used the promoter, 1st exon and 1st intron of the maize polyubiquitin gene (Ubi-1) for rice transformation experiments and revealed the characteristic expression of Ubi-1 gene: (1) Ubi-1 gene is not regulated systemically but rather individual cells respond independently to the heat or physical stress; (2) Ubi-1 gene changes its tissue-specific expression in response to stress treatment; (3) the expression of Ubi-1 gene is dependent on cell cycle.     

遮荫对夏玉米产量及生长发育的影响

在大田条件下研究了不同时期和不同程度遮荫对夏玉米产量及生长发育的影响.结果表明,遮荫显著降低玉米产量.不同时期遮荫对其影响不同,花粒期（从开花到成熟期）遮荫的影响最显著,农大108（ND108）和掖单13号（YD13）遮荫50%、90%处理分别减产67.5%、79.4%和82.9%和86.7%,其次是穗期（从拔节到开花期）遮荫,ND108和YD13分别减产34.1%、55.3%和47.2%、65.7%,而苗期（从出苗到拔节期）遮荫对其影响相对较小,ND108和YD13分别减产16.9%、24.5%和18.9%、24.3%.遮荫对YD13产量的影响大于ND108.遮荫时期对玉米产量的影响显著地大于遮荫程度.遮荫后两个玉米品种的生育进程都延迟,并随着遮荫程度的增加,对其影响加剧.穗期遮荫显著影响玉米的穗分化,花丝数和雄穗分枝数显著降低,对YD13的影响大于ND108.苗期和穗期遮荫显著抑制玉米叶面积、株高和茎节的生长.     

30%己乙水剂对玉米根系伤流液及其组分的影响

以玉米3138为材料,在大田和PVC管栽条件下研究了应用植物生长调节剂30％己乙水剂对玉米根系伤流量、伤流中无机离子流量、氨基酸组分及流量、激素流量等的影响,结果表明：30％己乙水剂可提高玉米根系伤流量,特别是大喇叭口期和籽粒形成期;提高了伤流中K,P,Ca,Mg,Si,Zn,Mn,Fe,B,Mo,Cu等无机元素流量,氨基酸总流量提高,主要的运输形式氨基酸Ser,Clu,Lys．Arg,Val,Ala,Leu,I1e,His,Try,Phe流量均明显增加,非蛋白质氨基酸GAba大幅度增加,伤流液中IAA在籽粒形成和灌浆期提高,授粉后伤流中Gas提高,CTKs在籽粒形成期提高,ABA在灌浆期提高,吐丝前低于对照。表明30％已乙水剂可促进根系吸收和合成物质向地上部分的输送,对促进地上部发育有重要作用。