Circadian Rhythm Changes in Autotrophic Euglena Induced by Organic Carbon Sources*

SYNOPSIS. Acetate added to autotrophic Euglena cultures changed the period length of the circadian rhythm of phototaxis. Phase shifts were induced by acetate pulses. Since transition from one metabolic state to another (autotrophic/mixotrophic) caused a phase shift or a period change, such effects possibly result from switching metabolic pathways. As suggested (Brinkmann, K., 1966. Planta 70 , 344–89), differences in the temperature responses of the rhythm in mixotrophic and autotrophic cells might also be caused by participation of different metabolic pathways with different Q¹⁰ values, e.g. dark reactions vs photochemical reactions. However the Q¹⁰ of a given dark reaction, e.g. protein synthesis, can differ in the 2 states. Therefore temperature experiments alone do not suffice for deciding whether the pathways include photochemical reactions, dark reactions, or both.     

退化设施蔬菜地修复过程中土壤可溶性有机碳与无机氮动态

土壤强还原处理(reductive soil disinfestation,RSD)可以有效修复退化设施蔬菜地土壤,但实施过程中亦会存在可溶性有机碳(DOC)与无机氮(NO3--N和NH4+-N)的淋溶风险。本研究选用水稻秸秆及其制备的生物质炭(biochar,BC)作为修复材料,采用BC、RSD以及RSD+BC三种方法修复退化蔬菜地土壤,探究修复过程中土壤基本性质、DOC与无机氮的动态变化。结果表明,与对照土壤相比,BC处理显著提高了土壤pH、EC和DOC含量(P<0.05),但对土壤NO3--N和NH4+-N无显著影响。对于RSD和RSD+BC处理,土壤NO3--N含量在1~3 d内快速下降,之后维持在较低水平;土壤DOC含量呈先上升后下降趋势,在整个培养时段均显著高于对照处理(P<0.05)。方差分析表明,BC与RSD处理对土壤DOC、全碳(TC)、全氮(TN)和C/N存在交互作用。可见,RSD和RSD+BC处理能有效去除NO3--N,但DOC含量大幅度增加,存在淋溶风险。