暗期干扰对环带锦斑蛾滞育诱导的影响

在短日照条件下,环带锦斑蛾Pseudopidorus fasciata以4龄幼虫进入冬季滞育,其滞育诱导的临界暗长为10.5 h。本文系统测试了暗期干扰实验［即在暗期采用单一的光（亦称光脉冲）干扰光周期反应的实验］对环带锦斑蛾幼虫滞育的抑制影响。幼虫孵化后在25℃,短日照L9∶D15(光9 h∶暗15 h),L10∶D14、L11∶D13及L12∶D12暗期的不同时段给予1 h或30 min光脉冲干扰。结果表明： 滞育是否被抑制主要取决于暗期的长度,当光脉冲干扰前的暗长（D₁）或光脉冲干扰后的暗长（D₂）超过临界暗长（10.5 h）时,100%的幼虫被诱导进入滞育;当D₁和D₂都短于（或等于）临界暗长时,滞育不同程度被抑制,抑制的效果则取决于所干扰的光周期、光脉冲的长度和光脉冲落入的位点。结果说明该虫滞育诱导的暗期干扰反应是基于临界暗长的时间测量。     

蜻蜓凤梨开花相关基因AfFPF1初步研究

FPF1 (flowering-promoting factor 1)是参与植物开花期遗传控制的重要家族之一。迄今为止,人们对蜻蜓凤梨中FPF1家族了解有限。本研究以热带花卉蜻蜓凤梨为材料,基于转录组测序数据,克隆获得AfFPF1基因。该基因编码的蛋白含103个氨基酸,分子质量为12.06 kD。AfFPF1转录本在蜻蜓凤梨的根中显著高表达,此外其表达量受外源乙烯强诱导,且响应赤霉素。AfFPF1基因在拟南芥中异位表达使其开花时间提前,莲座叶数目减少,促进其根系生长。对转基因拟南芥内源开花基因进行表达量检测,发现转基因植株中,一些开花促进基因如AtFT、AtAP1、AtLFY、AtFUL、AtSOC1表达量显著升高,而抑制开花基因AtFLC表达量下调,进一步证实AfFPF1能正调控拟南芥的开花时间,且可能与这些基因相互作用。研究结果初步证实AfFPF1可能参与调控蜻蜓凤梨开花过程,为进一步研究AfFPF1功能、通过基因工程调控蜻蜓凤梨开花以及乙烯诱导蜻蜓凤梨开花分子机制提供了理论依据。     

盐度、光照和营养盐对孔石莼(Ulva pertusa)光合作用的影响

通过测定光合作用产氧速率研究了孔石莼Ulvapertusa不育性变种在不同盐度、光强度和营养盐水平下的光合作用特性.结果表明,盐度可影响光合作用速率,在2710lx光强下孔石莼在盐度20‰左右有最大光合作用速率;光合作用参数Pm为79.62O2,μg/cm2*h,Is为191.08μE/m2*s,IC为10.12μE/m2*s;对营养盐(NH4+-N,NO2--N,PO43--P)的吸收特征可用Michaelis-Menten方程描述,低光强(106lx)下氨氮超过0.07mmol/L时可抑制孔石莼的光合作用.     

UV-B辐射增强对海洋大型藻与微型藻种群生长关系的影响

选用孔石莼和青岛大扁藻为海洋大型藻和微型藻的代表,通过室内添加模拟试验研究了UV-B辐射增强对孔石莼(重量固定)与青岛大扁藻(密度不同)种群生长关系的影响。结果表明:(1)在单养情况下,4个UV-B辐射剂量都对孔石莼的生长产生抑制作用;对青岛大扁藻生长的影响却不同,低剂量(U-1)的UV-B辐射对青岛大扁藻的生长有促进作用,而高剂量的UV-B辐射则有显著的抑制作用;且因初始接种密度不同而各异。(2)在共养情况下,微藻对孔石莼的生长表现出一定的抑制作用,随着微藻初始接种密度的增加,其抑制作用亦增加;反之,在共培养的初始阶段(6 d内)孔石莼对微藻的生长也有抑制作用,但后期阶段(9 d后)表现出促进作用。(3)在共培养的同时附加UV-B辐射处理,随着初始接种密度的增加,青岛大扁藻对孔石莼生长的抑制作用更加明显;同时,与共养相比较,孔石莼对微藻生长的抑制作用亦趋于明显。     

Allelopathic effects of Ulva lactuca on selected species of harmful bloom-forming microalgae in laboratory cultures

Allelopathic effects of the green macroalgae Ulva lactuca on the growth of three species of red tide microalgae, Heterosigma akashiwo, Alexandrium tamarense, and Skeletonema costatum were tested in laboratory co-cultures precluding the nutrient and light limitation and the effect of high pH. The growth of all three species of microalgae was significantly (p < 0.01) inhibited by fresh U. lactuca. In nutrient replete semicontinuous co-cultures with U. lactuca, H. akashiwo was completely dead in 12 days, and the growth of A. tamarense and S. costatum was reduced by 48 and 46%, respectively by U. lactuca within 12 days. The U. lactuca culture filtrate exhibited a significant (p < 0.05) inhibitory effect on the microalgae in the first 1 or 2 days, but growth resumed in the following days, and S. costatum growth was slightly (p > 0.05) promoted from day 3. The results suggested that the allelopathic compounds are quickly degradable and a long-term inhibition might need the continuous addition of compounds originated from macroalgae. Dried U. lactuca also exhibited inhibitory effects on the microalgae, and the normalized mean growth rates of microalgae decreased with the biomass of dried U. lactuca. The dependent relationships were y = −2.1208x² + 1.0159x + 0.9752 for H. akashiwo, y = 0.7133x² − 3.5813x + 1.1665 for A. tamarense, and y = −0.2114x² − 1.063x + 1.0873 for S. costatum, respectively. The potential feasibility of utilization of dried U. lactuca against red tide microalgae was 2.0 g dry wt L⁻¹. The present study shows that U. lactuca exhibits negative allelopathic effects on harmful bloom-forming microalgae.     

在水生与气生状态下石莼光合作用对无机碳的响应

潮间带海藻光合作用总是处于水生(高潮时)与气生(低潮时)两种连续变化的环境状态下进行.对汕头沿岸常见的潮间带海藻石莼(Ulva lactuca L.)在水生和气生不同状态下光合作用对无机碳的响应特性进行了比较研究.在水生状态下,现有海水中溶解性无机碳浓度能充分饱和(10 ℃和20 ℃时)或接近饱和(30 ℃时)石莼的光合作用;而在气生状态下,石莼光合作用受大气CO2浓度的限制,且这种限制作用在较高温度(20-30 ℃)下比在低温(10 ℃)下更严重.在10 ℃和20 ℃时,石莼在气生状态下比在水生状态下具有更高的碳饱和最大光合速率;而在30 ℃时,石莼在这两种状态下的碳饱和光合速率相似.石莼光合作用的Km (CO2)值在气生状态下比在水生状态下高;而在气生状态下石莼对CO2的表观光合导度远小于其在水生状态下的值.认为大气CO2浓度升高将通过促进石莼在气生状态下的光合作用而增加其初级生产力.     

大型海藻裂片石莼藻粉对赤潮异弯藻光合作用抑制的研究

为了探究大型海藻裂片石莼(Ulva fasciata)防治赤潮的可行性,研究将赤潮异弯藻(Heterosigma aka-shiwo)分别暴露在浓度为0.6、1.2、2.4和4.8 g/L的裂片石莼藻粉中,观察赤潮异弯藻光合系统的响应.实验用植物效率分析法测定了赤潮异弯藻的光合效率,用透射电子显微镜法观察了赤潮异弯藻叶...     

SEASONAL VARIATION OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC PERFORMANCE AND LIGHT ATTENUATION IN ULVA CANOPIES FROM PALMONES RIVER ESTUARY1

The primary production of Ulva populations relies on their photosynthetic performance, which is dependent on the light availability under natural conditions. This study concerns the light attenuation characteristics in Ulva canopies and the seasonal photosynthetic performance of two different species (Ulva rotundata Blid., Ulva curvata (Kütz.) De Toni) blooming in the Palmones river estuary. Light within canopies differed from that reaching the surface. Light availability was reduced through the water column (at high tide) and Ulva canopies. In addition, light was spectrally filtered. As a result, the photosynthetically usable radiation (PUR) was further attenuated through Ulva canopies, increasing the photosynthetically active radiation/PUR ratio. The muddy sediment deposited on and between the Ulva thalli also drastically restricted the light availability. Thick Ulva mats are frequently found covering the intertidal mudflats, and therefore, thalli within these mats may be subjected to steep light gradients. As a consequence, individual Ulva growth rates cannot be extrapolated to estimate the primary production of Ulva canopies. Interspecific differences were observed for light-saturated photosynthetic rates (P_max) and light compensation points (L_CP), with Ulva curvata generally displaying higher values than did U. rotundata. For both species, maxima were recorded in winter for P_max, quantum yield, chlorophyll content, and absorptance, whereas minima were found in summer. Dark respiration (R_d) was not seasonally affected, and a maximum L_CP was found in summer. To extrapolate these data to field situations, the temperature dependence of photosynthesis should be considered. The Q₁₀ values were 2.44 for R_d and 1.79 for P_max, whereas the photosynthesis rate at subsaturating light levels was unaffected. The Q₁₀ values showed an enhanced respiratory rate in summer and a minimum in winter, whereas the seasonal differences on P_max were damped.     

Topographic cues guide the attachment of diatom cells and algal zoospores

Surface topography plays a key role in the colonization of substrata by the colonizing stages of marine fouling organisms. For the innovation of marine antifouling coatings, it is essential to understand how topographic cues affect the settlement of these organisms. In this study, tapered, spiked microstructures and discrete honeycombs of varying feature dimensions were designed and fabricated in order to examine the influence of topography on the attachment of zoospores of the green macroalga Ulva linza and cells of the diatom (microalga) Navicula incerta. Contrasting results were obtained with these two species of algae. Indeed, the preferred location of cells of N. incerta was dominated by attachment point theory, which suggested a positive correlation between the density of cells adhering and the amount of available attachment points, while the settlement of spores of U. linza was mainly regulated by both Wenzel roughness and local binding geometry.     

BACTERIA THAT INDUCE MORPHOGENESIS IN ULVA PERTUSA (CHLOROPHYTA) GROWN UNDER AXENIC CONDITIONS1

Marine foliaceous green macroalgae such as Ulva lose their typical morphology when cultured aseptically in defined synthetic media. However, after reinfection by certain marine bacteria (isolated from unialgal cultures of Ulva pertusa Kjellman), the organisms regain their typical foliaceous or tubular morphology. To investigate the morphogenesis (MG) induced in U. pertusa by bacteria, we isolated and identified bacteria with MG activity on U. pertusa and studied the distribution of such bacteria in seawater and on various marine macroalgae. We isolated 1555 bacterial strains from 18 species of marine macroalgae (six Chlorophyta, five Phaeophyta, and seven Rhodophyta), from seawater and from sediment collected at the beach at Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture; Japan. Of these, 676 bacterial strains (43.5%) showed MG activity. They were classified into six bacterial groups, Flavobacterium, Vibrio, Pseudomonas, Deleya, Escherichia, and gram-positive cocci. These bacteria were ubiquitous among the samples and were not specific to U. pertusa. Several plant growth regulators had no MG activity. Filter-sterilized supernatants of culture media of MG-active bacteria strains did not induce MG. Cocultivation of Ulva with active bacterial strains is so far the only way to induce the MG effect, which suggests that for MG direct contact between Ulva and the bacterial strain is necessary.