Molecular cytogenetic analysis of Agropyron elongatum chromatin in wheat germplasm specifying resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus

Summary Three lines derived from wheat (6x) x Agropyron elongatum (10x) that are resistant to wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) were analyzed by chromosome pairing, banding, and in situ hybridization. Line CI15321 was identified as a disomic substitution line where wheat chromosome 1D is replaced by Ag. elongatum chromosome 1Ae-1. Line 87-94-1 is a wheat-Ag. elongatum ditelosomic addition 1Ae-1L. Line CI15322 contains an Ag. elongatum chromosome, 1Ae-2, that substitutes for chromosome 1D. The short arm of 1Ae-2 paired with the short arm of 1Ae-1 at metaphase I (MI) in 82% of the pollen mother cells (PMCs). However, the long arms of these two chromosomes did not pair with each other. In CI15322, the long arm of chromosome 4D has an Agropyron chromosome segment which was derived from the distal part of 1Ae-1L. This translocation chromosome is designated as T4DS·4DL-1L. T4DS·4DL-1Ae-1L has a 0.73 m distal part of the long arm of 4D replaced by a 1.31 m distal segment from 1Ae-1L. The major WSMV resistance gene(s) in these lines is located on the distal part of 1Ae-1L.Contribution No. 92-599-J from the Kansas Agricutural Experiment Station, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA     

根际氧环境对水培尖叶莴苣生长生理和品质的影响

该研究采用自制循环营养液系统,设置循环营养液且悬根长度为0 cm（T₁）、静止营养液且初始悬根长度为0 cm（T₂）、循环营养液且悬根长度为2 cm（T₃）3个处理,通过测量营养液的溶解氧、pH、EC值,根系与叶片的形态学指标和生理指标,以及根系显微结构观察,以明晰根际氧环境在水培尖叶莴苣中的作用机理。结果表明：（1）尖叶莴苣幼苗的根际氧环境以T₃处理最优,T₂处理次之,T₁处理最差,但它们营养液的pH和离子总量差异不大。（2）各处理根系和叶片的长势均表现为T₃>T₂>T₁;其根系长度、根系表面积、根系体积、平均直径、根尖数、叶片表面积和叶片体积,以及植株茎粗、株高、根干重、地上部干重、壮苗指数、根冠比均以T₃处理最大,但T₃与T₂间均无显著差异,而两者均显著大于T₁处理,此时T₃处理的壮苗指数和根冠比分别比T₁显著增加了38.8%和13.4%。（3）尖叶莴苣根系维管束以及木质部的面积大小均表现为T₃>T₂>T₁。（4）T₁处理根系SOD、POD活性均高于相应的T₂和T₃处理,CAT活性和MDA含量均显著高于T₃处理;T₁处理叶片叶绿素和4种有机酸含量基本低于T₂和T₃,柠檬酸及琥珀酸含量以T₂最大,苹果酸及丙二酸含量以T₃最大。研究发现,根际低氧胁迫对水培尖叶莴苣幼苗生长、生理和品质特性均有明显抑制作用,且空气中的氧气相对于营养液中的氧气抑制作用更明显;在水培尖叶莴苣生产上设置适宜的悬根长度,可增加根系与空气接触面积,从而增加根际氧供给,解决水气矛盾,提升尖叶莴苣的产量与品质。     

Molecular genetics of puroindolines and related genes: allelic diversity in wheat and other grasses

The hardness or texture of cereal grains is a primary determinant of their technological and processing quality. Among members of the Triticeae, most notably wheat, much of the variation in texture is controlled by a single locus comprised of the Puroindoline a, Puroindoline b and Grain Softness Protein-1 (Gsp-1) genes. Puroindolines confer the three major texture classes of soft and hard common wheat and the very hard durum wheat. The protein products of these genes interact with lipids and are associated with the surface of isolated starch (as a protein fraction known as ‘friabilin’). During the past ten years a great diversity of alleles of both Puroindoline genes have been discovered and significant advances made in understanding the relationship between the gene presence/absence, sequence polymorphism and texture of cereal grains. Efforts have also focussed on Puroindoline and Gsp-1 genes in diploid progenitors, other Triticeae grasses and synthetic wheats in order to understand the evolution of this gene family and find potentially useful variants. The puroindoline homologues in other cereals such as rye and barley are also receiving attention. This work summarises new developments in molecular genetics of puroindolines in wheat and related Triticeae grasses, and the related genes in other cereals.     

秦岭典型林分夏秋两季根际与非根际土壤微生物群落结构

本试验主要以秦岭山脉锐齿栎(Quercus aliena var.acutidentata)、油松(Pinus tabuliformis)、华山松(Pinus armandii)、云杉(Picea asperata)4种典型林分为对象,利用BIOLOG微孔板法研究4种林分夏、秋两季根际与非根际土壤微生物群落代谢多样性。研究表明:(1)夏、秋季土壤根际与非根际的平均颜色变化率(AWCD)值截然不同,除秋季云杉外,其余处理均表现为非根际根际,且AWCD明显受到季节的影响。(2)夏秋两季4种林分根际与非根际土壤微生物功能多样性之间差异显著,其中锐齿栎林夏秋两季均表现为根际小于非根际,而其它3种针叶林则是夏季根际小于非根际,秋季根际大于非根际;锐齿栎林根际与非根际均为秋季低于夏季,其他3种针叶林则是非根际土秋季低于夏季,而根际土秋季高于夏季。(3)主成分分析显示各土壤微生物功能多样性具有显著差异,且4种林分夏秋两季根际与非根际主成分综合得分也有所不同,4种林分非根际土综合得分锐齿栎最高,其次是华山松和云杉,油松最低;根际土夏秋规律不同,夏季华山松和油松较高,云杉最低,秋季油松和云杉较高,锐齿栎最低,且综合得分与多样性指数达到显著或极显著的正相关。(4)冗余分析表明土壤理化性质的综合作用对土壤微生物群落功能多样性有显著影响。     

Quantitative trait loci for resistance against Yellow rust in two wheat-derived recombinant inbred line populations

Yellow rust, which is a major disease in areas where cool temperatures prevail, can strongly influence grain yield. To control this disease, breeders have extensively used major specific resistance genes. Unfortunately this kind of resistance is rapidly lost due to pathogen adaptation. More-durable resistance against yellow rust can be achieved using quantitative resistance derived from cultivars with well-established durable resistance. The winter wheat Camp Remy has maintained a high level of resistance for over 20 years. In order to map quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for durable yellow rust resistance, we analysed a set of 98 F₈ recombinant inbred (RI) lines derived from the cross Camp Remy×Michigan Amber. We also mapped QTLs for adult resistance to yellow rust using the International Triticae Mapping Initiative RI population (114 lines derived from the cross Opata85×synthetic hexaploid). Two and five QTLs, respectively, were identified from these two populations. This work has highlighted the importance of the centromeric region of chromosome 2B and the telomeric regions of chromosomes 2AL and 7DS in durable yellow rust resistance. The same chromosomal regions are also implicated in resistance to other pathogens. Received: 8 December 2000 / Accepted: 17 April 2001     

Experimental and mathematical simulation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria and plant interaction under cadmium stress

Bacterial inoculants of the commercially available plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) Arthrobacter mysorens 7, Flavobacterium sp. L30, and Klebsiella mobilis CIAM 880 were selected to obtain ecologically safe barley crop production on cadmium (Cd) polluted soils. All the PGPR immobilized 24–68% soluble cadmium from soil suspension. A. mysorens 7 and K. mobilis CIAM 880 were highly resistant to Cd and grew in up to 1 and 3 mmol CdCl₂ on DAS medium respectively. All PGPR were able to fix nitrogen (276–1014 nmol mg^–1 bacterial DW) and to produce indole acetic acid (IAA) (126–330 nmol mg^–1 bacterial DW) or ethylene (4.6–13.5 nmol bacterial DW). All the PGPR actively colonized barley root system and rhizosphere and significantly stimulated root elongation of barley seedlings (up to 25%), growing on soil containing 5 or 15 mg Cd kg^–1 of soil. Created in the simulation mathematical model confirms our hypothesis that PGPR beneficial effect on barley growing under Cd-stress is a complex process. One of mechanisms underlying this effect might be increase of bacterial migration from rhizoplane to rhizosphere, where PGPR bind soluble free Cd ions in biologically unavailable complex forms. Among the studied PGPR K. mobilis CIAM 880 was the most effective inoculant. Inoculation with K. mobilis CIAM 880 of barley plants growing on Cd contaminated soil (5 mg Cd kg^–1 of soil) under field conditions increased by 120% grain yield and 2-fold decreased Cd content in barley grain. The results suggest that the using K. mobilis CIAM 880 is an effective way to increase the plant yield on poor and polluted areas.     

用分子原位杂交（GISH）鉴定小麦－簇毛麦双倍体、附加系、代换系和易位系

用生物素标记的簇毛麦（Ｈａｙｎａｌｄｉａｖｉｌｌｏｓａ）染色体组ＤＮＡ（ｔｏｔａｌｇｅｎｏｍｉｃＤＮＡ）作探针,以普通小麦染色体组ＤＮＡ作遮盖（用量１：２００左右）,进行有丝分裂中期和减数分裂中期Ｉ染色体的分子原位杂交（ＧＩＳＨ）,经抗生物素蛋白－辣根过氧化物酶复合物（ｂｉｏ－ｓｔｒｅｐｔａｖｉｄｉｎ－ｈｏｒｓｅｒａｄｉｓｈｐｅｒｏｘｉｄａｓｅ）和联苯胺四盐酸（ＤＡＢ）检测显色后,小麦－簇毛麦双倍体、附加系、代换系和易位系中的簇毛麦染色体及染色体片段显棕色,与显浅蓝色的小麦染色体可明显区分。用ＧＩＳＨ不仅可以检测导入小麦中的簇毛麦染色质,而且可以清楚地显示出易位染色体断裂点的确切位置。将ＧＩＳＨ用于减数分裂期染色体配对分析,还可以清晰形象地显示出同源和非同源染色体之间的配对和分离情况。     

免疫白粉病的小麦种内易位系的创制

以普通小麦Ａ５５２为父本、ＩＲＳ／ＩＢＬ黑麦和小麦易位系早抗为母本的杂种Ｓ３０６３,经Ｃ－分带和原位杂交鉴定,发现丢失了母本的黑麦成分,同时又发生了小麦种内易位,变成了５ＢＳ／７ＢＳ、５ＢＬ／７ＢＬ臂间双易位系。与此同时,白粉病抗性和一些农艺性状也发生了变化,此已己连续３年对白粉病免疫,且免疫条锈、叶锈和高抗黄矮病,每公顷５５２３千克,接近北京推广品种京冬６号     

Ultrastructural localization and identification ofAzospirillum brasilense Cd on and within wheat root by immuno-gold labeling

Azospirillum brasilense Cd localization in wheat roots was studied by light microscopy, by scanning, and by transmission electron microscopy.A. brasilense Cd cells were specifically identified immunocytochemically around and within root tissues.A. brasilense Cd cells found both outside and inside inoculated roots were intensively labeled with colloidal gold. In non-axenic cultures other bacterial strains or plant tissue were not labeled, thereby providing a non-interfering background. The roots of axenic grown wheat plants were colonized both externally and internally byA. brasilense Cd after inoculation, whereas non-axenic cultures were colonized by other bacterial strains as well.A. brasilense Cd cells were located on the root surface along the following zones: the root tip, the elongation, and the root-hair zone. However, bacteria were located within the cortex only in the latter two zones. In a number of observations, an electron dense material mediated the binding of bacterial cells to outer surfaces of epidermal cells, or between adjacent bacterial cells.A. brasilense Cd were found in root cortical intercellular spaces, but were not detected in either the endodermal layer or in the vascular system. This study proposes that in addition to root surface colonization,A. brasilense Cd forms intercellular associations within wheat roots.