Roles of jasmonic acid in the development of sweet cherries as measured from fruit or disc samples

The effect of jasmonic acid (JA) on callus formation was investigated ondiscs taken from the pulp of sweet cherry fruit (Prunusavium L.). The discs were sampled at 16 days after full bloom(DAFB),22 DAFB, and 29 DAFB and cultured on B5 medium involving different combinationsof 1-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), N⁶-benzyl adenine (BA), and JA.Only at 16 DAFB, 1.0 M JA concentration increased callusweightgain relative to discs incubated without hormonal additives, although JAinhibited, or had no effect on callus formation, at 22 and 29 DAFB. The weightof the callus, which was subcultured, was also increased by 0.45–1.0M JA, without hormonal additives. Although the number of cellsincreased until 15 DAFB, after this time it did not change. These resultsdemonstrate that endogenous JA may be related to cell division in sweet cherryfruit. The interactions between JA and abscisic acid (ABA) were alsoinvestigated. Discs from pulp at 20 DAFB (immaturity), 32 DAFB (beforematuration), and 48 DAFB (maturation) were placed in petri dishes containing 10ml 0.4 M mannitol with JA or ABA. In addition, at 48DAFB, JA or ABA solutions had been absorbed by the fruit for 7 days via theshoot. ABA treatment did not influence endogenous JA concentrations in discs,with few exceptions. Although the ABA concentration in the fruit increased to2.2 times that of the control by ABA the 7 day treatment, endogenous JA failedto increase. Thus, ABA may not influence the JA pathway in sweet cherry fruit.Although the increase of endogenous ABA was observed in discs at earlier timesafter JA treatment, ABA concentration decreased in the fruit treated for 7 dayswith JA. This implies that the concentration of JA may influence ABA levels. JAtreatment did not influence anthocyanin accumulation, in spite of the increaseof JA in the fruit by the treatment. JA may not play a role in anthocyaninaccumulation in sweet cherry fruit.     

胸腺肽基因对樱桃番茄的遗传转化

胸腺肽基因是一343bp的小肽基因,是从动物中克隆得到的。本文以“美味樱桃”番茄为植物材料,用农杆菌侵染法进行了胸腺肽基因的遗传转化。对所得再生植株进行了PCR和Southern blot检测及RT-PCR检测,34棵Kam抗性株通过目的基因PCR检测,4棵为阳性株,阳性株率为11．8%。实验中还对目的基因之后的Nos终止序列区进行了扩增,通过Nos Ter．引物对4株目的基因PCR阳性株作PCR检测．只有1株为阳性株,该植株经Southern blot检测和RT-PCR检测,均为阳性。这些检测结果说明胸腺肽基因成功地整合到番茄基因组中,并在转录水平上得以表达。     

中国樱桃种内及与欧洲甜樱桃杂交的初步分析

以四川优良的中国樱桃栽培和野生种质及欧洲甜樱桃为试材进行杂交,对自交坐果率、杂交亲和性、杂交坐果率进行了调查和分析。结果表明:(1)中国樱桃自交亲和,欧洲甜樱桃自交不亲和;(2)杂交授粉2周后,各杂交组合表现出较高的杂交亲和性,坐果率为57.24~93.03%;5周后,各杂交组合表现出不同程度的杂种败育性,远缘杂交尤为明显;(3)在中国樱桃种内杂交中,以野生种质为父本的杂交坐果率极显著高于以栽培品种为父本的杂交坐果率;而远缘杂交中,以‘红灯’为母本,以中国樱桃栽培品种为父本的杂交坐果率显著高于以中国樱桃野生种质为父本的杂交坐果率;(4)受亲本影响,不同的杂交组合坐果率不同,受父本的影响极显著高于受母本的影响。基于上述结果,该研究进行了初步的分析和讨论。     

Effect of host plants on developmental time and life table parameters of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Amphitetranychus viennensis</Emphasis> (Acari: Tetranychidae)

The effect of host plant species including black cherry (Prunus serotina cv. Irani), cherry (Prunus avium cv. siahe Mashhad) and apple (Malus domestica cv. shafi Abadi) was studied on biological parameters of Amphitetranychus viennensis (Zacher) in the laboratory at 25 ± 1°C, 70 ± 10% RH and 16L: 8D photoperiod. Duration of each life stage, longevity, reproduction rate, the intrinsic rate of natural increase (r _m ), net reproductive rate (R ₀ ), mean generation time (T), doubling time (DT), and finite rate of increase (λ) of the hawthorn spider mite on the three host plants were calculated. Differences in fertility life table parameters of the spider mite among host plants were analyzed using pseudo-values, which were produced by jackknife re-sampling. The results indicated that black cherry might be the most suitable plant for hawthorn spider mite due to the shorter developmental period (10.6 days), longer adult longevity (25.5 days), higher reproduction (65.6 eggs), and intrinsic rate of natural increase (0.194 females/female/day). Cherry was the least suitable host plant. To determine the effect of host shifts, the mite was transferred from black cherry onto cherry and apple. In the first generation after shifting to apple, the developmental period, reproduction and life table parameters were negatively influenced. However, population growth parameters in the first generation on cherry were actually better than after three generations on this new host. This underscores the relevance of the mites’ recent breeding history for life table studies.     

温度对二斑叶螨实验种群生长的影响

采用大樱桃叶片饲养二斑叶螨Tetranychus urticae Koch,组建其在15,20,25,30和35℃下的实验种群生命表,分析温度对二斑叶螨种群动态的影响。结果表明:在试验的温度范围内,二斑叶螨的发育速率随着温度的升高而加快,并符合Logistic模型。二斑叶螨全世代的发育起点温度和有效积温分别为11.85℃和170.39日.度。计算出在不同温度下的实验种群的内禀增长率(rm)、净增殖率(R0)、周限增长率(λ)、世代平均周期(T)和种群加倍时间(t)等种群参数。     

樱桃冠层导度特征及模拟

为了揭示樱桃冠层蒸腾、冠层导度对环境因子的响应规律,评价Jarvis模型在樱桃冠层尺度上应用的适用性,利用Granier热消散式探针连续监测了北京四季青果林所试验地3年生盆栽樱桃(Prunus avium L.)4-8月份蒸腾动态变化,同步监测了气象与土壤水分数据。以实测液流为基础,利用Penman-Monteith方程反推方法获取了长期连续冠层导度,在分析樱桃冠层蒸腾、冠层导度的动态变化规律的基础上,采用十字交叉法对多元回归模型与Jarvis模型进行参数率与误差分析,结果显示盆栽樱桃冠层蒸腾规律性强、时滞效应小,不同辐射条件下,冠层导度随水汽压亏缺增加呈负指数函数下降趋势,采用水汽压亏缺、光合有效辐射、气温的不同组合方式构建了多元回归和Jarvis冠层模型,模拟结果显示Jarvis模型精度高于多元回归模型,环境因子对模型精度的影响程度依次为:水汽压亏缺光合有效辐射气温,考虑了水汽压亏缺和太阳辐射的Jarvis模型精度最高,最低相对误差仅为12.12%,均方根误差为0.271。     

Sweet cherry cultivar identification by leaf isozyme polymorphism

Isozyme polymorphism can assist in the identification of cherry cultivars. Ten isozymes, each showing variation at only one locus, provide 70 unique genotype profiles from leaf extracts of 78 different sweet cherry cultivars. Polymorphism in 6PGD, G6PD, GPI, IDH, PGM, FDP, SKDH and PER is demonstrated for the first time, while observations are extended for the previously described polymorphisms in MDH and GOT. Some cultivars with identical morphological characters and previously treated as one cultivar can be separated on the basis of isozyme genotype. Irradiated mutants and parent material could also be differentiated.     

Photosynthesis and carbohydrate partitioning in sweet cherry: Fruiting effects

The effect of fruiting on carbon fixation and retention in leaves was monitored by measuring net photosynthesis (Pn) and total non-structural carbohydrates (TNC) on a seasonal basis on mature fruiting and non-fruiting sweet cherry trees ( Prunus avium L. cv. Bing). Pn was also measured diurnally during stages II and III of fruit development. Pn rates increased to between 18 and 20 mg CO₂ dm^-2 h^-1 during stage II of fruit development and were maintained until harvest. Diurnally, Pn increased in the morning to 20 mg CO₂ dm^-2 h^-1 and this rate continued until sunset. Leaf carbohydrate levels decreased in both fruiting and non-fruiting trees beginning at the equivalent of stage II of fruit growth. Carbohydrates were lower in leaves and woody portions of current, 1- and 2-year-old shoots of fruiting trees. Although differences were found in levels of non-structural carbohydrates, no differences in Pn were found in fruiting vs non-fruiting plants on either a seasonal or a diurnal basis. Pn rates in swet cherry in the field were primarily affected by ontogeny and environment and not by sink strength.     

Comparison of transmission efficiency of various isolates of Potato virus Y among three aphid vectors

Potato virus Y (PVY) strains are transmitted by different aphid species in a non‐persistent, non‐circulative manner. Green peach aphid (GPA), Myzus persicae Sulzer, is the most efficient vector in laboratory studies, but potato aphid (PA), Macrosiphum euphorbiae Thomas (both Hemiptera: Aphididae, Macrosiphini), and bird cherry‐oat aphid (BCOA), Rhopalosiphum padi L. (Hemiptera: Aphididae, Aphidini), also contribute to PVY transmission. Studies were conducted with GPA, PA, and BCOA to assess PVY transmission efficiency for various isolates of the same strain. Treatments included three PVY strains (PVY^O, PVY^N:O, PVY^NTN) and two isolates of each strain (Oz and NY090031 for PVY^O; Alt and NY090004 for PVY^N:O; N4 and NY090029 for PVY^NTN), using each of three aphid species as well as a sham inoculation. Virus‐free tissue‐cultured plantlets of potato cv. Russet Burbank were used as virus source and recipient plants. Five weeks post inoculation, recipient plants were tested with quantitative DAS‐ELISA to assess infection percentage and virus titer. ELISA‐positive recipient plants were assayed with RT‐PCR to confirm presence of the expected strains. Transmission efficiency (percentage infection of plants) was highest for GPA, intermediate for BCOA, and lowest for PA. For all aphid species, transmission efficiency did not differ significantly between isolates within each strain. No correlations were found among source plant titer, infection percentage, and recipient plant titer. For both GPA and BCOA, isolates of PVY^NTN were transmitted with greatest efficiency followed by isolates of PVY^O and PVY^N:O, which might help explain the increasing prevalence of necrotic strains in potato‐growing regions. Bird cherry‐oat aphid transmitted PVY with higher efficiency than previously reported, suggesting that this species is more important to PVY epidemiology than has been considered.