小麦旗叶黄化转绿突变体的生理分析及细胞学研究

叶色突变体是研究植物光合作用机理的理想材料。该研究以小麦旗叶黄化转绿突变体LF2090及其野生型H_261为材料,对其主要农艺性状、光合色素含量、光合参数和叶绿体超微结构进行比较分析。结果显示:突变体在旗叶黄化期叶绿素b含量显著降低,叶绿体结构基本正常,光合速率无显著变化;在旗叶转绿期,突变体叶绿素b相对含量提高,但各色素含量均显著下降,叶绿体内基粒大部分消失,细胞间CO_2浓度及光合速率均显著下降。研究表明,叶绿素a与叶绿素b间的比例变化导致突变体旗叶叶片颜色发生由黄转绿的变化;突变体LF2090旗叶气孔部分关闭是该突变体光合速率降低和农艺性状较差的主要原因,同时色素含量降低导致叶绿体结构的改变也影响着旗叶的光合效率。     

Effect of chemical chaperone addition on production and aggregation of recombinant flag-tagged COMP-angiopoietin 1 in Chinese hamster ovary cells

To investigate the effect of chemical chaperones on the production and aggregation of flag-tagged cartilage oligomeric matrix protein-Angiopoietin1 (FCA1) in recombinant Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells, CHO cells were cultivated in serum-free media with various chemical chaperones, 1 mM 4-phenylbutyrate (4-PBA), 200 mM proline, 3% glycerol, 2% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), and without chemical chaperone as control. The addition of chemical chaperones enhanced FCA1 production and specific FCA1 productivity, q(FCA)(1). For example, the q(FCA)(1) at 200 mM proline was fourfold higher than that at control. Unlike q(FCA)(1), the aggregation of FCA1 was strongly affected by which chemical chaperone was added. The addition of 2% DMSO and 200 mM proline significantly reduced the proportion of aggregates, but the addition of 1 mM 4-PBA and 3% glycerol was hardly effective. The proportions of aggregates were 29.5 and 55.6% at 2% DMSO and 200 mM proline, respectively, whereas it was 79.6% at control. The exact mechanism how chemical chaperones affected the aggregation of FCA1 was not investigated in this study, and therefore, more extensive works will be needed to clarify why different chemical chaperones behaved differently in reducing the aggregation of FCA1. Among chemical chaperones tested, DMSO was the most effective one in regard to enhancing the production and reducing the aggregation of FCA1 in CHO cells.     

FACE条件下大气O3浓度增高对小麦花后剑叶显微结构的影响

2008-2009年,应用FACE研究平台,采用烟农19、扬麦16、嘉兴002和扬辐麦2号4个小麦品种,以O3自然浓度为对照,研究了大气O3浓度增高50％对不同基因型小麦剑叶显微结构、叶绿素含量和粒重的影响.结果表明:在开花期,大气O3浓度增高对小麦产生轻微伤害,剑叶的叶肉细胞和叶绿体结构开始遭到破坏,基粒片层断裂并且开始松散;花后21 d,与对照的叶片微结构差异显著增大,剑叶内膜系统基本解体,叶绿体基本解散,基粒片层消失,加速了剑叶的衰老进程,剑叶的叶绿素含量、净光合速率和成熟期粒重均低于对照.小麦剑叶微结构和光合功能对大气O3浓度增高的响应存在明显的基因型差异,嘉兴002对O3胁迫的耐受性较好,而扬辐麦2号对O3胁迫的反应较敏感.     

FACE条件下大气O3浓度增高对小麦剑叶光合色素含量的影响

应用FACE研究平台,采用烟农19、扬麦16、嘉兴002、扬麦15和扬辐麦2号等5个小麦品种,以O3自然浓度为对照,研究了大气O3浓度增高50％对不同小麦品种剑叶光合色素含量的影响.结果表明:开放式大气O3浓度增高条件下,小麦剑叶叶绿素a(Chl a)、叶绿素b(Chl b)、叶绿素总量Chl(a+b)和类胡萝卜素含量在孕穗期和开花期与对照差异不显著,而花后各时期均不同程度的降低,其中,Chl a、Chl b和Chl(a+b)含量下降达显著水平,说明大气O3浓度增高对叶绿素合成影响较小,但加速了其衰降过程.不同品种小麦剑叶光合色素含量对大气O3浓度增高的反应存在基因型差异,扬麦15和嘉兴002对大气O3浓度增高的敏感性弱于扬麦16、扬辐麦2号和烟农19.在籽粒灌浆盛期(花后21 d左右),剑叶Chl a、Chl b和Chl(a+b)含量与千粒重呈显著正相关.     

Chain Correlation between Variables of Gas Exchange and Yield Potential in Different Winter Wheat Cultivars

Variables of gas exchange of flag leaves and grain yield potentials of five representative winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars varied greatly across different development stages under the same management and irrigation. The cultivars with high yield potential had higher net photosynthetic rate (P _N), PPFD (photosynthetic photon flux density) saturated photosynthetic rate (P _sat), stomatal conductance (g _s), and maximum apparent quantum yield of CO₂ fixation (_m,app) than those with low grain yield, but their dark respiration rate (R _D) and compensation irradiance (I _c) were remarkably lower. Compared with overall increase of yield potential of 71 % from low yield cultivars to high yield ones, P _N, P _sat, _m,app, and g _s were 13, 19, 57, and 32 % higher, respectively; but R _D and I _c decreased by 19 and 76 %, respectively. Such difference was evidently large during anthesis stage (e.g., P _N by 33 %), which indicated that this period could be the best for assisting further selection for better cultivars. However, transpiration rate (E) and water use efficiency (WUE) differed only little. At different development stages, especially at anthesis, P _N and P _sat were positively correlated with _m,app, g _s, and yield potential, and negatively correlated with R _D and I _c. Thus the high-yield-potential winter wheat cultivars possess many better characters in photosynthesis and associated parameters than the low-yield cultivars.     

Ontogenetic changes in photosynthetic capacity and dry matter production of flag wheat leaves during the grain filling period

The relationships between photosynthetic capacity and dry matter accumulation during the grain filling period have been studied in flag leaves of Triticum aestivum L., cv. Kolibri grown in Mediterranean field conditions. Particular importance has been given to assimilate accumulation in relation to the onset of senescence. During grain filling, the time course of specific dry weight (SDW) was similar in the blade and in the sheath. Variations in SDW were about six times larger in the sheath than in the blade. Minimum blade SDW values occurred during heading and at anthesis. Maximum blade SDW values were observed two weeks after anthesis. After this, SDW values decreased sharply. The dry matter increase per grain in the period from two weeks after anthesis to the end, was only about 25% of final grain dry weight. The importance of environmental constraints on maximum SDW values are discussed. Maximum SDW values occurred at the beginning of the period of rapid decline in blade net CO₂ assimilation rate and leaf nitrogen content, that is, at the beginning of senescence. On the other hand, the stomatal resistance to CO₂ and the development of senescence are not apparently related. The maximum blade dry weight increase (considering a value of zero at heading) was about 60 mg dry weight per g fresh weight. The possible relationships between dry matter accumulation and senescence onset are discussed.     

Ear photosynthesis, carbon isotope discrimination and the contribution of respiratory CO2 to differences in grain mass in durum wheat

The role of ear photosynthesis in grain filling was studied in a number of durum wheat (Triticum turgidum var durum L.) landraces and varieties from the Middle East, North Africa, and from the collections of ‘Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique’ (INRA, France) and ‘Centro International de Mejora de Maiz y Trigo’ (CIMMYT, Mexico). Plants were grown in the field in a Mediterranean climate. Flag leaves (blade plus sheath) and ears were kept in the dark from 1 week after anthesis to maturity which reduced grain weight by 22.4% and 59.0%, respectively. In a further experiment, the carbon isotope discrimination ratio (Δ) of ear bracts, awns and flag leaves was measured on samples taken at anthesis and on mature kernels. The mean value of Δ for the water soluble fraction of bracts (17.0‰) and awns (17.7‰) were lower than those of leaves (19.5‰) and fairly similar to those of kernels (17.4‰) averaged across all genotypes. Data indicate that most of the photosynthates in the grain come from ear parts and not from flag leaves. In addition, a higher water use efficiency (WUE) of ear parts than of the flag leaf is suggested by their lower Δ values. Gas exchange in ears and flag leaves was measured during grain filling. Averaged over all genotypes, CO₂ diffusive conductance was about five times higher in the flag leaf than in the spike (with distal portions of awns outside the photosynthetic chamber) 2 weeks after anthesis. In absolute terms, the dark respiration rate (R_d) was greater than the net photosynthesis rate (P_n) by a factor of 1.74 in the spike, whereas R_d was much smaller, only 22.1, 65.7 and 24.8% of P_n in blade, sheath and awns, respectively. Data indicate that photosynthesis, and hence the water use efficiency (photosynthesis/transpiration), is greatly underestimated in ears because of the high rates of respiration which diminish the measured rates of net CO₂ exchange. Results of ¹³C discrimination and gas exchange show that genotypes from North Africa have higher WUE than those from the Middle East. The high R_d values of ears as well as their low diffusive conductance suggest that CO₂ from respiration may be used as source of carbon for ear photosynthesis. In the same way, the anatomy of glumes, for example, supports the role of bracts using internal CO₂ as source of photosynthesis. In the first experiment, the Δ in mature grains from culms with darkened ears compared with control culms provided further evidence in support of this hypothesis. Thus, the Δ from kernels of control plants was 0.40 higher than that from ear-darkened plants, probably because of some degree of refixation (recycling) of respired CO₂ in the grains.     

Comparison of the effect of natural and experimental anoxia on carbohydrate and energy metabolism in Iris pseudacorus rhizomes

Carbohydrate utilization in Iris pseudacorus rhizomes was investigated under natural conditions in the field for a period of one year. The area of study was under flood from mid-December to end of May and wet for the rest of the period of study. Rhizome samples were collected in the wild twice monthly. in order to determine glucose content and amount of reducing and non-reducing sugars in the rhizome core material. For comparison with experimental anoxia, rhizomes were washed and kept under strict anoxia in the dark at +20°C. Carbohydrates were measured in groups as above. The amount of ethanol and the levels, of ATP. ADP and AMP were also measured and adenylate energy charge computed.
Glucose content of the rhizomes was 10 mg g⁻¹ fresh weight in the autumn and decreased during winter to reach ca 5 mg g⁻¹ fresh weight in the spring. Total reducing sugars increased in w inter while the amount of non-reducing sugars increased during early autumn and decreased during winter and spring. Not all non-reducing sugar stores had been used up in the spring when growth was resumed. Under experimental anoxia adenylate energy charge remained relatively high for 30 days (near 0.6 or over) and then dropped quickly to bekm 0.3. indicating death of the tissues. After 30 days under anoxia the amount of ethanol still increased and that of total reducing sugars decreased. The level of non-reducing sugars decreased from 0 to 15 days of anoxia before an increase took place durine the next 20 days.     

土壤水分胁迫对小麦根系与旗叶衰老的影响

随土壤水分胁迫加剧,旗叶,根中的超氧化物歧化酶,过氧化氢酶活性降低,腊脂过氧化产物丙二醛含量增加,花后１４ｄ为膜脂过氧化作用加重的转折点,此时受水分胁迫愈重,旗叶与根中ＳＯＤ,ＣＡＴ活性降低愈迅速,ＭＤＡ含量迅速升高,根系活力,旗叶与根中可溶性蛋白含量骤降,加重了膜脂过氧化程度,降低了清除了自由基能力,加速植株衰老。     

除草剂对冬小麦光合特性、籽粒产量及品质的调控效应

通过田间试验研究了4种除草剂(2,4-D丁酯、‘巨星’、‘世玛’和‘骠马’)对2个小麦品种(‘临优145’和‘临汾138’)光合特性、籽粒产量和品质的影响。结果表明:2,4-D丁酯使小麦灌浆期间旗叶的叶绿素相对含量(SPAD值)和净光合速率(Pn)一直较低,千粒重和籽粒产量显著低于对照;‘巨星’使灌浆前期的SPAD值和Pn较高而中后期快速下降,灌浆持续时间缩短,产量与对照相近;‘世玛’使灌浆前中期SPAD值和Pn较低但后期下降缓慢,灌浆持续时间延长,千粒重和籽粒产量显著高于对照和其它处理;‘骠马’对光合特性和产量影响较小。2,4-D丁酯和‘骠马’使籽粒的蛋白质含量、湿面筋含量、沉降值、吸水率、评价值显著或极显著提高,稳定时间延长,而形成时间与对照相近;‘巨星’和‘世玛’处理的品质指标大多低于或接近对照。研究发现,除草剂通过调控小麦旗叶光合特性和灌浆进程来影响其千粒重和籽粒产量,且除草剂和品种间存在差异;2,4-D丁酯虽能明显改善小麦品质但却显著降低籽粒产量,‘骠马’使小麦品质特性改善的同时也使籽粒产量有所提高,‘世玛’虽能显著提高籽粒产量却使品质特性变差。