Genotype specificity of the somatic embryogenesis response in cotton

Summary Thirty eight cultivars, strains, and races ofGossypium were screened for somatic embryogenesis with the protocols developed as a model forG. hirsutum L. cv. Coker 312. Four classes of response were identified; high, moderate, low, and non-embryogenic. Four cultivars were further screened with 13 growth regulator regimes to determine if culture environment could change the classification or induce a higher level of response. The classification or level of response did not change. Screening of individual seedlings within a cultivar indicated that genotypic variation for embryogenesis existed. Highly embryogenic individuals were selected from cvs. Coker 312 and Paymaster 303 for use as germplasm sources for transfer of the embryogenic trait to other cultivars and genetic stocks. Only genetically responsive genotypes are amenable to the model developed for Coker 312.Abbreviations 2,4-D 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (Carolina Biological) - 2iP N₆-(2-iso-pentenyl) adenine (Sigma) - NAA A-naphthaleneacetic acid (Sigma) - K kinetin (Sigma) - IE Index of embryogenesis     

Net uptake and partitioning of nitrogen and potassium in cultivars of barley during ageing

Experiments were carried out with barley cultivars ( Hordeum vulgare L.) grown in both pot- and water-culture. Net uptake of NO3₋ and K⁺ in the roots was followed in two barley cultivars grown on water-culture for 85 days. After an initial period of low net uptake of both ions, uptake increased until a maximum was reached after 30 to 45 days. Thereafter, net uptake of NO₃⁻ and K⁺ steadily decreased. In the pot experiments, effects of different mineral supply on day 4 to 18 upon the development of five barley cultivars of various earliness were investigated. The effect of earliness on fresh weight production was largest when mineral supply on day 4 to 18 was limited. The influence of limited mineral supply on day 4 to 18 on K-economy was independent of earliness of the cultivars. The maximal N-content was reached at the same time as maximal fresh and dry weight in fairly late cultivars; in early cultivars maximum N-level was reached later than maximum fresh and dry weight. Overall, maximal N-content was higher in the fairly late cultivars than in the early cultivars. The highest rate of ¹⁵N-transport was attained later in two of three fairly late cultivars than in early cultivars. Partitioning of dry weight, N and K in the shoots changed during ageing, ears being an important sink. Varietal differences in partitioning depended on the earliness of the cultivars. The largest fraction of recently supplied ¹⁵N, supplied as nitrate, and K⁺ (⁸⁶Rb) were found in the stems. In the oldest plants of the early cultivars the transport to the ears of these isotopes was gradually impaired, reflecting the decreasing function of the long distance transport system.     

Screening of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) accessions against Phytophthora palmivora induced tuber rot of cassava

Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz), is an important tropical tuber crop with global importance and plays a significant role in the food, nutritional and livelihood security of around 500 million people. In India, the low productivity of cassava attributes to the soil borne disease, particularly tuber rot caused by Phytophthora palmivora (Butl.) which is destructive and the attack is spreading in alarming rate in all the cassava growing regions causing heavy yield loss of more than 50%. Introduction of disease resistant varieties may alleviate the problem to a certain extent. This paper describes the screening procedures and findings on the disease resistant variety of cassava accession against tuber rot. Variety Sree Padmanabha imparted high resistance against tuber rot, while Sree Sahya was moderately resistant and all other accessions studied were found to be susceptible in in vitro and in field trials. In screening studies, a reproducible positive correlation was obtained between attached tubers in live plant with detached tubers which showed that detached tuber part can be used for the prediction of resistance in attached live plants of cassava for cultivar resistance. The procedure described here could be used as a simple, rapid and efficient method for screening of cassava accessions against tuber rot of cassava.     

非洲菊耐热变异离体筛选体系的研究

以非洲菊(Gerbera hybrida)6个品种为材料,通过未生根组培苗的耐高温实验,结合细胞膜相对电解质渗透率测定与增殖率统计,确定了45℃20h、35℃10~25d处理是各品种合适的热胁迫条件。高温处理后的组培苗细胞膜相对电解质渗透率与存活率之间存在良好的相关性,不同品种间的耐热能力有差异,同一品种在35℃与45℃下的耐热性表现不同。     

Strain group specific and virus specific hypersensitive reactions to infection with potyviruses in potato cultivars

When 12 potato cultivars were inoculated with isolates (one each) of potato virus Y (PVY) ordinary (Y^o), C (Y^c) and tobacco veinal necrosis (Yⁿ) strain groups, potato virus A (PVA) and potato virus V (PVV), none of them responded hypersensitively to Yⁿ. However, with Y^o, Y^c, PVA and PW specific hypersensitive reactions developed depending on isolate-cultivar combination which were all independent of each other. When field isolates of PVY thought to be Y^oor Y^cwere inoculated to the same 12 cultivars, two did not fit into either strain group giving hypersensitive reactions in only two cultivars instead of seven with Y^oor eight with Y^c. These two isolates may represent a previously unreported PVY strain group (Y^z). When Y^owas graft-inoculated to seedlings of the cross Desiree × Maris Piper (hypersensitive × non-hypersensitive for Y^o), the segregation ratio obtained for non-hypersensitive:hypersensitive reactions was close to 1:1 suggesting that a single dominant gene (Ny_tbr) determining Y^ospecific hypersensitivity may be present in cv. Desiree (simplex condition). In tests using PVV and Desiree × Maris Piper (non-hypersensitive × hypersensitive for PVV) seedlings, the segregation ratio obtained was close to 1:5 indicating that a single dominant gene (Nv) determining PVV specific hypersensitivity may be present in cv. Maris Piper (duplex condition). Cultivars Corine, Pirola and clone G5457(4) which each carry one of the extreme resistance genes (Ry) from Solanum stoloniferum were graft-inoculated with Yⁿ, Y^o, Y^c, PVV and PVA. G5457(4) gave a strong localised hypersensitive reaction in all instances, while cv. Pirola did so with all except PVA to which it was immune. In cv. Corine a severe localised hypersensitive reaction developed with PVA, generalised hypersensitivity with PVV but an immune response with the three PVY strain groups. Large-scale grafting of Yⁿto plants of cvs Corine and Pirola gave no evidence of selection of a strain which overcomes Ry genes.     

土壤干旱胁迫和复水后3个杨树品种叶片部分生理指标变化及抗旱性评价

以美洲黑杨品种‘2025’（Populus×deltoides‘2025’）及其2个芽变彩叶品种‘全红杨’（P.×deltoides‘Quanhong’）和‘中红杨’（P.×deltoides‘Zhonghong’）当年生嫁接苗为实验材料,对土壤干旱胁迫0、4、7、14、21和28d以及复水7d后叶片中MDA含量及PPO、SOD、CAT和POD活性的变化以及MDA含量与4种酶活性的相关性进行了分析,并采用隶属函数法和灰色关联分析法对3个品种的抗旱性进行综合评价。结果表明：随干旱胁迫时间的延长,3个品种的MDA含量总体呈增加趋势,并在处理的中期和后期显著或极显著高于各自的对照;PPO和SOD活性总体上先升高后降低,均在处理的前期和中期高于各自的对照;‘中红杨’和‘2025’的CAT活性先升高后下降,而‘全红杨’的CAT活性持续下降,均在处理14d后极显著或显著低于各自的对照;‘全红杨’和‘2025’的POD活性先降低后升高且均低于各自的对照,而‘中红杨’的POD活性则呈波动趋势但总体上与对照无显著差异。复水7d后,3个品种的MDA含量均有所降低,而PPO和CAT活性均有所提高;‘全红杨’和‘2025’的SOD和POD活性升高,而‘中红杨’的SOD和POD活性则降低。在土壤干旱胁迫条件下,仅‘全红杨’的PPO和CAT活性与MDA含量以及‘中红杨’的CAT活性与MDA含量呈极显著负相关,各品种的其他酶活性与MDA含量均无显著相关性。‘全红杨’、‘中红杨’和‘2025’的平均隶属函数值分别为0.482、0.527和0.533,据此判断3个品种中‘2025’的抗旱性最强、‘全红杨’的抗旱性最弱。3个品种抗旱性与各生理指标的关联度均大于0.64,其中与CAT和PPO活性的关联度分别为0.793和0.761,因而,可将CAT和PPO活性作为评价杨树品种抗旱性的首选指标。     

Maize growing duration was prolonged across China in the past three decades under the combined effects of temperature,agronomic management,and cultivar shift

Maize phenology observations at 112 national agro‐meteorological experiment stations across China spanning the years 1981–2009 were used to investigate the spatiotemporal changes of maize phenology, as well as the relations to temperature change and cultivar shift. The greater scope of the dataset allows us to estimate the effects of temperature change and cultivar shift on maize phenology more precisely. We found that maize sowing date advanced significantly at 26.0% of stations mainly for spring maize in northwestern, southwestern and northeastern China, although delayed significantly at 8.0% of stations mainly in northeastern China and the North China Plain (NCP). Maize maturity date delayed significantly at 36.6% of stations mainly in the northeastern China and the NCP. As a result, duration of maize whole growing period (GPw) was prolonged significantly at 41.1% of stations, although mean temperature (Tmean) during GPw increased at 72.3% of stations, significantly at 19.6% of stations, and Tmean was negatively correlated with the duration of GPw at 92.9% of stations and significantly at 42.9% of stations. Once disentangling the effects of temperature change and cultivar shift with an approach based on accumulated thermal development unit, we found that increase in temperature advanced heading date and maturity date and reduced the duration of GPw at 81.3%, 82.1% and 83.9% of stations on average by 3.2, 6.0 and 3.5 days/decade, respectively. By contrast, cultivar shift delayed heading date and maturity date and prolonged the duration of GPw at 75.0%, 94.6% and 92.9% of stations on average by 1.5, 6.5 and 6.5 days/decade, respectively. Our results suggest that maize production is adapting to ongoing climate change by shift of sowing date and adoption of cultivars with longer growing period. The spatiotemporal changes of maize phenology presented here can further guide the development of adaptation options for maize production in near future.     

Demographic parameters of cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover （Homoptera： Aphididae） on five cotton cultivars

Life table parameters of the cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover, were estimated on five cotton cultivars （‘ Sealand＇ ,‘Siokra＇ ,＇ Vararnin＇ ,‘ Bakhtegan＇ and ‘ Sahel＇ ）. Demographic parameters of the cotton aphid were assessed at 27.5 ± 1 ℃, 65% ＋ 10% RH and a photoperiod of 14：10 （L： D）h. The shortest developmental time for the nymphal stages was 5.5 days on ‘Siokra＇ and the longest was 6.1 days on‘ Sealand＇. The highest offspring per female was 29.6 on ‘Sahel＇ and the lowest was 15.3 on ‘Sealand＇. The rm values varied from 0.272 on ‘Sealand＇ to 0.382 （day^-1） on ‘Varamin＇. Jackknife estimates of the A. gossypii parameters on these cultivars indicated the greatest developmental rate and fecundity on ‘ Varamin＇ and the poorest on ‘ Sealand＇ cultivar.     

猴头菌‘川猴菇2号’的选育报告

‘川猴菇2号’是从黑龙江海林市采集到的野生猴头菌子实体（HT015）,通过驯化系统选育而成的新品种。成熟新鲜子实体单体近椭圆形,乳白色,重量120-150g;菌丝生长最适温度18-22℃,出菇适宜温度12-20℃;生育期50-55d;生物学效率达83%。适宜四川省凉山彝族自治州及其相似生态区栽培。     

Synthesis and Insecticidal Activity of Isobutenyl- and Isobutyl-cyclopropanecarboxylates

Several isobutenyl- and isobutyl-cyclopropanecarboxylates were synthesized. The insecticidal activities against the housefly of their 5-benzyl-3-furylmethyl or allethronyl esters were tested. Among the substituents on the cyclopropane ring, a methyl group cis to the ester linkage has been found to be essential for toxicity against the housefly and a trans-isobutenyl group greatly enhances the toxic activity.