Spore and crystal formation inBacillus thuringiensis var.thuringiensis during growth in cystine and cysteine

The effect of the addition of different concentratons of cystine and cysteine on sporulation and parasporal crystal formation inBacillus thuringiensis var.thuringiensis was studied. The effect was well pronounced when the cystine/cysteine additions were made after the stationary phase. Heat stable spores and crystals were formed when the culture was provided with a low concentration of cystine/cysteine (0.05 per cent w/v). At a moderate concentration of cystine or cysteine (0.15%), only heat labile spores were formed without the production of the crystal. When the cystine/cysteine concentration was high (0.25%), spore and crystal formation were completely inhibited. Partial reversal of inhibition of sporulation was brought about by sodium sulphate or Zinc sulphate and lead, copper, cadmium or cobalt acetate at 0.2 mM or at 0.2% of sodium or potassium pyruvate, citrate, cisaconitate, oxalosuccinate, ∞ -keto-glutarate, succinate, fumarate, malate, or oxalacetate. Glutamate (0.2%) overcame the inhibitory effect of cystine/cysteine completely. The structural changes observed using phase contrast microscopy were dependent upon the concentration of cystine/cysteine.     

Relationships between take-all,soil conduciveness to the disease,populations of fluorescent pseudomonads and nitrogen fertilizers

Take-all of wheat, caused by Gaeumannomyces graminis var tritici (Ggt), is reduced by ammoniacal fertilizers as compared to nitrate sources. This influence of nitrogen on the disease is only observed on nodal roots at flowering. But soil conduciveness to take-all, as measured in a soil bioassay, is modified earlier. Forty days after nitrogen application at early tillering, the NH₄-treated soil became less conducive than the NO₃-treated one. When nitrogen applications are done at sowing and at tillering, differences in disease propagation between the two soils are enhanced. Results from four years of experimentation show that when the level of natural soil inoculum is high, disease severity is reduced by ammonium, showing an effect on the parasitic phase of Ggt. At a low level of natural inoculum the effect of the source of nitrogen is mainly observed on the percent of infected plants, indicating that the saprophytic and preparasitic phases are affected. Rhizospheric bacterial populations increase from sowing to tillering, but differences on take-all conduciveness after tillering are not correlated with differences in the amounts of aerobic bacteria or fluorescent pseudomonads isolated from soils treated with different sources of nitrogen. Qualitative changes in fluorescent Pseudomonas spp. populations, like in vitro antagonism, are more likely to explain differences in soil conduciveness to take-all than are quantitative changes in this group. Nevertheless, the introduction of Ggt in a cropped soil leads to a greater increase in fluorescent pseudomonads populations than in total aerobic bacteria.The delay between reducing soil conduciveness and reducing disease in the field with ammonium nitrogen fertilization, the qualitative change of fluorescent pseudomonads populations and the role of necroses in rhizobacteria multiplication, provide information leading to our representation of a dynamic model based on the differentiation of the wheat root system into seminal and nodal roots.     

Pollen placement and reproductive isolation between two brazilianPolygala species (Polygalaceae)

Polygala vauthieri andP. monticola var.brizoides have secondary pollen presentation from a basket-like structure on the style apex. This basket is loaded after the first visit by a bee. Pollen reception, therefore, can precede the issue of pollen. A sticky stigma secretion glues the pollen from the basket under the head of the bee visitor in an exactly predetermined spot on the left side only. This position mostly forms a kind of safe spot, where the bee can not remove the pollen. The exact position on the bee's head is determined by the species specific distance between style tip and nectary in the visited flower. In this way the two sympatric species deposit the pollen 2 mm apart on the visitor and so can avoid hybridization pollination, while being visited by the same group of bees.     

Efficacy of Oxamyl Against Heterodera schachtii on Cabbage

The efficacy of oxamyl in controlling Heterodera schachtii on cabbage was determined by applying various contbinations of soil drenches at 6.7 kg (a.i.)/ha and foliar sprays at 0.04 kg (a.i.)/100 liters of water to cabbage seedlings. Pretransplant drenches provided some control of H. schachtii over a 13-week period. A single foliar spray of oxamyl 1 week before transplanting apparently prevented penetration of H. schachtii larvae; post-transplant sprays were relatively ineffective. A pretransplant or transplant drench combined with a foliar application 2 weeks after transplanting provided the most effective control. The effectiveness of drenches plus post-transplant sprays is probably due to the spray augmenting the action of the drench in inhibiting the development of larvae after penelration.     

夹竹桃皂甙对福寿螺的毒杀效果及其对水稻幼苗的影响

室内条件下研究了夹竹桃皂甙对福寿螺的杀灭效果及其对水稻幼苗的影响。结果表明,福寿螺的致死率随着皂甙浓度的增加和处理时间的延长而显著上升,其中50mg/L 浓度皂甙处理48h的致死率达100%,与0.156g/L氯硝柳胺水溶液的灭螺效果相当。皂甙对福寿螺的杀灭效果与福寿螺的大小有关。皂甙对壳高h＜10 mm的福寿螺的杀螺效果最好, 而对20≤h<30 mm的杀螺效果最差。水稻幼苗的存活率随着皂甙浓度的增加而显著增加,且低浓度皂甙处理24h也具有较高的值。此外,采用水培方法研究了皂甙对水稻幼苗鲜重的影响。高浓度(≥40 mg/L)的皂甙处理7d显著地抑制了水稻幼苗根部和地上部分的鲜重,其中对根部的影响大于地上部分。当处理时间延长到14d时,皂甙对水稻幼苗鲜重的抑制作用逐渐减弱,仅50mg/L 皂甙处理对根部鲜重有显著地抑制。而在氯硝柳胺水溶液处理下,水稻幼苗停止生长。综合结果表明夹竹桃皂甙是一种环境友好且能高效防治福寿螺的灭螺剂。     

秦岭山地锐齿栎次生林幼苗更新特征

分析了秦岭山地锐齿栎次生林群落乔木及木本幼苗物种特征值、更新生态位宽度及不同影响因子下（包括林分密度、坡向、海拔等）乔木更新动态。结果表明,乔木层物种有25种,锐齿栎占有明显地优势,重要值为149.18%。其次为华山松(Pinus armandii)和千斤榆(Carpinus cordata)等;更新层共有木本植物41种,其中乔木种有28种,占所有木本植物总数量的68%,优势种有青蛙皮槭(Acer grosseri)、木姜子(Litsea pungens)等。林下有丰富的幼苗库,径级及龄级比较小。更新方式以实生为主;分析了10种更新优势乔木种群的生态位宽度,同种幼树种群生态位宽度均大于幼苗种群生态位宽度。幼苗种群生态位宽度从大到小依次为榛子(Corylus heterophylla)、锐齿栎、青蛙皮槭等。幼树种群生态位宽度从大到小依次为榛子、青蛙皮槭、锐齿栎等;林分密度对林下乔木幼苗和幼树数量影响不同。当林分密度（株?hm-2）从720增加到1460时,幼苗密度逐渐增大。随后随着林分密度的增加,又呈现出减少的趋势。而幼树密度随着林分密度增加一直呈现出减少的趋势。坡向对锐齿栎次生林林下乔木幼苗和幼树的影响各异,阳坡（南偏西3）均利于幼苗和幼树的更新。南偏西45林分内,幼苗密度急剧减少。随着坡向转为阴坡,幼苗密度又逐渐增加。而幼树密度逐渐减少。当海拔从1083 m增加到1547 m时,幼树密度逐渐增加。随后,随着海拔增加到1882 m,幼树密度则逐渐减小。而幼苗密度随着海拔的增高一直呈现减小的趋势。     

沙枣（Elaeagnus angustifolia）和孩儿拳头（Grewia.biloba G.Don var.parviflora）幼苗气体交换特征与保护酶对干旱胁迫的响应

以沙枣和孩儿拳头2年生盆栽苗为材料,采用称重控水的方法设置4个土壤含水量梯度(CK、T1、T2、T3),研究不同干旱胁迫对沙枣和孩儿拳头气体交换特征与保护酶的影响.结果显示:(1)干旱胁迫不仅引起两物种净光合速率、蒸腾速率、气孔导度、胞间 CO2 浓度的下降,而且使其日变化曲线在一定程度上发生改变;在轻度(T1)和中度胁迫(T2)下,两物种净光合速率下降主要是由气孔因素引起的,重度胁迫(T3)下,净光合速率下降主要是非气孔因素引起的.(2)随着干旱胁迫增加,沙枣瞬时水分利用效率呈现增加下降再增加趋势,孩儿拳头呈现下降趋势;两物种表观光能利用效率显著下降,重度胁迫下(T3),下降率达50%左右,孩儿拳头表观光能利用效率对干旱胁迫比较敏感;两物种表观CO2利用效率总体呈现下降趋势,沙枣表观CO2利用效率日进程经历了单峰(T1)、双峰(T2)、单峰(T3)的变化,孩儿拳头各处理的表观CO2利用效率日变化均呈现单峰曲线.(3)随着干旱胁迫加剧,两物种叶片的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性先升高后降低,土壤含水量高于12.8%时,两物种SOD酶活性均高于CK,随着土壤含水量的降低,SOD酶活性低于CK;重度胁迫下(T3),沙枣POD酶活性虽然有所下降,但仍高于CK,而孩儿拳头则和CK无显著差异;两物种CAT酶活性在重度胁迫下(T3)显著低于CK;随着干旱胁迫程度的增加,两物种叶片中的丙二醛(MDA)含量均呈现升高趋势,孩儿拳头脂质过氧化程度受干旱胁迫的影响较大.     

黄牡丹八个居群的Giemsa C-带比较研究

应用ＢＳＧ方法对黄牡丹（Ｐａｅｏｎｉａ ｄｅｌａｖａｙｉ ｖａｒ．ｌｕｔｅａ）８个居群的Ｇｉｅｍｓａ Ｃ－带进行了比较研究。８个居群的所有染色体都在着丝点附近显示出了Ｃ－带,所有染色体的长臂上都没有显示Ｃ－带,而短臂上的Ｃ－带数量和位置在居群之间表现出了一定的差异。花甸凡居群手第二、第三、第四和第五对染色体显示端带;卓干山居群的第一、第三、第四和第五对染色体的短臂上没有显示Ｃ－带。在所研究的８个居     

中国水仙(Narcissus tazetta var.chinensis)的组织培养

以栽培的中国水仙Narcissus tazetta var.Chinensis鳞茎为实验材料,采取“无液处理”的简捷方法获取外植体,并筛选出中国水仙离体鳞茎培养的最佳培养基。     

薜荔和爱玉及其传粉昆虫繁殖特性

薜荔(Ficus pumila L．var．pumila)隶属桑科榕属,爱玉(F．pumila L．var．awkeotsanmg Corner)为其变种,它们的花是单性的,雌雄异株。雌花序中着生雌花,雄花序中有瘿花和雄花,每个花序中花的数量极多,达4000～6000朵。薜荔榕小蜂是唯一能进入薜荔和爱玉的隐头花序中产卵或传粉的共生昆虫,自然状态下雌花的结实率分别为82％、83．52％;瘿花的成虫瘿率分别为58．71％、51．32％,因此可形成大量的果实和虫瘿。物候观察表明薜荔和爱玉花期不遇,它们花序中的榕小蜂种群已经生殖隔离。人为的放蜂实验表明,生活于爱玉花序中的榕小蜂,已无法在薜荔花序中繁殖,生殖隔离进一步得到证实;实验同时表明爱玉的花粉亦不能使薜荔雌花结实,宿主两变种间生理上已不亲和。本文从共生双方协同进化的角度出发,探讨了榕树2变种间与传粉昆虫繁殖特性的差异,以及变种产生的主要原因。