The glands of Tamarix aphylla: a system for salt recretion or for carbon concentration?

During periods of high atmospheric humidity, twigs of Tamarix aphylla (L.) Karst. become covered by an alkaline solution. The pH of that solution fluctuates between 8.0 – 8.5 in the dark and 10.5 during the light hours. Such a solution, produced by the glands, constitutes an efficient trap for atmospheric CO₂. Upon the periodic drop in pH, much of the preabsorbed carbon may gradually be released from the solution. This enriches the immediate surroundings of the twigs with CO₂ for prolonged periods of time. The expected concentrations of CO₂, at the boundary layer between the atmosphere and the surfaces of the twigs, are over 1 000 ppm. As net photosynthesis of T. aphylla reaches maximal rates only at CO₂ concentrations of above 500 ppm, the plants may benefit from this extra source of carbon and may exploit it for maximal assimilation during the early morning hours. Thus, the "salt glands'of Tamarix , which are liable for the production of the alkaline recretum, may serve a triple purpose: (a) removal of excess salts out of the twigs, (b) provision of a cover of hygroscopic solutes that moistens the twigs and shortens the duration of transpiration, and (c) providing the plants with an environment enriched in CO₂.     

宁夏沙区沙拐枣属和柽柳属的引选及抗逆造林

宁夏分布有大面积的流动沙地和盐碱地,因此,引进适生的植物对治沙造林、改善生态环境有重大意义。本文报道沙拐枣属(Calligonum L.)和柽柳属(Tamarix L.)的引选及抗逆性造林技术方面的结果。     

在古尔班通古特沙漠中柽柳（Tamarix spp.）群落的侵移与更新研究

 柽柳(Tamarix spp.)在荒漠的非河岸区自然侵移现象已被发现。生长季偶发大雨引起暂时性积水,在土层结构和种源的适当配合下,有可能引起柽柳的自然发生过程。这种机遇较少出现。故实生苗群数量较少,年龄结构亦非连续性。但植丛寿命长,在漫长生活周期中,这种机遇终将出现,如无人为因素干扰,这类植丛将能持续地补充幼体而实现更新。     

柽柳灌丛关键物候参数多种植被指数遥感提取的适用性——基于CO2通量观测和Sentinel-2数据

本研究以额济纳绿洲四道桥超级站为研究区,结合2018—2019年涡度通量、气象数据和2017—2020年Sentinel-2遥感影像,分析通量塔总初级生产力(GPP)与环境因子的关系,评估12种遥感植被指数对柽柳灌丛长势模拟和关键物候参数提取的适用性。采用7参数双逻辑斯蒂函数(DL-7)+全局模型函数(GMF)拟合GPP和各植被指数生长曲线,并逐年提取生长季始期(SOS)、生长季峰期(POS)和生长季末期(EOS)3种关键物候参数。结果表明: 有效积温(GDD)和土壤含水量是影响柽柳灌丛物候动态的主要环境因子。与2018年相比,2019年由于气温较低,SOS前的积温累积速率较慢,柽柳灌丛需要更长时间的热量积累来进入生长季,从而导致2019年SOS比2018年晚。在SOS与POS之间,2018和2019年水热条件相似,但2019年POS比2018年晚8 d,可能是2019年SOS较晚所致。POS以后,2019年较高的GDD和较低的土壤含水量使柽柳灌丛遭受水分胁迫,导致其生长季后期时间缩短。标准化的Sentinel-2植被指数与10:00—14:00 GPP均值的线性回归结果表明,宽波段植被指数中的增强型植被指数和窄波段植被指数中的叶绿素红边指数、倒红边叶绿素指数、红边归一化植被指数(NDVI705)能够较好地反映与柽柳灌丛GPP具有较高的一致性。柽柳灌丛SOS和EOS的遥感提取结果表明,Sentinel-2窄波段植被指数比宽波段植被指数的准确性更高,尤其是修正叶绿素吸收反射率指数提取SOS最准确,MERIS陆地叶绿素指数提取EOS最准确;Sentinel-2宽波段植被指数提取POS的准确性更高,尤其是两波段增强型植被指数和植被近红外反射率指数最准确。综合所有物候参数来看,NDVI705综合表现最佳。     

刚毛柽柳液泡膜H~+-PPase基因的克隆与胁迫下的表达分析

通过对刚毛柽柳转录组分析,鉴定获得1个液泡膜H~+-PPase基因的cDNA序列,命名为ThVP1。该cDNA序列全长3 022bp,开放阅读框为2 298bp,编码765个氨基酸,编码蛋白相对分子质量80.37kD,理论等电点5.25。ThVP1编码蛋白的疏水性较强,含有13个跨膜区。氨基酸多序列比对结果显示,ThVP1具有典型的液泡膜H~+-PPase家族3个高度保守片段(CS1、CS2和CS3),与大豆VP1氨基酸序列一致性最高,为93%。系统进化分析表明,ThVP1属于I型液泡膜H~+-PPase基因。实时荧光定量RT-PCR分析显示,NaCl和PEG胁迫下,ThVP1在柽柳根和叶中均呈现明显上调表达,表达量最高达到对照的20.9倍,暗示ThVP1可能在刚毛柽柳抗旱耐盐过程中发挥重要作用。     

Selection for genetics‐based architecture traits in a native cottonwood negatively affects invasive tamarisk in a restoration field trial

Climate change and competition from invasive species remain two important challenges in restoration. We examined the hypothesis that non‐native tamarisk (Tamarix spp.) reestablishment after aboveground removal is affected by genetics‐based architecture of native Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii) used in restoration. As cottonwood architecture (height, canopy width, number of stems, and trunk diameter) is, in part, determined by genetics, we predicted that trees from different provenances would exhibit different architecture, and mean annual maximum temperature transfer distance from the provenances would interact with the architecture to affect tamarisk. In a common garden in Chevelon, AZ, U.S.A. (elevation 1,496 m), with cottonwoods from provenances spanning its elevation distribution, we measured the performance of both cottonwoods and tamarisk. Several key findings emerged. On average, cottonwoods from higher elevations were (1) two times taller and wider, covered approximately 3.5 times more basal area, and were less shrubby in appearance, by exhibiting four times fewer number of stems than cottonwoods from lower elevations; (2) had 50% fewer tamarisk growing underneath, which were two times shorter and covered 6.5 times less basal area than tamarisk growing underneath cottonwoods of smaller stature; and (3) the number of cottonwood stems did not affect tamarisk growth, possibly because the negative relationship between cottonwood stems and basal area. In combination, these findings argue that cottonwood architecture is affected by local conditions that interact with genetics‐based architecture. These interactions can negatively affect the growth of reinvading tamarisk and enhance restoration success. Our study emphasizes the importance of incorporating genetic and environmental interactions of plants used in restoration.     

cDNA微阵列技术研究干旱胁迫下柽柳基因的表达

运用cDNA微阵列技术研究干旱胁迫下柽柳（Tamarix androssowii）基因的表达。分别将Cy5和Cy3两种荧光染料标记在干旱处理和对照的柽柳cDNA上,并与载有柽柳基因的微阵列进行杂交,通过计算机对芯片进行扫描和分析研究干旱胁迫下基因的表达。共获得了47个下调表达和62个上调表达的基因。Blastx分析表明这些基因按功能可以分为脱水保护、信号传导与调控、活性氧清除、光合作用、代谢、核糖体蛋白、蛋白质的分解与再生等几大类别。同时,发现了一些与干旱胁迫相关的功能未知基因和新基因。从而揭示了柽柳具有活性氧消除、代谢调节、脱水保护、蛋白质降解与再生等抗旱途径,并阐述了干旱胁迫前后柽柳基因的差异表达。     

柽柳金属硫蛋白基因的克隆及序列分析

用木麻黄(Casuarina glauca)的金属硫蛋白基因(metallothionein 1)氨基酸序列对柽柳ESTs序列本地数据库进行tBlastn检索,获得了柽柳金属硫蛋白基因全长cDNA序列,去除polyA后该基因全长366 bp,其中5′非翻译区97 bp,3′非翻译区59 bp,开放读码框(ORF)长210 bp,编码70 个氨基酸组成的多肽,蛋白分子量为6.793 kD,理论等电点为4.99,含10个Cys,集中分布在肽链的N端和C端。BlastP同源性分析表明该基因与花生同源性最高,与小豆同源性最低。该基因的EST序列在GenBank登录(登录号：CV792539)。     

Influence of NaCl, Cd(NO3)2 and air humidity on transpiration of Tamarix aphylla

Transpiration rates of young Tamarix aphylla (L.) Karst, plants grown in hydroponics were measured under NaCl- and Cd(NO₃)₂-stress. Transpiration rates were negatively correlated with the relative humidity of the ambient air at all NaCl concentrations investigated. Low and intermediate concentrations of Cd²⁺ (45 and 90 μ M , respectively) in the medium caused an increase in transpiration rates. This was particularly pronounced at low levels of relative humidity. At 180 μ M Cd²⁺, transpiration rates dropped, probably as a result of root damage due to Cd²⁺ toxicity. Since the transpiration rates differed by a factor of ca 3 between day and night, it is concluded that the stomata did not lose their ability to regulate transpiration under the influence of NaCl or of Cd(NO₃)₂. The transpiration behaviour of T. aphylla indicates that the effect of water vapour pressure (presented as relative humidity) on the degree of stomatal opening is small. Under conditions of ample water supply transpiration follows the evaporative demand of the ambient air and is influenced by the water uptake capacity of the root system as well as by other environmental factors, e.g. light.     

疏叶骆驼刺和多枝柽柳不同时期光合特性日变化及其与环境因子的关系

在自然条件下,利用Li-6400光合仪测定疏叶骆驼刺(Alhagi sparsifolia Shap.)和多枝柽柳(Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.)7~9月份的气体交换参数,分析2种植物净光合速率(Pn)与环境因子——光合有效辐射(PAR)、空气温度(Ta)、大气CO2浓度(Ca)、相对湿度(RH)之间的关系,以明确影响其光合作用的主导环境因子,为恢复和重建过渡带植被提供理论依据。结果显示:(1)疏叶骆驼刺不同时期Pn的日变化均为单峰曲线,多枝柽柳7、8月份的Pn日变化为单峰曲线,9月份为双峰曲线,且疏叶骆驼刺Pn的平均值(7.08μmol·m-2·s-1)高于多枝柽柳(5.54μmol·m-2·s-1)。(2)2种植物7~9月份的蒸腾速率(Tr)日变化均为单峰曲线,且疏叶骆驼刺Tr的平均值(5.46mmol·m-2·s-1)高于多枝柽柳(4.40mmol·m-2·s-1);疏叶骆驼刺和多枝柽柳的胞间CO2浓度(Ci)的日变化趋势均呈"倒钟型"曲线,与Pn日变化趋势相反。(3)2种植物7~9月份的WUE日变化进程与各自的Pn日变化规律基本一致,多枝柽柳的WUE日均值(1.21 mmol·mol-1)明显高于疏叶骆驼刺(0.97mmol·mol-1)。(4)偏相关分析显示,骆驼刺和柽柳的Pn与PAR呈显著正相关关系,而与RH呈显著负相关关系;回归分析显示,骆驼刺和柽柳Pn日变化的变异分别有35.6%和42.4%是由环境因子的日变化造成的;通径分析显示,各环境因子对Pn都具有显著的影响,其大小顺序分别为:TaRHPARCa(骆驼刺)和PARCaTaRH(柽柳),且骆驼刺在7~9月份内PAR均为决策变量,RH为限制变量(除7月份外);而柽柳在8、9月份内PAR均是决策变量,RH、Ca是限制变量。研究表明,疏叶骆驼刺属于高光合高蒸腾低水分利用效率型,多枝柽柳属于低蒸腾低光合高水分利用效率型;7月份骆驼刺和柽柳Pn的下降主要是由于气孔限制引起,而8、9月份主要是由非气孔因素限制所致;PAR和RH是影响骆驼刺和柽柳最重要的环境因子,其次是Ca,而Ta在不同时期的影响程度不同;疏叶骆驼刺和多枝柽柳与环境协同进化过程中产生了一定的生态适应性,但柽柳的WUE明显高于骆驼刺,推测柽柳的抗旱能力强于骆驼刺。