海水胁迫对5种生态型菊芋生理生化的影响

Three treatments consisting of 0%, 15%, and 30% seawater were investigated to analyse the ecotypic variabilities among five populations of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)regarding their responses to seawater stress under a hydroponic culture system. Analyses were done 2, 4, and 6 days after treatments. The 15% and 30% seawater treatments reduced the growth rates of roots and shoots of H. tuberosus populations. The activities of superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and catalase majored in the leaves were stimulated under the seawater stress. The electrolyte leakage and malondialdehyde contents of the leaves were also stimulated owing to seawater stress. The contents of proline and soluble-sugars in the leaves increased significantly with increasing seawater concentrations. The concentrations of Na⁺, K⁺, and Cl^- in the aerial parts and roots increased with an increase in the seawater concentration throughout the experimental period. There were ecotypic differences among the five populations of H. tuberosus as evidenced by the analyses of the above items in both aerial parts and roots under seawater treatment. The magnitude of the ecotypic variance components indicated that a substantial proportion of the total variation for these physiological and biochemical responses were owing to ecotype, indicating the possibility of improvement through hybridization and selection.     

稀释海水灌溉的芦荟中矿质营养与有效成分分布情况研究

With increasing demand for irrigation water, agricultural scientists and planners pay more attention to the utilization of diluted seawater as an alternative source for irrigation of crops. A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to study how seawater stress（SS） affects growth, water content, cationic accumulation, and active ingredients in leaves of Aloe vera after 30 d of growth in nutrient media with 0%（control）, 22%（22% SS）, and 42%（42% SS） seawater stress. Results indicated the SS did not change dry biomass of leaves and stems, but gradually decreased biomass allocation to roots with increasing seawater stress. Na^＋ and Cl^- in A. vera plant did not increase obviously with a big increase in seawater percentage due to low transpiration of Aloe vera. 42% SS decreased N concentration in most plant organs, but did not change or increased P concentration. Seawater stress tended to decrease concentrations of K^＋ and Ca^2＋ in A. vera. However, seawater salinity tended to increase the concentrations of aloin concentration in top（young） and middle leaves, and there was no significant effect of both stresses on aloin concentration in base（old） leaves. The 42% SS treatment decreased polysaccharide concentrations only in the base leaves, but not in top and middle leaves. In summary, supplying suitably diluted seawater for 30 d could increase the qualities and value of A. vera, without substantial effects on shoot dry biomass production.     

盐胁迫下马蔺的生理反应研究

Chinese iris （Iris lactea Pall. var. chinensis （Fisch） Koidz.）, a robust iridaceous plant, is widespread in arid and semiarid regions with high salinity. However, the mechanism of its salt tolerance is not well understood. In this study, plant growth, water status, content and distribution of inorganic ions, cell membrane permeability, and proline content of I. laetea under salt stress were investigated using nutrient solutions with six NaCl concentrations ranging from 0 to 350 mmol L^-1. The results indicated that the biomass, height, fresh weight, K^＋ content, and K^＋/Na^＋ and Ca^2＋/Na^＋ ratios decreased with increasing NaCl stress, whereas plant water deficit and contents of Na^＋ and Cl- increased with increasing NaCl stress. In all salt treatments, water deficit of shoots was found to be higher than that of roots and had a positive correlation with salt concentration. When the NaCl concentration was less than 280 mmol L^-1, the ion absorption selectivity ratio and the transportation selectivity ratio sharply increased with increasing NaCl stress. Under medium salt stress, I. lactea exhibited a strong K^＋ selective absorption and the transportation of K^＋ from roots to shoots increased, whereas Na^＋ was not transported and was mostly retained in roots. The plants were able to maintain osmotic adjustment through the accumulation of Na^＋, Cl-, and proline. On the basis of its biomass production under salt stress, I. lactea could be considered as a facultative halophyte.     

接种菌根真菌影响青菜中铅镉的累积和迁移

Heavy metal(HM) contamination in soils is an environmental issue worldwide that threatens the quality and safety of crops and human health. A greenhouse experiment was carried out to investigate the growth, mycorrhizal colonization, and Pb and Cd accumulation of pakchoi(Brassica chinensis L. cv. Suzhou) in response to inoculation with three arbuscular mycorrhizal(AM) fungi(AMF), Funneliformis mosseae, Glomus versiforme, and Rhizophagus intraradices, aimed at exploring how AMF inoculation affected safe crop production by altering plant-soil interaction. The symbiotic relationship was well established between pakchoi and three AMF inocula even under Pb or Cd stress, where the colonization rates in the roots ranged from 24.5% to 38.5%. Compared with the non-inoculated plants, the shoot biomass of the inoculated plants increased by 8.7%–22.1% and 9.2%–24.3% in Pb and Cd addition treatments, respectively. Both glomalin-related soil protein(GRSP) and polyphosphate concentrations reduced as Pb or Cd concentration increased. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculation significantly enhanced total absorbed Pb and Cd(except for a few samples) and increased the distribution ratio(root/shoot) in pakchoi at each Pb or Cd addition level. However, the three inocula significantly decreased Pb concentration in pakchoi shoots by 20.6%–67.5% in Pb addition treatments, and significantly reduced Cd concentration in the shoots of pakchoi in the Cd addition treatments(14.3%–54.1%), compared to the non-inoculated plants.Concentrations of Pb and Cd in the shoots of inoculated pakchois were all below the allowable limits of Chinese Food Safety Standard.The translocation factor of Pb or Cd increased significantly with increasing Pb or Cd addition levels, while there was no significant difference among the three AMF inocula at each metal addition level. Meanwhile, compared with the non-inoculated plants, AMF inocula significantly increased soil p H, electrical conductivity, and Pb or Cd concentrations in soil organic matter in the soils at the highest Pb or Cd dose after harvest of pakchoi, whereas the proportion of bioavailable Pb or Cd fraction declined in the AMF inoculated soil. Our study provided the first evidence that AM fungi colonized the roots of pakchoi and indicated the potential application of AMF in the safe production of vegetables in Pb or Cd contaminated soils.     

盐胁迫下两种草坪草膜脂过氧化和抗氧化酶比较

Salinity stress is a major factor limiting the growth of turfgrass irrigated with recycled wastewater. The change in lipid peroxidation in terms of malondialdehyde (MDA) content and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxide (APX) and glutathione reductase (GR) in the shoots and roots of Kentucky bluegrass and tall fescue were investigated under salinity stress. Plants were subjected to 0, 50, 100, 150 and 200 mmol L 1 NaCl for 40 d. The MDA content under salinity stress was lower in tall fescue than in Kentucky bluegrass in both shoots and roots. Activities of SOD in the shoots of both species increased with salinity stress. The activities of CAT and APX decreased in Kentucky bluegrass, but no significant difference in the activities of CAT and APX was observed in tall fescue. The activities of SOD, CAT and APX in the shoots of tall fescue were higher than those in Kentucky bluegrass. In the roots of Kentucky bluegrass, SOD and GR activities increased and CAT and APX activities decreased in comparison with the control. In the roots of tall fescue, salinity increased the activities of SOD, CAT, and APX. These results suggested that tall fescue exhibited a more effective protection mechanism and mitigated oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation by maintaining higher SOD, CAT and APX activities than Kentucky bluegrass.     

水稻突变体对镉的吸收及其亚细胞分布和化学形态特点

Wild-type （Zhonghua 11） and mutant rice （Oryza sativa L.） plants were used to investigate the effect of cadmium （Cd） application on biomass production, to characterize the influx of Cd from roots to shoots, and to determine the form, content, and subcellular distribution of Cd in the roots, leaf sheaths, and leaves of the rice plants. Seedlings were cultivated in a nutrient solution and were treated with 0.5 mmol L^-1 of Cd^2＋ for 14 d. The sensitivity of rice plants to Cd toxicity was tested by studying the changes in biomass production and by observing the onset of toxicity symptoms in the plants. Both the wild-type and mutant rice plants developed symptoms of Cd stress. In addition, Cd application significantly （P ≤ 0.01） decreased dry matter production of roots, leaf sheaths, and leaves of both types, especially the mutant. The Cd content in roots of the mutant was significantly （P ≤0.05） higher than that of the wild-type rice. However, there was no significant difference in the Cd content of roots, leaf sheaths, and leaves between the wild-type and mutant rice. Most of the Cd was bound to the cell wall of the roots, leaf sheaths, and leaves, and the mutant had greater Cd content in cell organelles than the wild type. The uneven subcellular distribution could be responsible for the Cd sensitivity of the mutant rice. Furthermore, different chemical forms of Cd were found to occur in the roots, leaf sheaths, and leaves of both types of rice plants. Ethanol-, water-, and NaCl-extractable Cd had greater toxicity than the other forms of Cd and induced stunted growth and chlorosis in the plants. The high Cd content of the toxic forms of Cd in the cell organelles could seriously damage the cells and the metabolic processes in mutant rice plants.     

丛枝菌根真菌对万寿菊生长、吸镉及生理特性的影响

A pot experiment was carried out to study the effects of three arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), including Glomus intraradices, Glomus constrictum and Glomus mosseae, on the growth, root colonization and Cd accumulation of marigold (Tagetes erecta L.) at Cd addition levels of 0, 5 and 50 mg kg-1 in soil. The physiological characteristics, such as chlorophyll content, soluble sugar content, soluble protein content and antioxidant enzyme activity, of Tagetes erecta L. were also investigated. The symbiotic relationship between the marigold plant and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi was well established under Cd stress. The symbiotic relationship was reffected by the better physiobiochemical parameters of the marigold plants inoculated with the three AMF isolates where the colonization rates in the roots were between 34.3% and 88.8%. Compared with the non-inoculated marigold plants, the shoot and root biomass of the inoculated marigold plants increased by 15.2%- 47.5% and 47.8%-130.1%, respectively, and the Cd concentration and accumulation decreased. The chlorophyll and soluble sugar contents in the mycorrhizal marigold plants increased with Cd addition, indicating that AMF inoculation helped the marigold plants to grow by resisting Cd stress. The antioxidant enzymes reacted differently with the three AMF under Cd stress. For plants inoculated with G. constrictum and G. mosseae, the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) increased with increasing Cd addition, but peroxidase (POD) activity decreased with increasing Cd addition. For plants inoculated with G. intraradices, three of the antioxidant enzyme activities were significantly decreased at high levels of Cd addition. Overall, the activities of the three antioxidant enzymes in the plants inoculated with AMF were higher than those of the plants without AMF inoculation under Cd stress. Our results support the view that antioxidant enzymes have a great influence on the biomass of plants, and AMF can improve the capability of reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging and reduce Cd concentration in plants to alleviate Tagetes erecta L. from Cd stress.     

海水处理下长春花体内生物碱含量增加

A sand culture experiment was conducted to determine the effects of different seawater (5% and 10%) treatments on plant growth, inorganic ions, indole alkaloid concentrations and yields of Catharanthus roseus, in an effort to increase the alkaloid yield by artificial cultivation. The total fresh and dry weights and tissue K⁺ concentrations decreased, but Na⁺ concentrations increased in the plant roots, stems and leaves of C. roseus under seawater stress as compared to the control. The concentrations and yields of vindoline, catharanthine, vinblastine and vincristine increased under seawater stress. The concentrations and yields of these alkaloids were higher in 5% seawater-treated plants than those in the 10% seawater-treated plants. Considering the industrial production, 5% seawater treatments could reduce the cost of producing alkaloid. In the control plants, the highest alkaloid concentrations reached a peak at 100 days after planting, suggesting that plant harvest must be optimized in terms of growth duration.     

红壤中La的生物富集及其对玉米幼苗生长影响研究

Through a pot culture lanthanum nitrate was applied to maize seedlings grown in a red loamy soil to investigate the physiological and toxic effects of added La on the growth of crop seedlings and La bioaccumulation to help understand the environmental chemistry behaviors of rare earth element as fertilizers in soils. Compared to the control, La concentrations in shoots and especially in roots of maize seedlings increased with an increase of La in the soil. Also, with added concentrations of La 〉 0.75 g La kg-1 soil and ≥ 0.05 g La kg^-1 soil, the dry weight of shoots and roots of maize seedlings was significantly reduced （P ≤ 0.05）, respectively, compared with the control. Additionally, La ≥0.5 g kg^-1 in the soil significantly inhibited （P ≤ 0.05） primary root elongation. Roots were more sensitive to La stress than shoots and thus could be used as a biomarker to La stress. Overall, in the red loamy soil studied, La had no significant beneficial effects on the growth of maize at the added La levels above 0.1 g kg^-1 soil.     

增硝营养对水稻不同生育时期生长及氮素吸收同化的影响

The effect of nitrate （NO3^-） on rice （Oryza sativa L.） growth as well as N absorption and assimilation during different growth stages was examined using three typical rice cultivars. Dry weight, yield, N uptake, nitrate reductase activity （NRA） in leaves, and glutamine synthetase activity （GSA） in roots and leaves during their entire growth periods, as well as the kinetic parameters of ammonium （NH4^＋） uptake at the seedling stage, were measured with solution culture experiments. Results indicated that addition of NH4^＋-N and NO3^-N at a ratio of 75：25 （NH4^＋＋NO3^- treatment） when compared with that of NH4^＋-N alone （NH4^＋ treatment） increased the dry weight of ‘Nanguang＇ cultivar by 30% and ‘Yunjing 38＇ cultivar by 31%, and also increased their grain yield by 21% and 17%, respectively. For the four growth stages, the total N accumulation in plants increased by an average of 36% for ‘Nanguang＇ and 31% for ‘Yunjing 38＇, whereas the increasing effect of NO3^- in the ‘4007＇ cultivar was only found at the seedling stage, in the NH4^＋＋NO3^- treatment compared to the NH4^＋ treatment, NRA in the leaves increased by 2.09 folds, and GSA increased by 92% in the roots and 52% in the leaves of the three cultivars. NO3^- supply increased the maximum uptake rate （Vmax） in the ‘Nanguang＇ and ‘Yunjing 38＇ cultivars, reflecting that the NO3^- itself, not the increasing N concentration, increased the uptake rate of NH4^＋ by rice. There was no effect on the apparent Michaelis-Menten constant （Kin） of the three cultivars. Thus, some replacement of NH4^＋ with NO3^-could greatly improve the growth of rice plants, mainly on account of the increased uptake of NH4^＋ promoted by NO3^-, and future studies should focus on the molecular mechanism of the increased uptake of NH4^＋ by NO3^-.     

Composition and field distribution of the population of Rhizobium meliloti in root nodules of uninoculated field-grown alfalfa

Only four antibiotics (kanamycin, spectinomycin, ampicillin and novobiocin) of ten tested were capable of discriminating between root nodule isolates of Rhizobium meliloti obtained from uninoculated field-grown alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.). The 300 isolates in the collection were subdivided into seven groups based on their intrinsic antibiotic resistance characteristics with 204 and 55 isolates placed into two groups, C and F, respectively. Isolates from group C dominated the root nodule population on plants in eight of the nine quadrats analyzed. Furthermore they were one of the two dominant groups found in nodules formed on plants grown in a plant infection-soil dilution experiment and challenged with a composite soil sample from the field site. Antiserum raised to a group C isolate (No. 31) cross-agglutinated with 46 of 55 group C isolates to a titer identical with that of the parent antigen. There were no cross-reactions between isolates from any of the other six groups. Only 9 of 34 isolates from group F cross-agglutinated with antiserum raised to a group F isolate (No. 17). Thirty-three of 35 cross-agglutinating field isolates from group C had the same sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide-gel electrophoretic protein-profile pattern as isolate No. 31 whereas non-agglutinating isolates from the same group had distinctly different protein profile patterns. The data suggest that intrinsic antibiotic resistance characteristics can be a useful complementary tool to be used in conjunction with other methods to identify and discriminate isolates of R. meliloti. It should not be used on its own as a strain identification method.     

冻融时间和含水率对紫穗槐加筋黄土抗剪强度的影响

[目的]研究紫穗槐根系在不同含水率和不同融化时间对土体加固作用,为季冻区紫穗槐固土效应提供设计依据。[方法]以取自西宁市黄土为研究对象,用室内三轴试验方法研究紫穗槐根系根—土复合体的应力应变及强度特性,探讨在不同解冻时间和不同含水率下紫穗槐根—土复合体抗剪强度指标变化规律,并通过SEM电镜扫描试验从微观的角度评价紫穗槐根系的加固机理。[结果]紫穗槐根系在不同含水率时有不同的加筋情况,在低含水率和高含水率加筋作用更加明显;在冻融前后紫穗槐根系的加筋作用体现在当土体受到荷载作用时,紫穗槐根系会束缚土颗粒之间的移动,增大土颗粒之间的咬合以及增大根系和土颗粒之间的接触面,从而增大内摩擦角;通过电镜扫描试验可以看出,紫穗槐根系可以抑制土体中的裂隙产生与发展,从而增大土体的整体性。[结论]紫穗槐根系在不同地区均能起到加筋作用。不同含水率会存在不同的最佳含根量,紫穗槐根系的固土作用体现在增大土体的内摩擦角,增加土体的整体性。     

7株解有机磷细菌的分离和鉴定

从土壤中分离筛选出7株解有机磷的微生物。对这7株解磷细菌进行了形态、生理生化性状测定及16SrDNA序列分析(GenBankaccessionNo:S2,AY651922;S3,AY661923;X1,AY651925;Y1,AY651924;H1,AY663435;H2,AY663436andHe,AY663436)。其中S2、S3、X1和He属于假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas),Y1属于芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus),H1属于不动杆菌属(Acinetobacter),H2属于寡养单胞菌属(Stenotrophomonas)。进一步通过G C含量和DNA-DNA杂交研究,结果表明,S2、S3和X1为产碱假单胞菌(Pseudomonasalcaligenes),Y1为蜡状芽孢杆菌(Bacilluscereus)。     

Lotononis angolensis forms nitrogen fixing, lupinoid nodules with phylogenetically unique, fast-growing, pink-pigmented bacteria, which do not nodulate L. bainesii or L. listii

Root-nodule bacteria that nodulate the legume genus Lotononis are being investigated to develop new forage species for agriculture. Bacteria isolated from nodules of Lotononis angolensis were fast-growing, highly mucoid and pink-pigmented, and on the basis of 16S rRNA phylogeny <94% related to other genera in the Alphaproteobacteria. Root-nodule bacteria isolated from other Lotononis species (L. bainesii, L. solitudinis and L. listii) resembled the more common dry, slow-growing, pink-pigmented rhizobia previously described for L. bainesii. These isolates could be attributed to the Methylobacterium genus, although not to the type species Methylobacterium nodulans. Further differences were uncovered with nodulation studies revealing that nodule isolates from L. angolensis were effective at nitrogen fixation on their host plant, but could nodulate neither L. bainesii nor L. listii. Reciprocal tests showed isolates from L. bainesii, L. listii and L. solitudinis were incapable of nodulating L. angolensis effectively. Nodule morphology for L. bainesii, L. angolensis and L. listii was characteristically lupinoid, with little structural divergence between the species, and with nodules eventually enclosing the entire root.     

Effect of Indigenous Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacteria on Wheat (Triticum Aestivum L.) Productivity and Soil Nutrients

The present study aimed at selection of efficient bacterial isolates with multiple plant growth-promoting (PGP) traits at variable doses of chemical fertilizers for enhanced wheat productivity and sustenance of soil health. Ten bacterial isolates from wheat (rhizosphere soil and root endosphere) were screened for PGP traits (indole acetic acid, phosphate solubilization, siderophore production, and ammonia production). Only three isolates (B2, SIR1, and BIS2) possessed all PGP traits. Net house evaluation of these isolates at graded doses of chemical fertilizers revealed that the potential of B2 isolate is significantly superior for enhancing wheat yield and soil properties. On the basis of 16S rDNA analysis, the potential isolate (B2) was identified as Serratia marcescens. Conjoint use of the B2 isolate at 80% recommended doses of fertilizers (RDF) significantly increased wheat growth and saved 18 kg nitrogen and 10 kg phosphorous on per hectare basis. The developed module not only increases profitability but also protects the environment and sustains soil health.     

Isolation and symbiotic characteristics of Mexican Frankia strains associated with Casuarina

In the absence of available symbiotic nitrogen-fixing Frankia strains associated with Casuarina trees in Mexico for reforestation purposes, isolation was undertaken using root nodules from trees growing in different habitats in Mexico, from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico up to 2550 m above the sea level. A total of 24 strains were isolated and clonal cultures were obtained from one filament of each strain. The use of acetate as the sole carbon source was essential for the isolation of the endosymbiont from the nodules due to the fact that other contaminant actinomycetes utilize propionate. Clonal cultures were obtained, and cultural and symbiotic characteristics of pure cultures were assessed. All strains grew well in stirred DPM (defined propionate medium) with no mineral nitrogen. Isolates showed hyphae, multilocular sporangia and characteristic vesicles. The presence of the gene nifH was also demonstrated, with all strains being able to nodulate Casuarina equisetifolia. Nitrogenase activity (acetylene reduction) of the formed root nodules varied among the different associations depending on the isolate used to inoculate the plants. Several of the isolates can be used as inoculants for the propagation of Casuarina trees.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Rhizobium</Emphasis>,<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Bradyrhizobium</Emphasis> and<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Agrobacterium</Emphasis> strains isolated from cultivated legumes

The present study was conducted to isolate and characterize rhizobial strains from root nodules of cultivated legumes, i.e. chickpea, mungbean, pea and siratro. Preliminary characterization of these isolates was done on the basis of plant infectivity test, acetylene reduction assay, C-source utilization, phosphate solubilization, phytohormones and polysaccharide production. The plant infectivity test and acetylene reduction assay showed effective root nodule formation by all the isolates on their respective hosts, except for chickpea isolate Ca-18 that failed to infect its original host. All strains showed homology to a typical Rhizobium strain on the basis of growth pattern, C-source utilization and polysaccharide production. The strain Ca-18 was characterized by its phosphate solubilization and indole acetic acid (IAA) production. The genetic relationship of the six rhizobial strains was carried out by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) including a reference strain of Bradyrhizobium japonicum TAL-102. Analysis conducted with 60 primers discriminated between the strains of Rhizobium and Bradyrhizobium in two different clusters. One of the primers, OPB-5, yielded a unique RAPD pattern for the six strains and well discriminated the non-nodulating chickpea isolate Ca-18 from all the other nodulating rhizobial strains. Isolate Ca-18 showed the least homology of 15% and 18% with Rhizobium and Bradyrhizobium, respectively, and was probably not a (Brady)rhizobium strain. Partial 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis for MN-S, TAL-102 and Ca-18 strains showed 97% homology between MN-S and TAL-102 strains, supporting the view that they were strains of B. japonicum species. The non-infective isolate Ca-18 was 67% different from the other two strains and probably was an Agrobacterium strain.     

Nodulation of rooibos (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Aspalathus linearis</Emphasis> Burm. f.), an indigenous South African legume,by members of both the α-Proteobacteria and β-Proteobacteria

Rooibos (Aspalathus linearis) has been reported to be nodulated by rhizobia belonging to members of the genus Bradyrhizobium but based solely on slow growth rate on growth media in vitro. Because there is very little information about the rhizobia that nodulate and fix nitrogen in rooibos, the characterization of rhizobial strains and their ability to nodulate A. linearis was investigated in this study. Soils intially collected from the rhizosphere of different Aspalathus populations were used in a baiting experiment to trap rhizobia by rooibos roots. The rhizobia trapped in the nodules were re-isolated and used in Koch’s postulate experiment using the Leonard jar assembly in the glasshouse. The strains that formed on the average between five and 12 indeterminate pink nodules per plant resulted in statistically significant (P = 0.05) increase in shoot and root dry weights. Phylogenetic analysis of the 16S ribosomal RNA sequence of the isolates from the root nodules revealed for the first time that A. linearis is nodulated by different groups of rhizobia belonging to members of both the α-Proteobacteria and the β-Proteobacteria. It was also found that only 2% of the total rhizobia isolated from the root nodules of rooibos were represented by the genus Bradyrhizobium. The finding that rooibos is nodulated by different groups of α-rhizobia and β-rhizobia provides valuable information both in the study of the microbial ecology of rooibos and in the selection of highly efficient nitrogen fixing strains for the commercial cultivation of this indigenous legume.     

Renodulation and characterization of Rhizobium isolates from cicer milkvetch (Astragalus cicer L.)

In 1993 and 1994, 12 bacterial isolates were isolated from root nodules of cicer milkvetch (Astragalus cicer). In the tests for nodulation of A. cicer by these bacterial isolates, five were found to form hypertrophic structures, while only two formed true nodules. These true nodules were formed in a sterilized soil system. This system might be able to act as a DNA donor to provide residual DNA to other microbes in the soil. The rhizobial isolates were thought to have lost genetic material crucial to nodulation during the isolation process. This hypothesis was supported by an experiment in which isolate B2 was able to nodulate A. cicer in vermiculite culture after being mixed with heat-killed rhizobia, Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii and R. loti. The nodulation would not occur in vermiculite culture system without the heat-killed rhizobia. Based on the biochemical data, the B2 and 9462L, which formed true nodules with A. cicer, were closely related. The rhizobia type cultures that nodulate A. cicer include Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. trifolii, R. leguminosarum bv. viceae, and R. loti. All of these rhizobia were from different cross-inoculation groups. The B2 and 9462L isolates could only nodulate Medicago sativa, Phaseolus vulgaris, and Melilotus officinalis, but not these species within the genus from which they were isolated: Astragalus. The traditional cross-inoculation group concept obviously does not fit well in the classification of rhizobia associated with Astragalus. The rhizobia isolated from A. cicer can be quite different, and the rhizobia able to renodulate A. cicer also quite diverse. Received: 27 June 1996     

外源钙对干旱胁迫下岩溶山区白刺花幼苗生长、生理特性的影响

为揭示岩溶山区白刺花耐旱性与外源钙的关系及抗旱机理,以贵州野生白刺花为试验材料,利用聚乙二醇(PEG)溶液模拟干旱,以未加PEG的1/2浓度Hoagland营养液为对照,研究了外源钙对PEG诱导的干旱胁迫下白刺花幼苗生长和生理的影响,并利用隶属函数综合评价出最佳的外源钙施用量。结果表明,未施入外源钙时,随着PEG诱导的干旱胁迫强度的增加,白刺花幼苗根干重、根冠比、丙二醛(MDA)含量、过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性均逐渐增加,当胁迫浓度为10%时,以上指标均显著高于对照;可溶性蛋白、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)呈先升高后降低趋势,均(除POD外)在胁迫浓度为10%时达到最大值,与对照相比差异显著;白刺花幼苗地上部生物量、净光合速率(Pn)、气孔导度(Gs)和蒸腾速率(Tr)均呈降低趋势,其中地上部生物量、Pn在胁迫浓度为10%时显著降低,Gs和Tr在胁迫浓度为15%时显著降低。在PEG诱导的干旱胁迫下,白刺花幼苗通过提高渗透调节物质含量、增强保护酶活性、增加根冠比等来适应干旱环境。施入适宜浓度的外源钙,显著抑制了PEG诱导的干旱胁迫下白刺花幼苗地上部生物量、Pn、Gs和Tr降低的幅度以及MDA含量增加的幅度;显著促进了根干重、可溶性蛋白含量及SOD、POD和CAT活性的增加,即PEG诱导的干旱胁迫下外源钙可以进一步提高白刺花幼苗根干重和幼苗中渗透调节物质含量,增强保护酶活性,降低Tr,维持生长、生理和光合功能,增强白刺花的抗旱能力。隶属函数综合评价指出,本试验条件下施入50 mmol·L~(-1)的外源钙对提高白刺花幼苗抗旱性的效果最佳。本研究结果为更加充分、合理地利用白刺花灌丛资源提供了理论依据。