低温胁迫下外源水杨酸对玉米幼苗生理特性的影响

采用叶面喷施外源水杨酸(SA)0、25、50、100、150 mg/L不同浓度处理,比较分析低温胁迫下玉米幼苗株高、根长、地上部和地下部干重等农艺指标和相对含水量、相对电导率、Fv/Fm、Pn、MDA含量、SOD和POD活性等生理生化指标的变化。结果表明,在低温抑制玉米幼苗生长条件下,低浓度SA(25~50 mg/L)减缓玉米幼苗生长受抑制程度,其中,50 mg/L SA处理效果最佳,与对照比较,玉米自交系B125和昌7-2株高分别增加12.9%、14.5%,相对含水量分别提高60.4%、64.5%,相对电导率分别降低47.6%、57.5%,POD活性分别增加29.6%、35.6%。适宜浓度的SA在常温条件下可促进玉米幼苗的生长和缓解低温胁迫对玉米幼苗造成的伤害。     

低温胁迫下外源CaCl2对玉米种子萌发及幼苗生长的影响

以杂C-546为试材,采用10、20、40、80、160 mmol/L外源CaCl_2浸种和叶面喷施不同浓度处理种子,比较分析低温胁迫下玉米种子发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数和幼苗叶片相对电导率、可溶性蛋白、Pn、Fv/Fm、POD和SOD活性等生理生化指标的变化。结果表明,在低温抑制玉米幼苗生长条件下,一定浓度CaCl_2(10~80 mmol/L)处理可降低玉米幼苗生长伤害程度。80 mmol/L CaCl_2浸种处理对玉米低温胁迫的缓解效果最佳,与对照比较,发芽率提高8%,发芽势提高24.6%,发芽指数提高33.2,相对电导率降低51.8%,可溶性蛋白含量增加76.3%,SOD活性增加35.7%。适宜浓度的CaCl_2在低温条件下可促进玉米种子的萌发,降低低温对玉米幼苗造成的伤害。     

干旱胁迫下外源褪黑素对大豆苗期抗氧化酶的活性影响

以干旱敏感型大豆品种绥农26为材料。通过盆栽试验分析了干旱胁迫条件下喷施褪黑素(100 μmol/L)对大豆苗期叶片超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、过氧化物酶(POD)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性的影响。试验结果表明,干旱胁迫会提升SOD、CAT、POD、APX的活性。在干旱胁迫条件下,通过叶面喷施褪黑素显著提高了SOD、CAT、POD、APX的活性。因此外源褪黑素提高了干旱胁迫条件下大豆苗期抗逆能力。     

稀土元素钕对玉米幼苗根系抗旱性的影响

采用10%聚乙二醇6000模拟干旱胁迫,研究稀土元素钕对干旱胁迫下玉米幼苗根系抗旱性的影响。结果表明,干旱胁迫显著提高根系丙二醛(MDA)含量和过氧化氢(H_2O_2)含量,提高超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性,显著降低了过氧化物酶(POD)、谷胱苷肽转移酶(GST)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPX)活性,显著降低抗坏血酸(As A)和谷胱苷肽(GSH)含量及根系生物量。干旱胁迫加剧了根系的氧化胁迫,玉米幼苗根系通过增强抗氧化酶活性抵抗干旱胁迫。外源氯化钕(NdCl_3)处理可显著提高干旱胁迫下玉米幼苗根系抗氧化酶SOD、POD、CAT、GST、GPX活性,显著提高AsA和GSH含量和根系生物量,显著降低MDA和H_2O_2含量,对APX活性无显著影响。盆栽实验结果进一步说明,NdCl_3对轻度和中度土壤干旱下玉米幼苗抗旱性均具有促进作用,对中度土壤干旱下玉米幼苗的抗旱性促进作用更佳。NdCl_3可提高玉米幼苗根系的抗旱能力,缓解干旱胁迫造成的伤害。     

干旱胁迫下维生素C对玉米幼苗根系的影响

用不同浓度的维生素C对干旱胁迫下的玉米幼苗进行处理,测定玉米幼苗根系的形态指标和生理指标。结果表明,一定浓度的维生素C能提高玉米幼苗根系的保水功能,一定程度上缓解干旱的影响。在维生素C浓度为80mg/L时,处理效果最好,根长比对照增加17.67%,鲜重比对照增加21.98%,干重比对照增加17.33%,相对含水量比对照增加22.23%,根系活力比对照增加25.47%,超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性比对照增加53.60%,过氧化物酶(POD)活性比对照增加19.37%。     

茉莉酸对镉胁迫下玉米幼苗叶片生理特性的影响

采用溶液培养方法,研究茉莉酸对玉米幼苗叶片抗镉性的影响。结果表明,镉胁迫显著提高玉米叶片丙二醛(MDA)、H_2O_2含量和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、谷胱甘肽转移酶(GST)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPX)活性,降低过氧化物酶(POD)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)和谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)活性,降低叶绿素a、叶绿素b和类胡萝卜素含量及生物量。与单独镉胁迫相比,外源茉莉酸处理可显著提高镉胁迫下叶片CAT、POD、APX和GR活性,显著提高叶绿素a、叶绿素b和类胡萝卜素含量及生物量,显著降低镉胁迫下叶片MDA和H_2O_2含量,从而缓解其造成的伤害。结果表明,外源茉莉酸可明显提高玉米幼苗叶片的抗氧化能力和光合色素含量,从而增加生物量的积累,缓解镉胁迫造成的伤害。     

叶面喷施脂肪酸对甜菜幼苗抗低温胁迫的影响

为明确脂肪酸对甜菜幼苗低温抵御能力的调控效应,以甜菜品种‘KWS1176’为试验材料,采用室内土培方式,对甜菜幼苗叶面喷施0、2.5%、5%、7.5%脂肪酸处理,幼苗在-4℃处理3 h后,分析甜菜幼苗的低温冻死率、干重、鲜重、相对电导率(REC)、丙二醛(MDA)含量、抗氧化酶活性以及渗透调节物质含量等指标的变化情况。结果表明:(1)叶面喷施脂肪酸,可缓解低温胁迫对甜菜幼苗的地上部干重、鲜重和根系活力的影响,降低死亡率。5%脂肪酸处理低温冻死率比CK降低了45.22百分点,地上部干重、鲜重及根系活力比CK分别提高68.60%、68.42%、71.74%;(2)叶面喷施脂肪酸溶液的甜菜幼苗经低温处理后,过氧化物酶(POD)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)和抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)活性降低,5%脂肪酸处理的SOD、POD、CAT和APX活性比CK分别降低了37.72%、33.35%、25.28%、44.08%;(3)叶面喷施脂肪酸溶液的甜菜幼苗经低温处理后,甜菜幼苗叶片中MDA含量和REC显著降低,5%脂肪酸处理的MDA含量和REC比CK处理分别降低22.74%和62.90个百分点;(4)叶面喷施脂肪酸的甜菜幼苗经低温处理后,可降低其叶片可溶性糖含量,提高甜菜幼苗叶片可溶性蛋白含量,5%脂肪酸处理可溶性糖含量比CK降低24.05%,可溶性蛋白含量比CK提高31.12%。因此,叶面喷施脂肪酸可减轻低温胁迫对甜菜幼苗的伤害,叶面喷施5%脂肪酸处理的效果最佳。     

亚精胺对淹水胁迫下玉米幼苗生长和生理特性的影响

以耐涝性不同的品种浚单20(XD20)和登海662(DH662)为试验材料,采用盆栽试验,研究外源亚精胺(Spd)对淹水胁迫下玉米幼苗生长和生理特性的影响。结果表明,淹水胁迫下,外施Spd增加两个玉米品种的地上部干重、株高、相对干重增长速率(RDIR)和相对含水量(RWC),降低活性氧(ROS)和丙二醛(MDA)的积累,提高叶片中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶(APX)、谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性及还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)和还原性抗坏血酸(As A)含量。外施Spd也使叶片中脯氨酸、可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白和游离氨基酸含量升高。外施Spd增强了淹水胁迫下玉米幼苗的抗氧能力和渗透调节能力,渍涝敏感品种DH662的反应更为敏感。     

低温下外源水杨酸对玉米幼苗保护酶活性的影响

0.5mmol/L水杨酸(SA)预处理玉米幼苗降低了低温胁迫期间玉米幼苗体内丙二醛(MDA)的含量及超氧阴离子(O2-.)的产生速率。酶活性分析表明,SA预处理后玉米幼苗在低温胁迫下超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化物酶(POD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性较低温对照高。常温下用0.5mmol/LSA预处理玉米幼苗,提高了保护酶的活性,从而提高了玉米幼苗的抗寒性。     

外源褪黑素对低温胁迫下玉米幼苗生长和生理特性的影响

以玉米品种‘郑单958’为试验材料,在幼苗长至三叶一心时,利用5个浓度(0、10、50、100、500μmol/L)的外源褪黑素进行叶面连续喷施3 d后,转入人工气候箱中进行低温胁迫处理,旨在探究外源褪黑素对低温胁迫下玉米幼苗生长特征、叶绿素含量、可溶性糖含量及过氧化物酶活性的影响。试验结果表明,褪黑素有利于缓解低温胁迫对玉米幼苗株高及叶片含水量特性影响,SPAD值升高,增强了叶片叶绿素合成能力,可显著提高玉米叶片过氧化物酶活性;可溶性糖含量随低温胁迫时间增加而增高,低温胁迫7 d后,对照组和处理组间可溶性糖含量存在显著差异。综合来看,外源褪黑素对低温胁迫下玉米幼苗受到的伤害可以起到缓解作用。     

Studies on natural repellents against potato tuber moth (Phthorimaea operculella Zeller) in country stores

Summary The effects of the leaves of five plant species, one from each of the generaAmbrosia, Anemone, Eupatorium, Eucalyptus andLantana, on potato tuber moth were investigated under indigenous storage conditions at the Central Potato Research Station, Shillong (1800 m above sea level). Their action was compared with that of a biological insecticide (spores ofBacillus thuringiensis), a chemical insecticide (carbaryl), and an untreated control. The data collected after six months storage on tuber damage, sprout damage and the rotting indicated that the leaves ofLantana aculeata provided most protection to the tubers, reducing damage from over 70% in the check to below 5%, and sprout damage from over 45% to below 3%. Next best wasEucalyptus globulus followed byB. thuringiensis. They may be used on tubers stored for table use or for seed as they had no adverse effect on germination or on the yield of a subsequent crop.     

Comparative Assessment of the Efficacy of Various Nitrogen Fertilizers

Summary

The efficiency of N fertilizers is usually poor; often less than 50% of the applied N is taken up by the crop. This review focuses on various N fertilizers with respect to the significance of different N loss pathways, namely (i) ammonia volatilization, (ii) dinitrogen and nitrogen oxide emissions, and (iii) nitrate leaching. Further, the significance of biological N immobilization, ammonium fixation and, finally, the impact of nitrate vs. ammonium uptake on crop yield are also discussed. The reviewed literature shows that N fertilizers may differ markedly in their susceptibility to losses. There is, however, considerable scope to improve N efficiency of each N source by proper N management practices.     

Pharmacokinetics of Marine-Derived Drugs

Marine organisms represent an excellent source of innovative compounds that have the potential for the development of new drugs. The pharmacokinetics of marine drugs has attracted increasing interest in recent decades due to its effective and potential contribution to the selection of rational dosage recommendations and the optimal use of the therapeutic arsenal. In general, pharmacokinetics studies how drugs change after administration via the processes of absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME). This review provides a summary of the pharmacokinetics studies of marine-derived active compounds, with a particular focus on their ADME. The pharmacokinetics of compounds derived from algae, crustaceans, sea cucumber, fungus, sea urchins, sponges, mollusks, tunicate, and bryozoan is discussed, and the pharmacokinetics data in human experiments are analyzed. In-depth characterization using pharmacokinetics is useful for obtaining information for understanding the molecular basis of pharmacological activity, for correct doses and treatment schemes selection, and for more effective drug application. Thus, an increase in pharmacokinetic research on marine-derived compounds is expected in the near future.     

In vitro antimicrobial activity of different accessions ofSolanum commersonii Dun. from Uruguay

Summary The in vitro antimicrobial activity of extracts from accessions ofSolanum commersonii Dun. collected in the south of Uruguay was investigated against five microorganisms including the pathogenRalstonia solanacearum. A total of 30 extracts corresponding to organic and aqueous extracts were studied. Interestingly, most of the positive results for growth inhibition were againstR. solanacearum. The extracts were also analyzed for the presence of glycoalkaloids and lectins. Six of the ten aqueous extracts showed lectin presence and a wide variation in the type and amounts of glycoalkaloids, was found. Results indicate that there is no clear relationship between the antimicrobial activity against the five microorganisms screened and the presence or amounts of lectins and glycoalkaloids, traditionally regarded as possible antimicrobial metabolites in theSolanum genus, which indicates the presence of as yet unidentified antimicrobial compounds.     

La pourriture fongique des tubercules de pomme de terre en atmosphère contrôlée

Résumé Fusarium culmorum et, dans une moindre mesure,F. avenaceum, F. sambucinum, Colletotrichum coccodes etCylindrocarpon sp. ont été isolés de tubercules entreposés en atmosphère contr?lée (AC) et atteints de pourriture grave. Des expériences d'inoculation de tubercules avec 10 espèces ou variétés fongiques et conservation en AC à 8 et 10°C ont montré que: 1) les champignons non pathogènes en atmosphère normale (ex.:Cylindrocarpon sp.) le devenaient en AC, 2) ceux qui étaient faiblement pathogènes en atmosphère normale étaient nettement plus virulents en AC (ex.:F. culmorum), 3) les espèces ou variétés virulentes en conditions d'air normales (Fusarium sulphureum etPhoma exigua var.foveata) ne provoquaient pas de pourriture plus grave en AC et leur activité pouvait même être légérement freinée.

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Summary The extensive rotting of tubers which occurred during storage trials in controlled atmospheres has led to a mycological and pathological study of the rots. The most frequently isolated species wasFusarium culmorum althoughF. avenaceum, F. Sambucinum, Coletotrichum coccodes and aCylindrocarpon sp. were also present. Tubers of cvs Bintje and Ulla were inoculated with 19 isolates of 10 fungal species or varieties associated with rotting of stored tubers (Table 1). The tubers were incubated at 8 or 10°C in normal or controlled (2% O₂:1% CO₂, 2% O₂:6% CO₂, 2% O₂:12% CO₂, 6% O₂:6% CO₂) atmospheres and the extent of rotting was determined a month later (Tables 2 and 3 and Fig. 2). Species which were weakly virulent in a normal atmosphere (variousFusarium spp. andPhoma exigua var.exigua) were clearly more aggressive in the controlled atmosphere and this was especially evident in the case ofF. culmorum. Species ot pathogenic in a normal atmosphere under experimental conditions (Colletotrichum coccodes, Cylindrocarpon sp.,Phoma eupyrena) caused rotting in the controlled atmosphere. The two species which were virulent in a normal atmosphere (F. sulphureum andP. exigua var.foveata) were also virulent in the controlled atmosphere and in some cases the extent of rotting was even less. As a general rule, rotting caused by weakly virulent fungi was greater in both cultivars in the controlled than in a normal atmosphere.

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Zusammenfassung Eine starke F?ulnis von in Kontrotrollierter Atmosph?re gelagerten Kartoffelknollen veranlasste eine mykologische und pathologische Untersuchung. Der am h?ufigsten isolierte Pilz warFusarium culmorum. F. avenaceum, F. sambucinum, Colletotrichum coccodes undCylindrocarpon sp. wurden ebenfalls bestimmt. Neunzehn St?mme von 10 Pilzsorten oder-Arten welche bei Lagerf?ulnis vorkommen (Tab. 1) wurden auf Knollen der Sorten Bintje und Ulla inokuliert. Die Lagerung wurde bei 8 oder 10°C under Normalbedingungen oder kontrollierter Atmosph?re durchgeführt (2% O₂:1% CO₂, 2% O₂:6% CO₂, 2% O₂:12% CO₂, 6% O₂:6% CO₂). Der F?ulnisgrad (Abb. 1) wurde nach einem Monat bonitiert. Die Ergebnisse sind in den Tabellen 2 und 3 dargestellt und in der Abb. 2 illustriert. Unter in Normalbedingungen nur schwach virulente Arten (verschiedeneFusarien undPhoma exigua var. exigua) waren deutlich aktiver in kontrollierter Atmosph?re. Dies was besonders der Fall fürF. culmorum. Pilze, die im Versuch unter Normalbedingungen nicht pathogen waren (Colletotrichum coccodes, Cylindrocarpon sp., Phoma eupyrena), haben unter kontrollierter Atmosph?re Sch?den verursacht. Hingegen werden die beiden unter Normalbedingungen sehr pathogenen Arten (F. sulphureum undP., exigua var.foveata), durch kontrollierte Atmosph?re wenig beeinflusst. Es wurde sogar in einigen F?llen eine gewisse Verringerung des F?ulnisbefalls beobachtet. Ganz allgemein haben die getesteten kontrollierten Bedingungen die Entwicklung der Pilzf?ulnis an beiden Kartoffelsorten gef?rdert, speziell durch Pilzarten, welche unter Normal-bedingungen wenig Sch?den verursachen.

     

Novel food and non-food uses for sorghum and millets

Sorghum and millets have considerable potential in foods and beverages. As they are gluten-free they are suitable for coeliacs. Sorghum is also a potentially important source of nutraceuticals such antioxidant phenolics and cholesterol-lowering waxes. Cakes, cookies, pasta, a parboiled rice-like product and snack foods have been successfully produced from sorghum and, in some cases, millets. Wheat-free sorghum or millet bread remains the main challenge. Additives such as native and pre-gelatinised starches, hydrocolloids, fat, egg and rye pentosans improve bread quality. However, specific volumes are lower than those for wheat bread or gluten-free breads based on pure starches, and in many cases, breads tend to stale faster. Lager and stout beers with sorghum are brewed commercially. Sorghum's high-starch gelatinisation temperature and low beta-amylase activity remain problems with regard to complete substitution of barley malt with sorghum malt . The role of the sorghum endosperm matrix protein and cell wall components in limiting extract is a research focus. Brewing with millets is still at an experimental stage. Sorghum could be important for bioethanol and other bio-industrial products. Bioethanol research has focused on improving the economics of the process through cultivar selection, method development for low-quality grain and pre-processing to recover valuable by-products. Potential by-products such as the kafirin prolamin proteins and the pericarp wax have potential as bioplastic films and coatings for foods, primarily due to their hydrophobicity.     

Extreme resistance to infection by potato virus X in genotypes of wild tuber-bearingSolanum species

Summary Clones derived from thirty-one different accessions (nineteen of Argentine origin) belonging to eightSolanum species were screened for resistance to infection by potato virus X strain cp (PVX cp) by mechanical inoculation of plantlets that had been micropropagated in vitro. Estimates of PVX multiplication obtained by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and slot blot nucleic acid hybridization allowed the identification of resistant clones derived from five accessions belonging toS. commersonii S. oplocense, S. sparsipilum andS. tuberosum andigena. Resistant genotypes supported PVX concentrations 5 to 15 times smaller than did the susceptible control cultivar Spunta. Graft inoculation test confirmed the presence of extreme resistance similar to that conferred by the ‘immunity’ gene X¹ (also called RX_act).     

Marine Pharmacology in 2016–2017: Marine Compounds with Antibacterial,Antidiabetic, Antifungal,Anti-Inflammatory,Antiprotozoal, Antituberculosis and Antiviral Activities; Affecting the Immune and Nervous Systems,and Other Miscellaneous Mechanisms of Action

The review of the 2016–2017 marine pharmacology literature was prepared in a manner similar as the 10 prior reviews of this series. Preclinical marine pharmacology research during 2016–2017 assessed 313 marine compounds with novel pharmacology reported by a growing number of investigators from 54 countries. The peer-reviewed literature reported antibacterial, antifungal, antiprotozoal, antituberculosis, and antiviral activities for 123 marine natural products, 111 marine compounds with antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory activities as well as affecting the immune and nervous system, while in contrast 79 marine compounds displayed miscellaneous mechanisms of action which upon further investigation may contribute to several pharmacological classes. Therefore, in 2016–2017, the preclinical marine natural product pharmacology pipeline generated both novel pharmacology as well as potentially new lead compounds for the growing clinical marine pharmaceutical pipeline, and thus sustained with its contributions the global research for novel and effective therapeutic strategies for multiple disease categories.