The response of Whitegrass [Cortaderia pilosa (D'Urv.) Hack.] to nitrogen nutrition

To investigate the potential for increasing Falkland Island Whitegrass [ Cortaderia pilosa (D'Urv.) Hack.] pasture production through application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer, two hydroponic experiments were conducted. First, 5 mg l^–1 N was supplied to plants as nitrate (NO₃^–), urea [CO (NH₂)₂], ammonium (NH₄⁺), or a nine parts NH₄⁺: one part NO₃^– mixture. At harvest, plants grown in a NO₃^– medium had about half the biomass of plants grown in a NH₄⁺ medium. In the second experiment plants were supplied with 1, 3, 10, 30 or 100 mg l^–1 NH₄⁺-N. Plants at 1 and 3 mg l^–1 N had the largest biomass of young root and the lowest shoot–root ratios. Leaf extension rate was low in the 1 mg l^–1 N treatment. Plants given 10 mg l^–1 N had the greatest proportion of green shoot material but little root growth; while those at 100 mg l^–1 N produced very little shoot and root biomass. Preferential assimilation of NH₄⁺-N and a low N requirement make Whitegrass well adapted to dominating vegetation on much of the Falkland Islands.     

短光低温不育水稻宜D S成熟胚培养的研究

对短光低温不育水稻宜D S成熟胚在组织培养中的愈伤组织诱导和分化进行了研究,结果表明:愈伤组织诱导率与绿苗分化率之间无对应关系;诱导培养基的成分对转分化后的愈伤组织有后效作用,2,4-D与6-BA和NAA搭配使用比单独使用2,4-D诱导的愈伤组织更易于分化;同时还发现,不同诱导培养基诱导的愈伤组织在转分化后对分化培养基的要求不同.     

小麦不同外植体的组织培养效果研究

良好的组织培养效果是提高植物基因转化效率的基础。以山东省近年来育成并大面积推广的10个优良品种（系）为材料，对这些品种的花药、幼穗、幼胚和成熟胚的组织培养效果进行研究，旨在筛选每一基因型最适合于组织培养的外植体类型，为应用基因工程技术进行小麦遗传改良提供基础材料。结果表明，禽伤诱导率和再生成苗率与基因型和外植体类型（花药、幼穗、幼胚和成熟胚）密切相关。8802在花药和成熟胚培养中表现突出，花药出愈率达119．5％，愈伤分化成苗率19．9％;烟农19的幼穗愈伤直接分化成苗率最高，这43．5％；8802、烟农19和潍麦8号三个基因型的幼胚培养效果差异不显著，其愈伤分化成苗率分别为26．3％、24．5％和24．8％。蔗糖浓度在3％～9％之间，对成熟胚的愈伤组织诱导率影响很小。高浓度蔗糖降低愈伤生长速度。在一定蔗糖浓度下，愈伤诱导率与2，4-D浓度密切相关，高浓度的2，4-D对愈伤组织再生不利。MS＋4mg／L2，4-D对于成熟胚的脱分化相对较好，MS和MS＋0．4mg／L NAA＋0．6mg／L KT作为成熟胚的愈伤组织再生培养基，对不同基因型具有一定的适用性。     

Between-cultivar variability in breaking force of components of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

The variation in force required to break the leaves and pseudostems of perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne ) was measured on twelve New Zealand commercial and pre-release cultivars using a punch and die apparatus which enabled up to 100 simultaneous breaks per sample. Perennial ryegrass cultivars were sampled from 2-year-old pure swards in two studies carried out in spring and autumn. In the first study, the forces required to break old and young leaves, and pseudostems, of six cultivars ranging in heading date and ploidy were compared at a designated morphological stage during spring growth. Force was measured as Newtons (N) mg⁻¹ dry matter (DM) and the difference between the force required to break leaves and pseudostems was significant ( P  < 0·01). The youngest emerged leaf required a greater force by 0·13 than the oldest green leaf (5·60 and 4·90 N mg⁻¹ DM for young and old leaf respectively). The force required to break leaves (average of young and old leaves) of 5·25 N mg⁻¹ DM was 0·12 greater than the force required to break pseudostems (4·59 N mg⁻¹ DM). This difference was consistent across most cultivars. In the second study, the force required to break leaves of ten cultivars was tested daily over three autumn periods when all cultivars were sampled at a regrowth age of 2 weeks. The cultivar Nevis was used in each period whilst the other cultivars were used in one period. When averaged across periods, cultivars could be separated into three groups of high, medium and low forces required to break leaves. The difference between the means of the high and low groups was 0·33 with a range from 3·29 to 4·91 N mg⁻¹ DM.     

苯乙酸促进水稻花药愈伤组织的再分化和直接成苗

 研究了苯乙酸（phenylacetic acid，PAA）应用于水稻花药培养的效果。以 2,4-D 为对照，发现PAA不影响愈伤组织诱导率，但显著提高了愈伤组织分化率（p<0. 05），从而显著提高了植株再生率（p<0. 05）。其促进效果与品种、培养基无机盐成分有关，对籼稻品种效果较好。PAA还能有效地促进花药愈伤组织不经转移到分化培养基上而直接在诱导培养基上分化成苗。直接再生的绿苗大多具有旺盛的不定根，可直接移栽到土壤中去。当PAA浓度为10 mg/L 时，特青、02428和亚优2号的直接植株再生率分别达0. 56%, 1. 64%和2. 69%。提高PAA浓度可进一步提高直接植株再生率。利用基于PAA的一步成苗培养法已构建成了3个水稻杂种花培后代加倍单倍体（DH）群体。     

几个籼稻品种的成熟胚愈伤组织植株再生体系的建立

组织培养技术在作物改良上的成功应用需要合适的植株再生体系。本试验以7个籼稻成熟胚为材料，通过优化激素配比，建立适合于水稻遗传转化的高频植株再生体系。研究结果表明，NB 2mg／L2，4-D适合于供试品种的成熟胚愈伤组织的诱导，诱导率达90％以上；在分化培养基中添加3．0-3．5mg／L KT，0．5～1．0mg／L NAA和5．0mg／L ABA的激素配比，明恢81、N175、航1号的最高分化率分别达72．7％、80．0％和78．0％；移栽成活95％以上。     

Callus induction and in vitro plant regeneration of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under various conditions

The objective of the present study was to develop an effective protocol for optimum callus induction and complete plant regeneration for four varieties of rice (Oryza sativa L.) i.e., Super Basmati, Basmati-370, Basmati-371 and Fakhre Malakand. Calli were induced from mature seed scutelum. The Murashige and Skoog (MS) and Chu's N6 media containing hormone 2, 4-D (2, 4-Dichlorophenoxy acetic acid) in different concentrations were used for callus induction. Fakhre Malakand produced maximum calli on N6 media containing 3 mg L(-1) 2,4-D. while other three varieties showed maximum callus induction on N6 media containing 2.5 mg L(-1) 2,4-D. N6 media was found better than MS media for callus induction. For complete plant regeneration the calli of two varieties i.e., Basmati-370 and Basmati-371 were plated on N6 media containing different concentrations of NAA (1-Naphthalene acetic acid) and BAP (6-benzyl aminopurine). The maximum regeneration frequency (%) was observed on N6 media containing NAA 1 mg L(-1) and BAP 2.5 mg L(-1). It took 27-30 days for the callus to regenerate into a complete plant. Basmati-370 produced 4-7 plantlets per callus whereas Basmati-371 produced 4-8 plantlets per callus with regeneration frequencies of 61 and 69%, respectively.     

Effects of Physiological Status of Parent Plants and Culture Medium Composition on the Anther Culture of Sorghum

Abstract

Anthers at various maturation stages were collected from seven genotypes of Sorghum bicolor, and cultured on MS medium supplemented with 3 mg L^?1 2,4-D and 2.0 mg L^?1 kinetin. The rate of callus induction was high in young anthers, and decreased with maturation of the anther. Young anthers were collected from the plants grown in the greenhouse (greenhouse anthers), in the field (field anthers), and in the chambers kept at 20, 25 or 30 °C. Then they were cultured on MS medium containing 2.0 mg L^?1 kinetin, 1.0 mg L^?1 IAA and 2.5 mg L^?1 2,4-D, on which the rate of callus induction was the highest. The average callus-induction percentage was 6.4% in the field anthers, and 3.7% in the greenhouse anthers. Callus induction was low in the anthers collected from the plants grown at 30° C. Among the genotypes examined, TX403 produced calli at the highest frequency. The rate of plant regeneration from anther-calli was the highest on the medium containing 2.5 mg L^?1 kinetin and 3.0 mg L^?1 IAA. The regeneration rate of green plantlets on this medium was 27% on the average, and was 46.2 and 28.6% in PP290 and TX403, respectively. The chromosome number in root-tip cells was unstable, but was 20 in most of the regenerated plantlets.     

The effect of genotype and culture medium on somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration from mature embryos of fourteen apomictic cultivars of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.)

Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) is an important apomictic grass used as forage for ruminant livestock. Biotechnological methods provide opportunities for producing new germplasm. Mature embryos of fourteen buffel grass apomictic cultivars (2n = 4x = 36) were used to induce embryogenic callus formation using a basal medium supplemented with 3% sucrose and with the testing of five concentrations of 2,4‐dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4‐D) and four concentrations of 6‐benzylaminopurine (BAP). The effects of cultivar and culture medium on callus induction and plant regeneration were evaluated. Significant differences were observed among the fourteen cultivars and the five concentrations of 2,4‐D (P < 0·01). Values for embryogenic callus production varied from 0 to 86·7. Most cultivars showed the highest level of embryogenic callus production on the medium with the concentration of 3 mg L^?1 2,4‐D. The addition of different BAP concentrations in combination with 2,4‐D in the medium inhibited embryogenic callus growth and did not permit plant regeneration. The data clearly demonstrated that the genotype and concentrations of 2,4‐D had significant effects both on the frequency of embryonic callus formation from mature embryos and on the subsequent efficiency of plant regeneration of apomictic cultivars of buffel grass. Cultivars Biloela and Nunbank showed the greatest efficiency in in vitro culture response.     

Sulphur concentration of soils and plants and its requirement for ruminants in the Inner Mongolia steppe of China

The sulphur status of four soils and 122 forage plants from the Inner Mongolia steppe was determined. The organic sulphur concentration ranged from 17 μg g^–1 in the 0·2–0·4 m soil layer to 397 μg g^–1 in the topsoil. The mean sulphate-S concentrations were <10 μg g^–1; greater concentrations were found only in the chernozem soil. Biomass-S accounted for 0·018–0·028 of total S in four soils. Three-quarters of plant samples examined had <1·6 g kg^–1 S, and >0·80 of them had an N:S ratio >14:1. More than 0·80 of the plants were deficient in S. There was a close relationship between plant-available soil sulphur concentrations and total plant sulphur concentrations. It was concluded that sulphur deficiency is widespread in the Inner Mongolia steppe and that sulphur fertilizer requirements should be evaluated.     

玉米再生体系建立及其影响因素的研究

以玉米自交系辽7980、丹9818、340、5026为材料,对影响成熟胚愈伤组织诱导、继代培养及分化的因素进行了研究。结果表明,2,4-D对于玉米成熟胚愈伤组织的诱导是必要的,基因型对胚性愈伤诱导的影响显著。在培养基中添加L-脯氨酸对提高胚性愈伤组织有显著作用,但对愈伤组织生长率没有明显影响。适量的BA和AgNO₃对植株的再生有促进作用。     

节节麦幼胚再生体系的建立

为建立高效的节节麦幼胚再生体系,以节节麦幼胚为外植体,通过正交设计,探索基本培养基、2,4-D、碳源、KT等因素对幼胚愈伤组织诱导、分化及植株再生效果的影响。结果表明,4种因素中,基本培养基对节节麦幼胚愈伤组织诱导的影响最显著(P0.05),2,4-D浓度对节节麦幼胚愈伤组织诱导也有显著影响(P0.05),添加3.0mg·L~(-1) 2,4-D的培养基诱导出的愈伤组织质量高,淡黄色,表面呈不规则颗粒状,质地致密,再生频率可以达到17.62%。KT浓度对节节麦愈伤分化影响最显著,基本培养基、2,4-D和碳源对节节麦幼胚愈伤分化均无显著影响。不同碳源对节节麦幼胚愈伤组织诱导和分化的影响均不显著,为节约成本可直接选用30g·L~(-1)蔗糖作为碳源。节节麦幼胚组织培养的最佳组合是:愈伤诱导培养基为MS培养基+3mg·L~(-1) 2,4-D+15g·L~(-1)蔗糖+15g·L~(-1)甘露醇,愈伤分化培养基为MS培养基+15g·L~(-1)蔗糖+15g·L~(~(-1))甘露醇+1.0mg·L~(-1) KT。     

玉米幼胚愈伤组织诱导及再生

利用综3、87-1、郑58、昌7-2、137和K12等6个骨干自交系玉米幼胚进行愈伤组织诱导并建立再生体系。结果显示,2,4-D对玉米幼胚愈伤组织的诱导形成是必需的,浓度在2.0～2.5 mg/L;6-BA不利于愈伤组织的形成,但能促进幼胚直接长芽、长根,尤其以郑58最明显。材料综3、郑58、K12诱导愈伤组织比较容易,诱导率均≥85%;材料137和87-1表现中等,诱导率约在50%～60%;材料昌7-2表现最差,愈伤组织诱导率≤25%。     

“热研11号”黑籽雀稗植株再生体系的建立

以热带牧草"热研11号"黑籽雀稗(Paspalum atratum cv.Reyan No.11)种子为材料,对其外植体植株的再生过程进行系统研究.结果表明,以MS无机盐 9.0mg/L维生素B1 9.5mg/L维生素B6 4.5mg/L尼克酸 1.0mg/L水解酪蛋白 30.0g/L蔗糖 8.0g/L琼脂为基本成分(MSM),附加植物激素类物质2.0mg/L2,4-D时,适合种子的愈伤组织形成,愈伤诱导率可达65%:继代培养基附加1.0mg/L2,4-D和0.1mg/LKT:分化的培养基附加6.0mg/L6-BA,分化率可达50%;生根培养基附加0.5mg/L激素类物质NAA,生根率100%.完成植株再生约需13周.     

Concentration of ergot alkaloids in Czech ecotypes of Lolium perenne and Festuca pratensis

The content of ergot alkaloids (ergovaline and chanoclavine), and their production in October 1996 and during the period May–September 1997, were investigated in seventeen ecotypes of perennial ryegrass ( Lolium perenne L.) and in nineteen ecotypes of meadow fescue ( Festuca pratensis Huds.), naturally infected with Neotyphodium spp. The ecotypes were collected in the north-eastern part of the Czech Republic. In 1996 the content of ergovaline in the ecotypes of perennial ryegrass ranged from 0·00 to 2·73 μg g^–1 dry matter (DM) (one cut), and in 1997 from 0·00 to 4·65 μg g^–1 DM (five cuts). In meadow fescue the content of ergovaline varied from 0·00 to 0·61 μg g^–1 DM (one cut) in 1996, and in 1997 from 0·00 to 2·31 μg g^–1 DM (five cuts). The content of chanoclavine (investigated in 1997 in four cuts only) in perennial ryegrass ranged between 0·00 and 3·39 μg g^–1 DM, and in meadow fescue between 0·00 and 2·26 μg g^–1 DM. Most ecotypes of L. perenne reacted to the high temperature and heavy rainfall in June and July of 1997 with an enhanced production of ergovaline, whereas the content of chanoclavine was not changed. Such reaction to stress conditions was not observed in the ecotypes of F. pratensis. Large differences in the production of both ergot alkaloids between different ecotypes of both plant species were observed.     

Seed availability and gap size influence seedling emergence of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) in grasslands

Dandelion ( Taraxacum officinale agg.) seedlings colonize gaps in agricultural grassland and give rise to weedy pastures. It was investigated how this colonization is affected by seed availability and gap size. Flowering, seed production and spontaneous seedling emergence in artificial gaps were recorded at seven grassland sites. Fifteen to 126 flowers m⁻² (2·2–18·6 thousands of seeds m⁻²) were produced at particular sites in May 2005. Seed availability explained 0·91 of the between-site variation in seedling abundance. Seedling populations represented c. 0·03 of the seed produced at these sites. Shading, pH, soil nutrients and soil texture did not affect seedling emergence. In 2006, seed was sown at one site in small (33 cm²) and large (400 cm²) gaps on eight occassions during the growing season. Time to germination was on average 10 d shorter and 0·20 more of the seed germinated in small than large gaps, and both varied significantly with date of sowing. Germination was not limited by low temperature. Predation of seeds may have decreased the density of established seedlings. Patches of dandelions in sparse or weakly disturbed grassland are unlikely to disappear spontaneously and repeated cutting during spring flowering is recommended as an effective means of management.     

玉米自交系幼胚愈伤组织的诱导、分化及再生

取不同基因型的玉米自交系幼胚接种在诱导培养基上,结果表明：玉米幼胚愈伤组织的形成能力因其基因型的不同而呈显著差异,同时,愈伤组织的形成还与植物激素配比有关。其中,2,4-D是最重要的因素,适合的2,4-D浓度有利于愈伤组织的诱导。目前已经成功建立了部分玉米自交系幼胚的再生体系。     

Seasonal changes in the crude protein concentration of mixed swards of white clover/perennial ryegrass grown without fertilizer N in an organic farming system in the United Kingdom

Changes in the crude protein (CP) concentration of white clover and perennial ryegrass herbage from a mixed sward were determined on six sampling dates from May to October in each of 2 years. The swards were grown without fertilizer N in an organic farming system and continuously grazed by dairy cows during the grazing season. The annual mean contents of white clover in the dry matter (DM) of the sward were 272·3 and 307·0 g kg⁻¹ in Years 1 and 2. The mean CP concentrations of the white clover and perennial ryegrass herbage were 251·6 and 151·9 g kg⁻¹ DM in Year 1 and 271·9 and 174·0 g kg⁻¹ DM in Year 2 respectively. The CP concentration of the white clover increased significantly during the grazing season from 220·0 to 284·1 g kg⁻¹ DM in Year 1 and from 269·0 to 315·5 g kg⁻¹ DM in Year 2. In the perennial ryegrass herbage the CP concentration increased from 112·2 to 172·6 g kg⁻¹ DM in Year 1 and from 142·7 to 239·5 g kg⁻¹ DM in Year 2. The rate of increase during the season in the CP concentration of the perennial ryegrass herbage was similar to the rate of increase recorded in the white clover herbage.     

The liveweight gain of Limousin × Friesian heifers grazing perennial ryegrass/white clover swards of different clover content and the effects of their grazing on sward botanical composition

An experiment was carried out in 1992 and 1993 to examine the effect of white clover content of perennial ryegrass/white clover swards on the performance of Limousin × Friesian heifers. Swards with low (L), medium (M) and high (H) white clover contents were established and managed by continuous variable stocking. A compressed sward height of 5·5 cm was maintained using a buffer fence to vary plot areas, with herbage surplus to grazing requirements cut, removed and yields measured. The mean white clover proportions for treatments L, M and H were 0·02, 0·19 and 0·18 in 1992 and 0·13, 0·16 and 0·31 in 1993 respectively. White clover contents of the swards reached a maximum in August and September, and differences between treatments diminished. There was no significant difference between treatments in the content of white clover in the swards in autumn 1993.
Liveweight gains of heifers increased asymptotically with increasing white clover content of the sward. Below a white clover herbage mass of 300 kg DM ha^–1, there was little effect on liveweight gain, which was 0·70 kg day^–1 over the grazing season. Between 400 and 450 kg DM ha^–1 white clover, liveweight gains were 0·85–0·90 kg day^–1. While clover content of the sward did not significantly affect utilized metabolizable energy output; the mean output over the grazing season in the two years from liveweight gain and herbage yield was 78 GJ ha^–1. It is suggested that, using this grazing system, white clover reached an equilibrium with a mean herbage mass of about 400 kg DM ha^–1 over the grazing season.     

快中子辐照对花生种子胚小叶植株再生的影响

以花生品种花育22号的成熟饱满种子为试材,采用14Mev不同剂量的快中子(0、9.7、14和18Gy) 进行辐照处理。处理后的种子经表面杀菌后,取胚小叶作为外植体先后在添加2,4-D 和BAP 的培养基上进行培养,诱导体胚形成及其萌发和植株再生。结果表明,体胚诱导率和植株再生率因辐照剂量的不同表现出明显的差异,随辐照剂量的增加,外植体形成体胚的频率及再生植株的频率明显降低。推断快中子辐照花育22号的适宜剂量为9.7~14.0Gy。再生小苗经无菌嫁接驯化后移栽田间,得到了成熟种子。