CO2浓度升高对不同水稻品种幼苗养分吸收和根系形态的影响

本文利用水培试验研究了CO2浓度升高对水稻幼苗生物量、养分含量和根形态的影响,探讨了CO2浓度升高下粤杂889(YZ)和荣优398 (RY)幼苗养分吸收和根系形态的差异性.结果表明,与CO2浓度正常水平(对照)相比,CO2浓度升高显著增加了2个水稻品种幼苗根系、茎叶和总生物量,YZ分别增加58.33％、27.96％、33.16％;RY分别增加45.87％、34.17％、36.07％.同时,CO2浓度升高增加了2个水稻品种的根冠比.CO2浓度升高显著降低了2个水稻品种茎叶中的N、P、K、Ca、Mg和Fe含量,这是“稀释效应”的结果;但YZ幼苗中S含量显著增加,2个品种幼苗Mn含量均显著增加.CO2浓度升高显著增加了2个水稻品种的幼苗根系根毛数、总根长、表面积,降低幼苗粗根比例,增加了细根比例.CO2浓度升高增加了细根在总根长中的比例,有利于水稻对养分的吸收,导致部分营养元素含量增加;但CO2浓度升高条件下水稻生物量的增加使大部分营养元素含量降低.同时,CO2浓度升高对水稻幼苗生物量、养分吸收和根形态的影响存在显著的品种差异.     

稻田CO2排放对大气CO2浓度升高的响应

利用FACE (free-air carbon dioxide enrichment)平台,采用静态暗箱-气相色谱法,研究了大气CO2浓度升高对稻田土壤CO2通过土壤-大气(土气)和植被-大气(植气)界面排放的影响.在整个水稻生长季中,土气界面CO2排放通量与土壤表面水层深度指数负相关,且在中期烤田和收获前排水阶段出现较大值;而植气界面CO2排放通量与根系生物量的变化趋势基本一致.在低氮(N 125 kg/hm2)和常氮(N 250 kg/hm2)水平上,高浓度CO2(对照大气CO2浓度+200 μmol/mol)有提高水稻生物量、降低土气和植气界面CO2累积排放量的趋势.在水稻的拔节、抽穗和成熟期,较高的施氮量显著增加水稻地上部分生物量,促进植气界面CO2的排放.研究结果表明,未来大气CO2浓度升高的环境下,稻田生态系统有增加CO2的固定(增加水稻生物量),减少CO2的排放(土气和植气界面CO2的排放)的趋势,可能发挥着碳汇的作用.     

高浓度CO2与添加生物炭对水稻根系和产量的交互影响

为明确大气CO2浓度升高背景下,施加生物炭对水稻根系和产量的影响,利用自由CO2富集系统（free-air carbon dioxide enrichment,FACE)对吉粳88号水稻进行研究。试验设计4组处理,分别为大气CO2浓度不添加生物炭（CK）、大气CO2浓度每千克干土加20g生物炭（NB）、高浓度CO2（550µmol·mol−1）不添加生物炭（CN）、高浓度CO2每千克干土加20g生物炭（CB）,分别于水稻分蘖期、拔节期、抽穗期、成熟期取样测定根系形态和生理指标,水稻成熟后测产,比较各处理间的差异。结果表明,单一因素及互作处理均增加了水稻根系形态指标中的总根长、总根表面积和根冠比,CN处理使分蘖期根系干重降低了39.24%,CB处理对水稻总根长、总根表面积的互作效应在各试验期均达到极显著水平;各试验期水稻根系生理指标对单一因素及互作处理均表现出积极响应,CB处理各试验期根系伤流强度分别增加了148.10%、34.21%、6.13%和40.43%,对根系吸收面积的互作效应不显著;单一因素及互作处理均增加了水稻产量构成中的每穴穗数、每穗粒数和千粒重,CN和CB处理对结实率的影响表现为负效应,CB处理使每穗粒数和千粒重分别增加了0.11%和3.39%,互作效应均未达到显著水平。试验结果显示,除CN处理降低了分蘖期根系干重外,单一因素及互作处理对水稻根系形态及生理指标的影响均表现为正效应,互作处理对水稻根系形态的影响达到极显著水平,对根系生理功能的影响则表现为不显著,提高了水稻产量构成中的每穗粒数,降低了结实率。     

CO2浓度升高对三江平原湿地小叶章碳氮含量的影响

利用开顶箱薰气室(open-top chamber),设置正常大气CO2浓度和高CO2浓度(700 μmol/mol)2个水平和不施氮(NN,0 g/m2)、常氮(MN,5 g/m2)和高氮(HN,15 g/m2)3个氮素水平,研究CO2浓度升高对三江平原草甸小叶章碳氮积累的影响.结果表明,CO2浓度升高条件下小叶章植株总固碳量增加,不同氮水平下小叶章总固碳量分别增加19.3％(NN),24.4％(MN)和24.6％(HN),且根固定碳量占植株总体碳库比例均有不同程度的提高.CO2浓度升高降低了小叶章各器官氮含量,其中叶、茎氮含量以抽穗期降幅最大(14.4％和19.5％),根氮含量以腊熟期降幅最大(17.4％).小叶章各器官N含量的降低是由于CO2浓度升高条件下植株生长加快引起的稀释效应所致.     

水稻拔节期根系呼吸对臭氧污染和厌氧—有氧环境变化的响应

依托O3FACE(Free-Air O3 Enrichment)研究平台,研究了大气臭氧(O3)浓度增加对拔节期水稻根系呼吸和生物量积累分配的影响,利用特制集气装置分析了厌氧—有氧条件对根系呼吸的影响。结果表明,O3浓度升高水稻冠层和总生物量略有降低,而根干物重和根/冠比分别显著降低14.7%和10.4%。9∶1和9.5∶0.5的纯N2∶O2配比利于根系呼吸,纯N2或空气、CO2饱和蒸馏水条件不同程度降低了根系呼吸速率;高臭氧处理、对照处理的水稻根系呼吸速率分别在CO2饱和蒸馏水、纯N2条件下最小,表明尽管不同根系测定条件影响根系呼吸速率,但影响程度也受植物生长的大气环境制约。臭氧污染处理水稻根系的呼吸速率在气态测定条件下显著高于正常大气处理23.6%～52.7%,在CO2饱和蒸馏水测定条件下未达到显著水平,臭氧污染效应明显降低。两个环境生长的水稻根系呼吸均随测定根系气态环境供氧量的增加呈凸二次函数变化,5%～10%比例的氧气供应促进了根系呼吸,较强的厌氧环境(纯N2)和有氧环境(Air)均不利于水稻根系呼吸。     

外源NO对铜胁迫下番茄植物螯合肽及精氨酸代谢的影响

一氧化氮(NO)作为生物活性分子,广泛参与各种生物、非生物胁迫。采用营养液培养,研究铜胁迫下外源NO对番茄体内植物螯合肽及精氨酸代谢的影响。结果表明,与CK相比,铜胁迫可以显著激活番茄体内γ-ECS、GS活性,根系GSH、PCs含量急剧升高,且随着处理时间的延长,γ-ECS、GS酶活性、GSH、PCs含量呈持续上升趋势;同时促进植物体内精氨酸代谢增加多胺合成。添加外源SNP,进一步提高铜胁迫下番茄根系γ-ECS、GS活性,促进GSH、PCs的合成,促进番茄多胺的合成。铜胁迫下,外源NO可能启动了某些信号机制,并通过激活或增强某些酶促和非酶促系统,降低过多Cu2+的生物毒性和氧化伤害。     

根际CO2浓度对网纹甜瓜根系生长和活力的影响

采用气雾法栽培方式,在开花结果期对网纹甜瓜进行不同浓度的根际CO2处理,探讨根际CO2浓度对网纹甜瓜根系生长及伤流中4种内源激素含量的影响.结果表明:随着处理时间的延长,根际CO2浓度为2500 μL/L处理和5000 μL/L处理与350 μL/L处理相比,根系的生长受到了抑制,根系活力呈先升高后降低的趋势.同时伤流液体积、电导率、pH值以及促进生长类激素IAA(生长素)、ZT(玉米素)、GA3(赤霉素)含量显著降低,而ABA(脱落酸)含量升高.说明根际CO2浓度超过2500 μL/L就会明显影响网纹甜瓜根系生长和根系合成生长类内源激素的能力,这可能也是土壤栽培和基质无土栽培较汽雾法栽培减产的重要原因之一.     

开放式空气CO2浓度升高对水稻/小麦轮作土壤速效钾的影响

采用FACE（Free air carbon dioxide enrichment）技术,研究了不同施N水平下,大气CO2浓度升高对水稻/小麦轮作土壤速效钾的影响。结果表明,相对于对照处理,在不同氮水平下CO2浓度升高使作物生物量增加,导致作物生长季对土壤钾的吸收增加,但并没有降低作物主要生长期土壤（0―5、5―15 cm土层）速效钾的含量;CO2浓度升高使土壤速效钾增加的幅度在作物根际达6.3%~22.3%,在行间达3.7%~11.2%,且土壤速效钾增加的幅度在小麦季大于水稻季。表明根系对土壤速效钾的影响很大,因此,短期内土壤钾含量不会成为限制因素而影响作物对高CO2浓度的响应,反而会增加土壤钾的有效性。但在土壤肥力较低的土壤上可能会产生消极影响。     

大气CO2浓度升高对作物根际土壤氮的影响

利用FACE（Free air carbon dioxide enrichment）技术,在两种氮肥施用（低氮LN和常规氮NN）水平下,研究CO：浓度升高对水稻和小麦收获后根际和非根际土壤硝态氮、铵态氮和有机氮的影响。结果表明,相对于对照CO2浓度处理,高CO2浓度处理在显著增加作物生物量的前提下,使水稻季根际土壤硝态氮含量降低,NN水平下降低明显,小麦季变化不大,高CO2浓度处理对作物根际的影响大于非根际。高CO2浓度对土壤铵态氮含量的影响不显著,仅小幅度增加了水稻季和降低了小麦季土壤铵态氮含量,且根际降低幅度大于非根际;增加氮肥施用使土壤铵态氮含量在高CO2浓度处理增加幅度低于对照。高CO2浓度处理并没有显著增加有机氮的含量,在小麦季作物对土壤有机氮的贡献大于水稻季,且增加氮肥施用条件下根际对有机氮的贡献较大。     

铜胁迫对海州香薷和紫花香薷根系形态及铜富集的影响

通过水培试验,研究了在不同Cu浓度处理条件下海州香薷和紫花香薷根系形态和植物各器官铜含量、累积量间的差异。结果表明:低浓度Cu处理(<50μmol/L)对海州香薷的生长有一定的促进作用,植株干重、根系长度、根系表面积、根体积和侧根均略有升高。但随着Cu浓度(100～500μmol/L)增加,表现出一定的负效应,海州香薷在500μmol/LCu处理时植株干重、根系长度、根系表面积、根体积和侧根明显受到抑制,与对照相比差异达显著或者极显著水平。紫花香薷在50μmol/LCu处理时根系生长就受到严重抑制,而当浓度再增加时,根系形态的各项指标则无明显变化。海州香薷地上部铜含量明显高于紫花香薷。     

“绿色革命”以来大气CO2浓度升高对C3作物营养品质的影响

自20世纪60年代"绿色革命"以来,育种技术和农耕技术的发展促进了农作物产量的大幅提升,然而作物的营养品质出现下降趋势。在相似的遗传背景下,大气CO_2浓度升高会使单位体积农作物产品的营养元素含量下降,因此"绿色革命"至今,农作物产品的营养元素下降可能受大气CO_2浓度升高影响。通过植物生长箱模拟"绿色革命"初期和目前的大气CO_2浓度水平(310μmol/mol和400μmol/mol),针对主要C_3作物水稻、小麦和大豆,研究"绿色革命"以来大气CO_2浓度升高对其籽粒的C、N、Fe、Zn元素含量的影响,结果表明:CO_2浓度升高对3种作物籽粒的C元素含量几乎没有影响,变化幅度在±1.5%之间;籽粒的N、Fe、Zn元素含量普遍呈现下降趋势,但均未达到显著水平。     

Potential of wild species for genetic enhancement of some semi-arid food crops

Discovery and incorporation of genes from wild species provide means to sustain crop improvement, particularly when levels of resistance in the cultigens are low and virulent strains of pests and pathogens overcome the host plant resistance. The extent of utilization and the potential of the wild genepool for genetic enhancement were reviewed in five important food crops viz. sorghum, pearl millet, chickpea, pigeonpea and groundnut grown in the semi-arid tropics. Introgression from compatible wild germplasm in the primary gene pool resulted in transfer of new cytoplasmic male sterility systems in pearl millet and pigeonpea, development of high protein, cleistogamous flower and dwarf pigeonpea lines and foliar disease resistant groundnut cultivars. Utilization of wild species in secondary and tertiary gene pools has been generally limited due to sterility, restricted recombination or cross incompatibility. Nevertheless, these species are extremely important as they contain high levels of resistance to several important biotic and abiotic stresses. Several of them, like those belonging to the Parasorghum section and the rhizomatous Arachis species are sources of multiple resistances and hold great promise to sustain crop productivity.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications     

Collection and preliminary evaluation of native turfgrass accessions in Italy

Despite a raising interest on turfs in Italy, all theavailable varieties of this kind in the Country are of foreign origin, and areoften poorly adapted to the prevailing climatic conditions. This prompted tobegin a collection activity of indigenous turfgrass species, with the ultimategoal of identifying promising materials for future breeding based on localgenetic resources. The collection was carried out in three areas of Italy, viz.the northern Po Plain, the coastal region of Liguria, and the island of Sardiniathat are characterised, respectively, by subcontinental, warm temperate, andtypical Mediterranean climate. Altogether, 141 sites were visited, yielding 226accessions belonging to eight species of potential interest for turfs:Poa pratensis, Poa trivialis,Festuca rubra, Festuca arundinacea,Lolium perenne, Agrostis stolonifera,Agrostis tenuis, and Cynodon dactylon,this last being a warm-season grass. Poa pratensis andCynodon dactylon were mostly collected in northern Italyand Sardinia, respectively, whereas Festuca arundinacea andLolium perenne were rather ubiquitous. The collection sitesranged from 0 to 1040 m asl, but sites over 750 m wereonly visited in the inner part of Sardinia. All the accessions, collected aswhole plants, were transplanted at Lodi, northern Italy, where they are beingevaluated. Their preliminary evaluation for traits of importance for turf use,such as sward colour and overall quality, highlighted the great variation andthe occurrence of interesting accessions in all species. Other characters wererecorded, bearing specific importance in individual species, and in all casespromising accessions were identified. The germplasm of Festucarubra, Festuca arundinacea, and Loliumperenne proved highly infected by endophytic (symbiotic) fungi of thegenus Neotyphodium.     

Leaf position and genotype differences for mineral element concentrations in sorghum grown on tropical acid soil 1

Mineral element deficiencies and toxicities are common problems associated with sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] production on acid soils. To better understand some of the mineral element problems and the analysis of plant tissue of sorghum plants grown on acid soils, four sorghum genotypes were grown on an acid Oxisol at Carimagua, Colombia limed with dolomite at 2 and 6 Mg ha^‐1.

Samples for mineral element analyses were obtained from leaves at different positions on the four genotypes. Concentrations of P and Mg were highest in the flag leaf (Leaf No. 1) and decreased as the position on the plant declined from the top of the plant for plants grown at 2 Mg lime ha^‐1. Similar decreases in P, Mg, K, and Zn concentrations occurred in plants grown with 6 Mg lime ha^‐1. Concentrations of Ca, S, Si, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Al increased as leaf position declined from the flag leaf for plants grown at 2 and 6 Mg lime ha^‐1. The higher lime supply enhanced Ca and reduced Mn and Fe concentrations in leaves. Differences in mineral element concentrations for the four genotypes used were fairly extensive. The elements to show the greatest range among genotypes were Al and Si and the elements to show the least range among genotypes were P, K, and S. Care should be used in collecting leaf samples for plant analysis and genotypic differences for accumulation of mineral elements should be considered in interpretation of results.     

Short-term variation in the concentration of selected ions within individual tropical rainstorms

Rainwater was collected at the campus of the University of Brunei Darussalam in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, using a funnel-in-bottle sampler. Polypropylene bottles were changed at intervals during rainstorm events. The pH and conductivity were determined immediately after collection on aliquots of the sample. Samples were refrigerated at 5°C for subsequent chemical analysis. Analyses for Na, Mg, Ca, Zn and Fe were carried out by means of inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES); Cu and Mn were analysed by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS); K was analysed using flame atomic emission spectroscopy (FAES); and Cl^–, NO₃ ^– and SO₄ ^2– were analysed by ion chromatography (IC). Concentration versus time profiles are reported for three rainstorm events. All ions exhibited a decrease in concentration during the rainstorm. The first sample contained the highest concentration of ions, consistent with a first-flush effect. The contribution of the initial stages of the shower to the total quantity of ion deposited during the entire rainstorm is quite overwhelming; in many cases 20 to 30% of the mass was deposited in less than 5% of rainstorm duration. On the other hand, the pH and conductivity variation during rainstorms did not exhibit a consistent pattern.     

The 5S rRNA gene diversity in the genus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Secale</Emphasis> and determination of its closest haplomes

We analyzed 127 rDNA sequences (5S DNA units) obtained from 23 seed accession samples from more or less 10 taxa in wild and cultivated rye, genus Secale L. The sequences fell into two known groups, here assigned to two unit classes, viz. long R1 and short R1 (designations to reflect on R haplome of rye). The different taxa could not be fully differentiated based on the 5S DNA units. We searched for 5S DNA sequences from known unit classes most closely similar to the long R1 and the short R1. One set with the long R1 unit class contained sequences of the long P1 unit class from Agropyron (P haplome) and from Kengyilia (StYP haplome), long J1 from Thinopyrum (J haplome), whereas the set with the short R1 included the long S1 from Pseudoroegneria (St haplome) and Kengyilia (StYP haplome), the short J1 from Thinopyrum (J haplome) and the short V1 from Dasypyrum (V haplome). Each of the two sets was analyzed separately by maximum likelihood (ML) phylogenetic analysis from which we were able to infer that the 5S DNA units of Secale differentiated in a non-clock fashion and followed the HKY substitution model in the gene tree with the long R1 unit class and the HKY + G in the gene tree with the short R1 unit class. A complementary Bayesian analysis yielded identical tree topologies to the ML ones for each of the two sequence sets. In the tree with the long R1 units the long P1 and long J1 unit classes were closest to the long R1 unit class, whereas in the tree with the short R1 units the long S1 and short J1 unit classes were closest to the short R1 unit class, indicating possibly a close relationship between the St, J and R haplomes.     

Leaf litter selection by detritivore and geophagous earthworms

Summary Litterbag experiments with 10 different kinds of leaf litter showed that detritivore (Lumbricus species) and geophagous (Aporrectodea species) earthworms prefer certain litter types over others, since different numbers of worms were found below the litter after 50–52 days of exposure in a pasture. The detritivores preferred Fraxinus, Tilia, and predecomposed Ulmus and Fagus litter to Fagus litter and paper, while geophages preferred Tilia litter to Alnus and Ulmus litter, so that the two groups of earthworms showed different preferences. The detritivores seemed to be more selective than the geophages. The palatability of the litter was examined in relation to the C: N ratio, the lignin concentration and the initial and final polyphenol concentration. The numbers of detritivores were significantly correlated with the C: N ratio and the final polyphenol concentration, so that selection of litter seems to be related to palatability. The numbers of geophages were not significantly correlated with any of the parameters for palatability. The disappearance of litter after 50–52 days appeared to be due to detritivore activity, since the numbers found below the litter were positively and significantly correlated with the litter disappearance. There was no significant correlation with geophage activity. This indicates that detritivores use litter as food, and therefore influence the composition of the litter layer.     

Nematode succession and microfauna-microorganism interactions during root residue decomposition

The quality of plant material affects the vigor of the decomposition process and composition of the decomposer biota. Root residues from hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth), rye (Secale cereale L.) and vetch+rye, packed in litterbags were placed in pots of soil at 15 C and the content of the bags was analyzed after 2, 4, 8 and 12 weeks. Bacterial biomass did not differ between residues with contrasting composition. Among bacterivores groups of nematodes that require high bacterial production dominated in fast decomposing resources whereas flagellates with smaller requirements prevail in slower decomposing resources. Biomass of bacterial feeding nematodes correlated positively with early phase (0-2 wk) decomposition that increased in the order: rye< vetch+rye<vetch. Bacterial biomass therefore seems to be under top-down (predation) control during early decomposition. In contrast, the fungal biomass differed between resources with highest values for rye. Moreover, this increase in fungal biomass occurred later during succession and was correlated with decomposition activity for rye in that period. Fungal biomass therefore seems to be under bottom-up (resource) control. The composition of the nematode assemblages (composed of 25 taxa) showed a clear relationship to initial plant resource quality as well as decomposition phase. Early successional microbivorous nematodes vary according to resource quality with demanding bacterivores+predators (Neodiplogasteridae) dominating in vetch and less demanding bacterivores (Rhabditidae) and fungivores (Aphelenchus) being equally common in vetch and rye. Later in the succession (2-4 wk) bacterivorous Cephalobidae and fungivorous Aphelenchoides prevailed similarly on the different root materials whereas bacterivorous protozoa and the amoebal fraction thereof dominated in rye. At week 12 no species dominated the nematode assemblages that were similar between the resources. The differences between nematode assemblages among plant resources at 2 week were similar to the results of a field study sampled after 6 weeks with the same soil and plant resources. This lends support to the relevance of the successional patterns observed in this incubation study.     

Cycling of extracellular DNA in the soil environment

Upon entering the soil environment, extracellular DNA is subjected to dynamic biological, physical, and chemical factors that determine its fate. This review concerns the fate of both recombinant and non-recombinant sources of DNA. A schematic of DNA cycling coupled with genetic transformation is presented to understand its behavior in soil. Extracellular DNA may persist through cation bridging onto soil minerals and humic substances, be enzymatically degraded and restricted by DNases of microbial origin, and/or enter the microbial DNA cycle through natural transformation of competent bacteria. Lateral gene transfer may disseminate DNA through the microbial community. An understanding of DNA cycling is fundamental to elucidating the fate of extracellular DNA in the soil environment.