食荚豌豆雄性不育突变体的遗传研究

对国内首例豌豆雄性不育突变体的不育度、遗传特点及稳定性进行研究。观察发现：在生育前期。不育株外部形态特征与正常株没有明显差异;现蕾后,剥开花蕾可看到不育株的花药呈淡黄色半透明状。而可育株的花药呈橙黄色。用I2-KI染色法镜检花粉的可染性,发现不育株的花药内没有花粉粒,败育彻底,为典型的“无花粉型”雄性不育。用不育株作母本,与同品系的正常可育株进行姊妹交,F1全部可育,F2可育株与不育株的分离比例为3：1。用不育株作母本,其他品系作父本进行测交,同时用其他品系作母本,姊妹交F1作父本进行反交,正反交后代的育性表现一致。F1全部可育。F2可育株与不育株呈3：1分离。结果表明：该雄性不育突变体的不育性是可遗传的,属单隐性基因控制的核不育类型,与细胞质遗传物质无关。在不同年份、不同季节下,不育性状表现稳定。     

中国首例燕麦雄性不育的发现及遗传鉴定

对1994年发现的我国首例燕麦雄性不育材料进行了特征特性的观察和细胞学鉴定、以及不育性遗传的研究,结果表明:(1)该材料不育度为100%,属“无花粉型”的雄性不育,不育株小抱子败育发生在四分体形成后期到花粉粒形成早期阶段。(2)不育株与不同品种测交的F1代,6个组合表现育性恢复,2个组合出现一些完全不育株;恢复育性的植     

水稻不同细胞质雄性不育系花粉败育的细胞生物学比较研究

通过对5种(D型、K型、冈型、野败型、印尼水田谷型)不同类型质源的细胞质雄性不育系花粉的细胞学观察。结果显示,野败型和D型不育系花粉败育时间发生在单核期向双核期过渡阶段,这两种类型胞质不育系花粉败育过程基本类似;冈型不育系、K型不育系和印尼水田谷型不育系这3种细胞质雄性不育系的花粉败育时期略早于野败型和D型,一般在单核末期就全部败育,而这3种类型的胞质雄性不育系花粉败育过程基本相似。     

萝卜雄性不育细胞质的鉴定与分类

通过对不同萝卜雄性不育细胞质进行鉴定与分类,确定不育细胞质的类型,为更好地利用这些不育细胞质提供科学依据。利用5个来源不同的萝卜细胞质雄性不育材料和8个可育的白萝卜品种,从恢保关系、花粉败育方式及线粒体DNA的分子标记等3个方面对其进行了研究。结果发现,根据5个细胞质雄性不育的恢保关系,可将其分为2种细胞质类型。进一步对其花器官形态及花粉败育方式研究发现,类型1花丝短缩,花药瘦小,败育从四分体时期开始,表现为绒毡层细胞液泡化,最终药室的基本结构消失,内无花粉粒;类型2花药大小与可育相似,雄蕊稍低于柱头,败育从单核小孢子时期开始,能够保持药室的基本结构,药室内存在没有活力的花粉粒外壳。 PCR检测结果表明：类型1为Ogura不育细胞质类型,类型2为NWB不育细胞质类型。     

水稻体细胞无性系雄性不育突变

对5个类型的水稻不育系进行了幼穗培养, 在红源A、 包源A和W6154s中, 共获得了10例雄 性不育变异株, 水稻花粉败育可分为无花粉、 典败、 圆败和染败四种类型。 发现了不育 花粉败育类型之间可以相互转换现象。 对雄性不育变异株用一批现有CMS不育系的保持系和恢复系进行测交和回交, 有的变异株其 恢保关系发生了变化,     

甘蓝型油菜光、温敏雄性不育系Huiyou50S花粉败育的细胞学观察

Huiyou50S是从甘蓝型油菜品种汇油50中发现的半不育株选育而成的光、温敏雄性不育系,育性受隐性核基因控制,在高温、长光周期下不育而在低温、短光周期条件下可育。本文通过半薄树脂切片、扫描电镜、花粉压片染色、花药整体透明方法对Huiyou50S及其近等基因系Huiyou50F的花药发育过程及花粉形态观察比较。结果表明, Huiyou50S的花药造孢细胞、花粉母细胞、减数分裂、四分体阶段均正常,在单核期出现明显异常,虽然能形成花粉壁,但小孢子细胞质收缩、解体,最终只剩余空瘪的花粉壳; Huiyou50S的花药绒毡层在单核后期提前降解,绒毡层解体速度快于可育株Huiyou50F。Huiyou50S的小孢子的完全败育主要发生在单核时期,绒毡层发育与小孢子异常有某种关联,该结论为油菜光、温敏雄性不育类型划分及育种应用提供了依据。     

甘蓝型双低油菜胞质雄性不育系384A不育性的表现与遗传

对甘蓝型双低油菜细胞质雄性不育系３８４Ａ的不育性表现、遗传方式等方面的研究结果表明,该不育系属败药型不育,其败育彻底,育性稳定,花瓣开张正常,不育性的遗传受不育细胞质（Ｓ）和一对隐性核不育主效基因（ｒｒ）共同控制,属孢子体不育,基因型为Ｓ（ｒｒ）,同时也受若干位点上微效基因的影响。     

水稻质核互作孢子体雄性不育性的基因分析

把花粉育性划分为可育、染败、圆败和典败四种类型,对三种不同细胞质来源的四个水稻雄性不育系的质核互作雄性不育性进行基因分析。结果表明,野败珍汕97A、野败二九矮4A、冈比亚卡二九矮7A 和毛早壳八四早8A 的质核互作雄性不育性均由两对隐性育性恢复基因 rf_1 rf_1 rf_2 rf_2控制,属孢子体不育类型。IR24具有相应的两对显性     

普通小麦T型,V型和K型细胞质雄性不育系花粉败育机理的细胞学研究

从细胞学的角度对小麦８３（２１）３５核背景的Ｔ型、Ｖ型和Ｋ型细胞质雄性不育系的花粉败育机理进行了研究。发现三类不育系的小孢子发生过程基本正常，Ｔ型不育系的花粉主要在小孢子后期发生败育，以典败型和圆败型为主；Ｖ型不育系的花粉主要在小孢子后期至二细胞花粉期败育，以圆败型和浅染败型为主；而Ｋ型不育系的花粉主要在二细胞花粉后期至三细胞花粉期败育，以浅染败型和深染败型为主。药室合并现象普遍发生是Ｔ型不育系花药的一个突出特点，而Ｖ型和Ｋ型人育系花药各壁层的发育是正常的。核质发育关系不协调是不育系花粉败育的根本原因。细胞学观察结果可以作为不育细胞质类型划分的一项参考指标。     

棉花洞A型核雄性不育材料花粉发育的细胞形态学观察

棉花洞Ａ核雄性不育株花粉在发育的全过程中都会发生败育，最早始于现蕾后第５天的花粉母细胞，大量败育在现蕾后第７～８天，即花粉母细胞减数分裂前期１，败育的主要表现是细胞质高度液泡化及出现“胞质穿壁”现象。第１０天的四分孢子中散出大量大小不齐、畸形花粉。第１５～２０天中存在的单核和极少数双核花粉陆续败育。Ｍ，不育系花粉败育的时期和表现与洞Ａ不育系基本相似，仅早１天左右。试验观察结果与前人报道洞Ａ不育系花粉败育主要在单核期不一致。     

A note on the origin of Kalanchoë x vadensis Boom & Zeilinga (Crassulaceae)

Summary K x vadensis is a hybrid of K. blossfeldiana and K. marmorata obtained after doubling the number of chromosomes.     

Mechanisms and diversity of resistance to sorghum shoot fly,Atherigona soccata

Sorghum shoot fly, Atherigona soccata, is one of the important pests of postrainy season sorghums. Of the 90 sorghum genotypes evaluated for resistance to this pest, RHRB 12, ICSV 713, 25026, 93046 and 25027, IS 33844‐5, Giddi Maldandi and RVRT 3 exhibited resistance in postrainy season, while ICSB 463, Phule Anuradha, RHRB 19, Parbhani Moti, ICSV 705, PS 35805, IS 5480, 5622, 17726, 18368 and 34722, RVRT 1, ICSR 93031 and Dagidi Solapur showed resistance in rainy season, suggesting season‐specific expression of resistance to A. soccata. ICSB 461, ICSB 463, Phule Yasodha, M 35‐1, ICSV 700, 711, 25010, 25019 and 93089, IS 18662, Phule Vasudha, IS 18551 and 33844‐5 and Barsizoot had fewer deadhearts than plants with eggs across seasons, suggesting antibiosis as one of the resistance mechanism. Five genotypes exhibited resistance with high grain yield across seasons. Correlation, path and stepwise regression analyses indicated that leaf glossiness, seedling vigour, trichome density, oviposition and leaf sheath pigmentation were associated with the expression of resistance/susceptibility to shoot fly, and these can be used as marker traits to select and develop shoot fly‐resistant sorghums.     

Reaction of tritordeum to Fusarium culmorum and Septoria nodorum

Summary Hordeum chilense is a wild barley extensively used in wide crosses in the Triticeae. It could be a valuable source of resistance to Fusarium culmorum and Septoria nodorum. Some H. chilense x Triticum spp. amphiploids, named tritordeums, were more resistant than the parental wheat line to these diseases, others were not. Average contents of ergosterol and deoxynivalenol (DON) suggested that resistance to colonization by Fusarium was the highest for Hordeum chilense, followed by tritordeum and wheat in decreasing order. In particular, the H. chilense genotypes H7 and H17 enhanced the wheat resistance to F. culmorum in its tritordeum offsprings. Resistance to S. nodorum in tritordeum was not associated with tall plant height. There is sufficient genetic variation for resistance to F. culmorum and S. nodorum among tritordeum to allow the breeding of lines combining short straw and resistance to both diseases.     

Disease resistance in protected crops and mushrooms

Summary Cultivars of tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and peppers have been bred for resistance to one or more pathogens. Some tomato and cucumber cultivars have resistance to a wide range of diseases. Resistance has been transient in many cases and a succession of cultivars with new genes or new combinations of resistance genes has been necessary to maintain control. There has been a number of notable exceptions and these have included durable resistance to such pathogens asFulvia fulva and tomato mosaic virus. With lettuce the resistance situation is complicated by the occurrence of fungicide resistant pathotypes. There are no strains ofAgaricus bisporus purposely bred for disease resistance.In protected flower crops only resistance to Fusarium wilt in carnations has been purposely bred but differences in disease resistance are apparent in cultivars of many ornamental crops. This is particularly so in chrysanthemums where there are cultivars with resistance to many of the major pathogens. Similar situations occur with other flower crops and pot plants. Cultivars of some species have not been systematically investigated for resistance.The need for genetic resistance will increase with the further reduction, in the limits on pesticide use and an increasing public awareness and importance of pesticide pollution.ADAS is an executive agency of the Ministry of Agiculture, Fisheries and Food and the Welsh Office.     

Genetic constitution and diversity in four narrow endemic redwoods from the family Cupressaceae

The genetic constitution and diversity of four relictual redwoods are discussed in this review. These include monotypic genera of the family Cupressaceae: coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), and alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides). All four species are narrow endemics, share a number of common phenotypic traits, including red wood, and are threatened species. Fossil history suggests that the ancestors of redwoods probably originated during the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods and flourished thereafter for millions of years. Towards the end of the Tertiary period began their decline and struggle for existence that continued during the subsequent geologic upheavals and climate changes, until the survival of the present-day redwoods in the current restricted locations in the world (USA, China, and South America). Although two species, Sequoiadendron and Metasequoia, are diploids (2n = 22), and the other two are polyploids: Fitzroya a tetraploid (2n = 4x = 44), and Sequoia a hexaploid (2n = 6x = 66); they all share the same basic chromosome number x = 11. The genome size in the hexaploid Sequoia is one of the largest (31,500 MB) in the conifers, while the genome sizes of diploid Metasequoia and Sequoiadendron are about one-third (~10,000 MB) of Sequoia. Genetic diversity in the redwoods is lower than most other gymnosperms, except in Sequoia, which seems to rank near the upper quarter of the coniferous forest trees. Genomic research is sparse in the redwoods, and should be pursued for a better understanding of their genome structure, function, and adaptive genetic diversity.     

The induction in vitro of adventitious shoots in Rosa

Summary Adventitious shoots were formed on excised leaves, roots and callus of Rosa persica x xanthina and on excised leaves of R. laevigata and R. wichuraiana on culture media that included BAP and NAA as growth regulators. Shoots formed freely on freshly cultured callus of R. persica x xanthina but their production declined in successive cultures and ceased after twelve weeks. Transplantation to soil was improved by rooting plantlets in cellulose plugs in vitro and transferring plantlets to soil while still in the plugs.     

Distribution,ecology and reproductive biology of wild tomatoes and related nightshades from the Atacama Desert region of northern Chile

Over the past 20 years, several expeditions were made to northern Chile to collect populations of wild tomatoes (Solanum chilense, S. peruvianum) and allied nightshades (S. lycopersicoides, S. sitiens), and obtain information about their geographic distribution, ecology and reproductive biology. Restricted mainly to drainages of the Andean and the coastal cordillera, populations are geographically fragmented. The two nightshade species are rare and threatened by human activities. Adaptation to extreme aridity and soil salinity are evident in S. chilense and S. sitiens (the latter exhibits several xerophytic traits not seen in the tomatoes) and to low temperatures in S. lycopersicoides and S. chilense. All tested accessions are self-incompatible, with the exception of one S. peruvianum population collected at the southern limit of its distribution. Several distinguishing reproductive traits—anther color, attachment, and dehiscence, pollen size, and flower scent—suggest S. sitiens and S. lycopersicoides attract different pollinators than S. chilense and S. peruvianum. The four Solanum spp. native or endemic to Chile provide a variety of novel traits which, through hybridization and introgression with cultivated tomato, could facilitate development of improved varieties, as well as research on a variety of basic topics, including plant-pollinator interactions, abiotic stress responses, and evolution of reproductive barriers.     

The exploration of genetic resources of Portuguese cabbage and kale for resistance to several Brassica diseases

Summary Twenty three accessions of nine Portuguese cabbage and kale land races from different geographic origins were tested at the seedling stage for resistance to several important brassica diseases. Resistance to downy mildew (Peronospora parasitica), expressed as necrosis of the cotyledon mesophyll, was found in all the accessions. Type A resistance to cabbage yellows (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. conglutinans race 1) was present in most of the landraces. Resistance to clubroot (Plasmodiophora brassicae race 6) was found in one accession of the Portuguese tree kale. High resistance to blackleg (Leptosphaeria maculans) and white rust (Albuco candida) was not detected, although several accessions showed 20 to 30% of plants with intermediate expression of resistance. All Portuguese cole accessions were susceptible to blackrot (Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris).     

Production and characterization of intergeneric diploid cybrids derived from symmetric fusion between Microcitrus papuana Swingle and sour orange (Citrus aurantium)

Plants were regenerated from intergeneric somatic hybridization between embryogenic protoplasts of Microcitrus papuana Swingle and leaf-derived protoplasts of sour orange (Citrus aurantium L.) via electrofusion. The regenerated plants were morphologically similar to the leaf parent in growth vigor, leaf and branch structure. FCM analysis showed that they were diploids. Simple-sequence-repeat (SSR) and cleaved-amplified-polymorphic-sequence(CAPS) were employed for hybridity characterization. SSR banding patterns of the regenerated plants were identical to the leaf parent, sour orange, indicating that they possessed nuclear component derived from sour orange. DNA amplification with chloroplast and mitochondrial universal primers, followed by restriction endonuclease digestion, revealed polymorphism between the fusion parents. Therefore, this method was used to determine the cytoplasmic compositions of the regenerated plants. Banding patterns for all the polymorphic primer/enzyme combinations of the regenerated plants were similar to those of the embryogenic parent, M. papuana, suggesting that only the cytoplasmic components derived from the embryogenic parent were present in the regenerated plants. FCM, SSR and CAPS demonstrated that intergeneric diploid cybrids have been successfully obtained by symmetric fusion. Related results concerning nuclear and cytoplasmic composition of previous diploid somatic hybrids and potential mechanism for regeneration of such kind of plants are discussed herein. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Breeding barriers between the cultivated strawberry, Fragaria × ananassa, and related wild germplasm

Five-hundred interspecific and intergeneric crosses were performed among accessions of the wild strawberries Fragaria vesca(2x), Duchesnea indica (8x), Potentilla tucumanensis (2x) and 9 genotypes of the cultivated strawberry, Fragaria×ananassa (8x), following an incomplete diallele mating design. Crosses between D. indica and F.×ananassa produced many putative hybrids when D. indica was used as female but a few achenes and plants when used as male; therefore, pollen-pistil compatibility relations were analyzed by fluorescence microscopy in this direction of the cross. Of the genotypic combinations, 78.6% were incompatible at the stigma level and 17.2% at the first third of the style. Only 3.6% were pollen-pistil compatible and produced fruits with achenes (seven did not germinate or originated short-lived plants and nine produced normal plants). F.vesca×F.×ananassa crosses produced 35 hybrid achenes but only 14% germinated, yielding short-lived plants; histological analyses revealed that inviable seeds had less developed (or collapsed) endosperms and smaller embryos than control plump F. vesca seeds. P.tucumanensis was only used as male, with negative results. These species and genera are partially isolated by a complex system of pre- and post-zygotic barriers. Knowledge of their nature would allow the breeder to devise strategies to put the genetic variability available in the group into a useful form. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.