利用人工合成甘蓝型油菜建立白菜—甘蓝附加系

采用白菜子房培养和甘蓝胚培养方法得到了带有标记性状的白菜和甘蓝种间杂种，并将这些人工合成甘蓝型油菜回交于白菜，得到３１个白菜－甘蓝单体附加系（２ｎ＝２１），和１８个双体附加系（２ｎ＝２２），为进一步对附加染色体上的所载基因定位奠定了基础。此外，还研究了附加甘蓝染色体对雄笥和雌性育性的影响，结果表明，白菜中附加甘蓝染色体可明显降低育性，特别是可显著降低附加系的自交和杂交结实率。     

4D缺体小麦与八倍体小偃麦杂交的细胞遗传学研究

利用自花结实的４Ｄ缺体小麦作母本，与中２、中５及中１００１等八倍体小偃麦杂交，获得的杂种Ｆ１植株除４Ｄ缺体×中５育性极低外，其余组合略低于普通小麦×八倍体小偃麦的自交结实率。杂种Ｆ１体细胞２ｎ＝４８。４Ｄ缺体×中２的Ｆ１花粉母细胞减数分裂ＭＩ染色体配对的平均构型为１８．８１（１５－２２）Ⅱ＋０．５７（０－３）Ⅲ＋０．１１（０－２）Ⅳ＋８．２３（６－１０）Ⅰ。观察结果同时表明：（１）单价体的分布在每个ＰＭＣ中以８为众数；（２）单价体之中的两个在多数的ＰＮＣｓ中能形成次级联合配对，说明４Ｄ与４Ｅ染色体具有部分同源关系；（３）杂种Ｆ１多数花粉母细胞中多价体的出现表明八倍体小偃麦中Ｅ染色体组具有促进部分同源染色体配对的基因。     

小麦-中间偃麦草部分双二倍体"中5"的外源染色体的鉴定

应用染色体分带（Ｃ－带）分子原位杂交技术对普通小麦－中间偃麦草（Ｔｈｉｎｏｐｙｒｍｉｎｔｅｒｍｅｄｉｕｍ２ｎ＝４２）Ｅ１Ｅ１Ｅ２Ｅ２ＸＸ）部分双二倍体“中５”（２ｎ＝５６）的外部染色体进行了鉴定分析,染色体分带结果表明：“中５”的７中间偃麦草当色体不显带或显示出与受体小麦亲本染色体相似的带型,单靠型很难准确地鉴定出这７对外源染色体,分带处理后进行人子原位杂交鉴定出“中５”的７对外源染色体,并发现共     

棉属野生种稀毛棉、皱壳棉、杨叶棉的核型研究

本文研究了原产澳大利亚的稀毛棉（Ｇ．ｐｉｌｏｓｕｍ）、皱壳棉（Ｇ．ｃｏｓｔｕｌａｔｕｍ）、杨叶棉（Ｇ．ｐｏｐｕｌｉｆｏｌｉｕｍ）的核型。稀毛棉的核型公式为２ｎ＝２ｘ＝２６＝１６ｍ（４ｓａｔ）＋１０ｓｍ，皱壳棉为２ｎ＝２ｘ＝２６＝１６ｍ（４ｓａｔ）＋１０ｓｍ，杨叶棉为２ｎ＝２ｘ＝２６＝１８ｍ（４ｓａｔ）＋８ｓｍ。随体均有两对，一对位于第１１对染色体的长臂上，另一对位于第１３对染色体的短臂上。平均臂比和长度比分别为稀毛棉１．５３和２．５１、皱壳棉１．５５和２．３１、杨叶棉１．４９和２．３７，其核型均属于Ｓｔｅｂｂｉｎｓ的２Ｂ类型。对称系数稀毛棉为２６．０４，皱壳棉为２７．９３，杨叶棉为２８．３２。三者彼此之间的核型重合率均在９０％以上。核型的同质性说明三者在起源上有很好的一致性     

甘蓝型油菜三体、双三体和双四体的形态和细胞学特征

从甘蓝型油菜品种“Oro”×诸葛菜杂交后的一个混倍体杂种（2n=19~37）的小孢子再生植株中鉴定出一株2n=42的植株，此混倍体不含有诸葛菜染色体，故2n=42植株的细胞内没有诸葛菜染色体。用其花粉授予“Oro”后获得2n=39、40的植株。2n=39、40、42植株PMCs内染色体的主要配对方式分别为19Ⅱ+1Ⅰ、19Ⅱ+2Ⅰ和19Ⅱ＋2Ⅱ，后期Ⅰ的分离方式分别为20∶19、21∶19和21∶21。故2n=39、40、42为甘蓝型油菜的三体、双三体、双四体。最后讨论了这些种内非整倍体材料在油菜遗传研究中的意义。     

河北省桑属植物染色体倍数性研究

研究了桑属植物５个种３２个品种的染色体倍数性，发现宽城１０号等９个品种为三倍体（２ｎ＝３ｘ＝４２），其余为二倍体（２ｎ＝２ｘ＝２８）。     

甘蓝型油菜矮秆突变体DS-1和DS-2

甘蓝型油菜矮秆突变体ＤＳ－１和ＤＳ－２甘蓝型油菜矮秆突变体ＤＳ－１和ＤＳ－２产生于离体诱变的甘蓝型油菜小孢子胚状体的胚性培养物。１９９３年３月，采用ＮＬＮ液体培养基（Ｌｉｃｈｔｅｒ，１９８２）对生长于大田的甘蓝型油菜品系９２－Ｂ１０植株的单核期小孢子...     

异源三倍体水稻原生质体培养及植株再生

本试验利用二倍体栽培稻品种８２０４，染色体组型为ＡＡ，２ｎ＝２４作为母本，四倍体小粒野生稻染色体组型为ＢＢＣＣ，２ｎ＝４ｘ＝４８作父本杂交，获得异源三倍体杂交种，染色体组型为ＡＢＣ。Ｆ１根尖检查，染色体数目为２ｎ＝３ｘ＝３６。用该异源三倍体杂交种的纪穗诱导愈伤组织，经长期继代培养进行原生质体游离，获得了再生植株白化苗。试验结果表明，用琼脂糖包埋法保进原性质体再生愈伤组织。分化培养基用玉米素，激动素     

芥菜型油菜与诸葛菜属间杂种F1的可育性研究

通过胚胎救的快速繁殖，首次成功地获得了芥菜型油菜与诸葛菜的远缘杂种。杂种植株具有期望的染色体数２ｎ＝３０，具有较好的结实性，花粉萌发率为４２．８％。对杂种Ｆ１的细胞学观察表明：杂种细胞内存在染色体组分割机制，可形成ｎ＝１８和ｎ＝１２的大小配子，从而导致杂种可育的结果。     

甘薯（Ipomoea batatas（L.）Lam.）及其近缘野生种原生质体的…

对甘薯品种高系１４号及其近缘野生种Ｉ．ｔｒｉｌｏｂａＬ．和Ｉ．ｌａｃｕｎｏｓａＬ．进行原生质体植株再生研究。从离体培养植株的叶柄分离出原生质体，将其培养在含有０．００５ｍｇ／Ｌ２，４－Ｄ和０．５ｍｇ／Ｌ激动素（ＫＴ）的ＭＳ培养基中，从原生质体获得了高频率的愈伤组织。培养８－１２周后，将直径达２－３ｍｍ的小愈伤组织转移到添加０．０５ｍｇ／Ｌ２，４－Ｄ的ＭＳ培养基上，转移３－６周后，将愈伤组织进一步转     

Biological Activity and Quantification of Suspected Allelochemicals from Alfalfa Plant Parts

Autotoxicity restricts reseeding of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) after alfalfa until autotoxic chemical(s) breaks down or is dispersed into external environments. A series of aqueous extracts from leaves, stems, roots and seeds of alfalfa ‘Vernal’ were bioassayed against alfalfa seedlings of the same cultivar to determine their autotoxicity. The highest inhibition was found in the extracts from the leaves. Extracts at 40 g dry tissue l^?1 from alfalfa leaves were 15.4, 17.5 and 28.7 times more toxic to alfalfa root growth than were those from roots, stems and seeds, respectively. A high‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis with nine standard compounds showed that the concentrations and compositions of allelopathic compounds depended on the plant parts. In leaf extracts that showed the most inhibitory effect on root growth, the highest amounts of allelochemicals were detected. Among nine phenolic compounds assayed for their phytotoxicity on root growth of alfalfa, coumarin, trans‐cinnamic acid and o‐coumaric acid at 10^?3 m were most inhibitory. The type and amount of causative allelochemicals found in alfalfa plant parts were highly correlated with the results of the bioassay, indicating that the autotoxic effects of alfalfa plant parts significantly differed.     

Changes in Seed Yield and Quality with Maturity in Onion (Allium cepa L., cv. 'Early Cream Gold')

Development of onion (Allium cepa L., cv. ‘Early Cream Gold’) seed under cool climate conditions in Tasmania, Australia occurred over a longer duration than previously reported, but similar patterns of change in yield components were recorded. In contrast to previous studies, umbel moisture content declined from 85 to 67 % over 57 days while seed moisture content decreased from 85 to 31 %. Seed yield continued to increase over the duration of crop development, with increasing seed weight compensating for seed loss resulting from capsule dehiscence in the later stages of maturation. Germination percentage was high and did not vary significantly from 53 to 77 days after full bloom (DAF), but mean germination time declined and uniformity of germination increased significantly over the same time period. The percentage abnormal seedlings declined with later harvest date, resulting in highest seed quality at 77 DAF. The results of this study suggest that the decision to harvest cool climate onion seed crops before capsule dehiscence will result in a loss of potential seed yield and quality.     

Location of a high-lysine gene and the DDT-resistance gene on barley chromosome 7

Summary The high-lysine gene in Risø mutant 1508 conditions an increased lysine content in the endosperm via a changed protein composition, a decreased seed size, and several other characters of the seed. The designation lys3a, lys3b, and lys3c, is proposed for the allelic high-lysine genes in three Risø mutants, nos 1508, 18, and 19. Linkage studies with translocations locate the lys3 locus in the centromere region of chromosome 7. A linkage study involving the loci lys3 and ddt (resistance to DDT) together with the marker loci fs (fragile stem), s (short rachilla hairs), and r (smooth awn) show that the order of the five loci on chromosome 7 from the long to the short chromosome arm is r, s, fs, lys3, ddt. The distance from locus r to locus ddt is about 100 centimorgans.     

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.     

Simultaneous Determination of Four Phenolic Acids in Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae Formula Granules by QAMS

[Objectives]This study aimed to establish a QAMS(quantitative analysis of multi-components by single-marker)method for simultaneous determination of four phenol...     

Avoidance of leaf rust fungi in wild relatives of cultivated cereals

Summary Avoidance of rust fungi that was based on poor appressorium induction was previously found in Hordeum chilense. In the present study 95 accessions of Triticeae were screened for avoidance of Puccinia hordei. The percentage of appressorium formation per germinated spore ranged from 6 to 90%. On none of the 41 accessions of Aegilops, Agropyron, Elymus, Secale, Thinopyrum or Triticum studied was the rate of appressorium formation lower than 25%. Lower rates of appressorium formation were, however, found on accessions of wild barley species Hordeum brachyantherum, H. marinum, H. parodii and H. secalinum. Its implications in cereal breeding are discussed.     

Variation in forage grasses as hosts of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne naasi (Franklin) and selection for resistance in ryegrass

Summary Reactions of 13 grasses to Meloidogyne naasi varied with species; ryegrasses, fescues and their hybrids were generally susceptible and cocksfoot and timothy resistant. Marked variation in host resistance levels occurred between genotypes within cultivars.Selection of single plants, followed by tests on replicate tillers, identified resistant and susceptible genotypes in both Italian and perennial ryegrass cultivars. Resistant plants had few nematode-induced galls and fewer females and eggs than susceptibles. There was more or less continuous variation, with many genotypes intermediate between extremes of resistance and susceptibility. Selected resistant and susceptible genotypes are of use in assessing variation in nematode populations and as controls for breeding and selection programmes.     

Current and future strategies in breeding lentil for resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses

Lentil production is limited by lack of moisture and unfavorable temperatures throughout its distribution. Waterlogging and salinity are only locally important. Progress has been made in breeding for tolerance to drought through selection for an appropriate phenology and increased water use efficiency and in breeding for winter hardiness through selection for cold tolerance.The diseases rust, vascular wilt, and Ascochyta blight, caused by Uromyces viciae-fabae, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lentis, and Ascochyta fabae f. sp. lentis, respectively, are the key fungal pathogens of lentil. Cultivars with resistance to rust and Ascochyta blight have been released in several countries and resistant sources to vascular wilt are being exploited. Sources of resistance to several other fungal and viral diseases of regional importance are known. In contrast, although the pea leaf weevil (Sitona spp.) and the parasitic weed broomrape (Orobanche spp.), and to a lesser extent the cyst nematode (Heterodera ciceri), are significant yield reducers of lentil, no sources of resistance to these biotic stresses have been found. Directions for future research in lentil on both biotic and abiotic stresses are discussed.     

Breeding forage grasses for organic conditions

Herbage yield trials are necessary to test if candidate varieties are well suited for organic conditions. In order to elucidate a particular suitability for organic conditions, we run such trials in parallel under both organic and conventional conditions. Here, we report on second and third year results of the sowings 2004 and 2005. These trials are part of a targeted breeding programme for organic conditions. Irregular colonisation of pure grass plots with adventitious plants, in particular white clover, was recognized as a major constraint to the quality of the results obtained under organic conditions. The coefficients of variance in dry matter yield almost doubled when compared to conventional trials, and significant differences in annual yield among varieties were rare. However, when herbage yield was corrected for the estimated fraction of adventitious plant colonization at each cut, the number of instances with statistically significant differences for annual yield among varieties increased more than fourfold. Dry matter yields under organic and conventional conditions were significantly and positively correlated. However, analysis of variance showed a significant culture type by variety interaction for annual dry matter yield in 12 out of 24 trials. When diploid and tetraploid varieties of the same Lolium species were tested in one common trial, only tetraploid varieties were identified as being particularly well suited for organic conditions, while in these trials, the great majority of apparently poorly suited varieties were diploid. This suggests that breeding tetraploid Lolium varieties is promising when aiming at a favourable response to organic agriculture.     

The performance of double or mixed pollinations with compatible and self-incompatible or incongruous pollen of pear and apple

Summary Six pear and five apple trials were carried out to ascertain the outcome of combinations of compatible pollen (C) with self (S) or incongruous pollen (I) as to the pollination index (PI=seeds/pollinated flower). The PI of the mixture C+I (1:5) was consistently depressed as compared to that of the control C. The results of the double pollinations S/C and I/C were affected by the temperature at pollination; their PI's at <15°C were twice as high as those at >15°C, being well above and below the PI of C in the former and latter case respectively. The opposite was true for the C/S combination, the PI of which increased with the pollination temperature; the PI of C/I did not differ much from the PI of C, irrespective of temperature. The conclusion was reached that the interaction previously and presently found between compatible and self-incompatible pollen also exists to a fair extent between compatible and incongruous pollen. However, in pear neither the mentor nor the pioneer pollen technique proved to aid its hybridization with apple, the formation of self seed was not observed either. In apple the production of apple × pear hybrids was likewise doubtful, but the double pollinations S/C and C/S formed 4–10% self seed.