秋水仙素对猪屎豆的诱变及同源四倍体种质创制的研究

猪屎豆是重要的农业植物资源,在绿肥、饲用和药用等方面都有重要的开发潜力,然而目前关于猪屎豆的品种培育还处于空白,生产上缺乏优良品种导致生产性能参差不齐的问题突出,开展多倍体育种研究可为今后猪屎豆种质资源创新利用和培育新品种奠定材料基础。本研究以二倍体猪屎豆为实验材料,通过不同质量浓度秋水仙素和不同处理时间对猪屎豆露白种子进行多倍体诱导,探讨秋水仙素对二倍体猪屎豆的诱变效果,并利用流式细胞倍性检测和根尖染色体核型分析对诱变后代的倍性进行检测,进一步比较分析二倍体和同源四倍体的气孔和保卫细胞大小以及叶片和种子形态等特征变化。结果表明：与对照相比,秋水仙素处理抑制了猪屎豆种子胚根的生长和下胚轴的伸长,使种子胚轴发生诱变而缩短变粗。研究发现以100 mg/L的秋水仙素浓度浸泡12 h时猪屎豆种子四倍体诱导率最高,为13.33%,总体效果最佳。与二倍体相比,同源四倍体植株叶片下表皮的气孔长度和宽度、保卫细胞长度和宽度显著增加而气孔密度显著降低;同源四倍体植株的叶片宽度和叶柄宽度显著增加,而叶片长度和叶柄长度显著缩短;同源四倍体植株的叶形指数显著减小。此外,同源四倍体植株所获种子较二倍体显著增大,种子百粒重较二倍体显著增加。综上所述,本研究掌握了秋水仙素诱导加倍猪屎豆的方法,并成功获得了同源四倍体猪屎豆新种质,为猪屎豆遗传育种及相关基础研究奠定了种质基础。     

橡胶树不同倍性的气孔性状差异研究

以通过流式细胞倍性检测鉴定出的橡胶树二倍体、三倍体、四倍体植株为研究对象,对不同倍性植株的气孔性状进行观察和统计。结果表明:不同倍性间的橡胶树叶片的气孔长度、气孔宽度、气孔密度均存在极显著差异。随着橡胶树倍性的提高,气孔的长度和宽度均增大,而气孔密度减小。二倍体、三倍体和四倍体的气孔长度范围分别为10.65~15.29、14.04~18.89、15.15~19.37μm,气孔宽度范围分别为7.13~10.65、8.58~11.83、10.38~13.83μm,气孔密度范围分别为520.62~867.69、402.53~764.80、381.79~555.32个/mm~2。以气孔长度15.15μm、气孔宽度10.38μm和气孔密度555.32个/mm~2为临界值,可以鉴定二、四倍体混合群体中的四倍体。三倍体和二倍体、四倍体在气孔长度值、宽度值和密度值在分布区间上均存在较大的重复,但以气孔长度14.04μm,气孔宽度8.58μm和气孔密度764.80个/mm~2为临界值,可以筛除二、三、四倍体混合群体中的部分二倍体,提高多倍体鉴定的效率。     

大麦小孢子培养研究进展

大麦小孢子培养技术不但可用来生产单倍体植株和加倍单倍体植株,而且可望成为转基因的理想受体系统。国际上正在朝着把转基因技术、分子杂交技术与小孢子培养系统有机结合的方向努力。从小孢子的预处理方法及机理、胚性发生诱导培养基、培养过程中小孢子内源激素变化以及培养方法等方面综述了大麦小孢子培养的研究进展。     

大麦小孢子培养研究进展

大麦小孢子培养技术不但可用来生产单倍体植株和加倍单倍体植株,而且可望成为转基因的理想受体系统。国际上正朝着把转基因技术、分子杂交技术与小孢子培养系统有机结合的方向努力。从小孢子的预处理方法及机理、胚性发生诱导培养基、培养过程中小孢子内源激素变化以及培养方法等方面综述了大麦小孢子培养的研究进展。     

应用小孢子离体培养技术培育大麦新品系

以大麦F1、F2代为供体材料,通过技术优化,建成了大麦小孢子培养高频再生技术程序。利用大麦小孢子加倍单倍体育种技术平台,二年内就可获得种性稳定的株系,四年内即可参加新品种区试。经过田间严格鉴定与选择,育成了大麦新品系“花98-11”和新株系“花01-3”、“花01-12”。     

木薯成熟种茎多倍体诱导及鉴定

以木薯品种SC205和新选048的成熟种茎为材料,利用秋水仙素对侧芽进行滴液法处理诱导多倍体,使用流式细胞仪鉴定木薯植株倍性,并通过形态学、解剖学、生理学方法鉴定和分析多倍体、嵌合体和二倍体特征特性。结果表明:通过诱变处理获得了木薯四倍体和嵌合体植株,四倍体和嵌合体植株与二倍体相比表现出最上部全展叶第1和第2叶叶形指数降低、叶片厚度增加,气孔密度变小,叶绿体数目增加,气孔长度、保卫细胞长度和宽度增大,叶绿素a含量、叶绿素b含量、类胡萝卜素含量、叶绿素总量、SPAD值增高,净光合速率、气孔导度、胞间CO2浓度、蒸腾速率增大。     

剑麻四倍体诱导与倍性鉴定

以剑麻H.11648愈伤组织为材料,分别采用0、2、4、6、8 g/L浓度的秋水仙碱对愈伤组织进行不同时间(1、2、3、4、5、6 d)的诱导处理,观察处理后的再生植株气孔大小、保卫细胞叶绿体数目、叶长、叶宽、叶形指数、叶片厚度以及苗头大小等,采用流式细胞仪倍性鉴定方法对处理后的再生植株体细胞DNA含量进行了检测。结果表明:用4 g/L浓度的秋水仙碱处理2 d诱变率最高,诱变率为(57.69±6.66)%,不定芽分化率为(63.33±2.89)%,分化系数为(3.55±1.24),加倍后的再生植株叶片下表皮气孔变大,单位叶面积的气孔数减少,叶片变宽变厚,叶形指数变小,植株变粗,突变体再生植株体细胞DNA含量是二倍体的2倍。     

继代培养中离体甜菜的倍性变化与增殖

用卡宝品红法检测了不同来源离休甜菜的不同器官在不同年度间细胞焙性的变化。并统计分析了年度间变化的差异显著性及不同倍性优势细胞比率与增殖能力之间的相关性，结果表明，甜菜离休植株茎尖细胞倍性在继代培养中相对稳定，而根尖细胞倍性在年度间有显著变化。由未授粉胚珠培养再生的胚性细胞团，其细胞染色体容易自然加倍；再生的单倍体植株，其茎尖细胞为单倍体，而根尖细胞为二倍体。在所测年度内，离体甜菜细胞倍性的变化对其增殖能力无明显影响。通过茎尖和不断选择培养是离休甜菜保持遗传稳定性的有效手段。     

木薯品种华南12号（SC12）同源四倍体诱导及鉴定

多倍化可伴随产生一些优良的农艺性状，如抗逆性增强、器官体积变大、生物量增加等，多倍体育种为木薯新品种培育提供了一个重要途径。本研究以木薯品种SC12离体单芽茎段为诱导材料，比较不同浓度秋水仙素对外植体诱导率的影响，并对木薯二倍体与同源四倍体不同株系进行形态学、解剖学和农艺特性比较。结果表明，以0.03 g/L浓度的秋水仙素诱导SC12同源四倍体效率最高，为7.78%；通过流式细胞仪和根尖染色体数目观察对筛选的20个植株进行倍性鉴定，获得了11个同源四倍体和5个嵌合体植株，同源四倍体为检测株系的55%，变异植株为检测株系的80%；二倍体和同源四倍体植株表现出显著的形态和生理差异，在形态上表现为四倍体植株变矮、茎杆变粗、叶尖盾化，叶片由披针形向拱形过渡，同源四倍体裂叶长/裂叶宽显著降低、叶绿素含量显著增加；通过解剖学发现四倍体叶片保卫细胞的长、宽、叶绿体数目均显著增加，分别比二倍体增加2.33%、28.99%、117.79%；气孔数显著降低，比二倍体减少40.06%；四倍体变异株保卫细胞呈椭圆形，二倍体保卫细胞趋近于圆柱形；四倍体叶片厚度和栅栏组织厚度均显著高于二倍体，比对照分别增加24....     

甘蓝型油菜小孢子单倍体二倍化技术的研究

采用6种方法系统研究甘蓝型油菜（Brassica napus)品系（种）及杂种的小孢子再生苗单倍体染色体加倍技术。结果表明，单倍体苗接种含70－80mg/L秋水仙碱的培养基处理4－5d，植株染色体加倍率50％以上；单倍体小苗移栽前用1－2g/L秋水仙碱液浸泡处理3－6h，加倍率50％以上，由这些方法产生的加倍植株大多是可育花和不育花共生的嵌合体，每株产生的种子很少。分离的小孢子在含10－50mg/L秋水仙三的NLN培养基中处理48h后，接种无秋水仙碱NLN培养基诱导胚状体，再生植株加倍率80％以上，全株的花均能自交结籽，嵌合植株很少。     

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.     

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.

     

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.     

Effects of Micronutrient Deficiencies on Human Health: Its Status in South Asia

SUMMARY

Vitamin A, iodine, and iron deficiencies affect large numbers of people worldwide. A deficiency of one or more of these micronutrients adversely affects the physical and mental abilities of humans. South Asia contains a high percentage of these individuals, not just because of its large population, but also the prevalence of deficiency is higher there than in many other parts of the world. The reasons for the high rates of deficiency in South Asia are many, but they include inadequate availability of micronutrient-rich foods, sub-optimal dietary habits, and high rates of infection. Across the region, national plans vary from (a) increasing availability of appropriate foods, (b) introducing new dietary behaviors, (c) improving health status, and (d) directly addressing deficiency through intervention programs. The extent to which each of the countries is making progress toward the goals of these plans can help in understanding the priorities for future efforts to address micronutrient malnutrition. This article discusses the adverse effects of micronutrient deficiencies in humans with special reference to South Asia.     

Management of Soil Micronutrient Deficiencies in the Rice-Wheat Cropping System

Summary

Within the last three decades, the rice-wheat cropping system has triggered, and with time, aggravated soil micronutrient deficiencies in the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP). This has largely been due to the shift from an earlier rice and wheat monoculture with low yielding, long duration indigenous varieties, to an intensive rice-wheat rotation cropping system with short duration modern high yielding varieties on the same piece of land. The problems related to micronutrient deficiency in the IGP are more due to the size of its available pools in the soil rather than its total contents and are greatly influenced by crop management, or rather its mismanagement. Deficiency of zinc is widespread in the IGP, but with the extensive use of zinc sulfate, zinc deficiency has reduced in some areas of the region. Meanwhile, the deficiency of Fe, Mn and B has increased in the IGP. Deficiency of Cu and Mo is location specific and can limit rice and wheat yields. The adoption and spread of the rice-wheat system in permeable coarse textured soils, particularly in the western IGP, not only caused iron deficiency in rice but also resulted in the emergence of manganese deficiency in wheat. In highly calcareous and acidic soils, boron is the next limiting micronutrient in crop production after zinc. Bumper rice and wheat harvests in the past decade, the declining use of organic manures in the region and except for the widespread use of zinc sulfate, a general lack of awareness amongst farmers on micronutrient deficiency problems has contributed to micronutrients limiting rice and wheat yields in the IGP. Approaches to alleviating micronutrient deficiencies include matching the crop removals of the micronutrients with its replenishments through their respective external carriers, supplementation through organic sources and mobilization/utilization through cultivation of micronutrient efficient crop cultivars. Identification of efficient micronutrient carriers and finding the optimum rate, mode and time of its application is important in ameliorating the micronutrient deficiencies. This article reviews the extent of micronutrient deficiency and discusses various management options available to reduce micronutrient deficiency induced crop yield reduction for rice and wheat in the Indo-Gangetic Plains.     

Irrigation but not N fertilization enhances seedhead density in plains rough fescue ( F estuca hallii)

Plains rough fescue ( F estuca hallii) is an important forage grass species in western Canada. Seed for use in pastures and ecological restoration is in high demand but supply is limited because F. hallii is an erratic seed producer. Seed producers require an understanding of the factors that influence flowering and seed set in this species. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of irrigation and nitrogen fertilization on the flowering and growth of F. hallii in a native rough fescue prairie in Alberta, Canada. Irrigation had a strong positive effect on seedhead density, whereas fertilization had limited effects on growth and reproduction of F. hallii. These results demonstrate that under field conditions, available moisture is likely to be a key factor driving flowering and seed production in F. hallii.     

In vitro reproduction in the annual pasture legumes subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) and French serradella (Ornithopus sativus Brot.)

Pasture legumes are important components of both mixed farming rotations and permanent pastures in temperate climates. Breeding of two widely sown pasture legumes, subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) and French serradella (Ornithopus sativus Brot.), is constrained by the long generation cycle, typically enabling only one generation per year. We hypothesized manipulation of culture medium and conditions would enable the development of a laboratory‐based protocol for in vitro reproduction in subterranean clover and French serradella. In vitro flowering and viable seed set was induced from both species. For subterranean clover, the most effective treatment was culturing on modified MS medium with 1 μm kinetin and 0·1 m sucrose under a 100 μmol m^?2 s^?1 light intensity and continuous photoperiod. For French serradella, culture on a hormone‐free B5 medium with 5 mm NH₄Cl and 0·1 m sucrose under a 100 μmol m^?2 s^?1 light intensity and 20 h photoperiod was optimum. It is expected this technique will have application in accelerating generation turnover within breeding programs, for the study of factors influencing flowering in pasture legumes, and for the propagation of valuable yet enfeebled plants such as embryo‐rescued hybrids.     

Marine Drugs Regulating Apoptosis Induced by Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL)

Marine biomass diversity is a tremendous source of potential anticancer compounds. Several natural marine products have been described to restore tumor cell sensitivity to TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL)-induced cell death. TRAIL is involved during tumor immune surveillance. Its selectivity for cancer cells has attracted much attention in oncology. This review aims at discussing the main mechanisms by which TRAIL signaling is regulated and presenting how marine bioactive compounds have been found, so far, to overcome TRAIL resistance in tumor cells.     

Estimation of lucerne yield stability for enabling effective cultivar selection under rainfed conditions

Evaluation of crop and forage yield stability is of increasing relevance in the context of current and recent environmental changes but, in contrast to other field crops, there are no published systematic analyses among forage crops in Europe. A study of stability performance was conducted with 13 Czech cultivars of lucerne at four locations over a 2‐year period with the following aims: (a) to evaluate yield stability of varieties across different environments and (b) to calculate measurable benefits of variety selection in relation to the specific environment. The cultivar Vlasta was identified as the highest yielding cultivar (annual yield 16.0 t DM/ha), whereas the lowest yielding cv. Magda, Tereza and Oslava averaged around 14.9 t DM/ha. Effect of genotype × environment interaction (G × E) was two times higher than for genotype alone. Additive main effects and the multiplicative interaction (AMMI) model showed that the highest yielding cultivars may not be stable across environments. This study demonstrated further that significant yield improvement could be detected, even among a relatively homogenous group of domestic cultivars, and this was driven mainly by site productivity: the improvement was +10% in low‐yielding sites, compared with +3% in high‐yielding sites. Results highlight that advanced agronomy should also consider stability parameters such as AMMI stability value or superiority measures for forage crops in response to the challenges associated with climate change.     

Biochemical and morphological characterization of potato clones differing in their resistance to late blight

Summary Morphological and biochemical parameters that could be involved in resistance to late blight were studied in non-infected and in infected potato hybrids resulting from a cross betweenSolanum phureja, resistant toPhytophthora infestans, and a susceptibleSolanum tuberosum. Some morphological differences between resistant and susceptible hybrids, indicating a positive correlation between stem diameter and phloem thickness in the stem and resistance toP. infestans, were observed. The lignin content in the leaves of the resistant hybrid rose upon infection byP. infestans. In the leaves of the susceptible hybrid, a diminution of the lignin content could be observed upon infection byP. infestans. In the same context, peroxidasic activity raised upon infection byP. infestans in both resistant and susceptible hybrids. Further characterization of the hybrid clones based on the polymorphism of peroxidases was attempted using isoelectric focusing.