植物激素在豆科植物根瘤形成和发育过程中的调控作用

豆科植物能够利用与根瘤菌形成的共生系统高效地固定氮素养分.根瘤形成过程包括表皮细胞中侵染线形成和皮层细胞根瘤原基形成2个阶段.豆科植物根瘤的形成和发育存在严格的调控机制,综述了多种激素正向(如细胞分裂素、生长素、赤霉素等)或负向(乙烯、逆境激素等)或协同调控根瘤的形成和发育的研究进展.并提出对激素调控结瘤机制的深入研究,将有助于提高豆科作物的产量,减缓氮肥过度使用造成的环境问题.     

大豆结瘤固氮的分子生理研究

有关豆科作物共生固氮的研究已有170 a的历史。而豆科结瘤固氮的分子生理研究,仅仅是最近30 a的事情。从影响大豆结瘤固氮的生理因子角度,评述了豆科作物的结瘤自动调控机制,进一步在分子水平上阐述了生长素、硝态氮、黄酮类等生理调控物质对大豆结瘤固氮的影响。生长素调节根瘤菌侵染位点和根瘤形成后的生长;可通过控制结瘤的角度来减少土壤硝态氮对大豆结瘤固氮能力的抑制;黄酮类物质在根瘤发育和结瘤基因诱导中起重要作用;乙烯抑制结瘤信号的前期过程,调整根瘤形成的空间分布。详细、系统地从作物-微生物之间关系出发,研究引起豆科作物根瘤形成和固氮系统的整体信号传导、蛋白和代谢过程,是未来大豆共生固氮分子生理研究应该注重的方向。     

大豆根瘤菌新菌种选育及其应用研究

一、菌株分离和筛选 1972年以来我们进行了大豆根瘤菌新菌种选育及其应用的研究。从栽培的大豆根瘤中能分离出在大豆上结瘤的根瘤菌,已被实践证实,据陈华癸(1965)等报导,从其他豆科植物根瘤中分离出的根瘤菌,也能在大豆上结瘤。1972—73年,我们在云南、湖北等地,先后采集栽培的大豆、花生和野生的豆科植物根瘤(选择健壮植株,着生主根的红色根瘤),在别列索娃培养基上,分离获得526个菌株。经水培法植物结瘤鉴定,从24种野生豆科植物根瘤中分离171个菌株,其中有19种植物157个菌株能在大豆上结瘤     

大豆根瘤菌结瘤作用统计方法的建立及其对接种效果的统计分析

利用发光大豆根瘤菌ＨＮ０１ＬＣ０２接种大豆黑农３９,通过对发光根瘤在大豆根系上的数量和位置分布进行分析,对根瘤菌的结瘤作用建立了一种新型统计方法,并用这种统计方法分析了不同接种技术对豆科植物结瘤作用和植物生长的影响。     

植物信号分子对大豆开花与结瘤的协同调控

大豆[Glycine max(L.)Merr.]是世界上重要的粮食和油料作物,其显著的生长特点是营养生长和生殖生长交错时间长,导致以结瘤为代表的营养生长和以开花为代表的生殖生长在物质和能量需求上存在激烈竞争。本文综述了蔗糖、植物激素以及miRNAs等植物信号分子对大豆开花和结瘤调控作用,将有助于理解大豆开花、结瘤的协同调控机制,以期对明确大豆生长发育规律、提高大豆产量提供理论支撑。     

植物激素及其对水稻植株发育调控的研究进展

随着我国科技力量的飞速发展,科学家们在激素受体基因分离鉴定、激素控制株型以及激素间的相互作用等方面取得了突破性进展,其中生长素(IAA)在协调体内外调节机制中起着不可或缺的作用;细胞分裂素(CTK)可以通过对细胞分裂与分化的调节而参与对水稻生长发育的调控;赤霉素作为植物生长的必需激素之一,调控植物生长发育的各个方面,如:种子萌发,下胚轴的伸长,叶片的生长和水稻开花时间等;脱落酸(ABA)同样也是一种重要的植物激素,受到生物胁迫和非生物胁迫的调控,在水稻对胁迫耐受性和抗性中发挥着重要作用;乙烯(ETH)则是一种多功能的植物激素,它在水稻生长发育和应对生物及非生物胁迫过程中起着重要作用。本文着重阐述了近几年植物激素在生理学研究方面的研究进展,提出了我国在植物激素研究领域的未来发展方向与趋势,同时也展望了植物激素研究对水稻重要农业性状改良的意义。     

AP2/ERF转录因子调控果实品质研究进展

乙烯是影响果实品质形成的重要植物激素,乙烯信号转导途径研究已经在不同果实中广泛开展,但其转录调控机制研究基本处于起步阶段。本文重点综述了AP2/ERF的果实品质转录调控研究进展,讨论了果实品质转录调控存在问题和研究趋势。     

磷和根瘤菌交互作用对大豆结瘤和生长的影响

为了阐明营养液中磷浓度和不同数量根瘤菌的交互作用对大豆结瘤和生长的影响,在营养液培养条件下,进行3种磷水平[P1-0、P2-4和P3-30(μmol P·I-1)]和3种根瘤菌浓度[RI-102、R2-103.5和R3-105(CFU·mL-1)]处理,培养大豆25 d,测定大豆生物量和根瘤性状指标.结果表明:在相同根瘤菌数量条件下,不同磷浓度对大豆总生物量的影响不大,对根冠比的影响较大营养液中接种的根瘤菌浓度越高,根瘤原基数量越夫,低磷明显抑制根瘤原基发育形成根瘤,进而减少了低磷处理大豆根瘤数量从P1到P3,R1恨瘤菌浓度处理根瘤原基形成根瘤的几率分别为:79%、86%和100%.营养液中磷浓度促进生物量向根瘤中分配,高磷处理相对根瘤生物量较高随着生育进程,大豆各组织器官含磷量逐渐降低,在所有取样时期含磷量均表现为根瘤>根>地上部;含氮量表现为根瘤>地上部>根.可见磷和根瘤菌对大豆生长和结瘤形成有交互作用.     

大豆的最佳氮肥施用时期研究

以３种不同基因型大豆品种为试材，研究大豆根瘤形成始期（二片复叶Ｖ２）和大豆生殖生长期间施用氮肥，对大豆生长，结瘤及产量的影响。试验结果表明，大豆营养生长阶段的最佳追肥时间为根瘤形成始期；面在豆生殖生长期间的最佳追肥时间为大豆开花期。     

花生结瘤起始因子基因鉴定及其对氮肥的响应

结瘤起始因子NIN(nodule inception)是最早发现的与植物结瘤相关的转录因子,是根瘤固氮遗传通路中重要组成成分,在结瘤早期发挥重要调节作用。为了研究花生NIN基因的功能,我们对栽培种花生中的NIN基因进行了鉴定,并利用生物信息学对该基因家族理化性质、进化关系、基因结构、表达模式等进行分析。结果表明栽培种花生中共有33个NIN基因,按亲缘关系可以分为4类;同一类的基因具有相同的基因结构和保守结构域;花生NIN基因在各个组织中表达量均较低,Arahy.I65W25和Arahy.V4BGUX在根和根瘤特异表达;在单作花生和花生//玉米间作条件下,部分NIN基因对氮肥的响应模式不同。本研究为深入研究花生NIN基因在根瘤形成和固氮遗传通路中的作用提供了理论基础。     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

稻文化的再思考3:稻与社稷——印度、泰国等东南亚、南亚主要国家

东南亚、南亚地区是世界上重要的稻米产区,稻米在民众饮食生活和国家社会政治中占有重要地位,民众生活中也保存了非常悠久和丰富的稻作文化习俗及稻谷起源神话传说。本文分析了水稻在东南亚、南亚主要国家印度、印度尼西亚、泰国、越南、菲律宾、孟加拉国、缅甸的作用、地位、生产、消费、文化等情况,并指出了印度、印度尼西亚稻文化的主要标志。     

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.     

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.     

Model of wheat yield response to application of diclofop-methyl to control ryegrass (Lolium rigidum)

A general model of crop yield response to herbicide application is proposed. The model includes three components: the effect of herbicide dosage on weed density, the effect of surviving weed density on crop yield and the effect of herbicide directly on the crop. The model is used to estimate the response of wheat yield to application of diclofop-methyl to control ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) in Australia. It is found that the competitiveness of ryegrass plants surviving treatment is reduced by the treatment and that the proportion of yield loss at a given ryegrass density is not independent of the absolute weed-free yield. The response function is used to calculate economic thresholds and optimal herbicide dosages.