荒漠河岸林地区胡杨幼苗根系水力提升作用探究

植物水力提升作用是指低蒸腾条件下处于湿润区域根系吸水后运输到干燥区,并将水分释放到根际周围的干土中的现象。通过上下层分根试验法,研究生长季胡杨幼苗的根系提水作用。结果表明：① 与成年胡杨相似,胡杨幼苗根系存在水力提升作用;② 幼苗的水力提升作用发生在21:00 时至次日6:00时 ,生长季3株胡杨幼苗的总提水量分别为2.78 kg,2.31 kg和2.46 kg,日均提水量为0.022 6 kg,0.018 7 kg和0.02 0 kg;③ 3株胡杨幼苗的日均提水量占上层土壤蒸发量的13%~20%,在植物蒸腾作用明显的7~8月,日均提水量也较大;④ 下层土壤的根系生物量和提水量相关性显著。     

梭梭根系的水分再分配特征对其生理和形态的影响

采用上下分根方法及根系观测技术,设置控制处理(仅接受白天自然光照),夜间光照处理(接受24 h光照),加水及夜间光照处理(接受24 h光照+加水),对梭梭根系是否存在水分再分配作用进行了验证,在此基础之上,进一步研究了水分再分配对梭梭生理和形态的影响。结果表明:(1)控制处理梭梭黎明前及正午同化枝水势高于夜间光照处理,且控制处理和加水及夜间光照处理梭梭上管部分根水势也较夜间光照处理高,说明夜间弱蒸腾作用下,控制处理的梭梭发生了水分再分配作用。(2)水分再分配作用促进梭梭蒸腾及光合作用,控制处理与加水及夜间光照处理的梭梭蒸腾速率均大于夜间光照处理,且控制处理和加水及夜间光照处理的梭梭最大净光合速率也较夜间光照处理高。(3)控制处理与加水及夜间光照处理梭梭地上部分生物量显著高于夜间光照处理,不同处理的梭梭地下部分总生物量、上管地下部分生物量及上管比根长的关系为:加水及夜间光照处理控制处理夜间光照处理。梭梭具有水分再分配作用,在夜间弱蒸腾条件下,根系吸收下层湿润土壤中的水分并释放至上层干燥土壤中,以缓解干旱环境下植物的水分亏缺,水分再分配作用可促进植物蒸腾及光合作用,增加植物的根冠比和根系碳分配。     

植物水分运转影响因子的研究进展

影响植物水分运转的主要因子有气象因子(包括太阳辐射、大气温度、大气湿度、风速、CO2浓度等)、土壤的水分状况、气孔导度、植物叶面积、水分在植物体内的传输阻力等。大量研究表明:植物蒸腾的日变化主要是由气象因子的日变化引起的,而蒸腾的年变化主要与土壤的水分状况、叶面积动态和气候条件有关。此外,组织贮存水和导管的空穴对植物的水分运转也有一定的影响。     

Water adaptive traits of deep-rooted C3 halophyte（Karelinia caspica（Pall.） Less.） and shallow-rooted C4 halophyte（Atriplex tatarica L.） in an arid region,Northwest China

This paper focused on the water relations of two halophytes differing in photosynthetic pathway,phenotype,and life cycle:Karelinia caspica (Pall.) Less.(C3,deep-rooted perennial Asteraceae grass) and A...     

Gas exchange, biomass partition, and water relationships of three grass seedlings under water stress

Three grass species, switchgrass ( Panicum virgatum ), foxtail millet ( Setaria italica ), and Old World bluestem ( Bothriochloa ischaemum ), referred to as introduced, traditional, and indigenous species, respectively, in the Loess hilly gully region on Loess Plateau in China, were grown in a growth chamber. Water was withheld to let the soil gravimetric moisture content (SGMC) decline gradually from 14.92% for 15 days. The gas exchange characteristics, leaf water conditions, root and shoot growth, and water use efficiency (WUE) of the three grasses were compared. The SGMC of foxtail millet declined faster than that of switchgrass and Old World bluestem, and it maintained higher leaf water potential at a lower soil water content, indicating that it might have greater drought tolerance. During the process of soil drying, the stomatal conductance (Gs), photosynthesis rate, and transpiration rate (Tr) of foxtail millet and Old World bluestem declined linearly, whereas those of switchgrass declined parabolically. The Gs of each grass was significantly different between the stressed and well-watered (WW) conditions. When the SGMC declined to ≈ 11.0%, 9.5%, and 8.6%, respectively, the leaf water potential was significantly different between the two growing conditions, showing the appearance of non-hydraulic and hydraulic signals. As a result of greater stomatal adjustment ability and a smaller Gs, foxtail millet had a high WUE. Among the three grasses, switchgrass had a high Tr and root/shoot (R/S) ratio under both WW and stressed conditions, and water stress significantly improved its R/S ratio. The results showed that foxtail millet seedlings have the best drought adaptability in the flexible soil–water environment, whereas switchgrass seedlings have the worst, but a high R/S ratio might be advantageous under drought conditions once the seedlings are established.     

Physiologic response of six plant species grown in two contrasting soils and irrigated with brackish groundwater and RO concentrate

With declining availability of fresh surface water, brackish groundwater is increasingly used for irrigation in the arid and semi-arid southwestern United States. Brackish water can be desalinated by reverse osmosis (RO) but RO results in a highly saline concentrate. Disposal of concentrate is a major problem hindering augmentation of inland desalination in arid areas. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of texture and saline water irrigation on the physiology of six species (Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt., Hordeum vulgare L., Lepidium alyssoides A. Gray, Distichlis stricta (L.) Greene, Panicum virgatum L., and ×Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus [Secale?×?Triticum]). All species were grown in two contrasting soils and irrigated with the same volume of control water (EC 0.9?dS/m), brackish groundwater (4.1?dS/m), RO concentrate (EC 8.0?dS/m). Several plant physiological measurements were made during the growing season including height, number of stem nodes, average internodal length, number of leaves, leaf length, photosynthetic rates, stomatal conductance rates, transpiration rates, leaf temperatures, stem water potential, and osmotic potential. P. virgatum was the only species that showed significant decrease in plant height and growth with texture and irrigation water salinity. Except for A. canescens and L. alyssoides, number and length of leaves decreased with increasing salinity for all species. No significant differences were observed for photosynthetic, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rates by soil texture or irrigation water salinity. Stem water potential and osmotic potential did show some significant influence by soil texture and irrigation water salinity. Based on the results, RO concentrate can be reused to grow all six species in sand; however, growth of all species showed some limitations in clay. Local reuse of RO concentrate along desert margins with regular soil and environmental quality monitoring can accelerate implementation of inland desalination for sustaining food security.     

Effect of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Meloidogyne ethiopica</Emphasis> parasitism on water management and physiological stress in tomato

Root-knot nematodes (RKN) are obligate endoparasites that severely damage the host root system. Nutrient and water uptake are substantially reduced in infested plants, resulting into altered physiological processes and reduced plant growth. The effect of nematode infestation on the morphological changes of roots and subsequent physiological plant responses of infested tomatoes with the RKN Meloidogyne ethiopica was studied in a pot experiment. Plants were infested with two inoculum densities (10 or 50 eggs per cm³ substrate) and its effect was evaluated 74 and 102 days post inoculation (DPI). Morphological changes and root growth was determined by analysing scanned images of the whole root system. Nematode infestation reduced the portion of fine roots and increased that of coarse roots due to gall formation. Fine roots of non-infested control plants represented around 51% of the area of the whole root system at 74 and 102 DPI. In comparison to controls, plants inoculated with low and high nematode density had 2.1 and 3.2-times lower surface area of fine roots at 102 DPI. Root analyses revealed that plants had a very limited ability to mitigate the effects of the root-knot nematodes infestation by altering root growth. Root galls had a major influence on the hydraulic conductivity of the root system, which was significantly reduced. The low leaf water potential of infested plants coincided with decreased stomatal conductivity, transpiration and photosynthesis. The latter two were reduced by 60–70% when compared to non-infested control plants.     

科尔沁沙地樟子松人工林幼树水分生理生态特性

水分是沙地樟子松(Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica)生长最重要的生态因子,在对科尔沁沙地东南缘樟子松疏林草地土壤水分监测的同时,对13年生沙地(疏林草地)樟子松人工幼树的叶片水势(ψ)、蒸腾速率(E)、气孔导度(g)及其相应环境因子进行测定,探讨疏林草地人工樟子松幼树的水分生理生态特性.结果表明:蒸腾速率和气孔导度具有明显的日变化和季节变化规律,两者的变化趋势相似,即在生长季节樟子松蒸腾速率呈现出较明显的双峰曲线;影响其变化的主要内在因子为气孔导度,外在因子是空气湿度和气温.针叶水势在一定程度上受到降水量、土壤水分含量及树木本身生长特性的影响.樟子松针叶水势、蒸腾速率等水分生理生态特征表明,对于13年生沙地樟子松人工幼树(密度为378株/hm2),即使在年降水量较丰富的年份,疏林草地樟子松生长仍然受到一定程度的干旱胁迫.     

Partitioning evapotranspiration of desert plants under different water regimes in the inland Heihe River Basin,Northwestern China

Plant transpiration (T), soil evaporation (E), and the proportion of evaporation in evapotranspiration (ET), and their patterns of change were analyzed in a desert habitat along the middle and lower reaches of the Heihe River Basin, Gansu Province, China. Typical desert plants with different life forms were selected and small lysimeter observations were conducted; various species were measured under two soil water regimes using 50% (FC 50%) and 20% (FC 20%) of field capacity in 2 years. Under the FC 50% treatment the observed ratio of T to ET of desert plants was less than one-third, making the ratio of E to ET greater than two-thirds; the proportion of T to ET of desert plants increased to above 40%, and that of E declined to below 60% under the FC 20% treatment. The lowest T of desert plants was 130–140 mm based on the plant crown projection area. The characteristic coefficient of ET of desert plants was twice that of the characteristic coefficient of transpiration. This study found that when ET was measured for the same desert plant species growing in different regions, the ET differed significantly (P < 0.05) under the same water regimes; when comparing different plant species in the same region no obvious differences in the transpiration water requirement and ET were observed. The proportion of T in ET increased significantly and E in ET decreased markedly (P < 0.05), if the soil moisture content declined to where the plants experienced water stress.     

Spatio-temporal variation in transpiration responses of maize plants to vapor pressure deficit under an arid climatic condition

The transpiration rate of plant is physically controlled by the magnitude of the vapor pressure deficit(VPD) and stomatal conductance. A limited-transpiration trait has been reported for many crop species in different environments, including Maize(Zea mays L.). This trait results in restricted transpiration rate under high VPD, and can potentially conserve soil water and thus decrease soil water deficit. However, such a restriction on transpiration rate has never been explored in maize under arid climatic conditions in northwestern China. The objective of this study was to examine the transpiration rate of field-grown maize under well-watered conditions in an arid area at both leaf and whole plant levels, and therefore to investigate how transpiration rate responding to the ambient VPD at different spatial and temporal scales. The transpiration rates of maize at leaf and plant scales were measured independently using a gas exchange system and sapflow instrument, respectively. Results showed significant variations in transpiration responses of maize to VPD among different spatio-temporal scales. A two-phase transpiration response was observed at leaf level with a threshold of 3.5 k Pa while at the whole plant level, the daytime transpiration rate was positively associated with VPD across all measurement data, as was nighttime transpiration response to VPD at both leaf and whole plant level, which showed no definable threshold vapor pressure deficit, above which transpiration rate was restricted. With regard to temporal scale, transpiration was most responsive to VPD at a daily scale, moderately responsive at a half-hourly scale, and least responsive at an instantaneous scale. A similar breakpoint(about 3.0 k Pa) in response of the instantaneous leaf stomatal conductance and hourly canopy bulk conductance to VPD were also observed. At a daily scale, the maximum canopy bulk conductance occurred at a VPD about 1.7 k Pa. Generally, the responsiveness of stomatal conductance to VPD at the canopy scale was lower than that at leaf scale. These results indicate a temporal and spatial heterogeneity in how maize transpiration responses to VPD under arid climatic conditions. This could allow a better assessment of the possible benefits of using the maximum transpiration trait to improve maize drought tolerance in arid environment, and allow a better prediction of plant transpiration which underpin empirical models for stomatal conductance at different spatio-temporal scales in the arid climatic conditions.     

山杏幼苗水分生理生态特性及凋萎湿度的研究

对山杏幼苗进行 3种施水量的水分培养和干旱处理。结果表明 :随施水量的减少 ,叶片的净光合速率、蒸腾速率、气孔导度和水分利用效率等指标都随之下降 ,叶片温度提高。 40 9.2和 1 89.2 mm施水量对山杏幼苗各项指标的影响呈显著差异 ,而 40 9.2和 32 1 .2 mm之间与 32 1 .2和 1 89.2 mm之间均无差异。随土壤干旱的加剧 ,山杏幼苗叶片的蒸腾速率和水势与土壤含水量呈规律性变化 ;当干旱持续 39天时 ,1 .44%的土壤含水量可视为山杏幼苗的凋萎湿度     

西北旱区制种玉米灌浆期气孔导度与叶水势对水氮胁迫的响应

为了探究西北旱区制种玉米水氮胁迫条件下的生理节水机理，设置充分灌溉（FI）与亏缺灌溉（DI）处理，以及施氮（N150）与不施氮（N0）处理，分析了不同水氮模式下叶水势与气孔特征的变化规律。结果表明：充分灌溉条件下，施氮主要通过增加气孔开度和气孔数量提高气孔导度，与不施氮处理相比，气孔开度提高19.46%，气孔数量增加8.46%；亏缺灌溉条件下则通过增加单位面积开放气孔数量和降低气孔开度来应对水分消耗，提高抗旱能力，与充分灌溉相比，亏缺灌溉气孔开度平均降低21.38%，气孔数量平均增加14.08%；增加灌水量能极显著增大气孔开度（P＜0.05）和提高玉米叶片黎明和正午叶水势值，促进作物蒸腾作用；FIN150处理较DIN150处理黎明和正午叶水势均值分别上升了3.30%和2.00%，FIN0处理较DIN0处理黎明和正午叶水势均值分别上升了13.41%和14.29%；亏缺灌溉条件下，施氮处理黎明和正午叶水势均值分别上升了2.87%和0.17%。干旱导致气孔导度及正午叶水势的降低可以通过增施氮肥得到部分补偿。     

Patterns, magnitude, and controlling factors of hydraulic redistribution of soil water by Tamarix ramosissima roots

Tamarix spp.(Saltcedar)is a facultative phreatophyte that can tolerate drought when groundwater is not accessed.In addition to deep water uptake,hydraulic redistribution(HR)is another factor contributing to the drought tolerance of Tamarix spp.In this study,data on soil volumetric moisture content(θ),lateral root sap flow,and relevant climate variables were used to investigate the patterns,magnitude,and controlling factors of HR of soil water by roots of Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb.in an extremely arid land in Northwest China.Results showed evident diurnal fluctuations in θ at the depths of 30 and 50 cm,indicating "hydraulic lift"(HL).θ increased remarkably at 10 and 140 cm but decreased at 30 and 50 cm and slightly changed at 80 cm after rainfall,suggesting a possible "hydraulic descent"(HD).However,no direct evidence was observed in the negative flow of lateral roots,supporting HR(including HL and HD)of T.ramosissima.The HR pathway unlikely occurred via lateral roots;instead,HR possibly occurred through adventitious roots with a diameter of 2-5 mm and a length of 60-100 cm.HR at depths of 20-60 cm ranged from 0.01-1.77 mm/d with an average of 0.43 mm/d,which accounted for an average of 22% of the estimated seasonal total water depletion at 0-160 cm during the growing season.The climate factors,particularly vapor pressure deficit and soil water potential gradient,accounted for at least 33% and 45% of HR variations with depths and years,respectively.In summary,T.ramosissima can be added to the wide list of existing species involved in HR.High levels of HR may represent a considerable fraction of daily soil water depletion and substantially improve plant water status.HR could vary tremendously in terms of years and depths,and this variation could be attributed to climate factors and soil water potential gradient.     

叶片被毛对干旱区短命植物狭果鹤虱生理生态特征的影响

以荒漠短命植物狭果鹤虱为研究对象,通过野外控制实验,研究叶片被毛(leaf hairs)对狭果鹤虱生理生态特征的影响。结果表明:对于叶片有被毛的植物,模拟凝结水能显著提高叶厚、叶重、叶片水势、净光合速率、气孔导度以及地上生物量(干重),而对根径、根长与地下生物量(干重)表现出较小的效应;对于人工去除叶片被毛的植物,模拟凝结水对其根长、根径、叶厚、叶重、叶片水势、净光合速率、气孔导度、地上与地下生物量的影响不大。由此可知,被毛的存在能显著增加狭果鹤虱叶片吸附凝结水的量,同时也能增强其对干旱环境的适应能力。     

毛乌素沙地臭柏匍匐茎蒸腾速率和水势的日变化

采用LI-1600稳态气孔计和压力室对臭柏匍匐茎的蒸腾速率和水势进行了测定。结果表明,生长在毛乌素沙地沙丘顶部、滩地、人工造林地的来源于同一上级枝的有不定根和无不定根匍匐茎,在午前有不定根匍匐茎的蒸腾速率和气孔导度较无不定根的高,午后则相反,但日平均蒸腾速率和气孔导度没有差异(P<0.05)。无不定根匍匐茎的小枝(叶)水势比有不定根的略高,生长在沙丘顶部的臭柏,这种特征比滩地的明显。位于沙丘顶部臭柏的蒸腾速率、气孔导度和叶水势均低于滩地的,多元线性回归分析表明,臭柏蒸腾速率主要与气温、空气相对湿度、有效光幅射有关(P<0.01)。遭受切断干扰的有不定根匍匐茎,虽然能够维持其生命,但其水分生理特性受到了明显的抑制(P<0.05),干扰1周后,蒸腾速率仅能达到对照的45%。     

Root infection by Phytophthora cinnamomi in seedlings of three oak species

The combination of soil infestation with Phytophthora cinnamomi and repetitive flooding was studied on 1-year-old plants of Quercus ilex (holm oak) and Q. suber (cork oak). In a second experiment, using 2-year-old plants of the same species and of red oak ( Q. rubra ), the soil infestation was followed by two drought-rewatering cycles. Oak predawn leaf water potential (PLWP) and stomatal conductance (gs) were monitored during both experiments. Root infection, root loss, wilting and mortality were assessed at the end of the experiments. Q. ilex exhibited the highest susceptibility to P. cinnamomi , and Q. rubra the lowest. Root infections caused by P. cinnamomi were more severe in the flooding than in the drought experiment. The most noticeable effect of the infection on plant water relations was a decrease in stomatal conductance. This occurred at different times after inoculation, varying with species susceptibility and experiment. Inoculation with P. cinnamomi induced a decrease of PLWP in Q. ilex plants, and in some Q. suber plants exhibiting a severe root loss. The results further showed that the relationship between PLWP and gs was modified by infection with P. cinnamomi . The combination of flooding and infection with P. cinnamomi acted synergistically on the water relations of Q. ilex . By contrast, there was no significant increase in disease severity due to the postinoculation water stress imposed on the oaks.     

An ecophysiological approach to crop losses,exemplified in the system wheat,leaf rust and glume blotch

Uninfected plants of spring wheat ‘Kolibri’ and plants infected with leaf rust were grown in a climate chamber at three soil-water potentials: ?1025 J.kg^?1 (D, ‘dry’, near wilting point), ?425 J.kg^?1 (M, ‘medium’, intermediate), and ?250 J. kg^?1 (W, ‘wet’, near saturation point). At lower water potentials plant development was faster, growth rate lower, and transpiration less than at higher water potentials. Growth and transpiration of plants at W were approximately twice those at D. Plants at M showed an intermediate response. Growth and yield of rusted plants grown at M were only slightly less than those of the uninfected controls, whereas at D and W considerable losses of plant dry weight and yield were caused by the rust. Infection type, pustule size and spore production were related to soil-water potential; at M, the pustules were smallest and the spore production was minimal. Results show a marked effect of soil-water potential on plant morphogenesis, and indicate that resistance of ‘Kolibri’ to leaf rust was related to soil-water potential. Optimal resistance was found at M, the intermediate soil-water potential.     

水分胁迫对冬小麦叶片水分生理生态过程的影响

在不同的土壤水分条件下对冬小麦叶片水分生理因子进行了连续的测定，结果表明水分胁迫使作物光合、蒸腾的日变化进程提前，上午胁迫处理作物气孔导度大于非胁迫处理作物的气孔导度，这有助于胁迫处理的作物利用有限的土壤水分；蒸腾速率比光合速率对水分胁迫反应更为敏感，更易受气孔调节的影响。在不同的生育期，作物气孔阻力与0－40cm土层的土壤含水量相关性最大，可用二次曲线来拟合，0－40cm土层土壤含水量在0．25m^3m^-3左右时，气孔开度最大，此时气孔阻力为最小。     

The influence of cyst nematodes and drought on potato growth. 2. Effects on plant water relations under semi-controlled conditions

Potatoes were grown under a permanent rain shelter in mobile containers in soil with and without potato cyst nematodes (Globodera pallida). The plants were either subjected to an early drought stress period from planting until 43 days after planting, to a late drought stress period during tuber bulking or to a drought control. Leaf water potentials, stomatal diffusion resistances for water vapour, transpiration rates, dry matter accumulation and water use efficiencies of the plants were determined periodically. Both drought and nematodes decreased leaf water potential and increased stomatal resistance.Drought led to a higher water use efficiency, cyst nematode infection, however, reduced the water use efficiency at early stages of growth, and increased it at later stages. It is concluded that at least two main growth reducing mechanisms exist of which the relative importance varies with time. Firstly, reduced apparent assimilation rates, which are unrelated to a change in the water balance caused by the initial attack by the cyst nematodes. Secondly, a reduced dry matter accumulation resulting from a decrease of water uptake. Effects of drought and cyst nematode infection on plant growth and water relations were not always additive mainly because infected plants used up less water leading to less drought stress.     

不同地下水埋深下胡杨枝条水力导度及其季节变化

植物水力结构和功能的调整是植物适应环境水分变化的重要途径。通过观测新疆塔里木河沙雅河段垂向距离河道0.01 km、3 km和40 km处3个观测点不同地下水埋深,分析胡杨枝条水力导度及水势等相关水力结构参数的季节变化。结果表明:各观测点胡杨枝条平均导水率损失百分比数(PLC)均高于60%,各观测点之间无显著差异,表明受高蒸腾压力的区域环境影响,胡杨枝条木质部普遍存在较高程度的栓塞;低地下水埋深观测点胡杨比导率(Ks)、叶比导率(Kl)均显著增加,但枝条导水面积与叶面积之比(Hv)显著低于高地下水埋深观测点,表明胡杨主要通过提高Kl控制植物体内水势梯度,以适应深地下水条件,同时Kl增加主要受Ks增加影响,而非Hv;近河道浅地下水条件下,胡杨枝条导水功能受地下水季节波动影响明显,而远离河道深地下水条件下,主要受植物生长物候影响。