转番茄铁载体基因（LeIRT2）八棱海棠对缺铁胁迫的响应

 在低铁(铁浓度为10-6mol·L-1)水培条件下，2个转番茄铁载体蛋白基因八棱海棠（Malus robusta Rehd.）株系表现出较强的抗缺铁胁迫能力。叶片叶绿素含量和净光合速率显著高于对照；叶片细胞间隙CO2浓度显著低于对照；根系的质子分泌和三价铁螯合物还原酶（FCR）活性均升高，明显强于同样条件下的非转基因植株。根系扫描电镜结果显示，转基因株系根系的吸收区和根毛的表面结构皱折增多，表面积增大。     

Inheritance of iron deficiency chlorosis resistance in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Iron-deficiency chlorosis (IDC) is an important abiotic constraint affecting the growth and yield of groundnut in calcareous and alkaline soils worldwide. The present study investigated the inheritance of IDC resistance among four straight crosses of groundnut involving four IDC susceptible cultivars as females and a common IDC resistant male parent. The F₁'s of all the four crosses were resistant to IDC indicating the dominant nature of IDC resistance. The F₂'s of all the four crosses showed a good fit to the ratio of 15 (IDC resistant): 1 (IDC susceptible) and their behavior among the F₃'s was as per the expected ratio of 7:4:4:1. The IDC resistance in groundnut is under the control of duplicate dominant genes wherein, the presence of a dominant allele at either of the loci results in IDC resistance, while duplicate recessive results in IDC susceptibility. This information would facilitate development of IDC resistant cultivars of groundnut.