生物钟生理功能及影响因素的研究进展

生物钟普遍存在于生物界,能够使生物体本身的节律与环境的节律同步化,调控着机体生命活动和生理功能。对昼夜节律生物钟的作用机制、生理功能及影响因素进行综述,以期为生物节律的深入研究提供参考。     

Classification of Global Environments and Cultivars of Spring Barley Based on Heading Time Interactions

Global heading time data collected by the International Center for Maize and Wheat Improvement (CIMMYT) during the International Barley Yield Trials were used to assess similarity of environments, variation among cultivars, and genotype × environment interactions. Data for 29 spring barley cultivars grown in 89 environments over three years were analyzed by cluster analysis. The deviation m days to heading of the mean of 28 photoperiod sensitive cultivars from the cultivar ‘Mona’ and the mean of ‘Mona’, homozygous recessive for the ea_k gene conferring photoperiod insensitivity and thermal stability, were used as environmental coordinates. In addition, diversity of heading time responses among genotypes was illustrated by differences among overall means and patterns of deviation for days to heading from ‘Mona’ in selected environments. Three main clusters were identified. Mexican environments were similar to warmer Mediterranean, eastern and southern African, West Asian, and Latin American environments. Heading time responses in Syria were similar to those observed m other cool Mediterranean environments. Early heading cultivars exhibited greater variation for heading response, especially in extremely warm-and equaiorial- short daylength environments, com-pared to late heading cultivars, presumably because of larger photothermal × genotype interactions. Photoperiod flux about the winter solstice appeared to be a major environmental cue for heading time in photoperiod sensitive spring barleys.     

The physiology of variation in the time of ear emergence among wheat varieties from different regions of the world

Summary Differences in response to photoperiod and vernalization and genetic variation independent of photoperiod and vernalization (earliness per se), affecting time of ear emergence of wheat, were identified in controlled environment experiments with 33 varieties of diverse geographical origin. The results were compared with an analysis of time of ear emergence of 10409 T. aestivum accessions from the USDA Small Grain Collection grown from autumn sowings in Pendleton, Oregon, and spring sowings in Fargo, North Dakota. The effect of differences in photoperiod and vernalization sensitivity on time of ear emergence was similar to the effect of earliness per se, both under controlled environment conditions and in the field. Most of the accessions from low latitude regions reached ear emergence rapidly owing to their insensitivity to photoperiod and vernalization and earliness per se factors accelerating ear emergence. Lateness was common among accessions from Northern Europe, Afghanistan and Turkey, which was due to sensitivity to photoperiod and vernalization, and to earliness per se factors delaying ear emergence. The physiological basis of earliness per se is discussed.     

湖北光周期敏感核不育水稻农垦58s花药中的某些生化代谢特点

湖北光周期敏感核不育水稻农垦58s单核早期的不育花药的线粒体呼吸速率和LOX活性分别较可育株低11.9％和5％,而单核晚期相应较可育株低18.4％和17.3％。花药发育从单核期至三核期,可育花药的AsA和GSH含量增高,而不育花药仅分别相当于可育株的35—55％和22—32％,并有脂质氢氧化物积累。随着花药发育,可育花药的AsA-POD,GR和6-GPDH活性逐有增高,至三核期达到最高。而不育花药,随花粉败育,在单核早期至三核期,AsA-POD,GR和6-GPDH活性逐渐降低,至三核期,其活性分别为可育株的26％,22％和19％,不育花药的ME和MDH活性亦较可育株低。IDH活性在单核晚期为可育株的47—80％。细胞还原势低是不育花药特征之一。低的还原势可能导致活性氧代谢失调和花药不育。     

An EMS-induced wheat mutant restoring fertility against photoperiod-sensitive cytoplasmic male sterility

Triticum aestivum cv. 'Norin 26' with Aegilops crassa cytoplasm shows photoperiod-sensitive cytoplasmic male sterility (PCMS). This alloplasmic line is almost completely male-sterile under long-day conditions (≥ 15h), but highly male-fertile under short-day conditions (≤ 14.5h). To obtain male—fertile mutants against PCMS, seeds of the alloplasmic line were treated with ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS). The M₃ generation was evaluated for PCMS expression, and one fertility-restoring (FR-mutant) line showing high male fertility under the long-day conditions was selected. Reciprocal F, hybrids between the FR-mutant and the alloplasmic 'Norin 26' showed male sterility under the long-day conditions, and continuous segregation with respect to the degree of fertility restoration occurred in their F₂ generations. These results indicate that multiple recessive mutations with minor effects, induced in the nuclear genome, are involved in the fertility restoration. In fact, no restriction-fragment-length polymorphisms of mitochondrial DNA between the FR-mutant and the alloplasmic 'Norin 26' are found.     

Multivariate analysis of traits determining adaptation in cultivated barley

Thirty‐nine barley varieties of different origin, representing different growth types, were included in a series of experiments aimed at analysing the variability in vernalization response, photoperiod sensitivity and earliness per se and establishing the types of ecoclimatic adaptability using multivariate analysis. In the case of spring barley varieties there was no correlation between any of the three traits. For winter barleys, a negative correlation was found between photoperiod sensitivity and vernalization response and between photoperiod sensitivity and earliness per se. Vernalization response and earliness per se showed a positive correlation. Among the winter barley varieties large variations were apparent in photoperiod sensitivity, vernalization response and earliness per se, which resulted in a tremendous variation in flowering patterns and frost tolerance. Between the spring barley varieties only wider variations in photoperiod sensitivity were detected. Based on the cluster analysis, the 39 varieties could be separated into seven groups. The spring barley varieties were placed in two groups, and the winter barleys in five groups representing different adaptational types. Among these five groups two represented the two opposing extreme combinations of photoperiod sensitivity and vernalization response. The combination of large photoperiod sensitivity and no vernalization response resulted in better frost tolerance than did the combination of photoperiod insensitivity and large vernalization response.     

Inheritance of time to flowering in cowpea (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Vigna unguiculata</Emphasis> (L.) Walp.)

Time to flowering and maturity is an important adaptive feature in annual crops, including cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.). In West and Central Africa, photoperiod is the most important environmental variable affecting time to flowering in cowpea. The inheritance of time from sowing to flowering (f) in cowpeas was studied by crossing a photoperiod-sensitive genotype Kanannnado to a photoperiod-insensitive variety IT97D-941-1. Sufficient seed of F₁, F₂, F₃ and backcross populations were generated. The parental, F₁, F₂, F₃ and the backcross populations were screened for f under long natural days (mean daylength 13.4 h per day) in the field and the parents, F₁, F₂ and backcross populations under short day (10 h per day) conditions. The result of the screening showed that photoperiod in the field was long enough to delay flowering of photoperiod-sensitive genotypes. Photoperiod-sensitivity was found to be partially dominant to insensitivity. Frequency distribution of the trait in the various populations indicated quantitative inheritance. Additive (d) and additive × dominance (j) interactions were the most important gene actions conditioning time to flowering. A narrow sense heritability of 86% was estimated for this trait. This will result in 26 days gain in time to flowering with 5% selection intensity from the F₂ to F₃ generation. At least seven major gene pairs, with an average delay of 6 days each, were estimated to control time to flowering in this cross.     

短光敏感雄性不育水稻的发育与育性光周期反应特性

在自然条件下通过多种处理比较了D38S与长光敏不育系N5088S的发育与雄性育性光周期反应，结果表明：在发育光周期反应上两类不育系的反应方向相同，而在育性光周期反应上，D38S的育性与N5088S反应方向相反，在较大温度范围内短光照可诱导其完全雄性不育，长光照诱导高度可育。可以认定D38S是一份短光敏感型雄性不育水稻材料。     

蓖麻标志雌性系的光温敏感性研究

通过异地种植鉴定和分期播种试验,研究蓖麻标志雌性系材料的单雌性状对光照、温度的敏感性,结果 表明,Lm型雌性系18 573株群体的标志雌性性状表现稳定,在正常的气候条件下,其标志雌性性状表达不受光照、 温度的影响。