Decomposition of (1–3,1–4)-β-Glucan and Expression of the (1–3,1–4) -β-Glucanase Gene in Rice Stems during Ripening

Abstract

To elucidate the possible participation of hemicellulose decomposition in lodging resistance, we studied the change of hemicellulose and cellulose content in the stems of rice during the ripening stage by methylation analysis and the expression of related genes by Northern blotting. In the rice stem in ripening stage, content of (1-3,1-4)-β-glucan, a component of hemicellulose, decreased markedly although the content of arabinoxylan, a major component of hemicellulose, and cellulose showed little change during the same growth period. On the other hand, expression of the Gns 1 gene, which may encode (1-3,1-4) -β-glucanase that catalyzes the degradation of (1-3,14) -β-glucan, increased sharply in the stem. The mechanism of decomposition of (1-3,1-4) -β-glucan in rice stem and the possible association with lodging resistance is discussed.     

燕麦与毛苕子混播试验初报

通过对比试验的方法，进行了燕麦与毛苕子混播试验，结果表明：B处理鲜草产量明显高于其它处理，其抗倒伏性能随毛苕子播量的增加而降低。B处理的燕麦与毛苕子植株增高幅度也最大。     

草鱼MYH mRNA表达量分析中采用的内参基因稳定性比较

本研究分别以β-actin、18SrRNA和GAPDH为内参基因,采用实时荧光定量PCR对草鱼早期发育时期肌球蛋白重链（myosin heavy light,MYH）基因的mRNA表达量进行分析,并比较不同内参基因对MYH基因mRNA表达水平检测结果的准确性。研究结果表明,以β-actin和GAPDH作为内参,MYH基因mRNA表达水平完全一致,其表达量从原肠到仔鱼阶段逐次递增,仔鱼与原肠期阶段相比表达量差异显著;当采用18S rRNA作为内参时,MYH基因mRNA在发育阶段的表达量呈不稳定状态。因此,β-actin和GAPDH均可作为内参基因,用于草鱼早期发育中MYH基因mRNA的相对定量研究;而18S rRNA作为内参时,可能会对检测结果造成偏差。本研究不仅准确的揭示了草鱼MYH基因mRNA的表达特征,并且为荧光定量PCR技术在鱼类基因表达研究方面提供了有价值的参考。     

陇中黄土高原半干旱区9个燕麦品种籽粒产量及其营养价值研究

本研究对9个燕麦(Avena sativa)品种的主要农艺性状、种子产量和籽粒营养品质进行了比较,以期筛选出适宜在陇中黄土高原半干旱区生产利用的燕麦品种。结果表明：供试燕麦品种均属于中熟型,在当地均能成熟;9个燕麦农艺性状、种子产量及籽粒营养品质之间存在显著差异(P<0.05),‘迪燕1号’的株高和穗长最高,分别为150.00cm和30.50cm,但种子产量最低,为1734.20kg·hm^-2,穗粒数和穗粒重均以‘魏都莜5号’最高,分别为128.4粒和2.84g,‘晋燕17号’的种子产量和淀粉含量最高,分别为2500.00kg·hm^-2和53.68%,但粗蛋白含量最低,仅为15.95%,‘张莜8号’的千粒重最高,为28.20g,粗蛋白含量以‘张莜9号’最高,达18.75%,‘坝莜18号’的β-葡聚糖和粗脂肪含量最高,分别为4.37%和6.35%。应用灰色关联度理论方法对9个燕麦品种的主要农艺性状、种子产量与籽粒营养品质指标进行综合分析得出,‘晋燕17号’‘魏都莜5号’‘迪燕1号’综合性状较好,适宜在陇中黄土高原半干旱区种植及推广。     

Induction of defense response of Oryza sativa L. against Pyricularia grisea (Cooke) Sacc. by treating seeds with chitosan and hydrolyzed chitosan

Seeds of rice (Oryza sativa L.) were treated with chitosan and hydrolyzed chitosan at 100, 500 and 1000 mg L⁻¹. After 18 days of germination, spore suspension of Pyricularia grisea was applied. The enzyme activity of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase, β-1-3-glucanase, chitinase and chitosanase in leaves of rice seedlings was evaluated after 24, 72, 120 and 168 h of inoculation. Blast affected area (%) was evaluated 7 and 14 days after spraying spore suspension. Chitosan performance to elicit defense response induction was associated with the concentration and type of chitosan. The activity of most of the enzymes tested was induced in leaves of treated seeds with chitosan and hydrolyzed chitosan at 1000 and 500 mg L⁻¹, respectively. The highest enzyme activities were observed with hydrolyzed chitosan after 72 h however, compared to chitosan, the activity was not maintained during the entire post-inoculation period. The highest control (0 = no lesions) of P. grisea in rice seedlings was observed at 1000 mg L⁻¹ in both chitosan and hydrolyzed chitosan treated leaves. Symptoms of infection by P. grisea were evident after 14 days evaluation date, but according to the standard scale proposed by the International Rice Research Institute, these symptoms fell into the resistance category of blast diseases.     

Evaluation of β-(1 → 3, 1 → 6)-glucans and High-M alginate used as immunostimulatory dietary supplement during first feeding and weaning of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)

Stimulation of the non-specific defence enhances the disease resistance and growth, and has good potentials as a measure for increased microbial control in juvenile production of marine fish and shellfish. So far, the most commonly used immunostimulants are β-(1 → 3, 1 → 6)-glucans, and in this study the stimulatory potential of a β-(1 → 3, 1 → 6)-glucan of marine origin, the storage polysaccharide from the marine diatom Chaetoceros mülleri, was examined. The glucan (chrysolaminaran) was extracted from cultures of C. mülleri, and used as a dietary supplement in two first feeding experiments with larvae of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L. In one experiment the microalgal glucan was compared to the commercial yeast-glucan product MacroGard®, and in the other to an alginate with a high content of mannuronic acid (High-M alginate) isolated from Durvillaea antarctica. The stimulants were given via rotifers, and weaning to formulated feed was initiated at day 17 or 18 after hatching. The survival ± SEM at day 27 after hatching was 24.5 ± 2.0%, 14.8 ± 4.5% and 13.1 ± 1.4% for the groups fed C. mülleri-glucan, yeast glucan and for the control, respectively, in the first experiment. The group fed C. mülleri-glucan group had higher survival compared to the control (P < 0.05) group, whereas the yeast glucan had no positive effect on the survival (p > 0.05). The dry weights of the groups at day 27 were low, with 203.2 ± 52.2, 165.2 ± 43.4 and 198.5 ± 58.1 μg per larva for the C. mülleri-glucan, yeast glucan and control groups, respectively. In the second experiment the survival in the period of feeding formulated feed (days 18-30) were 44.6 ± 4.3%, 44.7 ± 1.3%, and 33.8 ± 4.1% survival for the C. mülleri-glucan, High-M alginate and control group, respectively. The cod larvae fed C. mülleri-glucan reached an average weight of 531.6 ± 17.2 μg at day 30, which was significantly higher (p < 0.05) than the control group that had an average of 473.6 ± 3.5 μg. The larvae fed High-M alginate had an average weight of 470.3 ± 31.6 μg per larva at day 30, and not significantly different from the control (p > 0.05). The early weaning to formulated diet had detrimental effect on the growth of the larvae. In both experiments the C. mülleri-glucan group was the only group showing a positive growth rate in the period of weaning to dry feed. The microbial conditions in larval gut and water were monitored with respect to total colony forming units on Marine agar, and Vibrio- and Pseudomonas-like species on selective agars (TCBS and marine Pseudomonas Agar with CFC-supplement). The larvae were rapidly colonised after hatching, but no or weak effects of the stimulants were observed on the colonisation rates or the composition. The total CFU varied from 10¹ to 10² CFU per μg larva after initiation of the first feeding. The percentages of Pseudomonas-like bacteria increased throughout the period, whereas the levels of Vibrio-like bacteria were low and stable. The chrysolaminaran from the diatom C. mülleri was shown to be a promising candidate for use as an immunostimulatory feed additive, and which should be further explored.     

Development of a standard test for dough-making properties of oat cultivars

Bread is consumed all over the world. However, so far, production of large volume bread is only possible with wheat. Alternatives, such as oats, are less suitable but this is partly due to the lack of knowledge about their functionality for other purposes than porridge, which is their most common use. Existing standard tests for the dough making characteristics of wheat flour are not suitable for oat flour, hampering research to optimize oats for bread-making purposes. We therefore set out to develop a test to evaluate oat in relation to mixing and dough making properties using wheat as a model. It was possible to reproduce the profile of various qualities of wheat flour using mixtures of oat flour and gluten in different proportions. Our standard test was based on a dough system composed of 87.2% oat flour and 12.8% gluten and it presented similar properties to a wheat flour with regard to resistance to extension. This dough system was sensitive and reliable (coefficient of variation lower than 10%) for detecting differences among oat cultivars, and it can be used to screen oat varieties and individual oat components in relation to relevant properties for bread-making purposes.     

全球燕麦生产时空演变规律及对中国的启示

燕麦是世界第七大栽培作物,也是中国北方重要的粮饲兼用作物,因其具有抗旱、耐瘠薄等特性,在中国旱作区农业发展中占有举足轻重的地位。明确全球燕麦生产时空演变规律,可为中国燕麦种植结构调整和优化提供重要参考依据。本研究基于1961-2019年全球燕麦生产数据,利用线性回归模型、贡献率以及优势指数分析全球燕麦生产时空演变规律。结果表明,近59年来,全球燕麦收获面积和总产量均呈降低趋势。欧洲是全球燕麦生产中心,1961-1980、1981-1998和1999-2019年三个阶段的总产量分别占世界总量的58.2%、67.4%和62.6%;中国燕麦在这三个阶段的收获面积和总产量总体呈下降趋势,但同期总产量的世界占比却不断增加,从2.0%增长至3.0%。其中,2019年中国燕麦总产量达49.6万t,位列世界第十位。与美国、加拿大、芬兰和澳大利亚等主产国相比,中国燕麦生产的规模优势指数和效率优势指数虽处于不断上升趋势,但整体仍处于劣势地位。因此,优化调整燕麦种植规模,提高单产水平,对中国燕麦产业的可持续发展具有重要意义。     

畜粪沤肥浸渍液对青椒和番茄β-1,3-葡聚糖酶活性的影响

:1998年温室盆栽试验测定 ,畜粪沤肥浸渍液处理青椒、番茄后 ,植株体内 β - 1,3-葡聚糖酶活性均有不同程度的提高。与对照比较 ,猪粪、马粪、牛粪沤肥浸渍液对青椒 β - 1,3-葡聚糖酶活性提高率 ,最大分别为 12 .4 1% ,7.76 %和 10 .96 % ;对番茄 β - 1,3-葡聚糖酶活性提高率 ,最大分别为 4 0 .50 % ,2 5.0 7%和 2 4 .79%。