Grain number and grain weight in wheat lines contrasting for stem water soluble carbohydrate concentration

In wheat, the ability to store and remobilise large amounts of stem water soluble carbohydrates (WSC) to grain constitutes a desirable trait to incorporate into germplasm targeted to regions with frequent terminal drought. The main aim of this paper was to examine the relationships between WSC storage, grain number and grain weight across several environments. A small set of recombinant inbred lines (2–4) contrasting in stem WSC were grown in six field trials where water availability, sowing date and/or N level were manipulated, with line yields ranging from 400 to 850 g m⁻² across experiments. Biomass, N and WSC concentration (WSCc, mg g⁻¹ dry weight) and amount (WSCa, g m⁻²) were monitored. A resource-oriented area-based model [Fischer, R.A., 1984. Growth and yield of wheat. In: Smith, W.H., Bante, S.J. (Eds.), Potential Productivity of Field Crops Under Different Environments. International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, pp. 129–154] and intrinsic rates of organ growth were used to investigate the consequences on grain number of potential competition between spike and stem around flowering.     

栓皮栎体胚的增殖、成熟和萌发

以栓皮栎实生苗叶片为外植体诱导体细胞胚胎发生,调查碳水化合物、渗透剂和植物生长调节剂对体胚增殖、成熟和萌发的影响,建立体胚增殖、成熟和萌发的培养基方案.叶片外植体在附加1.0 mg·L-1NAA和0.5mg·L-1BA的起始培养基上诱导形成前胚性团块.这些胚性团块在增殖培养基上培养6周,在附加1 mg·L-1BA、0.25 mg·L-1NAA和3%蔗糖的MS培养基上增殖效果最好.将单个体胚转接到成熟培养基上进行培养,蔗糖浓度对栓皮栎体胚成熟以及后续的萌发有显著影响.成熟培养基中附加5%的蔗糖,体胚成熟率和萌发率分别达到63.5%和33.8%.虽然在成熟培养基中附加ABA有利于体胚成熟,但对体胚的进一步萌发没有促进作用.为了提高萌发率,成熟体胚在附加植物生长调节剂的萌发培养基上进行培养,以及进行预冷处理.成熟体胚4℃冷处理没有促进胚根和上胚轴的发育萌发.在附加0.5 mg·L-1BA和0.25 mg·L-1 IBA的1/2 MS萌发培养基上,体胚萌发率达到65.9%,再生植株转化率达到9.4%.     

高温胁迫对黄瓜幼苗N素及C素代谢的影响

高温胁迫 ３ ｄ 后,黄瓜耐热品种津杂 ２ 号幼苗中蛋白质降解速率（４．３６％ ）比不耐热品种中农 １１ 号（８．５１％ ）慢;氨基酸增幅较小,耐热品种为 ２６．３４％ ,不耐热品种为 ３４．７％ ,其中脯氨酸质量分数增幅与品种耐热性呈正相关．耐热品种比不耐热品种具有较高的净光合速率（分别为７．６６、６．６４ μｍ ｏｌ·ｍ － ２·ｓ－ １）,较低的呼吸速率（分别为４４５．６６、５６３．４９ μ Ｌ·ｇ－ １ ·ｈ－ １）和乙醇酸氧化酶活性［△ Ｄ（６２０ ｎｍ ）分别为２．０２、２．４２］．解除高温胁迫后,耐热品种的蛋白质合成和净光合速率均较不耐热品种恢复得快,表明耐热品种无论在高温胁迫下或解除胁迫后均比不耐热品种具有较强的平衡 Ｎ、 Ｃ代谢的能力     

Heritability estimates and progeny testing of phenotypic selections for soluble solids content in dehydrator onion

Soluble solids comprise most of onion bulb dry mass, and dehydrator onion cultivars are developed from breeding populations that have high dry mass content. Realized and narrow-sense heritability estimates were obtained for the soluble solids content (SSC) trait in two open-pollinated dehydrator onion breeding populations (BP) using response to selection and half-sib family analysis. Parental populations, designated as BP9335-U and BP9243-U, were derived from two-way crosses of lines advanced as open- pollinated (OP) populations to the F7 or F_6 generation, respectively. BP9335-U had one previous selection cycle for increased SSC and BP9243-U had three SSC selection cycles. In these experiments, parental populations were screened again for high SSC, and selected bulbs were intermated to form half-sib progeny groups, designated as BP9335-S and BP9243-S. Mean SSC was increased by 6.6% and a realized heritability estimate of 0.64 was obtained for BP9335-S. Mean SSC was increased by 6.3% and a realized heritability estimate of 0.36 was obtained for BP9243-S. Narrow-sense heritability estimates of 0.58 ±0.05 and 0.30 ±0.03 were obtained for parental populations BP9335-U and BP9243-U, respectively. Narrow-sense heritability estimates of 0.40 ± 0.03 and 0.63 ± 0.23 were obtained for progeny populations derived from selected high-SSC bulbs of these lines (BP9335-S and BP9243-S), respectively, indicating that there is significant additive genetic control of the SSC trait in these populations. Significant differences in half-sib family performance in the advanced groups BP9335-S and BP9243-S demonstrate that progeny testing was effective for evaluating phenotypic selections. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Shoot‐produced,light‐dependent factors are partially involved in the expression of the arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) status of AM host and non‐host plants

Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) colonization and hyphal attachment to the roots of a host plant, bean, and a non‐host plant, lupin, were compared when grown either with light or in the dark with the AM fungus Glomus mosseae. When grown with light, bean roots were heavily colonized whereas lupin roots showed no signs of colonization, no formation of appressoria and only scarce hyphal attachment to the roots. In contrast to roots of plants grown with light, to living roots of beans and lupins grown in the dark many hyphae were attached and appressoria were formed. The role of shoot produced, light‐dependent factors in the expression of the AM mycotrophic status of AM host and non‐host plants is discussed.<?show $6#>     

水稻灌浆结实期籽粒接受14C-同化产物能力的研究

在盆栽条件下，以粳稻日本晴为材料，于抽穗后5、20、35d整株标记^14CO2 1．5h，同化后24h取样，测定根、叶片、茎鞘、穗轴、枝梗、小枝梗及籽粒中^14C-同化产物的淀粉量和可溶性糖含量。结果表明：随着抽穗后天数的增加，全株^14C-同化量明显减少，光合强度下降的幅度大于绿叶重；灌浆初期固定的^14C-光合产物在同化后24h60％以上被运输到籽粒中，籽粒中^14C-光合产物的淀粉量和可溶性糖含量均明显高于其他器官，证明灌浆初期籽粒具有主动接受^14C-光合产物的能力；灌浆后期叶片、茎鞘、穗轴、枝梗、小枝梗中含有大量的^14C-同化产物，且多为能运输的可溶性糖，但籽粒中^14C-光合产物很少，说明灌浆后期籽粒接受光合产物能力明显变弱，是造成大量^14C-光合产物滞留在营养器官中的重要原因；籽粒的含水率和淀粉合成能力与籽粒接受^14C-光合产物量之间具有明显的伴随关系，推测籽粒的含水率和淀粉合成能力低可能是造成籽粒接受光合产物能力下降的重要原因之一。     

Interactive effects of dietary crude protein and fermentable carbohydrate levels on odour from pig manure

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of dietary levels of crude protein (CP) and levels of fermentable carbohydrates (FC) and their interaction on odour emission, odour intensity, odour hedonic tone, and ammonia emission from pig manure, and manure characteristics. An experiment was conducted with finishing pigs (n = 36) in a 2 × 3 factorial randomized complete block arrangement with 6 treatment combinations in 6 blocks. There were 2 dietary CP levels (low 12%; high 18%) and 3 digestible FC levels: (low 95.5; medium 145.5; and high 195.5 g/kg feed, as-fed basis). Pigs with an initial body weight (BW) of 57.7 ± 2.5 kg were penned individually in partly slatted floor pens. Faeces and urine of each pig accumulated in separate manure pits under the slatted floor. In the 6th week of the collection period air samples were collected directly above the manure in each pit. Manure samples were taken for manure characteristics. Air samples were analyzed for odour concentration and for hedonic tone and odour intensity. Manure samples were analyzed for volatile fatty acids (VFA), indoles, phenoles, sulphurous compounds, ammonium, and total N concentrations. Dietary CP level and FC level did not affect odour emission, odour intensity and hedonic tone but their interaction affected odour emission at P = 0.06. At a high dietary CP level, increased FC level decreased odour emission, while at a low CP level, increased FC level increased odour emission from pig manure. Total N and ammonium concentrations, and ammonia emission from pig manure were reduced at low dietary CP level (P < 0.001). High FC level led to low ammonia emission from pig manure (P = 0.01). Manure pH increased at high dietary CP level (P < 0.001) and decreased when FC level increased (P < 0.05). Total VFA concentration increased at high dietary CP level (P < 0.001) and when FC level increased (P < 0.001). Enhanced dietary CP increased the manure concentrations of phenol (P < 0.001), cresols (P = 0.01), indole (P < 0.001), 4-ethylphenol (P < 0.001) and carbon disulfide (P < 0.001), but FC did not affect concentrations of these compounds (P > 0.05) in the manure. We conclude that the interaction between dietary CP and FC plays a role in odour production and emission. Ammonia emission from pig manure can be reduced substantially by decreasing dietary CP and by increasing FC.     

Temporal dynamics of nutrient and carbohydrate distribution during crop cycles of Rosa spp. ‘Kardinal’ in response to light availability

Rose plants that are flush harvested exhibit episodic growth patterns. During these crop cycles little biomass accumulation occurs immediately following harvest; and as new shoots emerge a period of rapid shoot growth and biomass accumulation occurs. The temporal changes in whole-plant nutrient and carbohydrate distribution during these crop cycles and the role of storage in new shoot growth are not well documented. The objective of this project was to quantify N, P, K, and total non-structural carbohydrates (TNC) distribution in roots, base stems, base leaves, and new shoots during crop cycles in response to light availability. Plants were grown in solution culture under high or low light (mean daily light integral 45.3 or 13.1 mol m⁻² d⁻¹, respectively) during 30–35 day crop cycles. Every five days destructive sampling was used to determine biomass and N, P, K, and TNC concentration of rose plant compartments. N and TNC accumulated in base plant compartments during the first ten days of the crop cycles. N, P, K, and TNC in base plant compartments declined during days 10–25 during a crop cycle concurrent with the rapid growth of flower shoots. N, P, and K storage in base plant parts represents 27, 22, and 24% of the potential N, P, and K required by flower shoots under high light; and 19, 21, and 22% of requirements under low light. TNC storage in base plant parts represents 4–10% of the final biomass of flower shoots. Mobilization of N, P, K, and TNC stored from base plant parts appears to be important during the stage of rapid flower shoot growth when absorption by roots or photosynthesis by shoots was insufficient to meet flower shoot demands. Plant carbohydrate status was improved under high light conditions; storage of N and TNC declined under low light.     

添加不同酶制剂对全株玉米青贮发酵品质的影响

本研究旨在探讨添加不同酶制剂对全株玉米青贮发酵品质的影响,以蜡熟期刈割的全株玉米为材料,设对照组和6个处理组,处理组分别添加5 g/kg纤维素酶、木聚糖酶、果胶酶、α-半乳糖苷酶、β-甘露聚糖酶和β-葡聚糖酶,每组3个重复,青贮56 d后对全株玉米青贮饲料的感官评定、发酵品质、营养成分进行比较分析。结果显示:纤维素酶组、木聚糖酶组和β-葡聚糖酶组全株玉米青贮饲料的青贮效果较好;与对照组相比,纤维素酶组、木聚糖酶组和β-葡聚糖酶组可显著提高青贮饲料碳水化合物(WSC)和乳酸的含量(P>0.05),同时使青贮氨态氮/总氮显著降低(P<0.05),青贮发酵品质较好;添加纤维素酶的全株玉米青贮中干物质(DM)含量高于对照组和其他处理组,添加纤维素酶和α-半乳糖苷酶处理的粗蛋白质(CP)含量较高;添加纤维素酶的酸性洗涤纤维(ADF)和β-葡聚糖酶组青贮中性洗涤纤维(NDF)、ADF均显著低于对照组(P<0.05)。综上表明:纤维素酶、木聚糖酶和β-葡聚糖酶更适于用作全株玉米青贮饲料的添加剂。     

Changes in herbage chemical composition due to proportion of species in alfalfa‐orchardgrass mixtures

Abstract

Legumes and grasses are widely grown in mixtures throughout the United States and Canada. This study was conducted to determine the changes in chemical composition of herbage that occur as proportion of legume and grass change in the mixture. Composition of mixtures of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) and orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.) were studied after their herbage had been mixed by weight into seven different proportions: 100% alfalfa ‐ 0% orchardgrass, 80% ‐ 20%, 65% ‐ 35%, 50% ‐ 50%, 35% ‐ 65%, 20% ‐ 80%, and 0% ‐ 100%, respectively. The forages were grown in rows of pure alfalfa or pure orchardgrass spaced 45 cm apart on fertilized Dodge silt loam (Typic Hapludalf). Alfalfa was at late bud and orchardgrass was a few days from the appearance of the first anthers when harvested on May 29, 1975. Four replications of each of the mixtures were prepared, and the mixtures were made after tissues had been ground to 40‐mesh size.

No significant differences among mixtures were found for S, Cu, total nonstructural carbohydrates (TNC), or in vitro digestible dry matter (IVDDM). Concentrations of N, P, Ca, Mg, Na, Al, Ba, Fe, Sr, B, Zn, starch, and acid‐detergent lignin (ADL) were highest in pure alfalfa herbage and significantly decreased in concentration as amount of orchardgrass in the mixture increased. In direct contrast, concentrations of K, Mn, total sugars, fructosan, cell wall constituents (CWC), cellulose, hemicellulose, and acid detergent fiber (ADF) were lowest in pure alfalfa herbage and significantly increased in concentration as amount of orchardgrass in the mixture increased. These data show that an increase in amount of orchardgrass in a mixture with alfalfa reduced the concentrations of most herbage constituents important to animal nutrition and increased the fibrous constituents.