Cold tolerance of Acacia karroo and A. nilotica, two tree species from South Africa, in Beijing

Fynbos plant communities developed under geographic and climatic conditions unique to South Africa. Acacia karroo is the most widespread tree species, well known for its drought tolerance. A. nilotica exudes a good quality gum which is edible and suitable for confectionery. The two species have been introduced to China but little is known about their adaptability under the new environmental conditions. For our present study, the growth potential and physiological and biochemical parameters of the two species in response to cold stress were investigated. The results, measured as seed qualities (purity, thousand seed weights, germination, etc.) show differences between A. karroo and A. nilotica. The seed germination rate was between 10% and 60%. Seedlings were established in fields, pots and plugs. Those in the field grew well during the growing season but completely died in the winter. Those in pots or plugs were moved to and managed in the greenhouse. The plants were green in winter. The electrical conductivity of cells, the contents of water soluble sugars, proteins, malondialdehyde (MDA) increased during eight hours of low temperature treatment at 4℃. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) decreased markedly during the eight hours of 4℃treatment. We conclude that A. karroo and A. nilotica have little adaptability to the cold winter weather and cannot survive in the outdoors in the Beijing area, but could grow well indoors as ornamentals.     

赤霉酸对3种针叶树幼苗生长及生理特性的影响

研究了用浓度分别为0，10，50，100，500mg／L的赤霉酸（GA3）溶液浸种对3种针叶树幼苗生长和一些生理指标的影响。试验结果表明，GA3能促进樟子松、鱼鳞云杉、红皮云杉幼苗的生长，株高（PH）、根系体积（RV）和干物质积累（DW）明显增加。同时，GA3能调节3种针叶树幼苗的代谢，提高脱氢酶（阴G）和硝酸还原酶（NR）的活性，增加可溶性糖（SS）、可溶性蛋白（SP）、自由氨基酸（FAA）的含量。GA3最适宜的处理浓度是50—1130ms／L的水溶液。     

探测树势的电测技术--电容法

1994－1999年，对油松、侧柏、桧柏、白皮松、黑松、银杏等树种进行了树林电容测定。结果表明：树体电容参数不仅能准确地反映树木当时的生理状况，而且可将一个抽象的生长势概念变成一个具体数量，来进行数量比较与统计分析，在林业生产管理上有广泛的应用前景。     

11 种城市木本植物叶片生理物质对遮荫的响应

通过遮光率45%、75%和全光照3种光生境的植物栽培试验,测定了11种城市木本植物叶片叶绿素、花青素、可溶性糖、淀粉和蛋白质的变化,分析了遮荫对不同木本植物生理物质变化的影响,结果表明,遮荫能增加多数植物的叶绿素含量,明显降低花青素含量,特别是色叶植物,从而影响色叶植物的叶色效果,遮荫可减少色叶植物可溶性糖的含量,而增加非色叶植物可溶性糖含量,但对不同类型植物可溶性糖含量的影响幅度不一;遮荫能减少大多数植物的淀粉含量,但使部分色叶植物的淀粉含量增加,而不同遮荫程度对植物叶片淀粉含量的影响没有明显的规律性;光生境变化对植物叶片蛋白质影响缺乏明显的规律性,影响幅度也不一。     

喀斯特区顶坛花椒适生的土壤水分环境

2005年5月以盆栽顶坛花椒幼苗为对象,在不同水分梯度及充分供水条件下用CI-301 CO2气体分析仪进行林木生理指标观测,研究了顶坛花椒1年生苗净光合速率、蒸腾速率、气孔导度、叶片水分利用效益与土壤含水量的关系,结果表明:维持顶坛花椒净光合作用的最佳土壤含水量为22%,维持顶坛花椒较高蒸腾速率的土壤含水量范围为22.5%～25.6%,气孔导度最大时对应的土壤含水量为25.6%,维持顶坛花椒叶片水分利用效益的最佳土壤含水量为28%,根据喀斯特造林的基本构思,可选取维持最佳叶片水分利用效益的土壤含水量临界值和维持最佳净光合速率的土壤含水量低限值作为喀斯特造林树种顶坛花椒的适宜土壤水分的高限值和低限值。这一指标可量化为22%～28%。     

梭梭被肉苁蓉寄生后的生理代谢反应

在新疆吉木萨尔县林木良种试验站肉苁蓉良种繁育基地内,选择立地条件、梭梭树龄、林分密度、林木株行距、接种肉苁蓉方式以及管理措施等基本一致的梭梭人工林为试验地,以被肉苁蓉寄生、未被肉苁蓉寄生和曾被肉苁蓉寄生但已解除寄生关系的梭梭为研究对象,通过对梭梭同化枝的相对含水量、束缚水/自由水、叶绿素、脯氨酸、丙二醛含量等水分代谢和生化指标的测定,研究梭梭被肉苁蓉寄生以后的生理代谢反应.结果表明:与未被肉苁蓉寄生的以及曾被肉苁蓉寄生但采收了肉苁蓉种子的梭梭比较,被肉苁蓉寄生的梭梭同化枝的相对含水量有所降低,而束缚水/自由水的比值有所提高;与此同时,被肉苁蓉寄生的梭梭同化枝的叶绿素含量降低,而脯氨酸和丙二醛含量有所提高.三者之间的各项测定指标的差异达到显著程度.梭梭被肉苁蓉寄生以后引发的一系列生理代谢反应,既是梭梭被肉苁蓉寄生以后的一种生理代谢适应,也是引起被肉苁蓉寄生的梭梭生长衰退的主要原因之一.     

兰科植物内生真菌对其宿主植物生理效应研究

本文主要论述兰科植物内生真菌及其内生真菌对宿主植物的入侵生理生态效应，包括促进宿主植物生长，提高宿主植物的抗逆性以及诱导子效应和微生态效应，并探讨内生真菌在兰科植物生产应用和科学研究的方向。     

Growth change of young Picea sitchensis in response to deer browsing

Taking advantage of the introduction of the black-tailed deer to the Queen Charlotte Islands (British Columbia, Canada), we used dendrochronological analyses to understand the consequences of deer browsing on Sitka spruce growth. We compared shape, radial growth, height growth and age of young spruce in three sites. We identified two types of trees growing side by side: (1) stunted and heavily browsed spruce, smaller than the browsing limit and (2) escaped spruce that were taller than the browsing limit but still browsed in their lower part. The compact and heavily ramified shape in stunted spruce was the result of repeated and intense browsing. In escaped spruce this was also the case below the browsing limit (1.16 m±0.07 m), in sharp contrast with the normal shape that escaped spruce resumed above the browsing limit. We show that the release of browsing pressure, once the tree reaches the browsing limit, is characterised by an abrupt increase in radial growth. Before release, trees show a growth stagnation characterized by narrow rings (0.5 mm per year) and small annual height increments (<5 cm per year). After release, trees show a growth stabilisation characterised by wider rings (3 mm per year) and larger annual height increments (20 cm per year). We use this pattern to estimate frequency and age at release and their possible variation over time. Age differences between stunted and escaped spruce are highly significant and indicate that, despite of browsing, most if not all trees will ultimately reach the browsing limit and escape. Heavy deer pressure (30 deer per km²) delays spruce sapling recruitment by about 8 years. This delay varies in relation to site quality and seems to have increased over time, suggesting an increase in browsing pressure.     

1—MCP对苹果梨采后生理效应和品质的影响

以苹果梨为试验材料,研究了300 nl.l-1和600 nl.l-1浓度的1—MCP对苹果梨在贮藏条件下果实的呼吸速率、乙烯释放速度、果实硬度、可溶性固形物和可滴定酸的影响。结果表明:1—MCP对延缓果实衰老、抑制乙烯生成有很好的作用;可明显推迟果实硬度下降,维持果实较高的可溶性固形物含量(TSS)和可滴定酸含量。600 nl.l-1浓度处理比300 nl.l-1浓度处理效果明显,但差异不是很显著。     

Effects of light and microsite conditions on tree size of 6-year-old Cryptomeria japonica planted in a group selection opening

We examined the extent to which direct and indirect measures of light and microsite conditions could explain variation in tree height and diameter at the base of 6-year-old Cryptomeria japonica trees planted in a group selection opening of about 0.32 ha on a steep slope at Shiiba, Miyazaki Prefecture, southern Japan. We first used the gap light index (GLI) and soil thickness (ST) as directly measured indices. For an indirect measure of light, we used a between-cohort competition index (BCI) estimated from the position and total height of residual trees. For indirect measures of microsite, we examined topographic indices (slope, plan and profile curvature, average slope gradient, and relative elevation) derived from digital elevation models (DEMs) with different resolutions ranging from 2 to 10 m. The multiple linear regression using GLI and ST explained about 45% of variation in tree size, while simple regression using only GLI explained about 35%. The contribution of ST was about half of GLI. The multiple regressions using BCI and the topographic indices did not explain any more variation than using BCI alone (R ² of about 0.26). We conclude that microsite conditions with shallower soil and steeper slope have negative effects on tree growth in group selection openings, although the relative importance is smaller than light conditions. More comprehensive studies considering several openings with more heterogeneous topography including different species are needed to generalize our growth prediction using the indirect measures, which are useful for practical forest management.