Effects of fruit bagging on coloring and related physiology,and qualities of red Chinese sand pears during fruit maturation

Red Chinese sand pears (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) are particular to China. In order to determine the effects of fruit bagging treatments (including bag types, bag removal patterns and dates) on fruit qualities and to understand the mechanism of coloring of red Chinese sand pears, two experiments were carried out. In the first experiment, fruit of ‘Meirensu’ were firstly covered by light-impermeable paper bags with different levels of light permeable liners during their early development stage, then, the whole bag were/not removed or only the outer layer of bags were removed 3, 2 or 1 weeks before harvest. Thus, the fruit were/not totally re-exposed or were under different levels of sunlight transmission (80.31% or 34.71%). Non-bagged fruit were used as the control. Bagging treatments significantly affected the concentration of anthocyanin and the visual qualities of pear fruit. Compared to control, fruit re-exposed totally for 2 or 3 weeks accumulated the largest amount of anthocyanin and fruit receiving 80.31% and 34.71% of sunlight for 1–3 weeks could synthesize a little anthocyanin, indicating that high light intensity is imperative for coloring in red Chinese sand pears. Bagging treatments did not affect contents of total soluble sugars, but decreased organic acids contents in fruit. In the second experiment, fruit of ‘Meirensu’ and ‘Yunhongli No. 1’ were covered with only one type of light-impermeable bag during the early development stage and totally re-exposed after the bag removal 15 days before harvest. Fruit were then collected at different intervals to trace the time-course of coloring, and related physiology and inner qualities. With increasing time after the bag removal, the concentration of chlorophyll, carotenoid, flavonoid and total phenols changed little, but the concentration of anthocyanin accumulated extremely fast within 10 days after the bag removal in both cultivars and thereafter kept constant. ‘Yunhongli No. 1’ had higher anthocyanin contents and lower hue angle than ‘Meirensu’, indicating a higher potential of anthocyanin synthesis. After the bag removal, the sucrose contents and PAL activities increased gradually and correlation analysis revealed that they were highly correlated with anthocyanin accumulation in two cultivars. This study suggests that anthocyanin biosynthesis in red Chinese sand pears is a highly light dependent process and modified by genotypes. Based on the current results, in order to obtain red Chinese sand pear fruit with attractive appearance and good inner qualities, fruit must be covered with light-impermeable bags at the early stage of fruit development and the bag should be removed totally at least 10 days before harvest.     

Characterizing Submergence Survival Strategy in Rice Via Chlorophyll Fluorescence

Rice plants cope with flash floods using either an ‘escape strategy’ involving rapid shoot elongation or a ‘quiescence strategy’ involving survival underwater with minimal activity. To clarify the differences in the response of leaf photosynthesis properties to conditions during and after submergence, two rice cultivars were compared: a non‐shoot‐elongating cultivar IR 67520‐B‐14‐1‐3‐2‐2 (IR67520) and a shoot‐elongating cultivar IR72442‐6B‐3‐2‐1‐1 (IR72442). Twenty‐three‐day‐old seedlings were submerged in 80‐cm‐deep water for 14 days. During submergence, the chlorophyll contents of the upper fully expanded leaf (5th leaf) and newly developed leaf later (6th leaf) and the maximal quantum yield of photosystem II (F_v/F_m) of the fifth leaf decreased earlier in IR72442 than in IR67520. In the submerged sixth leaf, F_v/F_m was higher in IR72442 than in IR67520 at early measurement. Although F_v/F_m of the sixth leaf in submerged IR67520 increased substantially from 2 days post‐submergence, IR72442 decreased because of leaf chlorosis. Therefore, a non‐shoot‐elongating cultivar coped with submergence by inhibiting photodamage and maintaining high chlorophyll content in the leaves. The shoot‐elongating cultivar was able to maintain the photosynthetic capacity of the newly developed leaf during submergence by prompt reduction of chlorophyll and chlorophyll fluorescence in the leaf that developed before submergence.     

黄金梨和鸭梨叶片光合作用的光抑制及其恢复的比较研究

 以黄金梨和鸭梨的连体和离体叶片为研究材料, 在自然光强和模拟光强下测定光合作用和叶绿素荧光参数。结果表明: 黄金梨和鸭梨连体叶片经午间强光处理后, 净光合速率( P_n) 、表观量子效率(AQY) 和光系统Ⅱ ( PSⅡ) 的光化学效率(F_v /F_m ) 降低, 初始荧光( F_o ) 升高, 且其降低或升高的幅度随着光强的增强而加大, 说明强光胁迫使叶片发生了光抑制; 黄金梨和鸭梨离体叶片的光抑制程度均随着强光照射时间的延长而加重, 但是在光强减弱或在弱光下恢复2～4 h, 均可基本恢复到正常值, 说明仅强光引起的光抑制是可逆的; 对DTT处理的叶片进行强光处理, 其F_v/F_m比未吸入DTT的叶片低, F_o比对照高, 说明依靠叶黄素循环进行热耗散是梨树叶片防御强光破坏光合机构的重要途径之一; 黄金梨对强光胁迫的忍耐能力和恢复能力较鸭梨弱, 说明梨树光抑制程度品种间有差异。     

茄子离体叶片光系统Ⅱ的冷激胁迫效应及热力学分析

 以耐冷性较强的短把黑圆茄和耐热性较强的黑帅圆茄为试材，经冷激胁迫后采用植物效率仪PEA，进行快速叶绿素荧光参数测定，并利用最大光化学效率Fv/F m和活性中心RC/CSo的标准状态变性自由能变△GD进行PSⅡ冷稳定性的热力学分析。随着冷激胁迫温度的降低和时间的延长，PSⅡ的Fv/Fm、实际光化学效率ΔF/Fm′、RC/CSo呈"S"型下降趋势；单位反应中心DIo/RC和非光化学猝灭qN呈"S"型上升趋势；综合分析反映出冷激胁迫下PSⅡ反应中心的可逆失活和依赖于叶黄素循环的热耗散的双重机制在保护PSⅡ防止光抑制中起到重要作用。另外，通过两品种间PSⅡ行为差异，引入了两组新的参数作为便于直观比较冷胁迫的评价指标。黑帅圆茄Fv/Fm、ΔF/Fm＇的半衰温度T1/2和t1/2值分别高于短把黑圆茄1.4 ℃和0.8 ℃。茄子叶片Fv/Fm和RC/CSo的△GD随着冷激胁迫温度的降低而减少呈瀑布型的下降趋势。黑帅圆茄的△GD值和变性中点温度Tm都低于短把黑圆茄。它们均反映出黑帅圆茄的耐冷性低于短把黑圆茄。     

一品红不同品种叶片叶绿素荧光特性比较

 利用叶绿素荧光技术测定了一品红4个品种‘金多利’、‘圣诞天使’、‘索诺拉飞雪’、‘旗帜’叶片光强依赖的叶绿素荧光特性。结果表明: ‘金多利’初始荧光( F_o ) 、最大荧光( F_m ) 和可变荧光( F_v ) 值极显著高于其它3个品种。在各个光强( PAR, 0～2 171μmol·m^{- 2} ·s^{- 1} ) 下, 表观电子传递速率( rETR) 、实际光化学效率(Yield) 和光化学淬灭( q_P ) 的变化趋势一致, 均为‘金多利’ > ‘圣诞天使’ > ‘索诺拉飞雪’ > ‘旗帜’, 在高PAR下这种差异更明显。拟合参数最大潜在相对电子传递速率( rETR_max ) 、半饱和光强( Ik) 和光抑制参数(β) 也同rETR等具有一致变化。说明‘金多利’有较高的PSⅡ活性, 耐强光; 而‘旗帜’则光化学效率较弱, 高光强下易受光抑制。     

采后乙醇处理对萝卜幼苗延迟衰老作用的影响

去根小萝卜幼苗，放置在０．５Ｌ的塑料盒中，用０．０５－１．０ｍｌ不同量的乙醇处理不同的时间，４ｄ后测定叶绿素损失量，氧的消耗量，二氧化碳产生量。结果发现，经乙醇气处理后的样品组，叶绿素损失均比对照组明显减少，二氧化碳生成量和氧的消耗量也比对照组显著降低，说明呼吸作用减缓并受到了抑制，延迟了衰老作用的发生。     

Photosynthesis,Chlorophylls, and SPAD Readings in Coffee Leaves in Relation to Nitrogen Supply

The export of nitrogen (N) from senescent plant parts is important for the efficient use of this macronutrient. The objective of this study was to establish correlations among the photosynthetic pigment content, total N, and the photosynthetic variables with the SPAD‐502 readings in Coffea arabica leaves. Correlations were established among the chlorophyll content, N content, and chlorophyll a and b with SPAD‐502 readings taken on coffee leaves at different months. The results show that all variables decreased with time. However, correlation increased linearly with N doses. Total chlorophyll presented a direct linear correlation with readings of the portable chlorophyll meter. The SPAD readings have shown to be a good tool to diagnose the integrity of the photosynthetic system in coffee leaves. Thus, the portable chlorophyll SPAD‐502 instrument can be used to evaluate the N status and can also help to evaluate the photosynthetic process in coffee plants.     

Effect of Soil Moisture on Relative Leaf Water Content, Chlorophyll, Proline and Sugar Accumulation in Wheat

The responses of four wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) varieties to soil moisture were determined by measuring plant parameters such as relative leaf water content (RLWC) and the chlorophyll, proline and sugar contents of the leaf over two seasons. Two levels of irrigation treatments were adopted: irrigated and rainfed. The rainfed plants had consistently higher amounts of proline and sugar but lower RLWC and chlorophyll content. As drought intensified, differences between the irrigated and the rainfed plants with respect to all of these characters increased. The RLWC values of the irrigated plants were significantly higher in the morning but lower values were found at noon, showing some recovery in the afternoon.     

Photosynthetic Apparatus Responses to Short‐term low‐temperature Flooding May Contribute to Freezing Tolerance Changes in Forage Grasses

Winter conditions are subjected to rapid climate changes. Increased precipitation and snow melting during warmer winters may result in low‐temperature flooding. These factors probably affect plant overwintering strategies. This study investigated the relationships between the photosynthetic adjustment and freezing tolerance following a short‐term low‐temperature flooding in two forage grasses (Lolium perenne and Festuca pratensis). The effect of flooding on the photosynthetic apparatus acclimation to cold was determined using chlorophyll a fluorescence measurements. Freezing tolerance was estimated using an electrolyte leakage test. It has been shown that genotypes activating non‐photochemical mechanisms of photosynthetic acclimation to cold during low‐temperature flooding may show increased freezing tolerance. Freezing tolerance reduction observed in Festuca pratensis was probably connected with decreased photochemical activity and photoinhibition of photosynthesis. It can be concluded that photosynthetic apparatus response to low‐temperature flooding may contribute to changes in the freezing tolerance. The direction of the changes is associated with different photosynthetic apparatus performance.