杨梅果实生长指标的数学模型及各指标间的相关性分析

为揭示白杨梅果实颜色和单果质量等相关性状的变化规律,以及各指标间的相互关系,本研究以10年生水晶种为试材,测定其果实生长发育过程中各生长指标的动态变化,选择3种理论生长方程对单果质量、纵径、横径、果形指数、果实明度(L^*)、红绿值/黄蓝值(a^*/b^*)、柠檬酸、草酸、葡萄糖、蔗糖和果糖等11个指标进行拟合,并根据拟合结果确定合适的生长方程确立数学模型;同时,对果实生长各指标间的相关性进行分析。结果表明,L^*、果形指数、柠檬酸和蔗糖等指标适合选择三项式方程,a^*/b^*、草酸、果糖和葡萄糖等指标符合二项式方程,单果质量、纵径和横径等指标符合Logistic方程。在果实发育过程中,a^*/b^*与单果质量、纵径、横径、蔗糖、葡萄糖、果糖和明度之间呈极显著正相关,a^*/b^*与果形指数和柠檬酸之间呈显著负相关,草酸与L^*和a^*/b^*之间呈极显著负相关。本研究结果为基于颜色对杨梅品质进行无损伤检测和模拟、预测果实发育奠定了理论基础。     

杨梅基因组SSR引物的开发与应用

基于杨梅(Myrica rubar Sieb. et Zucc.)基因组序列信息,研究了1 431条scaffold中SSR位点的分布特点。共发掘到二至六核苷酸SSR位点43842个,分布在623条scaffold中,共有194种重复单元。二核苷酸SSR位点有36 383个,占总SSR的82.99%;AG/CT的出现频率最高,为55.70%,占总SSR位点的46.23%。三核苷酸SSR位点有6 115个,占总SSR的13.95%。四核苷酸SSR位点有827个,占1.89%。五核苷酸SSR位点为245个,占0.56%。六核苷酸SSR位点为272个,占0.62%。设计合成了59对基因组SSR引物,多态性分析显示,高度多态性引物26对,中度多态性引物为33对;将其应用于杨梅优株早鲜856及其他13个主栽品种的聚类分析,结果表明,上述引物在相似系数0.56处将14份杨梅材料分为两个群体,早鲜856与其他13个主栽品种在DNA水平上均存在差异,且与对照品种‘早色’的相似系数为0.86。     

Genetic diversity of the pine pathogen Lecanosticta acicola in Slovenia and Croatia

Brown spot needle blight (BSNB), a disease of pine trees caused by the fungus Lecanosticta acicola, has been known in Slovenia since 2008 and in Croatia since 1975. Recent outbreaks in Slovenia prompted this study to compare L. acicola populations in these two neighbouring European countries. Sixty-nine isolates collected from three pine species (Pinus mugo, P. halepensis and P. nigra) were used to determine the phylogenetic relationships, genetic structure, and reproductive strategy of the pathogen. EF1-α sequences showed that Slovenian and Croatian isolates share a common ancestry with individuals from central and northern Europe. Population structure analysis revealed four distinct population clusters of L. acicola in these two countries, generally corresponding to their respective geographic location and host. An unequal ratio of mating types and a low overall genetic diversity in the population indicated a strong influence of asexual reproduction. Although some of the oldest recorded European occurrences of BSNB are from Croatia, this study provided no evidence that the population studied in Croatia was the source of the sampled outbreaks in Slovenia. Recent outbreaks of L. acicola in Slovenia are most likely due to introductions from other, yet to be identified, sources.     

Improving sooty blotch and flyspeck severity estimation on apple fruit with the aid of standard area diagrams

Sooty blotch and flyspeck is caused by numerous species of fungi that colonize the surface of apple fruit and thereby lower its market value. Although this disease poses a substantial threat to apple growers’ profitability in some regions, reliable and cost-effective methods for epidemiological and disease control studies have not been validated, nor are they widely available. We modified a standard area diagram to aid sooty blotch and flyspeck severity assessments and quantified its impact on accuracy and precision of visual estimates. Samples of ‘Fuji’ and ‘Mutsu’ fruit were photographed both from the top and laterally. Severity was assessed from a sub-sample of 160 images using image analysis software. Validation of the diagram was performed by eight raters who independently assessed severity in two series of selected images representing the lateral view and the top view, initially unaided and subsequently with the aid of the scale. Severity estimates ranged from 0.4% to 98% (most fruit had <10% severity). Accuracy and precision of the estimates were significantly improved when using the diagrammatic scale; concordance correlation coefficient values increased from 0.81 to 0.95. A strong tendency to underestimate severity for the mid-range to high levels was minimized when using the aid, which also improved reproducibility of the estimates among raters. In addition to strengthening evidence that a standard area diagram can be used reliably in sooty blotch and flyspeck studies, we expanded its application to disease assessment in the peduncle region, which enhances the usefulness of the method for evaluating efficacy of management practices.     

Production of Hyaluronic Acid by Streptococcus zooepidemicus on Protein Substrates Obtained from Scyliorhinus canicula Discards

This work investigates the production of hyaluronic acid (H) by Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus in complex media formulated with peptones obtained from Scyliorhinus canicula viscera by-products. Initially, in batch cultures, the greatest productions were achieved using commercial media (3.03 g/L) followed by peptones from alcalase hydrolyzed viscera (2.32 g/L) and peptones from non-hydrolyzed viscera (2.26 g/L). An increase of between 12% and 15% was found in subsequent fed-batch cultures performed on waste peptones. Such organic nitrogen sources were shown to be an excellent low-cost substrate for microbial H, saving more than 50% of the nutrient costs.     

Dietary α‐Ketoglutarate supplementation alleviates harmful effects of high environmental ammonia on grass carp,Ctenopharyngodon idella

Current intensive fish farming usually causes high environmental ammonia (HEA) in ponds that is toxic to fish. α‐Ketoglutarate (α‐KG) can be rapidly transaminated to glutamic acid and further aminated to glutamine. Therefore, we hypothesized that dietary α‐KG supplementation would alleviate HEA toxicity to fish. To test the hypothesis, 270 healthy grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) juveniles were randomly assigned to control, HEA (18.37 mg/L ammonia) and HEA + α‐KG (0.75% of α‐KG) groups. Ammonia and free amino acid content in plasma and brain, liver glutamic pyruvic transaminase and glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase activity, and urea and glycogen content were measured on the first, seventh and 42nd days. Our results showed short‐term HEA exposure (1 day) led to a significant ammonia accumulation in the brain and plasma and significantly decreased glutamic and aspartic acid content in the brain and increased glutamine content in the brain and plasma. The long‐term HEA exposure (42 days) caused significant reductions in glycine and arginine content in the brain tissue. In most cases, dietary α‐KG supplementation alleviated the fluctuations in FAA content in the brain and plasma. Our results suggested dietary α‐KG alleviated HEA toxicity to grass carp.     

利用SCoT对甜菜种质资源的鉴定及遗传多样性分析

为了研究SCoT分子标记技术对甜菜种质资源鉴定的可行性。利用80条SCoT引物对48份甜菜种质资源进行鉴别,同时对种质资源进行了遗传多样性分析和亲缘关系的鉴定。结果表明,80条SCoT引物中有6条能够扩增出清晰、且多态性高的条带,分别为SCoT1、SCoT12、SCoT13、SCoT14、SCoT17和SCoT23,其中引物SCoT1、SCoT12、SCoT14和SCoT23单独使用均可鉴别全部的48份种质资源,引物SCoT13和SCoT17共同使用可以鉴别48个种质资源;聚类分析结果表明,在遗传距离0.15处,95.8%的种质资源均聚为一类,从分子角度上表明甜菜种质资源遗传距离较小。本研究为利用SCoT分子标记技术鉴别甜菜种质资源、对种质资源进行亲缘关系鉴定、杂交组合亲本选配以及分子标记辅助育种等提供相关科学依据。     

博落回提取物对3种麦蚜的生物活性

采用浸渍法测定了博落回提取物（MCE）对不同龄期麦长管蚜、禾谷缢管蚜、麦二叉蚜的生物活性。结果显示，博落回提取物对不同龄期3种麦蚜均有一定杀虫活性，对麦长管蚜、禾谷缢管蚜、麦二叉蚜4龄有翅若蚜48 h致死中浓度LC50?分别为8.185 1、5.313 5、2.682 4 g/L，有翅成蚜48 h LC50?分别为8.575 0、6.614 7、0.590 4 g/L，毒力大小均为：麦二叉蚜＞禾谷缢管蚜＞麦长管蚜，麦二叉蚜对博落回提取物最敏感。研究结果为进一步开展博落回对麦蚜活性组分的分离纯化奠定了基础。     

TEMPO氧化法制备氧化纤维素纳米纤维

以漂白针叶木浆为纤维原料,在2,2,6,6-四甲基哌啶氧自由基(TEMPO)-NaClO-NaBr的氧化体系下制备得到氧化纤维素纳米纤维.采用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、红外光谱(FT-IR)、X-射线衍射仪(XRD)、热重分析仪(TG)等手段对氧化纤维素进行表征,并测定氧化纤维素羧基质量摩尔浓...