Impact of soil water content on maize responses to the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Azospirillum lipoferum CRT1

Members of the bacterial genus Azospirillum are root-associated bacteria that increase yield in cereals by promoting growth and alleviating drought stress. How plants integrate the many bacterium-derived growth-promoting stimuli with other environmental factors to generate a coordinated response remains unresolved. Using a commercial Azospirillum strain, A. lipoferum CRT1 and two host maize cultivars, it was observed that bacterization reduced the drought-induced increase in lateral root growth and enhanced the flood-induced increase in lateral root growth in the more drought- and flood-sensitive cultivar. In the other one, A. lipoferum CRT1 only elicited a moderate root growth response under low soil water potential. The photosynthetic potential and activity were increased in the earlier cultivar and decreased in the later one, irrespective of the soil water content. No impact of the bacterium was seen on the growth of the leaves of both cultivars under both stresses until the third leaf stage, therefore suggesting that it is a consequence of multiple primary adaptations to biotic and abiotic stresses. It is suggested that host–bacteria recognition leads to a stress-specific modulation of the root response and a differential stress-independent effect on photosynthesis. This is the first report of the impact of Azospirillum under flood conditions.     

基于改进蚁群算法的农田平地导航三维路径规划方法

为解决农田平地机无人驾驶作业时缺乏局部规划，进而实现平地路径在线调整的问题，以平地作业土方合理运卸且路径最短为目的，提出了一种基于改进蚁群算法的农田平地导航三维路径规划方法。基于农田三维地势模型，采用改进的蚁群算法规划三维路径：以平地作业土方运载为决策方向，建立新的路径搜索节点，对比平地机作业时平地铲运载土方量和经过栅格计算所需的挖填土方量，根据土方运载任务设置信息素更新规则和启发函数，获取农田平地的最佳三维路径；基于平地机的运动学模型，设置农田平地机转向约束条件，根据约束条件对路径进行平滑优化，并建立三维路径规划的效果评价标准。仿真结果表明：相比于原始蚁群算法，该方法的路径规划效果评价指标提高33.3%以上，可以更好地指导农田平地机实现局部平地任务，而且大大缩短了路径生成时间和路径长度，使路径更为平滑，更适用于辅助农田平地的自动导航作业。     

Isolation, identification, and characterization of an aluminum-tolerant bacterium Burkholderia sp. SB1 from an acidic red soil

Aluminum (Al) toxicity usually occurs in acidic soils worldwide, which is detrimental to the growth of organisms. An Al-tolerant bacterium, SB1, was isolated from an acidic red soil of Chingkang Mountain, located in Jiangxi Province of China. Polyphasic analysis, including a 16S rDNA phylogenetic tree as well as morphological and physicochemical properties, revealed that the isolate was a gramnegative, rod-shaped bacterium, which was recognized as Burkholderia sp. SB1 and had extreme acidity tolerance (pH 2.2) and excellent Al resistance (270 mg L^-1 Al³⁺). It could remove Al by up to 97.7% at a concentration of 54 mg L^-1 Al³⁺. SB1 behavior under different temperatures and antibiotics was also examined. SB1 preferred moderate temperature conditions, ranging from 25 to 37℃, and exhibited notable resistance to multiple antibiotics (including ampicillin, streptomycin, and tetracycline), except for being sensitive to chloramphenicol. Therefore, as the first reported bacterium to possess favorable Al resistance and excellent Al removal, Burkholderia sp. SB1 can potentially be used as an agent for bioremediation of Al-contaminated acidic red soils.     

Perspectives of Using L-Tryptophan for Improving Productivity of Agricultural Crops: A Review

Plant growth regulators are biologically active signaling molecules that regulate a number of plant physiological processes. Auxin (indole-3-acetic acid) is an important plant growth regulator and is synthesized within plant tissues through L-tryptophan (L-TRP)-dependent and -independent pathways. It has been found that plants respond to exogenously applied L-TRP due to insufficient endogenous auxin biosynthesis. The exogenous application of L-TRP is highly significant for normal plant growth and development. L-tryptophan is applied through foliar spray, seed priming, and soil application. Soil-applied L-TRP is either directly taken up by plants or metabolized to auxin by soil microbiota and then absorbed by plant roots. Similarly, foliar spray and seed priming with L-TRP stimulates auxin synthesis within plants and improves the growth and productivity of agricultural crops. Furthermore, L-TRP contains approximately 14% nitrogen (N) in its composition, which is released upon its metabolism within a plant or in the rhizosphere and plays a role in enhancing crop productivity. This review deals with assessing crop responses under the exogenous application of L-TRP in normal and stressed environments, mode of action of L-TRP, advantages of using L-TRP over other auxin precursors, and role of the simultaneous use of L-TRP and auxin-producing microbes in improving the productivity of agricultural crops. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first review reporting the importance of the use of L-TRP in agriculture.     

解淀粉芽胞杆菌K103对黄瓜穴盘苗的促生作用

为了探明解淀粉芽胞杆菌(Bacillusamyloliquefaciens)K103对黄瓜穴盘苗的促生效果及作用机理,以草炭、蛭石、珍珠岩混合物料为基质,播种前基质接种K103,测定黄瓜穴盘苗生长发育参数,并采用454焦磷酸测序技术分析穴盘苗根际细菌群落结构和多样性。结果表明:解淀粉芽胞杆菌K103具有较高的固氮和溶解有机磷活性;基质接种K103提高了黄瓜穴盘苗根系活力和矿质养分吸收积累量,促进黄瓜生长;K103可在黄瓜穴盘苗根际定殖,并显著提高了根际食菌蛭弧菌,鞘氨醇单胞菌CHNTR37、CL01,德氏嗜酸菌,鹰嘴豆中慢生根瘤菌等9种细菌的相对丰度,这些细菌对植物多具有促生潜力。     

Co-inoculation of selected nodule endophytic rhizobacterial strains with Rhizobium tropici promotes plant growth and controls damping off in common bean

Production of common bean(Phaseolus vulgaris)is limited by the occurrence of damping off(rhizoctoniosis),which is caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani.However,the co-inoculation of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria(PGPR)involved in biological control along with diatomic nitrogen(N2)-fixing rhizobia can enhance N nutrition and increase production.In this context,finding microorganisms with synergistic effects that perform these two roles is of fundamental importance to ensure adequate yield levels.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of co-inoculation of nodule endophytic strains of the genera Bacillus,Paenibacillus,Burkholderia,and Pseudomonas with Rhizobium tropici CIAT 899,an N2-fixing rhizobial strain,on the biocontrol of damping off and growth promotion in common bean plants.Greenhouse experiments were conducted under axenic conditions using the common bean cultivar Pérola.The first experiment evaluated the potential of the 14 rhizobacterial strains,which were inoculated alone or in combination with CIAT 899,for the control of R.solani.The second experiment evaluated the ability of these 14 rhizobacterial strains to promote plant growth with three manners of N supply:co-inoculation with CIAT 899 at low mineral N supply(5.25 mg N mL^-1),low mineral N supply(5.25 mg N mL^-1),and high mineral N supply(52.5 mg N mL^-1).The use of rhizobacteria combined with rhizobia contributed in a synergistic manner to the promotion of growth and the control of damping off in the common bean.Co-inoculation of the strains UFLA 02-281/03-18(Pseudomonas sp.),UFLA 02-286(Bacillus sp.),and UFLA 04-227(Burkholderia fungorum)together with CIAT 899 effectively controlled damping off.For the common bean,mineral N supply can be replaced by the co-inoculation of CIAT 899 with plant growth-promoting strains UFLA 02-281/02-286/02-290/02-293.Nodule endophytes UFLA02-281/02-286 are promising for co-inoculation with CIAT 899 in the common bean,promoting synergy with rhizobial inoculation and protection against disease.     

基于蚁群算法的双锅曲毫机的优化设计

文中设计了一种基于蚁群算法的双锅曲毫机,为了提高机器的运动平顺性及降低噪音,对双锅曲毫机的曲柄摇杆机构的关键参数进行了优化设计,以其最小传动角最大化为目标函数,建立了双锅曲毫机的优化设计数学模型,运用Matlab编制了基于蚁群算法的双锅曲毫机优化设计程序,并运用此程序进行了优化计算及验证试验。优化结果表明,曲柄长度200βmm,连杆长度333βmm,摇杆长度310βmm,机架杆长度为320βmm,最小传动角由14.6º增加到21.1º,噪音由75βdB减小到70βdB,珠茶成型率由84%增加到92%,碎茶率由8.6%下降到7.2%。该研究为提高双锅曲毫机的工作性能提供了理论依据。     

棘孢木霉GYSW-6m1对草莓炭疽病的生防机制及其防病促生作用研究

探究棘孢木霉GYSW-6m1对草莓炭疽病的生防机制、盆栽防治效果及其促生作用，为筛选用于草莓炭疽病绿色防控的高效生防菌提供资源及应用技术。采用平皿培养法、显微镜观察法和盆栽灌根法测定了棘孢木霉GYSW-6m1对草莓炭疽病的生防机制、盆栽防效及其对草莓幼苗的促生效果。结果显示，棘孢木霉GYSW-6m1对草莓炭疽菌LC0220具有较强的竞争、抗生和重寄生作用，菌株GYSW-6m1能迅速占领营养空间，对峙培养3、5和7 d对病菌LC0220抑制率分别为68.06%、71.03%和79.03%，病菌LC0220在含有菌株GYSW-6m1发酵代谢产物平板上培养3、5和7 d抑菌率分别为79.18%、75.81%和76.13%，菌株GYSW-6m1挥发代谢物对病菌LC0220菌丝生长几乎没有抑制作用，菌株GYSW-6m1菌丝可通过接触、缠绕和穿透病菌LC0220的菌丝并引起菌丝消解断裂。菌株GYSW-6m1对草莓炭疽病具有较好的盆栽防治效果，处理LC0220+GYSW-6m1防效最显著，防效高达87.23%，处理GYSW-6m1（3 d）+LC0220和LC0220（3 d）+GYSW-6m1防效分别为52.72%和44.76%。棘孢木霉GYSW-6m1对草莓幼苗具有明显的促生效果，株高、根长、植株总鲜重和植株总干重均显著增加，促生率分别为7.96%、10.42%、22.54%和34.21%。棘孢木霉GYSW-6m1可以作为一种重要的生防资源用于草莓炭疽病的防治，具有一定的实用开发潜力。     

基于改进蚁群算法的植保无人机路径规划方法

为了规划出更加高效的植保无人机路径，提出一种基于改进蚁群算法的植保无人机路径规划方法，该方法适用于多个具有复杂多边形边界与内部障碍物的三维作业区域。采用扫描方式生成水平面内的作业路径，经过离散化处理后，在三维地形曲面上插值，获得三维作业路径。在此基础上，建立作业路径生成算法，以三维作业路径总长度尽量短、作业路径数量尽量少为目标，对植保无人机作业航向进行寻优。改进蚁群算法通过附加记录作业路径进入点的机制，实现对三维作业路径的合理排序，生成总长度较短的转移路径。经过算例检验，针对同一作业区域规划出的三维作业路径与水平面内的作业路径的航向角存在较大差异，相差最大为92°，这说明考虑三维地形的必要性。算例中，将改进的蚁群算法与贪婪算法进行了对比，针对一系列相同的作业起点，改进的蚁群算法所得的转移路径总长度均较短，比贪婪算法所得结果缩短3%~28%；在未选定作业起点情况下，改进的蚁群算法与贪婪算法求得的转移路径总长度最小值分别为1661m与1763m，说明改进的蚁群算法具有良好的寻优能力。实例检验情况与算例所得结论基本一致。算例与实例中的作业区域边界与地形复杂，涵盖情况全面，表明本文提出的路径规划方法具有一定实用性。     

Root‐associated microbes in sustainable agriculture: models,metabolites and mechanisms

Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928 and throughout the ‘age of antibiotics’ from the 1940s until the 1980s, the detection of novel antibiotics was restricted by lack of knowledge about the distribution and ecology of antibiotic producers in nature. The discovery that a phenazine compound produced by Pseudomonas bacteria could suppress soilborne plant pathogens, and its recovery from rhizosphere soil in 1990, provided the first incontrovertible evidence that natural metabolites could control plant pathogens in the environment and opened a new era in biological control by root‐associated rhizobacteria. More recently, the advent of genomics, the availability of highly sensitive bioanalytical instrumentation, and the discovery of protective endophytes have accelerated progress toward overcoming many of the impediments that until now have limited the exploitation of beneficial plant‐associated microbes to enhance agricultural sustainability. Here, we present key developments that have established the importance of these microbes in the control of pathogens, discuss concepts resulting from the exploration of classical model systems, and highlight advances emerging from ongoing investigations. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry