Effects of three methionine sources in diets on temporal B0AT1 and ASCT2 mRNA expression in different intestinal segments of cobia,Rachycentron canadum

A 4‐week feeding trial was conducted using five groups of hybrid grouper (61.15 ± 0.15 g) to explore the potential effects of three methionine (Met) sources. Five isonitrogenous and isolipidic diets were formulated that included a fishmeal (FM) diet; nonsupplemented (NS) diet; or NS diets with the addition of the L‐methionine (L‐Met), DL‐methionine (DL‐Met), or coated Met (Co‐Met) to obtain the same Met level as the FM diet. Fish were randomly distributed into sea cages (30 fish per cage). Weight gain and specific growth rate in the DL‐Met group and FM group were significantly higher than those in all other groups (p < .05). In the proximal and distal intestines, of the 20 gene and time combinations (10 per gene), there were 14 combinations (70%) in which there were no significant differences in gene expression levels between the FM and DL‐Met groups (p > .05). The main reason for the same growth effect between the DL‐Met and FM groups may be attributed to the synchronized absorption at most time points after feeding, which had similar expression patterns of B⁰AT1 and ASCT2 of the proximal and distal intestines between two groups.     

四唑虫酰胺对柑桔潜叶蛾的田间防效评价

2018年9月中旬在广东省农业科学院白云试验基地柑桔园和2019年10月底至11月上旬在广州市南沙区东涌镇柑桔园,选取当前常用药剂25 g/L溴氰菊酯乳油和1.8%阿维菌素乳油为对照药剂,对新型杀虫剂18%四唑虫酰胺悬浮剂进行田间防治柑桔潜叶蛾的试验。结果表明,药后10 d, 18%四唑虫酰胺悬浮剂10 000~20 000倍液对柑桔潜叶蛾的杀虫效果为82.81%~92.13%,药后14 d的保梢效果为76.87%~89.26%;对照药剂25 g/L溴氰菊酯乳油1 000倍液的杀虫效果和保梢效果均显著低于18%四唑虫酰胺悬浮剂各浓度,1.8%阿维菌素乳油2 000倍液的杀虫效果和保梢效果与18%四唑虫酰胺悬浮剂20 000倍液相当,但显著低于18%四唑虫酰胺悬浮剂10 000和15 000倍液。18%四唑虫酰胺悬浮剂能够有效防治柑桔潜叶蛾,且对柑桔安全,对非靶标生物无明显影响。     

避雨栽培对‘红阳’猕猴桃光合作用及果实品质的影响

以露地和避雨栽培条件下的‘红阳’猕猴桃为试验材料,通过测定园地温湿度、植株光合作用、果实品质等指标,研究避雨栽培对‘红阳’猕猴桃生长微环境、叶片光合能力和果实品质的影响。结果表明:避雨栽培条件下植株环境温度降低2.4℃,空气湿度提高12.2%,光合有效辐射下降13.0%~28.6%;避雨栽培可维持‘红阳’猕猴桃在生长旺盛期的平均净光合速率,有效缓解植株光合"午休"现象,对植株有一定的保护作用,表现为结果枝数降低10.8%,结果枝长度增加60.8%,坐果数提高129.7%,叶绿素含量提高6.1%,单果重提高25.7%,采收期和软熟期可溶性固形物含量分别增加10.8%和14.1%,干物质含量无显著差异,延长了贮藏时间。综上,避雨栽培可改善‘红阳’猕猴桃生长微环境,优化植株光合作用,提高果实品质。     

FAM3C activates Akt to promote viability of oral squamous-cell carcinoma cells

AIM: To investigate the expression and roles of family with sequence similarity 3, member C (FAM3C) in oral squamous-cell carcinoma cells. METHODS: The mRNA and protein expression levels of FAM3C in dysplastic oral keratinocyte (DOK) and oral squamous-cell carcinoma WSU-HN6 cells were detected by RT-qPCR and Western blot. The WSU-HN6 cells were treated with siFAM3C or FAM3C antibody. After 24, 48 and 72 h, the viability of WSU-HN6 cells was measured by CCK-8 assay, and the activation of protein kinase B (Akt) was detected by Western blot. Adenovirus was used to mediate over-expression of FAM3C in the DOK cells. The DOK cell viability was measured by CCK-8 assay after adenovirus infection for 24, 48 and 72 h, and the activation of Akt was detected by Western blot. RESULTS: Compared with the DOK cells, the mRNA and protein levels of FAM3C were significantly increased in the WSU-HN6 cells (P<0.05). The viability of WSU-HN6 cells transfected with siFAM3C was significantly inhibited at 48 h and 72 h (P<0.05). siFAM3C treatment inhibited the activation of Akt (P<0.05). FAM3C antibody treatment also suppressed the viability of the WSU-HN6 cells at 48 h and 72 h and the activation of Akt (P<0.05). Over-expression of FAM3C in the DOK cells promoted the cell viability at 48 h and 72 h and activated Akt (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: FAM3C might promote oral squamous-cell carcinoma cell growth by activating Akt.     

胡麻脂肪酸去饱和酶基因(fads)差异表达分析

为了了解fad基因在胡麻蒴果发育过程中对不饱和脂肪酸的调控,对高、中、低三个不同亚麻酸(C18:3)含量的胡麻品种(’CDC Gold’,‘内亚7号’,’Linola’)进行了不同时期的品质测定,以及脂肪酸去饱和酶2a基因(fad2a)、脂肪酸去饱和酶2b基因(fad2b)、脂肪酸去饱和酶2c基因(fad2c)、脂肪酸去饱和酶3a基因(fad3a)、脂肪酸去饱和酶3b基因(fad3b)的qRT-PCR定量分析。结果表明,随着蒴果成熟,可溶性糖含量呈降低趋势,粗脂肪与粗蛋白不断积累,且差异显著(p<0.05)。fad2a基因、fad3a基因以及fad3b基因在各个时期中的表达符合正态分布。以0 d的蒴果为对照,在胡麻种子形成过程中,‘内亚7号’的三个基因在5 d和15 d的表达量迅速增加,到30 d时急剧减少,15 d的fad2a基因表达量为5.23倍,fad3a基因表达量是fad2a基因表达量的14.52倍,fad3b基因的表达量是fad2a基因表达量的16.14倍,表明这三个基因参与不饱和脂肪酸积累过程。在低亚麻酸含量品种‘Linola’30 d中,fad3a基因是fad2a基因表达量的52.71倍,fad3b呈下调趋势;在高亚麻酸含量品种‘CDCGold’30d中,fad3a基因与fad2a基因的表达量均呈下调趋势,fad3b的表达量为3.92倍;在中等亚麻酸含量品种‘内亚7号’中,fad2a基因表达量降低了0.31倍,fad3a基因是fad3b基因表达量的1.87倍。fad2b基因、fad2c基因熔解曲线不稳定,峰值低,可以在后续试验中继续探索。     

气候变暖背景下河南省夏玉米花期高温灾害风险预估

为预估未来气候变暖背景下夏玉米花期高温灾害风险,根据河南省19个农业气象观测站夏玉米抽雄期常年观测资料和未来RCPs(representativeconcentrationpathways)气候变化情景数据,构建夏玉米花期高温风险评价指标,开展河南省夏玉米花期高温灾害时空特征及风险演变分析。其中RCPs气候情景数据包括基准气候条件(1951—2005年, RCP-rf)和未来(2006—2050年)RCP 4.5(中)、RCP 8.5(高)两种浓度路径数据。以抽雄普遍期及之后7d确定为夏玉米花期,并内插匹配气候情景格点数据。以花期最高气温≥32℃和≥35℃作为轻度和重度高温灾害发生阈值,根据轻、重度夏玉米花期高温发生频率和高温积害,建立风险评价指标并分级。结果表明, RCP-rf情景下全省夏玉米花期高温发生频率在20.5%～81.0%(≥32℃)和3.9%～51.9%(≥35℃)。与基准条件相比,≥32℃高温发生频率增加9.1%(RCP4.5)和11.0%(RCP8.5),≥35℃高温发生频率增加8.7%(RCP4.5)和8.3%(RCP8.5)。RCP-rf情景下全省夏玉米花期高温积害在48.5～200.9℃·d(≥32℃)和9.8～138.5℃·d(≥35℃)。与基准条件相比,≥32℃高温积害增加25.4℃·d (RCP 4.5)和25.6℃·d (RCP 8.5),≥35℃高温积害增加25.8℃·d (RCP 4.5)和31.4℃·d (RCP 8.5)。由综合风险分析可知, RCP-rf情景下夏玉米花期高温灾害高值风险区主要分布在新乡、郑州、许昌、漯河、周口及其以东以北的地区(商丘除外),约占夏玉米主栽区面积的30.1%;RCP4.5情景下高值风险区扩大至洛阳和南阳以东的大部分地区,约占夏玉米主栽区面积的63.4%; RCP 8.5情景下高值风险区面积进一步向西扩大,约占夏玉米主栽区面积的占76.3%。     

Ontogenetic resource use and trophic dynamics of endangered juvenile Tachypleus tridentatus among diversified nursery habitats in the northern Beibu Gulf,China

Horseshoe crabs, the most well-known example of “living fossils”, are iconic and ecologically important macroinvertebrates in coastal and estuarine ecosystems. Their blood is a crucial resource for manufacturing Limulus or Tachypleus amebocyte lysate to detect bacterial endotoxins or fungal contamination in drug and medical devices. An enhanced understanding of their ecological roles and trophic interactions in the food webs is fundamental to facilitate resource management for the declining populations in Asia. Foraging information of the Asian species, however, is mainly derived from preliminary, scattered reports from a limited number of study locations. In this study, resource utilization, trophic niche dynamics, and trophic interaction of the juvenile tri-spine horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus (instars 1–12, approximately 0.5–8 years old) across ontogeny was assessed in diversified nursery habitats along the northern Beibu Gulf, China, using carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes. Our results suggest that: (i) T. tridentatus are ecological generalists given the vast range of carbon isotopic values and trophic niche width estimates exhibited between multiple instar groups; (ii) juvenile T. tridentatus across most habitat types predominantly assimilated energy from a variety of basal production sources in the food web, but primarily depended on sedimentary organic matter and seagrass resource pools; (iii) ontogenetic shifts in juvenile dietary proportions were evident, with decreased reliance on sedimentary organic matter, coupled with increased reliance on benthic macroinvertebrate grazers, detritivores, and omnivores with age; and (iv) nearly all juvenile instars occupied similar trophic positions in the food web with slight shifts in trophic position present with increasing size. Our findings indicate that resource availability and ontogenetic diet shifts strongly influence horseshoe crab trophic dynamics, and age should be accounted when formulating habitat conservation measures based on resource use for Asian horseshoe crabs.     

鼓浪屿重点历史风貌建筑植物资源及外来入侵植物的调查分析

福建省鼓浪屿于2017年获准列入世界文化遗产名录。为保护鼓浪屿岛上117栋重点历史建筑及其植物资源,本文通过实地走访、标本收集与鉴定,针对建筑周边（围墙、墙体和院子）的植物资源及岛上的外来入侵植物进行了调查分析。结果表明：建筑周边植物有97科292种,资源总数比较丰富,但以常见的绿化苗木居多。其中,出现频次高的科依次是桑科、凤尾蕨科、菊科、酢浆草科、大戟科、紫葳科、荨麻科、茄科、禾本科、无患子科。出现频次最高的种是小叶榕（Ficus microcarpa L.f.）,分布在90栋建筑,占建筑总数的76.92%。出现在50%以上建筑内的植物还有蜈蚣凤尾蕨（Pteris vittata L.）、酢浆草（Oxalis corniculata L.）、猫爪藤[Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A. Gentry]、冷水花（Pilea notata C. H. Wright）等。周边植物最丰富的是黄荣远堂（39科59种）,其次为褚家园（35科48种）。岛上主要入侵植物有25科42种,其中,菊科种类最多,占16.67%,原产美洲的种数量达29种,属于有意引入的外来入侵植物31种,占73.81%。外来入侵植物优势种有猫爪藤[Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A. Gentry]、红瓜[Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt]、鸡矢藤（Paederia foetida L.）、爬山虎[Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Sieb. et Zucc.) Planch]、五爪金龙（Ipomoea cairica Hand.-Mazz.）等5种。小叶榕及几种外来入侵植物优势种对建筑的墙体、围墙甚至全岛具有入侵蔓延趋势。     

盆栽小菊潮汐式灌溉栽培技术初探

为实现国产花卉的规模化、高品质生产,对盆栽小菊橙色雨燕开展离地潮汐式灌溉栽培技术研究,通过对栽培基质、灌溉供液模式等关键技术进行研究,形成环境友好型的生产模式,在提高花卉品质的同时,实现水、肥、人工的节约,并减少病虫害的发生,为绿色农业发展提供重要技术参考。     

空心莲子草叶片特征及生长期对莲草直胸跳甲产卵选择的影响

[目的]明确空心莲子草叶片特征及生长期对莲草直胸跳甲产卵选择的影响,为莲草直胸跳甲的大量繁殖及空心莲子草的生物防治提供指导.[方法]采用选择性试验,接虫后24 h测定莲草直胸跳甲对空心莲子草的叶位、叶片性状(长宽比和表皮毛密度)的产卵选择情况;采用笼罩试验,测定空心莲子草生长期(苗期、生长期和老叶期)以及原有落卵量(0、1、2和4块/株)对莲草直胸跳甲产卵选择的影响.[结果]莲草直胸跳甲成虫喜好产卵在叶位3和叶位4上,在叶位3和叶位4上的卵块数和卵粒数分别占总数的81.52%和81.10%,显著高于叶位1和叶位2(P<0.05,下同),且这2个叶位的平均叶片长宽比显著大于叶位1和叶位2;偏好在叶背表皮毛密度适中的叶片产卵.莲草直胸跳甲对空心莲子草叶片背面(95.65%)和靠近叶片端部(61.96%)位置的产卵选择率显著高于叶片正面(4.35%)和叶片基部(38.04%)位置.莲草直胸跳甲对生长期植株和未被产卵的空心莲子草叶片的产卵选择率分别为55.09%和45.26%,显著高于其他处理.[结论]莲草直胸跳甲喜好将卵产在叶片长宽比较大的空心莲子草的叶位3和叶位4,被产卵叶片表皮毛密度适中;莲草直胸跳甲对空心莲子草叶片背面和靠近叶片端部的位置产卵选择率高,且偏好在生长期植株和未被产卵的空心莲子草叶片上产卵.