不同基质及生根剂浓度对五种园林植物扦插生根的影响

以5种园林植物为材料,进行不同基质与不同生根剂浓度对植物扦插生根的比较研究.结果表明:月季、大叶黄杨最适宜的基质是河沙,小叶女贞、八角金盘最适宜的基质是珍珠岩,鹅掌柴最适宜的基质是混合基质.月季、大叶黄杨最合适的生根剂浓度为3 000 mg/kg,小叶女贞最合适的生根剂浓度为5000mg/kg,八角金盘、鹅掌柴最合适的生根剂浓度为1000mg/kg.     

萝卜离体再生的影响因素

对影响萝卜离体再生的因素进行了研究,结果表明,不同基困型材料均以带柄子叶的再生频率最高;不同基因型材料所需的最适激素浓度和配比不同,在一定范围内提高6-BA浓度可促进不定芽的分化;苯基脲类细胞分裂素TDZ与嘌呤型细胞分裂素6-BA和KT相比,对促进萝卜不定芽分化的效果更好;AgNO_3可显著提高不定芽再生频率;NAA诱导生根的效果优于IAA。     

不同优质粳稻花药对低温和激素处理的培养响应

以3份优质粳稻品种为供试材料,研究了3种低温预处理和9个激素处理组合对离体花药培养的影响。结果表明:供试材料花药对低温预处理的响应存在明显差异,对激素处理组合的响应也存在一定差异。     

玉米受精和早期子粒发育过程及逆境胁迫对其影响

玉米受精及子粒发育早期是决定穗粒数及粒重的重要时期,也是对环境变化相对较敏感的阶段。受精极核需要经历游离核、细胞化和细胞分化3个阶段形成胚乳,受精卵同样需要一系列的分裂分化形成最终的胚。玉米受精前极易遭受不良环境的影响,导致性器官发育不正常,影响花粉或花丝活力间接影响玉米受精过程。受精过程中的环境胁迫会通过阻碍花粉与花丝的识别、减缓花粉管在花丝中的延伸速率影响受精过程。子粒发育早期主要是受精极核分裂分化形成胚乳、受精卵分裂分化形成胚的过程,该阶段遭受环境胁迫下,胚乳细胞分裂受阻影响子粒库容。研究表明,逆境胁迫条件下,玉米的受精及子粒早期发育过程与碳水化合物的代谢以及激素的合成密切相关。     

激素和蔗糖浓度组合对蕨菜愈伤组织诱导的影响

以蕨菜[Pteridium aquilinum(L.)Kuhn]的幼嫩叶柄为外植体,分别用两种褐变抑制剂(柠檬酸和抗坏血酸)对外植体进行预处理,并在其愈伤组织诱导培养基中设置不同的激素、吸附剂聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)和蔗糖浓度,研究了不同处理对蕨菜外植体褐变及愈伤组织诱导的影响。结果表明:抗坏血酸的抗褐变效果优于柠檬酸,在培养基中添加PVP可以增强这两种褐变抑制剂的抗褐变作用;2.2 g/L PVP+30 g/L蔗糖+1/2MS+NAA 0.4 mg/L+6-BA 0.2mg/L为诱导蕨菜愈伤组织的最佳培养基,愈伤组织诱导率为48.3%。     

Biology of leptin in the pig

The recently discovered protein, leptin, which is secreted by fat cells in response to changes in body weight or energy, has been implicated in regulation of feed intake, energy expenditure and the neuroendocrine axis in rodents and humans. Leptin was first identified as the gene product found deficient in the obese ob/ob mouse. Administration of leptin to ob/ob mice led to improved reproduction as well as reduced feed intake and weight loss. The porcine leptin receptor has been cloned and is a member of the class 1 cytokine family of receptors. Leptin has been implicated in the regulation of immune function and the anorexia associated with disease. The leptin receptor is localized in the brain and pituitary of the pig. The leptin response to acute inflammation is uncoupled from anorexia and is differentially regulated among swine genotypes. In vitro studies demonstrated that the leptin gene is expressed by porcine preadipocytes and leptin gene expression is highly dependent on dexamethasone induced preadipocyte differentiation. Hormonally driven preadipocyte recruitment and subsequent fat cell size may regulate leptin gene expression in the pig. Expression of CCAAT-enhancer binding protein (C/EBP) mediates insulin dependent preadipocyte leptin gene expression during lipid accretion. In contrast, insulin independent leptin gene expression may be maintained by C/EBP auto-activation and phosphorylation/dephosphorylation. Adipogenic hormones may increase adipose tissue leptin gene expression in the fetus indirectly by inducing preadipocyte recruitment and subsequent differentiation. Central administration of leptin to pigs suppressed feed intake and stimulated growth hormone (GH) secretion. Serum leptin concentrations increased with age and estradiol-induced leptin mRNA expression in fat was age and weight dependent in prepuberal gilts. This occurred at the time of expected puberty in intact contemporaries and was associated with greater LH secretion. Further work demonstrated that leptin acts directly on pituitary cells to enhance LH and GH secretion, and brain tissue to stimulate gonadotropin releasing hormone secretion. Thus, development of nutritional schemes and (or) gene therapy to manipulate leptin secretion will lead to practical methods of controlling appetite, growth and reproduction in farm animals, thereby increasing efficiency of lean meat production.     

Changes in hormones, growth factor and lipid metabolism in finishing pigs fed betaine

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary betaine supplementation on carcass characteristics, hormones, growth factor and lipid metabolism in finishing pigs. Forty-eight crossbred barrows and gilts (Seghers × Seghers × Duroc) weighing about 55 kg were divided into two groups, each with three replicates of eight pigs (four barrows and four gilts) per replicate, and fed corn–soybean meal basal diets supplemented with 0 and 0.125% betaine for 42 days. At trial termination, two pigs (one barrow and one gilt) weighing about 90 kg were selected from each replicate and slaughtered for analyses. The results showed that betaine increased carcass lean percentage and longissimus muscle area by 5.19% (P < 0.01) and 17.85% (P < 0.01), respectively, and decreased carcass fat percentage and average backfat thickness by 13.07% (P < 0.01) and 10.30% (P < 0.05), respectively. Serum growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor I, free triiodothyronine, free thyroxine and insulin levels in pigs fed betaine were elevated by 45.61% (P < 0.01), 55.50% (P < 0.01), 57.95% (P < 0.01), 51.80% (P < 0.01) and 42.34% (P < 0.05), respectively. Fatty acid synthase activity in the 10th rib subcutaneous adipose tissue was decreased by 24.35% (P < 0.05) with betaine supplementation, whereas hormone-sensitive lipase activity was significantly increased (P < 0.05). Meanwhile, serum free fatty acids concentration in betaine-fed pigs was 25.75% higher compared to controls (P < 0.01). The study suggested that betaine could induce changes in hormones and growth factor in finishing pigs, and therefore could inhibit fat synthesis through reducing lipogenic enzymes activities and promote fat degradation by increasing hormone-sensitive lipase activity, with a resultant decrease in adipose tissue mass and improvement in carcass characteristics.     

Plasma concentrations of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I in prepuberal quarter horses and ponies

The hypotheses were tested that among types of horses with phenotypically different mature sizes, a difference in pattern of secretion of 1) GH and 2) insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) would exist prepuberally. To test these hypotheses, plasma was collected each 20 min for 8 hr from three types of horses [Quarter Horses (n=5), ponies (n=4), and Quarter Horse-pony F₁ crosses (n=5)] at 2, 4, and 10 months of age. Plasma concentrations of GH and IGF-I were determined by RIA and the patterns of secretion were quantified. Type of horse had no effect on tonic patterns of secretion of GH (P=0.92) or IGF-I (P=0.39), so the hypotheses were rejected and the data were pooled across types within age. Mean plasma concentrations of GH did not differ (P=0.74) with respect to age of horse. In contrast, number of pulses of GH per 8 hour (2 months = 2.3±0.4; 4 months = 2.2±0.5; 10 months = 2.8±0.9) and the interval between pulses (2 months = 87.1±23.1; 4 months = 121.7±25; 10 months = 111.5±15 min) changed quadratically (P=0.03 and P=0.02). Plasma concentrations of IGF-I decreased quadratically (P=0.01) from 2 months through 10 months of age. These data provide evidence to suggest that tonic secretion of GH and IGF-I may differ among prepuberal Quarter Horses and ponies with respect to age of horse but not type of horse.     

天山马鹿清原品系产茸量遗传标记的研究

本文是把天山马鹿清原品系的部分生物信使指标作为产茸的标记性状进行了研究。结果表明,清原品系马鹿血浆８项生物信使指标在各锯别间具有一定波动,Ｔ３、Ｔ４、ｃＡＭＰ、ＡＫＰｓ活力与鲜茸重呈显著正相关（ｒ＝０．８６６９、ｒ＝０．８３５、ｒ＝０．８３４９、ｒ＝０．９８０１）,ＡＫＰ同工酶快型个体的平均产茸量均高于慢型个体;该试验还建立了预测产茸量的线性多元回归方程。     

基质和激素对无刺枸骨扦插成活率及其生长影响研究初报

无刺枸骨在5种不同基质中,以及在经用NAA,IAA和IBA等3种激素处理的山黄土中扦插后,对其下端伤口愈合率、生根率、成苗率以及苗高、地径、新梢长、根数量、最大根长、最小根长、根系幅度和鲜重等11个指标进行了研究。结果表明:在3号基质(山黄土与珍珠岩容积比为1∶1)中插穗下端伤口愈合率、生根率、成苗率分别为90.67%,85.33%和71.33%,高于其他基质中的插穗,且3号基质中苗高、新梢长、最大根长、最小根长和鲜重等5个指标的平均值也都优于其他几种基质,与对照(砻糠灰)相比,增幅分别为0.18%,55.56%,22.80%,30.00%和13.66%;100 mg/L NAA浸泡2 h或1 000 mg/L IBA速蘸5 s,能显著提高插穗的下端伤口愈合率、生根率和成苗率。其中,经100 mg/L NAA处理过后的插穗,其苗高、新梢长、根系数量、鲜重等指标较对照(清水)增幅分别为18.79%,128.57%,43.90%和14.39%,生长优势最强。