野生樱桃资源在甜樱桃人工授粉中的应用探讨

以3种野生樱桃资源为供试材料,比较了花粉烘制方式和贮藏温度对供试材料花粉萌芽率的影响,评价了供试材料花粉对甜樱桃品种座果率的影响。结果表明：常温干燥皿烘制花粉萌发率显著高于培养箱烘制；水+10mg/L硼酸+20%蔗糖为测定供试材料花粉活力的适宜培养基；毛樱桃、中国樱桃、‘黄蜜’花粉在4℃冷藏30天的萌发率均高于40%；毛樱桃、中国樱桃和山樱桃花粉与3个甜樱桃品种的异花授粉平均坐果率可达到40%。作者认为,供试野生樱桃资源的花粉萌发和贮藏特性,以及与甜樱桃品种的异花授粉亲和性与供试甜樱桃品种花粉类似,在甜樱桃人工授粉中具有较大的应用价值。     

基于级联卷积神经网络的番茄花期识别检测方法

对作物花期状态的准确识别是温室作物执行授粉的前提。为提高花期状态识别的准确度，该研究以温室番茄为例提出了一种基于级联卷积神经网络的番茄花朵花期识别方法。首先采用改进的端到端的特征金字塔网络FS-FPN实现番茄花束的分割，然后采用Prim最小生成树对分割后的花束图片进行花期识别优先级排序，最后将已排序的分割花束图片输入改进的Yolov3网络，实现番茄花朵花期状态的精准识别。在由1600幅包含花蕾期、全开期、谢花期、初果期4类花期状态的番茄花束图像构成的数据集上，所提方法对番茄花朵花期平均检测时间为12.54 ms，平均检测精度分别比Mask R-CNN和SPP-Net提高了3.67%和2.39%，识别错误率比改进前的Yolov3网络降低了1.25%。最终将该方法部署到番茄授粉机器人上，并在大型玻璃温室内进行验证，结果表明，所提方法对番茄花朵各花期的检测精度分别为花蕾期85.71%、全开期95.46%、谢花期62.66%、初果期88.34%，该研究结果可为智能授粉机器人的精准作业提供重要依据。     

Characterization and bioactivities of young rice protein hydrolysates

Immature rice was reported to contain higher quantities of bioactive compounds than mature rice. Young rice protein is easy to digest and has hypoallergenic potential, with protein content of 7.2–11.5% compared to rice bran at 9.8%. Few studies have reported on bioactivities and characterization of young rice proteins and their hydrolysates. Bioactivities of native protein and protein hydrolysates of two rice varieties (white rice and colored rice) were characterized and investigated for four development stages (flowery, milky, dough, and mature). Degree of hydrolysis of young rice protein was considerably higher than at the mature stage. Highest DPPH and iron chelating activity were found in alcalase® protein hydrolysate during the flowery-to-milky stage. Iron chelating activity was constant in all development stages because of the low polar amino acid content in rice. The ACE activity of alcalase® protein hydrolysate was higher than native protein at the same development stage, as observed in the milky and dough stages. Inhibitory activity of young rice hydrolysate HepG2 cells was concentration-dependent and not correlated with protein molecular size.     

Bulk pollen pollination in maize for efficient construction of introgression populations with high genome coverage

Introgression populations consist of a set of introgression lines or families, constructed by continuous backcrossing to the recurrent parent, while carrying a limited number of chromosome segments from a donor parent in their genomes. Increasing the genome coverage is an important aim when constructing introgression population. In this study, we proposed bulk pollen pollination (BPP) method and used it to increase the genome coverage of a maize introgression population. The results showed that the genome coverage of the introgression population constructed using BPP method reached 100% at BC₃ generation, which accorded with the simulation result. The BPP‐based BC₃F_1:2 population could identify most quantitative trait loci (QTL) detected using the F_2:3 population, especially major QTL. Simulation analysis showed that the genome coverage of introgression population increased with the increase of population size and the number of bulked plants, and decreased with the increase of backcross generation. Our results proved the reliability of the BPP‐based introgression population in increasing genome coverage and detecting QTL, and provided references for constructing high‐coverage introgression populations.     

猕猴桃晚花雄性新品种‘磨山雄3号’

 ‘磨山雄3号’是从野生美味猕猴桃资源中选育而成的晚花雄性新品种。树势强旺，萌芽率57%，成花容易，花枝率95%。花白色，花量大，花冠直径41 mm，花瓣8 ~ 10片，花丝168枚，花药纵径、横径分别为1.9和1.0 mm，花粉萌发率为73% ~ 82%。在武汉地区4月底至5月初开花，花期12 ~ 13 d，能与目前主栽品种‘金魁’、‘海沃德’、‘米良1号’等20余个晚花雌性品种的花期相遇。     

木棉雄蕊特征与其繁殖策略的关系分析

采用野外观察和实验室检测方法,对云南省个旧市冷墩村的木棉花部结构、雄蕊特征、花粉活性进行研究。结果表明,自然种群中花部形态特征具有一定变异性,3层雄蕊变异系数大小关系显著。在湿度为60%、温度为35℃时花粉活性最强。研究发现,木棉雄蕊长短变化可能有利于不同传粉生物传粉效率提高和增强适应性;木棉高层雄蕊花药个体大、花粉数量多、活性高,适应干热河谷传粉繁殖条件;温度较低时,底层花药花粉活力相对较高,可为逆境环境下木棉高层花药受损后提供后备花粉源。文章就木棉花部形态与繁殖关系、木棉形态及花粉活力对繁殖的影响进行讨论。     

梨不同品种授粉特性的研究

选用中梨一号、秋黄、八月酥、西子绿、丰水5个梨优良品种进行自花及异花授粉,研究其落花落果及坐果特性。结果表明,不同品种自花授粉的坐果率不一样,中梨一号、秋黄、八月酥自花授粉不结实,而丰水自花授粉的坐果率最高,为37.69%。不同授粉品种对落花落果和坐果率的影响也不同,坐果率与落花落果率呈极显著负相关,坐果率与花粉量呈显著正相关。     

苜蓿切叶蜂在苜蓿制种中的研究与应用现状

苜蓿是奶牛生产中最重要的优质饲草。发展苜蓿草产业的核心是苜蓿良种。人工繁育放养苜蓿切叶蜂是大幅度增加制种产量、提高苜蓿制种水平的关键。本文介绍了苜蓿切叶蜂的生物学特性及苜蓿授粉情况,对苜蓿切叶蜂在国内的授粉应用情况进行了概述,并展望了其应用前景。     

棉花蜜蜂传粉杂交制种效果研究

利用抗虫不育系(Btms5ms5ms6ms6)和转Bt基因抗虫棉品系(Rg3)作为杂交制种亲本,制种期间在田间放养蜜蜂作为传粉媒介,连续三年在长江流域和黄河流域进行小规模田间开放式蜜蜂传粉杂交制种试验,对蜜蜂传粉杂交制种体系中的父母本种植比例、不同的蜂种、父母本种植方式、天气等对蜜蜂传粉制种效果进行了研究。初步研究结果表明:父母本种植比例以1:4制种效果较为理想,蜜蜂是较理想的传粉媒介,父母本混合种植方式和相间种植方式传粉效果差异不明显,天气变化对蜜蜂传粉影响较大,直接影响制种产量。     

Pollination, Fertilization and Seed Development in Inbred Lines and F1 Hybrids of Spring Faba Beans (Vicia faba L.)

When the flowers are not disturbed, the yield of F₁ hybrids of faba beans normally exceeds that in their inbred parents. The basis of this “heterotic autofertility” was investigated by examining flowers for pollination and fertilization throughout the flowering season and assessing the distribution of seeds and pods on mature plants. Six inbred lines and seven of their F₁ hybrids were grown without protection from bee visitation, and their autofertility was estimated’ by comparing their fertilization with that of cytoplasmic male-sterile line. The first direct evidence was obtained that heterotic autofertility acts by increasing; the proportion of flowers which were pollinated and fertilized. The autofertility was not perfect, especially in a closed-flower hybrid, as many ovules remained unfertilized. Several factors contributed to the number of seeds per pod in F₁ hybrids, being superior to parental means: (1) more ovules per flower, (2) greater fertilization of the basal ovules, (3) reduced abortion of the apical ovules and (4) greater overall maturation ovules.