RAPD和ISSR标记对甜瓜种质遗传多样性的研究

利用RAPD和ISSR两种分子标记技术对37份甜瓜(CucumismeloL.)种质进行了遗传多样性研究.在供试材料中筛选到具有多态性的RAPD引物21个,ISSR引物10个(其中ISSR-2与ISSR-4等量混合组成ISSR-10引物对).RAPD引物共扩增出多态性带106条,多态性条带比率(PPB)为58.62%,平均多态信息量(PIC)为0.47;ISSR引物共扩增出多态性带73条,PPB值为65.51%,平均PIC值为0.53.根据两种标记的结果,采用UPGMA聚类分析,将供试材料分为两大类群野生甜瓜和栽培甜瓜;栽培甜瓜又分为厚皮甜瓜和薄皮甜瓜两大亚群,各野生甜瓜种质之间的遗传距离较大,这与其分类地位基本一致.两种分子标记的分析结果呈极显著正相关(r=0.62>r=0.01).研究表明,RAPD和ISSR标记可用于甜瓜种质遗传多样性的研究.     

利用RAPD标记鉴定山葡萄种质

采用修改后的CTAB法获得了高质量的基因组DNA.利用随机扩增多态性即RAPD标记对山葡萄7份种质进行鉴定,用4个引物(从30个引物中筛选)对试材进行PCR扩增,共扩增出30条谱带,平均每条引物产生7.5条谱带,其中21条谱带为多态性谱带,占总谱带数的70%.不同引物扩增的谱带数不同,范围在6～9条之间.利用4个引物扩增出的多态性谱带可以将7份山葡萄种质区分.     

甘薯种质资源的SRAP鉴定及遗传多样性分析

为了拓宽甘薯育成品种的遗传背景,筛选优良亲本,提高育种效率,本研究利用SRAP标记对48份主要甘薯种质资源进行了遗传多样性分析.结果表明,随机选用的37对SRAP引物中29对引物具有多态性,引物多态性比率为78.4％,共获得126条多态性谱带,平均每对引物产生4.3条多态性谱带,表现出较高的多态性.48份种质材料的SRAP遗传距离为0.037～0.601,当遗传距离L1=0.46时,48份材料被聚为6个类群,包括1个复合大类群和5个独立类群,其中第Ⅰ复合大类群又包括7个亚类群,聚类结果与系谱吻合性较好.采用5个重要农艺性状对供试材料进行了聚类分析,L1 =3.20时,48份材料也可被聚为6个类群,聚类结果与依据SRAP标记聚类分析的结果差异较大.甘薯种质资源间的遗传差异与地理来源无必然联系.     

大豆种质资源RAPD标记遗传多样性研究

为深入研究并充分利用野生大豆资源,本文利用RAPD分子标记对40份大豆材料加以分析,旨在从DNA分子水平上探索野生大豆、地方品种和育成品种之间的遗传多样性状况。结果表明:50个RAPD引物筛选出具有多态性且扩增条带清晰的引物38个,共检测出407条带,其中多态谱带309条,多态性程度为75.92%。每个引物可扩增出2～14条多态性带,平均产生多态性谱带8.1条;平均多样性指数为2.3377,变幅范围为0.5865～4.2133。遗传相似系数变幅范围为0.44～0.92,平均为0.75。野生大豆的多态比例(94.35%)、多样性指数(2.2336)分别高于育成品种(87.47%、1.7331)和地方品种(83.54%、1.6198)。遗传相似系数为野生大豆(0.6498)地方品种(0.7015)育成品种(0.7177),育成品种与地方品种间为0.6599,育成品种与野生大豆间为0.6487,地方品种与野生大豆间为0.6045。UPGMA聚类分析结果表明,40份大豆材料聚为6类,育成品种和地方品种各自聚为一类,野生大豆聚为4类。野生大豆特异等位基因数远远高于育成品种和地方品种二者的相加之和。本研究从分子水平上揭示了野生大豆与栽培大豆区别明显,宜作为一个独立的种,同时野生大豆变异幅度大,遗传基础广,是大豆育种实践中的优良基因资源。     

小麦杂种优势群研究：Ⅱ.普通小麦,西藏半野生小麦和斯卑尔…

选用我国的２２份普通小麦，７份西藏半野生小麦及来自国外的１７份斯卑尔脱小麦等共４６从材料，利用ＲＡＰＤ标记进行小麦品种，亚种及种间分子标记遗传差异研究，分析扩大杂交小麦育种亲本遗传基础和构建小麦杂种优势群的途径。２６个引物在４６份材料间共扩增出２７９条带，其中１８２条带具有多态性，每个引物可扩增２－１８条多态性带，平均为７条带。种间ＲＡＰＤ多态性表现为斯卑尔脱小麦〉西藏半野生小麦〉普通小麦。利用８     

野生斑鳠西江地理群的遗传多样性分析

为了解斑鳠(Mystus guttatus)不同地理种群之间的遗传分化程度,基于RAPD技术,分析了珠江水系西江段野生斑鳠的遗传多样性。利用20个随机引物对30个斑鳠个体的基因组DNA进行了PCR扩增,共扩增出3210条DNA片段,平均每个个体扩增出107条带。在检测到的107个位点中,多态位点数为48个,占44.9%,仅有一个引物S30没有扩增出多态带。个体间最大的遗传距离0.2804,最小的遗传距离0.0467,平均遗传距离0.1526±0.037,种群内个体间平均的相似率为84.7±3.7%。     

草莓品种的亲缘关系及其不同继代次数的叶片组培苗的RAPD分析

从100个随机引物中筛选出10个引物,对16个草莓品种进行RAPD分析。结果显示,10个引物共扩增出73条DNA谱带,其中多态条带49条,多态性程度为67.13%;遗传距离D值在0.40水平上能将供试材料聚为3类,表明RAPD能很好地鉴别草莓品种之间的遗传关系。利用前面筛选的10个随机引物和其他20个随机引物对不同继代次数的草莓组培继代苗进行了RAPD分析,其特征带型表现一致,未发现变异,说明草莓叶盘离体继代培养30次以内能稳定遗传。     

马铃薯遗传资源多样性的SRAP分析

采用SRAP分子标记，对44份马铃薯品种的遗传多样性进行了分析。结果显示, 随机抽取27对SRAP引物，对基因组DNA进行特异扩增，其中23对引物扩增出多态性条带，共获得104个多态性条带, 多态性引物比率达85.2%, 平均每对引物产生4.5个多态性条带，表明SRAP标记具有较高的多态性比率。44份种质资源的SRAP标记遗传距离为0.147-0.741。当遗传距离D=0.67时，将44份种质资源分为四大类群，包括一个复合类群和三个独立类群。其中复合类群可进一步分为7个亚群。从而在DNA水平上证明了所研究马铃薯种质资源具有丰富的遗传多样性。     

基于ISSR分析28份香蕉种质的基因组DNA多样性

利用ISSR标记技术分析了28份香蕉种质的遗传多态性。从100个ISSR引物中筛选出8个多态性引物,共扩增出55条DNA带,其中46条为多态性带,占83.6%,平均每个引物扩增的DNA带数为6.88条。依相似系数0.73的水平,将香蕉28个品种划分为6大类。其中云南BB（BB）和东莞高把大蕉（ABB）在相似系数为0.94时,二者的亲缘关系较近。Pisang Ceylan（AAB）和FHIA-18（AAAB）相似系数水平接近为1,表明二者亲缘关系最近。本研究为香蕉遗传关系的建立及品种鉴定提供理论基础。     

8份广西产绞股蓝种质的RAPD引物筛选及其遗传多样性分析

本研究的目的在于筛选合适的RAPD随机引物,应用RAPD技术对药用植物绞股蓝进行遗传多样性分析,并构建DNA指纹图谱。研究结果表明,我们利用生物信息学方法挑选出的20条引物中有19条引物的扩增条带清晰且多态性好;在清晰稳定出现的354条带中,294条具有多态性;其中有3条引物的扩增条带可清楚区分绞股蓝与混淆品种乌蔹莓,可建立其DNA指纹图谱。按UPGMA法进行聚类分析,计算其遗传相似系数,结果显示,8份绞股蓝供试材料聚为两类,聚类结果与其地理区域远近和生长环境一致。本研究中筛选出的19条引物适用于绞股蓝遗传多样性分析,且获得的DNA指纹图谱可用于鉴别绞股蓝。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

Staff members of the Department of Botany of Palacký University in Olomouc and Gene Bank Department – Workplace Olomouc, Research Institute of Crop Production in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted an expedition in seven European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) in August/September 1999 to collect wild Lactuca spp. germplasm and study its geographic distribution, ecology and biodiversity. During the mission, more than 600 locations were visited resulting in the collection of 602 seed samples (accessions) of wild Lactuca species and 13 seed samples of related genera (Chondrilla and Mycelis). Lactuca serriola f. serriola, L. serriola f. integrifolia, L. saligna and L. viminea subsp. chondrilliflora were prevalent in southern Europe (Italy, France), however, only L. serriola was common in central and western Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland). The greatest diversity of Lactuca species was found in France, where also the most seed samples (165) were collected. The most characteristic habitats with a high density of Lactuca spp. populations were observed along roads and highways, grassy ditches, ruderal communities, and dust-heaps. Natural infections by powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) and downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) on some wild Lactuca spp. were observed. Recent observations concerning the geographic distribution, population structure, habitats, and natural occurrence of diseases of Lactuca spp. are discussed. This assemblage of genetic resources of Lactuca spp. can serve as the basis of future studies of species diversification, spatial population structure, plant microevolution, domestication processes, and genetic variability of host-parasite interactions.     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.     

Properties of anaerobically digested and composted municipal solid waste assessed by linking soil mesofauna dynamics and nitrogen modelling

We have studied the effect of anaerobically digested (ADMSW) and composted municipal solid waste (CMSW) on mineralization and foodweb dynamics to verify the hypothesis that ADMSW would immobilize N right after addition to soil in contrast to addition with CMSW. Another hypothesis was that the mesofauna (enchytraeids and microarthropods) would stimulate N release from the decomposer community. We measured excretion of -N and urea-N from the mesofauna and hypothesized that enchytraeids would release urea. ADMSW and CMSW were amended to pots with sandy loam and barley. The pots were divided into treatments with or without mesofauna. Mesofauna, plant N and biomass, soil N and ergosterol (fungal biomass) were measured over a 113-day period of four equidistant samplings. Soil respiration, N mineralization and N release by the mesofauna were modelled from concurrent studies. ADMSW- and CMSW-treated soils initially (<20 days) immobilized N. The amendments did not increase plant growth substantially, and this was probably due to N-limitation in the early stages of plant growth. Enchytraeid abundance was about three times higher in ADMSW- than CMSW-treated soils, indicating that ADMSW contained more labile compounds, bacteria, and microfauna. The mesofauna did not affect N-content, but the cumulated -N excreted by the mesofauna was estimated to be substantial and about one-fifth of total plant N in ADMSW. An explanation for this discrepancy might be that in the absence of the mesofauna, other members of the detrivore and microbivore community performed the mesofauna’s function. Neither enchytraeids nor microarthropods excreted urea.     

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Faculty positions: Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics in Rhizosphere and Nonrhizosphere Soils for a Rapeseed–Rice Cropping Sequence

Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important factors in the long-term sustainability of a cropping system. Changes in K concentration and characteristics of K fixation and release in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils in the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) rotation were investigated using a rhizobox system. The concentrations of different forms of K in both rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils decreased with plants compared to without plants, regardless of K fertilizer application. Potassium uptake by crops mainly came from the rhizosphere soil. In the treatment without K fertilizer (–K), the main form of K supplied by the soil to the crops was 1.0 mol L^?1 nitric acid (HNO₃) nonextractable K, followed by nonexchangeable K, and then exchangeable K. In the treatment with K fertilizer (+K), the main K forms supplied by the soil to the crops were exchangeable K and nonexchangeable K. The amount and rate of K fixation after one cycle of the rapeseed–rice rotation was greater in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The amount and rate of K fixation of soil in the +K treatment were significantly less than in the –K treatment. The cumulative amounts of K released with 1.0 mol L^?1 ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) and 1.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃ extraction increased with the increasing numbers of extractions, but the K-releasing power of soil by successive extraction decreased gradually and finally became almost constant. The release of K was less in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The release of K in the +K treatment was similar to that in the –K treatment in rhizosphere soil, but the K release in nonrhizosphere soil was greater with the +K than the –K treatment. Overall, the information obtained in this study will be helpful in formulating more precise K fertilizer recommendations for certain soils.