Accumulation of mixed linkage (1 → 3) (1 → 4)-β-d-glucan during grain filling in barley: A vibrational spectroscopy study

The accumulation of mixed linkage barley (1 → 3) (1 → 4)-β-d-glucan (BG) during grain filling at eight stages was studied using standard reference methods and infrared spectroscopy. Two mutant barley genotypes having higher (starch mutant lys5f) and lower (high lysine mutant lys3a) BG content than the normal control Cork were studied. The Cork and lys3a genotypes showed a linear BG accumulation throughout the grain filling to reach a maximum of approximately 6 and 4% BG (w/w) dry matter, respectively. However, lys5f mutant exhibited an exponential increase in BG synthesis to a maximum of approximately 18% BG (w/w) dry matter 30 days after flowering (DAF), seemingly compensating for a decreased synthesis of starch.     

耐低钾玉米苗期O2·含量、POD活性及其与钾素分布的关系

以耐低钾玉米自交系和不耐低钾玉米自交系为试验材料,比较低钾胁迫条件下两个玉米自交系苗期各个部位超氧阴离子(O2)产生速率、过氧化物酶(POD)活性和钾素分布的动态变化。结果表明,低钾胁迫下耐低钾玉米自交系上部叶片的O2产生速率较低,叶片及根系的POD活性较稳定,能将较多的钾素转移到上部叶片;钾离子在植株体中的分布与O2数量、POD活性存在相关性。