Relationship Between Biomass Yield of Field Grown Maize Genotypes and Seedling Traits under Controlled Conditions

Investigations were done on six maize inbred lines of different origin and their diallel set of crosses. Seedlings grown at 14°, 22°, 30° and 38°C until three leaves stage were studied for morphological, anatomical and photosynthetic traits of leaves. These traits were screened for correlation with shoot dry weight at harvest under field conditions i) in 1981 and 1982 in North Germany, cool climate (CS); ii) 1981 in Thailand (WS). The correlation between seedling traits under controlled conditions and shoot dry weight under field conditions markedly changed after anthesis. Some few seedling traits closely correlated with biomass yield, favourably at 14° and 38°C. They mostly belonged to the morphology and anatomy of the leaves (area first leaf at 38°C, r = 0.6—0.7, all locations; depth of stomata below the epidermal surface at 38°C, r =—0.5 at CS and —0.7 at WS). In spite of significant correlations between single seedling traits and biomass yield a relyable prediction of biomass yield should best be based on a carefully chosen set of seedling traits.     

Seedling Development of Maize Genotypes at Constant and at Fluctuating Temperatures

Four maize genotypes from North West Europe, tropical highlands and tropical lowlands were grown at constant temperatures (14°C; 24°C), diurnal temperature variations (18°/10°C; 28°/20°C) and at temperatures alternating every three days (18°+ 10°C; 28°+ 20°C) until the three leaves stage. Fluctuating temperatures were generally favourable for growth with most marked effects at an average of 14°C when 18°/10°C were applied. Temperature situation had pronounced effects on morphological and biochemical traits like area of second leaves and activity of phosphofructokinase but between these traits and growth rates no close relationship existed. For all traits genotype specific reaction patterns to temperature situation existed. One tropical highland variety excelled by fast growth, especially at low fluctuating temperatures. A specific chilling susceptibility of the tropical lowland variety was only marked for growth at constant 14°C.     

The Impact of Temperature on Seedling Root Traits of European and Tropical Maize (Zea mays L.) Cultivars

Twelve European and twelve tropical maize cultivars were grown in polyethylene tubes under three temperature regimes (14/12 °C, 22/20 °C; 30/28 °C). The plants were harvested when the third leaf was fully expanded. The experiments were undertaken in order to: (i) study the general response of root traits of maize seedlings to chilly, temperate and very warm conditions and (ii) find out whether and how the geographical origin of the maize material modifies the results. The results may be summarized as follows: 1. The 22/20 °C temperature regime led to the highest shoot and root dry weight, the greatest total root length, the most apices and the greatest root surface area. However, the optimal temperature for these traits appeared to be either slightly higher or lower than 22/20 °C (optimal temperature for number of apices > shoot dry weight > root surface area > root dry weight). 2. The shoot: root dry weight ratio was almost the same at 14/12 °C and 22/20 °C but increased significantly at 30/28 °C. The root surface area: root dry weight ratio was optimal at 22/20 °C but extremely low at 14/12 °C. The production of apices per unit root dry matter was lowest at 14/12 °C and increased steadily at higher temperatures. 3. The root surface area: shoot dry weight ratio was low both at 14/12 °C and at 30/28 °C. This may indicate that mineral nutrient deficiency, as a result of undersized root systems, is most likely at extremely low and extremely high temperatures. 4. Low temperatures promoted the formation of seminal roots. 5. Temperature affected the dominance of the longest seminal root (= primary root). At 14/12 °C, the primary root was rather short as compared to the seminal roots of higher order. At 30/28 °C, however, the primary root was markedly longer than other seminal roots of higher order. 6. At 14/12 °C, the European cultivars produced more shoot and root dry matter, generated more apices and developed greater root surface area than the tropical cultivars. At 30/28 °C, the situation was reversed. This confirms that the response to different temperatures is modified by the geographical origin of the plant material.     

青贮玉米不同器官与产量和品质的相关性研究

为了在培育高产优质青贮玉米新品种过程中,提高选择效率,筛选源库比例适宜,营养品质较好的品系,从整株角度对青贮玉米不同器官与产量和品质的相关关系研究,在田间条件下以31份青贮玉米优良品种/系为试验材料,研究青贮玉米各器官与产量和品质关系。结果表明：选取的不同品种/系青贮玉米的干物质质量、含水量、产量和品质均有较大差异,通过相关分析表明,茎秆、叶片(r2产量=0.528**)和苞叶占总干物质比例与单株含水量和产量呈正相关,籽粒和穗轴占总干物质比例与单株含水量和产量呈负相关;茎秆(r2=0.396*)、苞叶和穗轴占总干物质质量比例与整株中性洗涤纤维含量呈正相关,叶片和籽粒(r2=0.381*)占总干物质质量比例与其呈负相关;茎秆和苞叶占总干物质质量比例与整株酸性洗涤纤维含量呈正相关,叶片、籽粒和穗轴与其呈负相关。茎秆、叶片和苞叶占总干物质质量比例与粗蛋白含量呈正相关,籽粒和穗轴(r2=0.660**)占总干物质质量比例与其呈负相关;茎秆(r2=0.407*)、叶片和苞叶占总干物质质量比例与整株淀粉含量呈负相关,籽粒(r2=0.359*)和穗轴占总干物质质量比例与其呈正相关。     

棉花耐低钾基因型筛选条件和指标的研究

以2004年我国棉区的主栽品种/组合/品系为主, 收集50个基因型, 在苗期室内液培条件下(低钾浓度和高钾浓度分别为0.02 mmol L^-1和2.50 mmol L^-1)对棉花耐低钾基因型的适宜筛选苗龄和评价指标进行研究, 并与田间缺钾土壤(速效钾含量为59.88 mg kg^-1)的筛选结果进行比较。结果表明, 棉花5叶期幼苗基因型间生物量的变异系数明显高于3叶期, 适宜进行耐低钾基因型筛选。低钾条件下的绝对生物量与相对生物量(0.02/2.50)、吸钾量和钾利用指数(KUI, 单位浓度钾所形成的生物量)极显著(P < 0.01)相关, 相关系数分别为0.7690、0.9522和0.9791。根长、根表面积与整株吸钾量的相关系数分别为0.5201(P < 0.01)和0.3325(P < 0.05)。子叶缺钾斑占子叶总面积的比例(S)在基因型间变化幅度大(变异系数为44.46%)、符合正态分布、与生物量极显著相关(r = –0.4455, P < 0.01), 可作为棉花苗期耐低钾基因型筛选的辅助指标。种子含钾量与棉花幼苗子叶的S值、生物量、钾吸收量和KUI均无相关关系。液培条件下5叶期幼苗的整株生物量与田间条件下产量器官干重极显著相关(r = 0.5091, P < 0.01), 证明苗期室内液培筛选具有可行性, 可作为对大量基因型的初筛方法, 典型基因型需要在田间进行复筛。     

甘蓝型油菜氮素高效吸收的植株形态与生理特性研究

为阐明甘蓝型油菜氮素高效吸收的形态和生理机制,利用6个氮素效率差异显著的甘蓝型油菜为供试材料,分析低氮条件下甘蓝型油菜抽薹期地上部和根系形态、叶片和根系生理特性的基因型差异及这些指标与高效氮素吸收的关系。结果表明,3个氮高效基因型在表型性状（株高、叶片数、最大叶长×宽、地上部干重、茎基粗、根长、根表面积、根体积、根平均直径和根干重）、生理（叶片可溶性糖含量、游离氨基酸总量、根系吸收总面积、活跃吸收面积、游离氨基酸总量和根系活力）和光合方面（净光合速率、气孔导度、胞间CO₂浓度、蒸腾速率和氮素光合效率）均高于3个氮低效基因型。甘蓝型油菜抽薹期根平均直径、最大叶长×宽、蒸腾速率和根系硝酸还原酶共同决定了氮素吸收效率的92.10%。     

黑龙江省水稻根系性状与地上部性状的关系

为了探讨寒地水稻根系性状与地上部性状在不同生育阶段的关系,以黑龙江省的3个超级稻品种和3个普通品种为试验材料进行田间试验。结果表明,根长在不同的生育时期与结实率、各节间长、粗和粒数、一次支梗数呈正相关;根系体积与粒数、株高、与一次枝梗数和二次枝梗数在分蘖盛期为负相关,拔节孕穗期以后为正相关;根系干重在分蘖盛期与穗数呈极显著的负相关（r=-0.92**）,而与穗粒数、一次枝梗数和一次枝梗粒数均呈极显著的正相关的关系。根冠比在齐穗后与产量呈显著或极显著正相关（r=0.84*～0.96**）。     

大穗型籼稻品种根系性状的基本特点

在群体水培条件下,以国内、外不同年代育成的常规籼稻代表品种(2001年为88个、2002年为122个)为材料,测定干物重(包括根系)、根系性状和根系活性、产量及其构成因素等,采用组内最小平方和的动态聚类方法将供试品种按单穗重从低到高依次分为A、B、C、D、E、F 6类,研究各类品种根系的基本特点。结果表明,供试品种间单穗重的差异很大(两年分别相差493%和764%),A、B、C、D、E、F类品种的平均单穗重,2001年分别为0.99、1.56、2.00、2.54、3.16、4.08 g,2002年分别为0.82、1.38、1.80、2.38、3.04、4.29 g。大穗型品种每株不定根总长、每株根干重、每株根系总吸收面积显著大于小穗型品种。大穗型品种每穗根数、每穗根重、每穗根长、每穗根系总吸收面积、每穗根系活跃吸收面积、每穗根系活性显著优于小穗型品种。多元回归分析表明,显著影响单穗重的主要根系性状是每穗根长、每穗根重、抽穗期冠根比、每穗根系总活力,决定系数为0.620~0.639。随着每穗根长、每穗根重、抽穗期冠根比、每穗根系总活力提高单穗重显著增加。     

大穗型籼稻品种根系性状的基本特点

在群体水培条件下,以国内、外不同年代育成的常规籼稻代表品种(2001年为88个、2002年为122个)为材料,测定干物重(包括根系)、根系性状和根系活性、产量及其构成因素等,采用组内最小平方和的动态聚类方法将供试品种按单穗重从低到高依次分为A、B、C、D、E、F 6类,研究各类品种根系的基本特点。结果表明,供试品种间单穗重的差异很大(两年分别相差493%和764%),A、B、C、D、E、F类品种的平均单穗重,2001年分别为0.99、1.56、2.00、2.54、3.16、4.08 g,2002年分别为0.82、1.38、1.80、2.38、3.04、4.29 g。大穗型品种每株不定根总长、每株根干重、每株根系总吸收面积显著大于小穗型品种。大穗型品种每穗根数、每穗根重、每穗根长、每穗根系总吸收面积、每穗根系活跃吸收面积、每穗根系活性显著优于小穗型品种。多元回归分析表明,显著影响单穗重的主要根系性状是每穗根长、每穗根重、抽穗期冠根比、每穗根系总活力,决定系数为0.620~0.639。随着每穗根长、每穗根重、抽穗期冠根比、每穗根系总活力提高单穗重显著增加。     

低磷胁迫对不同基因型小麦品种苗期性状的影响

为研究低磷胁迫对小麦苗期性状的影响,在对照(200 μmol/L KH2PO4)和低磷(5 μmol/L KH2PO4)条件下比较了6个不同基因型小麦品种苗期性状指标。结果表明,小麦根系和地上部对低磷胁迫的反应不同,低磷诱导小麦根系伸长,根系生物量（根鲜重和根干重）增加,供试的6个小麦品种在低磷条件下的根系鲜重和干重与对照相比差异均达到显著或极显著水平。低磷处理对地上部则表现出抑制作用,但对不同品种的影响程度差异较大。总体来看,低磷胁迫处理对小麦根系性状的影响大于地上部性状,不同苗期性状受低磷胁迫影响的程度分别为：根系鲜重>最长根长>根系干重>地上部鲜重>地上部干重>苗长。6个供试小麦品种中,‘中国春’对低磷胁迫最为敏感,而‘京411’的耐低磷性相对较强。     

Effects of Low Temperature Treatment at Seedling Stage on Soybean Growth, Development and Final Yield

The after effect of continuous and variable chilling temperatures acting periodically for 7 days at seedling stage (day/night: 2/2°C, 5/5°C, 15/2°C, 15/5°C, 15/15°C and control–22/18°C) on growth, development and final yield of soybean cultivar Polan and Progres were investigated. The temperature decrease lengthened the duration of the vegetation period before flowering for both cultivars, which allowed compensation for the reduced–as an effect of chilling–rate of daily increments in the leaf area and the dry weight of the above-ground parts of the plants. The most important symptom of chilling treatment was a considerable increase in the number of axillary branches after flowering, which caused an increase in the dry weight of plants. The subsequent reaction of the growth of leaves to chilling at seedling stage was, after flowering, variety dependent. The area of leaves bigger at Polan or similar to control at Progres ensured good seed filling in an increased number of pods developed on axillary branches. Chill-induced delay in plants development allowed the avoidance of low temperature occurring during flowering in this experiment. This chilling during flowering was one of the reasons of worse-pod setting and reduction of seeds per pod number at control plants.     

品种基因型和温度对马铃薯脱毒试管苗农艺性状的影响

以大西洋、克新1号、青薯168脱毒基础苗为试验材料,采用二因素随机区组设计,研究不同基因型品种、不同温度对马铃薯脱毒基础苗苗鲜重、根鲜重、苗干重、根干重、叶片数、株高、茎粗、根长和根条数影响,培养14d时,测定各性状指标.结果表明,3个不同成熟期基因型品种、3种不同培养温度处理对马铃薯单株平均根鲜重、叶片数、株高影响有显著性交互作用(p＜0.05),其余性状受品种基因型和温度交互作用影响不显著.不同基因型品种对苗干重、根干重、叶片数、根条数农艺性状指标影响显著(p＜0.05),其余性状指标未达显著影响;不同培养温度对马铃薯单株平均苗鲜重、根鲜重、苗干重、根干重、茎粗、根长、根条数(p＜0.05)农艺性状指标有显著性影响(p＜0.01),其余性状指标未达显著影响;3个不同基因型品种所需的适宜培养温度为(23±2)℃,此培养温度时,3个品种基因型的农艺性状表现最好.     

大豆根区逆境耐性的种质鉴定及其与根系性状的关系

依根系类型从黄淮海和长江中下游地区301份代表性材料中选取62份，以株高、叶龄、地上部干物重、地下部干物重为指标，采用平均隶属函数值方法鉴定了苗期耐旱性、苗期耐铝毒性，加上主茎节数、分枝数、单株荚数、单株粒数、百粒重等性状鉴定了后期耐旱性，并通过钒钼黄比色法测定植株P含量鉴定了苗期耐低磷性。筛选出1级苗期     

棉花苗期氮效率对其产量性状和品质性状的影响

为探明不同棉花品种的氮营养代谢特性和培育氮高效棉花品种提供参考,以30个棉花品种为材料,设置施氮和不施氮两个处理,采用漂浮育苗法培育棉苗,对其苗期的氮效率进行了比较研究,并对各品种棉花的产量性状和纤维品质也进行了测定。结果表明,在氮胁迫情况下,棉花苗期植株的叶绿素含量、含氮量、氮积累量及叶绿素饱和ETR值都产生明显的降低趋势;根据苗期测定的20个指标进行的主成分分析结果表明,前3个主成分的累积方差贡献率已达到80%以上,棉苗三叶一心时期的总相对干重、总氮积累量、地上部含氮量、地上部相对含氮量,地下部含氮量和地下部相对含氮量等6个指标可代表所有供试品种所有参评性状的绝大部分信息;根据这6个指标对这30个棉花品种进行了聚类分析,同时根据这些品种的大田产量性状和纤维品质性状也进行了聚类分析,通过对这3种不同聚类结果的综合分析表明,棉花苗期氮效率与成熟后的产量和纤维品质是有一定的影响,苗期氮效率高的‘鄂棉14’、‘泗棉4号’、‘湘棉10号’、‘衡棉4号’和‘川棉56’等棉花品种,成熟后的产量高,纤维品质也相对优良,而‘鲁棉12号’、‘辽棉15’和‘新陆早20’等苗期氮效率低的品种,成熟后的产量较低,纤维品质也相对较差。     

株型对棉株14C同化物生产及运转分配的影响

运用 14 C示踪技术 ,研究了简化整枝与早打主茎顶心、少留果枝改变株型对 14 C同化物生产分配的影响。结果表明 ,简化整枝蕾期、花铃期果枝叶的光合作用强度和14 C同化量均低于对照 ,且　14 C同化物向主茎和果枝的分配比例也较对照降低。简化整枝早打主茎顶心 ,可提高花铃期果枝叶、叶枝叶的光合作用强度和 14 C同化物向叶枝的分配比例。反映到产量和产量构成因素上 ,表现为简化整枝主茎结铃减少 ,叶枝结铃可弥补其损失 ,单铃重和衣分略有降低 ;简化整枝早打主茎顶心增加了叶枝结铃数 ,且单铃重和衣分略有提高。但处理间的皮棉产量均无显著差异     

A non-destructive selection method for faster growth at suboptimal temperature in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

Summary A non-destructive method has been developed to select common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) plants whose growth is less effected at a suboptimal temperature. Shoot weight was determined at a suboptimal (14°C) and optimal temperature (20°C), 38 days after sowing and accessions identified with a significantly lower than average weight reduction at 14°C compared to their weight at 20°C. Weight of primary leaves and of the shoot was correlated with seed weight at both temperatures, but no correlation was found between shoot weight reduction at 14°C and seed weight.     

Leaf Anatomy of Maize Inbred Lines and Crosses at Extreme Temperatures for Active Growth

Inbred lines and crosses from cool temperate regions (C) and from warm regions (W) were grown at 14, 22, 30 and 38°C up to the same physiological age, the full expansion of the third leaf. The laminae of the second leaf were studied for anatomical traits. For all traits the genotypic variability was high over the whole temperature range, but the rank order was influenced by temperature. Leaf thickness and cross sectional area of epidermal cells were smallest at 22°C. Stomatal frequency increased in inbred lines from 14 to 38°C and in crosses from 30 to 38°C. In crosses stomatal length was low at 22°C and high at 38°C while inbred lines either did not react to temperature at all (C) or had low to very low values over the whole temperature range (W). Cross sectional area of chlorenchyma cells (mesophyll, bundle sheath) was high at 14°C. For mesophyll cells of inbred lines and generally for bundle sheath cells a second maximum occurred at 30°C. Cross sectional area of both chloroplast types was high at 14°C and low at 22 or 30°C. Positive heterosis was seldom observed but negative heterosis occurred for chlorenchyma cell size at 14°C. This might indicate an improved fitness for photosynthesis at suboptimal temperature because of small cells, especially as W-genotypes generally had large cells at this temperature. A negative heterosis for the stomatal frequency over the whole temperature range might stand for a good fitness of hybrids for photosynthesis, too.
The investigations have shown that the expression of some important anatomical traits is dependent on temperature as well as on origin and genetic structure of maize genotypes.     

Influence of Heat Stress on Growth and Leaf Epicuticular Structure of Cabbages

These studies demonstrate that epicuticular wax may effect the water balance of cabbage under high temperature conditions. In ten week old leaves we did not observe that the cristalline structured wax of the variety Kinsyun was reduced as in three week old leaves compared to Sousyu at high day and night temperatures. Neither the wax structure nor the amount of surface wax of eight varieties could be correlated with their ability to build a head. That head formation of the heat tolerant Sousyu stopped at 27/29°C (day/night) suddenly after starting between leaf stage 11 and 15 could not be explained with differences in the optimum of the photosynthesis or water stress.
Growth parameters such as leaf number, length, area and dry weight of additional varieties, Akiou and Braunschweiger, first recommended for summer growing in warm areas and later in a temperate climate, were determined after three month exposure to mean temperature regimes of 27/29, 27/24 and 24/24°C in growth cabins.     

不同小麦基因型孕穗期根系性状与吸氮量的关系

通过水培培养,研究了生产上主栽的不同小麦基因型在充分供氮条件下孕穗期的根系、根系生理活性及根系与地上部干重以及吸氮量之间的关系。结果表明,地上部干重、根干重、根体积、根冠比、根活性及植株吸氮量不同基因型间有显著差异,根总吸收面积、根活跃吸收面积不同基因型间无明显差异;植株吸氮量与地上部干重显著相关,其相关系数达0.634,经进一步相关性分析表明,植株吸氮量的差异和地上部干重的差异主要是由于植株根干重和根体积不同造成的。研究表明,选择根干重和根体积大的小麦品种有利于提高小麦的氮利用效率。     

Maize genotypes with deep root systems tolerate salt stress better than those with shallow root systems during early growth

Maize (Zea mays L.) is susceptible to salinity but shows genotypic variation for salt tolerance. How maize genotypes with contrasting root morphological traits respond to salt stress remains unclear. This study assessed genotypic variation in salinity tolerance of 20 maize genotypes with contrasting root systems exposed to NaCl for 10 days (0, 50 mM or 100 mM NaCl, added in four increments every other day from 14 days after transplanting, DAT) in a semi-hydroponic phenotyping system in a temperature-controlled greenhouse. Considerable variation was observed for each of the 12 measured shoot and root traits among the 20 genotypes under NaCl treatments. Salt stress significantly decreased biomass production by up to 54% in shoots and 37% in roots compared with the non-saline control. The 20 genotypes were classified as salt-tolerant (8 genotypes), moderately tolerant (5) and salt-sensitive (7) genotypes based on the mean shoot dry weight ratio (the ratio of shoot dry weight at 100 mM NaCl and non-saline control) ± one standard error. The more salt-tolerant genotypes (such as Jindan52) had less reductions in growth, and lower shoot Na⁺ contents and higher shoot K⁺/Na⁺ ratios under salt stress. The declared salt tolerance was positively correlated with shoot height, shoot dry weight and primary root depth, and negatively correlated with shoot Na⁺ content at 100 mM NaCl. Primary root depth is critical for identifying salt responsiveness in maize plants and could be suggested as a selection criterion for screening salt tolerance of maize during early growth. The selected salt-tolerant genotypes have potentials for cultivation in saline soils and for developing high-yielding salt-tolerant maize hybrids in future breeding programmes.