EMS诱发草莓不同组培材料的耐盐性变异

以全明星草莓花药诱导的愈伤组织以及组培苗叶片为试验材料,用化学诱变剂甲基磺酸乙酯(EMS)进行诱变处理。结果表明,愈伤组织诱变处理的适宜浓度与时间组合为0.1%+1.5h和0.2%+1.0h,而(0.2%~0.4%)+(1.0~2.0h)可作为离体叶片诱变处理的适宜浓度和时间范围。与离体叶片诱变相比,草莓花药的愈伤组织对诱变剂EMS更为敏感。通过对再生植株的耐盐性进行比较发现,愈伤组织诱变筛选植株的盐害率和盐害指数低于离体叶片诱变筛选植株,说明愈伤组织较组培苗叶片更适于作为草莓耐盐诱变育种的起始材料。     

化学诱变提高植物抗逆性的研究进展

化学诱变是农业上一种传统的育种技术,在植物抗逆育种方面受到育种家的青睐,用于改善植物的抗寒、抗旱、耐盐碱性等育种方面的研究。植物组织培养技术是实现细胞或个体快速繁殖的有效途径。以上两种技术的结合,可有效提高突变的频率,人为扩大植物遗传变异范围。近年来,化学诱变与生物技术结合在植物抗逆诱变育种方面展现出了积极的发展前景,对于植物新品种选育具有重要的实践意义。本研究综述了化学诱变的特点、常用化学诱变剂[主要是甲基磺酸乙酯(EMS)和叠氮化钠(NaN₃)]的诱变机制、使用方法、诱变效果以及影响化学诱变的因素等,并介绍了化学诱变在植物抗逆育种领域中的新近研究进展。     

甲基磺酸乙酯（EMS）对萝卜早期发育性状的诱变效应

甲基磺酸乙酯（EMS）诱变育种有着诱变频率高、突变性状多及破坏性小等优点被广泛用于多种作物诱发突变育种。本研究利用不同浓度的EMS对不同品种的萝卜种子进行浸种处理后，发现EMS对萝卜的种子发芽率、萝卜苗根部长度及田间性状等指标上的诱变效应。研究结果表明随着EMS浓度（0．2％～2％）的增加，种子发芽率急剧降低且萝b苗期根长明显变短，整体呈显著的抑制生长作用。不同品种间对EMS的敏感度依次顺序为短叶-13〉夏抗40〉春白11-58〉双红一号。以半致死浓度为EMS浓度选择标准，确定了EMS处理不同品种萝卜间的适宜浓度为0．4％～0．6％。通过田间性状调查发现0．5％EMS处理短叶13萝卜种子下播大田后，相比对照处理品种表现子叶卷曲及撕裂、真叶增厚及黄化等情况，进一步表明EMS对短叶13萝卜存在的诱变效应。本研究确定了化学诱变剂EMS对萝卜诱变的半致死剂量，初步确认EMS对萝卜早期生长发育性状的诱变效应，将为后期的萝卜诱变育种研究提供研究材料和参考。     

诱变技术在亚麻育种中的应用

亚麻是重要的油料作物和纤维作物,本文简要介绍了物理诱变、化学诱变和组织培养等诱变技术的特点与机理,重点综述了γ射线诱变、航天诱变、EMS诱变和体细胞无性系变异等诱变技术在亚麻育种中的应用;同时介绍了形态学方法、仪器分析方法、离体组织培养法和TILLING技术等在亚麻突变体的鉴定与筛选中的应用,并从开展复合诱变育种和优化诱变后代筛选技术等方面对亚麻诱变技术的发展前景进行了展望,旨在为亚麻诱变育种研究提供参考。     

我国花生诱变育种技术应用研究概况

本文回顾了我国花生诱变技术应用研究的方法和取得的成就。主要采用6 0 Co诱变、激光诱变、化学诱变及上述诱变方式与杂交相结合等诱变育种方法选育花生新品种。获省部级成果 1 4项 ,育成花生新品种 3 5个 ,创造优异突变材料 3 0 0多份。同时对花生诱变技术应用前景作了展望     

化学诱变剂EMS对胡麻种子的诱变效应

EMS诱变是创造突变体,创新种质和品种改良的有效手段。为探讨化学诱变剂EMS对胡麻种子的诱变效应,设置5个EMS浓度和4个处理时间对5个胡麻品种进行诱变处理。结果表明,EMS诱变处理对不同胡麻品种农艺性状的影响差异比较大,变异比较丰富。在不同胡麻品种间,EMS诱变对种子出苗期、成苗数的影响存在差异, 在不同籽粒颜色的品种间差异更显著。胡麻植株表型变异出现了黄化苗、畸形花、花瓣不展开、花瓣颜色变异株、分茎和分枝多,茎扁平、簇头、早熟、不育等类型,这些变异丰富了胡麻突变体库;通过EMS诱变产生的突变体,可为胡麻品种改良和种质创新提供优异资源。     

TILLING技术的原理、特点及其在点突变筛选中的应用

TILLING(TargetingInducedLocalLesionsINGenomes),是一种全新的反向遗传学研究方法,它提供了一种高通量、低成本规模化高效筛选化学诱变剂EMS诱发产生点突变的技术。本文简要介绍了TILLING的原理和技术优势,并对其在植物功能基因组学、突变分子育种和预测突变频率中的应用作了初步探讨。     

EMS诱变技术在水稻育种中的应用

综述EMS诱变的原理和关键技术,简述一些EMS诱变技术在水稻育种中的应用。EMS对水稻成熟胚的愈伤组织的诱变、对水稻种子的诱变、对水稻幼穗的突变等;总结了EMS诱变育种技术存在缺点和不足;提出了今后EMS诱变技术应用在水稻育种方面的展望和发展方向。     

合子期化学诱变在作物育种中的应用

本文综述了作物在合子期进行化学诱变育种的研究着重介绍诱变处理的时期、处理的技术方法和应用效果。     

利用核辐射诱发小麦抗白粉病突变新种质

本试验采用不同剂量的γ射线、电子束、NaN_3与 EMS 处理3个小麦品种,在总剂量不变的情况下,用γ射线间歇辐照;用育种常用剂量(250～300Gy)辐照16个品种和12个杂种,诱发小麦抗白粉病突变,在 M_2进行苗期抗性突变体的筛选。结果表明,丁射线、电子束、NaN_3与 EMS 均为诱发小麦抗白粉病突变的有效诱变剂,而且电子束与 NaN_3的诱变效果更好。不同诱变剂诱发白粉病抗性的适宜剂量:丫射线300～350GV,电子束100～200Gy,NaN_31～3mmol/L,EMS 0.3%左右,品种间略有差异。γ射线间歇辐照较连续辐照的突变频率高,杂合材料较纯合材料的诱变效果更好。利用核辐射获得86份抗白粉病的中间材料。     

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

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,     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Electron donor and pH relationships for biologically enhanced dissolution of chlorinated solvent DNAPL in groundwater

Biologically enhanced dissolution offers a method to speed removal of chlorinated solvent dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL) sources such as tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichoroethene (TCE) from aquifers. Bioremediation is accomplished by adding an electron donor to the source zone where fermentation to intermediates leading to acetic acid and hydrogen results. The hydrogen and possibly acetic acid are used by dehalogenating bacteria to convert PCE and TCE to ethene and hydrochloric acid. Reductive dehalogenation is thus an acid forming process, and sufficient alkalinity must be present to maintain a near neutral pH. The bicarbonate alkalinity required to maintain pH above 6.5 is a function of the electron donor: 800 mg/L of bicarbonate alkalinity is sufficient to achieve about 1.2 mM TCE dechlorination with glucose, 1.7 mM with lactate, and a much higher 3.3 mM with formate. Laboratory studies indicate that in mixed culture, formate can be used as an electron donor for complete conversion to ethene, contrary to pure cultures studies indicating it cannot. Various strategies can be used to add electron donor to an aquifer for DNAPL dehalogenation while minimizing pH problems and excessive electron donor usage, including use of injection-extraction wells, dual recirculation wells, and nested injection-extraction wells.     

Increase in auxiliary photoprotective photosynthetic pigments in wheat seedlings induced by Azospirillum brasilense

Inoculation of wheat seedlings with the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Cd was immobilized in alginate microbeads and, without applying any stress, significantly increased the quantity of several photosynthetic pigments, such as chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and the auxiliary photoprotective pigments violaxanthin, zeaxanthin, antheroxanthin, lutein, neoxanthin, and β-carotene. This resulted in greener plants with no apparent visible stress. After monitoring the quantity of photosynthetic pigments for 4 weeks, we observed that inoculated plants had higher quantities of pigments in shoot and stem. The greatest difference in the quantity of all pigments between inoculated and noninoculated plants occurred in the first week of growth. Regardless of treatment, the quantity of pigments in stems was three to four times less than the quantity of these pigments in shoots. Application of Azospirillum, either as liquid inoculant or as alginate microbeads, did not alter the positive effect of the bacteria on pigment production or the positive response of the plants towards A. brasilense Cd inoculation.     

In-situ enrichment and analysis of atrazine-degrading microbial communities using atrazine-containing porous beads

We examined the community composition of microbes that colonized atrazine-containing beads buried in agricultural soils that differed in atrazine treatment history. Bacterial abundance was 5-40-fold greater in atrazine-fortified beads. In beads containing 20 mg atrazine kg⁻¹ buried in soil with a history of atrazine application (conditioned soil), the abundance of Actinobacteria increased approximately 80-fold whereas in control soil, Actinobacteria were enriched only 10-fold and the gamma-Proteobacteria and Planctomycetes increased by 60- and 25-fold, respectively. The gamma-Proteobacteria were enriched by 120- and 230-fold in beads containing 200 mg atrazine kg⁻¹ in conditioned and control soil, respectively. The results demonstrate that BioSep^® beads are a suitable matrix for recruiting a diverse subset of the bacterial community involved in atrazine degradation.