干旱胁迫对两种罗布麻渗透调节物质积累和保护酶活性的影响

作为重要的生态经济型植物,罗布麻在用于生态建设的同时,也能够取得一定的经济效益。开展干旱胁迫下红麻(Apocynum venetum L.)和大麻状罗布麻(A.cannabinum L.)渗透调节物质及保护酶活性的研究,旨在比较二者的抗旱能力。以红麻和大麻状罗布麻2年生盆栽苗为材料,采用盆栽控水法,研究了4种土壤水分条件下两种罗布麻叶片的渗透调节物质及酶活性的变化情况。结果表明:(1)随着干旱胁迫的加重,两种罗布麻均能够通过提高自身的可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白质、SOD及POD的含量来抵御一定的干旱胁迫。(2)在重度胁迫(T3)条件下,大麻状罗布麻叶片中积累的可溶性糖、可溶性蛋白质、SOD及POD含量均高于红麻的,其中可溶性蛋白质的含量比红麻的高32.3%,SOD的含量是红麻的2倍,且其差异均达到了极显著(P<0.01),这表明大麻状罗布麻较红麻具有较强的抵御干旱胁迫的能力,在宁夏地区栽培具有可行性。     

对氯苯丙酮肟衍生物的合成及其生物活性

为寻找新型结构的农药先导化合物,采用1-对氯苯基-3-氯-1-丙酮为原料,合成了14个结构新颖的对氯苯丙酮肟衍生物,其化学结构经1H核磁共振和元素分析确证。初步的生物活性试验结果表明,该类化合物具有一定的杀虫和除草活性,其中化合物 Ⅴi、Ⅴe和Ⅴh 在 50 mg/L浓度下对淡色库蚊Culex pipiens pallens的致死率达到100%。     

In vitro inhibition of glutathione S-transferases by several insecticides and allelochemicals in two moth species

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are important detoxification enzymes in insects. This study examined the inhibitory effects of five insecticides (beta-cypermethrin, fenpropathrin, phoxim, abamectin, acetamiprid) and two plant-derived allelochemicals (quercetin, tannic acid) on GST activity in Micromelalopha troglodyta (Graeser) and Clostera anachoreta (Fabricius). GST activities were suppressed by all the insecticides and allelochemicals tested; the two allelochemicals were the most potent inhibitors, reducing GST activity in vitro in a dosage-dependent manner. Kinetic analyses of GST inhibition by quercetin and tannic acid in M. troglodyta and C. anachoreta suggested biochemical differences in their GSTs.     

Studies on the mechanism of selectivity of the auxin herbicide quinmerac

Investigations were conducted to elucidate the mechanism of selectivity of the auxin herbicide, quinmerac, in cleavers (Galium aparine) and the tolerant crops sugarbeet (Beta vulgaris), oilseed rape (Brassica napus) and wheat (Triticum aestivum). After root treatment with the herbicide, the selectivity has been quantified as approximately 400-fold between oilseed rape and Galium and 1000-fold between sugarbeet or wheat and the weed species. When 1 and 10 μM [¹⁴C]quinmerac were applied for 4 h, no significant differences between root absorption and translocation of ¹⁴C by Galium and the crop species were found. After 16 h, metabolism of [¹⁴C]quinmerac to the biologically inactive hydroxymethyl and dicarboxylic acid derivatives was more rapid in wheat and sugarbeet than in Galium. In oilseed rape, a lower rate of herbicide metabolism was observed. In Galium, accumulations of abscisic acid (ABA), triggered by quinmerac-stimulated ethylene biosynthesis, were found to cause the herbicidal growth inhibition which develops during 24 h of application. Within 1 h of treatment, quinmerac stimulated 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthase activity and ACC concentration specifically in Galium shoot tissue. During the next 4 h, ACC synthase activity was increased up to 50-fold, relative to the control. Within 3 h of exposure to quinmerac, increased ethylene formation followed by higher ABA levels was detected. In sugarbeet, oilseed rape and wheat, quinmerac did not stimulate ACC synthase activity and ACC and ABA levels. It is suggested that (i) the selectivity of quinmerac is primarily based upon the lower sensitivity to the herbicide of the tissue/target in the crop species, (ii) the induction process of the ACC synthase activity in the shoot tissue is the primary target of herbicidal interference. In wheat and sugarbeet, tolerance to quinmerac is additionally increased by a more rapid metabolism. © 1998 SCI.     

土壤干旱对两品种小麦根际土壤微生物群落组成和酶活性的影响

采用双因素随机试验,在小麦孕穗期、灌浆期和成熟期研究了土壤干旱对两品种小麦根际土壤微生物丰度、多样性及4种酶活性(蔗糖酶、碱性磷酸酶、脲酶和脱氢酶)的影响。试验设4个处理,即分别在土壤干旱和正常水分下种植小麦"矮抗58"(P1)和"泛麦8号"(P2)。结果表明:与正常水分处理(种植P1和P2)相比,孕穗期,土壤干旱处理下小麦P1和P2根际土中普通细菌、革兰氏阴性细菌的丰度显著降低了11.3%和6.9%、8.4%和8.2%;灌浆期,干旱处理下小麦P1和P2根际土中丛枝菌根真菌的丰度明显下降了34.3%和21.8%;成熟期,干旱处理下小麦P1和P2根际土中革兰氏阳性细菌、真菌的丰度显著降低30.9%和8.6%、34.1%和17.3%。土壤干旱对微生物多样性无显著影响,却显著降低了孕穗期和灌浆期的碱性磷酸酶、脱氢酶活性和灌浆期的蔗糖酶活性,提高了成熟期的蔗糖酶活性。"矮抗58"比"泛麦8号"根际微生物多样性更高,但孕穗期其蔗糖酶活性更低。干旱与品种的交互作用对微生物各类群的丰度、多样性和4种酶活性的影响均不显著。综上,土壤干旱主要抑制微生物丰度,而品种间根际微生物多样性差异明显,干旱和品种均...     

Bioregulatory Effects of the Fungicidal Strobilurin Kresoxim-methyl in Wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Apart from its fungicidal effect, the strobilurin kresoxim-methyl (BAS 490 F) was found to induce physiological and developmental alterations in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) which are seen in connection with improved yield. In a series of biotests including heterotrophic maize and photoautotrophic algal cell suspensions, duckweed, isolated mustard shoots and germinating cress seeds, kresoxim-methyl showed a similar response pattern to standard auxins (e.g. indol-3-ylacetic acid, IAA; 2-(1-naphthyl)acetic acid, α-NAA). Auxin-like activity of kresoxim-methyl was also found when stem explants of tobacco were cultured on a hormone-free medium. Kresoxim-methyl stimulated shoot formation, particularly at 10^-7 M . The same effect was induced by 10^-8 M IAA. The determination of phytohormone-like substances in shoots of wheat plants foliar-treated with 7×10^-4 M kresoxim-methyl revealed only slightly changed levels of endogenous IAA, gibberellins and abscisic acid. In contrast, the contents of dihydrozeatin riboside-type cytokinins increased to 160% of the control, while trans-zeatin riboside- and isopentenyladenosine-type cytokinins remained nearly unchanged. The most remarkable alterations were the reductions in 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) levels and ethylene formation which were demonstrated in intact plants, leaf discs and the shoots of wheat subjected to drought stress. Kresoxim-methyl affected the induction of ACC synthase activity which converts S-adenosyl-methionine to ACC in ethylene biosynthesis. In shoots from foliar-treated wheat plants, 10^-4 M kresoxim-methyl inhibited stress-induced increases in endogenous ACC synthase activity, ACC levels and ethylene formation by approximately 50%. Reductions in ACC synthase activity and ACC levels of 30% were also obtained at low concentrations of α-NAA (10^-6 M ). In contrast, ACC synthase activity in vitro was not influenced by adding the compounds. In wheat leaf discs, the inhibiting effect of kresoxim-methyl, α-NAA and IAA on ethylene formation was accompanied by delayed leaf senescence, characterized by reduced chlorophyll loss. However, in contrast to kresoxim-methyl which showed only inhibitory activity on ethylene synthesis over a wide range of concentrations applied, the auxins stimulated ethylene production at high concentrations of about 10^-4 M . The inhibition of ethylene biosynthesis by kresoxim-methyl, together with an increase in endogenous cytokinins could explain the retardation of senescence and the intensified green leaf pigmentation in wheat exposed to this strobilurin. © 1997 SCI.     

On the mechanism of selectivity of the corn herbicide BAS 662H: a combination of the novel auxin transport inhibitor diflufenzopyr and the auxin herbicide dicamba

BAS 662H, a 1:2.5 combination of the semicarbazone-type auxin transport inhibitor diflufenzopyr and the auxin herbicide dicamba, is used as a post-emergence herbicide in corn. The combination has been observed to provide more effective broadleaf weed control and improved tolerance in corn than typical rates of dicamba used alone. In order to analyze this phenomenon, the uptake, translocation, metabolism and action of both compounds, applied alone and in combination, were investigated in Amaranthus retroflexus L, Galium aparine L and corn (Zea mays L). When plants at the third-leaf stage were foliarly treated with diflufenzopyr and dicamba equivalent to field rates of 100 and 250 gha-1, respectively, diflufenzopyr synergistically increased dicamba-induced 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) synthase activity and ethylene formation in G aparine and even more in A retroflexus, followed by accumulations of (+)-abscisic acid (ABA) in the shoot tissue within 20 h. This correlated with subsequent growth inhibition, hydrogen peroxide overproduction and progressive tissue damage. Diflufenzopyr also enhanced the activity of other auxin herbicides, such as quinclorac and picloram, and of the synthetic auxin, 1-naphthaleneacetic acid. After foliar and root application of [14C]diflufenzopyr, alone or as BAS 662H, considerably lower tissue concentrations and systemic translocation of radioactivity beyond treated plant parts were found in corn, compared to G aparine and particularly A retroflexus. Furthermore, diflufenzopyr decreased foliar uptake of [14C]dicamba by c 50% selectively in corn, compared to the treatment alone. Metabolism of [14C]diflufenzopyr was more rapid in corn than in the weed species. In combination, the two compounds had no mutual effect on their metabolic degradation. In BAS 662H, diflufenzopyr synergizes the herbicidal activity of dicamba in sensitive weed species. In corn this effect is prevented by a more rapid metabolism of diflufenzopyr, coupled with lower uptake and translocation. Selectivity of BAS 662H is additionally favoured by a higher crop tolerance to dicamba because of reduced foliar uptake of this herbicide in corn under the influence of diflufenzopyr.     

Effects of sulcotrione [2-(2-chloro-4-mesylbenzoyl)-cyclohexane-1,3-dione] on enzymes involved in tyrosine catabolism and the extent of the resulting tyrosinemia and its relationship with corneal lesions in rats

We aimed to investigate the effects of subchronic exposure to sulcotrione on the enzymes involved in tyrosine catabolism and the extent of the resulting tyrosinemia and corneal lesions in rats. Daily oral administration of sulcotrione at 0.1, 0.5, 5, 50 and 100 mg/kg/day markedly inhibited hepatic 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD). In response to the tyrosinemia, the activity of hepatic tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT) at each dose level was insignificantly induced and hepatic homogentisic acid oxidase (HGO) at 5, 50 and 100 mg/kg/day was markedly reduced. Repeated oral administration of sulcotrione to rats at doses of 5, 50, and 100 mg/kg/day for 90 days produced corneal lesions with an incidence of 18.8%, 75.0% and 56.3%, respectively. The significant increase in tyrosine levels indicates that the occurrence of corneal lesions in rats exposed to sulcotrione was not only associated with the concentration of tyrosine in the ocular fluid, but also with other, unidentified factors.     

灰色灾变理论在宁南山区干旱气候预测中的应用

在分析宁南山区干旱气候特征及其对农业生产影响的基础上 ,借助灰色灾变理论分别建立了春旱、夏旱、秋旱、春夏连旱、夏秋连旱、全年旱等六种干旱类型的 GM( 1 ,1 )预测模型 ,并对 2 0 0 0～ 2 0 2 0年的干旱气候做出预测。经对 2 0 0 0年和 2 0 0 1年预测结果验证 ,吻合性良好。此外 ,提出了宁南山区抗旱防旱的综合农业措施。研究结果可对广大旱区抗旱减灾 ,促进农业生产发展提供科学指导。     

蛇床子素对小麦赤霉病菌葡萄糖、钙吸收和三磷酸腺苷酶活性的抑制

蛇床子素可抑制小麦赤霉病菌菌丝生长干重;含有14C标记的葡萄糖培养基中培养小麦赤霉病菌,以100 μg/mL蛇床子素处理,其菌体内14C放射强度比对照降低43％,表明蛇床子素能抑制小麦赤霉病菌对葡萄糖的吸收;以100 μg/mL蛇床子素处理小麦赤霉病菌12 h,菌体内总钙含量仅为对照的60%,表明蛇床子素能抑制菌体对钙的吸收;蛇床子素处理对β-1,6-葡聚糖酶活性没有显著影响;离体条件下,蛇床子素能抑制小麦赤霉病菌三磷酸腺苷(ATP)酶活性。     

Isolation and functional characterization in yeast of CYP72A18, a rice cytochrome P450 that catalyzes (ω-1)-hydroxylation of the herbicide pelargonic acid

Cytochrome P450 proteins play important roles in plant herbicide selectivity. Here, we demonstrate metabolism of the herbicide pelargonic acid by CYP72A18, a novel cytochrome P450 isolated from the rice Oryza sativa L. cv. Nipponbare. The CYP72A18 cDNA was cloned from rice and heterologously expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae AH22 cells from the alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH1) promoter. Microsomes isolated from recombinant yeast cells contained the CYP72A18, which was found to catalyze the (ω-1)-hydroxylation of the herbicide pelargonic acid. We also show that (ω-1)-hydroxypelargonic acid has reduced herbicide activity against rice seedlings. Based on these results, we suggest that CYP72A18 participates in the detoxification of the herbicide pelargonic acid in rice plants.     

The induction of 1,3-β-glucanases and other enzymes in groundnut leaves infected with Cercospora arachidicola

Infection of groundnut leaves with the early leaf spot pathogen Cercospora arachidicola leads to a marked increase in extracellular 1,3-β-glucanase activity, limited to the infected tissue. Three isoforms of low molecular weight and extreme pI values, typical of pathogenesis-related proteins, were induced. These β-glucanases, when acting together, were capable of degrading the pathogen cell wall in vitro. Glucanases from homogenates of infected leaf tissue were partially purified by ion-exchange chromatography to give enzymes with molecular weights of 35, 32 and 20 kDa and pI values of 3·8, 3·6 and > 9, respectively. They were electrophoretically identical to the β-glucanases found in the intercellular washing fluid. Treatment of groundnut plants with 200 μM mercuric chloride induced the accumulation of identical extracellular β-glucanases. During the course of the infection an increase in peroxidase activity was also observed, but chitinase activity remained more or less constant.     

The development of rhizomania in two areas of the Netherlands and its effect on sugar-beet growth and quality

Since detection of beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) by serological techniques was not possible 10 years ago, there is no relaible information about the occurrence of the disease in the Netherlands prior to 1983. By evaluating historical information on the sugar production of fields, which have been proved to be infested by rhizomania recently, the time of occurrence of the first infections could be estimated roughly.Analysis of root samples from diseased fields and comparison with uninfected fields, revealed a correlation between sugar and sodium content and the occurrence of rhizomania. Therefore both quality parameters can be used as indicators for the disease under Dutch conditions.Differences between infected and uninfected fields were detected from mid-June onwards. Only a weak correlation between sugar and -amino N content could be established. At later stages of crop growth the -amino N level of diseased fields was always lower than that of healthy ones. However sugar content remained at a low level and did not increase substantially.Samenvatting Aangezien tien jaar geleden geen serologische technieken beschikbaar waren, kon het voorkomen van bieterhizomanie in Nederland niet worden aangetoond. Door het beoordelen van de suikeropbrengsten van percelen die met bieterhizomanie besmet bleken te zijn, over een reeks voorafgaande jaren, kon een periode waarin de infectie vermoedelijk had plaatsgevonden worden vastgesteld.Door analyse en vergelijking van bietmonsters van een reeks aangetaste proefplekken te een aantal gezonde referentiepercelen, kon worden aangetoond dat onder Nederlandse omstandigheden suiker- en Na-gehalten de meest betrouwbare indicatoren voor de aanwezigheid van bieterhizomanie zijn.Afwijkingen in de gehalten van deze kwaliteitsparameters werden in de zwaar aangetaste percelen vanaf half juni gevonden. Er werd een zwakke relatie tussen de gehalten aan suiker en -amino N aangetoond. Gedurende de tweede helft van de zomer was het gehalte aan -amino N in de zieke percelen lager dan dat van bieten in de gezonde. Het suikergehalte bleef op een laag niveau en vertoonde geen of een geringe toename.     

Differentiation of Seiridium species associated with virulent cankers on cypress in the Mediterraneanregion by PCR-SSCP

A rapid and sensitive method was developed to discriminate between Seiridium cardinale and Seiridium cupressi , the fungi causing severe cankers on common cypress in the Mediterranean area. The method amplified sequence variants in the ITS2 region of ribosomal DNA using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), followed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, to reveal single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) between the two species. The greatest separation pattern was obtained with a gel matrix containing 7–10% formamide and 3–5% glycerol under optimized running conditions, which were found to be 30–40 V at 4–5°C for 4–8 h. Sequence homology among isolates within each of the two species caused no mobility shifts, with all isolates displaying the same migration pattern. A few base differences between S. cardinale and S. cupressi caused markedly different migration patterns, allowing differentiation of the two pathogens. Differences between these fungi at the genetic level are consistent with known data on morphological, physiological and pathogenic characteristics. SSCP analysis constitutes a rapid and easy-to-perform method by which to recognize and distinguish closely related organisms, and has considerable potential for use in diagnosis and taxonomy.     

Differential morphological and physiological responses of two oilseed Brassica species to a new herbicide ZJ0273 used in rapeseed fields

Weeds are considered as a major threat to the production of oilseed Brassica crops. The use of herbicides that are safe for crops and effective in controlling weeds is crucial for the agronomists and farmers. Propyl 4-(2-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yloxy)benzylamino)benzoate (ZJ0273), a derivative of 2-pyrimidinyloxy-N-aryl benzoate, is a new herbicide used in the rapeseed field. To evaluate the tolerance of Brassica species against this new herbicide, two cultivars of rapeseed Brassica napus cv. ZS 758 and Brassica rapa cv. Xiaoyoucai were tested by a foliar spray of ZJ0273 at the rate of 100, 500 and 1000 mg/L and a currently used ALS (acetolactate synthase)-inhibiting herbicide bispyribac-sodium (BS) at the rate of 100 mg/L. The results showed that both the cultivars of Brassica were less affected by ZJ0273 as compared to BS. Increasing level of ZJ0273 herbicide from 100 to 1000 mg/L increased the stress for the plants of both the cultivars as indicated by enhanced accumulation of malondialdehyde content. The activities of ALS and antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and peroxidase), soluble protein and sugar contents, photosynthetic system (SPAD value, photosynthetic rate and chlorophyll fluorescence) as well as the agronomic characters also declined consistently with each successive increase in ZJ0273 concentration. In general, the plants treated with 100 mg/L ZJ0273 recovered from the herbicide stress after 28 days. B. napus showed more tolerance than B. rapa to the new herbicide. Nevertheless, BS application at 100 mg/L did not allow the plants of both the cultivars to recover from the herbicidal stress.     

小麦条锈病菌新菌系G22-9(CYR34)和G22-14流行趋势预测

为预测小麦条锈病菌新菌系G22-9(CYR34)和G22-14的未来流行趋势,科学指导小麦抗病育种及条锈病治理,采用常规鉴定法于2009—2016年对甘肃省2 330份小麦条锈病菌标样进行了生理小种鉴定及消长动态监测,并对G22-9(CYR34)和G22-14的致病性及寄生适合度进行了测定。结果发现:新菌系G22-9(CYR34)和G22-14在甘肃省的出现频率加快,已从2009年的0分别上升到2016年的34.85%和6.43%,其中G22-9(CYR34)已发展为甘肃省第1位流行生理小种。与主流生理小种CYR32和CYR33相比较,G22-9(CYR34)和G22-14具有毒性谱宽、致病力强、寄生适合度高、哺育品种多等特点。建议在甘肃省特别是小麦条锈病常发易变区的陇南麦区,针对新菌系的出现,及时调整小麦品种布局及育种目标,以持续控制条锈病的发生流行。     

Quantitative resistance to Plum pox virus in Prunus davidiana P1908 linked to components of the eukaryotic translation initiation complex

A complex, polygenic resistance to Plum pox virus (PPV) was previously described in a wild peach-related species, Prunus davidiana clone P1908. In the current study, an analysis of quantitative trait loci (QTL) was performed on an F₂ population comprising 99 individuals obtained by selfing the F₁ individual #40 of an interspecific cross between susceptible nectarine cv. Summergrand and the resistant P. davidiana clone P1908. Six QTL were identified using both parametric and non-parametric methods of detection, individually explaining 5–28% of the phenotypic variance. The total phenotypic variation explained ranged from 29 to 58%. Alignment of the genetic map of the F₂ cross with the P. davidiana parent map showed consistency of QTL over generations, with three of the six QTL co-localizing at the 1-LOD interval and another one at the 2-LOD interval. Two of the QTL were mapped onto linkage group one, where resistance to PPV was previously mapped in apricot. Development and mapping of new microsatellite markers linked to candidate genes revealed a striking co-localization of three of the detected QTL with gene copies coding for eukaryotic translation initiation factors eIF4E and eIF(iso)4G. As co-localization of one QTL with candidate gene eIF(iso)4E was previously reported in the F₁ population, the results reported here strongly reinforce the idea that components of the eukaryotic translation initiation complex are correlated with resistance to PPV in P. davidiana P1908.     

Metabolomics - A robust bioanalytical approach for the discovery of the modes-of-action of pesticides: A review

The agrochemical industry is facing great undertaking that includes increasing demand for the development of new crop protection agents that are safe for the environment and the consumers, and at the same time combat the issue of the emergence of resistance pest strains. The mode-of-action (MoA) is among the features of a bioactive compound that largely determine whether the abovementioned issues are addressed or not, and subsequently whether its commercial development will be addressed. The early discovery of the MoA of bioactive compounds could accelerate pesticide research and development by reducing the required time and costs. Based on advances in synthetic and natural product chemistry, scientists have access to a vast number of compounds that could potentially be developed as crop protection agents. The screening of such compounds with respect to their MoA requires accurate and robust bioanalytical tools. Metabolomics is a powerful bioanalytical tool that will likely play a significant role in the acceleration of the discovery of MoA of bioactive compounds. In the present review, the capabilities and principles and applications of metabolomics for the study of the MoA of herbicides, insecticides, acaricides, fungicides, and antibiotics are discussed.