Sorption of atrazine and dicamba in Delaware coastal plain soils: a comparison of soil thin layer and batch equilibrium results

The mobility and retention of atrazine and dicamba in six Atlantic Coastal Plain soils were estimated by soil thin-layer chromatography (soil-TLC). The soils studied were representative of the major agricultural regions in Delaware and were sampled, by horizon, to the water table. Four horizons from each profile were leached simultaneously with distilled water on one soil-TLC plate. Two values were obtained from each plate: the ratio of the distance traveled by the herbicide center of mass over that traveled by the solvent front (R_m), and a sorption distribution coefficient (K_d). The R_m values ranged from 0·06 to 0·94 for atrazine and from 0·80 to 0·94 for dicamba. Herbicide mobility was found to be greatest in coarse-textured soil horizons that contained low levels of organic matter, clay, and Fe and Al oxides. Correlation analysis indicated that effective cation exchange capacity, exchangeable acidity, exchangeable aluminum, and clay were useful predictive variables or both atrazine mobility and sorption. Organic matter was not useful for predicting soil-TLC derived sorption estimates; however, it was correlated to K_d-batch estimates. Distribution coefficients calculated from soil-TLC data were found to be in general agreement with K_d values obtained for the same soils by batch equilibrium techniques. The average K_d-soil-TLC values for atrazine and dicamba were 2·09(±2·24) and 0·03(±0·02), respectively. The ratio of the batch K_d to the soil-TLC K_d ranged from 0·1 to 19 (x̄=1·6, SD=3·8) for atrazine and from 2·9 to 38 (x̄=12·6, SD=8·7) for dicamba. Thus, although for some horizons agreement between the two methods was good, for other horizons significant discrepancies existed. It is suggested that the soil-TLC gives results under non-equilibrium conditions, whereas the batch procedure is, by definition, at quasi-equilibrium. These fundamental differences may account for the observed differences between the two methods. It is also suggested that, due to this difference, the soil-TLC procedure can provide additional information relevant to herbicide partitioning in the field environment that is not provided by traditional batch equilibrium techniques. © 1998 Society of Chemical Industry     

Transport via xylem of atrazine, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, and 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene in tomato and wheat seedlings

Transport of atrazine (ATR), 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT), and 1,2,3-trichlorobenzene (TCB) from roots to shoots via xylem of wheat and tomato seedlings was measured following a 24-h exposure of plant roots to hydroponic solutions of these organic compounds. Transport of the compounds from roots to shoots reached equilibrium within 24 h, consistent with an earlier finding. Low concentrations of TCB were detected in the final external solution and the xylem efflux of control wheat seedlings. This suggested that there was a fast foliar uptake of TCB and its downward movement via phloem of the wheat seedlings. Concentrations of DNT, ATR, and TCB in xylem effluxes of wheat and tomato increased significantly with increases of their external concentrations. The translocation stream concentration factors (TSCF), i.e., the ratios of the concentrations in xylem sap to those in external solution, of the compounds with tomato seedlings followed the order of ATR > DNT >> TCB, which was inversely correlated with the log K_ow (the octanol–water partition coefficient) of the compounds. The observed xylem transports of DNT and TCB from roots to shoots with wheat seedlings were lower than those with tomato seedlings. ATR exhibited a high xylem transport with the two plant species, which resulted presumably from an atrazine–metal complex formation.     

Mobilities of Organic Compounds in Reconstituted Cuticular Wax of Barley Leaves: Effects of Monodisperse Alcohol Ethoxylates on Diffusion of Pentachlorophenol and Tetracosanoic Acid

Effects of monodisperse alcohol ethoxylates on mobilities of ¹⁴C-labelled pentachlorophenol (PCP) and tetracosanoic acid (C₂₄AC) in reconstituted cuticular wax of barley leaves were measured. Depending on the respective alcohol ethoxylate investigated, the diffusion coefficient (D) of PCP in barley wax was increased by factors ranging from 3·3 to 19·6, whereas D of C₂₄AC, was increased by factors varying between 22 and 315. In order to analyse the relationship between the concentration of surfactants in the wax and their effects on D, the amounts of alcohol ethoxylates dissolved in the wax at equilibrium with external concentrations well above the critical micelle concentration (CMC) were determined. Wax/water partition coefficients (K_ww) of the alcohol ethoxylates were about one order of magnitude lower than cuticle/water partition coefficients (K_cw), which is a consequence of the semi-crystalline structure of the wax compared with amorphous cutin. Correlations between effects on D and maximum amounts of alcohol ethoxylates dissolved in the wax were obtained indicating an unspecific wax/surfactant interaction. This was solely dependent on the amount of surfactant sorbed to the wax, leading to increased mobilities of pesticides in the wax. Applying ESR-spectroscopy, which gave an insight into the molecular structure of the wax, supported this interpretation of an unspecific plasticising effect of the alcohol ethoxylates on the molecular structure of the wax. The results obtained in this study are in good accordance with the results obtained in a recent study investigating the effects of the same group of alcohol ethoxylates on mobilities of pesticides in isolated, but intact, cuticular membranes of Citrus. This demonstrates that the investigation of isolated and subsequently reconstituted cuticular wax is a useful model system analysing the mechanisms of the surfactant interaction with the transport-limiting barrier of plant cuticles.     

Relationship between disease severity and escape of Pseudoperonospora cubensis sporangia from a cucumber canopy during downy mildew epidemics

Fundamental to the development of models to predict the spread of cucurbit downy mildew is the ability to determine the escape of Pseudoperonospora cubensis sporangia from infected fields. Aerial concentrations of sporangia, C (sporangia m^?3), were monitored using Rotorod samplers deployed at 0·5 to 3·0 m above a naturally infected cucumber canopy in two sites in central and eastern North Carolina in 2011, where disease severity ranged from 1 to 40%. Standing crop of sporangia was assessed each morning at 07·00 h EDT and ranged from 320 to 16 170 sporangia m^?2. Disease severity and height above the canopy significantly (P < 0·0001) affected C with mean concentration (C_m) being high at moderate disease. Values of C_m decreased rapidly with canopy height and at a height of 2·0 m, C_m was only 7% of values measured at 0·5 m when disease was moderate. Daily total flux (F_D) was dependent on disease severity and ranged from 5·9 to 2242·3 sporangia m^?2. The fraction of available sporangia that escaped the canopy increased from 0·028 to 0·171 as average wind speed above the canopy for periods of high C increased from 1·7 to 3·6 m s^?1. Variations of C_m and F_D with increasing disease were well described (P < 0·0001) by a log‐normal model with 15% as the threshold above which C_m and F_D decreased as disease severity increased. These results indicate that disease severity should be used to adjust sporangia escape in spore transport simulation models that are used to predict the risk of spread of cucurbit downy mildew.     

Triazine absorption by excised corn root tissue and isolated corn root protoplasts

Absorption of four triazine herbicide analogs [ametryn (2-(ethylamino)-4-(isopropylamino)-6-(methylthio)-s-triazine), atrazine (2-chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-(isopropylamino)-s-triazine), atratone (2-methoxy-4-(ethylamino)-6-(isopropylamino)-s-triazine), and hydroxyatrazine (2-hydroxy-4-(ethylamino)-6-(isopropylamino)-s-triazine)] was compared using excised corn (Zea mays L.) root segments and isolated corn root protoplasts. The tissue absorbed ametryn, atrazine, and atratone for only 20 min. Ametryn and atrazine permeated tissue to passive equilibrium with the ambient solution in 10 min. Atratone permeated to 65 and 82% of passive equilibrium in 10 and 30 min, respectively. In contrast, hydroxyatrazine concentration in tissue was only 15 and 70% of the ambient concentration at 30 min and 24 hr, respectively. However, hydroxyatrazine permeated frozen/thawed tissue to 90% of passive equilibrium in 10 min. Protoplast absorption of ametryn and atratone was complete in 10 sec; hydroxyatrazine absorption by protoplasts did not reach a plateau until 5 min. Protoplasts absorbed the triazines to greater than passive equilibrium. Three kinetically homogeneous pools were detected for ametryn, atrazine, and atratone, whereas elution of hydroxyatrazine produced four pools. The three pools for atrazine were confounded by metabolism of atrazine to hydroxyatrazine. Pools for the triazines could not be identified as the free space, cytoplasm, and vacuole as proposed previously for mineral ions. Although the plasma membrane impeded diffusion of hydroxyatrazine, all analogs penetrated into the symplast.     

2,4-表油菜素内酯对干旱胁迫下垂丝海棠生理特性的影响

以7～8叶龄的垂丝海棠实生苗为试验材料,研究外源喷施2,4-表油菜素内酯（EBR）对干旱胁迫下垂丝海棠幼苗光合及生理特性的影响。采用盆栽控水法,设置CK（正常水分）与干旱胁迫加6种浓度油菜素内酯处理,即T1(0 mg·L^-1)、T2(0.20 mg·L^-1)、T3(0.40 mg·L^-1)、T4(0.60 mg·L^-1)、T5(0.80 mg·L^-1)和T6(1.00 mg·L^-1),分别测定各处理下叶绿素含量、光合特性、抗氧化酶活性及渗透调节物质含量,并进行相关性与主成分分析。随干旱胁迫时间的延长,垂丝海棠叶片的Chl a、Chl b、Chl a+b、Chl a/b、净光合速率（P_n）、气孔导度（G_s）和蒸腾速率（T_r）均呈下降趋势;胞间CO₂浓度（C_i）、丙二醛（MDA）含量和相对电导率（REC）呈上升趋势;脯氨酸（Pro）含量、超氧化物歧化酶...     

Biochemical response of inbred and hybrid corn (Zea mays L.) to R-25788 and its distribution with EPTC in corn seedlings

The average endogenous GSH content of eight lines of inbred corn was almost twofold greater than ten varieties of hybrid corn. When inbred and hybrid corn lines were treated with R-25788, the average GSH content increased by 56 and 95%, respectively. R-25788 protected two special inbred corn lines, GT 112 (atrazine susceptible) and GT 112 RfRf (atrazine resistant) from EPTC injury by increasing the GSH content and GSH S-transferase activity in roots. Most of the radiolabel from [¹⁴C]R-25788-treated plants remained in the root tissues whereas the radiolabel in [¹⁴C]EPTC-treated plants was evenly distributed between foliar and root tissues. From radiolabel experiments, hybrid corn seedlings were found to absorb more R-25788 from soil than EPTC. There was no difference between inbred and hybrid corn in the amounts of R-25788 or EPTC taken up or in the enhancement of GSH S-transferase activity caused by R-25788.     

Screening Test for Insecticides Interfering with Cuticular Sclerotization

The potential of known and new insecticides to interfere with cuticle sclerotization was investigated using assays for key enzymes such as phenoloxidase, quinone methide isomerase and DOPA decarboxylase. Homogenates from the blowfly Lucilia cuprina and from the epithelial cell line from Chironomus tentans were used to examine the compounds under investigation. Phenoloxidases are known to oxidize DOPA, the substrate for DOPA decarboxylase. Since phenoloxidases were not detectable in C. tentans cell homogenates, inhibitor and kinetic studies were done for comparison with DOPA decarboxylase of this insect cell line. DOPA decarboxylase and phenoloxidase of L. cuprina exerted highest specific activities at early pupal stages (day 7). The apparent K_m values for the two enzymes were 0·47(±0·21) mM and 0·71(±0·16) mM , respectively, using L -DOPA as substrate. DOPA decarboxylase from C. tentans had a K_m value of 0·42(±0·18) mM . Quinone methide isomerase was most active in young pupae. In terms of substrate specificity for enzymic (mushroom-tyrosinase) production of different quinones from their corresponding catechols, that with dopamine quinone proved to be the most efficient. Synthesis of derivatives of L -DOPA and L -tyrosine led to a compound which inhibited both phenoloxidase and quinone methide isomerase. DOPA decarboxylase from L. cuprina and from cells of C. tentans was inhibited by carbidopa (IC₅₀ values of 0·021(±0·011) μM and 0·031(±0·019) μM , respectively) and indomethacine (IC₅₀ values of 22·6(±7·1) μM and 18·8(±9·7) μM ). Both compounds exerted a competitive type of inhibition and were able to interfere with development of L. cuprina.     

Resistance of barnyardgrass (Echinochloa crus-galli) to atrazine and quinclorac

Two populations of Echinochloa crus-galli (R and I) exhibited resistance to quinclorac. Another population (X) exhibited resistance to quinclorac and atrazine. The R and I populations were collected from monocultures of rice in southern Spain. The X population was collected from maize fields subjected to the application of atrazine over several years. The susceptible (S) population of the same genus was collected from locations which had never been treated with herbicides. The quinclorac ED₅₀ value (dose causing 50% reduction in shoot fresh weight) for the R and I biotypes were 26- and 6-fold greater than for the S biotype. The X biotype was 10 times more tolerant to quinclorac than the S biotype and also showed cross-resistance to atrazine, being 82-fold more resistant to atrazine than the R, I and S biotypes. Chlorophyll fluorescence and Hill reaction analysis supported the view that the mechanism of resistance to atrazine in the X biotype was modification of the target site, the DI protein. Quinclorac at 20 mg litre^-1 did not inhibit photosynthetic electron transport in any of the test biotypes. The quinclorac I₅₀ values (herbicide dose needed for 50% Hill reaction reduction) of the S population was over 50000-fold higher than the atrazine I₅₀ value for the same S population, indicating that quinclorac is not a PS II inhibiting herbicide. Propanil at doses greater than 0·5 kg ha^-1 controlled all the biotypes. © 1997 SCI     

兰州百合不同连作年限土壤中化感物质的检测及其自毒效应的研究

为探讨兰州百合(Lilium davidii var.unicolor)连作障碍的可能机理,收集了兰州百合正茬、连作2 a及连作4 a不同生育期的根际土壤,采用GC-MS技术对不同土壤中的化感物质进行了鉴定,并通过生物试验验证了典型自毒物质对苯二甲酸二辛酯(D)和抗氧剂2246(A)对兰州百合幼苗生长的影响。结果显示:从生长旺盛期兰州百合正茬、连作2 a及4 a土壤中分别鉴定出11、15和19种化合物,收获期鉴定出9、15及17种成分,主要包括:醇类、醛类、酯类、酚酸类及少量萜类化合物。其中,对苯二甲酸二辛酯(D)在不同生育期连作土壤中均存在,抗氧剂2246(A)除收获期正茬土壤外在其余土壤中也均存在,且二者相对含量均较高。生物试验结果表明,0.2 mg·mL~(-1)时,D_(0.2)对兰州百合幼苗生长的综合化感效应(SE)为-0.003,具有抑制效应,A_(0.2)的SE值为0.131,具有促进作用;5.0 mg·mL~(-1)浓度下,D_5和A_5均能抑制兰州百合幼苗的生长,SE值分别为-0.489和-0.040,对苯二甲酸二辛酯的抑制效应更强;共施条件下,D_(0.2)A_5和D_5A_5混合液仍能抑制兰州百合幼苗生长,但未体现出2种成分单施时的抑制协同效应;D_5A_(0.2)混合液表现出抑制作用,D_(0.2)A_(0.2)表现出促进作用,体现了2种成分单施时相反作用的叠加效应。     

Glutathione transferases and herbicide detoxification in suspension-cultured cells of giant foxtail (Setaria faberi)

Glutathione transferases (GSTs) catalysing the conjugation of 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene, the chloro-s-triazine herbicide atrazine, the chloroacetanilide herbicides metolachlor and alachlor and the diphenyl ether herbicide fluorodifen have been identified in suspension-cultured cells derived from the grass weed giant foxtail (Setaria faberi Herrm.). In contrast to suspension-cultured cells of maize, where atrazine-conjugating GSTs are lost during de-differentiation, the GSTs active toward this herbicide in S. faberi plants were also expressed in cultures, suggesting that these isoenzymes are subject to different regulation in the crop and weed. As a result, glutathione conjugation was the major route of atrazine metabolism in S. faberi cultures. Activities of these GSTs were maximal three days after sub-culturing when the cells were dividing most actively, when they were determined to be in the order CDNB>alachlor>metolachlor= fluorodifen>atrazine. This indicated that GSTs which are enhanced during cell division can metabolise herbicides. On the basis of activity per mg protein, GST activities in the cultures were between 20 and 60-fold higher than those determined in the foliage of S. faberi seedlings. The GSTs with activity towards CDNB were resolved into three peaks following anion-exchange chromatography at pH 7·8 using Q-Sepharose. Peak 1 GSTs were not retained, while peak 2 and peak 3 were sequentially resolved with an increasing concentration of salt. Peak 1 GSTs showed activity toward metolachlor and atrazine but showed little activity toward fluorodifen. Peak 2 and peak 3 GSTs were active toward atrazine and metolachlor, with peak 3 being particularly associated with activity toward fluorodifen. The GSTs in these peaks were then further purified using S-hexyl-glutathione-agarose affinity chromatography. In each case, the affinity-bound fraction of the GSTs consisted of 28 kDa and 26 kDa polypeptides, suggesting that the GST isoenzymes in S. faberi cultures are composed of related subunits. Our results demonstrate that the GST isoenzymes involved in herbicide metabolism in suspension cultures of a grass weed show a similar level of complexity to that determined in maize cell cultures. © 1998 SCI     

Quantifying cropping practices in relation to inoculum levels of Fusarium graminearum on crop stubble

This study was conducted in 58 producer‐field locations in Manitoba from 2003 to 2006 to understand how cropping practices influence Fusarium graminearum inoculum levels on stubble of various crops, including wheat, collected from the soil surface. Colonies per m² (CN) were determined and converted to base‐10 logarithm values (log₁₀CN). Mean log₁₀CN of the sampled field for various crops and groups of crops grown in the 3 years prior to sampling were tested to find significant differences. Average log₁₀CN values were also used to determine significant differences between tillage systems and the effect of number of years. Average log₁₀CN values for zero and minimum tillage systems were not different but were significantly higher than values for conventional tillage. A series of three crop rotation scenarios were tested using weighted log₁₀CN values for crop, tillage, their interaction and their squared terms in step‐wise regression models to identify which model was the best predictor of log₁₀CN. This was selected as the cropping practice index (CPI) model and was expressed as: CPI = 1·98423 + 0·55975 (C₂ × C₁ × T)² + 0·4390 (C₂ × T)², where C₁, C₂ and T represent the weighted log₁₀CN values for crops grown 1 and 2 years previously and tillage system, respectively. R² value for this model was 0·933 (P < 0·0001). The reliability of the CPI model was tested using jack‐knife full cross‐validation regression. The resulting R² was 0·899. The CPI model was tested using data collected from seven wheat fields in 2006 (R² = 0·567). The relationship between CPI and FHB index (R² = 0·715) was significant.     

Tridiphane [2-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2-(2,2,2-trichloroethyl)oxirane] an atrazine synergist: Enzymatic conversion to a potent glutathione S-transferase inhibitor

Glutathione S-transferases (GST) from corn, giant foxtail, onion, pea, house fly, and equine liver catalyzed conjugation of tridiphane with glutathione (GSH). The conjugate was characterized by soft ionization mass spectral methods. Tridiphane and the GSH conjugate of tridiphane both inhibited GSH conjugation of atrazine in vitro (corn and giant foxtail). Tridiphane did not inhibit GSH conjugation of 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (CDNB) in corn or giant foxtail; however, the GSH conjugate of tridiphane was a competitive inhibitor with respect to GSH and was four times more effective with extracts from giant foxtail (K_i = 2 μM) than from corn (K_i = 8 μM). The GSH conjugate of tridiphane inhibited a variety of GST enzymes with several different substrates. When compared to other inhibitors of GST, only triphenyl tin chloride was more effective than the GSH conjugate of tridiphane in inhibition of GST from giant foxtail. Both GST and GSH decreased in corn and increased in giant foxtail as tissues matured. The catabolism of the GSH conjugate of tridiphane was compared in crude enzyme systems from corn, giant foxtail, and onion. The rate of catabolism was much greater in extracts from corn leaves than from giant foxtail leaves. Inhibition of GSH conjugation of CDNB was reversed as the GSH conjugate of tridiphane was catabolized. The possibility that synergism of atrazine toxicity by tridiphane is mediated by conversion of tridiphane to a GSH conjugate is discussed in relationship to the relative rates of GSH conjugation of tridiphane and atrazine, concentrations of GSH, K_i values, tissue age, and stability of the conjugate in different tissues.     

Disease Resistance of Tissue-cultured Seedlings of Rhododendron after Treatment with Streptomyces sp. R-5

An endophytic actinomycete, Streptomyces sp. R-5, which had been isolated from a field-grown rhododendron plant, was used to protect rhododendron seedlings in tissue culture from Pestalotia disease caused by Pestalotiopsis sydowiana. R-5 had intense antagonistic activity against P. sydowiana without adversely affecting the seedlings in glass flasks. A suspension of R-5 was spread on the surface of the multiplication medium in glass flasks in which seedlings were growing. Ten days later, the 4th upper leaf of seedlings was inoculated with P. sydowiana and incubated for 14 days. In controls untreated with R-5, substrate mycelia of P. sydowiana grew on all leaves and stems above and below the 4th leaf within 2–3 days of inoculation. Such growth resulted in the wilting death of 54% of seedlings by 14 days. In contrast, only the inoculated leaves turned brown in ca. 90% of seedlings growing on medium treated with R-5. None of these seedlings died. Thus, treatment of the medium surface with R-5 efficiently protects the seedlings from infection by P. sydowiana. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that substrate mycelia of R-5 grew on and beneath the cuticle of leaves of the treated seedlings. Fluorescent microscopy showed that R-5 was also inside the leaves. Received 8 June 2001/ Accepted in revised form 4 July 2001     

制种玉米多功能复混肥对土壤理化性质的影响及最佳施肥量的研究

采用盆栽和田间试验方法,研究多功能复混肥对甘肃河西内陆灌区制种玉米田土壤理化性质的影响并确定最佳施肥量.结果表明:随着多功能复混肥施肥量的增加,土壤总孔隙度、团聚体、EC(电导率)、有机质、碱解N、速效P、速效K含量随之增大,而容重和pH在降低.多功能复混肥施肥量与玉米植物学性状、经济性状、产量呈正相关,与单位肥料增产量呈负相关.随着施肥量增加,玉米边际产量、边际利润呈递减趋势,施肥量在1875kg· hm-2的基础上,再增加施肥量,收益出现负值.多功能复混肥与玉米产量间肥料效应回归方程是:y=3043+1.0109x-0.0002088x2,经济效益最佳施肥量(x0)为1875 kg.hm-2,玉米预测产量(y,)为5672 kg· hm-2.在风沙土上施用多功能复混肥,有效地改善了土壤的理化性质和生物学性质,提高了制种玉米的施肥利润和产量.     

Effect of atrazine and methabenzthiazuron on oxygen evolution and cell growth of Chlorella pyrenoidosa

Cultures of Chlorella pyrenoidosa Pringsheim were grown photoautotrophically in the presence of two concentrations (0·25 and 0·50 μm ) of atrazine and methabenzthiazuron. The cell density and chlorophyll content were greatly reduced in presence of both herbicides. These herbicides affected net photsynthesis equally without affecting oxygen uptake. However, cell division was more inhibited by atrazine than by methabenzthiazuron, but chlorophyll content per cell was more inhibited by methabenzthiazuron than by atrazine.     

苦豆子内生真菌诱导子促进宿主生物碱合成积累的生理防卫反应

分别以4株苦豆子内生真菌菌液浓缩物为诱导子，研究不同诱导时间下，各诱导子对苦豆子组培苗中氧化苦参碱（OMA）含量以及防御酶苯丙氨酸解氨酶（PAL）、过氧化物酶（POD）、抗坏血酸过氧化物酶（APX）和过氧化氢酶（CAT）活性的影响。结果显示：4种苦豆子内生真菌的菌液浓缩物均可提高宿主中OMA的积累，其中诱导效果最佳的是内生真菌诱导子XKYKDF₄₀，在0~15 d诱导期间宿主中OMA含量持续增长且始终高于对照，在诱导第15 d达到最高，为3.616 mg·g^-1，是同时期对照组的2.09倍。4种内生真菌诱导子还可诱发宿主中生物碱合成关键酶PAL和3种抗氧化酶（POD、APX和CAT）活性升高。诱导子XKYKDF₄₀激发PAL活性的作用最佳，在诱导第6 d PAL活性达最大值，为61.92 U·g^-1，是同时期对照组的1.42倍；与其他诱导子相比，诱导子XKZKDF₂₇能够明显诱发POD的活性，在诱导第12 d达到最大值，为62.30 U·mg^-1，是同时期对照组的2.70倍；诱导子XKZKDF₁₁可诱导宿主中的APX和CAT活性大幅度提高，在诱导第12 d酶活性达到最高，分别为0.5538 U·mg^-1和19.82 U·mg^-1，是同时期对照组的4.97倍和3.00倍。结果表明，苦豆子内生真菌诱导子的加入不仅激活了宿主组培苗的防御性应答反应，还促进了OMA的合成。     

Effects of paclobutrazol on the physiological characteristics of Malus halliana Koehne Seedlings under drought stress via principal component analysis and membership function analysis

To study the effect of paclobutrazol (PBZ) on Malus halliana seedlings under water stress, principal component analysis (PCA) and membership function analysis (MFV) were employed to evaluate the effects of PBZ on gas exchange, fluorescence, and physiological characteristics. M. halliana seedlings, each with approximately ten leaves, were subjected to drought conditions and different concentrations of exogenous PBZ (CK, C0, C1, C2, C3, and C4) were then applied in pot experiments. The results showed that the effects of PBZ were concentration dependent. Compared to the CK treatment, the use of PBZ increased the intercellular CO₂ concentration (C_i), nonphotochemical quenching coefficient (NPQ), peroxidase activity (POD), relative electrical conductivity (REC), and proline (Pro) and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents. The POD activity was higher by 124.24, 132.26, 93.75, 77.42, 85.29, and 90.63% in the CK, C0, C1, C2, C3, and C4 groups, respectively, at 15 days than at 0 day. The decrease in the net photosynthetic rate (P_N), stomatal conductance (g_s), transpiration rate (E), maximum quantum yield of PS2 (Φ_PSII), maximal quantum yield of PSII photochemistry (F_v/F_m), photochemical quenching coefficient (qP), catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were effectively controlled. The g_s of the CK and C2 groups at 15 days were reduced by 55.74% and 22.55%, respectively, compared to that of the treated seedlings at 0 day. In summary, the results of the evaluation by PCA and MFV showed that the effect of PBZ on M. halliana seedlings under water stress was most significant when the concentration was 100?mg L^?1.     

基于功能性状评价7种核桃砧木幼苗水分利用效率

为筛选高效用水核桃砧木,测定了干旱条件下7种核桃砧木幼苗的长期水分利用效率(WUEL)及其水分利用相关功能性状,分析WUEL与各功能性状的相关性,采用隶属函数法、主成分分析法和聚类分析法对7种核桃砧木幼苗的水分利用效率进行综合评价.结果表明:7种核桃砧木幼苗的WUEL存在显著的种间差异(P<0.001),其中鸡爪绵和香...