Gram-negative bacterial flora on the root surface of wheat (Triticum aestivum) grown under different soil conditions

We identified 161 Gram-negative bacterial strains isolated from the root surface of wheat grown under different soil conditions. The strains were divided into seven groups based on major morphological and physiological properties. Taxonomic allocation of the groups was verified by guanine+cytosine contents of DNA. Except for one group, which may be assumed to include bacteria belonging to the genera Flavobacterium and Cytophaga, the various groups were taxonomically united. The distribution of the groups changed with soil improvement. Pseudomonads predominated in unimproved soil, but Flavobacterium and Cytophaga spp. were predominant in the most improved soil. As all the strains were non-fermentative by Hugh and Leifson's test, API 20NE identification was applied. However, many strains were misidentified by this system, especially in the Flavobacterium and Cytophaga spp. group. For ecological studies, the strains were classified to species level by the API 20 NE system and by the results of a combination of guanine+cytosine (mol%) and isoprenoid quinone data. The pattern of distribution of the bacteria on the root surface of wheat varied at species level within one genus depending on soil conditions.Dedicated to Professor J. C. G. Ottow on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Phosphatase activity in the rhizosphere and its relation to the depletion of soil organic phosphorus

Summary The distribution of phosphatase activity and of phosphate fractions of the soil in the proximity of roots was studied in order to evaluate the significance of phosphatases in P nutrition of various plants (Brassica oleracea, Allium cepa, Triticum aestivum, Trifolium alexandrinum). A considerable increase in both acid and alkaline phosphatase activity in all the four soil-root interfaces was observed. Maximum distances from the root surface at which activity increases were observed ranged from 2.0 mm to 3.1 mm for acid phosphatase and from 1.2 mm to 1.6 mm for alkaline phosphatase. The increase in phosphatase activity depended upon plant age, plant species and soil type. A significant correlation was noticed between the depletion of organic P and phosphatase activity in the rhizosphere soil of wheat (r = 0.99^**) and clover (r = 0.97^**). The maximum organic P depletion was 65% in clover and 86% in wheat, which was observed within a distance from the root of 0.8 mm in clover and 1.5 mm in wheat. Both the phosphatases in combination appear to be responsible for the depletion of organic P.     

干旱胁迫对花生生育中后期根系生长特征的影响

花生是较耐旱的经济和油料作物, 长期少雨或季节性干旱是限制花生产量提高的重要环境因子, 也是花生收获前黄曲霉素感染的重要因素。根系是植物吸水的主要器官, 不同土壤水分状况下植物的根系构型可能会表现出显著差异, 进而影响植物根系吸收养分和水分的能力。研究不同土壤水分状况下花生根系形态的发育特征与抗旱性的关系对进一步理解花生的水分吸收、运输、利用和散失机制以及培育抗旱性花生具有非常重要的作用。为明确不同抗旱性花生品种的根系形态发育特征, 探讨其根系形态发育特征对不同土壤水分状况的响应机制, 在防雨棚旱池内进行土柱栽培试验, 研究抗旱型花生品种"花育22号"和干旱敏感型花生品种"花育23号"生育中后期根系生长特征及其对干旱胁迫的响应。设置正常供水和中度干旱胁迫(分别控制土壤含水量为田间持水量的80%~85%和45%~50%)2个水分处理, 分别在花针期、结荚期和饱果期进行取样,根长、根表面积和体积扫描后通过WinRhizo Pro Vision 5.0a程序进行分析; 收获时测定产量和抗旱系数(干旱胁迫处理与正常供水处理下产量之比)。结果表明, "花育22号"具有较高的产量和抗旱系数, "花育23号"对干旱胁迫的适应性小于"花育22号"。抗旱型品种"花育22号"具有较大的根系生物量、总根长和根系表面积, 且深层土壤内根系表面积和体积大于"花育23号"。与正常供水处理相比, 干旱胁迫显著降低2个品种花针期的根系总根长、根系总表面积和总体积, 对结荚期和饱果期根系性状无显著影响; 干旱胁迫增加2个品种生育中后期40 cm以下土层内的根长密度分布比例、根系表面积和体积, 但"花育23号"各根系性状增加幅度小于"花育22号"。干旱胁迫处理下20~40 cm和40 cm以下土层内根系表面积和体积分别与总根长、总表面积和总体积呈显著或极显著正相关, 而正常供水处理下0~20 cm土层内根系表面积和体积与整体根系性状表现极显著正相关。总体而言, 具有较大根系和深层土壤内较多的根系分布是抗旱型花生的主要根系分布特征; 土壤水分亏缺条件下, 花生主要通过增加深层土壤内根长、根系表面积和体积等形态特性调节植株对水分的利用。     

小麦根系形态数量性状的时空分布及其与土壤养分的关系研究

为明确小麦根系时空分布及其与土壤有效养分含量之间的相互关系,于2020—2021年进行大田试验,采用裂区设计,主处理为品种,分别选用大穗品种周麦30和多穗品种周麦32,副处理为种植密度,设置1.2×10⁶、2.4×10⁶、3.6×10⁶苗·hm^-2 3个密度。使用长方体铁盒(20 cm×5 cm×20 cm)在麦行上、行距1/4处、行距1/2处分别取0～20 cm和20～40 cm土层的样品。分析冬前期、返青期、拔节期、开花期、灌浆期、成熟期不同位点小麦根系形态数量性状(根长密度、平均根直径、根体积、根总表面积)及土壤碱解氮、有效磷和速效钾含量。结果表明,随着生育时期的推进,根总表面积、根长密度、根体积表现为先升高后降低的单峰曲线变化趋势;0～20 cm土层平均根直径呈“W”形曲线变化趋势,20～40 cm土层平均根直径呈“V”形曲线变化趋势。小麦根系垂直分布状况表现为：0～20 cm土层中根总表面积、根长密度、根体积均显著高于20～40 cm土层;20～40 cm土层平均根直径高于0～20 cm土...     

Isolation and identification of iron-reducing bacteria from gley soils

Seventy-one facultative anaerobic bacteria, capable of reducing iron oxide in pure culture, were isolated from three differently gleyed subsoils. The bacteria were picked at random from poured plates (10⁻⁵ and 10⁻⁶) inoculated with serially diluted soil samples. An attempt was made to identify these strains by morphological and biochemical tests. Among these 71 iron-reducing bacteria, all except three were capable of reducing nitrate to nitrite and 35 reduced nitrite further into gaseous compounds (denitrification), but only one strain (Bacillus subtilis) produced H₂S. Based upon their physiological and morphological properties, 38 strains were allotted to the genus Pseudomonas, 31 sporeformers to the genus Bacillus and two were regarded to be coryneform (Arthrobacter?) bacteria. Species identified were Ps. denitrificans (23), ps. stutzeri (8) ps. fluorescens-putida (5), Bacillus cereus (6), B. cereus var. mycoides (14) and Bacillus subtilis (9). Two spore-forming bacilli, two non-pigmented pseudomonads and two coryneform type of bacteria could not be identified. The significance of the enzyme nitrate reductase (nitratase) of these bacteria for anaerobic respiration and as a mechanism of iron reduction is discussed.     

Diversity of Paenibacillus polymyxa populations in the rhizosphereof wheat (Triticum durum) in Algerian soils

The diversity of Paenibacillus polymyxa populations associated with the rhizosphere of durum wheat was investigated in Algerian soils sampled in regions where wheat had been cultivated for 5 and 26 years (Hamiz, H5 and Z26), 70 years (Algiers, D70), and more than 2 000 years (Tiaret, T2000 and K2000). A total of 111 strains were isolated by immunotrapping and identified as P. polymyxa using an API50CHB kit and restriction analysis of the amplified 16S rDNA gene. The phenotypic characteristics of the P. polymyxa populations were compared and the strains found not to cluster according to their origin. The longer the history of wheat cultivation, the lower the phenotypic diversity and the higher the frequency of nitrogen-fixing strains. Population genetic diversity, evaluated by ERIC-PCR, showed the same trends as phenotypic diversity. The distribution of ERIC genotypes among the different populations studied were compared using Pearson’s Chi-squared test. The strains isolated in D70, Z26, and H5 derived from soil populations sharing the same genetic structure, but those isolated in T2000 and K2000 each stemmed from a population with a specific genetic structure. These data suggest that the genetic structure of P. polymyxa populations has been affected by long-term wheat cultivation.     

Diversity of Paenibacillus durus strains isolated from soil and different plant rhizospheres evaluated by ARDRA and gyrB-RFLP analysis

Strains belonging to Paenibacillus durus isolated from the rhizosphere of various grasses and from bulk soil were previously divided into five phenotypic groups (A1–A5) based on the fermentation pattern of six carbohydrates (A1: sorbitol (+), A2: dulcitol and tagatose (+), A3: starch and glycogen (+), A4: starch, glycogen and d-arabitol (+) and A5: negative for these carbohydrates). This study aimed to assess whether plant types select for specific P. durus phenotypic groups. For that purpose, polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of part of genes encoding 16S rRNA (ARDRA) and DNA gyrase subunit B (gyrB-RFLP) were used to produce genetic fingerprints. ARDRA and gyrB-RFLP data were clustered together to generate a dendrogram and two main clusters were observed. Cluster I showed a predominance of strains isolated from wheat, maize and sugarcane rhizospheres. Strains isolated from maize were distributed among the five patterns of carbohydrate metabolism, while strains isolated from sugarcane showed to be predominantly able to metabolize starch and glycogen. Neither sorbitol- nor arabitol-metabolizing strains were found in cluster II, which consisted of strains isolated from soil and from all plant species used. Our results suggest that the plants influenced the diversity of P. durus in their rhizospheres.     

农村混合污水灌溉对小麦生长及其根际微环境的影响

以土柱模拟试验为基础,利用不同稀释倍数的农村混合污水(污水∶清水为1∶0,1∶1,0∶1)灌溉小麦,进而研究农村混合污水灌溉(WG)对小麦生长、根际土壤养分、酶活性和微生物多样性的影响。结果表明,污水含量的高低对小麦生长及根际土壤养分、酶活性和微生物多样性有一定的影响。与清水灌溉(CK)相比,WG处理后:(1)小麦株高、径粗、鲜重和干重均显著高于CK(P0.05),小麦叶片叶绿素a、叶绿素b和总叶绿素含量显著增加(P0.05);(2)小麦根际土壤除有机质含量增加16.42%外,pH、土壤全氮、全钾、全磷、速效磷、速效钾和碱解氮含量及综合肥力均降低(0.95%～16.79%),且速效钾含量降低较为显著(P0.05);(3)小麦根际土壤酸性磷酸酶、脲酶和转化酶活性均显著高于CK(P0.05),过氧化氢酶活性显著降低(P0.05);(4)由Shannon、Ace、Chao、Coverage、Simpson指数及细菌和真菌在genus水平上的微生物群落结构分布可知,小麦根际土壤细菌多样性降低,真菌多样性增加。同时,改变了小麦根际土壤细菌和真菌在genus水平上优势种的相对丰度,但细菌优势种的种类没有发生改变,真菌优势种的种类发生改变。研究结果可为示范区农村混合污水灌溉模式的研究提供有力的理论依据。     

坝上地区不同退化程度小叶杨细根分布特征

为了研究坝上地区不同退化程度小叶杨的细根分布特征,使用土柱法对比了未退化、中度退化和重度退化小叶杨的细根在水平和垂直方向的根系参数的分布规律以及差异,并分析了根系参数在不同土层中的占比。结果表明:(1)随着林地土壤含水率逐渐减小,小叶杨的退化程度加重,细根在表层的占比逐渐增加,在深层的占比逐渐减小。(2)在垂直方向上,3种退化程度小叶杨的细根生物量在0—20 cm土层显著高于其他土层(P0.05),并随土层加深而出现细根的根长密度、根表面积密度、根体积密度的较明显下降趋势。在0—20,20—40,40—60,60—80,80—100 cm土层,细根的根表面积密度和根体积密度均表现为未退化中度退化重度退化。(3)在离开树干的水平方向上,未退化和中度退化小叶杨的细根的根长密度呈现出先增加后减小的变化趋势,而重度退化在0—50,50—100,100—150 cm处相差不大,在150—200 cm处显著增加并达到最大(0.465 7 cm/cm~3)(P0.05)。细根的根表面积密度和根体积密度在4个水平距离上均表现为未退化中度退化重度退化,未退化小叶杨的细根生物量均为最大(19.53,15.74,14.17,14.20 g)。根体积密度整体上随水平距离增加而逐渐减小。研究结果可为探索防护林的细根分布格局和退化原因以及为指导坝上高原地区的植被恢复与重建提供科学参考。     

Agromorphological and molecular variability in the genus <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sesbania</Emphasis>

Green manuring especially in rice wheat cropping systems of many tropical and subtropical countries is regaining importance due to increased fertilizer costs and environmental considerations. Many species of Sesbania genus have been reported as potential green manure crops. The genus is not well characterized and there is a lot of ambiguity over the nomenclature and classification of the species of this genus. A pilot study based on agro-morphological and molecular data was conducted to examine the interspecific and intraspecific variability in the selected species of Sesbania genus that were collected from diverse geographical locations and are recommended or traditionally used as green manures. The study revealed a lot interspecific variability at both morphological and molecular level. It was also shown that species-specific genetic markers could be generated. The potential use of such markers in Sesbania breeding program is discussed. The study also emphasizes the utilization of molecular profiling for proper identification and classification of the species of this genus. In addition, various limitations in breeding and utilization of Sesbania as a green manure crop and the potential of a radiation induced late flowering mutant (Trombay Sesbania rostrata-1; TSR-1) for crop improvement is also discussed.     

Selection for root colonising bacteria stimulating wheat growth in saline soils

High salinity of soils in arid and semi-arid regions results in desertification and decreased crop yield. One possibility to circumvent this problem is to use root colonising salt tolerant bacterial inoculants which can alleviate salt stress in plants. In the present work, the best five enhanced wheat root tip coloniser bacteria were selected from the rhizosphere of wheat grown in saline soil and were identified by the 16S rRNA gene sequence as Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas extremorientalis, Pseudomonas chlororaphis and Pseudomonas aurantiaca. The isolates tolerated salt of 5% NaCl and produced indole acetic acid under saline conditions. Four isolates proved to be very efficient in promoting a significant increase in the shoot, root and dry matter of wheat and were able to survive in saline soil. Four of the isolated strains appeared to be better competitive colonisers than reference strains and probably outcompeted with indigenous microorganisms of the rhizosphere. These results are promising for the application of selected environmentally save microbes in saline agricultural soils.     

喷灌和地面灌条件下冬小麦根系分布特点的研究

根据喷灌水分在土壤中的分布特点,并参照地面常规灌水,研究了2种灌水方式的不同灌水定额下冬小麦根系生长规律和分布状况,提出了相应的冬小麦根系生长和分布的数学模型,较深入地分析了在喷灌和地面灌条件下根质量密度剖面相对分布的异同,从而为更加准确地建立根系吸水模型,模拟土壤水分运移规律提供参考     

Genetic Characterization of Brazilian Annual <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arachis</Emphasis> Species from Sections <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arachis</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Heteranthae</Emphasis> using RAPD Markers

The genus Arachis is divided into nine taxonomic sections. Section Arachis is composed of annual and perennial species, while section Heteranthae has only annual species. The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic relationships among 15 Brazilian annual accessions from Arachis and Heteranthae using RAPD markers. Twenty-seven primers were tested, of which nine produced unique fingerprintings for all the accessions studied. A total of 88 polymorphic fragments were scored and the number of fragments per primer varied from 6 to 17 with a mean of 9.8. Two specific markers were identified for species with 2n = 18 chromosomes. The phenogram derived from the RAPD data corroborated the morphological classification. The bootstrap analysis divided the genotypes into two significant clusters. The first cluster contained all the section Arachis species, and the accessions within it were grouped based upon the presence or absence of the ‘A’ pair and the number of chromosomes. The second cluster grouped all accessions belonging to section Heteranthae.     

Mendeschilis a new genus of Microcoryphia (Insecta, Apterygota, Machilidae) from Spain

A new species and genus of Microcoryphia is described as a result of the detailed comparison of specimens from Italy and Spain which had been initially identified as Praemachilis excelsior. The new genus, named Mendeschilis has as its most important distinctive taxonomic characteristic the presence, in the male, of parameres in the VIII^th and IX^th urosternites, while Praemachilis (from Italy) has only one pair of parameres in the IX^th urosternite. Other anatomical characteristics which allow us to differentiate the new genus and the new species are described.     

Fluctuations in bacterial populations on the root surface of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grown under different soil conditions

Summary Populations of several bacterial groups on the root surface of wheat and in root-free soil were investigated in volcanic ash soil and non-volcanic ash soil throughout a series of predetermined intervals. Over time, the populations changed similarly both on the root surface and in root-free soil. The numbers of total bacteria, fluorescent Pseudomonas spp., phosphate-solubilizing bacteria, and NH _inf+ ^sup4 -oxidizing bacteria, were consistently lower in the plots with volcanic ash soil than with nonvolcanic ash soil, but the numbers of cellulose-decomposing bacteria were opposite to those of the other groups. Superphosphate application improved the growth of wheat in the volvanic ash soil. It did not, however, bring about any significant changes in the bacterial populations among the volcanic ash soils supplemented with three different levels of superphosphate, though there were some variations with plant age.     

Growth stimulation and nitrogen supply to wheat plants inoculated with Azospirillum brasilense

Twelve Azospirillum brasilense strains isolated from wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) roots were compared for root colonization, growth stimulation, and nitrogen (N) supply to young wheat plants cv. Klein Chamaco grown in sterile nutrient solutions without N. All the strains inoculated colonized both the root surface and interior, and most strains stimulated root and shoot growth, although the degree of stimulation was different for the different strains. Some strains increased the total N content of roots and tops at the end of the experiment, in one case up to 80% of the uninoculated plants, while others produced no effect on N content. No correlation could be found between growth stimulation or the amount of N supplied to the plant with the degree of root colonization. When the most efficient strain for N fixation was inoculated to different wheat cultivars, it stimulated growth and supplied N to the five cultivars tested, although the degree of root colonization, growth stimulation and N supply showed differences among the cultivars. Our results suggest that there exists the potential of A. brasilense to supply N to wheat plants in considerable amounts, although an adequate strain are still to be identified.     

旱地施肥对春小麦根系生长、代谢的影响及促进水分有效利用的机理

本文采用田间可微区试验的方法,研究了施肥对旱地春小麦根系生长、根系活力的影响和根系特征量与土壤含水量的关系。结果表明:不同施肥处理使小麦根系的长度、重量、体积、表面积均有不同程度的增长,并使小麦根系活力增加。尤以N、P配合施用效果更好。施肥对小麦根系生长的促进作用可持续到小麦生育后期。施肥在促进小麦根系生长和代谢活力的基础上加大了小麦对深层土壤水分的利用;而且小麦根系总长度、总体积、总表面积及总的根系活力与该期土壤含水量呈极显著负相关,揭示了“以肥调水”的机理。     

旱地施肥对春小麦根系生长、代谢的影响及促进水分有效利用的机理

本文采用田间可微区试验的方法,研究了施肥对旱地春小麦根系生长、根系活力的影响和根系特征量与土壤含水量的关系。结果表明:不同施肥处理使小麦根系的长度、重量、体积、表面积均有不同程度的增长,并使小麦根系活力增加。尤以N、P配合施用效果更好。施肥对小麦根系生长的促进作用可持续到小麦生育后期。施肥在促进小麦根系生长和代谢活力的基础上加大了小麦对深层土壤水分的利用;而且小麦根系总长度、总体积、总表面积及总的根系活力与该期土壤含水量呈极显著负相关,揭示了以肥调水的机理。