热带优良牧草舍饲海南黄牛的适口性分析

以自由采食法舍饲海南黄牛,根据供试牛的采食速度和日采食量,比较营养生长期四种热带优良牧草品种的适口性大小。结果表明：热研4号王草的采食速度和日采食量远远大于其它三个牧草品种,适口性最好;热研2号柱花草和黑籽雀稗差异不显著,柱花草适口性略好于黑籽雀稗;热研8号坚尼草最低,与其它三个牧草品种差异极显著,适口性最差。个体牛对于四种牧草的采食速度和日采食量彼此之间差异不显著,对于四种牧草的喜食程度基本一致。建议舍饲时,以王草64%、柱花草16%、黑籽雀稗15%,坚尼草5%的食谱结构饲喂比较合理。     

Cytogeography and variation of stomatal size of Paspalum Glaucescens (Gramineae; Paniceae) in Southern Brazil

Paspalum glaucescens belongs to the informal group Plicatula, reproductively characterized by the dominance of tetraploid apomitic lines in most of its populations, with rare diploid, sexual counterparts. The species shows high phenotypic variation. Twenty nine Southern Brazilian accessions were cytologically and morphologically analysed. Most of the accessions were tetraploid (2n = 4x = 40). Meiotic study of three tetraploids showed their irregular behaviour. Eight accessions presented the diploid level (2n = 2x = 20).This can be considered a very high frequency of diploids in a member of the Plicatula group. While the tetraploids are concentrated at the highest elevations, diploids were detected mostly in the lowlands. Average stomatal sizes were quite distinct on different ploidy levels, being larger in tetraploids. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Cytology and reproductive behavior of diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid germplasm accessions of a wild forage grass: Paspalum compressifolium

Summary Fourteen germplasm accessions of Paspalum compressifolium native from southern Brazil were cytologically and embryologically analysed. The study revealed that one accession was diploid (2n=20), twelve were tetraploid (2n=40) and one was hexaploid (2n=60). This is the first report of diploid and hexaploid cytotypes for this species. Studies on microsporogenesis, megasporogenesis, and embryo sac development indicated that the diploid cytotype had regular meiotic behavior and reproduces sexually. Tetraploid cytotype usually had an important proportion of chromosomes that associated as quadrivalents during meiosis and reproduced by mean of aposporous apomixis. The hexaploid cytotype showed irregular meiotic behavior with about one third of the chromosomes associated as multivalents and reproduced by aposporous apomixis. Thus, P. compressifolium could be an agamic complex. Breeding in this complex is possible due to the presence of diploid sexuals which can be treated by colchicine and pollinated by apomicts.     

热研11号黑籽雀稗开花生物学特性

为提升热研11号黑籽雀稗（Paspalum atratum cv. Reyan 11）种子生产技术和以热研11号黑籽雀稗为父本进行杂交育种,采用定株、定序的方法对热研11号黑籽雀稗开花习性进行了观察。研究表明：热研11号黑籽雀稗单个花序开花持续6d ~9d。日开花高峰在9:00h~13:00h,该时段开花数占全日总开花数的93.6%。开花最佳温度是33℃~37℃,最佳湿度是60%~70%。为提高热研11号黑籽雀稗种子产量,在开花期内,种子生产地日温度应在33℃~37℃,湿度在60%~70%。热研11号黑籽雀稗开花期较集中,从开花初期至开花末期,历期7d~9d,利用热研11号黑籽雀稗为父本进行杂交育种,杂交要选择盛花期的第2天到第4d的9:00h~13:00h进行     

Chromosome Studies in the Genus Alstroemeria

Chromosomes of 11 cultivars of Alstroemeria were studied to determine their somatic constitutions. Two cultivars, ‘Eureka’ and ‘Zebra’, were diploid (2n = 2×= 16), six cultivars, ‘Yellow King’, ‘King Cardinal’, ‘Mona Lisa’, ‘Appelbloesem’, ‘Pink Triumph’ and ‘Rosita’ were triploid with 2n = 3×= 24, one cultivar, ‘Orange Beauty’ was a hypertriploid (2n = 3×+ 1 = 25), one cultivar, ‘Luciana’ was a hypotetraploid (2n = 4×– 1 =31) and one cultivar, ‘Jubilee’, was true tetraploid (2n = 4×= 32). This result suggests that polyploid cultivars may have more market value in this cut flower, Alstroemeria.     

小麦属2个种间杂种及3个亲本的核型分析

【研究目的】本研究旨在通过细胞学鉴定判断小麦属2个种间杂种的真实性,了解其亲本的染色体组及倍数性;【方法】本试验采用了常规染色体组型分析方法;【结果】分析和报道了小麦属2个种间杂种及其3个亲本的核型,根据核型分析的有关参数,阐明了两个杂种1894×Ps5、新7×Ps5及其亲本新7、1894和Ps5的核型特征,其核型分别为：新7(2n=6x=42)：2M+12sm+28m(2SAT)(2B),1894(2n=6x=42)：2M+20sm+18m(2SAT)+2st(2B),Ps5(2n=4x=28)：2M+12sm(2SAT)+12m+2st(2B),1894×Ps5(2n=5x=35)：2M+19m+12sm+2st(2B),新7×Ps5(2n=5x=35)：1M+21m+13sm(2B);【结论】由此鉴定了2个杂种的真实性--均为真杂种,并确认了亲本新7和1894的第一套和第二套染色体均分别为A组和B组,倍数性均为6x,它们的第三套染色体属什么染色体组有待进一步研究。     

Chromosome numbers and microsporogenesis in Brachiaria brizantha (Gramineae)

The genus Brachiaria, native to the African tropical savannas, has achieved significance as a pasture grass in many tropical and subtropical countries, including Brazil. Many species and accessions are polyploid and apomictic, which complicates the improvement of breeding stocks through hybridization. In support of breeding programs, cytogenetic characterization, including chromosome counts and evaluation of the meiotic behavior in the accessions of the Brachiaria has been undertaken at the Embrapa Beef Cattle Center. In this study, 22 accessions of B. brizantha were analyzed of which one was found to be diploid (2n = 2x = 18), 18 were tetraploid (2n = 4x = 36) and three were hexaploid (2n = 6x = 54). The meiotic chromosome behavior was slightly irregular in the diploid and in some tetraploid accessions, and highly irregular in most tetra- and hexaploid accessions. Meiotic abnormalities were those common to polyploidy, i.e., multivalent chromosome association at diakinesis and irregular chromosome segregation leading to micronuclei formation in the tetrad stage. Low frequencies of multivalent chromosome associations among polyploids suggest that they may be segmental allopolyploids. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

桉树林下禾本科牧草适应性评价研究

桉树林下热带牧草适应性评价结果表明,参试禾本科牧草品种中多数可良好生长,其中臂形草属热研14号网脉臂形草牧草产量943.9㎏/hm2,显著高于其它牧草品种,植株存活率、抗病虫害、分蘖数等表现出良好的生产特性,综合评价最优。坚尼草属牧草中植株存活率、长势、株高、干物质产量等表现出较好的适应性。狼尾草属牧草中除杂交象草表现较好外,其它品种表现一般。雀稗属牧草在桉树林下生长相对较差,仅热研11号黑籽雀稗表现较好。     

Variation among seven genotypes of Lycopersicon esculentum and 36 accessions of L. hirsutum for interspecific crossability

To improve the efficiency of introgressing genes from Lycopersicon hirsutum (H) into L. esculentum (E), environmental and genetic variation for the number of progeny per fruit from E × H crosses was quantified. Over three dates in a year, 36 H accessions were crossed to seven E accessions in a greenhouse. The proportion of total variation for the number of E × H progeny per fruit due to environment (dates, location, and error), H accession, E accession, interactions between E and H, and interactions between accessions and environments was 0.42, 0.26, 0.12, 0.11, and 0.09, respectively. Sampling greater numbers of fruit on a single date improved the efficiency of recovering progeny more than increased sampling over time. The specific combination of E and H parents can profoundly affect the number of E × H progeny recovered and therefore the efficiency of gene introgression. Accessions of H from the southern edge of the species' natural geographic range generally yielded few to zero progeny per fruit in crosses with E. In contrast to the southern H accessions, most northern accessions produced greater than 40 E × H progeny per fruit. Most genes within H should be readily accessible for tomato breeding but genes that are found only in southern H accessions may be challenging to introgress. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Expression of a Triticum turgidum var. dicoccoides source of Fusarium head blight resistance transferred to synthetic hexaploid wheat

Yield and quality reductions caused by Fusarium head blight (FHB) have spurred spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) breeders to identify and develop new sources of host plant resistance. Four wheat synthetic hexaploids (×Aegilotriticum sp.) were developed, each having a quantitative trait locus (QTL), Qfhs.ndsu‐3AS, providing FHB resistance from Triticum turgidum L. var. dicoccoides chromosome 3A. Synthetics were produced by hybridizing a ‘Langdon’‐T. dicoccoides‐ recombinant chromosome 3A substitution line (2n = 4x = 28, AABB with two accessions of T. tauschii (2n= 2x = 14, DD). Synthetics were inoculated and evaluated for FHB resistance in two separate greenhouse seasons. One synthetic, 01NDSWG‐5, exhibited FHB severity ratings of 36% and 32% in the separate seasons, compared with ratings of 9% and 30% for ‘Alsen’, a FHB‐resistant spring cultivar, and ratings of 70% and 96% for ‘McNeal’, a susceptible spring cultivar, respectively. Synthetic × Alsen backcross‐derived lines were produced to initiate combining different sources of FHB resistance.     

四种牧草饲喂海南黑山羊羔羊育肥效果初报

在精料投喂量相同的情况下,用4种牧草不同搭配比例对3月龄海南黑山羊羔羊进行育肥。结果表明,热研4号王草(Pennisetum×P.americanum cv. Reyan No.4),热研11号黑籽雀稗(Paspalum atratum.cv Reyan No.11),热研5号柱花草(Stylosanthes guianensis cv. Reyan No.5)和热研8号坚尼草(Panicum maximum jacq.cv Reyan No.8)在2.35:1.1:0.95:0.6的配比情况下育肥效果较好,与用常规饲草育肥相比差异显著。在牧草饲喂相同的情况下,精料的不同投喂量对羔羊育肥也有一定的影响。结果证实,随着精料添加量的增加,日平均增重也相继增加。但在经济效益方面,每日饲喂300g精料时的育肥利润最高。试验结果可为海南黑山羊羔羊的合理、高效、经济育肥提供科学的依据。     

Meiotic behavior as a selection tool in the breeding of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Brachiaria humidicola</Emphasis> (Poaceae)

Brachiaria humidicola is a tropical grass that grows in seasonally swampy grasslands in Africa. In Brazil, two apomictic cultivars (2n = 54) of this species are widely used as pastures in poorly drained soils. The recent discovery of a sexual polyploid accession (2n = 36) in the germplasm collection at the Embrapa Beef Cattle Research Center allowed intraspecific hybridization with the objective of broadening the genetic variability and selection of superior genotypes in this species. Hybridization, however, depends on accessions with the same ploidy level. Cytological analyses of 55 accessions revealed that 19 apomictic accessions also presented 2n = 36 chromosomes. Chromosome pairing in hexavalent association at diakinesis and metaphase I suggested that the basic chromosome number for this species is x = 6. Cytological analysis revealed abnormalities in variable frequencies in the meiosis of these hexaploid (2n = 6x = 36) accessions. The most common were those related to irregular chromosome segregation which led to unbalanced gamete formation, but chromosome stickiness was also recorded. These results clearly demonstrate the value of cytogenetics in the choice of genitors and for superior hybrids to be obtained in the breeding of this species. For that both the ploidy level and the frequency of abnormalities need to be considered, besides other favorable agronomic characteristics.     

Cytological and Isozyme Evaluation of Tall Fescue × Italian Ryegrass Hybrids

Development of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb., 2n = 6x - 42) × Italian rye-grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., 2n = 2 ×= 14) hybrids would enhance efforts to improve the quality of tall fescue. Two ‘Kentucky 31’ tall fescue בLemtal Italian ryegrass hybrids were obtained via embryo rescue on MS media containing casein hydrolysate, ascorbic acid and sucrose. Chromosome pairing at metaphase I had an average of more than 12 bivalents per cell. Since Festuca-Lolium pairing can account only for seven of the paired chromosomes, intergenomic as well as interspecific chromosome pairing is indicated. There was no cytoplasmic effect on chromosome pairing. To determine if enzymes could be used as genetic markers for distinguishing hybrids from self-contaminants in crosses, zymograms of PGI, 6-PGD, MDH, GOT and ACPH were obtained from parents and hybrids using starch gel etectrophoresis. PGI, 6-PGD and MDH had fewer bands in the diploid ryegrass, as compared with the hexaploid tall fescue and the tetraploid hybrid.     

Ploidy races in Actinidia chinensis

Summary Ploidy levels were examined in 26 accessions of Actinidia chinensis: 20 accessions were diploid (2n=2x=58) and 6 accessions were tetraploid (2n=4x=116). There was no evidence of variation in ploidy level within an accession. Our results are consistent with tetraploid A. chinensis coming from a restricted part of China.Interploid crosses within A. chinensis produced only low numbers of seedlings which were mainly triploid. Crossing hexaploid A. deliciosa with pollen of tetraploid A. chinensis produced a large family of plants and those checked were pentaploid.Counts on 83 genotypes of different ploidy levels (2x, 3x, 4x, and 5x) confirmed that the basic chromosome number in Actinidia is 29.     

High chromosomal variability of mandarins (Citrus spp.) revealed by CMA banding

Fluorochrome staining with chromomycin A₃(CMA) was used to characterize and compare the CMA banding patterns of chromosomes in 17 accessions of mandarins (Citrus spp.). All accessions had 2n = 18 chromosomes. These chromosomes were classified into six types based on the number and position of CMA positive bands; A: two telomeric and one proximal band, B: one telomeric and one proximal band, C: two telomeric bands, D: one telomeric band, E: without bands, F: one proximal band. Each accession possessed two to five types of chromosomes, and showed unique CMA banding patterns. Type D and E chromosomes were predominant in all accessions. Their numbers were generally higher in Chinese and Indian mandarins. Type F chromosome was present only in some mandarins originating in Japan, which could thus be distinguished from mandarins originating in other areas. This study is the first report of type F chromosome in citrus. The Vietnamese mandarins we studied were the only one shaving type A, B, C, D and E chromosomes. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Ploidy manipulation and introgression breeding in Darwin hybrid tulips

Meiotic polyploidisation via crossing with 2n gamete producing genotypes and interploidy crosses are two of the main methods currently used to obtain polyploid tulips. In our study diploid 2n gamete producing F₁ hybrids of Darwin hybrids (Tulipa gesneriana × Tulipa fosteriana) and triploid hybrid resulting from ‘Rhodos’ × ‘Princeps’ cross were used as pollen donor and crossed with cultivars of T. gesneriana in the following combination: 2x × 2x, 3x × 2x, 2x × 3x, and 3x × 3x. The progenies resulting from crosses at diploid level were mostly diploid, whereas a few seedlings were triploid. In 3x × 2x crosses aneuploids with chromosome constitution in between triploid and tetraploid (43–45 chromosomes) were predominant, but also one tetraploid (2n = 4x = 48) and four pentaploids (2n = 5x = 60) were obtained. In 2x × 3x crosses most progenies were triploid with the exception of a few aneuploids (3x + 1 and 3x ? 1), whereas in 3x × 3x cross diploid and aneuploid genotypes were recorded with chromosome number varied from 27 to 34. These results indicate that triploid parents produced aneuploid as well as euploid (x, 2x, 3x) gametes and that success in ploidy manipulation in tulip depends to a large degree on the ploidy level of the parental genotypes used for hybridization. Genome constitution of selected population of F1 and BC1 hybrids was analyzed through genomic in situ hybridization (GISH). GISH analysis of the BC1 showed a considerable amount of intergenomic recombination which is desirable for introgression breeding.     

Evaluation of genotypic variation in heat tolerance of tall fescue by functional traits

Tall fescue is an important cool season turfgrass. Summer high temperature negatively affects the performance of tall fescue in transitional and warm climate zones. To identify heat tolerant material, 120 tall fescue accessions from different regions of the world were collected and subjected to high temperature under the greenhouse and the growth chamber conditions. Average temperature was 43 °C in the greenhouse trial. Meanwhile, in the growth chamber trial there were 38/30 °C (day/night) and 25/16 °C for heat stress and control, respectively. Leaf water content, leaf dry weight, leaf fresh weight, growth rate (GR), turf quality (TQ), survival rate (SR), chlorophyll content (Chl), evapotranspiration rate (ET) and electrolyte leakage were determined. Significant effects of accessions, duration time and heat treatment on most characteristics were observed. Wild accessions exhibited higher variations in most of the studied traits than commercial cultivars. There were differences in GR and ET with greater variation coefficients than other traits between accessions, suggesting GR and ET could be effective indices for evaluating heat tolerance of tall fescue accessions. Three principal components in growth chamber trial and two principal components in greenhouse trial were extracted. Principal component analysis indicated that common PC1, correlated with TQ, SR and Chl, was named as “turf performance component”, which explained 43.17 % and 39.24 % of genetic variations in the greenhouse trial and the growth chamber trial, respectively. PC2 that defined as “growth potential component” could explain 23.26 % of total variability in the greenhouse trial and 20.36 % in the growth chamber trial. PC3 was named as “leaf water potential component”. Two regression models (F = 0.65 × F1 + 0.35 × F2) and (F = 0.54 × F1 + 0.28 × F2 + 0.18 × F3) were formulated by factor analysis to evaluate heat tolerance of tall fescue accessions in greenhouse and growth chamber trials, respectively. Accessions from subtropical monsoon climate zone generally exhibited better heat tolerance. In contrast, accessions from East Asia showed more heat sensitive. Finally, five accessions including PI 598574, PI 608787, PI 559374, Pure Gold and PI 527504 were selected as heat tolerant accessions for future tall fescue breeding.     

竹叶兰和香港毛兰的核型分析

采用压片法研究了竹叶兰〔Arundina graminifolia（D.Don) Hochr〕和香港毛兰〔Eria gagnepainii Hawkes et. Heller.〕的染色体数目和核型。结果表明：竹叶兰的染色体数目2n=40,有2条随体,其核型公式为：2n=2x=40=16m+22sm+2st,染色体相对长度组成为2L+18M2+18M1+2S;香港毛兰染色体数目2n=36,核型公式为2n=2x=36=28m+8sm,染色体相对长度组成为4L+18M2+12M1+2S。两者均为二倍体,染色体主要由中部和近中部着丝点染色体组成。核型分类前者为1A型,后者为2B型,都较为对称。     

Cytogenetics of tropical bulbous ornamentals. IX. Breeding systems in Zephyranthes

Summary Zephyranthes is a rather versatile genus and contains self-incompatible and self-compatible taxa coupled with positional barrier between stigma and anthers. The two may augment or run counter to each other. Furthermore, the genus also contains sexual and agamospermous species. The latter are often self-pollinated and pseudogamous. Z. sulphurea (2n=48) when pollinated with Z. candida (2n=40 and 41) has consistently given rise to seedlings with maternal chromosome number and morphology. Z. lancasteri and cv. 20 also behave similarly. This is a strong pointer for their being agamospermous, although a final proof will come from an embryological study. The intraspecific polymorphism within agamospermous taxa in the genus may be the result of autosegregation. On the other hand, the crosses involving sexual species like Z. candida (2n=41) as the female parent have generated a large heterogeneous progeny ranging in chromosome number from 2n=33 to 48 depending upon the number in the male parent. Such versatility of the breeding system together with chromosomal repatterning, hybridization, polyploidy and vegetative multiplication/apomixis explains the origin and preservation of an astonishing range in chromosome numbers from 2n=18 to 96.     

利用人工合成甘蓝型油菜建立白菜—甘蓝附加系

采用白菜子房培养和甘蓝胚培养方法得到了带有标记性状的白菜和甘蓝种间杂种，并将这些人工合成甘蓝型油菜回交于白菜，得到３１个白菜－甘蓝单体附加系（２ｎ＝２１），和１８个双体附加系（２ｎ＝２２），为进一步对附加染色体上的所载基因定位奠定了基础。此外，还研究了附加甘蓝染色体对雄笥和雌性育性的影响，结果表明，白菜中附加甘蓝染色体可明显降低育性，特别是可显著降低附加系的自交和杂交结实率。