Genetic diversity of Populus euphratica populations in northwestern China determined by RAPD DNA analysis

Five Populus euphratica Oliver populations in northwestern China were analyzed using RAPD DNA markers to determine genetic diversity among and within populations. One hundred-and-five polymorphic bands were observed, ranging in size from 250 bp to 1700 bp, using 10 primers. Only one population on the north side of the Tianshern Range had a unique band common to all individuals that was not found in individuals from populations in the Tarim River valley. Intra-population genetic diversity was high in two populations along the Tarim River and low in the other three populations. There was no significant correlation between genetic distances and geographic distances. The result of correspondence analysis shows that the individuals from the three populations with low genetic diversity are isolated from each other. The result of cluster analysis based on genetic distance shows that the population in the Tianshern Range is genetically distant from the other populations. These results suggest that the Tianshern Range population was genetically isolated from the other populations.     

Spatial distribution pattern and dynamics of the primary population in a natural Populus euphratica forest in Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, China

One 50 m × 50 m standard plot was sampled in a natural forest of Populus euphratica in Awati County, situated at the edge of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The field investigation was conducted with a contiguous grid quadrate method. By means of a test of variance/mean value ratio, aggregation intensity index and theoretical distribution models, the spatial distribution pattern and the dynamics of primary populations in P. euphratica forest were studied. The results showed that the spatial distribution pattern of two dominant arbor populations conformed to clumped distribution. The aggregation intensity of the P. euphratica population was higher than that of P. pruinosa population. The spatial distribution pattern of two companion plant populations in the shrub layer also conformed to clump type, though the aggregation intensity of Tamarix chinensis was higher. In the herb layer, the distribution patterns of Glycyrrhiza uralensis and Asparagus persicus conformed respectively to a clumped pattern and a random pattern. The results of a Taylor power method test and Iwao’s regression model also verified that both P. euphratica and P. pruinosa populations belong to a clumped pattern. Although the distribution pattern of P. pruinosa population at different development stages all belonged to a clumped distribution pattern, the aggregation intensity dropped gradually along with age development. The distribution patterns of the P. euphratica population at different development stages changed from random type to clumped type, and further to random type. The differences in spatial distribution patterns of different populations at different development stages were related not only to ecological and biological characteristics of each species in the communities in the light of competitive exclusion principle among the populations, but were also closely related to the habitats in which the species lived in. __________ Translated from Journal of Southwest Forestry College, 2007, 27(2): 1–5 [译自: 西南林学院学报]     

Comparison of stomatal characteristics and photosynthesis of polymorphic Populus euphratica leaves

The leaf shapes of adult Populus euphratica vary from lanceolate to dentate broad-ovate. In order to find the mechanism regarding the ecological adaptation of the polymorphic leaves, the dentate broad-ovate, broad-ovate, and lanceolate leaves were chosen to study their stomatal and photosynthetic characteristics. It is observed that the stomas on the adaxial and abaxial epidermis of the same leaves open non-uniformly with similar densities. The stomatal densities are different among the three typical leaves, which decrease from broad-ovate to lanceolate leaves. Their stomatal sunken degree varied obviously, decreasing from broad-ovate to lanceolate leaves. The changes of the diurnal photosynthetic rate of the three typical leaves follow a single peak curve. The mean diurnal photosynthetic rates of these leaves rank from high to low as broad-ovate > dentate broad-ovate > lanceolate leaves. The light compensation points are similar in the three typical leaves, while the light saturation points vary obviously. The efficiency of solar energy conversion and potential activity of the PSII in the leaves differ significantly, with the dentate broad-ovate leaves the highest. The results suggest that their leaf shapes, anatomic structures, and photosynthetic characteristics change during the leaf development. __________ Translated from Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2006, 42(8): 20–24 [译自: 林业科学]     

Spatial distribution characteristics of fine roots of Populus euphratica in a desert riparian forest

The soil-plant system is a very important subsystem of the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum (SPAC). The water uptake by plant roots is an important subject in the research on water transport in this SPAC and is also the most active study direction in the fields of ecology, hydrology and environment. The study of the spatial distribution pattern of fine roots of plants is the basis of constructing a water absorption model of plant roots. Our study on the spatial distribution pattern of fine roots of Populus euphratica in a desert riparian forest shows that the density distribution of its root lengths can be expressed horizontally as a parabola. The fine roots are concentrated within the range of 0–350 cm from the tree trunk and their amount accounts for 91.9% of the total root mass within the space of 0–500 cm. In the vertical direction, the density distribution of the fine root lengths shows a negative exponential relation with soil depth. The fine roots are concentrated in the 0–80 cm soil layer, accounting for 96.8% of the total root mass in the 0–140 cm soil layer. __________ Translated from Chinese Journal of Ecology, 2007, 26(1): 1–4 [译自: 生态学杂志]     

Evaluation of the sap flow using heat pulse method to determine transpiration of the Populus euphratica canopy

The sap flow of the sampled Populus euphratica stems at different radial depths and directions had been studied in Ejina Oasis, in the lower reaches of the Heihe River. Based on sap flow measurements, the transpiration of the entire canopy was calculated. Results showed a linear correlation between the sap flow and the sapwood area of the P. euphratica. Through the analysis of the diameter at breast height in the sample plot, it was found that the distribution of the diameters and the corresponding sapwood area was exponentially correlated, with the coefficient of correlation being 0.976,7. The calculated transpiration of the Populus euphratica canopy was 214.9 mm based on the specific conductivity method. Translated from Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2006, 42(7): 28–32 [译自: 林业科学]     

Plantlet regeneration from leaf protoplasts ofPopulus euphratica

Protoplasts were isolated from the leaves of sterile plants ofPopulus euphratica Oliv. by using 1% Cellulase “Onozuka” RS and 0.25% Pectolyase Y-23 in 0.6m of mannitol solution. Protoplasts were cultured in modified Murashige and Skoog's (MS) medium which contained no ammonium ions but was supplemented with BAP (6-benzylaminopurine), 2,4-D (2,4- dichlorophenoxy-acetic acid), and 1% sucrose at the cell density of 9×10⁴/ml. Cell divisions occurred in every culture medium, especially in the medium containing 0.5 mg/l of BAP and 0.1 mg/l of 2,4-D, in which callus was successfully induced by successive culture through cell cluster formation. Shoots were regenerated from the callus, and their growth was enhanced on 1/2 MS medium containing 0.8 mg/l of BAP. Finally, shoots were rooted and plantlets were regenerated on 1/2 MS medium without a hormone. A part of this paper was presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the Jpn. For. Soc. (1995).     

Diversity of insect communities with different development phases in natural <Emphasis Type="Italic">Populus euphratica</Emphasis> forests in Xinjiang

An investigation method with sample plots was used to study insect communities in four different growth phases of natural Populus euphratica forests, which are juvenile, middle aged, over-mature and degraded forests, in Tarim, Xinjiang in July, 2005 and April, 2006. In our studies, 5,116 insect specimens, belonging to 12 orders, 61 families and 141 species, were collected. Lepidoptera and Coleoptera were the dominant orders. In middle-aged forests, species, individual numbers and diversity indices of insect com-munities were higher than those in other woodlands. The species richness and diversity indices were lowest in degraded forests be-cause of extremely scarce vegetation.     

不同水分条件下胡杨和新疆杨苗期叶绿素变化

在不同水分条件下,应用SPDA-502叶绿素测定仪测定了胡杨和新疆杨苗木旺盛生长期的叶绿素含量.结果表明:(1)在7月和8月,不同水分处理下胡杨和新疆的叶绿素含量变化存在差异,7月胡杨叶绿素含量随着水分降低呈现增长趋势,而新疆杨叶绿素含量表现出先升后降再升高的趋势.8月叶绿素的含量变化是随着水分的减少2个树种都呈现先升...     

土壤水分胁迫对胡杨、灰叶胡杨光合作用-光响应特性的影响

采用盆栽试验研究正常供水(土壤相对含水量70%～80%)、中度水分胁迫(50%～60%)和重度水分胁迫(30%～40%)条件下,胡杨和灰叶胡杨2年生幼苗光合作用-光响应特性.结果表明:胡杨、灰叶胡杨光合作用-光响应曲线符合非直角双曲线函数.在正常供水条件下,胡杨、灰叶胡杨的最大光合速率(Pn max)分别为24.59、16.68 μmol CO2· m-2s-1,表观光合量子效率(AQY)分别为0.059、0.036 μmol CO2·μmol-1photons,光饱和点(LSP)分别为603、517 μmol photons·m-2s-1,光补偿点(LCP)分别为42、41 μmol photons·m-2s-1、暗呼吸速率(Rd)分别为2.99、1.45 μmol CO2·m-2s-1.土壤水分胁迫能显著降低胡杨、灰叶胡杨Pn max、AQY、LSP,而对LCP及Rd无显著影响.无论在正常供水还是在土壤水分胁迫条件下,胡杨均表现出更高的光合活性,其Pn、Pn max、LSP、AQY及Rd值均比灰叶胡杨高,而LCP值,二者之间无显著差异.表明生长在同一生境中的胡杨对光照、土壤水分的生态适应能力高于灰叶胡杨.     

Structural characteristics and eco-adaptability of heteromorphic leaves of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Populus euphratica</Emphasis>

The microstructural and ultrastructural traits of three kinds of typical leaves ofPopulus euphratica Olive, including lanceolate, broad-ovate and dentate broad-ovate leaves, were studied by using electron microscope and optical microscope. The resuits showed that with the leaves changing from lanceolate shape to dentate broad-ovate shape, their structure obviously tended to be xeromorph: developed palisade tissue, undeveloped spongy tissue, thick cutin layer and sunken stomas. The amount of mitochondria tended to be increased, and the shape of chloroplasts varied from regular spindle to irregular rotundity or oval. The leaves were covered with wax without cilium, and the stomas on the upper and lower epidermis of the leaves opened unevenly. The stomas on the lower epidermis were deeper than those on the upper epidermis under the scanning electron microscope. The results implied that the structural characteristics of the diversiform-leaves ofP euphratica are related to its eco-adaptability.     

新疆额尔齐斯河流域白杨派植物居群遗传多样性分析

应用SSR标记技术,对新疆齐斯河流域河谷分布的白杨派树种银白杨、银灰杨和欧洲山杨天然居群的克隆结构、克隆多样性和遗传多样性进行研究。结果表明:欧洲山杨、银白杨和银灰杨均有很强的克隆繁殖特性。欧洲山杨、银白杨居群的克隆多样性均比较高,Simpson指数分别为0.987和0.983。与欧洲山杨相比较,银白杨居群具有较低的遗传多样性,Shannon信息指数分别为1.068 9和0.324 9,Nei多样性指数平均为0.505 6和0.211 2。欧洲山杨和银白杨居群间的遗传一致度均较高,变幅分别为0.778 1 0.954 4和0.975 1 0.994 6,反映出其超长距离的基因流特性,超强的基因流阻止了银白杨和欧洲山杨居群的遗传分化。研究发现,银白杨和欧洲山杨分别有95%和89.98%的遗传变异存在于居群内。     

应用单拷贝核基因标记研究我国欧洲山杨自然居群的遗传多样性

[目的]对分布于我国新疆地区欧洲山杨自然居群的遗传多样性与遗传分化进行研究。[方法]对4个欧洲山杨自然居群共72个个体的6个单拷贝核基因标记(sing-copy nuclear markers)进行扩增与测序,并计算相应的遗传多样性和遗传分化参数。[结果]表明:比对后6个基因的长度在459 bp到747 bp之间,平均多态核苷酸位点个数为14,遗传多样性指数π和θ_w分别达到了0.004 8和0.004 4,基因多样性指数为0.73,以上结果表明欧洲山杨表现出较高的遗传多样性水平。Tajima中性检验结果均不显著,表明所用6个单拷贝核基因均符合中性进化假设。AMOVA分析表明89.72%的遗传变异存在于居群内,居群间的平均遗传分化指数F_st为0.10,居群间平均基因流(Nm)为3.235。[结论]高度异交,高碱基突变率及超长距离的基因流机制能够很好的解释我国新疆地区欧洲山杨表现出的较高的遗传多样性水平与较低水平的遗传分化。     

Measuring and modeling evapotranspiration of a Populus euphratica forest in northwestern China

Vegetation is sparsely distributed in the arid regions of northwestern China,and accurately measuring and partitioning of evapotranspiration is of importance for ecosystems in such areas.In this study,we measured and analyzed diurnal and phenological variations in evapotranspiration using the eddy-covariance method based on the Penman-Monteith,Priestley-Taylor,Shuttleworth-Wallace models,a newly proposed improved dual source model and a clumped model in a forest reserve in the Ejin oasis of Populus euphratica in 2015 and 2016 growing seasons.A sensitivity analysis was performed for the models with higher accuracies and we examined the biotic and abiotic controls on evapotranspiration.The results show that the total amounts of evapotranspiration during the two growing seasons in 2015 and 2016 were 622 and 612 mm,respectively.Phenological variations in evapotranspiration produced single-peak curves,while diurnal variations reflected the influence of high temperatures on some afternoons.The Priestley-Taylor and the improved dual source models gave the most accurate evapotranspiration values at the daily scale and appeared to be most suitable for the estimation of evapotranspiration for the species in arid regions.In addition,both models were the most sensitive to net radiation(R_n).     

新疆林业生态环境中的木垒胡杨林群落特征研究

对新疆林业生态环境中木垒胡杨林群落的多样性特征进行研究,分析胡杨林群落的相似度变 化趋势,通过个体数对数和失稳率研究胡杨林的结构与动态特征。结果表明:在多样性特征中,中、 下游区域临界点的胡杨林群落丰富度最高,中游区域的丰富度最小;生态输水前,下游区域的胡杨 林群落均匀度指数最小,中游区域的均匀度指数最大,生态输水后,中、下游区域临界点处的均匀度 指数最大,下游区域的均匀度指数最小;生态输水后的物种多样性高于生态输水前的物种多样性, 下游区域的物种多样性受生态输水的影响较小;在相似性特征中,Jaccard 指数和Sorenson 指数在 不同区域内的变化趋势相似;在胡杨林结构与动态特征中,胡杨林种群在上游区域中的数量较多, 种群的个体数与高度级呈反比。     

新疆天然胡杨林净化大气环境功能价值测算

以新疆天然胡杨林为研究对象,通过测定胡杨净化大气环境指标,测算新疆天然胡杨林净化大气环境的功能量。结果表明:(1)新疆天然胡杨林净化大气环境总功能量为4 158 517.67t·a~(-1),总价值为95 756.53万元·a~(-1),南疆地区高于北疆;胡杨各龄组中,近熟林净化大气环境功能量和价值量最高,达1 426 513.26t·a~(-1)和32847.69万元·a~(-1),幼龄林最低,仅为68 311.44t·a~(-1)和1 573.09万元·a~(-1);(2)在净化大气环境各功能中,功能量由高到低依次为滞尘吸收二氧化硫吸收重金属吸收氟化物吸收氮氧化物,价值量则是滞尘吸收重金属吸收二氧化硫吸收氟化物吸收氮氧化物;滞尘在天然胡杨林净化大气环境功能中贡献突出,今后须加强对天然胡杨林滞尘能力的相关研究。     

Effects of antibiotics on plantlet regeneration via organogenesis in Populus euphratica

Four antibiotics, kanamycin, geneticin, carbenicillin and cefotaxime,were evaluated for their effect on the regeneration of adventitious buds, shoot differentiation, rooting from regenerated shoots of Populus euphratica as well as on their control of Agrobacterium -mediated transformations. Results showed that the optimum concentration ranges of kanamycin and geneticin were 15-20 and 10-15 mg·L-1 at the stage of transgenic plantlet selection. The inhibitory effects of cefotaxime and carbenicillin varied among different genotypes of Agrobacterium. The inhibition of cefotaxime on Agrobacterium C58 was stronger than that of carbenicillin. The optimum concentration of cefotaxime was 100 mg·L-1. Cefotaxime and carbenicillin had similar effects on Agrobacterium LBA4404 and their optimum concentrations were both 150 mg·L-1.     

Establishment of in vitro culture of Populus euphratica Olivier

The purpose of our study was to establish a regeneration system for micropropagation of Populus euphratica Olivier. On the basis of an analysis of plant leaf mineral nutrients, a special medium was proposed, called MP2. In optimizing media for in vitro plant cultures including MS, B5 and MP2 media we employed hormones, auxin IAA, cytokine benzyladenine (BAP) and gibberellic acid (GA) in our factorial experiments on media. Adventitious shoots were derived from cuttings of adult plants taken from Xingjiang, west China, on selected media with MP2 0.5 mg·L-1 BA 0.1 mg·L-1 NAA. The shoots were elongated on a medium with 0.25 mg·L-1 BAP, 0.1 mg·L-1 NAA and 2 mg·L-1 GA and were then rooted on a medium with 0.2-0.5 mg·L-1 IBA. All the media were incorporated with 30 g·L-1 sucrose and an adjusted pH at 6.3.     

Community structure and biodiversity in plantations and natural forests of seabuckthorn in southern Ningxia, China

Two types of sampling plots of seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) communities were investigated in Pengyang County of Ningxia region by a typical sampling method to study the characteristics of community structure and biodiversity. Composition and dominant species of each community were analyzed by the importance value of species as an index. The number of individuals and the importance value, as well as Sorensen’s similarity coefficient, Shannon-Wiener diversity index, Pielou’s evenness index and Simpson’s dominance index, were used as indices to compare characteristics of community structure, similarity and biodiversity between plantations and natural forests of seabuckthorn. The results indicate that the importance values of species of natural seabuckthorn communities were dispersed and the difference between dominant species was not statistically significant. Diversity indices of natural seabuckthorn communities reflected by species richness and evenness were higher than that of plantations. Com-munity structure of natural seabuckthorn forests is more complex. We propose that natural forest can be used as sample to guide se-lection of plant species in silviculture in order to improve biodiversity of plantation.     

The influence of Desert False Indigo, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Amorpha fruticosa</Emphasis>, and three arbuscular mycorrhizae fungi on the growth of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Populus ussuriensis</Emphasis> seedlings

The influence of Desert False Indigo, Amorpha fruticosa, on the growth of Populus ussuriensis seedlings inoculated with three arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) fungi (Glomus mosseae, Glomus intraradices, Glomus sinuosa) was studied using the nylon net method. The results showed that all three AM fungi infected P. ussuriensis seedlings and G. intraradices and also G. mosseae infected A. fruticosa. The AM fungi promoted growth of P. ussuriensis and Desert False indigo seedlings. Moreover, under co-cultivation with A. fruticosa, the biomass of P. ussuriensis increased significantly. The concentration of nitrogen in P. ussuriensis grown with A. fruticosa and the concentration of soluble nitrogen in the rhizosphere were also higher than when grown alone. Hypha were found on the two plant seedlings inoculated with G. mosseae and G. intraradices, suggesting that AM fungi may transport nutrients from seedlings of A. fruticosa to the rhizosphere of P. ussuriensis seedlings, which may have promoted the growth of P. ussuriensis. The AM fungi played a critical role on the effect of A. fruticosa on growth of P. ussuriensis.     

飞机喷洒Bt粉剂防治天然胡杨林春尺蠖技术

应用Y-5B型飞机低量喷洒16 000 IU/mg的Bt可湿性粉剂防治天然胡杨林春尺蠖,用量为1 500 g/hm2和1 200 g/hm2。结果表明两种剂量都具有高效持效的特点,1 200 g/hm2可使虫口减退率达到97%,有效地减轻了春尺蠖对新疆天然胡杨林的危害,防治成本有所下降。