中国板栗SSR标记的研究

本研究从中国板栗“艳红”中分离到25个SSR标记。为了鉴定SSR位点，在重复序列的两侧侧翼序列设计引物，并通过化学荧光检测法对6个板栗样品进行检测，共检测到18个多态性位点，每个位点的等位基因数为2~6个。挑选12个位点，通过半自动系统ABI PRISM 377对中国北方24个板栗品种进行分析，这12个标记显示了高达共75个等位基因的遗传多态性，每个位点的等位基因为4~10个，平均为6.3个，预期的平均杂合性为0.743（介于0.680~0.845），检测到的平均杂合性为0.829（介于0.730~0.930）。无效等位基因估算频率显示为3个位点的正向价值，除了一个位点外，这些价值都很低，鉴定机率为7.01×10-11，亲缘关系鉴定机率非常高，为0.999，足够用于花粉流的研究。     

山西芝麻种质资源SSR遗传多样性及群体结构分析

为探明山西芝麻种质资源的遗传特性,本研究利用30对简单重复序列标记(SSR)对71份山西芝麻种质资源进行遗传多样性分析及群体结构分析.结果 表明,30对SSR标记共检测到144个等位基因位点,平均每个SSR标记4.800个等位基因;有效等位基因数在1.058 ～5.149之间,平均2.805个;Shannon指数变幅为...     

江西野生毛花猕猴桃群体SSR遗传多样性研究

为分析江西野生毛花猕猴桃群体遗传多样性,以江西省境内的5个野生毛花猕猴桃雄性群体(72个个体)为试验材料,采用SSR分子标记技术,选取15对多态性引物,利用聚丙烯酰胺电泳对PCR产物进行检测。结果表明,15对SSR引物共检测到86个位点,多态性位点百分率为100.0%;观察到的平均等位基因数为5.733,有效等位基因数为3.002,Shannon信息指数为1.046。表观杂合度介于0.111~0.819之间,预期杂合度介于0.041~0.876之间,遗传分化系数为2.01,野生毛花猕猴桃雄性群体间存在较大的遗传分化。5个毛花猕猴桃雄性群体遗传距离范围为0.102~0.409,遗传相似度范围为0.665~0.903,群体间遗传距离与地理距离无相关性。群体的遗传多样性丰富度依次为庐山>井冈山>南源山>武功山>麻姑山,江西地区供试的野生毛花猕猴桃雄性群体在分子水平上具有丰富的多态性。本研究结果为毛花猕猴桃雄性品种选育、种质创新与利用提供了一定的理论基础。     

节水抗旱稻品种DNA指纹图谱的构建

为了解节水抗旱稻品种的多样性,利用SSR分子标记技术对24份节水抗旱稻和2份普通水稻品种进行DNA指纹图谱构建和遗传多样性分析。结果表明,24对引物共扩增出96个多态性片段,平均每对引物可检测到4个等位基因,每个SSR位点可以检测到2~6个等位基因。引物多态信息含量(PIC)的变化范围为0.36~0.75,平均值为0.58。指纹图谱显示至少可以利用RM71、RM72、RM336、RM337、RM1195和RM5414这6个核心标记的不同组合鉴别区分26份供试材料。聚类分析结果表明,26份材料间遗传相似系数为0.54~0.98,在遗传相似系数0.65处可以将供试材料分为籼、粳两类,较好地反映了供试材料的亲缘关系。本研究结果为节水抗旱稻新品种保护、真伪鉴定及亲本选配提供了参考。     

玉米诱变系的SSR遗传变异分析

从97对SSR引物中筛选出52对扩增产物具有稳定多态性的引物,对基础材料玉米自交系"082"及其48个诱变系进行检测,共检测到170个等位基因变异,每对引物检测出2~6个等位基因,平均为3.27个;每个位点的多态性信息量(PIC)变化于0.039~0.715之间,平均为0.327;49个材料之间的遗传相似系数变化范围在0.377~1.000,平均为0.823。UPGMA聚类分析将49个材料分成6类,表明材料间存在着广泛的遗传差异。这些遗传变异与材料的品质性状、农艺性状相关。     

SSR标记评价西瓜品种的一致性

为了评价SSR标记对西瓜品种一致性鉴定的可行性,以及建立依据SSR标记的西瓜一致性鉴定标准,本研究采用11对西瓜SSR引物,检测了78个西瓜(Citrullus lanatus)品种以及2009～2013连续5个年度北京市西瓜区域试验97个品种的11个SSR标记位点的一致性比率。每个品种取48个个体,每条染色体上选取一个标记。通过统计11对核心引物对175个西瓜品种的检测结果以及不同品种在不同位点的一致性分布的特征特性,发现品种内的随机单株个体在不同引物位点中一致性分布情况都不一样,品种内单株的某一个SSR位点的一致性比率不代表这个品种的一致性,也不能简单的依据品种内个体的某一个SSR位点的一致性比率来评估这个品种的一致性,需要综合品种内随机单株个体11个位点的平均一致性比率来评价其一致性。综合分析西瓜11对SSR核心引物对175个品种一致性比率的统计结果,提出可以将SSR位点一致性比率作为评价西瓜品种一致性的辅助标准,判断西瓜品种的一致性时,需综合单个引物的一致性r和所有引物位点的平均一致性比率R两个指标进行评价,将西瓜品种一致性级别分为5级,并说明了利用SSR标记评估西瓜品种一致性的指标以及检测方法中需注意的细节,初步拟出西瓜一致性评估标准。     

绵羊皮肤源EST-SSR标记与羊毛性状的关联性分析

为了筛选与绵羊(Ovis aries)毛性状基因座连锁更强的分子标记,本研究选择9个多态性丰富的绵羊皮肤源EST-SSR位点,检测了德国美利奴羊与中国美利奴羊级进杂交F2代群体的遗传多态性,并分析了标记与毛性状间的关联性.分析结果显示,所选的9个EST-SSR位点在供试群体中共检测到39个等位基因,多态性丰富,其中的6个位点基因型间存在显著差异;其中,与自然长度关联的位点有5个,与伸直长度关联的位点有4个,与纤维直径关联的位点有3个.6个EST-SSR位点基因型间存在显著差异;关联性标记对羊毛性状相关效应的F检验结果表明:33176918位点和33176988位点分别对羊毛自然长度、纤维平均直径具有显著的遗传效应(P＜0.05).研究结果提示,与羊毛性状相关的6个位点中,33176918号位点对羊毛的自然长度有较大的标记效应,该位点的CD基因型是羊毛自然长度的有利基因型;33176988号位点对羊毛的纤维直径有显著地标记效应,该位点的BC基因型是纤维直径的有利基因型.这两个位点可能与控制毛形状的基因座紧密连锁.     

利用复合杂交群体定位陆地棉产量性状QTL

以共同亲本渝棉1号分别与中棉所35和贝尔斯诺杂交F1代,再次杂交得到复合杂交群体.利用6 565对SSR引物对3亲本进行多态性引物筛选,获得92对多态性引物.以多态性引物检测复合杂交群体172个单株的标记基因型,共获得96个标记位点,其中4对引物产生两个位点.构建的遗传连锁图谱包括63个标记、19个连锁群,总长656.0 cM,标记问平均距离10.4 cM,覆盖棉花基因组14.8%.利用多QTL作图方法,以复合杂交群体F2株系的产量性状鉴定结果,检测到7个产量性状QTL,即1个单株铃数(BN)、2个单铃重(BW)、1个衣分(LP)、1个单株籽棉(SC)和2个单株皮棉(LC).7个QTL分布于4条D基因组染色体,其中第19染色体分布4个QTL.同时,不同亲本之间存在产量性状QTL等位基因的差异.     

利用SSR分析小豆种质遗传多样性

摘要：小豆是一类重要的食用豆,本研究利用45对SSR引物对小豆基因组DNA进行了SSR标记的筛选鉴定,共筛选出多态性良好、扩增效果稳定的SSR引物18对。利用筛选出的18个SSR标记,分析了来自我国栽培小豆优异种质53份和日本引进种质27份,旨在阐明其遗传多样性特点,为育种利用提供理论依据。结果表明,在所有参试的80份小豆种质中共鉴定出等位变异92个,平均每个位点为5.1个;其中53份国内小豆和27份日本小豆的等位变异数分别为89个和74个,平均每个位点分别为4.9个和4.1个。所有供试小豆平均每个位点的多态信息含量（PIC）为0.64,变化范围为0.23～0.83,其中国内小豆的平均PIC值为0.63,变化范围为0.23~0.86;日本小豆平均PIC值为0.61,变化范围为0.20~0.81。国内栽培小豆和日本小豆在等位变异数、多态信息含量（PIC）、遗传相似性系数均存在差异,UPGMA聚类分析将参试的80份小豆明显分为五大类,聚类结果与小豆种质地理起源呈现出一定的相关性。试验表明,在小豆遗传育种中,可以通过种质资源相互利用来拓宽育成品种的遗传基础,同时这些SSR标记对于小豆资源DNA指纹图谱构建、遗传作图、基因型鉴定及分子标记辅助育种具有重要意义。     

基于SSR标记的梨资源遗传多样性分析

本研究利用SSR标记技术对56份梨资源进行了遗传多样性分析。利用筛选出的6对SSR引物共扩增40条谱带,其中多态性位点38个,多态性位点比例为95%,每对引物产生有效等位基因6.3个。各位点期望杂合度H值在0.0354～0.491,平均为0.1964;有效等位基因Ne值在1.0367～1.9648,平均值为1.2958;香农指数I值平均值为0.3256,说明了供试梨材料的遗传多样性较低。利用SSR标记可将44个栽培品种区分开,但无法区分芽变和原种。根据SSR标记揭示的多态性,采用NTSYS-pc软件,以UPGMA法进行聚类分析,结果显示所检测的56份梨材料在相似系数0.71处可分为4组,其中中国的白梨、秋子梨和砂梨相互交错在一起,没有独自各自成组。     

低氮和干旱胁迫对富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的影响

【目的】以富士（Fuji）、 秦冠（Qinguan）嫁接在平邑甜茶（Malus hupehensis Rehd.）上的当年生盆栽苗为试验材料,采用砂培方法,研究了缺氮胁迫和干旱对富士和秦冠生长情况、 光合参数、 植株各部位氮磷钾含量及氮素利用效率的影响,分析比较了低氮干旱条件下富士和秦冠生长及氮素利用的差异,以期为果树生产高效肥水利用提供理论指导。【方法】试验共设四个处理: 正常氮正常水（ZZ）、 低氮正常水（DZ）、 正常氮干旱（ZG）、 低氮干旱（DG）。氮素和水分均设置两个水平,分别为正常氮（6 mmol/L NO-3-N）、 低氮（0.3 mmol/LNO-3-N）、 正常供水（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的80%~85%）、 干旱处理（保持盆中砂子相对含水量为饱和含水量的60%~65%）。【结果】富士和秦冠的生物量（茎和叶）、 株高茎粗等生长指标以及光合速率、 气孔导度、 蒸腾速率均为正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）,并且相对应处理下秦冠的以上指标均高于富士;正常供水下,缺氮处理使富士、 秦冠的根冠比比正常氮处理均有所增加,富士提高了2.05%,秦冠提高了22.40%。富士和秦冠的氮、 磷、 钾含量均表现出正常氮正常水（ZZ）＞低氮正常水（DZ）＞正常氮干旱（ZG）＞低氮干旱（DG）; 氮、 钾元素含量在植株各部位的分布顺序依次是叶＞根＞茎,磷元素则是根＞叶＞茎;光合氮素利用效率（PNUE）和氮素利用效率表现为秦冠处理之间差异极显著,富士处理之间差异不显著;秦冠的PNUE和NUE明显高于富士,在低氮正常水（DZ）处理下,秦冠氮肥利用率比富士高42.07%,在低氮干旱（DG）处理下高64.14%;低氮胁迫下富士和秦冠的NUE显著提高,并且秦冠提高的幅度高于富士。【结论】施用氮肥能够显著提高富士与秦冠的干物质量,同等水肥条件下,秦冠生长优于富士;水分亏缺会减少叶片对氮的吸收,干旱条件下适度增施氮肥,可提高果树的抗旱能力;低氮干旱胁迫下秦冠的生长指标、 光合指标及氮素利用效率指标均优于富士,表现出较强的抗低氮干旱胁迫的能力。     

Pasture Vegetation Elemental Analysis by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a new technique for the analysis of plant material. This study investigates the application of LIBS to pasture-based plant samples. The LIBS measurements were obtained from pelletized pasture samples (100 samples) that had been also analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) following microwave digestion for calibration and comparison purposes. Comparisons for elements sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), boron (B), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) showed that LIBS could be used for almost all the standard profile total elements with concentrations down to low mg/kg levels (observed error of Na: 0.024 percent, K: 0.18 percent, Mg: 0.016 percent, Ca: 0.073 percent, P: 0.017 percent, Mn: 31 mg/kg, Fe: 150 mg/kg, Zn: 6.6 mg/kg, and B: 1.1 mg/kg). Elemental analysis at less than mg/kg levels was not possible using LIBS. The elements S and Cu were particularly difficult to analyze with reliability using LIBS at the concentration levels found in the plant samples. Replacing microwave digestion and subsequent ICP analysis with a direct analysis of dried plant samples using LIBS has the potential to improve the productivity and reduce the cost of testing.     

Faculty positions:Center for Agricultural Resources Research,Chinese Academy of Sciences

正The Center for Agricultural Resources Research(CARR),the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology(IGDB),Chinese Academy of Sciences,invites applicants for several research group leader positions.CARR is one of the research organizations in Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS).We seek nominations and applications from individuals who have expertise and a record of accomplishment in research areas related to ecology,agro-hydrology,     

Macroinvertebrates in North American tallgrass prairie soils: effects of fire, mowing, and fertilization on density and biomass

The responses of tallgrass prairie plant communities and ecosystem processes to fire and grazing are well characterized. However, responses of invertebrate consumer groups, and particularly soil-dwelling organisms, to these disturbances are not well known. At Konza Prairie Biological Station, we sampled soil macroinvertebrates in 1994 and 1999 as part of a long-term experiment designed to examine the effects and interactions of annual fire, mowing, and fertilization (N and P) on prairie soil communities and processes. For nearly all taxa, in both years, responses were characterized by significant treatment interactions, but some general patterns were evident. Introduced European earthworms (Aporrectodea spp. and Octolasion spp.) were most abundant in plots where fire was excluded, and the proportion of the total earthworm community consisting of introduced earthworms was greater in unburned, unmowed, and fertilized plots. Nymphs of two Cicada genera were collected (Cicadetta spp. and Tibicen spp.). Cicadetta nymphs were more abundant in burned plots, but mowing reduced their abundance. Tibicen nymphs were collected almost exclusively from unburned plots. Treatment effects on herbivorous beetle larvae (Scarabaeidae, Elateridae, and Curculionidae) were variable, but nutrient additions (N or P) usually resulted in greater densities, whereas mowing usually resulted in lower densities. Our results suggest that departures from historical disturbance regimes (i.e. frequent fire and grazing) may render soils more susceptible to increased numbers of European earthworms, and that interactions between fire, aboveground biomass removal, and vegetation responses affect the structure and composition of invertebrate communities in tallgrass prairie soils.     

Variation in quality parameters between and within 14 Nordic tree fruit and berry species

Abstract

A 3-year study was carried out to investigate quality parameters in 14 tree fruit and berry species grown in southern Norway. The species were blueberry, apple, aronia, sour cherry, sweet cherry, red raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, gooseberry, red currant and elderberry, harvested along with wild bilberry, cloudberry and lingonberry. Significant differences between species were identified for all quality parameters. The coefficient of variation between species was lowest for pH (12.5%), dry matter (18.9%) and soluble solids (25.3%), followed by titratable acids (59.3%), total phenolics (83.8%), antioxidant capacity FRAP (85.7%) and antiradical power by the DPPH-assay (97.8%), total monomeric anthocyanins (132%) and ascorbic acid (137%). Average coefficient of variation within species were lower and ranged from 4 (pH) to 62% (ascorbic acid). Only the FRAP values were significantly affected by harvesting year with lower levels in 2004 than in 2005 and 2006. There were significant interactions between species and harvesting year for dry matter, soluble solids, pH, ascorbic acid and FRAP. The results indicate generic ranges in composition within species independent upon growing location and climate, and the composition of the tree fruits and berries is not likely to deviate from these ranges. It is concluded that desirable composition of tree fruits and berries and their products should primarily be achieved by selection among species rather than searching fors broadened variation within individual species.     

Potassium Fixation and Release Characteristics in Rhizosphere and Nonrhizosphere Soils for a Rapeseed–Rice Cropping Sequence

Potassium (K) fixation and release in soil are important factors in the long-term sustainability of a cropping system. Changes in K concentration and characteristics of K fixation and release in rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils in the rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)–rice (Oryza sativa L.) rotation were investigated using a rhizobox system. The concentrations of different forms of K in both rhizosphere and nonrhizosphere soils decreased with plants compared to without plants, regardless of K fertilizer application. Potassium uptake by crops mainly came from the rhizosphere soil. In the treatment without K fertilizer (–K), the main form of K supplied by the soil to the crops was 1.0 mol L^?1 nitric acid (HNO₃) nonextractable K, followed by nonexchangeable K, and then exchangeable K. In the treatment with K fertilizer (+K), the main K forms supplied by the soil to the crops were exchangeable K and nonexchangeable K. The amount and rate of K fixation after one cycle of the rapeseed–rice rotation was greater in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The amount and rate of K fixation of soil in the +K treatment were significantly less than in the –K treatment. The cumulative amounts of K released with 1.0 mol L^?1 ammonium acetate (NH₄OAc) and 1.0 mol L^?1 HNO₃ extraction increased with the increasing numbers of extractions, but the K-releasing power of soil by successive extraction decreased gradually and finally became almost constant. The release of K was less in rhizosphere soil than in nonrhizosphere soil. The release of K in the +K treatment was similar to that in the –K treatment in rhizosphere soil, but the K release in nonrhizosphere soil was greater with the +K than the –K treatment. Overall, the information obtained in this study will be helpful in formulating more precise K fertilizer recommendations for certain soils.     

Electron donor and pH relationships for biologically enhanced dissolution of chlorinated solvent DNAPL in groundwater

Biologically enhanced dissolution offers a method to speed removal of chlorinated solvent dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL) sources such as tetrachloroethene (PCE) and trichoroethene (TCE) from aquifers. Bioremediation is accomplished by adding an electron donor to the source zone where fermentation to intermediates leading to acetic acid and hydrogen results. The hydrogen and possibly acetic acid are used by dehalogenating bacteria to convert PCE and TCE to ethene and hydrochloric acid. Reductive dehalogenation is thus an acid forming process, and sufficient alkalinity must be present to maintain a near neutral pH. The bicarbonate alkalinity required to maintain pH above 6.5 is a function of the electron donor: 800 mg/L of bicarbonate alkalinity is sufficient to achieve about 1.2 mM TCE dechlorination with glucose, 1.7 mM with lactate, and a much higher 3.3 mM with formate. Laboratory studies indicate that in mixed culture, formate can be used as an electron donor for complete conversion to ethene, contrary to pure cultures studies indicating it cannot. Various strategies can be used to add electron donor to an aquifer for DNAPL dehalogenation while minimizing pH problems and excessive electron donor usage, including use of injection-extraction wells, dual recirculation wells, and nested injection-extraction wells.     

Biodiversity and ecogeography of wild Lactuca spp. in some European countries

Staff members of the Department of Botany of Palacký University in Olomouc and Gene Bank Department – Workplace Olomouc, Research Institute of Crop Production in Prague, Czech Republic, conducted an expedition in seven European countries (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland) in August/September 1999 to collect wild Lactuca spp. germplasm and study its geographic distribution, ecology and biodiversity. During the mission, more than 600 locations were visited resulting in the collection of 602 seed samples (accessions) of wild Lactuca species and 13 seed samples of related genera (Chondrilla and Mycelis). Lactuca serriola f. serriola, L. serriola f. integrifolia, L. saligna and L. viminea subsp. chondrilliflora were prevalent in southern Europe (Italy, France), however, only L. serriola was common in central and western Europe (Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland). The greatest diversity of Lactuca species was found in France, where also the most seed samples (165) were collected. The most characteristic habitats with a high density of Lactuca spp. populations were observed along roads and highways, grassy ditches, ruderal communities, and dust-heaps. Natural infections by powdery mildew (Erysiphe cichoracearum) and downy mildew (Bremia lactucae) on some wild Lactuca spp. were observed. Recent observations concerning the geographic distribution, population structure, habitats, and natural occurrence of diseases of Lactuca spp. are discussed. This assemblage of genetic resources of Lactuca spp. can serve as the basis of future studies of species diversification, spatial population structure, plant microevolution, domestication processes, and genetic variability of host-parasite interactions.     

Increase in auxiliary photoprotective photosynthetic pigments in wheat seedlings induced by Azospirillum brasilense

Inoculation of wheat seedlings with the plant growth-promoting bacterium Azospirillum brasilense Cd was immobilized in alginate microbeads and, without applying any stress, significantly increased the quantity of several photosynthetic pigments, such as chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and the auxiliary photoprotective pigments violaxanthin, zeaxanthin, antheroxanthin, lutein, neoxanthin, and β-carotene. This resulted in greener plants with no apparent visible stress. After monitoring the quantity of photosynthetic pigments for 4 weeks, we observed that inoculated plants had higher quantities of pigments in shoot and stem. The greatest difference in the quantity of all pigments between inoculated and noninoculated plants occurred in the first week of growth. Regardless of treatment, the quantity of pigments in stems was three to four times less than the quantity of these pigments in shoots. Application of Azospirillum, either as liquid inoculant or as alginate microbeads, did not alter the positive effect of the bacteria on pigment production or the positive response of the plants towards A. brasilense Cd inoculation.     

Responses of native legume desert trees used for reforestation in the Sonoran Desert to plant growth-promoting microorganisms in screen house

Three slow-growing legume trees used for desert reforestation and urban gardening in the Sonoran Desert of Northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern USA were evaluated whether their growth can be promoted by inoculation with plant growth-promoting bacteria (Azospirillum brasilense and Bacillus pumilus), unidentified arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi (mainly Glomus sp.), and supplementation with common compost under regular screenhouse cultivation common to these trees in nurseries. Mesquite amargo (Prosopis articulata) and yellow palo verde (Parkinsonia microphylla) had different positive responses to several of the parameters tested while blue palo verde (Parkinsonia florida) did not respond. Survival of all tree species was over 80% and survival of mesquite was almost 100% after 10 months of cultivation. Inoculation with growth-promoting microorganisms induced significant effects on the leaf gas exchange of these trees, measured as transpiration and diffusive resistance, when these trees were cultivated without water restrictions.