Cytoplasmic diversity of the cotton genus as revealed by chloroplast microsatellite markers

The diversity of chloroplast genomes has played an important role, as have those of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes, in the evolution of plants. The sequences of the chloroplast genome supply unsubstituted information for genome analysis. In order to understand the genetic differentiation and relationship of cotton species, we investigated the cytoplasmic diversity of chloroplast genomes in 41 Gossypium accessions with 75 chloroplast simple sequence repeat (cpSSR) markers. The markers were developed from reference sequences of the chloroplast genomes of G. hirsutum and G. barbadense and covered approximately 12.6 kb. Among the 75 markers, 50 were polymorphic, with polymorphism information content values ranging from 0.11 to 0.88. Analyses of the dataset demonstrated that single copy regions were much more informative than inverted repeat regions. The non-coding sequences were well differentiated among these species. For some common cpDNA haplotypes, the E-genome species that may be the oldest of the extant cotton species was deduced. The differentiation of A-genome species lagged behind that of AD-genome species. Neither G. herbaceum nor G. arboreum was the cytoplasmic donor of tetraploid species, strongly suggesting that AD genomes originated from an extinct ancestor of modern A-genome species. We speculate that the genetic differentiation of the chloroplast genome of each cotton species resulted from the dispersal of that species and its adaptations to local ecological conditions. These cpSSR markers provided valuable information to reveal the diversity and differentiation of cotton during evolution.     

果园土壤水分数字化的研究

为实现果园土壤水分信息的长期可靠获取,使用超低功耗控制器MSP430F1222和微功耗无线射频收发芯片nRF905构成监测系统的无线传感器节点.同时,引入无线传感器网络的概念来适应果园面积广阔的特殊性和传感器配置灵活的要求.接收终端配备铁电非易失性RAM、液晶屏和按键,方便存储、查阅数据和参数设定.经过人工配土测试和果园现场运行,结果表明监测系统湿度的精度误差小于3%,且结构简单、功耗低、运行可靠,满足果园土壤水分监测的要求.     

新疆塔里木盆地蒸发力的研究

本文首先对国内外蒸发力的计算方法进行了较全面的评述，然后利用Ｐｅｎｍａｎ法的修正式计算了塔里木。盆地的蒸发力，最后分析了该地区蒸发力的分布特征。     

基因型和环境对小麦烘烤品质的影响

利用１２个小麦品种在５个地点的试验结果，分析了品种、环境以及品种与环境的互作对小麦烘烤品质的影响，结果表明：品种、环境以及品种与环境的互作对小麦烘烤品质都有显著影响，品种和地点的互作效应在同一品种不同地点间是不同的，在较差的环境下，也有表现好的品种。不同环境下，烘烤品质指标的变化大于籽粒蛋白质含量的变化，小麦品种品质的评价，不仅应考虑其蛋白质含量在不同地点之间的变化，更重要的是研究最终加工品质的变     

Identification and validation of a yield-enhancing QTL cluster in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Improvement of rice grain yield (YD) is an important goal in rice breeding. YD is determined by its related traits such as spikelet fertility (SF), 1,000-grain weight (TGW), and the number of spikelets per panicle (SPP). We previously mapped quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for SPP and TGW using the recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from the crosses between Minghui 63 and Teqing. In this study, four QTLs for SF and four QTLs for YD were detected in the RILs. Comparison of the locations of QTLs for these three yield-related traits identified one QTL cluster in the interval between RM3400 and RM3646 on chromosome 3. The QTL cluster contained three QTLs, SPP3a, SF3 and TGW3a, but no YD QTL was located there. To validate the QTL cluster, a BC₄F₂ population was obtained, in which SPP3a, SF3 and TGW3a were simultaneously mapped to the same region. SPP3a, SF3 and TGW3a explained 36.3, 29.5 and 59.0 % of phenotype variance with additive effect of 16.4 spikelets, 6 % SF and 1.8 g grain weight, respectively. In the BC₄F₂ population, though the region has opposite effects on TGW and SPP/SF, a YD QTL YD3 identified in this cluster region can increase 4.6 g grains per plant, which suggests this QTL cluster is a yield-enhancing QTL cluster and can be targeted to improve rice yield by marker aided selection.     

森林生态系统土壤碳库对氮沉降的响应研究进展

大气氮沉降的不断加剧,改变了土壤理化性质,直接影响植物的生长与发育,间接影响了陆地生态系统碳库,进而可能改变全球气候变化进程。森林是陆地生态系统的主体,因此,弄清氮沉降如何影响森林生态系统碳库,对预测全球气候变化具有重要意义。笔者旨在详细分析氮沉降对森林生态系统土壤碳库输入和输出的影响,阐述氮沉降对森林生态系统凋落物分解、细根周转和土壤呼吸的影响研究进展和作用机制。截至目前,关于氮沉降对于陆地生态系统的影响研究报道较多,且国内外诸多学者也在森林生态系统土壤碳库对氮沉降的响应领域开展了较多试验研究,但多集中于碳输入和输出的总量分析,而对输入和输出各个组分的研究相对较少。笔者综述了国内外有关森林生态系统碳库输入和输出各组分对氮沉降响应的相关研究,为进一步揭示其响应机制和途径提供参考依据。     

Cryopreservation of strip spawned sperm using non‐programmable freezing technique in the blue mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

In this study, a non‐programmable freezing technique has been developed with the strip spawned blue mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) sperm. The key parameters optimized including (1) cryoprotectant agents (CPAs); (2) cooling temperature; (3) thawing temperature; (4) sugar and amino acid supplementation and (5) sperm to egg ratio. The fertilization rate and/or integrity of plasma membrane and acrosome were used as sperm quality assessment indicators. The highest post‐thaw sperm fertilization rate of 95% was achieved, when sperm were cryopreservated in 8% dimethyl sulfoxide at 7.8 cm above the liquid nitrogen surface and thawed in a 60°C seawater bath. The addition of glucose, sucrose or trehalose in dimethyl sulfoxide did not, whereas 0.8% glycine did significantly improve the post‐thaw sperm fertilization rates. The fluorescent evaluation has demonstrated that the addition of glycine significantly improved the post‐thaw sperm acrosome integrity, revealing a positive role of glycine in the improvement of post‐thaw sperm quality in blue mussels.     

我国大中型水库渔业发展与多功能协调研究

我国水库丰富的水资源、生物资源和较高的生产力,为渔业发展提供了很好的基础.鱼类在水库生态系统中具有重要作用,水库渔业不仅提供优质蛋白质来源,而且还改善水质.发展我国大中型水库渔业有3种模式：①依水库功能定位,有效利用环境协调性模式;②依水质管理目标,科学发展网箱养殖模式;③依生态景观特色,大力发展休闲渔业模式.同时,水库渔业发展应遵循“加强水质动态监测,利用水动力学特性和生物操纵调控水质,与其他功能相协调,大库鱼类增殖与网箱养鱼相协调”的生态管理对策.     

鸡胚发育过程中垂体促乳素的表达及其细胞的发育

利用免疫荧光标记方法研究了鸡胚发育过程中垂体促乳素(PRL)细胞的发生。结果表明，在鸡胚发育的第14.5天可观察到有少量PRL免疫荧光阳性细胞散在分布于腺垂体前叶。随着胚龄的增加，垂体PRL细胞的体积逐渐增大。细胞直径从第14.5天的6.83μm增加到第20.5天的11.24μm，胞核直径从4.27μm增加到5.99μm。PRL细胞占腺垂体细胞总数的百分比在胚胎发育的第14.5天为0.86％，第20.5天增加到18.85％，并且分布于整个腺垂体前叶。细胞多呈索状排列或团状分布。研究结果表明。鸡胚垂体催乳素细胞的增殖、分化和对PRL的分泌功能主要发生和建立于胚胎发育后期。     

乳铁蛋白在动物防御系统中的作用

<正>乳铁蛋白(LF)最初在牛乳中发现,后来发现这种蛋白质也广泛地存在于猪、鼠、人及其它哺乳动物的唾液、泪液、支气管粘液、胆汁、胰液等外分泌液以及嗜中性粒细胞次级颗粒和血浆中。正常生理条件下LF在血浆中含量很低,而富含于各种外分泌液和嗜中性粒细胞的次级颗粒中。