Responses of microbial biomass and respiration of soil to topography,burning, and nitrogen fertilization in a temperate steppe

Temporal dynamics of microbial biomass and respiration of soil and their responses to topography, burning, N fertilization, and their interactions were determined in a temperate steppe in northern China. Soil microbial indices showed strong temporal variability over the growing season. Soil microbial biomass C (MBC) and N (MBN) were 14.8 and 11.5% greater in the lower than upper slope, respectively. However, the percentage of organic C present as MBC and the percentage of total N present as MBN were 16.9 and 26.2% higher in the upper than lower slope, respectively. Neither microbial respiration (MR) nor metabolic quotient (qCO₂) was affected by topography. Both MBC and MBN were increased by burning, on average, by 29.8 and 14.2% over the growing season, and MR and qCO₂ tended to reduce depending on the sampling date, especially in August. Burning stimulated the percentage of organic C present as MBC and the percentage of total N present as MBN in the upper slope, but did not change these two parameters in the lower slope. No effects of N fertilization on soil microbial indices were observed in the first growing season after the treatment. Further research is needed to study the long-term relationships between changes in soil microbial diversity and activity and plant community in response to burning and N fertilization.     

Impact of epistasis and QTL × environmental interaction on the oil filling rate of soybean seed at different developmental stages

The oil accumulation in the developing soybean seed has been shown to be a dynamic process with different rates and activities at different phases affected by both genotype and environment. The objective of the present study was to investigate additive, epistatic and quantitative trait loci (QTL) × environment interaction (QE) effects of the QTL controlling oil filling rate in soybean seed. A total of 143 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from the cross of Charleston and Dongnong 594 were used in this study to obtain 2 years of field data (2004 and 2005). A total of 26 QTL with significantly unconditional and conditional additive (a) effect and/or additive × environment interaction (ae) effect at different filling stages were identified on 14 linkage groups. Among the QTL with significant a effects, 18 QTL showed positive effects and 6 QTL had negative effects on seed filling rate of oil content during seed development. A total of 29 epistatic pairwise QTL underlying seed filling rate were identified at different filling stages. About 28 pairs of the QTL showed additive × additive epistatic (aa) effects and 14 pairs of the QTL showed aa × environment interaction (aae) effects at different filling stages. QTL with aa and aae (additive × additive × environment) effects appeared to vary at different filling stages. Our results demonstrated that oil filling rate in soybean seed were under genetic, developmental and environmental control.     

Soybean oil content QTL mapping and integrating with meta-analysis method for mining genes

Oil content of soybean was a valuable quantitative trait controlled by multiple genes. Eleven QTLs were detected by both CIM and MIM method with the population crossed between Charleston and Dong nong594 in recent 3 years (2007, 2008, 2009). Combining the QTLs collected over the past 20 years, an integrated map of oil-content major QTLs in soybean was established using soymap2, which was published in 2004, as a reference. Using the software BioMercator ver.2.1, QTLs were projected from their own maps onto the reference map. In total, ninety-eight QTLs were integrated into soymap2. A meta-analysis method was used to narrow down the confidence interval, and 20 consensus QTLs and their corresponding markers were obtained. Using a local version of GENSCAN, 10,137 sequences in the consensus QTL intervals were predicted. With BLAST, these predicted genes were compared to the International Protein Index database to mine the related genes. The results offer a basis for gene mining and molecular breeding in soybean.     

内生枯草芽孢杆菌Thhyl的促生与定殖力研究

采用种子萌发及盆栽试验测定菌株Thhyl对番茄的促生长作用。结果表明：菌株培养液浓度在40％以下对番茄种子萌发具有强的促生作用,大于40％时对番茄种子萌发具有抑制作用;菌株培养液比菌株胞外分泌物对种子的萌发促生作用好;菌株Thhyl培养液对幼苗平均鲜重和干重增长率均达到120％以上;对幼苗的平均株高增长62．01％;对幼苗的平均根长增长率为44．14％;对幼苗的平均茎粗增长率为50．00％。以抗利福平（300μg／mL）的拮抗病原茵双抗性为标准,测定菌株Thhyl的内生及定殖性。采用浸种和叶片涂抹2种方法,结果证明菌株Thhyl能在番茄体内定殖,其中叶片涂抹法在植株体内的定殖量较浸种处理多。     

圆盘分割法在转基因大豆抗虫鉴定上的应用

大豆食心虫是大豆的主要害虫之一,随着大豆种植面积的扩大,其为害逐年加重。应用转基因抗虫品种防治大豆食心虫是现阶段应用研究热点,但其抗虫性一直存在着不易检测的困难。针对这一问题,本实验室设计、提出一种新型室内抗虫生测方法———圆盘分割法。该方法是根据大豆食心虫发生规律和取食习性来进行转基因大豆抗虫鉴定。试验证明了圆盘分割法的可行性;同时,该方法结合网室接虫鉴定法可以使转基因大豆抗虫鉴定更为高效和准确。     

Powdery mildew resistance gene (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Pm</Emphasis>-<Emphasis Type="Italic">AN</Emphasis>) located in a segregation distortion region of melon LGV

Powdery mildew is one of the most important melon pathogens all over the world. So far, many genes conferring resistance to powdery mildew of melon have been described, but few of these have been finely mapped or cloned. Two F₂ populations derived from Ano2 × Hami413 and Ano2 × Queen were used to map the powdery mildew resistance gene by methods of Bulked Segregation Analysis (BSA), comparative genomics and Resistance Gene Analogues (RGA) mapping. It was found that the resistance to powdery mildew in Ano2 was conferred by a dominant gene, and the gene was named Pm-AN. The genetic analysis revealed that Pm-AN located between two codominant markers RPW and MRGH63B in linkage groupV. The genetic distances between Pm-AN and these two markers were 1.4–1.8 and 1.6–2 cM. No recombination was found between Pm-AN and markers ME/E1, SRAP23. Pm-AN was located in a RGA-rich region and cosegregated with the RGA marker MRGH5 and the resistance gene Vat. Synteny analysis showed that markers in this region were collinear between melon and cucumber. Segregation distortion was found in this region using both Ano2 × Hami413 and Ano2 × Queen F₂ populations, and the distortion was more distinct in Ano2 × Hami413 F₂ population. The center of segregation distortion was located in the RGA rich region harboring Pm-AN.     

超声辅助提取丝状真菌被孢霉中油脂的工艺研究

通过超声波辅助提取丝状真菌被孢霉中油脂的研究试验,确定影响提取的4个主要因素(超声波功率、提取温度、超声时间、料液比),以及丝状真菌被孢霉中油脂的超声波辅助提取的最佳萃取工艺。结果表明,超声波功率为120W,提取温度为45℃,超声时间为40min,料液比为1∶9,油脂平均得率为43.67%。     

Effect of Fabrication Technology on the Performance and Structure of Stearic Acid/Attapulgite Composite Phase Change Materials

Two kinds of stearic acid (SA)/ attapulgite (ATTP) composite phase change materials (PCMs) were prepared for the latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) in buildings or other area by the methods of fusion and immersion, using SA as PCMs and ATTP supplied by Linze of Gansu province as supporting material. The structure, thermal properties, thermal reliability and heat storage or release performance of the composite PCMs were determined by scanning electron microscope (SEM), fourier transformation infrared (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermal cycling test analysis technique. The results indicate that the preparation method has no effect on the structure and morphologies of the composites. Two kinds of composites have same structure due to the SA adsorbed in the surface of ATTP by physical reaction. The results also show that two form-stable composites PCMs have the optimal effect for preventing SA leak from the composite emerges when the maximum load proportion of SA in the composites were 38.64wt% and 29.13wt%. The latent heats and phase change temperature were measured as 68.71 J/g and 57.3℃ for the composite which was prepared by fusion method and 51.79 J/g and 55.2℃ for the composite fabricated by immersion method, respectively. The results of DSC, FTIR and thermal cycling test are all showing that two kinds of composites have good heat storage property but the composite prepared by fusion method has a better thermal and chemical stability.     

秸秆覆盖对农田土壤水分及玉米生长的影响?

秸秆覆盖的土壤剖面含水量与裸地显著不同,与前者相比,裸地土壤水分无明显的层次性变化,受降水及蒸发等因子影响明显。由于覆盖状况和土壤物理性质不同,土壤水分变化幅度也有明显差异,秸秆覆盖土壤水分含量较高,玉米拔节期0~40cm土层达到18%。苗期根长小并主要分布在0~30cm土层,孕穗期和灌浆期根长大大增加,主要分布在0~60cm和0~90cm土层。秸秆覆盖可以显著地增加土壤水分利用率和蓄水量,促进玉米根系生长,提高玉米单产32.1%。     

氮肥不同施用量和施用方式对冬小麦的影响

以超优66冬小麦品种为材料,采用双因素设计,对不同施氮量和施氮方式下冬小麦农艺性状和籽粒蛋白质含量进行了分析比较。试验结果表明,施氮量240kg/hm2和底施40% 拔节40% 孕穗20%的施肥方式组合为高产组合;施氮量240kg/hm2和底施40% 拔节40% 灌浆20%的施肥方式组合为高蛋白产量组合。