Production of anti-virus,viroid plants by genetic manipulations

Many pathogenic plant viruses are RNA viruses, which initiate production of double-stranded RNA intermediates when they replicate in host plant cells. Introduction of double-stranded RNA-specific ribonucleases such as the Schizosaccharomyces pombe derived pac I protein and animal cell derived interferon-induced 2',5'-oligoadenylate synthetase (2-5 Aase)/ribonuclease L (RNase L) system into various plants may make plants resistant to various pathogenic viruses and viroids. We have demonstrated that pac I and 2-5 Aase/RNase L transgenic tobacco plants are resistant to various viruses including tobacco mosaic virus, cucumber mosaic virus and potato virus Y. In addition, pac I transgenic potato plants are resistant to potato spindle tuber viroid. Using Agrobacterium-mediated transformation, we have established a transformation system for chrysanthemum plants and have recently developed pac I transgenic chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflora cv Reagan) resistant to chrysanthemum stunt viroid and have grown them in isolated fields for an evaluation of their effects.     

不同品种柿树果实发育中期的单宁细胞观察

以君迁子和美国柿为对照,在果实发育中期,对41个柿品种、45个样品的果实内单宁细胞,进行了组织学镜检。结果表明,一般甜柿较涩柿的单宁细胞数目少,个小,横径/纵径指数小。从果实顶部到基部,单宁细胞的横径变化不显著,但纵径从小到大,横径/纵径指数由大到小,甜柿一般较涩柿变化明显。作为砧木的君迁子和美国柿,果实内单宁细胞数量为普通柿的3～7倍,横径/纵径指数在0.7以上,但果实不同部位差异很小。