Growth and photosynthetic characteristics of blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum cv. Bluecrop) under various shade levels

Blueberry can readily be shaded as a bush type plant, maybe affecting its growth and photosynthesis. Growth and photosynthetic characteristics of ‘Bluecrop’ blueberry grown under various shade levels were investigated to understand acclimation under shade conditions and to determine the optimal light conditions for agricultural purpose. Shade decreased the number of shoots per shrub, but increased shoot length. However, shade did not affect the number of leaves on the main axis. With increasing shade level, leaf length, width and area increased, but leaf thickness decreased. However, there was no obvious tendency in leaf length/width ratio with increasing shade level. Shade leaves had less dense stomata than sun leaves, but stoma was bigger in shade leaves than in sun leaves. With increasing shade level, non-photochemical quenching in blueberry leaves increased and the values were higher at low photosynthetic photon flux densities (PPFDs) in shade leaves than in sun leaves, resulting in the decreases in quantum yield, electron transport rate and net CO₂ assimilation rate (A_n). The maximum A_n at 31, 60, 73 and 83% shade levels was 11.8, 11.0, 8.4 and 7.5 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹, respectively. Following the slight decrease up to 100 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ PPFD, stomatal conductance (g_s) linearly increased up to 600 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ PPFD and became saturated at all shade levels. The leaves of the shrubs grown under the 83% shade level had a significantly lower g_s as compared to the leaves of the shrubs grown under the 31, 60 and 73% shade levels. Transpiration rate (E) linearly increased up to 600 μmol m⁻² s⁻¹ PPFD and was saturated at the 73 and 83% shade levels. However, E increased linearly at both 31 and 60% shade levels with increasing PPFD. The reproductive growth characteristics such as number of flowers, fruit set rate per flower bud and fruit yield also significantly decreased with increasing shade level. For agricultural purpose, therefore, shade level above approximately 60% of full sunlight must be avoided for optimal photosynthesis and growth of the ‘Bluecrop’ blueberry.     

Confirmation of hybrid origin in Arisaema (Araceae) using molecular markers

A population of hybrids between Arisaema triphyllum subsp. stewardsonii and A. dracontium was investigated using molecular markers to document the hybrid origin. Total genomic DNA was extracted from A. triphyllum, A. dracontium, and the hybrids, and subjected to sequence analysis of various regions of intergenic spacer and genes of chloroplast or intergenic spacer and genes of nuclear ribosome for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Clustering was performed using the unweighted pair group method with averages (UPGMA) tested by bootstrap (BS). Hybrid origin could not be easily confirmed in some regions. However, dendrograms constructed with a combined sequence analysis of A. triphyllum 26S ribosomal RNA gene [sequence identification (SI) 467] plus A. tortuosum phytochrome C-like (phyC) gene (SI 468) were very similar to dendrograms constructed from sequences of all regions. This suggests that selecting SI 467 and SI 468 would be practical to identify hybrid origins involving two parental species. Clustering of hybrids together with the female parent in most target regions suggests that, in Arisaema, cpDNA is considered maternally inherited.     

Bioengineering of Leuconostoc mesenteroides glucansucrases that gives selected bond formation for glucan synthesis and/or acceptor-product synthesis

The variations in glucosidic linkage specificity observed in products of different glucansucrases appear to be based on relatively small differences in amino acid sequences in their sugar-binding acceptor subsites. Various amino acid mutations near active sites of DSRBCB4 dextransucrase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides B-1299CB4 were constructed. A triple amino acid mutation (S642N/E643N/V644S) immediately next to the catalytic D641 (putative transition state stabilizing residue) converted DSRBCB4 enzyme from the synthesis of mainly α-(1→6) dextran to the synthesis of α-(1→6) glucan containing branches of α-(1→3) and α-(1→4) glucosidic linkages. The subsequent introduction of mutation V532P/V535I, located next to the catalytic D530 (nucleophile), resulted in the synthesis of an α-glucan containing increased branched α-(1→4) glucosidic linkages (approximately 11%). The results indicate that mutagenesis can guide glucansucrase toward the synthesis of various oligosaccharides or novel polysaccharides with completely altered linkages without compromising high transglycosylation activity and efficiency.     

次生盐渍土垂向剖面斥水性及其与理化性质关系

为探求土壤剖面斥水性的变化规律及其与土壤水盐含量、pH值的关系,在新疆新垦膜下滴灌棉田以10 cm×10 cm和5cm×5cm的网格等间距采集两个土壤剖面样品,对剖面土壤的斥水性、含水率、含盐量和pH值了进行经典统计、地学统计和相关性分析。结果表明：次生盐渍土剖面斥水性呈中等程度变异,空间自相关性中等偏弱;土壤斥水性在40cm深度附近时最强,在大于80cm深度的土层斥水特征不明显;在0~40cm深度土层,含水率与土壤斥水性正相关,在40~80cm深度与斥水性负相关;含盐量除在0~10cm的表层与斥水性正相关外,在其余土层均为负相关; pH值与斥水性之间多为正相关。     

蜂胶对小鼠T细胞亚群及主要相关细胞因子分泌的影响

为阐明蜂胶对小鼠特异性细胞免疫应答的影响特点,选择1、2、4 mg/ 3个剂量分别经腹腔注射给6周龄Balb/c小鼠,在0、7、10、15 d采血样,采用流式细胞术、ELISA分别测定小鼠外周血CD4+T细胞、CD8+T细胞数量、血清中IFN-γ、IL-4含量.结果显示,与注射蜂胶前相比,各不同剂量的蜂胶均能够使CD4...     

城市植物抑菌效果对环境变化的响应

以吉林医药学院附属医院为采样点,采用室内限定条件和室外自然条件下相结合抑茵试验方法,对环境变化下城市植物抑茵效果的影响(随每日的时间变化、对不同天气、不同类型样地植物抑菌效果的响应)进行研究.结果表明:灌木、落叶乔木和常绿乔木的抑菌效果随一日内时间的变化不完全一致.一般情况下,常绿乔木变化大于落叶乔木与灌木;对天气而言,植物抑菌能力晴天＞阴天＞雨天＞雪天.     

耕作方式对滨海盐渍土有机碳含量及团聚体特性的影响

为探明不同耕作措施对滨海盐渍土耕层土壤有机碳含量和团聚体特征的影响,本研究在江苏省东台市滨海滩涂农田区开展田间试验,选择玉米-大麦的旱-旱轮作方式,采用传统翻耕、深翻、少耕和免耕4种耕作方式,分别对耕层土壤的有机碳含量、土壤体积质量(容重)、水稳性团聚体含量和稳定性进行测定。结果表明:与传统翻耕相比,免耕措施利于促进土壤有机碳的积累,免耕能使土壤有机碳含量增加18%~32%;少、免耕措施能使0~10 cm土层0.25 mm团聚体增加10%~31%,并且能显著增加0~20 cm土层土壤平均重量直径和几何平均直径值;团聚体中有机碳含量表现为,除0.25~0.5 mm团聚体外,在5 mm至0.5~1 mm粒径之间,粒径愈小,有机碳含量愈高。     

不同干扰方式对东北山地沼泽土壤肥力的影响

 通过样地法对小浪底水库库区山地生态系统不同群落间的Shannon-Wiener指数(H′)、Simpson指数(D1)、Margalef物种丰富度(D2)、种间相遇概率(P)和Pielou均匀度指数(Jsw)等多样性指数进行研究,利用统计方法分析不同群落的物种多样性指数与其所处环境的关系。结果表明:1)物种多样性指数和丰富度指数与群落类型有密切关系,同一类型的群落中,多样性指数随演替时间表现出复杂的关系;2)土壤含水量对H′、P、Jsw、D1等呈极显著的正相关性,土壤厚度与H′、D1、P呈显著正相关性;多样性指数与坡度无相关性;土壤有机质、速效氮、速效磷等养分指标与多样性指数H′、D1有显著的正相关;3)多样性指数H′与乔木、灌木群落生物量表现为正相关关系,草本群落与D1相关性不显著;4)乔木林群落的恢复时间与Jsw、H′呈正相关关系,其余多样性指数(P、D1、D2)与恢复时间关系不显著(P>0.05);恢复时间每增加10a,群落物种数平均增加约6种;5)物种多样性指数H′与灌木的盖度和高度呈极显著正相关性;有些单优群落随高度增加和盖度提高,多样性指数反而表现出降低;6)草本植物群落的高度和盖度与物种丰富度指数D2与呈显著的负相关关系,与H′相关性不显著。     

荒漠绿洲农田防护林伐根嫁接毛白杨更新技术

 为抵御病虫害侵袭,提高干旱荒漠区防护林的防风固沙效益,在不同种的杨树伐根上,嫁接二倍体、三倍体毛白杨,嫁接亲和力强、接穗成活率高、生长旺盛、越冬成活率高、伐根为青杨组和黑杨组树种,则表现较差。引种不同品系的二倍体、三倍体毛白杨种(穗)条,实施箭杆杨农防林伐根嫁接的结果是:二倍体毛白杨品种中河北毛白杨表现最优;三倍体毛白杨品种中YX-128表现最优。对二白杨伐根嫁接的三倍体毛白杨,更新林存活率调查(3个冬季后)结果为:伐根上保存1株以上嫁接苗的占888%;杨树伐根直径与接穗苗数(1～3)对嫁接毛白杨的高生长差异不显著,二倍体、三倍体毛白杨品种间的高生长差异也不显著,但随着接穗数的增加,高生长有降低的趋势,而对嫁接苗的地径生长,则差异显著,其与伐根直径呈正相关,并随着嫁接苗数的增加显著下降,且三倍体毛白杨嫁接苗的地径生长,明显大于二倍体毛白杨。试验表明:正常情况下,伐根嫁接毛白杨,当年苗木高度达2.0～4.4m,2年后,林带平均高度达6.2m,3年后,二倍体、三倍体毛白杨林带的平均高度和地径,分别为73m、7.65cm和7.4m、8.87cm,防护效益显著,预计更新林生长4年后,高度与原防护林相近,防护效益可超过原防护林的90%。     

北京市边缘区土壤重金属污染的初步研究

基础资料为采集于北京城市边缘区的29个土壤剖面表层和底层58个样品6种重金属全量分析数据,以本区重金属自然土壤元素背景值作为评价标准,计算出各样点剖面表层和底层土壤单因子污染指数。应用对应因子分析手段, 初步揭示了北京市边缘区土壤重金属污染的空间分异特征。结果表明,北京市边缘区土壤重金属总体污染状况不明显,只有Hg元素属于轻微污染范围。不同样点间重金属污染水平比较显示,Hg污染水平差异明显,Pb、Cd、As、Zn、Cu污染差异不大。