农田耕作与土壤盐分的变化

采用原状土隔离池进行了盐分运移的定位试验。结果表明：含盐量0.11-0.28%的轻盐渍化或脱盐潮土处在不断脱盐过程中，平均年脱盐速率为0.0125%；小麦种植期，土壤处于返盐过程，盐分在上层积累；夏玉米种植期，土壤处于脱盐过程；盐分运动是一个盐离子的层次间传递过程，不同盐离子传递的强度不同，以氯根和纳离子变动最大，而硫酸根和钙离子变幅较小，碳酸根较稳定。     

Production and analysis of reciprocal hybrids between <Emphasis Type="Italic">Asparagus officinalis</Emphasis> L. and <Emphasis Type="Italic">A. schoberioides</Emphasis> Kunth

The genus Asparagus (Asparagaceae) encompasses 100–300 species, including the important vegetable crop, A. officinalis (garden asparagus). Previous attempts to hybridize garden asparagus with A. densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop, with the aim of introducing disease resistance, were unsuccessful because of the failure of endosperm development. In the present study, reciprocal interspecific hybrids between garden asparagus and A. schoberioides Kunth were generated by hand pollination. The F1 hybrids were analyzed by using both morphological and molecular techniques. This is the first report describing the production of an interspecific hybrid between garden asparagus at the diploid level (2n = 2x = 20) and its diploid (2n = 2x = 20) wild relative, A. schoberioides. Morphological characteristics of candidate hybrids were a mixture of those found in the parents, and cytological and RFLP analyses confirmed that morphologically intermediate plants were indeed diploid hybrids of those two species. In other words, post-zygotic isolation is not complete between phylogenetically distinct these two species. Our results suggest that other Asparagus species may be capable of hybridizing with A. officinalis and that introducing wild characters through interspecific hybridization may offer advantages for breeding for novel traits. Takuro Ito and Toshinori Ochiai authors are contributed equally to this work     

Fluorometric and fluorescent image analysis methods for determination of lipid hydroperoxides in oil models with 3-perylene diphenylphosphine (3-PeDPP)

Fluorometric and fluorescent image analysis methods with 3-perylene diphenylphosphine (3-PeDPP) were developed to measure lipid hydroperoxides in refined tuna oil. The fluorescence intensity of 3-perylene diphenylphosphineoxide (3-PeDPPO, the corresponding peroxidation product of 3-PeDPP) has been used for assessing lipid hydroperoxides in refined tuna oil models, and the results are compared to those of a classical method using ferric-xylenol orange complex. There were good correlations between the lipid hydroperoxide contents determined by the 3-PeDPPO fluorescence and the xylenol orange methods (R(2) = 0.984). Moreover, the novel probe 3-PeDPP and the fluorescent image analysis enabled us to evaluate two-dimensionally the lipid hydroperoxide contents in tuna oil droplets. These results suggest that the fluorometric and fluorescent image analyses using 3-PeDPP would be suitable for batch and two-dimensional determinations of lipid hydroperoxides in oil and oil-containing materials.     

Turkish Tombul hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.). 2. Lipid characteristics and oxidative stability

The quality of crude hazelnut oil extracted from Tombul (Round) hazelnut, grown in the Giresun province of Turkey, was determined by measuring lipid classes, fatty acids, and fat soluble bioactives (tocopherols and phytosterols). Oxygen uptake, peroxide value, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances, and alpha-tocopherol levels of stripped and crude hazelnut oils in bulk and oil-in-water (o/w) emulsion systems were also evaluated as indices of lipid oxidation over a 21 day storage period at 60 degrees C in the dark. The total lipid content of Tombul hazelnut was 61.2%, of which 98.8% were nonpolar and 1.2% polar constituents. Triacylglycerols were the major nonpolar lipid class and contributed nearly 100% to the total amount. Phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, and phosphatidylinositol were the most abundant polar lipids, respectively. Sixteen fatty acids were identified, among which oleic acid contributed 82.7% to the total, followed by linoleic, palmitic, and stearic acids. Unsaturated fatty acids accounted for 92.2% of the total fatty acids present. Among oil soluble bioactives, alpha-tocopherol (38.2 mg/100 g) and beta-sitosterol (105.5 mg/100 g) were predominant in hazelnut oil and comprised 88 and 93% of the total tocopherols and phytosterols present, respectively. The results also showed that both stripped and crude hazelnut oils were more stable in terms of lipid oxidation in the bulk oil as compared to those in an o/w emulsion.     

Searching by Differential Display for New Genes Implicated in Induced Disease Resistance of Cucumber Treated with Acibenzolar-S-methyl

Acibenzolar-S-methyl (ASM) is a chemical activator of systemic disease resistance in plants. In this study, we used differential display to identify ASM-inducible defense response genes involved in induced disease resistance. As a result, we cloned three ASM-inducible genes from cucumber, encoding a chitinase, a putative protein disulfide isomerase and a putative mitochondrial-protein-like protein. Expression of these genes was induced within 24 hr after treatment of cucumber leaves with ASM. These results suggest that differential display is a useful tool for understanding the mode of action of ASM and defense responses. Received 6 September 2000/ Accepted in revised form 11 April 2001     

Limitations in the exploitation of N-phenylcarbamates and N-phenylformamidoximes to control benzimidazole-resistant Venturia nashicola on Japanese pear

The efficacy of N -phenylcarbamates and N -phenylformamidoximes against benzimidazole-resistant strains of Venturia nashicola was tested experimentally in Japanese pear orchards. Both compounds gave effective control when applied in an orchard where highly benzimidazole-resistant strains were predominant. However, unsatisfactory control was observed in an orchard where the fungal population was dominated by fungal strains with intermediate or weak benzimidazole resistance. Strains resistant to N -phenylcarbamates and N -phenylformamidoximes were widely distributed in Japanese pear orchards, suggesting that effective use of these compounds to control benzimidazole-resistant strains of V. nashicola would not be practicable. Increased sensitivity to N -phenylformamidoximes in highly benzimidazole-resistant isolates was shown to be controlled by a single chromosomal gene, but progenies that were highly resistant to both a benzimidazole fungicide and a N -phenylformamidoximes appeared in crosses between parents resistant to each fungicide alone. Similar strains were also found in pear orchards, and this'double resistance'was shown to be heritable.     

Effects of high protein levels in concentrate feed during the early fattening stage on physico-chemical composition and sensory characteristics of M. longissimus in Japanese Black heifers

The effects that high levels of protein in concentrate feed has during the early fattening stage on physico-chemical composition and sensory characteristics of M. longissimus in Japanese Black heifers were investigated. Four sets (8 head) of identical twins of Japanese Black heifers were divided into two groups: a group fed high levels of protein in concentrate feed in the early fattening stage (HCP); and a control group. Moisture, fat, protein, cooking loss, Warner-Bratzler shear force and fatty acid composition of M. longissimus were similar in both groups. Levels of free amino acid (FAA), aspartic acid, glutamine, taurine and histidine were lower in the HCP group than in the control group ( P  < 0.05). Levels of glutamic acid, serine, asparagine, threonine and total FAA in the HCP group tended to be lower than in the control group ( P  < 0.1). There were no significant differences between the sensory characteristics (juiciness, tenderness, fattiness, flavor and overall acceptability) of the two groups. These results suggest that the use of high levels of protein in concentrate feed during the early fattening stage does not affect the sensory characteristics of Japanese Black beef, but does alter the FAA content.     

Chemical characterization of conducive and suppressive soils for potato scab in Hokkaido,Japan

Potato common scab induced by Streptomyces scabies is a serious constraint for potato-producing farmers and the incidence of potato scab depends on the soil chemical properties. We examined the chemical characteristics of conducive and suppressive soils to potato common scab with reference to the chemical properties of nonallophanic Andosols, recently incorporated into the classification system of cultivated soils in Japan. Allophanic Andosols with a ratio of pyrophosphate-extractable aluminum (Al_p) to oxalate-extractable aluminum (Al_o) of less than 0.3–0.4 were “conducive” soils with a high allophane content of more than 3%. On the other hand, nonallophanic Andosols with a Al_p/Al_a ratio higher than this critical value were “suppressive” soils, and their allophane content was less than 2%. The concentration of water-soluble aluminum (AI) was also a useful index for separating conducive from suppressive soils as well as the Al_p/Al_a value and allophane content. The suppressive soils showed a much higher concentration of water-soluble Al at pH 4.5 to 5.5 than the conducive soils. The high concentration of water-soluble Al may be responsible for the control of the incidence of potato common scab in Andosols.     

Effect of CO2 enrichment on carbon and nitrogen interaction in wheat and soybean

Effect of CO₂ enrichment on the carbon-nitrogen balance in whole plant and the acclimation of photosynthesis was studied in wheat (spring wheat) and soybean (A62-1 [nodulated] and A62-2 [non-nodulated]) with a combination of two nitrogen application rates (0 g N land area m^-2 and 30 g N land area m^-2) and two temperature treatments (30/20°C (day/night) and 26/16°C). Results were as follows.

1. Carbon (dry matter)-nitrogen balance of whole plant throughout growth was remarkably different between wheat and soybean, as follows: 1) in wheat, the relationship between the amount of dry matter (DMt) and amount of nitrogen absorbed (Nt) in whole plant was expressed by an exponential regression, in which the regression coefficient was affected by only the nitrogen application rate, and not by CO₂ and temperature treatments, and 2) in soybean the DMt-Nt relationship was basically expressed by a linear regression, in which the regression coefficient was only slightly affected by the nitrogen treatment (at 0N, DMt-Nt balance finally converged to a linear regression). Thus, carbon-nitrogen interaction in wheat was strongly affected by the underground environment (nitrogen nutrition), but not by the above ground environment (CO₂ enrichment and temperature), while that in soybean was less affected by both under and above ground environments.

2. The photosynthetic response curve to CO₂ concentration in wheat and soybean was less affected by the CO₂ enrichment treatment, while that in wheat and soybean (A62-2) was affected by the nitrogen treatment, indicating that nitrogen nutrition is a more important factor for the regulation of photosynthesis regardless of the CO₂ enrichment.

3. Carbon isotope discrimination (..:1) in soybean was similar to that in wheat under ambient CO₂, while lower than that in wheat under CO₂ enrichment, suggesting that the carbon metabolism is considerably different between wheat and soybean under the CO₂ enrichment conditions.     

Aluminum-induced growth stimulation in relation to calcium,magnesium, and silicate nutrition in Melastoma malabathricum L.

Effects of Al, Ca, Mg, and Si on the growth and mineral accumulation of M. malabathricum (Melastoma malabathricum L.), which is an Al accumulator plant, were investigated using the water culture method. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) were used as control plants. After Al application, growth was inhibited in barley, but stimulated in M. malabathricum and rice. The growth of M. malabathricum was not reduced by very low Ca and Mg concentrations (0.1 mm Ca and 0.05 mm Mg). However, it was depressed in the absence of Ca. Ca and Mg contents somewhat decreased by Al application, which was most evident in young leaves and roots. M. malabathricum accumulated more than 10,000 mg kg^-1 Al in mature leaves, and more than 7,000 mg kg^-1 even in the youngest leaf. Al content in leaves of M. malabathricum did not decrease by the Ca or Mg application, but slightly decreased by in the absence of Ca.

Although Si is a strong ligand of Al in solution, in M. malabathricum, Si application hardly affected the growth, Al accumulation and nutrient uptake.