Characterisation of a maize-infecting potyvirus from Spain

In order to characterise and classify an unknown maize-infecting potyvirus isolated from fields in northeast Spain, the entire coat protein gene and the C-terminal twothirds of the large nuclear inclusion protein (NIb) gene were cloned and sequenced. Protein sequencing enabled the cleavage site between the two proteins to be deduced and also revealed that on storage the viral coat protein undergoes a specific degradation in which the N-terminal 39 amino acids are removed. Comparison of the nucleotide sequence of the 3 non-coding region of the viral RNA and the predicted amino acid sequence of the coat protein with the equivalent regions of other members of the potyvirus group revealed that the Spanish virus is closely related to maize dwarf mosaic virus strain A.     

晋南冬麦区大麦黄矮病毒流行株系监测及防治策略探讨

连续5年(1996～2000年)采集晋南冬麦区小麦黄矮病标样,采用生物学和血清学(酶联免疫吸附法)相结合的诊断方法对该地区的大麦黄矮病毒流行株系进行了鉴别。结果表明,该小麦黄矮病流行区近五年以GAV株系为主流株系,兼有少量GPV、PAV和混合株系存在。同时对小麦抗黄矮病新品种“临抗1号”进行了GPV和GAV两种株系的抗性测定,明确了该品种兼抗GPV和GAV两种株系。根据小麦黄矮病发生现状,提出了一套以选育推广抗耐病品种为主,以药剂防治为辅的综合防治措施。以期为当地小麦生产服务。     

碳酸氢根和铵态氮共同对菜豆生长及养分吸收的影响

 以菜豆为材料进行水培试验, 探讨了高浓度NH₄⁺-N与HCO₃^-共存介质对菜豆生长发育及其营养吸收的影响, 结果表明: ①以HCO₃^--N 为主要氮源时, 菜豆生长状况最好; 以NH₄⁺-N为主要氮源且无HCO₃^-存在时, 培养前期菜豆根系就发生受害现象, 叶片出现萎蔫; 但加入HCO₃^-后, 随着营养液中HCO3- 浓度从0 升高到13. 0 mmol/L , 菜豆长势逐渐改善, 表明HCO₃^-与NH4+ 以较合适的比例共存于介质中可明显减轻二者非共存对菜豆生长的抑制作用。② 同一处理, 菜豆整株对主要营养元素吸收量的次序为: N > K> P > Ca >Mg > Fe >Mn , 以NH4+2N 为主要氮源时, 随HCO₃^-浓度升高, 菜豆对N、P、Ca、Mn 的吸收量逐渐增大。③以NO_3^--N 为主要氮源, P、Fe、Mn 元素在根部出现累积, 而以NH₄⁺-N为主要氮源时, 随HCO₃^-浓度增加, N、P、Ca、Mn 在根部亦有累积现象。     

Phylogenetic relationships between rice dwarf phytoreovirus isolates from five countries

Rice dwarf virus isolates were collected from several locations in Japan, the Philippines, China, Nepal and Korea. Genomic dsRNA segment profiles in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis differed among the isolates. There were less differences in the profiles between isolates from Japan and Korea than in those between these two Countries and others. Nucleic acid hybridization was used to examine the extent of genomic variation. Full-length cDNAs to all genomic segments encoding non-structural proteins (S4, S6, S9, S10, S11 and S12) were synthesized from two Japanese isolates, and were used for dot-blot hybridization. Hybridizations using probes generated from the full-length cDNA clones failed to differentiate isolates from different geographical areas. However, cDNA probes covering a variable region of S12 were able to distinguish Japanese and Korean isolates from those of other countries. Phylogenetic tree analysis based on the amino acid sequence of P12 encoded by S12 grouped Japanese and Korean isolates together. The Chinese isolates from two different locations (Yunnan and Fujian) were closely related to each other, and were the most distantly related to Japanese and Korean isolates.     

Mitochondrial DNA analysis of Nepalese domestic dwarf cattle Lulu*

Dwarf Lulu cattle, the only Bos Taurus type of cattle in Nepal, are raised under severe environments in the mountainous zone of that country. In the present study, the body measurement traits, cytogenetic and molecular genetic characteristics of the Lulu cattle are investigated. Blood samples were collected from 31 animals in four villages (altitudes 2590–3550 m) in the southern part of Mustang. The Lulu cattle had a normal karyotype with 2n = 60, XY or XX. Only one male examined had a large submetacentric X‐chromosome and a small submetacentric taurine type Y‐chromosome. The mitochodrial DNA (mtDNA) genotypes were analyzed by PCR mediated restriction fragment length polymorphisms, displacement (D)‐loop region PCR mediated single strand conformation polymorphisms, and D‐loop region sequences. Many base substitutions were found in the D‐loop region, suggesting that the Lulu cattle originated from at least 10 maternal lines. Three types of mtDNA from these cattle were found, the Bos taurus type (n = 23), the Bos indicus type (n = 6), and the Bos grunniens type (n = 2). In the village at the lowest altitude, four of the five cows were of the Bos indicus type. These results indicated that mtDNA types of the Lulu cattle mostly belong to Bos taurus, but have been hybridized with Bos indicus cattle in lower‐elevation regions in their maternal lineage.     

冬小麦黄矮病防治

冬小麦因品质好、产量高、适应性强,近几年在我省河湟温暖区麦类作物结构调整中种植面积迅速扩大,但是,北方冬小麦种植区普遍存在黄矮病,而且有些地区非常严重,为此加强冬小麦黄矮病的防治与研究,是扩大冬小麦种植面积和增产稳产的关键所在。     

Phenotype and mechanism analysis of plant dwarfing in pear regulated by abscisic acid

Close planting of dwarf varieties is currently the main cultivation direction for pear trees,and the screening of excellent dwarf varieties is an important goal for breeders.In this study,the dwarfing pear variety ’601D’ and its vigorous mutant ’601T’ were used to show their biological characteristics and further explore the dwarfing mechanism in ’601D’.The biological characteristics showed that ’601D’ had a shorter internode length,a shorter and more compact tree body,thicker and broader leaves...     

蔓生和矮生长豇豆氮磷钾吸收特性

研究了蔓生和矮生长豇豆的氮磷钾吸收特性。结果表明 ,两类长豇豆对氮磷钾的吸收 ,均以氮最多 ,钾次之 ,磷最少。蔓生类型的吸收比例为 2 .75～ 2 .92∶1∶2 .15～ 2 .75,矮生类型为4 .4 9∶1∶4 .2 1。蔓生类型比矮生类型的吸收量大 ,蔓生类型中白豆角比青豆角稍大。蔓生长豇豆营养生长期的吸收量微少 ,生殖生长期约占总吸收量的 98%。豆荚利用的氮磷钾逐渐增加 ,至结荚后期利用了氮磷的 6 5%～ 70 % ,钾的近 4 0 %。矮生长豇豆在营养生长期的吸收量约占 2 0 % ,生殖生长期约占 80 % ,豆荚只利用氮磷的 35%～ 4 0 %和钾的 30 %左右。     

水稻瘤矮病毒P12蛋白抗血清制备及其应用

为了进一步研究水稻瘤矮病毒(Rice gall dwarf virus,RGDV)P12的功能,将RGDV-GX P12编码区亚克隆至原核表达载体,并导入大肠杆菌诱导表达;重组的P12融合蛋白经Ni-NTA His·Bind Resins纯化后用于免疫小鼠制备抗血清,并进行Western blotting分析。结果显示,约41 kD大小的RGDV P12融合蛋白可在大肠杆菌中高效表达;利用该重组蛋白所制备的抗血清可特异地与融合表达和非融合的P12蛋白发生强烈的免疫学反应。利用该特异性抗血清在病毒粒子样品中检测不到P12蛋白,而在病株总蛋白样品中可检测到1条与预期大小一致的明显条带,表明RGDV P12是一种非结构蛋白。     

不同绿豆品种萌发期的自毒作用研究

采用晋绿2号、豫绿2号、郑绿5号、中绿8号等4个绿豆品种的幼苗植株浸提液浸种处理后进行种子发芽试验,通过对种子发芽率、发芽势、发芽指数、活力指数及幼苗叶绿素含量、根系活力和过氧化物酶(POD)活性等指标的测定,比较了不同绿豆品种萌发期的自毒作用.结果显示:与用蒸馏水浸种培养处理相比,发芽率和发芽指数变化不明显,种子活力指数、发芽势、叶绿素含量、POD活性和苗高下降,而幼苗根系活力升高,说明4个绿豆品种均有自毒作用;测定结果还表明,4个绿豆品种的自毒作用强弱有差异,自毒效应大小顺序为:晋绿2号＞郑绿5号＞中绿8号＞豫绿2号.