Maize defence mechanisms against the European corn borer,Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

Maize is arguably the most widely grown crop in the world, but it is often associated with one of its major insect pests, the European corn borer (ECB). The damage caused by this species to maize production is generally variable, but in many cases it is economically significant. This review paper provides an overview of the research findings on the natural plant defence mechanisms against ECB larvae published till now. What is resistance and how it is achieved, what is the chemical response of maize plants to insect feeding and how tolerance can be increased. A short introduction in breeding for resistance and a discussion if the mentioned traits can be used in conventional breeding in order to create maize hybrids less affected by ECB are given.     

Shikonin reverses HGF-induced resistance to gefitinib in lung cancer cells HCC827

AIM: To investigate the effect of shikonin on reversing hepatocyte growth factor(HGF)-induced resistance to gefitinib in lung cancer HCC827 cells, and to explore its possible mechanisms.METHODS: The gefitinib-resistant HCC827 cells induced by HGF were treated with shikonin and gefitinibthe alone or in combination. The inhibition rates of cell viability were determined by MTT assay. The invasive ability of HCC827 cells with HGF-induced resistance to gefitinib was determined by Transwell assay. The protein levels of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and related signaling pathway in the HCC827 cells were detected by Western blot.RESULTS: The results of MTT assay showed that the cell activity of HCC827 cells was significantly inhibited by shikonin in a dose dependent manner. The IC₅₀ of shikonin in HCC827 cells was 3.06 μmol/L. And the IC₅₀ of gefitinib in HCC827 cells was 0.51 μmol/L. Under the condition of combined treatment with shikonin and gefitinib in the presence of HGF (20 μg/L), the IC₅₀ of gefitinib was 7.36 μmol/L, significantly lower than that treated with gefitinib alone (P<0.01), so did the result of the cell migration (P<0.01). HGF induced EMT, while shikonin reversed this effect. The protein expression level of p-AKT was significantly up-regulated by HGF, while markedly down-regulated treatment with shikonin and gefitinib compared with gefitinib alone (P<0.01).CONCLUSION: Shikonin reverses HGF-induced resistance to gefitinib in lung cancer HCC827 cells, and the mechanism may be likely related to the preventon of EMT and the inhibition of HGF-induced activation of p-AKT signaling pathway.     

短期培养对玻璃化冷冻小鼠2-细胞胚胎低渗抵抗力的修复作用

为研究短期培养对玻璃化冷冻小鼠2-细胞胚胎低渗抵抗力的修复作用,对玻璃化冷冻小鼠2-细胞胚胎解冻后进行短期(2～4 h)培养,然后使用20%的低渗PBS液于25℃条件下处理20 min,观察48 h发育率、囊胚率和移植后妊娠率、产仔率.获得93%的48 h发育率和48%的囊胚率,显著高于低渗处理前未培养组(47%和9%)(P＜0.05).证明解冻后的短期培养中可以有效修复玻璃化冷冻对小鼠2-细胞胚胎低渗抵抗力的损伤.     

河南小麦新育成品种(系)白粉病抗性鉴定与分子标记检测

利用华北地区流行的白粉菌菌株E09和E20,分别对河南省小麦新品种(系)区域和预备试验参试材料908份(2009—2013年度)和412份(2009—2012年度)进行苗期白粉病抗性鉴定,同时利用与Pm2、Pm4a、Pm8和Pm21基因连锁的分子标记检测相关抗病基因的分布。结果显示,抗E09的材料占21.9%(199/908),抗E20的材料占9.5%(39/412),同时抗E09和E20的材料仅占3.6%(15/412)。在908份供试材料中,580份含有1BL/1RS,占63.9%,含Pm8或新的1RS来源抗白粉病基因;另有2份材料含6AL/6VS来源广谱抗白粉病基因Pm21,8份可能携带Pm2,2份可能含有Pm4a;有6份材料可能含有多个抗白粉病基因。表明河南省近年育成的小麦新品种(系)依然含有对我国白粉菌菌系有效的抗白粉病基因,但抗源遗传基础较窄,部分已经或正在丧失抗性,应加快引进和利用新的多样化抗病基因资源。     

气吸式免耕播种机种箱振动特性的研究——基于MatLab

利用振动信号采集系统PULSE软件,将加速度传感器安装于种箱附近,将振动信号通过六通道采集卡采集,通过无线网桥发射-接收信号,将信号传送到计算机;利用Mat Lab分析软件,将采集到的信号进行分析处理,得到每个通道的采集振幅图,选取振幅图中若干个频率-振幅坐标值进行Mat Lab数据拟合。结果表明:气吸式免耕播种机主要为低频振动,随着作业速度不同,频谱图的峰值就不同,速度越大,峰值越高且出现峰值的点越多;通过数据拟合可知,拟合直线越顺滑,表明此处振动对种箱排种效果越好。     

波纹表面接触土壤颗粒动态响应仿真分析

为揭示波纹表面的降阻机制,以蚯蚓体表为研究对象,应用离散单元法对接触土壤颗粒动态响应进行仿真分析.仿真得出:波纹表面接触的土壤颗粒运动过程微观可分为“分散—团聚—分散”3个阶段,宏观表现为土壤与波纹试样之间形成孔隙;波纹表面接触颗粒的X向位移与试样的前进方向一致,呈线性增加,平均位移为60.33 mm,Y向速度随着波纹表面的凹凸起伏呈正弦变化、产生微震,且大于光滑表面接触颗粒振幅,波纹表面接触颗粒和波纹的接触位置直接决定受力的大小和方向.分析表明:波纹表面接触颗粒的运动幅度和频率大于光滑表面,颗粒产生微震,且波纹表面与土壤间存在孔隙,从而使得接触面积减小、阻力降低.     

水稻根际中铁的形态转化

本文以熟化红壤性水稻土、淀浆白土、红壤和赤红壤为样品,研究了植稻后根际中铁的形态转化.结果表明,两种水稻土根际中无定形氧化铁、游离氧化铁、络合态铁、土壤中氧化铁的活化度及两种红壤上根际中的络合态铁均低于非根际土;而两种红壤上其余各项在根际内外分布趋势均与水稻土相反.用穆斯堡尔谱仪分析表明,所有根际土与非根际土相比,四极矩分裂增大,内磁场下降,说明根际中氧化铁被活化.同时,水稻土上根际中Fe²⁺增多,赤红壤中根际出现新矿物磁赤铁矿.根际中铁被活化,可能会影响根际中重金属等污染物的吸附和解吸特性、植物的铁素营养及对其它养分的吸收.     

应用反射光谱法对土壤粘土矿物的鉴定的初步研究

The characteristics of the reflectance spectra of clay minerals and their influences on the reflectance spectra of soils are dealt with in the paper.The results showed that dominant clay minerals in soils could be distinguished in light of the spectral -form parameters of the reflectance spectra of soils,thus making it possible to develop a quick method to determine clay minerals by means of reflectance spectra of soils in the lab.and providing a theoretic basis for remote sensing of clay minerals in soils with a high resolution imaging spectrometer.     

随机取样技术中的数据处理

取样技术是一种广泛应用的信息处理技术。通过对模拟信号的取样量化处理，可以得到便于计算机处理的数字信号。若使被取样信号不失真，取样频率必须高于被取样信号最高频率分量2倍，这对于高频信号不容易做到。为此提出了随机取样技术，即用低频脉冲序列对高频信号随机取样，通过大量样值来统计出原信号的某些特征。     

土壤有机质光谱响应特性研究

土壤有机质光谱响应特性研究是光学遥感定量化的基础性研究.研究利用VF991地物光谱测量仪对八个不同环境条件下形成的土壤样本剖面上的各个土层进行光谱测量,得到各个土层的反射率光谱曲线,并测出各个土层的有机质含量.通过研究土壤的有机质含量与土壤反射光谱间的相关性分析,发现有机质含量与土壤光谱在紫外区的376.795nm波段、可见光区的616.506nm波段和近红外区的724.0975nm波段附近有较好的负相关性