利用基因组信息提高畜禽生产性能研究进展

为了满足人们对畜产品需求的快速增长,必须在加快畜禽产业发展的同时把对环境的影响降到最低,提高畜禽遗传特性有望促进这一问题的解决。进入21世纪以来,以基因组选择为核心的分子育种技术迎来了发展机遇,利用该技术可实现早期准确选择,从而大幅度缩短世代间隔,加快群体遗传进展,并显著降低育种成本。虽然在某些畜种中（如奶牛）,基因组选择取得了成功,群体也获得较大遗传进展,但仍无法满足快速增长的需求。因此,亟需寻找能够进一步加快遗传进展的方法。研究表明,在SNP标记数据中加入目标性状的已知功能基因信息,可以提高基因组育种值预测的准确性,进而加快遗传进展。而挖掘更多基因组信息的同时,开发更优化的分析方法可以更有助于目标的实现。文章总结了主要畜禽物种的可用基因组数据,包括牛、绵羊、山羊、猪和鸡以及这些数据是如何有助于鉴定影响重要性状的遗传标记和基因,从而进一步提高基因组选择的准确性。     

金耳有效原种的配方和品种筛选

将生产中用到的两个金耳品种作为研究对象,将不同配方培养基中的菌丝、子实体生长状况进行对比,挑选出更适宜大规模生产的金耳品种,并探究麦麸在金耳有效原种制备中的必要性。研究结果显示,金耳1号菌丝较金耳2号更粗壮,长势更好,菌丝满瓶速度更快,子实体形态更好,更适合作为大规模生产的品种进行推广,且添加麦麸的配方更适合金耳1号原种生长。     

柿饼的家庭制作工艺研究

以新鲜的柿子为原料,经削皮、日晒、熏硫、堆捂等工艺,可生产出一种香甜、耐嚼及具有营养和药用价值的柿饼。     

罐藏番茄新品种红杂18的选育

红杂１８是以红２１３为母本，黄苗试材９３７５为父本，配制成适宜罐藏加工和长途运销的番茄一代杂种。具有高抗ＴＭＶ、中抗ＣＭＶ、果实硬度高、抗裂、耐压、耐贮运、果实加工性状优良等特点。已在新疆、甘肃、宁夏、广西、云南等省区的加工番茄生产基地和远运外销生产基地推广６４９．８ｈｍ２。     

Factors Affecting Recipients' Pregnancy,Pregnancy Loss,and Foaling Rates in a Commercial Equine Embryo Transfer Program

During 11 breeding seasons, 351 7- to 10-day-old horse embryos were nonsurgically transferred into recipients that ovulated between 3 and 10 days earlier. Pregnancy rates at 14 and 40 days and foaling rates were 77.8% (273/351), 69.2% (243/351), and 64.4% (226/351), respectively. Pregnancy loss between 14 and 40 days was 11% and between 40 days and delivery was 7%. The transfer of quality grade 3 to 4 embryos resulted in a significantly lower pregnancy rate at 14 days compared with the transfer of grade 1 to 2 embryos (46.2% vs. 79%; P < .05). Eight-day-old embryos resulted in significantly lower pregnancy losses than day 9 or 10 embryos, as occurred for embryos between 400 and 1200 μm compared with embryos <400 μm. Embryos recovered from mares >20 years resulted in a significantly higher pregnancy loss rate than those recovered from younger mares. The same happened for embryos coming from mares affected by reproductive pathologies compared with healthy mares performing sport activity. None of the evaluated parameters influenced recipients' foaling rate significantly.     

Mutation breeding for yield andPhytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary foliar resistance in potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Golden Wonder) using computerized image analysis in selection

Summary Using visual selection for off-types and image analysis to select against maturation mutants, a line combining improved late blight resistance and yield was isolated in an in vitro mutagenesis programme from a population of 2101 putative mutants. The adventitious regenerants from mutagenesis treatment, including spontaneous mutants (somaclonal variants), were subjected to serial subculture of the apical bud in vitro and two cycles of apical cuttings in vivo to breakdown chimeras. The selected line was stable in trials over five years; others were unstable or failed to combine improvement in late blight resistance with high yield. Leaf and tuber image analysis was used to characterize selected lines. Lines that differed most from cv. Golden Wonder in yield and late blight resistance were more easily distinguished from the control by image analysis. The role of image analysis in negative selection and in determination of the relatedness of mutants to the control is discussed.     

Nomenclature report on rice WRKY's - Conflict regarding gene names and its solution

Background

Since whole genome sequences of rice were made publically accessible, the number of articles on new rice genes has increased remarkably. The Committee on Gene Symbolization, Nomenclature and Linkage (CGSNL) of the Rice Genetics Cooperative published the gene nomenclature system for rice and encouraged researchers to follow the rules before publishing their results. The CGSNL provides an on-line registration system for newly identified rice genes to prevent conflicts and/or duplication of gene name in journal articles.

Findings

Recently, the CGSNL surveyed genes in the rice WRKY family in published journal articles and found several duplicated gene names.

Conclusions

To discuss and resolve inconsistencies in WRKY gene nomenclature, the rice WRKY working group was established and redefined the nomenclature. This report announces the conclusion.     

Selection in Faba Bean for Tolerance to Broomrape, Orobanche crenata Forsk.

Six populations of faba bean (Vicia faba L.) were developed through various selection schemes to examine the influence of selection In improving tolerance to Orobanche crenata (Forsk.) in local faba bean stocks. All populations trace their origin to 209 farmers’ seed lots that were collected from Egypt. The entries of each population were grown during the 1982/1983 season in the Orobanche nursery located at Giza in Egypt. Comparison among means of the selected, populations showed that more progress in improving Orobanche tolerance could be achieved from combined selection between and within lots. Between-lots selection was less efficient than single-plant selection. Results, of this study show that considerable progress could be achieved from selection for Orobanche tolerance in local faba bean germplasm. There was sufficient residual genetic variation in the selected populations to expect substantial progress from further selection for most tolerance traits.     

Early Generation Selection for Grain Yield in Narrow-Leaf Lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.)

Experiments were conducted with early segregating generations of a selected narrow-leaf lupin cross to determine the effectiveness of selection for yield based on alternative criteria. F2 plants were selected on the basis of seed yield and several other yield-related characters to generate separate F3 populations. Randomly selected plants from each population were grown over the summer (off-season) in a glasshouse to generate F4 populations. Analyses of relationships between F2 plant measurements and F3 progeny mean yields revealed significant correlations only for those characters with the highest heritabilities - flowering time, 100 seed weight and harvest index. However, selection for the earliest flowering F2 plants followed by selection within this group of plants with the highest number of pod bearing branches would result in the greatest increase in F3 mean yield. The F2-derived F4 populations with the highest seed yields were those obtained by selection for total plant dry weight, number of pod bearing branches and number of pods per plant. Improvement in commercial crop yield should therefore be obtained through selection in early generations for those characters contributing to the greatest number of pods per unit area. A scheme involving selection for early flowering and high number of pod bearing branches in the F2 combined with replicated yield tests in the F4 is proposed.     

清水江鲤基于微卫星标记和形态指标的遗传分析

利用12个微卫星标记对鲤(Cyprinus carpio)的4个野生群体 [清水江鲤、太湖鲤、黄河鲤(C.carpio haematopterus)和黑龙江鲤(C.carpio amurensis)] 和2个选育群体 [福瑞鲤(C.carpio var. FFRC)和松浦镜鲤(C. carpio var. specularis 'Song-pu')] 共208尾个体进行遗传分析。结果显示,12个位点共检测到341个等位基因,平均等位基因数为28.67,其中1个位点(HLJ1127)检测到正向选择压力;选育群体的遗传多样性参数普遍低于野生群体,其中松浦镜鲤群体的各项参数均值最低(N_a=6.82,H_o=0.54,PIC=0.50),清水江鲤群体的各项参数均值最高(N_a=21.25,H_o=0.80,PIC=0.91);分子方差分析显示,整体遗传变异主要来自群体内,但群体间呈极显著遗传分化(P<0.01);基于群体Nei's遗传距离的UPGMA聚类树和PCoA分析表明,鲤4个野生群体间遗传距离较近,而与2个人工选育群体间遗传距离较远;基于个体遗传结构及PCoA分析显示部分野生个体遗传结构比较混杂,而选育个体的遗传结构则相对单一。研究表明,中国鲤野生资源具有较高的遗传多态性,而人工选育群体维持着较纯的遗传种质。