无籽瓯柑无核原因的研究

无籽瓯柑Citrus suavissima 'Seedless'是浙江省新选育的柑橘良种.从花粉的角度对无籽瓯柑、普通瓯柑Citrus suavissima,处红柚Citrus grandis 'Chuhong'和翡翠柚的Citrus grandis的花粉进行了花粉形态观测、花粉量测定、花粉生活力测定及花粉发芽试验等比较研究,试图探索无籽瓯柑无籽的原因.结果表明,4个品种的花药数相近,但无籽瓯柑的花药上罕见自然散发的花粉;无籽瓯柑和普通瓯柑的花粉量接近,两者无明显差异;翡翠柚的花粉量是4个品种中数量最多的,大约是瓯柑的4倍和处红柚的2倍;普通瓯柑花粉的生活力与翡翠柚和处红柚的花粉生活力相当,无籽瓯柑花粉的生活力略低;无籽瓯柑在培养基上不发芽,而普通瓯柑、处红柚和翡翠柚的花粉发芽率在蔗糖质量分数为100 g·kg-1和150 g·kg-1的培养基上接近.无籽瓯柑无籽是因为其花药上罕有自然散发的花粉以及花粉难发芽造成的.图1表3参13     

花龄对蓝莓柱头可授性及花粉活力的影响

以 南高丛蓝莓‘蓝雨’为试材,研究了花龄对柱头可授性和花粉活力的影响。结果表明：‘蓝雨’蓝莓雌雄性器官的育性具有同步性,有利于自然授粉结实。从花后第1d-5d花粉活力都较高,特别是花后第2d-4d,花粉活力保持在50%以上,是人工辅助授粉花粉的良好收集期;从花后第2d-4d柱头分泌黏液较多,此期柱头具有强可授性,是开展人工辅助授粉的最佳时期。     

安哥拉山羊级进杂交后代生活力初步观察

对安哥拉山羊及其级进杂交后代的生长发育、繁殖力、抗病性、采食习性等进行初步观察研究，结果表明：在试验场良好的饲养条件下，各代杂种羊生长发育正常，但繁殖力、抗病性、采食能力随级进杂交代数的增加有降低的趋势。据此，笔者认为，在陕北特定的生态经济条件下，培育毛用山羊新品种，级进杂交代数不宜太高，到Ｆ３代应停止级进，进行横交固定，而且在整个育种中，应始终注意饲养问题，以保证新品种培育成功。     

贮藏条件对郁金香花粉生命力的影响

以花粉萌发率为指标,研究了6种贮藏条件对4个品种的郁金香花粉生命力的影响.结果表明:不同品种的郁金香花粉生命力不同.贮藏温度对郁金香花粉生命力有很大影响,-18℃ 冷冻条件有利于保持郁金香花粉生命力,0～2℃冷藏条件次之,20～25℃常温条件最差.贮藏湿度对郁金香花粉也有影响,在常温和冷藏条件下,干燥条件比非干燥条件更有利于郁金香花粉生命力的保持.     

辣椒在不同温度条件下萌发特性的研究

用5种温度（15℃、20℃、25℃、30℃、35℃）处理（以25℃处理为对照）,研究各温度下“湘辣妹”尖椒品种种子的发芽率、发芽势及发芽指数的变化规律,为生产应用提供依据。结果表明：“湘辣妹”尖椒品种种子的发芽适宜温度范围为25-30℃,最佳发芽温度为25℃。     

用过氧化氢法快速测定林木种子生活力的研究

本文采用过氧化氢法快速测定杉林、马尾松、火炬松种子的生活力。结果表明,用该法测定杉木、马尾松种子的生活力,所得结果与标准发芽测定所得发芽率之间没有显著差异;但火炬松不宜用该法测定生活力。过氧化氢法的优点是操作简便,成本低,适于基层单位应用。     

Abscisic acid, gibberellin and cell viability in cereal aleurone

The aleurone layer of cereals is a secretory tissue whose activity is regulated by abscisic acid (ABA) and gibberellins (GAs). Whereas GA triggers enzyme synthesis and secretion and initiates a program that culminates in cell death, ABA prevents enzyme production and cell death. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are key players in regulating cell viability and GA sensitizes the aleurone cell to ROS. Sensitivity of GA-treated cells results in part from a reduction in steady-state amounts of mRNAs encoding enzymes that scavenge ROS. mRNAs encoding catalase, superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase are almost undetectable in aleurone layers 24 h after incubation in GA. For layers incubated in ABA, however, the amounts of these mRNAs increase. Western blotting and enzyme activity assays confirm that GA but not ABA reduced the amount and activity of ROS scavenging enzymes (Fath et al., 2001b). Substantial amounts of ROS are produced by enzymes engaged in lipid metabolism, and by the electron transport chain in the mitochondria. Aleurone layers contain abundant stores of triglycerides and ROS are produced as these lipids are rapidly converted to sugars. We hypothesize that the ROS produced in GA-treated aleurone cells bring about cell death by disrupting the plasma membrane. Aleurone cells incubated in ABA, on the other hand, are better able to maintain redox balance. ABA does not initiate rapid triglyceride metabolism, and the activities of ROS-scavenging enzymes remain high in ABA-treated cells. We conclude that GA initiates a metabolic cascade in aleurone cells that results in death from ROS. ABA maintains viability by keeping ROS under control. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Establishment of reliable methods of in vitro pollen germination and pollen preservation of Brassica rapa (syn. B. campestris)

A simple and reliable method for evaluating the viability of Brassica pollen was established in which the in vitro germination rate of pollen was adopted as the index of the viability of pollen grains. Pollen grains were preincubated in an atmosphere in which the relative humidity (RH) was fixed to 52% or 66% at 20 °C for 5 hours. They were cultured for 16 hours at 25 °C in a liquid Kwack's medium (1964) supplemented with 20% sucrose, and the pH was adjusted to 8.0. They were then observed under a microscope and the number of germinating and unchanged pollen grains were counted. The germination rate of pollen was improved and stabilized by preincubation and the use of a high pH medium. More than 90% of the freshly harvested pollen grains of Brassica rapa (syn. B. campestris) germinated constantly in these conditions Undehisced anthers were collected from flowers at anthesis and dehydrated by incubation at 20 °C for 16–24 hours in an atmosphere where the RH was fixed to 15% or 32%. They were put into a plastic vial and preserved in a freezer at -20 °C. The germination percentage of the preserved pollen was scored at intervals during preservation. The germination rate of the pollen grains preserved at -20°C for 1 year was higher than 50% and the pollen proved to be efficient for seed set. Most of the seeds germinated normally. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

酸枣花器官结构、花粉形态及生活力比较研究

为了给酸枣花器官研究、花粉生活力的快速测定提供理论依据,笔者测定了不同的酸枣类型花器官结构、花粉形态及花粉萌发率和生活力的差异。结果表明：（1）不同的酸枣类型花序花朵数、花冠直径、蜜盘直径、雄蕊长度等方面都有不同程度的差异。花序花朵数一般在2~9个;单花雄蕊个数为5个;蜜盘颜色一般有淡黄色和黄绿色2种。（2）酸枣花粉比较小,通常在18.86~26.19 μm,以近球形为主,萌发孔以三孔沟居多。（3）不同的酸枣类型花粉的萌发率存在显著差异,其中酸枣4的萌发率最高,为32.54%;TTC法和I-KI法测定的花粉生活力显著高于离体培养法,测定值误差较大,故离体培养法更适合酸枣花粉生活力的测定。