Are Phenological Observations Sufficient to Estimate the Quality of Seed Crops from a <Emphasis Type="Italic">Eucalyptus grandis</Emphasis> Open-pollinated Seed Orchard? Consequences for Seed Collections

Reproductive phenology was observed over three years in a Eucalyptus grandis seed orchard in Madagascar to determine the impact of geographic differences of parental selections on the expected genetic composition of seed crops. Pollen flow (observed pollen cloud) was deduced from a paternity assignment based on sampling from one year’s seed production. The two approaches were used to verify whether knowledge of phenology is sufficient to predict the genetic quality of the seeds collected. Despite the high flowering level, with a constant cycle over three years, the results demonstrated wide reproductive phenological differences associated with the parents’ origin, suggesting putative pollination disequilibrium. From both observed and expected pollen clouds, the results showed preferential mating among different provenances, which has consequences for seed crop composition. Phenological observations, which can be made inexpensively, can be used to promote methods of effective seed orchard management in order to improve the genetic quality of seeds.     

THE EFFECT OF LOW TEMPERATURE ADVERSITY ON MALE FLOWERS AND POLLEN IN LARIX OLGENSIS

INTRODUCTIONLarlxolgcnsisisoneofthemainlyusedspeciesintl1ecastforestareaofnortheastChina.Itgrowsthstandhashighcomprehen-six'cusedvalue.So,itisdeeplylovedbypeo-ple,tl1cafforestionarcaisenlargedgraduallyyearbyycar.needsofitsseedsbecomegrcaterandgrcater.Forsccd-bearingcyclcanddal11-agcofIatclYostinproducingseedpcriod,tl1coutputisvel3'low,andseedsforaflbrcstingarcoIlcnil1sufficient.So'itisurgenttostlldycffcctoflot"tcmperatureonfemaleandmalel1otversofIarixolgcnsissotl1atmethodsofillcrcasingf…     

银杏雄株开花生物学特性的研究

对从泰安和郯城共５０５０株银杏雄株中筛选出的２６个优良单株的开花生物学特性进行了研究。这些单株具有花期长、花粉量大及花粉生活力强等特点。相关分析和方差分析结果表明,随海拔高度的增加,花期逐渐延长,但小孢子叶球数／短枝下降。每米长枝上的短枝数最高达４５个。短枝长与小孢子叶球数／短枝呈极呈著的正相关。３年生枝段短枝开花率最高,达９６％。每个短枝上小孢子叶球数最高达６４５个,每个小孢子叶球最多含花药５８个,每个花药含有花粉粒最高达２３×１０４个,平均每个小孢子叶球含花粉粒达６５×１０４个。１４＃单株出粉率达６８３％。一株４５年生雄株可产花粉１６５ｇ。花粉生活力平均为９２％。授粉后座果率９０％,有胚率９１％。     

鹅掌楸花粉保存条件的比较研究

研究比较了鹅掌楸花粉的几种保存条件。结果表明：（１）新鲜花粉在超低温（－１９６℃，ＬＮ２）条件下可保持５ｄ。花粉存活率（７６．５１％）与对照（新鲜花粉）几乎相同（７５．５５％）。在电镜下观察其超微结构无异常变化。而保存１５ｄ的花粉细胞超向结构发生严重损伤，内膜系统及细胞器降解。２５ｄ后几乎观察不到存活的花粉。（２０在－２５℃保存条件下，以二甲基亚砜为保护剂，添加蔗糖作为辅佐剂保存效果较好。（３）４     

鹅掌楸属两种植物花粉品质和花粉管生长的研究

应用ＦＤＡ荧光染色法、离体和活体培养及看护培养等方法检验了鹅掌楸属两种木本植物花粉的品质，观察了开花期间花粉品质的变化，同时也观察统计了自然和人工授粉情况下，花粉在柱头上萌发及花粉管在花柱中生长的情况。研究结果表明：在离体条件下，柱头和子房对花粉的萌发和花粉管的生长有明显的促进作用；花粉在自己或异己的柱头和胚珠上萌发均良好，是亲和的，但花粉管通过花柱的比率较低，仅２４％。与本课题前期工作的研究结果相一致。并从数量调查和活体观察两个方面，再一次证实雄配子体的发育水平是影响结籽率的重要因子之一，花柱是不亲合性反应的发生区域。     

桂花花粉活力测定与''''晚籽银''''桂柱头可授性分析

采用TTC、无机酸和离体萌发等方法测定了不同桂花品种的花粉活力,用联苯胺一过氧化氢法测定柱头可授性,用扫描电镜观察了'晚籽银'桂柱头的分泌物.结果表明TTC、无机酸法不适合用于桂花花粉活力的测定,而用一定浓度的蔗糖、硼酸制成的固体培养基则能较好地测定花粉活力.桂花的不同品种和不同的开花期其花粉活力均具有显著差异.'晚籽银'桂的柱头为湿型柱头,在整个花期中均具有较强的可授性.'晚籽银'桂属雌蕊先熟型,其花粉活力与柱头可授性有4-5 d的相遇期.     

核桃花粉营养成分分析与评价

分析测定了核桃花粉营养成分,结果表明蛋白质含量26.59%、氨基酸含量23.70%,高于其他花粉;还原性糖、蔗糖含量较低;脂肪含量稍高,为5.45%;必需氨基酸含量为9.61%,E/T比值为40.55%,蛋氨酸和胱氨酸为其限制性氨基酸.必需氨基酸的组成与比值与理想蛋白质中人体必需氨基酸的模式接近,氨基酸分75.14.测定的维生素中Vc含量每100 g最高达114.46 mg.与其他花粉比较,核桃花粉每100 g中有高钾(920 mg)、低钠(2.8mg)的特点,且镁(190 mg)、磷(650 nag)、钙(150 nag)含量较高;微量元素中锌(5.7 mg)、硒(0.017 mg)含量较高.     

4种木兰科植物花粉生活力的测定

采用染色法对4种木兰科植物花粉的生活力进行了测定，结果表明，4种木兰科植物花粉的生活力较高，除美毛含笑为70．8％，其余均在90％以上。     

Viability retention of seeds of shisham (Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.) on the trees after maturity

In 1991 and 1992 studies on Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. showed the availability of ample amount of viable seed from November to May. Viability of seeds collected from December to March was more than 90 per cent. There was a slight but significant decrease in germination from March to may. Again germination per cent was slightly and significantly decreased from May to July. Thereafter, seed availability and viability were got drastically reduced. Sufficient viable seed of Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. can be collected at any time from November to July.