Variable response of open-pollinated seedling progeny of avocado to Phytophthora root rot

Phytophthora root rot, caused byPhytophthora cinnamomi Rands, is the most important disease of avocado (Persea americana Miller). In an attempt to identify root rot-resistant rootstocks that could ultimately be used under conditions in southern Florida, we screened open-pollinated progeny of avocado from the National Germplasm Repository in Miami. From 1996 to 1998, a total of 2,355 seedlings from 51 accessions were examined in potting mix artificially infested withP. cinnamomi. Most seedlings developed severe root rot, but tolerance was observed in some families (i.e., progeny of certain accessions). Although the most susceptible families developed mean disease ratings of up to 97% root necrosis, mean ratings for the most tolerant families were less than 60%. There was also a strong relationship between the racial background of the female parent and the tolerance of seedlings. Seedlings of the West Indian race and hybrids between it and the Guatemalan race were significantly more tolerant than those from other parents (P< 0.05). Individuals in several families developed < 50% root necrosis, the arbitrary standard of tolerance in this study. Twelve families accounted for 82% (188 of 229) of the tolerant seedlings, and only two of these did not have a West Indian or Guatemalan × West Indian pedigree. Broad-sense heritability for PRR tolerance was 0.45. This is the first report on the inheritance of PRR tolerance in avocado and on the influence of genotype and racial pedigree under controlled conditions.     

油料向日葵根系生态与生理特性分析

长期以来对作物地上部分的结构功能和叶光系统进行了大量研究,对向日葵的根系发育规律的研究相对较少,盐渍化地区向日葵根系发育规律的研究就更少。为了有效地研究油料向日葵根系吸水过程和根系分布的关系,本文对向日葵根系生长发育规律和根系密度分布进行研究。     

黄瓜根际细菌J352对大豆根腐病菌的作用

J352是从黄瓜根际筛选到的一株对病原真菌具有拮抗作用的细菌。室内培养结果表明,该菌对大豆根腐镰刀病菌有较强的抑制效果。J352发酵液对2种病原真菌孢子萌发有较高的抑制率;细菌与病原菌共培养后发现真菌菌丝和孢子发生畸变,菌丝和孢子内部均发生原生质体凝聚并出现空洞。与其它供试病原真菌的对峙培养发现,对烟草赤星病菌抑制作用最明显,抑菌率达85.5%。     

Armillaria species on tea in Kenya identified using isozyme and DNA sequence comparisons

The aim of this study was to identify seven Armillaria isolates obtained from diseased tea bushes in Kenya using pectic enzyme profiles, PCR-RFLP and IGS-I DNA sequence data. The combination of these identification methods confirmed the presence of three distinct Armillaria groups. One of these groups resembled Zimbabwean group I ( A. fuscipes ). The second group was phylogenetically closely related to A. mellea ssp. nipponica . The third group was different from all other African isolates examined, but had isozyme patterns, especially of pectin methylesterases (PMEs), similar to those of isolates related to A. mellea ssp. nipponica. Analyses of sequence data suggested that this group is phylogenetically closely related to A. hinnulea from Australia and New Zealand.     

用麦芽根调节水分对啤酒糟混贮品质的影响

将啤酒糟和麦芽根按不同比例袋装混贮,分别在30、60、90、120 d开袋取样进行感官评定,pH值、氨态氮、干物质、粗蛋白、中性洗涤纤维及有机酸含量分析。结果表明:混贮时间和水分含量均对混贮效果有显著影响;混贮饲料在混贮前60 d各指标变化范围较大,60 d后变化范围较小,并逐渐趋于稳定状态;混贮饲料以含水量50%的袋装混贮效果最好,其次是60%、40%,70%最差。     

白头翁药理作用研究进展

综述了白头翁抗肿瘤、增强免疫功能、抗炎、抗病原微生物、抗寄生虫、保肝及毒性等方面的药理作用。     

基于颠茄发根的外源基因表达系统的建立

 用携带植物高效表达载体pCAMBIA1304 ⁺ “解除武装”的重组C58C1工程菌转化颠茄无菌苗真叶, 发根诱导率达100%。PCR检测证实发根型质粒pRiA4和表达型质粒pCAMBIA1304 ⁺均能整合到颠茄发根基因组内, 共转化率达30%。建立了基于颠茄发根的高效外源基因表达系统, 为将托品烷类生物碱东莨菪碱的生物合成关键酶基因导入颠茄, 实现其次生代谢工程及开展分子育种奠定了基础。     

尖叶胡枝子地下生物量累积变化

通过对栽培条件下尖叶胡枝子地下不同直径根系组分和生物量的测定及模拟分析,结果表明:尖叶胡枝子的根系垂直空间分布为典型的表层聚积型,根系主要集中在0～20 cm,根系垂直分布特征参数β的值较小;生长1 080 d(生长3年)的尖叶胡枝子根系入土深度可达100 cm,其中在0～40 cm的土层中,以粗根为主,占总根量的81.54%,40 cm之下以细根为主;根系密度随着尖叶胡枝子生长期的延长呈明显增大的趋势.     

Rooting response of shoot cuttings from three peach growth habits

Current year shoot cuttings were collected in October and August from three growth habits of peach (Compact, Pillar, and Standard) and treated with one of four concentrations of indole butyric acid (0, 250, 1250, and 2500 mg L⁻¹ IBA). Rooting response was measured after 5 weeks in the greenhouse. Little or no rooting occurred with cuttings from any growth habit that was collected in October or in August when treated with 0 and 2500 mg L⁻¹ IBA. In August, the number of shoots that rooted was greater in cuttings from Pillar (79 and 45%) than Compact (13 and 3%) treated with 250 and 1250 mg L⁻¹ IBA, respectively. Cuttings from Standard trees had intermediate rooting of 56 and 6% at 250 and 1250 mg L⁻¹ IBA, respectively. Pillar trees consistently grew more roots with greater root length per cutting than the other growth habits. It is proposed that differences in rooting response among the growth habits may be associated with differences in endogenous auxin concentration that had been found in previous studies. Within peach and possibly other fruit trees, the capacity of shoot cuttings to develop adventitious roots can vary by cultivar and successful root induction with exogenous plant growth regulators may depend, in part, on endogenous hormone levels.     

西葫芦根腐病病原的鉴定

通过对所采集的西葫芦根腐病病株进行分离培养,共得到5种病原菌,分属于疫霉菌Phytophthora和镰刀菌Fusarium2个属。经致病性测定,确定引起西葫芦根腐病的主要致病菌为疫霉菌,镰刀菌对西葫芦根腐病的发生有加重作用。经鉴定该致病疫霉菌为烟草疫霉菌(Phytophthora nicotanae),主要致病镰刀菌为尖孢镰刀菌(Fusarium oxysporum)。