Inheritance and QTL mapping of leaf rust resistance in the European winter wheat cultivar ‘Beaver’

Genetic studies were conducted on an European winter wheat cultivar, Beaver, to determine the mode of inheritance of leaf rust resistance at seedling and adult plant growth stages using a recombinant doubled haploid population, Beaver/Soissons. Greenhouse studies indicated the involvement of genes Lr13 and Lr26 in governing leaf rust resistance at seedling growth stages, whereas, adult plant resistance (APR) in the field with pathotypes carrying virulence individually for Lr13 and Lr26 showed trigenic inheritance for the population. Marker regression analysis of adult plant field data indicated the involvement of six significant QTLs (chromosomes 1B, 3B, 3D, 4B, 4D and 5A) in year 2005, four QTLs (1B, 3B, 4B and 5A) in 2006, and six QTLs (1A, 1B, 3B, 4A, 4B and 5A) in 2007 for reducing leaf rust severity. QTLs on chromosomes 1B, 4B and 5A were considered the most important because of their detection across years, whereas QTLs on chromosomes 1A, 3B, 3D and 4A were either inconsistent or non-significant and unexplained. Based on an association of closely linked markers with phenotypic data, putative single gene stocks were identified for each consistent QTL and crossing was initiated to develop populations segregating for each to permit fine mapping of the identified regions.     

糙米酵素在食品中的应用研究初探

糙米酵素是以糙米为主要原料,添加蜂蜜和麦芽等进行调配,经微生物发酵制成的,在发酵过程中微生物利用调配的营养物质进行代谢产生出多种复合酶类,提高了糙米的食用特性和功能特性。初步探讨了糙米酵素在乳、肉和焙烤食品中的应用,结果表明,糙米酵素可改变原料和食品的特性,为糙米的深加工和应用提供了技术参考。     

辽宁省代表性水稻品种食味特性及其与糙米粒质关系分析

为明确辽宁省不同年代育成水稻品种食味状况及其与糙米粒质的关系,以优质品种辽粳294为对照,通过品尝试验和食味计分析2种方法分析了直、弯2种穗型30份试材的食味,并分析了充实糙米类别.结果表明:品尝试验中弯穗品种的综合评定值与黏度明显优于对照,味道与外观也有优于对照的趋势,而直穗品种的外观、气味、味道、黏度、综合评定都有低于对照的趋势.直穗品种总体食味不如弯穗品种,其外观、黏度与弯穗品种有显著区别.日本静冈县生产的FOSS TECATOR1241型近红外谷物分析系统的味度值与品尝试验中综合评定值相关系数达显著水平(r=0.394).因此,可用食味计的味度值评价米饭口感的好坏.不论穗型如何,其糙米中均是整糙米占绝大比例.与直穗品种相比,弯穗品种有较高的整糙米率,较少的未熟粒、碎米和被害粒.弯穗品种在糙米粒质上好于直穗品种.但弯穗品种的整糙米率、未熟米率、碎米率品种间变异较大.相关分析表明,整糙米率与味度值呈显著正相关,未熟米率、被害米率与味度值呈显著、极显著负相关,因此,糙米中的整米越多、未熟粒等越少,食味越好.     

Changes in species composition and diversity in the restoration process of sub-alpine dark brown coniferous forests in western Sichuan Province, China

By adopting the concept of space as a substitute for time, we analyzed the dynamics of species composition and diversity of different restoration sequences (20, 30, 40, 50 years) in two secondary forest types in western Sichuan Province, distributed in a northerly or northwesterly direction. The analysis was based on the results of measurements of 50 plots located at elevations between 3100–3600 m. The forests originated from natural regeneration in combination with reforestation of spruce when the old-growth bamboo-dark brown coniferous forests and moss-dark brown coniferous old growth forests were harvested. Similar old-growth dark brown coniferous forests at ages ranging between 160 and 200 years were selected as the reference forests for comparisons. We recorded 167 species of vascular plants from 44 families and 117 genera. There was no significant difference in terms of the number of species among secondary forests. But the importance values of dominant species varied during the restoration processes. The dominant species in the secondary forests is Betula albo-sinensis, while Abies faxoniana is the dominant species in old-growth dark brown coniferous forests. Species richness increased significantly with restoration processes. It increased quickly in secondary forests during the period from 30 to 40 years, but decreased significantly in the old-growth dark brown coniferous forests. The species richness among growth forms decreased in the following order: herb layer > shrub layer > tree layer. The maximum value of the evenness index occurred in secondary forests at age 40 and remained relatively stable in the bamboo-birch forests, but the evenness index tended to decrease in moss-birch forests and slightly increased in the old-growth mossdark brown coniferous forests. There was a statistically significant difference in the eveness index between the tree and shrub layers as well as between the tree layer and the herb layer, but there was no significant difference between the shrub layer and the herb layer. The value of the Shannon index increased over restoration time. In bamboo-birch forests, the maximum value of the Shannon index was 3.80, recorded at age 50. In moss-birch forests, the maximal value was 3.65, reached in this forest at age 30. The value of the Shannon index of old-growth dark brown coniferous forests was recorded between younger secondary and older secondary forests. The value of the dominance index of communities varied. At the first stage of restoration, it increased, and at the end it was decreased. The dominance index of the tree layer had a similar trend as that of the community dominance index, but was more variable. The minimum value of the dominance index of the tree layer in the moss-birch forests reached 20 years earlier than that of the bamboo-birch forests. There was a significant difference among restoration sequences in the α diversity indices except for the dominance index. No significant differences between the two secondary forest types were detected. Over age, the value of the Bray-Curtis index between secondary forest and old-growth dark brown coniferous forest increased. __________ Translated from Scientia Silvae Sinicae, 2007, 43(5): 17–23 [译自: 林业科学]     

发芽糙米γ-氨基丁酸富集工艺的研究进展

根据发芽糙米γ-氨基丁酸(GABA)富集研究结果,介绍发芽糙米GABA的增殖途径,从优化浸泡发芽工艺、添加外源物质、脉冲强光照射、超声波处理、逆境胁迫等方面,介绍发芽糙米GABA的富集条件和措施,为高GABA发芽糙米的生产与加工提供借鉴和参考。     

广谱抗稻瘟病种质75-1-127的褐飞虱抗性基因鉴定及分子标记辅助选择育种

【目的】水稻品系75-1-127携带广谱抗稻瘟病基因Pi9,已被广泛应用于抗稻瘟病水稻品种改良。笔者育种实践发现75-1-127表现出较强的褐飞虱抗性,因此鉴定该品系中的褐飞虱抗性基因并进行分子辅助选择育种。【方法】根据水稻品系B5中褐飞虱抗性基因Bph14和Bph15的序列,设计引物扩增75-1-127的基因组DNA,并对PCR产物进行测序分析。采用苗期集团法鉴定了75-1-127和B5的褐飞虱抗性表型。利用与Bph14与Bph15连锁的分子标记筛查了75-1-127为稻瘟病抗源回交转育的两系不育系后代,并鉴定了这些后代的稻瘟病抗性、褐飞虱抗性和主要农艺性状。【结果】75-1-127中含有与B5完全一致的Bph14和Bph15序列。75-1-127和B5苗期褐飞虱抗性均为1级。在以75-1-127为抗源改良的两系不育系中,携带Bph14、Bph15的单基因系或双基因系的褐飞虱抗性均得以改良,其中双基因聚合系的死苗率为8.5%,与供体亲本75-1-127以及阳性对照B5差异不显著,进一步证实75-1-127含有褐飞虱抗性基因。【结论】水稻品系75-1-127携带褐飞虱抗性基因Bph14和Bph15,可以作为抗源应用于水稻褐飞虱抗性育种。     

我国烟草赤星病菌遗传多样性的ISSR分析

为明确我国烟草赤星病的2种主要致病菌链格孢菌Alternaria alternata和长柄链格孢菌A.longipes的地理差异与遗传结构,采用ISSR标记对分离自9个省市的135株烟草赤星病菌进行遗传多样性分析。结果显示,通过正交优化试验建立的烟草赤星病菌ISSR-PCR最佳反应体系稳定性较好,筛选出17条多态性高且稳定的引物,共扩增出192条谱带,其中有177条具有多态性,多态率为92.19%。UPGMA聚类分析结果显示,链格孢菌和长柄链格孢菌的遗传相似性系数分别在0.67~1.00和0.66~1.00之间,遗传相似性系数为0.83时可使链格孢菌和长柄链格孢菌分别划分为5个和6个亚群,其中前者不同地理种群间表现出地理相关性,后者不同菌株随机分组。烟草赤星病菌种群的基因多态性和遗传多样性丰富,链格孢菌和长柄链格孢菌的群体间遗传分化系数分别为0.36和0.37,均存在遗传分化;群居每代迁移数分别为0.89和0.85,不同地理种群间存在基因交流;2种烟草赤星病菌的遗传分化结构表现出相似性。表明我国烟草赤星病菌中的链格孢菌和长柄链格孢菌均存在丰富的遗传多样性,且二者进化方向相似,ISSR标记能较好地揭示烟草赤星病菌种群间的亲缘关系和遗传差异性,可用于其遗传多样性分析。     

Spatial prediction of saline and sodic soils in rice‒shrimp farming land by using integrated artificial neural network/regression model and kriging

In the context of widespread saline and sodic soil, mapping and monitoring spatial distribution of soil salinity and sodicity are important for utilization and management in agriculture lands. In this study, two-stage assessment was proposed to predict spatial distribution of saline and sodic soils. First, artificial neural network (ANN) and multiple linear regressions (MLR) model were used to predict sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) and exchangeable sodium percentage (ESP) based on soil electrical conductivity (EC) and pH. Then, the Kriging interpolation method combined with overlay mapping technique was used to perform saline spatial predictions in the study area. The model accuracy level is evaluated based on coefficient of determination (R²) and root mean square error (RMSE). In the first stage, the values of R² and RMSE of SAR and ESP were 0.94, 0.17 and 0.94, 0.24 for ANN, and 0.35, 0.52 and 0.34, 0.76 for MLR, respectively. Similarly, in the second stage, the RMSE of ANN-Kriging were much closer to 0 and relatively lower than MLR-Kriging and Kriging. The results show that ANN-Kriging can be used to improve the accuracy of mapping and monitoring spatial distribution of saline and sodic soil in areas that develop the rice-shrimp cultivation model.     

Agronomic productivity,nitrogen fertilizer savings and soil organic carbon in conservation agriculture: efficient nitrogen and weed management in maize-wheat system

Conservation agriculture (CA) practice increases agronomic productivity and soil fertility, yet CA stimulate nitrogen (N) immobilization and weed interference during the early periods of implementation. This study focuses on efficient N management by soil testing and optical sensor (GreenSeeker^TM) information; and weed management using brown manuring (Sesbania aculeata co-culture) and herbicide mixtures under CA-based maize (Zea mays L.) – wheat (Triticum aestivum L. emend Fiori & Paol) system in the Indo-Gangetic Plains. Fertilizer N application guided by the optical sensor increased grain yields of maize and wheat up to 20 and 14% (average of two years), respectively, compared to whole N application at sowing. Weed management using brown manuring in maize and herbicide mixtures in wheat increased the grain yields up to 10 and 21%, respectively, over the weedy check. The optical sensor-based N management saved up to 45 and 30 kg N ha^–1 of the optimized N fertilizer rate in maize and wheat, respectively, over whole N application. Fertilizer N management coupled with brown manuring resulted in 5 and 4% higher soil organic carbon accumulation. Implementing efficient N fertilizer and weed management in the early years of CA can improve agronomic yield, fertilizer savings, and soil organic carbon content.     

江苏里下河地区稻田生态种养创新模式及关键技术

构建了江苏里下河地区"一稻两鸭""一稻两虾"和"稻鳖共作"等生态种养新模式,集成了稻田绿色种养、共作稻田绿色施肥和病虫草害绿色防控等共性技术,为该地区示范推广稻田生态种养提供技术支持。