Purification and characterization of phytase induced in tomato roots under phosphorus-deficient conditions

Phytase (myo-inositol hexakisphosphate phosphohydrolase; EC 3.1.3.8) was purified from roots of tomato plants grown under phosphorus-deficient conditions using five purification schemes. The phytase was successfully separated from the major acid phosphatase to an electrophoretic homogeneity. The native molecular weight of this enzyme was estimated to be about 164 kD by Bio-Gel P-200 gel filtration. The molecular weight of the subunit on SDS-PAGE was approximately 82 kD, indicating that the native form of the enzyme was a homodimer. The isoelectric point of tomato phytase was about 5.5. The enzyme exhibited a high affinity for phytic acid (K _m = 38 μM), and was strongly inhibited by phosphate, molybdate and fluoride. Among other characteristics of tomato phytase, the pH and temperature optima were 4.3 and 45°C, respectively. Tomato phytase contained a fairly high concentration of aspartic, glutamic acid and glycine residues.     

缺钾胁迫对连作草莓生长和土传病害的影响

 以草莓‘红颜’品种为试材,设缺K（K+ 48.75 mg · L^-1,缺量水平）、1/2K（K+ 415.58 mg · L^-1,半量水平）和全量K（K+ 782.41 mg · L^-1,正常水平）营养液处理,对缺钾胁迫与草莓连作障碍的关系进行了探讨。结果表明,缺钾处理显著抑制二茬草莓植株地下部分和地上部分的生长,其中缺K 的长势最弱,1/2K 比全量K 的长势强;缺K 二茬植株根系分泌物对草莓组培苗生长有显著影响,表现为低浓度（1%、2%）根系分泌物促进幼苗侧根和茎叶生长,高浓度（4%）则抑制根系生长。不同浓度钾营养液处理的三茬植株分别接种尖孢镰刀菌和大丽轮枝菌后,在不同时期比未经过连作的基质对照发病都严重。缺K 三茬植株发病最重,接菌后10 d 时病情指数就高达75,全量K 三茬植株发病次之,1/2K 三茬植株发病相对较轻。因此,缺K 环境会加重草莓的连作障碍,适宜的K 量对草莓连作障碍的防治有重要意义。     

油菜、荞麦根分泌物中糖及有机酸组分的研究

利用连续流动收集系统收集了油菜、荞麦根分泌物,对介质ｐＨ变化、分泌物中碳水化合物组成及有机酸进行了测定。结果表明,荞麦、油菜生长介质中ｐＨ值变化的差异反映了它们泌质子能力的差异。在油菜分泌物中检测出高水平的鼠李糖,在荞麦中则是阿拉伯糖含量最高。草酸、琥珀酸是两种作物根分泌物的主要有机酸。苹果酸、柠檬酸在油菜根分泌物中没有检测出。     

木榄幼苗根系分泌物的GC-MS分析

以不同极性的乙酸乙酯和二氯甲烷为提取剂分别提取木榄幼苗水培收集液,采用GC-MS测定其根系分泌物组成,并与根际、非根际、裸滩土壤浸提液中的根系分泌物组成进行对比,分析木榄幼苗根系分泌物的特征。结果表明,乙酸乙酯提取法有较高的提取效率,提取得到的根系分泌物种类较多,共测得40种化合物,其中12种组分在根际土壤提取液中可检测到。比较分析可知,木榄幼苗根系分泌物主要为烃类、酯类和酚类化合物,其中烃类以不饱和脂肪烃为主。     

Diurnal variations in uptake,transport and assimilation of NO3 ‐and efflux of OH‐ in maize plants

Maize plants, grown for 7 and 21 days on a nutrient solution with NO₃ ^‐ as the sole nitrogen source showed a clear diurnal pattern with respect to the in vivo NRA. Especially in roots dark/light fluctuations of the enzyme activity were high. Also in NO₃ ^‐ uptake, OH^‐ efflux and endogenous content of water soluble carbohydrates a diurnal variation was found. The plant age did not significantly affect the daily rhythm.

Because day/night changes of the in vivo root NRA and nitrate uptake were proportional, the relative content of reduced N in the xylem sap of the plants was constant during a day/night interval. At both day 7 and day 21 about 40–50% of the N was transported via the xylem as amino N. As a result of non‐synchronous variation of the specific root and shoot NRA, root reduction capacity showed a great within‐day variation. It varied between 20 and 40% of the whole plant reduction capacity. Since the ratio N‐organic to N‐total in the xylem sap was about 0.5, cycling of organic nitrogen was very likely in these maize plants.     

Aluminum tolerances of two snapbean cultivars related to organic acid content evaluated by high‐performance liquid chromatography

High‐performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to determine aluminum (Al)‐induced changes in organic acid (OA) concentrations of Al‐tolerant ‘Dade’ and Al‐sensitive ‘Romano’ snapbean cultivars. Two week old ‘Dade’ and ‘Romano’ snapbean were grown in 1/5‐strength Steinberg nutrient solution for 10 days and then subjected to 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 mg L^‐1 Al treatments at pH 4.5 for an additional 3–15 days. Current studies confirmed earlier findings that the Dade cultivar was significantly more tolerant to Al than the Romano variety. Organic acid analyses were performed on extracts of root and leaf, and on stem exudates. The organic acids were separated on an ion exclusion column using a mobile phase of 0.01 N H₃PO₄. Individual OA were quantified with a variable wavelength detector operating at 210 nm. Aluminum stress tended to reduce the concentrations of citric, malonlc, malic, glycolic, fumaric, and acetic acids in the roots and increased the OA concentrations in stem exudates. In the presence or absence of Al stress, the Al tolerant Dade cultivar contained higher OA concentrations than did the Al‐sensitlve Romano. Aluminum stress reduced total OA levels in root extracts from Al‐sensltive Romano plants to a greater extent than in those of the Al‐tolerant Dade. Malic and citric acid concentrations were decreased more than those of the other organic acids examined. Results indicate that the Al‐tolerant Dade snapbean cultivar has a higher potential for Al‐chelation and detoxification than does the Al‐sensitive Romano. Hence, an Al‐chelation mechansism may be involved in differential Al tolerance within this species.     

三种湿地植物在高负荷养猪废水脱氮过程中的根际效应

为了探究不同湿地植物在处理高负荷养猪废水时的根际效应,本研究通过野外小区控制试验,以3种常见的挺水植物美人蕉(Canna indica)、梭鱼草(Pontederia cordata)、黄菖蒲(Iris pseudacorus)为研究对象构建表流人工湿地,研究人工湿地植物根系分泌物与根际氮循环微生物之间的关系。结果显示,梭鱼草对养猪废水的处理效果最好,氨氮、硝氮和总氮的去除率分别为78.3%、93.4%和81.2%。与试验前相比,梭鱼草和黄菖蒲根系可溶性有机碳(DOC)分泌速率在试验后分别增加了44.9%和13.5%;根系总有机酸(TOA)分泌速率分别增加了125.1%和147.5%。在处理养猪废水后,3种植物根际硝化过程氨氧化细菌(AOB)占主导地位,AOB-amoA基因丰度在黄菖蒲根际土中最高,为2.6×10⁸ copies·g^-1;反硝化过程nirK基因占主导地位,nirK基因丰度在梭鱼草根际土中最高,为4.3×10⁸ copies·g^-1。同时,3种植物根际均存在较明显的厌氧氨氧化过程,hz...     

湿地植物根系分泌物中有机酸对NSAIDs胁迫的响应

以人工湿地典型植物芦苇（Phragmites australis）为研究对象,探索芦苇根系分泌物中有机酸对非甾体类消炎药（NSAIDs）混合物（双氯芬酸、布洛芬、吲哚美辛、酮洛芬、萘普生）长期胁迫的响应。首先,优化测定有机酸的高效液相色谱（HPLC）法;然后,构建水培和人工湿地两种体系,于NSAIDs胁迫下（地表水浓度...     

Effect of root exudates of different resistant varieties of cucumber on fusarium wilt and preliminary studies on their resistance mechanism

This study investigated the effect of root exudates of cucumber varieties, Jinyan 4 (susceptible variety), Jinchun 4 (resistant variety) and Yinnan Black seed squash on fusarium wilt. The results showed that fusarium wilt occurrence of plants treated with the root exudate of Jinyan 4 was earlier. The infection rate was significantly higher 15 days after inoculation, but similar to the control 20 days after inoculation. In contrast, the infection rate of plants treated with the root exudate of Jinchun 4 was significantly lower than that of the control. The plant height and fresh weight of Jinyan 4 treated with its own root exudate were lower than those of the control, and the root vigor decreased but the conductance increased. There was no significant effect of the root exudates from Jinchun 4 and Black seed squash on plant height and fresh mass of Jinyan 4. We found that the root exudate of susceptible cucumber variety stimulated the growth of Fusarium oxysporum pathogen, in contrast, that of resistance variety and Black seed squash suppressed the growth. __________ Translated from Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2007, 18(3): 559–563 [译自: 应用生态学报]