Comparative Study of Nutrient Deficiencies on Growth and Photochemistry of Tobacco

Abstract

Element deficiencies, such as molybdenum (Mo), iron (Fe), calcium (Ca), lead to disturbances of morphological and physiological processes of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). On exposure to nutrient solution without Mo, leaf morphology was significantly affected, whereas photosynthetic processes conserved their normal activities. The decreased Mo, Fe, and Ca concentrations in tobacco were associated with loss of pigments and photosynthetic disturbances. In Ca‐deficient plants a reduction in the rate constant of energy trapping by PSII centers and a physical dissociation of LHC from PSII core, were observed. The poisonous action of Fe and Ca deficiencies focused mainly in the decreased proportion of active chlorophyll associated with the reaction center (RC) of PSII (decreased F _v /F ₀) and in the declined total number of electrons that have gone through the RCs (decreased Area/F _m  ? F ₀). In parallel, the non‐photochemical quenching coefficient was significantly enhanced in Fe and Ca‐deficient plants, but remained unchanged in Mo‐deficient plants. It is obvious that nutrient deficiency may trigger some protective mechanisms in order to PSII could maintain its activity under that type of stress.     

Response of Sorghum to Abiotic Stresses: A Review

Sorghum [(Sorghum bicolor L.) Moench] is a highly productive crop plant, which can be used for alternative energy resource, human food, livestock feed or industrial purposes. The biomass of sorghum can be utilized as solid fuel via thermochemical routes or as a carbohydrate substrate via fermentation processes. The plant has a great adaptation potential to drought, high salinity and high temperature, which are important characteristics of genotypes growing in extreme environments. However, the climate change in the 21st century may bring about new challenges in the cultivated areas. In this review, we summarize the most recent literature about the responses of sorghum to the most important abiotic stresses: nutrient deficiency, aluminium stress, drought, high salinity, waterlogging or temperature stress the plants have to cope with during cultivation. The advanced molecular and system biological tools provide new opportunities for breeders to select stress‐tolerant and high‐yielding cultivars.     

基于2D DWT与MobileNetV3融合的轻量级茶叶病害识别

针对现有茶叶病害识别方法病害信息挖掘不足导致识别准确率低的问题，该研究提出了一种基于二维离散小波变换(discrete wavelet transform, DWT)和MobileNetV3融合的茶叶病害识别模型CBAM-TealeafNet。为增强网络对病害频域特征的检测能力，将2D DWT获取的频域特征与bneck结构提取的深度特征融合，形成频域与深度特征融合的识别网络。为提高特征提取能力，在bneck结构中，嵌入卷积块注意模块 (convolutional block attention module, CBAM)，为特征通道分配相应权重。为解决样本类别不平衡对识别模型性能的影响，利用焦点损失函数取代交叉熵损失函数以提高识别精度。经验证，CBAM-TealeafNet在5种不同茶叶病害上整体识别准确率达到98.70%，参数量为3.16×10⁶，相对MobileNetV3，准确率提升2.15个百分点，参数量降低25.12%。该方法可为茶树叶部等作物病害轻量级识别研究提供模型参考。     

缺铁黄瓜地上部对根系适应性反应的调节

用营养液培养方法研究了黄瓜地上部对根系缺铁适应性反应的调节。缺铁导致植株根系Fe     

3D Studio MAX下制作齿轮及蜗杆模型的方法

基于3D Studio MAX制作直齿圆柱齿轮模型的方法主要是使用编辑修改器对几何形体的次对象进行编辑修改，从而形成轮齿，过程稍显繁琐。然而，在此模型基础上，利用截面与放样命令却可以很简便地制作其它较复杂的齿轮模型。尤其是使用放样命令，在蜗杆及其类似模型制作方面有着事半功倍的效果。     

温度与饲粮维生素C水平对后备蛋鸭血清免疫和抗氧化指标的影响

本试验旨在研究温度与饲粮维生素C水平蛋鸭的血清免疫和抗氧化指标的影响.选取12周龄金定鸭216只,温度设低温(2±1)℃和适温(18±1)℃2个水平;饲粮中的维生素C添加水平分别为0、200和800 mg/kg.试验共6个处理,每个处理6个重复,每个重复6只试验鸭.试验期为6周.试验结果表明:1)低温使血清维生素C浓度显著降低了27.78%(P＜0.05),对氧化氢酶(CAT)、总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)、丙二醛(MDA)、白介素2(IL-2)、免疫球蛋白(IgG、IgA、IgM)、生长激素(GH)、胰岛素(Ins)、胰岛素样生长因子(IGF-I)、瘦素(Lep)、皮质醇(Cort)、三碘甲状腺原氨酸(T3)和甲状腺素(T4)的含量影响显著(P＜0.05);2)饲粮中添加200 mg/kg维生素C时,血清维生素C、IGF-I、Lep水平显著升高(P＜0.05),Cort浓度显著降低(P＜0.05);3)温度和维生素C的交互作用对Cort的含量的影响极显著(P＜0.01),对IGF-I、Lep、IgG和IgA的含量影响显著(P＜0.05),对GH、Ins、维生素C、L3、T4及各个抗氧化指标的影响没达到显著水平(P＞0.05).结果提示,低温影响后备蛋鸭血清维生素C的浓度,但饲粮中添加200 mg/kg维生素C时,可提高在低温条件下的后备蛋鸭血液维生素C的水平、提高血液中Lep和IGF-I的浓度、增强机体抗氧化和抗寒冷应激能力.     

锰缺乏对蛋鸡生殖性能的影响

父母代罗曼蛋鸡４８只，随机分两组，低锰（基础日粮含锰１２．０４ｍｇ／ｋｇ）和补锰对照日粮（基础日粮＋锰８０ｍｇ／ｋｇ）试验期３２周，饲喂至５～８周时，少数缺锰雏鸡出破跛行和跟腱滑脱，锰缺乏时，对蛋鸡生殖性能的影响主要表现为；缺锰公鸡睾丸较小，曲细精管生殖上皮分化较迟，缺锰母鸡产蛋率较低（Ｐ〈０．０５），蛋黄锰含量极显著低于对照组（Ｐ〈０．０１），母鸡血清中促卵泡素和公鸡睾酮含量，缺锰鸡均显著或极显     

Effects of HIF-1α silencing on proliferation of rat hepatoma cells

AIM：To study the effect of hypoxia-inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α) silencing on the proliferation of hepatoma cells under hypoxia. METHODS：Rat hepatoma cell line CBRH-7919 was used in this study. Hypoxia model was established by treating the cells with cobalt chloride (CoCl2). The expression of HIF-1α was silenced by small interfe-rence RNA. Real-time RT-PCR and Western blotting were used to detect the mRNA and/or protein expression of HIF-1α, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), p21 and cyclin D1 in CBRH-7919 cells under hypoxia. The proliferation of CBRH-7919 cells was measured by the technique of 5-bromo-2’-deoxyuridine (BrdU) incorporation. RESULTS：The expression of HIF-1α and VEGF at mRNA and protein levels was significantly increased under hypoxia (P<0.05). Silencing of HIF-1α significantly inhibited the expression of HIF-1α, VEGF and cyclin D1 at mRNA and/or protein levels, while increased the protein expression of p21 (P<0.05). The BrdU-positive cells in HIF-1α siRNA transfection group were significantly less than those in control group. CONCLUSION：HIF-1α silencing significantly inhibits the proliferation of hepatoma cells under hypoxia.