Taxonomic status and geographic provenance of germplasm accessions in the Solanum nigrum L. complex: AFLP data

Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLPs) were employed within the taxonomically difficult Solanum nigrum L. complex in order to characterize the genetic diversity present in a collection of the Gatersleben Genebank, to classify taxonomically unknown material, and to correlate the clustering of the examined accessions with their geographic origin. The results from AFLP analyses using two primer combinations on 44 entries from five species led to the detection of four major clusters, simultaneously uncovering significant differences in the levels of genetic diversity within or between species. S. americanumexhibited the highest infraspecific variation despite close geographic origins, simultaneously being placed in a clearly separated cluster in comparison to the other examined species of the complex. In addition, these other species showed even less interspecific variation than was found at the infraspecific level in S. americanum. In terms of taxonomy, the application of AFLPs helped in the classification of 13 black nightshade accessions formerly only listed as Solanum sp. This also was confirmed by morphological determination. Furthermore, one accession formerly classified as S. physalifolium var. nitidibaccatum i) clustered with AFLPs and ii) was identified morphologically as S. villosum. Contradictory classifications remain for two further entries from the same species, found within the S. nigrum cluster after AFLP analyses, while belonging to S. physalifolium var. nitidibaccatum according to herbarium specimen. Finally, as indicated by the information on provenance in geographically separated subclusters in S. americanum and partially in S. villosum, clues on the currently unknown origin of accessions from the genebank seem feasible by AFLP data.     

Growth and Nutritional Disorders of Eggplant Cultivated in Nutrients Solutions with Suppressed Macronutrients

The objective was to evaluate the effects of omitting macronutrients in the nutrients solution on growth characteristics and nutritional status of eggplants. The treatments were complete nutrients solution and solutions with nutrient omission: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sulfur (S). The experiment was carried out under greenhouse conditions with three replicates in a completely random design. Plant height, number of leaves per plant, leaf area, relative chlorophyll index, photosynthesis rate, stomatal conductance, dry matter, concentration levels of macronutrients in plant aerial part and root system, and nutritional disorders were evaluated. Omitting elements interfered in the concentration of elements in the various plant tissues and this had as consequences limited vegetative growth, reduced dry matter and led to the development of the typical deficiency symptoms of each element. Although potassium was the most demanded of all elements, nitrogen and calcium were the most growth limiting ones.     

Conservation tillage systems, fungal complexes and disease development in soybean and barley rhizospheres in Prince Edward Island

A potential for reduced soil macroporosity (below 12% soil volume) under direct drilling, with a concomitant increase in soil relative saturation, is associated with an increase in crown and root rots in Prince Edward Island field crops. Four long-term tillage systems (moldboard plowing, paraplowing-direct drilling, rotary cultivation and direct drilling) were compared in relation to the pathogenic fungal complexes formed in a two crop rotation in spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) and soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) over a 3 year period in a cool humid region of eastern Canada. The principal phytopathogenic fungal complex of Rhizoctonia solani Kühn, Fusarium avenaceum (Fr.) Sacc. and F. oxysporum Schl. remained constant over the treatments. Tillage practice did not affect the number of colony forming units of R. solani in the rhizosphere. The recovery of R. solani from root tissues tended to be lower following conservation tillage and was attributed to antagonism associated with elevated numbers of saprophytic trash microflora concentrated at the soil surface. Disease levels in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) plantlet bioassays were not influenced significantly by soil source or tillage regime. However, plantlet growth tended to be depressed following transplantation into soil from soybean plots in 1993. Under optimum soil physical conditions conservation tillage did not appear to influence disease levels in barley and soybean rotations.     

粤北马铃薯品种比较试验

为筛选出适合粤北山区冬种的优质马铃薯品种,对经前期初步筛选的4个优质马铃薯品种进行了对比试验.结果表明,荷兰薯16号(F)为早熟品种,薯形好,品质、商品薯率、产量等综合性状最佳,鄂马铃薯1号(E1)次之,两品种具有较好的推广前景.桂红皮1号(G)和韶引I号(S)为中晚熟品种,中小薯偏多,增产潜力大,但需进一步试验.     

Marker-assisted sampling of the cultivated Andean potato Solanum phureja collection using RAPD markers

The potato crop originated in the Andean highlands where numerous farmer's varieties and non-cultivated wild species exist. An Andean potato collection is held in trust at the International Potato Center (CIP) to preserve the biodiversity of this crop and ensure the supply of germplasm for potato improvement worldwide. A core collection representing the biodiversity of the Andean potato germplasm is under construction using morphological, molecular, and geographic data. One of the eight cultivated potato species, Solanum phureja, has been genotyped using the RAPD technique. A protocol suitable for large germplasm collection genotyping has been developed to process numerous samples at reasonable costs. From 106 RAPD primers evaluated, we have selected 12 primers yielding 102 polymorphic markers, which unambiguously discriminated all 128 accessions but 2 that are possible duplicates. The S. phureja germplasm collected throughout the Andean countries appears to have a homogeneous genetic constitution. There was no clear geographic pattern as indicated by cluster analysis of the RAPD data. A sub-group of 20 accessions has been identified on the basis of the marker data and selected to maximize molecular (RAPD) variance and polymorphism. The probability of capturing equal amounts of marker polymorphism in this sub-group of 20 accessions by random sampling is less than 40%. This set accessions represents our first group of accessions that may constitute a core of the S. phureja collection. This tentative core will be challenged for diversity content by alternate markers and agronomic traits. Hence, the methodology for sampling less than 10% of the base collection, proposed for core collections by Brown (1989), can be based on molecular marker data provided cost-efficient fingerprints are developed.     

复合侵染水茄的两种菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒基因组结构特征分析

为明确水茄Solanum torvum植株叶片邹缩、褪绿是否由菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒侵染引起,从云南省西双版纳傣族自治州田间采集具有疑似感染症状的水茄植株叶片样品,应用菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒简并引物和特异性引物进行PCR扩增、克隆和测序,通过生物信息软件分析比较其核苷酸序列特征,并对其进行系统发育分析。结果显示,从采集的疑似病叶中共克隆获得了5条菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒DNA-A全序列和3条DNA-B全序列,经全序列分析发现,侵染水茄的2种菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒分离物分别属于中国南瓜曲叶病毒(squash leaf curl China virus,SLCCNV)和野茼蒿黄脉病毒(Crassocephalum yellow vein virus,CraYVV)。SLCCNV水茄分离物的基因组具有典型的菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒双组分结构特征,与来自泰国的SLCCNV分离物(AB330078)亲缘关系最近,相似性最高达到99.0%;CraYVV水茄分离物的基因组具有典型的菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒单组分结构特征,与来自云南省景洪市的CraYVV分离物(EF165536)亲缘关系最近,相似性最高达到97.6%。表明水茄是这2种菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒的新寄主,并首次发现双组分和单组分菜豆金色花叶病毒属病毒可复合侵染水茄。     

连作对马铃薯酚酸类自毒物质及根际真菌群落的影响

为研究连作对马铃薯根际土壤中酚酸类自毒物质及真菌群落的影响,通过收集不同连作季(1季、3季、5季)马铃薯根际土壤,利用高效液相色谱法测定酚酸类物质及Illumina高通量测序技术测定真菌ITS序列,结果表明:(1)连作土壤中检测出丁香酸、香豆酸、对羟基苯甲酸、阿魏酸,连作增强后,pH不断下降,对羟基苯甲酸、阿魏酸含量不...     

马铃薯培养根结线虫效果的研究

在比较根结线虫Meloidogyne spp．在番茄Lycopersicum esculentum和马铃薯Solanum tuberosum上培养效果的基础上,研究了不同马铃薯品种对根结线虫的培养效果．结果表明,南方根结线虫M．incognita在所有4种供试马铃薯品种上均能较好地繁殖,在大西洋和958品种上繁殖效果明显好于其他2个供试品种;南方根结线虫、爪哇根结线虫M,javanica和花生根结线虫M.arenaria均可在马铃薯958品种上进行良好繁殖,但不同根结线虫的繁殖效果有一定差异,其中南方根结线虫的繁殖最好,而爪哇根结线虫和花生根结线虫则相对较差．     

两种入侵植物对新疆当地物种多样性的影响

[目的]调查两种入侵植物黄花刺茄和刺苍耳对新疆当地植物群落物种种类组成及物种多样性的影响.[方法]采用样方法选取两种入侵植物黄花刺茄和刺苍耳分布较多的样地,分别作20个有黄花刺茄和刺苍耳入侵的样方,并在与之相距5 m处没有其入侵的区域,作20个对照样方,应用重要值、物种丰富度指数和均匀度指数分析两种入侵植物入侵区域与未入侵区域当地群落的组成及植物多样性的变化.[结果]黄花刺茄的试验样方中共有植物6科14种,而对照样方中有7科29种;刺苍耳的对照样方中植物有11科31种,而试验样方中植物仅有9科23种.两种入侵植物验样方中多数土著物种的重要值均比对照样方中的物种重要值低,黄花刺茄样方中只有萹蓄和蒺藜的重要值相差较小;刺苍耳样方中只有狗尾草的重要值高于试验样方.两种入侵植物的试验样方和对照样方相比,物种丰富度和Pielou均匀度指数J均差异显著或极显著.[结论]黄花刺茄和刺苍耳的入侵影响了当地植物群落的结构和组成,导致物种数量减少,使物种多样性降低.     

武汉市马铃薯高产栽培技术

武汉市种植马铃薯(Solanum tuberosum)在播种前15~20 d要进行催芽,以打破休眠。以冬春马铃薯和秋马铃薯种植为主,冬春马铃薯播期在1月中旬至2月中旬,采取深沟高垄地膜覆盖,单产1 500~2 500 kg/667 m~2,高产可以达3 000 kg/667 m~2,秋马铃薯分旱地种植和稻田免耕种植两种,旱地种植采取深沟高垄地膜覆盖,播期在8月中旬至9月底,稻田免耕最适播期是9月中旬,最迟在9月底之前播完,秋马铃薯单产1 500 kg/667 m~2,稻田免耕稻草覆盖约2 000 kg/667 m~2。