Glycine max and Glycine soja are capable of cold acclimation

Soybean has been considered a cold intolerant species; based largely upon seed germination and soil emergent evaluations. This study reports a distinct acquisition of cold tolerance, in seedlings, following short acclimation periods. Diversity in cold responses was assessed in eight cultivars of Glycine max and six accessions of G. soja. All varieties of soybean significantly increased in freezing tolerance following acclimation. This study indicates soybean seedlings are indeed capable of sensing cold and acquiring cold tolerance. Germination rates after cold imbibition were negatively correlated with maturity group, but positively correlated with cold acclimation potential in G. soja. Seed fatty acid composition was varied between the species, with Glycine soja accessions containing about 2‐times more linolenic acid (18:3) than G. max. Furthermore, high levels of linoleic acid (18:2) in seeds were positively correlated with germination rates following cold imbibition in G. soja only. We suggest that domestication has not impacted the overall ability of soybean to cold acclimate at the seedling stage and that there is little variation within the domesticated species for ability to cold acclimate. Thus, this brief comparative study reduces the enthusiasm for the “wild” species as an additional source of genetic diversity for cold tolerance.     

Impact of waterlogging and temperature on autumn growth,hardening and freezing tolerance of timothy (Phleum pratense)

Precipitation has generally increased in Norway during the last century, and climate projections indicate a further increase. The growing season has also become longer with higher temperatures, particularly in autumn. Previous studies have shown negative effects of high temperatures and, depending upon temperature conditions, contrasting effects of waterlogging on hardening capacity of timothy. We studied effects of waterlogging on seedlings of timothy (Phleum pratense, cv. Noreng) under three pre-acclimation temperatures: 3°C, 7°C, 12°C, and in autumn natural light in a phytotron at Holt, Tromsø (69°N). After temperature treatments, all plants were cold acclimated at 2°C for three weeks under continued waterlogging treatments. Freezing tolerance was determined by intact plants being frozen in pots at incremental temperature decreases in a programmable freezer. Waterlogging resulted in a higher probability of death after freezing, and a significantly reduced regrowth after three weeks at 18°C, 24 hrs light in a greenhouse. Increasing pre-acclimation temperatures also had a clear negative effect on freezing tolerance, but there was no interaction between temperatures and waterlogging. The results indicate that waterlogging may have negative implications for hardening of timothy and may contribute to reduced winter survival under the projected increase in autumn temperatures and precipitation.     

低温驯化及封冻阶段不同冬小麦品种叶绿素荧光参数的比较

为了解小麦品种的抗寒机制,对抗寒品种东农冬麦1号和对照品种济麦22在低温驯化及封冻阶段植株的叶绿素荧光参数进行测定和分析.结果表明,低温驯化阶段对照品种济麦22新叶的最大荧光产量(Fm)、PSⅡ最大量子产量(Fv/Fm)、实际量子产量(yield)、光化学淬灭(qP)显著高于东农冬麦1号,低温驯化结束后济麦22的这些参数迅速降低,显著低于东农冬麦1号新叶相应的值;调查期内东农冬麦1号新叶的初始荧光(Fo)变化稳定,降幅为26.2%,济麦22新叶Fo的降幅为52.8%;两品种老叶的荧光参数值变化趋势接近一致,低温驯化结束后东农冬麦1号老叶的Fm、qN、qP值显著高于济麦22老叶相应的值.在生产上可以利用叶绿素荧光参数对品种抗寒性进行鉴定,鉴定时期为低温驯化期结束、封冻期开始时,鉴定的部位应为植株新叶.     

注意力与多尺度特征融合的水培芥蓝花蕾检测

准确辨识水培芥蓝花蕾特征是区分其成熟度,实现及时采收的关键。该研究针对自然环境下不同品种与成熟度的水培芥蓝花蕾外形与尺度差异大、花蕾颜色与茎叶相近等问题,提出一种注意力与多尺度特征融合的Faster R-CNN水培芥蓝花蕾分类检测模型。采用InceptionV3的前37层作为基础特征提取网络,在其ReductionA、InceptionA和InceptionB模块后分别嵌入SENet模块,将基础特征提取网络的第2组至第4组卷积特征图通过FPN特征金字塔网络层分别进行叠加后作为特征图输出,依据花蕾目标框尺寸统计结果在各FPN特征图上设计不同锚点尺寸。对绿宝芥蓝、香港白花芥蓝及两个品种的混合数据集测试的平均精度均值mAP最高为96.5%,最低为95.9%,表明模型能实现不同品种水培芥蓝高准确率检测。消融试验结果表明,基础特征提取网络引入SENet或FPN模块对不同成熟度花蕾的检测准确率均有提升作用,同时融合SENet模块和FPN模块对未成熟花蕾检测的平均准确率AP为92.3%,对成熟花蕾检测的AP为98.2%,对过成熟花蕾检测的AP为97.9%,不同成熟度花蕾检测的mAP为96.1%,表明模型设计合理,能充分发挥各模块的优势。相比VGG16、ResNet50、ResNet101和InceptionV3网络,模型对不同成熟度花蕾检测的mAP分别提高了10.8%、8.3%、 6.9%和12.7%,检测性能具有较大提升。在召回率为80%时,模型对不同成熟度水培芥蓝花蕾检测的准确率均能保持在90%以上,具有较高的鲁棒性。该研究结果可为确定水培芥蓝采收期提供依据。     

Analysis of amino acid uptake and translocation in Arabidopsis with a low‐cost hydroponic system

In soils, amino acids may be an important source of nitrogen for plants, at least in those where organic matter is not quickly degraded. The physiology of uptake of amino acids by roots was mainly studied in the 70's and 80's, before genes encoding amino acid importers were cloned in the 90's. While two families of amino acid transporters have been identified, yielding a total of about 100 genes, the role of each member is yet to be elucidated. As a tool for studying the role of amino acid transporters from Arabidopsis we set up a new hydroponic system suitable for radioisotope use. This system enables reproducible amino acid uptake by roots and estimation of the transport to the shoots of the amino acid taken up. We show that the rates of glutamine (Gln) uptake by wild‐type roots and transfer to the shoots were linear, and that other tested amino acids were translocated to the shoots with lower efficiency than Gln. A T‐DNA insertion mutant for a Gln exporter was compared to the wild‐type plants. Gln uptake and transfer were similar in both genotypes, showing that the suppression of the exporter did not affect uptake or transfer of amino acids to the shoots. The main advantage of the hydroponic system presented here is that all the materials used to grow Arabidopsis are virtually free and can therefore be discarded, a useful feature when working with radioactivity.     

Experimental studies on cold survival of enchytraeid cocoons

The effect of different culture methods, cold acclimation and desiccation on the supercooling point (SCP), the melting point (MP) of fluids and the quantity of water freezing (osmotically active water) was investigated in individual cocoons of Enchytraeus crypticus and an undescribed Enchytraeus species using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) techniques. Both species can be easily cultured in the laboratory in agar where the development and hatching of the worms can be observed. Culture methods (agar with nettle leaves or oats as food and wet filter paper without food supply) had a significant effect on fresh weight and SCP of E. crypticus cocoons. The water content (as a proportion of fresh weight) was slightly lower in the cocoons from the wet filter paper cultures. Acclimation at —3 °C did not affect the supercooling ability of E. crypticus cocoons, whereas the SCP of E. sp.1 cocoons was lowered from a mean of —8.7 to —12.4 °C. The supercooling ability of cocoons of E. crypticus was only slightly increased by desiccation and cold acclimation, but the quantity of frozen water was significantly reduced with acclimation and desiccation (2 and 3 min) at room temperature. The MP values of the cocoon fluids reflected these changes in both species. No cocoons of E. crypticus and E. sp.1 survived desiccation and freezing in our experiments and no worms of Enchytraeus albidus, E. crypticus and Henlea perpusilla survived freezing to —10 or —20 °C.     

Cd~(2+)处理对两种豆科作物幼苗生长的影响

采用溶液培养法研究了Cd^2 处理对2种豆科作物幼苗生长的影响。结果表明，较高浓度(500μmol．L^-1)的Cd^2 处理能明显影响绿豆和箭舌豌豆幼苗的生长，使2种豆科作物的地上和地下部分的伸长生长与干物质积累均低于对照。这种影响与Cd^2 处理降低根系活力、叶片中的总钼(Mo)量、硝态氮以及全磷含量和硝酸还原酶活性(NR)等有关。相比之下，Cd^2 处理对绿豆幼苗生长的影响大于对箭舌豌豆的，暗示后者的幼苗生长对Cd^2 胁迫的忍耐性较强。     

冷适应对大鼠仔鼠和雏鸡某些内分泌腺和激素水平的影响

以20只健康Wistar大鼠仔鼠和30只罗曼雏鸡为试验对象，研究冷适应对大鼠仔鼠和雏鸡某些内分泌腺和激素水平的影响。冷适应组大鼠肾上腺皮质束状带宽度和肾上腺皮质束状带的细胞数目极显著和显著（P＜0、05）地高于常温对照组，60日龄仔鼠在冷暴露72小时后，冷适应组T3和皮质醇明显升高，T3比常温组提高19．％，皮质醇比常温组提高37．17％而GH、T4及Ins变化不明显。冷适应组雏鸡肾上腺肾间组织面积和肾间组织细胞数分别比常温组提高26．05％和3．25％，垂体嗜酸性细胞和嗜碱性细胞数目分别比常温组提高12．98％和8．59％。雏鸡在35日龄试验结束时，冷适应组T3，T4和胰岛素分别较常温组抵63．85％、44．22％31．85（P＜0．05），而皮质醇比常温组提高90．37％。     

毛白杨抗冻性低温诱导过程中糖的效应(英文)

在低温锻炼和结合蔗糖处理的低温锻炼下 ,对毛白杨 (Populustomentosa)幼苗枝条和叶片的可溶性糖含量 ,以及幼苗存活率和抗冻性分别进行了测定 .结果表明 ,低温锻炼明显提高了幼苗枝条和叶片的可溶性糖含量 ,同时也提高了幼苗的存活率和抗冻性 .2 0 %蔗糖处理对上述低温锻炼的作用有加强的效果 .进一步分析发现 ,无论是单纯的低温锻炼还是结合蔗糖预处理的低温锻炼 ,幼苗枝条中可溶性糖含量的提高程度均较叶片明显 ,而且它们的含量增加与幼苗抗冻性的提高密切相关 .这表明低温锻炼所引起的可溶性糖积累可能参与了幼苗抗冻性的诱导     

低温驯化对南方小花蝽冷藏的影响

为探讨低温驯化对南方小花蝽雌成虫冷藏的影响,在室内15℃下饲养7 d作为低温驯化处理,研究了驯化后与未驯化的南方小花蝽雌成虫分别在4、6和10℃下冷藏其寿命、存活率和致死中时间（LT₅₀）的异同。结果表明,无论是否进行低温驯化,南方小花蝽雌成虫的寿命都显著大于对照（25℃下饲养）。在10℃冷藏条件下,是否经过低温驯化对南方小花蝽雌成虫寿命没有明显影响,但在4℃和6℃条件下,低温驯化能明显延长雌成虫的寿命,分别延长了80.7%和83.7%。南方小花蝽雌成虫存活率均随冷藏时间的延长而下降,在同一低温冷藏温度下经低温驯化处理的南方小花蝽存活率比未驯化的高。经低温驯化的南方小花蝽雌成虫在4、6和10℃冷藏时,其LT₅₀分别比未经驯化的延长了30.0%、57.8%和40.4%。以上结果表明南方小花蝽的寿命具有可塑性,低温驯化有利于南方小花蝽的冷藏,6℃可作为南方小花蝽长期储藏的温度。