Genetic characterization of a collection of chayote, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sechium edule</Emphasis> (Jacq.) Swartz,in Costa Rica by using isozyme markers

We established protocols for the analysis of genetic diversity in chayote (Sechium edule) by using isozyme markers, thereby determining the level of genetic diversity present in 42 accessions of chayote from Costa Rica. We obtained clear and reproducible zymograms for eight enzyme staining systems: PGM, 6-PGD, PGI, IDH, MDH, SOD, SKD, and EST, and were able to score 14 putative loci. Eight of the 14 loci examined were polymorphic. We found 35 distinct multilocus genotypes among these accessions. Five of these multilocus genotypes were homozygous for all loci. In addition, our data also revealed that most of the multilocus genotypes (24) were heterozygous for only one of the eight loci, and the rest were heterozygous for two or three loci (9 and 4 accessions, respectively). Seven multilocus genotypes were found in two different accessions. Dice similarity coefficient was used to study the relationship between accessions. This analysis, based on the presence and absence of alleles, revealed that accessions collected in the same location seldom shared the same multilocus genotype. The value of isozyme polymorphisms as tools to continue studies on the characterization of chayote is discussed.     

光叶楮试管苗生根技术

以光叶楮无根试管苗为材料,进行瓶外和瓶内生根试验。结果表明：随着继代次数的增加,瓶内生根率不断提高。在生根培养基1／2MS＋ABT0．7mg／L＋IBA0．3mg／L上,生根率达98．2％;瓶外生根以无根苗基部速蘸500mg／L的IBA溶液30s生根效果较好,生根成活率可达88．9％,试管苗的质量及移栽环境均能影响试管苗的瓶外生根效果。     

Genetic variation in captive population of chinese alligator, Alligator sinensis, revealed by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)

Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) is an endemic species in China. The likely extinction of it in the wild has been recognised. To prevent this species becoming extinct, the Anhui Research Centre of Chinese Alligator Reproduction (ARCCAR) was established in Xuanzhou, Anhui Province in 1979, where has been established the largest captive population of Chinese alligator (XZSP) in the world. Another farm (CXSP) was established by villagers in Changxin, Zhejiang Province. The results of an investigation of the two captive subpopulation structures by genetic analysis are presented in this paper. We examined the genetic variation in the two captive subpopulations using RAPDs. Thirty-one random primers were selected among 199 random primers screened. A total of 193 reproducible RAPD fragments were scored among 43 individuals, of which 21 (10.88%) were polymorphic. The genetic distances between 43 individuals ranged from 0 to 0.0376 with average of 0.0104±0.0055 S.E. The genetic similarity in CXSP (0.9948±0.0029 S.E.) was higher than that in XZSP (0.9894±0.0055 S.E.). The founder effect is a possible explanation for very low genetic variation in CXSP. Analysis of the RAPD data showed that the mean phenotypic band frequencies of each polymorphic loci was 0.6656±0.3730 S.E. The lowest phenotypic band frequency (0.0233) was found in four of those polymorphic loci. There was no genetic difference between the two subpopulations (D_ij=0.0009). According to the dendrogram and the distribution of polymorphic fragments in two subpopulations, CXSP originated genetically from XZSP. This paper summarises a preliminary research on genetic structure in populations of Chinese alligator. Although there is higher genetic similary (0.9896±0.0055 S.E.) in captive population of A. sinensis, we did not determine whether or not loss of genetic variation had occurred in relation to a wild control population. The data of malformed offspring will be collected carefully, and wild samples be added to set up a control population in future study.     

森林经营方案实施效益计算机评价系统的研制与应用

本文论述“国营林场、采育场森林经营方案实施效益评价系统”的计算机程序设计思想以及程序实现的方法,介绍福建省来舟林业试验场及其森林经营方案概况,把各种量化的数据输入计算机,对该场森林经营方案实施效益进行了评价,并讨论分析了计算机输出的评价结果。     

湖南珍稀濒危植物迁地仿生护存的初步研究

由于人为破坏和环境条件的恶化，许多植物资源处于濒危灭绝状况，一种植物的灭绝，又将导致10～30个生物种的消失．为了保护珍稀濒危植物，保护生态环境，根据迁地护存植物的生物学特性、生态学特性及其原产地的生态环境条件，应用植物引种原理，从1986年开始，在湖南省森林植物园，对湖南和邻近省的一些珍稀濒危植物进行了迁地仿生护存的初步研究．共迁地护存珍稀濒危植物124种，现保存118种，保存率95．16％．其中，湖南省分布的国家级珍稀濒危植物57种，邻近省的27种，省级保护植物34种．这些植物中，年均高生长60cm以上的有25种，30～60cm的有42种，小于30cm的有51种．     

How well does a botanical garden collection of a rare palm capture the genetic variation in a wild population?

Conservation is increasingly central to the botanic garden mission. Living plant collections are important components of conservation. Critical evaluation of living conservation collections with population genetic analysis can directly inform ex situ conservation strategy. Here, we quantify the degree of genetic variation captured through a population-based collection protocol, and explore optimal sampling for ex situ conservation. An extensive living collection derived from one population of Leucothrinax morrisii (Arecaceae) provided a model system. We compared 58 specimens from the ex situ collection with 100 individuals from throughout the parent population via 6 ISSR loci. Random bootstrapped resamples of the data were made to model differently structured ex situ collections. Mean diversity (He) differed little between the collection (0.204) and the population (0.216), and genetic distance (D) was very close (0.036). Very few private alleles were found between the collection and the population. Allelic capture, as measured by percent of private alleles, was greater than 94%. Resampled collections of different sizes captured from 48% to 94% of alleles. Pairwise comparison of bootstrapped resamples suggests that increasing the representation of half-sibling groups does not significantly increase allele capture. Increase in allele capture with increasing sample size is greatest at low resample sizes, and showed diminishing returns as resample size increased. No appreciable increase in allele capture was gained through maintaining different half-sibling groups. These data inform sampling for ex situ conservation purposes, and recommend sample sizes of at least 15 individuals, with the upper limit based on resources.     

基于多级模糊综合评价的土地整理项目后效益评价指标体系构建及应用

土地整理项目后效益评价是土地整理项目后评价的核心组成部分,笔者从经济效益、社会效益和生态环境效益三方面构建土地整理项目后效益评价指标体系,并以泰兴市分界乡土地整理项目为例开展实证研究,运用模糊综合评价法,进行项目后效益的模糊综合评价。结果表明:泰兴市分界乡土地整理项目综合评价等级为"基本成功",社会效益成功度最高,经济效益次之,生态效益成功度最低,项目建设从整体上取得了较好的综合效益。在此基础上,分析该项目实施中存在的问题,提出了当前土地整理项目开展及后效益评价的建议,以期对我国东部平原区土地整理项目后效益评价工作起到参考借鉴的作用。     

Molecular markers and ex situ conservation of the European elms (Ulmus spp.)

The enormous losses suffered by the European elms during recent Dutch elm disease outbreaks led to concern over the conservation of elm genetic resources, and the subsequent establishment of a series of ex situ collections. However, as ex situ collections are inevitably finite in size, some consideration needs to be given to selecting which samples to include in them. To contribute towards this process for European ex situ elm collections we have undertaken genetic studies on a Europe-wide sample of 535 individuals. A major aim has been to use genetic markers to clarify the identification of samples to ensure that the ex situ collections contain a representative spread of taxonomic diversity. This is important given the paucity of mature elms in the landscape due to Dutch elm disease. The lack of mature material (critical for identification) compounds identification problems in what was already a taxonomically difficult group. Our data (derived from random amplified polymorphic DNA and inter-simple sequence repeats) have provided a useful supplement to morphology in undertaking such sample identifications. The molecular data served to highlight mis-identified samples and led to extensive revisions of sample identities within individual countries. Our results were less useful in detecting regional intra-specific genetic structure, and do not provide sufficient information for prioritising within-species sample selections.     

西藏沙棘容器扦插育苗研究

[目的]针对西藏沙棘开发利用的现状,为了保持其优良性状,设计无性扦插繁育方式,分析研究西藏沙棘容器扦插育苗的基本方法。[方法]研究50、100、150、200μg/ml GGR溶液对西藏沙棘扦插成活率、生根数、根长的影响。[结果]西藏沙棘1年生嫩枝扦插,在GGR浓度为100μg/ml,扦插深度是插条长度的1/2时有较高的成活率。[结论]浓度为100μg/ml GGR溶液适合于当地西藏沙棘扦插的催根处理。     

Evaluation of genetic diversity of bread wheat landraces from Pakistan by AFLP and implications for a future collection strategy

We used amplified-fragment-length polymorphism (AFLP) markers to evaluate genetic variation in a set of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) landraces and improved materials. Landraces collected from different geographic and agro-ecological zones in Pakistan in 1987, 1989 and 1991 were separated into two groups based on their geographic origins: northern (Himalaya) and south-western (Balochistan) Pakistan. Six AFLP primer combinations detected 453 AFLP markers in the 43 landrace accessions and four high-yield varieties (HYVs). Of these, 225 (49.67%) were rare (shared with < 5% of all accessions). Among these rare alleles, 23 (10.22%) were common in the Himalaya (shared with > 10% of accessions collected there) but were not found in Balochistan. We conclude that there is a higher probability of collecting rare alleles at overall, but which are in contrast locally common ones in the Himalayan region. Gene diversity was 0.17 in the Himalayan group and 0.15 in the Balochistan group. Considerable genetic variability was found in both groups. Accessions from different agro-ecological zones were indistinguishable by cluster analysis, indicating intensive seed trading within the country. Cluster analysis indicated that the landraces and the HYVs are genetically distinct; suggesting that genetic erosion of wheat landraces has been unlikely taken in place. This study provides an example of how analysis of existing materials and data, can serve as a basis for future collection planning and conservation policies.