木薯有性四倍体遗传稳定性分析

木薯作为中国重要的经济作物,其优良品种的选育一直是木薯科研工作的重点,而多倍体的巨型性特点为其育种提供了新的思路,目前多倍体研究大多是体细胞加倍,有性多倍化研究起步较晚,而本课题组通过2n配子有性活体杂交,成功获得了首例木薯有性四倍体植株。为了研究木薯有性四倍体的遗传稳定性,本研究分别采用:田间的农艺性状观测(生长稳定期)、流式细胞术、叶片染色体计数、蛋白质含量测定/蛋白质聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳以及淀粉含量测定等方法进行鉴定。结果显示:木薯有性四倍体各株系农艺性状均保持了母株器官巨型性的多倍体特征;流式细胞仪分析显示,木薯有性四倍体各株系叶片DNA含量均为二倍体亲本(SC5)的两倍,相对应的叶片染色体数目也为二倍体亲本(SC5)的两倍,且视野中四倍体细胞所占比例均在90%以上;各株系蛋白质含量均小于二倍体对照组,且有性多倍体株系电泳谱带基本相似;在淀粉含量测定中,其各株系淀粉含量均小于对照组,且各株系之间含量波动较小。本研究结果表明木薯有性四倍体植株具有较好的遗传稳定性,对木薯多倍体品种的选育具有重要意义。     

木薯(Manihot esculenta)AKT1基因的克隆及生物信息学分析

植物细胞中的K^+通道蛋白AKT1(Arabidopsis K^+transpoter 1)主要负责吸收K^+。本研究基于木薯基因组数据库信息,利用PCR技术从木薯中克隆一个MeAKT1基因,该基因全长2634 bp,编码877个氨基酸,生物信息学分析表明MeAKT1含有10个外显子和9个内含子,编码的氨基酸分子量为99.02 kD,等电点为8.43,属于稳定蛋白。MeAKT1包含有5个跨膜区域,N端含有1个Ion_trans结构域,C端有1个KHA结构域,其二级结构以α-螺旋和无规则卷曲为主,进化树分析发现MeAKT1与蓖麻RcAKT1的亲缘关系最近。通过对MeAKT1蛋白的生物信息学分析有助于下一步深入研究MeAKT1在木薯耐贫瘠过程中的功能。     

木薯AGPase酶活性及其同工酶位点检测

本文以3个亲缘关系较远的高产木薯品种（SC124,SC8和Arg7）为材料,对块根发育过程中的AGPase活性和淀粉含量进行了测定,并利用AGPase同工酶电泳技术（非变性聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳）对AGPase酶活性较高时期同工酶位点进行检测,旨在分析木薯块根AGPase同工酶位点与AGPase酶活性和淀粉积累的关系。结果表明：木薯块根发育过程中AGPase酶活性和淀粉含量呈极显著正相关（R=0．80212）,Arg7的AGPase酶活性和淀粉含量在块根发育都显著高于SC124和SC8。同工酶分析表明,木薯至少有6个同工酶位点（AGPa,AGPb,AGPc,AGPd,AGPe和AGPf）,且品种间具有多态性。其中,3个品种共有的4个同工酶位点分别为AGPa、AGPc、AGPd和AGPf,AGPe位点只在Arg7中出现,初步判断同工酶位点AGPe可能与其较高的酶活性和淀粉含量有关。本研究为系统研究木薯品种间AGPase酶活性与淀粉积累的关系提供了参考。     

Classification of cassava into ‘bitter’ and ‘cool’ in Malawi: From farmers' perception to characterisation by molecular markers

Cassava roots, a major food in Africa, contain cyanogenic glucosides that may cause toxic effects. Malawian women farmers considered fields of seemingly similar cassava plants to be mixes of both ‘cool’ and ‘bitter’ cultivars. They regard roots from ‘cool’ cultivars as non-toxic. Roots of ‘bitter’ were considered to require extensive traditional processing done by women to be safe for consumption. But curiously, these women farmers preferred ‘bitter’ cultivars since toxicity confers protection against theft, which was a serious threat to the food security of their families. We studied how well these farmers comprehend the effects of genetic variations in cassava when dealing with cyanogenesis in this complex system. Using molecular markers we show that most plants farmers identified as belonging to a particular named cultivar had a genotype typical of that cultivar. Farmers' ethno-classification into ‘cool’ and ‘bitter’ cultivars corresponded to a genetic sub-division of the typical genotypes of the most common cultivars, with four-fold higher cyanogenic glucoside levels in the bitter cultivars. Examining morphology, farmers distinguished genotypes better than did the investigators when using a standard botanical key. Undoubtedly, these women farmers grasp sufficiently the genetic diversity of cassava with regard to cyanogenesis to simultaneously benefit from it and avoid its dangers. Consequently, acyanogenic cassava – the breeding of which is an announced good of some cassava genetic improvement programmes – is not a priority to these farmers. Advances in molecular genetics can help improve food supply in Africa by rapid micropropagation, marker assisted breeding and introduction of transgenic varieties, but can also help to elucidate tropical small-scale farmers' needs and skills. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Efficient In Vitro Shoot-regeneration Systems in Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz)

Two different protocols for in vitro regeneration of cassava using zygotic embryos and nodal axillary meristems have been developed. In both cases, buds were regenerated directly from excised explants without an intervening callus phase after a two-step culture procedure. In cotyledonary explants derived from zygotic embryos, prolific shoot formation occurred within 2—3 weeks on MS medium supplemented with 0.5—5 mg/1 BAP alone or in combination with 0.1 mg/1 NAA. Nodal explants with axillary meristems derived from aseptically grown seedlings or stem cuttings were used to initiate a round compact bulb-like structure on MS medium containing 10 mg/1 BAP. These latter structures, when cultured on MS medium supplemented with 0.1 mg/1 NAA, 1 mg/1 BAP and 0.1 mg/1 GA₃, produced multiple shoots. Somatic embryos isolated at the globular/torpedo stage from zygotic embryo explants were also capable of multiple shoot production on medium with 1 mg/1 BAP. Rooting of regenerated shoots exceeded 95 % in phytohormone-free MS medium. No change in their ploidy levels was observed. Therefore, the protocols developed should be of use in the particle gun and Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of cassava.     

Somatic embryogenesis and regeneration of five multipurpose cassava landraces extensively integrated in African cropping system

Successful development and adoption of transgenic cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) varieties in Africa depend on in vitro regeneration of landraces because of their agronomic value and amenability to genetic modification. The study investigated somatic embryogenesis from axillary bud and immature leaf-lobe explant and regeneration via shoot organogenesis in five cassava landraces. Landraces exhibited significant (P < 0.05) differences in frequencies of primary somatic embryo production, number of embryos per explant, and frequency of secondary embryos. The frequency of primary somatic embryogenesis ranged from 7.8 to 14.5%, whereas the number of embryos per explant varied from 5.3 to 10.6. However, only frequency of primary somatic embryos and number of embryos per explant showed significant (P < 0.05) differences when immature leaf lobe was used as explant. The frequency of primary somatic embryogenesis ranged from 42.7 to 49.2%, whereas number of embryos per immature leaf-lobe explant varied from 9.5 to 15.2 per explant. Secondary embryogenesis was cultivar-independent in the case of immature leaf-lobe explant. Cyclic and green (mature) embryogenesis showed no significant (P < 0.05) landrace differences in both axillary bud and immature leaf-lobe explants. Shoot regeneration from cotyledon of somatic embryos had significant (P < 0.05) landrace differences. The mean shoot-bud formation frequency of axillary bud and immature leaf-lobe explants was 51.4% and 37.2%, respectively. Root formation was efficient, with greater than 70% of shoots forming root in all landraces. Similarly, landrace differences were detected for the survival of acclimatized regenerated plants, with a mean of 94.7% for both explants. In conclusion, somatic embryos were produced from immature leaf and axillary bud explants of the landraces and the embryos were converted to plantlets via shoot organogenesis.     

木薯地膜覆盖栽培试验及效益分析

对木薯(Manihot esculenta Crantz)采用地膜覆盖与不覆膜(CK)的对比试验,研究地膜覆盖对木薯生长、产量、淀粉含量的影响及种植效益.结果表明,地膜覆盖木薯可以提早出苗,提高出苗率,促进植株增高增粗,极显著提高产量,而干物率、干片淀粉和鲜薯淀粉含量增加效果不明显;与不覆盖地膜的木薯相比,经济效益增加5 070元/hm2.     

野生木薯生物性状观察及嫁接生产技术研究

[目的]了解野生木薯(Manihot esculenta Crantz)生物学性状并对其嫁接生产技术进行探索。[方法]大田抽样对野生木薯进行生物性状观测;选用不同品种嫁接野生木薯接穗,测定产量、淀粉含量及淀粉产量。[结果]野生木薯的叶面积、叶厚度、株高、冠幅、茎粗分别是对照(SC205)的308%、137%、186%、177%、165%,具有较强生长势。野生木薯嫁接后不同品种的鲜薯产量比对照(SC205)增加14.9%～109.3%,与对照的差异达极显著水平;淀粉产量增加-5.0%～45.1%,但与对照差异不显著;嫁接处理后淀粉含量均出现不同程度降低;嫁接同不嫁接(同一品种)比较,鲜薯产量增加10.3%～102.2%,淀粉产量增加-9.2%～48.5%,而淀粉含量明显降低,降低率为-9.8%～26.5%。GR891、GR5为较佳嫁接组合,产量、淀粉产量、淀粉含量均高于对照。[结论]用野生木薯接穗嫁接栽培种木薯,增产效果明显,具有较大推广价值。     

木薯块根总RNA提取方法的比较和改进

[目的]为更好地利用基因操作手段改良木薯品质和提取高质量的木薯总RNA提供科学依据。[方法]采用4种方法提取木薯块根RNA,筛选一种最简单、有效的方法,并利用RT-PCR技术克隆木薯淀粉分支酶,分析所提取RNA的质量。[结果]结果表明,用改进的CTAB法和plant RNAReagent kit均能提取高质量的RNA,用plant RNAReagent更能节省时间,而且纯度比较高。对plant RNAReagent提取的RNA进行RT-PCR克隆,克隆出了与木薯淀粉合成有关的SBEII基因。[结论]plant RNAReagent kit提取的RNA,其质量可以满足基本的试验要求。     

一种用于观察木薯显微结构的冰冻切片技术

采用直接包埋法冰冻切片、蔗糖保护法冰冻切片和石蜡切片3种方式对木薯的根、茎、叶等组织进行切片,并在显微镜下观察和拍照。结果表明,在合适的蔗糖浓度下,蔗糖保护法用于木薯不同器官的冰冻切片,可以真实的反映细胞的显微结构,且切片组织完整性和图片清晰度效果良好。