A conceptual framework and an empirical test of complementarity and facilitation with respect to phosphorous uptake by plant species mixtures

Plant species have different traits for mobilizing sparingly soluble phosphorus (P) resources, which could potentially lead to overyielding in P uptake by plant species mixtures compared to monocultures due to higher P uptake as a result of resource (P) partitioning and facilitation. However, there is circumstantial evidence at best for overyielding as a result of these mechanisms. Overyielding (the outcome) is easily confused with underlying mechanisms because of unclear definitions. We aimed to define a conceptual framework to separate outcome from underlying mechanisms and test it for facilitation and complementarity with respect to P acquisition by three plant species combinations grown on four soils. Our conceptual framework describes both mechanisms of complementarity and facilitation and outcomes (overyielding of mixtures or no overyielding) depending on the competitive ability of the species to uptake the mobilized P. Millet/chickpea mixtures were grown in pots on two calcareous soils mixed with calcium-bound P (CaP) and phytate P (PhyP). Cabbage/faba bean mixtures were grown on both acid and neutral soils mixed with P-coated iron (hydr)oxide (FeP) and PhyP. Wheat/maize mixtures were grown on all four soils. Rhizosphere carboxylate concentration and acid phosphatase activity (mechanisms) as well as plant P uptake and biomass (outcome) were determined for monocultures rhizosphere and species mixtures. Facilitation of P uptake occurred in millet/chickpea mixtures on one calcareous soil. We found no indications for P acquisition from different P sources, neither in millet/chickpea, nor in cabbage/faba bean mixtures. Cabbage and faba bean on the neutral soil differed in rhizosphere acid phosphatase activity and carboxylate concentration, but showed no overyielding. Wheat and maize, with similar root exudates, showed overyielding (the observed P uptake being 22% higher than the expected P uptake) on one calcareous soil. We concluded that although differences in plant physiological traits (root exudates) provide necessary conditions for complementarity and facilitation with respect to P uptake from different P sources, they do not necessarily result in increased P uptake by species mixtures, because of the relative competitive ability of the mixed species.     

羧酸酯淀粉取代度的检测方法研究

羧酸酯淀粉是一类重要的淀粉衍生物,已广泛应用于多个工业领域。在众多领域中,准确测量酯化淀粉取代度,对于建立淀粉改性程度与聚合物结构功能关系具有重要意义。介绍了近年来淀粉羧酸酯取代度的检测方法,并对各检测方法的特点进行了比较。     

ACC合酶cDNA克隆及其对美洲黑杨体内乙烯产生的反义抑制

利用ＲＴＰＣＲ技术克隆了大豆ＡＣＣ合酶基因ＧＭＣＡＣＣＳＩ编码区１５ｋｂ的ｃＤＮＡ片段,经酶切图谱分析和序列分析鉴定后,反向插入到２元载体ｐＢｉｎ４３８中,构建了表达ＡＣＣ合酶反义ＲＮＡ的植物表达载体,转化农杆菌后用该农杆菌侵染美洲黑杨叶片,在含卡那霉素的ＭＳ培养基上选择转化子和植株再生,通过ＰＣＲ检测从抗卡那植株中选到１５株转基因植株,Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ杂交分析初步确证了外源基因是以单拷贝插入到杨树基因组ＤＮＡ中;对杨树幼苗乙烯释放的测定结果表明转基因杨树幼苗的乙烯释放量为对照的２２％。     

双（三环己基锡）四氯邻苯二甲酸酯的合成、表征和晶体结构的测定

合成了双（三环己基锡）邻苯二甲酸酯Cl4C6（CO2Sn（C6H11）3）2,利用元素分析仪和IR表征了其结构。通过X-射线单晶衍射仪,测定了该配合物的晶体结构。该化合物晶体属单斜晶系,空间群P-1,a=14．5522（13）,b=13．3651（12）,c=34．006（3）（^°A）,β=97．8990（10）°,Z=4,V=6551．2（10）nm^3,R=0．0603,Rw=0．1287,S=1．185。该分子是通过苯环桥联的双核有机锡化合物,分子中的两个锡原子均为畸变的四面体构型。     

ACC氧化酶cDNA克隆及其对美洲黑杨体内乙烯产生的反义抑制

利用ＲＴ－ＰＣＲ技术克隆了番茄ＡＣＣ氧化酶基因ＬＥＥＴＨＹＢＲ编码区０．９ｋｂ的ｃＤＮＡ片段,经酶切图谱分析和序列分析鉴定后,反向插入到植物表达载体ｐＢｉｎ４３８中,构建了表达ＡＣＣ氧化酶反义ＲＮＡ的二元载体。用农杆菌侵染美洲黑杨叶片,在含卡那霉素的ＭＳ培养基上选择转化子和植株再生,通过ＰＣＲ检测筛选到１６株转基因杨树植株,Ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎｂｌｏｔ分析初步确证了外源基因是以单拷贝插入到杨树基因组中;对杨树幼苗乙烯释放量的测定结果表明转基因杨树的乙烯释放量为对照植株的２８％。     

几种新型二烃基锡羧酸酯类化合物的合成与表征

以二氟碳基锡氧化物（n-C6F13CH2CH2）2SnO，二正丁基锡氧化物（n-C4H9）2SnO和不同结构的芳香羧酸ArCOOH为原料，较高产率（68％～95％）地合成了尚未见文献报道的7种二烃基锡羧酸酯类化合物，并对这些化合物进行了表征．这些化合物属于两种构型{[R2Sn（OOCAr）]2O}2（A）和R2Sn（OOCAr）2（B），在这两类化合物（A）和（B）中，中心锡原子具有不同的配位形式和配位数．     

Identification of an ISR‐related metabolite produced by rhizobacterium Klebsiella oxytoca C1036 active against soft‐rot disease pathogen in tobacco

BACKGROUND: Klebsiella oxytoca C1036 (C1036) causes induced systemic resistance (ISR) activity against the soft‐rot pathogen Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum SCC1 (SCC1). However, microbial metabolites from C1036 involved in ISR activity remain unknown. The present study was performed to identify an ISR‐related metabolite produced by C1036. RESULTS: The supernatants of C1036 cultures grown on Luria‐Bertani medium were subjected to solvent extraction, repeated column chromatography and preparative liquid chromatography for isolation of an ISR‐related metabolite. High‐resolution mass spectrometer analysis of the isolated metabolite indicated a C₉H₁₅O₃N compound with a mass of 185.11. Low‐resolution mass spectrometer analysis of the metabolite showed a molecular ion peak at 185 and its fragment ions at 84 and 56. Nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer analyses characterised all protons and carbons of the isolated metabolite. Based on the data, the isolated metabolite was determined to be butyl 2‐pyrrolidone‐5‐carboxylate (BPC). BPC at 12 mM significantly suppressed the disease symptoms in ISR bioassays against SCC1. CONCLUSION: This is the first report identifying BPC as an ISR‐related metabolite produced by C1036. C1036 may play a role in promoting plant growth because it produces ISR‐related metabolites against the plant pathogen SCC1. Copyright © 2009 Society of Chemical Industry     

Manganese Supply and pH Influence Growth,Carboxylate Exudation and Peroxidase Activity of Ryegrass and White Clover

ABSTRACT

The effects of differential manganese (Mn) supply (0 to 355 μ M) and pH (4.8 and 6.0) on dry weight (DW), tissue concentrations of Mn, exudation of carboxylates, and the peroxidase activity were studied in ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and white clover (Trifolium repens L.) grown in nutrient solution. In both plant species, the increase in Mn supply caused a significant reduction in DW due to severe Mn toxicity, especially at pH 4.8. The critical toxicity concentration of Mn in shoots was 421 mg kg^{? 1} for ryegrass and 283 mg kg^{? 1} for white clover. For both plant species, an increase in Mn supply levels stimulated the exudation of carboxylates and the activity of peroxidase, which was related to stress conditions. The highest amount of carboxylates was exuded at pH 4.8. There was no clear effect of carboxylates on the complexation of Mn^{2 +}.     

Subsoil rhizosphere modification by chickpea under a dry topsoil: implications for phosphorus acquisition

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) roots exude carboxylates. While chickpea commonly grows where the topsoil dries out during crop growth, the importance of carboxylate exudation by the roots and mobilization of soil P from below the dry topsoil has not been examined. The study investigates the response of carboxylate exudation and soil P mobilization by this crop to subsoil P fertilizer rate. In constructed soil columns in the glasshouse, the P levels (high, low, and nil P) were varied in the well‐watered subsoil (10–30 cm), while a low level of P in the dry topsoil (0–10 cm) was maintained. At flowering, rhizosphere carboxylates and rhizosphere soil from topsoil and subsoil roots were collected separately and analyzed. The concentration of total carboxylates per unit rhizosphere mass in the subsoil was nearly double that of the topsoil. Plants depleted sparingly soluble inorganic P (P_i), NaOH‐P_i, and HCl‐P_i, along with the labile P_i (water soluble and NaHCO₃‐Pi). The P depletion by plants was greater from the subsoil than the topsoil. The study concluded that depletion of sparingly soluble P from the chickpea rhizosphere in the subsoil was linked with the greater levels of carboxylates in the rhizosphere. These findings indicate that chickpea, with its deep rooting pattern, can increase its access to subsoil P when the topsoil dries out during crop growth by subsoil rhizosphere modification.