Phenotypic and allelic variation for wort protein Z in Australian and Canadian barleys

Protein Z is a major component in beer foam. Two-dimensional electrophoresis was used to analyze wort proteins of two Australian (Buloke and Commander) and two Canadian (CDC Meredith and Bentley) varieties. The Canadian barley contained more abundant proteins from MW 40–45 kDa (pI 5 to 7). These proteins were identified as either protein Z4 or protein Z7 using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. Full-length gene of protein Z4 and Z7 were sequenced from Canadian and Australian barleys. Sequence differences were identified in the coding region and upstream regions of the two genes, resulting in protein sequence and expression variations. Molecular markers were designed according to the indels in the upstream regions of protein Z4 and Z7 genes. These markers were highly correlated to wort protein Z content in Canadian and Australian varieties. The Canadian barleys contained ‘high level’ genotypes for protein Z4 and Z7 while most Australian barleys had ‘low level’ genotypes for protein Z4, Z7 or both. The markers identified in this study provide a valuable tool for the selection of protein Z alleles in marker-assisted breeding. Total protein Z content was assessed using different steeping conditions, and increasing air-rest time increased protein Z content in 15 varieties.     

石灰及其后效对玉米吸收重金属影响的田间实例研究

通过田间试验方法,研究了在铅锌矿废水污染的土壤上施用石灰1 a后,继续施用石灰和石灰后效处理对后续第1、2季低累积玉米（Zea mays）的产量以及重金属Cd、Pb、Zn和Cu含量的影响,并分析了土壤pH、土壤DTPA提取态重金属含量和土壤重金属全量的变化。结果表明,连续施用石灰和石灰后效均显著提高玉米产量,其中连续施用石灰处理效果最佳,第1季籽粒产量是对照（无石灰）的6倍,第2季是对照的3.8倍。与对照相比,连续施用石灰处理显著降低了2季玉米籽粒Cd、Pb、Zn和Cu含量,石灰后效只能降低第2季玉米茎叶Cd、Pb和Cu含量,而籽粒Cd、Pb含量与对照相比略有升高,说明石灰后效能维持一年半左右。对照处理土壤Cd和Zn全量显著低于石灰处理,可能是土壤中Cd和Zn随着雨水的淋洗向下层迁移造成的。施用石灰可防止Cd和Zn对地下水的污染。     

Floral induction (FI) in longan (Dimocarpus longan, Lour.) trees. III: Effect of shading the trees on potassium chlorate induced FI and resulting hormonal changes in leaves and shoots

Previous experiments demonstrated that treatment of longan trees with potassium chlorate (KClO₃) induces “off season floral induction” (FI) even in the absence of the naturally required cool temperature [Manochai, P., Sruamsiri, P., Wiriya-alongkorn, W., Naphrom, D., Hegele, M., Bangerth, F., 2005. Year around off season flower induction in longan (Dimocarpus longan, Lour.) trees by KClO₃ applications: potentials and problems. Sci. Hortic. 104, 379–390]. Potassium chlorate, however, cannot replace the presence of functional mature leaves and sufficient light intensity. Here we examined in more detail the effect of shade (about 10% of natural sunlight) on KClO₃ affected hormone concentrations/transport of leaves and shoot apical buds (SAB) and their interactions with FI.     

围垦对滨海稻田土壤N2O还原潜力的影响

稻田湿地生态系统的N₂O还原消耗潜力对缓解大气温室气体效应具有重要意义,而滨海自然湿地围垦改造成稻田后耕层土壤的N₂O还原速率及其微生物机制却鲜有报道。选取崇明岛光滩湿地为对照（WK0）,比较研究不同围垦年限（19、27、51、86 a）的围垦区稻田耕作层土壤N₂O还原速率演替规律及其微生物数量变异特征。结果表明,土壤总有机碳含量（TOC）随围垦年限增长而显著增加,而土壤pH值、SO₄^2-浓度和EC值则均随围垦年限增长而呈逐渐下降趋势。土壤N₂O还原速率随围垦年限增长而显著增加,其中围垦86 a稻田土壤达到25.5 μg N₂O·g^-1·d^-1,与光滩湿地相比增加了58.4%。定量PCR结果发现,功能基因nosZ Ⅰ和nosZ Ⅱ拷贝数也随着围垦年限增长而显著增加,其中围垦86 a的稻田土壤功能基因分别为1.72×10⁸ copies·g^-1和4.36×10⁸ copies· g^-1,比光滩湿地稻田高出一个数量级。相关性分析发现土壤N₂O还原速率与功能基因nosZ Ⅰ拷贝数呈显著正相关,而功能基因nosZ Ⅱ拷贝数随围垦年限的增加率远高于功能基因nosZ Ⅰ;N₂O还原速率、功能基因nosZ Ⅰ、nosZ Ⅱ拷贝数与3个土壤理化指标（pH、EC、SO₄^2-）均呈负相关。因此,围垦造田促进了滨海湿地土壤N₂O还原过程,而功能基因nosZ Ⅰ数量的大幅增加是N₂O还原速率增加的重要原因。     

酸枣根中鞣质含量测定及提取工艺研究

[目的]优化酸枣根鞣质的提取工艺,建立稳定的酸枣根中鞣质的含量测定方法。[方法]用干酪素法测定总鞣质的含量,并以提取物中鞣质含量为评价指标,以丙酮浓度、提取时间、料液比及提取次数为考察因素,采用正交设计法筛选酸枣根的提取工艺条件。[结果]提取次数为主要影响因素;最佳提取条件为:超声提取的丙酮浓度为70%,料液比为1∶20(W/V,g/ml,下同),提取时间为30 min,提取3次;在此条件下,酸枣根中鞣质的含量为6.82%。[结论]所优选的鞣质提取工艺合理,操作简便可行。     

蝙蝠葛碱和胡椒碱对两株鼻咽癌细胞增殖的影响

目的：观察蝙蝠葛碱和胡椒碱对两株鼻咽癌细胞增殖的影响。方法：用MTT法测定两种药物分别处理CNE－1、CNE－2Z两株细胞的IC5值随作用时间的延长而减少（P＜0．01），两种药物处理CNE－1细胞24、48h的IC50值均明显低于CNE－2Z细胞（P＜0．01），蝙蝠葛碱处理两株细胞72h的IC50值差异显著（P＜0．05）。结论：蝙蝠葛碱和胡椒碱对CNE－1、CNE－2Z细胞株的生长增殖呈时间依赖性抑制，对CNE－1细胞株的增殖抑制作用明显强于CNE－2Z细胞株。     

小果宜昌橙—柑桔属宜昌橙的新变种

本文对柑桔属宜昌橙(Citrus ichangensis Swingle)的一个新变种——小果宜昌橙进行了定名,并介绍了该变种的主要特征。 该变种形态类似宜昌橙,与宜昌橙的主要区别是子房心室少(5-7个),每个心室中胚珠少(3-4个),果实小。而宜昌橙子房心室7—10个,每个心室胚珠4-8个,果实较大。本变种为常绿乔木,树高3-5m,枝梢有刺,叶、花、果上均有油胞。果实长圆形,果皮紧、淡橙黄色,汁胞柔软,味酸苦,具有5—7个囊瓣。种子大、单胚,子叶白色。叶柄具翼,很宽大,大体上与叶片等长。主要分布于云南省的漾濞、巍山、保山、腾冲等县。     

Effects of pheromone loading, dispenser age, and trap height on pheromone trap catches of the oriental fruit moth in apple orchards

The effects of field aging (0–28 days) and pheromone loading rate on the longevity of red rubber septa loaded with the sex pheromone blend of the oriental fruit mothGrapholita molesta (Busck), were evaluated in North Carolina apple orchards in 2002. Separate field tests examined the influence of trap height and pheromone loading rate of rubber septa on trap catches of adultG. molesta males in an abandoned orchard. The loss of the major pheromone component, (Z)-8-dodecenyl acetate (Z8–12:OAc), from red rubber septa over a 4-week period exhibited a relatively constant release rate with 30, 100 and 300 μg pheromone. Trap catch was significantly higher in pheromone traps placed in the upper canopy than in those in the lower canopy. Pheromone traps baited with 100μg lures caught more moths compared with those loaded with 300 μg. There was no apparent relationship between pheromone trap catch and septa age, with trap catch appearing to be primarily a function ofG. molesta population density. http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting May 14, 2006.