Natural Products: Seasonal Variation in Trichome Counts and Contents in Lycopersicum hirsutum f. glabratum

Abstract

Wild tomato leaves possess a pest-resistance mechanism in their glandular trichomes and the exudates they produce. Type IV and VI glandular trichomes on the leaves of five wild tomato accessions of Lycopersicum hirsutum f. glabratum (PI 126449, PI 134417, PI 134418, PI 251304, and LA 407) grown under greenhouse conditions were counted. Major chemical compounds from glandular leaf trichomes of the accessions tested were extracted, purified, and quantified at different periods during the growing seasons by gas chromatography (GC) and mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The toxicity of two methylketones (2-undecanone and 2-tridecanone), the major constituents of the accessions tested, to adults of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) and fourth instar larvae of the Colorado potato beetle (CPB), Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say), was determined using no-choice bioassays. 2-undecanone caused 80% mortality of the fourth instar larvae of the CPB at the highest concentration tested (100 mg 2-undecanone mL^{? 1} of acetone) while 2-tridecanone caused 72% mortality of whiteflies at 20 mg 2-tridecanone mL^{? 1} of 65% ethanol. The concentration of 2-undecanone and 2-tridecanone on the leaves of each of the five accessions of L. hirsutum f. glabratum and the mass spectra of 2-undecanone and 2-tridecanone are presented. Overall, the concentration of 2-undecanone on the leaves was significantly higher than 2-tridecanone. Concentration of the two methylketones varied among accessions and sampling season. Plants produced the highest concentration of 2-undecanone during the month of August. On average, each plant of accession PI 251304 provided 354 g fresh leaves (averaging about 52,353 cm² exposed leaf surface area) and produced 32.5 and 8.7 mg of 2-undecanone and 2-tridecanone, respectively. L. hirsutum f. glabratum accessions may become a valuable source of natural products, which could minimize reliance on synthetic pesticides.     

番茄光合荧光特性及其镉吸收对土壤镉污染的响应

为探究番茄（Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.）对镉污染的修复潜力,采用土壤盆栽试验方法,研究了在土壤镉施加含量为2,4,8,16,24,48mg/kg条件下,番茄生长、光合荧光特性及其镉吸收响应特点.结果表明,在土壤中施加镉含量大于8mg/kg时,番茄叶片叶绿素含量、光合性能和荧光参数,以及生物量显著低于没有施加镉的对照（P<0.05）,表现出较强的Cd敏感性.同时,在所有镉处理中,番茄叶片对镉的富集系数（2.48~6.60）和转移系数（1.21~3.90）均大于1,表现出较强的富集能力,但经计算其土壤Cd去除率较低.因此,供试番茄品种是Cd的敏感作物,对土壤镉污染修复的潜力较小.     

南洋楹根瘤菌株分离和应用的研究初报

南洋楹根瘤菌株分离和应用的研究初报潘超美，杨风，李幼菊（广东省土壤研究所，广州５１０６５０）ＰｒｅｌｉｍｉｎａｒｙＳｔｕｄｙｏｎＩｓｏｌａｔｉｏｎａｎｄＡｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｏｆＮｏｄｕｌｅＢａｃｔｅｒｉａＳｔｒａｉｎｓｏｆＡｌｂｉｚｉａＦａｌｃａｔ...     

镉处理对大豆幼苗生长及激素含量的影响

采用室内培养试验,通过测定植株生理生化指标,研究了不同浓度Cd²⁺处理对大豆幼苗生长及激素含量的影响.结果表明:①不同浓度Cd²⁺处理对大豆幼苗地下部生长素(IAA)和赤霉素(GA₃)的合成有抑制效应,对地上部生长素(IAA)和赤霉素(GA₃)的合成具有低浓度下的刺激效应和高浓度下的抑制效应;对地下部、地上部玉米素(Z)和脱落酸(ABA)的合成均有刺激效应.②Cd²⁺处理84h对大豆幼苗根系活力、叶绿素a和叶绿素b的合成有刺激效应,对类胡萝卜素的合成无影响.③Cd²⁺处理对过氧化物酶(POD)活性和丙二醛(MDA)含量具有低浓度下的抑制效应和高浓度下的激活效应,且随着Cd²⁺浓度的增加激活效应逐渐加强.④短时间、低浓度Cd²⁺胁迫可刺激大豆幼苗的生理活性,以Cd²⁺处理浓度为0.50 mg/L时,大豆幼苗根系活力最大,IAA和GA₃含量最高,POD活性最低,植物生理活性最强.     

苗期玉米根叶对干旱胁迫的生理响应

采用人工控制水分的方法,研究了干旱胁迫下苗期玉米(ZeamaysL.)根系和叶片的生理指标,用以明确苗期玉米根系和叶片对干旱的生理响应。研究结果表明,苗期中度干旱胁迫处理条件下,玉米根系和叶片均表现出对干旱胁迫的生理响应,并各具特点。与对照相比,干旱胁迫使玉米根系和地上部的生物量降低,叶片中的叶绿素含量显著降低、叶片光合面积减小,根冠比增大。干旱胁迫使玉米根系比表面积增大,根系氧化活力和还原活力增强。干旱胁迫导致玉米叶片的光合功能降低,初始荧光升高,初始光系统Ⅱ(PSⅡ)的原初光能转换效率、PSⅡ潜在活性、潜在光合作用活力均受到抑制。干旱胁迫下玉米叶片和根系脂质过氧化作用增强,根系和叶片中的游离脯氨酸含量升高。     

番茄某些繁殖特性对增强UV-B辐射的响应

研究了增强UV-B辐射对大田生长的两种番茄(早熟型“同辉”和晚熟型“霞光”)某些繁殖特性(最大开花数、花粉萌发和花粉管伸长、果实产量、果实品质以及子代种子的数量和质量)的影响.结果表明,与对照相比,“同辉”开花数在高辐射下增加,“霞光”开花数在低辐射下减少;“同辉”果实产量在两种辐射下都明显增加,而“霞光”果实产量只在低辐射下增加;辐射抑制了“同辉”的花粉萌发和花粉管伸长,而只是降低了“霞光”的花粉萌发率;强辐射造成两种番茄果实番茄红素下降。经过一季的增强UV-B辐射处理,“同辉”种子数量增加,低辐射下种子明显变小;“霞光”种子数量减少,且明显变小.就开花数、果实产量和种子质量而言,早熟的“同辉”品种更具抗性,而晚熟的“霞光”更敏感.图3表1参29     

施用缓/控释氮肥对玉米苗期土壤生物学活性的影响

采用盆栽试验并模拟田间生态环境,研究了施用不同种类缓/控释氮肥对玉米苗期土壤脲酶活性、硝酸还原酶活性、微生物生物量碳和氮含量的影响。结果表明,在玉米苗期,施用脲酶抑制剂nBPT涂层尿素及醋酸酯淀粉包膜脲酶抑制剂nBPT涂层尿素对土壤脲酶活性有显著抑制作用,脲酶活性分别为49.25和48.13μg.g-1.d-1(以NH3-N计);施用不同种类缓/控释氮肥时土壤硝酸还原酶活性普遍增强,其活性在0.76~1.03μg.g-1.d-1(以N计)之间,但相互间无显著差异,脲酶抑制剂nBPT对土壤硝酸还原酶活性无显著作用;施用不同种类缓/控释氮肥时土壤微生物生物量碳、氮含量变化趋势一致,施用脲酶抑制剂nBPT涂层尿素时微生物量最多,微生物量碳、氮含量分别为248.19和56.53 mg.kg-1,施用丙烯酸树脂包膜脲酶抑制剂nBPT涂层尿素时微生物量最少,微生物碳、氮含量分别为104.80和23.94 mg.kg-1。施用不同种类缓/控释氮肥时土壤生物学活性的变化特点表明,丙烯酸树脂包膜与脲酶抑制剂nBPT涂层相结合的缓/控释肥料控释效果最好。     

蔬菜对硒的吸收及适宜补硒食用量

以小白菜、番茄和萝卜为研究对象，通过施用外源硒，研究了不同蔬菜对硒的吸收特性。结果表明，施硒均明显提高了蔬菜可食部分的含硒量，且含硒量随施硒量的增加而增加；随生长时间的增加，小白菜的含硒量逐渐增加，而萝卜的含硒量逐渐降低。随着采收时间延后，番茄的含硒量逐渐降低；为保证合理补硒，确定了本试验所生产富硒蔬菜的适宜食用量。     

Promoting late-fall establishment of tall fescue with artificial soil covers to minimise soil erosion

Frequently, turfgrass seedings have been sown in the late fall, which usually results in a poor vegetative stand and the possibility of soil erosion the following spring. This study evaluates the effects of a spun-bonded polyester soil cover placed over a late-fall seeding on subsequent seedling growth and overwintering. Clemfine, Mustang, Rebel, and Rebel II cultivars of tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) were sown on a silt loam soil in late fall (on 17 October in 1989 and 19 October in 1990) and allowed to grow with and without a soil cover until June. In the spring the temperature under the soil cover was greater than 2°C warmer than the uncovered soil from mid-April through May. Over the winter, leaf and root weights showed no detrimental effects from being under the cover. Individual cultivars grown under the cover produced 2 to 11 times greater leaf yields and 38 to 270% better stand establishment than those sown on the exposed soil. However, plant winter injury was observed under the soil cover in small soil depressions which accumulated water originating from thawing. All cultivars had similar amounts of growth under the cover. However, leaf yields for Rebel were 30-55% less than the other cultivars when grown under the cover and this was probably related to a low seed germination rate. The covers also promoted weed growth, which comprised from 34–65% of total leaf weights and was found to be negatively correlated (r = –0.66) to the yields of the sown grass. The soil cover was found to be beneficial to improving the success of seedling establishment of late seedings of tall fescue in cold areas.     

外源NO对NaCl胁迫下黄瓜幼苗生长和根系膜脂过氧化作用的影响

采用营养液水培,研究外源NO对NaCl胁迫下黄瓜幼苗生长、根系膜脂过氧化作用的影响.结果表明,100 μmol·L-1NO供体硝普钠(SNP)能显著缓解50 mmol·L-1NaCl胁迫对黄瓜植株造成的伤害,提高幼苗生长量,增强幼苗根系抗氧化酶活性,提高根系脯氨酸(Pro)含量,缓解根系膜脂过氧化作用,从而提高植株耐盐性.