Variability of the Flower Structure in European Starflower (Trientalis europaeaL.) in Natural Populations

Flower variability was studied in natural populations of European starflower (Trientalis europaeaL.). The results showed that the flower structure in this species is determined by two parameters: the multiplicity of primordia of flower components and the uniformity of flower meristem development. The frequencies of nonuniformly developing flowers differs depending on the habitat. It appears that both parameters are largely determined by random fluctuations.     

蓖麻对重金属锌的耐性与吸收积累研究

采用60d温室盆栽试验研究蓖麻对土壤中重金属Zn污染的耐性和积累效应。通过不同Zn浓度下蓖麻植株生长状况和叶绿素变化及蓖麻根、茎、叶各部分对Zn的积累量的研究,发现蓖麻对土壤Zn污染有较高的耐性,分别在叶、茎、根中对Zn有不同程度的积累,随着土壤Zn浓度的增加积累量也增大。说明蓖麻适合较高程度Zn污染土壤的修复。     

流化床生物反应器培养青蒿毛状根生产青蒿素

利用自制的流化床生物反应器进行青蒿毛状根多层培养生产青蒿素．对毛状根在生物反应器生长过程的形态特征进行观察,并在合适的工艺条件下,经２０ｄ分批培养获得生物量干重２１．３ｇ／Ｌ,青蒿素产量３４９．８ｍｇ／Ｌ,并对培养过程中底物消耗的动力学进行了研究．     

铬、镉、铅胁迫对青菜叶片几种生理生化指标的影响

研究了溶液培养条件下铬、镉、铅胁迫对青菜叶片细胞膜透性、叶绿素含量和游离脯氨酸含量等的影响,结果表明：随着Ｃｒ＾６＋,Ｃｄ＾２＋,Ｐｂ＾２＋处理时间的延长和处理浓度的增加,青菜叶片细胞膜透性显著增大,叶绿素ａ／ｂ值逐渐降低,游离脯氨酸含量明显增加,其中游离脯氨酸含量增加的时间比细胞膜透性增大明显超前,而叶绿素ａ／ｂ植降低的时间在这３种重金属中未见明显的规律性。     

5种水生植物对模拟菜地径流中总氮和硝氮净化效果

近年来,太湖地区蔬菜大棚种植面积日益增加,高施肥量造成菜地土壤硝氮( NO 3 - -N)积累严重,夏季揭棚期菜地在降雨初期会产生高浓度 NO 3 - -N(富硝)的地表径流。为净化菜地富硝地表径流,选取苦草、伊乐藻、黄花水龙、狐尾藻和铜钱草5种常见水生植物,开展了模拟富硝地表径流的箱内净化试验。结果表明:在模拟径流总氮(TN)浓度为6.32~6.80 mg/L、 NO 3 - -N浓度为4.76~5.09 mg/L时,5种水生植物在试验初期(第1周)均表现出较好的氮去除效果,TN和 NO 3 - -N去除率分别超过80%和90%,试验后期(第3、4周)苦草、伊乐藻和铜钱草对TN、 NO 3 - -N的去除率明显下降,而黄花水龙和狐尾藻仍保持较高的 NO 3 - -N去除率(90%以上);在模拟径流TN浓度为15.62~18.00 mg/L, NO 3 - -N浓度为13.19~13.96 mg/L时,5种水生植物的生长均受到不同程度的胁迫,但黄花水龙和狐尾藻对氮去除能力显著高于其他植物;黄花水龙和狐尾藻具有较大的生物量,使其具有良好的氮去除能力,2种植物通过反硝化等途径去除的氮在不同处理间无显著差异,黄花水龙和狐尾藻较适宜净化富硝地表径流。     

Biologically active antimicrobial and antioxidant substances in the Helianthus annuus L. bee pollen

The objective of this study was to measure the content of flavonoids, polyphenols, and carotenoids in the Helianthus annuus L. bee pollen. It was also to evaluate the ability of the dried, frozen, and freeze-dried extracts of sunflower (H. annuus) pollen, its scavenged free radicals and reducing action. Another aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial in vitro action of the H. annuus pollen extracts against the Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and fungi. All pollen extracts showed medium antiradical activity and reductive ability. The most effective was the freeze-dried extract in both evaluation systems. The evaluation of the protective effects of DNA using a biosensor showed an opposite trending—frozen ? dried ? freeze-dried pollen. For the evaluation of antiradical activity, the DPPH method was used, and reductive ability was assessed by means of phosphomolybdic complex formation. The comparison of the polyphenols content shows higher values in freeze-dried bee pollen than in the dried and frozen pollen. The highest content of flavonoids was found in the frozen samples and the most carotenoids were present in the dried samples. In our study, the best antibacterial effects of the dried sunflower bee pollen extracts were found against Paenibacillus larvae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterococcus raffinosus. The best inhibitory properties of the frozen sunflower bee pollen extracts were found against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Paenibacillus larvae. Very good inhibitory effects of freeze-dried sunflower bee pollen were found against Paenibacillus larvae, Brochotrix thermosphacta, and Enterococcus raffinosus. The best antifungal activity of the sunflower bee pollen was found in the frozen bee pollen extracts against Aspergillus ochraceus and freeze-dried bee pollen extracts against Aspergillus niger.     

Studies in the Biodegradation of 5 PAHs (Phenanthrene,Pyrene, Fluoranthene,Chrysene und Benzo(a)pyrene) in the Presence of Rooted Poplar Cuttings

Cuttings of Populus nigra L. cv. Loenen were cultivated in sand treated with one of the following PAHs: phenanthrene (Phen), fluoranthene (Flt), pyrene (Pyr), chrysene (Chr) and benzo[a]pyrene (BaP). The PAHs were applied at varying levels of concentration to each test series. After 6 weeks the concentration and the distribution of the PAHs in the substrate of the various sets of tests were compared with the concentration in the substrate of the control. Additionally the substrate and the plant roots were tested for evidence of degradation products of PAHs. The results revealed that the levels of concentration of Phen and Pyr detected in the substrate surrounding the roots was in some cases significantly lower than in the corresponding section of substrate in the unplanted set (= control). This phenomenon did not occur for Flt and BaP and in the case of Chr only in those substrates, which had been treated with the highest levels of concentration. As the presence of lesser amounts of Phen and Pyr in the plant pots cannot only be attributed to their accumulation and metabolism in the roots, it is fair to assume that the chemical transformation of these three PAHs took place outside the roots. The set of tests treated with Phen revealed the presence of 2- or 3-hydroxy-Phen (main components), a hydroxy-methoxy-Phen, 9,10-Phenanthrenequinone and one unidentified compound in metabolite form. Altogether eleven metabolites of Pyr were identified in the root extracts, which can be divided into three groups: 1-Hydroxy-Pyr and derivatives, dihydroxy-Pyr and derivatives and ring fission products (4-Hydroxy-Pyr and a derivative of the 4-Phen-carbonic acid). However, the metabolite mass detected for Phen and Pyr represents only an insignificant percentage in comparison with the lesser amounts of PAHs observed in the planted set of tests. This indicates that the three PAHs were reduced to lower molecular compounds, which are methodically impossible to record, and subsequently translocated to other parts of the plant and integrated into the biomass. Although no lesser amount for Flt and BaP was found in the plant pots, 1-Hydroxy-Flt, an unidentified compound of Flt and 1-Methoxy-BaP were detected. These are presumably end products which were enhanced in the roots. It was not possible to identify any transformation products of Chr. It can be assumed that the majority of metabolites were not synthesised in the roots but are a result of microbial degradation in the rhizosphere. The test plants improved the conditions for the biotransformation of Phen and Pyr significantly and accumulated Flt, Pyr, Chr and BaP in their roots. It can therefore be concluded that the use of plants in the bioremediation of contaminated soils is a promising option.     

超积累植物垂序商陆(Phytolacca americana L.)吸收锰机制的初步探讨

垂序商陆是中国境内发现的锰超积累植物,了解其对锰的吸收特性及机制可为植物修复提供基础信息.通过人工培养液温室培养方法,探讨了低锰浓度处理下垂序商陆吸收累积锰的特性;采用同步辐射荧光技术(SRXRF)分析了锰在垂序商陆根横截面的分布特征;应用能量代谢抑制剂2,4-二硝基苯酚(DNP)和矾酸钠(Na3VO4)、钙离子通道抑制剂氯化镧(LaCl3)研究了垂序商陆对锰吸收,并探讨了其吸收机制.结果表明,低锰浓度处理下,锰超积累植物垂序商陆仍然具有较高的吸收和累积锰的能力,5μmol·L-1低锰浓度处理下垂序商陆根、茎、叶锰含量(以干重计)仍可高达402、208、601 mg·kg-1.锰在垂序商陆根横截面中柱含量最高,其次为表皮,皮层锰含量最少,锰从皮层进入到中柱是一个从低浓度到高浓度的过程,表明垂序商陆对锰的吸收可能存在主动运输过程.DNP和Na3VO4对垂序商陆锰吸收有一定的抑制作用,表明锰进入细胞是需要消耗能量的,进一步说明垂序商陆对锰的吸收存在主动吸收的过程.钙离子通道抑制剂LaCl3抑制垂序商陆根对锰的吸收高达30%,表明垂序商陆对锰的吸收与钙离子通道密切相关.     

镉超积累植物龙葵叶片中镉的积累与有机酸含量的关系

采用盆栽试验方法,研究镉超积累植物龙葵(Solanum nigrum L.)不同生育期叶片中有机酸的含量与组成,及其与镉生物积累的关系.结果表明,当土壤中镉浓度为25μg.g-1时,苗期和成熟期龙葵叶片镉积累量均达到100μg.g-1以上,且地上部镉含量大于根部镉含量.苗期与成熟期有机酸的含量变化差异显著,苗期龙葵叶片4种有机酸的含量大小为乙酸>酒石酸>苹果酸>柠檬酸;成熟期有机酸含量顺序为苹果酸>酒石酸、乙酸>柠檬酸.苗期龙葵叶片中酒石酸含量与镉含量呈极显著相关,成熟期则发现乙酸和柠檬酸含量与叶片中镉含量呈显著相关,说明龙葵叶片中酒石酸、柠檬酸和乙酸分别可以指示不同生育期龙葵叶片中镉的积累.     

A new approach of drawing airport noise contours on computer based on Surfer

Noise contours are used to describe the extent of airport noise pollution and to plan land use around airports. The LWECP, (weighted equivalent continuous perceive noise level) recommended by ICAO( International Civil Aviation Organization) is adopted as airport noise rating parameter in this paper. With the help of various mathematical models in the software Surfer, noise contours can be drawn automatically by the completed program in Visual C Code. Corrections for thrust, velocity, atmospheric temperature, humidity and lateral ground attenuation are also considered in the new method, which can improve the efficiency of drawing contours. An example of its use for drawing noise contours of an airport in Zhejiang Province of China is proposed and the predictions and the measurements show agreements well.