Development of colchicine‐induced tetraploid St. Augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) lines     

Esdras M. Carbajal  M. Carolina Zuleta  Luellen Swayzer  Brian M. Schwartz  Maria Carolina Chavarro  A. Carolina Ballen‐Taborda  Susana R. Milla‐Lewis 《Plant Breeding》2019,138(6):958-966

St. Augustinegrass is well suited for lawns and commercial landscapes. While many genotypes are cross‐fertile, all cultivars are propagated vegetatively in sod production. To ensure varietal purity, development of sterile triploid hybrids by crossing tetraploid and diploid genotypes has been successfully used in other warm‐season turfgrasses. Applying this model in St. Augustinegrass would be beneficial to sod producers and turf managers who require purity for certification and uniformity for performance, respectively. This study was conducted to develop colchicine‐induced tetraploid lines of St. Augustinegrass. Seeds of cultivar ‘Raleigh’ were treated with four colchicine concentrations at four exposure times. A non‐treated control was included among the treatments. Seedlings that germinated were screened for genome size changes using flow cytometry. Line DSA 13005 and two progeny lines derived through selfing, DSA 16001 and DSA 16016, were corroborated as tetraploids (2n = 4x = 36) through chromosome counts. These lines will be used in future breeding efforts to attempt development of sterile triploid cultivars of St. Augustinegrass.  相似文献   

An acute case of Pimelea elongata toxicity in cattle in western New South Wales     

C Cavanagh  S Parry  C Fraser  BC Dominiak 《Australian veterinary journal》2023,101(1-2):35-40

In May 2019, 96 cattle died from Pimelea toxicity in a period of 19 days after potential exposure, with the first deaths occurring within 5 days. After examining the circumstances, we suspect that several factors contributed to the deaths. These included that recently purchased stock and transported had access to flooded land containing Pimelea elongata. This weed species contains simplexin and 18 other compounds. Roots, flowers and seeds are significantly more toxic than the stem, branches and leaves. We suspect that thirsty and hungry stock consumed seed and roots from flooded pastures and consumed lethal doses of simplexin. Blood tests were not good indicators of the conditions. Management strategies are suggested.  相似文献   

Induction of hypericins and hyperforin in Hypericum perforatum L. in response to biotic and chemical elicitors     

Tara Sirvent  Donna Gibson   《Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology》2002,60(6):311

Hypericum perforatum L. produces hyperforins, a family of antimicrobial acylphloroglucinols; and hypericins, a family of phototoxic anthraquinones exhibiting anti-microbial, anti-viral, and anti-herbivore properties in vitro. To determine whether these secondary metabolites are part of the specific plant defense systems that are mediated by methyl jasmonate or salicylic acid, we used meristem cultures to assess the effects of exposure to exogenous application of these chemical elicitors. Levels of hypericins in plant tissue increased in response to both elicitor treatments; total hypericin levels increased as much as 3.3 times control levels when treated with 200 μ methyl jasmonate for 14 days. Increased hyperforin concentrations were detected when plantlets were treated with 1 m salicylic acid or 50 μ methyl jasmonate. For assessing responses to a biotic elicitor, greenhouse-grown plant materials were inoculated with the plant pathogen, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides. Levels of hypericins increased twice as much as the control when inoculated with 1 × 10⁴ spores per ml; higher doses of spores overwhelmed the plant defenses. The elevation of hypericins and hyperforin in response to chemical and biotic elicitors suggests that these secondary metabolites are components in the inducible plant defense responses of H. perforatum.  相似文献   

An analysis of structure of tree seedling populations on a Lahar   总被引：2，自引：0，他引：2  

Larsen  David R.  Bliss  Lawrence C. 《Landscape Ecology》1998,13(5):307-323

The structure of a tree seedling population is dependent on the interaction of several processes including seed dispersal, germination, survival, and competition on a physical landscape. Structural components (composition, size distributions, spatial distributions, age distributions, density, and history) of a tree seedling population on the Muddy River Lahar on the east side of Mount St. Helens were examined over a range of extents (1/10 m to 1000 m). Many of these component have rarely been examined at the larger extents listed here. Composition reflected distances to seed source and seed morphology. Seedling sizes are inversely proportional to depth to a buried soil if one existed. Spatial patterns indicated that seedling are clustered for tree seedlings less than 200 m apart, random for tree seedling from 200 m to 400 m and uniform for seedling greater than 400 m apart. This was confirmed by two measures of multidimensional spatial point pattern. Age distributions did not reflect the size distributions; old seedlings could be almost any size, young seedlings were constrained to be small in size. Densities appear to be typical for forests in the area. History of disturbance events (the lahar establishment, and successive ash, pumice, and erosion) has strongly influenced this tree seedling community.  相似文献   

高海拔山地引种栽培中华圣桃技术     

唐国理  王邦群  何洁  谭红菊 《湖南林业科技》2014,41(6):102-105

通过对湖南省桑植县引种栽培的中华圣桃,进行环境适应能力和产量及品质的调查,总结出中华圣桃的引种栽培技术。中华圣桃在高海拔山地生长发育情况正常,产量稳定,经济价值高,完全适宜推广栽培。  相似文献   

褐飞虱近似种伪褐飞虱和拟褐飞虱的寄主植物     

崔亚丽  何佳春  罗举  赖凤香  傅强 《中国水稻科学》2013,27(1):105-110

 通过室内笼罩饲养法观察了褐飞虱\[Nilaparvata lugens (Stl)\]的两种同属近似种伪褐飞虱(N. muiri China)和拟褐飞虱\[N. bakeri (Muir)\]在水稻、游草\[Leersia hexandra (李氏禾)\]、秕谷草(L. sayanuka)等禾本科常见作物或杂草上的成虫繁殖力、卵和若虫发育情况。结果表明,伪褐飞虱、拟褐飞虱的适宜寄主不同于褐飞虱,前两者为游草和秕谷草,褐飞虱则为水稻。水稻上的伪褐飞虱和拟褐飞虱均能完成世代发育,但种群趋势指数分别仅0.2和0.02,不能持续繁衍。3种褐飞虱的繁衍能力有明显差别,褐飞虱明显高于伪褐飞虱和拟褐飞虱,三者的最高种群趋势指数分别为水稻上褐飞虱的333.82、秕谷草上伪褐飞虱的82.06和游草上拟褐飞虱的39.28。  相似文献   

The status of habitat of great white and pink-backed pelicans in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa: a review     

《African Zoology》2013,48(1):90-98

Habitat change, mainly through the actions of humans, poses a threat to great white (Pelecanus onocrotalus) and pink-backed (P. rufescens) pelicans in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal, the southernmost distributions of these species on Africa’s eastern seaboard. This study assessed the relative importance and state of the potential pelican habitat in the northeastern KwaZulu-Natal region, focusing particularly on Lake St Lucia and the Phongolo River floodplain. Great white pelicans breed on islands in Lake St Lucia. Should these islands be lost through falling water levels or their becoming joined to mainland by deposits of silt, or by flooding, no suitable habitat for their breeding will remain in the region. By contrast, the pink-backed pelican nests in trees, and there appears to be plentiful alternative habitat. Lake St Lucia and, to a lesser extent, the Phongolo River floodplain, are important foraging areas for both pelican species. The hydrology of both these systems has been affected by human activities.  相似文献   

Effects of spatial extent on landscape structure and sediment metal concentration relationships in small estuarine systems of the United States’ Mid-Atlantic Coast     

Jeffrey W. Hollister  Peter V. August  John F. Paul 《Landscape Ecology》2008,23(1):91-105

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Environmental influences on Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) catch per unit effort in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence     

Angelia S. M. Vanderlaan  Alex R. Hanke  Joël Chassé  John D. Neilson 《Fisheries Oceanography》2014,23(1):83-100

The Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) population in the western Atlantic supports substantial commercial and recreational fisheries. Despite quota establishment and management under the auspices of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, only small increases in population growth have been estimated. In contrast to other western bluefin tuna fisheries indices, contemporary estimates of catch per unit effort (CPUE) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence have increased rapidly and are at record highs. This area is characterized by the Cold Intermediate Layer (CIL) that is defined by waters <3°C and located at depths of 30–40 m in September. We investigated the influence of several in situ environmental variables on the bluefin tuna fishery CPUE using delta‐lognormal modelling and relatively extensive and consistent oceanographic survey data, as well as dockside monitoring and mandatory logbook data associated with the fishery. Although there is considerable spatial and temporal variation of water mass characteristics, the amount of available habitat in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence (assuming a > 3°C thermal ambit) for bluefin tuna has been increasing. The percentage of the water column occupied by the CIL was a significant environmental variable in the standardization of CPUE estimates. There was also a negative relationship between the spatial extents of the CIL and the fishery. Properties of the CIL account for variation in the bluefin tuna CPUE and may be a factor in determining the amount of available feeding habitat for bluefin tuna in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence.  相似文献   

吡蚜酮防治褐飞虱的使用技术及对天敌的安全性研究   总被引：5，自引：0，他引：5  

徐德进  顾中言  徐广春  许小龙  范鹏 《中国生态农业学报》2010,18(5):1054-1059

通过室内生物测定、盆栽和田间试验,研究了新型杀虫剂吡蚜酮对水稻褐飞虱的作用方式、不同龄期毒力、田间使用技术及防治效果,并初步探讨了吡蚜酮对天敌黑肩绿盲蝽和蜘蛛(机敏漏斗蛛)的毒力及其田间数量的影响。结果表明:吡蚜酮对褐飞虱不仅具有触杀作用,还具有较强的内吸作用。吡蚜酮对褐飞虱1龄、3龄若虫的168hLC50值分别为14.99mg·L-1、13.08mg·L-1,显著低于5龄若虫和成虫。盆栽试验发现当盆钵中保持水层时,吡蚜酮的防治效果更高。在褐飞虱低龄期、田间保持水层条件下,应用25%吡蚜酮WP制剂300g·hm-2、450g·hm-2和600g·hm-2,药后15d的防治效果可达95%以上。进一步的研究发现,吡蚜酮对黑肩绿盲蝽成虫的安全性级别为较不安全(Ⅲ级),田间使用吡蚜酮后黑肩绿盲蝽数量减少;吡蚜酮对蜘蛛安全性级别为安全(Ⅰ级),田间使用吡蚜酮后蜘蛛数量无明显变化。研究结果为吡蚜酮的合理使用提供了科学依据。  相似文献