5-Aminolevulinic acid(ALA)is a natural plant growth regulator that promotes plant freezing tolerance.The WRKY family consists of plantspecific transcription factors(TFs)associated with abiotic stress responses.Up to n...5-Aminolevulinic acid(ALA)is a natural plant growth regulator that promotes plant freezing tolerance.The WRKY family consists of plantspecific transcription factors(TFs)associated with abiotic stress responses.Up to now,whether WRKYs are involved in ALA-induced plant freezing tolerance and the underlying mechanism is not clear.In this study,we found that pretreatment with 50 mg·L^(-1) ALA one week earlier significantly increased the freezing tolerance of nectarine(Prunus persica var.nectarina)pistils with higher antioxidant enzyme activity and osmotic solutes when the floral twigs were stressed by-3℃ for 6 h.ALA also enhanced the expression of PpWRKY18,PpCBF1,PpCOR1,and several genes encoding antioxidant enzymes(such as superoxide dismutase,peroxidase,and catalase)and pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase(P5CS).When PpWRKY18 was overexpressed in tobacco,the transgenic plants exhibited greater freezing tolerance,which was further promoted by exogenous ALA.Y2H,Pull-down,BiFC,and LCI analyses revealed that PpWRKY18 interacts with PpCBF1,promoting the latter transcriptional activity.Additionally,Y1H experiments showed that PpWRKY18 directly binds to the promoter of PpPOD41 while PpCBF1 binds to the promoters of PpP5CS1 and PpCOR1,activating the target gene expressions.Furthermore,we established a yeast library using the promoter of PpWRKY18 as the bait to screen the upstream regulatory factors.By library screening,Y1H,DLR,and EMSA,we found that PpC3H37,a zinc finger protein,was responsive to chilling and ALA treatment,and as a transcription factor,it activated PpWRKY18 expression by directly binding to the promoter.Taken together,we reveal a regulatory network where ALA induces upregulation of PpC3H37 expression,which positively regulates PpWRKY18 expression.Subsequently,the regulatory pathway diverges into two branches.The first is CBF-dependent,where PpCBF1 interacts with PpWRKY18,binding the promoters of PpP5CS1 and PpCOR1.The second is CBF-independent,where PpWRKY18 directly binds the promoter of PpPOD41 to upregulate the gene expression and increase the antioxidant enzyme activity and freezing tolerance.These findings provide a novel insight of the mechanism of ALA in regulating the cold hardiness of nectarine pistil.展开更多
Objective] This study aimed to investigate the relationship between pistil-late flower developmental morphology and stigma receptivity in Euphorbia pulcherri-ma. [Method] One-year-old adult plants of E. pulcherrima cu...Objective] This study aimed to investigate the relationship between pistil-late flower developmental morphology and stigma receptivity in Euphorbia pulcherri-ma. [Method] One-year-old adult plants of E. pulcherrima cultivar ‘Mil enium’ were used as experimental materials to analyze pistil ate flower development process by macroscopic and scanning electron microscope （SEM） observation. Stigma receptivity was detected with benzidine-hydrogen peroxide method and in vivo pol en germina-tion method. [Result] The pistil ate flower development process of E. pulcherrima was consisted of columnar stigma phase, stigma lobe slightly opening phase, Y-shape stigma lobe phase, inverse V-shaped stigma lobe phase and stigma curling phase. Pistil ate flower development and stigma receptivity of E. pulcherrima exhibit-ed certain correlation. The stigma receptive period lasted from stigma lobe slightly opening phase to inverse V-shaped stigma lobe phase; inverse V-shaped stigma lobe phase was appropriate for pol ination, lasting for 3-5 d, with V-shaped stigma lobe and a large amount of exudates on stigma surface according to SEM obser-vation. Stigma receptivity of E. pulcherrima detected with benzidine-hydrogen perox-ide method was consistent with that detected in vivo pol en germination method. [Conclusion] ln breeding practice, the optimal pol ination period of E. pulcherrima can be determined based on the developmental morphology of pistil ate flower.展开更多
Two rice genotypes with different drought tolerance, namely Jin 23B （drought tolerant） and Zhenshan 97B （drought sensitive）, were used to study the antioxidant enzyme activities, soluble sugar and starch contents ...Two rice genotypes with different drought tolerance, namely Jin 23B （drought tolerant） and Zhenshan 97B （drought sensitive）, were used to study the antioxidant enzyme activities, soluble sugar and starch contents in spikelets, pistil water potential and pollen number on a stigma under water-deficit stress at the flowering stage, which were involved in the spikelet sterility. Compared with respective controls, drought stress induced more serious decreases of superoxide dismutase （SOD）, peroxidase （POD） and catalase （CAT） activities and more significant increase of malonaldehyde （MDA） content in spikekets of Zhenshan 97B than in Jin 23B on 9 and 12 days after water stress （DAWS）. The soluble sugar and starch contents increased significantly in spikelets of Jin 23B, but decreased significantly in spikelets of Zhenshan 97B during 9-12 DAWS. The pistil maintained higher water potential in Jin 23B than in Zhenshan 97B during 3-6 DAWS and 9-12 DAWS. In addition, water stress induced more significant decrease in the pollen number on a stigma as well as the percentage of unfilled grains in Zhenshan 97B than in Jin 23B. Thus, it is suggested that water stress induced spikelet sterility by damaging antioxidant enzyme activities, reducing carbohydrate content in spikelets and decreasing pistil water potential at the flowering stage in rice.展开更多
Brassinosteroids(BRs)play critical roles in a wide range of plant developmental processes.However,it is unknown whether and how BRs mediate the effect of high temperature(HT)stress during anthesis on the pistil activi...Brassinosteroids(BRs)play critical roles in a wide range of plant developmental processes.However,it is unknown whether and how BRs mediate the effect of high temperature(HT)stress during anthesis on the pistil activity of photo-thermosensitive genetic male-sterile(PTSGMS)rice(Oryza sativa L.)lines.This study investigated the question.Three pot-grown PTSGMS rice lines were subjected to HT stress during anthesis.The contents of 24-epibrassinolide(24-EBL)and 28-homobrassinolide(28-HBL),the major forms of BR in rice plants,and levels of reactive oxygen species(ROS)or antioxidants(AOS),hydrogen peroxide(H2O2),1-aminocylopropane-1-carboxylic acid(ACC),ascorbic acid(AsA),and catalase activity in pistils,were determined.HT stress significantly reduced the contents of both 24-EBL and 28-EBL relative to those under normal temperatures,but the reduction varied by PTSGMS line.A line with higher BR contents under HT stress showed lower contents of ACC and H2O2,higher catalase activity and AsA content in pistils,and higher fertilization rate,seed-setting rate,and seed yield when the line was crossed with a restorer line,indicating that higher levels of BRs increase HT stress resistance.Applying 24-EBL,28-HBL or an inhibitor of BR biosynthesis confirmed the roles of BRs in response to HT stress.The results suggest that BRs mediate the effect of HT stress on pistil activity during anthesis and alleviate the harm of HT stress by increasing AOS and suppressing ROS generation.展开更多
Plant height and fertility are two important traits of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), whose mutants are ideal materials for studies on molecular mechanisms of stem and lforal organ development. In this study, we identi...Plant height and fertility are two important traits of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), whose mutants are ideal materials for studies on molecular mechanisms of stem and lforal organ development. In this study, we identiifed a dwarf, multi-pistil and male sterile (dms hereafter) wheat mutant from Zhoumai 18. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker assay with 181 primer pairs showed that only one locus of GWM148-2B was divergent between Zhoumai 18 and dms. There were three typical phenotypes in the progeny of dms, tal (T;ca. 0.8 m), semi-dwarf (M;ca. 0.6 m) and dwarf (D;under 0.3 m) plants. Morphological investigation indicated that the internode length of M was shortened by about 20–50 mm each;the internode number of D was 2 less than that of T and Zhoumai 18, and its internode length was shorter also. The pol en vigor and hybridization test demonstrated that dms mutant was male sterility. Segregated phenotypes in progeny of M suggested that the multi-pistils and sterility were control ed by one recessive gene locus which was designated as dms temporarily, and the plant height was control ed by a semi-dominant gene locus Dms. Therefore, progeny individuals of the dms had three genotypes, DmsDms for tal plants, Dmsdms for semi-dwarf plants and dmsdms for dwarf plants. The mutant progenies were individual y selected and propagated for more than 6 generations, thus a set of near isogenic lines of T, M and D for dms were developed. This study provides a set germplasms for studies on molecular mechanisms of wheat stem and spike development.展开更多
We identified a wheat(Triticum aestivum L.) multi-pistil mutant from an F_2 breeding population in 2012, named 12 TP(three pistils in one floret). Genetic analysis showed that one dominant gene locus controlled the mu...We identified a wheat(Triticum aestivum L.) multi-pistil mutant from an F_2 breeding population in 2012, named 12 TP(three pistils in one floret). Genetic analysis showed that one dominant gene locus controlled the multi-pistil trait. Using homozygous normal and multi-pistil lines(near-isogenic lines; NILs) derived from the original mutant 12 TP, a simple sequence repeat(SSR) marker assay located the 12 TP locus on chromosome arm 2 DL. Four SSR markers were linked to 12 TP and their order was Xcfd233→Xcfd62-12 TP→Xwmc41→Xcfd168 at 15.85, 10.47, 2.89, and 10.37 cM, respectively. The average genetic expressivity of the trait ‘three pistils in one floret' was more than 98% in seven homozygous 12 TP lines; however, the average genetic expressivity in heterozygous F_1 plants was about 49%. Thus, the 12 TP is a semi-dominant gene locus, which differ from all previously reported multi-pistil mutants. Mutant 12 TP is a new useful germplasm for study of wheat floral development and for breeding of high yield wheat.展开更多
In order to investigate the cause of poor fruit set in 'Zuili' plums,anatomical examinations of post-bloom pistils were conducted and the dates of young fruit drop were recorded during the growing seasons of 2...In order to investigate the cause of poor fruit set in 'Zuili' plums,anatomical examinations of post-bloom pistils were conducted and the dates of young fruit drop were recorded during the growing seasons of 2008 and 2009.Pistils of cv.'Black Amber' were also examined as an abundant setting control.Two major dropping periods were detected in 'Zuili':one during the first 5 d after full bloom (DAF) and another between 10 and 17 DAF.Anatomical analyses of the pistils at the full bloom stage revealed that half of the ovules had not developed embryos,which may have caused their early drop.In most dropped pistils collected at 17 DAF,the micropyle had not been penetrated by a pollen tube,indicating that they were not fertilized.'Zuili' ovules initiated embryo division at 10-12 DAF,although thereafter embryo development was retarded when compared to the rates observed in 'Black Amber'.Ovule fertilization failure and inactive embryo development after ovule fertilization may be the major causes of the later fruit drop observed in 'Zuili' plum trees.展开更多
Prezygotic isolation is important for successful fertilization in rice, significantly affecting yield. This study focused on F_(5:6) generation plants derived from inter-subspecific crosses(Nipponbare × KDML105) ...Prezygotic isolation is important for successful fertilization in rice, significantly affecting yield. This study focused on F_(5:6) generation plants derived from inter-subspecific crosses(Nipponbare × KDML105) with low(LS) and high seed-setting rates(HS), in which normal pollen fertility was observed. However, LS plants showed a reduced number of pollen grains adhering to the stigma and fewer pollen tubes reaching the ovules at 4-5 h post-pollination, compared with HS plants. Bulked segregant RNA-Seq analysis of pollinated pistils from the HS and LS groups revealed 249 and 473 differentially expressed genes(DEGs), respectively. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis of the HS and LS-specific DEGs indicated enrichment in metabolic pathways, pentose and glucuronate interconversions, and flavonoid biosynthesis. Several of these DEGs exhibited co-expression with pollen development genes and formed extensive clusters of co-expression networks. Compared with LS pistils, enzyme genes controlling pectin degradation, such as OsPME35 and OsPLL9, showed similar expression patterns, with higher levels in HS pistils pre-pollination. Os02g0467600, similar to cinnamate 4-hydroxylase gene(CYP73), involved in flavonoid biosynthesis, displayed higher expression in HS pistils post-pollination. Our findings suggest that OsPME35, OsPLL9, and Os02g0467600 contribute to prezygotic isolation by potentially modifying the stigma cell wall(OsPME35 and OsPLL9) and controlling later processes such as pollen-stigma adhesion(Os02g0467600) genes. Furthermore, several DEGs specific to HS and LS were co-localized with QTLs and functional genes associated with spikelet fertility. These findings provide valuable insights for further research on rice spikelet fertility, ultimately contributing to the development of high-yielding rice varieties.展开更多
In order to excavate the function genes of stage-specific proteins in the development process of mulberry pistillate flowers, using fruit mulberry cuhivar ＇ Da 10＇ as experiment material, two-dimensional electrophor...In order to excavate the function genes of stage-specific proteins in the development process of mulberry pistillate flowers, using fruit mulberry cuhivar ＇ Da 10＇ as experiment material, two-dimensional electrophoresis and mass-spectrometric technology were used to investigate specifically expressed proteins of mul- berry pistillate flowers in different flowering periods. The results showed that 471 ± 4,450 ± 15 and 446 ± 14 protein spots were determined in mulberry pistil- late flowers at full-bloom stage, initial flowering stage and terminal flowering stage respectively, including nine protein spots with characteristics of stage-specific ex- pression and clear electrophoretic bands.. By mass spectrometry analysis, database retrieval and bioinformatics analysis, five components were successfully identi- fied as lactoylglutathione lyase-like protein, perchloric acid soluble translation inhibitor protein, ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 1 like protein, putative ethylene re- sponse protein and 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehychngenase, which were involved in stress resistance reaction, protein catabolism, signal transduction, glycometabolism and other biological processes in plants, which indicated that these proteins might play an important biological function in the normal development and pollination fertilization of mulberry pistillate flowers.展开更多
With a kernel apricot cultivar Youzhu 07-3 as the test material, the effects of exogenous calcium and calcium inhibitor on the cold resistance of pistils were investigated. In the bud germination and enlargement perio...With a kernel apricot cultivar Youzhu 07-3 as the test material, the effects of exogenous calcium and calcium inhibitor on the cold resistance of pistils were investigated. In the bud germination and enlargement period, exogenous calcium and calcium ion inhibitor were sprayed to the kernel apdcot trees, respectively. At the full-bloom stage, a certain number of flower branches of kernel apricot were sam- pied and subjected to low-temperature stress indoor, and the soluble sugar content, MDA content, SOD activity and POD activity in the pistils were determined. The results showed that exogenous calcium increased the soluble sugar content, reduced the MDA content and improved the SOD and POD activity in pistils, and it significantly relieved the cold damage to pistils and improved the cold resistance of pistils; while exogenous calcium ion inhibitor showed the opposite effects.展开更多
The researches have been carried out in 2011-2012, in the experimental fields of Yuryev Plant Production Institute Kharkiv, Ukraine. The forms of ＂00＂ type （a low content of erucic acid and glucosinolates） and sel...The researches have been carried out in 2011-2012, in the experimental fields of Yuryev Plant Production Institute Kharkiv, Ukraine. The forms of ＂00＂ type （a low content of erucic acid and glucosinolates） and self-pollinated lines--110M-10, 127M-10, 132M-10 were studied; the forms of＂0＋＂ type--selfed lines 124-10, 221-10, 305-10; the forms of＂＋0＂ type--cultivars Victor, Janus, Emerald; forms of ＂＋＋＂ type--cultivars Fyedorovskiy, Marens, Uspikh, as well as, self-incompatible forms 5C, 15C-10, 32C-10 and the original sterile form of mutant origin were used. Viability in stigmas of the pistil lasted 3-7 days, in the forms of ＂＋0＂, ＂＋＋＂ type, 7-15 days in the cultivars and forms of ＂0＋＂, ＂00＂ type, 14-21 days in the self-incompatible and sterile forms. A fast loss of sensitivity to pollen by pistil＇s stigma was observed in the forms of＂＋0＂ and ＂＋＋＂ types. On the contrary, in self-incompatible and sterile forms was observed a gradual increase of sensitivity of pistil＇s stigma to pollination and then its gradual fall. A maximum of sensitivity of a pistil＇s stigma to pollen in ＂00＂ and ＂0＋＂ forms was on the 3rd-6th day after castration.展开更多
Agrobacterium-mediated gene transformation in Brassica crops is a time-con-suming and labor-cost method （tissue culture and plant regeneration） in a genotype-depen-dent way. Here we described a new method 7n...Agrobacterium-mediated gene transformation in Brassica crops is a time-con-suming and labor-cost method （tissue culture and plant regeneration） in a genotype-depen-dent way. Here we described a new method 7n situ pistil delivery （ISPDy method with no tissue culture and adaptive to three Brassica species. Briefly this method can be stated as placement of a liquid drop containing binary vector DNA onto the cut surface of emasculated and artificial pollinated Brassica stigma. Transformation rate （Basta-resistant seedlings per 100 pistils） of different species ranged from 0.4% to 16.3%. Factors affecting transforma-tion success included tinning and buffer type. PCR and Southern blot confirmed transgenic events. Reciprocal cross showed reporter gene steadily inherited in nuclear transformed pattern. GUS histochemical assay of transgenic immature seeds showed stained embroys and endosperm in the same seed, indicating DNA delivered through style and integrated into Brassica seed/genome after double fertilization.展开更多
Floral morphogenesis and the development of Cercidiphyllumjaponicum Sieb. et Zucc. were observed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The results showed that the pistillate inflorescences were congested spikes wit...Floral morphogenesis and the development of Cercidiphyllumjaponicum Sieb. et Zucc. were observed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The results showed that the pistillate inflorescences were congested spikes with the flowers arranged opposite. Great differences between the so-called ＂bract＂ and the vegetative leaf were observed both in morphogenesis and morphology. In morphogenesis, the ＂bract＂ primordium is crescent-shaped, truncated at the apex and not conduplicate, has no stipule primordium at the base but does have some inconspicuous teeth in the margin that are not glandular. The leaf primordium is triangular, cycloidal at the apex, conduplicate, has two stipule primordia at the base, has one gland-tooth at the apex occurring at first and some gland-teeth in the margin that occur later. In morphology, the ＂bract＂ is also different to the vegetative leaf in some characteristics that were also illustrated in the present paper. Based on the hypothesis that the bract is more similar to the vegetative leaf than the tepal, we considered that the so-called ＂bract＂ of C.japonicum might be the tepal of the pistillate flower in morphological nature. Therefore, each pistillate flower contains a tepal and a carpel. We did not find any trace of other floral organs in the morphogenesis of the pistillate flower. Therefore we considered that the unicarpellate status of extant Cercidiphyllum might be to highly reduce and advance characteristics that make the extant Cercidiphyllum isolated from both fossil Cercidiphyllum-like plants and its extant affinities.展开更多
[Objective] The research aimed to study a new whole clearing and preparation technology.[Method] After young seeds of Stephania sp.preserved in the alcohol solution,as well as the fresh pistil and nucellus of Sorghum ...[Objective] The research aimed to study a new whole clearing and preparation technology.[Method] After young seeds of Stephania sp.preserved in the alcohol solution,as well as the fresh pistil and nucellus of Sorghum bicolor were separated,they were soaked and cleared in the solution of 84 disinfectant.And the plant materials could be mounted by using three methods.[Result] The globular embryos and heart-shaped embryos at different stages of Stephania sp.as well as the pistil,nucellus,embryo sac,hypostase o...展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.32230097 and 32172512)the Jiangsu Special Fund for Frontier Foundation Research of Carbon Peaking and Carbon Neutralization(Grant No.BK20220005)+1 种基金the Jiangsu Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Fund[Grant No.CX(20)2023]a project funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions.
文摘5-Aminolevulinic acid(ALA)is a natural plant growth regulator that promotes plant freezing tolerance.The WRKY family consists of plantspecific transcription factors(TFs)associated with abiotic stress responses.Up to now,whether WRKYs are involved in ALA-induced plant freezing tolerance and the underlying mechanism is not clear.In this study,we found that pretreatment with 50 mg·L^(-1) ALA one week earlier significantly increased the freezing tolerance of nectarine(Prunus persica var.nectarina)pistils with higher antioxidant enzyme activity and osmotic solutes when the floral twigs were stressed by-3℃ for 6 h.ALA also enhanced the expression of PpWRKY18,PpCBF1,PpCOR1,and several genes encoding antioxidant enzymes(such as superoxide dismutase,peroxidase,and catalase)and pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthase(P5CS).When PpWRKY18 was overexpressed in tobacco,the transgenic plants exhibited greater freezing tolerance,which was further promoted by exogenous ALA.Y2H,Pull-down,BiFC,and LCI analyses revealed that PpWRKY18 interacts with PpCBF1,promoting the latter transcriptional activity.Additionally,Y1H experiments showed that PpWRKY18 directly binds to the promoter of PpPOD41 while PpCBF1 binds to the promoters of PpP5CS1 and PpCOR1,activating the target gene expressions.Furthermore,we established a yeast library using the promoter of PpWRKY18 as the bait to screen the upstream regulatory factors.By library screening,Y1H,DLR,and EMSA,we found that PpC3H37,a zinc finger protein,was responsive to chilling and ALA treatment,and as a transcription factor,it activated PpWRKY18 expression by directly binding to the promoter.Taken together,we reveal a regulatory network where ALA induces upregulation of PpC3H37 expression,which positively regulates PpWRKY18 expression.Subsequently,the regulatory pathway diverges into two branches.The first is CBF-dependent,where PpCBF1 interacts with PpWRKY18,binding the promoters of PpP5CS1 and PpCOR1.The second is CBF-independent,where PpWRKY18 directly binds the promoter of PpPOD41 to upregulate the gene expression and increase the antioxidant enzyme activity and freezing tolerance.These findings provide a novel insight of the mechanism of ALA in regulating the cold hardiness of nectarine pistil.
基金Supported by Fund for Independent Innovation of Agricultural Science and Technologyin Jiangsu Province[CX(10)411]~~
文摘Objective] This study aimed to investigate the relationship between pistil-late flower developmental morphology and stigma receptivity in Euphorbia pulcherri-ma. [Method] One-year-old adult plants of E. pulcherrima cultivar ‘Mil enium’ were used as experimental materials to analyze pistil ate flower development process by macroscopic and scanning electron microscope （SEM） observation. Stigma receptivity was detected with benzidine-hydrogen peroxide method and in vivo pol en germina-tion method. [Result] The pistil ate flower development process of E. pulcherrima was consisted of columnar stigma phase, stigma lobe slightly opening phase, Y-shape stigma lobe phase, inverse V-shaped stigma lobe phase and stigma curling phase. Pistil ate flower development and stigma receptivity of E. pulcherrima exhibit-ed certain correlation. The stigma receptive period lasted from stigma lobe slightly opening phase to inverse V-shaped stigma lobe phase; inverse V-shaped stigma lobe phase was appropriate for pol ination, lasting for 3-5 d, with V-shaped stigma lobe and a large amount of exudates on stigma surface according to SEM obser-vation. Stigma receptivity of E. pulcherrima detected with benzidine-hydrogen perox-ide method was consistent with that detected in vivo pol en germination method. [Conclusion] ln breeding practice, the optimal pol ination period of E. pulcherrima can be determined based on the developmental morphology of pistil ate flower.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(GrantNo.30871473)the project from the China National Rice Research Institute(Grant No.2009RG003-5)the projects from local government of Zhejiang Province,China(Grant Nos.2008C22073,2009C32048 and SN200806)
文摘Two rice genotypes with different drought tolerance, namely Jin 23B （drought tolerant） and Zhenshan 97B （drought sensitive）, were used to study the antioxidant enzyme activities, soluble sugar and starch contents in spikelets, pistil water potential and pollen number on a stigma under water-deficit stress at the flowering stage, which were involved in the spikelet sterility. Compared with respective controls, drought stress induced more serious decreases of superoxide dismutase （SOD）, peroxidase （POD） and catalase （CAT） activities and more significant increase of malonaldehyde （MDA） content in spikekets of Zhenshan 97B than in Jin 23B on 9 and 12 days after water stress （DAWS）. The soluble sugar and starch contents increased significantly in spikelets of Jin 23B, but decreased significantly in spikelets of Zhenshan 97B during 9-12 DAWS. The pistil maintained higher water potential in Jin 23B than in Zhenshan 97B during 3-6 DAWS and 9-12 DAWS. In addition, water stress induced more significant decrease in the pollen number on a stigma as well as the percentage of unfilled grains in Zhenshan 97B than in Jin 23B. Thus, it is suggested that water stress induced spikelet sterility by damaging antioxidant enzyme activities, reducing carbohydrate content in spikelets and decreasing pistil water potential at the flowering stage in rice.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31771710,31901445)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFD03002064,2018YFD0300800)+1 种基金the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)the Top Talent Supporting Program of Yangzhou University(2015-01)。
文摘Brassinosteroids(BRs)play critical roles in a wide range of plant developmental processes.However,it is unknown whether and how BRs mediate the effect of high temperature(HT)stress during anthesis on the pistil activity of photo-thermosensitive genetic male-sterile(PTSGMS)rice(Oryza sativa L.)lines.This study investigated the question.Three pot-grown PTSGMS rice lines were subjected to HT stress during anthesis.The contents of 24-epibrassinolide(24-EBL)and 28-homobrassinolide(28-HBL),the major forms of BR in rice plants,and levels of reactive oxygen species(ROS)or antioxidants(AOS),hydrogen peroxide(H2O2),1-aminocylopropane-1-carboxylic acid(ACC),ascorbic acid(AsA),and catalase activity in pistils,were determined.HT stress significantly reduced the contents of both 24-EBL and 28-EBL relative to those under normal temperatures,but the reduction varied by PTSGMS line.A line with higher BR contents under HT stress showed lower contents of ACC and H2O2,higher catalase activity and AsA content in pistils,and higher fertilization rate,seed-setting rate,and seed yield when the line was crossed with a restorer line,indicating that higher levels of BRs increase HT stress resistance.Applying 24-EBL,28-HBL or an inhibitor of BR biosynthesis confirmed the roles of BRs in response to HT stress.The results suggest that BRs mediate the effect of HT stress on pistil activity during anthesis and alleviate the harm of HT stress by increasing AOS and suppressing ROS generation.
基金supported by the National 863 Program of China (2012AA101105)the Henan Key Scientific and Technological Project, China (122101110200)
文摘Plant height and fertility are two important traits of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), whose mutants are ideal materials for studies on molecular mechanisms of stem and lforal organ development. In this study, we identiifed a dwarf, multi-pistil and male sterile (dms hereafter) wheat mutant from Zhoumai 18. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) marker assay with 181 primer pairs showed that only one locus of GWM148-2B was divergent between Zhoumai 18 and dms. There were three typical phenotypes in the progeny of dms, tal (T;ca. 0.8 m), semi-dwarf (M;ca. 0.6 m) and dwarf (D;under 0.3 m) plants. Morphological investigation indicated that the internode length of M was shortened by about 20–50 mm each;the internode number of D was 2 less than that of T and Zhoumai 18, and its internode length was shorter also. The pol en vigor and hybridization test demonstrated that dms mutant was male sterility. Segregated phenotypes in progeny of M suggested that the multi-pistils and sterility were control ed by one recessive gene locus which was designated as dms temporarily, and the plant height was control ed by a semi-dominant gene locus Dms. Therefore, progeny individuals of the dms had three genotypes, DmsDms for tal plants, Dmsdms for semi-dwarf plants and dmsdms for dwarf plants. The mutant progenies were individual y selected and propagated for more than 6 generations, thus a set of near isogenic lines of T, M and D for dms were developed. This study provides a set germplasms for studies on molecular mechanisms of wheat stem and spike development.
基金supported by the National Science Fund of China (31571646)the Special Fund for Key Agricultural Project in Henan Province, China in 2016 (161100110400)
文摘We identified a wheat(Triticum aestivum L.) multi-pistil mutant from an F_2 breeding population in 2012, named 12 TP(three pistils in one floret). Genetic analysis showed that one dominant gene locus controlled the multi-pistil trait. Using homozygous normal and multi-pistil lines(near-isogenic lines; NILs) derived from the original mutant 12 TP, a simple sequence repeat(SSR) marker assay located the 12 TP locus on chromosome arm 2 DL. Four SSR markers were linked to 12 TP and their order was Xcfd233→Xcfd62-12 TP→Xwmc41→Xcfd168 at 15.85, 10.47, 2.89, and 10.37 cM, respectively. The average genetic expressivity of the trait ‘three pistils in one floret' was more than 98% in seven homozygous 12 TP lines; however, the average genetic expressivity in heterozygous F_1 plants was about 49%. Thus, the 12 TP is a semi-dominant gene locus, which differ from all previously reported multi-pistil mutants. Mutant 12 TP is a new useful germplasm for study of wheat floral development and for breeding of high yield wheat.
基金Project(No.20031007)supported by the Jiaxing Municipal Science and Technology Projects,Zhejiang Province,China
文摘In order to investigate the cause of poor fruit set in 'Zuili' plums,anatomical examinations of post-bloom pistils were conducted and the dates of young fruit drop were recorded during the growing seasons of 2008 and 2009.Pistils of cv.'Black Amber' were also examined as an abundant setting control.Two major dropping periods were detected in 'Zuili':one during the first 5 d after full bloom (DAF) and another between 10 and 17 DAF.Anatomical analyses of the pistils at the full bloom stage revealed that half of the ovules had not developed embryos,which may have caused their early drop.In most dropped pistils collected at 17 DAF,the micropyle had not been penetrated by a pollen tube,indicating that they were not fertilized.'Zuili' ovules initiated embryo division at 10-12 DAF,although thereafter embryo development was retarded when compared to the rates observed in 'Black Amber'.Ovule fertilization failure and inactive embryo development after ovule fertilization may be the major causes of the later fruit drop observed in 'Zuili' plum trees.
基金supported by the Agricultural Research Development Agency of Thailand (Grant No.PRP6405030280)Research Promotion fund for International and Educational Excellence, Thailand (Grant No.08/2562)。
文摘Prezygotic isolation is important for successful fertilization in rice, significantly affecting yield. This study focused on F_(5:6) generation plants derived from inter-subspecific crosses(Nipponbare × KDML105) with low(LS) and high seed-setting rates(HS), in which normal pollen fertility was observed. However, LS plants showed a reduced number of pollen grains adhering to the stigma and fewer pollen tubes reaching the ovules at 4-5 h post-pollination, compared with HS plants. Bulked segregant RNA-Seq analysis of pollinated pistils from the HS and LS groups revealed 249 and 473 differentially expressed genes(DEGs), respectively. Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes analysis of the HS and LS-specific DEGs indicated enrichment in metabolic pathways, pentose and glucuronate interconversions, and flavonoid biosynthesis. Several of these DEGs exhibited co-expression with pollen development genes and formed extensive clusters of co-expression networks. Compared with LS pistils, enzyme genes controlling pectin degradation, such as OsPME35 and OsPLL9, showed similar expression patterns, with higher levels in HS pistils pre-pollination. Os02g0467600, similar to cinnamate 4-hydroxylase gene(CYP73), involved in flavonoid biosynthesis, displayed higher expression in HS pistils post-pollination. Our findings suggest that OsPME35, OsPLL9, and Os02g0467600 contribute to prezygotic isolation by potentially modifying the stigma cell wall(OsPME35 and OsPLL9) and controlling later processes such as pollen-stigma adhesion(Os02g0467600) genes. Furthermore, several DEGs specific to HS and LS were co-localized with QTLs and functional genes associated with spikelet fertility. These findings provide valuable insights for further research on rice spikelet fertility, ultimately contributing to the development of high-yielding rice varieties.
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文摘In order to excavate the function genes of stage-specific proteins in the development process of mulberry pistillate flowers, using fruit mulberry cuhivar ＇ Da 10＇ as experiment material, two-dimensional electrophoresis and mass-spectrometric technology were used to investigate specifically expressed proteins of mul- berry pistillate flowers in different flowering periods. The results showed that 471 ± 4,450 ± 15 and 446 ± 14 protein spots were determined in mulberry pistil- late flowers at full-bloom stage, initial flowering stage and terminal flowering stage respectively, including nine protein spots with characteristics of stage-specific ex- pression and clear electrophoretic bands.. By mass spectrometry analysis, database retrieval and bioinformatics analysis, five components were successfully identi- fied as lactoylglutathione lyase-like protein, perchloric acid soluble translation inhibitor protein, ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 1 like protein, putative ethylene re- sponse protein and 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehychngenase, which were involved in stress resistance reaction, protein catabolism, signal transduction, glycometabolism and other biological processes in plants, which indicated that these proteins might play an important biological function in the normal development and pollination fertilization of mulberry pistillate flowers.
基金Supported by Youth Foundation of Hebei Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences(A2012100107)~~
文摘With a kernel apricot cultivar Youzhu 07-3 as the test material, the effects of exogenous calcium and calcium inhibitor on the cold resistance of pistils were investigated. In the bud germination and enlargement period, exogenous calcium and calcium ion inhibitor were sprayed to the kernel apdcot trees, respectively. At the full-bloom stage, a certain number of flower branches of kernel apricot were sam- pied and subjected to low-temperature stress indoor, and the soluble sugar content, MDA content, SOD activity and POD activity in the pistils were determined. The results showed that exogenous calcium increased the soluble sugar content, reduced the MDA content and improved the SOD and POD activity in pistils, and it significantly relieved the cold damage to pistils and improved the cold resistance of pistils; while exogenous calcium ion inhibitor showed the opposite effects.
文摘The researches have been carried out in 2011-2012, in the experimental fields of Yuryev Plant Production Institute Kharkiv, Ukraine. The forms of ＂00＂ type （a low content of erucic acid and glucosinolates） and self-pollinated lines--110M-10, 127M-10, 132M-10 were studied; the forms of＂0＋＂ type--selfed lines 124-10, 221-10, 305-10; the forms of＂＋0＂ type--cultivars Victor, Janus, Emerald; forms of ＂＋＋＂ type--cultivars Fyedorovskiy, Marens, Uspikh, as well as, self-incompatible forms 5C, 15C-10, 32C-10 and the original sterile form of mutant origin were used. Viability in stigmas of the pistil lasted 3-7 days, in the forms of ＂＋0＂, ＂＋＋＂ type, 7-15 days in the cultivars and forms of ＂0＋＂, ＂00＂ type, 14-21 days in the self-incompatible and sterile forms. A fast loss of sensitivity to pollen by pistil＇s stigma was observed in the forms of＂＋0＂ and ＂＋＋＂ types. On the contrary, in self-incompatible and sterile forms was observed a gradual increase of sensitivity of pistil＇s stigma to pollination and then its gradual fall. A maximum of sensitivity of a pistil＇s stigma to pollen in ＂00＂ and ＂0＋＂ forms was on the 3rd-6th day after castration.
文摘Agrobacterium-mediated gene transformation in Brassica crops is a time-con-suming and labor-cost method （tissue culture and plant regeneration） in a genotype-depen-dent way. Here we described a new method 7n situ pistil delivery （ISPDy method with no tissue culture and adaptive to three Brassica species. Briefly this method can be stated as placement of a liquid drop containing binary vector DNA onto the cut surface of emasculated and artificial pollinated Brassica stigma. Transformation rate （Basta-resistant seedlings per 100 pistils） of different species ranged from 0.4% to 16.3%. Factors affecting transforma-tion success included tinning and buffer type. PCR and Southern blot confirmed transgenic events. Reciprocal cross showed reporter gene steadily inherited in nuclear transformed pattern. GUS histochemical assay of transgenic immature seeds showed stained embroys and endosperm in the same seed, indicating DNA delivered through style and integrated into Brassica seed/genome after double fertilization.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30640013).
文摘Floral morphogenesis and the development of Cercidiphyllumjaponicum Sieb. et Zucc. were observed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The results showed that the pistillate inflorescences were congested spikes with the flowers arranged opposite. Great differences between the so-called ＂bract＂ and the vegetative leaf were observed both in morphogenesis and morphology. In morphogenesis, the ＂bract＂ primordium is crescent-shaped, truncated at the apex and not conduplicate, has no stipule primordium at the base but does have some inconspicuous teeth in the margin that are not glandular. The leaf primordium is triangular, cycloidal at the apex, conduplicate, has two stipule primordia at the base, has one gland-tooth at the apex occurring at first and some gland-teeth in the margin that occur later. In morphology, the ＂bract＂ is also different to the vegetative leaf in some characteristics that were also illustrated in the present paper. Based on the hypothesis that the bract is more similar to the vegetative leaf than the tepal, we considered that the so-called ＂bract＂ of C.japonicum might be the tepal of the pistillate flower in morphological nature. Therefore, each pistillate flower contains a tepal and a carpel. We did not find any trace of other floral organs in the morphogenesis of the pistillate flower. Therefore we considered that the unicarpellate status of extant Cercidiphyllum might be to highly reduce and advance characteristics that make the extant Cercidiphyllum isolated from both fossil Cercidiphyllum-like plants and its extant affinities.
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文摘[Objective] The research aimed to study a new whole clearing and preparation technology.[Method] After young seeds of Stephania sp.preserved in the alcohol solution,as well as the fresh pistil and nucellus of Sorghum bicolor were separated,they were soaked and cleared in the solution of 84 disinfectant.And the plant materials could be mounted by using three methods.[Result] The globular embryos and heart-shaped embryos at different stages of Stephania sp.as well as the pistil,nucellus,embryo sac,hypostase o...
