Control of cocklebur seed germination by nitrogenous compounds : Nitrite, nitrate, hydroxylamine, thiourea, azide and cyanide

Germination of non-dormant upper cocklebur (Xanthium pinsylvanicum Wallr.) seeds was stimulated by not only CS(NH2)2 but also NH2OH, KCN and NaN3. This stimulation was not via the enhancement of aerobic C2H4 production. NH2OH, KCN and NaN3 in certain concentrations promoted the initial growth of axial and/or cotyledonary parts, but the degree of growth promotion by NH2OH, NaN3 and KCN was slight compared with that by CS(NH2)2. As in the case of CS(NH2)2, however, the germinationstimulating effect of NH2OH disappeared rapidly as the preceding imbibition period was prolonged. In contrast, KCN and NaN3 were still effective in stimulating the germination of aged seeds maintained on a water substratum, as previously seen with anaerobiosis. Anaerobic induction was enhanced not only by NaN3 and KCN but also by NH2OH, KNO3, KNO2 CO(NH2)2 and CS(NH2)2 applied during the anaerobic treatment, but without causing an increase in anaerobic production of C2H4. Furthermore, KCN and NaN3, given prior to the anaerobic treatment acted additively with anaerobic induction. The germination-stimulating actions of nitrogenous compounds are discussed in comparison with those of C2H4 and anaerobiosis.

Fruit anatomy,seed germination and seedling development in the Japanese seagrass phyllospadix

Phyllospadix iwatensis Makino and phyllospadix japonicus Makino have similar frunt morphology and anatomy.The rhomboid fruit of Japanese phyllospadix is dark brown in colour and is characterized by two arms bearing stiff inflected bristles which can act as an anchoring system. The fruit covering consists of a thin cuticular seed coat and pericarp remains mainly fibrous endocarp. In the groove region of the fruit.the cuticular seed coat and endocarp are replaced by nucellus cells with wall in growths and crushed pigment strands with lignified walls.these tissues appera to control the transfer of nutrients to developing seed.the seed is oval with a small embryo and a large hypocotyl. the embryo is straight and simple,with the plumule containing three leaf primordia and a pair of root primordia surrounded by a cotyledon.the hypocotyl has large vontral lobe containing central provascular tissue and two small dorsal lobes.the hypocotyl contains starch.lipid and protein.and acts as a nutrient store.the seed of P.iwatensis has a dormancy period of 2-6 weeks and germination eventually reaches-65%.but is not synchronized.during germination the leaves emerge first.and then after at least three young leaves have formed and abseised.the roots emerge,usually?6 months after the commencement of germination.Utilizaton of the nutrient reserves is initially from the perihpery of the hypocotyl and then progressively towards its centre.

Seed germination and seedling morphology of the seagrass, Halophila engelmannii (Hydrocharitaceae)

Seeds of Halophila engelmannii Aschers., that were collected in Redfish Bay, Texas, at weekly intervals from mid-May to mid-June 1986, began to germinate 3–4 weeks after collection. Most of the collections subsequently showed an increase in the rate of germination under increased light intensity and all had a stoppage of germination after transfer to darkness, indicating a light requirement to break endogenous seed dormancy. During the 5 weeks after seeds germinated, seedlings in soil culture produced a rosette of six leaves before the appearance of a rhizome bud in the axil of the third leaf. The first node of the rhizome produced a root and an upright shoot with a pseudowhorl of three to five leaves.

Seed-bank development, germination and early seedling survival of two seagrass species from The Netherlands: Zostera marina L. and Zostera noltii hornem

Flowering and seed-bank development of annual Zostera marina L. and perennial Z. noltii hornem. were studied in the Zandkreek (S.W. Netherlands). Flowering of Z. noltii started at the end of June and continued until the end of September. A maximum of ca. 1000 flowering shoots (11% of the total amount of shoots per square metre) occurred in early August. Flowering of Z. marina started at the end of July and continued throughout October. Seed banks of both species appeared to be annual. Actual seed densities of Z. noltii were much lower than predicted on the basis of the amount of inflorescences.Germination was studied in the laboratory in relation to temperature (10, 20 and 30°C), salinity (1.0, 10.0, 20.0, 30.0 and 40.0‰) and stratification (at 4°C). Both species showed a maximal germination at 30°C and 1.0‰ salinity, decreasing with higher salinities and lower temperatures. Stratification stimulated germination only at salinities 20.0‰. Desiccation and anaerobia were lethal to Z. marina seeds. Seedlings of Z. marina survived best at 10°C and 10.0–20.0‰ salinity and those of Z. noltii survived best at 10°C and 1.0‰ salinity. Overall, seedlings of Z. marina survived better than those of Z. noltii.

Production and application of filaments of Grateloupia turuturu (Halymeniaceae, Rhodophyta)

Filaments from Grateloupia turuturu were obtained through germination of spores, regeneration from fragments of discoid crusts and erect thalli. The rates of filament formation through the three ways were 5.3 +/- 1.2%, 100%, and 62.3 +/- 5.6%, respectively. Discoid crusts were the best materials for the production of filaments. The obtained filaments were cloned in stationary and aerated culture. The differentiations of filaments were observed. When attached to the substrata, filaments differentiated into discoid crusts from which erect thalli grew, whereas for filaments in suspension culture, some cells in the filaments differentiated into spherical structures that also formed new erect thalli. Moreover, fragments of filaments (< 100 mu m) were seeded onto nori-nets. The regenerated plantlets grew into adult thalli in field cultivation.

The characterization of color mutations in Bangiaceae (Bangiales, Rhodophyta)

The color mutations in Bangiaceae were investigated by treating the blades, conchocelis and conchospores phase of Bangia sp., Porphyra yezoensis, and P. haitanensis sampled in China with mutagen N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG). A high percentage of mutation in different expression characteristics in all three phases were shown within optimum mutagen concentrations. Among mutagenized blades, mutations occurred on single cells, which is a direct outcome of mutation of haploid cells. The mutation of mutagenized conchocelis resulted in a two-step process: low-level expression in conchocelis phase, and high-level expression in progeny, explaining that mutation took place in diploid cells. The mutations of conchospores were expressed immediately at germination of spores, indicating a change in ploidy. This paper reports the process of meiosis and its effect on frond development, and the relation between color mutations and morphological characteristics expressed by mutations in Bangiaceae.

红毛菜发育过程及其生理基础

红毛菜（Bangia Lyngb.）属于红藻门，与紫菜属同属红毛菜科，其味道和营养都优于紫菜。目前红毛菜栽培产业已在我国福建莆田展开，但栽培技术还有待提高。海藻栽培技术的发展和成熟依赖于对其生长发育过程的认识。本研究针对红毛菜发育过程及相关光合生理展开，并初步探讨了一采自山西娘子关泉淡水红毛菜群体（FWB）的系统地位。 色素突变标记的壳孢子萌发特征表明最初两次分裂产生的4细胞决定了完整植株的形态建成。成熟植株，为雌雄异体。雌性生殖器果胞的标志性分化结构为原始受精丝，环境因子是促发原始受精丝发展的外部因素，其膨大程度随受精的延迟而增大。原孢子是主要的无性生殖孢子类型，在不良环境中，藻体也会形成内生孢子或休眠包囊，或者藻体断裂后重新形成完整的植株。 红毛菜的生长发育很大程度上受环境因子的控制。高温不利于配子体的发育，15-20 ºC比较适宜。红毛菜无性繁殖的最适温度-光照组合为20 ºC-8 h，有性繁殖为15 ºC-12h。 不同发育阶段，PSII实际光合效率（Y(II)）与细胞的健康状况以及光合器官完整性及其在细胞内的分布有关，而与细胞的类型关系不大。健康的假根细胞、已分化未成熟的精子以及果孢子细胞均具有很高的Y(II)。色素体由中间位变为围周位，中央大液泡（营养藻丝）和大小纤维囊泡（成熟孢子与精子）的产生，使得细胞Y(II)降低。刚放散的壳孢子Y(II)很低，说明在壳孢子由贝壳基质释放到自由水体过程，光合作用受到一定程度抑制；而2h后，Y(II)开始恢复，rbcL的转录水平非常高，为孢子的萌发储备物质和能量需求。 在失水和低盐胁迫下，藻体均维持较高的Y(II)。干出处理至藻体重量不再变化，复水后Y(II)可回复初始水平。海生红毛菜在100％淡水培养基中（约20ºC）培养7天后，部分雄性藻体依然活着。从而体现了红毛菜位居高潮带的生理优势。 FWB终生行无性繁殖，藻体形态与发生以及染色体数目（4条）与海生群体没有区别。而rbcL-rbcS Spacer序列显示，红毛菜海生群体（无性和有性）具有完全相同的序列，而FWB与它们有5bp差异，但是与欧洲、北美地区的淡水群体仅1bp不同，初步说明所有淡水红毛菜群体具有共同的原始起源。

Seed Germination of Swertia mussotii,an Important Application in Tibetan Folk Medicine

In this study,the effects of temperature,the growth regulator GA3 and storage conditions on seed germination of the biennial Swertia mussotii Franch were compared in seeds from a natural high altitude alpine site and after one-cycle of artificial cultivation at a low altitude.The untreated seeds from high altitude displayed higher germination than those from low altitude.Both GA3 and storage conditions enhanced germination from all sources.After treatment,the final germination of seeds from different sources shows no distinct difference.These results suggest that:(i) all seeds of this species,irrespective of their sources,have similar kinds of dormancy;(ii) the dormancy of this species can not been broken through one-cycle adaptation in ex situ cultivation and thus might be genetically controlled;(iii) both GA3 and 4℃ cold storage are effective for dormancy breaking in ex situ cultivation of this important medicinal species.

Effects of different seed pretreatments on germination of ten Calligonum species

In order to determine the optimum seed pre??sowing treatments and patterns of germination,a greenhouse experiment was conducted to study the effects of abrasion,sulphuric acid,boiling water,cold stratification and seed exudate treatments on the germination of ten Calligonum species.The results showed that the response of seed germination to the different pretreatments was similar for all ten Calligonum species.The abrasion,sulphuric acid and cold stratification treatments significantly promoted overall germinability.Compared with the control,the exudate treatment significantly decreased the percent germination,hampered the rate of germination and bolstered dormancy for almost all species.The cold stratification treatment can break the dormancy of viable Calligonum seeds and increased the germination,but it has a little lethal effect on viable seeds probably as well as the boiling water treatments.The germinaton patterns performed significant difference between the pre-sowing treatments for all ten Calligonum species,and the speed and percent germination of the Calligonum species can be greatly increased by mechanical scarification or sulphuric acid treatments.The results showed that seeds of C.junceum have strong ability of germinating.

蕨类植物配子体发育及化感作用的研究

我国的蕨类植物资源十分丰富，约有2600多种，占全世界12000种的1/5强，其中许多种具有很高的观赏价值。在欧美的一些国家，蕨类植物已经成为花卉行业的一个重要组成部分，早已进入家庭居室、宾馆、商场、办公楼和其它公共场所，绿化和美化人们的生活环境。到目前为止，全世界共已栽培成功观赏蕨类植物700多种（品种），而我国仅有十多种投入花卉市场作为盆景和切花配叶，尚未形成一定的规模。繁殖技术不过关是造成蕨类植物在我国花卉市场难以迅速发展的障碍之一。目前国内对蕨类植物的需求主要靠野外采挖得以满足，对野生蕨类植物资源造成严重的破坏，再加上自然生态环境的恶化，致使许多物种濒临灭绝。因此，加强相关的基础研究、繁殖技术和外界环境对蕨类植物影响的研究，对蕨类植物资源的利用和保护具有重要的研究价值和现实意义。 作者在近五年的研究过程中，建立了蕨类植物孢子无菌培养技术，观察记录了蕨类植物配子体的形态发育，为建立蕨类植物快速有效的繁殖技术体系打下了良好的基础。在此研究基础上，探讨了对蕨类植物生长发育构成威胁的外界环境之一—外来入侵植物紫茎泽兰对蕨类植物的生长发育的化感作用。紫茎泽兰为目前国际上研究的热点入侵植物之一，对我国农业、林业等已造成很大破坏，并对蕨类植物资源构成一定威胁。蕨类植物配子体发育过程是蕨类植物生活史中相对脆弱的环节，最容易受化感作用的影响。但迄今为止，国际上尚未开展任何紫茎泽兰对蕨类植物（包括孢子体阶段和配子体阶段）的化感作用的研究。为保护蕨类植物自然资源，填补这一研究领域的空白，开展了紫茎泽兰对蕨类植物配子体发育过程的化感作用的研究。实验结果如下： （1）建立了金毛狗（已被列入《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》（CITES）附录II 名单）、凤尾蕨属植物如傅氏凤尾蕨、剑叶凤尾蕨、蜈蚣草、银脉凤尾蕨、溪边凤尾蕨、疏裂凤尾蕨、西南凤尾蕨等多种蕨类植物的孢子无菌培养技术体系。 （2）采用无机培养基培养、土壤培养和滤纸培养三种培养方法，显微镜下观察傅氏凤尾蕨、剑叶凤尾蕨、蜈蚣草、银脉凤尾蕨、溪边凤尾蕨、疏裂凤尾蕨、西南凤尾蕨、三角鳞毛蕨、乌毛蕨、普通针毛蕨、金毛狗的孢子萌发及配子体形态发育的整个过程，研究了上述蕨类植物孢子萌发的类型、配子体各发育阶段的形态特征以及到达每个发育阶段所需的时间，为蕨类植物的繁殖技术提供了科学的依据，同时为蕨类植物系统进化和形态分类学研究提供了重要的基础资料。 （3）以金毛狗、普通针毛蕨、疏裂凤尾蕨为受体植物，研究了紫茎泽兰对这三种蕨类植物的配子体发育的化感作用。选择蕨类植物孢子萌发、假根生长、配子体形态、配子体发育各阶段及所占比例为测定指标，结果表明：紫茎泽兰根、茎、叶提取液可以对这三种蕨类植物的配子体发育产生不同程度的化感作用。表现为：延迟这三种蕨类植物的孢子萌发，降低其孢子萌发率，抑制假根的伸长，并且上述抑制作用随紫茎泽兰提取液浓度的升高而增强。随着紫茎泽兰叶水提液浓度的升高，金毛狗配子体发育阶段会滞后。在紫茎泽兰根提取液处理下，普通针毛蕨配子体上的假根发生畸变。随着时间的推移，这种现象削弱或基本消失。随着根和叶提取液的浓度升高，普通针毛蕨配子体发育阶段将会滞后。高浓度的紫茎泽兰根提取液能改变疏裂凤尾蕨的配子体的形态，并使疏裂凤尾蕨的配子体发育阶段滞后，浓度越高效果越显著。这三种蕨类植物在受到紫茎泽兰化感作用的影响后表现不同，推测与它们对紫茎泽兰所含有的化感物质的不同敏感度有关。

四种国产野生无髯鸢尾种子休眠与萌发的研究

玉蝉花（Iris ensata）、山鸢尾（Iris setosa）、金脉鸢尾（Iris chrysographes）和西南鸢尾（Iris bulleyana）这四种国产野生无髯鸢尾的种子均存在休眠现象，然而萌发情况各异。通过大田实验、层积处理、离体胚培养、切割胚乳、剥离种皮、切割胚乳不同部位、对种子的珠孔端胚乳进行扫描电子显微镜观察和用Instron 5848微力材料实验机测量刺穿珠孔端结构所需要力，以及把离体胚放在PEG-6000的渗透液中来测试四种鸢尾种子胚的生长势等实验，发现：玉蝉花、山鸢尾、金脉鸢尾和西南鸢尾这四种鸢尾种子存在不同程度的休眠;胚不含萌发抑制剂，已经完成了生理成熟，不是这几种鸢尾休眠的障碍;鸢尾的种皮透水性良好，虽然种皮对萌发有一定的机械抑制作用，然而相对于珠孔端胚乳而言，对胚根伸长的阻力不大，因此不是种子休眠的主要因素。根据实验结果推测，鸢尾种子的胚乳含有萌发抑制剂，然而，珠孔端胚乳的机械束缚可能是鸢尾种子萌发延迟的主要原因。通过进一步的实验发现，玉蝉花和山鸢尾这两种鸢尾胚的生长势高于后两种鸢尾种子，然而，它们的珠孔端结构（胚乳和种皮）对胚伸长的束缚还不及后两者的一半，也就是说，鸢尾种子萌发与否主要取决于珠孔端胚乳对胚根伸长的机械束缚与胚根的生长势的力量的对比，当前者大于后者时，种子不能萌发，当珠孔端胚乳细胞的细胞壁解体或者这一部分被切割之后，珠孔端机械束缚等于或者小于胚的生长势时，种子萌发。

黑龙江嘉荫地区古新世孢粉植物群及古植被、古气候研究

植物是环境变化的重要指示物之一。晚白垩至早第三纪时期，全球生态系统发生了剧烈变化，研究这一时期植物对了解地质历史时期环境变化趋势, 认识和保护当今环境有重要意义。我国黑龙江省嘉荫县有这一时期的地层发育，其中乌云煤矿和白山头是主要的露头剖面。前人曾从地质时代、孢粉及植物化石角度对这两个剖面进行过研究，但是仍有部分问题尚存争议。在本项工作中，我们对两个剖面的孢粉样品进行了系统采样，部分孢粉类型同时在光镜和电镜下进行了拍照。我们还对存在争议的这两个剖面的地质时代进行了讨论。同时，首次用共存分析法对这两个剖面的在沉积时期的气候进行了整体及分段的定量重建。另外，我们结合中其它地点的气候重建工作对不同时期的纬度温度梯度进行了研究。 乌云煤矿和白山头两个乌云组剖面的古新世孢粉植物群的研究结果表明：乌云煤矿孢粉植物群主要是与榛属（Corylus），桤木属（Alnus），桦木属（Betula），榆属（Ulmus）及松属（Pinus）有亲缘关系的植物；白山头剖面的孢粉植物类型与乌云煤矿基本一致，但是其中针叶类植物的花粉所占比重较大。 根据乌云煤矿与白山头剖面的孢粉类型在地层中的分布，以及与其它古新世地层的对比，我们认为乌云煤矿与白山头含孢粉段的地质时代为古新世。 用共存分析法得到乌云组古新世气候参数有两组。孢粉类型的共存结果为：年均温14.8-14.9℃，年降水量816-1389mm；植物化石类型的共存结果为：年均温16.3-16.8℃, 年降水：1124-1623mm。对乌云煤矿与白山头两个剖面孢粉带中的孢粉类型的气候参数分别进行共存，结果表明，除乌云煤矿孢粉第三带到第四带外，乌云地区的年均温在整个沉积时期均呈上升趋势；年均降水量的变化趋势与年均温基本一致。 根据从古新世到现代不同地点气候定量重建的年均温参数，我们计算得到了不同时期纬度温度梯度变化的值：<0.1℃/古纬度（古新世）、 0.1℃/古纬度（始新世）、0.45℃/纬度（中新世）、0.55℃/纬度（上新世）。结合当今全球的平均温度梯度值（0.7℃/纬度），我们得出纬度温度梯度的值从古新世以来呈不断上升的趋势。这一结果显示65Ma 以来赤道与极地间的温度差异逐渐增大，同时也提示了全球温度可能呈下降趋势。