Fungicidas protetores no manejo da ferrugem da soja, processos fisiológicos e produtividade da cultura

Currently, the management recommendations for asian soybean rust (ASR) has been based on the application of protective fungicides mixed with triazoles and stronilurins. Thus, this study aimed at assessing whether the increased productivity provided by the application of protective fungicides is due solely to the fungicidal action of the product or some physiological changes in the plant and which the latter would be. The experiment was conducted from March to July 2015 at the experimental station of Udi Research and Development in Uberlândia-MG, with the cultivar 97Y07 RR. The experimental design chosen for this study was comprised of a randomized block with four replications and 16 treatments: check, fluxapyroxad + pyraclostrobin (116.55 + 58.45 g ha-1), azoxystrobin + benzovindiflupir (90 + 45 g ha-1), trifloxystrobin + prothioconazole (60 + 70 g ha-1), tebuconazole + picoxystrobin (100 + 60 g ha-1), picoxystrobin + cyproconazole (60 + 24 g ha-1), mancozeb (1125 g ha-1), azoxistrobina + tebuconazole + difenoconazole (60 + 75 + 120 g ha-1), azoxystrobin + tebuconazole + difenoconazole + chlorothalonil ( 60 + 120 + 75 + 1440 g ha-1), and mistures fluxapyroxad + pyraclostrobin + mancozeb, azoxystrobin + benzovindiflupir + mancozeb, trifloxystrobin + prothioconazole + mancozeb, tebuconazole + picoxystrobin + mancozeb, picoxystrobin + cyproconazole + mancozeb, azoxystrobin + tebuconazole + difenoconazole + mancozeb, and azoxystrobin + benzovindiflupir + chlorothalonil, from the aforesaid doses. The first application of the treatments occurred in R1, in the absence of symptoms. The number of applications, intervals and the use of adjuvants were performed according to the recommendations by manufacturers. The variables analyzed were: disease severity, concentration of chlorophylls and carotenoids, photosynthetic rate (A), transpiration rate (E), stomatal conductance (gs), internal carbon concentration (Ci), instantaneous efficiency in water use (A/E), intrinsic water use efficiency (A/gs), and carboxylation efficiency (A/C). With these data collected, this study set to date the progress curve of each variable (AUPC). At the end of the crop cycle, the average of pods per plant was quantified, grain per pod, productivity and weight of 1,000 grains. It was concluded that: the addition of mancozeb to fluxapyroxad + pyraclostrobin, azoxystrobin + benzovindiflupir, trifloxystrobin + prothioconazole and tebuconazole + picoxystrobin potentiated the ASR control; adding mancozebe to the mixture azoxystrobin + benzovindiflupir provided better control of the disease compared to the addition of chlorothalonil; mancozeb amounts to AUPC concentration of photosynthetic pigments and when added to axozystrobin + tebuconazole + difenoconazole, increases the AUPC for total chlorophyll concentration, as well as when chlorothalonil was added; mancozeb added to the mix fluxapyroxad + pyraclostrobin raised the AUPC for A/Ci and A/gs, increasing the W1,000G and crop productivity; the addition of protectors similarly reflected on the productivity of culture.

Alterações fisiológicas causadas por fungicidas em soja infectada naturalmente por oídio

Soybean crop is substantially important for both Brazilian and international markets. A relevant disease that affects soybeans is powdery mildew, caused by fungus Erysiphe diffusa. The objective of this master’s thesis was to analyze physiological changes produced by fungicides in two greenhouse-grown soybean genotypes (i.e., Anta 8500 RR and BRS Santa Cruz RR) naturally infected with powdery mildew. A complete randomized block design was used with six replications in a 2x5 factorial arrangement. Treatments consisted of applications of Azoxystrobin, Biofac (fermented solution of Penicillium sp.), Carbendazim or Picoxystrobin fungicides, and a Control (no fungicide application). Three applications were performed in the experimental period, and each eventually represented a period of data collection. Gas exchanges, chlorophyll content, fluorescence of chlorophyll a and disease severity were measured twice a week. Dry grain mass production was measured at the end of the experiment. Areas under progression curve of variables were submitted to both ANOVA and Tukey’s test at 5% significance. Treatments Azoxystrobin, Biofac and Picoxystrobin had higher photosynthetic rates than Control in the second period, with genotype Anta having higher rate than Santa Cruz. Biofac had higher transpiration rate than Control in the second period, while Biofac and Picoxystrobin had higher figures in Santa Cruz in the third period. Carbendazim had greater stomatal conductance in Anta, whilst Azoxystrobin, Biofac and Picoxystrobin had greater values than Carbendazim in Santa Cruz. Biofac and Picoxystrobin had greater intercellular CO2 concentration in Santa Cruz. Azoxystrobin and Picoxystrobin had greater instantaneous water use efficiency than Control, with Anta being more efficient than Santa Cruz. Biofac and Picoxystrobin had greater intrinsic water use efficiency in Anta, while Carbendazim increased efficiency in Santa Cruz. Azoxystrobin, Biofac and Picoxystrobin had greater carboxylation efficiency than Control in the second period, with Anta being more efficient than Santa Cruz. Azoxystrobin and Biofac had greater contents of chlorophylls a, b and a+b than Control in the second period. Azoxystrobin had greater effective quantum yield than Control and Picoxystrobin. All treatments faced increasing disease severity over time, with Anta being less resistant than Santa Cruz. As for production, data showed that: (1) Santa Cruz was more productive than Anta, having the greatest dry grain mass with Carbendazim, and (2) Anta’s lower disease severity did not translate into higher productions. In conclusion, strobilurins (Azoxystrobin and Picoxystrobin) and Biofac performed similarly as to their physiological effects on soybeans; however, these effects did not lead to increased dry grain mass by the end of the experiment.

Síntese e caracterização de biodiesel metílico e etílico a partir de blendas dos óleos de tungue e de soja

No presente trabalho foi investigada a transesterificação de blendas dos óleos de soja e de tungue com metanol ou etanol empregando catalisador alcalino (NaOH ou KOH). Foi investigado o tempo reacional, a proporção da blenda, a concentração e o tipo de catalisador, tipo de álcool e razão molar, temperatura e metodologia empregada no tratamento da reação. Nas reações com metanol obtiveram-se melhores conversões com tempo reacional de 1,5h; temperatura de 60°C; proporção blenda dos óleos de soja e de tungue de 90:10 (m/m); concentração de NaOH de 0,5% em relação a massa da blenda e razão molar metanol:blenda de 6:1. O tratamento dos ésteres metílicos produzidos na reação foi realizado por lavagem com água a 60°C após o processo de decantação das fases, metodologia C. O rendimento de ésteres metílicos foi superior a 96% e, o teor de mono-, di- e triacilglicerídeos, glicerol livre e total ficou abaixo dos limites estabelecidos pela ANP, indicando boa conversão (> 96,5%). Nas reações com etanol verificou-se que as melhores condições reacionais foram com uma concentração de catalisador de 0,8% de NaOH em relação a massa da blenda, razão molar etanol:blenda de 9:1, tempo de 1,5h e temperatura de 60°C. O tratamento dos produtos da reação foi realizado por lavagem com água a 60°C após o processo de remoção do etanol e decantação das fases, metodologia D. A concentração do catalisador foi um fator determinante na separação das fases. Uma maior concentração de catalisador favorece a saponificação, dificultando a separação das fases e afetando o rendimento do biodiesel sintetizado, tanto para o metílico quanto o etílico. O índice de acidez, tanto para o biodiesel metílico como o etílico, para qualquer proporção da blenda dos óleos de soja e tungue, ficaram dentro das normas da ANP, com valores abaixo de 0,5 mg.g-1 de KOH.

Novas propriedades do SKTI (Inibidor de tripsina de soja): inibição para elastase neutrofílica humana e efeitos no processo de injúria pulmonar aguda

Seeds from legumes including the Glycine max are known to be a rich source of protease inhibitors. The soybean Kunitz trypsin inhibitor (SKTI) has been well characterised and has been found to exhibit many biological activities. However its effects on inflammatory diseases have not been studied to date. In this study, SKTI was purified from a commercial soy fraction, enriched with this inhibitor, using anion exchange chromatography Resource Q column. The purified protein was able to inhibit human neutrophil elastase (HNE) and bovine trypsin. . Purified SKTI inhibited HNE with an IC50 value of 8 µg (0.3 nM). At this concentration SKTI showed neither cytotoxic nor haemolytic effects on human blood cell populations. SKTI showed no deleterious effects on organs, blood cells or the hepatic enzymes alanine amine transferase (ALT) and aspartate amino transferase (AST) in mice model of acute systemic toxicity. Human neutrophils incubated with SKTI released less HNE than control neutrophils when stimulated with PAF or fMLP (83.1% and 70% respectively). These results showed that SKTI affected both pathways of elastase release by PAF and fMLP stimuli, suggesting that SKTI is an antagonist of PAF/fMLP receptors. In an in vivo mouse model of acute lung injury, induced by LPS from E. coli, SKTI significantly suppressed the inflammatory effects caused by elastase in a dose dependent manner. Histological sections stained by hematoxylin/eosin confirmed this reduction in inflammation process. These results showed that SKTI could be used as a potential pharmacological agent for the therapy of many inflammatory diseases

Uso de espectrometria de massa por ionização e dessorção a laser assistida por matriz : tempo de voo (MALDI-TOF MS) para formação de bibliotecas e caracterização da ocupação nodular em soja por estirpes de Bradyrhizobium

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Microbiana, 2016.

Nematóide (Heterodera glycines Ichinohe) formador de cisto em soja.

O nematóide Heterodera glycines Ichinohe é considerado o parasita mais destrutivo da soja (Glycine max (L.) Merrill). A doença causada pela infestação desse nematóide, primeiramente obserada no Japão, recebeu a denominção de "nanismo amarelo", devido aos sintomas por ela produzidos nas plantas de soja infecatadas.

Agriculture and forest: A sustainable strategy in the Brazilian Amazon.

Large-scale agriculture is increasing in anthropogenically modified areas in the Amazon Basin. Crops such as soybean, maize, oil palm, and others are being introduced to supply the world demand for food and energy. However, the current challenge is to enhance the sustainability of these areas by increasing efficiency of production chains and to improve environmental services. The Amazon Basin has experienced a paradigm shift away from the traditional slash-and-burn agricultural practices, which offers decision makers the opportunity to make innovative interventions to enhance the productivity in previously degraded areas by using trees to ecological advantage. This study describes a successful experiment integrating the production of soybean and paricá (Glycine max L. and Schizolobium amazonicum) based on previous research that indicated potential topoclimatic zones for planting paricá in the Brazilian state of Pará. This paper shows that a no-tillage system reduces the effects of drought compared to conventional tillage still used by many farmers in the region. The integrated system was implemented during the 2014/2015 season in 234.6 ha in the high-potential zone in the municipality of Ulianópolis, Pará. Both soybean and paricá were planted simultaneously. Paricá was planted in 5 m x 2 m inter-tree spacing totaling 228x103 trees per hectare and soybean, in 4 m x 100 m spacing, distributed in nine rows with a 0.45 m inter-row distance, occupying 80% of the area. The harvested soybean production was 3.4 t ha-1, higher than other soybean monocultures in eastern Pará. Paricá benefited from soybean fertilization in the first year: It exhibited rapid development in height (3.26 m) and average diameter (3.85 cm). Trees and crop rotation over the following years is six years for forest species and one year for each crop. Our results confirm there are alternatives to the current production systems able to diminish negative impacts resulting from monoculture. In addition, the system provided environmental services such as reduced soil erosion and increased carbon stock by soil cover with no-tillage soybean cultivation. The soybean cover contributes to increased paricá thermal regulation and lower forestry costs. We concluded that innovative interventions are important to show local farmers that it is possible to adapt an agroforest system to large-scale production, thus changing the Amazon.

Melhoramento de cultivares de soja especiais para processamento e utilização.

2013

Effect of phenolic-rich plant materials on protein and lipid oxidation reactions

The antioxidant activity of natural plant materials rich in phenolic compounds is being widely investigated for protection of food products sensitive to oxidative reactions. In this thesis plant materials rich in phenolic compounds were studied as possible antioxidants to prevent protein and lipid oxidation reactions in different food matrixes such as pork meat patties and corn oil-in water emulsions. Loss of anthocyanins was also measured during oxidation in corn oil-in-water emulsions. In addition, the impact of plant phenolics on amino acid level was studied using tryptophan as a model compound to elucidate their role in preventing the formation of tryptophan oxidation products. A high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with ultraviolet and fluorescence detection (UV-FL) was developed that enabled fast investigation of formation of tryptophan derived oxidation products. Byproducts of oilseed processes such as rapeseed (Brassica rapa L.), camelina (Camelina sativa) and soy meal (Glycine max L.) as well as Scots pine bark (Pinus sylvestris) and several reference compounds were shown to act as antioxidants toward both protein and lipid oxidation in cooked pork meat patties. In meat, the antioxidant activity of camelina, rapeseed and soy meal were more pronounced when used in combination with a commercial rosemary extract (Rosmarinus officinalis). Berry phenolics such as black currant (Ribes nigrum) anthocyanins and raspberry (Rubus idaeus) ellagitannins showed potent antioxidant activity in corn oil-in-water emulsions toward lipid oxidation with and without β-lactoglobulin. The antioxidant effect was more pronounced in the presence of β-lactoglobulin. The berry phenolics also inhibited the oxidation of tryptophan and cysteine side chains of β-lactoglobulin. The results show that the amino acid side chains were oxidized prior the propagation of lipid oxidation, thereby inhibiting fatty acid scission. In addition, the concentration and color of black currant anthocyanins decreased during the oxidation. Oxidation of tryptophan was investigated in two different oxidation models with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hexanal/FeCl2. Oxidation of tryptophan in both models resulted in oxidation products such as 3a-hydroxypyrroloindole-2-carboxylic acid, dioxindolylalanine, 5-hydroxy-tryptophan, kynurenine, N-formylkynurenine and β-oxindolylalanine. However, formation of tryptamine was only observed in tryptophan oxidized in the presence of H2O2. Pine bark phenolics, black currant anthocyanins, camelina meal phenolics as well as cranberry proanthocyanidins (Vaccinium oxycoccus) provided the best antioxidant effect toward tryptophan and its oxidation products when oxidized with H2O2. The tryptophan modifications formed upon hexanal/FeCl2 treatment were efficiently inhibited by camelina meal followed by rapeseed and soy meal. In contrast, phenolics from raspberry, black currant, and rowanberry (Sorbus aucuparia) acted as weak prooxidants. This thesis contributes to elucidating the effects of natural phenolic compounds as potential antioxidants in order to control and prevent protein and lipid oxidation reactions. Understanding the relationship between phenolic compounds and proteins as well as lipids could lead to the development of new, effective, and multifunctional antioxidant strategies that could be used in food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications.

Efecto de diferentes leguminosas como cultivos antecesores sobre el crecimiento, desarrollo y rendimiento del sorgo (Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench) y maíz (Zea mays L.)

Con la finalidad de estudiar el comportamiento del crecimiento, desarrollo y rendimiento de los cultivos de sorgo (Sorghum bicolor. L. Moench) híbrido D-55 y maíz (Zea mays L) variedad NB-30, bajo los efectos de diferentes cultivos leguminosos: Maní (Arachis hypogaea L. ), caupí (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp), soya (Glycine max L. Merril) y frijol común ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) como cultivos antecesores, se realizó un experimento de campo, utilizando un diseño de Bloques Completos al Azar con doce tratamientos y cuatro repeticiones realizados durante la siembra de primera y postrera de 1991, en el Centro Experimental La Compañía; Carazo, cuyo suelos son de topografía plana, textura media, franco limoso ( Typic Durandept ). De los resultados obtenidos se llegó a la conclusión que los diferentes cultivos leguminosos influyeron sobre el crecimiento, desarrollo y rendimiento de los cultivos de sorgo y maíz, ya que estos fueron afectados de manera significativa por los cultivos antecesores. Por otro lado se comprobó que el sorgo y el maíz, cuando tienen como cultivo antecesor a las leguminosas, sus rendimientos fueron superiores que cuando se tiene al sorgo y al maíz como cultivo antecesor. De las leguminosas, el cultivo de maní tuvo un mayor efecto sobre el rendimiento del sorgo y maíz. (4,391 y 1,675 kg/ha respectivamente). Se comprobó cuantitativamente el efecto negativo de utilizar a los cultivos de sorgo y maíz como cultivos antecesores a su mismo cultivo, ya que los rendimientos disminuyen considerablemente, siendo estos los siguientes: sorgo-sorgo obtuvo 2,170 kg/ha., maíz-sorgo dio un rendimiento de 2,373 kg/ha, maíz-maíz presentó 762 kg/ha, y finalmente el tratamiento sorgo-maíz rindió 674 kg/ha.

Efecto de exposición a deshidratación del coyolillo (Cyperus rotundus L.) sobre su densidad y el crecimiento y rendimiento del cultivo de Ajonjolí (Sesamun indicum L.) c.v. Cuyumaqui

En 1991 se estableció un ensayo en época seca (20-30 Abril) en el Centro Experimental del Algodón, Posoltega, Chinandega, con los objetivos de determinar si el efecto de diferentes tiempos de exposición a deshidratación del coyolillo (Cyperus rotundus L.) al arar el suelo en seco con arado de discos para reducir su densidad, se mantiene hasta la época de postrera y asimismo si tiene efecto sobre el crecimiento y rendimiento del cultivo de ajonjolí (Sesamun indicum L.). Para tales efectos se usó un diseño de Bloques Completos al Azar (B.C.A.) con seis tratamientos y seis repeticiones, evaluándose el factor tiempo de exposición a deshidratación del coyolillo. Los tratamientos consistieron en realizar la práctica de arar el suelo en seco en las diferentes parcelas a intervalos de dos días, empezando el 20 de abril con el tratamiento diez días y terminando el 30 de abril con el tratamiento cero días de exposición, aplicándose ese mismo día el riego en todo el área. Los tubérculos quedaron expuestos a la deshidratación durante 1O, 8, 6, 4, 2 y O días. Después de establecer lo tratamientos, se sembró el 2 de mayo el cultivo de soya (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) (Época de primera) y el cultivo de ajonjolí del presente ensayo el 5 de septiembre (época de postrera). Las variables evaluadas consistieron para coyolillo: densidad y para ajonjolí: altura de plantas, número de hojas, diámetro del tallo y rendimiento. El análisis de varianza mostró significancia estadística (P < 0.05) en densidad a los 14, 28 y 42• dds, altura de plantas 42 y 89 dds, número de hojas 28 dds y diámetro del tallo 42 dds. El contraste olinomial planificado presentó significancia estadística para la tendencia lineal (P <0.05) para densidad a los 14, 28.y 42.dds, altura de plantas 14, 42y 89 dds, número de hojas 28 y 42 dds, diámetro del tallo 28 y 42 dds y rendimiento. Los mayores valores de medias para densidad de coyolillo se presentan en el tratamiento cero días y los menores valores en el tratamiento ocho días de exposición a deshidratación del coyolillo para las tres fechas de muestreo. Todas las variables evaluadas en el cultivo de ajonjolí presentan los mayores valores en el tratamiento ocho días y los menores valores en el tratamiento cero días de exposición, excepto altura 14 dds, donde el mayor valor se presenta en el tratamiento cero días y el 'menor valor en el tratamiento seis días de exposición a deshidratación del coyolillo. Los análisis de regresión realizados entre la variable independiente tiempo de exposición y las variables dependientes del coyolillo y el cultivo del ajonjolí, mostraron una respuesta de tendencia lineal negativa en densidad de coyolillo y tendencia lineal positiva en todas las variables del cultivo de ajonjolí, excepto altura 14 dds que presentó una tendencia lineal negativa.

Estrategias de fertilización nitrogenada y aplicación de fungicidas sobre el cultivo de soja : efecto sobre el rendimiento y el tenor proteico

Resumen: el objetivo del presente trabajo ha sido, a través de diferentes estrategias de fertilización nitrogenada y aplicación de fungicidas sobre el cultivo de soja, evaluar su impacto sobre el rendimiento y el porcentaje de proteínas en grano de soja. Para desarrollar dicho trabajo, se llevó a cabo un ensayo en base al diseño de bloques completos al azar (DBA) con un total de 32 parcelas, en el que se aplicaron 8 tratamientos (7+1 Testigo), cada uno repetido 4 veces. Los mismos fueron: Testigo, UREA 100 N aplicado en V4 a V6, UREA + DMPP 100 N aplicado en V4 a V6, NITROFOSKA FOLIAR (2 Kg./Ha.) + NUTRIMIX (0,5 Kg./Ha.) aplicado en R3, UREA 30 N aplicado en R5, NITROFOSKA FOLIAR (2 Kg./Ha.) + NUTRIMIX (0,5 Kg./Ha.) + Opera aplicado en R3 (1 Lt./Ha.), UREA 30 N + Opera en R3 (1 Lt./Ha.), y Opera en R3 (1 Lt./Ha.). Cabe destacar que la aplicación de fungicidas se ha realizado en forma preventiva, con miras a evaluar su efecto sobre el rinde y el porcentaje de tenor proteico. Así, no se ha evaluado la presencia o ausencia de enfermedades particulares, sino el efecto final que estas aplicaciones tuvieron sobre las variables antes mencionadas. El mencionado ensayo se realizó a campo, sobre un cultivo de soja de segunda, para la campaña 2007/2008 en el paraje Tomás Jofré, Mercedes, provincia de Buenos Aires. Los resultados obtenidos mostraron diferencias significativas para la variable de rendimiento, pero no así para la variable de tenor proteico en grano. Analizándolos, se concluyó en el presente trabajo bajo las condiciones evaluadas que si se busca aumentar tanto el rendimiento como el porcentaje de proteína en grano, no es recomendable la fertilización nitrogenada, ni por sí sola ni en combinación con fungicidas

Efecto de diferentes estrategias de fertilización nitrogenada y aplicación de fungicidas sobre el rendimiento y porcentaje de proteina en grano de soja

Resumen: En el periodo 2006 / 2007 se realizó un ensayo de campo sobre el cultivo de Soja (Glycine max) en la localidad de Chacabuco, Provincia de Buenos Aires, con el propósito de estudiar los efectos de diferentes estrategias de fertilización nitrogenada y de aplicación de fungicidas sobre el rendimiento y porcentaje de proteína en grano de soja. El ensayo constó de 8 tratamientos (7 + 1 testigo), los cuales se realizaron en 4 repeticiones y en 2 estadios fenológicos del cultivo, en V4 (vegetativo) y en R3 (reproductivo). Se procedió utilizando un diseño de bloques completos aleatorizados (DBA). Las parcelas han sido de 2 m de ancho por 10 m de largo dando un total de 20 m2 por cada una. Los tratamientos fueron los siguientes:  Testigo  UREA aplicado en V4/V6  Entec + UAN aplicado en V4/V6  Nitrofoska + Nutrimix aplicado en R3  Foliarsol aplicado en R5  Nitrofoska + Nutrimix + Opera aplicado en R3  Foliarsol + Opera aplicado en R3  Opera aplicado en R5 Las conclusiones a las que se han llegado en este ensayo han sido que todos los tratamientos experimentados trajeron aumentos en el rendimiento, en comparación al testigo. El mayor aumento se dio por el agregado de fungicida en las etapas reproductivas del cultivo. Por el contrario, no se ha encontrado efecto sobre el tenor de proteína en granos, por lo que para la condiciones en que se realizó el ensayo, no sería recomendable la fertilización nitrogenada si se busca un aumento en dicho tenor

PGPRs and nitrogen-fixing legumes: a perfect team for efficient Cd phytoremediation?

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic, biologically non-essential and highly mobile metal that has become an increasingly important environmental hazard to both wildlife and humans. In contrast to conventional remediation technologies, phytoremediation based on legume rhizobia symbiosis has emerged as an inexpensive decontamination alternative which also revitalize contaminated soils due to the role of legumes in nitrogen cycling. In recent years, there is a growing interest in understanding symbiotic legume rhizobia relationship and its interactions with Cd. The aim of the present review is to provide a comprehensive picture of the main effects of Cd in N-2-fixing leguminous plants and the benefits of exploiting this symbiosis together with plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to boost an efficient reclamation of Cd-contaminated soils.

植物根系、根区微生物对大气CO2浓度倍增的反应及其生态学意

预测下世纪中叶，大气CO_2浓度将高到目前的两倍（即达到700μ1•1~(-1)）。CO_2倍增对植物地上部的影响已经有了较多的研究，胆是由于方法学上的困难，至今关于倍增CO_2对植物根及根区微生物的研究仍是非常匮乏。本文应用国际上最新的根研究方法，以根系为中心，研究开顶式CO_2C熏蒸培养室中，CO_2倍增条件下根系与地上部，根系与根区微生物[共生的泡囊－丛枝菌根（VAM）真菌，非共生的土壤微生物]的关系。 1. CO_2倍增对根系的影响目前CO_2倍增对根系影响的研究多集中在根生物量的测定，或根／冠比值的测定，而善于其它参数如根长度则很少涉及，而根表面的反应目前还未见文献报道。本实验以幼苗期小麦“青323”（Triticum aestivum）、水稻“中作 29”(Oryza sativa)、大豆“科农4号”（Glycine max）、玉米“农大3138”（Zea mays）、甜高粱“M－81E”（Sorghum saccharatum）为材料，研究CO_2倍增对植物生物量的影响，发现CO_2倍增使C_3植物水稻、大豆的地上部、根系干重均显著增加，使小麦的根系干重显著增加，地上部无显著差异;C_4植物玉米和甜高粱的地上部和根系均没有显著反应。植物干重反应资料表明在光合产物的分配方面，C_3和C_4植物之间存在巨大的差异。 为了解根系获取土壤资源的能力的变化，我们对根系总长度和总表面积进行了分析。用样格交叉法研究根系长度的变化，结果显示，幼苗期的小麦、大豆的根系长度均被显著促进，尤其值得注意的是，尽管玉米根系干重没有显著改变，但是根长度已发生显著变化。同时应用研究根系表面积的最新方法－Na NO_2吸附法，研究发现幼苗期小麦、水稻和大豆的根系表面积在CO_2倍增条件下均显著增加，C_4植物玉米的根表面积亦有显著增加，但甜高粱的根表面积却没有显著反应，这说明即使在C_4植物类型中，根系表面积的反应在不同物种间仍存在很大差异。由于根长度和根表面积增幅大于根干重的增幅，所以推断在CO_2倍增条件下，植物根系细根比例增加，这有利于植物获取更多的养分。由于不同植物之间根系的反应不同，这将改变群落中原有的根系竞争关系，从而影响群落中物种的组成。 2. CO_2倍增对VAM真菌侵染强度和活力的影响本文应用NBT染色法，并结合浸染强度等级和活力等级标准，首次对CO_2倍增条件下，植物VAM真菌的侵染强度和活力的变化进行了检测。对比常规的酸性品红乳酸甘油法和NBT法，发现两者在显示侵染强度时元显著差异，但后者能同时用于侵染活力等级的研究。对幼苗期大豆以及不同生长期的小麦和玉米根系VAM真菌的侵染强度和活力进行观测，结果显示，倍增CO_2对大豆的侵染强度和活力均没有显著效应;使幼苗期玉米的侵染强度显著增加，但侵染活力无显著差异，但随生长期的推移，侵染强度所受的CO_2倍增效应逐渐减小，与14天苗龄（DAP）和35DAP相比，侵染活力在22DAP时所受效应最大;使10DAP小麦的VAM侵染强度和活力均显著增加，而且这种效应在30DAP小麦中的表现与10DAP小麦的相同。说明C_3、C_4植物中，菌根真菌对CO_2倍增反应不同，这也许是C_3、C_4植物对CO_2倍增反应不同的原因之一。倍增CO_2改善了VAM真菌的发育，所以较之于非菌根侵染植物，菌根侵染植物将因为CO_2倍增而获益更多，另一方面不同种植物中，VAM真菌的发育反应不同，这将使植物群落中，根系获取无机营养的竞争能力发生变化，最终影响植物群落的物种丰度和生物多样性以及群落的演替。 3. CO_2倍增对非共生土壤微生物的影响CO_2倍增使生长70天的小麦、垂柳（Salix babylonica）、藜(Chenopodium album)、繁穗苋（Amaranthus cruentus）品种“红苋K112”的地上部和根系的生物量增加。以这些植物所在土壤为材料，用氯仿熏蒸直接提取法研究土壤微生物生物量C（C_(mic)）和生物量N（N_(mic)）的变化，发现CO_2倍增尽管使各类型植物的C_4植物）土壤中C_(mic)的变化趋势不完全相同（小麦和藜所在土壤的C_(mic)下降，垂柳中C_(mic)升高，而在繁穗苋中无显著差异），但N_(mic)在各物种所在土壤中均有不同程度的上升，在繁穗苋中增幅最大。C_(mic):N_(mic)比值在4个物种所在土壤中均明显下降，这意味着CO_2倍增后在植物生长后期，土壤微生物活性提高，分解植物凋落物和土壤中其它有机质的能力加强，从而改善贫瘠土壤中有机质质量。 4.CO_2倍增对植物呼吸和光合作用及C素积累的影响 1）CO_2倍增对植物暗呼吸的影响：以杜仲（Eucommia ulmoides）、紫花苜蓿(Medicago sativa)和玉米等10种植物的离体成熟叶片或整株为材料，研究不同测定温度（15～35 ℃）下，CO_2倍增对植物暗呼吸的影响。结果表明：在较低温度（15 ℃、20 ℃）下，CO_2倍增对植物暗呼吸没有显著效应;在较高温度（30 ℃、35 ℃）时，多数被测植物的暗呼吸显著增强。由于植物在不同温度时它们的暗咱吸受CO_2倍增的促进幅度不同，这将导致不同地区（环境温度不同）的植物暗呼吸反应有差异，而且由于不同物种的暗呼吸增幅不同，综合光合效应，它们的生物量的反应也会不同。 2）CO_2倍增对整株植物的CO_2气体交换及植物C素积累的影响：利用自行设计的一套CO_2气体测定装置，首次尝试同步测定CO_2倍增条件下幼苗期小麦地下部和地上部的气体交换在昼夜24小时内的变化及C素的积累。发现CO_2倍增不仅使小麦地上部C素的积累增加，也使地下部释放的C素增加，但整株植物的C素收入仍高于对照两倍多，这从植物与环境的CO_2气体交换角度为CO_2倍增促进植物生物量的增加提供了依据。并首次提出：植物的整体性及植物所在的环境条件（主要是温度和光照强度）决定着植物暗呼吸对CO_2倍增的响应方式：被抑制或无效应。