Effect of High Temperature on Outcrossing Characteristics at the Fertility Sensitive Period of Photo-thermo Sensitive Genic Male Sterile (PTGMS) Rice Lines

Four sterile lines （Peiai64S, Y58S, Guangzhan 63-2S and H638S） and the restoring line R527 were used as materials. Five temperature gradients （24, 27, 30, 33 and 36 ℃ in artificial climate chamber） and the natural temperature （as control） were treated to the four sterile lines for 6 d in the fertility sensitive period of heading to flowering stage, respectively, to study the effects of temperature on physiological biochemical characteristics of young panicles and outcrossing characteristics. The results showed that the percentages of exerted stigma of Peiai 64S and Y58S were the highest at 27 ℃, which were 86.81% and 86.06%, respectively, while the percentages of exerted stigma of Guangzhan 63-2S and H638S were the highest at 24 ℃, which were 76.24% and 81.76%, respectively; the stigma viability of Peiai 64S, Y58S, Guangzhan 63-2S and H638S were the best at 24 ℃, which were 1.96, 2.12, 1.74 and 1.94, respectively; the outcrossing rates of Peiai 64S, Guangzhan 63-2S and H638S were the highest at 24 ℃, which were 58.87%, 54.22% and 50.50%, respectively, while the outcrossing rate of Y58S was the highest at 27 ℃, which was 58.96%; and the contents of peroxidase （POD） of the four sterile lines increased significantly at 33 ℃ compared with the control, while the contents of malondialdehyde （MDA） and proline increased significantly at 36 ℃ compared with the control. There were differences in temperature sensitivity between the male sterile lines, and the 24 ℃ treatment during the sensitive period was the best for the fertility sensitive period of Peiai 64S, while 27 ℃ was the best temperature for Y58S, Gangzhan 63-2S and H638S.

Neurobiology of mammalian olfactory learning that occurs during sensitive periods

This review examines the organizational principles underlying olfactory learning in three specialized contexts that occur during sensitive periods of enhanced neural plasticity and emphasizes some of their common features. All three forms of olfactory learning are associated with neural changes in the olfactory bulb （OB） at the first stage of sensory processing. These changes require the association of the olfactory and somatosensory signals in the OB. They all depend on somatosensory stimulation-induced release of noradrenaline that induces structural and functional changes at mitral-granule cell reciprocal synapses in the OB, resulting in increases in inhibitory transmission. In the accessory olfactory bulb, this represents the enhanced self-inhibition of mitral cells, which selectively disrupts the transmission of the mating male＇s pregnancy-blocking signal at this level. In contrast, an extensive network of secondary dendrites of mitral cells in the main olfactory bulb probably results in a sharpening of the odor-induced pattern of activity, due to increases in lateral inhibition, leading to offspring recognition in sheep and neonatal learning in rats and rabbits. These findings show that inhibitory intemeurons play a critical role in olfactory learning. Further work on how these neurons shape olfactory circuit function could provide important clues to understand memory functions of interneurons in other systems. Moreover, recent research has suggested that three forms of olfactory learning are controlled by synergistic, redundant, and distributed neural mechanisms. This has general implications regarding the mechanisms that may contribute to the robustness of memories [Current Zoology 56 （6）： 819-833, 2010].

Study on the Agroclimatic Division of Thermosensitive Genetic Male Sterility Rice Breeding

Using the meteorological data and geographical information during January-March（1961-2010） accumulated by 18 stations of Hainan,a suitability zoning map for thermo-sensitive genetic male sterility（TGMS） rice was made by GIS technology based on temperature indicators required by TGMS rice during fertility sensitive period and heading-flowering period,aiming to provide reasonable layout and scientific basis for sustainable development of TGMS rice in Hainan Island under the background of global warming.The results indicated that the suitable planting zones covered the south regions of Wuzhishan,Jianfengling and Diaoluoshan;subordinate suitable zones expanded northward to central parts of Wuzhishan,Dongfang,Changjiang,Qiongzhong and southern parts of Wanning;the other regions were unsuitable for breeding.

Analysis of Fertility Differences of Peiai 64S in Hunan and Hainan

[Objective] The purpose was to study and analyze the difference of Peiai 64 S fertility expression in two different climatic regions, Hainan and Hunan in 2010, and confirm the suitable region for its production of hybrid seeds. [Method] Eight sowing times were designed, March 20 and 30, April 10 and 30, May 15, June 1, 10 and 20, respectively in Changsha of Hunan. Thirteen sowing times were designed in Hainan, January 28, February 12 and 27, March 14 and 29, April 13 and 28, May 13 and 28, June 12, July 1, 12 and 27, respectively. Peiai 64S was gradually managed and recorded heading stage during cultivation, and the effects of different climate influencing factors, such as daily mean temperature, daily maximum temperature, daily minimum temperature, duration of day at 0-25 d before heading （namely pollen mother cell meiophase）, on pollen fertility were analyzed to confirm sensitive periods of light and temperature. [ResuLt] There was a big difference in sensitive period among the same cytoplasmic male sterile （CMS） in different climatic regions. The sensitive period of Peiai 64S was in first four phases, phases V, VI, VII, VIII （0-13 d） in Changsha of Hunan, which was in last four phases, phases I, II, III, IV （13-25 d） in Haikou of Hainan. Under natural conditions, Peiai 64S pollen sterility rate were all more than 99.5% and seed-setting rates all less than 0.5% in Haikou, so production of hybrid seeds was safe. Its pollen sterility rate was 21.3%- 100.0% in Hunan, so its security coefficient of hybrid seeds production was lower than that in Hainan. [Conclusion] The security coefficient of hybrid seeds production of CMS Peiai 64S is lower than that in Hainan.