[ Objective] This study aimed to analyze the dynamics of growth and development of Armeniaca dasycarpa （ Ehrh. ） Borkh fruit, thus providing the the- oretical basis for cultivation and breeding of good-quality and h...[ Objective] This study aimed to analyze the dynamics of growth and development of Armeniaca dasycarpa （ Ehrh. ） Borkh fruit, thus providing the the- oretical basis for cultivation and breeding of good-quality and high-yield A. dasycarpa. [ Method] With A. dasycarpa cultivar Yechengzixing as the experimental material, P. cerasifera Ehrh cultivar Huangguoyingtaoli and A. vulgaris Lam. cultivars Luopuhongdaike, Wanshujianali and Kuchetuoyong as control, the vertical diameter, horizontal diameter and fresh weight of fruit and embryos were measured every 7 d during the growth and development period. [ Result] The result showed that the whole fruit growth period of Yechengzixing, lasted 93 d from the end of flowering to fruit maturity. The dynamics of fruit vertical diameter, horizon- tal diameter and fresh weight of Yechengzixing presented ＂rapid-slow-rapid＂ double S-shaped curves. The whole fruit growth period of Yechengzixing could be di- vided approximately into three stages： first rapid growth stage, slow growth stage and second rapid growth stage, which lasted 29, 42 and 21 d, respectively. Daily increment of fruit vertical diameter and horizontal diameter of Yechengzixing reached the maximum at the first rapid growth stage, while daily increment of fruit fresh weight reached the maximum at the second rapid growth stage. The dynamics of vertical diameter, horizontal diameter and fresh weight of Yechengzixing embryos presented S-shaped curves. Fruit growth and development dynamics of the tested materials presented double S-shaped curves. The whole fruit growth period of Yechengzixing, Huangguoyingtaoli and three apricot cuhivars lasted 93, 119 and 77 -98 d, respectively. Thus, the duration of fruit growth period of Yechengzixing was 26 d shorter than that of Huangguoyingtaoli and exhibited no significant difference compared with three apricot cultivars. The duration of each growth stage and daily increment of Yechengzixing fruit had no significant difference compared with three apricot cultivars. Moreover, Huangguoyingtaoli had a longer slow growth stage and lower daily increment than Yechengzixing. [ Conclusion] The whole fruit growth period, duration of each growth stage and daily increment of Yechengzix- ing exhibited no significant difference compared with three apricot cultivars but varied remarkably compared with Huangguoyingtaoli.展开更多
Objective: Digoxin is a therapeutic cardenolide widely used to treat various heart conditions such as atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation and heart failure in both Western as well as Chinese medicine. Digoxin is extra...Objective: Digoxin is a therapeutic cardenolide widely used to treat various heart conditions such as atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation and heart failure in both Western as well as Chinese medicine. Digoxin is extracted from cultivated Digitalis lanata Ehrh. plants, known as Mao Hua Yang Di Huang in Chinese medicine. This manuscript presents two studies that were conducted to optimize the cultivation conditions for digoxin production in the TCM Mao Hua Yan Di Huang in a greenhouse under GAP conditions.Methods: Two experiments were designed in which 4 growth conditions were compared. Levels of digoxin, gitoxin, digitoxin, α-acetyldigoxin, β-acetyl-digoxin were measured using HPLC-UV and compared between the conditions.Results: Normal soil, no CO_2 enrichment combined with a cold shock was found to be the optimal condition for producing digoxin in the first experiment. Gitoxin content was significantly lower in plants grown in this condition. Mechanical stress as well as the time of harvesting showed no statistically significant differences in the production of cardenolides. In the second experiment the optimal condition was found to be a combination of cold nights, sun screen, fertilizer use and no milled soil.Conclusion: This study shows that digoxin production can be increased by controlling the growth conditions of D. lanata Ehrh. The effect of cold was important in both experiments for improving digoxin production. Cultivating Chinese herbal medicines in optimized greenhouse conditions might be an economically attractive alternative to regular open air cultivation.展开更多
基金Supported by Science and Technology Project of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region(201130102)Special Fund for Scientific Research in the Public Interest(201304701)Key Discipline Fund of Pomology of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region
文摘[ Objective] This study aimed to analyze the dynamics of growth and development of Armeniaca dasycarpa （ Ehrh. ） Borkh fruit, thus providing the the- oretical basis for cultivation and breeding of good-quality and high-yield A. dasycarpa. [ Method] With A. dasycarpa cultivar Yechengzixing as the experimental material, P. cerasifera Ehrh cultivar Huangguoyingtaoli and A. vulgaris Lam. cultivars Luopuhongdaike, Wanshujianali and Kuchetuoyong as control, the vertical diameter, horizontal diameter and fresh weight of fruit and embryos were measured every 7 d during the growth and development period. [ Result] The result showed that the whole fruit growth period of Yechengzixing, lasted 93 d from the end of flowering to fruit maturity. The dynamics of fruit vertical diameter, horizon- tal diameter and fresh weight of Yechengzixing presented ＂rapid-slow-rapid＂ double S-shaped curves. The whole fruit growth period of Yechengzixing could be di- vided approximately into three stages： first rapid growth stage, slow growth stage and second rapid growth stage, which lasted 29, 42 and 21 d, respectively. Daily increment of fruit vertical diameter and horizontal diameter of Yechengzixing reached the maximum at the first rapid growth stage, while daily increment of fruit fresh weight reached the maximum at the second rapid growth stage. The dynamics of vertical diameter, horizontal diameter and fresh weight of Yechengzixing embryos presented S-shaped curves. Fruit growth and development dynamics of the tested materials presented double S-shaped curves. The whole fruit growth period of Yechengzixing, Huangguoyingtaoli and three apricot cuhivars lasted 93, 119 and 77 -98 d, respectively. Thus, the duration of fruit growth period of Yechengzixing was 26 d shorter than that of Huangguoyingtaoli and exhibited no significant difference compared with three apricot cultivars. The duration of each growth stage and daily increment of Yechengzixing fruit had no significant difference compared with three apricot cultivars. Moreover, Huangguoyingtaoli had a longer slow growth stage and lower daily increment than Yechengzixing. [ Conclusion] The whole fruit growth period, duration of each growth stage and daily increment of Yechengzix- ing exhibited no significant difference compared with three apricot cultivars but varied remarkably compared with Huangguoyingtaoli.
基金the city of Emmen, the province Drenthe (KEI program)"Kenniscentrum plantenstoffen"+1 种基金"LTO Noord Projecten" in the Netherlandspartly funded by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma Gmb H & Co.KG
文摘Objective: Digoxin is a therapeutic cardenolide widely used to treat various heart conditions such as atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation and heart failure in both Western as well as Chinese medicine. Digoxin is extracted from cultivated Digitalis lanata Ehrh. plants, known as Mao Hua Yang Di Huang in Chinese medicine. This manuscript presents two studies that were conducted to optimize the cultivation conditions for digoxin production in the TCM Mao Hua Yan Di Huang in a greenhouse under GAP conditions.Methods: Two experiments were designed in which 4 growth conditions were compared. Levels of digoxin, gitoxin, digitoxin, α-acetyldigoxin, β-acetyl-digoxin were measured using HPLC-UV and compared between the conditions.Results: Normal soil, no CO_2 enrichment combined with a cold shock was found to be the optimal condition for producing digoxin in the first experiment. Gitoxin content was significantly lower in plants grown in this condition. Mechanical stress as well as the time of harvesting showed no statistically significant differences in the production of cardenolides. In the second experiment the optimal condition was found to be a combination of cold nights, sun screen, fertilizer use and no milled soil.Conclusion: This study shows that digoxin production can be increased by controlling the growth conditions of D. lanata Ehrh. The effect of cold was important in both experiments for improving digoxin production. Cultivating Chinese herbal medicines in optimized greenhouse conditions might be an economically attractive alternative to regular open air cultivation.
