The Asiatic hybrid lily cultivar Lilium dazzling(family Liliaceae)is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant with bright yellow flowers of ornamental values.It also shows resistance to diseases and abiotic stress,making ...The Asiatic hybrid lily cultivar Lilium dazzling(family Liliaceae)is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant with bright yellow flowers of ornamental values.It also shows resistance to diseases and abiotic stress,making it an ideal parent for breeding studies.This study established a sterile culture system using scales of dazzling lily as explants to induce polyploidy.Adventitious buds growing to 1 cm were treated with different concentrations of colchicine(125,250 and 500μmol·L-1),pendimethalin or trifluralin(100,200 and 300μmol·L-1,respectively)for 12,24 and 36 h.Flow cytometry and chromosome counting were used to identify ploidy,and the phenotype of the polyploids was examined by stomatal observation and leaf index determination.With increasing mutagen concentration and exposure time,the mortality and mutagenic rate increased.The optimal treatment group was:300μmol·L-1 trifluralin for 12 h,which resulted in 15.55%mortality rate and 42.22%induction rate.The polyploid plants showed a significant increase in stomata length,leaf length and leaf width,with a decrease in stomatal density compared with the control plants.This study provided a basis for polyploid breeding.展开更多
Visualization of simulated crop growth and development is of significant interest to crop research and production. This study aims to address the phenomenon of organs cross-drawing by developing a method of collision ...Visualization of simulated crop growth and development is of significant interest to crop research and production. This study aims to address the phenomenon of organs cross-drawing by developing a method of collision detection for improving vivid 3D visualizations of virtual wheat crops. First, the triangular data of leaves are generated with the tessellation of non-uniform rational B-splines surfaces. Second, the bounding volumes(BVs) and bounding volume hierarchies(BVHs) of leaves are constructed based on the leaf morphological characteristics and the collision detection of two leaves are performed using the Separating Axis Theorem. Third, the detecting effect of the above method is compared with the methods of traditional BVHs, Axis-Aligned Bounding Box(AABB) tree, and Oriented Bounding Box(OBB) tree. Finally, the BVs of other organs(ear, stem, and leaf sheath) in virtual wheat plant are constructed based on their geometric morphology, and the collision detections are conducted at the organ, individual and population scales. The results indicate that the collision detection method developed in this study can accurately detect collisions between organs, especially at the plant canopy level with high collision frequency. This collision detection-based virtual crop visualization method could reduce the phenomenon of organs cross-drawing effectively and enhance the reality of visualizations.展开更多
The impact of increased shading stress on agronomic traits,photosynthetic performance and antioxidants activities in leaves of two soybeans cultivars(D16 and E93)was studied.Soybean seedlings were grown in pots and ex...The impact of increased shading stress on agronomic traits,photosynthetic performance and antioxidants activities in leaves of two soybeans cultivars(D16 and E93)was studied.Soybean seedlings were grown in pots and exposed to no shade(S0),slight shade(S1),moderate shade(S2),and heavy shade(S3).Our findings showed that under the S3 in both cultivars,leaf fresh weight(LFW),specific leaf area(SLA)and leaf thickness decreased signifiantly,accompanied by a reduction in photochemical parameters including the maximum quantum yield(Fv/Fm)and electron transport rate(ETR).Furthermore,compared to SO,S1 significantly increased the ETR,sucrose content and the activity of catalase(CAT)in both D16 and E93 cultivars while S2 and S3 decreased the activity.However,under all treatments of shading stress,the antioxidant activities of superoxide dismutase(SOD)and peroxidase(POD)were lowered in both cultivars.Such morphological and physiological plasticity to adapt S1 compensates for the decrease in biomass and leads to seed weight compared to that obtained with an amount of normal light.Through configuring the space in the intercropping systems,S1 could be helpful for optimum growth and yield.Redesigning photosynthesis through S1 for the intercropping systems could be a smart approach.展开更多
Light-emitting diodes(LEDs)have been widely applied in the controlled environment agriculture,which are characterized by relatively narrow-band spectra and energetical efficiency.Most recently,the spectrum of Sunlike ...Light-emitting diodes(LEDs)have been widely applied in the controlled environment agriculture,which are characterized by relatively narrow-band spectra and energetical efficiency.Most recently,the spectrum of Sunlike LEDs has been engineered and it closely resembles solar spectrum in the range of photosynthetic active radiation(PAR,400–700 nm).To investigate how plant growth responses to the spectrum of Sunlike LEDs,cucumber and lettuce plants were cultivated and their responses were compared with the conventional white LEDs as well as composite of red and blue LEDs(RB,R/B ratio was 9:1).We observed that although Sunlike LEDs resulted in a longer stem in cucumber,dry weight and leaf area were similar as those under RB LEDs,and significantly higher than those under white LEDs.Moreover,cucumber leaves grown under Sunlike and white LEDs showed higher photosynthetic capacity than those grown under RB LEDs.For lettuce,plants grown under Sunlike LEDs showed larger leaf area and higher dry weight than the other two treatments.However,the leaf photosynthetic capacity of lettuce grown under Sunlike LEDs was the lowest.In this context,the spectrum induced plant functions are species-dependent.Furthermore,the three types of LEDs show distinct light spectra and they are different in many aspects.Therefore,it is difficult to attribute the different plant responses to certain specific light spectra.We conclude that plants grown under Sunlike LEDs exhibit larger leaf area,which may be due to some specific spectrum distributions(such as more far-red radiation),and consequently are favorable for light interception and therefore result in greater production.展开更多
In this paper, advances and prospects in breeding japonica rice for super high yield in the northern China were analyzed comprehensively in terms of breeding theories, techniques and practices. The author holds that d...In this paper, advances and prospects in breeding japonica rice for super high yield in the northern China were analyzed comprehensively in terms of breeding theories, techniques and practices. The author holds that developing and spreading super rice is an important way to enhance the overall yielding ability of japonica rice and attaining immense expansion of rice production. After theories and technical guidelines for super rice breeding were formulated, which involved the creation of new plant morphology and strong hybrid vigor through crossing indica with japonica subspecies, the optimization of combination of desirable traits via multiple crossing or backcrossing, the assemblage of favorable genes and the integration of ideal plant morphology with the utilization of vigor-major breakthroughs have been made in conventional breeding of japonica super rice. A batch of new super rice varieties marked by superior rice quality and high disease resistance, such as Shennong 265, Shennong 606, and Jijing 88, etc., have been developed and released. In comparison with the advancement in conventional breeding ef super rice, progress in hybrid japonica super rice breeding is slower because of climatic and ecological constraint in northern China. Therefore, solving the contradictions between vigor and growth duration, between yield and rice quality, and boosting vastly seed production are still serious challenges for breeders of hybrid japonica rice. Physiological and genetic problems in japonica super rice breeding are also discussed in this paper.展开更多
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of Napier cultivars in terms of forage yield, plant morphology and nutrient contents under two different agro-ecology and geo-topographic conditions. Three ...The aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of Napier cultivars in terms of forage yield, plant morphology and nutrient contents under two different agro-ecology and geo-topographic conditions. Three Napier cultivars being conserved by Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), namely-BLRI</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Napier 1, (BN-1), BLRI</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Napier 3 (BN-3) and Merkeron (BN-5) were selected to cultivate in severe drought prone areas (called Barind) and non-drought area at Savar (Modhupur terrace). Stem cuttings were planted in rows apart from 70 cm and 35cm spacing between plants. Data of 6 consecutive harvests from a period of approximately one year were collected and analyzed statistically by “R” software. The results showed that cultivar and location had </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">significant (P < 0.001) effect on biomass yield, plant height and leaf-stem ratio (LSR), while number of tillers </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">were </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">significantly varied with locations. BN-3 yielded the highest biomass (33.32 t/ha/harvest) at non-drought location (42.98 t/ha/harvest). The highest plant height was obtained in BN-1 (171.2 cm) at non-drought location (174.6 cm). Number of tiller</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> per hill ranged from 25.4 to 26.3 among cultivars (P > 0.05) and the highest tillers were found at non-drought location (28.1 no). The best LSR was estimated from BN-5 (0.86) at drought location (0.95). The proximate analysis showed that CP, ADF and NDF in whole plant </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">were </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">varied significantly (P < 0.001), being the highest contents in BN-1 (10.69%, 46.20% and 54.58%, respectively). On the other hand, DM and ash contents did not differ significantly (P > 0.05) among cultivars which ranged from 15.80% to 17.13% and 13.10% to 14.58%, respectively. The highest CP content in whole plant was obtained at non-drought location (11.89%), while the lowest ash (10.57%) and NDF (52.71%) contents were obtained at the same location. The highest CP contents in leaf were found at non-drought (15.03%) and the lowest ash (9.86%) at the same location. The highest CP contents (5.90%) in stem were found at non-drought location, while the lowest ash (11.28%) and NDF (54.59%) contents </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">were obtained </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">at the same location. Finally, the experiment reveals the superiority in biomass yield and nutritional quality (in</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">terms of CP content) with the ranking orders of BN-3 > BN-1 > BN-5 and BN-1 > BN-3 > BN-5. Therefore, it may be concluded that BN-1, BN-3</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and BN-5 cultivars were well adapted in both drought and non-drought conditions, although performance showed better in later condition</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. However, in terms of forage yield and overall nutrient composition, the performance of BN-3 was the best irrespective of locations.展开更多
Light is one of the most important natural resources for plant growth. Light interception (LI) and use efficiency (LUE) are often affected by the structure of canopy caused by growing pattern and agronomy manageme...Light is one of the most important natural resources for plant growth. Light interception (LI) and use efficiency (LUE) are often affected by the structure of canopy caused by growing pattern and agronomy managements. Agro-nomy practices, such as the ridge-furrow system and plastic film cover, might affect the leaf morphology and then light transmission within the canopy, thus change light extinction coefficient (k), and LI and LUE. The objective of this study is to quantify LI and LUE in rain-fed maize (Zea Mays L.), a major cropping system in Northeast China, under different combinations of ridge-furrow and film covering ratios. The tested ridge-furrow system (DRF: "double ridges and furrows") was asymmetric and alternated with wide ridge (0.70 m in width and 0.15 m in height), narrow furrow (0.10 m), narrow ridge (0.40 m in width and 0.20 m in height), and narrow furrow (0.10 m). Field ex-periments were conducted in 2013 and 2014 in Jilin Province, Northeast China. Four treatments were tested: no ridges and plastic film cover (control, NRF), ridges without film cover (DRF0), ridges with 58% film cover (DRF58), and ridges with 100% film cover (DRFl00). DRF0 significantly increased LI by 9% compared with NRF, while film cover showed a marginal improvement. Specific leaf area in DRF experiments with film cover was significantly lower than in NRF, and leaf angle was 16% higher than in NRF, resulting in a 4% reduction in k. LUE of maize was not increased by DRF0, but was significantly enhanced by covering film in other DRF experiments, especially by 22% in DRF100. The increase of LUE by film cover was due to a greater biomass production and a lower assimilation portioning to vegetative organs, which caused a higher harvest index. The results could help farmers to optimize maize managements, especially in the region with decreased solar radiation under climate change.展开更多
文摘The Asiatic hybrid lily cultivar Lilium dazzling(family Liliaceae)is a perennial herbaceous bulbous plant with bright yellow flowers of ornamental values.It also shows resistance to diseases and abiotic stress,making it an ideal parent for breeding studies.This study established a sterile culture system using scales of dazzling lily as explants to induce polyploidy.Adventitious buds growing to 1 cm were treated with different concentrations of colchicine(125,250 and 500μmol·L-1),pendimethalin or trifluralin(100,200 and 300μmol·L-1,respectively)for 12,24 and 36 h.Flow cytometry and chromosome counting were used to identify ploidy,and the phenotype of the polyploids was examined by stomatal observation and leaf index determination.With increasing mutagen concentration and exposure time,the mortality and mutagenic rate increased.The optimal treatment group was:300μmol·L-1 trifluralin for 12 h,which resulted in 15.55%mortality rate and 42.22%induction rate.The polyploid plants showed a significant increase in stomata length,leaf length and leaf width,with a decrease in stomatal density compared with the control plants.This study provided a basis for polyploid breeding.
基金supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China (2013AA102404)the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, China (31725020)+1 种基金the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (PAPD),Chinathe 111 Project, China (B16026)
文摘Visualization of simulated crop growth and development is of significant interest to crop research and production. This study aims to address the phenomenon of organs cross-drawing by developing a method of collision detection for improving vivid 3D visualizations of virtual wheat crops. First, the triangular data of leaves are generated with the tessellation of non-uniform rational B-splines surfaces. Second, the bounding volumes(BVs) and bounding volume hierarchies(BVHs) of leaves are constructed based on the leaf morphological characteristics and the collision detection of two leaves are performed using the Separating Axis Theorem. Third, the detecting effect of the above method is compared with the methods of traditional BVHs, Axis-Aligned Bounding Box(AABB) tree, and Oriented Bounding Box(OBB) tree. Finally, the BVs of other organs(ear, stem, and leaf sheath) in virtual wheat plant are constructed based on their geometric morphology, and the collision detections are conducted at the organ, individual and population scales. The results indicate that the collision detection method developed in this study can accurately detect collisions between organs, especially at the plant canopy level with high collision frequency. This collision detection-based virtual crop visualization method could reduce the phenomenon of organs cross-drawing effectively and enhance the reality of visualizations.
基金Funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2018YFD1000905).
文摘The impact of increased shading stress on agronomic traits,photosynthetic performance and antioxidants activities in leaves of two soybeans cultivars(D16 and E93)was studied.Soybean seedlings were grown in pots and exposed to no shade(S0),slight shade(S1),moderate shade(S2),and heavy shade(S3).Our findings showed that under the S3 in both cultivars,leaf fresh weight(LFW),specific leaf area(SLA)and leaf thickness decreased signifiantly,accompanied by a reduction in photochemical parameters including the maximum quantum yield(Fv/Fm)and electron transport rate(ETR).Furthermore,compared to SO,S1 significantly increased the ETR,sucrose content and the activity of catalase(CAT)in both D16 and E93 cultivars while S2 and S3 decreased the activity.However,under all treatments of shading stress,the antioxidant activities of superoxide dismutase(SOD)and peroxidase(POD)were lowered in both cultivars.Such morphological and physiological plasticity to adapt S1 compensates for the decrease in biomass and leads to seed weight compared to that obtained with an amount of normal light.Through configuring the space in the intercropping systems,S1 could be helpful for optimum growth and yield.Redesigning photosynthesis through S1 for the intercropping systems could be a smart approach.
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2017YFB0403902)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31872955)the Central Publicinterest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund,China(BSRF201911)。
文摘Light-emitting diodes(LEDs)have been widely applied in the controlled environment agriculture,which are characterized by relatively narrow-band spectra and energetical efficiency.Most recently,the spectrum of Sunlike LEDs has been engineered and it closely resembles solar spectrum in the range of photosynthetic active radiation(PAR,400–700 nm).To investigate how plant growth responses to the spectrum of Sunlike LEDs,cucumber and lettuce plants were cultivated and their responses were compared with the conventional white LEDs as well as composite of red and blue LEDs(RB,R/B ratio was 9:1).We observed that although Sunlike LEDs resulted in a longer stem in cucumber,dry weight and leaf area were similar as those under RB LEDs,and significantly higher than those under white LEDs.Moreover,cucumber leaves grown under Sunlike and white LEDs showed higher photosynthetic capacity than those grown under RB LEDs.For lettuce,plants grown under Sunlike LEDs showed larger leaf area and higher dry weight than the other two treatments.However,the leaf photosynthetic capacity of lettuce grown under Sunlike LEDs was the lowest.In this context,the spectrum induced plant functions are species-dependent.Furthermore,the three types of LEDs show distinct light spectra and they are different in many aspects.Therefore,it is difficult to attribute the different plant responses to certain specific light spectra.We conclude that plants grown under Sunlike LEDs exhibit larger leaf area,which may be due to some specific spectrum distributions(such as more far-red radiation),and consequently are favorable for light interception and therefore result in greater production.
文摘In this paper, advances and prospects in breeding japonica rice for super high yield in the northern China were analyzed comprehensively in terms of breeding theories, techniques and practices. The author holds that developing and spreading super rice is an important way to enhance the overall yielding ability of japonica rice and attaining immense expansion of rice production. After theories and technical guidelines for super rice breeding were formulated, which involved the creation of new plant morphology and strong hybrid vigor through crossing indica with japonica subspecies, the optimization of combination of desirable traits via multiple crossing or backcrossing, the assemblage of favorable genes and the integration of ideal plant morphology with the utilization of vigor-major breakthroughs have been made in conventional breeding of japonica super rice. A batch of new super rice varieties marked by superior rice quality and high disease resistance, such as Shennong 265, Shennong 606, and Jijing 88, etc., have been developed and released. In comparison with the advancement in conventional breeding ef super rice, progress in hybrid japonica super rice breeding is slower because of climatic and ecological constraint in northern China. Therefore, solving the contradictions between vigor and growth duration, between yield and rice quality, and boosting vastly seed production are still serious challenges for breeders of hybrid japonica rice. Physiological and genetic problems in japonica super rice breeding are also discussed in this paper.
文摘The aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of Napier cultivars in terms of forage yield, plant morphology and nutrient contents under two different agro-ecology and geo-topographic conditions. Three Napier cultivars being conserved by Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), namely-BLRI</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Napier 1, (BN-1), BLRI</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Napier 3 (BN-3) and Merkeron (BN-5) were selected to cultivate in severe drought prone areas (called Barind) and non-drought area at Savar (Modhupur terrace). Stem cuttings were planted in rows apart from 70 cm and 35cm spacing between plants. Data of 6 consecutive harvests from a period of approximately one year were collected and analyzed statistically by “R” software. The results showed that cultivar and location had </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">significant (P < 0.001) effect on biomass yield, plant height and leaf-stem ratio (LSR), while number of tillers </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">were </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">significantly varied with locations. BN-3 yielded the highest biomass (33.32 t/ha/harvest) at non-drought location (42.98 t/ha/harvest). The highest plant height was obtained in BN-1 (171.2 cm) at non-drought location (174.6 cm). Number of tiller</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> per hill ranged from 25.4 to 26.3 among cultivars (P > 0.05) and the highest tillers were found at non-drought location (28.1 no). The best LSR was estimated from BN-5 (0.86) at drought location (0.95). The proximate analysis showed that CP, ADF and NDF in whole plant </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">were </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">varied significantly (P < 0.001), being the highest contents in BN-1 (10.69%, 46.20% and 54.58%, respectively). On the other hand, DM and ash contents did not differ significantly (P > 0.05) among cultivars which ranged from 15.80% to 17.13% and 13.10% to 14.58%, respectively. The highest CP content in whole plant was obtained at non-drought location (11.89%), while the lowest ash (10.57%) and NDF (52.71%) contents were obtained at the same location. The highest CP contents in leaf were found at non-drought (15.03%) and the lowest ash (9.86%) at the same location. The highest CP contents (5.90%) in stem were found at non-drought location, while the lowest ash (11.28%) and NDF (54.59%) contents </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">were obtained </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">at the same location. Finally, the experiment reveals the superiority in biomass yield and nutritional quality (in</span><span style="font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">terms of CP content) with the ranking orders of BN-3 > BN-1 > BN-5 and BN-1 > BN-3 > BN-5. Therefore, it may be concluded that BN-1, BN-3</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">,</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and BN-5 cultivars were well adapted in both drought and non-drought conditions, although performance showed better in later condition</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">s</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. However, in terms of forage yield and overall nutrient composition, the performance of BN-3 was the best irrespective of locations.
基金Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFD0300202)International Cooperation and Exchange Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(31461143025)“948”Program(2011-G19)
文摘Light is one of the most important natural resources for plant growth. Light interception (LI) and use efficiency (LUE) are often affected by the structure of canopy caused by growing pattern and agronomy managements. Agro-nomy practices, such as the ridge-furrow system and plastic film cover, might affect the leaf morphology and then light transmission within the canopy, thus change light extinction coefficient (k), and LI and LUE. The objective of this study is to quantify LI and LUE in rain-fed maize (Zea Mays L.), a major cropping system in Northeast China, under different combinations of ridge-furrow and film covering ratios. The tested ridge-furrow system (DRF: "double ridges and furrows") was asymmetric and alternated with wide ridge (0.70 m in width and 0.15 m in height), narrow furrow (0.10 m), narrow ridge (0.40 m in width and 0.20 m in height), and narrow furrow (0.10 m). Field ex-periments were conducted in 2013 and 2014 in Jilin Province, Northeast China. Four treatments were tested: no ridges and plastic film cover (control, NRF), ridges without film cover (DRF0), ridges with 58% film cover (DRF58), and ridges with 100% film cover (DRFl00). DRF0 significantly increased LI by 9% compared with NRF, while film cover showed a marginal improvement. Specific leaf area in DRF experiments with film cover was significantly lower than in NRF, and leaf angle was 16% higher than in NRF, resulting in a 4% reduction in k. LUE of maize was not increased by DRF0, but was significantly enhanced by covering film in other DRF experiments, especially by 22% in DRF100. The increase of LUE by film cover was due to a greater biomass production and a lower assimilation portioning to vegetative organs, which caused a higher harvest index. The results could help farmers to optimize maize managements, especially in the region with decreased solar radiation under climate change.