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  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    WU Mengjie, HONG Jiadu, LI Fangyan, ZHOU Shengcai, LIN Erpei, CHENG Longjun
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(8): 1516-1522. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.08.1516
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    Phoebe bournei (Hemsl.) Yang is an important and precious tree species in China. This study aimed to establish a genetic transformation system for P. bournei, pCAMBIA1300-GFP plasmid was constructed and transformed into seedlings with Agrobacterium rhizogenes. To optimize the transformation process, injection and soaking in bacterial solution were compared. Subsequently, an orthogonal [L9(33)] experiment was employed to determine the optimal combination A. rhizogenes strain type, bacterial solution concentration, and seedling age. In addition, the effects of light intensity on induction and transformational rate of P. bournei hairy roots were also examined. The results showed that hairy roots induction and transformation rate with injection method were 80.0% and 66.7% respectively, whereas only 41.2% and 35.3%with soaking method. The main factors affecting the hairy root induction rate and genetic transformation of P. bournei were strain species. Notably, strain type exhibited a substantial influence on both induction and transformation efficiency of hairy roots. The maximum induction and transformation rates were 87.5% and 70.6% respectively. The optimal strain was K599 with concentration of OD600=1.2, and the seedlings at the three-leaf stage was the best The seedlings growth, hairy roots induction and transformation efficiency of P. bournei seedlings under lower light intensity (50 μmol·m-2·s-1) were more favorable for seedling growth and transformation than high light intensity (100 μmol·m-2·s-1). This study established an efficient and steady transgenic system for P. bournei mediated by A. rhizogenes, thereby obtained transgenic hairy roots plants. That provided a useful platform for molecular genetic research of P. bournei and laying the foundation for important gene exploration, new germplasm development and genetic improvement of P. bournei.

  • Isotope Tracer Technique·Ecology and Environment·Physiology
    CAO Xiaoqing, LI Lu, ZHANG Fengwei, DAI Fei, ZHANG Fangyuan, LI Xiangyang, QIAO Weihao
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(5): 1076-1087. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.05.1076
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    Mulching technique is a widely used agricultural technology. The traditional plastic film currently in use brings huge economic benefits, but also induces serious ecological pollution problems and affects the sustainable development of agriculture, so the development of environmentally degradable mulching films is an inevitable trend. This study systematically describes the research progress and application status of the preparation materials, preparation technologies and products of photodegradable mulching film, biodegradable mulching film, photo/biodegradable mulching film, liquid mulching film and plant-fiber mulching film at home and abroad, as well as the advantages and shortcomings of the five types of degradable mulching films, and provides an outlook on the research direction and development prospects of plant-fiber mulching film. The results of this study provide a theoretical basis for further development of green, environmentally friendly and completely biodegradable agricultural mulching films to promote green and sustainable development of agriculture.

  • Food Irradiation·Food Science
    LI Chunmei, YUE Ning, LI Minjie, WANG Qi, LI Xiaohui, JIN Fen
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2022, 36(12): 2427-2435. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.100-8551.2022.12.2427
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    To study the mass spectral fragmentation pathways of primary aromatic amines by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole orbitrap high-resolution mass spectrometry. The data was collected under electrospray negative ion mode, and the fragmentation pathways of 14 primary aromatic amines were derived by the precise mass-to-charge ratio of the first and second mass spectrometry ions. The results showed that the existence of amino groups in molecular structure could easily be protonated to form [M+H]+, and the cracking process mainly lost the neutral molecule NH3 and produced [M+H-NH3]+. After that, the chlorinated anilines underwent carbocation rearrangement and then lost the chlorine atoms, resulting in characteristic fragment ion [·M+H-NH3-Cl]+. Methoxy substituted anilines lost the CH3O group and produced [M+H-NH3-CH3O]+, or carbocation transferred and rearranged to benzyl, further losing CH3 and CH3O groups. Methyl or methoxy substituted benzidine compounds also can undergo CN bond cleavage to form [M+H-NH]+, and then lost the neutral molecule NH3 to produce [M+H-NH-NH3]+. Azobenzene compounds are not easy to break the azo bond with high bond energy, and the fragment ions are mainly formed by breaking the CN bonds on both sides. The best ionization mode and mass spectral fragmentation pathways proposed in this study provides an important basis for the rapid identification and analysis of such primary aromatic amines.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    WANG Zhilan, HAN Kangni, DU Xiaofen, LI Yuxin, LIAN Shichao, WANG Jun
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2022, 36(9): 1723-1737. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.100-8551.2022.09.1723
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    To identify the GRAS gene family and analysis gene expression levels under exogenous hormones and abiotic stresses treatment in foxtail millet (Setaria italica). In this study, we performed a genome-wide identification of GRAS genes by bioinformatics method, analyzed the expression pattern under four hormones and two abiotic stresses with qRT-PCR, and developed molecular markers of SiGRAS23 based on the sequence differences. The results showed that there were 52 members of GRAS transcription factors in the whole genome of foxtail millet, the putative proteins are 362 to 734 AA in length with molecular weight from 39.81 to 100.09 kD and the isoelectric point from 4.85 to 9.53, most of them are hydrophilic proteins and 82.69% of them are acidic proteins. SiGRAS transcription factors were divided into ten subfamilies. Heatmap of FPKM values showed that the genes of each subgroup had obvious tissue expression specificity. The LISCL, DELLA and SHR subfamily genes have higher expression levels in leaves, stems and roots, respectively. PAT1 and HAM subfamily genes express in constitutive patterns, with the highest expression levels in leaves. The promoter region contains a variety of cis-acting elements responded to plant hormones and stress response. The gene expression levels were diverse even among members of the same subfamily under different hormones and abiotic stresses. Among them, seita.2g369400, belonging to PAT1 subfamily, was the most sensitive to six different treatments, while the expression level of some genes was very low in various tissues and organs, and hormones and abiotic stresses treatments. There were some differences in the gene sequence of SiGRAS23 between Aininghuang and Jingu 21, which are the parents of AJF5 genetic population. The marker D8-1 developed with SiGRAS23 was closely linked with plant height. This study laid a foundation for analyzing the functions of SiGRASs involved in hormone signal transduction and stress response. The molecular marker developed by SiGRAS23 can be used to select variations in plant height of foxtail millet germplasm in the future.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    FENG Yuan, LIU Yefang, KOU Xiaohong, XUE Zhaohui
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(2): 217-229. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.02.0217
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    NAC transcription factors are involved in plant growth and development, fruit pigment accumulation, cell wall morphogenesis, and plant senescence. To systematically study the precise function of SNAC4SlNAC48, Gene ID: 101247735) and SNAC9SlNAC19, Gene ID: 101248665) in the tomato ripening and aging, we designed SNAC4/9 knockout targets and constructed a single guide RNA (sgRNA) expression cassette through Overlapping Polymerase Chain Reaction (Overlapping PCR) method. Single or multiple sgRNA expression cassettes were assembled into pYLCRISPR/Cas9 vector by the Golden Gate cloning method. PCR and sequencing results showed that the SNAC4/9 knockout vector was successfully constructed. The genes encoding Cas9 protein and sgRNA were introduced into Micro-Tom tomato cells by the Agrobacterium transformation method, and the target and off-target of positive seedlings were detected. The results showed that tomatoes were mutated successfully without off-target. The identification of T1 mutants further demonstrated that CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing targets in tomato could be inherited stably between generations. Compared with wild type, SNAC4/9 knockout fruits had less pigment accumulation and delayed ripening, suggesting that SNAC4/9 played an essential role in tomato fruit ripening. This study provided genetic material and an experimental basis for further exploring the mechanism of SNAC4/9 regulating pigment metabolism and cell wall metabolism in tomatoes.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    LI Si, SHANG Xiaojing, ZHANG Fumei, HOU Rui
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2022, 36(8): 1569-1578. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.100-8551.2022.08.1569
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    In order to understand the diversity of endophytic Trichoderma in blueberries roots in Guizhou Province, and screen the endophytic Trichoderma with antagonistic activity. The antagonistic activity of endophytic Trichoderma in blueberries roots against seven plant pathogens were analyzed by tissue isolation, confront test and determination of antifungal activity of fermentation broth, and the diversity of endophytic Trichoderma in blueberries roots. The results showed that 16 endophytic Trichoderma were isolated from the Vaccinium uliginosum, and the 16 strains were divided into T. virens, T. koningiopsis, T. harzianum and T. pubescens by according to rDNA-ITS and EF-1α gene sequence, with similarity of 98%~100%. The separation rate IR, separation frequency IF, Shannon-Weiner index H, Simpson index D, Margalef index M and Pielou index E of endophytic Trichoderma in the blueberries roots were 8%, 15.53%, 0.4777, 0.9917, 2.4914 and 0.3446 respectively. The 16 strains of endophytic Trichoderma in blueberries roots inhibited the growth of 7 pathogens. The inhibition rate to Alternaria alternata, Fusarium graminearum, Diaporthe longicolla, Neofusicoccum parvum, F. oxysporum, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, Colletotrichum acutatum was 35.01%~76.38%, 58%~67.68%, 55.10%~73.53%, 52.24%~70.00%, 25.80%~52.99%, 37.18%~66.76%, 37.37%~70.53%, respectively. The aseptic fermentation broth with 5 strains of Trichoderma showed that Trichoderma fermentation broth inhibited the growth of 6 pathogens except for Neofusicoccum parvum, the highest inhibition rate on Diaporthe longicolla was 46.71%. The results of this study can provide theoretical basis for biological control of blueberries diseases.

  • Food Irradiation·Food Science
    KONG Hongming, YE Jiaxin, ZHAO Yating, ZHAO Nanxing, XIA Xudong, QI Xiangyang, CHEN Qiuping
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2022, 36(12): 2436-2446. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.100-8551.2022.12.2436
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    To explore the mechanism of Eriobotrya japonica in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes, Network pharmacology and molecular docking technology were used to explore the common target of loquat leaf and type 2 diabetes. In this study, TCMSP, Uniprot, Genecards, Venny, DAVID and other databases were used to map the interaction network and perform GO(Gene Ontology) and KEGG(Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) enrichment analysis. The molecular docking was verified by autodock tools. 19 ingredients and 294 related targets were collected from TCMSP datebase, then 89 common targets of type 2 diabetes and loquat leaf active components were obtained in Venny 2.1.0, corresponding to 10 active substances such as EGCG, quercetin, kaempferol and β-sitosterol. Then the ‘active ingredient-disease target’ network map was constructed. The results indicated that the active components of loquat leaves regulated type 2 diabetes through regulating oxidative stress response, serine/threonine kinase activity, responding to lipopolysaccharide and epithelial cell proliferation, then regulating AGE-RAGE(Advanced glycation end products and the receptor for advanced glycation end products), HIF-1(Hypoxia inducible factor-1) and PI3K-Akt(Phosphatidylinositol 3 Kinase-protein kinase B) signaling pathways. The molecular docking results showed that the binding energy of the main active components on α-glucosidase was less than-9.0 kcal·mol-1, which had very strong binding activity. The semi-inhibitory concentrations of 7 active ingredient such as EGCG, quercetin and kaempferol on α-glucosidase were in the range of 1.11~80.04 μmol·L-1, as measured by in vitro enzyme activity assay. The inhibitory effects were better than those of acarbose, which can be used as efficient α-glucosidase inhibitor as the main active ingredient of loquat leaf in the prevention and treatment of type 2 diabetes. This study investigated the mechanism of active ingredients of loquat leaf on the prevention and treatment of type II diabetes, and provided research ideas for the follow-up development of hypoglycemic drugs from natural products.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    SUN Zhiwei, XU Yuemei, XU Rongyue, ZHU Kuanyu, YANG Jianchang
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(8): 1562-1570. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.08.1562
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    Phosphorus deficiency in the soil is a key factor limiting the growth and development of rice (Oryza sativa L.). It is of great significance to elucidate the morph-physiological changes of rice in response to low phosphorus stress and further understand the mechanism underlying the phosphorus uptake and transport, which is also crucial to alleviate phosphorus stress on rice yield and quality. This paper mainly reviewed the changes in the morphology of roots and shoots as well as the physiological and molecular mechanisms of phosphorus uptake and utilization of rice under low phosphorus stress, and proposed crop management practices to enhance phosphorus uptake and utilization in rice. The key points for future researches were also discussed, that is, effect of interaction between rice roots and soil on the release of soil organic phosphorus, regulation and mechanism of plant hormones, especially new plant hormones, on phosphorus absorption, transport and distribution in rice plants, and development of rice varieties with high phosphorus utilization efficiency and exploring cultivation techniques to improve phosphorus use efficiency. This review is expected to provide theoretical guidance for screening and breeding rice varieties with tolerance to low phosphorus stress (phosphorus efficient varieties) and the cultivation regulation for improving phosphorus utilization efficiency.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    WU Chao, DAI Mengyi, ZHANG Chao, SHI Congguang, REN Mingjie, MA Jingjing, SHEN Yamei
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(10): 1947-1956. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.10.1947
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    Flavonol synthase (FLS) is a key enzyme in the flavonol biosynthesis pathway in plants. To investigate the mechanism of flower color formation in different species of Yulania, the flavonol contents of Y. denudata and Y. liliiflora were measured by the ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) at five key stages of flowering. The FLSs genes were cloned by RNA-seq in Y. denudata and Y. liliiflora. The expression patterns of FLSs genes in different tissues and tepals at five flowering stages were detected using quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Subcellular localization of FLSs proteins were performed by transient transformation technique in onion epidermis. The functions of FLSs genes were verified by heterologous transformed in tobacco, and the difference in flavonol contents in the transgenic tobacco corolla was analyzed by UPLC. The results showed the flavonol content of Y. denudata tepals was first increased and then decreased during flowering, while the flavonol content of Y. liliiflora tepals gradually decreased. YdFLS and YlFLS were conserved in sequence. The highest expression level of the YdFLS gene was found in flowers, and YlFLS had the highest expression level in young leaves. The expression of YdFLS was gradually increased and peaked at the bloom stage, while YlFLS showed a declining expression pattern. Both YdFLS and YlFLS were located in the cytoplasm. Overexpression of YdFLS and YlFLS genes in tobacco caused a light corolla phenotype and flavonol accumulation. In conclusion, this study verified that FLSs genes conservatively functioned on promoting flavonol synthesis in Yulania species. This study revealed the important function of FLS gene in flower color formation of Magnolia.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    GAO Ge, YANG Yuan, ZHENG Jun, ZHANG Hongwei
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2022, 36(8): 1530-1536. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.100-8551.2022.08.1530
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    In order to dissect the genetic mechanism of plant height and map the quantitative trait locus/loci (QTL) in maize, we used maize inbred lines PH4CV and Zheng 58 as the recurrent and donor parents respectively to construct a BC1F3:4 segregation population. Plant height in this population was evaluated for in four environments. Phenotypic analysis showed that the genotypic differences of plant height was great, and the correlations of plant heights evaluated in the four environments were strong, indicating that plant height in different environments had common genetic basis. The population was genotyped using gene chips containing 55 000 SNPs. By genome-wide association analysis, we detected ten significant single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with the false positive rate (FDR) at 0.05, and identified a significant SNP hotspot on chromosome 2. The SNP Chr2_194690794 on chromosome 2 had the highest -log10 (P) value. Linear regression analysis revealed that Chr2_194690794 had the largest additive effect and explained the largest phenotypic variation. For Chr2_194690794, the genotype derived from PH4CV had a positive contribution to maize plant height. Using a BC1F5:6 population, we further verified the linkage between Chr2_194690794 and plant height, proving that there was a real QTL on chromosome 2. This study laid a foundation for fine mapping of plant height QTLs.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    KE Yuzhou, WANG Pingsong, DUAN Lili, MO Zejun, HE Yi, YU Qiwei, XIONG Jing, LIU Renxiang
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2022, 36(8): 1559-1568. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.100-8551.2022.08.1559
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    At present, the planting area of tobacco hybrid and sterile line is more and more extensive in China, male sterile line is a favorable material for tobacco hybrid. However, the molecular mechanism of male sterility in tobacco is unclear. To investigate the molecular mechanism of cytoplasmic male sterility in tobacco,tobacco sterile lines and their maintainers were used in this study, paraffin sectioning and mitochondrial proteomics combined with bioinformatics analysis were conducted during flower bud differentiation. The results show that the abortive process of tobacco male sterile line occurs at the stage of stamen primordia germination and differentiation;A total of 113 differentially expressed mitochondrial proteins were screened out by proteomic analysis. During respiratory metabolism, the expression of key regulatory proteases such as pyrophosphatase, isocitrate dehydrogenase, malate dehydrogenase and phosphate hexose isomerase was down-regulated, and the expression of δ and α subunits of ATP synthase was abnormal;During the synthesis, modification, and transportation of mitochondrial proteins, abnormal expression of L4e and L7 in large subunit and SAe in small subunit of ribosomal RNA, and enzymes such as enolase, endoplasmic reticulum protein processing enzyme, protein disulfide isomerase and other functional protein structural modification enzymes were down-regulated.It is inferred from the above results that cytoplasmic male sterility of tobacco is caused by mitochondrial dysfunction due to the blocked synthesis, modification and import of mitochondrial proteins.Specifically, protease expression in mitochondrial respiratory metabolic pathway is down-regulated and ATP synthesis is blocked, which cannot provide sufficient energy for the rapid division and differentiation of microspores during pollen formation, and inhibited the formation and development of microspore, then displayzed as male sterility. The results of this study lay an important foundation for further research on male sterility mechanism.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    WANG Zemin, HE Xi, ZHANG Yuhan, ZHOU Ming, HONG Lilan
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(10): 1905-1911. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.10.1905
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    Irradiation mutagenesis tends to generate chromosome structural variations. So far few studies have been reported using the BSA-seq technique to map radiation-induced mutations. In order to explore the feasibility of using BSA-seq for mapping genes in radiation-induced mutants, this study isolated an Arabidopsis thaliana mutant using irradiation mutagenesis and crossed it with the wild type. Individual plants in the F2 segregating population were screened based on phenotypes, and two pools of offspring with extreme phenotypes were collected. The two offspring pools and the wild type pool were sequenced using whole genome sequencing, and various strategies including MutMap, QTL-seq, and GPS methods were used to analyze the sequencing data of these three pools. It was found that three strategies generated similar results and the mutated gene was located to an interval of 7 Mb on chromosome 2. With visualizing the genomic region within this interval by IGV software, a 25 189 bp deletion was found in the mutant genome. The deletion region was annotated using the SnpEff annotation program, and 6 genes were found in this region, among which the AT2G28610 gene was identified to be the candidate gene and verified through genetic experiments. This study provided a reference for the application of BSA-seq based approaches to map radiation-induced mutations.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    FANG Yuanpeng, WEI Jianming, LI Yunzhou
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(2): 230-240. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.02.0230
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    Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) belongs to the genus Tobamovirus in the Virgaviridae family and is classified as a quarantine virus in China, posing a serious threat to the safety of tomato production. Signal transduction system plays an important role in plant disease resistance, and phospholipid signaling is crucial in the process of extracellular resistance signal transduction. Phospholipase C (PLC) is critical in the transmembrane signaling of the phospholipid signaling system. In this study, we first identified 10 tomato PLC genes based on bioinformatics, including seven phosphati-dylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PI-PLC) and three non-specific phospholipase C (Non-specifc -PLC, NPC), the seven PI-PLC PLC proteins have three core structural domains (PLC_X c, PLC_Y c, C2) and an EF_hand-like structural domain, and the three NPC proteins only have a phosphoesterase structural domain. 10 tomato PLC proteins can be divided into seven branches according to their structural similarity, namely NPC1, NPC2, NPC6, PI-PLC2, PI-PLC3, PI-PLC4 and PI-PLC6. In addition, the 10 tomato PLC secondary structures were similar in proportion, but there were significant differences in tertiary structures. Co-linearity analysis showed that there were 3, 12 and 16 pairs of co-linear relationships between the distribution of tomato PLC genes and rice, Arabidopsis and Raymond-type cotton PLC genes. Finally, to clarify which tomato PLCs are involved in the plant defense response against ToBRFV, this study examined the relative expression levels of the PLC gene family after ToBRFV inoculation by transcriptome sequencing, and the results showed that SlNPC1SlNPC6 and SlPLC4 were expressed at higher levels in the ToBRFV-inoculated samples, while the expression levels of other PLC genes were reduced after ToBRFV inoculation. This study lays the technical and theoretical foundation for tomato ToBRFV resistance research and breeding.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    ZHANG Rong, CHEN Shiqiang, LIU Jianfeng, WANG Jianhua, FAN Dejia, HAN Yan, HE Zhentian
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(3): 433-441. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.03.0433

    To clarify the molecular mechanism of spike of mutant sui1, the phenotype identification and the transcriptome analyses of rachis and peduncle in different growth stages (tooting stage as T1 and filling stage as T2) were performed. The results showed that the spike mutant had shorter length of rachis and peduncle, lower plant height and aggravated incidence of FHB. Results of transcriptome analyses showed that at the same period, the differentially expressed genes between mutant and parent in peduncle was more than that in rachis, and there were more differentially expressed genes at tooting stage than at filling stage in rachis. A total of 2 526 differentially expressed genes was screened, among which 890 were up-regulated, 1 636 were down-regulated. The study of gene ontology classification found that genes annotated with molecular functions in different tissues were equally enriched and most of them were focused on ATP binding. KEGG enrichment analysis showed that plant-pathogen interaction pathway had the most enriched genes. The highest enrichment factors of rachis in different stages were carbon fixation in photosynthetic organisms. The highest enrichment factor of peduncle in different tissues was photosynthesis-antenna proteins pathway. From plant-pathogen interaction pathway, 160 related genes were selected. There were 63 genes related to the defense response (39%), 21 genes related to protein kinase activity (13%) and 18 genes related to ADP binding(11%). It is speculated that these genes may be important for the rachis and spike type of wheat mutant sui1. This study provides data support for further exploring the molecular mechanism and gene regulation network of wheat spike type variation in the future, and also provides important information for the wheat yield and disease resistance.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    XIAO Liang, BAO Ruxue, CAO Sheng, LU Liuying, SHANG Xiaohong, ZENG Wendan, NIE Xuanhong, YAN Huabing
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2022, 36(7): 1308-1317. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.100-8551.2022.07.1308
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    The subtilase (SBT) gene family is an important gene family that controls plant growth and development and responds to environmental stress. In order to understand furtherly the number, basic characteristics, evolutionary relationship of SBT gene family in cassava, the SBT gene family was identified by bioinformatics, and the function of one member of the SBT gene family was characterized. The results showed that a total of 69 SBT members were identified in cassava genome, of which Manes.18G044300 was named MeSDD1 because it is most closely related to Arabidopsis. thaliana SDD1. Of all the SBT members, twenty-two SBT members had no introns, and 69 SBT members carried five highly conserved domains. Some SBT members were tandemly located on chromosomes, and drought response elements were found in their promoters. Two homozygous lines with high expression were screened out by fluorescence quantitative PCR for the subsequent experiments. The results indicated that the relative water contents in leaves of the two transgenic line were significantly higher than that of the wild type (WT), detached leaves of the transgenic lines lost water more solwly than that of WT, and the stomatal density of transgenic lines was significantly lower than that of WT. After water-deficit treatment for 14 d, the wilting degree of transgenic lines was less than that of WT. All the results indicated that MeSDD1 could enhance the drought resistance of A. thaliana. This study will provide gene resources for drought resistance breeding of cassava, and lay a theoretical foundation for the subsequently studying on the molecular mechanism of MeSDD1-mediated drought resistance.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    CHEN Ping, HE Zhenfu, WANG Fei, XIE Jianpeng, HE Honghong
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(6): 1158-1165. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.06.1158
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    To investigate the expression of Collagen1 and Collagen3 in pulmonary fibrosis tissue of yak and clarify the roles of Collagen1 and Collagen3 in pulmonary fibrosis process of yak. The normal and fibrosis lung tissue of yak were collected and divided into control group and experimental group. HE staining, Masson staining and transmission electron microscope were used to observe the pathological changes of lung ultrastructure and fibrosis state; qRT-PCR, Western-blot, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence staining were used to detect the expression of Collagen1 and Collagen3 genes and proteins in groups. The results showed that the yak lung tissue structure of the control group was intact, the alveolar septum was normal and there was no inflammatory exudate in bronchial lumen and alveolar cavity. while in experimental group, lung tissue showed necrosis, nuclear fragmentation and dissolution, severe hemorrhage and extensive pulmonary edema. The expression of Collagen1 in experimental group is higher, while the expression of Collagen3 is lower than that in control group. In experimental group, Collagen1 and Collagen3 proteins were proliferated massively and distributed in alveolar septum extensively. The other distributions were basically the same as control group but stronger than in control group. In conclusion, Collagen1 and Collagen3 play important roles in yak pulmonary fibrosis.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    QIU Xuewen, LI Dan, GAN Yudi, YANG Youxin, CHENG Liuyang, XU Mengyi, WU Caijun
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(6): 1118-1129. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.06.1118
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    To investigate the pattern of chloroplast codon usage in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), the complete cowpea genome sequence was downloaded from NCBI and structurally analysed in this study. The sequences were screened to obtain 50 protein-coding sequences (CDS), which were analysed by CodonW and CUSP to obtain important parameters such as GC1, GC2, GC3, RSCU, CAI, CBI, Fop, ENc, RFSC, and further analysed by neutral plot analysis, PR2-plot analysis, ENc-plot analysis, correspondence analysis, optimal codon analysis and comparative analysis of other species. The results showed that cowpea chloroplast gene codons preferred to end at A or U(T), and G and C were lower in all positions of codons, with a mean value of 36.31%. The mean value of the effective codon number ENc was 44.903, with weak codon preference; there was correlation between GC1 and GC2 and GC3, indicating that base mutations also had an effect on codon selection. From the neutral plot, PR2-plot and ENc-plot, it is clear that cowpea chloroplast codon usage bias is influenced by both base mutations and natural selection. In this study, totally 20 optimal codons were successfully screened. Compared with other species, cowpea and tomato have high similarity in codon usage frequency. This study provides a reference for improving the efficiency of cowpea chloroplasts genes as an exogenous gene expression.

  • Induced Mutations for Plant Breeding·Agricultural Biotechnology
    ZHOU Bingyue, YUAN Jianlong, ZHANG Yumei, LI Li, LIANG Lijuan, XIA Lulu, ZHANG Feng
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(2): 274-289. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.02.0274

    The fertility, adaptability and stability of potato are important indicators for potato popularization and application. Because of the differences in the performance of different characters by various environmental factors, it is necessary to screen and identify varieties (lines) in different ecological zones. In this study, the yield and plant traits of advance lines and main cultivars were analyzed by GGE (Genotype + genotypes and environment interactions) biplot, and the potato varieties (lines) with wide adaptability, high yield, stability and suitable for mechanization were selected. The effect of genotype-environment interactions on yield traits and plant traits were detailed, which provide a reference for potato breeding and selection of varieties in different ecological regions. Twenty two advance lines and thirteen main cultivars were selected to plant in three pilot sites in Weiyuan County, Anding District and Yongchang County of Gansu province from 2020 to 2021. Eight plant traits such as number of main stems and nine yield traits such as plot yield were measured. Analysis of variance was applied for analysis of significance. GGE biplot was used for analysis of adaptability, productivity and stability. Concurrently, the distinctiveness and representativeness of pilot sites were evaluated. Variance analysis showed that the effect of genotype on natural and absolute plant height were significant, and the sum of squares of genotype effect and the ratio to total variance was 66.63% and 56.56% respectively. The effect of genotype-environment interactions on peduncle length and yield of large tuber per plant were significant, and the sum of squares of interactions effect and the ratio to total variance was 27.86% and 27.05% respectively. The effect of environment on number of branches and yield of tuber per plant were significant, and the sum of squares of environment effect and the ratio to total variance was 55.82% and 25.52%. GGE analysis showed that yield and stability of varieties (lines) were generally consistent in different years. The genotypes with highest yield were G1, G33 and G10 in Weiyuan County, Anding District and Yongchang County. G32 was the most stable in the three pilot sites. Yongchang County had the strongest distinctiveness among varieties (lines) in 2020. Anding District had the strongest representativeness to target environment in 2021. GGE biplot can intuitively showed the results of varieties (lines) test in three sites between 2020 and 2021, and screen and evaluate varieties (lines) were G33, G12 and G3 were high yield, stable and suitable for mechanization, while G28, G26 and G23 were high yield, unstable and unsuitable for mechanization. The genotype-environment interactions had the greatest influence on peduncle length and yield of large tuber per plant. Combined with distinctiveness and representativeness, Weiyuan county was the best pilot sites in this experiment. According to the adaptability and stability of varieties (lines), the varieties (lines) suitable for planting in different ecological regions with high yield, stability and suitable for mechanization were selected, which will provide reference and theoretical basis for the subsequent registration and promotion of varieties.

  • Food Irradiation·Food Science
    HAO Pengfei, LIN Baogang, REN Yun, ZHU Jianfang, HUAI Yan, HUA Shuijin
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(1): 69-77. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.01.0069

    To clarify the effects of storage time and low storage temperature on the nutrition quality of rapeseed stem, two oil-vegetable rapeseed cultivars Zheyou 51 and Zheyouza 108 were used as materials. 3 storage times (stored at 4 ℃ for 1, 2, 3 d) and 3 storage temperatures (stored at -20, -40, -80 ℃ for 10 d) were set, and the contents of sugars, vitamins, cellulose and lignin during storage were analyzed. The results showed that vitamin C and vitamin B1 showed a rising trend first and then falling in two varieties, while vitamin B6, fructose, sucrose and cellulose showed an upward trend with the extension of storage time under 4 ℃. Vitamin E were raised in Zheyouza 108, while it increased first and then decreased in Zheyou 51. The starch content gradually decreased in two varieties. Paraffin section staining results showed that the cellulose area in Zheyou 51 and lignification area in Zheyouza 108 were increased with the extension of storage time. Under different storage temperatures, the content of all the nutrition except cellulose were the highest in fresh sample, while cellulose contents reached the highest in -20 ℃. Fructose, sucrose and cellulose contents can match the fresh level at -80 ℃ in two varieties, while the content of vitamin B1 and E were better under -40 ℃ in Zheyou 51. In conclusion, the appropriate shelf life of rapeseed stem should be within 2 d when storing at 4 ℃. For low storage temperature, -40 ℃ and -80 ℃ were better than -20 ℃. The results of this research provides a theoretical basis for daily storage and consumption of rapeseed stem and the multi-functional utilization of rapeseed.

  • Isotope Tracer Technique·Ecology and Environment·Physiology
    CHEN Yibo, YANG Qin, WANG Jingjing, MIAO Zhengyan, ZHAO Wenlong, JIA Xucun, DONG Pengfei, WANG Qun
    Journal of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences. 2023, 37(3): 594-605. https://doi.org/10.11869/j.issn.1000-8551.2023.03.0594
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    In order to explore the changes of root morphological distribution, nutrient accumulation and yield under different root configuration maize varieties intercropping, monoculture and intercropping treatments were conducted both in the field and pot-cultivation to study the variation characteristics of intercropping of maize (Zea mays L.) on root traits, spatial distribution, nutrient accumulation and grain yield, two maize varieties JS501 (small root angle type) and LY16 (large root angle type) with different root system architecture were used as experimental materials. The results showed that the total root length, total root surface area, total root volume and root diameter of maize population under intercropping treatments increased by 10.19%, 19.55% and 15.95% on average compared with monoculture treatments, respectively. But there was no significant change in root diameter between intercropping and monoculture treatment. In 0~20 cm soil layer, the total root length, total surface area and total volume of maize in intercropping were 15.27%, 21.82% and 9.44% higher than those in monoculture, and 12.95%, 9.18% and 20.31% higher than monoculture at 20~40 cm, respectively. Intercropping enlarged the horizontal distribution of JS501 root and extends outward by 5 cm, deepened root vertical distribution by 10 cm in intercropping treatments and increased root length density by 26.03% on average in 40~60 cm soil layer. Intercropping also significantly improved root activities by 27.83% compared with monoculture. The accumulation of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in intercropping population increased by 18.27%, 14.79% and 15.75% on average compared with monoculture, respectively. Land equivalent ratio was more than 1 under intercropping and dry matter weight and grain yield were increased significantly by 11.03% and 15.36% on average compared with monoculture, respectively. Path analysis showed that total root surface areas significantly affected the accumulation of N and K, which indirectly affected dry matter accumulation and 100-grain weight, and significantly increased grain yield under intercropping conditions. However, the correlation coefficient between factors in monoculture was lower than that in intercropping. In summary, intercropping changed the spatial distribution of maize roots with different root architecture and increased the proportion of roots in deep soil. It reshaped root architecture in 40~60 cm soil layer, improved root activities and make use of the root spatial complementary. These characteristics promoted the nutrient accumulation and increased grain yield. This study provided a theoretical and practical strategy for high efficiency of nutrient resources and sustainable agriculture.