The addition of 100 mM NaCl to the root medium of barley plants caused the rapid cessation of elongation of the growing leaf three, followed by a sudden resumption of growth during the following hour. The idea that resumption of growth is preceded and mediated by rapid and tissue-specific changes in ABA concentration and by changes in transpiration was tested. Leaf elongation velocity was recorded continuously using linear variable displacement transducers (LVDT), ABA was determined by immunoassay, and transpiration and stomatal conductivity were measured gravimetrically and by porometry, respectively. Within 10 min following addition of salt, ABA increased 6-fold in the distal portion of the leaf elongation zone; in the proximal portion, ABA accumulated with a delay. In the portion of the growing blade that had emerged ABA increased 3-fold and remained elevated during the following 20 min. This preceded a decrease in transpiration and stomatal conductivity, which, in turn, coincided with growth resumption. Twenty hours following the addition of salt, the ABA concentrations had returned to the level before stress. Leaf elongation velocity was still reduced. It is concluded that NaCl causes a rapid increase in ABA in the transpiring portion of the growing leaf. This leads to a decrease in transpiration. As a result, xylem water potential is expected to rise. The moment that the water potential gradient between the xylem and the peripheral cells in the growth zone favours water uptake again into the latter, leaf elongation resumes. The results suggest that ABA causes different responses in different leaf regions, all aimed at promoting the resumption of leaf growth.

In a de novo genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) analysis of short, 64-base tag-level haplotypes in 4657 accessions of cultivated oat, we discovered 164741 tag-level (TL) genetic variants containing 241224 SNPs. From this, the marker density of an oat consensus map was increased by the addition of more than 70000 loci. The mapped TL genotypes of a 635-line diversity panel were used to infer chromosome-level (CL) haplotype maps. These maps revealed differences in the number and size of haplotype blocks, as well as differences in haplotype diversity between chromosomes and subsets of the diversity panel. We then explored potential benefits of SNP vs. TL vs. CL GBS variants for mapping, high-resolution genome analysis and genomic selection in oats. A combined genome-wide association study (GWAS) of heading date from multiple locations using both TL haplotypes and individual SNP markers identified 184 significant associations. A comparative GWAS using TL haplotypes, CL haplotype blocks and their combinations demonstrated the superiority of using TL haplotype markers. Using a principal component-based genome-wide scan, genomic regions containing signatures of selection were identified. These regions may contain genes that are responsible for the local adaptation of oats to Northern American conditions. Genomic selection for heading date using TL haplotypes or SNP markers gave comparable and promising prediction accuracies of up to r = 0.74. Genomic selection carried out in an independent calibration and test population for heading date gave promising prediction accuracies that ranged between r = 0.42 and 0.67. In conclusion, TL haplotype GBS-derived markers facilitate genome analysis and genomic selection in oat.© 2018 The Authors. Plant Biotechnology Journal published by Society for Experimental Biology and The Association of Applied Biologists and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Vitamin E is essential for humans and thus must be a component of a healthy diet. Among the cereal grains, hexaploid oats (Avena sativa L.) have high vitamin E content. To date, no gene sequences in the vitamin E biosynthesis pathway have been reported for oats. Using deep sequencing and orthology-guided assembly, coding sequences of genes for each step in vitamin E synthesis in oats were reconstructed, including resolution of the sequences of homeologs. Three homeologs, presumably representing each of the three oat subgenomes, were identified for the main steps of the pathway. Partial sequences, likely representing pseudogenes, were recovered in some instances as well. Pairwise comparisons among homeologs revealed that two of the three putative subgenome-specific homeologs are almost identical for each gene. Synonymous substitution rates indicate the time of divergence of the two more similar subgenomes from the distinct one at 7.9-8.7 MYA, and a divergence between the similar subgenomes from a common ancestor 1.1 MYA. A new proposed evolutionary model for hexaploid oat formation is discussed. Homeolog-specific gene expression was quantified during oat seed development and compared with vitamin E accumulation. Homeolog expression largely appears to be similar for most of genes; however, for some genes, homoeolog-specific transcriptional bias was observed. The expression of HPPD, as well as certain homoeologs of VTE2 and VTE4, is highly correlated with seed vitamin E accumulation. Our findings expand our understanding of oat genome evolution and will assist efforts to modify vitamin E content and composition in oats.Published 2016. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA. Plant Biotechnology Journal published by Society for Experimental Biology and The Association of Applied Biologists and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

选取较耐盐的水稻品种‘HH11’、‘JX99’和盐敏感水稻品种‘YSXD’,设置6个土壤NaCl浓度处理（0、1、2、3、4 g/kg）,在防雨棚下盆栽并培育至孕穗期,分析NaCl胁迫对不同耐盐性水稻生理生化及光合特性的影响,结果表明：（1）NaCl胁迫抑制水稻的生长,表现为随着NaCl浓度增加,水稻的株高逐渐降低,但在3~4 g/kg土壤含盐量下耐盐水稻的株高显著高于盐敏感水稻品种。（2）耐盐水稻和盐敏感水稻的可溶性总糖对NaCl胁迫的响应差异明显,在1~4 g/kg NaCl胁迫下,盐敏感水稻叶片可溶性总糖显著降低,但是耐盐水稻可溶性总糖大量合成并积累,并且显著高于盐敏感品种。（3）NaCl浓度增加迫使水稻叶片丙二醛不断积累,导致细胞膜透性逐渐增大,但是耐盐水稻丙二醛的积累量较少,细胞膜受盐害程度显著小于盐敏感水稻。（4）NaCl胁迫抑制了水稻光合速率,但不同的NaCl浓度下导致水稻品种光合速率下降的原因各有差异,其中在0~1 g/kg NaCl胁迫下盐敏感水稻光合速率降低是非气孔因素导致的,而在2~4 g/kg NaCl胁迫下是由气孔因素造成的;0~2 g/kg盐浓度下耐盐水稻HH11的光合速率降低是非气孔因素导致的,3~4 g/kg盐浓度处理是由气孔因素导致的;气孔因素是0~4 g/kg盐处理耐盐水稻JX99的光合速率降低的主要原因。（5）盐胁迫下耐盐水稻的叶片蒸腾速率显著降低,并且显著低于盐敏感水稻,相反水分利用效率和气孔限制值却明显升高,并且显著高于盐敏感水稻品种,表明盐浓度增加迫使耐盐水稻气孔阻力增大,减少水分的流失,抑制了蒸腾速率,使耐盐水稻叶片保持较高的水势;同时提高了叶片水分利用效率,碳同化效率提高,以满足耐盐水稻正常代谢生理需求,进行正常生命活动。

【目的】研究盐胁迫对不同高粱品种幼苗光合作用及叶绿素荧光参数的影响，为高粱栽培管理、耐盐品种的选育及耐盐胁迫人工调控提供理论依据。【方法】以高粱耐盐品种（辽杂15号）和盐敏感品种（龙杂11号）为材料，人工气候箱内营养液培养，湿度60%，光照/黑暗为12 h/12 h，光照强度为134 μmol•m-2•s-1，昼/夜温度为28℃/25℃。从3叶期开始进行NaCl处理（NaCl浓度为0、50、100、150、200 mmol•L-1），研究盐胁迫下高粱幼苗光合作用和叶绿素荧光参数的变化。【结果】低浓度NaCl（50 mmol•L-1）胁迫可以增加叶绿素含量，但是高浓度NaCl（100—200 mmol•L-1）胁迫明显降低叶绿素含量；盐胁迫使净光合速率（Pn）、气孔导度（Gs）、蒸腾速率（Tr）、最大荧光（Fm）、Fv/Fo、Fv/Fm、Fv′/Fm′、光化学猝灭系数（qP）下降，初始荧光（Fo）和非光化学猝灭系数（NPQ）提高，低浓度盐胁迫（50 mmol•L-1 NaCl）使胞间CO2浓度（Ci）降低，高浓度则相反。辽杂15号受盐胁迫的影响程度小于龙杂11号，表现出较好的耐盐性。【结论】50 mmol•L-1浓度的低盐胁迫对高粱幼苗的影响不明显，光合速率下降的主要原因是气孔限制；100—200 mmol•L-1浓度的高盐胁迫对高粱幼苗有很大影响，引起光合速率下降的主要原因是非气孔限制。盐胁迫下，耐盐品种能有效保护内部的光合机构，增强对盐胁迫的适应性。

Salinity is one of the major abiotic factors that affect productivity in oat. Here, we report a comparison of the transcriptomes of two hexaploid oat cultivars, 'Hanyou-5' and 'Huazao-2', which differ with respect to salt tolerance, in seedlings exposed to salt stress. Analysis of the assembled unigenes from the osmotically stressed and control libraries of 'Hanyou-5' and 'Huazao-2' showed that the expression of 21.92% (36,462/166,326) of the assembled unigenes was differentially regulated in the two cultivars after different durations of salt stress. Bioinformatics analysis showed that the main functional categories enriched in these DEGs were "metabolic process", "response to stresses", "plant hormone signal transduction", "MAPK signalling", "oxidative phosphorylation", and the plant-pathogen interaction pathway. Some regulatory genes, such as those encoding MYB, WRKY, bHLH, and zinc finger proteins, were also found to be differentially expressed under salt stress. Physiological measurements also detected significant differences in the activities of POD (76.24 +/- 1.07 Vs 81.53 +/- 1.47 U/g FW) in the two genotypes in response to osmotic stress. Furthermore, differential expression of 18 of these genes was successfully validated using RNA-seq and qRT-PCR analyses. A number of stress-responsive genes were identified in both cultivars, and candidate genes with potential roles in the adaptation to salinity were proposed.

为研究4份燕麦坝莜一号、白燕2号、白燕6号和白燕7号的耐盐程度及其在盐胁迫处理下的生理反应规律,在水培条件下,分别用0,34.2,68.4,102.6,136.8,171.0 mmol/L浓度NaCl溶液模拟盐胁迫处理4种燕麦种子,观察记录各处理的盐害情况,分别测定了胁迫后的种子发芽势、发芽率、株高和根长,以及室温培养的燕麦幼苗叶片过氧化物酶(POD)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和可溶性蛋白含量,分析了不同胁迫程度下各生理指标的变化情况,并且对4种燕麦的耐盐性进行了综合评价。结果表明,NaCl胁迫对4种燕麦种子的发芽势和发芽率均产生显著影响,对株高和根长产生了抑制作用,且均随盐浓度的增大呈逐渐降低的趋势;燕麦幼苗叶片POD活性、SOD活性、可溶性蛋白含量均在102.6 mmol/L 盐浓度下达到最大值,而且都随盐浓度的增大呈先升高后降低的趋势,表明燕麦具有较高的耐盐能力,在盐胁迫下可采取自我保护机制以适应盐胁迫,4种燕麦的耐盐阈值为102.6 mmol/L盐浓度。综合评价,白燕6号耐盐性较好,白燕2号具有高盐耐受性的潜力,这两个燕麦品种可以为耐盐基因挖掘及燕麦耐盐品种的选育提供材料。

Phenolic composition and antioxidant capacity of 20 oat genotypes differing in hull color were investigated. Phenolic aldehydes, phenolic acids, avenanthramides and mono-, and diglycerides were identified in the soluble phenolic fraction of the genotypes. The bound phenolic fraction proved to be less diverse with phenolic aldehydes, phenolic acids and a ferulic acid dehydrodimer detected. Investigating the scavenging capacity of the hull and groat toward 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), an increased antioxidant activity (AOA) of hull compared to groats and a color dependence of the hull AOA could be observed. Principal component analysis on the determined variables revealed that the black-hulled samples were different from the white ones due to their increased phenolic content detected in the hull. However, reddish-hulled varieties were grouping with the accessions of the other colored groups. In addition, a distinction between spring and winter cultivars was also observed.Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.