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6 could use lots of photosynthates, but contributed little to the accumulation of biomass. 4. Photosynthetic rate of P. armeniacum decreased a little at the noon, and the highest photosynthetic rate was observed at 10:00h in the greenhouse. The variation of photosynthetic rate was in the same trend as stomatal conductance. Higher relative humidity seemed to be the key for higher photosynthetic rate in P. armeniacum. 5. The photosynthetic capacity of C. flavum was statistically larger than that of P. armeniacum. The lower leaf photosynthetic capacity of P. armeniacum was related to its lower leaf nitrogen concentration,leaf phosphorus concentration and enzyme activities. Meanwhile, the extremely lower stomatal conductance and internal mesophyll conductance might greatly limit the photosynthetic capacity of P. armeniacum. The lower stomatal conductance and photosynthetic rate of Paphiopedilum might partially caused by the lack of chloroplasts in the guard cell of Paphiopedilum. Compared with C. flavum, P. armeniacum was more fond of shade environment.6. The short longevity leaf of Cypripedium had bigger photosynthetic capacity and greater potential for fast growth. But the longer LL of Paphiopedilum enhanced nutrient conservation which could compensate its lower photosynthetic capacity. The short longevity leaf of Cypripedium usually had higher photosynthetic rate per unit leaf mass and dark respiration rate, and photosynthetic capacity decreased fast with leaf age. However, for Paphiopedilum, the situation was the opposite. 7. Compared with Cypripedium, Paphiopedilum had higher water use efficiency and lower photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency. 8. The leaf of Paphiopedilum had higher leaf construction cost and longer repayment time than that of Cypripedium. The leaf structures and physiological functions of Paphiopedilum and Cypripedium reflected the adaptation to their habitats. The leaf morphological and physiological evolution of Paphiopedilum was related to water and resource-conserving traits in the karst habitat. The leaf traits of Cypripedium were the adaptation to the environment rich in water and nutrients but easy to change with seasons.Our results provided evidence of divergent evolution of congeneric orchids under natural 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respond to unpredictable alpine environments by a high degree of specialization in the structural and functional aspects of their flowers and pollination. However, few original data about the reproductive biology of these plants has been documented, particularly in the species-rich Himalaya-Hengduan Mountain regions. Incarvillea Juss. is notable for being a temperate and herbaceous member in the primarily tropical and woody family Bignoniaceae. Most species of the genus occur in alpine areas of the Himalaya-Hengduan Mountain regions. We investigated the reproductive biology of two alpine species, I. mairei and I. lutea. Incarvillea mairei was highly self-compatible, but depended on pollinators for seed production. The main pollinators were Halictus sp and Apis sp. at low altitude, and bumblebee at high altitude. Seed production was severely limited by pollinators, as indicated by supplemental hand-pollination experiments. The extended floral longevity and stigma receptivity greatly compensated for pollinator limitation. Outcrossing rates were high from 0.834 to 0.988 with altitude and cumulative inbreeding depression was 0.088, indicating a predominant outcrossing mating system. The combination of floral traits (approach herkogamy, sensitive stigma, anther appendages) and pollinator activities ensure a remarkably efficient pollination mechanism, as well as make it possible to ensure reproduction success in alpine habitats. Incarvillea lutea is self-compatible, but depends on insects for seed production. Both the fruit and seed set were high under natural conditions. The main pollinator is Halictus sp. The larger floral displays of I. lutea received more visitations, but facilitated geitonogamous pollination simultaneously. The cumulative inbreeding depression was 0.373. The corolla tube changed color with age from yellow to red. Young yellow flowers had a significant greater pollen and nectar reward. The co-occurrence of the change in amount of reward and flower color enabled I. lutea to direct pollinators to visit reproductive, highly rewarding yellow flowers. We suggest floral color change in I. lutea may serve as a mechanism for reducing geitonogamous pollination and increasing the efficiency of pollen transfer to enhance plant fitness.","jscount":"1","jsurl":"/simple-search?field1=all&field=eperson.unique.id&advanced=false&fq=location.comm.id%3A1&query1=DESIGN&&fq=dc.project.title_filter%3APlants%5C+respond%5C+to%5C+unpredictable%5C+alpine%5C+environments%5C+by%5C+a%5C+high%5C+degree%5C+of%5C+specialization%5C+in%5C+the%5C+structural%5C+and%5C+functional%5C+aspects%5C+of%5C+their%5C+flowers%5C+and%5C+pollination.%5C+However%2C%5C+few%5C+original%5C+data%5C+about%5C+the%5C+reproductive%5C+biology%5C+of%5C+these%5C+plants%5C+has%5C+been%5C+documented%2C%5C+particularly%5C+in%5C+the%5C+species%5C-rich%5C+Himalaya%5C-Hengduan%5C+Mountain%5C+regions.%5C+Incarvillea%5C+Juss.%5C+is%5C+notable%5C+for%5C+being%5C+a%5C+temperate%5C+and%5C+herbaceous%5C+member%5C+in%5C+the%5C+primarily%5C+tropical%5C+and%5C+woody%5C+family%5C+Bignoniaceae.%5C+Most%5C+species%5C+of%5C+the%5C+genus%5C+occur%5C+in%5C+alpine%5C+areas%5C+of%5C+the%5C+Himalaya%5C-Hengduan%5C+Mountain%5C+regions.%5C+We%5C+investigated%5C+the%5C+reproductive%5C+biology%5C+of%5C+two%5C+alpine%5C+species%2C%5C+I.%5C+mairei%5C+and%5C+I.%5C+lutea.%5C+Incarvillea%5C+mairei%5C+was%5C+highly%5C+self%5C-compatible%2C%5C+but%5C+depended%5C+on%5C+pollinators%5C+for%5C+seed%5C+production.%5C+The%5C+main%5C+pollinators%5C+were%5C+Halictus%5C+sp%5C+and%5C+Apis%5C+sp.%5C+at%5C+low%5C+altitude%2C%5C+and%5C+bumblebee%5C+at%5C+high%5C+altitude.%5C+Seed%5C+production%5C+was%5C+severely%5C+limited%5C+by%5C+pollinators%2C%5C+as%5C+indicated%5C+by%5C+supplemental%5C+hand%5C-pollination%5C+experiments.%5C+The%5C+extended%5C+floral%5C+longevity%5C+and%5C+stigma%5C+receptivity%5C+greatly%5C+compensated%5C+for%5C+pollinator%5C+limitation.%5C+Outcrossing%5C+rates%5C+were%5C+high%5C+from%5C+0.834%5C+to%5C+0.988%5C+with%5C+altitude%5C+and%5C+cumulative%5C+inbreeding%5C+depression%5C+was%5C+0.088%2C%5C+indicating%5C+a%5C+predominant%5C+outcrossing%5C+mating%5C+system.%5C+The%5C+combination%5C+of%5C+floral%5C+traits%5C+%5C%28approach%5C+herkogamy%2C%5C+sensitive%5C+stigma%2C%5C+anther%5C+appendages%5C%29%5C+and%5C+pollinator%5C+activities%5C+ensure%5C+a%5C+remarkably%5C+efficient%5C+pollination%5C+mechanism%2C%5C+as%5C+well%5C+as%5C+make%5C+it%5C+possible%5C+to%5C+ensure%5C+reproduction%5C+success%5C+in%5C+alpine%5C+habitats.%5C+Incarvillea%5C+lutea%5C+is%5C+self%5C-compatible%2C%5C+but%5C+depends%5C+on%5C+insects%5C+for%5C+seed%5C+production.%5C+Both%5C+the%5C+fruit%5C+and%5C+seed%5C+set%5C+were%5C+high%5C+under%5C+natural%5C+conditions.%5C+The%5C+main%5C+pollinator%5C+is%5C+Halictus%5C+sp.%5C+The%5C+larger%5C+floral%5C+displays%5C+of%5C+I.%5C+lutea%5C+received%5C+more%5C+visitations%2C%5C+but%5C+facilitated%5C+geitonogamous%5C+pollination%5C+simultaneously.%5C+The%5C+cumulative%5C+inbreeding%5C+depression%5C+was%5C+0.373.%5C+The%5C+corolla%5C+tube%5C+changed%5C+color%5C+with%5C+age%5C+from%5C+yellow%5C+to%5C+red.%5C+Young%5C+yellow%5C+flowers%5C+had%5C+a%5C+significant%5C+greater%5C+pollen%5C+and%5C+nectar%5C+reward.%5C+The%5C+co%5C-occurrence%5C+of%5C+the%5C+change%5C+in%5C+amount%5C+of%5C+reward%5C+and%5C+flower%5C+color%5C+enabled%5C+I.%5C+lutea%5C+to%5C+direct%5C+pollinators%5C+to%5C+visit%5C+reproductive%2C%5C+highly%5C+rewarding%5C+yellow%5C+flowers.%5C+We%5C+suggest%5C+floral%5C+color%5C+change%5C+in%5C+I.%5C+lutea%5C+may%5C+serve%5C+as%5C+a%5C+mechanism%5C+for%5C+reducing%5C+geitonogamous%5C+pollination%5C+and%5C+increasing%5C+the%5C+efficiency%5C+of%5C+pollen%5C+transfer%5C+to%5C+enhance%5C+plant%5C+fitness."},{"jsname":"Pulverolide, a new butenolide-type fungal pigment with a rare 2H-furo[3,2-b]chromen-2-one skeleton isolated from Pulveroboltus ravenelii, showed potentiating α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) receptor activity. Therefore, it was considered to be a promising candidate treating Alzheimer’s and dysmnesia disease. Total synthesis of pulverolide together with its analogues and further investigations on its pharmacological activity are important to find new medicines for treatment of Alzhermeri’s disease.Chapter 1 elaborated the study on total synthesis of pulverolide. Three different approaches for the synthesis with same starting materials isovanillin and phenylacetic acid have been investigated. In the first synthetic route, 2,5-diphenyl-pentanoate was designed as a key intermediate via Michael addition reaction for the synthesis. In the second method, similar structure of chromene was used as an intermediate material to synthesize the target molecule. In the third approach, there are two key steps included to synthesize pulverolide. One is the development of 5-(hydroxyl(phenyl)methyl)-3-phenyl-tetromic acid aldol reaction and another is an aromatization reaction step with microwave. As a result, the first total synthesis of pulverolide has been successfully achieved through the third route, and the original proposed structure was revised. Microwave heating enhanced aromatization was the highlight. The original synthesis route has been shortened and several analogues were obtained through this manner.In Chapters 2-4, chemical constituents of seven higher fungi were studied. There are including Boletus edulis, B. aereus, Leccinum crocipodium, Polyporus ellisii, Coltricia perennis, Catathelasma ventricosum and Hygrophorus camarophyllus collected from Yunnan Province, P. R. China. More than 60 different compounds, including two news, (1S)-(4-acetylphenyl)-1,2-ethanediol and (1S)-(3-ethenylphenyl)-1,2-ethanediol, were isolated and identified. Four phenyl-1,2-ethanediols and one Al(Ⅲ) complex desferriferricrocin were isolated from B. edulis for the first time.Chapter 5 is a review on chemical constituents of Boletaceae. The paper provides 184 structurally diverse compounds published between 1975-2009, and 51 references.","jscount":"1","jsurl":"/simple-search?field1=all&field=eperson.unique.id&advanced=false&fq=location.comm.id%3A1&query1=DESIGN&&fq=dc.project.title_filter%3APulverolide%2C%5C+a%5C+new%5C+butenolide%5C-type%5C+fungal%5C+pigment%5C+with%5C+a%5C+rare%5C+2H%5C-furo%5C%5B3%2C2%5C-b%5C%5Dchromen%5C-2%5C-one%5C+skeleton%5C+isolated%5C+from%5C+Pulveroboltus%5C+ravenelii%2C%5C+showed%5C+potentiating%5C+%CE%B1%5C-amino%5C-3%5C-hydroxy%5C-5%5C-methyl%5C-4%5C-isoxazolepropionic%5C+acid%5C+%5C%28AMPA%5C%29%5C+receptor%5C+activity.%5C+%5C+Therefore%2C%5C+it%5C+was%5C+considered%5C+to%5C+be%5C+a%5C+promising%5C+candidate%5C+treating%5C+Alzheimer%E2%80%99s%5C+and%5C+dysmnesia%5C+disease.%5C+%5C+Total%5C+synthesis%5C+of%5C+pulverolide%5C+together%5C+with%5C+its%5C+analogues%5C+and%5C+further%5C+investigations%5C+on%5C+its%5C+pharmacological%5C+activity%5C+are%5C+important%5C+to%5C+find%5C+new%5C+medicines%5C+for%5C+treatment%5C+of%5C+Alzhermeri%E2%80%99s%5C+disease.Chapter%5C+1%5C+elaborated%5C+the%5C+study%5C+on%5C+total%5C+synthesis%5C+of%5C+pulverolide.%5C+%5C+Three%5C+different%5C+approaches%5C+for%5C+the%5C+synthesis%5C+with%5C+same%5C+starting%5C+materials%5C+isovanillin%5C+and%5C+phenylacetic%5C+acid%5C+have%5C+been%5C+investigated.%5C+%5C+In%5C+the%5C+first%5C+synthetic%5C+route%2C%5C+2%2C5%5C-diphenyl%5C-pentanoate%5C+was%5C+designed%5C+as%5C+a%5C+key%5C+intermediate%5C+via%5C+Michael%5C+addition%5C+reaction%5C+for%5C+the%5C+synthesis.%5C+%5C+In%5C+the%5C+second%5C+method%2C%5C+similar%5C+structure%5C+of%5C+chromene%5C+was%5C+used%5C+as%5C+an%5C+intermediate%5C+material%5C+to%5C+synthesize%5C+the%5C+target%5C+molecule.%5C+%5C+In%5C+the%5C+third%5C+approach%2C%5C+there%5C+are%5C+two%5C+key%5C+steps%5C+included%5C+to%5C+synthesize%5C+pulverolide.%5C+One%5C+is%5C+the%5C+development%5C+of%5C+5%5C-%5C%28hydroxyl%5C%28phenyl%5C%29methyl%5C%29%5C-3%5C-phenyl%5C-tetromic%5C+acid%5C+aldol%5C+reaction%5C+and%5C+another%5C+is%5C+an%5C+aromatization%5C+reaction%5C+step%5C+with%5C+microwave.%5C+%5C+As%5C+a%5C+result%2C%5C+the%5C+first%5C+total%5C+synthesis%5C+of%5C+pulverolide%5C+has%5C+been%5C+successfully%5C+achieved%5C+through%5C+the%5C+third%5C+route%2C%5C+and%5C+the%5C+original%5C+proposed%5C+structure%5C+was%5C+revised.%5C+%5C+Microwave%5C+heating%5C+enhanced%5C+aromatization%5C+was%5C+the%5C+highlight.%5C+%5C+The%5C+original%5C+synthesis%5C+route%5C+has%5C+been%5C+shortened%5C+and%5C+several%5C+analogues%5C+were%5C+obtained%5C+through%5C+this%5C+manner.In%5C+Chapters%5C+2%5C-4%2C%5C+chemical%5C+constituents%5C+of%5C+seven%5C+higher%5C+fungi%5C+were%5C+studied.%5C+There%5C+are%5C+including%5C+Boletus%5C+edulis%2C%5C+B.%5C+aereus%2C%5C+Leccinum%5C+crocipodium%2C%5C+Polyporus%5C+ellisii%2C%5C+Coltricia%5C+perennis%2C%5C+Catathelasma%5C+ventricosum%5C+and%5C+Hygrophorus%5C+camarophyllus%5C+collected%5C+from%5C+Yunnan%5C+Province%2C%5C+P.%5C+R.%5C+China.%5C+More%5C+than%5C+60%5C+different%5C+compounds%2C%5C+including%5C+two%5C+news%2C%5C+%5C%281S%5C%29%5C-%5C%284%5C-acetylphenyl%5C%29%5C-1%2C2%5C-ethanediol%5C+and%5C+%5C%281S%5C%29%5C-%5C%283%5C-ethenylphenyl%5C%29%5C-1%2C2%5C-ethanediol%2C%5C+were%5C+isolated%5C+and%5C+identified.%5C+%5C+Four%5C+phenyl%5C-1%2C2%5C-ethanediols%5C+and%5C+one%5C+Al%5C%28%E2%85%A2%5C%29%5C+complex%5C+desferriferricrocin%5C+were%5C+isolated%5C+from%5C+B.%5C+edulis%5C+for%5C+the%5C+first%5C+time.Chapter%5C+5%5C+is%5C+a%5C+review%5C+on%5C+chemical%5C+constituents%5C+of%5C+Boletaceae.%5C+%5C+The%5C+paper%5C+provides%5C+184%5C+structurally%5C+diverse%5C+compounds%5C+published%5C+between%5C+1975%5C-2009%2C%5C+and%5C+51%5C+references."},{"jsname":"The chemistry constitutes and their anti-tobacco mosic virus activity from two species of Simaroubeaceae, namely Brucea javanica (L) Merr. and Harrisonia perforata (Blanco) Merr have been investigated.. By variety of chromatographies over various materials, Eighty-seven compounds were isolated from the two plants and eighty of them were identified， of which twenty-two were new compounds and one of them was a novel nortriterpenoids with unprecedented skeleton and another showed the polymorphism. A series of C-20 quassinoids with potent anti-tobacco mosic virus (TMV) activity was found by the bioassay-guided isolation of the seed of Brucea javanica. The characteristic secondary metabolites of Simaroubeaceae--quassinoids were reviewed. Chapter 1, phytochemistry investigation on the seed of Brucea javanica (L) Merr. has led to isolation of 41 compounds, and 34 of them were identified, including 17 quassinoids with anti-TMV activity. Among them compounds 1 and 2 were new quassinoids. Others were alkaloids, ligands, sequiterpenoids, and so on. Chapter 2, tobacco mosic virus inhibiting activity of quassinoids from Brucea javanica (L) Merr. From bioassay-guide isolation 17 quassinoids with potent anti-TMV activities were isolated from the seeds of Brucea javanica (L) Merr. Based on the results of in vivo and in vitro experiments, it was showed that those compounds can both inhibit virus infection and multiplication of TMV. The anti-TMV structure activity relationships were also discussed. Chapter 3, phytochemistry investigation on the leaves and branches of H. perforata has lead to isolation of 32 compounds and 31 were identified, including 20 new limonoids. Among them 1 was a novel limonoids with unprecedented skeleton, and another showed the polymorphism. Besides, 14 compounds, including 8 limonoids along with some triterpenoids, ligands and flavonoids were isolated from the fruit of H. perforata. Among the 14 compounds 1-3 were novel limonoids which have been isolated from the leaves and branches of this species. The limonoids isolated from H. perforata showed structure similarity with those from the Ptaeroxylaceae and Cneoraceae. Furthermore, most of them were the key intermediates of the biogenetic pathway previously proposed by Dr. Xin Fang of our research group. Based on the biogenetic pathway and structure similarity of limonoids it was suggested that the genus of Harrisonia has a very close relationship with Ptaeroxylaceae and Cneoraceae. Chapter 4, reviewed the progress on the phytochemistry study of the quassinoids of Simaroubaceae. The bioactivities along with proposed biogenetic pathway involving quassinoids reported from the Simaroubeaceae were systemically.","jscount":"1","jsurl":"/simple-search?field1=all&field=eperson.unique.id&advanced=false&fq=location.comm.id%3A1&query1=DESIGN&&fq=dc.project.title_filter%3AThe%5C+chemistry%5C+constitutes%5C+and%5C+their%5C+anti%5C-tobacco%5C+mosic%5C+virus%5C+activity%5C+from%5C+two%5C+species%5C+of%5C+Simaroubeaceae%2C%5C+namely%5C+Brucea%5C+javanica%5C+%5C%28L%5C%29%5C+Merr.%5C+and%5C+Harrisonia%5C+perforata%5C+%5C%28Blanco%5C%29%5C+Merr%5C+have%5C+been%5C+investigated..%5C+By%5C+variety%5C+of%5C+chromatographies%5C+over%5C+various%5C+materials%2C%5C+Eighty%5C-seven%5C+compounds%5C+were%5C+isolated%5C+from%5C+the%5C+two%5C+plants%5C+and%5C+eighty%5C+of%5C+them%5C+were%5C+identified%EF%BC%8C%5C+of%5C+which%5C+twenty%5C-two%5C+were%5C+new%5C+compounds%5C+and%5C+one%5C+of%5C+them%5C+was%5C+a%5C+novel%5C+nortriterpenoids%5C+with%5C+unprecedented%5C+skeleton%5C+and%5C+another%5C+showed%5C+the%5C+polymorphism.%5C+A%5C+series%5C+of%5C+C%5C-20%5C+quassinoids%5C+with%5C+potent%5C+anti%5C-tobacco%5C+mosic%5C+virus%5C+%5C%28TMV%5C%29%5C+activity%5C+was%5C+found%5C+by%5C+the%5C+bioassay%5C-guided%5C+isolation%5C+of%5C+the%5C+seed%5C+of%5C+Brucea%5C+javanica.%5C+The%5C+characteristic%5C+secondary%5C+metabolites%5C+of%5C+Simaroubeaceae%5C-%5C-quassinoids%5C+were%5C+reviewed.%5C+Chapter%5C+1%2C%5C+phytochemistry%5C+investigation%5C+on%5C+the%5C+seed%5C+of%5C+Brucea%5C+javanica%5C+%5C%28L%5C%29%5C+Merr.%5C+has%5C+led%5C+to%5C+isolation%5C+of%5C+41%5C+compounds%2C%5C+and%5C+34%5C+of%5C+them%5C+were%5C+identified%2C%5C+including%5C+17%5C+quassinoids%5C+with%5C+anti%5C-TMV%5C+activity.%5C+Among%5C+them%5C+compounds%5C+1%5C+and%5C+2%5C+were%5C+new%5C+quassinoids.%5C+Others%5C+were%5C+alkaloids%2C%5C+ligands%2C%5C+sequiterpenoids%2C%5C+and%5C+so%5C+on.%5C+Chapter%5C+2%2C%5C+tobacco%5C+mosic%5C+virus%5C+inhibiting%5C+activity%5C+of%5C+quassinoids%5C+from%5C+Brucea%5C+javanica%5C+%5C%28L%5C%29%5C+Merr.%5C+From%5C+bioassay%5C-guide%5C+isolation%5C+17%5C+quassinoids%5C+with%5C+potent%5C+anti%5C-TMV%5C+activities%5C+were%5C+isolated%5C+from%5C+the%5C+seeds%5C+of%5C+Brucea%5C+javanica%5C+%5C%28L%5C%29%5C+Merr.%5C+Based%5C+on%5C+the%5C+results%5C+of%5C+in%5C+vivo%5C+and%5C+in%5C+vitro%5C+experiments%2C%5C+it%5C+was%5C+showed%5C+that%5C+those%5C+compounds%5C+can%5C+both%5C+inhibit%5C+virus%5C+infection%5C+and%5C+multiplication%5C+of%5C+TMV.%5C+The%5C+anti%5C-TMV%5C+structure%5C+activity%5C+relationships%5C+were%5C+also%5C+discussed.%5C+Chapter%5C+3%2C%5C+phytochemistry%5C+investigation%5C+on%5C+the%5C+leaves%5C+and%5C+branches%5C+of%5C+H.%5C+perforata%5C+has%5C+lead%5C+to%5C+isolation%5C+of%5C+32%5C+compounds%5C+and%5C+31%5C+were%5C+identified%2C%5C+including%5C+20%5C+new%5C+limonoids.%5C+Among%5C+them%5C+1%5C+was%5C+a%5C+novel%5C+limonoids%5C+with%5C+unprecedented%5C+skeleton%2C%5C+and%5C+another%5C+showed%5C+the%5C+polymorphism.%5C+Besides%2C%5C+14%5C+compounds%2C%5C+including%5C+8%5C+limonoids%5C+along%5C+with%5C+some%5C+triterpenoids%2C%5C+ligands%5C+and%5C+flavonoids%5C+were%5C+isolated%5C+from%5C+the%5C+fruit%5C+of%5C+H.%5C+perforata.%5C+Among%5C+the%5C+14%5C+compounds%5C+1%5C-3%5C+were%5C+novel%5C+limonoids%5C+which%5C+have%5C+been%5C+isolated%5C+from%5C+the%5C+leaves%5C+and%5C+branches%5C+of%5C+this%5C+species.%5C+The%5C+limonoids%5C+isolated%5C+from%5C+H.%5C+perforata%5C+showed%5C+structure%5C+similarity%5C+with%5C+those%5C+from%5C+the%5C+Ptaeroxylaceae%5C+and%5C+Cneoraceae.%5C+Furthermore%2C%5C+most%5C+of%5C+them%5C+were%5C+the%5C+key%5C+intermediates%5C+of%5C+the%5C+biogenetic%5C+pathway%5C+previously%5C+proposed%5C+by%5C+Dr.%5C+Xin%5C+Fang%5C+of%5C+our%5C+research%5C+group.%5C+Based%5C+on%5C+the%5C+biogenetic%5C+pathway%5C+and%5C+structure%5C+similarity%5C+of%5C+limonoids%5C+it%5C+was%5C+suggested%5C+that%5C+the%5C+genus%5C+of%5C+Harrisonia%5C+has%5C+a%5C+very%5C+close%5C+relationship%5C+with%5C+Ptaeroxylaceae%5C+and%5C+Cneoraceae.%5C+Chapter%5C+4%2C%5C+reviewed%5C+the%5C+progress%5C+on%5C+the%5C+phytochemistry%5C+study%5C+of%5C+the%5C+quassinoids%5C+of%5C+Simaroubaceae.%5C+The%5C+bioactivities%5C+along%5C+with%5C+proposed%5C+biogenetic%5C+pathway%5C+involving%5C+quassinoids%5C+reported%5C+from%5C+the%5C+Simaroubeaceae%5C+were%5C+systemically."},{"jsname":"The genus Quercus consists of subgenera Quercus and Cyclobalanopsis and has approximately 531 species, making this the largest and most widely distributed genus within the Fagaceae family, occurring throughout temperate and subtropical montane areas of the Northern Hemisphere. The occurrence of recalcitrant (desiccation-sensitive) seeded plants is common in the genus Quercus, making it one of the key genera for understanding the physiology and the ecology of recalcitrant seeds. Due to habitat loss and poor regeneration, some populations of the genus Quercus are now declining. Moreover, the limited availability of good-quality seed may lead to its natural regeneration problems. To understand the cause of the population decline and to conserve iteffectively, knowledge on the seed/fruit biology of Quercus is necessary. Despite this, the seed/fruit biology of the Asian Quercus species is largely overlooked and the seed/fruit biology of Quercus subgenus Cyclobalanopsis,which is predominately distributed across tropical and subtropical Asia, is less well documented. To provide new data on the fruit biology of subgenus Cyclobalanopsis and to understand the fruit physiology and ecology of the genus Quercus comprehensively for a conservation aim, the germination and desiccation response of 11 species of subgenus Cyclobalanopsis (from S and SW China) and 11 species of subgenus Quercus (from both SW China and Europe) were investigated. The anatomic characteristics of the fruit coats was analysed on 9 of these species and the oil contents were quantified from 18 of these species. In addition, a study was carried out over 4 years on the fruit production of Q. schottkyana (subgenus Cyclobalanopsis) to fill the gap in knowledge. The data demonstrate that: 1. All 22 species of subgenus Cyclobalanopsis and subgenus Quercus had desiccation-sensitive (recalcitrant) fruits. For these 22 species which had fruit dry masses spanning 0.57 to 6.41 g and seed coat ratios spanning 0.15 to 0.48, there were wide differences in drying rates (0.26-4.10 %d-1). These differences were independent of fruit mass and seed coat ratio, but were related to the morphology of the fruit coat.2. The scar, composing 4% to 37% (surface area) of the whole fruit coat, was found to be the main water passage for most species. Water transferred directly and quickly through the scar. From the scar through to the pericarp and ending at the apex, there was a longitudinal passage of water flow. The anatomic characteristics of the fruit coats controlled the water flux, which furthermore introduced the wide differences in drying rates between the Quercus species.3. In comparison to species of Quercus subgenus Quercus, fruits in subgenus Cyclobalanopsis germinated faster and most had maximum germination at the highest temperature of 25°C. At lower temperatures (15°C, 20°C), germination of subgenus Cyclobalanopsis was slower and the germination percentage of most species was decreased, but germination of species in subgenus Quercus was not affected at these low temperatures. The thermal requirements for the germination of these two subgenera suggested an adaptability of these fruits to their habitats.4. Fruit oil content of subgenus Cyclobalanopsis (0.70% to 3.77%) was significantly lower than that of subgenus Quercus (1.48 to 18.01%) and across the 18 species studied, moisture content of the storage tissue (cotyledons) was negatively related to fruit oil content. These data were combined with that from the literature, resulting in a total of 57 species, and mapped against the current phylogeny for Quercus to reveal the highest fruit oil contents associated with sect. Lobatae. 5. The fruit production of Q. schottkyana varied markedly between years. Each square meter of Q. schottkyana pure forest produced 245-854 fruits but 14%-48% of them were infected by weevils (Curculio sp.). The annual production of Q. schottkyana was most likely affected by the average monthly rainfall during May and June, but the time of fruit dispersal was related to the rainfall of September and November. The infestation rates of weevils were density-dependent on the fruit production of Q. schottkyana that furthermore regulated the populations of these two 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origin center and diversity center of the genus Ligularia were considered to be central China and Hengduan Mountains Region (HMR) of China, respectively. In this research, we studied the phylogeographic pattern of L. hodgsonii and L. tongolensis, which was distributed in the origin center and diversity center, respectively. We aimed to infer the evolutionary process of Ligularia species. 1. The phylogeography of L. hodgsonii，Here, we investigated the phylogeographic history of L. hodgsonii disjunctively distributed in China and Japan. Two hundred and eighty individuals were collected from 29 natural populations, 23 located in China and 6 in Japan. A total of 19 haplotypes were identified with the combination of three chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) sequences variations (trnQ-5’rps16, trnL-rpl32 and psbA-trnH). At the species level, a high level of haplotype diversity (Hd) and total genetic diversity (HT) was detected. However, the average intrapopulation diversity (HS) was very low. Consequently, the population differentiation(NST = 0.989, GST = 0.933 ) was pronounced with a significant phylogeographic structure (NST > GST, p < 0.01). At the regional level, Chinese and Japanese L. hodgsonii had a similar estimate of genetic diversity (China: Hd = 0.847, HT = 0.869; Japan: Hd = 0.766, HT = 0.867). Populations from China and Japan possess unique sets of haplotypes, and no haplotypes were shared between the regions. Furthermore, both the phyloegenetic and network analyses recovered the haplotypes of China and Japan as two distinct clades. Thus, we suggested the disjunct distribution of L. hodgsonii in China and Japan may present the climatic vicariant relicts of the ancient widely distributed populations. After divergence, this species within each region experienced independent evolutionary process. In China, L. hodgsonii was distributed around the Sichuan Basin. This distribution range can be divided into five regions. They were Jiajin Mountain region, E’mei Mountain region, Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau region, Wushan-Wuling Mountain region and Qinling Mountain region. Twelve haplotypes were indentified within these regions. Each region had its own specific haplotypes, which had different ancestry in the network. We deduced that Chinese L. hodgsonii might survive the LGM in multiple isolated refugia around the Sichuan Basin. In Japan, L. hodgsonii was disjunctively distributed in northern Honshu and Hokkaido. Seven haplotypes were identified within this region. However, the genetic diversity in Honshu (Hd = 0.821) was much higher than that in Hokkaido (Hd = 0.513). And all haplotypes in Hokkaido were derived from Honshu. This haplotype distribution suggested that the northern Honshu could have served as refuge in Japan. Nested clade analysis (NCA) indicated multiple forces including the vicariance and long-distance dispersal affected the disjunctive distribution among populations of L. hodgsonii in Japan.2. The phylogeography of L. tongolensis，Ligularia tongolensis was distributed along the Jinshajiang watershed, Yalongjiang watershed and Wumeng Mountain. In order to deduce the demographic history of this species, we sequenced two chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) intergenic spacers (trnQ-5’rps16, trnL-rpl32) in 140 individuals from 14 populations of three groups (Jinshajiang vs. Yalongjiang vs. Wumeng) within this species range. High levels of haplotype diversity (Hd = 0.814) and total genetic diversity (HT = 0.862) were detected at the species level, based on a total oftwelve haplotypes identified. However, the intrapopulation diversity (HS = 0.349) was low, which led to the high levels of genetic divergence (GST = 0.595, NST = 0.614, FST = 0.597). In consideration of the speciation of L. tongolensis resulting from the uplifts of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), we thought the present genetic structure of L. tongolensis was shaped by the fragmentation of ancestral populations during the courses of QTP uplifts. This was further supported by the absence of IBD tests (r = –0.291, p = 0.964), which suggest that the differentiation had not occurred in accordance with the isolation by distance model. The genetic differentiation in L. tongolensis appears to be associated with historical events. Meanwhile, H2 and H5, the dominant haplotypes that located on internal nodes and deviated from extinct ancestral haplotype in the network, were detected to be shared between Jinshajiang and Yalongjiang groups. We deduced that ancestral populations of this species might have had a continuous distribution range, which was then fragmented and isolated by the following tectonic events. Finally, the ancestral polymorphism, H2 and H5, were randomly allocated in Jinshajiang watershed and Yalongjiang watershed. Meanwhile, H5 was the dominant haplotype in Jinshajiang watershed; H7 was the domiant haplotype in Yalongjiang watershed and Wumeng Mountain. This haplotype distribution pattern indicated that each group might have served as a refuge for L. tongolensis during the Quaternary Glaciation. Postglacial demographic expansion was supported by unimodal mismatch distribution and star-like phylogenies, with expansion ages of 274 ka B. 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elements (TEs) have been found to be a significant fraction of eukaryotic genomes. Moreover, they make great contributions to the structure, function and evolution of genomes as well as genes. However, some questions such as the mechanisms of retainment of TEs in the genome and their adaptive evolution have not been fully elucidated so far. In this study, the distributions of 17 TE-gene associations among Oryza species were investigated. In addition, the nucleotide diversity was analysed and neutral tests for the region flanking the TE insertions were performed. Based on the above-observed patterns, evolutionary relationships between species in the AA genome group were discussed. The main results are as follows: For each TE-gene association, PCR and electrophoresis were conducted for a total of 107 strains, belonging to different Oryza species. The patterns of each TE-gene association in different species were obtained. It is our finding that 2 associations distribute through all Oryza species. By contrast, other 15 associations were only observed in some Oryza species. On basis of the above-mentioned results, it is likely that insertion events under study occurred in their common ancestor, and then they dispersed with subsequent divergence of different AA genome species. Our datas strongly support that O. meridionalis is the most basal lineage of AA genome group, instead of O. longistaminata.For several TE-gene associations fixed in populations of ancestor, the nucleotide diversity was estimated and neutral tests for the region flanking the TE insertions between populations with and without TE insertions were performed. No significant result was obtained. It is possible that the fixation of mutations with TE insetion is a random process; alternatively, this process is attributable to nature selection. Since the fixation has finished, it is difficult to detect the signature at the sequence level.","jscount":"1","jsurl":"/simple-search?field1=all&field=eperson.unique.id&advanced=false&fq=location.comm.id%3A1&query1=DESIGN&&fq=dc.project.title_filter%3ATransposable%5C+elements%5C+%5C%28TEs%5C%29%5C+have%5C+been%5C+found%5C+to%5C+be%5C+a%5C+significant%5C+fraction%5C+of%5C+eukaryotic%5C+genomes.%5C+Moreover%2C%5C+they%5C+make%5C+great%5C+contributions%5C+to%5C+the%5C+structure%2C%5C+function%5C+and%5C+evolution%5C+of%5C+genomes%5C+as%5C+well%5C+as%5C+genes.%5C+However%2C%5C+some%5C+questions%5C+such%5C+as%5C+the%5C+mechanisms%5C+of%5C+retainment%5C+of%5C+TEs%5C+in%5C+the%5C+genome%5C+and%5C+their%5C+adaptive%5C+evolution%5C+have%5C+not%5C+been%5C+fully%5C+elucidated%5C+so%5C+far.%5C+In%5C+this%5C+study%2C%5C+the%5C+distributions%5C+of%5C+17%5C+TE%5C-gene%5C+associations%5C+among%5C+Oryza%5C+species%5C+were%5C+investigated.%5C+In%5C+addition%2C%5C+the%5C+nucleotide%5C+diversity%5C+was%5C+analysed%5C+and%5C+neutral%5C+tests%5C+for%5C+the%5C+region%5C+flanking%5C+the%5C+TE%5C+insertions%5C+were%5C+performed.%5C+Based%5C+on%5C+the%5C+above%5C-observed%5C+patterns%2C%5C+evolutionary%5C+relationships%5C+between%5C+species%5C+in%5C+the%5C+AA%5C+genome%5C+group%5C+were%5C+discussed.%5C+The%5C+main%5C+results%5C+are%5C+as%5C+follows%5C%3A%5C+For%5C+each%5C+TE%5C-gene%5C+association%2C%5C+PCR%5C+and%5C+electrophoresis%5C+were%5C+conducted%5C+for%5C+a%5C+total%5C+of%5C+107%5C+strains%2C%5C+belonging%5C+to%5C+different%5C+Oryza%5C+species.%5C+The%5C+patterns%5C+of%5C+each%5C+TE%5C-gene%5C+association%5C+in%5C+different%5C+species%5C+were%5C+obtained.%5C+It%5C+is%5C+our%5C+finding%5C+that%5C+2%5C+associations%5C+distribute%5C+through%5C+all%5C+Oryza%5C+species.%5C+By%5C+contrast%2C%5C+other%5C+15%5C+associations%5C+were%5C+only%5C+observed%5C+in%5C+some%5C+Oryza%5C+species.%5C+On%5C+basis%5C+of%5C+the%5C+above%5C-mentioned%5C+results%2C%5C+it%5C+is%5C+likely%5C+that%5C+insertion%5C+events%5C+under%5C+study%5C+occurred%5C+in%5C+their%5C+common%5C+ancestor%2C%5C+and%5C+then%5C+they%5C+dispersed%5C+with%5C+subsequent%5C+divergence%5C+of%5C+different%5C+AA%5C+genome%5C+species.%5C+Our%5C+datas%5C+strongly%5C+support%5C+that%5C+O.%5C+meridionalis%5C+is%5C+the%5C+most%5C+basal%5C+lineage%5C+of%5C+AA%5C+genome%5C+group%2C%5C+instead%5C+of%5C+O.%5C+longistaminata.For%5C+several%5C+TE%5C-gene%5C+associations%5C+fixed%5C+in%5C+populations%5C+of%5C+ancestor%2C%5C+the%5C+nucleotide%5C+diversity%5C+was%5C+estimated%5C+and%5C+neutral%5C+tests%5C+for%5C+the%5C+region%5C+flanking%5C+the%5C+TE%5C+insertions%5C+between%5C+populations%5C+with%5C+and%5C+without%5C+TE%5C+insertions%5C+were%5C+performed.%5C+No%5C+significant%5C+result%5C+was%5C+obtained.%5C+It%5C+is%5C+possible%5C+that%5C+the%5C+fixation%5C+of%5C+mutations%5C+with%5C+TE%5C+insetion%5C+is%5C+a%5C+random%5C+process%5C%3B%5C+alternatively%2C%5C+this%5C+process%5C+is%5C+attributable%5C+to%5C+nature%5C+selection.%5C+Since%5C+the%5C+fixation%5C+has%5C+finished%2C%5C+it%5C+is%5C+difficult%5C+to%5C+detect%5C+the%5C+signature%5C+at%5C+the%5C+sequence%5C+level."},{"jsname":"Until now, little data about the plant reproductive characters and ecological adaptation have been documented in the species-rich Sino-Himalaya region. Anemone rivularis (Ranunculaceae), mainly occurs in this area, and is of particular interest for its unique flower heliotropic movement and sex allocation strategy. In this study, we investigated the reproductive biology and adaptation mechanism of A. rivularis on the Yulong Snow Mountain Lijiang, northwestern Yunnan. The main results were summarized as follows: 1 Reproductive biology, The mating system, flowering phenology, floral morphology and pollination efficiency were examined in Anemone rivularis. This species is a perennial plant with hermaphroditic flowers, and its inflorescence is an acropetal cyme with protogynous flowers. In contrast to some self-incompatible species reported in Anemone, our results proved that A. rivularis was self-compatible. The seed set under natural pollination was more than 70%, indicating that there was no pollen limitation. Meanwhile, the seed set of artificial-cross-pollinated flowers was significantly higher than that of artificial-self-pollinated flowers, suggesting that the mixed mating system of A. rivularis was based on cross-pollination, and the results also supported a favor of outcrossing reproductive strategy for perennial herbs as some previous reports. Clearly, the reproductive strategy of A. rivularis prefer to cross-pollination in the alpine Sino-Himalayan region, in order to improve the reproductive fitness. 2 Flower heliotropism, The flower heliotropic movement mechanism, influences and adaptive significance were investigated in Anemone rivularis. The results indicated that under natural conditions, a treatment of pistils and stamens removal, flowers of A. rivularis retained accurately sun-tracking behavior through daytime, and the petals were found to close in the evening; but flowers would lose heliotropic movement if tepals were removed, with peduncles keeping a vertical orientation. This indicated that the tepals were crucial for heliotropic behavior. The flower heliotropism of A. rivularis was sensitive to blue light frequencies rather than red frequencies, suggesting that the light signal must be received by tepals, which driving the peduncles to bend due to differential cell elongation along the two sides of peduncle. Furthermore, there was a close relationship between diurnal heliotropic movements and temperature of flower interior in A. rivularis. Flowers with tepals could provide a relatively narrow range of temperatures, in comparison with flowers lacking tepals, in order to maintain reproductive organs in functional floral temperature range. Our study demonstrated that both the development of pistils and stamens and the visiting of insects could benefit from flower heliotropism in A. rivularis.3 Sex allocation, Floral traits, male and female functions, reproductive fitness, and sex allocation hypotheses were assessed in intra-inflorescence of Anemone rivularis. Though the inflorescence showed an acropetal flower-opening sequence as well as in many flowering species (early flowers are proximal and late flowers are distal), it engaged different sex allocation strategy. Our observations documented that the late-opening flowers of each inflorescence produce significantly more ovules and fewer pollen grains compared to early-opening flowers, and the pollen:ovule ratio (P:O) declined obviously from primary flower position to tertiary flower position, suggesting that later flowers would tend to favor female-bias investment. The nature-pollinating seed set among flower positions was constant, and there was no resource trade-off between flower size and sexual organs in this species, and the first-removal treatment did not lead to a significant increase in seed set of flowers in the later position. Thus, early-opening flower may not represent a significant competitor for resources with late-opening flowers on the same inflorescence, suggesting that the pattern of floral design and floral display may be determined prior to flowering and is inalterable by resources during flowering. So the female-biased allocation of distal flowers in A. rivularis may be resulted from the the selection by variation in the mating 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