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Effects of low temperature and low irradiance on the physiological characteristics and related gene expression of different pepper species
Pepper is a thermophilous and heliophilic vegetable. In China, pepper is grown in greenhouse during winter and spring under lower temperature and irradiation. In this study, we investigated the effects of low ...
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Doubled haploids of novel trigenomic Brassica derived from various interspecific crosses
To develop doubled haploid (DH) map** populations of hexaploid Brassica, 10 F1 hybrids derived from crosses between allohexaploid Brassica parents were evaluated in this study. The allohexaploid Brassica parent...
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Open AccessMolecular Characterization of LMW-GS Genes From C, N, U and Ss Genomes among Aegilops Species
In this work, 9 novel LMW-GS genes (6 LMW-m and 3 LMW-i type) from 4 diploid and 1 tetraploid Aegilops species were amplified and cloned by allelic-specific PCR. Analysis of the deduced amino acid sequences showe...
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The photosynthetic stress responses of five pepper species are consistent with their genetic variability
The aim of the study was to investigate the genetic distances and their relationships among pepper species using photosynthetic features under different stresses and genetic variability. The photosynthetic fea...
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Photosynthesis, leaf morphology and chemistry of Pinus koraiensis and Quercus mongolica in broadleaved Korean pine mixed forest
Leaf traits and physiology are species-specific and various with canopy position and leaf age. Leaf photosynthesis, morphology and chemistry in the upper and lower canopy positions of Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zu...
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Responses of pepper to waterlogging stress
One of the effective ways to address the effects of abnormal climate change on plant is to find germplasms that have better resistance to adverse environments. In this paper, we studied the responses of 5 pepp...
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Responses in the physiology and biochemistry of Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) under supplementary UV-B radiation
The effect of supplementary UV-B radiation on Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc) was investigated. Compared with the control, the T1, T2, and T3 UV-B treatments increased by 1.40, 2.81, and 4.22 kJ m−2 ...
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Effects of different conservation methods on the genetic stability of potato germplasm
A total of 50 potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) varieties were maintained in vitro or under field conditions at Keshan National Genebank (KNG) for 15 years. At the end of the conservation period, a two-year field tri...
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QTL detected for grain-filling rate in maize using a RIL population
The grain-filling rate plays an important role in determining grain yield. To elucidate the genetic basis of the grain-filling rate, a set of 203 recombinant inbred lines was evaluated at two locations over 2 ...
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Silicon Improves the Tolerance to Water-Deficit Stress Induced by Polyethylene Glycol in Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Seedlings
Drought stress usually causes a serious yield reduction in wheat production. Silicon (Si) has been reported to be able to alleviate drought stress damage; however, the mechanism is still poorly understood. In ...
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Intertribal somatic hybrids between Brassica napus and Camelina sativa with high linolenic acid content
Intertribal somatic hybrids of Brassica napus and Camelina sativa were developed by protoplast electrofusion. Hybrid identity of the regenerants was determined using flow cytometric analysis of nuclear DNA conten...
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Photosynthetic characteristics of an endangered species Camellia nitidissima and its widespread congener Camellia sinensis
Saturation (SI) and compensation (CI) irradiances [µmol(photon) m−2 s−1] were 383.00±18.40 and 12.95±0.42 for wild C. nitidissima (in mid-July) and 691.00±47.39 and 21.91±1.28 for wild C. sinensis, respectively.
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Effects of irradiance on growth, photosynthetic characteristics, and artemisinin content of Artemisia annua L.
With an increase in growth irradiance (from 15 to 100 % of full sunlight, I15 to I100), the maximum net photosynthetic rate (P max), compensation (CI) and saturation irradiances of A. annu...
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A novel bioassay method: Determining bioactivity of compounds against rice blast (Magnaporthe grisea) with barley plants
This paper developed an in vivo bioassay method of determining bioactivity of compounds against Magnaporthe grisea (Hebert) Barr. with barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) plants, instead of rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants....
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Dynamics of zinc uptake and accumulation in the hyperaccumulating and non-hyperaccumulating ecotypes of Sedum alfredii Hance
Sedum alfredii Hance has been identified as a Zn-hyperaccumulating plant species native to China. The characteristics of Zn uptake and accumulation in the hyperaccumulating ecotype (HE) and non-hyperaccumulating ...
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Variation in quality traits in common wheat as related to Chinese fresh white noodle quality
The variation in grain compositional traits related to Chinese fresh white noodle (CFWN) quality was examined in 25 leading Chinese common wheat cultivars and advanced lines. Large variations were observed in ...
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Cadmium tolerance and hyperaccumulation in a new Zn-hyperaccumulating plant species (Sedum alfredii Hance)
Sedum alfredii Hance has been identified as a new zinc (Zn) hyperaccumulating plant species. In this study, the effects of cadmium (Cd) supply levels (control, 12.5, 25, 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 μmol Cd L−1) on th...
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Wide somatic hybrids of Citrus with its related genera and their potential in genetic improvement
Citrus wild relatives are an untapped germplasm reservoir, which possesses many elite resistance traits. Genetic introgression into Citrus by conventional methods has been greatly hindered by polyembryony, pollen...
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Somatic hybrids between navel orange (Citrus sinensis) and grapefruit (C. paradisi) for seedless triploid breeding
Protoplasts from cell suspension cultures of ‘Bonnaza’ navel orange (Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck) were electrically fused with mesophyll protoplasts isolated from seedless ‘Red Blush’ grapefruit (Citrusparadisi)....
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Diversity and Phylogenetic Relationships Among Isolates of Mesorhizobium huakuii from Southern China
200 rhizobial strains have been isolated from root nodules of Astragalus sinisus which were sampled from seven southern provinces of China, the main A. sinicus traditional growing areas. rep-PCR fingerprinting of...