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**ehua Zhang
Life Sciences
Agriculture
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Open AccessA LlMYB305-LlC3H18-LlWRKY33 module regulates thermotolerance in lily
The CCCH proteins play important roles in plant growth and development, hormone response, pathogen defense and abiotic stress tolerance. However, the knowledge of their roles in thermotolerance are scarce. Her...
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Comparing the effectiveness of R genes in a 2-year canola–wheat rotation against Leptosphaeria maculans, the causal agent of blackleg disease in Brassica species
Blackleg, which is caused by the ascomycete fungus Leptosphaeria maculans, is a major disease of canola in Canada and worldwide. In Canada, canola is usually grown in rotation once every three to four years to li...
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Open AccessIdentification and validation of QTLs for kernel number per spike and spike length in two founder genotypes of wheat
Kernel number per spike (KNS) and spike length (SL) are important spike-related traits in wheat variety improvement. Discovering genetic loci controlling these traits is necessary to elucidate the genetic basi...
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The downregulation of PpPG21 and PpPG22 influences peach fruit texture and softening
The downregulation of PpPG21 and PpPG22 expression in melting-flesh peach delays fruit softening and hinders texture changes by influencing pectin solubilization and depolymerization.
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The survival, growth, and detoxifying enzyme activities of grasshoppers Oedaleus asiaticus (Orthoptera: Acrididae) exposed to toxic rutin
Secondary compounds from plants are often insecticidal. Rutin, a plant bioflavonoid, has demonstrated insect control activity. We studied the survival, growth, and detoxifying enzyme activities of grasshopper Oed...
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Comparative Efficacy of Leaf Extracts of Different Tobacco Varieties Against Mustard Aphid (Lipaphis erysimi Kalt.)
In this study, field and laboratory experiments were carried out in order to develop a biological control strategy against mustard aphid by using extracts of five tobacco varieties (Beeri wala, Balkhi, Pattay ...
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Decreasing sulfide in sediment and promoting plant growth by plant–sediment microbial fuel cells with emerged plants
Four plant–sediment microbial fuel cells (plant-SMFCs) with four plant species, Oryza sativa, Acorus calamus, Spathiphyllum petite and Chamaedorea elegans, were built to investigate sulfide concentrations, pH and...
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The cellular pathway and enzymatic activity for phloem-unloading transition in develo** Camellia oleifera Abel. Fruit
The phloem-unloading pathway of sucrose and mechanism of sugar-to-oil transition are still unknown in Camellia oleifera Fruit. Here, transmission electronic microscopy (TEM) and confocal laser-scanning microscopy...
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Open AccessComparative transcriptome sequencing and de novo analysis of Vaccinium corymbosum during fruit and color development
Blueberry is an economically important fruit crop in Ericaceae family. The substantial quantities of flavonoids in blueberry have been implicated in a broad range of health benefits. However, the information r...
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Breakdown of Rlm3 resistance in the Brassica napus–Leptosphaeria maculans pathosystem in western Canada
Blackleg disease, caused by the fungal pathogen Leptosphaeria maculans, is a serious disease of Brassica napus. The disease is mainly controlled by genetic resistance and crop rotation. However, L. maculans has d...
