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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effect of Rice Planting on Improvement and Utilization of Saline Soils in Tarim Basin
It has been proved in a long period of practice that the planting of rice is effective on the improvement of saline soils. This can be applied to the extremely arid areas in southern **njiang(l). Flooding in t...
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The distribution of Gossypium hirsutum chromatin in G. barbadense germ plasm: molecular analysis of introgressive plant breeding
Cotton is unusual among major crop plants in that two cross-fertile species are widely cultivated for a common economic product, fiber. Both historical evidence and classical genetic studies suggest that many ...
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DNA damage in the early primordial anther is closely correlated with stamen arrest in the female flower of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
To investigate the regulatory mechanisms of sex expression in cucumber, morphological observations and biochemical analyses were carried out on inappropriate stamen development of female flowers of cucumber. I...
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An AP2/EREBP-type transcription-factor gene from rice is cold-inducible and encodes a nuclear-localized protein
We cloned an AP2/EREBP gene by dot blotting and named it OsDREBL. Analysis of its deduced amino-acid sequence indicated that this protein had a potential nuclear-localization signal, a possible acidic-activation...
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The genetic diversity of cultivated soybean grown in China
Cultivated soybean (Glycine max) is an economically important crop that is grown for its oil and protein products. A better knowledge of its genetic diversity will be valuable for the utilization, conservation, a...
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Genetic variability for root hair traits as related to phosphorus status in soybean
Plant root hairs are believed to be very important for phosphorus (P) uptake from the soil by expanding the absorptive surface area of the root and increasing the soil volume explored by the roots, but genetic...
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Activation of a rice endogenous retrotransposon Tos17 in tissue culture is accompanied by cytosine demethylation and causes heritable alteration in methylation pattern of flanking genomic regions
Tos17 is a copia-like, cryptic retrotransposon of rice, but can be activated by tissue culture. To study possible epigenetic mechanism controlling activity of Tos17, we subjected three ri...
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Issues of scale in water productivity in the Zhanghe irrigation system: implications for irrigation in the basin context
In the context of increased competition for water, growing more rice with less water will be one of the major challenges of the 21st century. This paper examines water savings and issues of scale in water prod...
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Farm level practices and water productivity in Zhanghe Irrigation System
China, the biggest rice-producing country in the world, has put considerable effort into finding ways to conserve water in rice cultivation. One very promising practice, intermittent submerged irrigation (ISI)...
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Long-term effect of fertilizer and manure application on soil-carbon sequestration and soil fertility under the wheat–wheat–maize crop** system in northwest China
Maintenance of soil organic carbon (SOC) is important for the long-term productivity of agroecosystems. An investigation was conducted to study the effects of long-term application of inorganic fertilizers and...
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Effects of groundwater depth variation on photosynthesis and photoprotection of Elaeagnus angustifolia L.
Physiological and photosynthetic responses were investigated at three different depths of groundwater (DGW: 1.4, 2.4, and 3.4 m) in Elaeagnus angustifolia L., a locally adapted tree to the arid region in northwes...
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Effects of nitrogen rate and ratio of base fertilizer and topdressing on uptake, translocation of nitrogen and yield in wheat
Application of nitrogen (N) fertilizer is one of the most important measures to increase grain yield and protein content in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) production. However, misuse of N Tertilizer will not...
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Long-term effects of fertilizer managements on crop yields and organic carbon storage of a typical rice–wheat agroecosystem of China
The present paper summarizes the results from a long-term experiment setup in 1980 in the Taihu Lake region, China, to address the yield sustainability, the dynamic changes of soil organic carbon (SOC) storage...
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Cadmium translocation and accumulation in develo** barley grains
Soil cadmium (Cd) contamination has posed a serious problem for safe food production and become a potential agricultural and environmental hazard worldwide. In order to study the transport of Cd into the devel...
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In vivo tumor targeting and spectroscopic detection with surface-enhanced Raman nanoparticle tags
We describe biocompatible and nontoxic nanoparticles for in vivo tumor targeting and detection based on pegylated gold nanoparticles and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Colloidal gold has been safely us...
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Major nutrient balances in small-scale vegetable farming systems in peri-urban areas in China
Balances of major nutrients such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) in small-scale farming systems are of critical importance to nutrient management and sustainable agricultural development. Ma...
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Stamen development in Arabidopsis is arrested by organ-specific overexpression of a cucumber ethylene synthesis gene CsACO2
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) has served as a model to understand hormone regulation in unisexual flower development since the 1950s and the role of ethylene in promoting female flower development has been well d...
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Storage behavior of Zygophyllum xanthoxylon (Bge.) Maxim seeds at low moisture contents
This research aimed to determine whether low moisture content storage improves the longevity and storability of Zygophyllum xanthoxylon (Bge.) Maxim seeds. The seeds of Z. xanthoxylon were dried from 11.43 to 4.8...
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Quantification of N2O fluxes from soil–plant systems may be biased by the applied gas chromatograph methodology
With regard to measuring nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from biological sources, there are three most widely adopted methods that use gas chromatograph with an electron capture detector (GC–ECD). They use: (a) nit...
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Dry matter, harvest index, grain yield and water use efficiency as affected by water supply in winter wheat
Food production and water use are closely linked processes and, as competition for water intensifies, water must be used more efficiently in food production worldwide. A field experiment with wither wheat (Tritic...
