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The temperature and length for the release of primary and induction of secondary physiological dormancy in Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis Sieb. et Zucc.) seeds
Primary physiological dormancy and secondary physiological dormancy of Korean pine seeds restrict the regeneration of broad-leaved Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis) mixed forest. Dry and imbibed seeds were stratifie...
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of the DREB transcription factor gene family in mulberry
The dehydration responsive element binding (DREB) transcription factor (TF) family comprises unique and important proteins involved in abiotic stress responses and tolerance in plants. Although DREB TFs have b...
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Perturbation of Hoxb5 signaling in vagal and trunk neural crest cells causes apoptosis and neurocristopathies in mice
Neural crest cells (NCCs) migrate from different regions along the anterior–posterior axis of the neural tube (NT) to form different structures. Defective NCC development causes congenital neurocristopathies a...
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Silviculture of Planted Forests Managed for Multi-functional Objectives: Lessons from Chinese and British Experiences
Planted forests are anticipated to increase in area and to supply an increasing proportion of the world’s timber supplies in future decades. However, because of their increasing importance, management of these...
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Occurrence and altitudinal pattern of C4 plants on Qinghai Plateau, Qinghai province, China
The natural occurrence and altitudinal pattern of species with C4 photosynthesis were investigated on Qinghai Plateau, Qinghai province by using stable carbon isotopes in plant leaves and using additional data fr...
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Effects of site preparation on emergence and early establishment of Larix olgensis in montane regions of northeastern China
Larix olgensis is one of the important commercial timber tree species in northeastern China, but it does not naturally regenerate in L. olgensis forests even after cutting. To identify th...
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Profiling local gene expression changes associated with Eimeria maxima and Eimeria acervulina using cDNA microarray
Eimeria parasites show preferential sites of invasion in the avian intestine and produce a species-specific host immune response. Two economically important species, Eimeria acervulina and Eimeria maxima, prefer...
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Salt distribution in response to optical stratification porosity and relative windspeed in a coastal forest in Niigata, Japan
Wind velocity, vertical stand structure and sea‐salt distribution were measured at various heights inside a plantation of coastal pine forest, with thinning and unthinning, to assess whether any relationships ...
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Diurnal changes in xylem pressure and mesophyll cell turgor pressure of the lianaTetrastigma voinierianum: The role of cell turgor in long-distance water transport
Long-term xylem pressure measurements were performed on the lianaTetrastigma voinierianum (grown in a tropical greenhouse) between heights of 1 m and 9.5 m during the summer and autumn seasons with the xylem pres...