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Phosphorus deficiency regulates the growth and photophysiology responses of an economic macroalga Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis to ocean acidification and warming
Ocean acidification and warming caused by elevated CO2 are urgent problems facing the marine ecological environment. With the strengthening of environmental governance in China, anthropogenic inputs of terrestria...
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Open AccessCorrection: Biochar amendments improve soil functionalities, microbial community and reduce Pokkah boeng disease of sugarcane
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Open AccessBiochar amendments improve soil functionalities, microbial community and reduce Pokkah boeng disease of sugarcane
Biochar is mainly used to enhance soil fertility, microbial activity, improve plant performance and reduce disease incidence.
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Waterlogging influences the physiology index and antioxidant enzyme activity in Cucurbita maxima and Cucurbita moschata
Waterlogging is one of the major environmental challenges that can adversely impact squash growth, development, and productivity. Nevertheless, studies on the physiological changes of squash to waterlogging st...
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Root 1-aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylic acid (ACC) and rhizosphere ACC deaminase-producing bacteria affect apple root architecture under soil compaction stress
Soil compaction inhibits root growth by limiting ethylene diffusion and often occurs in apple orchards. This study explored the mechanism of ethylene accumulation around apple roots in compacted soil from a mi...
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Carbon and nutrient limitations of soil microbial metabolism in Quercus aquifolioides forest ecosystems along a precipitation gradient on the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
The response of soil microbial metabolic limitation in forest ecosystems to various factors remains poorly understood. The purpose of the study was to reveal the characteristics of microbial metabolic limitati...
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Exogenous 5-aminolevulinic acid promotes plant growth and salinity tolerance of grape rootstocks in coastal areas
Salinity stress is a key factor affecting grape production in coastal areas. Two grape rootstock cultivars, ‘Beta’ (sensitive to salt stress) and ‘3309 C’ (resistant to salt stress), were used to investigate t...
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Development of SNP marker panels for genoty** by target sequencing (GBTS) and its application in soybean
A high-throughput genoty** platform with customized flexibility, high genoty** accuracy, and low cost is critical for marker-assisted selection and genetic map** in soybean. Three assay panels were selec...
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Extracellular enzyme characteristics and microbial metabolic limitation in soil of subalpine forest ecosystems on the eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
Subalpine forest ecosystems are sensitive to climate change, and extracellular enzyme activities and microbial metabolic limitation in soils are influenced by multiple factors including climate. The study aims...
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Integrated small RNA profiling and degradome analysis of Anthurium andraeanum cultivars with different-colored spathes
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are known to play vital roles in coloration of leaves, flowers, and fruits in plants. However, their functions in spathe coloration are poorly known. Anthurium andraeanum is a popular ornamenta...
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Growth Promotion and Salt-Tolerance Improvement of Gerbera jamesonii by Root Colonization of Piriformospora indica
Interaction of plants with beneficial microbes is one of the strategies for increasing growth and resistance under environmental stresses. In this study, the effects of a fungus, Piriformospora indica, on growth ...
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γ-Aminobutyric acid a novel candidate for rapid induction in somatic embryogenesis of Liriodendron hybrid
The γ-aminobutyric acid is a non-protein amino acid with a so far unestablished role in Liriodendron hybrid somatic embryogenesis. In this study, we aimed to establish a rapid somatic embryo induction methodology...
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Identification and fine map** of qPBR10-1, a novel locus controlling panicle blast resistance in Pigm-containing P/TGMS line
Rice blast is one of the most widespread and devastating diseases in rice production. Tremendous success has been achieved in the identification and characterization of genes and quantitative trait loci (QTLs)...
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Natural variation of the Dt2 promoter controls plant height and node number in semi-determinant soybean
Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) is an important legume crop worldwide. Plant height (PH) is a quantitative trait that is closely related to node number (NN) and internode length (IL) on the main stem, which to...
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Transgenic eukaryotic microalgae as green factories: providing new ideas for the production of biologically active substances
Eukaryotic microalgae are important primary producers in nature that play an important role in the energy cycle of nature. The eukaryotic microalgae are also regarded as potential bioactive substance producers...
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Evaluation of cowpea for drought tolerance at seedling stage
Cowpea is a health-promoting diploid legume species [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp., 2n = 2x = 22]. The annual cowpea production is 5.4 million tons of dry seed globally. Despite the fact that cowpea is one of the ...
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Cloning and overexpression of the ascorbate peroxidase gene from the yam (Dioscorea alata) enhances chilling and flood tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis
Minghuai 1 (MH1) is a yam (Dioscorea alata) cultivar with high tolerance to flooding but sensitivity to chilling. MH1 responded differently to chilling and flooding according to various physiological parameters a...
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Expression Patterns, Activities and Sugar Metabolism Regulation of Sucrose Phosphate Synthase, Sucrose Synthase, Neutral Invertase and Soluble Acid Invertase in Different Goji Cultivars during Fruit Development
Sugars are crucial factors that contribute to fruit flavor. To uncover the regulatory mechanism of sugar metabolism in develo** fruit, we isolated four genes, encoding key enzymes (sucrose phosphate synthase...
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The calmodulin gene AmCaM from Ammopiptanthus mongolicus confers freezing and heat tolerance in Escherichia coli
Ammopiptanthus mongolicus is an evergreen xerophytic shrub in the legume family, Fabaceae, growing in Mid-Asian desert regions. Previously, we reported the isolation and characterization of ESTs ...
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Open AccessTranscriptome comparative analysis of two Camellia species reveals lipid metabolism during mature seed natural drying
The molecular mechanisms of fatty acid biosynthesis and accumulation during Camellia meiocarpa and Camellia oleifera ...
