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Variations of stomatal density and carbon isotope values of Picea crassifolia at different altitudes in the Qilian Mountains
The stomatal characteristics, length and dry weight as well as stable carbon isotope composition (δ13C) of needles and tree rings of Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia) at different altitudes in the Qilian mountai...
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Soil quality regime in relation to land cover and slope position across a highly modified slope landscape
Vegetation and land-use mosaics of shrub land, grassland, farmland and reforested land are characteristic for residential areas of the Wolong nature reserve in Sichuan province, southwest China. The patterns r...
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The Application of Alkaline Phosphatase Labeled HBV Probe in Serum Detection
A method using non-radioactive material alkaline phosphatase to label HBV DNA as probe has been studied and used in clinical experiments to detect the HBV DNA in hepatitis serum. Alkaline phosphatase coupled w...
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Map** quantitative trait loci underlying the cooking and eating quality of rice using a DH population
The cooking and eating quality of rice has attracted more attention recently. In a comprehensive effort to unravel its genetic basis, we conducted a genome-wide analysis of six traits representing the cooking ...
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Production of 2-(2-phenylethyl) Chromones in Cell Suspension Cultures of Aquilaria sinensis
2-(2-Phenylethyl) chromones are the major constituents responsible for the quality of agarwood, which is one of the most valuable non-timber products used as incenses, perfumes, traditional medicines and other...
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The MYB Transcription Factor Superfamily of Arabidopsis: Expression Analysis and Phylogenetic Comparison with the Rice MYB Family
MYB proteins are a superfamily of transcription factors that play regulatory roles in developmental processes and defense responses in plants. We identified 198 genes in the MYB superfamily from an analysis of th...
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Synergistic promotion of gibberellin and cytokinin on direct regeneration of floral buds from in vitro cultures of sepal segments in sinningia speciosa hiern
This study reports the direct regeneration of flower buds from cultured sepal segments of Sinningia speciosa Hiern. Two types of floral bud regeneration were observed: regeneration of floral buds only (designed a...
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Effects of elevated CO2 and/or O3 on hormone IAA in needles of Chinese pine
This study examined the effects of season-long exposure of Chinese pine (Pinus tabulaeformis) to elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) and/or ozone (O3) on indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) content, activities of IAA oxidase (I...
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Cloning and functional characterization of PpDBF1 gene encoding a DRE-binding transcription factor from Physcomitrella patens
The dehydration-responsive element binding (DREB) transcription factors play central roles in regulating expression of stress-inducible genes under abiotic stresses. In the present work, PpDBF1 (P ...
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Chemical constituents from the aquatic weed Pistia stratiotes
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Effects of elevated CO2 and/or O3 on hormone IAA in needles of Chinese pine
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Differential Expression of Serine/Threonine Protein Phosphatase Type-2C Under Drought Stress in Maize
Differential display reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction was used to study the messenger RNA differential expression of a drought tolerant inbred line ‘81565’ under drought stress and well-watered ...
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Open AccessCO2assimilation, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, carbohydrates and photosynthetic electron transport probed by the JIP-test, of tea leaves in response to phosphorus supply
Although the effects of P deficiency on tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) growth, P uptake and utilization as well as leaf gas exchange and Chl a fluorescence have been investigated, very little is known abo...
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Detection of DNA changes in somaclonal mutants of rice using SSR markers and transposon display
Somaclonal variation detected in plant tissues grown in vitro can be heritable, and thus provides an opportunity for plant breeders and geneticists to generate novel variants. However, incidence of somaclonal ...
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Extended expression of B-class MADS-box genes in the paleoherb Asarum caudigerum
Asarum caudigerum (Aristolochiaceae) is a paleoherb species that is important for research in origin and evolution of angiosperm flowers due to its basal position in the angiosperm phylog...
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Open AccessThe origin of populations of Arabidopsis thalianain China, based on the chloroplast DNA sequences
In the studies incorporating worldwide sampling of A. thaliana populations, the samples from East Asia, especially from China, were very scattered; and the studies focused on global patterns of cpDNA genetic vari...
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Overexpression of Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Meer.) L34 Gene Leads to Reduced Survival to Cold Stress in Transgenic Arabidopsis
A ribosomal protein (R-protein) L34-like gene, designated as SOL34, was isolated from soybean using a cDNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism (cDNA-AFLP) approach. The full-length cDNA sequence of SOL34 was 3...
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Open AccessEffects of manganese-excess on CO2 assimilation, ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase, carbohydrates and photosynthetic electron transport of leaves, and antioxidant systems of leaves and roots in Citrus grandisseedlings
Very little is known about the effects of manganese (Mn)-excess on citrus photosynthesis and antioxidant systems. Seedlings of sour pummelo (Citrus grandis) were irrigated for 17 weeks with nutrient solution cont...
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The Cucumber Lateral Suppressor Gene (CLS) Is Functionally Associated with Axillary Meristem Initiation
To elucidate the genetic and molecular mechanisms of plant architecture, a Cucumber Lateral Suppressor gene (CLS) for the lateral branching development in cucumber branching line S06 was cloned and characterized....
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Physiological integration impacts nutrient use and stoichiometry in three clonal plants under heterogeneous habitats
Physiological integration facilitates clonal plants to deal with heterogeneous resources. However, little is known about how nutrient patchiness affects its use and stoichiometry in clonal plants. We conducted...