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Zhaohu Li
Plant Sciences
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Brassinolide alleviated the adverse effect of water deficits on photosynthesis and the antioxidant of soybean (Glycine max L.)
Brassinolide (BR) is a relatively new plant growth regulator. To test whether BR could be used to increase tolerance to water deficits in soybean, the effects of BR application on photosynthesis, assimilate di...
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Expression Profile of Early Responsive Genes Under Salt Stress in Upland Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is an important fiber and oil crop. High soil salinity affects cotton growth and production severely. To identify genes in response to salt stress and clarify salt tolerance mechanism in c...
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Physiological Evaluation of Drought Stress Tolerance and Recovery in Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L.) Seedlings Treated with Methyl Jasmonate and Coronatine
Coronatine (COR) is a chlorosis-inducing phytotoxin that mimics some biological activities of methyl jasmonate (MeJA). Although MeJA has been reported to alleviate drought stress, it is unclear if COR has the ...
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Evolution of mitochondrial gene content: loss of genes, tRNAs and introns between Gossypium harknessii and other plants
Mitochondrion is a kind of cell organelle known as the engine house of the cells in the performance of the production of energy in the form of ATP, and the regulation of cellular metabolism in programmed cell ...
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Cytoplasmic diversity of the cotton genus as revealed by chloroplast microsatellite markers
The diversity of chloroplast genomes has played an important role, as have those of nuclear and mitochondrial genomes, in the evolution of plants. The sequences of the chloroplast genome supply unsubstituted i...
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Physical limitations and challenges to Grain Security in China
China’s grain security is a global issue. In this paper, grain production and consumption in China from 1981 to 2011 are analyzed empirically, and the physical limitations and strategic options for future sust...
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Dose-Dependent Effects of Coronatine on Cotton Seedling Growth Under Salt Stress
Coronatine (COR) is a chlorosis-inducing, non-host-specific phytotoxin produced by several members of the Pseudomonas syringae group of pathovars. It acts as a molecular mimic of methyl jasmonate. This study inve...
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Hapten Synthesis and Monoclonal Antibody-Based Immunoassay Development for the Analysis of Thidiazuron
Thidiazuron (TDZ) is a synthetic plant growth regulator, which is widely used in agriculture and tissue culture. A sensitive and specific monoclonal antibody (mAb3D6F5B2) was obtained. An indirect competitive ...
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A Novel Bikinin Analogue for Arabidopsis and Rice with Superior Plant Growth-Promoting Activity
Bikinin was previously identified in a chemical genetics screening as one of the most active brassinolide (BL) mimetics. To determine the effects of different heterocyclic groups replacing the pyridine ring on...
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Erratum to: A Novel Bikinin Analogue for Arabidopsis and Rice with Superior Plant Growth-Promoting Activity
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Open AccessRhizoChamber-Monitor: a robotic platform and software enabling characterization of root growth
In order to efficiently determine genotypic differences in rooting patterns of crops, novel hardware and software are needed simultaneously to characterize dynamics of root development.
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Open AccessThe effects of mepiquat chloride on the lateral root initiation of cotton seedlings are associated with auxin and auxin-conjugate homeostasis
Mepiquat chloride (MC) is a plant growth regulator widely used in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) production to suppress excessive vegetative growth, increase root growth and avoid yield losses. To increase root g...
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Application of Brassinosteroid Mimetics Improves Growth and Tolerance of Maize to Nicosulfuron Toxicity
Pesticide residues, especially for herbicides, often damage crops, except for weeds, which results in reduced production or even death in agriculture. Brassinosteroids (BRs) can alleviate the injury from pesti...
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Open AccessMepiquat chloride promotes cotton lateral root formation by modulating plant hormone homeostasis
Mepiquat chloride (MC), a plant growth regulator, enhances root growth by promoting lateral root formation in cotton. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms of this phenomenon is still unknown.
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Coronatine inhibits mesocotyl elongation by promoting ethylene production in etiolated maize seedlings
Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most important cereal crops in the world. In order to survive, plants must regulate their growth in response to multiple developmental and environmental cues, including modulatin...
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Introducing selective agrochemical manipulation of gibberellin metabolism into a cereal crop
Use of growth retardants enables post-planting optimization of vegetative growth, which is particularly important given ongoing climate change. Mepiquat chloride is an economical and safe retardant widely appl...
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Open AccessCorrection to: The GhREV transcription factor regulate the development of shoot apical meristem in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum)
In the original publication of this article [1] the name of the forth author is incorrect.
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Open AccessTranscriptome dynamic landscape underlying the improvement of maize lodging resistance under coronatine treatment
Lodging is one of the important factors causing maize yield. Plant height is an important factor in determining plant architecture in maize (Zea mays L.), which is closely related to lodging resistance under high...
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Coronatine alleviates cold stress by improving growth and modulating antioxidative defense system in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings
Low temperature represents a key environmental stress adversely affects rice growth and productivity worldwide. The application of cold resistance regulators is an effective way to enhance crop cold tolerance ...
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Open AccessThe efficacy of chemical top** in field-grown cotton is mediated by drip irrigation amount in irrigated agricultural area
Cotton production in China is challenged by high labor input including manual top** (MT). Recently, to replace MT in the **njiang cotton region of China, mepiquat chloride (MC) was applied once more than the...
