Involvement of the autophagy-related gene BdATG8 in development and pathogenicity in Botryosphaeria dothidea

Botryosphaeria dothidea is a destructive fungal pathogen that causes Botryosphaeria canker and fruit ring rot on apple worldwide. Autophagy is a process of self-degradation that maintains intracellular homeostasis via lysosomal pathway.To date, the biological role of autophagy in B. dothidea remains unknown. In this study, we identified and characterized the autophagy-related gene BdATG8 in B. dothidea. BdATG8 was able to restore the defect in nitrogen starvation tolerance of Saccharomyces cerev...     

Phenotype and mechanism analysis of plant dwarfing in pear regulated by abscisic acid

Close planting of dwarf varieties is currently the main cultivation direction for pear trees,and the screening of excellent dwarf varieties is an important goal for breeders.In this study,the dwarfing pear variety ’601D’ and its vigorous mutant ’601T’ were used to show their biological characteristics and further explore the dwarfing mechanism in ’601D’.The biological characteristics showed that ’601D’ had a shorter internode length,a shorter and more compact tree body,thicker and broader leaves...     

Mutations in FgPrp6 suppressive to the Fgprp4 mutant in Fusarium graminearum

The pre-mRNA processing factor Prp6 is an essential component of the U4/U6.U5 tri-small nuclear ribonucleoprotein(snRNP).In a previous study,mutations were identified in the PRP6 ortholog in four suppressors of Fgprp4 that was deleted of the only kinase FgPrp4 among the spliceosome components in the plant pathogenic fungus Fusarium graminearum.In this study,we identified additional suppressor mutations in FgPrp6 and determined the suppressive effects of selected mutations.In total,12 mutations o...     

Predicting soil depth in a large and complex area using machine learning and environmental correlations

Soil depth is critical for eco-hydrological modeling, carbon storage calculation and land evaluation. However, its spatial variation is poorly understood and rarely mapped. With a limited number of sparse samples, how to predict soil depth in a large area of complex landscapes is still an issue. This study constructed an ensemble machine learning model, i.e.,quantile regression forest, to quantify the relationship between soil depth and environmental conditions. The model was then combined with ...     

Tomato mottle mosaic virus: Characterization,resistance gene effectiveness,and quintuplex RT-PCR detection system

Tomato mottle mosaic virus(ToMMV), an economically important species of the genus Tobamovirus, causes significant loss in yield and quality of tomato fruits. Here, we identified the Shandong isolate of ToMMV(ToMMV-SD) collected from symptomatic tomato fruits in Weifang, Shandong Province of China. ToMMV-SD caused symptoms such as severe mosaic, mottling, and necrosis of tomato leaves, yellow spot and necrotic lesions on tomato fruits. The obtained full genome of ToMMV-SD was 6 399 nucleotides(ac...     

Genome-wide association and linkage mapping strategies reveal genetic loci and candidate genes of phosphorus utilization in soybean

Insufficient available phosphorus in soil has become an important limiting factor for the improvement of yield and quality in soybean. The mining of QTLs and candidate genes controlling soybean phosphorus utilization related traits is a necessary strategy to solve this problem. In this study, 11 phosphorus utilization related traits of a natural population of 281 typical soybean germplasms and a recombinant inbred line(RIL) population of 270 lines were evaluated under different phosphorus condit...     

硅钙肥在水稻上的应用效果试验初报

在水稻采用配方施肥的基础上,结合施用硅钙肥,试验结果表明：加施硅钙肥,能显著提高水稻抗纹枯病、穗颈瘟能力,增强水稻抗倒伏性,比常规施肥每667m2增产78.5kg,增产18.9%,增收113元,以每667m2施50kg为宜,施用方法全部作底肥。     

高油酸花生四川引种试验

为了快速筛选出适应四川生态环境的高油酸花生品种,发掘优质的高油酸资源,进而促进四川高油酸花生产业发展。以16份本地及引进的高油酸花生品种为材料,用调查取样及数据分析法比较以上品种在经济学性状、产量、生长特点、抗性及单株产量等方面的表现。‘中花415’、‘冀花13’、‘豫花37’、‘开农1760’和‘冀花16’在荚果大小、饱果率、出仁率、百仁重、产量、口感等性状上表现优良‘;中花415’、‘豫花37’、‘花育961’、‘冀花13’、‘冀花16’在分枝数、出苗率、长势、抗性等方面综合表现优良;‘开农1760’、‘冀花13’、‘冀花16’、‘豫花37’、‘中花415’在单株总果数、饱果数、饱果率和单株产量上综合表现优异。对‘冀花13’‘、冀花16’‘、豫花37’‘、中花415’表现优良的外引材料将作进一步示范推广,省外引进的品种需要一定时间适应四川本土的环境气候。     

紫椴组培快繁技术研究

为探索建立紫椴组织培养快速繁育体系,以紫椴种子为材料,探讨基本培养基、植物生长调节剂浓度及配比对紫椴组培快繁效果的影响。结果表明,增殖培养基以1/2MS培养基最适宜,添加0.05 mg/L 6-BA和0.03 mg/L IBA后,增殖系数可达13.5;MS培养基最适宜做壮苗培养基和生根培养基,最佳壮苗培养基为MS+0.1 mg/L6-BA+0.1 mg/L IBA+0.03 mg/LGA₃,平均苗高达5.15 cm;最佳生根培养基为MS+1.0 mg/L6-BA+0.05 mg/L NAA,生根率达93.3%,生根数达5.7根。