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2013-10-11Maintenance of a Living Understory Enhances Soil Carbon Sequestration in Subtropical OrchardsAgroforestry systems play a central role in the global carbon (C) cycle and contain approximately 12% of the Earth’s terrestrial C. Agroforestry is a management system that integrates trees with farms in an agricultural landscape and usually encompasses a wide variety of understory vegetation management methods. Many studies have shown that man...Read More -
2013-09-29Hydrogen (H2) was found to be involved in phytohormone signalingThere is a close relationship between gas and organisms. Besides the involvement of carbon dioxide (CO2) and oxygen (O2) in photosynthesis, other gases, such as hydrogen (H2), methane, ethylene, carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) are proved to be involved in various biological activities. From an evolutionary perspective, the origin...Read More
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2013-09-26Studies Reveal Rice Genes for Iron-Sulfur Cluster assembly are Responsive to Abiotic StressIron-sulfur proteins are a group of proteins containing iron-sulfur cluster (Fe-S cluster) as cofactors. These proteins play important roles in photosynthesis, respiration, and DNA repair. About 43 genes have been identified to be the Fe-S cluster assembly genes in Arabidopsis genome. As the most important crop in Asia, rice is vital for iron nu...Read More
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2013-07-26Efficient protocol for the high-frequency regeneration of C. niditissimaCamellia nitidissima Chi, an evergreen shrub or small tree with golden-yellow flowers, is a rare and endangered ornamental species. It is honored as “the Queen of Camellia” and “the Giant Panda of the Plant Kingdom”. Due to increasing anthropogenic pressure, deforestation and destructive collection of seedlings, its natural population size h...Read More