Rhizosphere is the interface between the plant and the soil, where inhabit many organisms. Within these soil organisms, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and earthworms belong to the soil community. They are beneficial organisms at different trophic levels improving both soil fertility and structure development, thus collectively promoting plant growth. Earthworm activities redistribute mycorrhizal fungi spores and may give diversified (i.e., positive and negative) effects on root mycorrhizal colonization. Dual inoculation with earthworms and AMF strongly magnifies the response on plant growth. This is through increasing soil enzyme activities and changing soil nutrient availability, collectively mitigating the negative effects of biotic stresses. In this review, we outline the effects of earthworms on AMF root colonization and activitiy. The interaction between earthworms and AMF on plants along with suggested future research are also summarized.
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Lulu Meng1, A. K. Srivastava2, Kamil Kuča3, Bhoopander Giri4, Mohammed Mahabubur Rahman5, Qiangsheng Wu1,3,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 687-699, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.015427
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Sustainable Development of Agriculture)
Abstract Different kinds of soil animals and microorganisms inhabit the plant rhizosphere, which function closely to plant roots. Of them, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and earthworms play a critical role in sustaining the soil-plant health. Earthworms and AMF belong to the soil community and are soil beneficial organisms at different trophic levels. Both of them improve soil fertility and structural development, collectively promoting plant growth and nutrient acquisition capacity. Earthworm activities redistribute mycorrhizal fungi spores and give diversified effects on root mycorrhizal fungal colonization. Dual inoculation with both earthworms and AMF strongly magnifies the response on plant growth through increased soil… More >
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Liling Kang1, Yuejun He1,*, Lipeng Zang1, Jianpeng Si1, Ying Yang1, Kaiping Shen1, Tingting Xia1, Qiyu Tan1, Bangli Wu1, Yun Guo1, Wei Wang2, Qin Liang3
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 701-717, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014740
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Sustainable Development of Agriculture)
Abstract Arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM) fungi affect nutrient uptake for host plants, while it is unclear how AM fungi interacting with soil litter affect plant growth and nutrient utilization through mycorrhizal networks in karst soil of
deficient nutrients beyond the rhizosphere. An experiment was conducted in a microcosm composed of a planting
compartment for Cinnamomum camphora seedlings with or without Glomus mosseae fungus (M+ vs. M−
) and an
adjacent litter compartment containing or not containing additional litter material of Arthraxon hispidus (L+ vs.
L−
), where the compartments are connected either by nylon mesh of 20 μm or 0.45 μm which… More >
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Chunxue Yang*, Yajie Liu, Wenna Zhao, Na Wang
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 719-729, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.015024
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Sustainable Development of Agriculture)
Abstract To understand arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi resources and develop AM fungal species in ornamental plants
with saline-alkaline tolerances, Iris lactea, which grows in the Songnen saline-alkaline grassland with a high ornamental value, was selected as the experimental material, and the colonization characteristics of its roots and the
AM fungal diversity in its rhizosphere were explored. The results of the observations and calculations of mycorrhizae from ten different samples showed that AM fungi colonized the roots of I. lactea and formed Arum-type
mycorrhizal structures. There was a significant correlation between soil spore density and pH value, while the
colonization rate showed… More >
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Abdulkhaliq Alshoaibi*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 731-745, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.015476
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Sustainable Development of Agriculture)
Abstract Seeds of three Saudi pearl millet cultivars (Pennisetum spicatum) from three regions (Madinah, Khulais and Jaizan) were inoculated with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus mosseae obtained from the Agriculture Research Center of Giza, Egypt to enhance their salt tolerance. Five different NaCl concentrations (0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 mM) were used for treating cultivars with and without mycorrhiza. Growth rates, chlorophyll content, chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm), proline content and gas exchange were measured to determine the effect of salinity on these cultivars. The results indicated that compared to cultivars without mycorrhiza, all cultivars with mycorrhiza had enhanced growth and physiological parameters… More >
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Nong Zhou1,2, Lingfeng Xu1, Min Yang2, Dongqin Guo1, Qiuxia Gan, Jingjing Zhao1,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 747-759, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014858
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Mycorrhizal Fungi and Sustainable Development of Agriculture)
Abstract A field experiment was conducted to determine the effects of two commercial strains composed of mulple arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) species on plant growth, antioxidant capacity, and medicine quality of Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis in three subtropical soils from Wanzhou, Anshun and Baoshan in fields. The results
showed that AMF inoculation enhanced the fungal colonization rate and activities of both succinate dehydrogenase
and alkaline phosphatase, thereby, enhancing the mycorrhizal viability of P. polyphylla var. yunnanensis. The concentrations of photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a, b, a+b and carotenoids), soluble sugar, soluble protein
and photosynthetic capacity were higher in AMF-inoculated plants than in… More >
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Shiyang Li1,#, Xue-Ao Liu2,#, Lizi Zhao2, Huiqing Huang3, Bei Li2, Zhizhong Song2, Meixia Liang2, Hongxia Zhang2,3, Limin Wang2,*, Shenglin Zhou1,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 761-772, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.016314
Abstract Seven in absentia (SINA) family proteins play a central role in plant growth, development and resistance to abiotic stress. However, their biological function in plant response to cold stress is still largely unknown. In this work, a seven in absentia gene IbSINA5 was isolated from sweet potato. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyses demonstrated that IbSINA5 was ubiquitously expressed in various tissues and organs of sweet potato, with a predominant expression in fibrous roots, and was remarkably induced by cold, drought and salt stresses. Subcellular localization assays revealed that IbSINA5-GFP fusion protein was mainly localized in cytoplasm and nucleus.… More >
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Lin Zhang1,2,*, Dong Xie1, Zhong Bian1, Yiting Zou1, Han Zhou1, Wenlu Cai1, Hadi Yeilaghi1, Xiaolei Fan1,2, Changquan Zhang1,2, Qiaoquan Liu1,2,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 773-787, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.015229
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: High-Yield Rice Physiology & Genetics)
Abstract In recent years, some super hybrid rice varieties were bred with strong culms and large panicles, which are mainly
contributed by the ipa1-2D locus. A gain-of-function allele of OsSPL14 is the ipa1-2D and it can greatly increase
the panicle primary branch number. However, the key downstream genes mediating this trait variation are not
fully explored. In this study, we developed high-quality near-isogenic lines (NILs) with a difference of only
30 kb chromosomal segment covering the ipa1-2D locus. Using the NILs, we explored the impact of ipa1-2D
on five sequential stages of early inflorescence development, and found that the locus can… More >
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Lin Zhang1,2,*, Yiting Zou1, Zhong Bian1, Dong Xie1, Hadi Yeilaghi1, Xiaolei Fan1,2, Dongsheng Zhao1,2, Qiaoquan Liu1,2,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 789-802, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014880
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: High-Yield Rice Physiology & Genetics)
Abstract Rice panicle is the sink organ where assimilation product accumulates, and its morphology determines the rice
yield. Panicle length has been suggested as a yield-related trait, but the genetic factor for its control is still limited.
In this study, we carried out fine-mapping of qPL8, a QTL identified for panicle length in our previous work. Near
isogenic line (NIL) with qPL8 exhibited elongated panicle without obvious effect on other panicle elements. With
five key recombinants from NIL population, the locus was finally narrowed down to a 278-kb region, where
44 genes are annotated. By comparing the genomic sequence of two… More >
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Gang Wei#, Hongxia Yang#, Jingwen Wu, Zixian Xiong, Nan Wang*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 803-813, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014505
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: High-Yield Rice Physiology & Genetics)
Abstract There is a positive correlation between fertility and yield, and the decrease of fertility is bound to a greatly reduced
crop yield. Male sterile mutants can be used in hybrid rice. Therefore, rice male sterility has an important value in
research and application, and the study of related mutants is also very vital. The mutant ms10 (male sterile 10)
reported in this study was induced by ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) in the indica maintainer line Xinong 1B.
There was no significant difference between the ms10 and wild type in the vegetative growth stage. However, in
the reproductive growth stage, ms10… More >
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Tantan Zhang1,2,#, Xiaoping He3,#, Binglin Chen1,#, Longxin He1,2, Xiangru Tang1,2,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 815-826, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014168
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: High-Yield Rice Physiology & Genetics)
Abstract As one of the most important nutrients for plants, potassium (K) has substantial effects on growth and development of crops. Present study was conducted in three different sites in South China in late season in 2019 with the
objective to study the effects of different applied amounts of K fertilizer on yield formation and lodging of rice.
Four K fertilizer treatments, K0: 0 kg potassium oxide (K2O) ha−1 (control); K1: 64.20 kg K2O ha−1
; K2: 128.55 kg
K2O ha−1 and K3 153.90 kg K2O ha−1 were applied in the field experiment. The results showed that K2 and K3
treatments… More >
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Qian Sun1,2, Toshihiko Yamada3, Yulai Han2,*, Tetsuo Takano1,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 827-836, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.013805
Abstract The lignocellulosic crop Miscanthus spp. has been identified as a good candidate for biomass production. The
responses of Miscanthus sinensis Anderss. to salinity were studied to satisfy the needs for high yields in marginal
areas and to avoid competition with food production. The results indicated that the relative advantages of the
tolerant accession over the sensitive one under saline conditions were associated with restricted Na+ accumulation
in shoots. Seedlings of two accessions (salt-tolerant ‘JM0119’ and salt-sensitive ‘JM0099’) were subjected to 0
(control), 100, 200, and 300 mM NaCl stress to better understand the salt-induced biochemical responses of genes
involved in… More >
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Qi Zhang1,#, Pengtao Li2,#, Aiying Liu1, Shaoqi Li1, Quanwei Lu2, Qun Ge1, Junwen Li1, Wankui Gong1, Xiaoying Deng1, Haihong Shang1,3, Yuzhen Shi1,*, Youlu Yuan1,3,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 837-858, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014437
Abstract Cotton is the most widely cultivated commercial crop producing natural fiber around the world. As a critical trait for
fiber quality, fiber strength principally determined during the secondary wall thickening period. Based on the developed BC5F3:5 CSSLs (chromosome segment substitution lines) from Gossypium hirsutum CCRI36 × G. barbadense
Hai 1, the superior MBI9915 was chosen to construct the secondary segregated population BC7F2 with its recurrent
parent CCRI36, which was subsequently subjected to Bulk segregant RNA-sequencing (BSR-seq) for rapid identification of candidate genes related to fiber strength. A total of 4 fiber-transcriptome libraries were separately constructed
and sequenced, including two parents… More >
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Jiao Deng1,2,#, Fen Dong3,#, Chaoxin Wu1, Jiali Zhao1, Hongyou Li1, Juan Huang1, Taoxiong Shi1, Ziye Meng1, Fang Cai1, Qingfu Chen1,*, Pingfang Yang2,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 859-870, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014625
Abstract Common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum), a specialty crop in southwest China, is not only used as a supplement to primary grain crops but also to produce beverages, such as tea and wine. To fully exploit the products
made from common buckwheat flower, ultra-performance liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization–
tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC–ESI–MS/MS) was conducted to analyze the metabolites in red- (‘Guihong
2’) and white-flowered (‘Fengtian 1’) buckwheat cultivars. A total of 784 metabolites were identified of which
flavonoids were the largest group with 191 components, followed by organic acids and derivatives (126), and
amino acids and derivatives (95). Besides, dozens of phenylpropanoids, nucleotides… More >
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Chenggang Liang1,#, Chunyu Wei1,#, Yan Wang1,*, Wujuan Yu1, Kai Liao1, Taoxiong Shi1, Dabing Xiang2,3, Qijiao Chen1
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 871-893, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014242
Abstract Rice-Tartary buckwheat (RTB) is a special germplasm of Tartary buckwheat. In this study, the appraisal of taste
quality between RTB and conventional Tartary buckwheat (CTB) was presented, and the metabolites in kernels at
three typical grain filling stage (GFS) were investigated. Unlike CTB, RTB showed thin shell seeds without longitudinal furrows at maturity, which was easily artificially dehulled. Sense organ test indicated that RTB exhibited
better taste quality because of the higher values of appearance, viscosity, taste and summary were appraised. In
total, 92 metabolites were identified in kernels using GM-MS metabolomics platform. The levels of most metabolites changed greatly… More >
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Roberto Arredondo-Valdés1, Francisco D. Hernández-Castillo2, Mario Rocandio-Rodríguez1, Julia C. Anguiano-Cabello3, Madai Rosas-Mejía1, Venancio Vanoye-Eligio1, Salvador Ordaz-Silva4, Imelda V. López-Sánchez4, Laura D. Carrazco-Peña4, Julio C. Chacón-Hernández1,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 895-906, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014301
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Plant Secondary Metabolites: Recent Advances and Opportunities)
Abstract The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the world’s most important vegetable crops. Still, phytopathogenic bacteria affect the yield and quality of tomato cultivation, like Agrobacterium tumefeciens (At), Clavibacter
michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm), Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst), Ralstonia solanacearum (Rs),
and Xanthomonas axonopodis (Xa). Synthetic chemical products are used mostly on disease plant control, but
overuse generates resistance to bacterial control. This study aimed to evaluate the in vitro antibacterial activity
of the ethanolic extract of Moringa oleifera Lam. leaves against At, Cmm, Pst, Rs, and Xa, as well as information
about this plant species’ chemical composition. Antibacterial… More >
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Cesar B. Ramírez-López1,2, Rita Beltrán-Sánchez1, Alistair Hernández-Izquierdo1, José Luis SalvadorHernández1, Eduardo Salcedo-Pérez2, Rosa E. del Río1, Mauro M. Martínez Pacheco1,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 907-920, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.013775
（This article belongs to this Special Issue: Plant Secondary Metabolites: Recent Advances and Opportunities)
Abstract This study scrutinized the possibility of finding toxicant or deterrent plant metabolites against the dry wood termite Incisitermes marginipennis (Latreille). Plant deterrent agents act as repellents or antifeedants to prevent
wood decay and increase its useful life. The potential of the tree Caesalpinia coriaria (Fabaceae) as a biological
source of molecules with deterrent effects against the dry wood termite was assessed by a phytochemical fractionation guided by repellence and antifeedant activities. The gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of the
leaf essential oil showed geraniol to be one of the major components and its repellent and antifeedant effects were
determined. Geraniol had… More >
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Suzana Vieira Rabêlo1, Fernanda Granja da Silva Oliveira2, Michele Miriam Calixto de Lira3, Livia Macedo Dutra3, Adilson Sartoratto4, Marta Cristina Teixeira Duarte4, Maria Claudia dos Santos Luciano5, Maria Francilene Souza Silva5, Cláudia do Ó Pessoa5, Manoel Odorico de Moraes Filho5, Emmanoel Vilaça Costa6, Jackson Roberto Guedes da Silva Almeida1,3,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 921-931, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.013305
Abstract This study aimed to identify the chemical composition of essential oil from fruits (EOAF) and the hexanic crude
extract from aerial parts (At-Hex) of atemoya (Annona cherimola x Annona squamosa), a hybrid belonging to the
Annonaceae family. Cytotoxic and antimicrobial activity was also evaluated. OEAF was obtained by hydrodistillation using a Clevenger apparatus, and their composition was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
(GC-MS) analyses. Cytotoxicity was tested against human tumor cell lines HCT-116 (colon carcinoma), SF-295
(glioblastoma), OVCAR-8 (ovarian carcinoma) and HL60 (leukemia) using 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-
diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, while antimicrobial activity was conducted by bioauthography
method against eleven microorganisms… More >
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R. Ariza-Flores1, D. Trujillo-García2, M. A. Otero-Sánchez2, E. Canales Sosa2, C. H. Avendaño-Arrazate3,*, L. A. Gálvez-Marroquín4, P. Cadena Iñiguez5
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 933-947, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.013227
Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate some physiological aspects of papaya crops in semi conventional and organic
production systems. The following factors assessed in this experiment were: 1. Production systems (organic and semi
conventional); 2. Genotypes (Maradol and Maradona F1), and 3. Cover crop plants (Canavalia, vegetative cover
and no cover). Twelve treatments were obtained -product of factors’ combination- and distributed under a threerepetition experimental design of subdivided parcels. The factors examined in this study, that changed the CO2
assimilation rate, were production system and genotype. It was determined that the greatest gas exchange in papaya
crops happened… More >
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Shahida Akter, Israt Jahan, Md. Amir Hossain*, Mohammad Anwar Hossain*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 949-970, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014411
Abstract Drought susceptibility and low genetic variability are the major constraints of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) production worldwide. Development of an efficient pre-field drought phenotyping technique and identification of
diversified drought tolerant lentil genotype(s) are therefore vital and necessary. Two separate experiments were
conducted using thirty diverse lentil genotypes to isolate drought tolerant genotype(s) as well as to assess their
diversity. In both of the experiments, significant (p ≤ 0.01) variation in genotype (G), treatment (T) and
G X T was observed for most of the studied traits. In experiment I, genotypes were examined for drought tolerance at the seedlings stage… More >
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Xiaohang He1, Minjie Liu2, Zhengwu Fang1, Dongfang Ma1,2,3,*, Yilin Zhou1,3,*, Junliang Yin1
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 971-986, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.012726
Abstract Plant AT-rich sequence and zinc-binding protein (PLATZ) is a plant transcription factor that has been studied in
corn. PLATZ can non-specifically bind to sequences rich in A/T bases to induce transcriptional repression. It is
involved in the regulation of dehydration tolerance in seeds. In this study, we performed bioinformatics analysis
to identify and characterize wheat PLATZ(TaPLATZ)genes. We identified 49 wheat PLATZ genes by searching the
wheat genome by using known PLATZ gene sequences from rice, Arabidopsis, and maize. Phylogenetic analysis
on PLATZ gene sequences from different species was performed. We found that PLATZs could be divided into
three groups. The… More >
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Yinkai Xi1,2, Biao Zeng3, Hengyu Huang1,4,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 987-1001, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014218
Abstract An efficient regeneration system of Rhynchostylis retusa was established to provide technical reference for the
application of tissue culture tube seedlings in production. The mixtures of callus and protocorm from aseptic germination were used as explants. The optimal media of each stage was selected for callus proliferation, protocorm
occurrence and growth, rejuvenation and rooting via a single, complete combination and orthogonal experiment.
The results showed that the optimal medium for callus proliferation, protocorms occurrence and growth was 1/2
Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium adding 50 g·L−1 banana puree, 0.1 mg·L−1 α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA),
1.5 mg·L−1 6-benzylaminopurine (6-BA) and 1.0 mg·L−1… More >
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Lucía Isabel Chávez-Ortiz1, José Francisco Morales-Domínguez1, Araceli Rodríguez-Sahagún2, Eugenio Pérez-Molphe-Balch1,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 1003-1013, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.012862
Abstract Agave guiengolaGentry is an endemic plant from a very small locality in Oaxaca, Mexico. Its conservation status
is fragile and can rapidly worsen. Because of its scarcity, this agave has been used solely for ornamental purposes,
but it could have other uses if more plants were available. In vitro propagation by enhanced axillary sprouting
from stem segments was attained using Murashige and Skoog Basal Medium (MS) as well as basal medium supplemented with cytokinins 6-Benzylaminopurine (BA) or 6-(γ,γ-Dimethylallylamino)purine (2iP). The best treatment for shoot induction in semisolid medium consisted in MS supplemented with 2 mg l–1 BA, obtaining a mean… More >
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Lijuan Kong1,2, Haiye Yu1,2, Zhaojia Piao1,2, Meichen Chen1,2, Jingmin Dang1, Lei Zhang1,2, Yuanyuan Sui1,2,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 1015-1030, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.014190
Abstract Haze is mainly caused by the suspended particulate matters in the air, of which the particulate matters pollution
harms leaf vegetables. In this paper, oilseed rapes at four different growing periods were investigated in a simulated particulate pollution environment. In combination of hyper-spectral technology and micro examination, the
response of hyper-spectral characteristics of the leaf to particulate matters was investigated in-depth. The hyperspectral, chlorophyll content, net photosynthetic rate and stomatal conductance of leaf were obtained. The deposition and adsorption of particulate matters on the leaf were observed by Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM). Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), modified red… More >
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Sadia Nadir1,2,3, Sehroon Khan1, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe1,2, Saowaluck Tibpromma1,2, Shahid Iqbal1,2, Jianchu Xu1,2,*, Peter Mortimer1,2,*
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.90, No.3, pp. 1031-1039, 2021, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2021.012075
Abstract During a survey of soil fungi in Yunnan Province, several isolates of Aspergillus were obtained. Based on morphology and molecular analyses of internal transcribed spacer regions and intervening 5.8S nrRNA gene (ITS), β-tubulin and calmodulin (CaM) genes sequences, two isolates were identified as Aspergillus vadensis (section Nigri). A phylogenetic tree, detailed descriptions, illustrations and scanned electron microscopy morphology are provided for the new isolates. This is the first record of A. vadensis from China. More >
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