Rijia Ding¹, Xingyao Zhou^1,*, Rui Zhang¹, Wanqiu Lu²

Energy Engineering, Vol.117, No.1, pp. 27-39, 2020, DOI:10.32604/EE.2020.010372

Abstract Coal is the main energy source in China. At present, the coal overcapacity is still serious in China. Accurately measuring the degree of China’s coal overcapacity can scientifically resolve the overcapacity, and is the premise of guiding the healthy development of coal industry and energy system. Using the translog cost function and the panel data of coal industry in all provinces of China from 2002 to 2011 and from 2012 to 2016, the research measures and compares the coal production capacity of “golden decade” and “cold winter” in China. The results show that: (1) The change of coal production capacity… More >

Xiaohong Yin¹, Hengdong Zhang¹, Jiana Chen¹, Ruichun Zhang², Longsheng Liu², Min Huang^1,*, Guanghui Chen¹, Yingbin Zou¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.89, No.1, pp. 97-102, 2020, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2020.08093

Abstract Eating quality is of paramount importance to rice (Oryza sativa L.) consumers and soft rice with low amylose content has become popular in China. This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of soft rice grown in the early season (ES) dominated by non-soft rice. Field experiments were conducted in Yongan and Santang, Hunan Province, China from 2016-2018. Results showed that grain amylose content in soft rice cultivars was consistently lower in the ES compared to the late season (LS). The lower grain amylose content in the ES compared to the LS was partly attributed to higher average daily mean… More >

David Kombi Kaviriri^1,3,4,#, Xiaoting Liu^1,#, Zuoyi Fan^2,#, Jingyuan Wang², Qi Wang², Lianfu Wang², Lixing Wang², Damase Khasa⁵, Xiyang Zhao^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.89, No.1, pp. 57-69, 2020, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2020.08409

Abstract Genetic parameters were evaluated for growth and cone characteristics (tree height, diameter at breast height, volume, cone number, thousand seeds weight and single cone seeds weight) on 86 half-sib families of Pinus koraiensis aged 31 years. Analyses of variance revealed significant differences (p < 0.001) in all growth and cone traits among families while no significant differences were detected among blocks and the interaction between blocks and families. The average family values for growth traits were 17.22 m, 8.67 cm and 0.43 m3 for tree height, diameter at breast height and volume, respectively. The average cone number, thousand seeds weight… More >

Wangdong Jiang¹, Taian Yang^{1, *}, Guang Sun^{1, 3}, Yucai Li¹, Yixuan Tang², Hongzhang Lv¹, Wenqian Xiang¹

Journal on Big Data, Vol.1, No.3, pp. 117-134, 2019, DOI:10.32604/jbd.2019.08454

Abstract In order to study deeply the prominent problems faced by China’s clean government work, and put forward effective coping strategies, this article analyzes the network information of anti-corruption related news events, which is based on big data technology. In this study, we take the news report from the website of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) as the source of data. Firstly, the obtained text data is converted to word segmentation and stop words under preprocessing, and then the pre-processed data is improved by vectorization and text clustering, finally, after text clustering, the key… More >

Jianjun Gan^1,2, Y. X. Zhang^2,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.121, No.3, pp. 981-1009, 2019, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2019.07337

Abstract This study proposes a comprehensive method, which consists of field investigation, flume test and numerical simulation, to predict the velocity and sediment thickness of debris flow. The velocity and sediment thickness of the debris flow in mountainous areas can provide critical data to evaluate the geohazard, which will in turn help to understand the debris runout. The flume test of this debris prototype can provide friction coefficient and viscosity coefficient which are important for numerical simulation of debris flow. The relation between the key parameters in the numerical modelling using the Voellmy model and debris-flow rheology is discussed. Through simulation… More >

Wei TX¹, YH Liu^2,1

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.85, pp. 305-313, 2016, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2016.85.305

Abstract Soil erosion is one of most serious environmental and production problems on the Loess Plateau in China. The objectives of this study were to quantify the influence of forest vegetation on soil erosion on slope areas in the Loess Plateau. This was made by using the subfactor method to calculate the vegetation cover management factor (C) of the Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE). Proper local subfactor parameter values were obtained to offer a theoretical basis and practical guidance for studying the relationship between vegetation and soil erosion on the Loess Plateau. Three subfactors including prior land use (PLU), canopy cover… More >

Li XL^1,2, YC Wang³, CA Busso⁴, JS Xiang¹, AM Zhang¹, YW Qu¹, Y Liu²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.85, pp. 27-35, 2016, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2016.85.027

Abstract Long-term continuous cropping of cotton had led to substantial agricultural losses. However, continuous cotton cropping could maintain high crop yields for many years in some areas. The composition and structure of soil nematode communities were investigated to explore the effect of continuous cropping and soil depths on these communities. Soil samples were collected at two soil depths (0-20 cm and 20-40 cm) from cotton fields with a history of 5, 10, 15 or 20 years of continuous cotton cropping in the Karamay region. The results showed that 36 genera were found. Significant differences in the numbers of total nematodes and… More >

Liu M^1,2, Z-W Liang^*1,2, L-H Huang^1,2, M-M Wang^1,2, H-Y Yang^1,2

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.85, pp. 162-168, 2016, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2016.85.162

Abstract Saline-sodic stress is a major abiotic constraint responsible for rice (Oryza sativa L.) yield reductions in Northeast China. The rice root system is crucial for yield development, and it is usually recognized as the key for improving future crop productivity. However, most of the saline-sodic soils in these areas contain high levels of soluble Na₂CO₃ and NaHCO₃, which results in a high pH (>8.5), clay dispersion, soil swelling, and overall poor soil physical properties. Isolation, washing and measurement of the rice crown roots is highly time-demanding in this kind of soil. Our aim was to explore whether differences in shoot… More >

Qin YY^1,2, F Qi¹, NM Holden³, JJ Cao⁴

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.85, pp. 149-154, 2016, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2016.85.149

Abstract The Heihe River Basin is a globally significant carbon pool, but its soil organic carbon dynamics is poorly understood. Soil samples taken between 2500 m and 4100 m revealed that the majority (>75%) of soil organic carbon was from 0-40 cm. It showed a negative relationship with pH and soil bulk density, and a positive relationship with altitude and soil water content, respectively. From 2005 to 2011, soil carbon content in the upper catchment decreased from 93 g/kg to 53 g/kg. These results suggest that policies should aim to reduce carbon loss by transferring it from the top- to the… More >

Zhou C^1,2, C Busso³, J Liu¹, YG Yang¹, Y Sun¹, YZ Fang¹, QQ Zhang¹, YB Zhou^1,4, YN Wang^1,4, Z Zhang^4,5, ZW Wang⁶, YF Yang²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.85, pp. 125-130, 2016, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2016.85.125

Abstract The objective of this study was to analyze the relationships between total aboveground plant biomass versus altitude, latitude, longitude, mean annual temperature, mean annual precipitation, and species diversity. Simple linear regression analysis was used to study these relationships. Results showed that altitude was significantly, positively (R²= 0.038, P<0.01) related with total plant aboveground biomass. Meanwhile, when longitude (R²= 0.124, P<0.001) and latitude (R²= 0.221, P<0.001) increased, total aboveground biomass decreased. The relationship between biomass and mean annual precipitation was significantly, positively linear (R²= 0.149, P<0.001). Mean annual temperature was significantly, negatively correlated with biomass (R²= 0.145, P<0.001). The relationship between… More >