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The Differences and Genetic Relationships of 4 Dendrobium Species Based on High Throughput GBS-SNP Markers

The differences and genetic relationships of 4 Dendrobium species ( Dendrobium huoshanense, Dendrobium officinale, Dendrobium moniliforme, Dendrobium Fanjingshanense ) were analyzed based on high throughput SNP markers obtained by GBS, using Dendrobium catenatum as the re... (15 Aug., 2022)

Hitar’s Tree Eggplant, A Dual Plant Complex Grafted Between Common Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and Water Nightshade (Solanum torvum Sw.)

Hitar’s tree eggplant is a perennial shrub eggplant developed by Hainan Institute of Tropical Agricultural Resources (HITAR) by using grafting technique. By using common eggplant ( Solanum melongena L.) as scion grafted onto rootstock of water nightshade ( Solanum torvum Sw.... (26 Jun., 2022)

Gene Expression Profiling Analysis of Resistant and Susceptible Tea Cultivars in Response to Tea Blister Blight (Exobosidium vexans Massee)

The resistant and susceptible tea cultivars were selected for revealing the defense response mechanism induced by tea blister blight. The DEGs before and after infection by tea blister blight were analyzed based on RNA sequencing and digital expression spectrum. The results showed a total of 9... (25 Jun., 2022)

Analysis of Specific Metabolites in Rhizosphere Soil of Panax quinquefolius L. with Root Rot Diseases Based on Metabolomics

The metabolomics method based on gas chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF-MS) was used to analyze rhizosphere soil differential metabolites, and the rhizosphere soil of healthy ginseng (HS) and root rot ginseng (RS) with 4-year-old were chosen as research objects. 13 metabol... (20 May, 2022)

SNP Molecular Markers Development and Genetic Diversity Analysis of Forsythia suspensa Based on SLAF-seq Technology

Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl is an important medicinal plant that has great value to study in China. In this study, the 39 Forsythia suspensa materials were used specific loci amplified fragment sequencing technology (SLAF-seq) to develop SNP molecular markers. A total o... (09 May, 2022)

Analysis of Transcriptome Sequencing and Related Genes of Flavonoid Biosynthesis from Thesium chinense Turcz

In order to find the metabolic pathway of Thesium chinense Turcz flavonoids and related genes, the plants treated with or without silver nitrate (1 mmol/L) were used as test materials, transcriptome sequencing analysis was carried out by using Illumina HiSeq 2000, and analyses... (31 Dec., 2021)

SSR Site Information Analysis of The Transcriptome of Glehnia littoralis

Glehnia littoralis , also known as Beishashen, is a medicine and food homologous plant and is one of the national second-class protected plants. The natural populations of G. littoralis are scarce. In this study, MISA (MicroSatellite) was used to search and analysis... (24 Dec., 2021)

Polyphenolic Components and Composition Differences of Fruit Polyphenols in Apple Landraces Grown in Cold Regions

The composition and content of polyphenols in fruit pericarp and pulp of 12 Apple landraces grown of Heilongjiang Province were determined by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UPLC), and the differences in the composition and content characteristics of polyphenol... (15 Oct., 2021)

The Experiments of Grafting Propagation for Wintersweet (Chmonanthus praecox) in Autumn and Winter

Taking different varieties of wintersweet ( Chmonanthus praecox ) as test materials, the influence of different grafting times, stock ages, and scion positions on the survival percentage of wintersweet grafting were studied, in order to study the key techniques of wintersweet grafting in autum... (25 Aug., 2021)

Effect of Growth Regulators on Rooting of Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) Tissue Culture Seedlings

In order to understand the effects of different growth regulators and their concentrations on the rooting culture of carnation tissue culture seedlings, the optimal growth regulators and their concentrations were explored by adding different concentrations of IAA and IBA to the basic culture ... (07 May, 2021)

Research Status and Prospect in Molecular Biology of Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus is an important economic crop in southern China. Because of its abundant konjac glucomannan (KGM) in its bulb, it has wide application and development value in food, medicine, chemical industry, textile and other industries. With the rapid development of Amorphop... (04 Mar., 2021)

Determining Optimum Harvesting Date of ‘Red Delicious’ Apple at Jumla, Karnali Province of Nepal

Study was conducted during two consecutive years 2015 and 2016 at the fruit laboratory of Horticultural Research Station, Rajikot, Jumla to determine the optimum harvesting date of ‘Red Delicious’ apple grafted on crab apple ( Malus baccata Borkh.). Fruit samples were collect... (30 Nov., 2023)

Indian Tea: Robust Growth Amid Rising Challenges

Tea [ Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze is most consumed drink in the world makes a vital contribution to the economy of the producing countries. India is the second largest tea producer and one of the world’s largest consumers of tea. The consumption rate in India has increased at ... (02 Mar., 2021)

Genetic Diversity Analysis of Youxi Bitter Tea Resources Based on ISSR Molecular Markers

In this study, we analyzed the genetic diversity by using ISSR markers in four populations with 37 DNA samples of Youxi Kucha. In total, 66 alleles were amplified using 8 ISSR primers. A total of 66 bands were detected, of which 63 bands were polymorphic with a polymorphic proportion of 95.24... (13 Nov., 2020)

Assessment of Physiological and Phytochemical Traits of Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea L. Moench) in Response to Salicylic Acid and Methyl Jasmonate Application

Salicylic-acid and methyl-jasmonate are phytohormonal eilicitors that play important roles in regulating a number of physiological and phytochemical processes. For this purpose, a research was conducted as factorial based on complete randomized block design (CRBD) with three replications ... (08 Feb., 2021)

Genotyping and Genetic Diversity Analysis of 47 Flowering Cherry (Cerasus) Germplasms

In order to provide a theoretical basis for conservation and utilization of excellent flowering cherry germplasms, genetic diversity and genotype were analyzed based on single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) molecular markers. A total of 47 germplasms were sequenced using restriction site-a... (13 Nov., 2020)

Effects of Tree Age and Soil Property on the Nutritional Status and Fruit Quality of Shenzhou Nane (Prunus Salicina Var. taoxingli)

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of tree age and soil property on the nutritional status and fruit quality of Shengzhou nane ( Prunus Salicina Var. taoxingli ). The contents of the soil nutrients, leaf nutrients during two rapid fruit growth stages and fruit quality ... (11 Sep., 2020)

Determining Optimum Harvesting Date of Golden Delicious Apple at Jumla, Karnali Province of Nepal

Study was conducted during two consecutive years 2015 and 2016 at the laboratory of Horticultural Research Station, Rajikot, Jumla to determine the optimum harvesting date of ‘Golden Delicious’ apple. Samples were collected from ‘Golden Delicious’ apple tree of 40 years... (23 Oct., 2020)

Cloning and Expression Analysis of Chloroplast-targeted Ferredoxin-NADP+ Oxidoreductase Gene of Tea Plant (Camellia sinensis) cv.Huangjinya

The chloroplast-targeted ferredoxin-NADP + oxidoreductase (LFNR) is a hydrophilic flavin protein located at the end of the photosynthesis electron delivery chain in higher plants. It’s a hub for linking photosynthesis electronic transportation with chloroplast redox metabolism. In order... (24 Jul., 2020)

Cloning and Bioinformatics Analysis of SmTIR1 Gene of Salvia miltiorrhiza

Auxin receptor plays a pivotal role in plant growth as regulated by auxin in plants. The growth of Salvia miltiorrhiza directly correlates with its quality. Nevertheless, to date gene of auxin receptor in S. miltiorrhiza is still unclear. In the present study, a gene with 1887 bp cDNA sequ... (07 Aug., 2020)