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Agronomy
Xiumei Yang, Hamish E. Brown, Edmar I. Teixeira, Derrick J. Moot
Summary: Prediction of lucerne phenological and morphological development is crucial for optimizing management practices; challenges include capturing seasonal development processes in response to various factors; the APSIM NextGen lucerne phenology module successfully simulates crop growth under unconstrained conditions, but further investigation is needed for certain outcomes.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF AGRONOMY
(2021)
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Agronomy
Mohammad Ali, Alwyn Williams, Michael Widderick, Steve Adkins
Summary: The weed Avena sterilis ssp. ludoviciana has a high economic impact in Australia's northern grains region. The study found that exposure to elevated temperature resulted in earlier maturity, decreased seed quantity and quality in A. ludoviciana plants.
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Horticulture
R. Rivero, S. F. Remberg, O. M. Heide, A. Sonsteby
Summary: The study found that dormancy in everbearing strawberry is regulated by a complex interaction of temperature, photoperiod, and chilling similar to seasonal flowering cultivars. Despite having opposite photoperiodic flowering requirements, everbearing cultivars exhibited the same short-day dormancy induction response as seasonal flowering cultivars. Additionally, chilling for six weeks at 2 degrees C was sufficient to reverse the constrained elongation of leaf petioles and flower trusses in dormant plants, but had little effect on flowering and runner formation.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Steven Penfield, Samuel Warner, Laura Wilkinson
Summary: Temperate plants universally respond to prolonged winter chilling by using seasonal temperature cues to align development with the earth's orbit, but climate change is reducing reliable winter chill and impacting cultivation of temperate crops in subtropical areas. This study explores the molecular aspects of plant responses to winter chill, including seasonal bud break and flowering, and how variations in winter chill intensity or devernalization can affect post-chilling plant development and crop yield structures.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
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Agronomy
Leticia Moreno, Adao F. Santos, Ronald Scott Tubbs, Timothy L. Grey, Walter S. Monfort, Marshall C. Lamb, Cristiane Pilon
Summary: Seed is a major cost in peanut production, and using high-quality seed is essential for maximizing yield. This study identified that the maximum physiological quality of peanut seeds is achieved between brown 1 and brown 2 in terms of germination, vigor, desiccation tolerance, and longevity. Seed maturity occurs in the orange class.
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Ecology
Marcos D. Calle-Moran, E. Alberto Aragon-Noriega
Summary: This study described the reproductive biology of P. kamoharai and determined the capture composition of immature and mature individuals in Santa Rosa. The findings indicate that this species is vulnerable to overfishing, highlighting the need for a fishery management plan for its conservation in the future.
REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2023)
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Ecology
Raymond B. Huey, Liang Ma, Ofir Levy, Michael R. Kearney
Summary: The depth at which ectotherms overwinter can impact their activity and survival risks. In cold areas, shallow overwintering ectotherms may freeze, but in warm regions, they have lower energy costs and greater reserves in spring.
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Plant Sciences
Shuchi Smita, Michael Robben, Anup Deuja, Monica Accerbi, Pamela J. Green, Senthil Subramanian, Anne Fennell
Summary: The transition of grapevine buds from paradormancy to endodormancy is coordinated by changes in gene expression, phytohormones, transcription factors, and other molecular regulators. Analysis of differential gene expression profiles revealed downregulation of hormone signaling and cell cycling genes in endodormant buds, while miRNA abundance increased for genes negatively regulating cell cycle and meristem development. A network connecting abundant miRNAs and transcription factors was identified, indicating cross regulation between miRNA and transcription factors in regulating dormancy stages.
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Plant Sciences
Haruka Shinkawa, Masataka Kajikawa, Tomoyuki Furuya, Ryuichi Nishihama, Hirokazu Tsukaya, Takayuki Kohchi, Hideya Fukuzawa
Summary: This study discovered the important role of DYRKs protein kinases, specifically the MpYAK1 subfamily, in regulating plant growth and development in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha. MpYAK1 was found to be involved in maintaining plant responses to light conditions and nutrient signaling.
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
J. Lu, Y. F. Li, L. Qu, M. Ma, X. D. Yang, M. M. Shen, X. G. Wang, J. Guo, Y. P. Hu, T. C. Dou, S. M. Li, Z. Yang, F. Gao, K. H. Wang
Summary: The study showed that moderate energy restriction during rearing improved egg weight and egg production of Rugao layer breeders without adverse effects on productive performance and fertility and hatchability at later ages.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Lei Shi, Yunlei Li, Jingwei Yuan, Hui Ma, Panlin Wang, Aixin Ni, Pingzhuang Ge, Chao Chen, Dongli Li, Yanyan Sun, Jilan Chen
Summary: The study found that early photostimulation can advance sexual maturation in rooster breeders, but it does not affect semen quality or hatching performance in adulthood.
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Environmental Studies
Mohammad Ali, Alwyn Williams, Michael Widderick, Mohammad Anamul Haque, Steve Adkins
Summary: Avena sterilis ssp. ludoviciana (A. ludoviciana) is a difficult-to-control winter weed in the Northern Grains Region (NGR) of Australia. Drought stress can modify the plant's maturity time, seed production, dormancy, and longevity. Severe drought stress leads to early maturity, reduced seed quantity and quality, as well as shorter seed longevity. These effects can be mitigated by decreasing the severity of drought stress.
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Plant Sciences
Sonal Mathur, Beomseok Seo, Anjana Jajoo, Kambham Raja Reddy, Vangimalla R. Reddy
Summary: In this study, we used chlorophyll a fluorescence technique to investigate the response of soybean plants to changing day lengths and temperatures. The results showed that changes in light reactions in photosystem II were observed under different photoperiods and temperatures. Chlorophyll a fluorescence can be a potential technique for high-throughput phenotyping, and the selected traits in this study can provide indicators for assessing the health status of different maturity groups and for breeding programs.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Gongxun Xu, Lijie Li, Jia Zhou, Meiqi He, Deguo Lyu, Deying Zhao, Sijun Qin
Summary: This study comprehensively analyzed the physiological and biochemical indices, transcriptome, and metabolome of cold-tolerant and cold-sensitive apple varieties during endodormancy and ecodormancy under low-temperature stress. The results revealed the key pathways and genes involved in apple's response to low-temperature stress, including hormone signal transduction, amino acid metabolism, galactose metabolism, and membrane lipid metabolism. The study also identified hub genes, such as transcription factors, that play an important role in the regulatory network of apple's response to low-temperature stress. This research provides valuable insights into the molecular mechanism of freeze-tolerance in apples and the regulatory network involved in their response to low-temperature stress during dormancy.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Guillaume Charrier
Summary: This study tested the relevance of different rules for setting the initial date for chilling accumulation (D-CA) and found that many of the rules incorporating a photoperiod signal on endodormancy induction were effective. The use of functions that compute negative chilling accumulation did not improve the models' performance. The projections of the best models under different climates revealed a tipping point, beyond which the advance in ontogenic development during ecodormancy does not compensate for the delay in endodormancy release. The impact of global change on the prediction of dormancy and budbreak dates in walnut appears to be minimal.
PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM
(2022)
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Parasitology
Ming-Chung Chiu, Chin-Gi Huang, Wen-Jer Wu, Shiuh-Feng Shiao
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Entomology
Shih-Tsai Yang, Shiuh-Feng Shiao
ENTOMOLOGIA EXPERIMENTALIS ET APPLICATA
(2014)
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Medicine, Legal
Shou-Wang Lin, Shiuh-Feng Shiao
FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL
(2013)
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Entomology
Shih-Tsai Yang, Shiuh-Feng Shiao
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2012)
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Entomology
Chen-Hsiang Chen, Shiuh-Feng Shiao
PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST
(2008)
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Zoology
Ming-Chung Chiu, Chin-Gi Huang, Wen-Jer Wu, Shiuh-Feng Shiao
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Zoology
Shih-Tsai Yang, Hiromu Kurahashi, Shiuh-Feng Shiao
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Zoology
Shipher Wu, Mamoru Owada, Shiuh-Feng Shiao, Shen-Horn Yen
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Entomology
Feng-Hsuan Chen, Shiuh-Feng Shiao
Summary: The study found that Chrysomya megacephala may oviposit during the evening hours, but it may only happen during the flies' subjective day. Experimental observations show that their free-running period is approximately 22.35 hours.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2022)
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Entomology
Shiuh-Feng Shiao, Ta-Chuan Yeh
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2008)
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Entomology
SF Shio, SH Wu
TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY
(2005)
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Entomology
SF Shiao
APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY
(2004)
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Entomology
WY Chen, TH Hung, SF Shiao
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL ENTOMOLOGY
(2004)