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Environmental Sciences
Lei Li, Xuechu Chen, Yingying Huang, Yingshi Shen, Silu Liu, Jinzhong Lu, Jun Hu, Wenhui You
Summary: This study found that low nitrogen availability can enhance the salt tolerance of Microcystis by inducing carbohydrate accumulation to alleviate cell damage caused by salt stress.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Horticulture
Adam Duerr Karl, Gregory Michael Peck
Summary: This study explores how sunlight affects the quality of cider apple fruit and juice. The findings indicate that sunlight increases polyphenol concentrations in fruit, resulting in larger fruit and improved juice quality. Fruit harvested from the top of the tree canopy has higher polyphenol concentrations and soluble solid concentrations. Shading and bagging fruit have inconsistent effects on polyphenol concentrations.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jake W. Polster, Fikret Aydin, J. Pedro de Souza, Martin Z. Bazant, Tuan Anh Pham, Zuzanna S. Siwy
Summary: Nanopores lined with hydrophobic groups act as switches for water and dissolved species, controlled by salt concentration. These hydrophobic nanopores with a hydrophobic/hydrophilic junction can function as diodes, allowing water and ions to transport for only one voltage polarity in a specific range of salt concentrations.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Di Yang, Bo Yang, Zongjun Jiang, Hao Zhang, Yin Zhong, Yang Shao
Summary: Research has found that adjusting the content of hydrophobic monomers can effectively improve the salt tolerance of polymers. Polymers with higher hydrophobic monomer content exhibit better salt tolerance. As the salt content increases, the radius of gyration of the polymers continuously decreases at low hydrophobic monomer contents, while it tends to increase and then decrease at high hydrophobic monomer contents. Increasing hydrophobic monomer content enhances the association effect of polymers, forming more hydrophobic regions and improving viscosity.
COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS
(2022)
Article
Horticulture
Jian Sun, Gaowen Xu, Yudie Hu, Yujing Cheng, Xiaoqiu Wang, Jing Yang, Meng Yang, Dongwei Xie, Zhigang Dai
Summary: This study developed 353,001 SNP markers using a genotyping by sequencing strategy to analyze the population structure, genetic diversity, and GWAS of 180 okra germplasms. The results showed consistent classification of most okra accessions, with some accessions from different temperature regions grouped together. The highest genetic diversity was observed in the B subgroup. GWAS identified 77 SNP loci associated with salt tolerance traits, with c3341.graph_c0 potentially being an important gene regulating salt tolerance in okra seedlings. This is the first study to conduct population genetic analysis and GWAS using large-scale SNP markers in okra.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lei Liu, Pengfei Zhang, Guozhong Feng, Wenfeng Hou, Tianhao Liu, Zhijia Gai, Yanhui Shen, Xin Qiu, Xiangnan Li
Summary: The physiological mechanisms involved in xanthine metabolism during salt priming for improving low-temperature tolerance were studied. Salt priming promoted the growth of sugar beet leaves and increased the maximum quantum efficiency of PS II. However, the treatment with either xanthine dehydrogenase inhibitor (XOI) or exogenous allantoin (EA) alone increased the content of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the leaves under low-temperature stress. Xanthine metabolism modulated ROS metabolism, photosynthetic carbon assimilation, and carbohydrate metabolism, thus enhancing low-temperature tolerance in sugar beet.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Energy & Fuels
Lauren C. Burrows, Foad Haeri, Deepak Tapriyal, Parth G. G. Shah, Dustin Crandall, Robert M. Enick, Angela Goodman
Summary: Geologic carbon storage (GCS) is a promising technology to mitigate the environmental impact of fossil fuel usage. Injecting CO2 into saline aquifers has encountered capillary fingering due to the low viscosity of CO2. In this study, the addition of inexpensive nonionic surfactants in injected CO2 was tested to increase its apparent viscosity and improve CO2 storage efficiency. The results showed that this approach can effectively reduce the CO2-brine interfacial tension and enhance CO2 saturation within the plume.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yan-Hua Cao, Wei Ren, Hui-Juan Gao, Xin-Pei Lu, Qi Zhao, Hong Zhang, Christopher Rensing, Jin-Lin Zhang
Summary: This study discovered that HaASR2 gene from desert shrub H. ammodendron plays a critical role in plant adaptation to drought and salt stress by enhancing water use efficiency and photosynthetic capacity, maintaining the homeostasis of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and down-regulating ABA biosynthesis genes, improving Arabidopsis thaliana's tolerance to drought and salt stress.
Article
Agronomy
Pengcheng Li, Xiaoyi Yang, Houmiao Wang, Ting Pan, Yunyun Wang, Yang Xu, Chenwu Xu, Zefeng Yang
Summary: A GWAS identified 559 significant SNPs associated with root architecture remodelling in response to salt stress, and 168 candidate genes were prioritized by integrating RNA-seq, DEG, and WGCNA data. Salinity is a major environmental factor limiting crop growth and productivity, affecting root traits such as length and diameter. The study highlights the genetic basis of root remodelling under salinity, with important candidate genes potentially contributing to improving root traits and salt tolerance in maize.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Xingwang An, Yi Wang, Jiahui Li, Zhichao Pei, Yuxin Pei
Summary: Detection of sulfide anions in water is of significance. This study developed a water-soluble glycosylated fluorescent bioprobe Cu[GluC], which can rapidly and sensitively detect sulfide anions in water. Convenient visual detection was achieved by coupling with a UV lamp and a smartphone app.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Eunmi Im, Jong Hun Ryu, Kyungeun Baek, Geon Dae Moon, Seok Ju Kang
Summary: This study introduces a new hybrid Na-CO2 battery utilizing CO2 as an energy storage cell, utilizing Na super-ionic conductor and WiS electrolyte technologies. Promising results demonstrate the potential of cost-effective, WiS-based Na-CO2 batteries for energy storage applications.
ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maria Carmen Pinero, Gines Otalora, Josefa Lopez-Marin, Francisco M. del Amor
Summary: The study found that cucumber plants exhibit different responses to nitrogen and CO2 concentrations, affecting their physiological and biochemical processes. Specifically, plants grown with NH4+ and e[CO2] showed higher photosynthesis rates and other parameters. Furthermore, enhancing the GS/GOGAT pathway can improve nitrogen assimilation.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Polymer Science
Yongsheng Luo, Chu Wang, Ai-Ping Pang, Xiang Zhang, Dayang Wang, Xiaolin Lu
Summary: The interfacial molecular structures of polyelectrolyte brushes grafted on solid substrates are influenced by electrostatic interaction and osmotic pressure. The presence of salts in the environment can affect the distribution of counterions and interfacial network structures of water molecules, leading to dissociation of polyelectrolyte chain segments and changes in chain conformation. In this study, it was observed that salts enhanced the ordering of interfacial water structures and caused electrostatic bridging among polyelectrolyte brush segments, resulting in a more disordered chain conformation.
Article
Ecology
Hong Li, Shikai La, Xu Zhang, Lihong Gao, Yongqiang Tian
Summary: This study showed that plants recruit specific root-derived bacteria to enhance adaptability to salt stress, leading to increased growth regardless of salt tolerance capacity. The consortium of salt-induced RDB, rather than individual members, provides enduring resistance against salt stress.
Article
Agronomy
Conghui Jiang, Yulong Wang, Jinjun Zhou, Muhammad Abdul Rehman Rashid, Yaping Li, Yongbin Peng, Lixia Xie, Guanhua Zhou, Yanan He, Wei Sun, Chongke Zheng, Xianzhi Xie
Summary: By identifying salt-tolerant and drought-tolerant varieties of rice, constructing variation maps, and screening candidate genes, multiple important stress tolerance genes for salt and drought resistance were discovered. These findings contribute to understanding the genetic variations among elite stress-tolerant varieties and provide a foundation for further comprehensive investigation of the genetic basis of salt and drought tolerance.