Article
Environmental Sciences
Jiaxin Zhang, Ling Fei, Qin Dong, Shaofan Zuo, Yanbang Li, Zhaolong Wang
Summary: The study revealed that during the senescence process of tall fescue leaves, the contents of phytochelatins, glutathione, and non-protein thiols increased, leading to promotion of Cd-binding, which is achieved through the protein degradation pathway.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yuwei Hu, Jinrui Li, Ruyi Li, Yao Niu, Min Cao, Jie Luo
Summary: Irrigation with magnetized water improves the growth and iron storage capacity of F. arundinacea, alleviates oxidative damage, and increases the removal of cadmium from the soil.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
He Peng, Ke Liang, Huanyan Luo, Huayan Huang, Shihua Luo, AKang Zhang, Heng Xu, Fei Xu
Summary: This study successfully established a system using newly screened chromium-reducing strains in conjunction with hyperaccumulator plants for the remediation of Cr-contaminated soil. The system not only increased soil enzyme activities, decreased toxic substances in plant leaves significantly, but also enhanced plant uptake of Cr.
Article
Ecology
Heather A. Hager, Jennifer L. Roloson, Kruti Shukla, Kathryn A. Yurkonis, Jonathan A. Newman
Summary: The study suggests that nutrient availability and host invasiveness are decoupled in this system, as increased nutrient availability did not enhance host success and abundance, and endophyte infection did not reduce plant community diversity.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Xiaowen Gu, Qinghua Zhang, Yifan Jia, Min Cao, Wei Zhang, Jie Luo
Summary: This study found that sonic wave treatments could increase the whole plant dry weight of Festuca arundinacea and enhance its Cd decontamination capacity. Higher frequency treatments resulted in more Cd being transferred to the senescent and dead leaf tissues, allowing for a significantly greater amount of Cd removal by harvesting these tissues. The concentrations of dissolved organic matter in the rhizosphere soil of the plant increased with the increase in sound frequency, indicating a potential mechanism for the improved phytoextraction efficiency.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ge Yang, Yuting Luo, Lin Sun, Min Cao, Jie Luo
Summary: The study showed that elevated CO2 levels can promote the phytoremediation efficiency of Festuca arundinacea, but the competitiveness of Echinochloa caudata in intercropping systems can decrease the biomass yield of F. arundinacea, ultimately leading to a decrease in phytoremediation efficiency.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sabri Can Karadeniz, Birol Isik, Volkan Ugraskan, Fatih Cakar
Summary: Composite microbeads were prepared from Festuca arundinacea seeds and sodium alginate biopolymer, and used as sorbents for Safranine T sorption from wastewater. The specific surface area of the adsorbents was determined to be 10.99 m2/g, with a mesoporous structure. Langmuir-2 model provided the best fit for the data, with qm values of 454.54, 833.33, and 625.00 mg/g for FA, FA-SA-20, and FA-SA-30, respectively. The adsorption process followed the PSO model. FA-SA-20 composite exhibited the highest adsorption capacity and best desorption efficiency.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
X. Zhang, Y. Gao, L. Zhuang, Q. Hu, B. Huang
Summary: Phosphatidic acid and hydrogen peroxide can enhance plant tolerance to heat stress, and the H2O2 scavenging molecule DMTU suppresses the positive effects of phosphatidic acid. H2O2 significantly up-regulates the expression levels of genes encoding the PA synthesizing enzyme FaPLD delta.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Guirong Hou, Jiangkun Zheng, Xinglei Cui, Fang He, Yunqi Zhang, Yong Wang, Xianwei Li, Chuan Fan, Bo Tan
Summary: This experiment studied the optimal vegetation coverage of Festuca arundinacea grassland for controlling soil erosion and purifying surface runoff. The results showed that the purification capacity of the grassland decreased with increasing rainfall intensity and slope but increased with increasing vegetation coverage.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Mengyao Liu, Tianxiao Sun, Chunling Liu, Hui Zhang, Weiliang Wang, Yanping Wang, Lin Xiang, Zhulong Chan
Summary: This study revealed that bermudagrass is more tolerant to heat stress compared to tall fescue, with differences in gene regulation after heat treatment in both species. Commonly regulated pathways included ubiquitin-dependent degradation, while bermudagrass and tall fescue showed distinct responses in terms of gene expression.
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yang Jiang, Dan Chen, Pan Yang, Wenjing Ning, Min Cao, Jie Luo
Summary: This study found that under future atmospheric conditions of high CO2 and O3 levels, CO2 fumigation can alleviate the negative effects of O3 on plant growth and increase the accumulation capacity in different plant tissues, thus improving the phytoremediation effect of Festuca arundinacea.
Article
Plant Sciences
Dawid Perlikowski, Katarzyna Lechowicz, Aleksandra Skirycz, Anna Michaelis, Izabela Pawlowicz, Arkadiusz Kosmala
Summary: In this study, two grass species with different levels of drought tolerance were used to investigate the rearrangements in plant lipidome under water deficit conditions. It was found that in the low drought tolerant form, accumulation of triacylglycerol served as a cellular protective mechanism against toxic polyunsaturated fatty acids and acted as a storage for membrane regeneration.
PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Xiaxiang Zhang, Rui Xing, Yunjia Ding, Jingjin Yu, Ruying Wang, Xiaohui Li, Zhimin Yang, Lili Zhuang
Summary: This study identified FaGA2ox4 as a gene with the highest expression level in tall fescue under drought stress. Transgenic rice plants overexpressing FaGA2ox4 exhibited a dwarf and high-tillering phenotype, and also showed improved drought stress tolerance.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2023)
Article
Horticulture
Dani McFadden, Jack Fry, Steve Keeley
Summary: Successful weed control before seeding is necessary for proper turfgrass establishment. This research found that certain combinations of postemergence herbicides can effectively reduce weed cover and promote successful tall fescue establishment. Seeding between 0 to 14 days after applying specific herbicides resulted in the best outcomes under the conditions evaluated in these experiments.
Article
Ecology
X. Cibils-Stewart, R. Putra, T. Islam, D. J. Fanna, R. Wuhrer, W. J. Mace, S. E. Hartley, A. J. Popay, S. N. Johnson
Summary: Plants use silicon accumulation and Epichloe-endophytes as defences against insect herbivores, but it is unclear how this affects Si-deposition on leaf surface and their impacts on insect feeding efficiency and immunity. This study found that plants with endophytes and Si supply showed increased Si concentrations, but this negatively affected herbivore feeding efficiency and immunity.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Entomology
Donald G. Miller, Anantanarayanan Raman
ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
(2019)
Article
Zoology
Daniel Burckhardt, Anamika Sharma, Anantanarayanan Raman
Article
Plant Sciences
Anamika Sharma, Anantanarayanan Raman
Summary: The Psylloidea is a group of plant-feeding insects that mainly inhabit tropical regions and exhibit gall-inducing, free-living, and lerp-forming behaviors. They show host specificity to dicotyledons and are regulated by specific lipids and sterols. However, the nutritional physiology of gall-inducing Psylloidea is less known compared to their free-living counterparts, and further research is needed to understand their association with host plants.
JOURNAL OF PLANT INTERACTIONS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Ramya Raman, Anantanarayanan Raman
Summary: The General Hospital of Madras, which originated from a military hospital established in 1664, has grown into a remarkable medical facility in India. We also highlight the historical details of the hospital and the contributions of early doctors.
NATIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL OF INDIA
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anantanarayanan Raman
Summary: This article by British military engineer Harry Congreve provides insights into the maritime and ship repair techniques employed by native mariners of the Coromandel coast. It discusses the introduction of a miniaturized version of an Arab device, as well as methods used by Tamil mariners to measure sailing speed and assess suitable docking locations.
Article
Education & Educational Research
C. Radcliffe, A. Raman, C. Parissi
Summary: The study highlights the potential of indigenous knowledge in sustainable agriculture, yet its inclusion in agricultural extension is limited. Various inhibiting factors for its incorporation in extension programs include perceived value, knowledge protocols, cultural constraints, access, and misrepresentation.
JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION & EXTENSION
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Anantanarayanan Raman
Summary: The tea plant is a highly sought-after beverage source, with green tea being particularly popular globally. The article chronicles the discovery and commercial production of Assam tea in the wilderness of Upper Assam in India.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS AND RESOURCES
(2021)
Article
Oncology
Ramya Raman, Anantanarayanan Raman
Summary: William J. Niblock, an Assistant Surgeon at the Madras General Hospital, published a paper 'Cancer in India' in 1902, which compiles data on various cancers and their treatment in Madras. Despite the lack of statistical analysis, the article provides a valuable cross-sectional view of cancer incidence in Madras, challenging previous assumptions about cancer in dark-skinned populations like Indians.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2021)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anantanarayanan Raman
Summary: Research on galls induced by insects and mites has been ongoing for centuries, with questions remaining about why only certain insect taxa induce galls on specific plant species and how galls are induced. While plant-growth regulators play a role in gall growth, the physiology of metaplasied cells and adjacent cells must be further explored using advanced optical equipment and software in future studies.
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anantanarayanan Raman
Review
Plant Sciences
Anantanarayanan Raman
PLANT PHYSIOLOGY REPORTS
(2019)
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anantanarayanan Raman
Article
Oncology
Ramya Raman, Anantanarayanan Raman
INDIAN JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2018)
Letter
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anantanarayanan Raman
Article
Agronomy
Chris Radcliffe, Norah Rihai, Cesidio Parissi, Anantanarayanan Raman
RURAL EXTENSION AND INNOVATION SYSTEMS JOURNAL
(2018)