SSR-based evaluation of genetic diversity in populations of Agriophyllum squarrosum L. and Agriophyllum minus Fisch. & Mey. collected in South-East Kazakhstan [PDF]
Вавиловский журнал генетики и селекции, 2020 The development of informative polymorphic DNA markers for poorly studied genera is an important step in population analyses of living organisms, including those that play very important ecological roles in harsh environments, such as desert and semi ...
Y. Genievskaya +5 more
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Variations in Flavonoid Metabolites Along Altitudinal Gradient in a Desert Medicinal Plant Agriophyllum squarrosum [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Agriophyllum squarrosum (L.) Moq., a pioneer plant endemic to the temperate deserts of Asia, could be domesticated into an ideal crop with outstanding ecological and medicinal characteristics.
Shanshan Zhou +16 more
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Phenotypic variation in hypocotyl elongation among elite sand rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum) lines [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSand rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum), widely distributed in Central Arid Asia and prevalent in the sand dunes of northern China, presents a promising potential as a climate‐resilient crop.
Yujie Liu +5 more
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Genomic Adaptive Evolution of Sand Rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum) and Its Implications for Desert Ecosystem Restoration [PDF]
Frontiers in Genetics, 2021 Natural selection is a significant driver of population divergence and speciation of plants. Due to local adaptation to geographic regions with ecological gradients, plant populations harbored a wide range of adaptive genetic variation to enable them to ...
Chaoju Qian +13 more
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Physiological responses of Agriophyllum squarrosum and Setaria viridis to drought and re-watering [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Drought resistance of psammophyte determines survival and growth, but their responses to drought are not well understood. We conducted a pot experiment to study how physiological characteristics respond to drought and rehydration.
Juanli Chen +6 more
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Responses of germination strategy of Agriophyllum squarrosum to rainfall pattern in the Tengger desert [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Agriophyllum squarrosum (L.) Moq. (Chenopodiaceae) is an annual pioneer psammophyte that is strictly distributed along desert margins. However, little is known about how this species adapts to shifting dunes.
Meiling Liu, Ruiqing Zhu, Huichun Xie
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Morphological description and DNA barcoding study of sand rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum, Chenopodiaceae) collected in Kazakhstan [PDF]
BMC Plant Biology, 2017 Background Sand rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum (L.) Moq.) is an annual shrub-like plant adapted to the mobile sand dunes in desert and semi-desert regions of Asia.
Yuliya Genievskaya +3 more
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The effect of ecological characteristics on the domestication of sand rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum) [PDF]
PeerJSand rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum) is a pioneer species of annual plant found on mobile dunes in arid and semi-arid areas of China. Its establishment within the community could play a crucial role in the restoration of vegetation in desert environments ...
Cuiyun Chen, Xiaoan Zuo, Xin Zhao
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Effect of Drought and Rehydration on Physiological Characteristics of Agriophyllum squarrosum (L.) Moq. in Different Habitats [PDF]
PlantsAgriophyllum squarrosum (L.) Moq. is a highly prevalent xerophytic species found throughout northern China. It is suitable for cultivation in semi-arid sandy environments and may establish roots in arid desert locations.
Juanli Chen +4 more
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Phytochemicals from a Desert Crop, Sand Rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum), and Their Inflammatory Activity [PDF]
ACS OmegaAgriophyllum squarrosum (sand rice), a resilient desert plant with ecological and nutritional significance, has applications in food, forage, and traditional medicine. Despite its traditional use in China for treating inflammatory symptoms such as ophthalmia, urethritis, and oral ulcers, limited phytochemical studies restrict its pharmacological ...
Ping Hai +11 more
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