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Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation and Different Phosphorus Fertilizer Levels Modulate Phosphorus Acquisition and Utilization Efficiency of Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in Saline-Alkali Soil

Plants
Phosphorus (P) is a key nutrient limiting crop growth and productivity, particularly in saline-alkali soils with low P availability. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have the potential to enhance P uptake in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.); however, the ...
Shangzhi Zhong, Pengxin Hou, Mingliu Yu, Wei Cao, Xiangjian Tu, Xiaotong Ma, Fuhong Miao, Qibo Tao, Juan Sun, Wenke Jia   +9 more
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Initial success of native grasses is contingent on multiple interactions among exotic grass competition, temporal priority, rainfall and site effects. [PDF]

, 2014
Ecological communities are increasingly being recognized as the products of contemporary drivers and historical legacies that are both biotic and abiotic.
Fick, Stephen, Vaughn, Kurt J, Young, Truman P, Zefferman, Emily P   +3 more
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Multi-omics analysis identifies Rch-miR156 as a regulator of salt tolerance in heterografted Rosa plants

Plant Stress
Rosa chinensis is commonly grafted onto salt-tolerant rootstocks to mitigate salinity stress, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying heterografting-induced adaptations in both the scion and rootstock remain unclear.
Yaru Shi, Guohao Tang, Jiaxing Li, Boda Liu, Xiang Li, Xiaoni Zhang, Xueli Wan, Jingwei Zhang, Xinqiang Jiang   +8 more
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Madagascar's grasses and grasslands:anthropogenic or natural? [PDF]

, 2016
Grasses, by their high productivity even under very low pCO2, their ability to survive repeated burning and to tolerate long dry seasons, have transformed the terrestrial biomes in the Neogene and Quaternary.
Bosser J, Brummitt RK, Clayton WD, Dransfield S, Drukker DM, ESRI, Faramalala MH, Humbert H, Humbert H, Kellogg EA, Koechlin J, Lewis BA, Maddison WP, Moat J, Morat P, Muasya AM, Nanjarisoa OP, Perrier de la Bâthie H, R Development Core Team, Vollesen K, Vollesen K, Vorontsova MS   +21 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu, Bin Cui, Xumin Huang, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, T. Thang Vo‐Doan, Ruirui Qiao   +5 more
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Genome-wide association study (GWAS) and transcriptome analysis reveal new candidate genes for leaf size in alfalfa

BMC Plant Biology
Background Leaves are the most important organs of plants and serve as the primary harvest parts in alfalfa production. The size of the leaf area is a crucial factor influencing forage yield and quality.
Yue Zhang, Xu Li, Xiaoying Kang, Yaling Liu, Xiangxue Duan, Hongli Xie, Yue Sun, Qinyi Ye, Maofeng Chai, Zeng-Yu Wang   +9 more
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FiN‐Kiri: Fabric‐Based Inflatable Kirigami Actuator for Multimodal Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study introduces a type of inflatable fabric‐based kirigami actuator capable of performing bending motion. The actuator is utilized as soft grippers, a crawling robot and a swimming robot. The crawling robot demonstrated extraordinary motion capabilities, such as moving forward, turning and navigating a narrow tunnel.
Yang Yu, Yupei Zhang, Yanqi Yin, Yehui Wu, Jinyao Zhang, Ruiyu Bai, Jiaqiang Yao, Kewei Su, Chenyi Yu, Zhicheng Tian, Naipeng Li, Zhuang Zhang, Bo Li   +12 more
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The ERF Transcription Factor ERF41 Negatively Regulates Drought and Salt Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana

Life
Drought and salt stresses severely impair plant growth and development worldwide. DEHYDRATION-RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING proteins (DREBs), as a subfamily of the AP2/ERF transcription factor superfamily, play critical regulatory roles in plant biological ...
Jing Wang, Mengli Luo, Han Xiao, Yue Zhang   +3 more
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Bioenergy Cropping Reduces the Spatiotemporal Scaling of Soil Bacterial Biodiversity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Consistent with patterns observed in plant and animal communities, soil bacterial communities exhibit significant species–time–area and phylogenetic–time–area relationships independent of nested structure. Bioenergy cropping significantly reduces the spatiotemporal scaling rates, particularly in sandy loam soils.
Zhencheng Ye, Jialiang Kuang, Colin T. Bates, Arthur Escalas, Daliang Ning, Liyou Wu, Suo Liu, Sihang Deng, Jiesi Lei, Xiangwen Chen, Jennifer Pett‐Ridge, Malay Saha, Lauren Hale, Gangsheng Wang, Renmao Tian, Ying Fu, Yu Tang, Mary Firestone, Jizhong Zhou, Yunfeng Yang   +19 more
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Synthetic microbial community in pristine environment promotes the growth of the endangered plant Lilium tsingtauense

Microbiome
Background Habitat fragmentation and degradation have led to the critical endangerment of numerous wild plant species. Although significant achievements in the conservation of endangered wild plants in various regions worldwide, the interaction ...
Boda Liu, Xiang Li, Jinming Yang, Wanpei Lu, Guohao Tang, Yaru Shi, Jiaxing Li, Anning Ding, Hai Wang, Xuebin Song, Qingchao Liu, Xinqiang Jiang   +11 more
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