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Research Progress on Physiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Mechanisms of Potato in Response to Drought and High Temperature

Horticulturae
With the intensifying global warming trend, extreme heat and drought are becoming more frequent, seriously impacting potato yield and quality. To maintain sustainable potato production, it is necessary to breed new potato varieties that are adaptable to ...
Guonan Fang, Shengwei Yang, Banpu Ruan, Guangji Ye, Miaomiao He, Wang Su, Yun Zhou, Jian Wang, Shenglong Yang   +8 more
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Review of risk factors for human echinococcosis prevalence on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China: a prospective for control options [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: Echinococcosis is a major parasitic zoonosis of public health importance in western China. In 2004, the Chinese Ministry of Health estimated that 380,000 people had the disease in the region. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is highly co-endemic with
A Bulletin of Status Quo of Desertification and Sandification in China, B Rosner, China Ministry of Agriculture, CM Budke, CM Budke, DA Vuitton, DL He, DZ Shi, H Wang, H Wang, H Wang, H Wang, J Eckert, JG He, JL Zhang, JM Qiu, JX Zhang, LIWK SHI DZ, MOH (Ministry of Health, China), N Xiao, P Craig, P Giraudoux, P Giraudoux, PM Schantz, PR Torgerson, PS Craig, PS Craig, Q Wang, Q Wang, Q Wang, Q Wang, Q Wang, Q Wang, Q Zheng, QY Li, RCA Thompson, RW Ammann, SH Wang, TY Li, W Yu, WJ Yu, World Health Organization, XH Gong, Xinhuanews, XM Han, XM Han, XN Zhou, Y Bai, Y Dong, YK Pang, YL Zhang, YM Zhao, YZ Qi, ZS Pawłowski   +53 more
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Water use efficiency of China\u27s terrestrial ecosystems and responses to drought [PDF]

, 2015
Water use efficiency (WUE) measures the trade-off between carbon gain and water loss of terrestrial ecosystems, and better understanding its dynamics and controlling factors is essential for predicting ecosystem responses to climate change.
Ju, Weimin, Liu, Yibo, Wang, Shaoqiang, Wu, Xiaocui, Xiao, Jingfeng, Zhou, Yanlian   +5 more
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Changes in NDVI and human population in protected areas on the Tibetan Plateau [PDF]

, 2019
Understanding the Tibetan Plateau’s role in environmental change has gained increasing scientific attention in light of warming and changes in landmanagement.
Cusack, Conor F, Gillespie, Thomas W, Madson, Austin, Xue, Yongkang   +3 more
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Variation of migration routes in the central Asian-breeding Common Cuckoo population influenced by the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Avian Research
Ecological barriers present significant challenges to bird migration by limiting the availability of stopover sites and shelters. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, a major migratory barrier located in higher latitude Central Asia, exerts a substantial influence
Zhichang Cheng, Donghui Ma, Mengjie Lu, Xingnan Du, Lingwang Kong, Xinkang Bao   +5 more
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Comparative phylogeography of the plateau zokor (Eospalax baileyi) and its host-associated flea (Neopsylla paranoma) in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Specific host-parasite systems often embody a particular co-distribution phenomenon, in which the parasite’s phylogeographic pattern is dependent on its host.
Fang Zhao, Gonghua Lin, Hongjian Chen, Jianping Su, Tongzuo Zhang, Xiaogong Deng   +5 more
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Comprehensive evaluation of the agronomic traits and forage production performance of Elymus nutans in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau zone

Frontiers in Agronomy
IntroductionGrass species are crucial for grassland ecological restoration; however, native grass species suitable for ecological restoration are scarce on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
Wenhu Wang, Wenhu Wang, Wenhui Liu, Wenhui Liu, Kaiqiang Liu, Kaiqiang Liu, Wen Li, Wen Li, Xin Chen, Xin Chen, Guoling Liang, Guoling Liang   +11 more
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Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Cornus bretschneideri (cornaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
Cornus bretschneideri L.Henry (Cornaceae), a shrub or small tree, is a potential horticultural plant or a soil-fixing plant. In this study, the complete sequence and characterization of the chloroplast genome of C. bretschneideri was studied. The size of
Xiaojuan Li, Qian Ma, Huakun Zhou, Yongsheng Yang, Huimei Li, Jiuli Wang   +5 more
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Microbial diversity in hummock and hollow soils of three wetlands on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau revealed by 16S rRNA pyrosequencing

, 2014
The wetlands of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau are believed to play an important role in global nutrient cycling, but the composition and diversity of microorganisms in this ecosystem are poorly characterized.
Cui, Xiaoyong, Deng, Yongcui, Dumont, Marc, Hernandez Garcia, Marcela   +3 more
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Sedimentary records of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in remote lakes across the Tibetan Plateau [PDF]

, 2016
Sediment cores from five lakes across the Tibetan Plateau were used as natural archives to study the time trends of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The depositional flux of PAHs generally showed an increasing trend from the deeper layers towards
Jing, C, Li, A, Turner, S, Wu, G, Xie, T, Yang, H, Yang, R   +6 more
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