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Prioritizing preferred traits in the yam value chain in Nigeria: a gender situation analysis

Frontiers in Sociology, 2023
This study describes what did and did not work in the prioritization of preferred traits within the value chain of yam and associated food products (boiled and pounded yam) in Nigeria.
Benjamin Okoye, Miriam Ofoeze, Mercy Ejechi, Samuel Onwuka, Solomon Nwafor, Nnaemeka Onyemauwa, Blessing Ukeje, Chinwe Eluagu, Jude Obidiegwu, Olamide Olaosebikan, Tessy Madu   +10 more
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Functional Investigation of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacterial Communities in Sugarcane

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Plant microbiota are of great importance for host nutrition and health. As a C4 plant species with a high carbon fixation capacity, sugarcane also associates with beneficial microbes, though mechanisms underlying sugarcane root-associated community ...
Mingjia Li, Ran Liu, Yanjun Li, Cunhu Wang, Wenjing Ma, Lei Zheng, Kefei Zhang, Xing Fu, Xinxin Li, Yachun Su, Guoqiang Huang, Yongjia Zhong, Hong Liao   +12 more
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A natural uORF variant confers phosphorus acquisition diversity in soybean

Nature Communications, 2022
Improving phosphorus (P) acquisition efficiency is important for sustainable agriculture. Here, the authors report a natural variation in an upstream open reading frame of a SEC12-like gene GmPHF1 is crucial for protein abundance and spatial distribution
Zilong Guo, Hongrui Cao, Jing Zhao, Shuang Bai, Wenting Peng, Jian Li, Lili Sun, Liyu Chen, Zhihao Lin, Chen Shi, Qing Yang, Yongqing Yang, Xiurong Wang, Jiang Tian, Zhichang Chen, Hong Liao   +15 more
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Complete chloroplast genome sequences of three aroideae species (Araceae): lights into selective pressure, marker development and phylogenetic relationships

BMC Genomics, 2022
Background Colocasia gigantea, Caladium bicolor and Xanthosoma sagittifolium are three worldwide famous ornamental and/or vegetable plants in the Araceae family, these species in the subfamily Aroideae are phylogenetically perplexing due to shared ...
Bicong Li, Tao Liu, Asjad Ali, Yao Xiao, Nan Shan, Jingyu Sun, Yingjin Huang, Qinghong Zhou, Qianglong Zhu   +8 more
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Directed Accumulation of Nitrogen Metabolites through Processing Endows Wuyi Rock Tea with Singular Qualities

Molecules, 2022
The execution of specific processing protocols endows Wuyi rock tea with distinctive qualities produced through signature metabolic processes. In this work, tea leaves were collected before and after each of three processing stages for both targeted and ...
Yang Liu, Zuopin Zhuo, Jing Tian, Bei Liu, Chen Shi, Ruineng Xu, Zilong Guo, Baoshun Liu, Jianghua Ye, Shian He, Wenchun Yang, Maoxing Xu, Lili Sun, Hong Liao   +13 more
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Seed Protein Genetics Linked with Nitrogen and Phosphorus Translocation Efficiency in Soybean

Agronomy, 2023
Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) is an important nutritional crop with high seed protein content. Production of high protein concentrations relies on sufficient nutrient supplies, especially of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P).
Qingsong Zhao, Niannian Ma, Ruirui Li, Yongjia Zhong, Xinxin Li, Hong Liao   +5 more
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Our first review: an evaluation of effectiveness of root cause analysis recommendations in Hong Kong public hospitals

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background To evaluate the effectiveness of root cause analysis (RCA) recommendations and propose possible ways to enhance its quality in Hong Kong public hospitals.
Yick Ting A Kwok, Alastair PY Mah, Katherine MC Pang   +2 more
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Environmental and genetic regulation of plant height in soybean

BMC Plant Biology, 2021
Background Shoot architecture is fundamentally crucial to crop growth and productivity. As a key component of shoot architecture, plant height is known to be controlled by both genetic and environmental factors, though specific details remain scarce ...
Qing Yang, Gaoming Lin, Huiyong Lv, Cunhu Wang, Yongqing Yang, Hong Liao   +5 more
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Endorrhizal fungal symbiosis in aroids of the Western Ghats, southern India

Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2023
Information of dark septate endophyte (DSE), arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM), and fine root endophyte (FRE) fungal symbioses of aroids in the Western Ghats region are very low.
Sivadas ANASWARA, Vanaraja AJITHKUMAR, Mayakrishnan BALACHANDAR, Thangavelu MUTHUKUMAR   +3 more
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Complex interplay of kinetic factors governs the synergistic properties of HIV-1 entry inhibitors. [PDF]

, 2017
The homotrimeric HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (Env) undergoes receptor-triggered structural changes that mediate viral entry through membrane fusion. This process is inhibited by chemokine receptor antagonists (CoRAs) that block Env-receptor interactions ...
Ahn, Koree W., Root, Michael J.
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