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 ...
Yuxiao Chang, Xingke Fan, Xia Yan
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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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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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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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Different Substrates Drive Differential Responses of Rice to Salt Stress [PDF]
RiceStudying the salt tolerance mechanisms of rice under a single substrate has certain limitations. The salt tolerance strategies of rice may differ under different substrate conditions.
Hang Zhou +3 more
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Effect of sticky rice on the strength and permeability of bio-cemented sand
BiogeotechnicsMicrobially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is an eco-friendly soil improvement technique. However, this method still has some drawbacks, such as low conversion efficiency of CaCO3 crystallization, insufficient strength for certain applications ...
Shifan Wu, Jian Chu, Qiyong Zhang
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Influence of nano silicon dioxide from sand and rice straw ash on broiler productivity, antioxidant status and bone quality [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study evaluated the effects of sand- and rice straw ash-derived nanosilicon dioxide (NSis and NSia) on broiler chickens’ performance, blood biochemistry, antioxidant status, and tibia bone characteristics.
Ahmed Samy, Hany M. R. Elsherif
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Effect of different litter materials on some behavioral patterns, growth performance, welfare indices, and carcass traits of Muscovy ducks [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchBackground The current study was conducted to evaluate the effect of different litter materials on growth performance, some behavioral patterns, welfare indicators, and carcass traits in Muscovy ducks.
Eman Hefnawy +4 more
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Microbial activity promoted with organic carbon accumulation in macroaggregates of paddy soils under long-term rice cultivation [PDF]
Biogeosciences, 2016 While soil organic carbon (SOC) accumulation and stabilization has been increasingly the focus of ecosystem properties, how it could be linked to soil biological activity enhancement has been poorly assessed. In this study, topsoil samples were collected
Y. Liu +10 more
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Different Sets of Post-Embryonic Development Genes Are Conserved or Lost in Two Caryophyllales Species (Reaumuria soongorica and Agriophyllum squarrosum). [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Reaumuria soongorica and sand rice (Agriophyllum squarrosum) belong to the clade of Caryophyllales and are widely distributed in the desert regions of north China.
Pengshan Zhao +4 more
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