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Smart Functional Hydrogels: Emerging Platforms for Thermal and Electrochemical Energy Harvesting and Conversion Systems

ENERGY &ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, EarlyView.
The hydrogel exhibits versatile functions, including efficient thermogalvanic conversion under a temperature difference, and acting as a cooling layer/forming a thermally conductive nanoactive composite for thermovoltaic conversion. Additionally, its self‐healing and self‐powered flexibility play a key role in energy storage systems. The growing demand 
Eunah Kang
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Heterologous expression of SpsTAC2 in Arabidopsis affected branch angle and secondary vascular system development

Plant Signaling & Behavior
To investigate the biological functions of Tiller Angle Control 2 (TAC2) in Salix psammophila. In this study, TAC2 was cloned from Salix psammophila, and an overexpression and subcellular localization expression vector for the SpsTAC2 gene was ...
Fangshu Niu, Mengru Yuan, Hongxia Zhao, Zhi Pang, Jie Yan, RuiXie Ning, Lin Shi, Fengqiang Yu, Dongshan Wei, Rong Yang, Runming Zhang, Haifeng Yang   +11 more
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The Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Cell Wall-Associated Glycoproteins During Wood Formation in Populus

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020
Plant cell wall associated hydroxyproline-rich glycoproteins (HRGPs) are involved in several aspects of plant growth and development, including wood formation in trees.
Tayebeh Abedi, Romain Castilleux, Pieter Nibbering, Totte Niittylä   +3 more
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Genetic switch to lower nitrogen fertilizer dependency and enhance maize yield

iMetaOmics, EarlyView.
Transcription factor NCR1 regulates nitrate transporter NRT2.3 and controls root‐to‐shoot nitrogen transport. A superior NCR1 haplotype, lost in modern maize breeding, boosts this process. This discovery enables breeding and biotechnology to develop high‐yielding maize varieties that require less nitrogen fertilizer, reducing agricultural costs and ...
Sunil S. Gangurde, Dhliwayo Thanda, Qingguo Du, Liang Li, Jiwang Zhang, Pervez H. Zaidi, Boddupalli Maruthi Prasanna, Xuecai Zhang, Linmao Zhao, Ashish Saxena   +9 more
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Anatomy of Nodal Roots in Tropical Upland and Lowland Rice Varieties

Plant Production Science, 2000
Nodal root anatomy was compared among twelve upland and lowland rice (Oryza sative L.) varieties with tropical origin which were grown in hydroponic culture and under field conditions. The traditional upland japonica varieties showed the largest diameter
Motohiko Kondo, Albert Aguilar, Jun Abe, Shigenori Morita   +3 more
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Subcellular Localization of Iron in Rhizophora mangle Leaves Revealed by Integrated Perls Reaction, TEM, STEM‐HAADF, and EDS Analyses

Microscopy Research and Technique, EarlyView.
Perls–TEM–STEM‐HAADF–EDS enables high‐resolution localization and elemental characterization of Fe‐containing deposits in Rhizophora mangle leaf cells. ABSTRACT Mangrove ecosystems are frequently exposed to high concentrations of iron (Fe) in sediments, resulting in Fe accumulation in plant tissues. Although Fe is an essential micronutrient involved in
Silvia Rodrigues Machado, Hiulana Pereira Arrivabene, Camilla Rozindo Dias Milanez, Margarida Juri Saeki, Yve Canaveze   +4 more
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Auxin-responsive DR5 promoter coupled with transport assays suggest separate but linked routes of auxin transport during woody stem development in Populus.

PLoS ONE, 2013
Polar auxin transport (PAT) is a major determinant of plant morphology and internal anatomy with important roles in vascular patterning, tropic growth responses, apical dominance and phyllotactic arrangement.
Rachel Spicer, Tracy Tisdale-Orr, Christian Talavera   +2 more
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Effects of Microplastic Pollution on Growth, Photosynthesis, and Nutritional Composition of Maize (Zea mays L.)

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Microplastic (MP) contamination in agroecosystems is an increasingly recognized environmental concern, whereas its polymer‐specific impacts on plant growth and nutritional composition remain poorly understood. Aim Our study aimed to evaluate how polymer type and concentration of MPs directly affect plant growth, physiological traits,
Rana Roy, Karl Hermann Mühling
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Characterization and Functional Analysis of the Poplar Pectate Lyase-Like Gene PtPL1-18 Reveal Its Role in the Development of Vascular Tissues

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017
Pectin is a major component of plant cell walls, and the structure of pectin impacts on the properties of wood. Although we know that pectate lyase (PL, EC 4.2.2.2) has a major influence on the structure of pectin, our knowledge of Pectate lyase-like ...
Yun Bai, Dan Wu, Fei Liu, Yuyang Li, Peng Chen, Mengzhu Lu, Bo Zheng   +6 more
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Salt‐induced nutritional and metabolic shifts in halophytes: implications for food security

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Plant species vary in their response to salinity: some crops show a degree of salt tolerance, while halophytes – whether wild or cultivated – are characterized by a high capacity to thrive under saline conditions. Halophytes are considered a source of valuable secondary metabolites with potential economic value, yet they might also produce ...
Giulia Atzori, Pedro Garcia Caparros, Antonella Castagna, Luisa Custódio, Valentina Lazazzara, Claus Krogh Madsen, Felicia Menicucci, Maria João Rodrigues, Katalin Solymosi, Jose Ramon Acosta Motos   +9 more
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