Acid Rain Increases Impact of Rice Blast on Crop Health via Inhibition of Resistance Enzymes.

Worldwide, rice blast () causes more rice crop loss than other diseases. Acid rain has reduced crop yields globally for nearly a century. However, the effects of acid rain on rice- systems are still far from fully understood.

Effects of simulated acid rain on microbial characteristics in a lateritic red soil.

A laboratory experiment was performed to examine the impact of simulated acid rain (SAR) on nutrient leaching, microbial biomass, and microbial activities in a lateritic red soil in South China. The soil column leaching experiment was conducted over a 60-day period with the following six SAR pH treatments (levels): 2.5, 3.

[Gender differences of Pomacea canaliculata in cold tolerance].

In order to understand whether Pomacea canaliculata exhibits gender differences in cold resistance, the survival rate and supercooling point of both P. canaliculata females and males were investigated at low temperature. The changes in physiological and biochemical indices in the body of P.

Physiological responses of mangrove Sonneratia apetala Buch-Ham plant to wastewater nutrients and heavy metals.

Mangroves play an important role for removing nutrients, heavy metals, and other pollutants in wetland ecosystems. This study investigated the physiological responses of a mangrove plant (i.e.

[Directions of ecology specialty construction and personnel training in China].

This paper analyzed the present status of ecology specialty construction and personnel training in China. It was considered that there existed some problems to be solved, e. g.