Phased Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer Array for Rayleigh Wave Surface Defect Detection.

A phased electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) array system has been developed for the detection and characterization of surface-breaking defects. An array of four linear coils that are individually controlled is used to generate a Rayleigh wave. The high-current electronics combined with the coil designs enables the array to generate either narrowband or broadband signals, and controlling the phase delay between the channels makes it possible to change the ultrasound wavelength without requiring the physical separation of the coils to be changed.

Maize yield response to a phosphorus-solubilizing microbial inoculant in field trials.

Findings from multi-year, multi-site field trial experiments measuring maize yield response to inoculation with the phosphorus-solubilizing fungus, Chalabuda are presented. The main objective was to evaluate representative data on crop response to the inoculant across a broad set of different soil, agronomic management and climate conditions. A statistical analysis of crop yield response and its variability was conducted to guide further implementation of a stratified trial and sampling plan.

In planta effector competition assays detect Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis effectors that contribute to virulence and localize to different plant subcellular compartments.

The genome of the pathogenic oomycete Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis is predicted to encode at least 134 high-confidence effectors (HaRxL) carrying the RxLR motif implicated in their translocation into plant cells. However, only four avirulence genes (ATR1, ATR13, ATR5, and ATR39) have been isolated. This indicates that identification of HaRxL effectors based on avirulence is low throughput.

Reaction of Lines of the Rapid Cycling Brassica Collection and Arabidopsis thaliana to Four Pathotypes of Plasmodiophora brassicae.

The clubroot reaction of five Rapid Cycling Brassica Collection (RCBC) lines (Brassica carinata, B. juncea, B. napus, B.

Construction of genetic linkage map and mapping of QTL for seed color in Brassica rapa.

A genetic linkage map of Brassica rapa L. was constructed using recombinant inbred lines (RILs) derived from a cross between yellow-seeded cultivar Sampad and a yellowish brown seeded inbred line 3-0026.027.