Heat-response patterns of the heat shock transcription factor family in advanced development stages of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and thermotolerance-regulation by TaHsfA2-10.

Background: Heat shock transcription factors (Hsfs) are present in majority of plants and play central roles in thermotolerance, transgenerational thermomemory, and many other stress responses. Our previous paper identified at least 82 Hsf members in a genome-wide study on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

ZmHsf05, a new heat shock transcription factor from Zea mays L. improves thermotolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana and rescues thermotolerance defects of the athsfa2 mutant.

High temperature directly affects the yield and quality of crops. Plant Hsfs play vital roles in plant response to heat shock. In the present study, ZmHsf05 was isolated from maize (Zea mays L.

[Nitrogen flow characteristic and use efficiency in mixed crop-livestock system in North China Plain: Hebei Jinlong Circular Agriculture Farm as an example].

Scale and intensive development of mixed crop-livestock agriculture is inevitable in North China Plain (NCP), and nitrogen (N) is one of the key elements that linked the crop and livestock production. Here, we used Hebei Jinlong Circular Agriculture Farm as an example, to analyze the N flow and use efficiency, by using data from literature, on-farm survey and modeling. Further, several on-farm N management improvement practices were proposed and evaluated through scenario analysis, to supply technical support and scientific basis not only for achieving higher N use efficiency and productivity at the farm level, but also providing a new model of circular agriculture in NCP.

[Bioaccumulation of sediment heavy metals in Bellamya aeruginosa and its relations with the metals geochemical fractions].

A 28-day sediment bioaccumulation test was conducted to study the bioaccumulation of river sediment heavy metals in Bellamya aeruginosa, and its relations with the geochemical fractions of the metals. A higher bioaccumulation of Cd, Pb, Cu, Cr, Zn, and Mn was found in the hepatopancreas of B. aeruginosa, with the greatest accumulation of Zn (84.

[Single and joint toxicity of perchloroethylene and cadmium on Ctenopharyngodon idellus].

In this paper, the single and joint toxicity of perchloroethylene (PCE) and cadmium (Cd) on grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) was observed by static test method, and the joint toxicity was evaluated by additive index method. The results showed that the LCs0 of PCE and Cd in 24, 48, 72 and 96 h was 49.12, 41.