Publications by authors named "Huaiqin Zhong"

is one of the important cut-flowers in the world. However, the lack of aroma in its cut-flower varieties greatly limits the sustainable development of the cut-flowers industry. This paper is an integral investigation of the diel pattern and influencing factors of the aroma release of Twinkle 'Red Fantasy'.

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Flower color is one of the main quality and economic traits of ornamental plants, and a large amount of research on flower color mainly focuses on the differences between varieties, while there were few reports on the change of flower color at different developmental stages. In this study, the metabolome and transcriptome of a new strain 'XM-1' with dynamic color changes of Oncidium were analyzed. The results showed that rutin, quercetin and carotenoids metabolism decreased significantly during the change of color from yellow to white.

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Anoectochilus roxburghii (Wall.) Lindl is a perennial herb of the Orchidaceae family; a yellow-green mutant and a yellow mutant were obtained from the wild type, thereby providing good material for the study of leaf color variation. Pigment content analysis revealed that chlorophyll, carotenoids, and anthocyanin were lower in the yellow-green and yellow mutants than in the wild type.

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Background: More than 11 million people were estimated to have been infected by Schistosoma japonicum in China before the 1950s. However, few studies have been conducted to evaluate the longitudinal effects of previous schistosome infection (PSI).

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the association of PSI with fatty liver and coronary heart disease in China.

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Polianthes tuberosa is a popular ornamental plant. Its floral scent volatiles mainly consist of terpenes and benzenoids that emit a charming fragrance. However, our understanding of the molecular mechanism responsible for the floral scent of P.

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