Comprehensive genomic analysis of SmbHLH genes and the role of SmbHLH93 in eggplant anthocyanin biosynthesis.

SmbHLH93can activate the expression of SmCHS, SmANS, SmDFR and SmF3H.Overexpression of SmbHLH93promotes anthocyanin biosynthesis. SmbHLH93can interact with SmMYB1 to promote anthocyanin accumulation.

Genome-wide characterization of SmZHD gene family and the role of SmZHD12 in regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis in eggplant (Solanum melongena L.).

SmZHDs was highly expressed in anthocyanin-rich parts of eggplant. SmZHD12 can activate the expression of SmCHS, SmANS, SmDFR and SmF3H. Overexpression of SmZHD12 promotes anthocyanin biosynthesis in Arabidopsis.

Establishment of reference intervals for bone turnover markers in healthy Chinese older adults.

Background: Reference ranges for bone turnover markers (BTMs) are still lacking in the healthy Chinese population.

Aim: To establish reference intervals for BTMs and to investigate the correlations between BTMs and bone mineral density (BMD) in Chinese older adults.

Subjects And Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 2511 Chinese subjects aged over 50 yrs residing in Zhenjiang, Southeast China.

[Hyperspectral inversion models on verticillium wilt severity of cotton leaf].

The correlation of cotton leaf verticillium wilt severity level with raw hyperspectral reflectance, first derivative hyperspectral reflectance, and hyperspectral characteristic parameters was analyzed. Using linear and nonlinear regression methods, the hyperspectral remote sensing retrieval models of verticillium wilt severity level with remote sensing parameters as independent variables were constructed and validated. The result showed that spectral reflectance increased significantly in visible and short infrared wave band with the increase in the severity level, and this is especially significant in visible band.

[Estimating leaf area index by fusing MODIS and MISR data].

Moderate-resolution imaging spectrometer (MODIS) and multi-angle imaging spectroradiometer (MISR) are two important sensors on TERRA satellite. The authors can have more spectral and multi-angular observations on the land surface objects by combining these two datasets. In the present paper, both MODIS and MISR observations were combined to estimate leaf area index (LAI) of land surface.

[The research on bidirectional reflectance computer simulation of forest canopy at pixel scale].

Computer simulation is based on computer graphics to generate the realistic 3D structure scene of vegetation, and to simulate the canopy regime using radiosity method. In the present paper, the authors expand the computer simulation model to simulate forest canopy bidirectional reflectance at pixel scale. But usually, the trees are complex structures, which are tall and have many branches.

[Crop geometry identification based on inversion of semiempirical BRDF models].

Investigations have been made on identification of erective and horizontal varieties by bidirectional canopy reflected spectrum and semi-empirical bidirectional reflectance distribution function (BRDF) models. The qualitative effect of leaf area index (LAI) and average leaf angle (ALA) on crop canopy reflected spectrum was studied. The structure parameter sensitive index (SPEI) based on the weight for the volumetric kernel (fvol), the weight for the geometric kernel (fgeo), and the weight for constant corresponding to isotropic reflectance (fiso), was defined in the present study for crop geometry identification.