Impacts of shifting from single-species pine forests to distinct agroforestry models on soil fertility, exchangeable cations, and microbial functions.

The transition from monoculture to mixed-species agroforestry systems affects soil organic matter and microbial activity. However, the specific dynamics of these changes, particularly within medicinal plant-based agroforestry, remain underexplored. This study investigates the impact of monoculture Pine (Pinus massoniana) forests and four agroforestry models: (M1) Pinus massoniana and Alpina oxyphylla, (M2) Pinus massoniana and Ficus simplicissima, (M3) Pinus massoniana and Amomum villosum, and (M4) Pinus massoniana and Curcuma longa on soil properties and microbial activity in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere environments.

Insights into the phylogeny and chloroplast genome evolution of Eriocaulon (Eriocaulaceae).

Background: Eriocaulon is a wetland plant genus with important ecological value, and one of the famous taxonomically challenging groups among angiosperms, mainly due to the high intraspecific diversity and low interspecific variation in the morphological characters of species within this genus. In this study, 22 samples representing 15 Eriocaulon species from China, were sequenced and combined with published samples of Eriocaulon to test the phylogenetic resolution using the complete chloroplast genome. Furthermore, comparative analyses of the chloroplast genomes were performed to investigate the chloroplast genome evolution of Eriocaulon.

Anatomical and Biochemical Traits Related to Blue Leaf Coloration of .

shows particularly rare blue leaves. Previous research has shown that structural interference by the cell wall of adaxial epidermal cells imparts blue coloration in leaves of ; the objective of this study was to see whether anthocyanins might additionally contribute to this color, as changes in pH, and conjugation with metals and other flavonoids is also known to result in blue coloration in plants. We compared anatomical and biochemical traits of shade-grown (blue) leaves to high light (red) leaves of the same species and also to a non-blue (green) leaves of a congeneric .

Analysis of chemical components in two tree species of magnoliaceae, var. (Blume) Figlar & Noot and (Dandy) Figlar.

The essential oils from roots, branches, leaves and bark of var. (Blume) Figlar & Noot and (Dandy) Figlar were extracted by ultrasonic-assisted extraction and the chemicals were determined by gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS). The major constitutes of var.

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of (Eriocaulaceae).

The complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence of was sequenced and assembled in this study. The cp genome of is 150947 bp in length, composed of a pair of 26451 bp inverted repeat regions (IRs), separated by a large single-copy region (LSC) of 81064 bp, and a small single-copy region (SSC) of 16981 bp. The cp genome contained 114 unique genes, including 80 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNA genes, and 4 ribosomal RNA genes.