Publications by authors named "Ruijia Zhu"
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- Rapeseed (Brassica napus) is a vital oilseed crop that benefits from heterosis, but using recessive genic male sterility (RGMS) for breeding can be slow and labor-intensive due to the need to remove fertile plants.
- Researchers identified the BnHL gene, linked to a fertility gene (BnMs2), as a potential morphological marker for identifying fertile plants based on hypocotyl length, which showed that edited mutants had longer hypocotyls compared to wild types.
- The study demonstrated that by targeting the BnHL gene, breeders can efficiently distinguish fertile plants early in the process, enhancing RGMS breeding methods without introducing transgenes throughout production.
Background: The transposons of the hAT superfamily are the most widespread transposons ever known. SLEEPER genes encode domesticated transposases from the hAT superfamily, which may have lost their transposable functions during long-term evolution and transformed into host proteins that regulate plant growth and development.
Results: This study identified 162 members of the SLEEPER gene family from Brassica napus.
Plant height is one of the most important agronomic traits of rapeseeds. In this study, we characterized a dwarf mutant, named , obtained from fast neutrons and DES mutagenesis. Based on BSA-Seq and genetic properties, we identified causal mutations with a time-saving approach.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe batch equilibrium washing of copper (II) in the soil matrix by anionic surfactant, sodium dodecylbenzyl sulfonate (SDBS), nonionic surfactant, octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol (TX100), and their mixture (SDBS-TX100), was studied and compared. The influences of surfactant concentrations, washing time, pH values of solutions, ratios of soil to water and inorganic salts on washing efficiency were investigated. It was shown that the washing efficiency differed with the kinds of surfactants.
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