Tartary Buckwheat () NAC Transcription Factors FtNAC16 Negatively Regulates of Pod Cracking and Salinity Tolerant in .

The thick and hard fruit shell of () represents a processing bottleneck. At the same time, soil salinization is one of the main problems faced by modern agricultural production. Bioinformatic analysis indicated that the transcription factor FtNAC16 could regulate the hull cracking of , and the function of this transcription factor was verified by genetic transformation of ().

The jasmonate-responsive transcription factor regulates terpenoid biosynthetic genes to promote saponin biosynthesis in H. Lév.

H. Lév., the most effective component is saponin, is a biennial medicinal material that needs to be overwintered.

Alleviative effect of quercetin on germ cells intoxicated by 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol from diesel exhaust particles.

As a component of diesel exhaust particles, 3-methyl-4-nitrophenol (4-nitro-m-cresol, PNMC) is also a metabolite of the insecticide fenitrothion and imposes hazardous effects on human health. In the present study, the alleviative effect of a common antioxidant flavonoid quercetin on mouse germ cells intoxicated by PNMC was investigated. Results showed that a single intraperitoneal injection of PNMC at 100 mg/kg induced severe testicular damage after one week.