Publications by authors named "Xiang-Li Dong"

Apple rust caused by is a significant disease in China's main apple production areas. We evaluated the effects of temperature, moisture, and ultraviolet (UV) light on the germination, infection, and survival of teliospore horns and basidiospores under artificially controlled environmental conditions. The temperature required for the germination and infection of teliospores and basidiospores of ranged from 5 to 25°C, with an optimum temperature of approximately 17°C.

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Background: Currently, case studies or clinical trials in different patient populations remain the main resource underlying the understanding of disorder of consciousness (DoC). This provides a low efficacy for the derivation of data and the implementation of associated controlled experimental designs. Preclinical models provide precise controls, reduced variability, rich data output and limited ethical complexity.

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Article Synopsis
  • Glomerella leaf spot (GLS) is a new apple disease causing leaf drop and fruit blemishes, with effective control methods developed since 2018 using a combination of pyraclostrobin and tebuconazole.
  • A resistant strain of GLS has emerged in Shandong Province, China, in 2020, with 4.8% of isolates showing resistance due to a genetic mutation.
  • The study introduces a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay to effectively detect this resistance, highlighting its practical importance for managing GLS in the field.
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Background: Post-stroke fatigue seriously affects the quality of life for stroke patients. There is no effective treatment at present. transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive brain stimulation which may have therapeutic effect on post-stroke fatigue.

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Until recently, the causal agent of Botryosphaeria canker was assumed to differ from that causing ring rot on fruit and warts on branches on apple trees in China and East Asia. However, recent research documented that caused both disease symptoms on apple. Inoculations with strains isolated from cankers and warts on branches were conducted to investigate symptom progression caused by and conditions inducing the two symptom types.

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is a fungal pathogen causing canker, dieback, and fruit rot of apple trees worldwide. Ascospores are an important source of inoculum of Botryosphaeria canker in China. Experiments were conducted under both controlled and natural conditions to study perithecium formation in relation to environmental conditions.

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Apple Marssonina leaf blotch (AMLB; ) is a severe disease of apple that mainly causes premature leaf defoliation in many apple growing areas worldwide. AMLB epidemic development is closely related to temperature and rainfall. In this study, the effects of temperature and moisture on conidium germination, infection on leaves, and acervulus production were investigated under controlled environments.

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Phytophthora fruit rot, caused by Phytophthora cactorum, is an important disease of apple in China, often causing more than 50% fruit rot in rainy years. We examined the effects of temperature and moisture on the development of the disease and effects of the variables on zoospore release and germination, infection, and lesion development. In vitro, a temperature range of 5 to 20°C had no significant effects on zoospore release dynamics but did significantly affect the quantities of released zoospores.

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Valsa canker, caused by Valsa mali, is a destructive disease of apple in China. The pathogen infects apple branches, mainly through pruning wounds, and causes branch and tree death. To determine the conditions required for V.

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Glomerella leaf spot (GLS) caused by Glomerella cingulata is a newly emergent disease that results in severe defoliation and fruit spots. Currently, GLS is not effectively controlled in China due to a lack of understanding of its epidemiology. Therefore, the effects of temperature, wetness duration, and moisture on conidial germination, infection, and the disease incubation period of GLS were examined by inoculating cv.

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