Effects of Granule Dendrobii on chronic atrophic gastritis induced by N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine in rats.

Background: is an herb of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) commonly used for treating stomach diseases. One formula of Granule Dendrobii (GD) consists of and American Ginseng (), and is a potent TCM product in China. Whether treatment with GD can promote gastric acid secretion and alleviate gastric gland atrophy in chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) requires verification.

Effects of metamitron on fruit set and photosynthetic biological characteristics of apples.

With dwarfing interstock Fuji apples as the test materials and water treatment as the control (CK), we examined the fruit thinning effect and its influences on leaves' photosynthesis by spraying 200, 300, and 400 mg·L metamitron during the young fruit period to solve artificial fruit thinning problems (time-consuming, much labor, and low efficiency). The results showed that metamitron application could significantly reduce the inflorescence and flowers' fruit-setting rate by 16.5%-22.

Control efficacy of Ca-containing foliar fertilizers on bitter pit in bagged 'Fuji' apple and effects on the Ca and N contents of apple fruits and leaves.

Background: The preharvest application of Ca-containing foliar fertilizers can reduce the incidence of bitter pit (BP) in apples and improve fruit quality by increasing the Ca content and decreasing both the N content and the N/Ca ratio in fruits. In this study, we aimed to investigate the control efficacy of Ca-containing fertilizers on the incidence of BP and their effects on the Ca and N contents in bagged 'Fuji' apples by spraying foliar fertilizer containing calcium chloride (CaCl ), calcium nitrate [Ca(NO ) ] or calcium formate [Ca(HCOO) ] at an early stage, five days after full bloom (DAFB) and 40 DAFB, and at a late stage, 80 DAFB and 125 DAFB.

Results: The incidences of BP were reduced significantly by 43.