Activation of ClO by Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron for Efficient Soil Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation: New Insight into the Relative Contribution of Fe(IV) and Hydroxyl Radicals.

Recently, the activation of chlorine dioxide (ClO) by metal(oxide) for soil remediation has gained notable attention. However, the related activation mechanisms are still not clear. Herein, the variation of iron species and ClO, the generated reactive oxygen species, and the toxicity of the degradation intermediates were explored and evaluated with nanoscale zero-valent iron (nFe) being employed to activate ClO for soil polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) removal.

controls determinate inflorescence trait in .

Unlabelled: Determinate inflorescence is indeed a pivotal agricultural characteristic in crops, notably impacting the architecture modification of (AACC, 2n = 38). Previous study identified a crucial gene that encodes the transcription factor (). Here by two alleles were cloned and sequenced from indeterminate 2982 and determinate 4769, respectively, we found that harbors two T/C and G/C non-synonymous mutations in exon 1, and contains sixty-six differences in a 1.

QTL analysis and candidate gene prediction for seed density per silique by QTL-seq and RNA-seq in spring Brassica napus L.

Seed density per silique (SD) is an important agricultural trait and plays an important role in the yield performance of Brassica napus L. (B. napus).

The role of Glutathione-S-transferases in phoxim and chlorfenapyr tolerance in a major mulberry pest, Glyphodes pyloalis walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).

Glyphodes pyloalis Walker is a destructive pest on mulberry trees and poses a significant threat to the sericultural industry in China. Phoxim and chlorfenapyr are two commonly used insecticides in mulberry fields. Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) comprise a multifunctional protein superfamily that plays important roles in the detoxification of insecticides and xenobiotic compounds in insects.

UDP-glycosyltransferases contribute to the tolerance of parasitoid wasps towards insecticides.

Meteorus pulchricornis (Wesmael) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a predominant endoparasitoid of lepidopteran pests in mulberry fields. Extensive application of insecticides puts natural enemies under threat. UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs), as important detoxification enzymes, potentially contribute to the detoxification of pesticides in insects.

Cytochrome P450s Are Essential for Insecticide Tolerance in the Endoparasitoid Wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).

With the widespread application of insecticides, parasitoid wasps may also be under risk when exposed to insecticides directly at their free-living stages. The endoparasitoid wasp is the predominant natural enemy of many lepidopteran pests, such as and . The cytochrome P450 monooxygenases constitute a ubiquitous and complex superfamily of hydrophobic, haem-containing enzymes.

Lipid Dynamics, Identification, and Expression Patterns of Fatty Acid Synthase Genes in an Endoparasitoid, (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).

In insect parasitoids, fatty acid synthases (FASs) have received less attention and their roles associated with lipogenesis loss are far from clear. is a solitary endoparasitoid wasp of many larvae of lepidopteran pests. The lipid content during developmental stages of was measured; it was higher in the larval and pupal stages but declined from six-day-old pupae.

Identification of glutathione-S-transferase genes by transcriptome analysis in Meteorus pulchricornis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and their expression patterns under stress of phoxim and cypermethrin.

Meteorus pulchricornis (Wesmael) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a preponderant endoparasitoid wasp, attacking the larvae of many lepidopteran pests. We present the first body transcriptome dataset for M. pulchricornis.