Physiological Characteristic Changes and Transcriptome Analysis of Maize () Roots under Drought Stress.

Water deficit is a key limiting factor for limiting yield in maize (). It is crucial to elucidate the molecular regulatory networks of stress tolerance for genetic enhancement of drought tolerance. The mechanism of drought tolerance of maize was explored by comparing physiological and transcriptomic data under normal conditions and drought treatment at polyethylene glycol- (PEG-) induced drought stress (5%, 10%, 15%, and 20%) in the root during the seedling stage.

Disposal of drilling waste in salt mines in China.

A lot of drilling wastes are produced during oil/gas exploration and exploitation in China. Many countries have built and successfully run projects to dispose of wastes in salt mines, which fully demonstrates the feasibility and superiority of this technology. The application prospects of using salt mines to dispose of drilling wastes is comprehensively evaluated from many aspects.

SNP-based bulk segregant analysis revealed disease resistance QTLs associated with northern corn leaf blight in maize.

Maize ( L.) is the most important food security crop worldwide. Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB), caused by , severely reduces production causing millions of dollars in losses worldwide.

High-efficiency adsorption of tetracycline by the prepared waste collagen fiber-derived porous biochar.

Porous biochar (PBC) derived from Cr-containing waste collagen fibers was prepared by two-step pyrolysis to 800 °C (PBC-800) and alkali activation. Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and zeta potential analysis were used to characterize PBC-800. Batch experiments showed that PBC-800 had an excellent removal effect on tetracycline (TC), and the maximum adsorption capacity was 593.