Novel Environmentally Friendly RNAi Biopesticides: Targeting in Larvae Using Layered Double Hydroxide Nanocomplexes.

RNA interference (RNAi)-based biopesticides offer an attractive avenue for pest control. Previous studies revealed high RNAi sensitivity in larvae, showcasing its potential for grub control. In this study, we aimed to develop an environmentally friendly RNAi method for larvae.

Group V Chitin Deacetylases Influence the Structure and Composition of the Midgut of Beet Armyworm, .

Chitin deacetylase (CDA) can accelerate the conversion of chitin to chitosan, influencing the mechanical properties and permeability of the cuticle structures and the peritrophic membrane (PM) in insects. Putative Group V CDAs SeCDA6/7/8/9 (SeCDAs) were identified and characterized from beet armyworm larvae. The cDNAs of contained open reading frames of 1164 bp, 1137 bp, 1158 bp and 1152 bp, respectively.

Transcriptomic insights into the effects of abscisic acid on the germination of Magnolia sieboldii K. Koch seed.

Magnolia sieboldii K. Koch is a deciduous tree species. However, the wild resource of M.

[Responses of stand growth, regeneration, and understory species diversity in secondary forest to stand density].

Six plots with an area of 0.1 hm were thinned in 2018. A field survey was carried out in 2020 to examine the effects of different stand densities (high: 900 trees·hm; medium: 720 trees·hm; low: 600 trees·hm) on growth and regeneration of stands and understory species diversity of secondary .

Cloning and expression analyses of a gene from K. Koch.

K. Koch is endemic to China and has high medicinal and ornamental values. However, its seed exhibits morphophysiological dormancy, and the molecular mechanisms of which are not clearly understood.

Integrated RNA and miRNA sequencing analysis reveals a complex regulatory network of Magnolia sieboldii seed germination.

Magnolia sieboldii K. Koch (M. sieboldii) is a deciduous Chinese tree species of the Magnoliaceae family with high ornamental, medicinal, and economic benefits.

RNA interference-mediated functional characterization of Group I chitin deacetylases in Holotrichia parallela Motschulsky.

Chitin deacetylases (CDAs, EC 3.5.1.

Functions of microRNA in seed development, dormancy and germination processes.

In plants, microRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding small RNAs that play important roles in various biological processes, such as seed development, dormancy and germination. In these stages, seeds are regulated by various extrinsic environmental factors and intrinsic hormones. Different species of seeds have distinct development and dormancy characteristics.

Proteomics profiling of ethylene-induced tomato flower pedicel abscission.

Unlabelled: The control of abscission is an important agricultural concern because of its substantial effect on crop yield and quality. Changes in gene expression are correlated with the ethylene-mediated execution of abscission. However, only few large-scale proteomic studies focused on tomato pedicel abscission.

[Variations of arsenic species in the solution of arsenic-contaminated paddy soil under flooding and at different temperatures].

Taking arsenic (As)-contaminated paddy soil as test object, and by using high performance liquid chromatography inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICP-MS), this paper studied the variations of As species in soil solution when the soil was sterilized or non-sterilized and incubated at different temperatures (5, 27, and 50 degrees C) under flooding. In the soil solution (pore water), only As(III) (arsenite), As(V) (arsenate), and DMA(V) ( dimethylarsinic acid) were detected, but no MMA(V)(mono methylarsinic acid) was found. With the increasing time of flooding and at the test temperatures, arsenite became the predominant species, averagely accounting for 64%, followed by As(V), with the proportion of 35%, and DMA(V), with the least proportion of 1%.

Arsenic speciation in Chinese Herbal Medicines and human health implication for inorganic arsenic.

Rice and drinking water are recognized as the dominant sources of arsenic (As) for human intake, while little is known about As accumulation and speciation in Chinese Herbal Medicines (CHMs), which have been available for many hundreds of years for the treatment of diseases in both eastern and western cultures. Inorganic arsenic was the predominant species in all of CHMs samples. The levels of inorganic arsenic in CHMs from fields and markets or pharmacies ranged from 63 to 550 ng/g with a mean of 208 ng/g and 94 to 8683 ng/g with a mean of 1092 ng/g, respectively.