Optimized ratoon rice system to sustain cleaner food production in Jianghan Plain, China: a comprehensive emergy assessment.

Ratoon rice (RR) is regarded as a labor-saving and efficient approach to rice cultivation; however, sub-optimal production techniques (fertilization, irrigation, harvesting) may lead to serious environmental problems and unsustainable agriculture. In this study, emergy analysis was combined with indicators of soil fertility, global warming potential (GWP), and profitability to comprehensively assess the sustainability performance of three cultivation modes: (i) traditional farm practice (TRA), (ii) optimized mode (OPT), and (iii) OPT plus green manure planting (OPTM). Over 2 years, compared with the TRA mode, OPT and OPTM modes increased total rice yield by 10% and 19% on average and improved profit by 233.

Influences of different source microplastics with different particle sizes and application rates on soil properties and growth of Chinese cabbage (Brassica chinensis L.).

The potentially negative effects of microplastics (MP) on agroecosystems have raised worldwide concerns. However, little is known about the negative effects of MP exposure on the soil-plant system. To fill up this knowledge gap, a pot experiment was set up, and two different MP types [high density polyethylene (HDPE) and general purpose polystyrene (GPPS)] were used, which had four particle sizes (<25, 25-48, 48-150, and 150-850 µm) at four application rates (2.

[Effects of Water Management on Cadmium Accumulation by Rice ( L.) Growing in Typical Paddy Soil].

In order to explore the effects of water management on the Cd accumulation of rice in paddy soils with different parent materials, a pot experiment with three paddy soils with different parent materials from Hunan Province (granite sandy soil, plate shale soil, and purple sandy shale soil) with different water management treatments ［flooding and alternate wetting and drying (AWD)］ was performed. The soil pH, DTPA-Cd, Fe plaque in the rice roots, and heavy metal concentration in the rice were determined. The results showed that the soil pH of the three paddy soils under the flooding treatment was increased by 0.

p53 Mutant p53 Induces Neural Tube Defects in Female Embryos.

The p53 is one of the most important tumor suppressors through surveillance of DNA damages and abnormal proliferation signals, and activation the cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in response to stress. However, the mutation of p53 is known to be oncogenic by both loss of function in inhibiting cell cycle progress and gain of function in promoting abnormal proliferation. In the present study, we have established a knock in mouse model containing an Asn-to-Ser substitution at p53 amino acid 236 by homologous recombination (p53N236S).