Has breeding altered the light environment, photosynthetic apparatus, and photosynthetic capacity of wheat leaves?

Whether photosynthesis has improved with increasing yield in major crops remains controversial. Research in this area has often neglected to account for differences in light intensity experienced by cultivars released in different years. Light intensity is expected to be positively associated with photosynthetic capacity and the resistance of the photosynthetic apparatus to high light but negatively associated with light-utilization efficiency under low light.

Molecular and genetic dissection of the USDA rice mini-core collection using high-density SNP markers.

Molecular tools and knowledge of crop germplasm are vital for their effective utilization. In this study, we developed 40,866 high-quality and well distributed SNPs for a rice mini-core collection (RMC) developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The high-quality SNPs clustered the USDA-RMC into five subpopulations (Ind, indica; Aus, aus; Afr, African rice; TeJ, temperate japonica; TrJ, tropical japonica) and one admixture (Adm).

Phenotypic and molecular dissection of grain quality using the USDA rice mini-core collection.

Grain quality is a major breeding objective and paramount to food production. This study was aimed to phenotypically and molecularly dissect the rice grain quality, especially amylose content (AC), grain protein content (GPC) and alkali spreading value (ASV), using the USDA rice mini-core collection representing the world-wide rice germplasm lines. Grain chemical analysis combined with genome-wide association study (GWAS) was used for the study.

Efficacy of intravenous acetaminophen in multimodal management for pain relief following total knee arthroplasty: a meta-analysis.

Background: The efficacy of intravenous acetaminophen in multimodal pain management in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is controversial. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare the efficacy of intravenous acetaminophen versus placebo in TKA.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) or retrospective cohort studies (RCSs) concerning related topics were retrieved from PubMed (1996-June 2018), Embase (1980-June 2018), and the Cochrane Library (CENTRAL June 2018).

Molecular and Cytogenetic Characterization of a Powdery Mildew-Resistant Wheat-Aegilops mutica Partial Amphiploid and Addition Line.

Aegilops mutica Boiss., a diploid species (2n = 2x = 14, TT), has been rarely studied before. In this research, a hexaploid wheat (cv.

[Isolated limb hyperthermic perfusion chemotherapy for melanoma of the extremities].

Objective: To investigate the effect of isolated limb hyperthermic perfusion chemotherapy for melanoma of the extremities.

Methods: Limb isolated hyperthermic perfusion chemotherapy was performed in 41 patients with malignant melanoma of the extremities, and then the primary lesions in 24 patients were removed at 14 - 21 days after chemotherapy. Tumor necrosis was examined by pathology.

[GJB2 235delC single allelic mutation modulates the phenotype associated with the mitochondrial A1555G mutation].

Objective: To investigate a non-syndromic deafness family in which potential interaction between the GJB2 gene and a mitochondrial gene appeared to be the cause of hearing impairment.

Methods: Audiological examination was performed by pure-tone audiometry (PTA). Blood samples from 8 members of the pedigree were obtained.

[Molecular identification of wheat granule bound starch synthase gene polymorphism].

Fourteen wheat cultivars were identified into six types of Wx proteins combinations using 6% SDS-PAGE. PCR primers were designed according to the three Wx genes sequences and their mutants, respectively. A 327 bp-band was amplified from the Wx-A1 mutant,while the band was absent for the normal alleles at the Wx-A1 locus,as well as the presence or absence of a 187 bp PCR fragment at the Wx-B1 locus and a 700 bp PCR fragment at the Wx-D1 locus, respectively, corresponding to the normal and mutant alleles.

[Development and application of a genome specific PCR marker for Haynaldia villosa].

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis was performed on common wheat Chinese Spring, H. villosa, addition lines of H. villosa chromosome in CS, substitution line 3V of H.

[Identification, mapping, and application of a chromosome-specific RAPD marker from Haynaldia villosa].

Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis was performed on common wheat of Chinese Spring, addition lines of H. villosa chromosome in CS and H. villosum from different accessions with 100 random 10-base primers.