Chloroplast Genome Comparison and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Commercial Variety 'Hongyang'.

'Hongyang', also known as red yangtao (red heart kiwifruit), is a vine fruit tree native to China possessing significant nutritional and economic value. However, information on its genetic diversity and phylogeny is still very limited. The first chloroplast (cp) genome of 'Hongyang' cultivated in China was sequenced using de novo technology in this study.

Determination of the effects of pre-harvest bagging treatment on kiwifruit appearance and quality via transcriptome and metabolome analyses.

Bagging is an effective cultivation strategy to produce attractive and pollution-free kiwifruit. However, the effect and metabolic regulatory mechanism of bagging treatment on kiwifruit quality remain unclear. In this study, transcriptome and metabolome analyses were conducted to determine the regulatory network of the differential metabolites and genes after bagging.

Dynamic transcriptome profiling provides insights into rhizome enlargement in ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.).

The rhizome is an economically important part of ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.). However, the mechanism of ginger rhizome enlargement remains unclear.

Insights into the highly efficient treatment of dyeing wastewater using algal bloom derived activated carbon with wide-range adaptability to solution pH and temperature.

Here, a low-cost acid-base and temperature tolerant algal bloom derived activated carbon (ABAC) was successfully prepared to remove rhodamine B (RhB) from water. The ABAC exhibited maximum adsorption capacity of RhB (1101 ± 11 mg/g), higher than that of laboratory-prepared rape straw activated carbon (176 ± 5 mg/g) and commercial activated carbon (489 ± 5 mg/g). It is attributed to larger surface area and mesoporous structure of the ABAC.

Unraveling the mechanism of efficient adsorption of riboflavin onto activated biochar derived from algal blooms.

Riboflavin is commercially produced primarily by bio-fermentation. Nonetheless, purification and separation are particularly complex and costly. Adsorption from the fermentation liquor is an alternative riboflavin separation technology during which a cost-efficient adsorbent is highly desired.

LaMIR166a-mediated auxin biosynthesis and signalling affect somatic embryogenesis in Larix leptolepis.

Somatic embryogenesis (SE) involves complex molecular signalling pathways. Understanding molecular mechanism of SE in Larix leptolepis (L. leptolepis) can aid research on genetic improvement of gymnosperms.