The deposition of reactive nitrogen (N) has substantially increased in subtropical regions due to human activities. However, the effects of long-term N addition on the water-use efficiency of subtropical forests are poorly understood. Here, we conducted an 11-year experiment in a subtropical ...

Combining hydraulic and carbon-related measurements can help elucidate drought-induced plant mortality. To study drought mortality mechanisms, seedlings of two woody species, including the anisohydric Robinia pseudoacacia and isohydric Quercus acutissima, were cultivated in a greenhouse and...

To study the effects of subsurface irrigation on the growth, yield and water use efficiency of jujube trees in arid areas under different irrigation quotas, field experiments were conducted with 5 years old jujube trees under different irrigation quotas(828, 1 248, 1 668 m~3/hm~2) and different...

In this research, the physiological and biochemical indexes of different treatments were measured by different setting drought stress on Moringa oleifera seedlings. The results showed that under the mild or moderate drought stress, the water content of the leaves increased firstly and then...

Soil water status and fine-root characteristics are the foundation for implementing forest water-management strategies in semiarid forest plantations, where rainwater is always the sole source of water for plant growth. Rainwater management and utilization are effective strategies to alleviate...

The root of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis (Carrière) J. Houz.) develops extremely rapidly at seedling phase and is highly sensitive to water content in soil, but its response patterns and adaptation strategies of its root to drought are little known. The aim of this study was to investigate the ...

The poplar is a model system for research on wood plant biology. An establishment of an efficient poplar regeneration system (PRS) plays a key role in the molecular breeding of wood plants. At present, most established PRSs are based on orthogonal experiments of previous research data. However,...

In this paper, we investigated the moisture migration and hardness of bamboo shoots by using the lowfield nuclear magnetic resonance technology (LF-NMR) at different storage temperatures (25°C, 4°C, -3°C, -18°C). By comparing of the peak area of bound water A₂₁, immobilized water A₂₂ and free water ...

Abscisic acid (ABA), a key plant hormone that regulates plant growth development and stress response, is recognized and bound by ABA Receptor PYR/PYL/RCAR (referred to as PYLs). However, little is known about the PYL gene family in Populus euphratica. Here, we identified 12 PYLs in P. euphratica,...

Research on pasture resources in Northwest China in modern times represents the highest level of pasture science and technology, but few studies have tried to place current research in a wider context. In this study, we searched current and historical literature, using modern newspapers and...