Invention and Utilization of Glutinous Sorghum Male Sterile Line 45A with High Starch and High Combining Ability

45A is a glutinous sorghum male sterile line with high starch and high combining ability bred by Rice and Sorghum Institute of Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in 1998, it is a coeno-species taking non-glutinous maintainer line TL169-239B which bred by Tieling Institute of Agricultural Sciences in 1991 as the female parent and glutinous maintainer line72B bred by the authors＇ institute as the male parent, then, based on the backcross breeding between glutinous single plant chosen from F2 segregation population and Tx623A. There are ten hybrid sorghum varieties which already have been examined and approved by national and above provincial（municipal） level units; the patent of this breeding method has been authorized （the patent number： ZL 2012 1 0129155.6）; 45A is protected by the Right of New Varieties of Plants, MOA, P.R. China （the variety right number： CNA20090576.1）. In this paper, the breeding process of 45A and the characteristics of 45A sterile line and its hybrid sorghum were summed up, what＇s more, the technical key points of high-yielding breed of 45A and the production of hybrid sorghum seeds were introduced, to provide data for further popularizing the sterile line.

A scenario relaxation algorithm for finite scenario based robust assembly line balancing

A balancing problem for a mixed model assembly line with uncertain task processmg Ume anO daily model mixed changes is considered, and the objective is to minimize the work variances between stations in the line. For the balancing problem for the scenario-based robust assembly line with a finitely large number of potential scenarios, the direct solution methodology considering all potential scenarios is quite time-consuming. A scenario relaxation algorithm that embeds genetic al- gorithm is developed. This new algorithm guarantees termination at an optimal robust solution with relatively short running time, and makes it possible to solve robust problems with large quantities of potential scenarios. Extensive computational results are reported to show the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed algorithm.

How different are the surfaces of semiconductor Ag_(2)Se quantum dots with various sizes?

The surface of nanocrystals plays a dominant role in many of their physical and chemical properties.However,controllability and tunability of nanocrystal surfaces remain unsolved.Herein,we report that the surface chemistry of nanocrystals,such as near-infrared Ag_(2)Se quantum dots(QDs),is sizedependent and composition-tunable.The Ag_(2)Se QDs tend to form a stable metal complex on the surface to minimize the surface energy,and therefore the surface chemistry can be varied with particle size.Meanwhile,changes in surface inorganic composition lead to reorganization of the surface ligands,and the surface chemistry also varies with composition.Therefore,the surface chemistry of Ag_(2)Se QDs,responsible for the photoluminescence(PL)quantum yield and photostability,can be tuned by changing their size or composition.Accordingly,we demonstrate that the PL intensity of the Ag_(2)Se QDs can be tuned reversely by adjusting the degree of surface Ag^(+) enrichment via light irradiation or the addition of AgNO_(3).This work provides insight into the control of QD surface for desired PL properties.