Understanding how plants respond to nitrogen in their environment is crucial for determining how they use it and how the nitrogen use affects other processes related to plant growth and development. Under nitrogen lim...Understanding how plants respond to nitrogen in their environment is crucial for determining how they use it and how the nitrogen use affects other processes related to plant growth and development. Under nitrogen limitation the activity and affinity of uptake systems is increased in roots, and lateral root formation is regulated in order to adapt to low nitrogen levels and scavenge from the soil. Plants in the legume family can form associations with rhizobial nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and this association is tightly regulated by nitrogen levels. The effect of nitrogen on nodulation has been extensively investigated, but the effects of nodulation on plant nitrogen responses remain largely unclear. In this study, we integrated molecular and phenotypic data in the legume Medicago truncatula and determined that genes controlling nitrogen influx are differently expressed depending on whether plants are mock or rhizobia inoculated. We found that a functional autoregulation of nodulation pathway is required for roots to perceive, take up, and mobilize nitrogen as well as for normal root development. Our results together revealed that autoregulation of nodulation, root development, and the location of nitrogen are processes balanced by the whole plant system as part of a resource-partitioning mechanism.展开更多
The design of dry-running friction pairings and systems determines not only their installation space and costs,but also their reliability under critical load conditions,for example in emergencies,in the case of faults...The design of dry-running friction pairings and systems determines not only their installation space and costs,but also their reliability under critical load conditions,for example in emergencies,in the case of faults,and in the event of misuse.While knowledge of the contact pattern is highly important for the development of clutches and brakes,the contact-related measurement of the temperature of these systems has not yet been solved in a satisfactory manner.Despite its importance,the temperature distribution has only been measured in a few studies.Typically,temperature measurements of complete clutches and brakes are carried out using thermocouples only.In this study,a new innovative test setup is presented.This setup is able to measure the heat distribution of the lining and the steel disk of a brake with high spatial resolution by means of fiber optic sensing technology and thermography.As a novelty,it enables measurement of the heat distribution and allows to correlate it with the fade and recovery behavior.Contrary to the expectations,the contact pattern is heterogeneous in circumferential direction.Possible causes are discussed using simulation results.Along with surface analysis,the new setup contributes to the investigation of the causes of fade and recovery.展开更多
文摘Understanding how plants respond to nitrogen in their environment is crucial for determining how they use it and how the nitrogen use affects other processes related to plant growth and development. Under nitrogen limitation the activity and affinity of uptake systems is increased in roots, and lateral root formation is regulated in order to adapt to low nitrogen levels and scavenge from the soil. Plants in the legume family can form associations with rhizobial nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and this association is tightly regulated by nitrogen levels. The effect of nitrogen on nodulation has been extensively investigated, but the effects of nodulation on plant nitrogen responses remain largely unclear. In this study, we integrated molecular and phenotypic data in the legume Medicago truncatula and determined that genes controlling nitrogen influx are differently expressed depending on whether plants are mock or rhizobia inoculated. We found that a functional autoregulation of nodulation pathway is required for roots to perceive, take up, and mobilize nitrogen as well as for normal root development. Our results together revealed that autoregulation of nodulation, root development, and the location of nitrogen are processes balanced by the whole plant system as part of a resource-partitioning mechanism.
基金The project 19377-N of the Research Association for Drive Technology is funded as part of the program for the promotion of industrial community research by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy on the basis of a decision by the German Bundestag.
文摘The design of dry-running friction pairings and systems determines not only their installation space and costs,but also their reliability under critical load conditions,for example in emergencies,in the case of faults,and in the event of misuse.While knowledge of the contact pattern is highly important for the development of clutches and brakes,the contact-related measurement of the temperature of these systems has not yet been solved in a satisfactory manner.Despite its importance,the temperature distribution has only been measured in a few studies.Typically,temperature measurements of complete clutches and brakes are carried out using thermocouples only.In this study,a new innovative test setup is presented.This setup is able to measure the heat distribution of the lining and the steel disk of a brake with high spatial resolution by means of fiber optic sensing technology and thermography.As a novelty,it enables measurement of the heat distribution and allows to correlate it with the fade and recovery behavior.Contrary to the expectations,the contact pattern is heterogeneous in circumferential direction.Possible causes are discussed using simulation results.Along with surface analysis,the new setup contributes to the investigation of the causes of fade and recovery.
