Bacterial-fungal interactions under agricultural settings:from physical to chemical interactions

Bacteria and fungi are dominant members of environmental microbiomes.Various bacterial-fungal interactions(BFIs)and their mutual regulation are important factors for ecosystem functioning and health.Such interactions can be highly dynamic,and often require spatiotemporally resolved assessments to understand the interplay which ranges from antagonism to mutualism.Many of these interactions are still poorly understood,especially in terms of the underlying chemical and molecular interplay,which is crucial for inter-kingdom communication and interference.BFIs are highly relevant under agricultural settings;they can be determinative for crop health.Advancing our knowledge related to mechanisms underpinning the interactions between bacteria and fungi will provide an extended basis for biological control of pests and pathogens in agriculture.Moreover,it will facilitate a better understanding of complex microbial community networks that commonly occur in nature.This will allow us to determine factors that are crucial for community assembly under different environmental conditions and pave the way for constructing synthetic communities for various biotechnological applications.Here,we summarize the current advances in the field of BFIs with an emphasis on agriculture.

Sensitivity of solar greenhouse envelopes to the thermal disfigurements and optimal selection of the thermal insulation quilt

The objectives of the present work are focused on exploration of the reasons for temperature difference in different envelopes,the sensitivity of envelopes of solar greenhouse to thermal disfigurements and optimal selection of the thermal insulation quilt.Theoretical analysis and derivation are conducted according to the experimental results of surface temperature,convective heat transfer,and heat flux density in different envelopes which with thermal disfigurements of solar greenhouse using heat transfer theory.The results revealed that the difference of intrinsic thermal conductivity and thickness of the envelopes leads to difference in the thermal flux and thus in the surface temperature of different envelopes.Compared with the front roof and back roof,the wall is more sensitive to thermal disfigurements.According to the influence of thermal disfigurements on solar greenhouse temperature,the allowable thermal disfigurements area fraction of front roof and back roof are given.Based on the analysis of heat transfer theory and test results,the work given the expression of the thickness and thermal conductivity of thermal insulation quilt under different outdoor minimum temperatures for optimal selection of thermal insulation quilt based on comprehensive considering factors of the solar greenhouse structure,crop demand,outdoor minimum temperature,and insulation quilt properties.The results of this work give technical criterion for whether the envelopes with thermal disfigurements needs to be repaired or replaced,and it also provides theoretical and technical support for design the solar greenhouse as well as methodological guidance for the optimal selection of the thermal insulation quilt.