Fine mapping of an adult-plant resistance gene to powdery mildew in soybean cultivar Zhonghuang 24

Powdery mildew(PM),caused by the fungus Microsphaera diffusa,causes severe yield losses in soybean[Glycine max(L.)Merr.]under suitable environmental conditions.Identifying resistance genes and developing resistant cultivars may prevent soybean PM damage.In this study,analysis of F_(1),F_(2),and F8:11 recombinant inbred line(RIL)populations derived from the cross between Zhonghuang 24(ZH24)and Huaxia 3(HX3)indicated that adult-plant resistance(APR)to powdery mildew in the soybean cultivar(cv.)ZH24 was controlled by a single dominant locus.A high-density genetic linkage map of the RIL population was used for fine mapping.The APR locus in ZH24 was mapped to a 281-kb genomic region on chromosome 16.Using 283 susceptible plants of another F2 population,the candidate region was finemapped to a 32.8-kb genomic interval flanked by the markers InDel14 and Gm16_428.The interval harbored five genes,including four disease resistance(R)-like genes,according to the Williams 82.a2.v1 reference genome.Quantitative real-time PCR assays of candidate genes revealed that the expression levels of Glyma.16g214300 and Glyma.16g214500 were changed by M.diffusa infection and might be involved in disease defense.Rmd_B13 showed all-stage resistance(ASR)to PM in soybean cv.B13.An allelism test in the F2 segregating population from the cross of ZH24 × B13 suggested that the APR locus Rmd_ZH24 and the ASR locus Rmd_B13 may be allelic or tightly linked.These results provide a reference marker-assisted selection in breeding programs.

Innovative design and optimization of a two-dimensional deployable nine-grid planar antenna mechanism with a flat reflection surface

With the development of the aerospace industry,space missions are becoming more complicated and diversified,and there is a demand for antenna mechanisms with a larger physical aperture.In this paper,a planar deployable mechanism is proposed,which can form a flat reflection surface with a small gap between plates.To this end,a novel large-scale two-dimensional deployable nine-grid planar antenna mechanism is designed.First,two antenna folding schemes and four supporting mechanism schemes are proposed.Through comparison analysis,the antenna configuration scheme with the best comprehensive performance is selected.A kinematic model of the deployable mechanism is established,and its kinematic characteristics are analyzed.Then,the correctness of the kinematic model is verified by comparing the analytical and simulation results of the kinematic model.Subsequently,a finite element model of the antenna is developed.Based on the response surface method,the structural parameters of the support rods of the antenna are optimized,and a set of optimized solutions with lightweight and high fundamental frequency characteristics are obtained.Finally,a prototype of the proposed nine-grid planar antenna is fabricated.The feasibility of the deployment principle and the rationality of the designed mechanism are verified by deployment experiments.

A modular single-cell pipette microfluidic chip coupling to ETAAS and ICP-MS for single cell analysis

Accurate single-cell capture is a crucial step for single cell biological and chemical analysis. Conventional single-cell capturing often confront operational complexity, limited efficiency, cell damage, large scale but low accuracy, incompetence in the acquirement of nano-upgraded single-cell liquid. Flow cytometry has been widely used in large-scale single-cell detection, while precise single-cell isolation relies on both a precision operating platform and a microscope, which is not only extremely inefficient, but also not conducive to couple with modern analytical instruments. Herein, we develop a modular single-cell pipette(m SCP) microfluidic chip with high efficiency and strong applicability for accurate direct capture of single viable cell from cell suspensions into nanoliter droplets(30-1000 n L). The m SCP is used as a sampling platform for the detection of Cd Te quantum dots in single cells with electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry(ETAAS) for the first time. It also ensures precise single-cell sampling and detection by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(ICP-MS).

A Single Nucleotide Deletion in J Encoding GmELF3 Confers Long Juvenility and Is Associated with Adaption of Tropic Soybean

Wild soybean is a typical short-day plant that begins flowering when the days are shorter than its critical photoperiod, Soybean was domesticated in the temperate region of East Asia at the relatively high latitude, and the breeding and release of soybean varieties have historically centered on mid- and high-latitude temperate regions. Low-latitude areas with tropical and sub- tropical climates were previously considered unsuitable for soy- bean production because most temperate soybean varieties ex- hibited precocious flowering and early maturity and suffered from low yields.

Luminescent properties of Ce^(3+),Er^(3+) co-doped La_3Si_6N_(11)

In order to obtain near-infrared phosphor pumped by blue chip with high luminous efficiency, a novel near-infrared phosphor Ce^(3+)/Er^(3+) doped La_3Si_6N_(11) was designed and firstly prepared via conventional solid-state reactions. The structure and morphology of Ce^(3+)/Er^(3+) doped La_3Si_6N_(11) were investigated by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM). Compared with Er^(3+) doped La_3Si_6N_(11),the emission intensity of the Ce^(3+), Er^(3+) co-doped phosphor can be increased more than 5 times.Meanwhile, the mechanism of energy transfer from Ce^(3+) to Er^(3+) is confirmed according to the excitation,emission spectra and decay lifetimes curve. Above results suggest that La_3 Si_6 N_(11):Ce^(3+),Er^(3+) is a promising near-infrared phosphor for blue pumped LEDs(light-emitting diodes).