Characterization of the petiole length in soybean compact architecture mutant M657 and the breeding of new lines

Phenotypic screening of soybean germplasm suitable for high planting density is currently the most viable strategy to increase yield. Previous studies have shown that soybean varieties with dwarf features and a short petiole often exhibit a compact plant architecture which could improve yield through increased planting density, although previously reported short petiole accessions were ultimately not usable for breeding in practice. Here, we established a method to assess petiole length and identified an elite mutant line, M657, that exhibits high photosynthetic efficiency. The agronomic traits of M657 were evaluated under field conditions, and appeared to be stable for short petiole across seven locations in northern, Huang–Huai, and southern China from 2017 to 2018. Compared with the Jihuang 13 wild type, the mutant M657 was shorter in both petiole length and plant height, exhibited lower total area of leaf, seed weight per plant and 100-seed weight, but had an increased number of effective branches and the growth period was prolonged by 2–7 days. Using M657 as a parental line for crosses with four other elite lines, we obtained four lines with desirable plant architecture and yield traits, thus demonstrating the feasibility of adopting M657 in breeding programs for soybean cultivars of high density and high yield.

NEW VARIETIES AND LINES

Ⅱ-you 92: a new hybrid rice for late seasonⅡ-you 92 is an indica hybrid rice that was developed by Jinhua Agri Res Inst, Zhejiang Province.Ⅱ-you 92 has a suitable growth duration of 122-125 d as double-cropping late season rice, 3-4 dshorter than that of Shanyou 64 and 6-7 d shorter than Shanyou 10. It has a compact plant type, high tiller-ing ability and plant height of 85-90 cn. A number of 3.4-3.6 million effective panicles per ha can be

NEW VARIETIES AND LINES

Qixiuzhan 3:a new high-yielding, good-quality indica rice varietyBy crossing Qishanzhan with Xinxiu 299, a new variety Qixiuzhan 3 was developed by the Rice Res Inst ofGuangdong Acad of Agri Sci.Being planted in the early season, this variety belongs to mid-late-maturity rice, with the same ma-

Genetic Parameters Evaluation of Main Reproductive Traits for the New Yorkshire Dam Line with High Prolificacy

The genetic parameters of main reproductive traits for the new Yorkshire line with high prolificacy were evaluated by multiple animal model DFREML The re- suits showed that the heritability evaluates of the total number of born （TNB）, alive number of born （ANB）, litter weigh at birth （LWB） and litter weight at age of 21 days were 0.10, 0.15, 0.09 and 0.14, respectively. The genetic correlations between these traits, for example, the correlations between TNB/ANB, NB/LWB, TNB/LW21, ANB/LWB, ANB/LW21 and LWB/LW21 were 0.87, 0.74, 0.43, 0.69, 0.59 and 0.51, respectively.

Combined Selection Index for New Yorkshire Dam Line with High Prolificacy

The combined selection index used in the breeding of new Yorkshire dam line with high prolificacy according to breeding objects was formulated as /：2.272E- BVNB-0.056EBVDAYS. After 5 generations breeding, the two main selected traits such as total number of born and age at 100 kg weight was 12.17 piglets/litter and 165.18 d, respectively. The genetic improvements per generates was 0.156 and -2.198, respec- tively. The breeding objects of the new Yorkshire dam line with high prolificacy were basically reached. It indicated that the methods and index could be used in pig breeding.

A remarkable progress in breeding new rice line through gene engineering

Much progress has been made in the research of breeding new rice line through gene engineering by Life Science College of Fudan Univ, Shanghai, and the Plant Science Res Inst of Shanghai Acad of Agri. It was the first time internationally that the research adopted a man-combined gene, taking agrobacterium as car-

Zhe9248—a new scented rice line cames out in Zhejiang

This novel rice line is developed recently’by a research team led by Associate Prof QIU Baiqin, Crop Breeding and Cultivation Institute, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Zhe 9248 is of high resistance to blast, early mature and of higher yield. Being soft, smooth, and glossy, the cooked rice of "Zhe 9248" has excellent eating quality. The kernels of "Zhe 9248" are hardened to such a degree that they could be capa-

Riding Kenya’s New Train Line

The recently completed Mombasa-Nairobi railway brings a new era of train travel in Kenya.

Dissection of two QTL clusters underlying yield-related heterosis in the cabbage founder parent 01–20

Cabbage has significant heterosis and most commercial cultivars are hybrids.To explore genetic basis of cabbage heterosis and promote cabbage heterosis utilization,we constructed two populations by crossing 100 DH lines derived from a cabbage hybrid 01–20×96–100 with two female parents.Hybrids exhibited different extents of heterosis,the mean value of economic yield was 2.6 times bigger than parents.We identified 66 and 73 QTLs associated with mid-parent heterosis and transgressive heterosis of twelve yield-related traits,respectively.Some QTLs could be detected under the two-year experiment existed in two populations with different testers,showing relatively high phenotypic contribution rate(15.8%–20.0%).Heterosis QTLs exhibited clustered distribution in several cabbage chromosome regions.Two dominant genetic regions,mk300–316 and mk258–268,originated from the elite parent 01–20,exhibited significant genetic effects for yield-related heterosis,which were first identified.Three elite DH lines(D22,D46,D83)harboring these two dominant regions were selected as having strong heterosis in cabbage production.Candidate gene analysis revealed that some genes participating in biosynthetic processes of carbohydrates and some responses to auxin might affect cabbage yield heterosis.QTL identification and genetic dissection of yield-related traits provide new insights into the genetic effects of cabbage heterosis.

Development of Hot Dip Galvanized Steel Strip and Its Application in Automobile Industry

Hot dip galvanized product is widely used in architecture, household electric appliance, ship vehicle, vessel, mechano-electronic device and other fields including clothing, food, housing, and travel. The history, development, market need, and technological advancement of hot dip galvanized strip, production situation, and development tendency in China are briefly introduced. The fact that it is necessary to build new and auto galvanized strip line with the development of the iron and steel industry in China.

Establishment and characterization of new wheat-Thinopyrum ponticum addition and translocation lines with resistance to Ug99 races

Ug99, also designated as TFKSK, is a race of Puccinia graminis Pers.：Pers f. sp. tn＇tici Eriks. and E. Henn （Pgt） with broad virulence to wheat. It is the first known Pgt race possessing virulence to Sr31, a stem rust resistance （Sr） gene deployed in wheat varieties world- wide （Singh et al., 2011 ）. Since the first detection of TFKSK in 1998, a total of 13 Ug99 variants have been identified in several African countries.

Key Technologies for Energy Efficient Al(OH)_3 Dilute Phase Fluidized Bed Roasting Furnaces

Research on new tes of castab/es, pre-cast assembly parts and thermal insulation materials with good resistance to wear, thermal shock and erosion, and low thermal conductivity, was dong to solve problems of high system energy consumption, cracking and spalling of partial lining and mismatch of furnace top material and hanging material and so on, caused by unreasonable design of China＇ s Al（ OH ）3 dilute phase fluidized bed roasting frnace lining. Several difficult problems such as the matching tf different materials,

INSTRUCTION FOR SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS

. Applied Mathematics A Journal of Chinese Universities, abbreviated to Appl. Math.-- JCU, is a nationwide journal sponsored by Zhejiang University' The Journal aims at issuing academic works in Applied Mathematics: original theoretical and (or) methodological research results, and innovative applications in practical fields. From 1994 on, one volume will be publishedper annum,consisting of four issues in chinese, appeared quarterly as Ser. A,and four issues inEnglish, appeared quarterly as Ser. B. Contents in the two series will'not overlap. The Journal isdistributed domestically and abroad.2. Instructions to author(s)Appl. Math. -- JCU Ser. B publishes full length papers. In view of the high cost of printing, authors should keep their papers as short as are consistent with clarity' Unnecessary introductory material should be avoided. Graphical presentation of information should be confined toas few separate diagrams as are practicable. The rules of grammar should be observed.The submission of an article will be taken to indicate that it has not been and will not be submitted for publication elsewhere.Script Requirements for All ArticlesManuscript: The manuscript must be typed in English double--spaced on one side of A4 goodquality white paper. The maximum length of an article is 15 pages, including diagrams and tables. Two copies of an article are reguired for submission (not to be returned).Abstract A short Abstract not exceeding 200 words should appear at the beginning of the paper after the title, name (s) of author (s), affiliation(s) and address (es). It should contain no reference and mathematical symbols should be kept to a minumum.

INSTRUCTION FOR SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS

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A new adaptive nonuniformity correction algorithm for infrared line scanner based on neural networks

The striping pattern nonuniformity of the infrared line scanner （IRLS） severely limits the system performance. An adaptive nonuniformity correction （NUC） algorithm for IRLS using neural network is proposed. It uses a one-dimensional median filter to generate ideal output of network and can complete NUC by a single frame with a high correction level. Applications to both simulated and real infrared images show that the algorithm can obtain a satisfactory result with low complexity, no need of scene diversity or global motion between consecutive frames. It has the potential to realize real-time hardware-based applications.

Bad Bug Does Good A benign bacteria that kills human pathogens could become the first in a new line of weapons—living antibiotics

“以毒攻毒”,中国的传统医学一直在实践着这一体现着“对立统一”的辩证理论。今天,德国科学家Stephan Schuster对Bdellovibrio这一蛭弧菌的基因组的研究再次印证了这一点,而且似乎给许多细菌感染患者带来了福音。

New Accord rolling off assembly line

On Mar. 26, the first Accord sedan rolled off the production line in Guangzhou Honda Automobile Co. Ltd., a joint venture between Guangzhou Automobile Group and Honda Co. of Japan. With total registered investment of more than RMB 1.16 bill., both sides take equally 50%. The cooperative term will last