Application Research of Water-saving and Drought-resistant Landscape Plants:A Case Study of Inner Mongolia Drought-resistant Mongolian Grasses

Construction of "water-saving landscape architecture" is a crucial content of building "conservation-minded society'',an important approach of ensuring the sustainable development of landscaping industry.It targets at exploring a reasonable means of using the nature,so as to improve ecological conditions and environment,save resources and energies,and promote the harmonious coexistence of man and nature.Landscape plant is a significant component of landscape architecture,it is a key section to choose proper drought-resistant plant species for the landscape construction.

Application of Drought-resistant Varieties in Urban Green Spaces

As the connotations of urban green spaces and urban eco-green spaces have been more realized,drought-resistant green spaces have become a unique development trend,and drought-resistant flowers have been more applied in green spaces.This paper summarized characteristics of drought-resistant flowers,foreign and domestic researches in this field,advantages and disadvantages of their application in urban green spaces,and proposed key directions of the future researches.

Study on Diversity of Soybean Germplasm with Drought Resistance in Huang-Huai-Hai Region

Fifty soybean germplasms with drought resistance selected from Huang-Huai-Hai Region were studied under field drought condition. The results showed that there was a diversity of drought resistance at different growth stages. Some varieties had drought resistance in whole growing period, but some only at one stage or several stages. Some varieties had both drought resistance and higher yield characters, some with drought resistance but lower yield. It was also found in present study that some drought resistant germplasms showed higher yield potentials under irrigation condition.

Cloning of the Soybean sHSP26 Gene and Analysis of Its Drought Resistance

Exploring the molecular mechanism of soybean response to drought stress,providing a basis for genetic improvement and breeding of heat-resistant varieties,relying on the transcriptome sequencing data of unpollinated ovary at the seven-leaf stage of soybean Jinong 18(JN18)and Jinong 18 mutant(JB18)soybeans,using reverse transcription,one gene in the sHSP family was cloned using PCR(RT-PCR)and it was named sHSP26.In this experiment,the soybean sHSP26 gene was successfully cloned by RT-PCR,the protein encoded by the sHSP26 gene was analyzed by bioinformatics,and the sHSP26 gene overexpression vector and CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing vector were constructed.The positive plants were derived from Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of soybean cotyledon nodes,and T2 plants were identified through conventional PCR,QT-PCR,and Southern blot hybridization.Finally,through the determination of drought-related physiological and biochemical indicators and the analysis of agronomic traits,further research on gene function was conducted.The results indicated that the overexpression vector plant GmsHSP26 gene expression increased.After stress,the SOD and POD activities,and the PRO content of the transgenic overexpression plants increased,while the MDA content decreased.The reverse was true for soybean plants with genetically modified editing vectors.A survey of agronomic traits indicated that the fourpod ratio and yield per plant of the transgenic overexpression plants were higher than those of the control and transgenic editing vector soybean plants.It indicates that the expression of the sHSP26 gene can enhance drought resistance and soybean yield.The soybean sHSP26 gene cloning and its functional verification have not yet been reported.This is the first report where PCR amplification of soybean sHSP26 genes and gene expression vector were applied.It lays the foundation for creating new drought-resistant transgenic soybean lines through genetic engineering technology and is essential for improving soybean yield and quality.

Creation of an Agricultural Security System: An Effective Model of Sustainable Land Use

The article discusses the effective use of degraded foothill lands of the Kamashy district of the Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan. Sustainable land use in the arid lands of the foothill zone, due to water conservation, growing seedlings of nut and fruit trees, growing fodder crops in row spacing, allows local livestock breeders to create a rational model of agroforestry system of land use. The organization and development of agroforestry will ensure sustainable land use, create additional jobs, increase household incomes and improve the standard of living of the population.

Tillage and crop management impacts on soil loss and crop yields in northwestern Ethiopia

Lack of appropriate agronomic practices is one of the major causes for soil erosion and low yields in teff(Eragrostis tef[Zucc.])production in Ethiopia.A 3-yr study was conducted at the Aba Gerima watershed in northwestern Ethiopia,to investigate the effects of two tillage practices(reduced tillage[RT]and conventional tillage[CT]),two planting methods(row planting[RP]and broadcast planting[BP]),and two compaction options(with[+T]and without[-T]trampling)on soil loss and teff yields in a split-split plot arrangement.Sediment concentration ranged from 0.01 to 5.37 g L^(-1)(mean,0.25 g L^(-1))in our study.Accordingly,the estimated total(August-October)soil loss ranged from 0.2 to 0.5 t ha^(-1)(mean,0.3 t ha^(-1)).The sediment concentration and total soil loss were significantly influenced(P<0.05)by tillage,planting methods,and trampling only in the third monitoring year.RT reduced soil loss by 19% relative to that of CT,whereas RP resulted in a 13%reduction in soil loss over BP.The-T plots showed a 15%reduction in soil loss as compared to+T plots.Results revealed significant increase in soil total carbon and nitrogen in RT and-T.Less soil loss and greater teff grain yield were obtained in plots with improved agronomic practices(RT and RP)compared to conventional ones(CT and BP).Based on our findings we conclude that the use of RT,RP,and-T practices can effectively minimize soil loss without any crop yield penalty.