A cold Rydberg gas, with its atoms prepared initially all in the excited state <span style="white-space:nowrap;">|<em>n</em><sub>0</sub>></span> , with <em>n</...A cold Rydberg gas, with its atoms prepared initially all in the excited state <span style="white-space:nowrap;">|<em>n</em><sub>0</sub>></span> , with <em>n</em><sub>0 </sub><span style="white-space:nowrap;">»</span>1, contains an excessive amount of energy, and presumably is to relax by the Penning-type <em>molecular auto-ionization</em> (<em>MAI</em>), in which a portion of excess energy of one atom is given to another near-by atom and ionizing it. Its complementary process, the <em>resonant energy transfer</em> (<em>RET</em>), is discussed, in which the excess energy of one atom is used on another to form a hyper-excited atomic state <span style="white-space:normal;">|</span><em style="white-space:normal;">n</em><sub style="white-space:normal;"><em>a</em></sub><span style="white-space:normal;">></span> with <em>n</em><sub><em>a</em></sub><span style="white-space:nowrap;">»</span><em style="white-space:normal;">n</em><sub style="white-space:normal;">0</sub>. This process is always present, provided certain resonance energy conditions are satisfied. In this report, the <em>n</em><sub>0</sub> and density dependences of the RET rates are studied in detail, employing a simple model: 1) at low densities, the RET is mediated by the dipole-dipole coupling <em>V</em><sub><em>dd</em></sub> and its rates are generally much smaller than that of MAI, especially for small <em>n</em><sub>0</sub>. But 2) as the density increases, our model shows that the rates become of comparable magnitude or even larger than the MAI rates. The<em> V</em><sub><em>dd</em></sub> is no longer adequate. We, then construct a semi-empirical potential to describe the RET process. 3) At high densities, we show that the atomic orbital of <span style="white-space:normal;">|</span><em style="white-space:normal;">n</em><sub style="white-space:normal;"><em>a</em></sub><span style="white-space:normal;">></span> overlaps with that of neighboring atoms, and the electron-electron potential becomes prominent, resulting in much higher rates.展开更多
Objective:To investigate the infection of Fasciola gigantka(F.gigantka)in domestic cattle from Chiang Mai province and molecular confirmation using ITS-2 region.Methods:The liver and gall bladder of Bubalus bubalis(B....Objective:To investigate the infection of Fasciola gigantka(F.gigantka)in domestic cattle from Chiang Mai province and molecular confirmation using ITS-2 region.Methods:The liver and gall bladder of Bubalus bubalis(B.bubalis)and Bos taurus(B.taunts)from slaughterhouses were examined adult worms and prevalence investigation.The species confirmation with phylogenetic analysis using ITS-2 sequences was performed by maximum likelihood and UPGMA methods.Results:The total prevalences of infection in B.bubalis and Bubalus taurus(B.taurus)were67.27%and 52.94%respectively.The respective prevalence in both B.bubalis and B.taurus were acquired from Doi-Saket,Muang,and Sanpatong districts,with 81.25%,62.50%and 60.00%for B.bubalis and 62.50%,50.00%and 47.06%for Bos taunts respectively.The species confirmation of F.gigantka and some related species by basing on maximum likelihood and UPGMA methods used,4 groups of trematodes were generated,first F.gigantka group including specimen of Chiang Mai,second 2 samples of F.hepatica,third group of 3 rumen flukes;Orthocoelium streptocoelium,F.elongatus and Paramphistomum epliclitum and fourth group of 3 minute intestinal flukes:Haplorchis taichui,Stellantchasmu falcatus.Haplorchoides sp.and liver fluke;Opisthorchis civerrini respectively.Conclusions:These results can be confirmed the Giant liver fluke which mainly caused fascioliasis in Chiang Mai was identified as F.gigantka and specimens were the same as those of F.gigantka recorded in olher different countries.Nucleotide sequence of ITS-2 region has been proven as effective diagnostic tool for the identification of F.gigantka.展开更多
Maize(Zea mays L.)is an indispensable crop worldwide for food,feed,and bioenergy production.Fusarium verticillioides(F.verticillioides)is a widely distributed phytopathogen and incites multiple destructive diseases in...Maize(Zea mays L.)is an indispensable crop worldwide for food,feed,and bioenergy production.Fusarium verticillioides(F.verticillioides)is a widely distributed phytopathogen and incites multiple destructive diseases in maize:seedling blight,stalk rot,ear rot,and seed rot.As a soil-,seed-,and airborne pathogen,F.verticillioides can survive in soil or plant residue and systemically infect maize via roots,contaminated seed,silks,or external wounds,posing a severe threat to maize production and quality.Infection triggers complex immune responses:induction of defense-response genes,changes in reactive oxygen species,plant hormone levels and oxylipins,and alterations in secondary metabolites such as flavonoids,phenylpropanoids,phenolic compounds,and benzoxazinoid defense compounds.Breeding resistant maize cultivars is the preferred approach to reducing F.verticillioides infection and mycotoxin contamination.Reliable phenotyping systems are prerequisites for elucidating the genetic structure and molecular mechanism of maize resistance to F.verticillioides.Although many F.verticillioides resistance genes have been identified by genome-wide association study,linkage analysis,bulkedsegregant analysis,and various omics technologies,few have been functionally validated and applied in molecular breeding.This review summarizes research progress on the infection cycle of F.verticillioides in maize,phenotyping evaluation systems for F.verticillioides resistance,quantitative trait loci and genes associated with F.verticillioides resistance,and molecular mechanisms underlying maize defense against F.verticillioides,and discusses potential avenues for molecular design breeding to improve maize resistance to F.verticillioides.展开更多
Wild relatives possess potential genetic diversity for maize (<i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Zea mays</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> L.) improvem...Wild relatives possess potential genetic diversity for maize (<i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Zea mays</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> L.) improvement. Characterization of maize-</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mexicana</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> introgression lines (ILs) is of great value to diversify the genetic base and improve the maize germplasm. Four maize-</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mexicana</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> IL generations, </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">i.e.</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> BC1, BC2, BC3, and RIL, were constructed under the elite inbred background of 48-2, elite inbred line that is widely used in maize breeding in Southwestern China, and were phenotyped in different years and genotyped with 56110 SNPs. The results indicated that 48-2 had higher phenotypic performances than all the characterized ILs on most of the agronomic traits. Compared with other ILs, BC2 individuals exhibited more similar performance to 48-2 on most traits and possessed the highest kernel ratio (66.5%). Population structure and principal component analysis indicated that BC3 individuals gathered closer to 48-2 and exhibited the lowest </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mexicana</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-introgression frequency (0.50%), while BC2 (29.06%) and RIL (18.52%) showed higher introgression frequency. The high level of genetic diversity observed in the maize-</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mexicana</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> ILs demonstrated that </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Z</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mays</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> ssp. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mexicana </span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">can serve as a potential source for the enrichment of maize germplasm.</span>展开更多
Maize (Zea mays L.) is the major cereal cultivated in Benin and it is important to know its genetic diversity to improve the yield. The genetic markers of important traits are evaluated in order to improve the maize i...Maize (Zea mays L.) is the major cereal cultivated in Benin and it is important to know its genetic diversity to improve the yield. The genetic markers of important traits are evaluated in order to improve the maize inbred lines. The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity of Benin’s maize accessions by SSR marker. Thus, one hundred eighty seven maize accessions from three areas (South, Center and North) were analyzed using three SSR markers. A total of 227 polymorphic bands were produced and showed high genetic diversity (Shannon index = 0.51). The polymorphic information content (PIC) values for the SSR loci ranged from 0.58 to 0.81, with an average of 0.71. Genetic distance-based UPGMA dendrogram showed a genetic differentiation between accessions and they were grouped into four clusters in each area. This work provides necessary information that can be used not only to improve the maize production and conservation but also to better manage genetic species resources in Benin.展开更多
文摘A cold Rydberg gas, with its atoms prepared initially all in the excited state <span style="white-space:nowrap;">|<em>n</em><sub>0</sub>></span> , with <em>n</em><sub>0 </sub><span style="white-space:nowrap;">»</span>1, contains an excessive amount of energy, and presumably is to relax by the Penning-type <em>molecular auto-ionization</em> (<em>MAI</em>), in which a portion of excess energy of one atom is given to another near-by atom and ionizing it. Its complementary process, the <em>resonant energy transfer</em> (<em>RET</em>), is discussed, in which the excess energy of one atom is used on another to form a hyper-excited atomic state <span style="white-space:normal;">|</span><em style="white-space:normal;">n</em><sub style="white-space:normal;"><em>a</em></sub><span style="white-space:normal;">></span> with <em>n</em><sub><em>a</em></sub><span style="white-space:nowrap;">»</span><em style="white-space:normal;">n</em><sub style="white-space:normal;">0</sub>. This process is always present, provided certain resonance energy conditions are satisfied. In this report, the <em>n</em><sub>0</sub> and density dependences of the RET rates are studied in detail, employing a simple model: 1) at low densities, the RET is mediated by the dipole-dipole coupling <em>V</em><sub><em>dd</em></sub> and its rates are generally much smaller than that of MAI, especially for small <em>n</em><sub>0</sub>. But 2) as the density increases, our model shows that the rates become of comparable magnitude or even larger than the MAI rates. The<em> V</em><sub><em>dd</em></sub> is no longer adequate. We, then construct a semi-empirical potential to describe the RET process. 3) At high densities, we show that the atomic orbital of <span style="white-space:normal;">|</span><em style="white-space:normal;">n</em><sub style="white-space:normal;"><em>a</em></sub><span style="white-space:normal;">></span> overlaps with that of neighboring atoms, and the electron-electron potential becomes prominent, resulting in much higher rates.
文摘Objective:To investigate the infection of Fasciola gigantka(F.gigantka)in domestic cattle from Chiang Mai province and molecular confirmation using ITS-2 region.Methods:The liver and gall bladder of Bubalus bubalis(B.bubalis)and Bos taurus(B.taunts)from slaughterhouses were examined adult worms and prevalence investigation.The species confirmation with phylogenetic analysis using ITS-2 sequences was performed by maximum likelihood and UPGMA methods.Results:The total prevalences of infection in B.bubalis and Bubalus taurus(B.taurus)were67.27%and 52.94%respectively.The respective prevalence in both B.bubalis and B.taurus were acquired from Doi-Saket,Muang,and Sanpatong districts,with 81.25%,62.50%and 60.00%for B.bubalis and 62.50%,50.00%and 47.06%for Bos taunts respectively.The species confirmation of F.gigantka and some related species by basing on maximum likelihood and UPGMA methods used,4 groups of trematodes were generated,first F.gigantka group including specimen of Chiang Mai,second 2 samples of F.hepatica,third group of 3 rumen flukes;Orthocoelium streptocoelium,F.elongatus and Paramphistomum epliclitum and fourth group of 3 minute intestinal flukes:Haplorchis taichui,Stellantchasmu falcatus.Haplorchoides sp.and liver fluke;Opisthorchis civerrini respectively.Conclusions:These results can be confirmed the Giant liver fluke which mainly caused fascioliasis in Chiang Mai was identified as F.gigantka and specimens were the same as those of F.gigantka recorded in olher different countries.Nucleotide sequence of ITS-2 region has been proven as effective diagnostic tool for the identification of F.gigantka.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32201787,32201793)the Innovation Special Program of Henan Agricultural University for Science and Technology(30501044)the Special Support Fund for High-Level Talents of Henan Agricultural University(30501302).
文摘Maize(Zea mays L.)is an indispensable crop worldwide for food,feed,and bioenergy production.Fusarium verticillioides(F.verticillioides)is a widely distributed phytopathogen and incites multiple destructive diseases in maize:seedling blight,stalk rot,ear rot,and seed rot.As a soil-,seed-,and airborne pathogen,F.verticillioides can survive in soil or plant residue and systemically infect maize via roots,contaminated seed,silks,or external wounds,posing a severe threat to maize production and quality.Infection triggers complex immune responses:induction of defense-response genes,changes in reactive oxygen species,plant hormone levels and oxylipins,and alterations in secondary metabolites such as flavonoids,phenylpropanoids,phenolic compounds,and benzoxazinoid defense compounds.Breeding resistant maize cultivars is the preferred approach to reducing F.verticillioides infection and mycotoxin contamination.Reliable phenotyping systems are prerequisites for elucidating the genetic structure and molecular mechanism of maize resistance to F.verticillioides.Although many F.verticillioides resistance genes have been identified by genome-wide association study,linkage analysis,bulkedsegregant analysis,and various omics technologies,few have been functionally validated and applied in molecular breeding.This review summarizes research progress on the infection cycle of F.verticillioides in maize,phenotyping evaluation systems for F.verticillioides resistance,quantitative trait loci and genes associated with F.verticillioides resistance,and molecular mechanisms underlying maize defense against F.verticillioides,and discusses potential avenues for molecular design breeding to improve maize resistance to F.verticillioides.
文摘Wild relatives possess potential genetic diversity for maize (<i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Zea mays</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> L.) improvement. Characterization of maize-</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mexicana</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> introgression lines (ILs) is of great value to diversify the genetic base and improve the maize germplasm. Four maize-</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mexicana</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> IL generations, </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">i.e.</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> BC1, BC2, BC3, and RIL, were constructed under the elite inbred background of 48-2, elite inbred line that is widely used in maize breeding in Southwestern China, and were phenotyped in different years and genotyped with 56110 SNPs. The results indicated that 48-2 had higher phenotypic performances than all the characterized ILs on most of the agronomic traits. Compared with other ILs, BC2 individuals exhibited more similar performance to 48-2 on most traits and possessed the highest kernel ratio (66.5%). Population structure and principal component analysis indicated that BC3 individuals gathered closer to 48-2 and exhibited the lowest </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mexicana</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-introgression frequency (0.50%), while BC2 (29.06%) and RIL (18.52%) showed higher introgression frequency. The high level of genetic diversity observed in the maize-</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mexicana</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> ILs demonstrated that </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Z</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mays</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> ssp. </span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">mexicana </span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">can serve as a potential source for the enrichment of maize germplasm.</span>
文摘Maize (Zea mays L.) is the major cereal cultivated in Benin and it is important to know its genetic diversity to improve the yield. The genetic markers of important traits are evaluated in order to improve the maize inbred lines. The aim of this study was to evaluate the genetic diversity of Benin’s maize accessions by SSR marker. Thus, one hundred eighty seven maize accessions from three areas (South, Center and North) were analyzed using three SSR markers. A total of 227 polymorphic bands were produced and showed high genetic diversity (Shannon index = 0.51). The polymorphic information content (PIC) values for the SSR loci ranged from 0.58 to 0.81, with an average of 0.71. Genetic distance-based UPGMA dendrogram showed a genetic differentiation between accessions and they were grouped into four clusters in each area. This work provides necessary information that can be used not only to improve the maize production and conservation but also to better manage genetic species resources in Benin.