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2020-04-09Recent El Nino activity enhances growth of Masson pine in South China subtropical forestsAuthor: LI Jingye E-mail: jingye_li@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168192320300411 Online time: 19 February 2020 A greater amplitude and higher mean intensity of the El Nino phenomenon have both been observed in the last few decades. In order to determine how tree growth and recent El Nino variabilities are associated within the East Asia subtropical forest (EASF).Read More
Recently, LI Jingye from South China Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences con... -
2020-03-26Dietary components decrease Cd bioavailability in riceAuthor: ZHUANG Ping E-mail: zhuangp@scib.ac.cn Paper link: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.jafc.0c01582 Online time: 19 March 2020 A recent research paper published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry describes an alternative strategy to reduce Cd exposure.Read More
Heavy metal pollution is one of the oldest environmental problems, which is still a serious health problem, especially in some developing countries. Cadmium is a common toxic heavy metal in the environment.... -
2020-03-24Climatic-niche evolution is strikingly similar in plants and animalsAuthor:LIU Hui E-mail:hui.liu@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1158-x Online time: Mar. 23, 2020 Given the fundamental biological differences in plants and animals, previous research proposed that plants may have broader environmental tolerances than animals but are more sensitive to climate. However, a recent study has found that there are actually “general rules” of climatic-niche evolution that span plants and animals.Read More
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2020-03-17Xinhua news: 12 species selected for tropical coral island recoveryChinese researchers have selected 12 species suitable for tropical coral island recovery, according to a recent research article published in the journal Functional Ecology.Researchers from the South China Botanical Garden of Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a species screening model to select more species that have comparable restoration a...Read More
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2020-03-17Comparison of Cd phytoextraction ability of several plantsAuthor: HUANG Rong E-mail: hrong2018@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720310925?dgcid=coauthor#f0040 Online time: 25 February 2020 Remediation of soil contaminated by heavy metals has become a hot topic in the world, and phytoremediation technology is the most widely used. Compared with physical and chemical remediation, phytoremediation technology has the advantages of high cost-effectiveness, in-situ application, less invasive, less destructive and so on.Read More
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2020-03-16Application of a trait-based species screening framework for vegetation restorationAuthor: LIU Nan E-mail: liunan@scbg.ac.cn Paper link: https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2435.13553 Online time: 2020-3-6 Restoration science has rapidly developed to address many of the world’s most pressing and complex ecological problems. A primary challenge in restoration science is the selection of suitable species that can be used to restore vegetated ecosystems. Traditionally, the selection of candidate species for restoration efforts is based largely on ex...Read More
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2020-03-13Xinhua news: Phosphorus limitation of plant growth occurs in global terrestrial ecosystemsChinese researchers have revealed that plant growth is significantly limited by phosphorus supply in both the tropics and temperate regions and in all major types of terrestrial ecosystems including forests, grasslands, tundras, and farmland.Read More
Phosphorus is considered a crucial nutrient element for plant growth. Its undersupply may influence ... -
2020-03-12SCBG gets a invention patent of Maize OXIDATIVE STRESS 2 homologs and their application potentialsCadmium (Cd) is one of the most serious heavy metal pollutants. It brings a great threat not only to human health but also to crop production. An excess amount of Cd in soil reduces the efficiency of plant photosynthesis, absorption of water and nutrients, and growth.Read More
Therefore, enhancing the Cd tolerance in crops would be important to incre...