Background and Aims Although quantitative trait loci (QTL) analysis of yield-related traits for rice has developed rapidly, crop models using genotype information have been proposed only relatively recently. As a first step towards a generic genotype–phenotype model, we present here a three-dimensional functional–structural plant model (FSPM) of rice, in which some model parameters are cont…
Novel amphiphilic block copolymers consisting of hydrophobic poly(d,l-lactide) segments and hydrophilic poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-N, N-dimethylacrylamide) blocks were designed and synthesized through a simple free radical copolymerization route based on a bifunctional initiator, followed by the ring-opening polymerization of d,l-lactide. The copolymers self-assembled into thermosensitiv…
Background and Aims: It has previously been shown that proanthocyanidins (PAs) in the seed coat of Arabidopsis thaliana have the ability to scavenge superoxide radicals (O2-). However, the physiological processess in PA-deficit seeds are not clear. It is hypothesized that there exist alternative ways in PA-deficient seeds to cope with oxidative stress. Methods: The content of hydrogen peroxi…
Abstract. Layered double hydroxides CuxZn6 − xCr2(OH)16(CO3)·4H2O with different molar ratios of Cu/Zn/Cr were synthesized by accelerated carbonation. The products were characterized by XRD, SEM, FT-IR and TG-DTGDSC- MS. The chemical stability was tested by the modified Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP). The results showed that the products were the mixture of CuxZn6 − …