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Ehtaiwesh A, Sunoj VSJ, Djanaguiraman M, Prasad PVV. Response of winter wheat genotypes to salinity stress under controlled environments. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 15:1396498. [PMID: 38978515 PMCID: PMC11228282 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1396498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
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This study was conducted in controlled environmental conditions to systematically evaluate multi-traits responses of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes to different salinity levels. Responses were assessed at the germination to early seedling stage (Experiment 1). Seeds of different genotypes (n=292) were subjected to three salinity levels (0 [control], 60, and 120 mM NaCl). Principal Component Analysis (PCA) revealed that among studied traits seedling vigor index (SVI) contributed more towards the diverse response of genotypes to salinity stress. Based on SVI, eight contrasting genotypes assumed to be tolerant (Gage, Guymon, MTS0531, and Tascosa) and susceptible (CO04W320, Carson, TX04M410211) were selected for further physio-biochemical evaluation at the booting stage (Experiment 2) and to monitor grain yield. Higher level of salinity (120 mM NaCl) exposure at the booting stage increased thylakoid membrane damage, lipid peroxidation, sugars, proline, and protein while decreasing photosynthesis, chlorophyll index, starch, and grain yield. Based on grain yield, the assumed magnitude of the genotypic response shown in Experiment 1 was not analogous in Experiment 2. This indicates the necessity of individual screening of genotypes at different sensitive growth stages for identifying true salinity-tolerant and susceptible genotypes at a particular growth stage. However, based on higher grain yield and its least percentage reduction under higher salinity, Guymon and TX04M410211 were identified as tolerant, and Gage and CO04W320 as susceptible at the booting stage, and their biparental population can be used to identify genomic regions for booting stage-specific salinity response.
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- Amal Ehtaiwesh
- Department of Agronomy, Crop Physiology Lab, 2004 Throckmorton Plant Science Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Crop Physiology Lab, 2004 Throckmorton Plant Science Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
- Crop Eco-physiology, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Uvalde, TX, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Crop Physiology Lab, 2004 Throckmorton Plant Science Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
- Department of Crop Physiology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Crop Physiology Lab, 2004 Throckmorton Plant Science Center, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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Dwivedi SL, Quiroz LF, Spillane C, Wu R, Mattoo AK, Ortiz R. Unlocking allelic variation in circadian clock genes to develop environmentally robust and productive crops. PLANTA 2024; 259:72. [PMID: 38386103 PMCID: PMC10884192 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04324-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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MAIN CONCLUSION Molecular mechanisms of biological rhythms provide opportunities to harness functional allelic diversity in core (and trait- or stress-responsive) oscillator networks to develop more climate-resilient and productive germplasm. The circadian clock senses light and temperature in day-night cycles to drive biological rhythms. The clock integrates endogenous signals and exogenous stimuli to coordinate diverse physiological processes. Advances in high-throughput non-invasive assays, use of forward- and inverse-genetic approaches, and powerful algorithms are allowing quantitation of variation and detection of genes associated with circadian dynamics. Circadian rhythms and phytohormone pathways in response to endogenous and exogenous cues have been well documented the model plant Arabidopsis. Novel allelic variation associated with circadian rhythms facilitates adaptation and range expansion, and may provide additional opportunity to tailor climate-resilient crops. The circadian phase and period can determine adaptation to environments, while the robustness in the circadian amplitude can enhance resilience to environmental changes. Circadian rhythms in plants are tightly controlled by multiple and interlocked transcriptional-translational feedback loops involving morning (CCA1, LHY), mid-day (PRR9, PRR7, PRR5), and evening (TOC1, ELF3, ELF4, LUX) genes that maintain the plant circadian clock ticking. Significant progress has been made to unravel the functions of circadian rhythms and clock genes that regulate traits, via interaction with phytohormones and trait-responsive genes, in diverse crops. Altered circadian rhythms and clock genes may contribute to hybrid vigor as shown in Arabidopsis, maize, and rice. Modifying circadian rhythms via transgenesis or genome-editing may provide additional opportunities to develop crops with better buffering capacity to environmental stresses. Models that involve clock gene‒phytohormone‒trait interactions can provide novel insights to orchestrate circadian rhythms and modulate clock genes to facilitate breeding of all season crops.
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- Agriculture and Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 REW4, Ireland
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- Agriculture and Bioeconomy Research Centre, Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 REW4, Ireland.
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- Beijing Yanqi Lake Institute of Mathematical Sciences and Applications, Beijing, 101408, China
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- USDA-ARS, Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, 20705-2350, USA
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sundsvagen, 10, Box 190, SE 23422, Lomma, Sweden.
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Wang YR, Samset BH, Stordal F, Bryn A, Hessen DO. Past and future trends of diurnal temperature range and their correlation with vegetation assessed by MODIS and CMIP6. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 904:166727. [PMID: 37673261 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/29/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Temperature anomalies and changes in the diurnal temperature range (DTR) are expected to pose physiological challenges to biota; hence, both spatial and temporal variations in DTR provide important insights into temperature-induced stress in humans, animals, and vegetation. Furthermore, vegetation could dampen temperature variability. Here, we use the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) remote sensing data of Land Surface Temperature (LST) to evaluate the global variation in DTR and its rate of change in spatial and temporal scales for the two decades spanning from 2001 to 2020. We show that North America, Africa, and Antarctica, as well as the global mean, experienced statistically significant DTR rates of change over the last 20 years in either summer, winter, or the annual mean. The rates were all negative, indicating the day-night temperature differences are decreasing in those regions because night temperatures are increasing at a faster rate than day temperatures. MODIS data of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) revealed a strongly negative correlation with DTR, with a spatial correlation coefficient of -0.61. This correlation demonstrates a prominent dampening effect of vegetation on diurnal temperature oscillations. For future DTR projections, we used 19 models in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project 6 (CMIP6) to predict global DTR trends from 2021 to 2050 with low and high CO2 concentration scenarios. The high CO2 emission scenario projects significant decreases in DTR in circumpolar regions, central Africa, and India compared to the low CO2 scenario. This difference in the two scenarios underscores the substantial influence of increased global temperatures and elevated CO2 concentration on DTR and, consequently, on the ecosystems in certain regions.
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- You-Ren Wang
- Dept. Marine Environment and Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Marine Affairs, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan; Dept. Biosciences and Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, University of Oslo, Oslo 0316, Norway.
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- CICERO Center for International Climate Research, Oslo 0349, Norway
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- Dept. Geosciences and Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, University of Oslo, Oslo 0316, Norway
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- Natural History Museum and Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, University of Oslo, Oslo 0316, Norway
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- Dept. Biosciences and Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, University of Oslo, Oslo 0316, Norway
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Carcedo AJP, Mayor L, Demarco P, Morris GP, Lingenfelser J, Messina CD, Ciampitti IA. Environment Characterization in Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor L.) by Modeling Water-Deficit and Heat Patterns in the Great Plains Region, United States. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:768610. [PMID: 35310654 PMCID: PMC8929132 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.768610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Environmental characterization for defining the target population of environments (TPE) is critical to improve the efficiency of breeding programs in crops, such as sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.). The aim of this study was to characterize the spatial and temporal variation for a TPE for sorghum within the United States. APSIM-sorghum, included in the Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator software platform, was used to quantify water-deficit and heat patterns for 15 sites in the sorghum belt. Historical weather data (∼35 years) was used to identify water (WSP) and heat (HSP) stress patterns to develop water-heat clusters. Four WSPs were identified with large differences in the timing of onset, intensity, and duration of the stress. In the western region of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, the most frequent WSP (∼35%) was stress during grain filling with late recovery. For northeast Kansas, WSP frequencies were more evenly distributed, suggesting large temporal variation. Three HSPs were defined, with the low HSP being most frequent (∼68%). Field data from Kansas State University sorghum hybrid yield performance trials (2006-2013 period, 6 hybrids, 10 sites, 46 site × year combinations) were classified into the previously defined WSP and HSP clusters. As the intensity of the environmental stress increased, there was a clear reduction on grain yield. Both simulated and observed yield data showed similar yield trends when the level of heat or water stressed increased. Field yield data clearly separated contrasting clusters for both water and heat patterns (with vs. without stress). Thus, the patterns were regrouped into four categories, which account for the observed genotype by environment interaction (GxE) and can be applied in a breeding program. A better definition of TPE to improve predictability of GxE could accelerate genetic gains and help bridge the gap between breeders, agronomists, and farmers.
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- Ana J. P. Carcedo
- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Johnston, IA, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Department of Soil and Crop Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States
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- Horticultural Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States
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Impact of Climate Change on Hydrometeorology and Droughts in the Bilate Watershed, Ethiopia. WATER 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/w14050729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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This study aims to assess the potential impacts of climate change on hydrometeorological variables and drought characteristics in the Ethiopian Bilate watershed. Climate projections under two Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5) were obtained from the Coordinated Regional Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX) Africa for the near future (2021–2050) and far future (2071–2100) periods. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was applied to assess changes in watershed hydrology with the CORDEX-Africa data. The Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI), Streamflow Drought Index (SDI), and Reconnaissance Drought Index (RDI) were calculated to identify the characteristics of meteorological, hydrological, and agricultural droughts, respectively. Due to a significant rise in temperature, evapotranspiration will increase by up to 16.8% by the end of the 21st century. Under the RCP8.5 scenario, the annual average rainfall is estimated to decrease by 38.3% in the far future period, inducing a reduction of streamflow of up to 37.5%. Projections in reduced diurnal temperature range might benefit crop growth but suggest elevated heat stress. Probabilities of drought occurrence are expected to be doubled in the far future period, with increased intensities for all three types of droughts. These projected impacts will exacerbate water scarcity and threaten food securities in the study area. The study findings provide forward-looking quantitative information for water management authorities and decision-makers to develop adaptive measures to cope with the changing climate.
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Yan L, Sunoj VSJ, Short AW, Lambers H, Elsheery NI, Kajita T, Wee AKS, Cao KF. Correlations between allocation to foliar phosphorus fractions and maintenance of photosynthetic integrity in six mangrove populations as affected by chilling. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2021; 232:2267-2282. [PMID: 34610157 DOI: 10.1111/nph.17770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Chilling restrains the distribution of mangroves. We tested whether foliar phosphorus (P) fractions and gene expression are associated with cold tolerance in mangrove species. We exposed seedlings of six mangrove populations from different latitudes to favorable, chilling and recovery treatments, and measured their foliar P concentrations and fractions, photochemistry, nighttime respiration, and gene expression. A Kandelia obovata (KO; 26.45°N) population completely and a Bruguiera gymnorhiza (Guangxi) (BGG; 21.50°N) population partially (30%) survived chilling. Avicennia marina (24.29°N), and other B. gymnorhiza (26.66°N, 24.40°N, and 19.62°N) populations died after chilling. Photosystems of KO and photosystem I of BGG were least injured. During chilling, leaf P fractions, except nucleic acid P in three populations, declined and photoinhibition and nighttime respiration increased in all populations, with the greatest impact in B. gymnorhiza. Leaf nucleic acid P was positively correlated with photochemical efficiency during recovery and nighttime respiration across populations for each treatment. Relatively high concentrations of nucleic acid P and metabolite P were associated with stronger chilling tolerance in KO. Bruguiera gymnorhiza exhibited relatively low concentrations of organic P in favorable and chilling conditions, but its partially survived population showed stronger compensation in nucleic acid P and Pi concentrations and gene expression during recovery.
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- Li Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bio-resources and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, China
- State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystems, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bio-resources and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, China
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, 97403, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bio-resources and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bio-resources and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, China
- Agriculture Botany Department, Tanta University, Tanta, 72513, Egypt
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- Iriomote Station, Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Uehara, Yaeyama, Taketomi, Okinawa, 907-1541, Japan
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bio-resources and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, China
- School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, 43500, Malaysia
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bio-resources and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, China
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Mathur S, Sunoj VSJ, Elsheery NI, Reddy VR, Jajoo A, Cao KF. Regulation of Photosystem II Heterogeneity and Photochemistry in Two Cultivars of C 4 Crop Sugarcane Under Chilling Stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:627012. [PMID: 33643354 PMCID: PMC7902769 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.627012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In subtropical regions, chilling stress is one of the major constraints for sugarcane cultivation, which hampers yield and sugar production. Two recently released sugarcane cultivars, moderately chilling tolerant Guitang 49 and chilling tolerant Guitang 28, were selected. The experiments were conducted in the controlled environment, and seedlings were exposed to optimum (25°C/15°C), chilling (10°C/5°C), and recovery (25°C/15°C) temperature conditions. PSII heterogeneity was studied in terms of reducing side and antenna size heterogeneity. Under chilling, reducing side heterogeneity resulted in increased number of QB non-reducing centers, whereas antenna side heterogeneity resulted in enhanced number of inactive β centers in both cultivars, but the magnitude of change was higher in Guitang 49 than Guitang 28. Furthermore, in both cultivars, quantum efficiency of PSII, status of water splitting complex, and performance index were adversely affected by chilling, along with reduction in net photosynthesis rate and nighttime respiration and alterations in leaf optical properties. The extents of negative effect on these parameters were larger in Guitang 49 than in Guitang 28. These results reveal a clear differentiation in PSII heterogeneity between differentially chilling tolerant cultivars. Based on our studies, it is concluded that PSII heterogeneity can be used as an additional non-invasive and novel technique for evaluating any type of environmental stress in plants.
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- Sonal Mathur
- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bio-resources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Guangxi, China
- School of Life Sciences, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India
- Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture-AgriculturalResearch Service (USDA-ARS), Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bio-resources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Guangxi, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bio-resources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Guangxi, China
- Department of Agricultural Botany, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture-AgriculturalResearch Service (USDA-ARS), Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bio-resources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Guangxi, China
- School of Life Sciences, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India
- School of Biotechnology, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, India
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- State Key Laboratory of Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bio-resources, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Conservation, College of Forestry, Guangxi University, Guangxi, China
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