A5106556802- Plant and animal studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Coffee research and impacts
- Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Irrigation Practices and Water Management
- Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Algal biology and biofuel production
- Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
- Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Pineapple and bromelain studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology
2025
Experimental Center of Subtropical Forestry
2024
Foshan University
2020-2024
Chinese Academy of Forestry
2016-2024
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden
2011-2021
Chinese Academy of Sciences
2007-2020
Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences
2020
Shanxi Agricultural University
2020
Institute of Botany
2017
Research Institute of Tropical Forestry
2016
ABSTRACT We test the hypotheses proposed by Gentry and Schnitzer that liana density basal area in tropical forests vary negatively with mean annual precipitation (MAP) positively seasonality. Previous studies correlating abundance these climatic variables have produced conflicting results, warranting a new analysis of drivers based on different dataset. compiled pan‐tropical dataset containing 28,953 lianas (≥2.5 cm diam.) from conducted at 13 Neotropical 11 Paleotropical dry to wet lowland...
Lianas are an important component of most tropical forests, where they vary in abundance from high seasonal forests to low forests. We tested the hypothesis that physiological ability lianas fix carbon (and thus grow) during drought may confer a distinct advantage which explain pan-tropical liana distributions. compared range leaf-level attributes 18 co-occurring and 16 tree species wet dry seasons forest Xishuangbanna, China. found that, season, had significantly higher CO(2) assimilation...
Chenopodium quinoa Willd., a halophytic crop, shows great variability among different genotypes in response to salt. To investigate the salinity tolerance mechanisms, five contrasting cultivars belonging highland ecotype were compared for their seed germination (under 0, 100 and 400 mM NaCl) seedling's responses under levels (0, 100, 200, 300 NaCl).
Acid mine drainage (AMD) generated during the exploitation and utilization of mineral resources poses a severe environmental problem globally within mining industry. The Xiaomixi Stream in Ziyang County, Shaanxi Province, is primary tributary Han River, which surrounded by historically concentrated areas for stone coal vanadium ores. Rainwater erosion abandoned tunnels waste rock piles has led to leaching acidic substances heavy metals, then enter Haoping River its tributaries through...
Lianas are expected to differ from trees in their growth strategies. As a result these two groups of woody species will have different spatial distributions: lianas more common high light environments. This study determines the differences patterns, biomass allocation and leaf traits five closely related liana tree genus Bauhinia. Seedlings light-demanding (Bauhinia tenuiflora B. claviflora), one shade-tolerant (B. aurea), purpurea monandra) were grown shadehouse at 25 % full sunlight. A...
Leaf developmental patterns were characterized for three tropical tree species with delayed greening. Changes in the pigment contents, photosynthetic capacity, stomata development, photosystem 2 efficiency, rate of energy dissipation, and activity partial protective enzymes followed developing leaves an attempt to elucidate relative importance various photoprotective mechanisms during leaf ontogeny. Big Anthocephalus chinensis, a fast-growing light demanding species, expanded following...
Tropical montane rain forest is widely considered to be a highly threatened hotspot of global diversity (Brummitt & Nic Lughadha 2003), and one the least understood humid tropical ecosystems in terms nutrient cycling (Bruijnzeel Proctor 1995). There is, therefore, an urgent need improve our understanding processes this ecosystem, including absorption nutrients (mainly N P) from senescing leaves, which may key component adaptive mechanisms that conserve limiting (Killingbeck 1996)....
ABSTRACT Sacha inchi ( Plukenetia volubilis L.) is known to naturally grow under a wide range of elevational gradients in South America. We assessed the combined effects altitude (560, 900, 1200, and 1490 m asl) season on leaf‐ whole‐plant traits seed chemicals sacha plants Xishuangbanna, Southwest China, explore optimum altitudinal zone for its cultivation. Leaf maximum net photosynthetic rate (A max ), stomatal conductance (g s dark respiration (R d ) were greatest wet lowest cool season....
Abstract: In tropical forests, trees compete not only with other trees, but also lianas, which may limit tree growth and regeneration. Liana effects depend on the availability of above- below-ground resources differ between species. We conducted a shade house experiment to test effect light (4% 35% full sun, using neutral-density screen) competitive interactions seedlings one liana ( Byttneria grandifolia ) three species (two shade-tolerant Litsea dilleniifolia Pometia tomentosa ,...
We hypothesized that photosynthesis and growth of tropical vegetation at its most northern distribution in Asia (Xishuangbanna, SW China) is adversely affected by seasonal drought chilling temperatures. To test this hypothesis, we measured photosynthetic characteristics Zizyphus attopensis Pierre seedlings grown three contrasting forest microhabitats: the understory, a small gap large gap. Photosynthetic capacity (light-saturated rate (Amax), maximum carboxylation electron transport rate)...
We carried out a field experiment in order to study effects of fertilization juvenile plants three coffee (Coffea arabica) cultivars Yunnan, SW China. Fertilization treatments included control without fertilizer (CK), combinations NPK rates [high (FH), medium (FM), and low (FL) with 135, 90, 45 g per plant year, respectively], at two N:P2O5:K2O ratios (R1, 1:0.5:0.8; R2, 1:0.8:0.5). The growth was not altered by fertilization, clear peaks being observed both the height stem (RGRs) throughout...
Abstract Background Being a promising tropical woody oilseed crop, the evergreen and recurrent plants of Sacha Inchi ( Plukenetia volubilis L.) has complex phenology source–sink interactions. Carbon manipulations with control two treatments (reduce source, ca. 10% mature leaf pruning; reduce sink, fruitlet thinning) were conducted on 2.5-year-old field-grown P. plantation during early-wet season in seasonal area. Results Leaf photosynthetic rate specific area largely remained unchanged...
The gas exchange, parameters of chlorophyll fluorescence, contents pigments, and activities superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), as well lipid peroxidation were investigated in two field-grown coffee species, Coffea arabica C. liberica, exposed to drought re-hydration. Drought caused a more pronounced inhibition net photosynthetic rate liberica compared arabica. de-epoxidation xanthophyll cycle pigments at midday estimated by leaf reflectance was much higher than but no...
In a field experiment Coffea arabica L. was subjected to various moisture and fertilizer regimes in Simao, Yunan, SW China. The experimental treatments consisted of eight factorial combinations two fertilization levels (high low) four watering applied the dry season: application rice straw mulch, drip irrigation, mulching plus irrigation on soil surface, control (no or irrigation). growth coffee plants monitored throughout course full year. Two clear peaks were detected (one at beginning one...