A5011576074- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Plant Molecular Biology Research
- Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Plant responses to water stress
- Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Heavy metals in environment
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
- Plant Ecology and Soil Science
- Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Environmental and Agricultural Sciences
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
Chinese Academy of Sciences
2014-2024
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources
2017-2024
Southern University of Science and Technology
2020-2023
Wuhan University
2020-2023
Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences
2016-2020
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
2016-2020
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences
2016-2019
Gansu Desert Control Research Institute
2012-2016
The main prevention and control area for wind-blown sand hazards in northern China is about 320000 km2 size includes sandlands to the east of Helan Mountain sandy deserts desert-steppe transitional regions west Mountain. Vegetation recovery restoration an important effective approach constraining these areas. After more than 50 years long-term ecological studies Shapotou region Tengger Desert, we found that revegetation changed hydrological processes original dune system through utilization...
UV-B light is a potential stress factor in plants, but how plants coordinate growth and responses not well understood. Here, we report that brassinosteroid (BR) signaling inhibits Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) various crops by controlling flavonol biosynthesis. We further demonstrate BRI1-EMS-SUPPRESSOR 1 (BES1) mediates the tradeoff between plant defense responses. BES1, master transcription involved BR signaling, represses expression of genes MYB11, MYB12, MYB111, which activate BES1...
In desert ecosystems, plant growth and nutrient uptake are restricted by availability of soil nitrogen (N) phosphorus (P). The effects both climate conditions on N P concentrations among life forms (annual, perennial shrub) remain unclear. We assessed leaf levels 54 plants measured the corresponding in shallow (0–10 cm), middle (10–40 cm) deep layers (40–100 at 52 sites a temperate northwest China. Leaf N:P ratios varied markedly forms. was higher annuals perennials than shrubs. showed...
The generation of small interfering RNA (siRNA) involves many processing components, including SUPPRESSOR OF GENE SILENCING 3 (SGS3), RNA-DEPENDENT POLYMERASE 6 (RDR6), and DICER-LIKE proteins (DCLs). Nonetheless, how these components are coordinated to produce siRNAs is unclear. Here, we show that SGS3 forms condensates via phase separation in vivo vitro. interacts with RDR6 drives it form siRNA bodies cytoplasm, which promoted by SGS3-targeted RNAs. Disrupting abrogates body assembly...
Abstract Besides water relations, nutrient allocation, and stoichiometric traits are fundamental feature of shrubs. Knowledge concerning the stoichiometry xerophytes is essential to predicting biogeochemical cycling in desert ecosystems as well understanding homoeostasis variability plants. Here, we focused on temperate species Reaumuria soongorica collected samples from plant organs soil over 28 different locations that covered a wide distributional gradient this species. Carbon (C),...
Abstract In water-limited regions, rainfall interception is influenced by properties and crown characteristics. Rainfall properties, aside from gross amount duration (GR RD), maximum intensity rainless gap (RG), within rain events may heavily affect throughfall plants. From 2004 to 2014 (except for 2007), individual shrubs of Caragana korshinskii Artemisia ordosica were selected measure during 210 events. Various auto-measured characteristics, i.e., height, branch leaf area index, volume two...
The development of shrub allometric models is crucial for accurate biomass assessment, as well scientific studies carbon storage and cycling desert ecosystems. aim the present study was to construct predict using easily measured variables xerophytic shrubs. 12 most widespread species northern China were selected a total 385 individuals harvested obtain weight its components (leaves, twigs, branches, roots), crown area (CA) plant height (H). Based on high coefficient determination (R2), low...
Abstract Warming and precipitation fluctuations are changing desert ecosystems in global drylands. However, the effects of climate change on keystone species such as cryptogamic biocrust drylands remain relatively under‐investigated, even though biocrusts play a vital role ecosystems. We conducted long‐term experiment (14 years) to simulate responses two main types warming coupled with reduction that was achieved by open‐top chambers (OTCs) predicted decreasing under scenario. also conduct...