supported by Punjab Agriculture Research Board,Grant numbers PARB No.890;received research support from Punjab Agriculture Board。
Background Bt technology has played significant role in controlling bollworms and increasing cotton yield in earlier days of its introduction,a subsequent decline in yield became apparent over time.This decline may be...
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFB3400200);the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(3212012);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52075038);the Opening Project of the Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering(Ministry of Education),Jilin University(KF20200001);the Opening Project of State Key Laboratory of Tribology,Tsinghua University(SKLTKF20B06)。
Inspired by the dynamic wet adhesive systems in nature,various artificial adhesive surfaces have been developed but still face different challenges.Crucially,the theoretical mechanics of wet adhesives has never been s...
Main Objective: To determine the prevalence of thumb sucking habits amongst children at the KNUST Basic School. Methodology: This study was quantitative and descriptive with the design being a cross-sectional type. Th...
The bird cherry-oat aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi [Linnaeus, 1758]) is considered a key pest of cereal crops worldwide, causing direct damage through sap feeding and by acting as a vector for viral diseases. Managing aphi...
supported from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31872035 and 32102297);the Science and Technology Department of Hubei Province of China(2020CFA012);the Foundation of Hubei Hongshan Laboratory(2021 hszd011);the Innovation Base for Introducing Talents of Discipline of Hubei Province(2019BJH021)。
Expression of double-stranded RNAs in plastids offers great potential for the efficient control of chewing insects.However,many insect pests do not consume plant tissue but rather feed on the host plant by sucking sap...
Background:Sucking insect pests cause severe damage to cotton crop production.The development of insect resistant cotton cultivars is one of the most effective measures in curtailing the yield losses.Considering the r...
This work was sup-ported by the National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFD0100603,2016YFD0100501);the National Trans-genic Great Subject from the Ministry of Agriculture of China(2016ZX08009-003-001,2016ZX08001006-009);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31371949).
The brown planthopper(BPH)and striped stem borer(SSB)are the most devastating insect pests in rice(Oryza sativa)producing areas.Screening for endogenous resistant genes is the most practical strategy for rice insect-r...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21761142002,81770464);Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2018ZX09301043-003);Chinese Academy of Sciences(QYZDJ-SSW-SMC012,SAJC201606);West Light Foundation;Youth Innovation Promotion Association(2017432);Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department(2017FB038,2015BC005)
Protease inhibitors have been reported rarely from the leech Hirudinaria manillensis.In this study,we purified a novel protease inhibitor(bdellin-HM-2)with anticoagulant properties from H.manillensis.With a molecular ...
supported by the financial support from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture(USDA/NIFA 2018-67003-27407)
Controlling the solid–liquid–vapor tri-phase interface is of fundamental importance for a broad range of industrial applications including biomedical engineering, energy production and utilization, environmental con...
All plants including cotton host a wide range of microorganisms as endophytes. There is a growing appreciation of the prevalence, ecological significance and management potential of facultative fungal endophytes in pr...