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2025-02-20A novel E3 ubiquitination ligase CIRP1 targets CATALASES to maintain ROS homeostasis in ArabidopsisA novel E3 ubiquitination ligase CIRP1 targets CATALASES to maintain ROS homeostasis in Arabidopsis. Due to the immobility of plants, stress response and tolerance are critical for their survival when subjected to environmental stress such as drought, salt, as well as biotic stress. ROS acts as the signal molecules upstream of stress response and works with various phytohormone such as ABA, JA, and SAsignaling pathway. Stress-induced ROS burst ...Read More -
2025-02-16Chinese Academy of Sciences Study: Global Mangrove Restoration Potential is Huge, Economic Benefits are SignificantMangroves, known as one of the most unique ecosystems on Earth, are often referred to as the"rainforests of the sea."According to the study, the ecosystem service valueof global mangroves was estimated at$894 billion in 2019. A research team from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently released a groundbreaking study on global mangrove conservation and restoration. The findings highlight not only the ecological importance but also the significant economic value of mangrove ecosystems.Mangroves, known as one of the most unique ...Read More -
2025-01-26Uncovers the regulatory mechanism of cytokinin-induced accumulation of secondary metabolites in Santalum album heartwoodThis study reveals details of the regulatory mechanism underlying the cytokinin-induced production of secondary metabolites, which determine the fragrance and color of Santalum album heartwood. Indian sandalwood(Santalum album) is a small tropical tree in the Santalaceae. This species is the most important species in the Santalumgenus owing to its high quality essential oil (EO) in heartwood, whichis widely utilized in the perfume industry andmedical field. The EO contains (Z)-α-santalol and (Z)-β-santalol, accounting for more than 8...Read More -
2025-01-16New progress in the regulation of banana cold stress response mediated by microRNAs has been made by South China Botanical Garden, the Chinese Academy of SciencesDuring an expedition to Yongxing Island, researchers found two parasitoid species with high parasitism rates on two main pests of the beach naupaka, Scaevola taccada, indicating these two parasitoid species have great potential to be used as biological control agents. The prevention and control of chilling injury has always been a technical problem in the fruit preservation industry, and exploring the regulatory mechanism of chilling injury is a frontier scientific question in postharvest biology. Banana is the most produced and traded fruit in the world, and as a tropical crop, banana is very sensitive to lo...Read More -
2025-01-16Plant Virus Contributes a Novel Gene Regulatory ElementExploring the new elements for enhancing gene expression is crucial in synthetic biology. A recent study found that the DNA sequence of the SBG51 deltasatellite from the Sweet potato leaf curl virus (SPLCV) greatly enhanced the gene expression when flanked downstream of the terminator. The enhanced gene expression maintained the spatio-temporal ... Exploring the new elements for enhancing gene expression is crucial in synthetic biology. A recent study found that the DNA sequence of the SBG51 deltasatellite from the Sweet potato leaf curl virus (SPLCV) greatly enhanced the gene expression when flanked downstream of the terminator. The enhanced gene expression maintained the spatio-temporal ...Read More -
2025-01-16China’s Artificial Forest Restoration Enters a New Phase that Integrates Animal Diversity RecoveryRestoration of artificial forest into near-natural forest is urgently need to combat the biodiversity loss and global climate change. It is critical to shift from focusing on traditional vegetation restoration to prioritizing the recovery of animal communities, includes restoring the trophic levels of the forest ecosystem, ideally by reintroduci... In recent years, media have frequently reported on the damage caused by wild boars to crops in China. This issue may be linked to the large area of artificial forests across the country which provides vast habitats for wildlife, contributing to an increase in populations of animals such as wild boars. However, the species diversity and structure...Read More -
2025-01-16Genomic Insights into the Bolbitis sinensis Species Complex Highlight the Need for Rethinking Traditional Morphological DelimitationThis study employs RAD-seq data to investigate the Bolbitis sinensis species complex, revealing that the three previously recognized species likely represent a single lineage showing morphological variation. The findings highlight the importance of genome-scale analyses for refining fern taxonomy and underscore the role of gene flow in shaping p... Recently, under the support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and other programs, Researcher WANG Faguo and colleagues from the South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, conducted a comprehensive genomic study of the Bolbitis sinensis species complex. This complex comprises three previously recognized species—...Read More -
2025-01-12Wind speed affects plant hydraulics globallyA global analysis of hydraulic traits in 1,922 woody plant species shows that wind speed has significant effects on key traits related to plant water transport, independently of other climatic factors. A research group at South China Botanical Garden (SCBG) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) published a research article in Nature Ecology & Evolution describes the global variability in plant hydraulics in relation to wind speed.They found that wind speed clearly affected plant hydraulics even with other climatic factors controlled (for exampl...Read More