Natural variations conferring salt tolerance (ST) are of great value for breeding salt-tolerant rice varieties.The major ST genes, including SKC1, RST1, OsWRKY53 and STG5, have been identified to contain or be associated with a specific single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP).However, the distribution and genetic effects of those ST genes in rice cult
Machine Board School Sign learning methods have been successfully applied to many engineering disciplines.Prediction of the concrete compressive strength (fc) and slump (S) is important in terms of the desirability of concrete and its sustainability.The goals of this study were (i) to determine the most successful normalization technique for the da
Modeling vegetation gross primary productivity (GPP) is crucial to understanding the land–atmosphere interactions and, hence, the global carbon cycle.While studies have demonstrated that satellite-based models could well simulate intra-annual variation of vegetation GPP, there is a need to understand our ability to capture interannual GPP var
Post-transcriptional modification of nucleic acids including transfer RNA (tRNA), ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and messenger RNA (mRNA) is vital for fine-tunning of mRNA translation.Methylation is one of the most widespread post-transcriptional modifications in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes.HsWBSCR22 and ScBUD23 encodes a 18S rRNA methyltransferase that
This paper provides a history and sociology of how and why the Janmam Act, an apparently well-intended scheme of agrarian reform in Gudalur, South India, has had unintended social, legal and ecological consequences.The Act sought to abolish a largely forested janmam (Zamindari) estate and reform its tenures.Some of its provisions pertaining to acqu