Net synthesis of phosphate esters was measured in crested wheatgrass seeds [Agropyron desertorum (Fisch.) Schult.] to learn what phosphorylating reactions occur in early stages of germination. Phosphate esters were separated on ion exchange columns and identified by cochromatography and chemical analyses. Synthesis of adenosine triphosphate and UDP-hexose was detected 6 hours after the beginnin...

The objective of this research was to characterize the qualities (mechanical properties and water resistance) of particleboard made from saline Jose Tall Wheatgrass (JTW), Agropyron elongatum. For the JTW particleboards made with 4% polymeric methane diphenyl diisocyanate (PMDI), the mechanical properties and water resistance improved with the increase of particleboard density from 0.71 to 0.75...

The biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted by the vegetation of a terrestrial ecosystem play a key role in both regional air quality and tropospheric chemistry. To describe the general emission properties of VOC of different plant functional groups (PFG) in a typical temperate grassland in Inner Mongolia, China, we randomly selected 175 plant species and measured the quantities of is...

Increasing pretreatment day temperatures of 20, 30, and 40 C resulted in decreased net photosynthesis in Agropyron smithii (C(3)) while in Bouteloua gracilis (C(4)) net photosynthesis was increased. The effect on photosynthesis of increasing analysis temperatures was the same as observed by increasing pretreatment temperatures. Resistance of the stomata and boundary layer were less affected by ...