Dahlia variabilis, with an exceptionally high diversity of floral forms and colors, is a popular flower amongst both commercial growers and hobbyists. Recently, some genetic controls of pigment patterns have been elucidated. These studies have been limited, however, by the lack of comprehensive transcriptomic resources for this species. Here we report the sequencing, assembly, and annotation of...

With growing industrial interest in algae plus their critical roles in aquatic systems, the need to understand the effects of algal pathogens is increasing. We examined a model algal host-virus system, Chlorella variabilis NC64A and virus, PBCV-1. C. variabilis encodes 375 homologs to genes involved in RNA silencing and in response to virus infection in higher plants. Illumina RNA-Seq data show...

Plants have the capacity to fix CO2 through photosynthesis. To reveal photosynthetic processes of Quercus acutissima Carruth. and variabilis Bl., their net rates were quantified during early peak growing seasons. evaluate forest efficiencies, light response curves Q. fitted by rectangular hyperbola model (RHM), non-rectangular (NHM), modified (Ye model). The results revealed following: (1) All ...

Large-scale Quercus variabilis natural secondary forests are protected under the Natural Forest Protection (NFP) program in China to improve the ecological environment. However, information about nutrient characteristics and carbon (C) storage is still lacking. Plant biomass and C, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) stoichiometry of tree tissues, shrubs, herbs, litter, and soil were determined in ...

The characterisation of the causal agents postharvest diseases, as well their pathogenicity in different mango cultivars economic importance Mexico was evaluated. In total, 37 fungi were isolated from diseased (Mangifera indica L.) cvs Ataulfo, Hayden, Manila, Peach, Haden and creole. For morphological characterization, isolates seeded potato dextrose agar media described by 4 variables. molecu...

Ixodid ticks were collected from feral swine in eight Texas ecoregions from 2008-2011. Sixty-two percent of 806 feral swine were infested with one or more of the following species: Amblyomma americanum, A. cajennense, A. maculatum, Dermacentor albipictus, D. halli, D. variabilis, and Ixodes scapularis. Juvenile and adult feral swine of both sexes were found to serve as host to ixodid ticks. Lon...