This study was conducted to analyze the effect of molybdenum (Mo) on level macronutrients (Mg, K, Ca), micronutrients (Na, Zn, B, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu) and toxic elements (Cd, Sn, As, Cr, Hg, Pb) in leaves fruit tissues (peel, pulp & seed) loquat using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Fruits were obtained from a orchard located Fujian (Yun Xiao/Zhangzhou). Loquat sho...

China is one of the most important centers of diversity for Eriobotrya japonica Lindl. in the world. In this study, seven loquat cultivars grown in China were evaluated for their phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity. Eleven phenolic compounds, i.e., 3-p-coumaroylquinincacid (3-p-CoQA), 5-caffeoylquinic acid (5-CQA), 4-caffeoylquinic acid (4-CQA), 3-caffeoylquinic acid (3-CQA), 5-feruloyl...

Introduction: Foreign body ingestion is common among children and more common in boys and in children under the age of 3. It can present with a wide variety of symptoms like dysphagia and drooling or symptoms related to the upper aerodigestive tract.   Case Report: A 20-month-old male presented with refractory croup and poor feeding since 2 weeks. Bronchoscopy and esophagoscopy was performed du...

The triploid loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) is a new germplasm with a high edible fruit rate. Under natural conditions, the triploid loquat has a low fruit setting ratio (not more than 10 fruits in a tree), reflecting fertilization failure. To unravel the molecular mechanism of gibberellin (GA) treatment to induce parthenocarpy in triploid loquats, a transcriptome analysis of fruit setting induce...

Seed extract of Loquat fruit (Eriobotrya japonica) is abundant in anti-oxidant components, such as beta sitosterol, which may have beneficial effects on asthmatic inflammation. We investigated preventative effects of diluted loquat seed extract (DLSE) on mouse asthmatic airway inflammation. BALB/c mice sensitized by exposure to Dermatophagoides farinae (Der f) with diesel exhaust particles (DEP...

Virtual geographic environments (VGEs) have been regarded as an important new means of simulating, analyzing, and understanding complex geological processes. Plants and light are major components of the geographic environment. Light is a critical factor that affects ecological systems. In this study, we focused on simulating light transmission and distribution within a three-dimensional plant c...