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2013-09-26

Studies Reveal Rice Genes for Iron-Sulfur Cluster assembly are Responsive to Abiotic Stress

Iron-sulfur proteins are a group of proteins containing iron-sulfur cluster (Fe-S cluster) as cofactors. These proteins play important roles in photosynthesis, respiration, and DNA repair. About 43 genes have been identified to be the Fe-S cluster assembly genes in Arabidopsis genome. As the most important crop in Asia, rice is vital for iron nu...

2013-07-26

Efficient protocol for the high-frequency regeneration of C. niditissima

Camellia nitidissima Chi, an evergreen shrub or small tree with golden-yellow flowers, is a rare and endangered ornamental species. It is honored as “the Queen of Camellia” and “the Giant Panda of the Plant Kingdom”. Due to increasing anthropogenic pressure, deforestation and destructive collection of seedlings, its natural population size h...

2013-03-26

Recruitment Notice for Director of General Office of International Association of Botanical Garden (IABG) Council

Salary: Competitive.
　　Location: South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, China.
　　Application Deadline: 30 April 2013, but we will leave this position open until the appropriate candidate is identified.
　　Start Date: As soon as possible.
　　Contract: 5 years, including a six-month probationary period.
　　About the IABG
　　The Internati...

2013-03-26

Health risk assessment for consumption of fish originating from ponds near Dabaoshan mine

The environmental concern in mining areas is primarily related to spilled mine tailings, emitted dust, and acid mine drainage (AMD) transported into aquatic ecosystems. Heavy metals are highly persistent and non-biodegradable contaminants that have been reported to cause toxic effects in animals and might be bioaccumulated through food chain to ...

2013-03-07

Pollen morphology and ultrastructure of selected species from Annonaceae

Pollen is one of the most valuable sources of evidence for phylogenetic analysis, clarifying higher-level relationships, and studies of origins of the family. The Annonaceae have the greatest diversity in basal angiosperms among and within genera, not only at the macromorphological level but also at the pollen morphological level. Dr. Fengxia Xu...

2013-01-23

Study on Health Risk from Heavy Metals in Foodcrops around Dabaoshan Mine Selected the Most Cited Papers

Which has been identified by SciVerse Scopus as the 25 most cited articles published in Science of the Total Environment since 2008(Fig. Results suggested that heavy metal contamination of food crops grown around Dabaoshan Mine posed a great health risk to the local population through consumption of rice and vegetables. Therefore,this critical e... Dr. ZHUANG Ping from Soil Ecology Research Group at South China Botanical Garden, CAS, had published an article, titled “Health Risk from Heavy Metals via Consumption of Food Crops in the Vicinity of Dabaoshan Mine, South China”, which has been identified by SciVerse Scopus as the 25 most cited articles published in Science of the Total Enviro...

2013-01-16

Chief Executive Officer of the International Association of Botanical Gardens (IABG) Secretariat

International Union of Biological Sciences(IUBS)and a scientific member of IUBS,as a commission of the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies(IABMS).The aims of IABG are·to promote international cooperation between botanical gardens,arboreta and similar institutes maintaining scientific collections of living plants·to... About the IABG
　　The International Association of Botanical Gardens (IABG) was founded in Paris in 1954 and is a worldwide organization affiliated to the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) and a scientific member of IUBS, as a commission of the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS).
　　The ai...

2013-01-05

Transfer and Detoxification of Heavy Metal along Food Chain

Cadmium contamination has been a worldwide public health concern,because Cd has the potential to bioaccumulate in plants and invertebrates and a greater potential for trophic transfer along some food chains. Metal bioavailability and detoxification in plants is controlled by biological manipulation of the chemical forms of heavy metals. Metal su... Cadmium contamination has been a worldwide public health concern, because Cd has the potential to bioaccumulate in plants and invertebrates and a greater potential for trophic transfer along some food chains. Metal bioavailability and detoxification in plants is controlled by biological manipulation of the chemical forms of heavy metals. Metal s...