Yuan Huang¹, Jia Wei², Peigang Liu², Yan Zhu², Tianbao Lin², Zhiqiang Lv², Yijun Li³, Mei Zong³, Yun Zhou³, Junshan Gao^1,*, Zilong Xu^2,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.8, pp. 1995-2008, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.052353 - 30 August 2024

Abstract To provide a scientific basis for controlling mulberry bacterial blight in Bazhong, Sichuan, China (BSC), this study aimed to isolate and purify pathogenic bacteria from diseased branches of mulberry trees in the region and to clarify their taxonomic status using morphological observation, physiological and biochemical detection, molecular-level identification, and the construction of a phylogenetic tree. A total of 218 bacterial strains were isolated from samples of diseased mulberry branches. Of these, 7 strains were identified as pathogenic bacteria based on pathogenicity tests conducted in accordance with Koch’s postulates. Preliminary findings from the analysis of the More >

Jingtao Hu¹, Wenjing Chen¹, Yanyan Duan¹, Yingjing Ru¹, Wenqing Cao¹, Pingwei Xiang², Chengzhi Huang², Li Zhang², Jingsheng Chen¹, Liping Gan^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.93, No.2, pp. 227-245, 2024, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2024.046521 - 27 February 2024

Abstract Abiotic stress, including flooding, seriously affects the normal growth and development of plants. Mulberry (Morus alba), a species known for its flood resistance, is cultivated worldwide for economic purposes. The transcriptomic analysis has identified numerous differentially expressed genes (DEGs) involved in submergence tolerance in mulberry plants. However, a comprehensive analyses of metabolite types and changes under flooding stress in mulberry remain unreported. A non-targeted metabolomic analysis utilizing liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was conducted to further investigate the effects of flooding stress on mulberry. A total of 1,169 metabolites were identified, with 331 differentially accumulated metabolites… More >

PRITI^1,*, RADHA SACHAN², ROLI PURWAR³

Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol.40, No.3-4, pp. 205-214, 2023, DOI:10.32381/JPM.2023.40.3-4.6

Abstract In current research work, we have studied the blending effect of non-mulberry silk fibroin (10% weight/volume basis) and gelatin (20% weight/volume basis) in formic acid. Several blends as SF10G0, SF2G8, SF3G7, SF5G5 and SF0G10 have been made and their rheological behaviour was investigated. The blend solutions were subjected to a steady shear rheological study in the variety of range of shear rates, namely 0.01–500 sec-1 and the viscosities of blend solutions were noticed to decrease in comparison to pure silk solution. The frequency sweep was employed in dynamic rheological tests to determine complex viscosity of More >

Jie Zhang¹, Yingwei Zhao², Hongying Li³, Jianwei Ni^4,*, Dongmei Wang^1,*

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.92, No.9, pp. 2591-2610, 2023, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2023.028338 - 28 July 2023

Abstract Paper mulberry is a high-quality woody feed resource plant with high crude protein content. It is widely distributed in China and has excellent characteristics of salt and alkali tolerance. Paper mulberry has ecological and economic importance. Salt stress has become a critical factor with the increasing degree of soil salinity that restricts plant growth. In the saline-alkali environments, transcriptome expression is altered leading to phenotypic defects in most plants. However, the regulatory mechanism related to paper mulberry’s salt-stress (SS) response is not clearly understood. In the present study de novo transcriptomic assembly was performed, and gene… More >

Nina Graupner^1,*, Thiprada Poonsawat², Koranat Narkpiban^3,4, Jörg Müssig¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.5, pp. 2279-2300, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.025529 - 13 February 2023

Abstract Thailand has a huge variability of bast fiber plants, some of which have been little researched regarding their applicability in composites. Bast fiber(bundle)s from different species were investigated and incorporated into a polylactide (PLA) matrix by injection molding. Hemp and kenaf were used as well-studied fibers, while roselle, Fryxell and paper mulberry are less extensively characterized. Tensile strength, tensile modulus and interfacial shear strength (IFSS) of single fiber(bundle)s were highest for hemp, followed by kenaf, roselle, Fryxell and paper mulberry. Despite the lower tensile strength and IFSS of paper mulberry, the highest tensile strength was… More > Graphic Abstract

LEI WANG^1,#, QIUXIA DU^1,#, YISU SHI^1,#, MICHAEL ACKAH¹, PENG GUO¹, DANYAN ZHENG¹, MENGMENG WU¹, XIN JIN¹, PEILAN LI³, QIAONAN ZHANG¹, RUIXUE LI⁴, ZHI YIN³, MENGDI ZHAO^2,*, WEIGUO ZHAO^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.10, pp. 2327-2342, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.021542 - 13 June 2022

Abstract HMA2 (heavy metal ATPase 2) plays a crucial role in extracellular and intracellular Zn²⁺ transport across biomembranes, maintaining ion homeostasis, and playing an important role in the normal physiological metabolism, growth, and development of plants. In our study, a novel HMA2 gene, named MaHMA2, was isolated and cloned from white mulberry (Morus alba L.). The gene sequence obtained was 1,342 bp long, with an open reading frame of 1,194 bp, encoding a protein of 397 amino acids, with a predicted molecular mass of 42.852 kD and an isoelectric point of 7.53. This protein belonged to the PIB-type ATPase… More >

Xiaojuan Yu¹, Chao Liu^1,*, Quan Hua², Xiaohui Wang², Yongbin Li¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.10, pp. 2607-2621, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.019091 - 08 June 2022

Abstract With the growing level of awareness and increasing demand for environmental protection, timber pile revetments with significant ecological effects have experienced increasingly wide application in China. The current timber pile revetment system has two problems: continuous dense piles have high construction costs and require large timber consumptions, while the discrete pile-bamboo fence systems have poor retaining effects. Considering these problems, an original revetment structure form is proposed: a discrete pile-mulberry straw arch structure. To investigate the mechanical properties of the mulberry straw, some mechanical tests are conducted on mulberry straw and its arch structure. It… More > Graphic Abstract

MENGMENG WU^1,#, PENG GUO^1,#, YISU SHI^1,#, DANYAN ZHENG¹, QIAONAN ZHANG¹, XIN JIN¹, YUHUA WANG¹, QIANG LIN², RONGJUN FANG^1,*, WEIGUO ZHAO^1,*

BIOCELL, Vol.46, No.8, pp. 1935-1945, 2022, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2022.019223 - 22 April 2022

Abstract A variety of plants were colchicine treated to double their chromosome number. Chromosomes are genetic carriers that determine the individual traits of organisms. The doubling of chromosomes will lead to modifications in plant morphology, physiology and genetics. To determine the response of mulberry trees induced by colchicine, using mulberry variety Yu-711 leaves as research materials, two small RNA libraries (control and experimental groups) were constructed. It was found that 45 known miRNA genes and 78 predicted novel miRNA genes in the sequence results. A comparison of data between the control group and the experimental group… More >