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Xie Z, Wu J, Tang W, Liu Y. Advancing image segmentation with DBO-Otsu: Addressing rubber tree diseases through enhanced threshold techniques. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0297284. [PMID: 38512907 PMCID: PMC10956860 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024] Open
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Addressing the profound impact of Tapping Panel Dryness (TPD) on yield and quality in the global rubber industry, this study introduces a cutting-edge Otsu threshold segmentation technique, enhanced by Dung Beetle Optimization (DBO-Otsu). This innovative approach optimizes the segmentation threshold combination by accelerating convergence and diversifying search methodologies. Following initial segmentation, TPD severity levels are meticulously assessed using morphological characteristics, enabling precise determination of optimal thresholds for final segmentation. The efficacy of DBO-Otsu is rigorously evaluated against mainstream benchmarks like Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR), Structural Similarity Index (SSIM), and Feature Similarity Index (FSIM), and compared with six contemporary swarm intelligence algorithms. The findings reveal that DBO-Otsu substantially surpasses its counterparts in image segmentation quality and processing speed. Further empirical analysis on a dataset comprising TPD cases from level 1 to 5 underscores the algorithm's practical utility, achieving an impressive 80% accuracy in severity level identification and underscoring its potential for TPD image segmentation and recognition tasks.
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- Zhenjing Xie
- Tropical Agriculture and Forestry College, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
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- Tropical Agriculture and Forestry College, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
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- Tropical Agriculture and Forestry College, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
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- Tropical Agriculture and Forestry College, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
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Perron T, Legrand M, Janeau JL, Manizan A, Vierling C, Kouakou A, Brauman A, Gay F, Laclau JP, Mareschal L. Runoff and soil loss are drastically decreased in a rubber plantation combining the spreading of logging residues with a legume cover. Sci Total Environ 2024; 913:169335. [PMID: 38103613 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 11/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Soil erosion on agricultural land is a major threat for food and raw materials production. It has become a major concern in rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations introduced on sloping ground. Alternative agroecological crop management practices must be investigated. One aim of our study was to assess the ability of logging residues (i.e., trunks, branches, leaves and stumps of a clearcut plantation) and of legume cover (Pueraria phaseoloides) to mitigate N, P and K losses through runoff and soil detachment in a young rubber plantation. The other aim was to investigate the relationships of these nutrient losses with soil structure and soil macrofauna diversity. Runoff and soil loss were monitored for 3 years using 1-m2 plots under different practices as regards the management of logging residues and the use or not of a legume. The monitoring started when rubber trees were one-year-old. The planting row, where soil was bare, was the hotspot of soil erosion, with an average runoff of 832 mm y-1 and soil loss of 3.2 kg m-2 y-1. Sowing a legume in the inter-row reduced runoff and soil loss by 88 % and 98 % respectively, compared to bare soil. Spreading logging residues as well as growing a legume cover almost eliminated runoff and soil detachment (19 mm y-1 and 4 g m-2 y-1 respectively). Nutrient losses were negligible as long as the soil surface was covered by a legume crop, with or without logging residues. Total N loss from soil detachment ranged from 0.02 to 0.2 g m-2 y-1, for example. Spreading logging residues in the inter-rows significantly improved soil structure and soil macrofauna diversity compared to bare soil. Nutrient losses from runoff and soil detachment were negatively correlated with improved soil structure and soil macrofauna diversity. We recommend investigating alternative ways to manage planting rows.
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- Thibaut Perron
- CIRAD, UMR ABSys, F-34398 Montpellier, France; ABSys, Univ Montpellier, CIHEAM-IAMM, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France; SAPH, Direction of Industrial Plantations (DPI), Cote d'Ivoire.
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- Eco&Sols, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France; CIRAD, UMR Eco&Sols, F-34398 Montpellier, France; INRAE, EMMAH, UMR 1114 INRAE-Avignon University, Domaine Saint Paul, F-84914 Avignon cedex 09, France
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- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences (iEES-Paris), IRD, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, INRAE, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- SOGB, Agricultural technique, auditing and Organisation Department (DTAO), SOCFIN, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Eco&Sols, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France; CIRAD, UMR Eco&Sols, F-34398 Montpellier, France; AgroParisTech, 22 place de l'Agronomie, 91123 Palaiseau Cedex, France
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- Eco&Sols, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France; Nangui Abrogoua University, Ecology and Sustainable Development Laboratory, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
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- Eco&Sols, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR ABSys, F-34398 Montpellier, France; ABSys, Univ Montpellier, CIHEAM-IAMM, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- Eco&Sols, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France; CIRAD, UMR Eco&Sols, F-34398 Montpellier, France
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- Eco&Sols, Univ. Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France; CIRAD, UMR Eco&Sols, F-34398 Montpellier, France
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Waite PA, Leuschner C, Delzon S, Triadiati T, Saad A, Schuldt B. Plasticity of wood and leaf traits related to hydraulic efficiency and safety is linked to evaporative demand and not soil moisture in rubber ( Hevea brasiliensis). Tree Physiol 2023; 43:2131-2149. [PMID: 37707940 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpad113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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The predicted increase of drought intensity in South-East Asia has raised concern about the sustainability of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Müll. Arg.) cultivation. In order to quantify the degree of phenotypic plasticity in this important tree crop species, we analysed a set of wood and leaf traits related to the hydraulic safety and efficiency in PB260 clones from eight small-holder plantations in Jambi province, Indonesia, representing a gradient in local microclimatic and edaphic conditions. Across plots, branch embolism resistance (P50) ranged from -2.14 to -2.58 MPa. The P50 and P88 values declined, and the hydraulic safety margin increased, with an increase in the mean annual vapour pressure deficit (VPD). Among leaf traits, only the changes in specific leaf area were related to the differences in evaporative demand. These variations of hydraulic trait values were not related to soil moisture levels. We did not find a trade-off between hydraulic safety and efficiency, but vessel density (VD) emerged as a major trait associated with both safety and efficiency. The VD, and not vessel diameter, was closely related to P50 and P88 as well as to specific hydraulic conductivity, the lumen-to-sapwood area ratio and the vessel grouping index. In conclusion, our results demonstrate some degree of phenotypic plasticity in wood traits related to hydraulic safety in this tropical tree species, but this is only in response to the local changes in evaporative demand and not soil moisture. Given that VPD may increasingly limit plant growth in a warmer world, our results provide evidence of hydraulic trait changes in response to a rising evaporative demand.
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- Pierre-André Waite
- Institute of Forest Botany and Forest Zoology, Technical University of Dresden, Pienner Straße 7, Tharandt 01737, Germany
- Plant Ecology, Albrecht von Haller Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Untere Karspüle 2, Goettingen 37073, Germany
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- Plant Ecology, Albrecht von Haller Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Untere Karspüle 2, Goettingen 37073, Germany
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- Department of Biodiversity, Genes, and Communities (BIOGECO), Institut National de Recherche pour Agriculture, Alimentation et Environnement (INRAE), Université Bordeaux, Bat. 2 Allée Geoffroy St-Hilaire, Pessac 33615, France
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Bogor IPB University, Darmaga Campus, Bogor 16680, Indonesia
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- Department of Soil Science, University of Jambi, Jalan Raya Jambi Muara Bulian KM 15 Mandalo Indah, Jambi, Sumatra 36361, Indonesia
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- Institute of Forest Botany and Forest Zoology, Technical University of Dresden, Pienner Straße 7, Tharandt 01737, Germany
- Plant Ecology, Albrecht von Haller Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, Untere Karspüle 2, Goettingen 37073, Germany
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Kerche LE, Carrara IM, Marinello PC, Cavalcante DGSM, Danna CS, Cecchini R, Cecchini AL, Job AE. Antioxidant and photoprotective role of latex C-serum from Hevea brasiliensis during 15-week UVB irradiation in male hairless SKH-1 mice. J Toxicol Environ Health A 2023; 86:846-858. [PMID: 37671816 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2023.2255885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
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It is known that UVB radiation induces several adverse skin alterations starting from simple photoaging to skin cancer. In addition, it was demonstrated that reactive oxygen species (ROS) were found to be related to cancer development and progression. The aim of study was to examine whether male hairless (SKH-1) mice (Mus musculus) that were subchronically exposed to UVB radiation presented with actinic keratosis (AK) and squamous cell carcinoma lesions, and that treatment with latex C-serum cream significantly prevented abnormal skin development. Data demonstrated for the first time the photoprotective activity of latex C-serum extracted from the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis var. subconcolor Ducke. Latex C-serum prevented the progression of AK to squamous cell carcinoma in SKH-1 mice, indicating that mice topically treated with latex C-serum presented only AK lesions and treatment with the highest concentration (10%) significantly reduced epidermal thickness, suggesting diminished cell proliferation. Latex C-serum protected the skin of mice against oxidative stress damage, increasing catalase (CAT) activity, regenerating glutathione (GSH) levels, lowering thiobarbituric acid-reactive species (TBARS) production and regenerating the total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of the skin. Evidence that UV radiation in skin induced systemic alterations and erythrocytic analysis indicated that latex C-serum increased CAT activity and GSH levels. Taken together these data indicate that latex C-serum plays an important antioxidant and photoprotective role, preventing serious damage to the skin following exposure to UVB radiation.
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- Leandra E Kerche
- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, São Paulo State University, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Western São Paulo University, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
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- Department of General Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Department of General Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, São Paulo State University, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, São Paulo State University, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
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- Department of General Pathology, Londrina State University, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, São Paulo State University, Presidente Prudente, SP, Brazil
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Rocha LF, Francisco BS, Dutra FB, Souto LS, Pinã-Rodrigues FCM, Silva JMS. Histology and induction of rooting in rubber tree cuttings (Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. Ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.). BRAZ J BIOL 2023; 83:e274032. [PMID: 37937626 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.274032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023] Open
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The rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.), a native Amazonian species, is responsible for more than 50 thousand products and stands out as the world's main source of natural rubber. Commercial production is carried out by grafting, however, the technique has gaps in terms of time and quality for seedling production. Vegetative production via cuttings is an alternative, however, the species is difficult to root. Thus, the study tested the rooting induction, through a chemical method, with the hormonal regulator indolbutyric acid (IBA) of 5000 ppm, and a mechanical method, with the strangulation of stems, and the interaction between the methods, to analyze the survival and sprouting of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) cuttings, as well as verifying the efficiency of breaking the sclerenchyma ring by strangulation. A randomized block design was used, with four treatments (control, with strangulation, with IBA, strangulation x IBA) distributed in six blocks with 36 cuttings. Data were submitted to ANOVA test and Tukey's post-test (p>0.05). The results obtained 12.5% of live cuttings, without rooting, during 68 days, being the combination of strangulation and IBA with greater survival and sprouting. No breakage of the sclerenchyma ring was observed by histological analysis. The data indicate strategic gains in combining chemical and mechanical techniques for species of difficult rooting in vegetative propagation, however, the test was not enough to affirm an answer in relation to each technique, the deepening of the technique on the behavior of the species remains the biggest challenge.
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- L F Rocha
- Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar, Graduação em Engenharia Florestal, Sorocaba, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar, Programa de Pós-graduação em Planejamento e Uso de Recursos Renováveis, Sorocaba, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar, Programa de Pós-graduação em Planejamento e Uso de Recursos Renováveis, Sorocaba, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar, Departamento de Biologia, Laboratório de Diversidade Vegetal, Sorocaba, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar, Departamento de Ciências Ambientais, Sorocaba, SP, Brasil
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- Universidade Federal de São Carlos - UFSCar, Departamento de Ciências Ambientais, Sorocaba, SP, Brasil
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Pelletier F, Durand E, Chaiyut J, Bronstein C, Pessemesse L, Vaysse L, Liengprayoon S, Gaillet S, Brioche T, Bertrand-Gaday C, Coudray C, Sultan A, Feillet-Coudray C, Casas F. Furan fatty acid extracted from Hevea brasiliensis latex increases muscle mass in mice. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 166:115330. [PMID: 37595430 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscle is essential for locomotion and plays a crucial role in energy homeostasis. It is regulated by nutrition, genetic factors, physical activity and hormones. Furan fatty acids (FuFAs) are minor fatty acids present in small quantities in food from plants and animals origin. Recently, we showed that a preventive nutritional supplementation with furan fatty acid in a DIO mouse model reduces metabolic disorders. The present study was designed to determine the influence of FuFA-F2 extracted from Hevea brasiliensis latex on skeletal muscle phenotype. In C2C12 myotubes we found that FuFA-F2 whatever the concentration used increased protein content. We revealed that in C2C12 myotubes FuFA-F2 (10 µM) increases protein synthesis as shown by the stimulation of mTOR phosphorylation. Next, to confirm in vivo our results C57Bl6 mice were supplemented by oral gavage with vehicle or FuFA-F2 (20 mg/kg) for 3 and a half weeks. We found that mice supplemented with FuFA-F2 had a greater lean mass than the control mice. In line with this observation, we revealed that FuFA-F2 increased muscle mass and promoted more oxidative muscle metabolism in mice as attested by cytochrome c oxidase activity. In conclusion, we demonstrated that FuFA-F2 stimulates muscle anabolism in mice in vitro and in vivo, mimicking in part physical activity. This study highlights that in vivo FuFA-F2 may have health benefits by increasing muscle mass and oxidative metabolism.
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- CIRAD, UMR Qualisud, 34398 Montpellier, France; Qualisud, Univ Montpellier, Avignon Université, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, Université de La Réunion, Montpellier, France
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- Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thaïland
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- CIRAD, UPR BioWooEB, 34398 Montpellier, France; BioWooEB, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France
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- Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-industrial Product Improvement Institute, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thaïland
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- Département d'Endocrinologie, Diabète, Nutrition Inserm 1411, CHU de Montpellier, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Zhai DL, Thaler P, Worthy FR, Xu J. Rubber latex yield is affected by interactions between antecedent temperature, rubber phenology, and powdery mildew disease. Int J Biometeorol 2023; 67:1569-1579. [PMID: 37522973 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-023-02515-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) latex production is crucial to the local economy, yet Xishuangbanna's climate is considered sub-optimal for rubber cultivation. The prevalence of the powdery mildew disease (Oidium heveae) in this region has decreased the annual latex yield by 20%. Rubber latex yield is influenced by several factors, including temperature, disease, other biotic conditions, and plantation management. However, the interrelationships and potential influencing networks between rubber latex yield and these factors are rarely quantitatively assessed, and understanding their impacts on latex yield could inform better management practices. To address this gap, we investigated the effects of temperature, phenology, and powdery mildew disease on rubber latex yield in March using observational data on daily rubber latex yield combined with detailed phenology, powdery mildew, and temperature data from 2004 to 2010 in a state farm in the Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. We found that the critical influencing periods of daily temperature difference (or diurnal temperature difference) on the rubber latex yield were during Nov 27-Jan 19 and Jan 21-Mar 17. Partial least square regression analysis and variance partitioning analysis were conducted on the 35 phenological variables, eight powdery mildew-related variables, and two climatic variables. The most influential factors were identified as the factors of the daily temperature differences during Jan-Mar, the duration of leaf flushing phenology, and mean and maximum percentage of leaves infected by powdery mildew. Subsequent canonical correlation analysis and linear regression found that temperature difference directly affected the rubber latex yield and indirectly affected the yield through phenology and powdery mildew disease. Raised daily temperature differences from Jan to Mar had the greatest impact, leading to a higher rubber latex yield. Our comprehensive quantitative assessment revealed the relative importance of antecedent daily temperature differences, phenology, and powdery mildew disease as well as their complex interconnections in influencing rubber latex yield. Our findings are essential to future studies on both powdery mildew disease and rubber latex yield, and also develop rubber latex models.
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- De-Li Zhai
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Mengla, 666303, Yunnan, China.
- Center for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China.
- Center for Natural Rubber Research and Development, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Menglun, Mengla, 666303, Yunnan, China.
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- Center for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
- Eco&Sols, Univ Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- Center for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
- Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China
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- Center for Mountain Futures, Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China.
- East and Central Asia Regional Office, World Agroforestry (ICRAF), Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China.
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Lopez C, Manotas F, Sánches A, Buendía E, Sánches JM, Muñera M, Urrego JR. [ Hevea brasiliensis como fuente alergénica: revisión bibliográfica]. Rev Alerg Mex 2023; 70:146-158. [PMID: 37933924 DOI: 10.29262/ram.v70i3.1236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023] Open
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Abstract La planta Hevea brasiliensis se utiliza ampliamente en la industria como fuente de extracción de caucho, un elemento empleado en diversas áreas comerciales y médicas. Los estudios inmunológicos de esta especie indican que es una fuente alergénica importante, que puede provocar sensibilización y alergia. Se han identificado diferentes componentes alergénicos de esta planta, con diversas propiedades inmunitarias y bioquímicas, y estudiado más de diez tipos diferentes de alérgenos, cada uno con distinta capacidad de inducir síntomas alérgicos. En esta revisión informamos los avances actuales en el estudio de Hevea brasiliensis.
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Chen B, Ma J, Yang C, Xiao X, Kou W, Wu Z, Yun T, Zaw ZN, Nawan P, Sengprakhon R, Zhou J, Wang J, Sun R, Zhang X, Xie G, Lan G. Diversified land conversion deepens understanding of impacts of rapid rubber plantation expansion on plant diversity in the tropics. Sci Total Environ 2023; 874:162505. [PMID: 36863580 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Understanding the status and changes of plant diversity in rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations is essential for sustainable plantation management in the context of rapid rubber expansion in the tropics, but remains very limited at the continental scale. In this study, we investigated plant diversity from 10-meter quadrats in 240 different rubber plantations in the six countries of the Great Mekong Subregion (GMS)-where nearly half of the world's rubber plantations are located-and analyzed the influence of original land cover types and stand age on plant diversity using Landsat and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery since the late 1980s. The results indicate that the average plant species richness of rubber plantations is 28.69 ± 7.35 (1061 species in total, of which 11.22 % are invasive), approximating half the species richness of tropical forests but roughly double that of the intensively managed croplands. Time-series satellite imagery analysis revealed that rubber plantations were primarily established in place of cropland (RPC, 37.72 %), old rubber plantations (RPORP, 27.63 %), and tropical forests (RPTF, 24.12 %). Plant species richness in RPTF (34.02 ± 7.62) was significantly (p < 0.001) higher than that in RPORP (26.41 ± 7.02) and RPC (26.34 ± 5.37). More importantly, species richness can be maintained for the duration of the 30-year economic cycle, and the number of invasive species decreases as the stand ages. Given diverse land conversions and changes in stand age, the total loss of species richness due to rapid rubber expansion in the GMS was 7.29 %, which is far below the traditional estimates that only consider tropical forest conversion. In general, maintaining higher species richness at the earliest stages of cultivation has significant implications for biodiversity conservation in rubber plantations.
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- Bangqian Chen
- Rubber Research Institute (RRI), Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Hainan Danzhou Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou 571101, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, Institute of biodiversity Science, Fudan University, No. 2005, Songhu Road, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Rubber Research Institute (RRI), Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Hainan Danzhou Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou 571101, China
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, Center for Earth Observation and Modeling, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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- College of Big Data and Intelligent Engineering, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan 650224, China
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- Rubber Research Institute (RRI), Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Hainan Danzhou Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou 571101, China
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- School of Forestry, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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- Myanmar Rubber Planters and Producers Association, Yangon 11131, Myanmar; Agricultural Innovation and Management Division, Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
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- Songkhla Rubber Research Center, Songkhla 90110, Thailand
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- Rubber Research Institute of Thailand/Rubber Authority of Thailand, Bangkok 10700, Thailand
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- Rubber Research Institute (RRI), Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Hainan Danzhou Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou 571101, China
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- Rubber Research Institute (RRI), Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Hainan Danzhou Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou 571101, China
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- Rubber Research Institute (RRI), Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Hainan Danzhou Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou 571101, China
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- Rubber Research Institute (RRI), Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Hainan Danzhou Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou 571101, China
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- Rubber Research Institute (RRI), Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Hainan Danzhou Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou 571101, China
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- Rubber Research Institute (RRI), Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Hainan Danzhou Agro-ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou 571101, China.
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Li S, Ye L. Multi-level thresholding image segmentation for rubber tree secant using improved Otsu's method and snake optimizer. Math Biosci Eng 2023; 20:9645-9669. [PMID: 37322905 DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2023423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The main disease that decreases the manufacturing of natural rubber is tapping panel dryness (TPD). To solve this problem faced by a large number of rubber trees, it is recommended to observe TPD images and make early diagnosis. Multi-level thresholding image segmentation can extract regions of interest from TPD images for improving the diagnosis process and increasing the efficiency. In this study, we investigate TPD image properties and enhance Otsu's approach. For a multi-level thresholding problem, we combine the snake optimizer with the improved Otsu's method and propose SO-Otsu. SO-Otsu is compared with five other methods: fruit fly optimization algorithm, sparrow search algorithm, grey wolf optimizer, whale optimization algorithm, Harris hawks optimization and the original Otsu's method. The performance of the SO-Otsu is measured using detail review and indicator reviews. According to experimental findings, SO-Otsu performs better than the competition in terms of running duration, detail effect and degree of fidelity. SO-Otsu is an efficient image segmentation method for TPD images.
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- Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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Hochberger LC, Junior JM, Gama LA, Arrais-Silva WW, de Souza NC, de Souza Souto PC. The aging analysis of natural rubber-Copaifera oblongifolia extract membranes. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 235:123742. [PMID: 36806774 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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Natural rubber (NR), derived from Hevea brasiliensis, has properties for biomedical applications. Several studies indicate that these properties can be amplified when we associate another bioproduct. However, there are no studies of aging aspects of this biomaterial regarding changes in functionality, structure and composition. The objective was to evaluate the aging process of natural rubber membranes - copaiba (NRC) subjected to controlled conditions of time, light and presence of oxygen. The NRC was prepared and stored in the presence or absence of light and vacuum, for periods of 30, 60 and 90 days. Subsequently, the membranes were characterized through the techniques of wettability, infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis, scanning microscopy and antioxidant activity. The wettability analysis, showed that NRC membranes both in the zero time and in the aging time were hydrophilic. Through thermogravimetric analysis and differential exploratory analysis the membranes remained thermally stable. The scanning electronic microscopy, indicated no morphological alterations during the observed period. After 90 days, the packaged membranes showed satisfactory antioxidant activity. Our results suggest that the membranes were resistant to the storage period, since they maintained their chemical, thermal, morphological and antioxidant characteristics. Hence, it corroborates to use of membranes as a possible curative for biomedical applications.
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- Luana Caroline Hochberger
- Laboratório de Biologia Vascular e Histopatologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso/UFMT, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Vascular e Histopatologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso/UFMT, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Vascular e Histopatologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso/UFMT, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Parasitologia, Departamento de Morfologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, São Cristóvão, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Nanosistemas e Tecnologias, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Ap. de Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Vascular e Histopatologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso/UFMT, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
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Vinayagam R, Quadras M, Varadavenkatesan T, Debraj D, Goveas LC, Samanth A, Balakrishnan D, Selvaraj R. Magnetic activated carbon synthesized using rubber fig tree leaves for adsorptive removal of tetracycline from aqueous solutions. Environ Res 2023; 216:114775. [PMID: 36370812 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The current study emphasizes the activated carbon fabrication from rubber fig leaves, the establishment of its composite with iron oxide nanoparticles (RFAC@Fe2O3), and its relevance in the adsorptive elimination of tetracycline. The physical and functional properties of RFAC@Fe2O3 nanocomposite were uncovered by multiple approaches. Elemental analysis portrayed the existence of carbon, oxygen, and iron, while FESEM analysis revealed that Fe2O3 nanoparticle agglomerates were entrenched in the activated carbon matrix rendering it a rough abrasive texture. FT-IR analysis reported the presence of functional groups attributing to CC, -OH, crystalline iron oxide, and Fe-O stretching vibrations, and XRD corroborated graphitic crystalline structure, oxygenated functional groups attached to carbon accompanied by crystalline plane corresponding to Fe2O3 nanoparticles. XPS spectra depicted signature peaks for C, O, and Fe, while VSM studies designated its superparamagnetic nature. The high surface area (662.73 m2/g), pore size (3.12 nm), and mesoporous nature of RFAC@Fe2O3 make it apt for the adsorption of pollutants from contaminated samples. The adsorption of tetracycline (50 ppm) by RFAC@Fe2O3 was maximum at pH 4.0. As the nanocomposite dosage and stirring speed increased to 2.0 g/L and 150 rpm, maximum adsorption was observed due to more active binding sites and improved mixing. Freundlich isotherm along with pseudo-second-order model well described adsorption process divulging that tetracycline was adsorbed onto RFAC@Fe2O3 composite in multi-layers by chemisorption. Thermodynamic analysis signified negative values for ΔG°, while positive values for ΔH° and ΔS were obtained, indicating spontaneous feasible endothermic adsorption.
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- Ramesh Vinayagam
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Nitte (Deemed to Be University), NMAM Institute of Technology (NMAMIT), Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Nitte, Karnataka, 574110, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- College of Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, 31952, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India.
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Duan M, Li L, Ding G, Ma Z. Leading nutrient foraging strategies shaping by root system characteristics along the elevations in rubber ( Hevea brasiliensis) plantations. Tree Physiol 2022; 42:2468-2479. [PMID: 35849054 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpac081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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When it comes to root and mycorrhizal associations that define resource acquisition strategy, there is a need to identify the leading dimension across root physiology, morphology, architecture and whole plant biomass allocation to better predict the plant's responses to multiple environmental constraints. Here, we developed a new framework for understanding the variation in roots and symbiotic fungi by quantifying multiple-scale characteristics, ranging from anatomy to the whole plant. We chose the rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) grown at three elevations to test our framework and to identify the key dimensions for resource acquisition. Results showed that the quantities of absorptive roots and root system architecture, rather than single root traits, played the leading role in belowground resource acquisition. As the elevation increased from the low to high elevation, root length growth, productivity and root mass fraction (RMF) increased by 2.9-, 2.3- and 13.8-fold, respectively. The contribution of RMF to the changes in total root length was 3.6-fold that of specific root length (SRL). Root architecture exhibited higher plasticity than anatomy and morphology. Further, mycorrhizal colonization was highly sensitive to rising elevations with a non-monotonic pattern. By contrast, both leaf biomass and specific leaf area (traits) co-varied with increasing elevation. In summary, rubber trees changed root system architecture by allocating more biomass and lowering the reliance on mycorrhizal fungi rather than improving single root efficiency in adapting to high elevation. Our framework is instructive for traits-based ecology; accurate assessments of forest carbon cycling in response to resource gradient should account for the leading dimension of root system architecture.
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- Mengcheng Duan
- Qianyanzhou Ecological Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Qianyanzhou Ecological Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Institute of Microbiology, Jiangxi Academy of Sciences, Nanchang 330096, China
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- Qianyanzhou Ecological Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Qianyanzhou Ecological Research Station, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Ngo KX, Nguyen PDN, Furusho H, Miyata M, Shimonaka T, Chau NNB, Vinh NP, Nghia NA, Mohammed TO, Ichikawa T, Kodera N, Konno H, Fukuma T, Quoc NB. Unraveling the Host-Selective Toxic Interaction of Cassiicolin with Lipid Membranes and Its Cytotoxicity. Phytopathology 2022; 112:1524-1536. [PMID: 35238604 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-09-21-0397-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cassiicolin (Cas), a toxin produced by Corynespora cassiicola, is responsible for Corynespora leaf fall disease in susceptible rubber trees. Currently, the molecular mechanisms of the cytotoxicity of Cas and its host selectivity have not been fully elucidated. Here, we analyzed the binding of Cas1 and Cas2 to membranes consisting of different plant lipids and their membrane disruption activities. Using high-speed atomic force microscopy and confocal microscopy, we reveal that the binding and disruption activities of Cas1 and Cas2 on lipid membranes are strongly dependent on the specific plant lipids. The negative phospholipids, glycerolipids, and sterols are more sensitive to membrane damage caused by Cas1 and Cas2 than neutral phospholipids and betaine lipids. Mature Cas1 and Cas2 play an essential role in causing membrane disruption. Cytotoxicity tests on rubber leaves of Rubber Research Institute of Vietnam (RRIV) 1, RRIV 4, and Prang Besar (PB) 255 clones suggest that the toxins cause necrosis of rubber leaves, except for the strong resistance of PB 255 against Cas2. Cryogenic scanning electron microscopy analyses of necrotic leaf tissues treated with Cas1 confirm that cytoplasmic membranes are vulnerable to the toxin. Thus, the host selectivity of Cas toxin is attained by the lipid-dependent binding activity of Cas to the membrane, and the cytotoxicity of Cas arises from its ability to form biofilm-like structures and to disrupt specific membranes.
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- Kien Xuan Ngo
- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Japan
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Japan
- Research Institute for Biotechnology and Environment, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan
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- Faculty of Biotechnology, Ho Chi Minh City Open University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Japan
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Japan
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Japan
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Japan
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- WPI Nano Life Science Institute, Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Research Institute for Biotechnology and Environment, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Faculty of Biological Sciences, Nong Lam University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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de Oliveira Amaral A, E Ferreira AFTAF, da Silva Bentes JL. Fungal endophytic community associated with Hevea spp.: diversity, enzymatic activity, and biocontrol potential. Braz J Microbiol 2022; 53:857-872. [PMID: 35247168 PMCID: PMC9151944 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-022-00709-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Plants of the genus Hevea present a great diversity of endophytic fungal species, which can provide bioactive compounds and enzymes for biotechnological use, and antagonist agents for plant disease biological control. The diversity of endophytic fungi associated with leaves of Hevea spp. clones in western Amazonia was explored using cultivation-based techniques, combined with the sequencing of the ITS rRNA-region. A total of 269 isolates were obtained, and phylogenetic analysis showed that they belong to 47 putative species, of which 24 species were unambiguous. The phylum Ascomycota was the most abundant (95.4%), with predominance of the genera Colletotrichum and Diaporthe, followed by the phylum Basidiomycota (4.6%), with abundance of the genera Trametes and Phanerochaete. Endophytic composition was influenced by the clones, with few species shared among them, and the greatest diversity was found in clone C44 (richness: 26, Shannon: 14,15, Simpson: 9.11). The potential for biocontrol and enzymatic production of endophytes has been investigated. In dual culture tests, 95% of the isolates showed inhibitory activity against C. gloeosporioides, and 84% against C. cassiicola. Efficient inhibition was obtained with isolates HEV158C and HEV255M (Cophinforma atrovirens and Polyporales sp. 2) for C. gloeosporioides, and HEV1A and HEV8B (Phanerochaete sp. 3 and Diaporthe sp. 4) for C. cassiicola. The endophytic isolates were positive for lipase (69.6%), amylase (67.6%), cellulase (33.3%), and protease (20.6%). The enzyme index ≥ 2 was found for amylase and lipase. The isolates obtained from rubber trees showed good antimicrobial and enzymatic potential, which can be tested in the future for use in the industry, and in the control of plant pathogens.
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- Adriene de Oliveira Amaral
- Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Florestais e Ambientais, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Florestais e Ambientais, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Agronomia Tropical, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
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Li X, Liu M, Liu Y, Zhao W, Li S, Liu W, Lin C, Miao W. A putative effector of the rubber-tree powdery mildew fungus has elicitor activity that can trigger plant immunity. Planta 2022; 255:33. [PMID: 34997357 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03818-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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A putative powdery mildew effector can elicit defense responses including reactive oxygen species and callose accumulations in model plants Nicotiana benthamiana and Arabidopsis thaliana and host plant Hevea brasiliensis. Powdery mildew fungi cause severe diseases in many agricultural plants, such as the mildew fungus Erysiphe quercicola infecting the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), causing latex yield losses. However, effectors of E. quercicola were rarely functionally characterized. In this study, we identified a highly specific candidate-secreted effector protein, EqCSEP04187, from E. quercicola. This putative effector is expressed at the late stage but not the early stage during infection. The constitutive expression of EqCSEP04187 in model plants Nicotiana benthamiana and Arabidopsis thaliana elicited defense responses, as did transient expression of EqCSEP04187 in protoplasts of H. brasiliensis. Introducing EqCSEP04187 into another H. brasiliensis-associated fungal pathogen, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, inhibited H. brasiliensis infection, and infection by E. quercicola was decreased in the A. thaliana eds1 mutant expressing EqCSEP04187. Further analysis suggests that these reductions in infection were the consequences of EqCSEP04187 eliciting defense responses. Our study suggests that this putative effector has elicitor activity that can improve plant resistance.
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- Xiao Li
- School of Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests (Hainan University), Ministry of Education, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests (Hainan University), Ministry of Education, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests (Hainan University), Ministry of Education, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests (Hainan University), Ministry of Education, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests (Hainan University), Ministry of Education, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests (Hainan University), Ministry of Education, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China
- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests (Hainan University), Ministry of Education, Haikou, 570228, China
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- School of Plant Protection, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, China.
- Key Laboratory of Green Prevention and Control of Tropical Plant Diseases and Pests (Hainan University), Ministry of Education, Haikou, 570228, China.
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Xu C, Xue C, Hou M, Geng Y, Zang R, Wu H, Zhang M. Nanopore/Illumina Hybrid Genome Sequence Resource for Corynespora cassiicola Strain XJ Infecting Rubber Tree in China. Plant Dis 2021; 105:3727-3731. [PMID: 34018814 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-03-21-0458-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Corynespora cassiicola is a ubiquitous pathogenic fungus that can infect a broad range of plant hosts. Corynespora leaf fall, caused by C. cassiicola, is one of the major diseases on rubber tree in China. This disease is having an increasing affect on natural rubber production worldwide. In this study, by combining the Nanopore and Illumina sequencing technologies, we present the chromosome-scale genome sequence of the rubber tree-sampled C. cassiicola strain XJ collected in the subtropical region of China. The assembly consists of 23 scaffolds (N50 = 4.62 Mb) with an estimated genome size of 44.42 Mb (only 166 non-ATCG bases) and 16,108 protein-coding genes. The genome will provide a valuable resource for further research on the pathogenesis and comparative genomics of C. cassiicola on rubber tree and other hosts.
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- Chao Xu
- Department of Plant Pathology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Centre for Modern Experimental Technology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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Sun R, Wu Z, Lan G, Yang C, Fraedrich K. Effects of rubber plantations on soil physicochemical properties on Hainan Island, China. J Environ Qual 2021; 50:1351-1363. [PMID: 34390263 DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Recent and rapid expansion of rubber [Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex A. Juss.) Müll. Arg.] plantations requires understanding their effects on soil physicochemical properties and soil quality. An ideal testbed for analyzing such land-use change and its impacts is Hainan Island, the largest tropical island in China, which in recent decades has seen a dramatic expansion in the rubber industry. Based on 14 soil physicochemical properties at two soil depths (0-20 and 20-40 cm), a comprehensive assessment index was established using principal component analysis to assess soil qualities under rubber plantations (RPs; monoculture and intercropping) and five additional land-use types (areca palm [Areca L.], eucalyptus [Eucalyptus loxophleba Benth.] and banana [Musa L.] plantations, secondary forest, and tropical rainforest [TR]). The following results were obtained: (a) total porosity, ammoniacal N, total P, available P, and soil organic matter were vital soil physicochemical properties contributing to the comprehensive assessment index; (b) the comprehensive assessment indices of RPs were significantly lower than those of TR and areca palm plantation; (c) intercropping improves most soil physicochemical properties in RPs comparing monoculture and intercropped RPs; and (d) redundancy analysis demonstrated that land-use type interacted with climatic, geographical, and edaphic factors and collectively explained about half of the variation in the soil physicochemical properties across the study area. Deteriorating soil quality by converting TR to RPs and other land-use types provides another reason to protect TRs, especially on area-limited islands like Hainan.
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- Rui Sun
- Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 571101, China
- Danzhou Investigation & Experiment Station of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Danzhou, 571737, China
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- Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 571101, China
- Danzhou Investigation & Experiment Station of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Danzhou, 571737, China
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- Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 571101, China
- Danzhou Investigation & Experiment Station of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Danzhou, 571737, China
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- Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, 571101, China
- Danzhou Investigation & Experiment Station of Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Danzhou, 571737, China
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- Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, 20146, Germany
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Dai L, Yang H, Zhao X, Wang L. Identification of cis conformation natural rubber and proteins in Ficus altissima Blume latex. Plant Physiol Biochem 2021; 167:376-384. [PMID: 34404008 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ficus altissima Blume, a horticultural plant in tropical and warm subtropical regions, can produce natural rubber with comparable molecular weight to the Hevea brasiliensis rubber. The F. altissima latex has an acidic pH (about 4.89). The rubber particle size distribution is a unimodal profile, and the peak frequency is at a size of 4.5 μm. The natural rubber of F. altissima was determined to be a cis conformation via 13C NMR. The Mp (molecular weight of the peak maxima) of the deproteinized F. altissima rubber was 9.34 × 105 Da. LC-MS was used to identify the proteins of rubber particles and serum. The most abundant protein of the creamy rubber particle layer is an acid phosphatase, while the most abundant proteins of serum were an (R)-mandelonitrilelyase and a polygalacturonase inhibitor. Pharmaceutical proteins (ficins) or enzymes related to the biosynthesis of natural medicines (a cannabidiolic acid synthase and two lupeol synthase) were identified in F. altissima latex. The data of this study may be helpful for research on the functions of latex in latex-borne plants and the biosynthesis mechanism of natural rubber.
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- Longjun Dai
- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Rubber Tree, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Haikou, Hainan, PR China; State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou, Hainan, PR China; Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Haikou, Hainan, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Rubber Tree, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Haikou, Hainan, PR China; State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou, Hainan, PR China; Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Haikou, Hainan, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Rubber Tree, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Haikou, Hainan, PR China; State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou, Hainan, PR China; Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Haikou, Hainan, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Resources of Rubber Tree, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Haikou, Hainan, PR China; State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Cultivation & Physiology of Tropical Crops, Haikou, Hainan, PR China; Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS), Haikou, Hainan, PR China.
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Zou X, Zhu X, Zhu P, Singh AK, Zakari S, Yang B, Chen C, Liu W. Soil quality assessment of different Hevea brasiliensis plantations in tropical China. J Environ Manage 2021; 285:112147. [PMID: 33607560 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Land degradation is a global problem caused by improper agricultural practices. In tropical China, the rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations are predominantly practiced on forest-cleared lands, considering their sustainable land management potential compared to annual cropping. However, all rubber plantations may not have similar land management capacity. Soil quality index (SQI) can reveal the overall soil status with a single score, which is an efficient tool to evaluate the soil quality of each category of rubber plantations. We investigated 23 soil physical and chemical parameters of three categories of rubber plantations and a primary rainforest, and derived SQI based on these parameters. Soil samples were collected from a rubber monoculture (RM), a rubber-Camellia sinensis agroforestry (RT), a rubber-Dracaena cochinchinensis agroforestry (RD), and a primary rainforest (RF). The results showed that the SQI value of the RM decreased by 15.50% compared to the RF, with a significant degree of soil nutrient loss (18.90%). This indicates that monocultural rubber cultivation is causing land degradation to some extent. However, the SQI was significantly enhanced by rubber-based agroforestry practices (25.30% by RT and 33.10% by RD) compared to the RM, suggesting that polyculture practices are suitable to recover the soil quality in degraded agricultural lands. Moreover, the chemical parameters contributed more to the SQI than did the physical parameters, indicating that nutrient management is important in soil quality recovery. Overall, our results suggest that agroforestry should be preferred over monoculture in the rubber plantations for sustainable land management in tropical China.
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- Xin Zou
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China; Center of Plant Ecology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China; Center of Plant Ecology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China.
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- College of Forestry, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China; Center of Plant Ecology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China; Center of Plant Ecology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China; Laboratory of Hydraulics and Environmental Modeling (HydroModE-Lab), Faculté d'Agronomie, Université de Parakou, 03 BP 351, Parakou, Benin.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China; Center of Plant Ecology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China; Center of Plant Ecology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China; Center of Plant Ecology, Core Botanical Gardens, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan, 666303, China.
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As the second natural rubber resource, Eucommia ulmoides rubber (EUR) from Eucommia ulmoides Oliver is mainly composed of trans-1,4-polyisoprene, which is the isomer of natural rubber cis-1,4-polyisoprene from Hevea brasiliensis. In the past few years, the great potential application of EUR has received increasing attention, and there is a growing awareness that the natural polymer EUR could become an emerging research topic in field of the novel materials due to its unique and excellent duality of both rubber and plastic. To gain insight into its further development, in this review, the extraction, structure, physicochemical properties, and modification of EUR are discussed in detail. More emphasis on the potential applications in the fields of the environment, agriculture, engineering, and biomedical engineering is summarized. Finally, some insights into the challenges and perspectives of EUR are also suggested.
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- Xingneng Wei
- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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Habib MAH, Ismail MN. Hevea brasiliensis latex proteomics: a review of analytical methods and the way forward. J Plant Res 2021; 134:43-53. [PMID: 33108557 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-020-01231-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Natural rubber or latex from the Hevea brasiliensis is an important commodity in various economic sectors in today's modern society. Proteins have been detected in latex since the early twentieth century, and they are known to regulate various biological pathways within the H. brasiliensis trees such as the natural rubber biosynthesis, defence against pathogens, wound healing, and stress tolerance. However, the exact mechanisms of the pathways are still not clear. Proteomic analyses on latex have found various proteins and revealed how they fit into the mechanisms of the biological pathways. In the past three decades, there has been rapid latex protein identification due to the improvement of latex protein extraction methods, as well as the emergence of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and mass spectrometry (MS). In this manuscript, we reviewed the methods of latex protein extraction that keeps on improving over the past three decades as well as the results of numerous latex protein identification and quantitation.
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- Mohd Afiq Hazlami Habib
- Analytical Biochemistry Research Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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- Analytical Biochemistry Research Centre, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
- Institute for Research in Molecular Medicine, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), 11800, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
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Faria M, de Souza DA, Lopes RB. Microbial Control of Leptopharsa heveae Drake & Poor (Hemiptera: Tingidae) in Brazilian Rubber Tree Plantations: a Brief Historical Account and Identification of Entomopathogenic Fungi by Means of Multigene Phylogeny. Neotrop Entomol 2020; 49:864-873. [PMID: 32970286 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-020-00808-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Over the last decades, a few fungal species have been mentioned in the literature associated with the rubber tree lace bug, Leptopharsa heveae Drake & Poor (Hemiptera: Tingidae). The rubber plantation area treated with these biocontrol agents has been steady since the 1990s, estimated in 10,000-15,000 ha per year. A few large-scale rubber operations, one biocontrol company, and three government-owned laboratories were, and currently one still is, involved in their commercialization. One species, currently referred to as Sporothrix insectorum, has been historically deployed in biocontrol applications in Brazilian rubber farms. However, L. heveae-infecting isolates have only been identified through morphological examinations; therefore, proper molecular assessments are needed for accurate identifications. Hence, DNA of six L. heveae-infecting isolates (five of which have been deployed in field applications) were extracted and sequenced. Multigene phylogeny found that both Simplicillium lanosoniveum and Cordyceps (formerly Isaria) sp. have been sprayed on rubber plantations to manage L. heveae populations, although the former is the only one currently applied. Simplicillium lanosoniveum and Cordyceps sp. have no relation whatsoever to true Sporothrix species associated with human and animal diseases. Therefore, our molecular data may encourage biocontrol companies to register mycoinsecticides targeting L. heveae. We also added unpublished historical accounts after contacting key contributors to the launching of this not so well-known biocontrol program in the 1980s.
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- M Faria
- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasilia, Federal District, Brasil
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- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasilia, Federal District, Brasil
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- Embrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Brasilia, Federal District, Brasil.
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Liang X, Chen Q, Wu C, Liu Y, Fang Y. Reference gene validation in Eotetranychus sexmaculatus (Acari: Tetranychidae) feeding on mite-susceptible and mite-resistant rubber tree germplasms. Exp Appl Acarol 2020; 82:211-228. [PMID: 32886259 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-020-00542-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Reliable reference genes are quite important in calculating gene transcript levels by using real-time quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (RT-qPCR). Eotetranychus sexmaculatus is known as a dangerous mite causing significant yield reduction of rubber tree latex; however, selection of appropriate reference genes for validation of target gene expression in E. sexmaculatus has not been conducted yet. In the present study, nine candidate reference genes were analyzed for their expression stability in different life stages of E. sexmaculatus by using common algorithms including comparative ΔCq method, geNorm, NormFinder and BestKeeper. In addition, a comprehensive analysis software (RefFinder) was used to assign an overall final rank for each candidate gene. The results showed that β-actin and β-TUB were the best two reference genes and were subjected to evaluate expression of two protective enzyme genes (EsCu/ZnSOD and EsCAT1) in E. sexmaculatus. We found that the expression of EsCu/ZnSOD and EsCAT1 in E. sexmaculatus feeding on mite-resistant rubber tree germplasm was significantly lower compared with those feeding on mite-susceptible germplasm. These results will facilitate research in revealing molecular mechanisms underlying rubber tree resistance to the spider mite.
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- Xiao Liang
- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Haikou, China
- Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
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- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Haikou, China.
- Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China.
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- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Haikou, China
- Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
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- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agriculture Sciences, Haikou, China
- Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
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- Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou, China
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Oladipo B, Betiku E. Optimization and kinetic studies on conversion of rubber seed ( Hevea brasiliensis) oil to methyl esters over a green biowaste catalyst. J Environ Manage 2020; 268:110705. [PMID: 32510440 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The goal of the study was to establish the optimal condition for the transesterification process for Hevea brasiliensis oil (HBO) conversion into H. brasiliensis oil methyl esters (HBOME) using a novel base heterogeneous catalyst synthesized from a biowaste (kola nut pod husk). Thus, the influence of concentration of catalyst, MeOH:HBO molar ratio, reaction time and reaction temperature on the HBOME yield was identified using Taguchi orthogonal array design approach. Also, the overall reaction rate constant (k) and reaction order (n) for the process was determined as a way to develop a kinetic model. The results showed that HBOME yield of 96.97 wt% could be achieved using catalyst amount of 3.5 wt%, MeOH:HBO molar ratio of 6:1, reaction time of 75 min and reaction temperature of 65 °C. Performance evaluation of the process input variables suggests reaction time had the highest influence on the HBOME yield. The values of n and k were determined to be 1 and 0.0034 min-1, respectively via kinetic modeling of the transesterification process. The cetane number, kinematic viscosity and acid value of the HBOME produced were 59.54 ± 0.15, 4.98 ± 0.12 mm2/s and 0.22 ± 0.00 mg KOH/g oil, respectively, which compared well with the standard specifications for biodiesel. Thus, HBO and kola nut pod husk could serve as cheap bioresources for biodiesel production.
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- Babatunde Oladipo
- Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 220005, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Biochemical Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, 220005, Osun State, Nigeria; Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Engineering University, Tallahassee, FL, 32307, USA.
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Li N, Bai R, Wu L, Li W, Chen M, Chen X, Fan CH, Yang GS. [Impacts of future climate change on spring phenology stages of rubber tree in Hainan, China]. Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao 2020; 31:1241-1249. [PMID: 32530199 DOI: 10.13287/j.1001-9332.202004.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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To explore the impacts of future climate change on spring phenology stages (first leaf storey expansion stage, spring flowering stage) of rubber tree in Hainan Island, we established a rubber tree spring phenology simulation model based on the crop clock model and developed a computer software RubberSP. The model simulation accuracy was examined with experimental observed phenology data. Five global climate models (GCMs) from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) were integrated using Bayesian Model averaging method (BMA) to predict the impacts of climate change on the spring phenology of rubber tree in 2020-2099 (relative to 1986-2017) under climate scenarios of RCP2.6, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, respectively. The results showed that the RubberSP model had good simulation accuracy, with the determination coefficient (R2) values ranging between 0.73-0.87, the root mean square error (RMSE) ranging from 3.26 to 4.15 d, and the normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) of 3.4%-7.4% between measured and simulated phenology stages. The uncertainty of a single GCM could be avoided by BMA method, which could better reflect the change trend of temperature. Temperature of Hainan Island in the end of 21 century, under the scenarios of RCP2.6, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5, would increase by more than 0.3, 1.0 and 2.5 ℃ compared with the baseline, respectively. The spring phenology stages would appear earlier and yield would increase in the future climate scenario. The time isoline of spring phenology stages would move forward to northwest, which indicated that most suitable area for rubber tree plantation in Hainan Island would expand to the northwest. The spatial difference of the first leaf storey expansion stage would be more evident, but not for spring flowering stage. The amplitude of rubber tree spring phenology variations was closely related to the increases of temperature under different RCP scenarios, with the most apparent change under RCP8.5 scenario and most mild change under RCP2.6 scenario.
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- Ning Li
- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
- National Agricultural Experimental Station for Agricultural-Environment, Danzhou 571737, Hainan, China
- Danzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou 571737, Hainan, China
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- Hainan Institute of Meteorological Science, Haikou 570203, China
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
- National Agricultural Experimental Station for Agricultural-Environment, Danzhou 571737, Hainan, China
- Danzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou 571737, Hainan, China
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- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
- National Agricultural Experimental Station for Agricultural-Environment, Danzhou 571737, Hainan, China
- Danzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou 571737, Hainan, China
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- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
- National Agricultural Experimental Station for Agricultural-Environment, Danzhou 571737, Hainan, China
- Danzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou 571737, Hainan, China
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- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
- National Agricultural Experimental Station for Agricultural-Environment, Danzhou 571737, Hainan, China
- Danzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou 571737, Hainan, China
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- Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
- National Agricultural Experimental Station for Agricultural-Environment, Danzhou 571737, Hainan, China
- Danzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou 571737, Hainan, China
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Duangngam O, Desalme D, Thaler P, Kasemsap P, Sathornkich J, Satakhun D, Chayawat C, Angeli N, Chantuma P, Epron D. In situ 13CO2 labelling of rubber trees reveals a seasonal shift in the contribution of the carbon sources involved in latex regeneration. J Exp Bot 2020; 71:2028-2039. [PMID: 32211864 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) are the main source of natural rubber, extracted from latex, which exudes from the trunk after tapping. Tapped trees require large amounts of carbon (C) to regenerate the latex after its collection. Knowing the contribution of C sources involved in latex biosynthesis will help in understanding how rubber trees face this additional C demand. Whole crown 13CO2 pulse labelling was performed on 4-year-old rubber trees in June, when latex production was low, and in October, when it was high. 13C content was quantified in the foliage, phloem sap, wood, and latex. In both labelling periods, 13C was recovered in latex just after labelling, indicating that part of the carbohydrate was directly allocated to latex. However, significant amounts of 13C were still recovered in latex after 100 d and the peak was reached significantly later than in phloem sap, demonstrating the contribution of a reserve pool as a source of latex C. The contribution of new photosynthates to latex regeneration was faster and higher when latex metabolism was well established, in October, than in June. An improved understanding of C dynamics and the source-sink relationship in rubber tree is crucial to adapt tapping system practices and ensure sustainable latex production.
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- Ornuma Duangngam
- Kasetsart University, Center of Thai-French Cooperation on Higher Education and Research, Bangkok, Thailand
- Kasetsart University, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRA, UMR Silva, Nancy, France
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- CIRAD, UMR Eco&Sols, Montpellier, France
- Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, UMR Eco&Sols, Montpellier, France
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- Kasetsart University, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Kasetsart University, Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Kasetsart University, Center of Thai-French Cooperation on Higher Education and Research, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Kasetsart University, Center of Thai-French Cooperation on Higher Education and Research, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRA, UMR Silva, Nancy, France
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- Chachoengsao Rubber Research Center, Rubber Authority of Thailand, Sanam Chaiket, Thailand
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- Université de Lorraine, AgroParisTech, INRA, UMR Silva, Nancy, France
- Kyoto University, Graduate School of Agriculture, Laboratory of Forest Hydrology, Kyoto, Japan
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Kouassi GF, Koné GA, Good M, Assidjo NE, Kouba M. Effect of Hevea brasiliensis seed meal or Euphorbia heterophylla seed supplemented diets on performance, physicochemical and sensory properties of eggs, and egg yolk fatty acid profile in guinea fowl (Numida meleagris). Poult Sci 2020; 99:342-349. [PMID: 32416819 PMCID: PMC7587736 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pez500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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A total of 144 French selected breed (Galor) female guinea fowl (GF) of 42 wk of age were enrolled for a feeding trial of 15, 30, and 45 D duration. The birds were randomly assigned to 18 cages, each containing 8 birds. A total of 3 isonitrogenous and isocaloric dietary treatments were trialed, each diet comprising 6 replications (cages), which meant a total of 48 birds per diet. The GF were fed either a control diet C (commercial diet "FACI ponte 20", SIPRA, Ivory Coast, usually used for all poultry species) or the diet C supplemented with 5% Euphorbia heterophylla seeds (diet E) and the diet C supplemented with 5% Hevea seed meal (Hevea brasiliensis) (diet H). Animal performance were assessed for 3 periods (days 0 to 15, 0 to 30, and 0 to 45), and egg quality and composition were assessed at 15, 30, and 45 D of the trial. The results indicated no mortality during the trial. The laying rate was the highest (43.9%) with diet E and the lowest with diet C (32.5%), the laying rate with diet H being intermediate (38.5%). Diet E containing Euphorbia seeds led to a reduced cholesterol content of the eggs. Additionally, inclusion of Euphorbia seeds and, to a lesser extent, of the Hevea seed meal in the diet led to n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid enriched GF eggs, with thereby, improved nutritional value. A sensory test did not find any difference between the 3 diets on trial.
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- G F Kouassi
- Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1313 Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire
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- Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1313 Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire
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- Independant Researcher and Private Consultant, A96 Dun Laoghaire, Ireland
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- Institut National Polytechnique Felix Houphouët Boigny, BP 1313 Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire
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- UMR 1348 PEGASE, INRA-AGROCAMPUS, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
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Thomson R, Sochea P, Sarath M, MacDonald A, Pratt A, Poyer S, Allen H, Kunthy S, Chamroeun S, Daro K, Samean S, Panharith N, Ra S, Sovottha C, Mundy G, Yeung S. Rubber plantations and drug resistant malaria: a cross-sectional survey in Cambodia. Malar J 2019; 18:379. [PMID: 31775755 PMCID: PMC6882203 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-019-3000-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The ongoing spread of artemisinin resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria is a major threat to global health. In response, countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region, including Cambodia, have declared ambitious goals to eliminate malaria. Major challenges include the lack of information on the at-risk population-individuals who live or work in or near the forest where the malaria vectors are found, including plantation workers. This study aimed to address this knowledge gap through a cross-sectional survey conducted in rubber plantations in Cambodia in 2014. METHODS The survey was conducted in two rounds in four provinces and included a malaria prevalence survey, analysis for the K13 genetic mutation, and a comprehensive behavioural questionnaire. Forty plantations were included in each round, and 4201 interviews were conducted. An additional 701 blood samples were collected from family members of plantation workers. RESULTS Overall malaria prevalence was relatively low with adjusted PCR prevalence rate of 0.6% for P. falciparum and 0.3% for Plasmodium vivax, and was very heterogenous between plantations. There was little difference in risk between permanent residents and temporary workers, and between the two rounds. The main risk factors for P. falciparum infection were smaller plantations, age under 30 years, lack of self-reported use of a treated net and recent travel, especially to the Northeastern provinces. Proximity of plantations to the forest was also a risk factor for malaria in round one, while male gender was also a risk factor for malaria by either species. CONCLUSIONS With Cambodia's P. falciparum elimination target on the horizon, identifying every single malaria case will become increasingly important. Plantations workers are relatively accessible compared to some other at-risk groups and will likely remain a high priority. Ongoing surveillance and adaptive strategies will be critical if malaria elimination is to be achieved in this setting.
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- Rebecca Thomson
- Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Population Services Khmer, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Population Services Khmer, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Population Services International, Washington, DC, USA
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- Population Services International, Washington, DC, USA
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- Partners for Development-LSHTM Partnership, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Partners for Development-LSHTM Partnership, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Partners for Development-LSHTM Partnership, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Partners for Development-LSHTM Partnership, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Partners for Development-LSHTM Partnership, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Partners for Development-LSHTM Partnership, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Partners for Development-LSHTM Partnership, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Helen Keller International, New York, USA
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- Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
- Clinical Research Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Disease, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
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Pujade-Renaud V, Déon M, Gazis R, Ribeiro S, Dessailly F, Granet F, Chaverri P. Endophytes from Wild Rubber Trees as Antagonists of the Pathogen Corynespora cassiicola. Phytopathology 2019; 109:1888-1899. [PMID: 31290729 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-03-19-0093-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The Corynespora leaf fall disease of rubber trees, caused by the necrotrophic fungus Corynespora cassiicola, is responsible for important yield losses in Asian and African plantations, whereas its impact is negligible in South America. The objective of this study was to identify potential antagonists of C. cassiicola among fungal endophytes (i.e., Pestalotiopsis, Colletotrichum, and Trichoderma spp.) isolated from wild and cultivated rubber trees distributed in the Peruvian Amazon. We first tested the endophytes in dual in vitro confrontation assays against a virulent C. cassiicola isolate (CCP) obtained from diseased rubber trees in the Philippines. All Trichoderma isolates overran the CCP colony, suggesting some antagonistic mechanism, while species from the other genera behaved as mutual antagonists. Trichoderma isolates were then tested through antibiosis assays for their capacity to produce growth-inhibiting molecules. One isolate (LA279), recovered as an endophyte from a wild Hevea guianensis specimen and identified as Trichoderma koningiopsis, showed significant antibiosis capacity. We demonstrated that LA279 was also able to endophytically colonize the cultivated rubber tree species (H. brasiliensis). Under controlled laboratory conditions, rubber plants were inoculated with three Trichoderma strains, including LA279, in combination with the pathogenic CCP. Results showed that 1 week preinoculation with the endophytes differentially reduced CCP mycelial development and symptoms. In conclusion, this study suggests that T. koningiopsis isolate LA279-and derivate compounds-could be a promising candidate for the biological control of the important rubber tree pathogen C. cassiicola.
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- Valérie Pujade-Renaud
- Université Clermont Auvergne, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR PIAF, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398 Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Université Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR PIAF, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398 Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Université Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- Tropical Research and Education Center, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Florida, Homestead, FL 33031, U.S.A
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR PIAF, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398 Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Université Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- CIRAD, UMR AGAP, F-34398 Montpellier, France
- AGAP, Université Montpellier, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques MICHELIN, Place des Carmes-Déchaux, Clermont-Ferrand Cedex, France
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- Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, 2112 Plant Sciences Building, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, U.S.A
- Escuela de Biología and Centro de Investigación en Productos Naturales, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, San José, Costa Rica
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Salecker J, Dislich C, Wiegand K, Meyer KM, Pe´er G. EFForTS-LGraf: A landscape generator for creating smallholder-driven land-use mosaics. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222949. [PMID: 31560726 PMCID: PMC6764663 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Spatially-explicit simulation models are commonly used to study complex ecological and socio-economic research questions. Often these models depend on detailed input data, such as initial land-cover maps to set up model simulations. Here we present the landscape generator EFFortS-LGraf that provides artificially-generated land-use maps of agricultural landscapes shaped by small-scale farms. EFForTS-LGraf is a process-based landscape generator that explicitly incorporates the human dimension of land-use change. The model generates roads and villages that consist of smallholder farming households. These smallholders use different establishment strategies to create fields in their close vicinity. Crop types are distributed to these fields based on crop fractions and specialization levels. EFForTS-LGraf model parameters such as household area or field size frequency distributions can be derived from household surveys or geospatial data. This can be an advantage over the abstract parameters of neutral landscape generators. We tested the model using oil palm and rubber farming in Indonesia as a case study and validated the artificially-generated maps against classified satellite images. Our results show that EFForTS-LGraf is able to generate realistic land-cover maps with properties that lie within the boundaries of landscapes from classified satellite images. An applied simulation experiment on landscape-level effects of increasing household area and crop specialization revealed that larger households with higher specialization levels led to spatially more homogeneous and less scattered crop type distributions and reduced edge area proportion. Thus, EFForTS-LGraf can be applied both to generate maps as inputs for simulation modelling and as a stand-alone tool for specific landscape-scale analyses in the context of ecological-economic studies of smallholder farming systems.
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- Jan Salecker
- Ecosystem Modelling, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Ecosystem Modelling, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Ecosystem Modelling, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
- Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use (CBL), University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Ecosystem Modelling, Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Synthesis Centre (sDiv) of the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
- UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Dept. Economics and Dept. Ecosystem Services, Leipzig, Germany
- University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Qin B, Wang M, He HX, Xiao HX, Zhang Y, Wang LF. Identification and Characterization of a Potential Candidate Mlo Gene Conferring Susceptibility to Powdery Mildew in Rubber Tree. Phytopathology 2019; 109:1236-1245. [PMID: 30667341 DOI: 10.1094/phyto-05-18-0171-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Mildew resistance locus O (Mlo) gene was first found in barley as a powdery mildew susceptibility gene, and recessive mlo alleles confer durable resistance to barley powdery mildew. To identify candidate Mlo susceptibility genes in rubber tree, HbMlo12 was cloned from rubber tree clone CATAS7-33-97, which is susceptible to powdery mildew. Protein architecture analysis showed that HbMlo12 was a typical Mlo protein with seven transmembrane domains. Protein blast search in the Arabidopsis thaliana proteome database showed that HbMlo12 shared the highest similarity with AtMlo12, with 63% sequence identity. Furthermore, HbMlo12 together with the dicot powdery mildew susceptible Mlo proteins (including AtMlo2, AtMlo6, AtMlo12, tomato SlMlo1, pepper CaMlo2, pea PsMlo1, etc.) were grouped into clade V. Subcellular localization analysis in tobacco epidermal cells revealed that HbMlo12 was localized to the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. HbMlo12 was preferentially expressed in the flower and leaf of rubber tree. Moreover, its expression was significantly upregulated in response to powdery mildew inoculation. Application of exogenous ethephon caused a distinct increase in HbMlo12 expression. Additionally, HbMlo12 transcript was quickly induced by spraying salicylic acid and gibberellic acid and reached the maximum at 0.5 h after treatments. By contrast, HbMlo12 expression was downregulated by methyl jasmonate, abscisic acid, and drought stress treatments. There was no significant change in HbMlo12 expression after indole-3-acetic acid, H2O2, and wounding stimuli. Taken together, these results suggested that HbMlo12 might be a candidate Mlo gene conferring susceptibility to powdery mildew in rubber tree. The results of this study are vital in understanding Mlo gene evolution and developing new rubber tree varieties with powdery mildew resistance using reverse genetics.
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- Bi Qin
- 1 Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan 571737, China; and
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- 2 Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- 2 Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- 2 Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- 2 Hainan Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Tropical Bioresource, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- 1 Rubber Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Danzhou, Hainan 571737, China; and
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Cuartas PE, Villamizar LF, Barrera GP, Ruiz JC, Campos JC, León-Martínez G, Gómez-Valderrama J. Novel biopesticide based on Erinnyis ello betabaculovirus: characterization and preliminary field evaluation to control Erinnyis ello in rubber plantations. Pest Manag Sci 2019; 75:1391-1399. [PMID: 30414258 DOI: 10.1002/ps.5259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The hornworn Erinnyis ello is the major pest of natural rubber crops in Colombia, mainly controlled using toxic chemical insecticides. The use of E. ello Betabaculovirus is an environmentally sustainable alternative for its control. The aim of the present work was to characterize a prototype biopesticide formulation and evaluate its efficacy under different conditions. RESULTS Quality control evaluations of formulated biopesticide revealed that all the parameters evaluated were under the permissible level. The lethal concentrations LC50 and LC90 of the biopesticide were 4.3 × 103 and 5.5 × 104 occlusion bodies (OBs) mL-1 , respectively. Biopesticide efficacies against second and fourth instar larvae under greenhouse conditions were higher than 80%. Evaluation of two application rates in a clonal garden resulted in 84% and 88% efficacy, comparable to that obtained with the chemical. The biopesticide in a commercial plantation showed efficacies between 74% and 82%. Biopesticide post-application persistence was estimated at least in 1 week under field natural conditions. Results allowed selection of the lowest evaluated dose (1 × 1011 OBs ha-1 ) as the basis for further field evaluations. CONCLUSION Formulated ErelGV showed high efficacy to control the hornworm in rubber crops and high potential to be included in integrated pest management programs, thus it could be an interesting alternative to replace agrochemicals. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Paola E Cuartas
- Departamento de Bioproductos, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - Agrosavia, Mosquera, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigación Tibaitatá, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - Agrosavia, Mosquera, Colombia
- Forage Science, AgResearch Ltd. Lincoln Research Centre, New Zealand
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- Centro de Investigación Tibaitatá, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - Agrosavia, Mosquera, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigación Tibaitatá, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - Agrosavia, Mosquera, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigación La Libertad, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - Agrosavia, Puerto López, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigación La Libertad, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - Agrosavia, Puerto López, Colombia
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- Centro de Investigación Tibaitatá, Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria - Agrosavia, Mosquera, Colombia
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Grogan K, Pflugmacher D, Hostert P, Mertz O, Fensholt R. Unravelling the link between global rubber price and tropical deforestation in Cambodia. Nat Plants 2019; 5:47-53. [PMID: 30598534 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-018-0325-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Tropical forests continue to undergo a rapid transformation. The expansion of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations has been reported as a major driver of forest loss, linked to a boom in market demand. Distant commodity markets have spurred a surge of large-scale economic land concessions granted throughout tropical Southeast Asia. Using satellite imagery, we show the impact of rubber tree plantations on Cambodian forest cover and analyse how annual forest-to-rubber conversion rates relate to global rubber prices from 2001 to 2015. We found that 23.5 ± 1.8% of national forest cover was cleared in this period, with 23.2 ± 3.6% of cleared forest converted to rubber plantations. Annual forest-to-rubber conversion rates closely correlated with global rubber prices, with a time lag of 8-9 months (Pearson's r = 0.93). Our results reveal a strong link between global commodity markets and tropical forest loss, particularly in countries with land policies geared towards rapid development.
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- Kenneth Grogan
- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
- DHI-GRAS A/S, Hørsholm, Denmark.
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- Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Integrative Research Institute on Transformations of Human-Environment Systems, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cao X, Xu X, Che H, West JS, Luo D. Three Colletotrichum Species, Including a New Species, are Associated to Leaf Anthracnose of Rubber Tree in Hainan, China. Plant Dis 2019; 103:117-124. [PMID: 30398958 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-02-18-0374-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and C. acutatum have been reported to be causal agents of anthracnose disease of rubber tree. Recent investigations have shown that both C. gloeosporioides and C. acutatum are species complexes. The identities of Colletotrichum species causing anthracnose disease of rubber tree in Hainan, China, are unknown. In this study, 106 isolates obtained from rubber tree with symptoms of anthracnose were collected from 12 counties of Hainan and identified at the species complex level based on the ITS sequences and colony morphologies. Seventy-four isolates were identified as C. gloeosporioides species complex and the other 32 isolates as C. acutatum species complex. Forty-two isolates were selected for further multilocus phylogenetic analyses in order to identify the isolates to the species level. Twenty-six isolates from the C. gloeosporioides species complex were characterized for partial sequences of seven gene regions (ACT, TUB2, CHS-1, GAPDH, ITS, ApMat, and GS), and the other 16 isolates from the C. acutatum species complex for five gene regions (ACT, TUB2, CHS-1, GAPDH, and ITS). Three species were identified: C. siamense and C. fructicola from the C. gloeosporioides species complex, and a new species C. wanningense from the C. acutatum species complex. Artificial inoculation of rubber tree leaves confirmed the pathogenicity of the three species. The present study improves the understanding of species causing anthracnose on rubber tree and provides useful information for the effective control of the disease.
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- Xueren Cao
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- NIAB EMR, New Road, East Malling, Kent ME19 6BJ, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management on Tropical Crops, Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
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Dechner A, Flesher KM, Lindell C, Vega de Oliveira T, Maurer BA. Determining carnivore habitat use in a rubber/forest landscape in Brazil using multispecies occupancy models. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0195311. [PMID: 29659594 PMCID: PMC5901926 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Understanding the factors that influence the presence and distribution of carnivores in human-dominated agricultural landscapes is one of the main challenges for biodiversity conservation, especially in landscapes where setting aside large protected areas is not feasible. Habitat use models of carnivore communities in rubber plantations are lacking despite the critical roles carnivores play in structuring ecosystems and the increasing expansion of rubber plantations. We investigated the habitat use of a mammalian carnivore community within a 4,200-ha rubber plantation/forest landscape in Bahia, Brazil. We placed two different brands of camera traps in a 90-site grid. We used a multispecies occupancy model to determine the probabilities of habitat use by each species and the effect of different brands of camera traps on their detection probabilities. Species showed significant differences in habitat use with domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) and crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) having higher probabilities of using rubber groves and coatis (Nasua nasua) having a higher probability of using forest. The moderate level of captures and low detection probabilities (≤ 0.1) of tayras (Eira barbara) and wildcats (Leopardus spp.) precluded a precise estimation of habitat use probabilities using the multispecies occupancy model. The different brands of camera traps had a significant effect on the detection probability of all species. Given that the carnivore community has persisted in this 70-year-old landscape, the results show the potential of rubber/forest landscapes to provide for the long-term conservation of carnivore communities in the Atlantic forest, especially in mosaics with 30–40% forest cover and guard patrolling systems. The results also provide insights for mitigating the impact of rubber production on biodiversity.
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- Andrea Dechner
- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Program in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Centro de Estudos da Biodiversidade, Reserva Ecológica Michelin, Igrapiúna, Bahia, Brasil
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- Program in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Department of Integrative Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Center for Global Change and Earth Observations, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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- Divisão de Mamíferos do Museu de Zoologia, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brasil
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- Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Program in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
- Center for Statistical Training and Consulting, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, United States of America
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Bokhari A, Yusup S, Chuah LF, Klemeš JJ, Asif S, Ali B, Akbar MM, Kamil RNM. Pilot scale intensification of rubber seed ( Hevea brasiliensis) oil via chemical interesterification using hydrodynamic cavitation technology. Bioresour Technol 2017; 242:272-282. [PMID: 28341378 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Chemical interesterification of rubber seed oil has been investigated for four different designed orifice devices in a pilot scale hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) system. Upstream pressure within 1-3.5bar induced cavities to intensify the process. An optimal orifice plate geometry was considered as plate with 1mm dia hole having 21 holes at 3bar inlet pressure. The optimisation results of interesterification were revealed by response surface methodology; methyl acetate to oil molar ratio of 14:1, catalyst amount of 0.75wt.% and reaction time of 20min at 50°C. HC is compared to mechanical stirring (MS) at optimised values. The reaction rate constant and the frequency factor of HC were 3.4-fold shorter and 3.2-fold higher than MS. The interesterified product was characterised by following EN 14214 and ASTM D 6751 international standards.
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- Awais Bokhari
- Biomass Processing Laboratory, Centre of Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia; Chemical Engineering Department, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Biomass Processing Laboratory, Centre of Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia.
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- Marine Department Malaysia Northern Region, 11700 Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia
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- Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Szentkirályi utca 28, 1088 Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Botany, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Biomass Processing Laboratory, Centre of Biofuel and Biochemical Research (CBBR), Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
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- Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Fundamental and Applied Sciences Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
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Dove MR. Ethnogenomics: The societies that rubber built. Nat Plants 2016; 2:16083. [PMID: 27255846 DOI: 10.1038/nplants.2016.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Michael R Dove
- Department of Anthropology. Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, and Peabody Museum, New Haven, Connecticut 06511, USA
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Island biogeography and metacommunity theory often use equilibrium assumptions to predict local diversity, yet nonequilibrium dynamics are common in nature. In nonequilibrium communities, local diversity fluctuates through time as the relative importance of colonization and extinction change. Here, we test the prevalence and causes of nonequilibrium dynamics in metacommunities of mites associated with rubber trees distributed over large spatial (>1,000 km) and temporal (>30-60 generations) scales in Brazil. We measured colonization and extinction rates to test species turnover and nonequilibrium dynamics over a growing season. Mite metacommunities exhibited nonequilibrium dynamics for most months of the year, and these dynamics tracked climatic conditions. Monthly shifts in temperature of more than 1°C resulted in nonequilibrium dynamics, as did mean temperatures outside of two critical ranges. Nonequilibrium dynamics were caused by a change in colonization with temperature change and changes in both colonization and extinction with absolute temperature. Species turnover showed different trends; high relative humidity increased both colonization and extinction rates, increasing turnover but not nonequilibrium dynamics. Our study illustrates that testing nonequilibrium dynamics can provide new insights into the drivers of colonization, extinction, and diversity fluctuations in metacommunities.
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Qu Y, Chakrabarty R, Tran HT, Kwon EJG, Kwon M, Nguyen TD, Ro DK. A lettuce (Lactuca sativa) homolog of human Nogo-B receptor interacts with cis-prenyltransferase and is necessary for natural rubber biosynthesis. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:1898-914. [PMID: 25477521 PMCID: PMC4303647 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.616920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Natural rubber (cis-1,4-polyisoprene) is an indispensable biopolymer used to manufacture diverse consumer products. Although a major source of natural rubber is the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is also known to synthesize natural rubber. Here, we report that an unusual cis-prenyltransferase-like 2 (CPTL2) that lacks the conserved motifs of conventional cis-prenyltransferase is required for natural rubber biosynthesis in lettuce. CPTL2, identified from the lettuce rubber particle proteome, displays homology to a human NogoB receptor and is predominantly expressed in latex. Multiple transgenic lettuces expressing CPTL2-RNAi constructs showed that a decrease of CPTL2 transcripts (3-15% CPTL2 expression relative to controls) coincided with the reduction of natural rubber as low as 5%. We also identified a conventional cis-prenyltransferase 3 (CPT3), exclusively expressed in latex. In subcellular localization studies using fluorescent proteins, cytosolic CPT3 was relocalized to endoplasmic reticulum by co-occurrence of CPTL2 in tobacco and yeast at the log phase. Furthermore, yeast two-hybrid data showed that CPTL2 and CPT3 interact. Yeast microsomes containing CPTL2/CPT3 showed enhanced synthesis of short cis-polyisoprenes, but natural rubber could not be synthesized in vitro. Intriguingly, a homologous pair CPTL1/CPT1, which displays ubiquitous expressions in lettuce, showed a potent dolichol biosynthetic activity in vitro. Taken together, our data suggest that CPTL2 is a scaffolding protein that tethers CPT3 on endoplasmic reticulum and is necessary for natural rubber biosynthesis in planta, but yeast-expressed CPTL2 and CPT3 alone could not synthesize high molecular weight natural rubber in vitro.
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- Yang Qu
- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- From the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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Schroth G, da Mota MDSS. Technical and institutional innovation in agroforestry for protected areas management in the Brazilian Amazon: opportunities and limitations. Environ Manage 2013; 52:427-440. [PMID: 23636205 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-013-0049-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2012] [Accepted: 04/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Tropical forest countries are struggling with the partially conflicting policy objectives of socioeconomic development, forest conservation, and safeguarding the livelihoods of local forest-dependent people. We worked with communities in the lower Tapajós region of the central Brazilian Amazon for over 10 years to understand their traditional and present land use practices, the constraints, and decision making processes imposed by their biophysical, socioeconomic, and political environment, and to facilitate development trajectories to improve the livelihoods of forest communities while conserving the forest on the farms and in the larger landscape. The work focused on riverine communities initially in the Tapajós National Forest and then in the Tapajós-Arapiuns Extractive Reserve. These communities have a century-old tradition of planting rubber agroforests which despite their abandonment during the 1990s still widely characterize the vegetation of the river banks, especially in the two protected areas where they are safe from the recent expansion of mechanized rice and soybean agriculture. The project evolved from the capacity-building of communities in techniques to increase the productivity of the rubber agroforests without breaking their low-input and low-risk logic, to the establishment of a community enterprise that allowed reserve inhabitants to reforest their own land with tree species of their choice and sell reforestation (not carbon) credits to local timber companies while retaining the ownership of the trees. By making land use practices economically more viable and ecologically more appropriate for protected areas, the project shows ways to strengthen the system of extractive and sustainable development reserves that protects millions of hectares of Amazon forest with the consent of the communities that inhabit them.
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de Blécourt M, Brumme R, Xu J, Corre MD, Veldkamp E. Soil carbon stocks decrease following conversion of secondary forests to rubber ( Hevea brasiliensis) plantations. PLoS One 2013; 8:e69357. [PMID: 23894456 PMCID: PMC3716606 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0069357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Forest-to-rubber plantation conversion is an important land-use change in the tropical region, for which the impacts on soil carbon stocks have hardly been studied. In montane mainland southeast Asia, monoculture rubber plantations cover 1.5 million ha and the conversion from secondary forests to rubber plantations is predicted to cause a fourfold expansion by 2050. Our study, conducted in southern Yunnan province, China, aimed to quantify the changes in soil carbon stocks following the conversion from secondary forests to rubber plantations. We sampled 11 rubber plantations ranging in age from 5 to 46 years and seven secondary forest plots using a space-for-time substitution approach. We found that forest-to-rubber plantation conversion resulted in losses of soil carbon stocks by an average of 37.4±4.7 (SE) Mg C ha−1 in the entire 1.2-m depth over a time period of 46 years, which was equal to 19.3±2.7% of the initial soil carbon stocks in the secondary forests. This decline in soil carbon stocks was much larger than differences between published aboveground carbon stocks of rubber plantations and secondary forests, which range from a loss of 18 Mg C ha−1 to an increase of 8 Mg C ha−1. In the topsoil, carbon stocks declined exponentially with years since deforestation and reached a steady state at around 20 years. Although the IPCC tier 1 method assumes that soil carbon changes from forest-to-rubber plantation conversions are zero, our findings show that they need to be included to avoid errors in estimating overall ecosystem carbon fluxes.
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- Marleen de Blécourt
- Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, Büsgen Institute, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
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In this study, processed natural rubber latex was degraded in outdoor aquatic microcosms, under a number of treatment scenarios for 200 days. The analytical strategy adopted aimed to characterise a range of volatile, semi-volatile and non-volatile substances. Zinc, was shown to migrate from the latex into solution and increase in concentration over time. Dissolved compounds for which predicted formulas were generated largely consisted of oxygen containing compounds, and are potential oxidised polyisoprene oligomers of various chain lengths. A classification of samples based on principal component analysis showed a clear separation of the degraded latex samples from the representative controls. This technique identified an increase in the complexity of the substances produced and showed that these substances undergo further degradation and transformation processes. A number of volatile substances were also identified indicating the atmosphere to be a potential receiving environmental compartment for polymer degradates. Overall, the results show that complex mixtures of substances are produced when polymer-based materials degrade under environmental conditions.
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- Scott Lambert
- Environment Department, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
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Pattanasin S, Satitvipawee P, Wongklang W, Viwatwongkasem C, Bhumiratana A, Soontornpipit P, Jareinpituk S. Risk factors for malaria infection among rubber tappers living in a malaria control program area in southern Thailand. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2012; 43:1313-1325. [PMID: 23413693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Rubber tappers work begins at midnight during the feeding time of Anopheles maculatus and An. minimus, two common malaria vectors in southern Thailand. We studied the association between rubber tapper behavior and malaria infections as reported to the Notified Disease Surveillance System during 2010 in Prachuab Khiri Khan Province, Thailand. In that province insecticide treated bednets are distributed free to the population and insecticide residual spraying is performed annually. A random sample of 394 rubber tapper households was interviewed from October 2010 to May 2011. Twenty-six households (6.6%) had at least one family member who contracted malaria during 2010. Poisson regression was used to identify potential characteristics associated with malaria. Multilevel Poisson regression was used to test for simultaneous effects of tapper behavior and household risk for malaria infection. The estimated incidence rate ratio (IRR) for contracting malaria among those owning a farming hut was 2.9 (95% CI 1.1-7.3, p < 0.05) after controlling for other variables. Even in areas where control programs are in place, malaria infection among rubber tappers is common. Given the Thai Government's plan to expand the rubber plantation areas to other regions of the country without specific prevention for this at-risk population, the malaria burden in Thailand may increase.
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- Sarika Pattanasin
- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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During south-west monsoon season, rubber plantations in Kerala have been found to provide ideal conditions for the proliferation of mosquitoes. In a study conducted from June 2005 to September 2010 in Kannur, Wayanad, and Kozhikode districts, 12 species of mosquitoes in 6 genera--Aedes, Armigeres, Culex, Heizmannia, Toxorhynchites, and Verrallina--were found to breed in rain water-filled cups used for collecting rubber latex. The only vector species found was Aedes albopictus, known for its ability to transmit dengue and chikungunya. The combinations of species found associated in the latex cups is also presented.
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- P K Sumodan
- Post Graduate Department of Zoology, Government College Madappally, Vadakara-673102, Kerala, India
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This chapter describes a method for generating uniform lab-scale biocatalytic nanoporous latex coatings. Nearly everything we come into contact with on a daily basis has been coated with some polymer material. High-speed waterborne polymer coating and ink-jet printing techniques are mature technologies. Methods for immobilizing microorganisms in lab-scale waterborne latex biocatalytic coatings draw on existing coating technologies for generating precision industrial paint and paper coatings and would therefore be amenable to scale up in future applications. An inherent problem for many lab-scale techniques is coating uniformity. The method described here has been developed to dramatically increase the uniformity of multiple individual small surface area coatings derived from a single coating template by minimizing edge effects due to emulsion drying adjacent to the edge of the mask.
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- Jimmy L Gosse
- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA.
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BACKGROUND Screening patients for latex allergy prior to surgery is an important but intensive procedure. The appropriate testing strategy for diagnosing latex (Hevea brasiliensis) allergy involves in-vitro specific IgE or skin prick testing. The sensitivity and specificity of both tests are influenced by patient-specific factors or manufacturing processes that alter the clinically relevant allergens in skin testing solutions. METHODS Total IgE and latex-specific IgE testing was introduced as a screening test. Skin prick testing was done on patients with a high probability of latex allergy and negative specific IgE with total IgE <100 kU/L. SDS-PAGE was done on the non-ammoniated latex (NAL) and newly introduced ammoniated latex (AL) reagents for the clinically relevant allergens. RESULTS 51 patients had a total IgE <100 (range, 2.8-99.0 kU/L), and 10% had a positive skin test. 60% of positive skin tests would have been missed with lower total IgE cut-offs of 50 kU/L (6% of referrals). SDS-PAGE of the NAL solution showed 3 prominent bands with molecular weights of approximately 20, 24 and 42 kDa that correlated with Hev b 6, Hev b 3 and Hev b 7/13, respectively. In contrast, the AL solution showed 3 very faint higher molecular weights bands that did not correlate with clinically relevant antigens. CONCLUSIONS Increasing the cut-off value of total IgE for allergen-specific IgE testing increased the sensitivity of the specific IgE test. The NAL reagent had a greater number of clinically significant allergens at higher concentrations than AL, which may have implications for the clinical sensitivity of the newer AL reagent.
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- Sujoy Khan
- Path Links Immunology, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Scunthorpe, United Kingdom; Department of Immunology, Hull Royal Infirmary, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Immunology, Hull Royal Infirmary, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom; Post graduate Medical Institute, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
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- Department of Immunology, Hull Royal Infirmary, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom; Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
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- Path Links Immunology, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Scunthorpe, United Kingdom; Hull York Medical School, University of Hull, Hull, United Kingdom
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Khiun LK. Planters, estate health & malaria in British Malaya (1900-1940). J Malays Branch R Asiat Soc 2010; 83:91-115. [PMID: 20836261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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A cross-sectional study on wood dust exposure and respiratory health effects was conducted at one of the largest rubberwood sawmills in Thailand. All workers (N = 340) from all jobs on a day shift were recruited for personal sampling. Overall, the personal inhalable dust (n = 742) and respirable dust (n = 241) of full-shift samples were collected from 27 job titles. These data were used to classify workers into high, moderate, and low exposure groups based on the concentrations found in each job. Static samples were also collected to determine the particle size distribution. Geometric means (GM) are used to present the concentrations of the rubber wood dust. Inhalable dust concentrations were clearly high, ranging between 0.2 to 59.4 mg/m3 and with GM of 4.7 mg/m3. The GM of inhalable dust in each job title enabled classification of the workers into three exposure groups: (1) high exposure; >5 mg/m3, (2) moderate exposure; 2.0-5.0 mg/m3, and (3) low exposure; 0.18-1.9 mg/m3. Among the high exposure group, the highest GM inhalable dust concentrations were found in sawing green lumber (12.8 mg/m3) and cutting dry lumber (7.3 mg/m3). The respirable dust concentrations were generally low, in the range of 0.1 to 6.0 mg/m3 with a GM of 0.5 mg/m3. The largest percentage of dust in major operations belonged to the thoracic fraction; 50% cutoff diameter was smaller than 9 mum. The size distribution of wood dust indicated a high proportion in the large particle sizes.
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- Nutjaree Saejiw
- School of Allied Health Science and Public Health, Walailak University, Thasala, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand.
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Mengumpun K, Tayapiwatana C, Hamilton RG, Sangsupawanich P, Wititsuwannakul R. Hydrophobic allergens from the bottom fraction membrane of Hevea brasiliensis. Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol 2008; 26:129-136. [PMID: 19054931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Several proteins of rubber latex have been recognized as allergens causing immediate hypersensitivity in humans. In this study, a bottom fraction membrane (BFM) protein preparation from Hevea brasiliensis trees grown in southern Thailand was used to detect specific IgE in four groups of serum samples. The first group included 170 samples of latex glove factory workers (LGWs); group 2 consisted of the sera of 35 health care workers (HCWs) who were repeatedly exposed to powdered latex gloves; groups 3 and 4 were 31 positive and 22 negative sera, respectively, obtained from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA, tested for IgE to latex allergen. It was found that 56/170 (33%), 5/35 (14%), 11/31 (35.5%) and 1/22 (4.5%) samples of the LGWs, HCWs, CAP+ and CAP- groups had significant IgE to the BFM proteins, respectively. However, of all subjects only one subject of group 1 had experienced allergic morbidity consisting of eczema, conjunctivitis and asthma. The IgE of this subject bound to a 55 kDa component in the rubber latex BFM preparation. Thus, this protein may be regarded as a novel, although minor, latex allergen. Further investigation is needed to characterize the component and to pinpoint its allergenic role.
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- Kesajee Mengumpun
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkhla University, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
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