Four basic models exist for the control of shoot: root ratio (S: R):(a) allometric models,
proposing a fixed ratio of shoot growth rate to root growth rate;(b) functional equilibrium …

Rice is life for more than half of humanity. It is the grain that has shaped the cultures, diets,
and economies of billions of people in the world. Food security in the world is challenged by …

The seasonal fluxes of heat, moisture and CO2 were investigated under two different rice
environments: flooded and aerobic soil conditions, using the eddy covariance technique …

We will review the status of photosynthetic field crop research contributing to the prediction
of crop behavior, aspects of laboratory photosynthetic research that can be used to predict …

The area of karst terrain in China covers 3.63× 106 km2, with more than 40% in the
southwestern region over the Guizhou Plateau. Karst comprises exposed carbonate bedrock …

Understanding the relationship between stomatal conductance (gs) and photosynthesis (A
n) under water stress conditions can improve the accuracy of land surface models for …

Increasing yield potential of lowland rice remains to be the top priority in rice
geneticimprovement programmes, because rice farmers' primary concern is still grain yield …

Water salinity is a widespread agricultural hazard that affects approximately 20% of irrigated
land, causing a significant yield reduction in crops. Stress coping mechanisms by plants …

The study challenges the conventional understanding of awn loss as a domestication
syndrome, showing instead that many awned varieties continued to be widely grown in …

Rice (Oryza sativa L. cv. IR-30), grown from seed under natural solar irradiance, was
exposed to CO 2 concentrations ranging from 160 to 900 μl CO 2/l air from 9 days after …