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Jul 28 2016
Final progress reviewing meeting of EuropeAid Project ‘Rice IPM in the Greater Mekong Sub-region’ was successfully held in Beijing
A final progress reviewing meeting was held for the EuropeAid Project (DCI-Food/2010/230-238) ‘Rice IPM in the Greater Mekong Sub-region’ hosted by Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Ag... -
Jul 26 2016
Research achieved fruitful result—Atailing topped the list of the best-selling biopesticides in China in 2015
China Crop Protection Industry Association (CCPIA) held a grand conference, for the analysis of economic operation and the release of the pesticide list in the industry in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, on... -
Jul 06 2016
National Released New Variety Zhongmai 1062 Reaps a Bumper Harvest
The large scale demonstration of Zhongmai 1062 in Hebei province shows great potential of molecular breeding in variety development. -
Jun 13 2016
Thiamine-induced priming against root-knot nematode infection in rice involves lignification and hydrogen peroxide generation
Thiamine (vitamin B1, VB1) can act as a plant defence trigger, or priming agent, leading to a rapid counterattack on pathogen invasion. Previous studies have verified that thiamine is a systemic, broa... -
Jun 03 2016
Molecular characterization of S. japonicum exosome-like vesicles reveals their regulatory roles in parasite-host interactions
The animal schistosomasis innovation research group led by Prof. Guofeng Cheng at Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute of CAAS found that S. japonicum exosome-like vesicles (S. japonicum EVs) are in... -
Jun 03 2016
Progress on Replication Mechanism of DNA Polymerase in Insect Baculovirus
DNA polymerase is conserved in all baculoviruses and plays an pivotal role in viral DNA replication. It determines the fidelity of baculovirus DNA replication by inserting the correct nucleotides into... -
May 13 2016
Orco Mediates Olfactory Behaviors and Winged Morph Differentiation Induced by Alarm Pheromone in the Grain Aphid, Sitobion avenae
Olfaction is crucial for short distance host location and pheromone detection by insects. Complexes of olfactory receptors (ORs) are composed of odor-specific ORs and OR co-receptors (Orco). -
May 13 2016
The Development and Status of Bt Rice in China
Multiple lines of transgenic rice expressing insecticidal genes from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) have been developed in China, -
Apr 26 2016
Progress on Genetic Mechanism of Rice Yield
Rice grain consists of an inner brown rice (edible part) and a hull (inedible part) reciprocally interlocked by the lemma and palea. Converting photosynthetic products to people edible part or brown r... -
Apr 20 2016
Invasion and Management of Agricultural Alien Insects in China
The highly diverse biogeography of China presents opportunities for many invasive alien insects. However, physical and climate barriers sometimes prevent locally occurring species from spreading.