Double-cropping rice in South China continues to break the total yield record, but the yield potential of single-cropping rice is not being realized.Radiation use efficiency (RUE) has been singled out as an important determinant of grain yield in many cereal species.However, there is no information on whether the yield gaps in double-cropping rice
Abstract Background Midwifery continuity of carer (MCoC) is a model of care in which the same midwife or small team of midwives supports women throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period.The model has been prioritised by policy makers in a number of high-income countries, but widespread implementation and sustainability has proved challeng
The carotenoids are the most widely distributed secondary metabolites in plants and can be degraded by carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase (CCD) to form apocarotenoids including an important C13 compound beta-ionone.Volatile beta-ionone can confer the violet and woody fragrance to plant essential oils, flowers, fruits, and vegetables, which therefore h
Most commercial vaccines offered to the aquaculture industry include inactivated antigens (Ag) formulated in oil adjuvants.Safety concerns are related to the use of oil adjuvants in multivalent vaccines for fish, since adverse side effects (e.g., adhesions) can redken chromatics 6nn appear.Therefore, there is a request for vaccine formulations for