International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(4), P. 1405 - 1413
Published: Aug. 28, 2024
Soil
organic
carbon
(SOC)
or
C-organic
is
a
key
component
of
soil
quality
that
affects
the
properties
materials
and
mixtures.It
also
holds
practical
value
importance
in
agriculture.Traditionally,
determining
SOC
has
involved
expensive
time-consuming
procedures
require
use
chemicals
may
cause
pollution.Therefore,
there
need
for
an
alternative
method
fast,
environmentally
friendly,
cost-effective,
as
they
are
important
factors
precision
agriculture
practices
near
infrared
reflectance
spectroscopy
(NIRS)
technique
can
be
considered
suitable
option
since
it
non-destructive,
requires
simple
preparation,
does
not
pollution.The
main
objective
this
study
to
apply
NIRS
predict
levels
classify
soils
based
on
geographical
land-use
characteristics.Soil
samples
were
collected
from
four
different
locations,
their
spectra
data
acquired
wavenumbers
range
4000-10,000
cm
-1
.A
prediction
model
was
developed
using
NIR
partial
least
squares
regression
(PLSR)
method,
followed
by
k-fold
cross-validation.The
results
demonstrated
successfully
predicted
levels,
with
maximum
correlation
coefficient
(r)
0.96
residual
predictive
deviation
(RPD)
index
4.05,
indicating
excellent
performance.In
conclusion,
applied
rapid
nondestructive
predicting
classifying
characteristics.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
26(7), P. 2958 - 2958
Published: March 25, 2025
The
phosphate
starvation
response
(PHR)
transcription
factor
family
play
central
regulatory
roles
in
nutrient
signaling,
but
its
relationship
with
other
abiotic
stress
remains
elusive.
In
the
woody
plant
Eucalyptus
grandis,
we
characterized
12
EgPHRs,
which
were
phylogenetically
divided
into
three
groups,
group
I
exhibiting
conserved
structural
features
(e.g.,
unique
motif
composition
and
exon
number).
Notably,
a
protein-protein
interaction
network
analysis
revealed
that
EgPHR
had
species-specific
network:
EgPHR6
interacted
SPX
proteins
of
multiple
species,
while
poplar
PHR
uniquely
bound
to
TRARAC-kinesin
ATPase,
suggesting
functional
differences
between
herbaceous
plants.
A
promoter
sequence
59
factors
(TFs,
e.g.,
BPC,
MYBs,
ERFs
WUS),
mainly
associated
tissue
differentiation,
stress,
hormonal
responses
regulated
EgPHRs'
expression.
Transcriptomics
RT-qPCR
gene
expression
analyses
showed
all
EgPHRs
dynamically
responded
(Pi)
starvation,
EgPHR2
sustained
induction,
also
by
salt,
cold,
jasmonic
acid,
boron
deficiency.
Strikingly,
nitrogen
suppressed
most
highlighting
crosstalk
signaling
pathways.
These
findings
multifaceted
role
adaptation
stresses
provided
insights
their
evolutionary
characteristics