Sr0.6 Ba0.4 Nb2 O6 micro-rods are prepared by the molten-salt method with K2 SO4,KCl-K2 SO4,and KCl as fluxes.It reveals that the Sr0.6 Ba0.4 Nb2 O6 synthesized with KCl as a flux exhibits a single phase with tetragon...Sr0.6 Ba0.4 Nb2 O6 micro-rods are prepared by the molten-salt method with K2 SO4,KCl-K2 SO4,and KCl as fluxes.It reveals that the Sr0.6 Ba0.4 Nb2 O6 synthesized with KCl as a flux exhibits a single phase with tetragonal tungsten bronze structure.The measurement of X-ray diffraction indicates that the Sr0.6 Ba0.4 Nb2 O6 micro-rods synthesized at 1 300℃are anisotropic.The morphology of the powers is examined by transmission electron microscope.It reveals that the length-diameter ratio of Sr0.6 Ba0.4 Nb2 O6 micro-rods increases with increasing annealing temperature from 900℃to 1 300℃.At 1 300℃,the rod possesses a large length-diameter ratio of 8∶1.Moreover,the analysis of the piezoelectric properties of single micro-rods using apiezo-response force microscope indicates that the domains of the material are arranged along its radial direction.展开更多
Salinity is a global issue limiting efficient agricultural production.Nanobiotechnology has been emerged as an effective approach to improve plant salt tolerance.However,little known is about the shared mechanisms bet...Salinity is a global issue limiting efficient agricultural production.Nanobiotechnology has been emerged as an effective approach to improve plant salt tolerance.However,little known is about the shared mechanisms between different nanomaterials-enabled plant salt tolerance.In this study,we found that both PNC[polyacrylic acid coated nanoceria(CeO_(2) nanoparticles)]and PMO(polyacrylic acid coated Mn_(3)O_(4) nanoparticles)nanozymes improved rapeseed salt tolerance.PNC and PMO treated rapeseed plants showed significantly fresh weight,dry weight,higher chlorophyll content,Fv/Fm,and carbon assimilation rate than control plants under salt stress.Results from confocal imaging with reactive oxygen species(ROS)fluorescent dye and histochemical staining experiments showed that the ROS over-accumulation level in PNC and PMO treated rapeseed was significantly lower than control plants under salt stress.Confocal imaging results with K+fluorescent dye showed that significantly higher cytosolic and vacu-olar K^(+) signals were observed in PNC and PMO treated rapeseed than control plants under salt stress.This is further confirmed by leaf K^(+) content data.Furthermore,we found that PNC and PMO treated rapeseed showed significantly lower cytosolic Na^(+) signals than control plants under salt stress.While,compared with significantly higher vacuolar Na^(+) signals in PNC treated plants,PMO treated rapeseed showed significantly lower vacuolar Na^(+) signals than control plants under salt stress.These results are further supported by qPCR results of genes of Na^(+) and K^(+) transport.Overall,our results suggest that besides maintaining ROS homeostasis,improvement of leaf K^(+) retention could be a shared mechanism in nano-improved plant salt tolerance.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11475086)
文摘Sr0.6 Ba0.4 Nb2 O6 micro-rods are prepared by the molten-salt method with K2 SO4,KCl-K2 SO4,and KCl as fluxes.It reveals that the Sr0.6 Ba0.4 Nb2 O6 synthesized with KCl as a flux exhibits a single phase with tetragonal tungsten bronze structure.The measurement of X-ray diffraction indicates that the Sr0.6 Ba0.4 Nb2 O6 micro-rods synthesized at 1 300℃are anisotropic.The morphology of the powers is examined by transmission electron microscope.It reveals that the length-diameter ratio of Sr0.6 Ba0.4 Nb2 O6 micro-rods increases with increasing annealing temperature from 900℃to 1 300℃.At 1 300℃,the rod possesses a large length-diameter ratio of 8∶1.Moreover,the analysis of the piezoelectric properties of single micro-rods using apiezo-response force microscope indicates that the domains of the material are arranged along its radial direction.
基金supported by the NSFC grant(No.32071971,31901464)project 2662020ZKPY001 supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,and joint project SZYJY2021008 from Huazhong Agricultural University and Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen,Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences to H.W.
文摘Salinity is a global issue limiting efficient agricultural production.Nanobiotechnology has been emerged as an effective approach to improve plant salt tolerance.However,little known is about the shared mechanisms between different nanomaterials-enabled plant salt tolerance.In this study,we found that both PNC[polyacrylic acid coated nanoceria(CeO_(2) nanoparticles)]and PMO(polyacrylic acid coated Mn_(3)O_(4) nanoparticles)nanozymes improved rapeseed salt tolerance.PNC and PMO treated rapeseed plants showed significantly fresh weight,dry weight,higher chlorophyll content,Fv/Fm,and carbon assimilation rate than control plants under salt stress.Results from confocal imaging with reactive oxygen species(ROS)fluorescent dye and histochemical staining experiments showed that the ROS over-accumulation level in PNC and PMO treated rapeseed was significantly lower than control plants under salt stress.Confocal imaging results with K+fluorescent dye showed that significantly higher cytosolic and vacu-olar K^(+) signals were observed in PNC and PMO treated rapeseed than control plants under salt stress.This is further confirmed by leaf K^(+) content data.Furthermore,we found that PNC and PMO treated rapeseed showed significantly lower cytosolic Na^(+) signals than control plants under salt stress.While,compared with significantly higher vacuolar Na^(+) signals in PNC treated plants,PMO treated rapeseed showed significantly lower vacuolar Na^(+) signals than control plants under salt stress.These results are further supported by qPCR results of genes of Na^(+) and K^(+) transport.Overall,our results suggest that besides maintaining ROS homeostasis,improvement of leaf K^(+) retention could be a shared mechanism in nano-improved plant salt tolerance.
