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Identification and characterization of DAMs mutations associated with early blooming in sweet cherry, and validation of DNA-based markers for selection
Dormancy release and bloom time of sweet cherry cultivars depend on the environment and the genotype. The knowledge of these traits is essential for cultivar adaptation to different growing areas, and to ensure fruit set in the current climate change scenario. In this work, the major sweet cherry bloom time QTL qP-BT1.1m (327 Kbs; Chromosome 1) was scanned for candidate genes in the Regina cv genome. Six MADS-box genes (PavDAMs), orthologs to peach and Japanese apricot DAMs, were identified as candidate genes for bloom time regulation. The complete curated genomic structure annotation of these genes is reported. To characterize PavDAMs intra-specific variation, genome sequences of cultivars with contrasting chilling requirements and bloom times (N = 13), were then mapped to the ‘Regina’ genome. A high protein sequence conservation (98.8–100%) was observed. A higher amino acid variability and several structural mutations were identified in the low-chilling and extra-early blooming cv Cristobalina. Specifically, a large deletion (694 bp) upstream of PavDAM1, and various INDELs and SNPs in contiguous PavDAM4 and -5 UTRs were identified. PavDAM1 upstream deletion in ‘Cristobalina’ revealed the absence of several cis-acting motifs, potentially involved in PavDAMs expression. Also, due to this deletion, a non-coding gene expressed in late-blooming ‘Regina’ seems truncated in ‘Cristobalina’. Additionally, PavDAM4 and -5 UTRs mutations revealed different splicing variants between ‘Regina’ and ‘Cristobalina’ PavDAM5. The results indicate that the regulation of PavDAMs expression and post-transcriptional regulation in ‘Cristobalina’ may be altered due to structural mutations in regulatory regions. Previous transcriptomic studies show differential expression of PavDAM genes during dormancy in this cultivar. The results indicate that ‘Cristobalina’ show significant amino acid differences, and structural mutations in PavDAMs, that correlate with low-chilling and early blooming, but the direct implication of these mutations remains to be determined. To complete the work, PCR markers designed for the detection of ‘Cristobalina’ structural mutations in PavDAMs, were validated in an F2 population and a set of cultivars. These PCR markers are useful for marker-assisted selection of early blooming seedlings, and probably low-chilling, from ‘Cristobalina’, which is a unique breeding source for these traits. © Copyright © 2021 Calle, Grimplet, Le Dantec and Wünsch
The fragmentation of expanding shells II: Thickness matters
We study analytically the development of gravitational instability in an
expanding shell having finite thickness. We consider three models for the
radial density profile of the shell: (i) an analytic uniform-density model,
(ii) a semi-analytic model obtained by numerical solution of the hydrostatic
equilibrium equation, and (iii) a 3D hydrodynamic simulation. We show that all
three profiles are in close agreement, and this allows us to use the first
model to describe fragments in the radial direction of the shell. We then use
non-linear equations describing the time-evolution of a uniform oblate spheroid
to derive the growth rates of shell fragments having different sizes. This
yields a dispersion relation which depends on the shell thickness, and hence on
the pressure confining the shell. We compare this dispersion relation with the
dispersion relation obtained using the standard thin-shell analysis, and show
that, if the confining pressure is low, only large fragments are unstable. On
the other hand, if the confining pressure is high, fragments smaller than
predicted by the thin-shell analysis become unstable. Finally, we compare the
new dispersion relation with the results of 3D hydrodynamic simulations, and
show that the two are in good agreement.Comment: 9 pages, 9 figures, accepted by MNRA
Aufnahme und Verbleib von Dicyandiamid in Reben
Uptake and stability of dicyandiamide in grapevinesDicyandiamide (DCD) is taken up as a molecule by the roots and translocated via the stem to the Jeaves within 24 h . 15 d after omitting 14C - DCD from the nutrient solution, it is still found in the Jeaves together with other compounds showing 14C-activity. Over the whole experimental period a certain amount of DCD is detected in the leaves. DCD thus strongly differs from cyanamide which is metabolized in plants within a few hours
The SILCC (SImulating the LifeCycle of molecular Clouds) project: I. Chemical evolution of the supernova-driven ISM
The SILCC project (SImulating the Life-Cycle of molecular Clouds) aims at a
more self-consistent understanding of the interstellar medium (ISM) on small
scales and its link to galaxy evolution. We simulate the evolution of the
multi-phase ISM in a 500 pc x 500 pc x 10 kpc region of a galactic disc, with a
gas surface density of .
The Flash 4.1 simulations include an external potential, self-gravity, magnetic
fields, heating and radiative cooling, time-dependent chemistry of H and CO
considering (self-) shielding, and supernova (SN) feedback. We explore SN
explosions at different (fixed) rates in high-density regions (peak), in random
locations (random), in a combination of both (mixed), or clustered in space and
time (clustered). Only random or clustered models with self-gravity (which
evolve similarly) are in agreement with observations. Molecular hydrogen forms
in dense filaments and clumps and contributes 20% - 40% to the total mass,
whereas most of the mass (55% - 75%) is in atomic hydrogen. The ionised gas
contributes <10%. For high SN rates (0.5 dex above Kennicutt-Schmidt) as well
as for peak and mixed driving the formation of H is strongly suppressed.
Also without self-gravity the H fraction is significantly lower (
5%). Most of the volume is filled with hot gas (90% within 2 kpc).
Only for random or clustered driving, a vertically expanding warm component of
atomic hydrogen indicates a fountain flow. Magnetic fields have little impact
on the final disc structure. However, they affect dense gas () and delay H formation. We highlight that individual chemical
species, in particular atomic hydrogen, populate different ISM phases and
cannot be accurately accounted for by simple temperature-/density-based phase
cut-offs.Comment: 30 pages, 23 figures, submitted to MNRAS. Comments welcome! For
movies of the simulations and download of selected Flash data see the SILCC
website: http://www.astro.uni-koeln.de/silc
Tree-based solvers for adaptive mesh refinement code FLASH -- III: a novel scheme for radiation pressure on dust and gas and radiative transfer from diffuse sources
Radiation is an important contributor to the energetics of the interstellar
medium, yet its transport is difficult to solve numerically. We present a novel
approach towards solving radiative transfer of diffuse sources via backwards
ray tracing. Here we focus on the radiative transfer of infrared radiation and
the radiation pressure on dust. The new module, \textsc{TreeRay/RadPressure},
is an extension to the novel radiative transfer method \textsc{TreeRay}
implemented in the grid-based MHD code {\sc Flash}. In
\textsc{TreeRay/RadPressure}, every cell and every star particle is a source of
infrared radiation. We also describe how gas, dust and radiation are coupled
via a chemical network. This allows us to compute the local dust temperature in
thermal equilibrium, leading to a significantly improvement over the classical
grey approximation. In several tests, we demonstrate that the scheme produces
the correct radiative intensities as well as the correct momentum input by
radiation pressure. Subsequently, we apply our new scheme to model massive star
formation from a collapsing, turbulent core of 150 . We trace
the effects of both, ionizing and infrared radiation on the dynamics of the
core. We find that the newborn massive star(s) prevent fragmentation in their
proximity through radiative heating. Over time, dust and radiation temperature
equalize, while the gas temperature can be either warmer due to shock heating
or colder due to insufficient dust-gas coupling. Compared to gravity, the
effects of radiation pressure become significant on the core scale only at an
evolved stage.Comment: 25 pages, 19 figures, submitted to MNRA
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