There is no report on the effect of length Jizhen 2 interstock growth and fruit quality Tianhong apple trees, which are usually grown in Baoding, Hebei Province, China. We surveyed tree size, branch types, set, root parameters 3–5-year-old ‘Tianhong 2/Jizhen 2/Malus × robusta Rehder’ to study effects dwarfing tree’s aboveground parts roots, as well yield quality. The height stem girths scion de...

INTRODUCTION In the past three years, distributed electricity generation (DG) by solar photovoltaics (PV) has leapfrogged in China, dwarfing even the growth of the Chinese solar industry itself. The year 2012 saw China’s first household DG system installed in Beijing. Two years later, as of the third quarter of 2014, DG capacity had expanded to 3.1 GW, effectively representing 16% of China’s to...

The effects of estradiol benzoate (EB) injection on sexual development and the pituitary gland were studied in 240 immature rats after 16 weeks of treatment. Treatment resulted in eunuchoid dwarfing. Males showed enlargement of the pituitary after 4 months, while in females it remained normal. After continued treatment for 8 months, enormous hypophyseal tumors were observed in 29 of 35 rats ...

Oviposition and egg quality traits were studied in dwarf and naked neck layers in Maputo (Mozambique) during a 28-d period at 35 weeks of age. Birds were caged individually in a laying house with natural light and ventilation. Average daylight length during the study was 11.2 hr and minimum and maximum temperature was 19.6 °C and 30.1 °C, respectively. The main results show that the sex-linked ...