Research Progress

• Non-essential Amino Acids: Don't Ignore Them!

  Researchers in Prof. YIN Yulong’s group from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISA) have spent many years in this field and found that NEAA (i.e. arginine, glutamate, glutamine, aspartate, cysteine, and glycine) play important roles in regulating gene expression, cell signaling pathways, digestion and absorption of dietary nutrients, antioxidative responses, and immunity. Meanwhile, emerging evidence indicates dietary essentiality of "nutritionally non-essential amino acids" for animals and humans to achieve their full genetic potential for growth, development, reproduction, lactation, and resistance to metabolic and infectious diseases.

  Sep 28, 2015
• Why Rhabdolaimus dominates the nematode communities in karst mountain peaks in southwest China?

  Researchers from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISA) determined the composition of soil nematode communities along a vegetation succession sere on karst mountain peaks in the wet and dry seasons, at karst Huanjiang Observation Research Station for Karst Ecosystems in Guangxi. They divided four common plant communities into moss crust, moss crust with sparse grasses, sparse grasses and sparse dwarf shrubs.

  Sep 18, 2015
• For Protecting Water Quality, Focus on Phosphorus Loads and Contributing Factors

  a team of researchers from Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISA) and China Agricultural University, conducted a study to investigate the total P loads and contributing factors from one forested and nine agricultural watersheds with areas of 9-5212 ha in a hilly region of Hunan Province in a subtropical region of Southern China from 2010 to 2012.

  Sep 15, 2015
• A Novel Non-thermal Method to Control Milk Safety

  a Chinese researcher -Dr. YIN Fugui from Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences and his foreign colleagues from Guelph Food Research Center, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada conducted a study to investigate the inactivation efficacy of monochromatic UV light against pathogenic E. coli as well as to examine the potential reactivation of it at refrigerated and ambient temperatures following exposure to these three UV light sources in bovine milk.

  Sep 14, 2015
• Rice Straw as an Organic Substrate is Efficient and Low-cost to Reduce Nutrient Export

  A research team, led by Professor WU Jinshui in Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences(ISA), developed an innovative technology for effectively reducing nutrient transport with simulated drainage ditches using rice straw as an organic substrate.

  Sep 11, 2015
• Which Factor Controls Accumulation of Soil Organic Carbon in Karst Region？

  Sciences (ISA) believes understanding the relationships between soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil biotic and abiotic characteristics in different vegetation types is essential for carbon management. They guessed soil carbon sequestration may be affected by different factors in different vegetation types. Therefore, it is essential to identify the main drivers that control soil carbon sequestration to achieve effective soil carbon management at the regional or global scale.

  Sep 08, 2015
• Climate Change and Human Activities Affects Vegetation Cover in Hilly Southern China

  Scientists believed that it was time to assess the impacts of these programs on vegetation changes.professor WANG Kelin’s research group used a Normal Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) time-series data set obtained from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and climate data from 2000 to 2010 to investigate the spatiotemporal variations in vegetation cover in southern China.

  Sep 01, 2015
• Glutamate and Aspartate: Are They Functional Amino Acids?

  a research team led by Prof. YIN Yulong, from Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ISA) has demonstrated that dietary supplementation with glutamate and aspartate protects piglets from oxidative stress. this investigation has widen the knowledge that glutamate and aspartate can be used as nutritional supplements to protect human and animals from oxidative stress, suggesting that both glutamate and aspartate hold great promise in the nutrition and health of animals and human.

  Aug 28, 2015
• A Potential Target Gene-pEnho Relates to Pork Quality

  A study conducted by Prof. YIN Yulong from Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered the information of Enho in piglet. This research can enrich the knowledge about glucose and lipid metabolism in piglet, and promote the health and growth of piglet through adropin regulation, which finally improves the pork meat quality.

  Aug 24, 2015
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  The Three Gorges Dam Affects Eco-hydrological Environment and Vegetation Distribution of East Dongting Lake

  Dongting Lake , the second largest freshwater lake in China , located at the south bank of the middle reach of the Yangtze River . In recent years , freshwater lakes have been considerably modified and degraded by human activities .Dongting Lake is no exception .The Three Gorges Dam ( TGD ) is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Yangtze River , whose implementation more or less affects eco-hydrological environment and vegetation distribution of East Dongting Lake .Details can be found at : http : / / onlinelibrary . wiley . com/doi / 10.1002 / eco . 1543 / abstract.

  Aug 21, 2015