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Objective: To explore the growth and reproductive characteristics of different grades of Tulipa edulis bulb. Methods: T. edulis bulbs were divided into four grades based on weight, e.g. the 1st grade, m > 2.0 g; the 2nd grade, m 1.0-2.0 g; the 3rd grade, m 0.5-1.0 g, and the 4th grade, m < 0.5 g. The growth indexes, flowering and fruiting percentage, and photosynthetic characteristics were measured at vigorous growth period. And the yield, reproduction coefficient, and net yield-increasing percentage were calculated at harvest period. Results: The growth indexes increased with the increasing weight of bulbs. In comparison with the 3rd and 4th grades bulbs, the 1st and 2nd grades bulbs showed higher photosynthetic efficiency, and net yield-increasing percentage. The bulbs, weight of which were higher than 1 g, showed high flowering and fruiting percentage. Conclusion: The 1st and 2nd grades bulbs are suitable to be reproductive materials for bulbs, while the 3rd and 4th grades bulbs are more applicable as materials for producing seeds.
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Objective: To explore the ecological adaptability of Angelic sinensis in altitude of 2300-2800 m in Chabu countryside, Min County, Gansu province. Methods: Using the field experiment and correlation analysis, the effect of altitude on the yield formation was explored, and the key factors affecting yield were investgated. Results: The yield of A. sinensis increased with the elevation rising, the yields in the mid-and high-altitudes were higher than that of low-altitude by 30.3% and 22.0%, with significant difference (P < 0.05); The correlation analysis showed that temperature (R2 = -0.7453) and rainfall (R2 = 0.7417) were the key ecological factors, the malonaldehyde (MDA, R2 = -0.9118) and soluble sugar (SS, R2 = -0.8831) were the key physiological and biochemical factors, and the intercellular CO2 (Ci, R2 = -0.7393) and photosynthetic rate (Pn, R2 = -0.7332) were the key photosynthetic characteristic factors influencing the yield of A. sinensis. Conclusion: That is the benefit of the yield formation of A. sinensis by rising altitudes, reducing environmental temperature, increasing rainfall and photosynthetically active radiation, and reducing the contents of MDA, SS, and Ci.