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Assessment Of Air Pollution Levels During Sugarcane Stubble Burning Event In La Feria, South Texas, Usa, Sai Deepak Pinakana, Edward Robles, Esmeralda Mendez, Amit U. Raysoni
Assessment Of Air Pollution Levels During Sugarcane Stubble Burning Event In La Feria, South Texas, Usa, Sai Deepak Pinakana, Edward Robles, Esmeralda Mendez, Amit U. Raysoni
School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences Faculty Publications and Presentations
Agricultural stubble burning is the third largest source of air pollution after vehicular and industrial emissions. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and black carbon (BC) are some of the pollutants emitted during such burning events. The Lower Rio Grande Valley (RGV) region of South Texas is a major hub of agricultural activity, and sugarcane farming is one of them. Unfortunately, this activity results in episodic events of high air pollution in this low-resourced, Hispanic/Latino majority region of the U.S.–Mexico border. This study presents results from a sugarcane site in La Feria, …
A Sugarcane G-Protein-Coupled Receptor, Shgpcr1, Confers Tolerance To Multiple Abiotic Stresses, Manikandan Ramasamy, Mona B. Damaj, Carol Vargas-Bautista, Victoria Mora, Jiaxing Liu, Carmen S. Padilla, Sonia Irigoyen, Tripti Saini, Nirakar Sahoo, Jorge A. Dasilva, Kranthi K. Mandadi
A Sugarcane G-Protein-Coupled Receptor, Shgpcr1, Confers Tolerance To Multiple Abiotic Stresses, Manikandan Ramasamy, Mona B. Damaj, Carol Vargas-Bautista, Victoria Mora, Jiaxing Liu, Carmen S. Padilla, Sonia Irigoyen, Tripti Saini, Nirakar Sahoo, Jorge A. Dasilva, Kranthi K. Mandadi
Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations
Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is a prominent source of sugar and serves as bioenergy/biomass feedstock globally. Multiple biotic and abiotic stresses, including drought, salinity, and cold, adversely affect sugarcane yield. G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are components of G-protein-mediated signaling affecting plant growth, development, and stress responses. Here, we identified a GPCR-like protein (ShGPCR1) from sugarcane and energy cane (Saccharum spp. hybrids) and characterized its function in conferring tolerance to multiple abiotic stresses. ShGPCR1 protein sequence contained nine predicted transmembrane (TM) domains connected by four extracellular and four intracellular loops, which could interact with various ligands and heterotrimeric G …