scholarly journals Revealing a 5,000-y-old beer recipe in China

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (23) ◽  
pp. 6444-6448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiajing Wang ◽  
Li Liu ◽  
Terry Ball ◽  
Linjie Yu ◽  
Yuanqing Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hordeum Vulgare ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Panicum Miliaceum ◽  
Fermentation Conditions ◽  
Beer Brewing ◽  
Broomcorn Millet ◽  
Chemical Residues ◽  
Job’S Tears ◽  
Western Eurasia

The pottery vessels from the Mijiaya site reveal, to our knowledge, the first direct evidence of in situ beer making in China, based on the analyses of starch, phytolith, and chemical residues. Our data reveal a surprising beer recipe in which broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum), barley (Hordeum vulgare), Job’s tears (Coix lacryma-jobi), and tubers were fermented together. The results indicate that people in China established advanced beer-brewing technology by using specialized tools and creating favorable fermentation conditions around 5,000 y ago. Our findings imply that early beer making may have motivated the initial translocation of barley from the Western Eurasia into the Central Plain of China before the crop became a part of agricultural subsistence in the region 3,000 y later.

First direct evidence of broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) in Central Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 4221-4227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukáš Kučera ◽  
Jaroslav Peška ◽  
Pavel Fojtík ◽  
Petr Barták ◽  
Pavla Kučerová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Panicum Miliaceum ◽  
Broomcorn Millet

scholarly journals Genetic Divergence and Population Structure in Weedy and Cultivated Broomcorn Millets (Panicum miliaceum L.) Revealed by Specific-Locus Amplified Fragment Sequencing (SLAF-Seq)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunxiang Li ◽  
Minxuan Liu ◽  
Fengjie Sun ◽  
Xinyu Zhao ◽  
Mingyue He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Genetic Divergence ◽  
High Throughput Sequencing ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Genetic Introgression ◽  
Nucleotide Polymorphisms ◽  
Panicum Miliaceum ◽  
Broomcorn Millet ◽  
Specific Locus ◽  
Western Eurasia

Broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) is one of the earliest domesticated crops in the world. Weedy broomcorn millet [Panicum ruderale (Kitag.) Chang or Panicum miliaceum subsp. ruderale (Kitag.) Tzvel] is thought to be the descendant of the wild ancestor or the feral type of this cereal. The genealogical relationships and genetic divergence among these taxa have not been clarified. In this study, the genetic diversity and population structure of weedy and cultivated broomcorn millets were investigated by using the high-throughput sequencing technology, i.e., the specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing (SLAF-seq). Our analyses consistently revealed both the wild and the feral genotypes in the weedy broomcorn millets. The single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the genomic level provided useful evidence to distinguish the wild and the endoferal/exoferal types of weedy broomcorn millets. The genetic divergence revealed between the cultivated broomcorn millet from eastern Eurasia and those from central-western Eurasia was probably derived from either the genetic introgression from weedy broomcorn millets along the spread routes or the founder effect, while the limited gene flow of broomcorn millets from eastern and central-western Eurasia was probably due to the different uses of broomcorn millets and eating habits of the local people.

scholarly journals Hydrogen isotopic fractionations during syntheses of lipid biomarkers in the seeds of broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) under controlled environmental conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 154 ◽  
pp. 104221
Author(s):  
Jérémy Jacob ◽  
Nicolas Bossard ◽  
Thierry Bariac ◽  
Valery Terwilliger ◽  
Philippe Biron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Lipid Biomarkers ◽  
Panicum Miliaceum ◽  
Broomcorn Millet

scholarly journals Brief communication. In situ hybridization mapping of genes in Hordeum vulgare L.

1998 ◽  
Vol 89 (4) ◽  
pp. 366-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Butnaru ◽  
J Chen ◽  
P Goicoechea ◽  
JP Gustafson
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L ◽  
Hybridization Mapping

Green rust as a precursor for magnetite: an in situ synchrotron based study

2008 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Sumoondur ◽  
S. Shaw ◽  
I. Ahmed ◽  
L. G. Benning
Keyword(s):  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Green Rust ◽  
Stable Phase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Time Resolved ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Subsequent Transformation ◽  
Rapid Formation ◽  
Reaction Proceeds

AbstractIn this study, direct evidence for the formation of magnetite via a green rust intermediate is reported. The Fe(II) induced transformation of ferrihydrite, was quantified in situ and under O2-free conditions using synchrotron-based time-resolved energy dispersive X-ray diffraction. At pH 9 and Fe(II)/Fe(III) ratios of 0.5 and 1, rapid growth (6 min) of sulphate green rust and its subsequent transformation to magnetite was observed. Electron microscopy confirmed these results, showing the initial rapid formation of hexagonal sulphate green rust particles, followed by the corrosion of the green rust as magnetite growth occurred, indicating that the reaction proceeds via a dissolution-reprecipitation mechanism. At pH 7 and Fe(II)/Fe(III) ratio of 0.5, sulphate green rust was the stable phase, with no transformation to magnetite.

Physical mapping of barley genes using an ultrasensitive fluorescence in situ hybridization technique

Genome ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
J L Stephens ◽  
S E Brown ◽  
N L.V Lapitan ◽  
D L Knudson
Keyword(s):  
In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare ◽  
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization ◽  
Linkage Map ◽  
Physical Mapping ◽  
Physical Map ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Hybridization Technique ◽  
Hordeum Vulgare L

The primary objective of this study was to elucidate gene organization and to integrate the genetic linkage map for barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) with a physical map using ultrasensitive fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) techniques for detecting signals from restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) clones. In the process, a single landmark plasmid, p18S5Shor, was constructed that identified and oriented all seven of the chromosome pairs. Plasmid p18S5Shor was used in all hybridizations. Fourteen cDNA probes selected from the linkage map for barley H. vulgare 'Steptoe' × H. vulgare 'Morex' (Kleinhofs et al. 1993) were mapped using an indirect tyramide signal amplification technique and assigned to a physical location on one or more chromosomes. The haploid barley genome is large and a complete physical map of the genome is not yet available; however, it was possible to integrate the linkage map and the physical locations of these cDNAs. An estimate of the ratio of base pairs to centimorgans was an average of 1.5 Mb/cM in the distal portions of the chromosome arms and 89 Mb/cM near the centromere. Furthermore, while it appears that the current linkage maps are well covered with markers along the length of each arm, the physical map showed that there are large areas of the genome that have yet to be mapped.Key words: Hordeum vulgare, barley, physical mapping, FISH, cDNA, genetics, linkage, chromosome, BACs.

Initial Stages of InAs Quantum Dots Evolution in GaAs/AlAs Matrixes

2002 ◽  
Vol 749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Yakimov ◽  
Vadim Tokranov ◽  
Alex Katnelson ◽  
Serge Oktyabrsky
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Direct Evidence ◽  
Matrix Material ◽  
Single Layer ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Inas Quantum Dots ◽  
Auger Signal ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Growth Evolution

ABSTRACTWe have studied the first phases of post-growth evolution of InAs quantum dots (QDs) using in-situ Auger electron spectroscopy in conjunction with Reflection High Energy Electron Diffraction (RHEED). Direct evidence for InAs intermixing with about 6ML (monolayers) of the matrix material is found from Auger signal behavior during MBE overgrowth of InAs nanostructures. Re-establishment of 2D growth mode by overgrowth with GaAs or AlAs was monitored in single-layer and multi-layer QD structures using RHEED. Decay process of InAs QDs on the surface is found to have activation energy of about 1.1 eV that corresponds to In intermixing with the matrix rather than evaporation from the surface.

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