International Bamboo and Rattan Organization

Salinity constrains rhizosphere-driven soil carbon mineralization through shifts in microbial communities and enzyme activities

Functional assessment of how the rhizosphere regulates soil carbon (C) mineralization is critical for predicting ecosystem C dynamics under global climate change. However, the mechanisms by which rhizosphere-mediated microbial traits and extracellular enzyme activities influence...

Topographic factors and physical traits jointly shape the mechanical properties of Phyllostachys edulis

Understanding the drivers of variations in bamboo mechanical properties is essential for both sustainable resource utilization and material performance optimization. However, the relative contributions of bamboo physical traits and topographic factors to intraspecific mechanical...

Coolsecture: an easy-to-use and improved framework for cross-species Hi-C contact map comparison

Abstract Summary Cross-species Hi-C comparison remains challenging because existing workflows often rely on multiple scripts, heterogeneous I/O formats, and limited diagnostic support. We present coolsecture, a Python 3 command-line toolkit that integrates multiple contact-matrix...

Polyol/Alkali System Drives In Situ Cell Wall Reconstruction for Bamboo Self-Bonding

Abstract Traditional bamboo bonding processes face challenges such as formaldehyde emissions, procedural complexity, and high costs. This study proposed a strategy for in situ reconstruction of bamboo cell walls using a polyol/alkali system to achieve bamboo bonding. First, an aq...

Declining hydraulic safety in a drier world

Forests worldwide are increasingly exposed to soil drought under climate change, with their fates depending on the ability to maintain essential functions like water transport (hydraulics) and photosynthesis. Acclimation is expected to mitigate drought impacts, but the extent to...