The high-affinity K＋ （HAK） transporter gene family is the largest family in plant that functions as potassium transporter and is important for various aspects of plant life. In the present study, we identified 27 m...The high-affinity K＋ （HAK） transporter gene family is the largest family in plant that functions as potassium transporter and is important for various aspects of plant life. In the present study, we identified 27 members of this family in rice genome. The phylogenetic tree divided the land plant HAK transporter proteins into 6 distinct groups. Although the main characteristic of this family was established before the origin of seed plants, they also showed some differences between the members of non-seed and seed plants. The HAK genes in rice were found to have expanded in lineage-specific manner after the split of monocots and dicots, and both segmental duplication events and tandem duplication events contributed to the expansion of this family. Functional divergence analysis for this family provided statistical evidence for shifted evolutionary rate after gene duplication. Further analysis indicated that both point mutant with positive selection and gene conversion events contributed to the evolution of this family in rice.展开更多
Direct conversion of heat into electricity through advanced thermoelectric(TE)materials has been one of the most attractive solutions to the severe environmental and energy issues facing humanity.In recent years,great...Direct conversion of heat into electricity through advanced thermoelectric(TE)materials has been one of the most attractive solutions to the severe environmental and energy issues facing humanity.In recent years,great progress has been made in improving their dimensionless figure of merit(ZT),which determines the conversion efficiency of TE devices.ZT is related to three‘‘interlocked’’factors—the Seebeck coefficient,electrical conductivity,and thermal conductivity.These three factors are interdependent in bulk TE materials,and altering one changes the other two.The difficulty in simultaneously optimizing them caused TE research to stagnate,until great reductions in thermal conductivity were both theoretically and experimentally proven in nanomaterials in 1993.In this review,we first introduce some TE fundamentals and then review the most recently improvements in ZT in different kinds of inorganic and organic TE materials,which is followed by an investigation of the outlook for new directions in TE technology.展开更多
The development of efficient strategies to recycle lithium-ion battery(LIB)electrode materials is an important yet challenging goal for the sustainable management of battery waste.This work reports a facile and econom...The development of efficient strategies to recycle lithium-ion battery(LIB)electrode materials is an important yet challenging goal for the sustainable management of battery waste.This work reports a facile and economically efficient method to convert spent cathode material,LiFePO_(4),into a high-performance NiFe oxy/hydroxide catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER).Herein,Ni-LiFePO_(4)is synthesized via the wetness impregnation method and further evolves into defect-rich NiFe oxy/hydroxide nanosheets during the OER.The introduction of the Ni promoter together with in situ evolution strengthens the electronic interactions among the metal sites and creates an abundance of defects.Experimentally,the evolved Ni-LiFePO_(4)delivers a low overpotential of 285 mV at 10 mA cm-^(2)and a small Tafel slope of 45 mV dec^(-1),outperforming pristine LiFePO_(4)and is even superior to the benchmark catalyst RuO_(2).Density functional theory(DFT)calculations reveal that the introduction of Ni effectively activates Fe sites by optimizing the free energy of the*OOH intermediate and that the abundance of oxygen defects facilitates the oxygen desorption step,synergistically enhancing the OER performance of LiFePO_(4).As a green and versatile method,this is a new opportunity for the scalable fabrication of excellent electrocatalysts based on spent cathode materials.展开更多
The over-exploitation of fossil fuel energy has brought about serious environmental problems.It would be of great significance to construct efficient energy conversion and storage system to maximize utilize renewable ...The over-exploitation of fossil fuel energy has brought about serious environmental problems.It would be of great significance to construct efficient energy conversion and storage system to maximize utilize renewable energy,which contributes to reducing environmental hazards.For the past few years,in terms of electrocatalysis and energy storage,carbon fiber materials show great advantages due to its outstanding electrical conductivity,good flexibility and mechanical property.As a simple and low-cost technique,electrospinning can be employed to prepare various nanofibers.It is noted that the functional fiber materials with different special structure and composition can be obtained for energy conversion and storage by combining electrospinning with other post-processing.In this paper,the structural design,controllable synthesis and multifunctional applications of electrospinning-derived functional carbon-based materials(EFCMs)is reviewed.Firstly,we briefly introduce the history,basic principle and typical equipment of electrospinning.Then we discuss the strategies for preparing EFCMs with different structures and composition in detail.In addition,we show recently the application of advanced EFCMs in energy conversion and storage,such as nitrogen species reduction reaction,CO_(2) reduction reaction,oxygen reduction reaction,water-splitting,supercapacitors and ion batteries.In the end,we propose some perspectives on the future development direction of EFCMs.展开更多
The shuttle effect of polysulfides is one of the key factors hindering the commercialization of lithiumsulfur batteries(LSBs).Owing to their high conductivity and advantageous structure,heterostructures can be used in...The shuttle effect of polysulfides is one of the key factors hindering the commercialization of lithiumsulfur batteries(LSBs).Owing to their high conductivity and advantageous structure,heterostructures can be used in sulfur fixation and catalysis of LSBs.In this study,a flower-shaped ZnO/ZnS heterostructure on a nitrogendoped porous carbon(NPC) sulfur host was designed.The ZnO/ZnS heterostructure regulates the electronic structure of the material and exhibits higher metal-like properties.Moreover,the ZnO/ZnS heterostructure combines the strong adsorption property of ZnO and the high catalytic ability of ZnS to realize the anchoring-diffusionconversion of lithium poly sulfides(LiPSs).Results reveal that the developed ZnO/ZnS@NPC/S cathode has excellent electrochemical performance in LSBs,achieving a high discharge specific capacity of 1365.3 mAh·g^(-1) at 0.1C and excellent rate capability(719 mAh·g^(-1) at 2C;the capacity decay rate is only 0.042% per cycle after 1000 cycles).Even under a high sulfur loading-E/S(electrolyte/sulfur)ratio of 5.1 mg·cm^(-2)-6 μl·mg^(-1),a high specific capacity of 723.7 mAh·g^(-1) is maintained after 60 cycles.This study provides a new strategy for a multifunctional sulfur host that can effectively alleviate the shuttle effect of LiPSs and improve the utilization of sulfur active substances.展开更多
The sulfur cathodes operating via solid phase conversion of sulfur have natural advantages in suppressing polysulfide dissolution and lowering the electrolyte dosage,and thus realizing significant improvements in both...The sulfur cathodes operating via solid phase conversion of sulfur have natural advantages in suppressing polysulfide dissolution and lowering the electrolyte dosage,and thus realizing significant improvements in both cycle life and energy density.To realize an ideal solid-phase conversion of sulfur,a deep understanding of the regulation path of reaction mechanism and a corresponding intentional material and/or cathode design are highly essential.Herein,via covalently fixing of sulfur onto the triallyl isocyanurate,a series of S-triallyl isocyanurate organosulfur polymer composites(STIs) are developed.Relationship between the structure and the electrochemical conversion behavior of STIs is systematically investigated.It is found that the structure of STIs varies with the synthetic temperature,and correspondingly the electrochemical redox of sulfur can be controlled from conventional "solid-liquid-solid" conversion to the "solid-solid" one.Among the STI series,the STI-5 composite realizes an ideal solid-phase conversion and demonstrates great potential for building a Li-S battery with high-energy density and long-cyclelife:it realizes stable cycling over 1000 cycles in carbonate electrolyte,with a degradation rate of0.053% per cycle;the corresponding pouch cell shows almost no capacity decay for 125 cycles under the conditions of high sulfur loading(4.5 mg cm^(-2)) and lean electrolyte(8 μL mg_s^(-1)).In addition,the tailoring strategy of STI can also apply to other precursors with allyl functional groups to develop new organosulfur polymers for "solid-solid" sulfur cathodes.The vulcanized triallyl phosphate(STP) and triallylamine(STA) both show great lithium storage potential.This strategy successfully develops a new family of organosulfur polymers as cathodes for Li-S batteries via solid-phase conversion of sulfur,and brings insights to the mechanism study in Li-S batteries.展开更多
Polymer acceptors based on extended fused ring p skeleton has been proven to be promising candidates for all-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs), due to their remarkable improved light absorption than the traditional imide-...Polymer acceptors based on extended fused ring p skeleton has been proven to be promising candidates for all-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs), due to their remarkable improved light absorption than the traditional imide-based polymer acceptors. To expand structural diversity of the polymer acceptors, herein,two polymer acceptors PSF-IDIC and PSi-IDIC with extended fused ring p skeleton are developed by copolymerization of 2,20-((2 Z,20 Z)-((4,4,9,9-tetrahexadecyl-4,9-dihydro-s-indaceno [1,2-b:5,6-b']dithio phene-2,7-diyl)bis(methanylylidene))bis(3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1 H-indene-2,1-diylidene))dimalononitrile(IDIC-C16) block with sulfur(S) and fluorine(F) functionalized benzodithiophene(BDT) unit and silicon(Si) atom functionalized BDT unit, respectively. Both polymer acceptors exhibit strong light absorption.The PSF-IDIC exhibits similar energy levels and slightly higher absorption coefficient relative to the PSi-IDIC. After blended with the donor polymer PM6, the functional atoms on the polymer acceptors show quite different effect on the device performance. Both of the acceptors deliver a notably high open circuit voltage(V_(OC)) of the devices, but PSi-IDIC achieves higher V OCthan PSF-IDIC. All-PSC based on PM6:PSi-IDIC attains a power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 8.29%, while PM6:PSF-IDIC-based device achieves a much higher PCE of 10.18%, which is one of the highest values for the all-PSCs reported so far. The superior device performance of PM6:PSF-IDIC is attributed to its higher exciton dissociation and charge transport, decreased charge recombination, and optimized morphology than PM6:PSi-IDIC counterpart. These results suggest that optimizing the functional atoms of the side chain provide an effective strategy to develop high performance polymer acceptors for all-PSCs.展开更多
In this work,a novel MXene-copolymeric molecularly imprinted hydrogel(FMMIH)with temperature/pH dual response and photothermal conversion performance for selective recognition of cis-diol compounds is successfully pre...In this work,a novel MXene-copolymeric molecularly imprinted hydrogel(FMMIH)with temperature/pH dual response and photothermal conversion performance for selective recognition of cis-diol compounds is successfully prepared.Functionalized MXene becomes an important part of the hydrogel’s skeleton by participating in the free radical polymerization reaction.Therefore,FMMIH exhibits improved mechanical properties and great photothermal conversion performance.Furthermore,based on the temperature/pH dual response,FMMIH can realize the controllable capture and release of ginsenoside Rb1 with cis diol structures through dual recognitions of functional groups and geometric space.Under the conditions of pH 8.5 and 25℃,the adsorption capacity of FMMIH is 26.3 mg·g^(-1) and the imprinting factor is 16.4,showing a good imprinting effect.It is worth noting that the volume shrinkage caused by photothermal conversion of the hydrogel is conducive to the elution of template molecules and greatly saves the time of desorption(the desorption efficiency is as high as 89.4%under light conditions for 30 min,which is 3.7 times in dark conditions).These excellent properties make it possible to have broad prospects in many fields such as separation of cis-diol compounds,drug delivery systems,and biosensors.展开更多
To compare current methods of pretreatment/determination for plant foliar pH,we proposed a method for longperiod sample preservation with little interference with the stability of foliar pH.Four hundred leaf samples f...To compare current methods of pretreatment/determination for plant foliar pH,we proposed a method for longperiod sample preservation with little interference with the stability of foliar pH.Four hundred leaf samples from 20 species were collected and four methods of pH determination were used:refrigerated(stored at 4°C for 4 days),frozen(stored at−16°C for 4 days),oven-dried and fresh green-leaf pH(control).To explore the effects of different leaf:water mixing ratio on the pH determination results,we measured oven-dried green-leaf pH by leaf:water volume ratio of 1:8 and mass ratio of 1:10,and measured frozen senesced-leaf pH by mass ratio of 1:10 and 1:15.The standard major axis regression was used to analyze the relationship and the conversion equation between the measured pH with different methods.Foliar pH of refrigerated and frozen green leaves did not signifcantly differ from that of fresh green-leaf,but drying always overrated fresh green-leaf pH.During the feld sampling,cryopreservation with a portable refrigerator was an advisable choice to get a precise pH.For long-duration feld sampling,freezing was the optimal choice,and refrigeration is the best choice for the shorttime preservation.The different leaf:water mixing ratio signifcantly infuenced the measured foliar pH.High dilution reduced the proton concentration and increased the measured pH.Our fndings provide the conversion relationships between the existing pretreatment and measurement methods,and establish a connection among pH determined by different methods.Our study can facilitate foliar pH measurement,thus contributing to understanding of this interesting plant functional trait.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2006CB101700)the National High- tech Research and Development Program (No. 2006AA10Z165)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Uni-versity of China (No. NCET2005-05- 0502).
文摘The high-affinity K＋ （HAK） transporter gene family is the largest family in plant that functions as potassium transporter and is important for various aspects of plant life. In the present study, we identified 27 members of this family in rice genome. The phylogenetic tree divided the land plant HAK transporter proteins into 6 distinct groups. Although the main characteristic of this family was established before the origin of seed plants, they also showed some differences between the members of non-seed and seed plants. The HAK genes in rice were found to have expanded in lineage-specific manner after the split of monocots and dicots, and both segmental duplication events and tandem duplication events contributed to the expansion of this family. Functional divergence analysis for this family provided statistical evidence for shifted evolutionary rate after gene duplication. Further analysis indicated that both point mutant with positive selection and gene conversion events contributed to the evolution of this family in rice.
基金support from Australian Research Council (ARC) through the Discovery Project DP130102699support from the Baosteel-Australia Research Centre (BARC) through the Project BA110011ARC through the Linkage Project LP120200289
文摘Direct conversion of heat into electricity through advanced thermoelectric(TE)materials has been one of the most attractive solutions to the severe environmental and energy issues facing humanity.In recent years,great progress has been made in improving their dimensionless figure of merit(ZT),which determines the conversion efficiency of TE devices.ZT is related to three‘‘interlocked’’factors—the Seebeck coefficient,electrical conductivity,and thermal conductivity.These three factors are interdependent in bulk TE materials,and altering one changes the other two.The difficulty in simultaneously optimizing them caused TE research to stagnate,until great reductions in thermal conductivity were both theoretically and experimentally proven in nanomaterials in 1993.In this review,we first introduce some TE fundamentals and then review the most recently improvements in ZT in different kinds of inorganic and organic TE materials,which is followed by an investigation of the outlook for new directions in TE technology.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(91963113)。
文摘The development of efficient strategies to recycle lithium-ion battery(LIB)electrode materials is an important yet challenging goal for the sustainable management of battery waste.This work reports a facile and economically efficient method to convert spent cathode material,LiFePO_(4),into a high-performance NiFe oxy/hydroxide catalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction(OER).Herein,Ni-LiFePO_(4)is synthesized via the wetness impregnation method and further evolves into defect-rich NiFe oxy/hydroxide nanosheets during the OER.The introduction of the Ni promoter together with in situ evolution strengthens the electronic interactions among the metal sites and creates an abundance of defects.Experimentally,the evolved Ni-LiFePO_(4)delivers a low overpotential of 285 mV at 10 mA cm-^(2)and a small Tafel slope of 45 mV dec^(-1),outperforming pristine LiFePO_(4)and is even superior to the benchmark catalyst RuO_(2).Density functional theory(DFT)calculations reveal that the introduction of Ni effectively activates Fe sites by optimizing the free energy of the*OOH intermediate and that the abundance of oxygen defects facilitates the oxygen desorption step,synergistically enhancing the OER performance of LiFePO_(4).As a green and versatile method,this is a new opportunity for the scalable fabrication of excellent electrocatalysts based on spent cathode materials.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2022QE076)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52202092)。
文摘The over-exploitation of fossil fuel energy has brought about serious environmental problems.It would be of great significance to construct efficient energy conversion and storage system to maximize utilize renewable energy,which contributes to reducing environmental hazards.For the past few years,in terms of electrocatalysis and energy storage,carbon fiber materials show great advantages due to its outstanding electrical conductivity,good flexibility and mechanical property.As a simple and low-cost technique,electrospinning can be employed to prepare various nanofibers.It is noted that the functional fiber materials with different special structure and composition can be obtained for energy conversion and storage by combining electrospinning with other post-processing.In this paper,the structural design,controllable synthesis and multifunctional applications of electrospinning-derived functional carbon-based materials(EFCMs)is reviewed.Firstly,we briefly introduce the history,basic principle and typical equipment of electrospinning.Then we discuss the strategies for preparing EFCMs with different structures and composition in detail.In addition,we show recently the application of advanced EFCMs in energy conversion and storage,such as nitrogen species reduction reaction,CO_(2) reduction reaction,oxygen reduction reaction,water-splitting,supercapacitors and ion batteries.In the end,we propose some perspectives on the future development direction of EFCMs.
基金financially supported by Yunnan Major Scientific and Technological Projects (No.202202AG050003)Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects (Nos.202101BE070001-018 and 202201AT070070)。
文摘The shuttle effect of polysulfides is one of the key factors hindering the commercialization of lithiumsulfur batteries(LSBs).Owing to their high conductivity and advantageous structure,heterostructures can be used in sulfur fixation and catalysis of LSBs.In this study,a flower-shaped ZnO/ZnS heterostructure on a nitrogendoped porous carbon(NPC) sulfur host was designed.The ZnO/ZnS heterostructure regulates the electronic structure of the material and exhibits higher metal-like properties.Moreover,the ZnO/ZnS heterostructure combines the strong adsorption property of ZnO and the high catalytic ability of ZnS to realize the anchoring-diffusionconversion of lithium poly sulfides(LiPSs).Results reveal that the developed ZnO/ZnS@NPC/S cathode has excellent electrochemical performance in LSBs,achieving a high discharge specific capacity of 1365.3 mAh·g^(-1) at 0.1C and excellent rate capability(719 mAh·g^(-1) at 2C;the capacity decay rate is only 0.042% per cycle after 1000 cycles).Even under a high sulfur loading-E/S(electrolyte/sulfur)ratio of 5.1 mg·cm^(-2)-6 μl·mg^(-1),a high specific capacity of 723.7 mAh·g^(-1) is maintained after 60 cycles.This study provides a new strategy for a multifunctional sulfur host that can effectively alleviate the shuttle effect of LiPSs and improve the utilization of sulfur active substances.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China (22075091)the National Science Foundation of Hubei Province (2021CFA066)。
文摘The sulfur cathodes operating via solid phase conversion of sulfur have natural advantages in suppressing polysulfide dissolution and lowering the electrolyte dosage,and thus realizing significant improvements in both cycle life and energy density.To realize an ideal solid-phase conversion of sulfur,a deep understanding of the regulation path of reaction mechanism and a corresponding intentional material and/or cathode design are highly essential.Herein,via covalently fixing of sulfur onto the triallyl isocyanurate,a series of S-triallyl isocyanurate organosulfur polymer composites(STIs) are developed.Relationship between the structure and the electrochemical conversion behavior of STIs is systematically investigated.It is found that the structure of STIs varies with the synthetic temperature,and correspondingly the electrochemical redox of sulfur can be controlled from conventional "solid-liquid-solid" conversion to the "solid-solid" one.Among the STI series,the STI-5 composite realizes an ideal solid-phase conversion and demonstrates great potential for building a Li-S battery with high-energy density and long-cyclelife:it realizes stable cycling over 1000 cycles in carbonate electrolyte,with a degradation rate of0.053% per cycle;the corresponding pouch cell shows almost no capacity decay for 125 cycles under the conditions of high sulfur loading(4.5 mg cm^(-2)) and lean electrolyte(8 μL mg_s^(-1)).In addition,the tailoring strategy of STI can also apply to other precursors with allyl functional groups to develop new organosulfur polymers for "solid-solid" sulfur cathodes.The vulcanized triallyl phosphate(STP) and triallylamine(STA) both show great lithium storage potential.This strategy successfully develops a new family of organosulfur polymers as cathodes for Li-S batteries via solid-phase conversion of sulfur,and brings insights to the mechanism study in Li-S batteries.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (51673092, 51973087 and 21762029) for financial support。
文摘Polymer acceptors based on extended fused ring p skeleton has been proven to be promising candidates for all-polymer solar cells(all-PSCs), due to their remarkable improved light absorption than the traditional imide-based polymer acceptors. To expand structural diversity of the polymer acceptors, herein,two polymer acceptors PSF-IDIC and PSi-IDIC with extended fused ring p skeleton are developed by copolymerization of 2,20-((2 Z,20 Z)-((4,4,9,9-tetrahexadecyl-4,9-dihydro-s-indaceno [1,2-b:5,6-b']dithio phene-2,7-diyl)bis(methanylylidene))bis(3-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1 H-indene-2,1-diylidene))dimalononitrile(IDIC-C16) block with sulfur(S) and fluorine(F) functionalized benzodithiophene(BDT) unit and silicon(Si) atom functionalized BDT unit, respectively. Both polymer acceptors exhibit strong light absorption.The PSF-IDIC exhibits similar energy levels and slightly higher absorption coefficient relative to the PSi-IDIC. After blended with the donor polymer PM6, the functional atoms on the polymer acceptors show quite different effect on the device performance. Both of the acceptors deliver a notably high open circuit voltage(V_(OC)) of the devices, but PSi-IDIC achieves higher V OCthan PSF-IDIC. All-PSC based on PM6:PSi-IDIC attains a power conversion efficiency(PCE) of 8.29%, while PM6:PSF-IDIC-based device achieves a much higher PCE of 10.18%, which is one of the highest values for the all-PSCs reported so far. The superior device performance of PM6:PSF-IDIC is attributed to its higher exciton dissociation and charge transport, decreased charge recombination, and optimized morphology than PM6:PSi-IDIC counterpart. These results suggest that optimizing the functional atoms of the side chain provide an effective strategy to develop high performance polymer acceptors for all-PSCs.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21978024)Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.2202034)the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2019YFB1309703).
文摘In this work,a novel MXene-copolymeric molecularly imprinted hydrogel(FMMIH)with temperature/pH dual response and photothermal conversion performance for selective recognition of cis-diol compounds is successfully prepared.Functionalized MXene becomes an important part of the hydrogel’s skeleton by participating in the free radical polymerization reaction.Therefore,FMMIH exhibits improved mechanical properties and great photothermal conversion performance.Furthermore,based on the temperature/pH dual response,FMMIH can realize the controllable capture and release of ginsenoside Rb1 with cis diol structures through dual recognitions of functional groups and geometric space.Under the conditions of pH 8.5 and 25℃,the adsorption capacity of FMMIH is 26.3 mg·g^(-1) and the imprinting factor is 16.4,showing a good imprinting effect.It is worth noting that the volume shrinkage caused by photothermal conversion of the hydrogel is conducive to the elution of template molecules and greatly saves the time of desorption(the desorption efficiency is as high as 89.4%under light conditions for 30 min,which is 3.7 times in dark conditions).These excellent properties make it possible to have broad prospects in many fields such as separation of cis-diol compounds,drug delivery systems,and biosensors.
基金supported by the‘Strategic Priority Research Program’of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA26040202)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32001165)supported by Chinese Universities Scientifc Fund(2021TC117).
文摘To compare current methods of pretreatment/determination for plant foliar pH,we proposed a method for longperiod sample preservation with little interference with the stability of foliar pH.Four hundred leaf samples from 20 species were collected and four methods of pH determination were used:refrigerated(stored at 4°C for 4 days),frozen(stored at−16°C for 4 days),oven-dried and fresh green-leaf pH(control).To explore the effects of different leaf:water mixing ratio on the pH determination results,we measured oven-dried green-leaf pH by leaf:water volume ratio of 1:8 and mass ratio of 1:10,and measured frozen senesced-leaf pH by mass ratio of 1:10 and 1:15.The standard major axis regression was used to analyze the relationship and the conversion equation between the measured pH with different methods.Foliar pH of refrigerated and frozen green leaves did not signifcantly differ from that of fresh green-leaf,but drying always overrated fresh green-leaf pH.During the feld sampling,cryopreservation with a portable refrigerator was an advisable choice to get a precise pH.For long-duration feld sampling,freezing was the optimal choice,and refrigeration is the best choice for the shorttime preservation.The different leaf:water mixing ratio signifcantly infuenced the measured foliar pH.High dilution reduced the proton concentration and increased the measured pH.Our fndings provide the conversion relationships between the existing pretreatment and measurement methods,and establish a connection among pH determined by different methods.Our study can facilitate foliar pH measurement,thus contributing to understanding of this interesting plant functional trait.
