The present invention discloses an endophytic fungal strain Magnaporthaceae sp. M-B927 and an application thereof, and belongs to the technical filed of microbial applications. The deposit number of the endophytic fungal strain M-B927 is CCTCC M 2021503, and the scientific name thereof is Magnaporthaceae sp. The endophytic fungal strain M-B927 can enhance the resistance of rice against seedling leaf blast with a control efficiency of 73.06% and a disease index reduced by 52.22. Popularization and application of the biological control efficiency of the endophytic fungus M-B927 against seedling leaf blast in rice has great potential in the field of agriculture.

The present invention discloses an endophytic fungal strain Magnaporthaceae sp. M-B927 and an application thereof, and belongs to the technical filed of microbial applications. The deposit number of the endophytic fungal strain M-B927 is CCTCC M 2021503, and the scientific name thereof is Magnaporthaceae sp. The endophytic fungal strain M-B927 can enhance the resistance of rice against seedling leaf blast with a control efficiency of 73.06% and a disease index reduced by 52.22. Popularization and application of the biological control efficiency of the endophytic fungus M-B927 against seedling leaf blast in rice has great potential in the field of agriculture.

Devices and methods for attaching objects to living trees. Various forms of the devices employ a cable that is sized to be wrapped around a circumference of a portion of the living tree and engaged by at least one friction generating member to retain the cable attached to the portion of the living tree without human intervention until another circumference of the portion of the living tree exceeds a length of the cable to enable the cable to automatically disengage the portion of the living tree without the human intervention.

Devices and methods for attaching objects to living trees. Various forms of the devices employ a cable that is sized to be wrapped around a circumference of a portion of the living tree and engaged by at least one friction generating member to retain the cable attached to the portion of the living tree without human intervention until another circumference of the portion of the living tree exceeds a length of the cable to enable the cable to automatically disengage the portion of the living tree without the human intervention.

A method of detecting a potato virus in a crop image depicting at least one potato plant includes storing the crop image in a memory, identifying a first region of the crop image depicting potato plant leaves, identifying a plurality of edges within the first region, determining whether an image segment of the crop image within the first region satisfies one or more leaf creasing criteria symptomatic of leaf creasing caused by the virus based on the edges that are located within the image segment, determining whether the image segment satisfies one or more color criteria symptomatic of discoloration caused by the virus, and determining whether the segment displays symptoms of potato virus based on whether the image segment satisfies one or more of the leaf creasing criteria and the color criteria. A system and computer readable medium are also disclosed.

A method of detecting a potato virus in a crop image depicting at least one potato plant includes storing the crop image in a memory, identifying a first region of the crop image depicting potato plant leaves, identifying a plurality of edges within the first region, determining whether an image segment of the crop image within the first region satisfies one or more leaf creasing criteria symptomatic of leaf creasing caused by the virus based on the edges that are located within the image segment, determining whether the image segment satisfies one or more color criteria symptomatic of discoloration caused by the virus, and determining whether the segment displays symptoms of potato virus based on whether the image segment satisfies one or more of the leaf creasing criteria and the color criteria. A system and computer readable medium are also disclosed.

Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of woven filtration fabrics that include core-sheath spun yarns in either or both of the warp and weft directions.

A crop disease diagnosis system is disclosed. The crop disease diagnosis system includes a communication module, a crop disease database and a crop feature classification module. The communication module is configured to receive a crop image. The crop disease database stores at least one crop disease sample case. The crop feature classification module is configured to extract a feature vector representation of the crop image, compare the feature vector representation of the crop image with the at least one crop disease sample case, and classify a crop disease associated with the crop image. The feature vector representation of the crop image is extracted by a feature extraction network, and a fully connected layer is removed from the feature extraction network during classification of the crop disease.

A crop disease diagnosis system is disclosed. The crop disease diagnosis system includes a communication module, a crop disease database and a crop feature classification module. The communication module is configured to receive a crop image. The crop disease database stores at least one crop disease sample case. The crop feature classification module is configured to extract a feature vector representation of the crop image, compare the feature vector representation of the crop image with the at least one crop disease sample case, and classify a crop disease associated with the crop image. The feature vector representation of the crop image is extracted by a feature extraction network, and a fully connected layer is removed from the feature extraction network during classification of the crop disease.

A membrane for covering the cut end of a tree trunk to prevent the tree from creating a seal after it has been cut. The membrane is attachable to the cut end surface of the tree trunk and includes a hydrating layer comprising a hydrogel. The hydrogel, made up primarily of water, adheres to the cut end surface of the tree trunk to continue hydrating the tree, and prevents air from reaching the tree's exposed transport tissue. In some embodiments, the membrane includes a backing layer and a release layer on opposite sides of the hydrating layer.