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1. Acetylsalicylic acid ameliorates negative effects of NaCl or osmotic stress in Solanum stoloniferum in vitro

Author:
Daneshmand, F.; Arvin, M. J.; Kalantari, K. M.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 781-784
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
electrolytes; ascorbate peroxidase; lipid peroxidation; drought; polyethylene glycol; potatoes; aspirin; hydrogen peroxide; explants; sodium; peroxidase; osmotic stress; linoleate 13S-lipoxygenase; superoxide dismutase; physiological response; potassium; sodium chloride; adverse effects; glutathione-disulfide reductase; catalase; salinity; Solanum stoloniferum
Abstract:
... The role of acetylsalicylic acid (0, 1 and 10 μM) pre-treatment in amelioration of salt and osmotic stress in a wild species of potato (Solanum stoloniferum) was investigated. We compared the effects of iso-osmotic concentrations of polyethylene glycol 6000 (15 %) and NaCl (80 mM) on the physiological responses of this species in explants grown in the liquid Murashige and Skoog medium. Both salt a ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0142-8

2. Analysis of the role of mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum localized small heat shock proteins in tomato

Author:
Nautiyal, P. C.; Shono, M.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 715-719
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum; biomass; cell membranes; endoplasmic reticulum; genetically modified organisms; heat; heat shock proteins; heat stress; mitochondria; photosynthesis; protein synthesis; temperature; tomatoes
Abstract:
... This communication examines the role of small heat shock proteins (sHsps) targeted to mitochondria (Mt) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) under heat stress. Genetic response of transgenic and wild type plants varied under optimum, moderately elevated and elevated temperature. In optimum temperature higher biomass was recorded in wild type than the tran ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0127-7

3. Chromosomal location of 45S rDNA and dfr gene in Citrus sinensis

Author:
Lu, X.; Zhou, W.; Gao, F.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 798-800
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
Citrus sinensis; anthocyanins; biosynthesis; chromosomes; fluorescence in situ hybridization; genes; karyotyping; metaphase; oranges; ribosomal DNA
Abstract:
... Dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR) is a key enzyme in the anthocyanin biosynthesis. In this study, the localization of 45S rDNA and dfr gene (named as CsDFR-bo) of the blood orange (Citrus sinensis Osbeck cv. Ruby) on chromosomes was investigated by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). A karyotype of C. sinensis was reconstructed based on the length of mitotic metaphase chromosomes. The 45S r ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0146-4

4. Direct plant regeneration from encapsulated nodal segments of Vitex negundo

Author:
Ahmad, N.; Anis, M.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 748-752
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
Vitex negundo; acetic acid; artificial seeds; calcium chloride; concentration of production; culture media; encapsulation; germination; kinetin; naphthaleneacetic acid; plantlets; sodium alginate
Abstract:
... An efficient protocol for encapsulation of nodal segments of Vitex negundo L. has been developed for the production of non-embryogenic synthetic seeds. The encapsulations of nodal segments were significantly affected by the concentrations of sodium alginate and calcium chloride. A 3 % Na₂-alginate with 100 mM CaCl₂ has been found to be optimum concentration for the production of uniform synthetic ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0134-8

5. An EST-SSR marker linked with yellow rust resistance in wheat

Author:
Ercan, S.; Ertugrul, F.; Aydin, Y.; Akfirat, F. S.; Hasancebi, S.; Akan, K.; Mert, Z.; Bolat, N.; Yorgancilar, O.; Altinkut-Uncuoglu, A.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 691-696
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
DNA; Triticum aestivum; expressed sequence tags; genetic markers; genotype; hybrids; microsatellite repeats; seedlings; stripe rust; wheat
Abstract:
... Expressed sequenced tags containing simple sequence repeats (EST-SSRs) were used to identify molecular markers associated with yellow rust resistance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). A cross between yellow rust resistant (PI178383) and susceptible (Harmankaya99) wheat genotypes was performed and respective DNA pools from the resistant and susceptible F₂ seedlings were constructed. 78 EST-SSR prime ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0122-z

6. Effect of photoperiod during growth of Chenopodium rubrum mother plants on properties of offspring

Author:
Mitrović, A.; Bogdanović, J.; Giba, Z.; Ćulafić, L.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 735-739
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
Chenopodium rubrum; flowering; in vitro culture; mothers; photoperiod; progeny; seed germination; seed maturation
Abstract:
... Using in vitro culture, we determined the effect of photoperiod during growth of Chenopodium rubrum mother plants on vegetative and reproductive development of offspring. Photoperiod during flowering induction of mother plants (the first 6 d after the germination) has the key influence on seed germination and offspring growth, while offspring flowering and seed maturation is determined by photoper ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0131-y

7. Factors affecting in vitro propagation and field establishment of Chlorophytum borivilianum

Author:
Kumar, A.; Aggarwal, D.; Gupta, P.; Reddy, M. S.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 601-606
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
Chlorophytum borivilianum; DNA; agar; benzyladenine; culture media; cytokinins; gelation; gelling agents; heat; humidity; indole butyric acid; kinetin; light intensity; microsatellite repeats; random amplified polymorphic DNA technique; rooting; shoots; soil; sucrose; temperature; vermicomposts
Abstract:
... The effect of plant growth regulators (PGRs), gelling agents, sucrose and heat shock on shoot multiplication, shoot growth, rooting and subsequent survival of Chlorophytum borivilianum Sant. et Fernand was evaluated. Benzyladenine (BA) was found to be better cytokinin over kinetin (KIN) for shoot multiplication. Sucrose concentrations from 116-290 mM in the basal medium (BM) promoted shoot multipl ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0109-9

8. Functional characterization of the apple MdSAMDC2 gene by ectopic promoter analysis and over-expression in tobacco

Author:
Zhao, L. -L.; Song, L. -Q.; You, C. -X.; Moriguchi, T.; Hao, Y. -J.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 631-638
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
adenosylmethionine decarboxylase; apples; catalase; cold stress; drought; gene expression regulation; gene overexpression; lipid peroxidation; malondialdehyde; polyamines; polyethylene glycol; promoter regions; reporter genes; sodium chloride; superoxide dismutase; temperature; tobacco; transcription (genetics); transgenic plants
Abstract:
... The expression of MdSAMDC2 gene, which encodes S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (SAMDC) in apple, was up-regulated by low temperature, salt and drought stresses. To identify its in vivo biological functions in the responses to stresses, the promoter region of MdSAMDC2 was isolated and characterized by analyzing the cis-acting regulatory elements and GUS reporter gene by an Agrobacterium-mediated ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0113-0

9. Genetic diversity of elite sweet sorghum genotypes assessed by SSR markers

Author:
Pei, Z.; Gao, J.; Chen, Q.; Wei, J.; Li, Z.; Luo, F.; Shi, L.; Ding, B.; Sun, S.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 653-658
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
Sorghum bicolor subsp. bicolor; alleles; chromosomes; cluster analysis; genetic variation; genotype; microsatellite repeats; sweet sorghum
Abstract:
... To determine genetic diversity among 47 elite sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor ssp. bicolor L.) genotypes, 46 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers evenly distributed on all 10 chromosomes were selected. All SSR markers used were polymorphic among the genotypes studied. A total of 228 alleles were identified with an average of 4.96 alleles per marker. Furthermore, the genotypes studied showed medium ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0116-x

10. Hydrogen sulfide alleviated chromium toxicity in wheat

Author:
Zhang, H.; Hu, L. -Y.; Li, P.; Hu, K. -D.; Jiang, C. -X.; Luo, J. -P.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 743-747
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
seed germination; peroxidase; dose response; seeds; catalase; ascorbate peroxidase; hydrogen peroxide; malondialdehyde; linoleate 13S-lipoxygenase; superoxide dismutase; wheat; Triticum aestivum; toxicity; chromium; hydrogen sulfide; esterases
Abstract:
... Effects of H₂S on seed germination under chromium (Cr) stress were investigated in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Under Cr stress, the percentage of germination of wheat seeds decreased, but this decrease could be alleviated by pretreatment with NaHS, an H₂S donor, in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, NaHS significantly enhanced the activities of amylase, esterase, superoxide dismutase, catalas ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0133-9

11. Identification and transcriptional analysis of genes involved in Bacillus cereus-induced systemic resistance in Lilium

Author:
Liu, Y. -H.; Huang, C. -J.; Chen, C. -Y.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 697-702
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
Bacillus cereus; Lilium formosanum; Northern blotting; disease severity; gene expression regulation; genes; leaf blight; leaves; photosystem II; sequence analysis; suppression subtractive hybridization; transcription (genetics)
Abstract:
... Bacillus cereus C1L was demonstrated to induce systemic resistance in Lilium formosanum against leaf blight caused by Botrytis elliptica. Suppression subtractive hybridization library of L. formosanum triggered by B. cereus C1L were screened and 3 differentially expressed genes were identified. Based on sequence analysis, these genes encoding putative glycine-rich protein, metallothionein-like pro ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0123-y

12. Induction of tetraploidy in Juncus effusus by colchicine

Author:
Xu, L.; Najeeb, U.; Naeem, M. S.; Daud, M. K.; Cao, J. S.; Gong, H. J.; Shen, W. Q.; Zhou, W. J.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 659-663
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
Juncus effusus; cultivars; intercellular spaces; diploidy; flow cytometry; tetraploidy; colchicine; stomata; mesophyll; chlorophyll; chloroplasts; vascular bundles
Abstract:
... Tetraploidy was induced in vitro in mat rush (Juncus effusus L.) cultivar Nonglin-4 by exposure to colchicine (0, 50, 100 and 500 mg dm⁻³) for 6, 12 and 24 h. Flow cytometric analysis was used to confirm the ploidy level. Anatomical and ultrastructural analyses at cellular and subcellular levels in tetraploid and diploid control plants revealed differences between diploid and tetraploid plants. Th ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0117-9

13. Is heterosis noticeable in the callus response of winter durum wheat F₁ hybrids

Author:
Ozbay, A.; Özgen, M.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 769-772
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
Triticum turgidum subsp. durum; callus; durum wheat; embryo culture; genotype; heterosis; hybrids; parents; soil; statistical analysis; vigor
Abstract:
... The effect of heterosis on callus induction, callus mass and number of regenerated plants from mature embryo cultures of winter durum wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) hybrids was studied. A total of 14 F₁ hybrids and their parents were used for mature embryo culture. The statistical analysis of the results revealed that positive heterosis in callus mass was determined in only one F₁ hybrid and in numb ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0139-3

14. Isolation and expression of gene encoding leucoanthocyanidin reductase from Diospyros kaki during fruit development

Author:
Wang, Y.; Zhang, Q. L.; Luo, Z. R.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 707-710
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
Diospyros kaki; complementary DNA; fruiting; fruits; gene expression; genes; genotype; open reading frames; persimmons; rapid amplification of cDNA ends
Abstract:
... Leucoanthocyanidin reductase (LAR) converts leucoanthocyanidin to (+)-catechin, a precursor of proanthocyanidins abundant in Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki Thunb.) fruits. A putative LAR gene (DkLAR) was isolated by rapid amplification of cDNA ends from young fruits. The full-length cDNA of DkLAR gene was 1 356 bp long and encoded an open reading frame of 349 residues. The deduced DkLAR protei ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0125-9

15. Isolation and functional analysis of cDNAs similar to Hyp-1 involved in hypericin biosynthesis from Hypericum erectum

Author:
Jin, M. L.; Ahn, J. C.; Hwang, B.; Park, H. -S.; Lee, H. S.; Choi, D. -W.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 725-729
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
polypeptides; callus; emodin; biosynthesis; complementary DNA; active ingredients; recombinant proteins; expressed sequence tags; flowers; amino acid sequences; metabolites; leaves; Hypericum perforatum; hypericin; sequence homology; Hypericum erectum
Abstract:
... Hypericin, a naphthodianthrone, has been identified as the principal active compound found in St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum L.). To generate a gene resource for hypericin and other valuable metabolites, we generated expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from H. erectum. Analyses of the ESTs enabled us to select three cDNAs, HeHyp1, HeHyp2, and HeHyp3, evidencing significant sequence homology to H ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0129-5

16. Microwave treatment induced mutations and altered gene expression in Vigna aconitifolia

Author:
Jangid, R. K.; Sharma, R.; Sudarsan, Y.; Eapen, S.; Singh, G.; Purohit, A. K.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 703-706
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
DNA; Vigna aconitifolia; callus; explants; gene expression; leaves; microwave treatment; mutagenesis; nucleotide sequences; polypeptides; random amplified polymorphic DNA technique; seedlings
Abstract:
... Primary leaf explants of aseptically grown seedlings of moth bean [Vigna aconitifolia (Jacq.) Marechal] immersed in water or not were treated in microwave oven (2450 MHz, 800 W cm⁻²) for 1, 3, 5 and 7 s before culturing. Callusing and shoot emergence from these explants were enhanced up to microwave exposure lasted 5 s while longer treatment of water-immersed explants delayed callusing. One polype ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0124-x

17. Photosynthesis, respiration and antioxidant enzymes in pepper leaves under drought and heat stresses

Author:
Hu, W. H.; Xiao, Y. A.; Zeng, J. J.; Hu, X. H.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 761-765
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
ascorbate peroxidase; gas exchange; drought tolerance; cytosol; drought; Capsicum annuum; fluorescence; hydrogen peroxide; heat stress; mitochondria; superoxide anion; leaves; cultivars; photorespiration; superoxide dismutase; heat; enzyme activity; chlorophyll; pepper; chloroplasts
Abstract:
... Leaf gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and activities of antioxidant enzymes were studied in two pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) cultivars grown under drought (D) and heat (H), as well as under drought and heat in combination (HD). The drought-tolerant cv. Zhengjiao 13 exhibited greater net photosynthetic rate (PN) and cytochrome respiratory pathway activity (RSHAM), and lower contents of superox ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0137-5

18. Response of grape rootstocks to salinity: changes in root growth, polyamines and abscisic acid

Author:
Upreti, K. K.; Murti, G. S. R.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 730-734
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
abscisic acid; electrolytes; grapes; osmotic pressure; potassium; putrescine; root growth; rootstocks; salinity; sodium; sodium chloride; spermidine; spermine; streams
Abstract:
... Effects of salinity (0, 50, 100 and 250 mM NaCl) on growth, root:shoot dry mass ratio, osmotic potential (ψx), electrolyte leakage and contents of Na⁺ and K⁺, polyamines and abscisic acid (ABA) were studied in the grape rootstocks Dogridge, 1613, St. George and Salt Creek. In control rootstocks, the root length was highest in Dogridge and contents of K⁺ and ABA in Salt Creek. Salinity treatments i ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0130-z

19. Salicylic acid increased aldose reductase activity and sorbitol accumulation in tomato plants under salt stress

Author:
Tari, I.; Kiss, G.; Deér, A. K.; Csiszár, J.; Erdei, L.; Gallé, Á.; Gémes, K.; Horváth, F.; Poór, P.; Szepesi, Á.; Simon, L. M.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 677-683
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
aldehyde reductase; ammonium sulfate; cellulose; culture media; enzyme activity; glucose; glucose 6-phosphate; isozymes; leaf extracts; leaves; roots; salicylic acid; salt stress; sodium chloride; sorbitol; stress tolerance; tissues; tomatoes
Abstract:
... Increased aldose reductase (ALR) activities were detected in the leaf tissues of tomato plants grown for 3 weeks in culture medium containing 10⁻⁷ or 10⁻⁴ M salicylic acid (SA), and in the roots after the 10⁻⁴ M SA pretreatment. The ALR activity changed in parallel with the sorbitol content in the leaves of the SA-treated plants. Salt stress elicited by 100 mM NaCl enhanced the accumulation of sor ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0120-1

20. Stem respiration of Norway spruce trees under elevated CO₂ concentration

Author:
Acosta, M.; Pokorný, R.; Janouš, D.; Marek, M. V.
Source:
Biologia plantarum 2010 v.54 no.4 pp. 773-776
ISSN:
0006-3134
Subject:
Picea abies; carbon dioxide; growing season; respiratory rate; seasonal variation; temperature; tree growth; trees
Abstract:
... Measurements of stem respiration were conducted for a period of four years (1999-2002) in 14-year old Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst) trees exposed to ambient (CA) and elevated CO₂ concentration (CE; ambient plus 350 μmol mol⁻¹). Stem respiration measurements of six trees per treatment were carried out 2-3 times per month during the growing season. Stem respiration in CE treatment was highe ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10535-010-0140-x