June 2010 - 7 articles
The effects of CO2 enrichment on plant growth and on nitrogen partitioning were examined using soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv. Clark] leaflets. Plants were grown from single seeds in matching controlled environment chambers. Continuous ambient CO...
Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger L.), an economically important medicinal plant, has an endangered status in Himachal Pradesh (India) that needs appropriate conservation interventions. We have examined seed physiological aspects of H. niger from Lahaul (Him...
Endosperm transfer cells mainly occur in the epithelial layer of the endosperm and transport the nutrient unloaded by the maternal vascular tissue. They have wall ingrowths that can facilitate solute transportation. Here we report our further investi...
We have developed a rapid extraction method using low salt concentration buffer for the isolation of low-molecular-weight RNA from Arabidopsis tissues. The method was quick and efficient, and the small scale extraction process took no more than 1 h...
The ability to use chemical staining to discriminate aborted from non-aborted pollen grains has well-known practical applications in agriculture. A commonly used technique for assessing pollen vitality, Alexander’s stain, uses chloral hydrate, phenol...
Ricin is a dimeric glycoprotein that accumulates in protein storage vacuoles of endosperm cells of Ricinus communis L. (castor bean). The proricin travels through the Golgi apparatus and co-localizes throughout its route to the storage vacuoles of d...
Availability of fertile land on the island of Java in Indonesia decreases due to the shifting from agricultural land to non-agricultural land. Hence, an extensification of soybean culture to outer Java suboptimal land areas is needed, such as tidal s...
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