Biologia Plantarum - 53 (2), 2009

Contents [Volume 53, Numbers 2, 2009]:


Reviews

Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of plants: the role of host
O. KARAMI, M. ESNA-ASHARI, G. KARIMI KURDISTANI

Interactions of lichens with heavy metals
M. BAČKOR, S. LOPPI

Original papers

Anthocyanin accumulation and expression pattern of anthocyanin biosynthesis genes in developing wheat coleoptiles
N. AHMED, M. MAEKAWA, K. NODA

Photosynthetic parameters and leaf water potential of five common bean genotypes under mild water deficit
M.G. SANTOS, R.V. RIBEIRO, E.C. MACHADO, C. PIMENTEL

Growth, lipid peroxidation and photosynthesis in two tall fescue cultivars differing in heat tolerance
J.Z. WANG, L.J. CUI, Y. WANG, J.L. LI

Salt stress effects on growth, pigments, proteins and lipid peroxidation in Salicornia persica and S. europaea
M. AGHALEH, V. NIKNAM, H. EBRAHIMZADEH, K. RAZAVI

Response of maize genotypes to salinity stress in relation to osmolytes and metal-ions contents, oxidative stress and antioxidant enzymes activity
J. KHOLOVÁ, R.K. SAIRAM, R.C. MEENA, G.C. SRIVASTAVA

The influence of cold acclimation on antioxidative enzymes and antioxidants in sensitive and tolerant barley cultivars
F. DAI, Y. HUANG, M. ZHOU, G. ZHANG

Aerenchyma formation in maize roots
Z. LENOCHOVÁ, A. SOUKUP, O. VOTRUBOVÁ

A new TIP homolog, ShTIP, from Salicornia shows a different involvement in salt stress compared to that of TIP from Arabidopsis
N. ERMAWATI, Y.S. LIANG, J.-Y. CHA, D. SHIN, M.H. JUNG, J.J. LEE, B.-H. LEE, C.-D. HAN, K.H. LEE, D. SON

The mitigating role of environmental factors in seedling injury and chill-dependent depression of catalase activity in maize leaves
R. BĄCZEK-KWINTA, J. KOŚCIELNIAK

Proteomic analysis of bacterial blight defence signalling pathway using transgenic rice overexpressing thaumatin-like protein 285-293
T. MAHMOOD, A. JAN, S. KOMATSU

Dark and light green tissues of tobacco leaves systemically infected with tobacco mosaic virus
O.L. BURUNDUKOVA, M.V. SAPOTSKY, A.V. KOCHETOV, E.A. TRIFONOVA, V.I. MALINOVSKY

Phenylalanine ammonia lyase genes in red clover: expression in whole plants and in response to yeast fungal elicitor
M.L. SULLIVAN

Brief communications

Cotton somatic embryo morphology affects its conversion to plant
S.S. HUSSAIN, A.Q. RAO, T. HUSNAIN, S. RIAZUDDIN

High frequency plant regeneration from the cotyledonary node of common bean
W. DANG, Z.M. WEI

Genetic variability in the endemic Leucojum valentinum
A. JORDÁN-PLA, E. ESTRELLES, M. BOSCAIU, P. SORIANO, O. VICENTE, I. MATEU-ANDRÉS

Pre-treatment with H2O2 induces salt tolerance in barley seedlings
I.S. FEDINA, D. NEDEVA, N. ÇIÇEK

In vitro direct organogenesis and regeneration of Medicago sativa
J.J. LI, Y.M. WU, T. WANG, J.X. LIU

Photosystem 2-activity and thylakoid membrane polypeptides of in vitro cultured chrysanthemum as affected by NaCl
D.M. PANDEY, I. CHOI, U.-D. YEO

Effects of salicylic acid and salinity on apoplastic antioxidant enzymes in two wheat cultivars differing in salt tolerance
S. MUTLU, Ö. ATICI, B. NALBANTOGLU

Influence of elevated CO2 and O3 on IAA, IAA oxidase and peroxidase in the leaves of ginkgo trees
X.-M. LI, X.-Y. HE, L.-H. ZHANG, W. CHEN, Q. CHEN

Genetic diversity assessment in Greek Medicago truncatula genotypes using microsatellite markers
P. AKRITIDIS, P.V. MYLONA, A.S. TSAFTARIS, A.N. POLIDOROS

Micropropagation of Bixa orellana using phytohormones and triacontanol
R. PARIMALAN, P. GIRIDHAR, H.B. GURURAJ, G.A. RAVISHANKAR

Increase in isoprene and monoterpene emissions after re-watering of droughted Quercus ilex seedlings
J. PENUELAS, I. FILELLA, R. SECO, J. LLUSIA

Expression of Rhizobium pydA-pydB fusion gene in Nicotiana tabacum confers resistance to the toxic aromatic compound 3-hydroxy-4-pyridone
S. JUBE, J. AWAYA, D. BORTHAKUR

In vitro organogenesis and plant regeneration from unpollinated ovary cultures of Azadirachta indica
P. SRIVASTAVA, M. SINGH, P. MATHUR, R. CHATURVEDI

Low doses of ultraviolet-B or ultraviolet-C radiation affect phytohormones in young pea plants
Z. KATEROVA, S. IVANOV, E. PRINSEN, H. VAN ONCKELEN, V. ALEXIEVA, A. AZMI

Cd-induced system of defence in the garlic root meristematic cells
W.S. JIANG, D.H. LIU, P. XU

Ultrastructural responses of the desiccation tolerant plants Xerophyta viscosa and X. retinervis to dehydration and rehydration
A. BHATT, Y. NAIDOO, S. GAIROLA, A. NICHOLAS

Effects of phosphorus and chilling under low irradiance on photosynthesis and growth of tomato plants
Y.H. ZHOU, J.X. WU, L.J. ZHU, K. SHI, J.Q. YU

Somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in Cedrela fissilis
S. VILA, A. GONZALEZ, H. REY, L. MROGINSKI

Cadmium effects on the organization of microtubular cytoskeleton in interphase and mitotic cells of Allium sativum
P. XU, D. LIU, W. JIANG

Photosynthetic and anatomic responses of peanut leaves to zinc stress
G.R. SHI, Q.S. CAI

In vitro organogenesis of Citrus volkameriana and Citrus aurantium
E.C.R. TAVANO, L.C.L. STIPP, F.R. MUNIZ, F.A.A. MOURAO FILHO, B.M.J. MENDES

Book reviews

Frowine, S.A.: Moth Orchid. The Complete Guide to Phalaenopsis. (I. Babůrek)

Bowsher, C., Steer, M., Tobin, A.: Plant Biochemistry. (J. Pospíšilová)

Romano, A (ed.): Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Acclimatization and Establishment of Micropropagated Plants. (J. Pospíšilová)


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