Biologia Plantarum - 55 (1-2), 2011

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Biologia Plantarum - 55 (1), 2011


Contents:

Problems and possibilities of monocot transformation

P. SOOD, A. BHATTACHARYA, A. SOOD


Micropropagation of Zingiber rubens and assessment of genetic stability through RAPD and ISSR markers

S. MOHANTY, M.K. PANDA, S. SAHOO, S. NAYAK


A two-step protocol for shoot regeneration from hypocotyl explants of oilseed rape and its application for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation

G.-X. TANG, K. KNECHT, X.-F. YANG, Y.-B. QIN, W.-J. ZHOU, D. CAI


Silencing of the LeSGR1 gene in tomato inhibits chlorophyll degradation and exhibits a stay-green phenotype

Z.-L. HU, L. DENG, B. YAN, Y. PAN, M. LUO, X.-Q. CHEN, T.-Z. HU, G.-P. CHEN


Expression profiles of PtrLOS2 encoding an enolase required for cold-responsive gene transcription from trifoliate orange

D.C. LIU, L.G. HE, H.L. WANG, M. XU, Z.H. SUN


Sugarcane genes differentially expressed during water deficit

F.A. RODRIGUES, J.P. Da GRAÇA, M.L. De LAIA, A. NHANI-JR, J.A. GALBIATI, M.I.T. FERRO, J.A. FERRO, S.M. ZINGARETTI


RFLP mapping of loci controlling self-incompatibility in Brassica campestris and their comparative mapping with B. napus and B. oleracea

J. PANIGRAHI, P. KOLE, C. KOLE


Molecular cloning and characterization of nitrogen source responsive GS1 gene from melon

Y.-W. DENG, Y.-D. ZHANG, S.-Q. GUAN, Y. CHEN, W. JIANG, D.-M. TANG, D.-F. HUANG


Maternal origin, genome constitution and evolutionary relationships of polyploid Elymus species and Hordelymus europaeus

Y. NI, N. ASAMOAH-ODEI, G. SUN


Characterization of Mg-dechelating substance in senescent and pre-senescent Arabidopsis thaliana leaves

A.M. BÜCHERT, P.M. CIVELLO, G.A. MARTÍNEZ


Photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence response to low sink demand of tubers and roots in Dahlia pinnata source leaves

S.T. YAN, X.D. LI, W.D. LI, P.G. FAN, W. DUAN, S.H. LI


Variability of photosynthetic capacity and water relations of Pinus sylvestris L. in the field

U. LÜTTGE, P. ESCHER, R. PALUCH, H. PFANZ, C. WITTMANN, H. RENNENBERG, K. RAKOWSKI


Genotypic variation in photosynthesis in cacao is correlated with stomatal conductance and leaf nitrogen

A.J. DAYMOND, P.J. TRICKER, P. HADLEY


Combined drought and heat stress in wheat: changes in some heat shock proteins

B. GRIGOROVA, I. VASEVA, K. DEMIREVSKA, U. FELLER


Effects of jasmonate and some other signalling factors on bean and onion growth during the initial phase of cadmium action

W. MAKSYMIEC


Characterization of a type 3 metallothionein isolated from Porteresia coarctata

B. USHA, N.S. KEERAN, M. HARIKRISHNAN, K. KAVITHA, A. PARIDA


Glutathione in adaptation of Arabidopsis thaliana to cadmium stress

M. WÓJCIK, A. TUKIENDORF


Strategies of cadmium and zinc resistance in willow by regulation of net accumulation

T. LANDBERG, P. JENSÉN, M. GREGER


An apoplastic chitinase CpCHT1 isolated from the corolla of wintersweet exhibits both antifreeze and antifungal activities

S.-H. ZHANG, Y. WEI, J.-L. LIU, H.-M. YU, J.-H. YIN, H.-Y. PAN, T.C. BALDWIN


Morphology and glandular activity of unicellular trichomes of Epilobium hirsutum

S. STRGULC KRAJŠEK, S. KREFT, A. KLADNIK, K. DRAŠLAR, N. JOGAN, M. DERMASTIA


Protein changes during programmed cell death in tobacco

I. CHAVES, M. ALVES, D. CARRILHO, M.C. DUQUE-MAGALHAES, C.P. RICARDO, A.P. REGALADO


Effect of salt stress on gene expression of superoxide dismutases and copper chaperone in Arabidopsis thaliana

H. ATTIA, N. KARRAY, N. MSILINI, M. LACHAÂL


In vitro cloning of Azadirachta indica from root explants


K. ARORA, M. SHARMA, J. SRIVASTAVA, S.A. RANADE, A.K. SHARMA


In vitro regeneration of an endangered medicinal plant Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora

P. BANTAWA, O. SAHA-ROY, S. KUMAR GHOSH, T. KUMAR MONDAL


Subcellular localization of rice hexokinase (OsHXK) family members in the mesophyll protoplasts of tobacco

W. CHENG, H. ZHANG, X. ZHOU, H. LIU, Y. LIU, J. LI, S. HAN, Y. WANG


Effect of aluminum on the in vitro activity of acid phosphatases of four potato clones grown in three growth systems

L.A. TABALDI, D. CARGNELUTTI, G.Y. CASTRO, J.F. GONÇALVES, R. RAUBER, D.A. BISOGNIN, M.R.C. SCHETINGER, F.T. NICOLOSO


Influence of irradiance on chlorophyll synthesis in Picea abies calli cultures

R. BALÁŽOVÁ, A. BLEHOVÁ, V. DEMKO, K. BREZNENOVÁ, J. HUDÁK


Effects of cadmium on gas exchange and phytohormone contents in citrus

M.F. LÓPEZ-CLIMENT, V. ARBONA, R.M. PÉREZ-CLEMENTE, A. GÓMEZ-CADENAS


Response of antioxidant enzymes to high NaCl concentration in different salt-tolerant plants

S. MALLIK, M. NAYAK, B.B. SAHU, A.K. PANIGRAHI, B.P. SHAW


The effects of abiotic stresses on the NADP-dependent malic enzyme in the leaves of the hexaploid wheat

Z.Y. FU, Z.B. ZHANG, Z.H. LIU, X.J. HU, P. XU


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Biologia Plantarum - 55 (2), 2011


Contents:

Cyclin dependent kinases and their role in regulation of plant cell cycle

J.G. TANK, V.S. THAKER


Genetic transformation of barley: limiting factors

Š. VYROUBALOVÁ, M. ŠMEHILOVÁ, P. GALUSZKA, L. OHNOUTKOVÁ


Chloroplast-specific universal primers and their uses in plant studies

N. HAIDER


Effects of leaf soluble sugars content and net photosynthetic rate of quince donor shoots on subsequent morphogenesis in leaf explants

M. MINGOZZI, S. MORINI, M. LUCCHESINI, A. MENSUALI-SODI


Determination of floral initiation in Malus domestica: a novel morphogenetic approach

M.R. Dadpour, A. Movafeghi, W. Grigorian, Y. Omidi


Responses of transgenic Nicotiana tabacum seedlings expressing a Cucurbita pepo antisense PHYA RNA to far-red radiation

T.A. Gapeeva, T.V. Antsipava, A.N. Pundik, I.D. Volotovski


Identification of proteins in leaf tissues of white clover using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry

Z. DU, M.T. MCMANUS


Organ-specific effects of dark treatment on photosynthesis and the expression of photosynthesis-related genes

K. MISHEV, E.D. ANANIEV, K. HUMBECK


Chromosome doubling can increase heat tolerance in Lonicera japonica as indicated by chlorophyll fluorescence imaging

W.D. LI, X. HU, J.K. LIU, G.M. JIANG, O. LI, D. XING


Improving cucumber photosynthetic capacity under NaCl stress by grafting onto two salt-tolerant pumpkin rootstocks

Y. HUANG, Z.L. BIE, Z.X. LIU, A. ZHEN, X.R. JIAO


The effect of chromium and aluminum on growth, root morphology, photosynthetic parameters and transpiration of the two barley cultivars

S. ALI, F. ZENG, L. QIU, G. ZHANG


Role of endogenous salicylic acid in Arabidopsis response to elevated sulfur dioxide concentration

L. HAO, Y. WANG, J. XU, S.-D. FENG, C.-Y. MA, C. LIU, X. XU, G.-Z. LI, S.J. HERBERT


Systemin-inducible defence against pests is costly in tomato

G. Corrado, D. Agrelli, M. RoCCO, B. Basile, M. MARRA, R. RAO


Methylglyoxal destroys Agrobacterium tumefaciens crown gall tumours in Nicotiana tabacum without any adverse effect on the host plant

A. RAY, C. ROY, S. RAY, M. MAZUMDER, D.N. SENGUPTA, M. RAY


Pseudomonas fluorescens mediated systemic resistance in tomato is driven through an elevated synthesis of defense enzymes

S.C. VANITHA, S. UMESHA


Genetic variation within and among small isolated populations of Santalum album

K.G. SRIKANTA DANI, P. RAVIKUMAR, R. PRAVIN KUMAR, A. KUSH


R-ISSR marker as a useful tool for detection of new genomic loci in Arthrocnemum macrostachyum

B. SALEH


Overexpression of a Ran GTPase homologous gene, FaRan from tall fescue, in transgenic Arabidopsis

S.H. LÜ, Y.L. FAN, C.X. JIN


A latex lectin from Euphorbia trigona is a potent inhibitor of fungal growth

N. VAN DEENEN, D. PRÜFER, C. SCHULZE GRONOVER


Effects of salt and osmotic stresses on free polyamine content and expression of polyamine biosynthetic genes in Vitis vinifera

J.H. Liu, I. Nakajima, T. Moriguchi


Physiological effects of exogenous nitric oxide on Brassica juncea seedlings under NaCl stress

C.-L. ZENG, L. LIU, B.-R. WANG, X.-M. WU, Y. ZHOU


Expression of a yeast polygalacturonase gene in Arabidopsis thaliana

M. PRIETO-ALCEDO, P. VEIGA-CRESPO, M. POZA, C. CORONADO, I. ZARRA, T.G.VILLA*


Expression of a CYP76AB1 correlates with the sequential white-blue-white colour transition of Vanda coerulea petals

K. RATANASUT, B. WONGKHAMPRAI, S. MAKNOI


Overexpression of the Arabidopsis thaliana squalene synthase gene in Withania coagulans hairy root cultures

M.H. MIRJALILI, E. MOYANO, M. BONFILL, R.M. CUSIDO, J. PALAZÓN


Characteristics of gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence in red and green leaves of Begonia semperflorens

K.M. ZHANG, X.M. WANG, J.X. CUI, J.O. OGWENO, K. SHI, Y.H. ZHOU, J.Q. YU


Improved cryopreservation procedure for long term storage of synchronised culture of grapevine

K. VASANTH, M.A. VIVIER


Effect of vessel type and growth regulators on micropropagation of Capsicum annuum

M.A.-H. MOHAMED, A.A. ALSADON


Role of auxins, polyamines and ethylene in root formation and growth in sweet orange

A.F.S. MENDES, L.C. CIDADE, W.C. OTONI, W.S. SOARES-FILHO, M.G.C. COSTA


Genetic diversity of Eucalyptus hybrids estimated by genomic and EST microsatellite markers

F.B. CUPERTINO, J.B. LEAL, R.X. CORREA, F.A. GAIOTTO


Cadmium accumulation and tolerance in Populus nigra and Salix alba

M. ZACCHINI, V. IORI, G. SCARASCIA MUGNOZZA, F. PIETRINI, A. MASSACCI


Isolation of 55 microsatellite markers for Jatropha curcas and its closely related species

C. PHUMICHAI, T. PHUMICHAI, N. KONGSIRI, A. WONGKAEW, P. SRIPICHIT, R. KAVEETA


Residual sexuality and its seasonal variation in natural apomictic Paspalum notatum accessions

R.N. REBOZZIO, M.E. SARTOR, C.L. QUARIN, F. ESPINOZA


Isolation and characterization of eleven polymorphic microsatellite loci in Aegiphila sellowiana and their transferability

E.A. RUAS, J.O. DAMASCENO, A.R.O. CONSON, B.F. COSTA, L.A. RODRIGUES, M. RECK, A.O. SANTOS VIEIRA, C.deF. RUAS, C. MEDRI, P.M. RUAS


Book reviews


Campbell, A., Jones, E.W., Schupbach, G. (ed.): Annual Review of Genetics. Vol. 43. (T. Gichner)


Campbell, A., Jones, E.W., Schupbach, G. (ed.): Annual Review of Genetics. Vol. 44. (T. Gichner)



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