Acta Biologica Cracoviensia series Botanica - 53 (1-2), 2011

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia series Botanica - 53 (1), 2011


Contents:

Aneta Słomka, Dorota Siwińska, Elżbieta Wolny, Kristin Kellner, and Elżbieta Kuta
Influence of a Heavy-Metal-Polluted Environment on Viola Tricolor Genome Size and Chromosome Number

Elżbieta Skórska
Comparison of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters of Cucumis Sativus and Mentha Piperita Leaves Exposed to Short-Term UV-B Irradiation

Nilgün Candan and Leman Tarhan
Influence of Manganese Deficiency on Metal Ion Uptake, Antioxidant Defense Mechanism and Lipid Peroxidation Levels in Mentha Piperita Leaves

Poon Kok Siong, Rosna Mat Taha, and Fatimah Abdul Rahiman
Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration from Hypocotyl and Leaf Explants of Brassica Oleracea var. Botrytis (Cauliflower)

Joanna Gmerek and Barbara Politycka
Response of Maize, Pea and Radish Roots to Allelochemical Stress

Magdalena Szymura and Karol Wolski
Leaf Epidermis Traits as Tools to Identify Solidago L. Taxa in Poland

Raheleh Rahbarian, Ramazanali Khavari-Nejad, Ali Ganjeali, Abdolreza Bagheri, and Farzaneh Najafi
Drought Stress Effects on Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Water Relations in Tolerant and Susceptible Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) Genotypes

Krzysztof Kowalczyk, Daniela Gruszecka, Michał Nowak, and Justyna Leśniowska-Nowak
Resistance of Triticale Hybrids with Pm4b and Pm6 Genes to Powdery Mildew

Elisabeth Fritz and Johannes Saukel
Secretory Structures of Subterranean Organs of Some Species of the Cardueae, and Their Diagnostic Value

Dace Megre, Kristine Dokane, and Uldis Kondratovics
Can Changes in Starch Content and Peroxidase Activity Be Used as Rooting Phase Markers for Rhododendron Leaf Bud Cuttings?

Izabela Grzegorczyk and Halina Wysokińska
A Protocol For Synthetic Seeds From Salvia Officinalis L. Shoot Tips

Syed Mudassir Jeelani, Savita Rani, Sanjeev Kumar, Santosh Kumari, and Raghbir Chand Gupta
Meiotic Studies in Some Members of Caryophyllaceae Juss. From the Western Himalayas

Rafał Mól, Dorota Weigt, and Zbigniew Broda
Cytoembryological Analysis Of Causes For Poor Seed Set in Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.)

Tomasz Ilnicki and Zbigniew Szeląg
Chromosome Numbers in Hieracium and Pilosella (Asteraceae) From Central and Southeastern Europe

Ivana Lepen and Jasna Puizina
FISH Mapping OF 18S-5.8S-26S rRNA Genes and Fluorochrome Banding in the Triploid Viviparous Onion Allium x Cornutum Clementi ex Visiani, 1842

Marta Tucharz, Agnieszka Nobis, and Marcin Nobis
Chromosome Data - A Useful Tool in Taxonomy of Symphyotrichum ciliatum

Jian-Bin Hu, Qiong Li, and Jing Li
ISSR Analysis of Somaclonal Variation in Callus-Derived Plants of Amorphophallus Rivieri Durieu

Magdalena Wegiera, Paweł Grabarczyk, Barbara Baraniak, and Helena Danuta Smolarz
Antiradical Properties OF Extracts From Roots, Leaves and Fruits of Six Rumex L. Species


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Acta Biologica Cracoviensia series Botanica - 53 (2), 2011


Contents:

Olfa Saddoud, Ghada Baraket, Khaled Chatti, Mokhtar Trifi, Mohamed Marrakchi, Messoud Mars, and Amel Salhi-Hannachi
USING MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS AND SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT (SSR) MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE TUNISIAN FIG (FICUS CARICA L.) CULTIVARS

Ghader Habibi and Roghieh Hajiboland
COMPARISON OF WATER STRESS AND UV RADIATION EFFECTS ON INDUCTION OF CAM AND ANTIOXIDATIVE DEFENSE IN THE SUCCULENT ROSULARIA ELYMAITICA (CRASSULACEAE)

Yu Qiao, Xiao-Ming Feng, Ze-Zhou Liu, Shuang-Shuang Wang, Yu-Jin Hao, and Chun-Xiang You
CLONING AND EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF LETIR1 IN TOMATO

Hülya Arslan, Serap Kirmizi, Gürcan Güleryüz, and F. Selcen Sakar
GERMINATION REQUIREMENTS OF ANDROSACE VILLOSA L. (PRIMULACEAE)

Paulina Gacek, Grzegorz Góralski, and Andrzej J. Joachimiak
CHROMOSOME NUMBERS AND POLYPLOIDY IN POLISH ANGIOSPERMS

Madeleen Struwig, Anine Jordaan, and Stefan J. Siebert
ANATOMICAL ADAPTATIONS OF BOERHAVIA L. AND COMMICARPUS STANDL. (NYCTAGINACEAE) FOR SURVIVAL IN ARID ENVIRONMENTS OF NAMIBIA

Małgorzata Kraut, Barbara Wójcikowska, Agnieszka Ledwoń, and Małgorzata D. Gaj
IMMATURE ZYGOTIC EMBRYO CULTURES OF ARABIDOPSIS. A MODEL SYSTEM FOR MOLECULAR STUDIES ON MORPHOGENIC PATHWAYS INDUCED IN VITRO

Alina Trejgell and Andrzej Tretyn
SHOOT MULTIPLICATION AND IN VITRO ROOTING OF CARLINA ONOPORDIFOLIA BASSER

Anna Jóźwiak-Żurek, Monika Kozłowska, and Katarzyna Nuc
PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE UNDER COMBINED EFFECTS OF ENHANCED UV-B RADIATION AND ALLELOPATHY STRESS

Ewelina Piątczak, Aleksandra Królicka, and Halina Wysokińska
MORPHOLOGY, SECOIRIDOID CONTENT AND RAPD ANALYSIS OF PLANTS REGENERATED FROM CALLUS OF CENTAURIUM ERYTHRAEA RAFN.

Wojciech Słupski, Bogna Tubek, and Adam Matkowski
MICROPROPAGATION OF CODONOPSIS PILOSULA (FRANCH.) NANNF BY AXILLARY SHOOT MULTIPLICATION

Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska and Aneta Sulborska
STAMINODIAL NECTARY STRUCTURE IN TWO PULSATILLA (L.) SPECIES

Ewa Dziadczyk, Marcin Domaciuk, Magdalena Nowak, Ewa Szczuka, and Józef Bednara
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEMALE GAMETOPHYTE IN FRAGARIA × ANANASSA DUCH. CV. SELVA

Magdalena Wiśniewska and Władysław Golinowski
IMMUNOLOCALIZATION OF ?-EXPANSIN PROTEIN (NTEXPA5) IN TOBACCO ROOTS IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS GLOMUS MOSSEAE NICOL. & GERD.

Zbigniew Szeląg and Tomasz Ilnicki
DIPLOID CHROMOSOME NUMBERS IN HIERACIUM AND PILOSELLA (ASTERACEAE) FROM MACEDONIA AND MONTENEGRO

Justyna Stefanowicz-Hajduk, Anna Kawiak, Jerzy Gajdus, J. Renata Ochocka, Monika Paszkiewicz, Piotr Stepnowski, and Ewa Łojkowska
CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY OF PARIS QUADRIFOLIA EXTRACT AND ISOLATED SAPONIN FRACTIONS AGAINST HUMAN TUMOR CELL LINES

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