South African Journal of Botany - 78, 2012

Contents:

Editorial Board

Publisher's note

Inclusion of the Cape genus Anisothrix in the Namibian-centred genus Pentatrichia (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae) based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis
E.S. Klaassen, N.G. Bergh

Medicinal plants used for the treatment of sexually transmitted infections by lay people in northern Maputaland, KwaZulu–Natal Province, South Africa
H. De Wet, V.N. Nzama, S.F. Van Vuuren

Cytology and embryology of the pompom weed, Campuloclinium macrocephalum (Eupatorieae, Asteraceae)
G.E. Farco, M.M. Sosa, M. Dematteis, A. Fernández

Fruit nutritional composition and non-nutritive traits of indigenous South African tree species
A.-L. Wilson, C.T. Downs

Antibiofilm activity and post antifungal effect of lemongrass oil on clinical Candida dubliniensis isolate
S. Taweechaisupapong, P. Ngaonee, P. Patsuk, W. Pitiphat, W. Khunkitti

The isolation of high quality RNA from the fruit of avocado (Persea americana Mill.)
A.T. Djami-Tchatchou, C.J. Straker

A comparative study of desiccation responses of seeds of Asian Evergreen Oaks, Quercus subgenus Cyclobalanopsis and Quercus subgenus Quercus
K. Xia, M.I. Daws, F.R. Hay, W.-Y. Chen, Z.-K. Zhou, H.W. Pritchard

Knysna Turacos (Tauraco corythaix) do not improve seed germination of ingested fruit of some indigenous South African tree species
A.-L. Wilson, C.T. Downs

Nectar properties of the sunbird-pollinated plant Impatiens sakeriana: A comparison with six other co-flowering species
M. Bartoš, Š. Janeček, E. Padyšáková, E. Patáčová, J. Altman, M. Pešata, J. Kantorová, R. Tropek

Changes of xylem hydraulic efficiency and native embolism of Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb. seedlings under different drought stress conditions and after rewatering
M. Ayup, X. Hao, Y. Chen, W. Li, R. Su

Effect of smoke-derived butenolide priming treatment on pepper and salvia seeds in relation to transplant quality and catalase activity
I. Demir, I. Ozuaydin, F. Yasar, J. Van Staden

Enhancing seedling growth of Jatropha curcas—A potential oil seed crop for biodiesel
H.A. Abdelgadir, M.G. Kulkarni, M.P. Arruda, J. Van Staden

Physiomorphological response of rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium spp.) to irrigation frequency
B.K. Eiasu, J.M. Steyn, P. Soundy

Dracoscirpoides (Cyperaceae) — A new genus from Southern Africa, its taxonomy and floral ontogeny
A.M. Muasya, M. Reynders, P. Goetghebeur, D.A. Simpson, A. Vrijdaghs

Uptake and translocation of heavy metals by medicinal plants growing around a waste dump site in Pretoria, South Africa
J.O. Olowoyo, O.O. Okedeyi, N.M. Mkolo, G.N. Lion, S.T.R. Mdakane

Role of calcium in alleviating effect of salinity on germination of Phragmites karka seeds
A. Zehra, B. Gul, R. Ansari, M.A. Khan

Uncovering the cycad taxa (Encephalartos species) traded for traditional medicine in Johannesburg and Durban, South Africa
S.R. Cousins, V.L. Williams, E.T.F. Witkowski

Sodium nitroprusside, ferricyanide, nitrite and nitrate decrease the thermo-dormancy of lettuce seed germination in a nitric oxide-dependent manner in light
Z. Deng, S. Song

A revision of the Combretum vendae complex
N. Hahn

Unisexual flowers as a robust synapomorphy in Cariceae (Cyperaceae)? Evidence for bisexual flowers in Schoenoxiphium
B. Gehrke, A. Vrijdaghs, E. Smets, A.M. Muasya

The cost of being specialized: Pollinator limitation in the endangered geophyte Brunsvigia litoralis (Amaryllidaceae) in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa
S. Geerts, A. Pauw

Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in Gindeberet district, Western Ethiopia
S. Zerabruk, G. Yirga

Microculture effects on leaf epidermis and root structure in Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra
M. Moyo, J.F. Finnie, J. Van Staden

A revision of the genus Dolichos (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae, Phaseoleae), including Lesotho and Swaziland
A.N. Moteetee, B.-E. Van Wyk

Three-dimensional reciprocity: A new form of tristyly in South African Oxalis (Oxalidaceae) species and its implications for reproduction
S.S. Turketti, K.J. Esler, L.L. Dreyer

Influence of salinity and temperature on seed germination rate and the hydrotime model parameters for the halophyte, Chloris virgata, and the glycophyte, Digitaria sanguinalis
H. Zhang, L.J. Irving, Y. Tian, D. Zhou

Molecular cloning and expression characteristics of a novel MAPKKK gene, GhCTR1, from cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.)
F. Yu, R. Guo, C. Wu, H. Li, X. Guo

Activity of South African medicinal plants against Listeria monocytogenes biofilms, and isolation of active compounds from Acacia karroo
M.A. Nyila, C.M. Leonard, A.A. Hussein, N. Lall

Antibacterial activity, cytotoxicity and chemical constituents of Hydnora johannis roots
S. Yagi, F. Chrétien, R.E. Duval, S. Fontanay, M. Maldini, S. Piacente, M. Henry, Y. Chapleur, D. Laurain-Mattar

Overexpression of Suaeda salsa stroma ascorbate peroxidase in Arabidopsis chloroplasts enhances salt tolerance of plants
K. Li, C.-H. Pang, F. Ding, N. Sui, Z.-T. Feng, B.-S. Wang

Seasonal variation in the cyclooxygenase inhibitory activities of four South African medicinal bulbs
B. Ncube, J.F. Finnie, J. Van Staden

In vitro evaluation of antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of some Tunisian vegetables
H. Edziri, S. Ammar, L. Souad, M.A. Mahjoub, M. Mastouri, M. Aouni, Z. Mighri, L. Verschaeve

A morphological re-evaluation of the taxonomic status of the genus Pellegriniodendron (Harms) J. Léonard (Leguminosae–Caesalpinioideae–Detarieae) and its inclusion in Gilbertiodendron J. Léonard
M. de la Estrella, J.A. Devesa, J.J. Wieringa

Pelargonium saxatile (Geraniaceae: Section Hoarea), a new species from the southwestern Cape, South Africa, and a key to the species of the P. dipetalum group
J.C. Manning, P. Goldblatt

Germination dimorphism in Suaeda acuminata: A new combination of dormancy types for heteromorphic seeds
H.-L. Wang, L. Wang, C.-Y. Tian, Z.-Y. Huang

Seed dispersal and seed banks in Aloe marlothii (Asphodelaceae)
C.T. Symes

Metalasia namaquana (Asteraceae–Gnaphalieae), a new species from the Kamiesberg (South Africa)
P.O. Karis, N.A. Helme

Optimisation of pollen viability tests for Acacia podalyriifolia and two ploidys of Acacia mearnsii
S.L. Beck-Pay

Improved tolerance toward low temperature in banana (Musa AAA Group Cavendish Williams)
J.Z. Zhang, Q. Zhang, Y.J. Chen, L.L. Sun, L.Y. Song, C.L. Peng

Overexpression of the acerola (Malpighia glabra) monodehydroascorbate reductase gene in transgenic tobacco plants results in increased ascorbate levels and enhanced tolerance to salt stress
H.A. Eltelib, Y. Fujikawa, M. Esaka

Genetic homogeneity of in vitro raised plants of grapevine cv. Crimson Seedless revealed by ISSR and microsatellite markers
A. Nookaraju, D.C. Agrawal

Transient gene expression assays in rose tissues using a Bio-Rad Helios® hand-held gene gun
B. Kuriakose, E.S. Du Toit, A. Jordaan

Searsia species with affinity to the N-methyl-d-aspartic acid (NMDA) receptor
A.K. Jäger, D.M. Knap, B. Nielsen, G.I. Stafford, J. Van Staden

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Acta Biologica Cracoviensia series Botanica - Volume 52 suppl. 1, 2010

Polish Academy of Sciences – Cracow Branch
Jagiellonian University
Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences

Volume 52 suppl. 1, 2010

XXIX Conference on Embryology
Plants • Animals • Humans

May 19–21, 2010
Toruń – Ciechocinek, Poland
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Plenary lectures

H. Jackowiak – SEM study of the morphogenesis of lingual papillae in mammals in the prenatal period 12

M. Kozieradzka-Kiszkurno, M. Ignatowska, B.J. Płachno, J. Bohdanowicz – Sempervivum embryogenesis: the development and ultrastructure of the suspensor 13

K. Niedojadło, M. Skałecka, P. Gorczyca, E. Bednarska – Dynamics of RNA polymerase II in female gametophyte cells of Hyacinthus orientalis L. before and after fertilization 14


Oral presentations

A. Bielecki, P. Świątek, J. Cichocka – Phylogenetic assessment of the leeches (Clitellata, Hirudinida) using features of reproductive system and molecular data 16

P. Burnicka, J. Bohdanowicz – Development and ultrastructure of helobial endosperm in Butomus umbellatus L. 17

A.Z. Fuchs, M. Krodkiewska, P. Świątek – Germ-line cysts with a central cytoplasmic mass are formed during early oogenesis in Lumbriculidae (Annelida, Clitellata) 18

K. Haczkiewicz, M. Ogielska – Early differentiation of testes in water frogs (Amphibia, Anura) 19

M. Jaglarz, M. Kloc, M. Dougherty, S.M. Bilinski – Early mouse oocytes contain Balbiani body and show transient polarity 20

I. Jędrzejowska, J. Kubrakiewicz – Yolk nucleus is a site of lipid droplet formation in spideroocytes 21

A. Kołowerzo, D.J. Smoliński, E. Bednarska – Intracellular organization of splicing machinery in diplotene microsporocytes of European larch 22

E. Krzyś-Żygadło, K. Żuwała, M. Kuciel – Olfactory organs of male and female rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum 1792) depending on the reproductive season 23

E. Kuta, J. Bohdanowicz, A. Słomka, M. Pilarska, H. Bothe – Floral structure and pollen morphology of two zinc violets (Viola lutea ssp. calaminaria and V. lutea ssp. westfalica)indicate their taxonomic affinity to putative ancestor Viola lutea 24

M. Liana, W. Witaliński – Male reproductive system and spermatogenesis in oribatid mite: Hermannia gibba (Acari: Oribatida) 25

K. Liszcz – Teacher's knowledge of teratogenic effect of ethyl alcohol 26

D. Łuszczek, J. Bohdanowicz – Polyploid synergids in Allium angulosum L. 27

A. Majchrzyk, E. Siekierska – Changes in the somatic cells structure within the seminal vesicles in the earthworm Dendrobaena veneta (Annelida, Clitellata) after cadmium intoxication 28

M. Mazurkiewicz-Kania – Differentiation of follicular cells in polytrophic ovaries of Pieridae and Nymphalidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) 29

A. Michalik, T. Szklarzewicz, K. Wieczorek – Ultrastructure, distribution and transovarial transmission of endosymbiotic microorganisms in aphids (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphidinea) 30

G. Migdałek, W. Woźniak, M. Jędrzejczyk-Korycińska, A. Rostański, A. Słomka, E. Kuta – Do embryological characters could help in hybrid form identification in Viola L. 31

W. Pałasz, J. Bohdanowicz – Ultrastructure of Alisma plantago-aquatica L. nectaries 32

A. Pecio, J.R. Burns, S.H. Weitzman – Modifications for insemination in the male reproductive system in Gladulocaudinae and Stevardiinae (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae) 33

B.J. Płachno, P. Świątek – Embryology of Lentibulariaceae in evolutionary point of view 34

I. Poprawa, M.M. Rost-Roszkowska – "Curriculum vitae" of trophocytes during oogenesis in Isohypsibius granulifer (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada) 35

K. Rafińska, E. Bednarska – Changes in extracellular matrix composition during the progamic phase in Larix decidua Mill. 36

M.M. Rost-Roszkowska, J. Vilimova, P. Jansta, Ł. Chajec, R. Machida, M. Fukui – Apoptosis in the midgut epithelia of insects 37

E. Rościszewska – Egg capsules organization and choriogenesis in the euholognathan stoneflies Nemoura cinerea (Nemouridae) and Leuctra nigra (Leuctridae) 38

K. Skieresz-Szewczyk, H. Jackowiak, M. Ratajczak, S. Godynicki – How the epithelium on the tongue of the domestic goose can change during embryonic development? LM, SEM and TEM study 39

T. Szklarzewicz, A. Michalik, A. Czaja, S. Szydłowska – Ovary structure and development in primitive scale insects, Puto albicans (Coccinea: Putoidae) and Steatococcus sp. (Coccinea: Monophlebidae) 40

J. Świerczyńska, J. Bohdanowicz – The immunocytochemical studies of the embryo-suspensor in Gagea lutea L. (Ker-Gawl) 41

J. Trzcielińska-Lorych,H. Jackowiak, S. Godynicki – Changes of the structure of the lingual papillae of the tongue during the cat prenatal development 42

P. Trzeciak, B. Wilczyńska, K. Dabrowski, M. Sapota, M. Jaroszewska – Differentiation of the gonads in teleost fish, round goby Neogobius melanostomus in Baltic Sea 43

W. Tworzydło – Ultrastructure of the female germline stem cells and their niches in earwigs 44

M. Żelazowska, W. Jankowska, W. Tworzydło – The nests of synchronous oocytes in the ovaries of the North American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) and the Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) (Chondrostei, Acipenseriformes) 45


Posters

A. Balcerzak, D. Tosik, H. Bartel – Localization of N-cadherin during folliculogenesis in Balb/c mice 48

R. Ben Ahmed, A.Z. Fuchs, P. Świątek – Apical cell in arhynchobdellid leech ovaries. An ultrastructural study 49

J. Buszko, P. Olszewski – Comparative study on the biology of Aricia agestis and Aricia artaxerxes (Lepidoptera) 50

Ł. Chajec, M.M. Rost-Roszkowska – Apoptosis in the midgut epithelium of Scolopendra cingulata (Myriapoda, Chilopoda) 51

B. Chudzik, M. Burlik, B. Zarzyka, E. Szczuka – Localization of arabinogalactan proteins during development of gametophytes in Bellis perennis L. 52

M. Czernicka, E. Grzebelus, M. Dyda, A. Furman, K. Czernecka, A. Kapczyńska – Analysis of pollen tubes growth after self- and cross-pollination in four cultivars of Lachenalia 53

J. Drohojowska, I. Poprawa, B.J. Płachno – Larval stages of Cacopsylla melanoneura (Förster, 1848) (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) 54

J. Dziekońska-Rynko, J. Rokicki – Development of the digestive tract in stage III larvae of Contracaecum rudolphii Hartwich, 1964 (Nematoda: Anisakidae) 55

J. Faron, H. Sas-Nowosielska, M.M. Rost-Roszkowska, Ł. Chajec – Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and mitochondrial superoxide dismutase (Mn SOD) in germ and somatic cells of the ovary in the earthworm Dendrobaena veneta (Annelida, Clitellata) 56

J. Faron, B. Łozowski – Stereological study of germ and somatic cells of the ovary in the earthworm Dendrobaena veneta (Annelida, Clitellata) 57

A.Z. Fuchs, W. Strużyński, J. Klag, B.J. Płachno, P. Świątek – Organization of ovaries in Branchiobdella pentodonta and B. parasitica (Clitellata, Branchiobdellidae) is similar to ovary cords found in true leeches (Clitellata, Euhirudinea) 58

H. Golczyk – Karyotype structure and chromatin arrangement in the bivalent-forming Rhoeo spathacea var. concolor 59

H. Golczyk, Á. Cuadrado – Interstitial telomeric sequences in Rhoeo spathacea. Implications for the evolution of permanent translocation heterozygosity 60

A. Gołas, G. Tomasik – NADH-dependant diaphorase activity in single mitochondria of the sperm midpiece – gene mapping study 61

M. Ignatowska, J. Bohdanowicz – Ultrastructure and immunocytochemistry of dimorphic sperm cells in pollen tubes of Gagea lutea L. (Ker-Gawl) 62

M. Jeziorska, M. Ignatowska, J. Bohdanowicz – The organization of cytoskeleton in root cells of Pisum sativum after protein kinase and protein phosphatase inhibitors treatments 63

D. Juchno, R. Kujawa, A. Grabowska, A. Boroń – Embryonic development of gynogens of triploid Cobitis females (Teleostei, Cobitidae) 64

J. Kostelecka, A.K. Kowalkowska, M. Ignatowska, J. Bohdanowicz – Micromorphological and histochemical studies of the flower structure of Epipactis palustris (L.) Crantz 65

M. Kot, T. Szklarzewicz, K. Wieczorek – Ovary structure in viviparous and oviparous generations of the aphid Glyphina betulae (Insecta, Hemiptera, Aphidinea: Thelaxidae) 66

K. Kotarska, J. Styrna – Influence of the Y chromosome deletion in male mice on their daughters' cumulus oophorus resistance 67

M. Król, Z. Polański – Does spindle assembly checkpoint in mouse oocytes deteriorate with maternal age? 68

M. Kujawa-Hadryś, D. Tosik, H. Bartel – Changes in thickness of each layer of developing chicken cornea after administration of caffeine 69

D. Kwolek, A.J. Joachimiak – Seed sexing revealed female bias in two Rumex species 70

A. Lechowska, S.M. Biliński – Presence of syncytial follicles in mouse ovary with the deletion of Nobox gene 71

A. Lechowska, M. Kloc, J. Rasweiler, S.M. Biliński – Ultrastructure of primordial ovarian follicles in the bat, Carollia perspicillata 72

J. Lema-Rumińska – Induction of somatic embryogenesis in cacti Copiapoa tenuissima Ritt forma monstruosa 73

A.M. Łabęcka, A. Cichy, D. Dragosz-Kluska, K. Zając, T. Müller – Histological analysis of gonads of Anodonta anatina (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Unionidae) infected with Rhipidocotyle campanula (Dujardin, 1845) (Platyhelminthes: Trematoda: Bucephalidae) 74

A. Michalska, M. Lenartowska, E. Bednarska – Calreticulin localization in pollen tubes of Petunia hybrida Hort 75

M. Mięsikowski, R. Pawlak, B. Wilczyńska – The comparison of the development Cichlidaes from Lakes Tanganyika and Malawi on the example of Labeotropheus trewavasae and Ctenochromis horei 76

E. Młynarczyk, K. Żuwała, M. Kuciel – Olfactory organs structure and changes occurring on the surface of the olfactory epithelium in Cyprinus carpio L. (Cyprinidae) during ontogenesis 77

K. Musiał, M. Kościńska-Pająk, J. Marciniuk – Behaviour of the anther's tapetum in Taraxacum atricapillum sect. Borea from Poland 78

Ł. Piosik, M. Zenkteler, E. Zenkteler – Lactuca sativa L. – a convenient object for an efficient and rapid sexual reproduction 79

R.P. Piprek, A. Pecio, J.M. Szymura – Diversity of gonadal morphogenesis in anuran amphibians 80

M. Popielarska-Konieczna, M. Łojewski, I. Marcińska – In vitro cultured endosperm of selected monocots, dicots, autotrophic and semi-parasitic species 81

K. Popłońska – Revealing of calreticulin at the key stage V of Chara vulgaris spermiogenesis using immunogold technique 82

I. Poprawa, Ł. Kaczmarek – The testis ultrastructure in Xerobiotus xerophilus (Tardigrada, Eutardigrada) 83

M.M. Rost-Roszkowska, I. Poprawa, M. Wójtowicz, Ł. Kaczmarek – The role of midgut epithelium in oogenesis in Isohypsibius granulifer (Tardigrada, Eutardigrada) 84

M.M. Rost-Roszkowska, I. Poprawa, A. Chachulska-Żymełka – Apoptosis, autophagy and necrosis in the midgut epithelium of Acheta domesticus (Insecta, Orthoptera, Gryllidae) 85

A. Sosinka, Ł. Chajec, M.M. Rost-Roszkowska – Fine structure of the midgut epithelium of Lithobius forficatus (Myriapoda, Chilopoda) with special reference to its degeneration 86

A. Sosinka, M.M. Rost-Roszkowska – Cell death of the midgut epithelium cells in Archispirostreptus gigas (Myriapoda, Diplopoda) 87

E. Swadźba, W. Rupik – The expression of mammalian homologue of K1/K10 cytokeratins in differentiating epidermis of grass snake Natrix natrix L. (Lepidosauria, Serpentes) embryos 88

E. Swadźba, W. Rupik – A comparative studies of scales and gastrosteges formation in grass snake Natrix natrix L. (Lepidosauria, Serpentes) embryos 89

L. Śliwa – Germline stem cells and possibility of neo-oogenesis in ovary in the adult mice 90

D. Tosik, M. Kujawa-Hadryś, H. Bartel – Caffeine influence on transcriptional activity of corneal cells during chicken development 91

P. Trzeciak, B. Wilczyńska, T. Kakareko, M. Jaroszewska – Differentiation of the gonads in teleost fish racer goby Neogobius gymnotrachelus in reservoir of the lower Vistula River 92

M. Tucharz, A. Bernatowska, M. Kościńska-Pająk – Disturbances of microsporogenesis in obligatory apomict Chondrilla brevirostris L. (Asteraceae) 93

M. Tuleja, Y. Zeren, A. Ozad, R. Konieczny, B.J. Płachno – In vitro response of sunflower immature zygotic embryos to ethylene inhibitors 94

W. Tworzydło, P. Koearek, S.M. Biliński – Structure of the ovaries and early stages of oogenesis in the parasitic earwig, Arixenia esau (Dermaptera: Arixenina) 95

A. Wojtczak – The influence of topoisomerase II inhibitor – etoposide on chromatin remodeling during Chara vulgaris spermiogenesis 96

K. Wołczuk, B. Wilczyńska – Postnatal development of intestinal crypts in the Djungarian hamster 97

K. Wołczuk, B. Wilczyńska – Characteristics of enterocytes in the small intestine of Djungarian hamster during early postnatal development 98



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