African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (50), 2011

Contents:

Review


Xuyong Zhao and Jun Xi

The vaccines for Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1: A review


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY


Morteza Kamrani, Bahram Baghban Kohnehrouz and Ashraf Gholizadeh

Cisgenic inhibition of the potato cold induced phosphorylase L gene expression and decrease in sugar contents


M. Farhadian, A. Hashemi, K. Mardani, R. Darvishzadeh and M. Ranjbari

Allelic polymorphism of 'Makoei' sheep myostatin gene identified by polymerase chain reaction and single strand conformation polymorphism


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY


M. D. Hossain, M. M. Hanafi, H. Jol and A. H. Hazandy

Growth, yield and fiber morphology of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) grown on sandy bris soil as influenced by different levels of carbon


Po-Hung Wu, Ding-Ding Huang and Doris C. N. Chang

Mycorrhizal symbiosis enhances Phalaenopsis orchid’s growth and resistance to Erwinia chrysanthemi


S. Amiri and S. K. Kazemitabar

Enhancement of callus induction and regeneration efficiency from embryo cultures of Datura stramonium by adjusting carbon sources and concentrations


Ogunsumi, Lucia Omobolanle

Attitude of farmers towards improved agricultural technologies in south-west Nigeria


Shouping Zhao, Xuzhu Ye and Jici Zheng

Lead-induced changes in plant morphology, cell ultrastructure, growth and yields of tomato


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Babaei Semiromi, F., Hassani, A.H., Torabian, A., Karbassi, A.R. and Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, F.

Water quality index development using fuzzy logic: A case study of the Karoon River of Iran


Raúl Tapia-Tussell, Daisy Pérez-Brito, Rafael Rojas-Herrera, Alberto Cortes-Velazquez, Gerardo Rivera-Munoz and Sara Solis-Pereira

New laccase-producing fungi isolates with biotechnological potential in dye decolorization


Lotmani Brahim and Mesnoua Mohamed

Effects of copper stress on antioxidative enzymes, chlorophyll and protein content in Atriplex halimus


Shaukat Ali Abro, Xiaohong Tian, Xudong Wang, Faqi Wu and Jumoke Esther Kuyide

Decomposition characteristics of maize (Zea mays. L.) straw with different carbon to nitrogen (C/N) ratios under various moisture regimes


A. Hadeel, A. B. M. S. Hossain, Khayyat Latifa, Haitham ALNaqeb, Jama Abear and AlHewiti Norah

Bioethanol fuel production from rambutan fruit biomass as reducing agent of global warming and greenhouse gases


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY


Ferdinandi Patrick, Godliving Mtui, Anthony Manoni Mshandete and Amelia Kivaisi

Optimization of laccase and manganese peroxidase production in submerged culture of Pleurotus sajor-caju


FOOD TECHNOLOGY


Shi-hao Zhao, Xiao-hui Liang, Dong-liang Hua, Tong-suo Ma and Hong-bing Zhang

High-yield cellulase production in solid-state fermentation by Trichoderma reesei SEMCC-3.217 using water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)


Sunčica Kocić-Tanackov, Gordana Dimić, Jelena Lević, Ilija Tanackov and Danijela Tuco

Antifungal activities of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) extract on Fusarium species


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY


Hosein Abtahi, Mohammad Reza Sadeghi, Mohammad Shabani, Haleh Edalatkhah, Reza Hadavi, Mohammad Mehdi Akhondi and Saeed Talebi

Causes of bimodal melting curve:Asymmetric guanine-cytosine (GC) distribution causing two peaks in melting curve and affecting their shapes


Yong-Guo Jin, Wen-Wen Fu, and Mei-Hu Ma

Preparation and structure characterization of soluble bone collagen peptide chelating calcium


Pengwei Zhao, Ruixia Bai, Lanling Chen, Wenbing Hu, Shiyong Wen, Yan mi, Jianrong Liang, Guifang Cao, Haijun Li, Yingfeng Yang, Chenguang Du, Liping Jiang and Limin Yang

Prokaryotic expression of antimicrobial ovine ß-defensin-1 in Escherichia coli


Diya’uddeen Basheer Hasan, A. R. Abdul Aziz and Wan Mohd Ashri Wan Daud

Application of response surface methodology in process parameters optimization for phenol mineralization using Fenton’s peroxidation


Ji Tian, Hongxiang Shen, Jie Zhang, Tingting Song and Yuncong Yao

Characteristics of chalcone isomerase promoter in crabapple leaves (M.cv. ‘royalty’) and transient expression assay modified in onion epidermal cell


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Salawu, O. T. and Odaibo, A. B.

The molluscicidal effects of Hyptis suaveolens on different stages of Bulinus globosus in the laboratory


Akinboro Akeem, Kamaruzaman Bin Mohamed, Mohd Zaini Asmawi and Othman Ahmad Sofiman

Mutagenic and antimutagenic potentials of fruit juices of five medicinal plants in Allium cepa L.: Possible influence of DPPH free radical scavengers



Eyong U. Eyong, Item J. Atangwho, Esien David-Oku, Margaret A. Agiang and Patrick E. Ebong

Haematological and immunological effects of co-administration of extract of Vernonia amygdalina and Azadirachta indica on normal and diabetic rats


Jian-Min Zhang, Hai-Yan Shen, Cheng-Gang Xu, Li-Li Guo, Bin Zhang, Jing-Yi Li, Ji-Dang Chen, Hui-Ying Fan and Ming Liao

Development and application of a loop-mediated isothermal ampli?cation method for rapid detection of Haemophilus parasuis


FISHERY SCIENCE


Mehmet Zulfu Coban and Dursun Sen

Examination of liver and muscle glycogen and blood glucose levels of Capoeta umbla (Heckel, 1843) living in Hazar Lake and Keban Dam Lake (Elazig, Turkey)


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Hongli Xia, Zui Tan, Jianguo Qiao and Chuan Liang

Recovery of DNA from agarose gel by trap method


Shimin Wang, Xiaolu Li, Lili Yang, Hongzhi Wu, Sixiang Zheng, Xiyan Zhang and Lemin Zhang

Microspore culture of Zantedeschia aethiopica: The role of monosaccharides in sporophytic development



ANIMAL SCIENCE


Marko R. Cincović, Branislava Belić, Bojan Toholj, Aleksandar Potkonjak, Milenko Stevančević, Branislav Lako and Ivan Radović

Metabolic acclimation to heat stress in farm housed Holstein cows with different body condition scores


M. Khalili, A.D. Foroozandeh and M. Toghyani

Lactation performance and serum biochemistry of dairy cows fed supplemental chromium in the transition period


Madoroba, Evelyn, Gelaw, Awoke, Hlokwe, Tiny and Mnisi, Mkhevu

Prevalence of Campylobacter foetus and Trichomonas foetus among cattle from Southern Africa


Ugwu, S. O. C., Ogbu, C. C. and Ikechiuno, I. K.

Reproductive characterization of three species of Giant African land snails (GALs) in captivity


Ahmad Ziarlarimi, Mehrdad Irani, Shahabodin Gharahveysi and Zahra Rahmani

Investigation of antibacterial effects of garlic (Allium sativum), mint (Menthe spp.) and onion (Allium cepa) herbal extracts on Escherichia coli isolated from broiler chickens


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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (5-10), 2010

Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (5), 2010



Contents:

Water-tolerant legume nodulation
Capoen, Ward; Goormachtig, Sofie; Holsters, Marcelle

African legumes: a vital but under-utilized resource
Sprent, Janet I.; Odee, David W.; Dakora, Felix D.

An artificial solar spectrum substantially alters plant development compared with usual climate room irradiance spectra
Hogewoning, Sander W.; Douwstra, Peter; Trouwborst, Govert; van Ieperen, Wim; Harbinson, Jeremy

Co-ordination of developmental processes by small RNAs during leaf development
Pulido, Amada; Laufs, Patrick

Terrestrial plant production and climate change
Friend, Andrew D.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of Cleome gynandra L., a C4 dicotyledon that is closely related to Arabidopsis thaliana
Newell, Christine A.; Brown, Naomi J.; Liu, Zheng; Pflug, Alexander; Gowik, Udo; Westhoff, Peter; Hibberd, Julian M.

Metabolic profiling of Arabidopsis thaliana epidermal cells
Ebert, Berit; Zller, Daniela; Erban, Alexander; Fehrle, Ines; Hartmann, Jrgen; Niehl, Annette; Kopka, Joachim; Fisahn, Joachim

SRD1 is involved in the auxin-mediated initial thickening growth of storage root by enhancing proliferation of metaxylem and cambium cells in sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas)
Noh, Seol Ah; Lee, Haeng-Soon; Huh, Eun Joo; Huh, Gyung Hye; Paek, Kyung-Hee; Shin, Jeong Sheop; Bae, Jung Myung

Molecular analysis of SCARECROW genes expressed in white lupin cluster roots
Sbabou, Laila; Bucciarelli, Bruna; Miller, Susan; Liu, Junqi; Berhada, Fatiha; Filali-Maltouf, Abdelkarim; Allan, Deborah; Vance, Carroll

Ion fluxes across the pitcher walls of three Bornean Nepenthes pitcher plant species: flux rates and gland distribution patterns reflect nitrogen sequestration strategies
Moran, Jonathan A.; Hawkins, Barbara J.; Gowen, Brent E.; Robbins, Samantha L.

Contribution of carbon fixed by Rubisco and PEPC to phloem export in the Crassulacean acid metabolism plant Kalancho daigremontiana
Wild, Birgit; Wanek, Wolfgang; Postl, Wolfgang; Richter, Andreas

Air-coupled broadband ultrasonic spectroscopy as a new non-invasive and non-contact method for the determination of leaf water status
Sancho-Knapik, Domingo; Gmez lvarez-Arenas, Toms; Peguero-Pina, Jos Javier; Gil-Pelegrn, Eustaquio

Metabolic networking in Brunfelsia calycina petals after flower opening
Bar-Akiva, Ayelet; Ovadia, Rinat; Rogachev, Ilana; Bar-Or, Carmiya; Bar, Einat; Freiman, Zohar; Nissim-Levi, Ada; Gollop, Natan; Lewinsohn, Efraim; Aharoni, Asaph; Weiss, David; Koltai, Hinanit; Oren-Shamir, Michal

Mechanisms of ozone tolerance in rice: characterization of two QTLs affecting leaf bronzing by gene expression profiling and biochemical analyses
Frei, Michael; Tanaka, Juan Pariasca; Chen, Charles P.; Wissuwa, Matthias

Auxin response factor 2 (ARF2) plays a major role in regulating auxin-mediated leaf longevity
Lim, Pyung Ok; Lee, In Chul; Kim, Junyoung; Kim, Hyo Jung; Ryu, Jong Sang; Woo, Hye Ryun; Nam, Hong Gil

Terminal drought-tolerant pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] have high leaf ABA and limit transpiration at high vapour pressure deficit
Kholov, Jana; Hash, C. T.; Kumar, P. Lava; Yadav, Rattan S.; Koov, Marie; Vadez, Vincent

The proteome map of spinach leaf peroxisomes indicates partial compartmentalization of phylloquinone (vitamin K1) biosynthesis in plant peroxisomes
Babujee, Lavanya; Wurtz, Virginie; Ma, Changle; Lueder, Franziska; Soni, Pradeep; van Dorsselaer, Alain; Reumann, Sigrun

HvALMT1 from barley is involved in the transport of organic anions
Gruber, Benjamin D.; Ryan, Peter R.; Richardson, Alan E.; Tyerman, Stephen D.; Ramesh, Sunita; Hebb, Diane M.; Howitt, Susan M.; Delhaize, Emmanuel

Control of starch branching in barley defined through differential RNAi suppression of starch branching enzyme IIa and IIb
Regina, Ahmed; Kosar-Hashemi, Behjat; Ling, Samuel; Li, Zhongyi; Rahman, Sadequr; Morell, Matthew

Identification of a Mg-protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester cyclase homologue, EaZIP, differentially expressed in variegated Epipremnum aureum Golden Pothos is achieved through a unique method of comparative study using tissue regenerated plants
Hung, Chiu-Yueh; Sun, Ying-Hsuan; Chen, Jianjun; Darlington, Diane E.; Williams, Alfred L.; Burkey, Kent O.; Xie, Jiahua

Regulation of tissue-specific expression of SPATULA, a bHLH gene involved in carpel development, seedling germination, and lateral organ growth in Arabidopsis
Groszmann, Michael; Bylstra, Yasmin; Lampugnani, Edwin R.; Smyth, David R.

Characterization of plant sulfiredoxin and role of sulphinic form of 2-Cys peroxiredoxin
Iglesias-Baena, Ivn; Barranco-Medina, Sergio; Lzaro-Payo, Alfonso; Lpez-Jaramillo, Francisco Javier; Sevilla, Francisca; Lzaro, Juan-Jos

The regulation of MADS-box gene expression during ripening of banana and their regulatory interaction with ethylene
Elitzur, Tomer; Vrebalov, Julia; Giovannoni, James J.; Goldschmidt, Eliezer E.; Friedman, Haya

Identification and localization of a caleosin in olive (Olea europaea L.) pollen during in vitro germination
Zienkiewicz, Krzysztof; Castro, Antonio J.; Alch, Juan de Dios; Zienkiewicz, Agnieszka; Surez, Cynthia; Rodrguez-Garca, Mara Isabel

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (6), 2010



Contents:

Tocochromanol functions in plants: antioxidation and beyond
Falk, Jon; Munn-Bosch, Sergi

Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum cv Stewart) with improved efficiency
He, Y.; Jones, H. D.; Chen, S.; Chen, X. M.; Wang, D. W.; Li, K. X.; Wang, D. S.; Xia, L. Q.

Elevation of night-time temperature increases terpenoid emissions from Betula pendula and Populus tremula
Ibrahim, Mohamed A.; Menp, Maarit; Hassinen, Viivi; Kontunen-Soppela, Sari; Malec, Luk; Rousi, Matti; Pietikinen, Liisa; Tervahauta, Arja; Krenlampi, Sirpa; Holopainen, Jarmo K.; Oksanen, Elina J.

Aluminium reduces sugar uptake in tobacco cell cultures: a potential cause of inhibited elongation but not of toxicity
Abdel-Basset, Refat; Ozuka, Shotaro; Demiral, Tijen; Furuichi, Takuya; Sawatani, Ikuo; Baskin, Tobias I.; Matsumoto, Hideaki; Yamamoto, Yoko

Temporal analysis of natural variation for the rate of leaf production and its relationship with flowering initiation in Arabidopsis thaliana
Mndez-Vigo, Beln; de Andrs, M. Teresa; Ramiro, Mercedes; Martnez-Zapater, Jos M.; Alonso-Blanco, Carlos

Glyoxylate rather than ascorbate is an efficient precursor for oxalate biosynthesis in rice
Yu, Le; Jiang, Jingzhe; Zhang, Chan; Jiang, Linrong; Ye, Nenghui; Lu, Yusheng; Yang, Guozheng; Liu, Ee; Peng, Changlian; He, Zhenghui; Peng, Xinxiang

Cloning and expression analysis of the Ccrboh gene encoding respiratory burst oxidase in Citrullus colocynthis and grafting onto Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)
Si, Ying; Dane, Fenny; Rashotte, Aaron; Kang, Kwonkyoo; Singh, Narendra K.

Synergic effect of salinity and CO2 enrichment on growth and photosynthetic responses of the invasive cordgrass Spartina densiflora
Mateos-Naranjo, Enrique; Redondo-Gmez, Susana; lvarez, Rosario; Cambroll, Jess; Gandullo, Jacinto; Figueroa, M. Enrique

cpSecA, a thylakoid protein translocase subunit, is essential for photosynthetic development in Arabidopsis
Liu, Dong; Gong, Qingqiu; Ma, Yuanyuan; Li, Pengli; Li, Jinping; Yang, Shuhua; Yuan, Lingling; Yu, Yunqing; Pan, Dadi; Xu, Fan; Wang, Ning Ning

PtAAP11, a high affinity amino acid transporter specifically expressed in differentiating xylem cells of poplar
Couturier, Jrmy; de Fa, Elisabeth; Fitz, Michael; Wipf, Daniel; Blaudez, Damien; Chalot, Michel

Removing the mustard oil bomb from seeds: transgenic ablation of myrosin cells in oilseed rape (Brassica napus) produces MINELESS seeds
Borgen, Birgit Hafeld; Thangstad, Ole Petter; Ahuja, Ishita; Rossiter, John Trevor; Bones, Atle Magnar

Association between winter anthocyanin production and drought stress in angiosperm evergreen species
Hughes, Nicole M.; Reinhardt, Keith; Feild, Taylor S.; Gerardi, Anthony R.; Smith, William K.

Accumulation of xylem transported protein at pit membranes and associated reductions in hydraulic conductance
Neumann, Peter M.; Weissman, Rachel; Stefano, Giovanni; Mancuso, Stefano

A transcriptomic study of grapevine (Vitis vinifera cv. Cabernet-Sauvignon) interaction with the vascular ascomycete fungus Eutypa lata
Camps, Cline; Kappel, Christian; Lecomte, Pascal; Lon, Cline; Goms, Eric; Coutos-Thvenot, Pierre; Delrot, Serge

A tomato strigolactone-impaired mutant displays aberrant shoot morphology and plant interactions
Koltai, Hinanit; LekKala, Sivarama P.; Bhattacharya, Chaitali; Mayzlish-Gati, Einav; Resnick, Nathalie; Wininger, Smadar; Dor, Evgenya; Yoneyama, Kaori; Yoneyama, Koichi; Hershenhorn, Joseph; Joel, Daniel M.; Kapulnik, Yoram

Diel time-courses of leaf growth in monocot and dicot species: endogenous rhythms and temperature effects
Poir, Richard; Wiese-Klinkenberg, Anika; Parent, Boris; Mielewczik, Michael; Schurr, Ulrich; Tardieu, Franois; Walter, Achim

Regulation of two germin-like protein genes during plum fruit development
El-Sharkawy, I.; Mila, I.; Bouzayen, M.; Jayasankar, S.

Brachypodium distachyon grain: identification and subcellular localization of storage proteins
Larr, C.; Penninck, S.; Bouchet, B.; Lollier, V.; Tranquet, O.; Denery-Papini, S.; Guillon, F.; Rogniaux, H.

Phloem sap and leaf 13C, carbohydrates, and amino acid concentrations in Eucalyptus globulus change systematically according to flooding and water deficit treatment
Merchant, Andrew; Peuke, Andreas D.; Keitel, Claudia; Macfarlane, Craig; Warren, Charles R.; Adams, Mark A.

Functional diversification of AGAMOUS lineage genes in regulating tomato flower and fruit development
Pan, Irvin L.; McQuinn, Ryan; Giovannoni, James J.; Irish, Vivian F.

Ergosterol triggers characteristic elicitation steps in Beta vulgaris leaf tissues
Rossard, Stphanie; Roblin, Gabriel; Atanassova, Rossitza

BrFLC2 (FLOWERING LOCUS C) as a candidate gene for a vernalization response QTL in Brassica rapa
Zhao, Jianjun; Kulkarni, Vani; Liu, Nini; Pino Del Carpio, Dunia; Bucher, Johan; Bonnema, Guusje

Identification and functional analysis of the genes encoding 6-desaturase from Ribes nigrum
Song, Li-Ying; Lu, Wan-Xiang; Hu, Jun; Zhang, Yan; Yin, Wei-Bo; Chen, Yu-Hong; Hao, Shan-Ting; Wang, Bai-Lin; Wang, Richard R-C; Hu, Zan-Min

Silencing of the HvCKX1 gene decreases the cytokinin oxidase/dehydrogenase level in barley and leads to higher plant productivity
Zalewski, Wojciech; Galuszka, Petr; Gasparis, Sebastian; Orczyk, Wacaw; Nadolska-Orczyk, Anna

Auxin polar transport is essential for the development of zygote and embryo in Nicotiana tabacum L. and correlated with ABP1 and PM H+-ATPase activities
Chen, Dan; Ren, Yujun; Deng, Yingtian; Zhao, Jie

Specific expression of apomixis-linked alleles revealed by comparative transcriptomic analysis of sexual and apomictic Paspalum simplex Morong flowers
Polegri, Livia; Calderini, Ornella; Arcioni, Sergio; Pupilli, Fulvio

Overexpression of Osta-siR2141 caused abnormal polarity establishment and retarded growth in rice
Wang, Jiang; Gao, Xiaoyan; Li, Lin; Shi, Xiangyi; Zhang, Jingliu; Shi, Zhenying

CORRIGENDUM
Hernandez, Mercedes; Fernandez-Garcia, Nieves; Diaz-Vivancos, Pedro; Olmos, Enrique

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (7), 2010



Contents:

Preface
McClure, Bruce; Franklin-Tong, Noni

A transgenic self-incompatible Arabidopsis thaliana model for evolutionary and mechanistic studies of crucifer self-incompatibility
Rea, Anne C.; Liu, Pei; Nasrallah, June B.

The pollen tube journey in the pistil and imaging the in vivo process by two-photon microscopy
Cheung, Alice Y.; Boavida, Leonor C.; Aggarwal, Mini; Wu, Hen-Ming; Feij, Jos A.

Physcomitrella patens: a model to investigate the role of RAC/ROP GTPase signalling in tip growth
Eklund, D. Magnus; Svensson, Emma M.; Kost, Benedikt

Spatial and temporal integration of signalling networks regulating pollen tube growth
Zonia, Laura

Temperature stress and plant sexual reproduction: uncovering the weakest links
Zinn, Kelly E.; Tunc-Ozdemir, Meral; Harper, Jeffrey F.

Regulation of actin dynamics by actin-binding proteins in pollen
Staiger, Christopher J.; Poulter, Natalie S.; Henty, Jessica L.; Franklin-Tong, Vernonica E.; Blanchoin, Laurent

Pollenpistil interactions regulating successful fertilization in the Brassicaceae
Chapman, Laura A.; Goring, Daphne R.

Pollenpistil interactions and the endomembrane system
Kumar, Aruna; McClure, Bruce

The pollen S-determinant in Papaver: comparisons with known plant receptors and protein ligand partners
Wheeler, Michael J.; Vatovec, Sabina; Franklin-Tong, Vernonica E.

A life or death decision for pollen tubes in S-RNase-based self-incompatibility
Chen, Guang; Zhang, Bin; Zhao, Zhonghua; Sui, Zhenhua; Zhang, Hui; Xue, Yongbiao

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (8), 2010



Contents:

Why work and discuss the basic principles of plant modelling 50 years after the first plant models?
Tardieu, Francois

A method to construct doseresponse curves for a wide range of environmental factors and plant traits by means of a meta-analysis of phenotypic data
Poorter, Hendrik; Niinemets, lo; Walter, Achim; Fiorani, Fabio; Schurr, Uli

Modelling temperature-compensated physiological rates, based on the co-ordination of responses to temperature of developmental processes
Parent, B.; Turc, O.; Gibon, Y.; Stitt, M.; Tardieu, F.

A model for gas transport in pear fruit at multiple scales
Ho, Q. Tri; Verboven, Pieter; Verlinden, Bert E.; Nicola, Bart M.

Development and verification of a water and sugar transport model using measured stem diameter variations
De Schepper, Veerle; Steppe, Kathy

Functionalstructural plant modelling: a new versatile tool in crop science
Vos, J.; Evers, J. B.; Buck-Sorlin, G. H.; Andrieu, B.; Chelle, M.; de Visser, P. H. B.

Constraints of space in plant development
Prusinkiewicz, Przemyslaw; Barbier de Reuille, Pierre

Root growth models: towards a new generation of continuous approaches
Dupuy, Lionel; Gregory, Peter J.; Bengough, A. Glyn

Model-assisted integration of physiological and environmental constraints affecting the dynamic and spatial patterns of root water uptake from soils
Draye, Xavier; Kim, Yangmin; Lobet, Guillaume; Javaux, Mathieu

To what extent may changes in the root system architecture of Arabidopsis thaliana grown under contrasted homogenous nitrogen regimes be explained by changes in carbon supply? A modelling approach
Brun, Franois; Richard-Molard, Cline; Pags, Loc; Chelle, Michal; Ney, Bertrand

Modelling the crop: from system dynamics to systems biology
Yin, Xinyou; Struik, Paul C.

Adapting APSIM to model the physiology and genetics of complex adaptive traits in field crops
Hammer, Graeme L.; van Oosterom, Erik; McLean, Greg; Chapman, Scott C.; Broad, Ian; Harland, Peter; Muchow, Russell C.

Simulation of wheat growth and development based on organ-level photosynthesis and assimilate allocation
Evers, J. B.; Vos, J.; Yin, X.; Romero, P.; van der Putten, P. E. L.; Struik, P. C.

Improving the use of modelling for projections of climate change impacts on crops and pastures
Soussana, Jean-Franois; Graux, Anne-Isabelle; Tubiello, Francesco N.

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (9), 2010



Contents:

microRNA, seeds, and Darwin?: diverse function of miRNA in seed biology and plant responses to stress
Martin, Ruth C.; Liu, Po-Pu; Goloviznina, Natalya A.; Nonogaki, Hiroyuki

Inflorescence development in petunia: through the maze of botanical terminology
Castel, Rob; Kusters, Elske; Koes, Ronald

Regulation and function of SOC1, a flowering pathway integrator
Lee, Jungeun; Lee, Ilha

Haem oxygenase (HO): an overlooked enzyme of plant metabolism and defence
Shekhawat, G. S.; Verma, Kusum

Methodological framework for functional characterization of plant microRNAs
Chen, Ming; Meng, Yijun; Mao, Chuanzao; Chen, Dijun; Wu, Ping

The importance of nodule CO2 fixation for the efficiency of symbiotic nitrogen fixation in pea at vegetative growth and during pod formation
Fischinger, Stephanie Anastasia; Schulze, Joachim

Natural variation of nitrate uptake and nitrogen use efficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana cultivated with limiting and ample nitrogen supply
Chardon, Fabien; Barthlmy, Julien; Daniel-Vedele, Franoise; Masclaux-Daubresse, Cline

Competition between uptake of ammonium and potassium in barley and Arabidopsis roots: molecular mechanisms and physiological consequences
Hoopen, Floor ten; Cuin, Tracey Ann; Pedas, Pai; Hegelund, Josefine N.; Shabala, Sergey; Schjoerring, Jan K.; Jahn, Thomas P.

Glycine-rich RNA-binding proteins are functionally conserved in Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa during cold adaptation process
Kim, Joo Yeol; Kim, Won Yong; Kwak, Kyung Jin; Oh, Seung Han; Han, Yeon Soo; Kang, Hunseung

Identification of drought-responsive compounds in potato through a combined transcriptomic and targeted metabolite approach
Evers, Danile; Lefvre, Isabelle; Legay, Sylvain; Lamoureux, Didier; Hausman, Jean-Franois; Rosales, Raymundo Oscar Gutierrez; Marca, Luz Rosalina Tincopa; Hoffmann, Lucien; Bonierbale, Merideth; Schafleitner, Roland

Differential expression of genes identified by suppression subtractive hybridization in petals of opening carnation flowers
Harada, Taro; Torii, Yuka; Morita, Shigeto; Masumura, Takehiro; Satoh, Shigeru

Rubisco activities, properties, and regulation in three different C4 grasses under drought
Carmo-Silva, A. Elizabete; Keys, Alfred J.; Andralojc, P. John; Powers, Stephen J.; Arrabaa, M. Celeste; Parry, Martin A. J.

Proteome profiling of early seed development in Cunninghamia lanceolata (Lamb.) Hook
Shi, Jisen; Zhen, Yan; Zheng, Ren-Hua

Importance of the C-helix in the cyclic nucleotide binding domain for the stable channel regulation and function of cyclic nucleotide gated ion channels in Arabidopsis
Chin, Kimberley; Moeder, Wolfgang; Abdel-Hamid, Huda; Shahinas, Dea; Gupta, Deepali; Yoshioka, Keiko

Recondensation level of repetitive sequences in the plant protoplast nucleus is limited by oxidative stress
Ondej, Vladan; Navrtilov, Boena; Protivnkov, Iva; Piterkov, Jana; Sedlov, Michaela; Luhov, Lenka; Lebeda, Ale

Acclimation kinetics of physiological and molecular responses of plants to multiple mechanical loadings
Martin, Ludovic; Leblanc-Fournier, Nathalie; Julien, Jean-Louis; Moulia, Bruno; Coutand, Catherine

Characteristics of the tomato chromoplast revealed by proteomic analysis
Barsan, Cristina; Sanchez-Bel, Paloma; Rombaldi, Cesar; Egea, Isabel; Rossignol, Michel; Kuntz, Marcel; Zouine, Mohamed; Latch, Alain; Bouzayen, Mondher; Pech, Jean-Claude

Comparative transcriptome analysis of green/white variegated sectors in Arabidopsis yellow variegated2: responses to oxidative and other stresses in white sectors
Miura, Eiko; Kato, Yusuke; Sakamoto, Wataru

Proteomic analysis of the effects of ABA treatments on ripening Vitis vinifera berries
Giribaldi, Marzia; Gny, Laurence; Delrot, Serge; Schubert, Andrea

Analysis of five novel putative constitutive gene promoters in transgenic rice plants
Park, Su-Hyun; Yi, Nari; Kim, Youn Shic; Jeong, Min-Ho; Bang, Seung-Woon; Choi, Yang Do; Kim, Ju-Kon

Light controls phospholipase A2? and ß gene expression in Citrus sinensis
Liao, Hui-Ling; Burns, Jacqueline K.

Phenotypic plasticity in cell walls of maize brown midrib mutants is limited by lignin composition
Vermerris, Wilfred; Sherman, Debra M.; McIntyre, Lauren M.

An appraisal of the electrical resistance method for assessing root surface area
Cao, Yang; Repo, Tapani; Silvennoinen, Raimo; Lehto, Tarja; Pelkonen, Paavo

Tobacco seeds simultaneously over-expressing Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase and ascorbate peroxidase display enhanced seed longevity and germination rates under stress conditions
Lee, Young Pyo; Baek, Kwang-Hyun; Lee, Haeng-Soon; Kwak, Sang-Soo; Bang, Jae-Woog; Kwon, Suk-Yoon

The surface charge density of plant cell membranes (): an attempt to resolve conflicting values for intrinsic
Kinraide, Thomas B.; Wang, Peng

GsCBRLK, a calcium/calmodulin-binding receptor-like kinase, is a positive regulator of plant tolerance to salt and ABA stress
Yang, Liang; Ji, Wei; Zhu, Yanming; Gao, Peng; Li, Yong; Cai, Hua; Bai, Xi; Guo, Dianjing

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (10), 2010



Contents:

Mechanisms for maintenance, replication, and repair of the chloroplast genome in plants
Nielsen, Brent L.; Cupp, John D.; Brammer, Jeffrey

Intersections between immune responses and morphological regulation in plants
Uchida, Naoyuki; Tasaka, Masao

Precocious flowering in trees: the FLOWERING LOCUS T gene as a research and breeding tool in Populus
Zhang, Huanling; Harry, David E.; Ma, Cathleen; Yuceer, Cetin; Hsu, Chuan-Yu; Vikram, Vikas; Shevchenko, Olga; Etherington, Elizabeth; Strauss, Steven H.

The application of the yeast N-acetyltransferase MPR1 gene and the proline analogue L-azetidine-2-carboxylic acid as a selectable marker system for plant transformation
Tsai, Fei-Yi; Zhang, Xing-Hai; Ulanov, Alexander; Widholm, Jack M.

RecA maintains the integrity of chloroplast DNA molecules in Arabidopsis
Rowan, Beth A.; Oldenburg, Delene J.; Bendich, Arnold J.

Hormonal and transcriptional profiles highlight common and differential host responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and the regulation of the oxylipin pathway
Lopez-Rez, Juan A.; Verhage, Adriaan; Fernadez, Ivn; Garca, Juan M.; Azacan-Aguilar, Concepcin; Flors, Victor; Pozo, Mara J.

Inhibition of Golgi function causes plastid starch accumulation
Hummel, Eric; Osterrieder, Anne; Robinson, David G.; Hawes, Chris

Reduced expression of the v-SNAREs AtVAMP71/AtVAMP7C gene family in Arabidopsis reduces drought tolerance by suppression of abscisic acid-dependent stomatal closure
Leshem, Yehoram; Golani, Yael; Kaye, Yuval; Levine, Alex

Dosage effect of the short arm of chromosome 1 of rye on root morphology and anatomy in bread wheat
Sharma, Sundrish; DeMason, Darleen A.; Ehdaie, Bahman; Lukaszewski, Adam J.; Waines, J. Giles

Effect of mineral sulphur availability on nitrogen and sulphur uptake and remobilization during the vegetative growth of Brassica napus L.
Abdallah, M.; Dubousset, L.; Meuriot, F.; Etienne, P.; Avice, J-C.; Ourry, A.

Genome-wide identification, classification, and expression analysis of the arabinogalactan protein gene family in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Ma, Haoli; Zhao, Jie

The physiological importance of photosynthetic ferredoxin NADP+ oxidoreductase (FNR) isoforms in wheat
Moolna, Adam; Bowsher, Caroline G.

Two solanesyl diphosphate synthases with different subcellular localizations and their respective physiological roles in Oryza sativa
Ohara, Kazuaki; Sasaki, Kanako; Yazaki, Kazufumi

Anther-specific carbohydrate supply and restoration of metabolically engineered male sterility
Engelke, T.; Hirsche, J.; Roitsch, T.

Why some stems are red: cauline anthocyanins shield photosystem II against high light stress
Gould, Kevin S.; Dudle, Dana A.; Neufeld, Howard S.

Putrescine differently influences the effect of salt stress on polyamine metabolism and ethylene synthesis in rice cultivars differing in salt resistance
Quinet, Muriel; Ndayiragije, Alexis; Lefvre, Isabelle; Lambillotte, Batrice; Dupont-Gillain, Christine C.; Lutts, Stanley

Functional analysis of a cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase involved in lignin biosynthesis in wheat
Ma, Qing-Hu

Genotype effects on internal gas gradients in apple fruit
Ho, Q. Tri; Verboven, Pieter; Verlinden, Bert E.; Schenk, Ann; Delele, Mulugeta A.; Rolletschek, Hardy; Vercammen, Jef; Nicola, Bart M.

Classification and quantification of leaf curvature
Liu, Zhongyuan; Jia, Liguo; Mao, Yanfei; He, Yuke

Contrasting drought tolerance strategies in two desert annuals of hybrid origin
Rosenthal, David M.; Stiller, Volker; Sperry, John S.; Donovan, Lisa A.

Depletion of cellular brassinolide decreases embryo production and disrupts the architecture of the apical meristems in Brassica napus microspore-derived embryos
Belmonte, Mark; Elhiti, Mohamed; Waldner, Blaine; Stasolla, Claudio

What determines the complex kinetics of stomatal conductance under blueless PAR in Festuca arundinacea? Subsequent effects on leaf transpiration
Barillot, Romain; Frak, Ela; Combes, Didier; Durand, Jean-Louis; Escobar-Gutirrez, Abraham J.

Functional analysis of a novel Cys2/His2-type zinc finger protein involved in salt tolerance in rice
Sun, Shu-Jing; Guo, Shu-Qiao; Yang, Xia; Bao, Yong-Mei; Tang, Hai-Juan; Sun, Hui; Huang, Ji; Zhang, Hong-Sheng

Involvement of phospholipase D and phosphatidic acid in the light-dependent up-regulation of sorghum leaf phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase-kinase
Monreal, Jos Antonio; Lpez-Baena, Francisco Javier; Vidal, Jean; Echevarra, Cristina; Garca-Maurio, Sofa

Identification and differential expression dynamics of peach small GTPases encoding genes during fruit development and ripening
Falchi, Rachele; Cipriani, Guido; Marrazzo, Teresa; Nonis, Alberto; Vizzotto, Giannina; Ruperti, Benedetto

Recovery of heat shock-triggered released apoplastic Ca2 accompanied by pectin methylesterase activity is required for thermotolerance in soybean seedlings
Wu, Hui-Chen; Hsu, Shih-Feng; Luo, Dan-Li; Chen, Shiang-Jiuun; Huang, Wen-Dar; Lur, Huu-Sheng; Jinn, Tsung-Luo

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New Phytologist - 189 (2), 2011

Contents:

A challenge for hyperaccumulating plant models: `cycling' as fast as Arabidopsis thaliana
Frérot, Hélene

NO way to treat a cold
Gupta, Kapuganti J.; Hincha, Dirk K.; Mur, Luis A. J.

A new tool for functional genomics in maize
Benavente, Larissa M.; Scofield, Steven R.

Forces that structure plant communities: quantifying the importance of the mycorrhizal symbiosis
Klironomos, John; Zobel, Martin; Tibbett, Mark; Stock, William D.; Rillig, Matthias C.; Parrent, Jeri L.; Moora, Mari; Koch, Alexander M.; Facelli, José M.; Facelli, Evelina; Dickie, Ian A.; Bever, James D.

Plants and the Earth system - past events and future challenges
Coates, Juliet C.; Moody, Laura A.; Saidi, Younousse

Sources of variability in canopy reflectance and the convergent properties of plants
Ollinger, S. V.

Environment-dependent inbreeding depression: its ecological and evolutionary significance
Cheptou, Pierre-Olivier; Donohue, Kathleen

Generation of nonvernal-obligate, faster-cycling Noccaea caerulescens lines through fast neutron mutagenesis
Ó Lochlainn, Seosamh; Fray, Rupert G.; Hammond, John P.; King, Graham J.; White, Philip J.; Young, Scott D.; Broadley, Martin R.

Nitric oxide participates in cold-responsive phosphosphingolipid formation and gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana
Cantrel, Catherine; Vazquez, Thomas; Puyaubert, Juliette; Rezé, Nathalie; Lesch, Maria; Kaiser, Werner M.; Dutilleul, Christelle; Guillas, Isabelle; Zachowski, Alain; Baudouin, Emmanuel

Stable isotope labelling and zinc distribution in grains studied by laser ablation ICP-MS in an ear culture system reveals zinc transport barriers during grain filling in wheat
Wang, Y. X.; Specht, A.; Horst, W. J.

Improved nitrogen nutrition enhances root uptake, root-to-shoot translocation and remobilization of zinc (65Zn) in wheat
Erenoglu, Emin Bulent; Kutman, Umit Baris; Ceylan, Yasemin; Yildiz, Bahar; Cakmak, Ismail

Haplotype analysis of the genes encoding glutamine synthetase plastic isoforms and their association with nitrogen-use- and yield-related traits in bread wheat
Li, Xin-Peng; Zhao, Xue-Qiang; He, Xue; Zhao, Guang-Yao; Li, Bin; Liu, Dong-Cheng; Zhang, Ai-Min; Zhang, Xue-Yong; Tong, Yi-Ping; Li, Zhen-Sheng

Structural and hydraulic correlates of heterophylly in Ginkgo biloba
Leigh, A.; Zwieniecki, M. A.; Rockwell, F. E.; Boyce, C. K.; Nicotra, A. B.; Holbrook, N. M.

Systemic virus-induced gene silencing allows functional characterization of maize genes during biotrophic interaction with Ustilago maydis
van der Linde, Karina; Kastner, Christine; Kumlehn, Jochen; Kahmann, Regine; Doehlemann, Gunther

The second face of a known player: Arabidopsis silencing suppressor AtXRN4 acts organ-specifically
Vogel, Florian; Hofius, Daniel; Paulus, Kathrin Elisabeth; Jungkunz, Isabel; Sonnewald, Uwe

Host plant secondary metabolite profiling shows a complex, strain-dependent response of maize to plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria of the genus Azospirillum
Walker, Vincent; Bertrand, Cédric; Bellvert, Floriant; Moënne-Loccoz, Yvan; Bally, René; Comte, Gilles

Evidence for functional divergence in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from contrasting climatic origins
Antunes, Pedro M.; Koch, Alexander M.; Morton, Joseph B.; Rillig, Matthias C.; Klironomos, John N.

Recovery of ectomycorrhiza after `nitrogen saturation' of a conifer forest
Högberg, Peter; Johannisson, Christian; Yarwood, Stephanie; Callesen, Ingeborg; Näsholm, Torgny; Myrold, David D.; Högberg, Mona N.

Differentiating between effects of invasion and diversity: impacts of aboveground plant communities on belowground fungal communities
Kivlin, Stephanie N.; Hawkes, Christine V.

Resistance and recovery of soil microbial communities in the face of Alliaria petiolata invasions
Lankau, Richard A.

Phylloplane location of glucosinolates in Barbarea spp. (Brassicaceae) and misleading assessment of host suitability by a specialist herbivore
Badenes-Pérez, Francisco Rubén; Reichelt, Michael; Gershenzon, Jonathan; Heckel, David G.

Ecological trade-offs between jasmonic acid-dependent direct and indirect plant defences in tritrophic interactions
Wei, Jianing; Wang, Lizhong; Zhao, Jiuhai; Li, Chuanyou; Ge, Feng; Kang, Le

Jasmonate biosynthesis in legume and actinorhizal nodules
Zdyb, Anna; Demchenko, Kirill; Heumann, Jan; Mrosk, Cornelia; Grzeganek, Peter; Göbel, Cornelia; Feussner, Ivo; Pawlowski, Katharina; Hause, Bettina

A Medicago truncatula NADPH oxidase is involved in symbiotic nodule functioning
Marino, Daniel; Andrio, Emilie; Danchin, Etienne G. J.; Oger, Elodie; Gucciardo, Sébastien; Lambert, Annie; Puppo, Alain; Pauly, Nicolas

Association between nonsynonymous mutations of starch synthase IIa and starch quality in rice (Oryza sativa)
Yu, Guoqin; Olsen, Kenneth M.; Schaal, Barbara A.

The molecular basis for venation patterning of pigmentation and its effect on pollinator attraction in flowers of Antirrhinum
Shang, Yongjin; Venail, Julien; Mackay, Steve; Bailey, Paul C.; Schwinn, Kathy E.; Jameson, Paula E.; Martin, Cathie R.; Davies, Kevin M.

Possible contributions of TERMINAL FLOWER 1 to the evolution of rosette flowering in Leavenworthia (Brassicaceae)
Liu, Ning; Sliwinski, Marek K.; Correa, Raul; Baum, David A.

High homologous gene conservation despite extreme autopolyploid redundancy in sugarcane
Garsmeur, Olivier; Charron, Carine; Bocs, Stéphanie; Jouffe, Vincent; Samain, Sylvie; Couloux, Arnaud; Droc, Gaëtan; Zini, Cyrille; Glaszmann, Jean-Christophe; Van Sluys, Marie-Anne; D'Hont, Angélique

Corrigendum

Erratum



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PLANT - FAMILY - FLOWER - GENERA - JOURNAL - ARTICOLO - PLANTS - PIANTE - BOTANIQUE - ROŚLINY - SINONIM - FAMIGLIA - BOTANY - NAUKA - SINONIMO - BOTANICA - WYCIECZKA - TRAVEL - SINÓNIMO - FRUIT - ARTICOLO - SYNONIEM - CZASOPISMO - SYNONYM - SYNONYME - SYSTEMATIC - SYSTEMATYKA - SZINONIMA - SYSTEMATYKA - RODZINA - ARTYKUŁ - ARTICLE - FLOWER - KWIATY - OWOC - SEEDS - NASIONA - CULTIVATION - USE - WATERING - PROPAGATION - PESTSM - DISEASES - FERTILIZATION - HOUSE - GARDEN - BOWL - KWITNIENIE - FLOWERBED - SOIL - POND - MARSH - SPECIES - HYBRIDS - VEGETABLE GARDEN - UPRAWA - ZASTOSOWANIE - PODLEWANIE - ROZMNAŻANIE - SZKODNIKI - CHOROBY - NAWOŻENIE - ROŚLINY DOMOWE - ROŚLINY BALKONOWE - ROŚLINY TARASOWE - OGRÓD - POJEMNIK - SUBSTRAT - PODŁOŻE - KERAMZYT - GLINA - TORF - DONICA - DONICZKA - ZIEMIA - RABATA - GLEBA - ROŚLINY WODNE - STAW - WODA - ROŚLINY BAGIENNE - OWOCE - WARZYWA - SPRZEDAŻ ROŚLIN - GATUNKI - MIESZAŃCE - CV - KULTYWARY

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POLITYKA, SPORT, KULTURA, SZTUKA I INNE TEMATY , PRZEPISY KULINARNE , ULUBIONE KSIĄŻKI , DOWCIPY I INNEJ MAŚCI KAWAŁY , GEOGRAFIA , ŚWIEBODZICE - MIASTO , FORUM ROŚLINNE NIE TYLKO O RODZAJU HOYA , PEUGEOT , TWOJE CENTRUM FINANSOWE , PiS LUB JAK KTO WOLI PRAWO I SPRAWIEDLIWOŚĆ , PLATFORMA OBYWATELSKA

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