Acta Botanica Gallica - 158 (2-4), 2011

Acta Botanica Gallica - 158 (2), 2011



Contents:

C. CHAFFEI-HAOUARI, A. HAJJAJI-NASRAOUI, E. CARRAYOL, M. DEBOUBA, M. HABIB GHORBEL & H. GOUIA
Glutamate metabolism on Solanum lycopersicon grown under cadmium stress conditions

F. ABDALLAH, A. OULED BELGACEM & M. CHAIEB
Effects of ten years enclosure on vegetation characteristics of a national park in south Tunisia

E. BAGCI & E. YUCE
Composition of the essential oil of Hypericum salsolifolium hand.-Mazz. and Hypericum retusum aucher from Turkey

V. VISCOSI, P. FORTINI & M. D’IMPERIO
A statistical approach to species identification on morphological traits of european white oaks: evidence of morphological structure in italian populations of Quercus pubescens sensu lato

Ö. F. KAYA
New steppic syntaxa from southeastern anatolia (Şanliurfa, Turkey)

I. THABTI, N. MARZOUGUI, W. ELFALLEH & A. FERCHICHI
Antioxidant composition and antioxidant activity of white (Morus alba l.), black (Morus nigra l.) and red (Morus rubra l.) mulberry leaves

N. MANSOURI, B. SATRANI, M. GHANMI, L. EL GHADRAOUI, A. BOUKIR & A. AAFI
Effet de la provenance sur le rendement, la composition chimique et l’activité antimicrobienne des huiles essentielles des rameaux de Juniperus phoenicea l. du Maroc

S. O. SAID HASSANE, M. GHANMI, B. SATRANI, N. MANSOURI, H. MOHAMED, H. EL HAJAJI & A. CHAOUCH
Composition chimique et activités antibactériennes, antifongiques et antioxydante de l’huile essentielle de Pelargonium asperum ehrh. ex Wilde des Comores

P. CANTÓ
Biogeographic and bioclimatic distribution of Klasea Cass. and Serratula l.

J. BLANCO SALAS, T. RUIZ TÉLLEZ, F. MARÍA VÁZQUEZ PARDO, M.J. PÉREZ ALONSO & M.Á. CASES CAPDEVILLA
Study of the essential oil of three species of thyme in their limit of distribution in spain

A.S.I. YÉVIDÉ, J.C. GANGLO, A.K. AOUDJI, M.S. TOYI, CH. DE CANNIERE, B. DE FOUCAULT, J.-L. DEVINEAU & B. SINSIN
Caractéristiques structurelles et écologiques des phytocénoses de sous-bois des plantations privées de teck du département de l’atlantique (sud-bénin, afrique de l’ouest)

R. GACEB TERRAK
Résumé de these : Contribution a la connaissance des interactions palmier dattier (Phoenix dactylifera L.) - agent causal du bayoud (fusarium oxysporum f. sp. albedinis) par analyses phytochimiques des lipides et des phénylpropanoides)

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Acta Botanica Gallica - 158 (3), 2011



Contents:

A. KHADHRI, M. NEFFATI & S. SMITI
Réponse physiologique de Reaumuria vermiculata cultivé sous contrainte saline
Physiological response of Reaumuria vermiculata cultivated under saline contrainte

I. EMRE, A. SAHIN, Ô. YILMAZ, H. GENÇ & M. BAHSI

B. CHAUVEL & É. CADET
Introduction et dispersion d'une espece envahissante : le cas de l'ambroisie a feuilles d'armoise (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) en France
Introduction and spread of an invasive species: Ambrosia artemisiifolia in France

V. HUGONNOT, R BOUDIER, P-E. MULOT & Th. VERGNE
Cephalozia macrostachya Kaal. indicateur de l'état de conservation d'une tourbiere en Sologne (Cher, France) ; son utilité dans la problématique de gestion
Cephalozia macrostachya Kaal. indicator of the conservation status of a bog in Sologne (Cher, France); its usefullness in the management issue

O.D. YONGO, J.M. YANGAKOLA & B. DE FOUCAULT
Contribution a une approche systémique de la dynamique vegetale en foret de Ngotto (République Centrafricaine)
Systemic approach of dynamics of Ngotto forest (Central African Republic)

W. NAJEM, M. EL BEYROUTHY, L.H. WADIN, C. NEEMA & N. OUAINI
Essential oit composition of Rosa damascena Mill. from different localities in Lebanon

A. BOUBAYA, N. MARZOUGUI, A. FERCHICHI & M. BEN SALAH
Morphological and chemical diversity among South Tunisian mulberry tree (Morus spp.) cultivars

M.A. RZEPKA-CUNY & D. CUNY
Recherches préliminaires sur la mise en place d'une biosurveillance végétale de la pollution atmosphérique en zone industrielle complexe : applications du ray-grass dans la zone industrialo-portuaire de Dunkerque

S. SCIANDRELLO & V. TOMASELLI
Distribution and ecology of Comucopiae cucullatum L. (Poaceae) in the Mediterranean area and evaluations of ifs conservation status in Italy

B. de FOUCAULT, K. BATAWILA, K. WALA & K. AKPAGANA
Une formation végétale méconnue pour l'Afrique tropicale, la mégaphorbiaie ; le cas du Marantochloo - Anubiadetum giganteae du Togo

S. BOUTKHIL, M. EL IDRISSI, S. CHAKIR, M. DERRAZ, A. AMECHROUQ, A. CHBICHEB & K.EL BADAOU
Antibacterial and antifungal activity of extracts and essential oils of Seriphidium herba-alba (Asso) Sojak and their combination effects with the essential oils of Dysphania ambrosioides (L) Mosyakin & Clemants

S. STAMBOULI, S. BOUZID, P. DUTUIT & F. HARZALLAH-SKHIRI
Organogenese induite chez des plants de Prosopis farcta (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) développés in vitro par apport de diverses concentrations en ions Na+ et SO4 --
Organogenesis induced in Prosopis farcta (Fabaceae, Mimosoideae) plants developed in vitro by addition of various concentrations of Na+ et SO4--
Y.A. WOEGAN
Résumé de these : Diversité des formations végétales ligneuses du Parc national de Fazao-Malfakassa et de la réserve d'Aledjo (Togo)


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Acta Botanica Gallica - 158 (4), 2011



Contents:
Acta Botanica Gallica, 2011, 158 (4)
Sommaire

MIARIVELOMALALA RAFIDISON V., R. RABEVOHITRA, Y. AUMEERUDDY-THOMAS, M. HOSSAERT-MCKEY, J.-Y. RASPLUS & F. KJELLBERG
Notes taxonomiques et identification des Ficus malgaches

LONATI M., A. GORLIER & GI. LOMBARDI
Syntaxonomy and synecology of Hedysarum brigantiacum communities in the western Italian Alps

EMRE I., A. ŞAHIN, I. TÜRKOGLU, Ö. YILMAZ, M. BAHŞI & M. KURŞAT
Compositions of seed fatty acids in some Astragalus L. taxa from Turkey

EMRE I., A. ŞAHIN, Ö. YILMAZ, H. GENÇ & M. BAHŞI
Compositions of seed fatty acids in some Vicia L. taxa from Turkey

NASRAOUI-HAJAJI A., C. CHAFFEI-HAOUARI, M. HABIB GHORBEL & H. GOUIA
La réversibilité des effets du cadmium sur les différents parametres de la croissance chez la tomate cultivée en présence de NO3- ou Nh4+

AMARTI F., B. SATRANI, M. GHANMI, A. AAFI, A. FARAH, L. AARAB, M. EL AJJOURI, A. GUEDIRA & A. CHAOUCH
Activité antioxydante et composition chimique des huiles essentielles de quatre especes de thym du Maroc

RIGAT M., T. GARNATJE & J. VALLES
Plant biodiversity in pyrenean homegardens (Catalonia, Iberian peninsula): current state of a mountain agroecosystem

MGUIS K., A. ALBOUCHI, Z. OUERGHI, M. YAKOUBI-TEJ, A. MAHJOUB & N. BEN BRAHIM
Influence d’une contrainte saline sur la croissance d’Aegilops geniculata Roth et du blé dur (Triticum durum Desf.)

JAFFEL K., A. KHADHRI & N. KARRAY-BOURAOUI
Comparaison des transports d’ions dans les feuilles du blé dur et du triticale cultivés en présence de sel : sélectivité K/Na et cout énergétique

VODOUHE F.G. , A. ADÉGBIDI, O. COULIBALY & B. SINSIN
Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R. Br. ex Benth. harvesting as a tool for conservation and source of income for local people in pendjari Biosphere Reserve

HMIRI S., N. AMRANI & M. RAHOUTI
Détermination in vitro de l’activité antifongique des vapeurs d'eugénol et d’huiles essentielles de Mentha pulegium L. et de Tanacetum annuum L. vis-a-vis de trois champignons responsables de la pourriture des pommes en post-récolte

BRULLO C., P. MINISSALE, S. SCIANDRELLO & G. SPAMPINATO
Phytogeographic survey on the endemic vascular flora of the hyblaean territory (SE Sicily, Italy)

BOUREDJA N., Z. MEHDADI, F. ZOHRA BENDIMERED & K. CHÉRIFI
Effets de quelques prétraitements physico-chimiques sur la levée de l’inhibition tégumentaire des graines de Retama monosperma Boiss. et recherches des conditions thermiques optimales de germination

MGUIS K., ALBOUCHI A. & BEN BRAHIM N.
Effect of temperature and salinity on germination of Ruta graveolens L.

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The Plant Journal - 67 (4-6), 2011

The Plant Journal - 67 (4), 2011


Contents:


EDITORIAL


The Plant Journal turns twenty (pages 567–569)

Christoph Benning


ORIGINAL ARTICLES

AtKC1 is a general modulator of Arabidopsis inward Shaker channel activity (pages 570–582)

Linda Jeanguenin, Carine Alcon, Geoffrey Duby, Martin Boeglin, Isabelle Chérel, Isabelle Gaillard, Sabine Zimmermann, Hervé Sentenac and Anne-Aliénor Véry


OsSGO1 maintains synaptonemal complex stabilization in addition to protecting centromeric cohesion during rice meiosis (pages 583–594)

Mo Wang, Ding Tang, Kejian Wang, Yi Shen, Baoxiang Qin, Chunbo Miao, Ming Li and Zhukuan Cheng


Hyper-activation of the TCP4 transcription factor in Arabidopsis thaliana accelerates multiple aspects of plant maturation (pages 595–607)

Kavitha Sarvepalli and Utpal Nath


LOV KELCH PROTEIN2 and ZEITLUPE repress Arabidopsis photoperiodic flowering under non-inductive conditions, dependent on FLAVIN-BINDING KELCH REPEAT F-BOX1 (pages 608–621)

Tomoyuki Takase, Yuuki Nishiyama, Haruna Tanihigashi, Yasunobu Ogura, Yuji Miyazaki, Yumiko Yamada and Tomohiro Kiyosue


Hierarchy of hormone action controlling apical hook development in Arabidopsis (pages 622–634)

Javier Gallego-Bartolomé, María V. Arana, Filip Vandenbussche, Petra Žádníková, Eugenio G. Minguet, Vicente Guardiola, Dominique Van Der Straeten, Eva Benkova, David Alabadí and Miguel A. Blázquez


PIPKs are essential for rhizoid elongation and caulonemal cell development in the moss Physcomitrella patens (pages 635–647)

Laura Saavedra, Virginia Balbi, Jennifer Lerche, Koji Mikami, Ingo Heilmann and Marianne Sommarin


PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE SYNTHASE1 is required for microspore development in Arabidopsis thaliana (pages 648–661)

Yasuyo Yamaoka, Yanbo Yu, Junya Mizoi, Yuki Fujiki, Kyoko Saito, Masahiro Nishijima, Youngsook Lee and Ikuo Nishida


Phylogenetic variation in glycosidases and glycanases acting on plant cell wall polysaccharides, and the detection of transglycosidase and trans-ß-xylanase activities (pages 662–681)

Lenka Franková and Stephen C. Fry


The biosynthesis of Caryophyllaceae-like cyclic peptides in Saponaria vaccaria L. from DNA-encoded precursors (pages 682–690)

Janet A. Condie, Goska Nowak, Darwin W. Reed, J. John Balsevich, Martin J. T. Reaney, Paul G. Arnison and Patrick S. Covello


Additive inheritance of histone modifications in Arabidopsis thaliana intra-specific hybrids (pages 691–700)

Ali M. Banaei Moghaddam, Francois Roudier, Michael Seifert, Caroline Bérard, Marie-Laure M. Magniette, Raheleh Karimi Ashtiyani, Andreas Houben, Vincent Colot and Michael F. Mette


Role of tomato BRANCHED1-like genes in the control of shoot branching (pages 701–714)

Mar Martín-Trillo, Eduardo González Grandío, François Serra, Fabien Marcel, María Luisa Rodríguez-Buey, Gregor Schmitz, Klaus Theres, Abdelhafid Bendahmane, Hernán Dopazo and Pilar Cubas


FEATURED ARTICLE


Next-generation mapping of Arabidopsis genes (pages 715–725)

Ryan S. Austin, Danielle Vidaurre, George Stamatiou, Robert Breit, Nicholas J. Provart, Dario Bonetta, Jianfeng Zhang, Pauline Fung, Yunchen Gong, Pauline W. Wang, Peter McCourt and David S. Guttman


STARTS – A stable root transformation system for rapid functional analyses of proteins of the monocot model plant barley (pages 726–735)

Jafargholi Imani, Liang Li, Patrick Schäfer and Karl-Heinz Kogel


Large-scale detection of rare variants via pooled multiplexed next-generation sequencing: towards next-generation Ecotilling (pages 736–745)

Fabio Marroni, Sara Pinosio, Eleonora Di Centa, Irena Jurman, Wout Boerjan, Nicoletta Felice, Federica Cattonaro and Michele Morgante



ERRATUM


Erratum (page 746)


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The Plant Journal - 67 (5), 2011


Contents:


FEATURED ARTICLE


Pepper asparagine synthetase 1 (CaAS1) is required for plant nitrogen assimilation and defense responses to microbial pathogens (pages 749–762)

In Sun Hwang, Soo Hyun An and Byung Kook Hwang


Wheat flowering repressor VRN2 and promoter CO2 compete for interactions with NUCLEAR FACTOR-Y complexes (pages 763–773)

Chengxia Li, Assaf Distelfeld, Alfio Comis and Jorge Dubcovsky


Pseudomonas syringae colonizes distant tissues in Nicotiana benthamiana through xylem vessels (pages 774–782)

Johana C. Misas-Villamil, Izabella Kolodziejek and Renier A. L. van der Hoorn


Arabidopsis ocp3 mutant reveals a mechanism linking ABA and JA to pathogen-induced callose deposition (pages 783–794)

Javier García-Andrade, Vicente Ramírez, Victor Flors and Pablo Vera


The Arabidopsis thaliana aquaporin AtPIP1;2 is a physiologically relevant CO2 transport facilitator (pages 795–804)

Marlies Heckwolf, Dianne Pater, David T. Hanson and Ralf Kaldenhoff


Proper gibberellin localization in vascular tissue is required to control auxin-dependent leaf development and bud outgrowth in hybrid aspen (pages 805–816)

Mélanie Mauriat, Linda G. Sandberg and Thomas Moritz


Polarization of PIN3-dependent auxin transport for hypocotyl gravitropic response in Arabidopsis thaliana (pages 817–826)

Hana Rakusová, Javier Gallego-Bartolomé, Marleen Vanstraelen, Hélene S. Robert, David Alabadí, Miguel A. Blázquez, Eva Benková and Jiří Friml


Structure and binding specificity of the receiver domain of sensor histidine kinase CKI1 from Arabidopsis thaliana (pages 827–839)

Blanka Pekárová, Tomáš Klumpler, Olga Třísková, Jakub Horák, Séverine Jansen, Radka Dopitová, Petra Borkovcová, Veronika Papoušková, Eliška Nejedlá, Vladimír Sklenář, Jaromír Marek, Lukáš Žídek, Jan Hejátko and Lubomír Janda


An atypical heterotrimeric G-protein ?-subunit is involved in guard cell K+-channel regulation and morphological development in Arabidopsis thaliana (pages 840–851)

David Chakravorty, Yuri Trusov, Wei Zhang, Biswa R. Acharya, Michael B. Sheahan, David W. McCurdy, Sarah M. Assmann and José Ramón Botella


Metabolomic approaches reveal that cell wall modifications play a major role in ethylene-mediated resistance against Botrytis cinerea (pages 852–868)

Amanda J. Lloyd, J. William Allwood, Catherine L. Winder, Warwick B. Dunn, James K. Heald, Simona M. Cristescu, Anushen Sivakumaran, Frans J. M. Harren, Joseph Mulema, Katherine Denby, Royston Goodacre, Aileen R. Smith and Luis A. J. Mur


High-density kinetic analysis of the metabolomic and transcriptomic response of Arabidopsis to eight environmental conditions (pages 869–884)

Camila Caldana, Thomas Degenkolbe, Alvaro Cuadros-Inostroza, Sebastian Klie, Ronan Sulpice, Andrea Leisse, Dirk Steinhauser, Alisdair R. Fernie, Lothar Willmitzer and Matthew A. Hannah


Arabidopsis mutants of AtABCG22, an ABC transporter gene, increase water transpiration and drought susceptibility (pages 885–894)

Takashi Kuromori, Eriko Sugimoto and Kazuo Shinozaki


AtMPK4 is required for male-specific meiotic cytokinesis in Arabidopsis (pages 895–906)

Qingning Zeng, Jin-Gui Chen and Brian E. Ellis


Suppression of the rice heterotrimeric G protein ß-subunit gene, RGB1, causes dwarfism and browning of internodes and lamina joint regions (pages 907–916)

Yuzuko Utsunomiya, Chihiro Samejima, Yoshiyuki Takayanagi, Yuki Izawa, Takahisa Yoshida, Yuka Sawada, Yukiko Fujisawa, Hisaharu Kato and Yukimoto Iwasaki


The transcription factor EMISSION OF BENZENOIDS II activates the MYB ODORANT1 promoter at a MYB binding site specific for fragrant petunias (pages 917–928)

Alex Van Moerkercke, Michel A. Haring and Robert C. Schuurink


Lotus japonicus symRK-14 uncouples the cortical and epidermal symbiotic program (pages 929–940)

Sonja Kosuta, Mark Held, Md Shakhawat Hossain, Giulia Morieri, Amanda MacGillivary, Christopher Johansen, Meritxell Antolín-Llovera, Martin Parniske, Giles E. D. Oldroyd, Allan J. Downie, Bogumil Karas and Krzysztof Szczyglowski



TECHNICAL ADVANCE


Biolistic co-transformation of the nuclear and plastid genomes (pages 941–948)

Zouhair Elghabi, Stephanie Ruf and Ralph Bock



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The Plant Journal - 67 (6), 2011


Contents:

ORIGINAL ARTICLES


Recruitment of a duplicated primary metabolism gene into the nicotine biosynthesis regulon in tobacco (pages 949–959)

Tsubasa Shoji and Takashi Hashimoto


In vivo grapevine anthocyanin transport involves vesicle-mediated trafficking and the contribution of anthoMATE transporters and GST (pages 960–970)

Camila Gomez, Genevieve Conejero, Laurent Torregrosa, Véronique Cheynier, Nancy Terrier and Agnes Ageorges


Unique morphological changes in plant pathogenic phytoplasma-infected petunia flowers are related to transcriptional regulation of floral homeotic genes in an organ-specific manner (pages 971–979)

Misako Himeno, Yutaro Neriya, Nami Minato, Chihiro Miura, Kyoko Sugawara, Yoshiko Ishii, Yasuyuki Yamaji, Shigeyuki Kakizawa, Kenro Oshima and Shigetou Namba


Arabidopsis ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE 1 is required for pathogen-induced expression of plant defensins in nonhost resistance, and acts through interference of MYC2-mediated repressor function (pages 980–992)

Kei Hiruma, Takumi Nishiuchi, Tomoaki Kato, Paweł Bednarek, Tetsuro Okuno, Paul Schulze-Lefert and Yoshitaka Takano


NIMA-related kinases 6, 4, and 5 interact with each other to regulate microtubule organization during epidermal cell expansion in Arabidopsis thaliana (pages 993–1005)

Hiroyasu Motose, Takahiro Hamada, Kaori Yoshimoto, Takashi Murata, Mitsuyasu Hasebe, Yuichiro Watanabe, Takashi Hashimoto, Tatsuya Sakai and Taku Takahashi


The Arabidopsis SOC1-like genes AGL42, AGL71 and AGL72 promote flowering in the shoot apical and axillary meristems (pages 1006–1017)

Carmen Dorca-Fornell, Veronica Gregis, Valentina Grandi, George Coupland, Lucia Colombo and Martin M. Kater


Cofactome analyses reveal enhanced flux of carbon into oil for potential biofuel production (pages 1018–1028)

Daniel M. Hayden, Hardy Rolletschek, Ljudmilla Borisjuk, Jason Corwin, Daniel J. Kliebenstein, Asa Grimberg, Sten Stymne and Katayoon Dehesh


CBP60g and SARD1 play partially redundant critical roles in salicylic acid signaling (pages 1029–1041)

Lin Wang, Kenichi Tsuda, William Truman, Masanao Sato, Le V. Nguyen, Fumiaki Katagiri and Jane Glazebrook


The key enzyme of sulfate assimilation, adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate reductase, is regulated by HY5 in Arabidopsis (pages 1042–1054)

Bok-Rye Lee, Anna Koprivova and Stanislav Kopriva


Dual functions of the nucleus-encoded factor TDA1 in trapping and translation activation of atpA transcripts in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chloroplasts (pages 1055–1066)

Stephan Eberhard, Christelle Loiselay, Dominique Drapier, Sandrine Bujaldon, Jacqueline Girard-Bascou, Richard Kuras, Yves Choquet and Francis-André Wollman


The RCC1 family protein RUG3 is required for splicing of nad2 and complex I biogenesis in mitochondria of Arabidopsis thaliana (pages 1067–1080)

Kristina Kühn, Chris Carrie, Estelle Giraud, Yan Wang, Etienne H. Meyer, Reena Narsai, Catherine Colas des Francs-Small, Botao Zhang, Monika W. Murcha and James Whelan


BON1 interacts with the protein kinases BIR1 and BAK1 in modulation of temperature-dependent plant growth and cell death in Arabidopsis (pages 1081–1093)

Zheng Wang, Pei Meng, Xiaoyan Zhang, Dongtao Ren and Shuhua Yang


Integrating long-day flowering signals: a LEAFY binding site is essential for proper photoperiodic activation of APETALA1 (pages 1094–1102)

Reyes Benlloch, Min Chul Kim, Camille Sayou, Emmanuel Thévenon, Francois Parcy and Ove Nilsson


FEATURED ARTICLE


Using spontaneous photon emission to image lipid oxidation patterns in plant tissues (pages 1103–1115)

Simona Birtic, Brigitte Ksas, Bernard Genty, Martin J. Mueller, Christian Triantaphylides and Michel Havaux


In vivo analysis of local wall stiffness at the shoot apical meristem in Arabidopsis using atomic force microscopy (pages 1116–1123)

Pascale Milani, Maryam Gholamirad, Jan Traas, Alain Arnéodo, Arezki Boudaoud, Françoise Argoul and Olivier Hamant


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The Indian Forester - 138 (2), 2012

Contents:

Tree and shrub diversity in degraded hills of bar-conglomerate formation of Pali district of Rajasthan
Ashok Kumar, Beena Tripathi and G. Singh

Effect of root exudates on dolonisation of AM fungi in Jatropha curcas
Jamaluddin and Rekha Shukla

Deployment of resistance in teak to key insect pests
N. Roychoudhury

Impact of anthropogenic pressure on the biomass and productivity of forest floor vegetation in a submontain forest of tarai of Kumaun Himalaya
Bhasker Joshi and S.C. Pant

Wood protection by Pongamia pinnata seed oil through heating process
Sadhna Tripathi, Hridesh Kumar and Himani Pant

Response of standard rooting system of leachates and alcoholic extracts from difficult to root arboreal species
V. Sharma

Taxonomic observations on the family Adiantaceae from eastern Garhwal region of Uttarakhand
H.C. Pande, Chhaya Singh, Avneet Kaur and Pragya Joshi

Community structure, species niche width and soil characteristics in a transitional zone of sub-tropical forest
Munesh Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Mehraj A. Sheikh and M.S. Gusain

Indigenous veterinary use of medicinal plants in Sikkim Himalaya
Kumar Avinash Bharati and B.L. Sharma

Infestation status of heart rot disease of pasur (Xylocarpus mekongensis) tree in the Sundarbans
A.S.M. Helal Siddiqui and Abul Khair

Propagation technique of Crataegus crenulata : A multipurpose plant of mid Himalayan hills
Ranjit Singh, P.S. Negi, M.C. Arya and Z. Ahmed

Variation in fruit morphological traits of Jatropha curcas at stand and tree level
Kshitij Malhotra, Dinesh Kumar and Vidya Dhar Pandey

Diversity of entomopathogenic fungi in the Kerala part of the Western ghats
R.F. Juliya, K.V. Sankaran and R.V. Varma

Portrait of community mapping stages through zoning system on management of Teluk Cenderawasih National Park, West Papua
Sepus Fatem and Jim Van Laar

Pteriodophytic flora of Hadaut plateau of Rajasthan, India
Chandra Shekhar Gupta

Influence of storage period on viability and moisture content of seeds of Alangium lamarckii thwaites (Alangiaceae)
J.R. Ahirwar

New record of Icerya purchasi in one year old seedlings of Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth.
S.K. Verma, Gireesh Chand and Pankaj Kumar

Variety novae of Ceropegia mahahalei hemadri et. ansari (Apocynaceae : Asclepiadoideae)
S.S. Rahangdale and S.R. Rahangdale

FROM THE INDIAN FORESTER - ONE HUNDRED YEAR AGO

LETTER TO THE EDITOR


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Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - 59 (1-2), 2012

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - 59 (1), 2012


Contents:


Higher Plant Tetrapyrrols: Their Biosynthesis and Its Regulation, Tetrapyrrol Role in Transmission of Retrograde Signals

N. P. Yurina, O. V. Osipenkova, and M. S. Odintsova


CLE Peptides Are Universal Regulators of Meristem Development

I. E. Dodueva, E. V. Yurlova, M. A. Osipova, and L. A. Lutova


Expression of Plastid Genome and Development of Arabidopsis thaliana with Disturbed Synthesis of Brassinosteroids

M. V. Efimova, V. V. Kusnetsov, A. K. Kravtsov, D. A. Bartashevich, R. A. Karnachuk, I. S. Kovtun, and Vl. V. Kuznetsov


Effect of Cytoplasmic Streaming on Photosynthetic Activity of Chloroplasts in Internodes of Chara corallina

S. O. Dodonova and A. A. Bulychev


Responses of Photosynthetic Apparatus of the Halotolerant Microalga Dunalliella maritima to Hyperosmotic Salt Shock

I. G. Zakhozhii, D. A. Matalin, L. G. Popova, and Yu. V. Balnokin


Scots Pine as a Model Plant for Studying the Mechanisms of Conifers Adaptation to Heavy Metal Action: 2. Functioning of Antioxidant Enzymes in Pine Seedlings under Chronic Zinc Action

Yu. V. Ivanov, Yu. V. Savochkin, and Vl. V. Kuznetsov


Effect of the Synthetic Growth Regulator Cytodef and Heavy Metals on Oxidative Status in Cucumber Plants

D. I. Bashmakov, N. A. Pynenkova, K. A. Sazanova, and A. S. Lukatkin


Barley Plant Response to Cadmium Action as Dependent on Plant Age

N. M. Kaznina, A. F. Titov, L. V. Topchieva, G. F. Laidinen, and Yu. V. Batova


The Involvement of Low-Molecular Antioxidants in Cross-Adaptation of Medicine Plants to Successive Action of UV-B Radiation and Salinity

N. L. Radyukina, V. I. M. Toaima, and N. R. Zaripova


Effects of Associative Pseudomonads and Methylobacteria on Plant Growth and Resistance to Phytopathogens and Xenobiotics

N. S. Zakharchenko, S. V. Pigoleva, V. V. Kochetkov, M. A. Chepurnova, O. V. D’yachenko, A. A. Lebedeva, A. V. Zakharchenko, I. F. Puntus, A. M. Boronin, and Ya. I. Bur’yanov


Partial Suppression of Gene Encoding Proline Dehydrogenase Enhances Plant Tolerance to Various Abiotic Stresses

S. S. Ibragimova, Ya. S. Kolodyazhnaya, S. V. Gerasimova, and A. V. Kochetov


Morphological and Physiological Characteristics of Transgenic Tobacco Plants Expressing Expansin Genes: AtEXP10 from Arabidopsis and PnEXPA1 from Poplar

B. R. Kuluev, A. B. Knyazev, Ya. P. Lebedev, and A. V. Chemeris


Response of Transgenic Rape Plants Bearing the Osmyb4 Gene from Rice Encoding a Trans-Factor to Low Above-Zero Temperature

A. M. Gomaa, G. N. Raldugina, N. A. Burmistrova, N. V. Radionov, and Vl. V. Kuznetsov


The Role of Rhizobacteria in Salinity Effects on Biochemical Constituents of the Halophyte Sesuvium portulacastrum

R. Anburaj, M. A. Nabeel, T. Sivakumar, and K. Kathiresan


Biophysical Parameters as Informative Tools for Elucidating the Causes of Root Growth Retardation under Stressful Conditions

I. N. Ktitorova, O. V. Skobeleva, and K. G. Agaltsov


An Efficient Method for Total RNA Extraction from Peanut Seeds

C. Huang, J. F. Picimbon, H. Q. Li, Z. Li, Q. Liu, and W. Liu


Involvement of Phytohormones in the Development of Interaction between Wheat Seedlings and Endophytic Bacillus subtilis Strain 11BM

A. A. Egorshina, R. M. Khairullin, A. R. Sakhabutdinova, and M. A. Luk’yantsev

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Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - 59 (2), 2012


Contents:


Signaling Role of Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants under Stress

V. D. Kreslavski, D. A. Los, S. I. Allakhverdiev, and Vl. V. Kuznetsov


Mechanism of Action and Activity Regulation of COP1, a Constitutive Repressor of Photomorphogenesis

O. G. Smirnova, I. L. Stepanenko, and V. K. Shumny


Physiological Role of Neutral Lipid Accumulation in Eukaryotic Microalgae under Stresses

A. E. Solovchenko


Changes in the Content and Composition of Lipid Fatty Acids in Tobacco Leaves and Roots at Low-Temperature Hardening

V. N. Popov, O. V. Antipina, V. P. Pchelkin, and V. D. Tsydendambaev


Change in Antioxidant Responses against Oxidative Damage in Black Chickpea Following Cold Acclimation

M. Nazari, R. Maali Amiri, F. H. Mehraban, and H. Z. Khaneghah


Effect of Heavy Metals on Photosynthetic Apparatus and Antioxidant Status of Elodea

M. G. Maleva, G. F. Nekrasova, G. G. Borisova, N. V. Chukina, and O. S. Ushakova


Antioxidant Responses of Pea Genotypes to Zinc Deficiency

N. Pandey, B. Gupta, and G. C. Pathak


Physiological and Antioxidant Responses of Germinating Cicer arietinum Seeds to Salt Stress

S. Keshavkant, J. Padhan, S. Parkhey, and S. C. Naithani


Effect of Anthropogenic Pollution with Dust Containing Heavy Metals on Seed Progeny of Spear Saltbush

I. A. Prokopiev, F. V. Filippova, and A. A. Shein


Functional Properties of Photosynthetic Apparatus in Three Fucus Species Inhabiting the White Sea: Effect of Dehydration

V. P. Andreev, Yu. I. Maslov, and E. F. Sorokoletova


Canopy and Leaf Photosynthetic Characteristics and Water Use Efficiency of Sweet Sorghum under Drought Stress

T. Xie and P. Su


Respiration Metabolism in Mitochondria of Pea Seedlings of Different Age under Water Deficit and Rewatering

I. P. Generozova and A. G. Shugaev


Galactosidase of Plant Fibers with Gelatinous Cell Wall: Identification and Localization

N. E. Mokshina, N. N. Ibragimova, V. V. Salnikov, S. I. Amenitskii, and T. A. Gorshkova


Sequence Analysis and Expression Profiling of 14-3-3 Genes from the Extremophile Thelungiella salsuginea, Ecotype Yakutsk

D. A. Vysotskii, M. B. Kostina, T. Roslyakova, T. Leonova, E. Souer, A. V. Babakov and A. H. de Boer


Sonication-Assisted Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of the ACC Gene to Interfere the Production of Ethylene in Spring Dendrobium cv. ‘Sanya’

Q. Zheng, Y. P. Zheng, G. D. Wang, W. M. Guo, W. F. Fan, and C. Wang


Expression of the Synthetic Phytochelatin Gene in Tobacco

B. N. Postrigan, A. B. Knyazev, B. R. Kuluev, O. I. Yakhin, and A. V. Chemeris


Stomatal Control of Photosynthesis in Detached Leaves of Woody and Herbaceous Plants

P. Yu. Voronin and G. P. Fedoseeva

Analysis of Frost Resistance of Winter Barley Cultivars by Comparing Freezing Survival of Whole Plants and the Hygroscopicity of Mature Grain

V. K. Plotnikov, Ya. Yu. Evtushenko, and N. V. Serkin

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Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - 58 (5-6), 2011

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - 58 (5), 2011


Contents:


Regulation Systems for Stress Responses in Cyanobacteria

A. A. Zorina, K. S. Mironov, N. S. Stepanchenko, M. A. Sinetova, N. V. Koroban, V. V. Zinchenko, E. V. Kupriyanova, S. I. Allakhverdiev, and D. A. Los


Expression of Ferritin Gene in Mesembryanthemum crystallinum Plants under Different Supply with Iron and Different Intensity of Oxidative Stress

N. I. Shevyakova, B. Ts. Eshinimaeva, and Vl. V. Kuznetsov


Effect of Common Sage Plant Treatment with Polyamines on the Contents of Proline and Free and Conjugated Polyamines under Oxidative Stress

N. L. Radyukina, A. V. Shashukova, S. Mapelli, and T. N. Soshinkova


Interactive Effects of Salicylic Acid and Nitric Oxide on Soybean Plants under NaCl Salinity

M. Simaei, R. A. Khavarinejad, S. Saadatmand, F. Bernard, and H. Fahimi


Protective Effect of Exogenously Applied Nitric Oxide on Aluminum-Induced Oxidative Stress in Soybean Plants

M. Z. Cai, S. N. Zhang, F. M. Wang, N. Wang, and S. Y. Xu


Effect of the ipt Gene Expression on Wheat Tolerance to Root Flooding

D. V. Tereshonok, A. Yu. Stepanova, Yu. I. Dolgikh, E. S. Osipova, D. V. Belyaev, G. R. Kudoyarova, L. B. Vysotskaya, and B. B. Vartapetian p. 799 abstract


Fusarium sambucinum Isolate FS-94 Induces Resistance against Fusarium Wilt of Tomato via Activation and Priming of a Salicylic Acid-Dependent Signaling System

L. A. Shcherbakova, T. A. Nazarova, O. D. Mikityuk, and D. R. Fravel


Defense Response of Pine Stem Phloem to Wounding and Treatment with Mycelial Extracts from Ceratocystis laricicola

G. G. Polyakova, V. V. Stasova, and N. V. Pashenova


Effect of Fusaric Acid on Prooxidant and Antioxidant Properties of the Potato Cell Suspension Culture

O. A. Sapko, A. Sh. Utarbaeva, and S. Makulbek


Effect of Copper Excess in Environment on Soybean Root Viability and Morphology

A. L. Kulikova, N. A. Kuznetsova, and V. P. Kholodova


Effect of Water Stress on Leaf Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll Content, and Growth of Oriental Lily

Y. J. Zhang, Z. K. Xie, Y. J. Wang, P. X. Su, L. P. An, and H. Gao p. 844 abstract


Superoxide Radical and Auxin Are Implicated in Redistribution of Root Growth and the Expression of Auxin and Cell-Cycle Genes in Cadmium-Stressed Rice

F. Y. Zhao, F. Hu, M. M. Han, S. Y. Zhang, and W. Liu


Responses of Photosystem II of White Elm to UV-B Radiation Monitored by OJIP Fluorescence Transients

X. L. Pan, D. Y. Zhang, and L. Li


Scots Pine as a Model Plant for Studying the Mechanisms of Conifers Adaptation to Heavy Metal Action: 1. Effects of Continuous Zinc Presence on Morphometric and Physiological Characteristics of Developing Pine Seedlings

Yu. V. Ivanov, Yu. V. Savochkin, and Vl. V. Kuznetsov


Effect of Insertion of Apoplastic Invertase Gene on Photosynthesis of Potato Plants Grown at Various Light Intensities

V. I. Chikov, G. G. Bakirova, S. N. Batasheva, F. F. Zamalieva, G. A. Salyakhova, G. F. Safiullina, M. S. Sinkevich, and L. A. Khamidullina


Effects of the Season and Growth Stage on the Contents of Lipids and Photosynthetic Pigments in Brown Alga Undaria pinnatifida

N. I. Gerasimenko, A. V. Skriptsova, N. G. Busarova, and O. P. Moiseenko


Protection of Growth and Photosynthesis of Brassica juncea Genotype with Dual Type Sulfur Transport System against Sulfur Deprivation by Coordinate Changes in the Activities of Sulfur Metabolism Enzymes and Cysteine and Glutathione Production

N. A. Anjum, S. Umar, M. Iqbal, I. Ahmad, M. E. Pereira and N. A. Khan


Effects of Redox Agents on Protein Tyrosine Phosphorylation in Pea Roots

N. V. Petrova and F. G. Karimova


Salicylic Acid Induces Stomatal Closure by Modulating Endogenous Hormone Levels in Cucumber Cotyledons

J. H. Hao, X. L. Wang, C. J. Dong, Z. G. Zhang, and Q. M. Shang


Activation of Genes Encoding Mitochondrial Proteins Involved in Alternative and Uncoupled Respiration of Tomato Plants Treated with Low Temperature and Reactive Oxygen Species

V. N. Popov, A. T. Eprintsev, and E. V. Maltseva


Stimulation of Defense Responses of In Vitro Potato Plants by Treatment with Steroid Glycosides under Abiotic Stresses

L. A. Volkova, V. V. Urmantseva, A. B. Burgutin, S. N. Maevskaya, and A. M. Nosov


Expression Profiles of a CONSTANS Homologue GmCOL11 in Glycine max

Y. Jiang, Y. Z. Han, and X. M. Zhang


Exometabolites of Bread Wheat and Tomato Affecting the Plant–Microbe Interactions in the Rhizosphere

L. V. Kravchenko, A. I. Shapozhnikov, N. M. Makarova, T. S. Azarova, K. A. L’vova, I. I. Kostyuk, O. A. Lyapunova, and I. A. Tikhonovich p. 936 abstract


Genetically Transformed Roots as a Model System for Studying Physiological and Biochemical Processes in Intact Roots

I. N. Kuzovkina and M. Yu. Vdovitchenko


Erratum: “Effects of Different Conservation Methods on the Genetic Stability of Potato Germplasm”


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Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - 58 (6), 2011


Contents:

Foreword to the Publication of Materials of All-Russian Symposium “Plant and Stress” (Moscow, October 9–12, 2010)

Vl. V. Kuznetsov and V. P. Kholodova


Violaxanthin and Diadinoxanthin Cycles as an Important Photoprotective Mechanism in Photosynthesis

D. Latowski, S. Schaller, M. Olchawa-Pajor, R. Goss, and K. Strzaframe0ka


Role of Chlorophylls and Carotenoids in Seed Tolerance to Abiotic Stressors

G. N. Smolikova, N. A. Laman, and O. V. Boriskevich


The Role of Ca2+, H+, and Cl– Ions in Generation of Variation Potential in Pumpkin Plants

V. A. Vodeneev, E. K. Akinchits, L. A. Orlova, and V. S. Sukhov


Production of Reactive Oxygen Species and Antioxidant Enzymes of Pea and Soybean Plants under Hypoxia and High CO2 Concentration in Medium

A. N. Ershova, N. V. Popova, and O. S. Berdnikova


Effect of Industrial Air Pollution on Wild Plant Seed Germination and Seedling Growth

I. V. Lyanguzova


Cross Adaptation of Potato Plants to Low Temperatures and Potato Cyst Nematode Infestation

M. I. Sysoeva, V. V. Lavrova, E. M. Matveeva, E. G. Sherudilo, and L. V. Topchieva


Expression Patterns of ABA-Dependent and ABA-Independent Genes during Wheat Cold Adaptation

V. V. Talanova, A. F. Titov, L. V. Topchieva, and N. C. Repkina


Woody Plants of Yakutia and Low-Temperature Stress

K. A. Petrov, V. E. Sofronova, V. V. Bubyakina, A. A. Perk, T. D. Tatarinova, A. G. Ponomarev, V. A. Chepalov, Zh. M. Okhlopkova, I. V. Vasilieva, and T. Ch. Maximov


Processes Hindering Activation of Lipid Peroxidation in Cold-Tolerant Plants under Hypothermia

M. S. Sin’kevich, N. V. Naraikina, and T. I. Trunova


Effect of Sodium Nitroprusside on Heat Resistance of Wheat Coleoptiles: Dependence on the Formation and Scavenging of Reactive Oxygen Species

Yu. V. Karpets, Yu. E. Kolupaev, and T. O. Yastreb


Stress Responses of Wheat Leaves to Dehydration: Participation of Endogenous NO and Effect of Sodium Nitroprusside

A. V. Boyarshinov and E. V. Asafova


Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Regulation of Chloroplast Gene Expression by Heavy Metals in Barley Seedlings

N. R. Zaripova, V. P. Kholodova, Ya. O. Zubo, V. V. Kusnetsov, and Vl. V. Kuznetsov


Lectin Involvement in the Development of Wheat Tolerance to Cadmium Toxicity

M. V. Bezrukova, R. A. Fatkhutdinova, A. R. Lubyanova, A. R. Murzabaev, V. V. Fedyaev, and F. M. Shakirova


Effect of Leghemoglobin A Gene Expression from Soybean on Tobacco Plant Growth and Antioxidant State under Damaging Action of Cadmium

M. Yu. Dmitryukova, A. Kh. Baimiev, V. V. Fedyaev, and Z. F. Rakhmankulova


Effect of Chronic Irradiation on Plant Resistance to Biotic Stress in 30-km Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone

A. P. Dmitriev, D. M. Grodzinskii, N. I. Gushcha, and M. S. Kryzhanovskaya


Effect of Weak Pulse Magnetic Fields on Lipid Peroxidation and Activities of Antioxidant Complex Components in Pea Chloroplasts

E. O. Polovinkina, E. A. Kal’yasova, Yu. V. Sinitsina, and A. P. Veselov


Treatment with the Herbicide Granstar Induces Oxidative Stress in Cereal Leaves

A. N. Gar’kova, M. M. Rusyaeva, O. V. Nushtaeva, Yu. N. Aroslankina, and A. S. Lukatkin


Using the Roots as Test Objects for the Assessment of Biological Action of Chemical Substances

V. B. Ivanov


Author Index to Volume 58

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Polish Journal of Ecology - 59 (3-4), 2011

Polish Journal of Ecology - 59 (3), 2011


Contents:


MASRAHI Y.S., AL-YEMENI M.N., AL-TURKI T.A., SAYED O.H.
Ecophysiological mechanisms of succulent survival in natural conditions: photosynthetic carbon fixation in Caralluma acutangula (Decne. N.E.Br.) (Asclepiadaceae)

DU Y., CUI X., CAO G., ZHAO X., YANG G.
Simulating N2O emission from Kobresia humilis Serg. alpine meadow on Tibetan Plateau with the DNDC model

WANG J.-C., SHI X., YIN L.-K., ZHANG D.-Y.
Role of clonal integration in life strategy of sandy dune plant, Eremosparton songoricum (Litv.) Vass (Fab aceae): experimental

LIU Z., LI K., CAI Y., FANG Y.
Correlation between leafing phenology and traits: woody species of evergreen broad-leaved forests in subtropical China

GÜNER Ş.T., ÖZKAN K. , ÇÖMEZ A.
Key factors in the site selection of Rosa canina (L.) - applying the Generalized Additive Model

CATORCI A. ,VITANZI A., TARDELLA F.M., HRŠAK V.
Regeneration of Ostrya carpinifolia Scop. forest after coppicing: modelling of changes in species diversity and composition

WANG Y., BAO W., WU N.
Effects of Salix sphaeronymphe Görz shrubs on herbaceous community in forest secondary succession (Tibetan Plateau) .

LI Y., BAO W., WU N.
Soil seed bank and extant vegetation of a dry valley

SZYMURA T.H., SZYMURA M.
Soil properties and light availability determine species richness and vegetation diversity in an overgrown coppice oak stand

MACIEJEWSKI Z., SZWAGRZYK J.
Long-term changes in stand composition of natural forest associations on the Roztocze Highlands (Eastern Poland)

AVEL-NIINEMETS E., PENSA M., PORTSMUTH A.
Distribution of testate amoebae along a gradient hummock-lawn-hollow in a Sphagnum-bog: potential implications for palaeoecological reconstructions

EJSMONT-KARABIN J., HUTOROWICZ A.
Rotifera communities associated with invasive Vallisneria spiralis L. (Hydrocharitaceae) versus native macrophytes in the lakes heated by power stations (Konin lakes, W. Poland)

VIDAKOVIĆ J., PALIJAN G., ČERBA D.
Relationship between nematode community and biomass and composition of periphyton developing on artificial substrates in floodplain lake

HALAREWICZ A., JACKOWSKI J.
Leaf damage of the Black Cherry, Prunus serotina Ehrh., by the leaf beetle, Gonioctena quinquepunctata Fabr.: an accidental foraging on a neophytic host, or an established trophic link?

SZENTGYÖRGYI H., BLINOV A., EREMEEVA N., LUZYANIN S., GREŚ I.M., WOYCIECHOWSKI M.
Bumblbebees (Bombidae) along pollution gradient - heavy metal accumulation, species diversity, and Nosema bombi infection level

LESIŃSKI G., OLSZEWSKI A., POPCZYK B.
Forest roads used by commuting and foraging bats in edge and interior zones

WU G.-L., TIAN F.-P., REN G.-H., LIU Z.-H.
Seed mass increase along altitude within four Saussurea (Asteraceae) species in Tibetian Plateau

URBAN-MALINGA B.
Free-living interstitial Plathelminthes of the Baltic sea: diversity and abundance

KOPECKÝ O., VOJAR J., ŠUSTA F., REHÁK I.
Non-prey items in stomachs of Alpine newts (Mesotriton alpestris, Laurenti)


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Polish Journal of Ecology - 59 (4), 2011


Contents:

Special paper

KOSTRZEWSKA-SZLAKOWSKA I., JASSER I.
Black box: what do we know about humic lakes?

SZYMURA T.H., SZYMURA M., DUNAJSKI A.
Biodiversity conservation of the vegetation adjacent to watercourses influenced by land reclamation practicies: the floodplain of the Odra River (Silesia, Poland)

KOSTRAKIEWICZ K.
The effect of gaps size on colonization process in Molinietum caeruleae meadows with different habitat conditions

DZWONKO Z., LOSTER S.
Changes in species composition of an abandoned limestone grassland in relation to climatic conditions

SANIGA M., BALANDA M., KUCBEL S., JALOVIAR P.
Cyclic changes in tree species composition of mixed-species forest in Western Carpathians: role of disturbance and tree regeneration

SUN J., PENG C., ST. ONGE B., BERNINGER F., MCCAUGHEY H., LEI X.
Meta-analysis of the effects of soil warming on soil respiration in forest ecosystems

JI M., ZHANG X., WANG Z., ZHANG Q., DENG J.
Intra-versus inter-population variation of cone and seed morphological traits of Pinus tabulaeformis Carr. in northern China: impact of climate-related conditions

DONG M., JIANG Y., ZHANG W., YANG Y., YANG H.
Effect of alpine treeline conditions on the response of the stem radial variation of Picea meyeri Rebd. et Wils to environmental factors

ZHANG F.-W., LI Y.-N., CAO G.-M., WANG S.-P., ZHAO X.-Q., DU M.-Y., WANG Q.-X.
Response of alpine plant community to simulated climate change: two-year results of reciprocal translocation experiment (Tibetan Plateau)

YANG L.-C., ZHOU G.-Y., LI C.-L., SONG W.-Z., CHEN G.-C.
Potential refugia in Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau revealed by the phylogeographical study of Swertia tetraptera (Gentianaceae)

VITASOVIĆ KOSIĆ I., TARDELLA F.M., RUŠČIĆ M., CATORCI A.
Assessment of floristic diversity, functional composition and management strategy of North Adriatic pastoral landscape (Croatia)

ŠAJNA N., KUŠAR P., NOVAK S., SLANA NOVAK L.
Benefits of low-intensive grazing: co-occurrence of umbelliferous plant (Hladnikia pastinacifolia Rchb.) and opilionid species (Phalangium opilio. L) in dry, calcareous grassland

BAJERLEIN D., MATUSZEWSKI S., KONWERSKI S.
Insect succession on carrion: seasonality, habitat preference and residency of histerid beetles (Coleoptera: Histeridae) visiting pig carrion exposed in various forests (western Poland)

ARNDT E., DOMDEI J.
Influence of beaver ponds on the macroinvertebrate benthic community in lowland brooks

DAI Q., WANG Y.
Effect of road on the distribution of amphibians in wetland area - test with model-averaged prediction


Short research contributions


KIANI B., TABARI M., FALLAH A., HOSSEINI S.M., IRAN NEJAD PARIZI M.H.
Optimal method to determine density of the scarce vegetation in dry desert: Variable Area Transect (VAT) applied to saxaul (Haloxylon ammodenderon) community

QU J., LI W., YANG M., LI K., ZHANG Y.
Methods for large scale assessment of small mammal abundance in open habitats: plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) in alpine grassland

DEPA Ł.
Coexisting aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) communities: interdependence in various habitats


Research note


SLIVINSKA K., KOPIJ G.
Diet of the Przewalski's horse Equus przewalskii in the Chernobyl exclusion zone

TERRADAS J., PENUELAS J.
Misleading ideas about top-down and bottom-up control in communities and the role of omnivores


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Plant Species Biology - 27 (1), 2012

Contents:

EDITORIAL


Plant Species Biology—Run on the main street (pages 1–2)

MASASHI OHARA


INVITED ARTICLE


Heterostyly and the possibility of its breakdown by polyploidization (pages 3–29)

AKIYO NAIKI


ORIGINAL ARTICLES


Development and plasticity of endangered shrub Lindera melissifolia (Lauraceae) seedlings under contrasting light regimes (pages 30–45)

BRIAN ROY LOCKHART, EMILE S. GARDINER, THERAN STAUTZ and THEODOR D. LEININGER


Effects of stolon severing on the expansion of Alternanthera philoxeroides from terrestrial to contaminated aquatic habitats (pages 46–52)

WEI GUO and ZHENG-HUA HU


Positive effects of native shrubs on three specially protected cacti species in Durango, México (pages 53–58)

GISELA MURO-PÉREZ, ENRIQUE JURADO, JOEL FLORES, JAIME SÁNCHEZ-SALAS, JAIME GARCÍA-PÉREZ and EDUARDO ESTRADA


Patterns of leaf asymmetry changes in Plantago major L. (ssp. major) natural populations exposed to different environmental conditions (pages 59–68)

MIROSLAVA VELIČKOVIĆ and TATJANA SAVIĆ


Clonal growth of sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) (Asteraceae) and its relationship to volatile communication (pages 69–76)

SATOMI ISHIZAKI, KAORI SHIOJIRI, RICHARD KARBAN and MASASHI OHARA


Influence of pollinator grooming on pollen-mediated gene dispersal in Mimulus ringens (Phrymaceae) (pages 77–85)

KARSTEN G. HOLMQUIST, RANDALL J. MITCHELL and JEFFREY D. KARRON


Biotic versus abiotic pollination in Oeceoclades maculata (Lindl.) Lindl. (Orchidaceae) (pages 86–95)

JOAO M.R.B.V. AGUIAR, LUDMILA M. PANSARIN, JAMES D. ACKERMAN and EMERSON R. PANSARIN


Pollination biology of Lilium japonicum var. abeanum and var. japonicum: evidence of adaptation to the different availability of diurnal and nocturnal pollinators (pages 96–105)

SHIZUKA YOKOTA and TETSUKAZU YAHARA


NOTES AND COMMENTS


Decoupling of reproduction and growth: an unusual pattern in the life cycle of the Mediterranean geophyte Narcissus serotinus (pages 106–109)

ISABEL MARQUES and DAVID DRAPER

Microclimate and production of peat moss Sphagnum palustre L. in the warm-temperate zone (pages 110–118)

EIJI FUKUTA, AKIKO SASAKI and TAKAYUKI NAKATSUBO


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Plant Breeding - 131 (1), 2012

Contents:

REVIEW ARTICLE


Breeding for resistance to ear rots caused by Fusarium spp. in maize – a review (pages 1–19)

Ákos Mesterházy, Marc Lemmens and Lana M. Reid


ORIGINAL ARTICLES


Identification of candidate gene–based SSR markers for lysine and tryptophan metabolic pathways in maize (Zea mays) (pages 20–27)

Banisetti K. Babu, Pawan K. Agrawal, Hari S. Gupta, Anil Kumar and Jagadeesh C. Bhatt


Inheritance of resistance to Gibberella ear rot and deoxynivalenol contamination in five flint maize crosses (pages 28–32)

Matthias Martin, Baldev S. Dhillon, Thomas Miedaner and Albrecht E. Melchinger


Mapping QTL for heat tolerance at flowering stage in rice using SNP markers (pages 33–41)

Changrong Ye, May A. Argayoso, Edilberto D. Redona, Sheryl N. Sierra, Marcelino A. Laza, Christine J. Dilla, Youngjun Mo, Michael J. Thomson, Joonghyoun Chin, Celia B. Delavina, Genaleen Q. Diaz and Jose E. Hernandez


Mapping of tms8 gene for temperature-sensitive genic male sterility (TGMS) in rice (Oryza sativa L.) (pages 42–47)

Appibhai J. Hussain, Jauhar Ali, Ebrahimali A. Siddiq, Vidya S. Gupta, Umesh K. Reddy and Prabhakar K. Ranjekar


Characterization of quantitative trait loci for number of primary branches in near-isogenic lines from a cross between the Oryza sativa cultivar ‘Hwayeongbyeo’ and the wild relative Oryza rufipogon (pages 48–53)

Shi-Dong Ji, Ping-Rong Yuan, Luo Xiao, Hyun-Sook Lee and Sang-Nag Ahn


Rapid phenotyping for adult-plant resistance to stripe rust in wheat (pages 54–61)

Lee T. Hickey, Peter M. Wilkinson, Cheridan R. Knight, Ian D. Godwin, Olena Y. Kravchuk, Elizabeth A. B. Aitken, Urmil K. Bansal, Harbans S. Bariana, Ian H. De Lacy and Mark J. Dieters


Assessment of the effects of the Gpc-B1 allele on senescence rate, grain protein concentration and mineral content in hard red spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) from the Pacific Northwest Region of the USA (pages 62–68)

Arron H. Carter, Dipak K. Santra and Kimberlee K. Kidwell


Development and identification of wheat–barley 2H chromosome translocation lines carrying the Isa gene (pages 69–74)

Hongda Zou, Ying Wu, Hongkui Liu, Zhishan Lin, Xingguo Ye, Xiao Chen and Yaping Yuan


Allelopathic potential of Triticum spp., Secale spp. and Triticosecale spp. and use of chromosome substitutions and translocations to improve weed suppression ability in winter wheat (pages 75–80)

Nils-Ove Bertholdsson, Staffan C. Andersson and Arnulf Merker


Molecular cytogenetic identification of a wheat-Aegilops geniculata Roth spontaneous chromosome substitution and its effects on the growth and physiological responses of seedlings to osmotic stress (pages 81–87)

Svetlana Landjeva, Konstantina Kocheva, Tania Karceva, Adél Sepsi, István Molnár, Annamária Schneider, Ganka Ganeva, Georgi Georgiev and Márta Molnár-Láng


Male parent effects on stigma receptivity and seed set of sorghum A-lines under chilling field temperatures (pages 88–93)

Ma. Eugenia Cisneros-López, Leopoldo E. Mendoza-Onofre and Víctor A. González-Hernández


Influence of types of sterile cytoplasm on the resistance to sorghum shoot fly (Atherigona soccata) (pages 94–99)

Umakanth V. Akula, Padmaja G. Poluru, Ashok Kumar Jangam and Patil V. Jagannath


Quantitative genetic parameters for selection of biomass yield in hybrid rye (pages 100–103)

Thomas Miedaner, Silvia Koch, Andreas Seggl, Brigitta Schmiedchen and Peer Wilde


Estimation of heritability of benzoxazinoid production in rye (Secale cereale) using gas chromatographic analysis (pages 104–109)

Ashley M. Brooks, David A. Danehower, J. Paul Murphy, S. Chris Reberg-Horton and James D. Burton


Efficiency of PowerCore in core set development using amplified fragment length polymorphic markers in mungbean (pages 110–117)

Kyaw Thu Moe, Jae-Gyun Gwag and Yong-Jin Park


Development of EST-derived SSR markers in pea (Pisum sativum) and their potential utility for genetic mapping and transferability (pages 118–124)

Raghvendra K. Mishra, Baniekal H. Gangadhar, Akula Nookaraju, Sushil Kumar and Se W. Park


Participatory approach in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) breeding for drought tolerance for southern Ethiopia (pages 125–134)

Asrat Asfaw, Conny J. M. Almekinders, Matthew W. Blair and Paul C. Struik


Meiotic analysis of the hybrids between cultivated and synthetic tetraploid groundnuts (pages 135–138)

Nalini Mallikarjuna, Sandhya Srikanth, Ravi K. Vellanki, Deepak R. Jadhav, Kumkum Das and Hari D. Upadhyaya


Highly informative genic and genomic SSR markers to facilitate molecular breeding in cultivated groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) (pages 139–147)

Manish K. Pandey, Bhimana Gautami, Thandoniappan Jayakumar, Manda Sriswathi, Hari D. Upadhyaya, Makanahally V. Chennabyre Gowda, Thankappan Radhakrishnan, David J. Bertioli, Steven J. Knapp, Duglas R. Cook and Rajeev K. Varshney


Evaluation of a peanut collection for shell-colour traits in two diverse soil types (pages 148–154)

Ran Hovav, Hana Badani, Idit Ginzberg, Ilan Chedvat, Yael Brand and Shmuel Galili


Male Sterility in three crop Lupinus species (pages 155–163)

Jon C. Clements, Julia Wilson, Mark W. Sweetingham, John Quealy and Gordon Francis


Improved production of doubled haploids in Brassica rapa through microspore culture (pages 164–169)

Yun Zhang, Aijie Wang, Yang Liu, Yushu Wang and Hui Feng


The downy mildew resistance locus Pp523 is located on chromosome C8 of Brassica oleracea L. (pages 170–175)

Jorge D. Carlier, Claudia A. Alabaça, Paula S. Coelho, António A. Monteiro and José M. Leitao


A simple and rapid procedure for identification of seed coat colour at the early developmental stage of Brassica juncea and Brassica napus seeds (pages 176–179)

Ying Lu, Xianjun Liu, Shuyan Liu, Yingchun Yue, Chunyun Guan and Zhongsong Liu


Morphological traits of phytomers and shoots in the first year of growth as markers for predicting apple tree canopy architecture (pages 180–185)

Vidmantas Bendokas, Dalia Gelvonauskiene, Tadeusas Siksnianas, Grazina Staniene, Jurate B. Siksnianiene, Bronislovas Gelvonauskis and Vidmantas Stanys


Development of sequence-tagged site markers linked to the pillar growth type in peach (Prunus persica) (pages 186–192)

Osama Sajer, Ralph Scorza, Chris Dardick, Tetyana Zhebentyayeva, Albert G. Abbott and Renate Horn


Chromosomal regions associated with dollar spot resistance in colonial bentgrass (pages 193–197)

David Rotter, Emily Merewitz, Bingru Huang and Faith C. Belanger


Recurrent selection for increased seed germination in sand bluestem (Andropogon hallii) (pages 198–202)

Tim L. Springer


Parent–offspring correlation estimate of heritability for late blight resistance conferred by an accession of the tomato wild species Solanum pimpinellifolium (pages 203–210)

Heather L. Merk and Majid R. Foolad


The expression of pectin methylesterase in onion flower buds is associated with the dominant male-fertility restoration allele (pages 211–216)

Yumeng Huo, Jun Miao, Bingjiang Liu, Yanyan Yang, Yihui Zhang, Yasuki Tahara, Qingwei Meng, Qiwei He, Hidemi Kitano and Xiong Wu


SHORT COMMUNICATIONS


Inheritance of foliar blast resistance in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) (pages 217–219)

Shashi K. Gupta, Rajan Sharma, Kedar N. Rai and Ram P. Thakur


Inheritance of resistance to sunflower broomrape (Orobanche cumana Wallr.) in an interspecific cross between Helianthus annuus and Helianthus debilis subsp. tardiflorus (pages 220–221)

Leonardo Velasco, Begona Pérez-Vich, Ahmed A. M. Yassein, Chao-Chien Jan and José M. Fernández-Martínez


Additional pea EST-SSR markers for comparative mapping in pea (Pisum sativum L.) (pages 222–226)

Jason De Caire , Clarice J. Coyne, Sarah Brumett and Jeffry L. Shultz


Genomic variation of new cultivars selected from distant hybridization in Lilium (pages 227–230)

Xianxian Zhang, Guiling Ren, Kehu Li, Guixue Zhou and Shujun Zhou


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Plant Biology - 14 (1-2,suppl. 1), 2012

Plant Biology - 14 (1), 2012



Contents:


REVIEW ARTICLE


Ecological aspects of plant selenium hyperaccumulation (pages 1–10)

A. F. El Mehdawi and E. A. H. Pilon-Smits


RESEARCH PAPERS


Evolution of the YABBY gene family with emphasis on the basal eudicot Eschscholzia californica (Papaveraceae) (pages 11–23)

C. Bartholmes, O. Hidalgo and S. Gleissberg


Expression characteristics of ARF1 and SAR1 during development and the de-etiolation process (pages 24–32)

B. Cevher Keskin, E. Yuca, Ö. Ertekin, B. Yüksel and A. R. Memon


Histochemical screening, metabolite profiling and expression analysis reveal Rosaceae roots as the site of flavan-3-ol biosynthesis (pages 33–40)

T. Hoffmann, R. Friedlhuber, C. Steinhauser, I. Tittel, K. Skowranek, W. Schwab and T. C. Fischer


Phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate is associated to extracellular lipoproteic fractions and is detected in tomato apoplastic fluids (pages 41–49)

G. Gonorazky, A. M. Laxalt, H. L. Dekker, M. Rep, T. Munnik, C. Testerink and L. de la Canal


Different strategies of Lotus japonicus, L. corniculatus and L. tenuis to deal with complete submergence at seedling stage (pages 50–55)

G. G. Striker, R. F. Izaguirre, M. E. Manzur and A. A. Grimoldi


Analysis of the subcellular localisation of lipoxygenase in legume and actinorhizal nodules (pages 56–63)

K. Demchenko, A. Zdyb, I. Feussner and K. Pawlowski


Reactive oxygen species are involved in pollen tube initiation in kiwifruit (pages 64–76)

A. Speranza, R. Crinelli, V. Scoccianti and A. Geitmann


Interchangeable effects of gibberellic acid and temperature on embryo growth, seed germination and epicotyl emergence in Ribes multiflorum ssp. sandalioticum (Grossulariaceae) (pages 77–87)

E. Mattana, H. W. Pritchard, M. Porceddu, W. H. Stuppy and G. Bacchetta


Photosynthetic acclimation to light in woody and herbaceous species: a comparison of leaf structure, pigment content and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics measured in the field (pages 88–99)

L. Hallik, Ü. Niinemets and O. Kull


Distinct modes of adventitious rooting in Arabidopsis thaliana (pages 100–109)

L. da Rocha Correa, J. Troleis, A. A. Mastroberti, J. E. A. Mariath and A. G. Fett-Neto


60Co-? radiation induces differential acetylation and phosphorylation of histones H3 and H4 in wheat (pages 110–117)

V. V. Raut and J. K. Sainis


Spatio-temporal heterogeneity in Arabidopsis thaliana leaves under drought stress (pages 118–128)

I. Sperdouli and M. Moustakas


Multivariate analyses of salt stress and metabolite sensing in auto- and heterotroph Chenopodium cell suspensions (pages 129–141)

C. Wongchai, A. Chaidee and W. Pfeiffer


No evidence for depletion of carbohydrate pools in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) under drought stress (pages 142–148)

A. Gruber, D. Pirkebner, C. Florian and W. Oberhuber


Plastidic isoprenoid biosynthesis in tomato: physiological and molecular analysis in genotypes resistant and sensitive to drought stress (pages 149–156)

J. Loyola, I. Verdugo, E. González, J. A. Casaretto and S. Ruiz-Lara


Germination, survival and growth of three vascular plants on biological soil crusts from a Mexican tropical desert (pages 157–162)

H. Godínez-Alvarez, C. Morín and V. Rivera-Aguilar


Litter effects on seedling establishment interact with seed position and earthworm activity (pages 163–170)

T. W. Donath and R. L. Eckstein


Pollen:ovule ratio and its relationship with other floral traits in Papilionoideae (Leguminosae): an evaluation with Argentine species (pages 171–178)

A. V. Etcheverry, M. M. Alemán, T. Figueroa-Fleming, D. López-Spahr, C. A. Gómez, C. Yánez, D. M. Figueroa-Castro and P. Ortega-Baes


Prediction of flowering time in Brassica oleracea using a quantitative trait loci-based phenology model (pages 179–189)

R. Uptmoor, J. Li, T. Schrag and H. Stützel


Floral ontogeny of Ruteae (Rutaceae) and its systematic implications (pages 190–197)

L. Wei, Y.-Z. Wang and Z.-Y. Li


Aspects of reproductive ecology of Clusia valerioi Standl. and Clusia peninsulae Hammel (sp. nov.), two Central American species of Clusiaceae with resin flowers (pages 198–207)

H. Hochwallner, S. Vogel, W. Huber, B. E. Hammel and A. Weber


Phenotypic plasticity to light of two congeneric trees from contrasting habitats: Brazilian Atlantic Forest versus cerrado (savanna) (pages 208–215)

F. de V. Barros, M. F. Goulart, S. B. Sá Telles, M. B. Lovato, F. Valladares and J. P. de Lemos-Filho


Hormonal control of endoreduplication in sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) seedlings growing in vitro (pages 216–222)

E. Lukaszewska, R. Virden and E. Sliwinska


Meiotic abnormalities underlying pollen sterility in wild potato hybrids and spontaneous populations (pages 223–233)

F. H. Larrosa, J. F. Maune, L. E. Erazzú and E. L. Camadro


The development of pistillate and perfect florets in Xeranthemum squarrosum (Asteraceae) (pages 234–243)

M. R. Dadpour, S. Naghiloo and S. Faridi Neycharan


SHORT RESEARCH PAPERS


Identification of the abscisic acid receptor VvPYL1 in Vitis vinifera (pages 244–248)

G. Li, H. Xin, X. F. Zheng, S. Li and Z. Hu


Decreased structural defence of an invasive thistle under warming (pages 249–252)

R. Zhang, A. Leshak and K. Shea


Genome sizes for all genera of Cycadales (pages 253–256)

B. J. M. Zonneveld



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Plant Biology - 14 (supplement 1), 2012



Contents:

Plant-Pathogen Interactions


Unravelling intimacies between plants and their enemies (pages iii–iv)

Saskia C. M. van Wees


Review Article

Genomic advances will herald new insights into the Brassica: Leptosphaeria maculans pathosystem (pages 1–10)

A. Hayward, J. McLanders, E. Campbell, D. Edwards and J. Batley


Research Papers

Correlation of cytological and biochemical parameters with resistance and tolerance to Mycosphaerella graminicola in wheat (pages 11–21)

L. El Chartouni, B. Randoux, F. Duyme, D. Renard-Merlier, B. Tisserant, N. Bourdon, V. Pillon, J. Sanssené, R. Durand, Ph. Reignault and P. Halama


Polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins – leucine-rich repeat proteins in plant defence (pages 22–30)

A. Maulik, A. I. Sarkar, S. Devi and S. Basu


Transgenic expression of polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins in Arabidopsis and wheat increases resistance to the flower pathogen Fusarium graminearum (pages 31–38)

S. Ferrari, L. Sella, M. Janni, G. De Lorenzo, F. Favaron and R. D’Ovidio


Overexpression of arginase in Arabidopsis thaliana influences defence responses against Botrytis cinerea (pages 39–45)

S. Brauc, E. De Vooght, M. Claeys, J. M. C. Geuns, M. Höfte and G. Angenon


Malus hupehensis NPR1 induces pathogenesis-related protein gene expression in transgenic tobacco (pages 46–56)

J.-Y. Zhang, Y.-S. Qiao, D. Lv, Z.-H. Gao, S.-C. Qu and Z. Zhang


Manipulation of VOC emissions with methyl jasmonate and carrageenan in the evergreen conifer Pinus sylvestris and evergreen broadleaf Quercus ilex (pages 57–65)

G. Semiz, J. D. Blande, J. Heijari, K. Işik, Ü. Niinemets and J. K. Holopainen


Effects of phosphorus availability and genetic variation of leaf terpene content and emission rate in Pinus pinaster seedlings susceptible and resistant to the pine weevil, Hylobius abietis (pages 66–72)

J.-S. Blanch, L. Sampedro, J. Llusia, X. Moreira, R. Zas and J. Penuelas


Comparing systemic defence-related gene expression changes upon migratory and sedentary nematode attack in rice (pages 73–82)

T. Kyndt, K. Nahar, A. Haegeman, D. De Vleesschauwer, M. Höfte and G. Gheysen


Rhizobacteria modify plant–aphid interactions: a case of induced systemic susceptibility (pages 83–90)

A. Pineda, S. -J. Zheng, J. J. A. van Loon and M. Dicke


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Plant Biology - 14 (2), 2012



Contents:

RESEARCH PAPERS

Vegetative reproduction capacities of floodplain willows – cutting response to competition and biomass loss (pages 257–264)

A. Radtke, E. Mosner and I. Leyer


Physical connection decreases benefits of clonal integration in Alternanthera philoxeroides under three warming scenarios (pages 265–270)

J.-J. Li, P.-H. Peng and W.-M. He


Selecting predictors for discriminant analysis of species performance: an example from an amphibious softwater plant (pages 271–277)

F. Vanderhaeghe, A. J. P. Smolders, J. G. M. Roelofs and M. Hoffmann


Rapid floral senescence following male function and breeding systems of some tropical orchids (pages 278–284)

M. K. Huda and C. C. Wilcock


Neither protogynous nor obligatory out-crossed: pollination biology and breeding system of the European Red List Fritillaria meleagris L. (Liliaceae) (pages 285–294)

M. Zych and M. Stpiczyńska


Effect of temperature on the progamic phase in high-mountain plants (pages 295–305)

G. Steinacher and J. Wagner


Why does needle photosynthesis decline with tree height in Norway spruce? (pages 306–314)

O. Räim, E. Kaurilind, L. Hallik and E. Merilo


Manipulation of monoubiquitin improves salt tolerance in transgenic tobacco (pages 315–324)

J. Zhang, Q. F. Guo, Y. N. Feng, F. Li, J. F. Gong, Z. Y. Fan and W. Wang


Vacuoles release sucrose via tonoplast-localised SUC4-type transporters (pages 325–336)

S. Schneider, S. Hulpke, A. Schulz, I. Yaron, J. Höll, A. Imlau, B. Schmitt, S. Batz, S. Wolf, R. Hedrich and N. Sauer


Abscisic acid-regulated responses of aba2-1 under osmotic stress: the abscisic acid-inducible antioxidant defence system and reactive oxygen species production (pages 337–346)

C. Ozfidan, I. Turkan, A. H. Sekmen and B. Seckin


Common and distinct responses in phytohormone and vitamin E changes during seed burial and dormancy in Xyris bialata and X. peregrina (pages 347–353)

Q. S. Garcia, V. T. Giorni, M. Müller and S. Munné-Bosch


The relative effect of citral on mitotic microtubules in wheat roots and BY2 cells (pages 354–364)

D. Chaimovitsh, O. Rogovoy (Stelmakh), O. Altshuler, E. Belausov, M. Abu-Abied, B. Rubin, E. Sadot and N. Dudai


Intron retention regulates the expression of pectin methyl esterase inhibitor (Pmei) genes during wheat growth and development (pages 365–373)

V. Rocchi, M. Janni, D. Bellincampi, T. Giardina and R. D’Ovidio


Differentiation of Populus species using chloroplast single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers – essential for comprehensible and reliable poplar breeding (pages 374–381)

H. Schroeder, A. M. Hoeltken and M. Fladung


Exclusive conservation of mitochondrial group II intron nad4i548 among liverworts and its use for phylogenetic studies in this ancient plant clade (pages 382–391)

U. Volkmar, M. Groth-Malonek, J. Heinrichs, H. Muhle, M. Polsakiewicz and V. Knoop


SHORT RESEARCH PAPER

Silicon supply modifies C:N:P stoichiometry and growth of Phragmites australis (pages 392–396)

J. Schaller, C. Brackhage, M. O. Gessner, E. Bäuker and E. Gert Dudel


ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Referees of all Section Editors (pages 397–400)


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Pakistan Journal of Botany - 44 (1), 2012

Contents:
1. Population structure, spatial pattern and reproductive capacity of two semi-desert undershrubs Senna holosericea and Fagonia indica in southern Sindh, Pakistan
S. Shahid Shaukat, Seemi Aziz, Waqar Ahmed and Atif Shahzad

2. Analyzing the herbaceous flora of Lohi Bher Wildlife Park under variable environmental stress
Sheikh Saeed Ahmad and Huma Ehsan

3. Phytodiversity and endemic richness of Karambar lake vegetation from Chitral, Hindukush-Himalayas
Hamayun Shaheen and Zabta Khan Shinwari

4. Ecological analysis of the grassland flora in the riparian zone of Okanj Oxbow Lake (Vojvodina, Serbia)
A. Knežević, D. Džigurski, B. Ljevnaić-Mašić and D. Milić

5. Contribution to the red list of Pakistan: a case study of Delphinium nordhagenii (Ranunculaceae)
Haidar Ali, M. Qaiser and K.B. Marwat

6. Trichome micromorphology of Egyptian ballota (Lamiaceae) with emphasis on its systematic implication
A.K. Osman

7. Evaluation of sorghum varieties/lines for salt tolerance using physiological indices as screening tool
Abida Kausar, M. Yasin Ashraf, Iftikhar Ali, M. Niaz and Qaiser Abbass

8. Salt-induced variation in some potential physio-chemical attributes of two genetically diverse spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars: photosynthesis and photosystem II efficiency
Muhammad Arslan Ashraf and Muhammad Ashraf

9. An evaluation of water deficit tolerance screening in pigmented indica rice genotypes
Sutee Chutipaijit, Suriyan Cha-um and Kanokporn Sompornpailin

10. Molecular analyses of gladiolus lines with improved resistance against Fusarium wilt
Idrees Ahmad Nasir, Arshad Jamal, Ziaur Rahman and Tayyab Husnain

11. Foliar urea application affects nitric oxide burst and glycinebetaine metabolism in two maize cultivars under drought
Lixin Zhang, Xifeng Zhang, Kai Wang, Yonggui Zhao, Youya Zhai, Mei Gao, Zhenfeng An, Jianchao Liu and Jinjiang Hu

12. Vigna radiata root associated mycorrhizae and their helping bacteria for improving crop productivity
Tahira Yasmeen, Sohail Hameed, Mohsin Tariq and Javed Iqbal

13. The inhibition of polymerization of glucose in carbohydrate under Cu stress in Vigna radiata
Rafia Azmat and Sana Riaz

14. Evaluation of ambient air pollution effects on three cultivars of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) by using ethylenediurea
Abdul Wahid, Sheikh Saeed Ahmad, Yuechun Zhao and J.N.B. Bell

15. Effects of varied irradiance on flowering time of facultative long-day ornamental annuals
Jalal-ud-Din Baloch, M. Munir, M. Abid and M. Iqbal

16. Effect of salicylic acid treatments on storage life of peach fruits cv.. ‘Flordaking’
Muhammad Javed Tareen, Nadeem Akhtar Abbasi and Ishfaq Ahmad Hafiz

17. Different growing conditions affect nutrient content, fruit yield and growth in strawberry
Leyla Demirsoy, Hüsnü Demirsoy and Gülden Balci

18. Efficacy of Bio-K fertilizer on the growth and sugar content of sugarcane plants
S. Tahir Abbas, Rahila Nazli, Bushra Nawab and R.M. Tariq

19. Effect of picking dates on seed germination, GIN turn-out, seed index and staple length in Gossypium hirsutum L.
Zaheer Ahmed Deho, S. Laghari, S. Abro, M.A. Arain, M. Hussain, S.A. Abro and Fakhruddin

20. Radiation and nitrogen use efficiencies of C3 winter cereals to nitrogen split application
S. Ahmad, H. Ali, M. Ismail, M.I. Shahzad, M. Nadeem. M.A. Anjum, M. Zia-ul-Haq, N. Firdous and M.A. Khan

21. Evaluation of groundnut genotypes under drought stress conditions at Swat Valley
Ayub Khan, Asghari Bano, Jehan Bakht and Nasrullah Jan Malik

22. Appraisal of temporal variation in soil and forage iron and zinc in a pasture under semi-arid environmental conditions
Kafeel Ahmad, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Ashraf and Abid Ejaz

23.Preliminary studies on morphological diversity of coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) seedlings by organic and inorganic fertilizer amendments at Karachi, Pakistan
Abdul Hameed Solangi and M. Zafar Iqbal

24. Allelopathic assessment of fresh aqueous extracts of Chenopodium album L., for growth and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Abdul Majeed, Zubeda Chaudhry and Zahir Muhammad

25. Optimization of dilute acid pretreatment using response surface methodology for bioethanol production from cellulosic biomass of rice polish
Zahid Anwar, Muhammad Gulfraz, Muhammad Imran, M. Javaid Asad, Aftab Iqbal Shafi, Pervez Anwar and Rahmatullah Qureshi

26. Substrates effects on growth, yield and quality of Rosa hybrida L.
Iftikhar Ahmad, M. Aslam Khan, M. Qasim, M. Shahzad Zafar and Rashid Ahmad


27. Evaluation of maize S2 lines in test cross combinations II: Yield and yield components
H. Rahman, Arifuddin, Z. Shah, S.M.A. Shah, M. Iqbal and I.H. Khalil

28. Molecular cloning and expression analysis of a NPR1 gene from sugarcane
Jian-Wen Chen, Jian-Fei Kuang, Gang Peng, Si-Bao Wan, Rui Liu, Zhan-Duan Yang and Hai-Hua Deng

29. Determination of processing and nutritional quality attributes of potato genotypes in Pakistan
Ghulam Abbas, I.A. Hafiz, N.A. Abbasi and Azhar Hussain

30. Fruit quality parameters and molecular characterization of some loquat accessions
Aydin Uzun, Ubeyit Seday and Cengiz Turkay

31. Genetic analysis of somaclonal variants and induced mutants of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cv. Diamant using RAPD markers
Humera Afrasiab and Javed Iqbal

32. Effect of mycorrhizal inoculation on the growth and phytoextraction of heavy metals by maize grown in oil contaminated soil
Abdul Kabir Khan Achakzai, Mojeed Olaide Liasu and Oladele Johnson Popoola

33. Natural occurrence of aflatoxins, Zearalenone and Trichothecenes in maize grown in Pakistan
Salma Khatoon, Nafeesa Qudsia Hanif, Iffat Tahira, Nighat Sultana, Kishwar Sultana and Najma Ayub

34. Genetic analysis and hybrid vigor study of grain yield and other quantitative traits in autotetraploid rice
Muhammad Qasim Shahid, Xu Hai-Ming, Lin Shun-Quan, Chen Zhi-Xiong, Muhammad Naeem, Li Ya-Juan and Liu Xiang-Dong

35. Expression of genes controlling the inheritance of resistance to cotton leaf curl virus disease (CLCuD) in Gossypium hirsutum L.: A quantitative analysis
Manzoor Hussain, Faqir Muhammad Azhar, Asif Ali Khan and Zulfiqar Ali

36. Correlation and frequency distribution for different parameters among bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) accessions
Muhammad Mohibullah, Muhammad Qasim, Malik Ashiq Rabbani, Irfanullah, Muhammad Iqbal, Sadaf Javaria and Manzoor Iqbal Khattak

37. Isolation, characterization, preservation and pathogenicity test of Xanthomonas oryzae PV. oryzae causing BLB disease in rice
Rukhsana Jabeen, T. Iftikhar and Huma Batool

38. Associations of some characters with grain yield in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Nihal Kayan and M. Sait Adak

39. Characterization of pearl millet germplasm for various morphological and fodder yield parameters
Irfan Ahmed Shah, Hidayat-ur-Rahman, Syed Mehar Ali Shah, Zahir Shah, Ihteramullah and Muhammad Noor

40. Genetic evolution and utilization of wheat germplasm resources in Huanghuai winter wheat region of China
Cheng Xiyong, Xu Haixia, Dong Zhongdong, Chen Feng, Zhan Kehui and Cui Dangqun

41. Rate of nitrogen application influences yield of maize at low and high population in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
M. Asim, Mohammad Akmal, Ahmad Khan, Farhatullah and Raziuddin

42. An improved Agrobacterium mediated transformation system in wheat
Hamid Rashid, Mohammad Haroon Khan, Zubeda Chaudhry, Raisa Bano and Naveed Iqbal Raja

43. Evolution of new wheat variety NIA-Amber for the general cultivation in Sindh province - a case study
Mahboob Ali Sial, Muhammad Afzal Arain, Khalil Ahmed Laghari and Shamadad Khanzada

44. Walnut biodiversity in south-western Romania-resource for perspective cultivars
Sina Cosmulescu and Mihai Botu

45. Adaptation to polyethylene stress maintains totipotency of cell lines of Oryza sativa L. cv.. Swat-1 for a longer period
Azhar Hussain Shah, Safdar Hussain Shah, Habib Ahmad, Zahoor Ahmad Swati, Fida Muhammad Abbasi, Farhatullah and Abrar Hussain Shah

46. Seasonal and cultivar effects on nodulation potential of soybeans
Asim Muhammad, Shad Khan Khalil, Amir Zaman Khan and Sultan Mehmood Wazir

47. Correlation and path analysis of grain yield and yield components of some Turkish oat genotypes
Ziya Dumlupinar, Rukiye Kara, Tevrican Dokuyucu and Aydin Akkaya

48. Photosynthetic characteristics of an endangered species Camellia nitidissima and its conservation implications
Xiao-Xue Qi, Yun-Sheng Jiang, Xiao Wei, Hui Tang, Zhong-Chen Xiong, Wan-Hui Ye and Zhang-Ming Wang

49. Optimization of lactic acid production from cheap raw material: Sugarcane molasses
Umar Farooq, Faqir Muhammad Anjum, Tahir Zahoor, Sajjad-ur-Rahman, Muhammd Atif Randhawa, Anwaar Ahmed and Kashif Akram

50. Axenically culturing the bryophytes: establishment and propagation of the pleurocarpous moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Nieuwland ex Gangulee (Bryophyta, Neckeraceae) in in vitro conditions
Aneta Sabovljević, Milorad Vujičić, Marijana Skorić, Jasna Bajić-Ljubičić and Marko Sabovljević

51. Direct shoot multiplication in Ochradenus arabicus, an endemic medicinal plant of Saudi Arabia
M. Nadeem, Fahad Al-Qurainy, Salim Khan, M. Tarroum and M. Ashraf

52. A numerical taxonomy of the genus Rosularia (DC.) Stapf from Pakistan and Kashmir
Ghulam Rasool Sarwar and Muhammad Qaiser

53. Biological screening of oils from Impatiens bicolor Royle
Mughal Qayum, Muhammad Nisar, Muhammad Raza Shah, M. Zia-ul-Haq, Waqar Ahmad Kaleem and Inamullah Khan Marwat

54. Screening of commercial wheat varieties to spot blotch under controlled and field conditions
Shamim Iftikhar, Shahzad Asad, Atiq-ur-Rehman Rattu, Anjum Munir and Muhammad Fayyaz

55. Acinetobacter calcoaceticus ameliorated plant growth and influenced gibberellins and functional biochemicals
Sang-Mo Kang, Abdul Latif Khan, Muhammad Hamayun, Zabta Khan Shinwari, Yoon-Ha Kim, Gil-Jae Joo and In-Jung Lee

56. Study of heavy metal pollution in mangrove sediments reference to marine environment along the coastal areas of Pakistan
Manzoor Iqbal Khattak, Mahmood Iqbal Khattak and Muhammad Mohibullah

57. Biodiesel production from algae
G. Khola and B. Ghazala

58. Screening Pakistani cotton for drought tolerance
Muhammad Hussain Soomro, Ghulam Sarwar Markhand and Barkat A. Soomro

59. Anti-emetic activity of some leguminous plants
Muhammad Mohtasheem-ul-Hasan, Iqbal Azhar, S. Muzammil, Salman Ahmed and Syed Waseemuddin Ahmed

60. Production potential of locally isolated strain of Fusarium solani (MBL 24) for extracellular lipases
Tehreema Iftikhar, Mubashir Niaz, Muhammad Anjum Zia, Maneela Sadaf and Rukhsana Jabeen

61. Impact of sawdust using various woods for effective cultivation of oyster mushroom
Nasir Ahmad Khan, M. Ajmal, M. Inam-ul-Haq, Nazir Javed, M. Asif Ali, Rana Binyamin and Sajid Aleem Khan

62. New records of Lactarius species from Pakistan
Abdul Razaq and Saleem Shahzad

63. The seed atlas of Pakistan-VI. Caryophyllaceae
Durdana Kanwal, Rubina Abid and M. Qaiser

64. Effect of Ephedra alata on nucleic acids and nitrogen metabolism of seedborne Aspergillus flavus
Al-Qarawi, A. A., Abd Allah, E. F. and Abeer Hashem

65. Antimicrobial activities of different extracts of Lecanora atra, Lecanora muralis, Parmelia saxatilis, Parmelia sulcata and Parmeliopsis ambigua
Branislav Ranković and Marijana Kosanić

66. Physico-chemical properties, fatty acid profile and antioxidant activity of peanut oil
Muhammad Aslam Shad, Humayun Pervez, Zafar Iqbal Zafar, Haq Nawaz and Hyder Khan

67. Effect of thermally composted culture media on the growth of hyphae from various parts of the basidiocarp of button mushroom, Agaricus bitorquis (Quelet) SACC
Haroon-ur-Rasheed, Saifullah, Fida Mohammad and Khalid Nawab

68. Production of antitumor antibiotic by Streptomyces capoamus
Hamid Mukhtar, Sidra Ijaz and Ikram-ul-Haq

69. Chemical and biological control of Fusarium root rot of okra
Zahoor Ahmad, Saifullah, Fazli Raziq, Hakim Khan and Muhammad Idrees

70. Antimicrobial activity of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) using different solvents extracts-I
Jehan Bakht, Azra and Mohammad Shafi

71. Assessment of phytohormones producing capacity of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia SSA and its interaction with Zea mays L.
Irum Naz and Asghari Bano

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Fire Ecology - 7 (1-3), 2011

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Fire Ecology - 7 (1), 2011



Contents:

Special Issue: 4th International Fire Congress: Fire as a Global Process
Francisco Seijo, Robert W. Gray, and Sandra Rideout-Hanzak

Australia - A Model System for the Development of Pyrogeography
David M.J.S. Bowman and Brett P. Murphy

Speculations about the Effects of Fire and Lava Flows on Human Evolution
Michael J. Medler

The Use of Fire in the Cerrado and Amazonian Rainforests of Brazil: Past and Present
Vânia R. Pivello

The Present Status of Fire Ecology, Traditional Use of Fire, and Fire Management in Mexico and Central America
Dante Arturo Rodríguez-Trejo, Pedro Arturo Martínez-Hernández, Héctor Ortiz-Contla, Manuel Román Chavarría-Sánchez, and Faustino Hernández-Santiago

Personal Perspectives on Commercial Versus Communal African Fire Paradigms when Using Fire to Manage Rangelands for Domestic Livestock and Wildlife in Southern and East African Ecosystems
Winston S.W. Trollope

Burning at the Edge: Integrating Biophysical and Eco-Cultural Fire Processes in Canada's Parks and Protected Areas
Clifford A. White, Daniel D.B. Perrakis, Victor G. Kafka, and Timothy Ennis

Your Fire Management Career - Make It Count!
Dale D. Wade


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Fire Ecology - 7 (2), 2011



Contents:

Message from the Editor
Jan W. van Wagtendonk

Giant Sequoia Regeneration in Groves Exposed to Wildfire and Retention Harvest
Marc D. Meyer and Hugh D. Safford

Seed Bank Changes with Time-since-Fire in Florida Rosemary Scrub
Jennifer J. Navarra, Nancy Kohfeldt, Eric S. Menges, and Pedro F. Quintana-Ascencio

The Effects of Conifer Encroachment and Overstory Structure on Fuels and Fire in an Oak Woodland Landscape
Eamon A. Engber, J. Morgan Varner III, Leonel A. Arguello, and Neil G. Sugihara

Fire Frequency, Area Burned, and Severity: A Quantitative Approach to Defining a Normal Fire Year
James A. Lutz, Carl H. Key, Crystal A. Kolden, Jonathan T. Kane, and Jan W. van Wagtendonk

Vegetation Responses to Changing Fire Regimes in a Rocky Mountain Forest
Thomas A. Minckley and Robert K. Shriver

Wildfires Alter Rodent Community Structure across Four Vegetation Types in Southern California, USA
Cheryl S. Brehme, Denise R. Clark, Carlton J. Rochester, and Robert N. Fisher

Comparison of Burn Severities of Consecutive Large-Scale Fires in Florida Sand Pine Scrub Using Satellite Imagery Analysis
David R. Godwin and Leda N. Kobziar

Landscape-Scale Vegetation Change following Fire in Point Reyes, California, USA
Alison B. Forrestel, Max A. Moritz, and Scott L. Stephens

Amphibian Responses to Wildfire in the Western United States: Emerging Patterns from Short-Term Studies
Blake R. Hossack and David S. Pilliod

Burn Severity and Non-Native Species in Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Kristen M. Kaczynski, Susan W. Beatty, Jan W. van Wagtendonk, and Kristin N. Marshall


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Fire Ecology - 7 (3), 2011



Contents:

Message from the Editor
James K. Agee

The Relation of Forests and Forest Fires by Gifford Pinchot, with an Introduction by James K. Agee
Gifford Pinchot

Post-Fire Growth Strategies of Resprouting Florida Scrub Vegetation
Andrea J. Maguire and Eric S. Menges

A Summary of Fire Frequency Estimates for California Vegetation before Euro-American Settlement
Kip M. Van de Water and Hugh D. Safford

Fire Effects on Perennial Vegetation in the Western Colorado Desert, USA
Robert J. Steers and Edith B. Allen

Long-Term Post-Fire Effects on Spatial Ecology and Reproductive Output of Female Agassiz’s Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) at a Wind Energy Facility near Palm Springs, California, USA
Jeffrey E. Lovich, Joshua R. Ennen, Sheila V. Madrak, Caleb L. Loughran, Katherin P. Meyer, Terence R. Arundel, and Curtis D. Bjurlin

Historical Stand-Replacing Fire in Upper Montane Forests of the Madrean Sky Islands and Mogollon Plateau, Southwestern USA
Ellis Q. Margolis, Thomas W. Swetnam, and Craig D. Allen

Short- and Long-Term Effects on Fuels, Forest Structure, and Wildfire Potential from Prescribed Fire and Resource Benefit Fire in Southwestern Forests, USA
Molly E. Hunter, Jose M. Iniguez, and Leigh B. Lentile

Book Review
Prairie Fire: A Great Plains History
Jan W. van Wagtendonk


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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (26-30), 2011

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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (26), 2011


Contents:

Review



Sun Yan-Lin, Liu Lin-De and Hong Soon-Kwan

Eleutherococcus senticosus as a crude medicine: Review of biotechnological effects


A. Maroyi and L. J. G. van der Maesen

Gloriosa superba L. (family Colchicaceae): Remedy or poison?


Muhammad Akram, Naveed Akhtar, H. M. Asif, Pervaiz Akhtar Shah, Tariq Saeed, Arshad Mahmood and Nadia Shamshad Malik

Treatment of premenstrual syndrome



Research Articles



Mohd Fahami Nur Azlina, Yusof Kamisah, Reeny FA Rahman and Othman Faizah

Piper sarmentosum Roxb protects lungs against oxidative stress induced by carbon tetrachloride in rats


Jegede I. A., Ibrahim, J. A. and Kunle O. F.

Phytochemical and pharmacognostic studies of the leaf and stem-bark of Anthocleista vogelii (Planch)


Muhammad Azam Khan, Shahzad Akbar Khan, Muhammad Akhtar Qureshi, Gulzar Ahmed, Mir Ajab Khan, Mazhar Hussain and Ghulam Mujtaba Ghulam

Ethnobotany of some useful plants of Poonch Valley Azad Kashmir


Jin-Jie MA, Li-Ping KANG, Wen-Bin ZHOU, He-Shui YU, Ping LIU and Bai-Ping MA

Identification and characterization of saponins in extract of Ziziphi spinosae Semen (ZSS) by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-quadrupole time-of-?ight tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-ESI-QTOF-MSE)


Milić MATOVIĆ, Biljana BOJOVIĆ and MARINA JUŠKOVIĆ

Composition of essential oils from three classes of juniper fruit from Serbia


Sadia Ata, Faiza Farooq and Shabnam Javed

Elemental profile of 24 common medicinal plants of Pakistan and its direct link with traditional uses


Muhammad Shehzad, Asif Tanveer, Muhammad Ayub, Khuram Mubeen, Naeem Sarwar, Muhammad Ibrahim and Imran Qadir

Effect of weed-crop competition on growth and yield of garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.)


Pansa Monkheang, Runglawan Sudmoon, Tawatchai Tanee, Kowit Noikotr, Nat Bletter and Arunrat Chaveerach

Species diversity, usages, molecular markers and barcode of medicinal Senna species (Fabaceae, Caesalpinioideae) in Thailand


Fadlina Chany Saputri and Ibrahim Jantan

Effects of selected medicinal plants on human low-density lipoprotein oxidation, 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radicals and human platelet aggregation


Tsu-Shing Wang, Chong-Kuei Lii, Yuan-Ching Huang, Jen-Yun Chang and Fang-Yue Yang

Anticlastogenic effect of aqueous extract from water yam (Dioscorea alata L.)


Chih-Chien Lin, Chao-Hsun Yang, Pey-Shiuan Wu, Chang-Chin Kwan and Yi-Shyan Chen

Antimicrobial, anti-tyrosinase and antioxidant activities of aqueous aromatic extracts from forty-eight selected herbs


Ahmad Yari Khosoushahi, Hossein Naderi-Manesh and Yadollah Omidi

Effects of Camellia sinensis L. extract and cysteine on browning, growth and paclitaxel production of subcultured Taxus brevifolia L. calli


Yashwant S. Rawat and Colin S. Everson

Inula racemosa Hook. f: A potential medicinal crop in the cold desert agro-ecosystem of North Western Himalaya, India


Riffat Ayesha, Noreen Fatima, Misbah Ruqayya, Hina Faheem, Khalid Mahmood Qureshi, Ishfaq Ahmad Hafiz, Khalid Saifullah Khan, Usman Ali and Atif Kamal

Influence of different growth media on the fruit quality and reproductive growth parameters of strawberry (Fragaria ananassa)


Mohammed Adefa Seid and Berhanu Abraha Tsegay

Ethnobotanical survey of traditional medicinal plants in Tehuledere district, South Wollo, Ethiopia


Uzma Bashir, Arshad Javaid and Rukhsana Bajwa

Comparative tolerance of different rice varieties to sunflower phytotoxicity


Akhtar Rasul, Naveed Akhtar, Barkat Ali Khan, Tariq Mahmood, Shahiq uz Zaman, Atif Ali, Haji M. Shoaib Khan and Rashida Parveen

Evaluation for antierythmic and depigmenting effects of a newly formulated emulsion containing basil extract


Riaz Ullah

Immunomodulatory activities of different crude fractions of Nepeta juncea


H. M. Asif, M. Akram, Shahab Uddin, Zahoor Ul Hasan, Abdul Sami, Asif Iqbal, Umar Tauseef and Abdul Bari

Myrtus communis Linn. (Pharmacological activity)




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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (27), 2011


Contents:

Research Articles



Sergio Mota-Fernández, José David Álvarez-Solis, Miguel Abud-Archila, Luc Dendooven and Federico A. Gutiérrez-Miceli

Effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and phosphorus concentration on plant growth and phenols in micropropagated Aloe vera L. plantlets


Soo-Hyun Park, Yun-Beom Sim, Seon-Mi Kim, Yu-Jung Kang, Jin-Koo Lee, Soon-Sung Lim, Jin-Kyu Kim and Hong-Won Suh

Antinociceptive profiles and mechanisms of orally administered Aster Koraiensis extract in the mouse


KADJA Amani Brice, MAMYRBÉKOVA-BÉKRO Janat Akhanovna, BENIE Anoubilé, BOUA Boua Benson, N’GAMAN Kohué Christelle and BEKRO Yves-Alain

Erythrophleum africanum Afzel. (Caesalpiniaceae), an African toothpick: Phytochemical screening, total flavonoid content and antioxidant activity


Baolin Bian, Agnieszka Lower-Nedza, Jianfang Song, Hongjie Wang and Adelheid Brantner

Validation of a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method for the quality control of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formulation, Traditional Chinese formula Huanglianjiedutang (HLJDT)


Jinwei Xia, Xiuzhen Zhang, Xiyun Ye, Jiang Liu, Lishan Wang and Yuan Zhong

Intervention study of Ginkgo biloba extract in rat model of lipid-induced insulin resistance


Daniel Zin Hua Wong and Habsah Abdul Kadir

Antioxidative and neuroprotective effects of Loranthus parasiticus (L.) Merr (Loranthaceae) against oxidative stress in NG108-15 cells


S. Habib Naqvi, M. Umar Dahot, M. Rafiq, M. Yakoub Khan, Imran Ibrahim, Khalid H. Lashari, Asghar Ali and A. L. Korai

Anti-microbial efficacy and biochemical analysis from different parts of Acacia nilotica L. and Ricinus communis L. extracts


Jegede, A., Oladosu, P., Ameh, S., Kolo, I., Izebe, K., Builders, P., Yahaya T., Okhale, S., Mustapha, B., Busu, S., Shittu, H. and Gamaniel, K.

Status of management of diabetes mellitus by traditional medicine practitioners in Nigeria


El-Adawi H., El-Azhary D., Abd El-Wahab A. and El-Shafeey M. and Abdel-Mohsen M.

Protective effect of milk thistle and grape seed extracts on fumonisin B1 induced hepato- and nephro-toxicity in rats


Heng Zhao, Yang Zhang, Bo Liu, Ke Meng and Chunyan Wang

Effects of salidroside on the protection of diabetic encephalopathy and improvement of abilities of learning and memory in rat


Kuipo Yan, Yong Guo, Zhihua Xing, Xing Wei, Shengping Dai, Xinhua Sun and Min Duan

Dan-Shen-Yin has integrated protective effects in diabetic atherosclerosis rat models


Mozhgan Farzami Sepehr, Seyed Behnameddin Jameie and Bahareh Hajijafari

The Cuscuta kotschyana effects on breast cancer cells line MCF7


Suzana Augustino, John B. Hall, Fortunatus B. S. Makonda and Romanus C. Ishengoma

Medicinal Resources of the Miombo woodlands of Urumwa, Tanzania: Plants and its uses


Samaneh Ghasemi Fard, Rosalina Tan Roslan Tan, Ajwad Awad Mohammed, Goh Yong Meng, Sharifah Kharidah Syed Muhamad, Karim Alwan AL-Jashamy and Suhaila Mohamed

Wound healing properties of Eucheuma cottonii extracts in Sprague-Dawley rats


M. Shaban, M. F. Ali and Mohamed H. Gaber

Photochemical targeted drug delivery of liposomal membrane embedded photoreceptor hypericin




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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (28), 2011


Contents:

Review



Saeed Ahmad, Huma Rao, Muhammad Akhtar, Irshad Ahmad, Muhammad Munawar Hayat, Zafar Iqbal and Nisar-ur-Rahman

Phytochemical composition and pharmacological prospectus of Ficus bengalensis Linn. (Moraceae)- A review


Research Articles



Jia-bin Deng, Chun-bang Ding, Li Zhang, Rui-wu Yang and Yong-hong Zhou

Authentication of three related herbal species (Curcuma) by DNA barcoding


Hongfang Zhao, Linzhang Huang, Luping Qin and Baokang Huang

Antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties of Chushizi oil from Fructus Broussonetiae


Yu Jiang, Chun-bang Ding, Li Zhang, Ruiwu Yang, Yonghong Zhou and Li Tang

Identification of the genus Epimedium with DNA barcodes


Raihana R., Faridah Q. Z., Julia A. A., Abdelmageed A. H. A. and Mihdzar Abdul Kadir

In vitro culture of Curcuma mangga from rhizome bud


Tehmina Asmat, Mir Ajab Khan, Mushtaq Ahmed, Muhammad Zafar, Fouzia Manzoor, Mamoona Munir, Kulsoom Akhtar, Shazia Bashir, Tehmeena Mukhtar, Madiha Ambreen and Sidra Nisar Abbasi

Pollen morphology of selected species of Scrophulariaceae of District Dir Upper, Pakistan


Baoli Xu, Xiankuan Li, Yongrui Bao, Huijie Guan, Liang Xu and Bing Wang

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) determination of the trace element of Physalis alkekengi L. and its influence on the succession cropping obstacle


Ajibade A. J., Fakunle P. B., Ashamu E. A. and Owolabi S. O.

Some morphological changes on the kidney of adult Wistar rats following administration of crude extract of Ocimum gratissimum


Faiza Khan, Zubaida Yousaf, Sumaria Rani and Farah Khan

Taxonomic treatment of medicinally important arboreal flora of tropical and subtropical region based on leaf epidermal anatomical markers


Seyyed Najmedin Mortazavi, Mahmoud Mohebbi and Yavar Sharafi

Effects of nanosilver and sucrose on vase life of cut Rose flower (Rosa hybrid cv. ‘Royal’)


Firoz Anwar, Salem S. Alghamdi, Megahed H. Ammar and K. H. M. Siddique

An efficient in vitro regeneration protocol for faba bean (Vicia faba L.)


Farah Khan, Amina Younas, Shabnum shaheeen, Zubaida Yousaf, Khadija Gilani, Maleeha Munawar, Zaryab Khalid Sial, Mushtaq Ahma2 and Muhammad Zafar

Scavenging evaluation of copper and cadmium during in vivo and in vitro growth of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. by atomic absorption spectroscopy


Umar K. J., Rabah A. B., Na’ala M., Bello M., Ibrahim M. L. and Garba M.

Antibacterial and phytochemical screening of methanolic extract of Celosia leptostachya Benth leaves on some selected clinical isolates





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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (29), 2011


Contents:

Research Articles



Jin-Taek Hwang, Chang Won Ahn, Hyun Jin Kim, Kyung Ae Lee, Ock Jin Park and Dae Young Kwon

Black soybean peptide mixture purified from Rhynchosia volubilis exerts antioxidant activity against H2O2-induced cytotoxicity and improves thrombosis



Buket Kunduhoglu, Mine Kurkcuoglu, Mehmet Emin Duru and Kemal Husnu Can Baser

Antimicrobial and anticholinesterase activities of the essential oils isolated from Salvia dicroantha Stapf., Salvia verticillata L. subsp. amasiaca (Freyn and Bornm.) Bornm. and Salvia wiedemannii Boiss.


Ghassem Habibi Bibalani

Average stem biomass of Prangos cheilanthifolia as a medicinal plant in Shanjan Rangelands, East Azerbaijan, Iran


Wenqian Chen, Yanqing Zhang, Junbo Xie, Tianyan Zhou and Wei Lu

Antagonism activity against acute myocardial ischemia of Paeoniflorin and its pharmacokinetic/ pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) modeling in rats



Adel Kadri, Zied Zarai, Ines Ben Chobba, Ahmed Békir, Néji Gharsallah, Mohamed Damak and Radhouane Gdoura

Chemical constituents and antioxidant properties of Rosmarinus officinalis L. essential oil cultivated from the South-Western of Tunisia


Javid Hussain, Najeeb ur Rehman, Ahmed Al-Harrasi, Liaqat Ali, Riaz Ullah, Fazal Mabood, Hidayat Hussain and Mohammad Ismail

Nutritional prospects and mineral compositions of selected vegetables from Dhoda sharif – Kohat


Fatemeh Ashtiania and Fatemeh Sefidkonb

Tropane alkaloids of Atropa belladonna L. and Atropa acuminata Royle ex Miers plants


Qiu-Mei Quan, Zeng-Li Fang, Wei Wu and Yun-xiang Li

Comparative analysis of morphological characteristics and effective composition content of wild and cultivated Epimedium pubescens and Epimedium wushanense (Berberidaceae)


Kai Zhao, Zhugang Li, Nan Ge, Xiuliang Li, Xin Wang and Dongpo Zhou

Investigation of fermentation conditions and optimization of medium for taxol production from taxol-producing fungi


Sumana Das, Kuntal Das and Veenapani Dubey

Inhibitory activity and phytochemical assessment of ethno-medicinal plants against some human pathogenic bacteria


Marcel Pârvu, Alina Elena Pârvu, Laurian Vlase, Oana Roşca-Casian, Ovidiu Pârvu and Mihai Puşcaş

Allicin and alliin content and antifungal activity of Allium senescens L. ssp. montanum (F. W. Schmidt) Holub ethanol extract


Chunhui Yin, Peiqin Li, Hongjun Li, Lijian Xu, Jianglin Zhao, Tijiang Shan and Ligang Zhou

Enhancement of diosgenin production in Dioscorea zingiberensis seedling and cell cultures by beauvericin from the endophytic fungus Fusarium redolens Dzf2


Hai-jin Shen, Qiao-sheng Guo and Hai-ling Fang

Impact of different colored shade polyethylene and maturation on development of flavonoids and phenolic acids in flowers of Chrysanthemum indicum L.


Xian-zhong Peng, Shao-shui Chen, Fang-ling Ning, Mian-li Li

Evaluation of in vitro antioxidant and antitumour activities of Astragalus membranaceus aqueous extract


Erkan Kalipci

Investigation of decontamination effect of Phragmites australis for Konya domestic wastewater treatment


E. Mohiuudin, M. Akram, Naveed Akhtar, H. M. Asif, Pervaiz Akhtar Shah, Tariq Saeed, Arshad Mahmood and Nadia Shamshad Malik

Medicinal potentials of Alpinia galanga


L. L. Zhai, T. Liu, H. Q. Xie, Y. H. Xie and Q. Mu

Inhibition effects on HBV replication by hydrophobic extracts from Ferula ferulaeoides (Steud.) Korov



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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (30), 2011


Contents:

Review



Yazdani, D., Tan, Y. H., Zainal Abidin, M. A. and Jaganath, I. B

A review on bioactive compounds isolated from plants against plant pathogenic fungi



Research Articles



Olivera Politeo, Irena Botica, Tea Bilusic, Mila Jukic, Ivana Carev, Franko Burcul and Mladen Milos

Chemical composition and evaluation of acetylcholinesterase inhibition and antioxidant activity of essential oil from Dalmatian endemic species Pinus nigra Arnold ssp. dalmatica (Vis.) Franco


Tauheeda Riaz, Muhammad Athar Abbasi, Aziz-ur-Rehman, Tayyaba Shahzadi, Sabahat Zahra Siddiqui, Hira Khalid and Muhammad Ajaib

In vitro assessment of fortification from oxidative stress by various fractions of Rhynchosia pseudo-cajan


Qizhi Wang, Aoxue Luo, Yijun Fan, Aoshuang Luo and Jianfu Liu

In vitro antioxidant activity of Polysaccharide from Sedum aizoon L. extracts


Mehdi Ghanavati, Sadollah Houshmand, Hossein Zainali and Farid Ejlali

Salinity effects on germination and growth of chamomile genotypes


F. Akwatulira, S. Gwali, P. Ssegawa, J. B. L. Okullo, S. B. Tumwebaze, J. R. Mbwambo and A. Muchugi

Vegetative propagation of Warburgia ugandensis Sprague: An important medicinal tree species in eastern Africa


Oyebanji, Olanike Bukola and Saba, Adebowale Bernard

Phytochemistry and in vitro anti-oxidant activities of Stellaria media, Cajanus cajan and Tetracera potatoria methanolic extracts


Baoyang Wei, Liang Cao, Shunxiang Li, Dan Huang, Guangxian Cai and Lu Xiangyang

Population structure of Euodia rutaecarpa in China revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP)


Francis M. Awah, Chika M. Kamen, Ifeobu C. Ezenwa, Ken Francis Ogbudumukpa and Magdalene P. Umoh

In vivo antioxidant potentials of Stachytarpheta angustifolia leaf extract on acute butylated hydroxytoluene-induced oxidative stress in Wistar rats


Jia-bin Deng, Chun-bang Ding, Li Zhang, Rui-wu Yang and Yong-hong Zhou

Authentication of three related herbal species (Curcuma) by DNA barcoding


L. Maness, N. Sneed, B. Hardy, J. Yu, M. Ahmedna and I. Goktepe

Anti-proliferative effect of Pleurotus tuberregium against colon and cervical cancer cells


B. M. Agaie and P. A. Onyeyili

In vitro anthelmintic activity of the aqueous leaf extract of Anogeissus leiocarpus and its phytochemical, proximate and elemental contents


Jameel Bzour, Sawsan Oran, Mohammad Khaleel, Sundus Mashallah and Yasser Bustanji

Inhibitory effects of methanolic extract of Salvia fruticosa Mill. on pro-inflammatory cytokines production in RAW 264.7 in vitro cellular model and in Balb/c mice in vivo animal model


Min Zhang, Navam S Hettiarachchy, Ronny Horax, Arvind Kannan, Apputhury Praisoody M. D., Arumugam Muhundan and Chandrasekhara Reddy Mallangi

Phytochemicals, antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of Hibiscus sabdariffa, Centella asiatica, Moringa oleifera and Murraya koenigii leaves


Fatima N. and Anis M.

Thidiazuron induced high frequency axillary shoot multiplication in Withania somnifera L. Dunal


Smail Aazza, Badiâ Lyoussi and Maria G. Miguel

Antioxidant activity of some Morrocan hydrosols




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