Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - 58 (3), 2011

Contents:
Research papres

Activities of Antioxidant Enzymes in Mitochondria of Growing and Dormant Sugar Beet Roots
A. G. Shugaev, D. A. Lashtabega, N. A. Shugaeva, and E. I. Vyskrebentseva

Nitrogen Application Improves Gas Exchange Characteristics and Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Maize Hybrids under Salinity Conditions
M. Akram, M. Y. Ashraf, M. Jamil, R. M. Iqbal, M. Nafees, and M. A. Khan

Ethylene Synthesis in Petunia Stigma Tissues Governs the Growth of Pollen Tubes in Progamic Phase of Fertilization
L. V. Kovaleva, G. V. Timofeeva, E. V. Zakharova, A. S. Voronkov, and V. Yu. Rakitin

Barrier Function of the Cell Wall during Uptake of Nickel Ions
N. R. Meychik, Yu. I. Nikolaeva, O. V. Komarynets, and I. P. Ermakov

Overexpression of Transcriptional Factor ORCA3 Increases the Accumulation of Catharanthine and Vindoline in Catharanthus roseus Hairy Roots
K. X. Tang, D. H. Liu, Y. L. Wang, L. J. Cui, W. W. Ren, and X. F. Sun

Patterns of ISSR and REMAP DNA Markers after Cryogenic Preservation of Spring Wheat Calluses by Dehydration Method
A. I. Solov’eva, Yu. I. Dolgikh, O. N. Vysotskaya, and A. S. Popov

A Splicing Site Mutation in BrpFLC1 and Repressed Expression of BrpFLC Genes are Associated with the Early Flowering of Purple Flowering Stalk
G. L. Hu, Z. L. Hu, Y. Li, F. Gu, Z. P. Zhao, and G. P. Chen

Early Ripening Events Caused by Bud Mutation in Beni Shogun Apple
Q. L. Dong, Z. Y. Yan, Z. Liu, and Y. X. Yao

Response of the Malate Dehydrogenase System of Maize Mesophyll and Bundle Sheath to Salt Stress
A. T. Eprintsev, O. S. Fedorina, and Yu. S. Bessmeltseva

Kinetin Improves Photosynthetic and Antioxidant Responses of Nigella sativa to Counteract Salt Stress
S. H. Shah

Polyamine Metabolism and Physiological Responses of Potamogeton crispus Leaves under Lead Stress
Y. Xu, G. X. Shi, C. X. Ding, and X. Y. Xu

Antioxidant Defense Mechanisms in Response to Cadmium Treatments in Two Safflower Cultivars
S. H. Namdjoyan, R. A. Khavari-Nejad, F. Bernard, T. Nejadsattari, and H. Shaker

Expression in Escherichia coli of the Gene Encoding Ascorbate Peroxidase from Brassica napus Enhances Salt Tolerance of Bacterial Cells
Z. B. Liu, Q. Wan, Y. F. Yue, H. W. Yang, J. M. Wang, X. F. Li, and Y. Yang

Effect of Nitrate Infusion into the Shoot Apoplast on Photosynthesis and Assimilate Transport in Symplastic and Apoplastic Plants
L. A. Khamidullina, F. A. Abdrakhimov, S. N. Batasheva, D. A. Frolov, and V. I. Chikov

Potential Structural and Biochemical Mechanisms of Compositae Wild Species Resistance to Alternaria tenuissima
G. Xu, Y. Liu, S. Chen, and F. Chen

Cloning and Expression of GhTM6, a Gene That Encodes a B-class MADS-Box Protein in Gossypium hirsutum
M. Wu, S. L. Fan, M. Z. Song, C. Y. Pang, J. H. Wei, J. Liu, J. W. Yu, J. F. Zhang, and S. X. Yu

Constitutive Expression of the ARGOS Gene Driven by Dahlia Mosaic Virus Promoter in Tobacco Plants
B. R. Kuluev, A. V. Knyazev, A. A. Iljassowa, and A. V. Chemeris

Fine Mapping of a Quantitative Trait Locus qHD3-1, Controlling the Heading Date, to a 29.5-kb DNA Fragment in Rice
W. Y. Wang, X. Liu, H. F. Ding, M. S. Jiang, G. X. Li, W. Liu, C. X. Zhu, and F. Y. Yao

Methods

Artificial Seed Preparation as the Efficient Method for Storage and Production of Healthy Cultured Roots of Medicinal Plants
M. Yu. Vdovitchenko and I. N. Kuzovkina

Brief communications

Physiological Behaviors of Acer mono under Drought and Low Light
Y. Yang, Q. Liu, and G. X. Wang

Effect of Water Deficit on Biomass Production and Accumulation of Secondary Metabolites in Roots of Glycyrrhiza uralensis
W. D. Li, J. L. Hou, W. Q. Wang, X. M. Tang, C. L. Liu, and D. Xing