Forest Pathology - 42 (4), 2012

Forest Pathology - 42 (4), 2012


Contents:

    Issue Information (page I)

   
    Tree chitinases – stress- and developmental-driven gene regulation (pages 271–278)

    R. Veluthakkal, B. Karpaga Raja Sundari and M. Ghosh Dasgupta

    
    Molecular cloning and gene transcription analyses of barwin-type PR-4 genes from Phellinus sulphurascens-infected Douglas-fir seedlings (pages 279–288)

    M. A. Islam, R. N. Sturrock and A. K. M. Ekramoddoullah

   
    Pathogenicity of Phytophthora multivora to Eucalyptus gomphocephala and Eucalyptus marginata (pages 289–298)

    P. M. Scott, T. Jung, B. L. Shearer, P. A. Barber, M. Calver and G. E. St. J. Hardy

   
    Phytophthora citrophthora, a new pathogen causing decline on horse chestnut in Turkey (pages 299–304)

    S. Akilli, Ç. Ulubas Serçe, Y. Katircioglu and S. Maden

   
    Potential susceptibility of Australian flora to a NA2 isolate of Phytophthora ramorum and pathogen sporulation potential (pages 305–320)

    K. B. Ireland, D. Hüberli, B. Dell, I. W. Smith, D. M. Rizzo and G. E. St. J. Hardy

    
    Eucalyptus wood decay: effects on productivity and quality of cellulose (pages 321–329)

    R. G. Mafia, P. C. Santos, B. J. Demuner, A. Massoquete and R. C. Sartório

   
    The effects of Arceuthobium sichuanense infection on needles and current-year shoots of mature and young Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia) trees (pages 330–337)

    B. Xia, C.-M. Tian, Y.-Q. Luo, L.-Y. Liu, D.-Z. Cairang, J.-H. Ma and F.-Z. Han

  
    Comparison of colonization capacity by asexual spores of Heterobasidion species in Norway spruce wood (pages 338–344)

    A. Gunulf, J. Rönnberg and M. Berglund

   
    Susceptibility to Phytophthora cinnamomi of the commonest morphotypes of Holm oak in southern Spain (pages 345–347)

    M. S. Serrano, P. De Vita, M. D. Carbonero, F. Fernández, P. Fernández-Rebollo and M. E. Sánchez

    
    Alder rust, Melampsoridium hiratsukanum Ito, identified from Wales, UK and British Columbia, Canada (pages 348–350)

    J. Hantula, R. Nigel Stringer, A. Lilja and T. Kurkela

  
    G. L Schumann; C. J D'Arcy, 2012: Hungry Plant: Stories of Plant Disease. St. Paul, MN: The American Phytopathological Society, ISBN: 978-0-89054-399-3; ix + 294 pp. Additional resources available at: www.apsnet.org/edcenter/intropp/hungryplant (page 351)

    Steve Woodward

   
    Corrigendum (page 352)

    Cryptic speciation in Hymenoscyphus albidus

   
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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (65-69), 2011

African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (65), 2011


Contents:

 
Review

 
Yanbo Hu and Guangyu Sun

The application of plant biotechnology for non-food uses: The case of China


Ajay Kumar Jha Jianzheng Li, Loring Nies and Liguo Zhang

Research advances in dry anaerobic digestion process of solid organic wastes


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Kefyalew Negisho, Tesfaye Balemi and Belayneh Admassu

Analysis of gene expression by promoter reporter constructs and knockout plants: A case study under phosphorus stress


Adéoti, K., Rival, A., Dansi, A., Santoni, S., Brown, S., Beule, T., Nato, A., Henry, Y., R. Vodouhe, Loko, L. Y. and Sanni, A.

Genetic characterization of two traditional leafy vegetables (Sesamum radiatum Thonn. ex Hornem and Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl.) of Benin, using flow cytometry and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers


Mervat S. Mohamed, Walid Abu El-Soud and Magda F. Mohamed

Cloning and expression of the recombinant NP24I protein from tomato fruit and study of its antimicrobial activity


Lou, H. Q., Hu, Y., Zhang, L., Zhang, Y. J., Tu, P. G., Yu, X. T., Jin, Y. J. and Wang, L.

Epidemiological survey and phylogenetic analysis of Paragonimus westermani isolates in Jinhua, China


K. K. Nkongolo, K. Mbuya, M. Mehes-Smith, and A. Kalonji-Mbuyi

Molecular analysis of quality protein (QPM) and normal maize varieties from the DR-Congo breeding program


Jinyi Xing, Baozhi Wang, Kunhang Jia, Shubo Wan, Jingjing Meng, Feng Guo and Xinguo Li

Isolation of Arachis hypogaea Na+/H+ antiporter and its expression analysis under salt stress


Reda E.A. Moghaieb, Abdel-Hadi A. Abdel-Hadi and Mohamed Reda A. Ahmed

Genetic stability among date palm plantlets regenerated from petiole explants
 

Panfeng Zhao, Lingxia Zhao, Qian Sheng, Shanshuang Li, and Huizheng Peng

The days anthesis in relation to the floral shapes, pollen size, and S-RNase gene identifying in self-incompatibility of wild species


Yan Lei, Shi-jie Chen, Cheng-dong Wang, Zhi-he Zhang, Cheng-dong Wang, Wan-zhu Guo, Xu Wang and Ling Guo and Qi-gui Yan

Molecular cloning and sequence analysis of VP6 gene of giant panda rotavirus strain CH-1


Osama E. Amer, Mohamed. A. Mahmoud, AbdEl-Rahim M. A. El-Samawaty and Shaban R. M. Sayed

Non liquid nitrogen-based-method for isolation of DNA from filamentous fungi


Yousheng Jiang, Xuanyun Huang, Kun Hu, Wenjuan Yu, Xianle Yang and Liqun Lv

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies against small hapten-ciprofloxacin


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Bin Li, Rongrong Yu, Qiaomei Tang, Xiaoling Chen, Zhiyi Wu, Yanli Wang, Guanlin Xie, Hongye Li and Guochang Sun

Carbon adaptation influence the antagonistic ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. melonis


Rym Kaddour, Nehla Sellami, Houda Chennaoui, Nawel Nasri, Olfa Baatour, Hela Mahmoudi, Imen Tarchoun, Mokhtar Lachaâl, Margaret Gruber and Neila Trifi

Correlation between salt tolerance and genetic diversity between Sulla carnosa and Sulla coronaria


Nawel Nasri, Rym Kaddour, Hela Mahmoudi, Olfa Baatour, Najoua Bouraoui and Mokhtar Lachaâl

The effect of osmopriming on germination, seedling growth and phosphatase activities of lettuce under saline condition


Adam. B. Puteh, Ellia M. Aris, Uma R. Sinniah, Md. M. Rahman, Rosli B. Mohamad and Nur. A. P. Abdullah

Seed anatomy, moisture content and scarification influence on imbibition in wild banana (Musa acuminata Colla) ecotypes


Ibrahim Ethem Guler

Effects of diameter and helical angle of flute on the flow evenness of fluted roller used in seed drills using lentil seed


Jennifer N. Mukhongo, J. I. Kinyamario, R. M. Chira1 and W. Musila

Assessment of soil seed bank from six different vegetation types in Kakamega forest, Western Kenya


Jing Zhang, Donald L. Smith, Weiguo Liu, Xinfu Chen and Wenyu Yang

Effects of shade and drought stress on soybean hormones and yield of main-stem and branch


Arshad Javaid, Khajista Jabeen, Sara Samad and Amna Javaid

Management of parthenium weed by extracts and residue of wheat


Shan Han, Tian-Hui Zhu, Shu-jiang Li and Fang-Lian Li

Effect of Cryphonectria parasitica toxin on lipid peroxidation and ultrastructure in two Chinese chestnut cultivars


Ayut Kongpun, Bernard Dell and Benjavan Rerkasem

Alleviating acid soil stress in cowpea with a local population of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi


Mei-Rong Xu, Casiana M Vera Cruz, Bin-Ying Fu, Ling-Hua Zhu, Yong-Li Zhou and Zhi-Kang Li

Different patterns of gene expression in rice varieties undergoing a resistant or susceptible interaction with the bacterial leaf streak pathogen


Hasan Akgul, Demet Yilmazkaya and C. Cem Ergul

New microfungi records on pistachio (Pistacia vera L.) from Gaziantep province of Turkey


Zurong Zhang, Wei Qiang, Xiaoqiang Liu, Chunxian Yang, Yufan Fu, Min Chen, Lingjiang Zeng, Weiqiang Wang and Zhihua Liao

Molecular cloning and characterization of the chalcone isomerase gene from sweetpotato


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Nenad Stavretović, and Jovana Stevanović

Invasive plant species in lawns of Belgrade roads


Javed Kamal

Impact of allelopathy of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) roots extract on physiology of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)


Mohammad Mirjalili, Mahmood B. Tabatabai and Loghman Karimi

Novel herbal adsorbent based on wheat husk for reactive dye removal from aqueous solutions


Bing-Hua Liao, Sheng-Yan Ding, Guo-Fu Liang, Yi-Li Guo, Li Tian, Si Shu, Yang Zhang and Huai-Xu Hu

Dynamics of plant functional groups composition along environmental gradients in the typical area of Yi-Luo River watershed


Hui Li, Jin Zhou, Rui Shi and Wuyong Chen

Identification of fungi from children's shoes and application of a novel antimicrobial agent on shoe insole


Mahmoudi Hela, Nasri Nawel, Tarchoune Imen, Zargouni Hanen, Ben salah Imen, Ben Massoud Raouia, Baatour Olfa, Kaddour Rym, Ben Nasri Ayachi Mouhiba, Hannoufa Abdelali, Mokhtar Lachaâl and Zeineb Ouerghi.

Salt stress induced changes in germination, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant activities in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) seedlings


Halimatun Saadiah Hafid, Nor ‘Aini Abdul Rahman, Suraini Abd-Aziz, and Mohd Ali Hassan

Enhancement of organic acids production from model kitchen waste via anaerobic digestion


Youbao Wang, Jiemin Tao and Jie Dai

Lead tolerance and detoxification mechanism of Chlorophytum comosum


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Samreen Rasul, Muhammad Anjum Zia, Munir Ahmad Sheikh and Tehreema Iftikhar.

Enhanced production and characterization of a novel ß-D-glucose:oxygen-1-oxidoreductase by using Aspergillus niger UV-180-C mutant strain


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Xiaolong Shao and Yunfei Li

Quality control of fresh sweet corn in controlled freezing-point storage


Satilmiş Ürgün and Sencer Buzrul

Use of genetic algorithms for high hydrostatic pressure inactivation of microorganisms


Babangida Lawal Yusuf and Yong He

Design, development and techniques for controlling grains post-harvest losses with metal silo for small and medium scale farmers



Shahid Akbar Khalil, Abdus Sattar and Roshan Zamir

Development of sparse-seeded mutant kinnow (Citrus reticulata Blanco) through budwood irradiation


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Mairim Russo Serafini, Claudio Moreira de Lima, Rodrigo Correia Santos, Grace Anne Azevedo Dória, Josepha Yohanna de Jesus, Marcelia Garcez Dória de Melo, Joao Paulo Almeida dos Santos, Thallita Kelly Rabelo, Vanessa Silveira Fortes, Maria José Vieira Fonseca, Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Junior, Lucindo José Quintans-Júnior and Adriano Antunes de Souza Araújo

Pre-clinical toxicity of Morinda citrifolia Linn. leaf extract


Siavash Hosseinpour Chermahini and Fadzilah Adibah Abdul Majid

Cosmeceutical values, antimicrobial activities and antioxidant properties of cashew leaves extract


Zhang Yan, Sui da-yun, Zhou Jing-shu and Zhou Hong-li

Microwave-assisted extraction and antihyperlipidemic effect of total flavonoids from corn silk


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Daniel Dias Rufino Arcanjo, Nelma Neylanne Pinho Muniz Oliveira, Edson Santos Ferreira-Filho, Danielly Albuquerque da Costa, Mariana Helena Chaves, Antônio Carlos Romao Borges, Aldeídia Pereira de Oliveira and Rita de Cássia Meneses Oliveira

Vasorelaxant response induced by Sida santaremnensis H. Monteiro ethanol extract on rat superior mesenteric artery


Xiu-Mei Duan, Jing Huang, Hong-Xi Ma, Xiao-Qi Wang, Yuan-Yuan Che, Yan Tan and Yin-Ping Wang

A flow cytometric assay for simultaneously measuring the proliferation and cytotoxicity of cytokine induced killer cells in combination with carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE) labeling


Ali M. Bahrami

Pathology of worm infestation in ovine and its treatment with two different plants extraction


Jinlan Gao, Qi Liu, Xing Liu, Yang Zhang, Shusen Wang and Yang Luo

Mutation analysis of the negative regulator cyclin G2 in gastric cancer


Samie, A. and Shivambu, N.

Biofilm production and antibiotic susceptibility profiles of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from HIV and AIDS patients in the Limpopo Province, South Africa


Sheng-tan Zhang, Zhao-yu Wang, Guo-hua Cheng, Tie-shan Wang, Zheng Ni and Jing-ming Lin

Optimization for ultra high pressure extraction of Scutellaria barbata by central composite design-response surface methodology


Brice W. Obiang-Obounou, Jang-Gi Choi, Young-Seob Lee, Ok-Hwa Kang, You-Chang Oh, Joon-Ho Keum, Lamidi Maroufath, Jung-Rae Rho, Dong-Won Shin and Dong-Yeul Kwon

In vitro activity of certain antimicrobial agents in combination with Augouardia letestii hexane extracts against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus


ENTOMOLOGY

 
Hamed A. Ghramh

Description of a new species of the genus Phanerotoma Wesmael (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and a key to Saudi Arabian species


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Fateme Khajepour and Seyed Abbas Hosseini

Effect of dietary citric acid supplementation and partial replacement of dietary fish meal with soybean meal on calcium and phosphorus of muscle, scute and serum of Beluga, Huso huso


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Khawaja Raees Ahmad, Muhammad Zaheer, Shafaat Yar Khan, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir, Kausar Raees, Muhammad Arshad and Tahir Abbas

Effects of diazinon on the ovarian micro-anatomical and micrometric parameters of pregnant mice


Byung Uk Kim, Mi Ae Jeong, Yeon Sun Ryu, Hwa Chun Park, Jong Hyun Jung, Sam Woong Kim, Chul Wook Kim, Young Min Song, Ki Hwa Chung, Il Suk Kim, Sang Keun Jin, Sang Suk Lee, In Soon Choi and Kwang Keun Cho

Comparative proteomic analysis of the effects of dietary mugwort (Artemisia iwayomogi Kitamura) on the pig Longissimus dorsi muscle


Ogbu, C. C. and Ugwu, S. O. C.

Evaluation of pre-mating reproductive isolation in Archachatina marginata from three populations in the humid tropics


M. Bayeriyar, A. H. Khaltabadi Farahani and H. Moradi Shahrbabak

Estimation of genetic parameters for economic important traits in Moghani Iranian sheep


Yin Dai, Xuelan Liu, Hong Ye, Fangfang Chen, Shengjie Liu and Weiyi Yu

cDNA cloning and polymorphic domains of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I? in two Chinese native chicken breeds

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (66), 2011


Contents:

 
Review

 
D. Singh, A. Kumar, Ashok Kumar, P. Chauhan, V. Kumar, N. Kumar, A. Singh, N. Mahajan, P. Sirohi, S. Chand, B. Ramesh, J. Singh, P. Kumar, R. Kumar, R.B. Yadav and R. K. Naresh

Marker assisted selection and crop management for salt tolerance: A review


Research Articles


GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Sami Souid, Dalel Brahmi, Jean-Antoine Lepesant and Lazhar Zourgui

Cactus (Opuntia ficus indica) extract improves endoplasmic reticulum stress in Drosophila melanogaster


Muhammad Sohail Afzal, Sadia Anjum, Amna Salman, Sajjad Ashraf, Zia Ur Rehman Farooqi, Tahir Ahmed, Yasir waheed and Ishtiaq Qadri

Interleukin-10 gene promoter polymorphism as a potential host susceptibility factor in Pakistani patients with pulmonary tuberculosis


C. Han, J. M. Xu, Z. H. Du, G. Y. Li, B. S. Zeng, S. J. Wu and W. Wang

Polyploidy induction of clone of Eucalyptus grandis with colchicine


K.P. Chong, M.S. Lum, C.P. Foong, C.M.V.L. Wong, M. Atong and S. Rossall

First identification of Ganoderma boninense isolated from Sabah based on PCR and sequence homology


Y. X. Luo, D. Z. Du, G. Fu2, L. Xu, X. P. Li, X. R. Xing, Y. M Yao, X. M. Zhang, Z. Zhao and H. D. Liu

Inheritance of leaf color and sequence-related amplified polymorphic (SRAP) molecular markers linked to the leaf color gene in Brassica juncea


Yan Jiang and Jin-Ping Liu

Analysis of genetic diversity of Piper spp. in Hainan Island (China) using inter-simple sequence repeat ISSR markers


Xiaoxia Han, Lei Li, Lingling Cui, JunJie Xing, Li Tang and Mengliang Cao

Isolation of candidate disease resistance genes from enrichment library of Oryza minuta based on conserved domains


Bilal Ahmad Mir, Sushma Koul, Arun Kumar, M. K. Kaul, A. S. Soodan and S. N. Raina

Assessment and characterization of genetic diversity in Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal using RAPD and AFLP markers


Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal, Abdul Ghafoor, Inamullah, Fida Muhammad Abbasi, Afsari S. Qureshi and Habib Ahmad

Study of nutritional characteristics, mineral nutrients and agro-biodiversity in black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) genotypes from Pakistan


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Quan Zhao, Chang-Qing Duan and Jun Wang

Components of non-anthocyanin phenolic compounds in wines of Vitis amurensis and its hybrids


Yang Xi-wen, Tian Xiao-hong, Lu Xin-chun, Gale William J and Cao Yu-xian.

Foliar zinc fertilization improves the zinc nutritional value of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain


Fang Yuan, Quan Wang, Qifang Pan, Guofeng Wang, Jingya Zhao, Yuesheng Tian and Kexuan Tang

An efficient somatic embryogenesis based plant regeneration from the hypocotyl of Catharanthus roseus


Wenting, Han and Pute, Wu

Evaluation model development for sprinkler irrigation uniformity based on catch-can data


Guo-Qing Zhuang, Bin Li, Hong-Ying Guo, Jun-Li Liu and Fang Chen

Molecular cloning and characterization of P5CS gene from Jatropha curcas L.


Mehdi Dahmardeh, Lila Mehravaran and Saleheh Naderi

Eucalyptus plantlet growth in relation to foliar application with complete fertilizers in Southeast of Iran


Kun Yuan, Xuan Ding, Li-Fu Yang, Zhen-Hui Wang, Wei-Fu Lin and Jian-Hua Cao

Proteome analysis of interaction between rootstocks and scions in Hevea brasiliensis


Koksal Aydinsakir, Ismail Hakki Tuzel and Dursun Buyuktas

The effects of different irrigation levels on flowering and flower quality of carnation (Dianthus caryophllus L.) irrigated by drip irrigation


Yonghui Yang, Jicheng Wu, and Pute Wu

Effects of superabsorbent polymer on the physiological characteristics of wheat under drought stress and rehydration


Iraj Zarei, Ghadir Mohammadi, Yousef Sohrabi, Danial Kahrizi, E.M. Khah and Kheirollah Yari

Effect of different hydropriming times on the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)


Hanaa Mahdy Abouzied

Assessment of genetic diversity among wheat somaclonal variants lines using morphological traits and molecular markers


Chen Zhi-hong, Wang Zan, Yun Xu-jiang, Li Xiang-fang and Gao Hong-wen

Physiological and biochemical responses of ultra-dry storage of Elymus dahuricus seeds


Zahra Khodarahmpour and Mohammad Motamedi

Evaluation of drought and salinity stress effects on germination and early growth of two cultivars of maize (Zea mays L.)


R. Amooaghaie and M. Valivand

The combined effect of gibberellic acid and long time osmopriming on seed germination and subsequent seedling growth of Klussia odoratissima Mozaff.


Ogbonna, P. E. and Umar-Shaaba, Y. G.

Yield responses of sesame (Sesamium indicum L) to rates of poultry manure application and time of planting in a derived savannah ecology of south eastern Nigeria


Lei Wang, Hong-Ling Wang, Chuan-Hua Yin and Chang-Yan Tian

Cold stratification, but not stratification in salinity, enhances seedling growth of wheat under salt treatment


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Fatih Sivrikaya

TThe importance of spatial accuracy in characterizing stand types using remotely sensed data


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Veena, V., Poornima, P., Parvatham, R., Sivapriyadharsini and Kalaiselvi, K.

Isolation and characterization of ß-glucosidase producing bacteria from different sources


Gang Zhang, Guang Yang, Ying Li and Jilun Li

Purification and characterization of a novel 1,3-propanediol oxidoreductase from Klebsiella oxytoca


Angela Faustino Jozala, Daniel P. Silva, António A. Vicente, José A. Teixeira, Adalberto Pessoa Júnior and Thereza C. V. Penna

Processing of byproducts to improve nisin production by Lactococcus lactis


Bülent Çetin

Production of probiotic mixed pickles (Turşu) and microbiological properties


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
Sajad Fatemi, Mehrdad Jafarpour, Shahin Eghbalsaied, Abbas Rezapour and Hasan Borji

Effect of essential oils of Thymus vulgaris and Mentha piperita on the control of green mould and postharvest quality of Citrus Sinensis cv. Valencia


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Pitchaon Maisuthisakul and Michael H. Gordon

Effect of oil, surfactant and phenolic extract from mango seed kernel on the physicochemical properties of water–oil–water (W/O/W) emulsions


L. Tao, Z. Yu, X. S. Guo and H. Zhou

Ensiling and in vitro digestibility characteristics of Ceratoides arborescens treated with lactic acid bacteria inoculants and cellulase


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY



 
H. Saremi, M. E. Amiri and J. Ashrafi

Epidemiological aspects of bean decline disease caused by Fusarium species and evaluation of the bean resistant cultivars to disease in Northwest Iran


Afifa Belaid and Khaled Hani

Antiviral and antifungal activity of some dermaseptin S4 analogues


Yu Xin, Hailin Yang, Xiaole Xia, Ling Zhang, Yuran Zhang, Yanjun Tong, Yi Chen and Wu Wang

Expression and comparison of recombinant cholesterol oxidases (COD) in Escherichia coli with native cholesterol oxidase expressed in Brevibacterium sp.


Saniye Bilici, Gamze Akbulut, Nilüfer Acar tek, Hilal Yildiran, Eda Koksal, Makbule Gezmen Karadag and Nevin Sanlier

Prevalence of metabolic syndrome using NCEP-ATPIII and international dietetics federation (IDF) definitions: A cross- sectional study in Turkish adults


Ani, A. O. and Ugwuowo, L. C.

Response of weaner rabbits to diets containing graded levels of processed velvet beans (Mucuna pruriens)


Ahou Rachel Koumi, Kouamé Mathias Koffi, Boua Celestin Atsé and Lucien Patrice Kouame

Growth, feed efficiency and carcass mineral composition of Heterobranchus longifilis, Oreochromis niloticus and Sarotherodon melanotheron juveniles fed different dietary levels of soybean meal-based diets.


Qiuyu Xia, Rui Li, Songlin Zhao, Weijun Chen, Hua Chen, Bo Xin, Yulin Huang and Minmin Tang

Chemical composition changes of post-harvest coconut inflorescence sap during natural fermentation


Ogbe, Raphael John, Abu, Adakole Hyacinth, Eustace, Bonghan Berinyuy and Ochalefu Dickson Owoicho

Safety evaluation of hydroalcoholic extract of Cochlospermum planchonii rhizome in rats


Lifang Si, Chunsheng Gao, Xiangchao Cheng, Wen Deng, Jin Zhao and Shulin Chen

The effects of interferon-gamma (INF-?) on the expression of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in uterus, ovaries and peripheral blood of rats in early pregnancy


K. Muthu and P. Krishnamoorthy

Evaluation of androgenic activity of Mucuna pruriens in male rats


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
V.O. Njoku, C. Obi and O.M. Onyema

Phytochemical constituents of some selected medicinal plants


Se Won Kang, Ji Eun Jeong, Chan-Hee Kim, Sang-Haeng Choi, Sung-Hwa Chae, Sung Ah Jun, Hee-Jae Cha, Jae-Hyung Kim, Young-Min Lee, Jun-Sang Lee, Yeon Soo Han, Inho Choi, Hong-Seog Park, Bok Luel Lee and Yong Seok Lee

Gene expression profiles in adenosine-treated human mast cells


Mogale, M. A, Lebelo, S. L., Thovhogi, N, de Freitas A. N. and Shai, L. J

?-Amylase and ?-glucosidase inhibitory effects of Sclerocarya birrea [(A. Rich.) Hochst.] subspecies caffra (Sond) Kokwaro (Anacardiaceae) stem-bark extracts


Yang Lin, Manhua Cui, Yanyu Shi, Fengwen Wang, Quyuan Wang and Hong Teng

Increased COX-2 expression in patients with ovarian cancer


Xue-Feng Lian, Chuan-Xing YU, Xiao-Li He, Jun-Jin Lin,Yi-Zhong Chen and Ling Zhu

Construction of lentiviral shRNA expression vector targeting phospholipase D2 (PLD2) gene


ENTOMOLOGY

 
K. Tamilarasan and M. Dharmendira Kumar

Optimization of medium components and operating conditions for the production of solvent-tolerant lipase by Bacillus sphaericus MTCC 7542


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
O. M. Olarinmoye, V. O. Taiwo, E. O. Clarke, C. A. Kumolu-Johnson, O. J. Aderinola and F. Adekunbi

Hepatic pathologies in the brackish water catfish (Chrysicthys nigrodigitatus) from contaminated locations of the Lagos lagoon complex


Orhan Demir and Gürkan Diken

Effects of commercial enrichment products on fatty acid components of rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Ming-Jun Zhu, Zhi-Sheng Zhu and Xu-Hui Li

Bioconversion of paper sludge with low cellulosic content to ethanol by separate hydrolysis and fermentation


PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

 
Zhang Feng-Chun, Zhao Meng, Yin Dandan, Luo Su and Chen Xia

Study on the differences in chemical compositions of various medicinal parts of Rumex patientia in different growth years by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Y. Ebrahim Nezhad, J. Ghyasi Gale-Kandi, T. Farahvash and A. R. Yeganeh

Effect of combination of citric acid and microbial phytase on digestibility of calcium, phosphorous and mineralization parameters of tibia bone in broilers


N. Du Rand and M. D. Laing

Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of crude extracted insecticidal crystal proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis and Brevibacillus laterosporus

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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (67), 2011


Contents:

Review


Kohan, Eisa and Bagherieh-Najjar, Mohammad B.

DRE-binding Transcription factor (DREB1A) as a master regulator induced a broad range of abiotic stress tolerance in plant


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Y. M. S. Al-Barzinji, S. Lababidi, B. Rischkowsky, A. A. Al-Rawi, M. Tibbo, Halima Hassen and M. Baum

Assessing genetic diversity of Hamdani sheep breed in Kurdistan region of Iraq using microsatellite markers


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Xia Yan, Liang He, Guannan Song and Ruihong Wang

Antagonistic bioactivity of endophytic strains isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza


Ilknur Korkutal, Gulderen Kaygusuz and Secil Bayram.

Different effect of scion types on callusing in bench grafting


Shahid Akbar Khalil, Roshan Zamir, Nisar Ahmad, Muhammad Sajid, Hina Fazal, Mubarak Ali Khan, Nighat seema and Riaz Alam

In vitro regeneration of plantlets from unpollinated ovary culture in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis L. Osbeck)


Dong Yong Shin, Eun Soo Seong, Jong Kuk Na, Ji Hye Yoo, Won Hee Kang, Bimal Kumar Ghimire, Jung Dae Lim and Chang Yeon Yu

Conditions for regeneration and transformation of Solanum tuberosum cultivars using the cotton glutathione S-transferase (Gh-5) gene


Ugur Şirin

Determining the effects of Trichoderma harzianum and some mycorrhizal fungi on plant growth and against Rhizoctania solani Kühn in Lilium under in vivo conditions


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Ramya Thangarajan, Eric M. Adetutu, Robert B. Moore, S. T. Ogunbanwo and Andrew S. Ball

Comparison between different bio-treatments of a hydrocarbon contaminated soil from a landfill site


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Yang Mingyan, Zeng Xianlai, Tianjia and Zhang Xiaoqi

Screening of complex thermophilic microbial community and application during municipal solid waste aerobic composting


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Nadeem Ahmed, Mohsin Ahmad Khan, Naila Shahid, Idrees Ahmed Nasir and Ahmad Usman Zafar

One step purification of biological active human interleukin-2 protein produced in yeast (Pichia Pastoris)


Vladimir Filipović, Stevan Radivojević, Jean Andrei, Jonel Subić and Vladan Ugrenović

Non-sugar matter as an indicator of technological value in different sugar beet genotypes


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Elham Farsi, Armaghan Shafaei, Sook Yee Hor, Mohamed B. Khadeer Ahamed, Mun Fei Yam, Idress Hamad Attitalla, Mohd. Z. Asmawi and Zhari Ismail

Correlation between enzymes inhibitory effects and antioxidant activities of standardized fractions of methanolic extract obtained from Ficus deltoidea leaves


ENTOMOLOGY


Fouzia Tine-Djebbar, Aicha Beya Larhem and Noureddine Soltani

Enzyme immunoassay measurements of the molting hormone in different post-embryonic stages of two mosquito species, Culex pipiens and Culiseta longiareolata


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
J. Oyebamiji Babalola, N. Adesola Babarinde and A. Idowu Adeogun

The reactivity of CysF9[93]ß sulphydryl group of des-HisHC3[146]ß human haemoglobin A


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Tohid Vahdatpour, Hossein Nikpiran, Arman Moshaveri, Alireza Ahmadzadeh, Seyyed Reza Riyazi and Sina Vahdatpour

Effects of active, inactive and compounded Saccharomyces cerevisiae on growth-related hormones and performance of Japanese quails (Coturnix Japonica)


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (68), 2011


Contents:

Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
N. A. Adesola Babarinde, J. Oyebamiji Babalola and Simonetta Croci

Inositol-P6 induced structural changes in duck major haemoglobin


Sadia Ali, Ambreen Ijaz, Amina Zafar, Asma Ashraf, Muhammad Yunus, Zafar Iqbal, Shahid Nadeem and Muhammad Ibrahim Rajoka.

Investigation of simple sequence repeats (SSR) marker-assisted genetic diversity among upland Bt- and non Bt-cotton varieties


Shuyan Guan, Piwu Wang, Huijing Liu, Guangna Liu, Yiyong Ma, and Lina Zhao

Production of high-amylose maize lines using RNA interference in sbe2a


Siti Sarah Jumali, Ikram Mohd Said, Syarul Nataqain Baharum, Ismanizan Ismail, Zuraida Ab. Rahman and Zamri Zainal

Molecular cloning and characterization of strictosidine synthase, a key gene in biosynthesis of mitragynine from Mitragyna speciosa


Khadija Fares, Ferdaous Guasmi, Leila touil, Sawsen Drine,Tebra triki and Ali Ferchichi

Genetic variability of some cultivars of pistachio tree based in composition of vitamins


Dong Chun-lin, Zhang Ming-yi, Zhang Yan-qin, Yang Li-li, Liang Gai-mei, Sun Jie, Lin Zhong-ping and Gou Jjian-fang

Transformation of trehalose synthase gene (TPS Gene) into corn inbred line and identification of drought tolerance


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Parvez Anwar, Abdul Shukor Juraimi, Adam Puteh, Ahmad Selamat, Azmi Man and Abdul Hakim

Seeding method and rate influence on weed suppression in aerobic rice


Márkilla Zunete Beckmann-Cavalcante, Genilda Canuto Amaral, Alcilane Arnaldo Silva, Ítalo Herbert Lucena Cavalcante, Marluce Pereira Damasceno Lima.

Alternative substrates for production of Heliconia psittacorum L. seedlings under shade and open field conditions


Shazma Anwar, Mohammad Shafi, Jehan Bakht, Mohammad Tariq Jan and Yousaf Hayat

Effect of salinity and seed priming on growth and biochemical parameters of different barely genotypes


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Darío Spelzini, Beatriz Farruggia, Nelson Perez Guerra, Maria Luisa Rua and Lorenzo Pastrana

Production of aspartic peptidases by Aspergillus spp. using tuna cooked wastewater as nitrogen source and further extraction using aqueous two phase system


M. Jayakumar, T. Sivakami, D. Ambika and N. Karmegam.

Effect of turkey litter (Meleagris gallopavo L.) vermicompost on growth and yield characteristics of paddy, Oryza sativa (ADT-37)


M. J. Kwak, S. H. Lee and S. Y. Woo

Physiological and biochemical traits of different water and light intensities on cork oak (Quercus suber L.) seedlings


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Benson Chuks Iweriebor, Tracy Masebe, Julius Nwobegahay, Jeffrey M. Mphahlele and Pascal Obong Bessong

Impact of nucleotide polymorphisms at drug resistance sites on genetic barrier in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 subtype C resistance evolution


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Hilaire Nahimana, Arun S. Mujumdar and Min Zhang

Drying and radial shrinkage characteristics and changes in color and shape of carrot tissues (Daucus carota L) during air drying


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Alam Zeb

Effects of ß-carotene on the thermal oxidation of fatty acids


El-Baz, A. F., Shetaia, Y. M. and Elkhouli, R. R..

Xylitol production by Candida tropicalis under different statistically optimized growth conditions


Muhammad Aqeel Ashraf, Mohd. Jamil Maah, Ismail Yusoff, Karamat Mahmood and Abdul Wajid

Study of biosorptive potential in the peel of Citrus reticulata, Punica granatum, Daucus carota and Momordica charantia


Saenphoom, P., J. B. Liang, Y. W. Ho, T. C. Loh and M. Rosfarizan

Effect of enzyme treatment on chemical composition and production of reducing sugars in palm (Elaeis guineenis) kernel expeller


Shun-ming Tang, Zhiyong Qiu, Qiao-ling Zhao, Yong-zhu Yi and Zhi-fang Zhang

Characteristic analysis of heat-shock-cognate 70-4 gene promoter from silkworm, Bombyx mori (Bmhsc70-4)


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY


Liqin Zhu, Huiming Wang, Junhua Xu, Jun Lin and Xiaoxiang Wang

Effects of nacre-coated titanium surfaces on cell proliferation and osteocalcin expression in MG-63 osteoblast-like cells


Raenu Yucharoen, Sunee Chansakaow and Yingmanee Tragoolpua

Inhibitory effect of aromatic herbs, lavender, sage and chamomile against herpes simplex virus infection


ENTOMOLOGY


Aquino Bolanos T, Ruiz Vega J, Giron Pablo S, Pérez Pacheco R, Martínez Tomas SH, and Silva Rivera M.E

Interrelationships of the agave weevil Scyphophorus acupunctatus (Gyllenhal), Erwinia carotovora (Dye), entomopathogenic agents and agrochemicals


FISHERY SCIENCE

 
Hakki Dereli and Mustafa Erdem

Spawning period and first maturity size of deep water rose shrimp (Parapenaeus longirostris) in the Aegean Sea


Wu-Shan Chu, Yi-You Hou, Yih-Tsong Ueng, Jiang-Ping Wang and Hung-Cheng Chen

Estimates of age, growth and mortality of spotted catfish, Arius maculatus (Thunberg, 1792), off the Coast of Yunlin, Southwestern Taiwan
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Mehdi Raissy and Mahsa Ansari

Histopathological changes in the gills of naturally-infected Capoeta aculeata (Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1844) with parasites


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Soo Jin Kim, Jong-Man Jeong, Sangeun Lee, Keun Yong Ryu, Hyun Suk Jung and Hee-Seok Kweon

Applicable technical method for lower temperature freeze-substitution of cryo-fixed cells


Mingxiong Pang, J. McD. Stewart and Jinfa Zhang

A mini-scale hot borate method for the isolation of total RNA from a large number of cotton tissue samples


AQUACULTURE

 
Juan Sui, Qinghua Liu, Tao He, Zhizhong Xiao, Shihong Xu, Daoyuan Ma, Yongshuang Xiao, Fan Lin and Jun Li

Analysis of the early development in first and backcross generations between Paralichthys olivaceus and Paralichthys dentatus


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Mahdieh Senemari, Majid Kalantar, saeed khalajzadeh and Mohsen Gholizadeh

Genetic and phenotypic parameters of body weight in Zandi sheep


Farshid Kheiri, Javad Pourreza, Yahya Ebrahimnezhad, Kambiz Nazeradl and Sayed Mohammad Ali Jalali Haji-abadi

Effects of supplemental ractopamine and L-carnitine on growth performance, blood biochemical parameters and carcass traits of male broiler chicks


Abd El-Rahman, H. H., A. A. Abedo, Fatma M. Salman, M. I. Mohamed and M. M. Shoukry

Partial substitution of cumin seed meal by Jatropha meal as a potential protein source for feed


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African Journal of Biotechnology - 10 (69), 2011


Contents:


Research Articles

 
GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

 
Antonio Teixeira do Amaral Júnior, Érica Cristina de Oliveira, Leandro Simoes Azeredo Gonçalves, Carlos Alberto Scapim, Liliam Silvia Candido, Thiago Rodrigues da Conceiçao Silva, Cássio Vittorazzi and Keila Silva da Cunha

Assessment of genetic diversity among maize accessions using inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) markers


Peng Wang, Rui-Rui Su, Ji-Yang Zheng, Shuang-Huai Cheng and Guo-Ping Zhu

Molecular cloning and phylogenetic analysis of a novel BURP domain-containing gene from Camellia sinensis


Sahib Gul Afridi, Habib Ahmad, Mukhtar Alam, Imtiaz Ahmed Khan and Mukhtiar Hassan

DNA landmarks for genetic diversity assessment in tea genotypes using RAPD markers


Burcu Tarikahya Hacioglu and Sadik Erik

Phylogeny of Symphytum L. (Boraginaceae) with special emphasis on Turkish species


Li Li, Wei Liu, Yin-Bing Bian and Yang Xiao

Development of species-specific primers for identifying Auricularia auricula-judae using intergenic spacer 1 (IGS1) sequences


Reza Nahavandi, Parivash Hafezamini and Mariana Nor Shamsudin

Genetic diversity of intensive cultured and wild tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) in Malaysia using microsatellite markers


Wei Le, Qiuming Chen, Junhai Qian, Chunyan Li, Shengdao Dan, Denglong Wu, LiHe Guo and JinFu Zhang

Analysis of sex chromosomal constitution in sperm from a 47, XYY/46, XY male by using fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)


PLANT AND AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY

 
Cheng Zhi-hui, Wang Chun-hui, Xiao Xue-mei and Muhammad Azam Khan

Allelopathic effects of decomposing garlic stalk on some vegetable crops


Yong-Gui Pan and Xin-Hua Liu

Effect of benzo-thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid S-methyl ester (BTH) treatment on the resistant substance in postharvest mango fruits of different varieties


Muhammad Essa, Syed Moazzam Nizami, Sarwat N. Mirza, Irshad A. Khan and Mohammad Athar

Contribution of agroforestry in farmers’ livelihood and its impact on natural forest in northern areas of Pakistan


Azeem Khan, Muhammad Islam, Inam-ul-Haq, Sarfraz Ahmad, Ghazanfar Abbas and Mohammad Athar

Technology transfer for cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) production under protected agriculture in uplands Balochistan, Pakistan


Hatice Demiray, Aylin E. Dereboylu, Filiz Altan and Ali Zeytünlüoglu

Identification of proteins involved in excess boron stress in roots of carrot (Daucus carota L.) and role of niacin in the protein profiles


Ji-zhan Liu, Yang Hu, Xiu-qiong Xu and Ping-ping Li

Feasibility and influencing factors of laser cutting of tomato peduncles for robotic harvesting


ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
J. Kassongo and C. A. Togo

Evaluation of full-strength paper mill effluent for electricity generation in mediator-less microbial fuel cells


Salih Aydemir and Halime Sünger (Akil)

Bioreclamation effect and growth of a leguminous forage plant (Lotus corniculatus) in calcareous saline-sodic soil


INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

 
Mohamed E. A. Dawoud and Amira M. Abu Taleb

Evaluation of nutritional substrate and physical stress (gamma irradiation) in b-glucan productivity by mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus)


Claude Ghislaine Kouadjo and Adolphe Zeze

Chromium tolerance and reduction potential of Staphylococci species isolated from a fly ash dumping site in South Africa


Özgür Karamanli Şekeroglu, Eser Eke Bayramoglu and Gonca Telli Yamamoto

Determination of the effectiveness of organosulfur compound in the leather industry by adenosine triphosphate (ATP) luminometer


FOOD MICROBIOLOGY

 
A. R. Shahab Lavasani, M. R. Ehsani, S. Mirdamadi and S. M. Mousavi

Effect of Bifidobacterium lactis on some physico-chemical and organoleptical properties of Lighvan cheese


FOOD TECHNOLOGY

 
Flora J. Chadare, Jochem Jonkman, Judith Wolkers-Rooijackers, Martinus J. R. Nout, Joseph D. Hounhouigan and Marcel H. Zwietering

Microbiota of Tayohounta, a fermented baobab flavour food of Benin


APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY

 
Atusa Vaziri, Nasrin Motamed, Ali-Reza Abbasi, Beniamin Yazdani and Vahid Niknam

Aging and some physiological and biochemical characteristics of two Aelorupus species


MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY

 
Nweze NE, Anene BM and Asuzu IU

In vitro anti-trypanosomal activities of crude extracts, ß-sitosterol and ?-sulphur from Buchholzia coriacea seed


Liang Xiangdang, Guo Zhanshe and Sun Geng

Design and research of a new kind of minimally invasive fixation device in orthopaedics


BIOTECHNIQUES

 
Jun Tao, Liqin Yu, Fen Kong and Daqiu Zhao

Effects of plant growth regulators on in vitro propagation of Cymbidium faberi Rolfe


Zhang Yinglong, Zhang Haibo, Zhu Youshuang and Huang Feng

The effect of laccase on cellulase-treated lignin in 1-n-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride/H2O homogeneous and H2O heterogeneous solutions


Bo Diao, Ying Liu, Yi Zhang and Guo-zheng Xu

A graph-clustering approach to search important molecular markers and pathways of Parkinson’s disease


ANIMAL SCIENCE

 
Ali Ahmad Alaw Qotbi, Saeed Najafi, Omid Ahmadauli, Enayat Rahmatnejad and Masumeh Abbasinezhad

Investigation of poultry housing capacity on energy efficiency of broiler chickens production in tropical areas


Fatemeh Ghasemian, Mahnaz Azarnia, Abtin Heidarzadeh, Shervin Ghadarjani and Mohammad Hadi Bahadori

High efficacy of fibroblast and hepatocyte growth factors on the in vitro blastocyst production of post-thaw mouse two-cell embryo: The cryotop method

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Planta - 235 (1-3), 2012

Planta - 235 (1), 2012



Contents:


Original Articles


Immunocytochemical determination of the subcellular distribution of ascorbate in plants

Bernd Zechmann, M. Stumpe and F. Mauch


DBB1a, involved in gibberellin homeostasis, functions as a negative regulator of blue light-mediated hypocotyl elongation in Arabidopsis

Qiming Wang, Jianxin Zeng, Keqin Deng, Xiaoju Tu and Xiaoying Zhao, et al.


Three endo-ß-mannanase genes expressed in the micropylar endosperm and in the radicle influence germination of Arabidopsis thaliana seeds

Raquel Iglesias-Fernández, María Carmen Rodríguez-Gacio, Cristina Barrero-Sicilia, Pilar Carbonero and Angel Matilla


Polyketide derivatives active against Botrytis cinerea in Gerbera hybrida

Satu Koskela, Päivi P. Söderholm, Miia Ainasoja, Tero Wennberg and Karel D. Klika, et al.


Putative dual pathway of auxin transport in organogenesis of Arabidopsis

Alicja Banasiak


Distinct roles for Arabidopsis SUMO protease ESD4 and its closest homolog ELS1

Rebecca Hermkes, Yong-Fu Fu, Kerstin Nürrenberg, Ruchika Budhiraja and Elmon Schmelzer, et al.


Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: duration of its cell cycle and phases at growth rates affected by light intensity

Milada Vítová, Kateřina Bišová, Dáša Umysová, Monika Hlavová and Shigeyuki Kawano, et al.


Involvement of root ABA and hydraulic conductivity in the control of water relations in wheat plants exposed to increased evaporative demand

Guzel Kudoyarova, Svetlana Veselova, Wolfram Hartung, Rashit Farhutdinov and Dmitry Veselov, et al.


Brassinolide-improved development of Brassica napus microspore-derived embryos is associated with increased activities of purine and pyrimidine salvage pathways

Mark Belmonte, Mohamed Elhiti, Hiroshi Ashihara and Claudio Stasolla


Temporal and spatial diversities of the immunolabeling of mannan and xylan polysaccharides in differentiating earlywood ray cells and pits of Cryptomeria japonica

Jong Sik Kim, Tatsuya Awano, Arata Yoshinaga and Keiji Takabe


Molecular characterization of a miraculin-like gene differentially expressed during coffee development and coffee leaf miner infestation

Jorge Maurício Costa Mondego, Melina Pasini Duarte, Eduardo Kiyota, Leandro Martínez and Sandra Rodrigues de Camargo, et al.


Plasmodesmata distribution and sugar partitioning in nitrogen-fixing root nodules of Datisca glomerata

Maria Schubert, Nouria K. Koteyeva, Philipp W. Wabnitz, Patricia Santos and Michael Büttner, et al.


Differential roles of alkaline/neutral invertases in Nostoc sp. PCC 7120: Inv-B isoform is essential for diazotrophic growth

Walter A. Vargas, Carolina N. Nishi, Laura E. Giarrocco and Graciela L. Salerno


Identification of suitable reference genes for normalization of qPCR data in comparative transcriptomics analyses in the Triticeae

María J. Giménez, Fernando Pistón and Sergio G. Atienza


Molecular and functional analyses of rice NHX-type Na+/H+ antiporter genes

Atsunori Fukuda, Atsuko Nakamura, Naho Hara, Seiichi Toki and Yoshiyuki Tanaka


An Arabidopsis senescence-associated protein SAG29 regulates cell viability under high salinity

Pil Joon Seo, Jung-Min Park, Seok Ki Kang, Sang-Gyu Kim and Chung-Mo Park


Rapid Communication


Genetic and environmental changes in SUMO homeostasis lead to nuclear mRNA retention in plants

Sivaramakrishnan Muthuswamy and Iris Meier


Strigolactones affect lateral root formation and root-hair elongation in Arabidopsis

Yoram Kapulnik, Pierre-Marc Delaux, Natalie Resnick, Einav Mayzlish-Gati and Smadar Wininger, et al.


Note added in proof


Note added in proof to: Over-expression of an FT-homologous gene of apple induces early flowering in annual and perennial plants

Conny Tränkner, Sandra Lehmann, Hans Hoenicka, Magda-Viola Hanke and Matthias Fladung, et al.


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Planta - 235 (2), 2012



Contents:


Original Articles


The reduction of reactive oxygen species formation by mitochondrial alternative respiration in tomato basal defense against TMV infection

Yang-Wen-Ke Liao, Kai Shi, Li-Jun Fu, Shuai Zhang and Xin Li, et al.


Isolation and characterization of a novel ammonium overly sensitive mutant, amos2, in Arabidopsis thaliana

Guangjie Li, Gangqiang Dong, Baohai Li, Qing Li and Herbert J. Kronzucker, et al.


Cloning and characterization of a maize bZIP transcription factor, ZmbZIP72, confers drought and salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis

Sheng Ying, Deng-Feng Zhang, Jing Fu, Yun-Su Shi and Yan-Chun Song, et al.


The PAL2 promoter activities in relation to structural development and adaptation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Jeh Haur Wong, Parameswari Namasivayam and Mohd Puad Abdullah


High light stimulates Deg1-dependent cleavage of the minor LHCII antenna proteins CP26 and CP29 and the PsbS protein in Arabidopsis thaliana

Maksymilian Zienkiewicz, Aleksandra Ferenc, Wioleta Wasilewska and Elżbieta Romanowska


An unusual form of reaction wood in Koromiko [Hebe salicifolia G. Forst. (Pennell)], a southern hemisphere angiosperm

Miho Kojima, Verena K. Becker and Clemens M. Altaner


SlWRKY70 is required for Mi-1-mediated resistance to aphids and nematodes in tomato

Hagop S. Atamian, Thomas Eulgem and Isgouhi Kaloshian


AtPTR4 and AtPTR6 are differentially expressed, tonoplast-localized members of the peptide transporter/nitrate transporter 1 (PTR/NRT1) family

Annett Weichert, Christopher Brinkmann, Nataliya Y. Komarova, Daniela Dietrich and Kathrin Thor, et al.


Important photosynthetic contribution from the non-foliar green organs in cotton at the late growth stage

Yuan-Yuan Hu, Ya-Li Zhang, Hong-Hai Luo, Wei Li and Riichi Oguchi, et al.


Seaweeds early development: detrimental effects of desiccation and attenuation by algal extracts

Loretto Contreras-Porcia, Sebastián Callejas, Daniela Thomas, Camille Sordet and Georg Pohnert, et al.


Age and sex-related changes in cytokinins, auxins and abscisic acid in a centenarian relict herbaceous perennial

Marta Onate, Maria B. García and Sergi Munné-Bosch


Influence of over-expression of the FLOWERING PROMOTING FACTOR 1 gene (FPF1) from Arabidopsis on wood formation in hybrid poplar (Populus tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.)

Hans Hoenicka, Silke Lautner, Andreas Klingberg, Gerald Koch and Fadia El-Sherif, et al.


Identification of aluminum-responsive microRNAs in Medicago truncatula by genome-wide high-throughput sequencing

Lei Chen, Tianzuo Wang, Mingui Zhao, Qiuying Tian and Wen-Hao Zhang


Potential role of the rice OsCCS52A gene in endoreduplication

Mukhamad Su’udi, Joon-Yung Cha, Min Hee Jung, Netty Ermawati and Chang-deok Han, et al.


Stress responses to phenol in Arabidopsis and transcriptional changes revealed by microarray analysis

Jing Xu, Zhen-Hong Su, Chen Chen, Hong-Juan Han and Bo Zhu, et al.


Functional analysis of light-regulated promoter region of AtPol? gene

Sujit Roy, Swarup Roy Choudhury, Sanjay Kumar Singh and Kali Pada Das


Mutation of OsALDH7 causes a yellow-colored endosperm associated with accumulation of oryzamutaic acid A in rice

Yi Shen, Yan Zhang, Chao Yang, Ying Lan and Linglong Liu, et al.


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Planta - 235 (3), 2012



Contents:


Review


Root phototropism: from dogma to the mechanism of blue light perception

Ulrich Kutschera and Winslow R. Briggs


Original Article


Features of a unique intronless cluster of class I small heat shock protein genes in tandem with box C/D snoRNA genes on chromosome 6 in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Ravinder K. Goyal, Vinod Kumar, Vijaya Shukla, Rohini Mattoo and Yongsheng Liu, et al.


Genetic variation in strigolactone production and tillering in rice and its effect on Striga hermonthica infection

Muhammad Jamil, Tatsiana Charnikhova, Benyamin Houshyani, Aad van Ast and Harro J. Bouwmeester


DIMINUTO 1 affects the lignin profile and secondary cell wall formation in Arabidopsis

Zakir Hossain, Brian McGarvey, Lisa Amyot, Margaret Gruber and Jinwook Jung, et al.


Proteomic analysis of a model unicellular green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, during short-term exposure to irradiance stress reveals significant down regulation of several heat-shock proteins

Bancha Mahong, Suttiruk Roytrakul, Narumon Phaonaklop, Janewit Wongratana and Kittisak Yokthongwattana


Expression of the nucleocapsid protein of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus in soybean seed yields an immunogenic antigenic protein

Sornkanok Vimolmangkang, Ksenija Gasic, Ruth Soria-Guerra, Sergio Rosales-Mendoza and Leticia Moreno-Fierros, et al.


Overexpression of Nelumbo nucifera metallothioneins 2a and 3 enhances seed germination vigor in Arabidopsis

Yuliang Zhou, Pu Chu, Huhui Chen, Yin Li and Jun Liu, et al.


An ER-targeted calcium-binding peptide confers salt and drought tolerance mediated by CIPK6 in Arabidopsis

Pei-Lan Tsou, Sang Yoon Lee, Nina Stromgren Allen, Heike Winter-Sederoff and Dominique Robertson


Manipulation of l-ascorbic acid biosynthesis pathways in Solanum lycopersicum: elevated GDP-mannose pyrophosphorylase activity enhances l-ascorbate levels in red fruit

Christelle Cronje, Gavin M. George, Alisdair R. Fernie, Jan Bekker and Jens Kossmann, et al.


Functional characterization of an acidic SK3 dehydrin isolated from an Opuntiastreptacantha cDNA library

A. E. Ochoa-Alfaro, M. Rodríguez-Kessler, M. B. Pérez-Morales, P. Delgado-Sánchez and C. L. Cuevas-Velazquez, et al.


pc8.1, a major QTL for pigment content in pepper fruit, is associated with variation in plastid compartment size

Arnon Brand, Yelena Borovsky, Sagit Meir, Ilana Rogachev and Asaph Aharoni, et al.


Comparative study of gene expression and major proteins’ function of laticifers in lignified and unlignified organs of mulberry

Sakihito Kitajima, Toki Taira, Kenji Oda, Katsuyuki T. Yamato and Yoshihiro Inukai, et al.


Respiratory complex I deficiency induces drought tolerance by impacting leaf stomatal and hydraulic conductances

Reda Djebbar, Touhami Rzigui, Pierre Pétriacq, Caroline Mauve and Pierrick Priault, et al.


Site-directed mutagenesis of the Arabidopsis heterotrimeric G protein ß subunit suggests divergent mechanisms of effector activation between plant and animal G proteins

David Chakravorty, Yuri Trusov and José Ramón Botella


Reduced expression of FatA thioesterases in Arabidopsis affects the oil content and fatty acid composition of the seeds

Antonio J. Moreno-Pérez, Mónica Venegas-Calerón, Fabián E. Vaistij, Joaquín J. Salas and Tony R. Larson, et al.


Emerging Technologies


Utilizing the genetic diversity within rice cultivars

Helen Belefant-Miller, Gordon H. Miller and Karen A. K. Moldenhauer


Rapid Communication


Proteomic analysis of salinity-stressed Chlamydomonas reinhardtii revealed differential suppression and induction of a large number of important housekeeping proteins

Chotika Yokthongwattana, Bancha Mahong, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Narumon Phaonaklop and Jarunya Narangajavana, et al.



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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (11-15), 2010

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (11), 2010



Contents:

Temperate flowering phenology
Tooke, Fiona; Battey, Nicholas H.

Meiosis in flowering plants and other green organisms
Harrison, C. Jill; Alvey, Elizabeth; Henderson, Ian R.

Biomass accumulation in sugarcane: unravelling the factors underpinning reduced growth phenomena
van Heerden, Philippus D. R.; Donaldson, Robin A.; Watt, Derek A.; Singels, Abraham

The phytohormone signal network regulating elongation growth during shade avoidance
Stamm, Petra; Kumar, Prakash P.

A specific group of genes respond to cold dehydration stress in cut Alstroemeria flowers whereas ambient dehydration stress accelerates developmental senescence expression patterns
Wagstaff, Carol; Bramke, Irene; Breeze, Emily; Thornber, Sarah; Harrison, Elizabeth; Thomas, Brian; Buchanan-Wollaston, Vicky; Stead, Tony; Rogers, Hilary

Genetic dissection of the developmental behaviours of plant height in wheat under diverse water regimes
Wu, Xianshan; Wang, Zhenghang; Chang, Xiaoping; Jing, Ruilian

Reversible association of ribulose-1, 5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase activase with the thylakoid membrane depends upon the ATP level and pH in rice without heat stress
Chen, Juan; Wang, Peng; Mi, Hua-ling; Chen, Gen-Yun; Xu, Da-Quan

Petunia nectar proteins have ribonuclease activity
Hillwig, Melissa S.; Liu, Xiaoteng; Liu, Guangyu; Thornburg, Robert W.; MacIntosh, Gustavo C.

Functional characterization of a carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 1 and its relation to the carotenoid accumulation and volatile emission during the floral development of Osmanthus fragrans Lour.
Baldermann, Susanne; Kato, Masaya; Kurosawa, Miwako; Kurobayashi, Yoshiko; Fujita, Akira; Fleischmann, Peter; Watanabe, Naoharu

H2O2 mediates the regulation of ABA catabolism and GA biosynthesis in Arabidopsis seed dormancy and germination
Liu, Yinggao; Ye, Nenghui; Liu, Rui; Chen, Moxian; Zhang, Jianhua

Cold acclimation and low temperature resistance in cotton: Gossypium hirsutum phospholipase D isoforms are differentially regulated by temperature and light
Kargiotidou, Anastasia; Kappas, Ilias; Tsaftaris, Athanasios; Galanopoulou, Dia; Farmaki, Theodora

Increase in fruit size of a spontaneous mutant of Gala apple (Malusdomestica Borkh.) is facilitated by altered cell production and enhanced cell size
Malladi, Anish; Hirst, Peter M.

Photosynthesis at an extreme end of the leaf trait spectrum: how does it relate to high leaf dry mass per area and associated structural parameters?
Hassiotou, Foteini; Renton, Michael; Ludwig, Martha; Evans, John R.; Veneklaas, Erik J.

QTL dynamics for fruit firmness and softening around an ethylene-dependent polygalacturonase gene in apple (Malusdomestica Borkh.)
Costa, Fabrizio; Peace, Cameron P.; Stella, Sara; Serra, Sara; Musacchi, Stefano; Bazzani, Micaela; Sansavini, Silviero; Van de Weg, W. Eric

Natural variation in herbivore-induced volatiles in Arabidopsis thaliana
Snoeren, Tjeerd A. L.; Kappers, Iris F.; Broekgaarden, Colette; Mumm, Roland; Dicke, Marcel; Bouwmeester, Harro J.

Metal accumulation in tobacco expressing Arabidopsis halleri metal hyperaccumulation gene depends on external supply
Barabasz, Anna; Krmer, Ute; Hanikenne, Marc; Rudzka, Justyna; Antosiewicz, Danuta Maria

Strigolactone regulation of shoot branching in chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum)
Liang, Jianli; Zhao, Liangjun; Challis, Richard; Leyser, Ottoline

Characterization of a trimeric light-harvesting complex in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum built of FcpA and FcpE proteins
Joshi-Deo, Jidnyasa; Schmidt, Matthias; Gruber, Ansgar; Weisheit, Wolfram; Mittag, Maria; Kroth, Peter G.; Bchel, Claudia

Mobilization of lipid reserves during germination of oat (Avena sativa L.), a cereal rich in endosperm oil
Leonova, Svetlana; Grimberg, sa; Marttila, Salla; Stymne, Sten; Carlsson, Anders S.

Positional relationship between the gamete fusion site and the first division plane in the rice zygote
Nakajima, Keisuke; Uchiumi, Takao; Okamoto, Takashi

Blue light doseresponses of leaf photosynthesis, morphology, and chemical composition of Cucumis sativus grown under different combinations of red and blue light
Hogewoning, Sander W.; Trouwborst, Govert; Maljaars, Hans; Poorter, Hendrik; van Ieperen, Wim; Harbinson, Jeremy

Evaluating the nodulation status of leguminous species from the Amazonian forest of Brazil
de Faria, Sergio M.; Diedhiou, Abdala G.; de Lima, Haroldo C.; Ribeiro, Robson D.; Galiana, Antoine; Castilho, Alexandre F.; Henriques, Joo C.

Strigolactones are positive regulators of light-harvesting genes in tomato
Mayzlish-Gati, Einav; LekKala, Sivarama P.; Resnick, Nathalie; Wininger, Smadar; Bhattacharya, Chaitali; Lemcoff, J. Hugo; Kapulnik, Yoram; Koltai, Hinanit

A major grain protein content locus on barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) chromosome 6 influences flowering time and sequential leaf senescence
Lacerenza, Joseph A.; Parrott, David L.; Fischer, Andreas M.

Low red/far-red ratios delay spike and stem growth in wheat
Ugarte, Cristina Cecilia; Trupkin, Santiago Ariel; Ghiglione, Hernn; Slafer, Gustavo; Casal, Jorge Jos

Aluminium-induced ion transport in Arabidopsis: the relationship between Al tolerance and root ion flux
Bose, Jayakumar; Babourina, Olga; Shabala, Sergey; Rengel, Zed

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (12), 2010



Contents:

Crop management techniques to enhance harvest index in rice
Yang, Jianchang; Zhang, Jianhua

The significance of roots as hydraulic rheostats
Maurel, Christophe; Simonneau, Thierry; Sutka, Moira

ABA receptors: the START of a new paradigm in phytohormone signalling
Klingler, John P.; Batelli, Giorgia; Zhu, Jian-Kang

Genetic and genomic tools to improve drought tolerance in wheat
Fleury, Delphine; Jefferies, Stephen; Kuchel, Haydn; Langridge, Peter

Influence of diurnal variation in mesophyll conductance on modelled 13C discrimination: results from a field study
Bickford, Christopher P.; Hanson, David T.; McDowell, Nate G.

Interference with oxidative phosphorylation enhances anoxic expression of rice -amylase genes through abolishing sugar regulation
Park, Minji; Yim, Hui-kyeong; Park, Hyeok-gon; Lim, Jun; Kim, Soo-Hwan; Hwang, Yong-sic

Alteration of cell-wall porosity is involved in osmotic stress-induced enhancement of aluminium resistance in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Yang, Zhong-Bao; Eticha, Dejene; Rao, Idupulapati Madhusudana; Horst, Walter Johannes

Characterization of a pathogenesis-related protein 4 (PR-4) induced in Capsicum chinense L3 plants with dual RNase and DNase activities
Guevara-Morato, Maria ngeles; de Lacoba, Mario Garca; Garca-Luque, Isabel; Serra, Maria Teresa

Proteomic changes associated with expression of a gene (ipt) controlling cytokinin synthesis for improving heat tolerance in a perennial grass species
Xu, Yan; Gianfagna, Thomas; Huang, Bingru

Association of water spectral indices with plant and soil water relations in contrasting wheat genotypes
Gutierrez, Mario; Reynolds, Matthew P.; Klatt, Arthur R.

HHP1, a novel signalling component in the cross-talk between the cold and osmotic signalling pathways in Arabidopsis
Chen, Chin-Chung; Liang, Ching-Shin; Kao, Ai-Ling; Yang, Chien-Chih

Tissue-specific transcriptome profiling of the citrus fruit epidermis and subepidermis using laser capture microdissection
Matas, Antonio J.; Agust, Javier; Tadeo, Francisco R.; Taln, Manuel; Rose, Jocelyn K. C.

Interactome analysis of the six cotton 14-3-3s that are preferentially expressed in fibres and involved in cell elongation
Zhang, Ze-Ting; Zhou, Ying; Li, Yang; Shao, Su-Qiang; Li, Bing-Ying; Shi, Hai-Yan; Li, Xue-Bao

Involvement of Arabidopsis histone deacetylase HDA6 in ABA and salt stress response
Chen, Li-Ting; Luo, Ming; Wang, Yu-Yuan; Wu, Keqiang

The differential spatial distribution of secondary metabolites in Arabidopsis leaves reacting hypersensitively to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato is dependent on the oxidative burst
Simon, Clara; Langlois-Meurinne, Mathilde; Bellvert, Floriant; Garmier, Marie; Didierlaurent, Laure; Massoud, Kamal; Chaouch, Sejir; Marie, Arul; Bodo, Bernard; Kauffmann, Serge; Noctor, Graham; Saindrenan, Patrick

The GmFAD7 gene family from soybean: identification of novel genes and tissue-specific conformations of the FAD7 enzyme involved in desaturase activity
Andreu, Vanesa; Lagunas, Beatriz; Collados, Raquel; Picorel, Rafael; Alfonso, Miguel

Limitation of the Cavitron technique by conifer pit aspiration
Beikircher, B.; Ameglio, T.; Cochard, H.; Mayr, S.

Sulphate as a xylem-borne chemical signal precedes the expression of ABA biosynthetic genes in maize roots
Ernst, Laura; Goodger, Jason Q. D.; Alvarez, Sophie; Marsh, Ellen L.; Berla, Bert; Lockhart, Eric; Jung, Jiyul; Li, Pinghua; Bohnert, Hans J.; Schachtman, Daniel P.

Isolation and characterization of low-sulphur-tolerant mutants of Arabidopsis
Wu, Yu; Zhao, Qing; Gao, Lei; Yu, Xiao-Min; Fang, Ping; Oliver, David J.; Xiang, Cheng-Bin

A kinesin with calponin-homology domain is involved in premitotic nuclear migration
Frey, Nicole; Klotz, Jan; Nick, Peter

Development of synchronized, autonomous, and self-regulated oscillations in transpiration rate of a whole tomato plant under water stress
Wallach, Rony; Da-Costa, Noam; Raviv, Michael; Moshelion, Menachem

Cloning, functional expression, and characterization of a chalcone 3-hydroxylase from Cosmos sulphureus
Schlangen, Karin; Miosic, Silvija; Thill, Jana; Halbwirth, Heidi

Cytokinin-binding protein (70 kDa) from etioplasts and amyloplasts of etiolated maize seedlings and chloroplasts of green plants and its putative function
Brovko, Fedor A.; Vasil'eva, Victoria S.; Lushnikova, Antonina L.; Selivankina, Svetlana Yu.; Karavaiko, Natalia N.; Boziev, Khanafy M.; Shepelyakovskaya, Anna O.; Moshkov, Dmitry A.; Pavlik, Liubov L.; Kusnetsov, Victor V.; Kulaeva, Olga N.

Exogenously induced expression of ethylene biosynthesis, ethylene perception, phospholipase D, and Rboh-oxidase genes in broccoli seedlings
Jakubowicz, Magorzata; Gagaska, Hanna; Nowak, Witold; Sadowski, Jan

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (13), 2010



Contents:

Drought decision-making
Boyer, John S.

New phenotyping methods for screening wheat and barley for beneficial responses to water deficit
Munns, Rana; James, Richard A.; Sirault, Xavier R. R.; Furbank, Robert T.; Jones, Hamlyn G.

Breeding for water-saving and drought-resistance rice (WDR) in China
Luo, L. J.

High-throughput shoot imaging to study drought responses
Berger, Bettina; Parent, Boris; Tester, Mark

Effect of salinity and water stress during the reproductive stage on growth, ion concentrations, 13C, and 15N of durum wheat and related amphiploids
Yousfi, Salima; Serret, Maria Dolores; Voltas, Jordi; Araus, Jos Luis

Root water potential integrates discrete soil physical properties to influence ABA signalling during partial rootzone drying
Dodd, Ian C.; Egea, Gregorio; Watts, Chris W.; Whalley, W. Richard

Characterization of root-yield-1.06, a major constitutive QTL for root and agronomic traits in maize across water regimes
Landi, Pierangelo; Giuliani, Silvia; Salvi, Silvio; Ferri, Matteo; Tuberosa, Roberto; Sanguineti, Maria Corinna

Transcriptional profiles of drought-responsive genes in modulating transcription signal transduction, and biochemical pathways in tomato
Gong, Pengjuan; Zhang, Junhong; Li, Hanxia; Yang, Changxian; Zhang, Chanjuan; Zhang, Xiaohui; Khurram, Ziaf; Zhang, Yuyang; Wang, Taotao; Fei, Zhangjun; Ye, Zhibiao

Production and diffusion of chloroplastic H2O2 and its implication to signalling
Mubarakshina, Maria M.; Ivanov, Boris N.; Naydov, Ilya A.; Hillier, Warwick; Badger, Murray R.; Krieger-Liszkay, Anja

Auxin influx inhibitors 1-NOA, 2-NOA, and CHPAA interfere with membrane dynamics in tobacco cells
Lakov, Martina; Smith, Richard S.; Peek, Bedich; Kube, Martin; Zamalov, Eva; Petrek, Jan; Hoyerov, Klra

An L1 box binding protein, GbML1, interacts with GbMYB25 to control cotton fibre development
Zhang, Fei; Zuo, Kaijing; Zhang, Jieqiong; Liu, Xiang; Zhang, Lida; Sun, Xiaofen; Tang, Kexuan

Sequestration of auxin by the indole-3-acetic acid-amido synthetase GH3-1 in grape berry (Vitis vinifera L.) and the proposed role of auxin conjugation during ripening
Butcher, Christine; Keyzers, Robert A.; Boss, Paul K.; Davies, Christopher

Overexpression of UV-DAMAGED DNA BINDING PROTEIN 1 links plant development and phytonutrient accumulation in high pigment-1 tomato
Azari, Raviv; Reuveni, Moshe; Evenor, Dalia; Nahon, Sahadia; Shlomo, Haviva; Chen, Lea; Levin, Ilan

Disruption of a gene for rice sucrose transporter, OsSUT1, impairs pollen function but pollen maturation is unaffected
Hirose, Tatsuro; Zhang, Zujian; Miyao, Akio; Hirochika, Hirohiko; Ohsugi, Ryu; Terao, Tomio

Revealing diversity in structural and biochemical forms of C4 photosynthesis and a C3C4 intermediate in genus Portulaca L. (Portulacaceae)
Voznesenskaya, Elena V.; Koteyeva, Nuria K.; Edwards, Gerald E.; Ocampo, Gilberto

Identification and characterization of the maize arogenate dehydrogenase gene family
Holding, David R.; Meeley, Robert B.; Hazebroek, Jan; Selinger, David; Gruis, Fred; Jung, Rudolf; Larkins, Brian A.

Role of photosynthesis and analysis of key enzymes involved in primary metabolism throughout the lifespan of the tobacco flower
Mller, Gabriela Leticia; Drincovich, Mara Fabiana; Andreo, Carlos Santiago; Lara, Mara Valeria

Brachytic2/ZmABCB1 functions in IAA export from intercalary meristems
Knller, Anne Sophie; Blakeslee, Joshua J.; Richards, Elizabeth L.; Peer, Wendy Ann; Murphy, Angus S.

Remote-controlled stop of phloem mass flow by biphasic occlusion in Cucurbita maxima
Furch, Alexandra C. U.; Zimmermann, Matthias R.; Will, Torsten; Hafke, Jens B.; van Bel, Aart J. E.

Effect on shoot water relations, and cytokinin and abscisic acid levels of inducing expression of a gene coding for isopentenyltransferase in roots of transgenic tobacco plants
Vysotskaya, Lydia B.; Veselov, Stanislav Yu.; Kudoyarova, Guzel R.

Involvement of cytokinins in the grain filling of rice under alternate wetting and drying irrigation
Zhang, Hao; Chen, Tintin; Wang, Zhiqin; Yang, Jianchang; Zhang, Jianhua

Nitrogen to phosphorus ratio of plant biomass versus soil solution in a tropical pioneer tree, Ficus insipida
Garrish, Valerie; Cernusak, Lucas A.; Winter, Klaus; Turner, Benjamin L.

Excretion and folding of plasmalemma function to accommodate alterations in guard cell volume during stomatal closure in Vicia faba L.
Li, Bingbing; Liu, Gaofei; Deng, Yuanyuan; Xie, Min; Feng, Zhigao; Sun, Mingzhu; Zhao, Yanxia; Liang, Liyan; Ding, Ning; Jia, Wensuo

Mining the surface proteome of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit for proteins associated with cuticle biogenesis
Yeats, Trevor H.; Howe, Kevin J.; Matas, Antonio J.; Buda, Gregory J.; Thannhauser, Theodore W.; Rose, Jocelyn K. C.

The Arabidopsis plastid-signalling mutant gun1 (genomes uncoupled1) shows altered sensitivity to sucrose and abscisic acid and alterations in early seedling development
Cottage, Amanda; Mott, Ellie K.; Kempster, Jennie A.; Gray, John C.

A comparative study of salt tolerance parameters in 11 wild relatives of Arabidopsis thaliana
Orsini, Francesco; D'Urzo, Matilde Paino; Inan, Gunsu; Serra, Sara; Oh, Dong-Ha; Mickelbart, Michael V.; Consiglio, Federica; Li, Xia; Jeong, Jae Cheol; Yun, Dae-Jin; Bohnert, Hans J.; Bressan, Ray A.; Maggio, Albino

The role of vacuolar processing enzyme (VPE) from Nicotiana benthamiana in the elicitor-triggered hypersensitive response and stomatal closure
Zhang, Huajian; Dong, Suomeng; Wang, Meifang; Wang, Wei; Song, Wenwen; Dou, Xianying; Zheng, Xiaobo; Zhang, Zhengguang

Nicotinate/nicotinamide mononucleotide adenyltransferase-mediated regulation of NAD biosynthesis protects guard cells from reactive oxygen species in ABA-mediated stomatal movement in Arabidopsis
Hashida, Shin-nosuke; Itami, Taketo; Takahashi, Hideyuki; Takahara, Kentaro; Nagano, Minoru; Kawai-Yamada, Maki; Shoji, Kazuhiro; Goto, Fumiyuki; Yoshihara, Toshihiro; Uchimiya, Hirofumi

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (14), 2010



Contents:

Border cells versus border-like cells: are they alike?
Driouich, Azeddine; Durand, Caroline; Cannesan, Marc-Antoine; Percoco, Giuseppe; Vicr-Gibouin, Mait

High-throughput degradome sequencing can be used to gain insights into microRNA precursor metabolism
Meng, Yijun; Gou, Lingfeng; Chen, Dijun; Wu, Ping; Chen, Ming

NSP-interacting kinase, NIK: a transducer of plant defence signalling
Santos, Ansia A.; Lopes, Knia V. G.; Apfata, Jorge A. C.; Fontes, Elizabeth P. B.

Subgroup 4 R2R3-MYBs in conifer trees: gene family expansion and contribution to the isoprenoid- and flavonoid-oriented responses
Bedon, Frank; Bomal, Claude; Caron, Sbastien; Levasseur, Caroline; Boyle, Brian; Mansfield, Shawn D.; Schmidt, Axel; Gershenzon, Jonathan; Grima-Pettenati, Jacqueline; Sguin, Armand; MacKay, John

pH-dependent permeation of amino acids through isolated ivy cuticles is affected by cuticular water sorption and hydration shell size of the solute
Arand, Katja; Stock, David; Burghardt, Markus; Riederer, Markus

Changes in gravitational forces induce the modification of Arabidopsis thaliana silique pedicel positioning
Wei, Ning; Tan, Chao; Qi, Bin; Zhang, Yue; Xu, Guoxin; Zheng, Huiqiong

Ethylene and nitric oxide involvement in the up-regulation of key genes related to iron acquisition and homeostasis in Arabidopsis
Garca, Mara J.; Lucena, Carlos; Romera, Francisco J.; Alcntara, Esteban; Prez-Vicente, Rafael

Male gametophyte-specific WRKY34 transcription factor mediates cold sensitivity of mature pollen in Arabidopsis
Zou, Changsong; Jiang, Wenbo; Yu, Diqiu

Characterization of volatile production during storage of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) seed
Mira, Sara; Gonzlez-Benito, M. Elena; Hill, Lisa M.; Walters, Christina

AHAS herbicide resistance endowing mutations: effect on AHAS functionality and plant growth
Yu, Qin; Han, Heping; Vila-Aiub, Martin M.; Powles, Stephen B.

Cloning, functional characterization, and co-expression studies of a novel aquaporin (FaPIP2;1) of strawberry fruit
Alleva, Karina; Marquez, Mercedes; Villarreal, Natalia; Mut, Paula; Bustamante, Claudia; Bellati, Jorge; Martnez, Gustavo; Civello, Marcos; Amodeo, Gabriela

The RAV1 transcription factor positively regulates leaf senescence in Arabidopsis
Woo, Hye Ryun; Kim, Jin Hee; Kim, Junyoung; Kim, Jeongsik; Lee, Ung; Song, In-Ja; Kim, Jin-Hong; Lee, Hyo-Yeon; Nam, Hong Gil; Lim, Pyung Ok

Effects of elevated root zone CO2 and air temperature on photosynthetic gas exchange, nitrate uptake, and total reduced nitrogen content in aeroponically grown lettuce plants
He, Jie; Austin, Paul T.; Lee, Sing Kong

Functional analysis of the structural domain of ARF proteins in rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Shen, ChenJia; Wang, SuiKang; Bai, YouHuang; Wu, YunRong; Zhang, SaiNa; Chen, Ming; Guilfoyle, Tom J.; Wu, Ping; Qi, YanHua

Duplicate polyphenol oxidase genes on barley chromosome 2H and their functional differentiation in the phenol reaction of spikes and grains
Taketa, Shin; Matsuki, Kanako; Amano, Satoko; Saisho, Daisuke; Himi, Eiko; Shitsukawa, Naoki; Yuo, Takahisa; Noda, Kazuhiko; Takeda, Kazuyoshi

Caesium and strontium accumulation in shoots of Arabidopsis thaliana: genetic and physiological aspects
Kanter, Ulrike; Hauser, Andreas; Michalke, Bernhard; Drxl, Stephan; Schffner, Anton R.

The salt- and drought-inducible poplar GRAS protein SCL7 confers salt and drought tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana
Ma, Hong-Shuang; Liang, Dan; Shuai, Peng; Xia, Xin-Li; Yin, Wei-Lun

The cytoskeleton enhances gene expression in the response to the Harpin elicitor in grapevine
Qiao, Fei; Chang, Xiao-Li; Nick, Peter

NMR metabolomics of esca disease-affected Vitis vinifera cv. Alvarinho leaves
Lima, Marta R. M.; Felgueiras, Mafalda L.; Graa, Gonalo; Rodrigues, Joo E. A.; Barros, Antnio; Gil, Ana M.; Dias, Alberto C. P.

Functional analysis of the pathways for 2-Cys peroxiredoxin reduction in Arabidopsis thaliana chloroplasts
Pulido, Pablo; Spnola, Mara Cristina; Kirchsteiger, Kerstin; Guinea, Manuel; Pascual, Mara Beln; Sahrawy, Mariam; Sandalio, Luisa Mara; Dietz, Karl-Josef; Gonzlez, Maricruz; Cejudo, Francisco Javier

Class I KNOX genes are associated with organogenesis during bulbil formation in Agave tequilana
Abraham-Jurez, Mara Jazmn; Martnez-Hernndez, Ada; Leyva-Gonzlez, Marco Antonio; Herrera-Estrella, Luis; Simpson, June

Modulation of embryo-forming capacity in culture through the expression of Brassica genes involved in the regulation of the shoot apical meristem
Elhiti, Mohamed; Tahir, Muhammad; Gulden, Robert H.; Khamiss, Khalil; Stasolla, Claudio

Acclimation of photosystem II to high temperature in two Wedelia species from different geographical origins: implications for biological invasions upon global warming
Song, Liying; Chow, Wah Soon; Sun, Lanlan; Li, Changhan; Peng, Changlian

Changes in growth and cell wall extensibility of maize silks following pollination
Sella Kapu, Nuwan U.; Cosgrove, Daniel J.

Growth of the C4 dicot Flaveria bidentis: photosynthetic acclimation to low light through shifts in leaf anatomy and biochemistry
Pengelly, Jasper J. L.; Sirault, Xavier R. R.; Tazoe, Youshi; Evans, John R.; Furbank, Robert T.; von Caemmerer, Susanne

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Journal of Experimental Botany - 61 (15), 2010



Contents:

Kin recognition in plants: a mysterious behaviour unsolved
Biedrzycki, Meredith L.; Bais, Harsh P.

Increasing productivity by matching farming system management and genotype in water-limited environments
Kirkegaard, J. A.; Hunt, J. R.

Simultaneously improving yield under drought stress and non-stress conditions: a case study of rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Guan, Y. S.; Serraj, R.; Liu, S. H.; Xu, J. L.; Ali, J.; Wang, W. S.; Venus, E.; Zhu, L. H.; Li, Z. K.

Genome-wide identification and analysis of drought-responsive microRNAs in Oryza sativa
Zhou, Liguo; Liu, Yunhua; Liu, Zaochang; Kong, Deyan; Duan, Mei; Luo, Lijun

Recombinant protease inhibitors for herbivore pest control: a multitrophic perspective
Schulter, Urte; Benchabane, Meriem; Munger, Aurlie; Kiggundu, Andrew; Vorster, Juan; Goulet, Marie-Claire; Cloutier, Conrad; Michaud, Dominique

Exploiting phytochemicals for developing a pushpull crop protection strategy for cereal farmers in Africa
Khan, Zeyaur R.; Midega, Charles A. O.; Bruce, Toby J. A.; Hooper, Antony M.; Pickett, John A.

Catalase function in plants: a focus on Arabidopsis mutants as stress-mimic models
Mhamdi, Amna; Queval, Guillaume; Chaouch, Sejir; Vanderauwera, Sandy; Van Breusegem, Frank; Noctor, Graham

Involvement of brassinosteroid signals in the floral-induction network of Arabidopsis
Li, Jihong; Li, Yuhua; Chen, Shuyan; An, Lizhe

The immunolocation of XTH1 in embryonic axes during chickpea germination and seedling growth confirms its function in cell elongation and vascular differentiation
Hernndez-Nistal, Josefina; Martn, Ignacio; Labrador, Emilia; Dopico, Berta

Short flashes and continuous light have similar photoinhibitory efficiency in intact leaves
Sarvikas, Pivi; Hakala-Yatkin, Marja; Dnmez, Sirin; Tyystjrvi, Esa

A 9bp cis-element in the promoters of class I small heat shock protein genes on chromosome 3 in rice mediates L-azetidine-2-carboxylic acid and heat shock responses
Guan, Jiahn-Chou; Yeh, Ching-Hui; Lin, Ya-Ping; Ke, Yi-Ting; Chen, Ming-Tse; You, Jia-Wen; Liu, Yi-Hsin; Lu, Chung-An; Wu, Shaw-Jye; Lin, Chu-Yung

Transcriptome analysis of Hpa1Xoo transformed cotton revealed constitutive expression of genes in multiple signalling pathways related to disease resistance
Miao, Weiguo; Wang, Xiben; Song, Congfeng; Wang, Yu; Ren, Yonghong; Wang, Jinsheng

A multifaceted study of stigma/style cysteine-rich adhesin (SCA)-like Arabidopsis lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) suggests diversified roles for these LTPs in plant growth and reproduction
Chae, Keun; Gonong, Benedict J.; Kim, Seung-Chul; Kieslich, Chris A.; Morikis, Dimitrios; Balasubramanian, Shruthi; Lord, Elizabeth M.

Pollen density on the stigma affects endogenous gibberellin metabolism, seed and fruit set, and fruit quality in Pyrus pyrifolia
Zhang, Caixi; Tateishi, Naoya; Tanabe, Kenji

Deviation from the grain protein concentrationgrain yield negative relationship is highly correlated to post-anthesis N uptake in winter wheat
Bogard, Matthieu; Allard, Vincent; Brancourt-Hulmel, Maryse; Heumez, Emmanuel; Machet, Jean-Marie; Jeuffroy, Marie-Hlne; Gate, Philippe; Martre, Pierre; Le Gouis, Jacques

Is the remobilization of S and N reserves for seed filling of winter oilseed rape modulated by sulphate restrictions occurring at different growth stages?
Dubousset, L.; Etienne, P.; Avice, J. C.

Molecular cloning and characterization of a novel tomato xylosyltransferase specific for gentisic acid
Traga, Susana; Lisn, Purificacin; Lopez-Gresa, Mara Pilar; Torres, Cristina; Rodrigo, Ismael; Bells, Jos Mara; Conejero, Vicente

UV radiation reduces epidermal cell expansion in leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana
Hectors, Kathleen; Jacques, Eveline; Prinsen, Els; Guisez, Yves; Verbelen, Jean-Pierre; Jansen, Marcel A. K.; Vissenberg, Kris

Floret development of durum wheat in response to nitrogen availability
Ferrante, Ariel; Savin, Roxana; Slafer, Gustavo A.

The impact of drought on leaf physiology of Quercus suber L. trees: comparison of an extreme drought event with chronic rainfall reduction
Grant, Olga M.; Tronina, ukasz; Ramalho, Jos Cochicho; Kurz Besson, Cathy; Lobo-do-Vale, Raquel; Santos Pereira, Joo; Jones, Hamlyn G.; Chaves, M. Manuela

COI1, a jasmonate receptor, is involved in ethylene-induced inhibition of Arabidopsis root growth in the light
Adams, Eri; Turner, John

Integration of phot1, phot2, and PhyB signalling in light-induced chloroplast movements
Luesse, Darron R.; DeBlasio, Stacy L.; Hangarter, Roger P.

ZmMPK5 is required for the NADPH oxidase-mediated self-propagation of apoplastic H2O2 in brassinosteroid-induced antioxidant defence in leaves of maize
Zhang, Aying; Zhang, Jun; Ye, Nenghui; Cao, Jianmei; Tan, Mingpu; Zhang, Jianhua; Jiang, Mingyi

Spectral reflectance from a soybean canopy exposed to elevated CO2 and O3
Gray, Sharon B.; Dermody, Orla; DeLucia, Evan H.

Quantitative trait loci associated with longevity of lettuce seeds under conventional and controlled deterioration storage conditions
Schwember, Andreas R.; Bradford, Kent J.

Genetics, phosphorus availability, and herbivore-derived induction as sources of phenotypic variation of leaf volatile terpenes in a pine species
Sampedro, Luis; Moreira, Xoaqun; Llusia, Joan; Peuelas, Josep; Zas, Rafael

High concentrations of Na+ and Cl- ions in soil solution have simultaneous detrimental effects on growth of faba bean under salinity stress
Tavakkoli, Ehsan; Rengasamy, Pichu; McDonald, Glenn K.

A CESA from Griffithsia monilis (Rhodophyta, Florideophyceae) has a family 48 carbohydrate-binding module
Matthews, Peter R.; Schindler, Michael; Howles, Paul; Arioli, Tony; Williamson, Richard E.

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