Journal of the Professional Association for Cactus Development 14, 2012

Contents:
    

Direct somatic embryogenesis in dependent on the topophysical position of the explant in cactus Copiapoa tenuissima Ritt. forma monstruosa

Justyna Lema-Rumińska and Janusz Niedojadło
   

Actividad enzimática en frutos de Hylocereus undantus Haw. durante poscosecha y con el uso de atmósferas modificadas

Ramírez-Ramírez, S.P.; M.T. Martínez-Damián; M.T. Colinas-León, A.F. Barrientos-Priego; T. Vásquez-Rojas
     

Germinación in vitro y respuesta morfogenética de Lophocereus schottii

Ruth Amelia Garza Padrón, Mariana Pedraza Zamora, Jaime Francisco Treviño Neáveza, Ramón Gerardo Rodríguez Garza, María Porfiria Barrón González, María Eufemia Morales Rubio
        

DNA extraction from roots of xoconostle

David Montiel, Ernestina Valadez Moctezuma, Guadalupe Palomino, Mario A. Bermúdez, and Francisco J. Fernández
       

Determination of seasonal influences on sensory attributes of South African cactus pear cultivars

Rothman, M.; de Wit, M.; Bothma, C.; and Hugo, A.
        

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology - 55 (5), 2012

Contents:

 Agriculture, Agribusiness and Biotechnology
    
 Changes in hyphal morphology due to chitosan treatment in some fungal species
Oliveira Junior, Enio Nazaré de; Melo, Itamar Soares de; Franco, Telma Teixeira

 Determination of optimal condition to obtain the bromelain from pineapple plants produced by micropropagation
Leite, Nadjma Souza; Lima, Aloísio André Bomfim de; Santana, José Carlos Curvelo; Lopes, Francisco Luiz Gumes; Lédo, Ana da Silva; Tambourgi, Elias Basile; Souza, Roberto Rodrigues de

 Endophytic fungi occurring in Ipomoea carnea tissues and their antimicrobial potentials
Tayung, Kumanand; Sarkar, Meenakshi; Baruah, Paran

 Germination, carbohydrate composition and vigor of cryopreserved Caesalpinia echinata seeds
Zanotti, Rafael Fonseca; Motta, Ludymila Brandao; Bragatto, Juliano; Labate, Carlos Alberto; Salomao, Antonieta Nassif; Vendrame, Wagner A.; Cuzzuol, Geraldo Rogerio Faustini

 Partial characterization of an inulinase produced by Aspergillus japonicus URM5633
Silva, Anna Carolina da; Queiroz, Alana Emilia Soares de França; Porto, Tatiana Souza; Spier, Michele Rigon; Soccol, Carlos Ricardo; Porto, Ana Lúcia Figueiredo; Souza-Motta, Cristina Maria; Moreira, Keila Aparecida

 Proximate composition, minerals and fatty acid composition of Juglans regia L. genotypes and cultivars grown in Turkey
Yerlikaya, Cemile; Yucel, Sevil; Erturk, Ümran; Korukluoglu, Mihriban

 Human and Animal Health
    
 Effect of probiotic administration on the immune response: a systematic review of experimental models in rats
Silva, Viviam de Oliveira; Foureaux, Renata de Carvalho; Araujo, Thiago Santos; Peconick, Ana Paula; Zangeronimo, Marcio Gilberto; Pereira, Luciano José

 Effect of oral supplementation of the linoleic and gammalinolenic acids on the diabetic pregnant rats
Consonni, Marcos; Damasceno, Débora Cristina; Kempinas, Wilma De Grava; Nassr, Azize Cristina Capelli; Volpato, Gustavo Tadeu; Dallaqua, Bruna; Iessi, Isabela Lovizutto; Saito, Felipe Hiroshi; Calderon, Iracema Mattos Paranhos; Rudge, Marilza Vieira Cunha

 Biological and Applied Sciences
    
 Correlation between the length and weight of Arius maculatus off the southwestern coast of Taiwan
Chu, Wu-Shan; Hou, Yi-You; Ueng, Yih-Tsong; Wang, Jiang-Ping

 Cuticle of 'Gala' and 'Galaxy' apples cultivars under different environmental conditions
Tessmer, Magda Andréia; Antoniolli, Lucimara Rogéria; Appezzato-da-Glória, Beatriz

 Floristic survey of the herbaceous-shrub layer of a gallery forest in Alto Paraíso de Goiás - GO, Brazil
Chaves, Eduardo; Soares-Silva, Lucia Helena

 Mortality of Oryzophagus oryzae (Costa Lima, 1936) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and Spodoptera frugiperda (J E Smith, 1797) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae Exposed to Bacillus thuringiensis and Extracts of Melia azedarach
Berlitz, Diouneia Lisiane; Azambuja, Aline Oliboni de; Sebben, Alessandra; Oliveira, Jaime Vargas de; Fiuza, Lidia Mariana

 Stage preference and functional response of Rhynocoris longifrons (Stal) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) on three hemipteran cotton pests
Sahayaraj, Kitherian; Kalidas, Subramanian; Tomson, Majesh

 Food/Feed Science and Technology
    
 Fresh pasta production enriched with Spirulina platensis biomass
Lemes, Ailton Cesar; Takeuchi, Katiuchia Pereira; Carvalho, Joao Carlos Monteiro de; Danesi, Eliane Dalva Godoy

  Optimizing dehydration of apples Malus Domestica with fructo-oligosaccharide incorporation
Egea, Mariana Buranelo; Silva, Rui Sérgio Souza Ferreira da; Yamashita, Fábio; Borsato, Dionísio

 Influence of osmotic dehydration on ascorbic acid loss in pickled dry peppers (Capsicum chinense)
Silva, Tissiane Mayara da; Argandona, Eliana Janet Sanjinez; Madrona, Grasiele Scaramal; Moraes, Izabel Cristina Freitas; Haminiuk, Charles Windson Isidoro; Branco, Ivanise Guilherme

 Engineering, Technology and Techniques
    
 Evaluation of oat hull hemicellulosic hydrolysate fermentability employing Pichia stipitis
Chaud, Luciana Cristina Silveira; Silva, Débora Danielle Virgínio da; Mattos, Rafael Taino de; Felipe, Maria das Graças de Almeida

 Environmental Sciences
    
 Evaluation of microorganisms with sulfidogenic metabolic potential under anaerobic conditions
Sakamoto, Isabel Kimiko; Maintinguer, Sandra Imaculada; Hirasawa, Julia Sumiko; Adorno, Maria Angela Tallarico; Varesche, Maria Bernadete Amâncio

 Factors influencing crude oil biodegradation by Yarrowia lipolytica
Ferreira, Tatiana Felix; Coelho, Maria Alice Zarur; Rocha-Leao, Maria Helena Miguez da

 Production of amylase from Streptomyces sp. SLBA-08 strain using agro-industrial by-products
Santos, Édilla Ribeiro dos; Teles, Zozilene Nascimento Santos; Campos, Núria Mariana; Souza, Diogo Angeli Jacinto de; Bispo, Aline Simoes da Rocha; Nascimento, Rodrigo Pires do

  
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American Journal of Botany 99 (5), 2012
American Journal of Botany 99 (4), 2012

Biotropica - 44 (3), 2012

Contents:


    Dung Beetles Reduce Clustering of Tropical Tree Seedlings (pages 271–275)

    Callum R. Lawson, Darren J. Mann and Owen T. Lewis

   
    Soil Effects on Forest Structure and Diversity in a Moist and a Dry Tropical Forest (pages 276–283)

    Marielos Pena-Claros, Lourens Poorter, Alfredo Alarcón, Geoffrey Blate, Urbano Choque, Todd S. Fredericksen, Marco J. Justiniano, Claudio Leano, Juan Carlos Licona, William Pariona, Francis E. Putz, Lincoln Quevedo and Marisol Toledo

  
    Effects of Climate Change on the Potential Species Richness of Mesoamerican Forests (pages 284–293)

    Duncan J. Golicher, Luis Cayuela and Adrian C. Newton


    Marine-derived Nutrients from Green Turtle Nests Subsidize Terrestrial Beach Ecosystems (pages 294–301)

    Hannah B. Vander Zanden, Karen A. Bjorndal, Patrick W. Inglett and Alan B. Bolten

 
    Nitrogen Addition Shapes Soil Phosphorus Availability in Two Reforested Tropical Forests in Southern China (pages 302–311)

    Xiankai Lu, Jiangming Mo, Frank S. Gilliam, Hua Fang, Feifei Zhu, Yunting Fang, Wei Zhang and Juan Huang

  
    Diameter Growth of Juvenile Trees after Gap Formation in a Bolivian Rain Forest: Responses are Strongly Species-specific and Size-dependent (pages 312–320)

    Claudia C. Soliz-Gamboa, Anne Sandbrink and Pieter A. Zuidema

 
    Recent Changes in Patch Characteristics and Plant Communities in the Jalca Grasslands of the Peruvian Andes (pages 321–330)

    Carolina Tovar, Joost F. Duivenvoorden, Isidoro Sánchez-Vega and Arie C. Seijmonsbergen

  
    The Impact of Annual and Seasonal Rainfall Patterns on Growth and Phenology of Emergent Tree Species in Southeastern Amazonia, Brazil (pages 331–340)

    James Grogan and Mark Schulze

  
    Survival and Growth of Juvenile Bromeliads in Coffee Plantations and Forests in Central Veracruz, Mexico (pages 341–349)

    Susanne Scheffknecht, Manuela Winkler, Martín Mata-Rosas and Peter Hietz

  
    Avian Habitat Preference in Tropical Forest Restoration in Southern Costa Rica (pages 350–359)

    J. Leighton Reid, J. Berton C. Harris and Rakan A. Zahawi

  
    Exploitation of Fallen Diaspores by Ants: Are there Ant–Plant Partner Choices? (pages 360–367)

    Alexander V. Christianini, Antônio J. Mayhé-Nunes and Paulo S. Oliveira

 
    Spillover of Insects from Rain Forest into Adjacent Oil Palm Plantations (pages 368–377)

    Jennifer M. Lucey and Jane K. Hill

 
    Decisions on Temporal Sampling Protocol Influence the Detection of Ecological Patterns (pages 378–385)

    Cristina Banks-Leite, Robert M. Ewers, Rafael G. Pimentel and Jean Paul Metzger

   
    Evidence for Convergent Evolution in Gape Morphology of the Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) with Swifts, Swallows, and Goatsuckers (pages 386–393)

    Landon R. Jones, Hal L. Black and Clayton M. White

  
    Diets of Frugivorous Bats in Montane Rain Forest and Coffee Plantations in Southeastern Chiapas, Mexico (pages 394–401)

    Carlos García-Estrada, Anne Damon, Cornelio Sánchez-Hernández, Lorena Soto-Pinto and Guillermo Ibarra-Núnez

 
    Impact of Hurricane Dean (2007) on Game Species of the Selva Maya, Mexico (pages 402–411)

    Pablo J. Ramírez-Barajas, Gerald A. Islebe and Sophie Calmé

   
    Bird Assemblages in Anthropogenic Habitats: Identifying a Suitability Gradient for Native Species in the Atlantic Forest (pages 412–419)

    Gustavo A. Zurita and Maria I. Bellocq

  
    High Turnover Rates in Remnant Populations of the Harlequin Frog Atelopus cruciger (Bufonidae): Low Risk of Extinction? (pages 420–426)

    Margarita Lampo, Senaris J. Celsa, Argelia Rodríguez-Contreras, Fernando Rojas-Runjaic and Carmen Z. García

   
    Moderate Human Disturbance of Rain Forest Alters Composition of Fruiting Plant and Bird Communities (pages 427–436)

    Kara L. Lefevre, Sapna Sharma and F. Helen Rodd

  
    Conflict between Fishermen and Giant Otters Pteronura brasiliensis in Western Brazilian Amazon (pages 437–444)

    Patrícia F. Rosas-Ribeiro, Fernando C.W. Rosas and Jansen Zuanon

   
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Biotropica - 44 (2), 2012

Contents:

  
    The Impact of Cyclone Fanele on a Tropical Dry Forest in Madagascar (pages 135–140)

    Rebecca J. Lewis and Katherine H. Bannar-Martin

   
    Investment in Fine Roots and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Decrease During Succession in Three Brazilian Ecosystems (pages 141–150)

    Waldemar Zangaro, Ricardo A. Alves, Luiz E. Lescano, Adrielly P. Ansanelo and Marco A. Nogueira

   
    Patterns and Correlates of Tropical Dry Forest Structure and Composition in a Highly Replicated Chronosequence in Yucatan, Mexico (pages 151–162)

    Juan Manuel Dupuy, José Luis Hernández-Stefanoni, Rodrigo A. Hernández-Juárez, Erika Tetetla-Rangel, Jorge Omar López-Martínez, Eurídice Leyequién-Abarca, Fernando J. Tun-Dzul and Filogonio May-Pat

   
    Density Effects of a Dominant Understory Herb, Isoglossa woodii (Acanthaceae), on Tree Seedlings of a Subtropical Coastal Dune Forest (pages 163–170)

    Zivanai Tsvuura, Megan E. Griffiths and Michael J. Lawes

  
    Mistletoes Play Different Roles in a Modular Host–Parasite Network (pages 171–178)

    Julieta Genini, Marina C. Côrtes, Paulo R. Guimaraes Jr and Mauro Galetti

   
    The Structure of Morphological and Genetic Diversity in Natural Populations of Carica papaya (Caricaceae) in Costa Rica (pages 179–188)

    Jennifer E. Brown, Jenise M. Bauman, Joseph F. Lawrie, Oscar J. Rocha and Richard C. Moore

   
    Self-thinning and Tree Competition in Savannas (pages 189–196)

    William B. Sea and Niall P. Hanan


    Germination of Epiphytic Bromeliads in Forests and Coffee Plantations: Microclimate and Substrate Effects (pages 197–204)

    Peter Hietz, Manuela Winkler, Susanne Scheffknecht and Karl Hülber

 
    Fruit Removal and Natural Seed Dispersal of the Brazil Nut Tree (Bertholletia excelsa) in Central Amazonia, Brazil (pages 205–210)

    Joanne M. Tuck Haugaasen, Torbjorn Haugaasen, Carlos A. Peres, Rogerio Gribel and Per Wegge

  
    Influence of Grazing on Soil Seed Banks Determines the Restoration Potential of Aboveground Vegetation in a Semi-arid Savanna of Ethiopia (pages 211–219)

    Zewdu K. Tessema, Willem F. de Boer, Robert M. T. Baars and Herbert H. T. Prins

   
    Asian Tapirs Are No Elephants When It Comes To Seed Dispersal (pages 220–227)

    Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, Carl Traeholt, Razak Jaffar, Luis Santamaria and Richard T. Corlett

   
    Consequences of Fragmentation of Tropical Moist Forest for Birds and Their Role in Predation of Herbivorous Insects (pages 228–236)

    Betsabé Ruiz-Guerra, Katherine Renton and Rodolfo Dirzo

   
    Increased Productivity and Reduced Seed Predation Favor a Large-seeded Palm in Small Atlantic Forest Fragments (pages 237–245)

    Cecilia S. Andreazzi, Clarissa S. Pimenta, Alexandra S. Pires, Fernando A. S. Fernandez, Luiz G. Oliveira-Santos and Jorge F. S. Menezes

   
    Plant-Inhabiting Ant Utilizes Chemical Cues for Host Discrimination (pages 246–253)

    Tiffany L. Weir, Scott Newbold, Jorge M. Vivanco, Megan van Haren, Christopher Fritchman, Aaron T. Dossey, Stefan Bartram, Wilhelm Boland, Eric G. Cosio and Waltraud Kofer

   
    Contrasting Effects of Fire on Arboreal and Ground-Dwelling Ant Communities of a Neotropical Savanna (pages 254–261)

    Tiago L. M. Frizzo, Ricardo I. Campos and Heraldo L. Vasconcelos

   
    Foraging Behavior and Coexistence of Two Sunbird Species in a Kenyan Woodland (pages 262–269)

    Joseph O. Oyugi, Joel S. Brown and Christopher J. Whelan

   
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American Journal of Botany 99 (2), 2012

African Journal of Ecology - 50 (1), 2012

Contents:

Original articles

  
    Estimating demographics of the Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti) in the panhandle region of the Okavango Delta, Botswana (pages 1–8)

    Sven L. Bourquin and Alison J. Leslie

   
    African elephant age determination from teeth: validation from known individuals (pages 9–20)

    Phyllis C. Lee, Soila Sayialel, W. Keith Lindsay and Cynthia J. Moss

   
    The effect of frugivory on postdispersal seed removal and germination in the pantropical forest tree Antiaris toxicaria Leschenault (pages 21–28)

    Bright O. Kankam and William Oduro

   
    Comparative effects of four herbicides on physiological aspects in Triticum sativum L. (pages 29–42)

    Fayza A. Faheed

  
    Spatial variations of microinvertebrates across different microhabitats of temporary floodplains of lower Okavango Delta, Botswana (pages 43–52)

    Nqobizitha Siziba, Moses J. Chimbari, Hillary Masundire and Ketlhatlogile Mosepele

    
    Morphomeristic study of sympatric Barbus species from a man-made reservoir in upland Kenya (pages 53–59)

    Kennedy E. Osuka and Chrisestom M. Mlewa

   
    Anti-helminth-induced changes in the prevalence of entodiniomorphid ciliates in semi-captive chimpanzees (pages 60–65)

    Obanda Vincent, Chege Stephen and Chiyo Patrick

   
    Protected area gap analysis of important bird areas in Tanzania (pages 66–76)

    Shakthi Sritharan and Neil D. Burgess

  
    Assessment of indicator species of butterfly assemblages in coffee–banana farming system in central Uganda (pages 77–89)

    Théodore Munyuli

  
    Fruiting phenology of fig trees in Kalinzu Forest, Uganda (pages 90–101)

    Hosea D. R. Muhanguzi and Perpetua Ipulet

   
    Species diversity and abundance of small mammals in Nechisar National Park, Ethiopia (pages 102–108)

    Sintayehu Workeneh, Afework Bekele and Mundanthra Balakrishnan

   
    Effects of forest fragmentation on pollination of Mesogyne insignis (Moraceae) in Amani Nature Reserve forests, Tanzania (pages 109–116)

    Moses I. Olotu, Henry J. Ndangalasi and Bruno A. Nyundo

  
Notes and records

   
    Using the past to manage for the future: contributions of early travel literature, free online, to African historical ecology (pages 117–119)

    Paul Scholte


    The resilience of the medicinal plant community of rehabilitating coastal dune forests, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (pages 120–123)

    Matthew Grainger and Rudi van Aarde


Book review

  
    Soils of South Africa (page 124)

    Mateete Bekunda

    
 
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Acta Biologica Cracoviensia series Botanica - 53 (1-2), 2011

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia series Botanica - 53 (1), 2011


Contents:

Aneta Słomka, Dorota Siwińska, Elżbieta Wolny, Kristin Kellner, and Elżbieta Kuta
Influence of a Heavy-Metal-Polluted Environment on Viola Tricolor Genome Size and Chromosome Number

Elżbieta Skórska
Comparison of Chlorophyll Fluorescence Parameters of Cucumis Sativus and Mentha Piperita Leaves Exposed to Short-Term UV-B Irradiation

Nilgün Candan and Leman Tarhan
Influence of Manganese Deficiency on Metal Ion Uptake, Antioxidant Defense Mechanism and Lipid Peroxidation Levels in Mentha Piperita Leaves

Poon Kok Siong, Rosna Mat Taha, and Fatimah Abdul Rahiman
Somatic Embryogenesis and Plant Regeneration from Hypocotyl and Leaf Explants of Brassica Oleracea var. Botrytis (Cauliflower)

Joanna Gmerek and Barbara Politycka
Response of Maize, Pea and Radish Roots to Allelochemical Stress

Magdalena Szymura and Karol Wolski
Leaf Epidermis Traits as Tools to Identify Solidago L. Taxa in Poland

Raheleh Rahbarian, Ramazanali Khavari-Nejad, Ali Ganjeali, Abdolreza Bagheri, and Farzaneh Najafi
Drought Stress Effects on Photosynthesis, Chlorophyll Fluorescence and Water Relations in Tolerant and Susceptible Chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) Genotypes

Krzysztof Kowalczyk, Daniela Gruszecka, Michał Nowak, and Justyna Leśniowska-Nowak
Resistance of Triticale Hybrids with Pm4b and Pm6 Genes to Powdery Mildew

Elisabeth Fritz and Johannes Saukel
Secretory Structures of Subterranean Organs of Some Species of the Cardueae, and Their Diagnostic Value

Dace Megre, Kristine Dokane, and Uldis Kondratovics
Can Changes in Starch Content and Peroxidase Activity Be Used as Rooting Phase Markers for Rhododendron Leaf Bud Cuttings?

Izabela Grzegorczyk and Halina Wysokińska
A Protocol For Synthetic Seeds From Salvia Officinalis L. Shoot Tips

Syed Mudassir Jeelani, Savita Rani, Sanjeev Kumar, Santosh Kumari, and Raghbir Chand Gupta
Meiotic Studies in Some Members of Caryophyllaceae Juss. From the Western Himalayas

Rafał Mól, Dorota Weigt, and Zbigniew Broda
Cytoembryological Analysis Of Causes For Poor Seed Set in Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa L.)

Tomasz Ilnicki and Zbigniew Szeląg
Chromosome Numbers in Hieracium and Pilosella (Asteraceae) From Central and Southeastern Europe

Ivana Lepen and Jasna Puizina
FISH Mapping OF 18S-5.8S-26S rRNA Genes and Fluorochrome Banding in the Triploid Viviparous Onion Allium x Cornutum Clementi ex Visiani, 1842

Marta Tucharz, Agnieszka Nobis, and Marcin Nobis
Chromosome Data - A Useful Tool in Taxonomy of Symphyotrichum ciliatum

Jian-Bin Hu, Qiong Li, and Jing Li
ISSR Analysis of Somaclonal Variation in Callus-Derived Plants of Amorphophallus Rivieri Durieu

Magdalena Wegiera, Paweł Grabarczyk, Barbara Baraniak, and Helena Danuta Smolarz
Antiradical Properties OF Extracts From Roots, Leaves and Fruits of Six Rumex L. Species


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Acta Biologica Cracoviensia series Botanica - 53 (2), 2011


Contents:

Olfa Saddoud, Ghada Baraket, Khaled Chatti, Mokhtar Trifi, Mohamed Marrakchi, Messoud Mars, and Amel Salhi-Hannachi
USING MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS AND SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEAT (SSR) MARKERS TO CHARACTERIZE TUNISIAN FIG (FICUS CARICA L.) CULTIVARS

Ghader Habibi and Roghieh Hajiboland
COMPARISON OF WATER STRESS AND UV RADIATION EFFECTS ON INDUCTION OF CAM AND ANTIOXIDATIVE DEFENSE IN THE SUCCULENT ROSULARIA ELYMAITICA (CRASSULACEAE)

Yu Qiao, Xiao-Ming Feng, Ze-Zhou Liu, Shuang-Shuang Wang, Yu-Jin Hao, and Chun-Xiang You
CLONING AND EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF LETIR1 IN TOMATO

Hülya Arslan, Serap Kirmizi, Gürcan Güleryüz, and F. Selcen Sakar
GERMINATION REQUIREMENTS OF ANDROSACE VILLOSA L. (PRIMULACEAE)

Paulina Gacek, Grzegorz Góralski, and Andrzej J. Joachimiak
CHROMOSOME NUMBERS AND POLYPLOIDY IN POLISH ANGIOSPERMS

Madeleen Struwig, Anine Jordaan, and Stefan J. Siebert
ANATOMICAL ADAPTATIONS OF BOERHAVIA L. AND COMMICARPUS STANDL. (NYCTAGINACEAE) FOR SURVIVAL IN ARID ENVIRONMENTS OF NAMIBIA

Małgorzata Kraut, Barbara Wójcikowska, Agnieszka Ledwoń, and Małgorzata D. Gaj
IMMATURE ZYGOTIC EMBRYO CULTURES OF ARABIDOPSIS. A MODEL SYSTEM FOR MOLECULAR STUDIES ON MORPHOGENIC PATHWAYS INDUCED IN VITRO

Alina Trejgell and Andrzej Tretyn
SHOOT MULTIPLICATION AND IN VITRO ROOTING OF CARLINA ONOPORDIFOLIA BASSER

Anna Jóźwiak-Żurek, Monika Kozłowska, and Katarzyna Nuc
PHENYLALANINE AMMONIA LYASE UNDER COMBINED EFFECTS OF ENHANCED UV-B RADIATION AND ALLELOPATHY STRESS

Ewelina Piątczak, Aleksandra Królicka, and Halina Wysokińska
MORPHOLOGY, SECOIRIDOID CONTENT AND RAPD ANALYSIS OF PLANTS REGENERATED FROM CALLUS OF CENTAURIUM ERYTHRAEA RAFN.

Wojciech Słupski, Bogna Tubek, and Adam Matkowski
MICROPROPAGATION OF CODONOPSIS PILOSULA (FRANCH.) NANNF BY AXILLARY SHOOT MULTIPLICATION

Elżbieta Weryszko-Chmielewska and Aneta Sulborska
STAMINODIAL NECTARY STRUCTURE IN TWO PULSATILLA (L.) SPECIES

Ewa Dziadczyk, Marcin Domaciuk, Magdalena Nowak, Ewa Szczuka, and Józef Bednara
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FEMALE GAMETOPHYTE IN FRAGARIA × ANANASSA DUCH. CV. SELVA

Magdalena Wiśniewska and Władysław Golinowski
IMMUNOLOCALIZATION OF ?-EXPANSIN PROTEIN (NTEXPA5) IN TOBACCO ROOTS IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGUS GLOMUS MOSSEAE NICOL. & GERD.

Zbigniew Szeląg and Tomasz Ilnicki
DIPLOID CHROMOSOME NUMBERS IN HIERACIUM AND PILOSELLA (ASTERACEAE) FROM MACEDONIA AND MONTENEGRO

Justyna Stefanowicz-Hajduk, Anna Kawiak, Jerzy Gajdus, J. Renata Ochocka, Monika Paszkiewicz, Piotr Stepnowski, and Ewa Łojkowska
CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY OF PARIS QUADRIFOLIA EXTRACT AND ISOLATED SAPONIN FRACTIONS AGAINST HUMAN TUMOR CELL LINES

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The Plant Journal - 68 (4-6), 2011

The Plant Journal - 68 (4), 2011


Contents:


FEATURED ARTICLE


Gibberellin partly mediates LANCEOLATE activity in tomato (pages 571–582)

Osnat Yanai, Eilon Shani, Dor Russ and Naomi Ori


ORIGINAL ARTICLES


An EAR-motif-containing ERF transcription factor affects herbivore-induced signaling, defense and resistance in rice (pages 583–596)

Jing Lu, Hongping Ju, Guoxin Zhou, Chuanshu Zhu, Matthias Erb, Xiaopeng Wang, Peng Wang and Yonggen Lou


A cellular expression map of the Arabidopsis AUXIN RESPONSE FACTOR gene family (pages 597–606)

Eike H. Rademacher, Barbara Möller, Annemarie S. Lokerse, Cristina I. Llavata-Peris, Willy van den Berg and Dolf Weijers


Detailed characterization of mechanical properties and molecular mobility within dry seed glasses: relevance to the physiology of dry biological systems (pages 607–619)

Daniel Ballesteros and Christina Walters


Arabidopsis thaliana GEX1 has dual functions in gametophyte development and early embryogenesis (pages 620–632)

Monica Alandete-Saez, Mily Ron, Samuel Leiboff and Sheila McCormick


DRD1-Pol V-dependent self-silencing of an exogenous silencer restricts the non-cell autonomous silencing of an endogenous target gene (pages 633–645)

Li Dong, Meng Liu, Yuan-Yuan Fang, Jian-Hua Zhao, Xiang-Feng He, Xiao-Bao Ying, Yi-Yue Zhang, Qi Xie, Nam-Hai Chua and Hui-Shan Guo


The E2F transcription factor family regulates CENH3 expression in Arabidopsis thaliana (pages 646–656)

Stefan Heckmann, Inna Lermontova, Barbara Berckmans, Lieven De Veylder, Helmut Bäumlein and Ingo Schubert


The Arabidopsis MERISTEM DISORGANIZATION 1 gene is required for the maintenance of stem cells through the reduction of DNA damage (pages 657–669)

Yuma Hashimura and Chiharu Ueguchi


Barley mildew and its elicitor chitosan promote closed stomata by stimulating guard-cell S-type anion channels (pages 670–680)

Sandra Koers, Aysin Guzel-Deger, Irene Marten and M. Rob G. Roelfsema


LATE, a C2H2 zinc-finger protein that acts as floral repressor (pages 681–692)

Magdalena Weingartner, Christa Subert and Norbert Sauer


Arabidopsis ARP endonuclease functions in a branched base excision DNA repair pathway completed by LIG1 (pages 693–702)

Dolores Córdoba-Canero, Teresa Roldán-Arjona and Rafael R. Ariza


Characterization of Linaria KNOX genes suggests a role in petal-spur development (pages 703–714)

Mathew S. Box, Steven Dodsworth, Paula J. Rudall, Richard M. Bateman and Beverley J. Glover


Combined activity of LACS1 and LACS4 is required for proper pollen coat formation in Arabidopsis (pages 715–726)

Dirk Jessen, Andrea Olbrich, Jessica Knüfer, Antje Krüger, Michael Hoppert, Andrea Polle and Martin Fulda


Arabidopsis MAP kinase phosphatase 1 and its target MAP kinases 3 and 6 antagonistically determine UV-B stress tolerance, independent of the UVR8 photoreceptor pathway (pages 727–737)

Marina A. González Besteiro, Sebastian Bartels, Andreas Albert and Roman Ulm


Arabidopsis RUGOSA2 encodes an mTERF family member required for mitochondrion, chloroplast and leaf development (pages 738–753)

Víctor Quesada, Raquel Sarmiento-Manús, Rebeca González-Bayón, Andrea Hricová, Rubén Pérez-Marcos, Eva Graciá-Martínez, Laura Medina-Ruiz, Eduardo Leyva-Díaz, María Rosa Ponce and José Luis Micol


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The Plant Journal - 68 (5), 2011


Contents:

FEATURED ARTICLE


Functional anatomy of the Arabidopsis cytokinesis-specific syntaxin KNOLLE (pages 755–764)

Sonja Touihri, Christian Knöll, York-Dieter Stierhof, Isabel Müller, Ulrike Mayer and Gerd Jürgens


ORIGINAL ARTICLES


Chitinase III in pomegranate seeds (Punica granatum Linn.): a high-capacity calcium-binding protein in amyloplasts (pages 765–776)

Haixia Yang, Tuo Zhang, Taro Masuda, Chenyan Lv, Lei Sun, Guiqin Qu and Guanghua Zhao


Rice 14-3-3 protein (GF14e) negatively affects cell death and disease resistance (pages 777–787)

Patricia M. Manosalva, Myron Bruce and Jan E. Leach


ANGUSTIFOLIA, a plant homolog of CtBP/BARS, functions outside the nucleus (pages 788–799)

Naoko Minamisawa, Mayuko Sato, Kiu-Hyung Cho, Hanako Ueno, Katsuaki Takechi, Masataka Kajikawa, Katsuyuki T. Yamato, Kanji Ohyama, Kiminori Toyooka, Gyung-Tae Kim, Gorou Horiguchi, Hiroyoshi Takano, Takashi Ueda and Hirokazu Tsukaya


Sulfinylated azadecalins act as functional mimics of a pollen germination stimulant in Arabidopsis pistils (pages 800–815)

Yuan Qin, Ronald J. Wysocki, Arpad Somogyi, Yelena Feinstein, Jessica Y. Franco, Tatsuya Tsukamoto, Damayanthi Dunatunga, Clara Levy, Steven Smith, Robert Simpson, David Gang, Mark A. Johnson and Ravishankar Palanivelu


SPATULA and ALCATRAZ, are partially redundant, functionally diverging bHLH genes required for Arabidopsis gynoecium and fruit development (pages 816–829)

Michael Groszmann, Teodora Paicu, John P. Alvarez, Steve M. Swain and David R. Smyth


NIMA-related kinase NEK6 affects plant growth and stress response in Arabidopsis (pages 830–843)

Bo Zhang, Hao-Wei Chen, Rui-Ling Mu, Wang-Ke Zhang, Ming-Yu Zhao, Wei Wei, Fang Wang, Hui Yu, Gang Lei, Hong-Feng Zou, Biao Ma, Shou-Yi Chen and Jin-Song Zhang


The role of the transmembrane domain in determining the targeting of membrane proteins to either the inner envelope or thylakoid membrane (pages 844–856)

John E. Froehlich and Kenneth Keegstra


TaMYB13 is a transcriptional activator of fructosyltransferase genes involved in ß-2,6-linked fructan synthesis in wheat (pages 857–870)

Gang-Ping Xue, Maarten Kooiker, Janneke Drenth and C. Lynne McIntyre


System responses to long-term drought and re-watering of two contrasting alfalfa varieties (pages 871–889)

Yun Kang, Yuanhong Han, Ivone Torres-Jerez, Mingyi Wang, Yuhong Tang, Maria Monteros and Michael Udvardi


A member of the mitogen-activated protein 3-kinase family is involved in the regulation of plant vacuolar glucose uptake (pages 890–900)

Karina Wingenter, Oliver Trentmann, Irina Winschuh, Imke I. Hörmiller, Arnd G. Heyer, Jörg Reinders, Alexander Schulz, Dietmar Geiger, Rainer Hedrich and H. Ekkehard Neuhaus


Induction and detoxification of maize 1,4-benzoxazin-3-ones by insect herbivores (pages 901–911)

Gaétan Glauser, Guillaume Marti, Neil Villard, Gwladys A. Doyen, Jean-Luc Wolfender, Ted C.J. Turlings and Matthias Erb


Two high linolenic mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana contain megabase-scale genome duplications encompassing the FAD3 locus (pages 912–918)

Carmel M. O’Neill, David Baker, Gawain Bennett, Jonathan Clarke and Ian Bancroft


Repression of shade-avoidance reactions by sunfleck induction of HY5 expression in Arabidopsis (pages 919–928)

Romina Sellaro, Marcelo J. Yanovsky and Jorge J. Casal


TECHNICAL ADVANCE


Localized egg-cell expression of effector proteins for targeted modification of the Arabidopsis genome (pages 929–937)

Liron Even-Faitelson, Aviva Samach, Cathy Melamed-Bessudo, Naomi Avivi-Ragolsky and Avraham A. Levy


Correction


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The Plant Journal - 68 (6), 2011


Contents:

EDITORIAL


The future is bright for The Plant Journal, now in its 20th year (pages 939–940)

Christoph Benning


FEATURED ARTICLE


Cellulose synthesis via the FEI2 RLK/SOS5 pathway and CELLULOSE SYNTHASE 5 is required for the structure of seed coat mucilage in Arabidopsis (pages 941–953)

Smadar Harpaz-Saad, Heather E. McFarlane, Shouling Xu, Uday K. Divi, Bronwen Forward, Tamara L. Western and Joseph J. Kieber


ORIGINAL ARTICLES


Medicago truncatula mtpt4 mutants reveal a role for nitrogen in the regulation of arbuscule degeneration in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis (pages 954–965)

Hélene Javot, R. Varma Penmetsa, Florence Breuillin, Kishor K. Bhattarai, Roslyn D. Noar, S. Karen Gomez, Quan Zhang, Douglas R. Cook and Maria J. Harrison


Cyclic electron flow around photosystem I via chloroplast NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (NDH) complex performs a significant physiological role during photosynthesis and plant growth at low temperature in rice (pages 966–976)

Wataru Yamori, Naoki Sakata, Yuji Suzuki, Toshiharu Shikanai and Amane Makino


Functional HAK/KUP/KT-like potassium transporter encoded by chlorella viruses (pages 977–986)

Timo Greiner, José Ramos, Maria C. Alvarez, James R. Gurnon, Ming Kang, James L. Van Etten, Anna Moroni and Gerhard Thiel


Glucose and ethylene signalling pathways converge to regulate trans-differentiation of epidermal transfer cells in Vicia narbonensis cotyledons (pages 987–998)

Felicity A. Andriunas, Hui-Ming Zhang, Hans Weber, David W. McCurdy, Christina E. Offler and John W. Patrick


Combined transcription factor profiling, microarray analysis and metabolite profiling reveals the transcriptional control of metabolic shifts occurring during tomato fruit development (pages 999–1013)

Johannes Rohrmann, Takayuki Tohge, Rob Alba, Sonia Osorio, Camila Caldana, Ryan McQuinn, Samuel Arvidsson, Margaretha J. van der Merwe, Diego Mauricio Riano-Pachón, Bernd Mueller-Roeber, Zhangjun Fei, Adriano Nunes Nesi, James J. Giovannoni and Alisdair R. Fernie


Comparative deep transcriptional profiling of four developing oilseeds (pages 1014–1027)

Manuel A. Troncoso-Ponce, Aruna Kilaru, Xia Cao, Timothy P. Durrett, Jilian Fan, Jacob K. Jensen, Nick A. Thrower, Markus Pauly, Curtis Wilkerson and John B. Ohlrogge


Sequence divergence and loss-of-function phenotypes of S locus F-box brothers genes are consistent with non-self recognition by multiple pollen determinants in self-incompatibility of Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) (pages 1028–1038)

Hiroyuki Kakui, Masaki Kato, Koichiro Ushijima, Miyoko Kitaguchi, Shu Kato and Hidenori Sassa


A plastid protein NUS1 is essential for build-up of the genetic system for early chloroplast development under cold stress conditions (pages 1039–1050)

Kensuke Kusumi, Chikako Sakata, Takahiro Nakamura, Shinji Kawasaki, Atsushi Yoshimura and Koh Iba


Domain loss has independently occurred multiple times in plant terpene synthase evolution (pages 1051–1060)

Matthew L. Hillwig, Meimei Xu, Tomonobu Toyomasu, Mollie S. Tiernan, Gao Wei, Guanghong Cui, Luqi Huang and Reuben J. Peters


An Al-inducible MATE gene is involved in external detoxification of Al in rice (pages 1061–1069)

Kengo Yokosho, Naoki Yamaji and Jian Feng Ma


The pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase regulatory proteins of Arabidopsis are both bifunctional and interact with the catalytic and nucleotide-binding domains of pyruvate, orthophosphate dikinase (pages 1070–1080)

Holly M. Astley, Kate Parsley, Sylvain Aubry, Chris J. Chastain, Jim N. Burnell, Michael E. Webb and Julian M. Hibberd


Overexpression of Arabidopsis thaliana PTEN caused accumulation of autophagic bodies in pollen tubes by disrupting phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate dynamics (pages 1081–1092)

Yan Zhang, Sha Li, Liang-Zi Zhou, Emily Fox, James Pao, Wei Sun, Chao Zhou and Sheila McCormick


Chromosomal rearrangements between tomato and Solanum chilense hamper mapping and breeding of the TYLCV resistance gene Ty-1 (pages 1093–1103)

Maarten G. Verlaan, Dóra Szinay, Samuel F. Hutton, Hans de Jong, Richard Kormelink, Richard G.F. Visser, John W. Scott and Yuling Bai


NAC domain function and transcriptional control of a secondary cell wall master switch (pages 1104–1114)

Huanzhong Wang, Qiao Zhao, Fang Chen, Mingyi Wang and Richard A. Dixon


Specific delivery of AtBT1 to mitochondria complements the aberrant growth and sterility phenotype of homozygous Atbt1 Arabidopsis mutants (pages 1115–1121)

Abdellatif Bahaji, Francisco José Munoz, Miroslav Ovecka, Edurne Baroja-Fernández, Manuel Montero, Jun Li, Maite Hidalgo, Goizeder Almagro, María Teresa Sesma, Ignacio Ezquer and Javier Pozueta-Romero


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Propagation of Ornamental Plants - 11 (3-4), 2011

Propagation of Ornamental Plants - 11 (3), 2011


Contents:

ENHANCING SEED GERMINATION IN HYBRID TEA ROSES
Luca Pipino, Valentina Scariot, Laura Gaggero, Andrea Mansuino, Marie-Christine Van Labeke, and Annalisa Giovannini

IN VITRO GERMINATION OF CATTLEYA INTERMEDIA R. GRAHAM BY MEANS OF CHEMICAL DISINFECTION AND WITHOUT LAMINAR FLOW
Donizetti Tomaz Rodrigues, Roberto Ferreira de Novais, Víctor Hugo Alvarez V., José Maria Moreira Dias, Ecila Merces de Albuquerque Villani, and Wagner Campos Otoni

MICROPROPAGATION OF HEDERA HELIX L. ‘MINI’
Iyyakkannu Sivanesan, Ju Yeon Song, and Byoung Ryong Jeong

IN VITRO FRUITING AND SEED PRODUCTION IN ERYCINA PUSILLA (L.) N. H. WILLIAMS & M. W. CHASE
Yi-Tien Chiu, Choun-Sea Lin, and Chen Chang

SOMATIC EMBRYOGENESIS AND PLANT REGENERATION FROM IMMATURE HICKORY (CARYA CATHAYENSIS SARG.) EMBRYOS
Qixiang Zhang, Hengkang Hu, Haiying Lin, Youjun Huang, Jia Yuan, Huawei Xv, Kunyi Han, Lichun Huang, and Jianqin Huang

STUDIES ON MULTIPLE SHOOT INDUCTION AND PROLIFERATION OF PAEONIA LACTIFLORA PALL. ‘ZHONG SHENG FEN’
Xiao-Nan Yu, Hong Juan Wu, Fang-Yun Cheng, Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, and Miao-Miao Shen

IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF CYMBIDIUM NANUTUM Y. S. WU ET S. C. CHEN
Zhongming Fang, Weiting Huang, Songjun Zeng, Kunlin Wu, Zhilin Chen, Mingyong Zhang, and Jun Duan

INFLUENCE OF CYTOKININS ON ADVENTITIOUS SHOOT REGENERATION FROM LEAF AND PETIOLE EXPLANTS OF AJUGA MULTIFLORA BUNGE
Iyyakkannu Sivanesan, Chung Ho Ko, Jang Pyung Lee, and Byoung Ryong Jeong



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Propagation of Ornamental Plants - 11 (4), 2011


Contents:

ADVENTITIOUS ROOT FORMATION IN ORNAMENTAL PLANTS: II. THE ROLE OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
Leonid Kurepin, Tegan Haslam, Arturo Lopez-Villalobos, Gunamani Oinam, and Edward Yeung

IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF JASMINUM SAMBAC L. ‘DOUBLE PETALS’ BY AXILLARY BUDS
Lisi He, Jia He, Bing Xia, Xiangjing Meng, Feng Peng, Shulan He, and Ren Wang

THE EFFECT OF GROWTH REGULATORS AND SUCROSE CONCENTRATION ON IN VITRO PROPAGATION OF CAMELLIA JAPONICA L.
Agnieszka Wojtania, Eleonora Gabryszewska, and Małgorzata Podwyszyńska

PLANT REGENERATION FROM ROOT-TIP CULTURE OF CYRTOPODIUM BRANDONIANUM BARB. RODR. (ORCHIDACEAE)
Eduardo Flachsland, Graciela Terada, José Mourazos Fernández, Ricardo Medina, Aurelio Schinini, Hebe Rey, and Luis Mroginski

IN VITRO CLONING AND HISTOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF BAUHINIA TOMENTOSA L.
Ruphi Naz, Naseem Ahmad, Mohammad Anis,and Ibrahim Mohammad Aref

ADVENTITIOUS SHOOT REGENERATION FROM COTYLEDONS OF HETEROPHRAGMA ADENOPHYLLUM (WALL. EX G. DON) SEEM. EX BENTH. & HOOK. F. SEEDLINGS
Muhammad Akram and Faheem Aftab

REGENERATION OF CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS (CHRYSANTHEMUM × GRANDIFLORUM (RAMAT.) KITAM.) BY CALLUS DERIVED FROM RAY FLORET EXPLANTS
Chalinee Thangmanee and Kamnoon Kanchanapoom

PRESERVATION OF AN IN VITRO PROPAGATED ENDANGERED SPECIES PINUS ARMANDII VAR. AMAMIANA (KOIDZ.) HATSUSHIMA
Katsuaki Ishii, Yoshihisa Hosoi, Emilio Maruyama, and Sei-ichi Kanetani

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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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Plant Species Biology - 26 (3), 2011

Contents:

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Consequences of floral visits by ants and invasive honeybees to the hummingbird-pollinated, Caribbean cactus Melocactus intortus (pages 193–204)

J. CAMILO FAGUA and JAMES D. ACKERMAN


Phenotypic selection on flowering phenology and size in two dioecious plant species with different pollen vectors (pages 205–212)

MIGUEL A. MUNGUIA-ROSAS, JEFF OLLERTON and VICTOR PARRA-TABLA


Post-pollination process in a partially self-compatible distylous plant, Primula sieboldii (Primulaceae) (pages 213–220)

JUN NISHIHIRO and IZUMI WASHITANI


Treefall gaps required for establishment, but not survival, of invasive Rubus phoenicolasius in deciduous forest, Maryland, USA (pages 221–234)

DAVID L. GORCHOV, EMILY THOMPSON, JAY O'NEILL, DENNIS WHIGHAM and DOUGLAS A. NOE


Floral color variation and associations with fitness-related traits in Malva moschata (Malvaceae) (pages 235–243)

FRANK M. FREY, JESSICA DUNTON and KAILEY GARLAND


Pollen source affects female reproductive success and early offspring traits in the rare endemic plant Polemonium vanbruntiae (Polemoniaceae) (pages 244–253)

LAURA HILL BERMINGHAM and ALISON K. BRODY


NOTES AND COMMENTS


Effect of temperature and dark pretreatment on the germination of three species of Jamesonia (Pteridaceae, Polypodiopsida) (pages 254–258)

JOSE MARÍA GABRIEL Y GALÁN, GIULIANA MIGLIARO and RAFAEL LAHOZ-BELTRÁ


REFEREES

Referees (page 259)


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Talanta - 90, 2012

Contents:


Editorial Board

Editorial Board

Development of a nano-electrospray MSn method for the analysis of serotonin and related compounds in urine using a LTQ-orbitrap mass spectrometer
Merisa Moriarty, Mary Lehane, Brendan O’Connell, Helen Keeley, Ambrose Furey

At-line NIR spectroscopy as effective PAT monitoring technique in Mab cultivations during process development and manufacturing
Christian Hakemeyer, Ulrike Strauss, Silke Werz, Gledson E. Jose, Francisca Folque, Jose C. Menezes

Determination of pravastatin and pravastatin lactone in rat plasma and urine using UHPLC–MS/MS and microextraction by packed sorbent
Hana Vlčková, Martina Rabatinová, Alena Mikšová, Gabriela Kolouchová, Stanislav Mičuda, Petr Solich, Lucie Nováková

Determination of the absolute fluorescence quantum yield of rhodamine 6G with optical and photoacoustic methods – Providing the basis for fluorescence quantum yield standards
Christian Würth, Martín G. González, Reinhard Niessner, Ulrich Panne, Christoph Haisch, Ute Resch Genger

Electrochemical behaviour of polyphenol rich fruit juices using disposable screen-printed carbon electrodes: Towards a rapid sensor for antioxidant capacity and individual antioxidants
Jordi Giné Bordonaba, Leon A. Terry

Statistical analysis of wines using a robust compositional biplot
K. Hron, M. Jelínková, P. Filzmoser, R. Kreuziger, P. Bednář, P. Barták

Fabrication of ternary CNT/PPy/KxMnO2 composite nanowires for electrocatalytic applications
Tian Zheng, Xiaofeng Lu, Xiujie Bian, Chengcheng Zhang, Yanpeng Xue, Xiaoteng Jia, Ce Wang

Determination of cadmium in food samples by ID-ICP-MS with solid phase extraction for eliminating spectral-interferences
Yanbei Zhu, Koichi Chiba

Complexation of malic acid with cadmium(II) probed by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry
Jana Jaklová Dytrtová, Michal Jakl, Detlef Schröder

Spectrophotometric and chromatographic determination of insensitive energetic materials: HNS and NTO, in the presence of sensitive nitro-explosives
Ziya Can, Ayşem Üzer, Yasemin Tekdemir, Erol Erçag, Lemi Türker, Reşat Apak

C18-coated stir bar sorptive extraction combined with high performance liquid chromatography–electrospray tandem mass spectrometry for the analysis of sulfonamides in milk and milk powder
Chunhe Yu, Bin Hu

Solid-phase spectrophotometric and test determination of silicate in natural water
Olga A. Zaporozhets, Julia P. Bas, Igor A. Kachan, Lionel S. Zinko, Valentyn I. Davydov

Electrocatalytic oxidation of NADH at electrogenerated NAD+ oxidation product immobilized onto multiwalled carbon nanotubes/ionic liquid nanocomposite: Application to ethanol biosensing
Hazhir Teymourian, Abdollah Salimi, Rahman Hallaj

Fast batch injection analysis system for on-site determination of ethanol in gasohol and fuel ethanol
Polyana F. Pereira, Mariana C. Marra, Rodrigo A.A. Munoz, Eduardo M. Richter

Mutual recognition of TNT using antibodies polymeric shell having CdS
Ridvan Say, Sibel Büyüktiryaki, Deniz Hür, Filiz Yilmaz, Arzu Ersöz

Towards reliable estimation of an “electronic tongue” predictive ability from PLS regression models in wine analysis
Dmitry Kirsanov, Olga Mednova, Vladimir Vietoris, Paul A. Kilmartin, Andrey Legin

Chemiluminescence determination of timolol maleate by gold nanoparticles-catalyzed luminol–N-bromosuccinimide system
Jianxiu Du, Jie Quan, Yadi Wang

Fast microextraction of phthalate acid esters from beverage, environmental water and perfume samples by magnetic multi-walled carbon nanotubes
Yan-Bo Luo, Qiong-Wei Yu, Bi-Feng Yuan, Yu-Qi Feng

Solvent extraction of rare-earth ions based on functionalized ionic liquids
Xiaoqi Sun, Huimin Luo, Sheng Dai

Calendar of forthcoming meetings


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Physiologia Plantarum - 143 (1-4), 2011

Physiologia Plantarum - 143 (1), 2011


Contents:

MiR398 and plant stress responses (pages 1–9)

Cheng Zhu, Yanfei Ding and Haili Liu


The impact of long-term water stress on relative growth rate and morphology of needles and shoots of Metasequoia glyptostroboides seedlings: research toward identifying mechanistic models (pages 10–20)

Yanxiang Zhang, Maria Alejandra Equiza, Quanshui Zheng and Melvin T. Tyree


Genome-wide transcriptional changes and defence-related chemical profiling of rice in response to infestation by the rice striped stem borer Chilo suppressalis (pages 21–40)

Guoxin Zhou, Xia Wang, Feng Yan, Xia Wang, Ran Li, Jiaan Cheng and Yonggen Lou


The hypoxia responsive transcription factor genes ERF71/HRE2 and ERF73/HRE1 of Arabidopsis are differentially regulated by ethylene (pages 41–49)

Natalia Hess, Mathias Klode, Marco Anders and Margret Sauter


Net cadmium flux and accumulation reveal tissue-specific oxidative stress and detoxification in Populus × canescens (pages 50–63)

Jiali He, Jingjing Qin, Lingyun Long, Yonglu Ma, Hong Li, Ke Li, Xiangning Jiang, Tongxian Liu, Andrea Polle, Zongsuo Liang and Zhi-Bin Luo


Deep sequencing of grapevine flower and berry short RNA library for discovery of novel microRNAs and validation of precise sequences of grapevine microRNAs deposited in miRBase (pages 64–81)

Chen Wang, Xicheng Wang, Nicholas K. Kibet, Changnian Song, Changqing Zhang, Xiaoying Li, Jian Han and Jinggui Fang


Promotion of flowering in azaleas by manipulating photoperiod and temperature induces epigenetic alterations during floral transition (pages 82–92)

Mónica Meijón, Isabel Feito, Luis Valledor, Roberto Rodríguez and María Jesús Canal


Cloning and characterization of barley caryopsis FCA (pages 93–106)

Santosh Kumar, Shiling Jiang, Sravan K. Jami and Robert D. Hill


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Physiologia Plantarum - 143 (2), 2011


Contents:


Alterations in the metabolic fingerprint of Cladonia portentosa in response to atmospheric nitrogen deposition (pages 107–114)

Sabine Freitag, Erika J. Hogan, Peter D. Crittenden, Gordon G. Allison and Simon C. Thain


Evidence against sink limitation by the sucrose-to-starch route in potato plants expressing fructosyltransferases (pages 115–125)

Ellen Zuther, Imke I. Hoermiller and Arnd G. Heyer


Proteome analysis of maize seeds: the effect of artificial ageing (pages 126–138)

Xia Xin, Xin-Hai Lin, Yuan-Chang Zhou, Xiao-Ling Chen, Xu Liu and Xin-Xiong Lu


A high-resolution portrait of the annual dynamics of photochemical and non-photochemical quenching in needles of Pinus sylvestris (pages 139–153)

Albert Porcar-Castell


Stomatal factors and vulnerability of stem xylem to cavitation in poplars (pages 154–165)

Adriana Arango-Velez, Janusz J. Zwiazek, Barb R. Thomas and Melvin T. Tyree


Slowly developing drought stress increases photosynthetic acclimation of Catharanthus roseus (pages 166–177)

Jongyun Kim and Marc W. van Iersel


Variations of DNA methylation in Eucalyptus urophylla×Eucalyptus grandis shoot tips and apical meristems of different physiological ages (pages 178–187)

François Mankessi, Aubin R. Saya, Bénédicte Favreau, Sylvie Doulbeau, Genevieve Conéjéro, Marc Lartaud, Jean-Luc Verdeil and Olivier Monteuuis


Transcriptional responses to cantharidin, a protein phosphatase inhibitor, in Arabidopsis thaliana reveal the involvement of multiple signal transduction pathways (pages 188–205)

Joanna Bajsa, Zhiqiang Pan and Stephen O. Duke


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Physiologia Plantarum - 143 (3), 2011


Contents:


Functional genomics of a living fossil tree, Ginkgo, based on next-generation sequencing technology (pages 207–218)

Xiaohan Lin, Jin Zhang, Ying Li, Hongmei Luo, Qiong Wu, Chao Sun, Jingyuan Song, Xiwen Li, Jianhe Wei, Aiping Lu, Zhongzhi Qian, Ikhlas A. Khan and Shilin Chen


The purine-rich DNA-binding protein OsPur? participates in the regulation of the rice sucrose synthase 1 gene expression (pages 219–234)

Jui-Che Chang, Yi-Chun Liao, Chien-Chih Yang and Ai-Yu Wang


Comparative iTRAQ proteome and transcriptome analyses of sweet orange infected by “Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus” (pages 235–245)

Jing Fan, Chunxian Chen, Qibin Yu, Ronald H. Brlansky, Zheng-Guo Li and Frederick G. Gmitter Jr


The significance of glutathione for photoprotection at contrasting temperatures in the alpine plant species Soldanella alpina and Ranunculus glacialis (pages 246–260)

Constance Laureau, Richard Bligny and Peter Streb


Temporal variation in epidermal flavonoids due to altered solar UV radiation is moderated by the leaf position in Betula pendula (pages 261–270)

Luis O. Morales, Riitta Tegelberg, Mikael Brosché, Anders Lindfors, Sari Siipola and Pedro J. Aphalo


Investigation of a His-rich arabinogalactan-protein for micronutrient biofortification of cereal grain (pages 271–286)

Wan M. Aizat, James M. Preuss, Alexander A.T. Johnson, Mark A. Tester and Carolyn J. Schultz


ABA treatment of germinating maize seeds induces VP1 gene expression and selective promoter-associated histone acetylation (pages 287–296)

Lu Zhang, Zhengming Qiu, Yong Hu, Fei Yang, Shihan Yan, Lin Zhao, Bo Li, Shibin He, Min Huang, Jun Li and Lijia Li


The family of maize D-type cyclins: genomic organization, phylogeny and expression patterns (pages 297–308)

Manuel Buendía-Monreal, Ilenia Rentería-Canett, Octavio Guerrero-Andrade, Carlos E. Bravo-Alberto, León P. Martínez-Castilla, Elpidio García and Jorge M. Vázquez-Ramos


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Physiologia Plantarum - 143 (4), 2011


Contents:


Enhancing the scopolamine production in transgenic plants of Atropa belladonna by overexpressing pmt and h6h genes (pages 309–315)

Xirong Wang, Min Chen, Chunxian Yang, Xiaoqiang Liu, Lei Zhang, Xiaozhong Lan, Kexuan Tang and Zhihua Liao


?-Tocopherol methyltransferase from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: functional characterization and expression analysis (pages 316–328)

Gregorio Gálvez-Valdivieso, Rosa Cardenosa, José Manuel Vera, Manuel Pineda and Miguel Aguilar


Exophiala sp. LHL08 reprograms Cucumis sativus to higher growth under abiotic stresses (pages 329–343)

Abdul L. Khan, Muhammad Hamayun, Nadeem Ahmad, Muhammad Waqas, Sang-Mo Kang, Yoon-Ha Kim and In-Jung Lee


Characterization of upregulated genes associated with high phosphorus accumulation in cucumber (pages 344–354)

Priya Padmanabhan, Perumal Venkatachalam and Shivendra V Sahi


Overexpression of SsCHLAPXs confers protection against oxidative stress induced by high light in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana (pages 355–366)

Cai-Hong Pang, Ke Li and Baoshan Wang


Factors controlling plasticity of leaf morphology in Robinia pseudoacacia: III. biophysical constraints on leaf expansion under long-term water stress (pages 367–374)

Yanxiang Zhang, Maria Alejandra Equiza, Quanshui Zheng and Melvin T. Tyree


Involvement of the abscisic acid catabolic gene CYP707A2 in the glucose-induced delay in seed germination and post-germination growth of Arabidopsis (pages 375–384)

Guohui Zhu, Yinggao Liu, Nenghui Ye, Rui Liu and Jianhua Zhang


PPIase activities and interaction partners of FK506-binding proteins in the wheat thylakoid (pages 385–395)

Peter J Gollan, Mark Ziemann and Mrinal Bhave


Mitochondrial alternative oxidase pathway protects plants against photoinhibition by alleviating inhibition of the repair of photodamaged PSII through preventing formation of reactive oxygen species in Rumex K-1 leaves (pages 396–407)

Li-Tao Zhang, Zi-Shan Zhang, Hui-Yuan Gao, Zhong-Cai Xue, Cheng Yang, Xiang-Long Meng and Qing-Wei Meng



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Journal of Arid Environments - 78-79, 2012

Journal of Arid Environments - 78, 2012



Contents:

Editorial Board


Buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) as an invader and threat to biodiversity in arid environments: A review
V.M. Marshall, M.M. Lewis, B. Ostendorf

Cereal yield response to conservation agriculture practices in drylands of West Africa: A quantitative synthesis
J. Bayala, G.W. Sileshi, R. Coe, A. Kalinganire, Z. Tchoundjeu, F. Sinclair, D. Garrity

Foliar nutrient resorption in two Mojave Desert shrubs exposed to Free-Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE)
D.C. Housman, K.T. Killingbeck, R. Dave Evans, T.N. Charlet, S.D. Smith

Spatial distribution of and topographic controls on Tillandsia fog vegetation in coastal southern Peru: Remote sensing and modelling
R. Hesse

A critical role for Copestylum larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in the decomposition of cactus forests
A.P. Martínez-Falcón, M.Á. Marcos-García, C.E. Moreno, G.E. Rotheray

Wild boars as seed dispersal agents of exotic plants from agricultural lands to conservation areas
G. Dovrat, A. Perevolotsky, G. Ne'eman

Tree density and species decline in the African Sahel attributable to climate
P. Gonzalez, C.J. Tucker, H. Sy

Distribution of diatoms and mollusks in shallow lakes from the semiarid Pampa region, Argentina: Their relative paleoenvironmental significance
G.S. Hassan, C.G. De Francesco, V. Peretti

Magnetic properties of surface soils in the Chinese Loess Plateau and the adjacent Gobi areas, and their implication for climatic studies
D.S. Xia, J. Jia, H.T. Wei, X.B. Liu, J.Y. Ma, X.M. Wang, F.H. Chen

Contributions to atmospheric dust production of natural and anthropogenic emissions in a recreational area designated for off-road vehicular activity (Nellis Dunes, Nevada, USA)
D. Goossens, B. Buck, B. McLaurin

African dust source regions for observed dust outbreaks over the Subtropical Eastern North Atlantic region, above 25°N
S. Alonso-Pérez, E. Cuevas, X. Querol, J.C. Guerra, C. Pérez

Vertical distribution of soil microbial biomass and its association with shrubs from the Negev Desert
J. Yu, Y. Steinberger

Savanna glade hotspots: Plant community development and synergy with large herbivores
K.E. Veblen

The effects of defoliation on plant community, root biomass and nutrient allocation and soil chemical properties on semi-arid steppes in northern China
Y.-J. Guo, L. Han, G.-D. Li, J-G. Han, G.-L. Wang, Z.-Y. Li, B. Wilson

A hierarchical analysis of vegetation on a Mojave Desert landscape, USA
S.R. Abella, K.A. Prengaman, T.M. Embrey, S.M. Schmid, A.C. Newton, D.J. Merkler

Inherent density-dependency of wet-season range even at the extreme of nonequilibrium environments
T. Okayasu, T. Okuro, U. Jamsran, K. Takeuchi

Stoichiometric response of dominant grasses to fire and mowing in a semi-arid grassland
X.-T. Lü, F.-M. Lü, L.-S. Zhou, X. Han, X.-G. Han

Fire patterns in central semiarid Argentina
M.A. Fischer, C.M. Di Bella, E.G. Jobbágy

Characterising and quantifying vegetative drought in East Africa using fuzzy modelling and NDVI data
C.M. Rulinda, A. Dilo, W. Bijker, A. Stein

The rational model of shrubland biomass, pattern and precipitation relationships along semi-arid climatic gradients
M. Shoshany

Germination requirements of two sheep-preferred grasses (Hordeum comosum and Koeleria vurilochensis var. patagonica) from semiarid Patagonian steppes
P.E. Gundel, J.G.N. Irisarri, N.S. Sorzoli, C.E. Mosso, G. García-Martínez, R. Golluscio

Variation in the coverage of biological soil crusts in the State of Qatar
R. Richer, D. Anchassi, I. El-Assaad, M. El-Matbouly, F. Ali, I. Makki, J.S. Metcalf

Erratum to ‘Recovery of soil and vegetation in semi-arid Australian old fields’ [Journal of Arid Environments 76 (2012) 61–71]
A.J. Scott, J.W. Morgan

Acknowledgement to Reviewers


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Journal of Arid Environments - 79, 2012



Contents:

Editorial Board

Fine root dynamics and longevity of Artemisia halodendron reflect plant growth strategy in two contrasting habitats
H. Gang, Z. Xue-yong, F.M. Padilla, Z. Ha-lin

Trophic preferences in an assemblage of mammal herbivores from Andean Puna (Northern Chile)
C. Tirado, A. Cortés, E. Miranda-Urbina, M.A. Carretero

Effects of habitat degradation on the lizard assemblage in the Arid Chaco, central Argentina
N. Pelegrin, E.H. Bucher

Soil C and N patterns in a semiarid pinon–juniper woodland: Topography of slope and ephemeral channels add to canopy–intercanopy heterogeneity
Darin J. Law, David D. Breshears, Michael H. Ebinger, Clifton W. Meyer, Craig D. Allen

Soil carbon and nitrogen recovery on semiarid Conservation Reserve Program lands
S.M. Munson, W.K. Lauenroth, I.C. Burke

Development and evolution of subaerial halite crust morphologies in a coastal sabkha setting
S.W. Lokier

Occurrence and characteristics of Quaternary calcareous microbialitic crust in the southern desert of Kuwait, Arabian Gulf
F.I. Khalaf, A.A. AlShuaibi

Roles of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) and capillary rise in salinizing a non-flooding terrace on a flow-regulated desert river
E.P. Glenn, K. Morino, P.L. Nagler, R.S. Murray, S. Pearlstein, K.R. Hultine

Conservative design rainfall distribution for application in arid regions with sparse data
A.G. Awadallah, N.S. Younan

The role of vegetation and lithology in the spatial and inter-annual response of EVI to climate in drylands of Southeastern Spain
J. Cabello, D. Alcaraz-Segura, R. Ferrero, A.J. Castro, E. Liras

Effects of fuels reductions on plant communities and soils in a Pinon-juniper woodland
M.R. Ross, S.C. Castle, N.N. Barger

Regional patterns of biological soil crust lichen species composition related to vegetation, soils, and climate in Oregon, USA
H.T. Root, B. McCune

Effect of sheep grazing on rangeland plant communities: Case study of landscape depressions within Syrian arid steppes
M. Louhaichi, F. Ghassali, A.K. Salkini, S.L. Petersen

Jatropha curcas: Sowing local seeds of success in Malawi?: In response to Achten et al. (2010)
J.C. Dyer, L.C. Stringer, A.J. Dougill

Germination response of grassland species to plant-derived smoke
D.W. Schwilk, N. Zavala

Snakes on roads: An arid Australian perspective
P.J. McDonald

Winter establishment of the alien annual Schismus barbatus is not affected by insect herbivory in Northern-Central Monte Desert
E. Pucheta, V.J. García-Muro, L. Quevedo-Robledo, A. Rolhauser


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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (31-33), 2011

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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (31), 2011



Contents:

Review



Ali Ghasemzadeh and Neda Ghasemzadeh

Flavonoids and phenolic acids: Role and biochemical activity in plants and human



Research Articles



Dougnon J. T., Edorh A. P., Bankole H. S., Kpodekon M. and Gbenou J.

Efficiency of ethanol extract of Moringa oleifera lam leaves for the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections in chicks


A. B. Aliyu, A. M. Musa, M. S. Abdullahi, M. A. Ibrahim, M. B. Tijjani, M. S. Aliyu and A. O. Oyewale

Activity of saponin fraction of Anisopus mannii against some pathogenic microorganisms


Deny Susanti, Muhammad Taher, Nissad Attoumani and Farediah Ahmad

Free radical scavenging and antibacterial activities of Malaysian guttiferae plants


Faten Medini, Riadh Ksouri, Hanen Falleh, Wided Megdiche, Najla Trabelsi and Chedly Abdelly

Effects of physiological stage and solvent on polyphenol composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of Limonium densiflorum


Yi Bi, Jingwei Tian, Chunmei Ji, Jiangfeng Zhang, Nan Wang, Naicai Jiang, Haijun Sun and Qingguo Meng

Ocotillol-type derivatives (II) synthesis and protective effects on cultured anoxia/reoxygen injury myocardiocytes


Rashmi, K. P. Singh and Suchita Arya

Phytochemical profile and evaluation of insecticidal efficacy of Calotropis procera against defoliators


Yi Cheng, Chang-Ho Kim, Dong-Il Shin, Seong-Min Kim, Han-Mo Koo and Yong-Jin Park

Development of simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers to study diversity in the herbaceous peony (Paeonia lactiflora)


Neelam Singh, Mukesh Kumar Meena and Vidya Patni

In vitro rapid multiplication of a highly valuable medicinal plant Naringi crenulata (Roxb.) Nicolson


Yan Shen, Wei-Jun Chen, Xin-Tao Lei, Hong-Bo Shao, Min-MinTang and Yan Li

Effects of plant growth regulators and temperature on seed germination of yellow nut-sedge (Cyperus esculentus L.)


Xiao-yang Wang, Li-ping Liu, Rui-xin Zhu, Ting-guo Kang, Ling-jiang Tong, Hua Xie and Hong-bing Wang

Cytotoxic activities of some selected medicinal plants of the genus Euphorbia


Barbara Kołodziej, Radosław Kowalski and Bogdan Kędzia

Antibacterial and antimutagenic activity of extracts aboveground parts of three Solidago species: Solidago virgaurea L., Solidago canadensis L. and Solidago gigantea Ait.


Abdoulaye Touré, Calixte Bahi, Karamoko Ouattara, Joseph Alico Djama and Adama Coulibaly

Phytochemical screening and in vitro antifungal activities of extracts of leaves of Morinda morindoides (Morinda, Rubiaceae)


Kazhila C. Chinsembu, Marius Hedimbi and Wellencia C. Mukaru

Putative medicinal properties of plants from the Kavango region, Namibia


Han-Yeol Yang, Sang-Wook Lim and Seung-Cheol Lee

Protective effect of far-infrared treated rice hull extract on lipid peroxidation in phospholipid bilayer


Wen-yi Kang, Yuan-yuan Li, Xue-zhu Gu, Qi-tai Xu and Xuan Huang

Antioxidant activities, a-glucosidase inhibitory effect in vitro and antihyperglycemic of Trapa acornis shell in alloxan-induced diabetic rats


Mohajeri Daryoush, Amouoghli Tabrizi Bahram, Doustar Yousef and Nazeri Mehrdad

Brassica rapa L. extract alleviate early hepatic injury in alloxan-induced diabetic rats


Pornkamon Sakong, Tueanjit Khampitak, Ubon Cha’on, Chadamas Pinitsoontorn, Pote Sriboonlue, Puangrat Yongvanit and Patcharee Boonsiri

Antioxidant activity and bioactive phytochemical contents of traditional medicinal plants in northeast Thailand


Bancha Yingngam, Nuttapun Supaka and Wandee Rungseevijitprapa

Estrogen-like activities and cytotoxicity effects of Thai herbal medicines as natural ingredients in anti-ageing


Ogunmoyole T., Kade I. J. and Korodele B.

In vitro antioxidant properties of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of walnut (Juglans regia)


Zheng Zhu, Qiao-Yan Zhang, Lu-Ping Qin, Han-Chen Zheng, Zai-Xing Chen, Dong-Fang Zhang, Li-Hong Li, Xin Jin, Chang-Ji Yuan and Yu-Shan Li

Comparative pharmacokinetics of icariin in plasma after oral administration of Er-Xian decoction or pure icariin in rats


Nahid Mahmoud AL Ameen, Faisal Altubaigy, Tamanna Jahangir, Idriss Abdalla Mahday, Esmaeel Abdurrahman Mohammed and Omer Abdel Aziz Musa

Effect of Nigella sativa and bee honey on pulmonary, hepatic and renal function in Sudanese in Khartoum state


Benmehdi Houcine, Azzi Rachid, Djaziri Rabah, Lahfa Farid, Benariba Nabila and Tabti Boufeldja

Effect of saponosides crude extract isolated from Citrullus Colocynthis (L.) seeds on blood glucose level in normal and streptozotocin induced diabetic rats


Hédia Hannachi, Walid Elfalleh, Imen Ennajeh, Mejda Laajel, Mohamed-Larbi Khouja, Ali Ferchichi and Nizar Nasri

Chemicals profiling and antioxidants activities of Acacia seeds


Lan Cheng, Zhongzhe Cheng, Haixing liu, Hui Zhang, Wenjie Zhang, Yang Du, Yunjiao Wang, Haibo Li, Xixiang Ying and Tingguo Kang

Liquid chromatographic (LC) determination of four bioactive compounds in the Portulaca oleracea L.


A.Sivakumar and G. Jayaraman

Anti-tuberculosis activity of commonly used medicinal plants of south India


M. S. H. Akash, K. Rehman, F. Rasool, A. Sethi, M. A. Abrar, A. Irshad, A. Abid and G. Murtaza

Alternate therapy of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with Nigella (Ranunculaceae)


Yuejin Zhang, Yalin Qin, Zhen Wang, Lijun Guo, Xin Chen, Zongsuo Liang and Hongbo Guo

DNA isolation and optimization of sequence-related amplified polymorphism-polymerase chain reaction (SRAP-PCR) condition for endangered Polyporus umbellatus


Jianxin Chen, Xueling Ma, Huihui Zhao, Ying Yang, Jing Han, Shuzhen Guo, Bing Liu, Jian Ni and Wei Wang

Biological effects based quality control of a traditional Chinese medicine


Liu Wei, Li Feng, Zhuang Li and Zhang Zhen-Qiu

Comparison of the tissue distributions of flavonoids after oral administration of pure baicalin, Radix scutellariae and Scutellariae-Paeoniae couple extracts to rats


Rainer W. Bussmann and Ashley Glenn

Traditional knowledge for modern ailments – plants used for the treatment of diabetes and cancer in Northern Peru


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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (32), 2011


Contents:

Review



M. Akram, M. Saim Jamil, Zahid Mehmood, Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Khurram Waqas, Zafar Iqbal, Aubid Allah Khan and H. M. Asif

Flavonoids and phenolic acids: Role and biochemical activity in plants and human


M. Akram, Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui, Naveed Akhter, Muhammad Khurram Waqas, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Akram, Aubid Allah Khan, Asadullah Madni and H.M. Asif

Herbal treatment of irritable bowel syndrome: A review



Research Articles



Saadat Parhizkar, Latiffa A. Latiff, Sabariah Abdul Rahman, Rashid Ibrahim, Mohammad and Aziz Dollah

In vivo estrogenic activity of Nigella sativa different extracts using vaginal cornification assay


Xiaoli Zhou, Shaoning Cheng, Yanli Yang, Yiming Zhou, Wen Tang, Xiaojing Zhang, Qing Wang and Zongjie Li

Toward a novel understanding of buckwheat self-defensive strategies during seed germination and preliminary investigation on the potential pharmacological application of its malting products


Sasidhar Pasumarthi, Murali Krishna Chimata, Chellu S. Chetty and Suresh Challa

Screening of phytochemical compounds in selected medicinal plants of Deccan Plateau and their viability effects on Caco-2 cells


Chun Xiao, Qingpin Wu, Jianbin Tan, Wen Cai, Xiaobing Yang and Jumei Zhang

Inhibitory effects on ?-glucosidase and hypoglycemic effects of the crude polysaccharides isolated from 11 edible fungi


Necdet Camas and Omer Caliskan

Breaking of seed dormancy in Hypericum leptophyllum Hochst., an endemic Turkish species


Mahdi Valiei, Ali Shafaghat and Farshid Salimi

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activity of the flower and root hexane extracts of Althaea officinalis in Northwest Iran


Thanchanok Muangman, Wichet Leelamanit and Prapaipat Klungsupaya

Crude proteins from pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp) possess potent SOD-like activity and genoprotective effect against H2O2 in TK6 cells


Richa Sharma, Gajanand Sharma and Meenakshi Sharma

Additive and inhibitory effect of antifungal activity of Curcuma longa (Turmeric) and Zingiber officinale (Ginger) essential oils against Pityriasis versicolor infections


Reena Parida and Yogamaya Dhal

A study on the micro-propagation and antioxidant activity of Piper longum (an important medicinal plant)


Luciana N. Andrade, Josemar S. Batista and Damiao P. de Sousa

Spasmolytic activity of p-menthane esters


Ji-wen Sheng, Dong-mei Liu, Zhi-jian Li, Li Qi and Wei-fen Zhang

Bioactivity-guided fractionation for antioxidant property of Athyrium multidentatum (Doll) Ching. rhizome


Mona Abdel Latif Khalil and Saad Mohamed Hussein Ayoub

Analysis of the essential oil of Vetiveria nigritana (Benth.) Stapf root growing in Sudan


Durre Shahwar, Sami Ullah, Muhammad Asam Raza, Uzma Sana, Asma Yasmeen, Sadia Ghafoor and Naeem Ahmad

Acetylcholine esterase and antioxidant potential of some members of Asteraceae and Euphorbiaceae


Mustaq Ahmed, Noor Aslam, Rahmat Ali Khan, Muhammad Rashid Khan, Farid Ullah Khan, Abdus SaboorShah and Mir Sadiq Shah

Antimicrobial activity of crude methanolic extract of Periploca aphylla


W. S. Jung, I. M. Chung, S. H. Kim, M. Y. Kim, A. Ahmad and N. Praveen

In vitro antioxidant activity, total phenolics and flavonoids from celery (Apium graveolens) leaves


Haroon Khan, Shafiq Ahmad Tariq and Murad Ali Khan

Biological and phytochemical studies on corms of Colchicum luteum Baker


Haitian Zhao, Zhenyu Wang, Cuilin Cheng, Lei Yao, Lu Wang, Weihong Lu, Xin Yang and Fengming Ma

In-vitro free radical scavenging activities of anthocyanins from three berries


Vinay Kumar, A. K. Bhatnagar and J. N. Srivastava

Antibacterial activity of crude extracts of Spirulina platensis and its structural elucidation of bioactive compound


A. Ghasemi Pirbalouti, B. Hamedi, F. Malek Poor, E. Rahimi, and R. Nasri Nejhad

Inhibitory activity of Iranian endemic medicinal plants against Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio harveyi


Zhili Xu, Xiansheng Meng, Mingbo Zhang and Tingguo Kang

Bi-directional regulation of ginsenoside Re on smooth muscle myosin of gizzard


Yongzhan Bao, Wanyu Shi and Jianhua Qin

Effects of Chinese herbal formula “Kangshu I” on the blood heat shock protein (HSP70) and levels of some hormones in heat-stressed cows


H. Abbaspour, S. Saeidi-Sar and H. Afshari

Improving drought tolerance of Pistacia vera L. seedlings by arbuscular mycorrhiza under greenhouse conditions


M. Akram, Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui, Naveed Akhter, Muhammad Khurram Waqas, Zafar Iqbal, Muhammad Akram, Aubid Allah Khan, Asadullah Madni, H. M. Asif

Ethnobotanical survey of common medicinal plants used by people of district Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan




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Journal of Medicinal Plants Research - 5 (33), 2011


Contents:

Review



Rocha R. P., Melo E. C. and Radünz L. L.

Influence of drying process on the quality of medicinal plants: A review


Maryam Haghighi and Maryam Mozafariyan

The introduction of extinct endemic vegetables of Iran


Roohi Aslam, Nazish Bostan, Nabgha-e-Amen, Maleeha Maria and Waseem Safdar

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