Stomatal closure, the most rapid physiological response in plant leaves to drought stress, is the means by which plants prevent water loss and avoid desiccation of their cells. Guard cell signalling network is a complex and an evolutionarily well conserved system organized to con [....] » Read More
Increased aridity levels is one of the predicted climatic alterations. Restoration efforts particularly in the semi-arid areas of the Mediterranean region pose many obstacles that associates with higher frequency and intensity of drought events. Safeguarding the biodiversity leve [....] » Read More
Soybean (Glycine max L.) is the world’s most widely grown seed legume. One of the most important pests that decrease seeds quality and reduce yield of soybean crops is the southern green stink bug (Nezara viridula). However, insect damage triggers accumulation of defensive [....] » Read More
Yogyakarta Special Region (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta/DIY) with its specialty has the potential of a large area, with a diversity of elevations, ranging from highlands to lowlands or land on the coast in the height range of 0-2911 meters above sea level. DIY consists of Kulon Pro [....] » Read More
Anthocyanins held to increase of human health. The origin of anthocyanins corn is from Mesoamerica it is a pigment that give color of purple to black may affect to anticipated of viral (virus), cholesterol, heart disease, obesity, and cancer. It has many excellent characters and [....] » Read More
The secondary metabolites are natural compounds that are produced by plants that have as main objective protect plants from biotic and abiotic stresses, besides great nutritional values and pharmacological for human diet and aromatic and dye properties. These compounds are separa [....] » Read More
Humans and probiotic bacteria are inseparable for thousands of years. They help us process nutrients better, fight pathogens, and more. Just like us plants have mutualistic relationship with microorganisms. It is well known that plant microbiota is related to plant growth promoti [....] » Read More
Phytochemicals found in plants, play a significant role in contributing to the wellbeing of human populations and from time immemorial, we have been consuming a large number of these phytocompounds as part of our diet. In the recent past, there has been a revived interest in the [....] » Read More
A technique was established, based on artificial fruit dehiscence, to collect seeds and silk fibers of C. procera without any loss. The seeds and floss obtained by this method were compared with those collected naturally. Natural fruit dehiscence caused a marked decrease in seeds [....] » Read More
Medicinal plants of Central Asia are an extremely important part of the biological resources of the region. The Institute of Chemistry of Plant Substances of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan is one of the world leaders in the field of research, creation and i [....] » Read More
In Cuba, an eminently agricultural country, the application of modern biotechnology techniques to obtain bioproducts (biopesticides, biofertilizers and biostimulants), within the practices of sustainable agriculture and biodiversity conservation is a necessity every increasingly [....] » Read More
The genetics of high quality lint is complex which hinders the breeding progress towards for achieving the high lint yield and quality. Integration of DNA markers for selecting the desirable cotton plants producing the high quality fiber can accrelelate the breeding progress. In [....] » Read More
The genetics of high quality lint is complex which hinders the breeding progress towards for achieving the high lint yield and quality. Integration of DNA markers for selecting the desirable cotton plants producing the high quality fiber can accrelelate the breeding progress. In [....] » Read More
Microbes of phytomicrobiome are related to plant tissues and in association with plants form the holobiont. Beneficial microorganisms include those that establish synergistic associations with plant roots in order to shore up nutrient mineralization and availability. They aid pla [....] » Read More
Precise phenotyping and expensive phenotyping platforms have been a bottleneck for chickpea improvement, recent advances in genomics technologies and the availability of ample genotyping platforms have made the cost of genotyping much cheaper in comparison to phenotyping. With th [....] » Read More
The Mediterranean basin is one of the main citrus production areas in the world. It ranks third behind China and Brazil. In the heart of the Mediterranean, Corsica is located at the northern limit of the citrus production area (40° North). It benefits from pedoclimatic condit [....] » Read More
The present research investigates the protective mechanism of nitric oxide (NO) in regulating tolerance to Cu-induced toxicity in shoots of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). After 10 days, treatment with 200 µM CuCl2 caused a significant reduction in growth and photosynthetic [....] » Read More
The features of restoration of disturbed lichen-green-mossy pine forests (Pinus sylvestris L.) of III-IV age classes in deforestation and burning in the Kola North (Russia) were studied. It is established that the current trends in the formation of secondary pine forests are due [....] » Read More
Three modern techniques for walnut propagation are considered - hot callus, epicotyl grafting and water nutrient solution system. The presented results aim to compare the above methods, as well as to give the relevant conclusions and recommendations for use by manufacturers. & [....] » Read More
Phytophthora blight, caused by oomycete Phytophthora capsici, is a serious threat to production of peppers and cucurbits worldwide. P. capsici can infect pepper plants at all growth stages, causing seedling death, root rot, crown rot, stem blight, and fruit rot. P. capsici can st [....] » Read More
The halophyte Salicornia bigelovii is vegetal with high potential to be improved in the deserts and sea costs of the northwest in México; however, its productivity depend of the nitrogen aportation, and others macro and micro nutrients essentials. Nitrogen-fixation by bact [....] » Read More
India is one of the major producers / consumers of Paper and Pulp products (4% of global share). Approximately one fourth of its raw material has been wood based and from the years nineteen eighties onwards, there has been a paradigm policy shift to open competitive economy. Deve [....] » Read More
With the advancement of industries and agriculture technologies, there is inexorable upsurge in the metals and agriwaste pollutants which freely infiltrate the food chain which is hazardous for sound ecosystem. Current studies indicate the potential of biochar in mitigation of po [....] » Read More
Phytonematodes are ubiquitous browsers of crop roots. About 3000(10 % of 30,000 parasites identified so far)plant parasitic nematodes attack different agricultural and horticultural crops and induce about US Dollars 524 billion annually monetary losses in crops globally. In [....] » Read More
Argemone mexicana is considered as an essential plant in India with immense medicinal properties. The plant sap contains a lot of secondary metabolites, which is used exhaustively in traditional medicine. A. mexicana is known to harbour endophytes. Rhizospheric soil is the source [....] » Read More
This experiment was carried out to evaluate the optimal soaking duration(12, 16 and 20 hours) and using Moringa leaves extract which was (0.25, 0.5 and 1.00 g). Results showed that using Moringa leaf extract at a concentration of 0.25 g/mm for 20 /or 16 hour durations as a seed s [....] » Read More
The high-quality reference-grade genome for Gossupium tomentosum can greatly promote the progress in biological research and introgression breeding for the mainly cultivated species, G. hirsutum. Here, we report a high-quality genome assembly for G. tomentosum by integrating PacB [....] » Read More
The berries of Vaccinum corymbosum L. represent a rich source of polyphenolic compounds, which are known for their biological activities and their contributions to a healthy diet. The blueberry leaves are the main by-products of berry harvesting, annual significant amounts of lea [....] » Read More
Medicinal plants represent a rich source of antimicrobial agents. Plants are used medicinally as a source of important drugs. The present work deals with antioxidant activity and bioautography of plant extracts viz., Eugenia jambolana and Asparagus racemosus. They showed the anti [....] » Read More
Precision agriculture is defined as the art and science of utilizing advanced technologies for enhancing crop production and minimizing potential environmental pollution / degradation. Precision farming, which is also referred to as hi-tech farming, is known as technology enabled [....] » Read More
The experiment was conducted at Spices Research Centre, Shibganj, Bogra during 2015-2016 with a view to study the genetic diversity and selection of suitable genotype for future breeding program. Ninety five chilli lines of char land were used in this study. D2 analysis of 95 chi [....] » Read More
The prion-like proteins have a unique biochemical memory through destructive self-organizing changes of conformation and function. They have a general biological nature, and their behavior was widely studied in mammals, bacteria, and fungi. Recently, we and other authors suggeste [....] » Read More
The World Health Organization has identified antibiotic resistance as a serious threat to human health across the world. Enrofloxacin belongs to the class of fluoroquinolone antibiotics that have been intensively used in agriculture. In the environment, enrofloxacin can undergo d [....] » Read More
Title : Embryo rescue in mediterranean table grapes
Manuel Tornel Martinez, Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario, Spain
The embryo rescue technique has been widely applied to embryo germination of stenospermic grapesin breeding programmes. In the stenospermocarpic genotype, the embryo abort after fertilization during development, so the selection of the sampling time and the growth medium are the [....] » Read More
Title : Alien invasive plants as food and phytopharmaceuticals
Danijela Poljuha, Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Croatia (Hrvatska)
The economic cost of ecological damages caused by invasive alien plant species (IAPS) is significant, but IAPS also have significant social, economic, landscape and ecological value and provide a range of ecosystem services. Some positive aspects of IAPS are their possible use as [....] » Read More
Title : Epigenetics and in vitro propagation of horticultural crop
Samir C Debnath, St. Johns Research and Development Centre, Canada
The in vitro propagation to produce true-to-type plants are now well accepted worldwide for commercial propagation and production of horticultural crops. Fruits and vegetables contain valuable bioactive components that play significant role in anti-tumor, anti-oxidant, anti-ulcer [....] » Read More
Title : The science of nutritional foods for health and other wellness information about Cardiovascular diseases and Cancers
Benigno Villalon, Texas A & M University, United States
The USA wastes over $3.5 trillion trying to keep its sick citizens from dying, but they still die too soon. The obesity and diabetes rates in our country have reached tsunamic proportions. A weak immune system results in many human diseases (heart, hypertension, high blood sugar, [....] » Read More
Title : Modeling and phenotyping canopy photosynthesis for higher crop yield potential
Qingfeng Song, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Canopy photosynthesis is the integral of photosynthesis of all the above ground parts of plant canopy. Canopy photosynthetic efficiency is a major determinant to biomass production and crop yield potential. The microclimate and photosynthetic properties of different leaves in a c [....] » Read More
Title : Soil enzymes and microbial communities as soil quality indicators in organic and good agriculture practices under fruit orchard management in Northern Thailand
Jiraporn Inthasan, Maejo University, Thailand
The Northern Thailand is one of the locations where fruit crops have long been grown, for many decades. At this present, organic farming and good agriculture practices (GAP) are considered for improving yield and quality as sustainable practices to reduce environmenta [....] » Read More
Title : Importance of fast-growing Australian Acacia in Vietnam: real opportunities for developing/formulating effective bio-inoculants for a production of healthy and vigorous seedlings
Didier Lesueur, CIRAD - The Alliance CIAT & Bioversity - Deakin University, Vietnam
International funding agencies had put a lot of effort for financially supporting projects aiming the production of high-performing hybrids of Australian Acacias in Vietnam. The main consequence is the significant surface of forests covered by these hybrids across the country (ma [....] » Read More
Title : Molecular genetics control of polyphenolic compounds synthesis in barley: Revealing the genes and their functions
Olesya Shoeva, Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
Phenolic compounds are plant secondary metabolites with important functions in plant physiology. In barley, flavonoids belonging to this group are synthesized in grain envelopes and influence significantly the quality of barley grain and its application. For example, proanthocyan [....] » Read More
Title : Hot water and plant extract application in eradicating seed borne and field infection of Septoria leaf spot (Septoria lycopersici Speg ) infecting tomato and improving seed
Sunita Chandel, Dr.Y.S.P University of Horticulture and Forestry, India
Septoria leaf spot of tomato (Septoria lycopersici Speg.) is a most devastating foliar pathogen infecting tomatoes world over. The disease produces symptoms with onset of monsoon in Himachal Pradesh, India as small, water soaked, circular to angular spots, with dark brown margins [....] » Read More
Title : Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process for sustainable environmental plant biology and biotechnology towards sustainable biotechnological development
Vijayan Gurumurthy Iyer, Bihar Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development, India
Objectives: The objective of this investigation was to establish strategic environmental assessment (SEA) process in plant biology and biotechnology for the sustainable biotechnological development which could dominance biotechnological, economic and environmental factors in the [....] » Read More
Title : Morpho- Physiological disorders of in vitro grown plants and their acclimatization
B N Hazarika, Central Agricultural University, India
The benefit of any in vitro propagation only fully realized if there is successful transfer of plantlets from tissue-culture vessels to ex vitro conditions. A substantial number of micropropagated plants do not survive on transfer from in vitro conditions to greenhouse or field e [....] » Read More
Title : Anthocyanin biofortified, antioxidants rich colored wheat is a new research trend
Monika Garg, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, India
Background: Wheat is a vital, staple, preferred, favored, and choicest energy source in many parts of the world due to the unique processing quality attributed to gluten that helps cooking it to bread, biscuit, pasta, noodles, etc. Colored wheat adds nutritional and functional he [....] » Read More
Title : Adaptive and productive potential and hormone balance
Vaschenko Victor, Elets State University, Russian Federation
The theory of organogenesis from the initial cell of a whole plant and a method for considering the effect on apical dominance as the initiation of an adaptive, productive potential. shows the responsiveness of initial cells from treatment with homoproducers and mineral elements [....] » Read More
Title : Biological and chemical characterization of Schinus molle leaf and flower extracts
Elisa Ovidi, Tuscia University, Italy
Plant secondary metabolites are produced and used by organisms for defending or adapting purposes to the environment. Since long time, natural products have been used by humans as healing agents and still today they are the most important source of new potential therapeutic prepa [....] » Read More
Title : Alleviation of water deficit effects on photosynthesis by phosphate foliar fertilization
Carlos Pimentel, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phosphorus is also an essential element for photosynthetic energy production and carbohydrate transport because there is an anti-port system with inorganic phosphorus (Pi) and triose-P in chloroplast membranes. Therefore, even under mild water deficit, a decrease in sink demand f [....] » Read More
Title : Accumulation of kaempferol-derived flavonols dramatically impairs seed coat development and seed longevity
Regina Ninoles Rodenes, Institute of plant molecular and cell biology, Spain
Seed longevity is defined as the total time span during which seeds remain viable. As seeds constitute the main system for plant propagation, increasing their longevity is a major challenge for the conservation of plant biodiversity and for crop success. In order to optimize thei [....] » Read More
Title : Differential composition of epicuticular waxes in wild and domesticated barley affects leaf physiology and plant-Herbivore interactions
Hagai Cohen, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel
Barley (Hordeum vulgare) is an important agricultural cereal crop, however due to extensive breeding, domesticated cultivars are characterized with altered physiology and partial/complete loss of stress tolerance. Herein, we investigated whether differential compositions of epicu [....] » Read More