Field crops: Barley Hordéum vulgáre, oats Avena sativa and buckwheat Fagopýrum esculéntum contain biologically active metabolites with stimulating, fungitoxicity and adaptable properties on which plant biological control tools for harmful plants are cr [....] » Read More
The oomycete Phytophthora can cause serious threats to native flora and agriculture and food biosecurity, causing devastating diseases to plants such as kauri, oak, avocado. In New Zealand, Phytophthora agathidicida is the causative agent in kauri dieback and is receiving much co [....] » Read More
The ascorbate-glutathione cycle (AGC) is essential for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cells to cope with high light stress. NADPH oxidase acts as key hub for the regulation of stress tolerance in plants. High intensity illumination (HL, 1,200 mmol m-2 s-1) did not impact Chlamydomonas [....] » Read More
The use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture for the plant growth is very harmful and causes water and soil pollution. The biological approach is very eco-friendly, easy and economical. The plant growth promoting rhizobacteria are beneficial bacteria that are useful in agricult [....] » Read More
Stripe or yellow rust disease of wheat is caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend. f.sp. tritici (Pst) is a global threat to wheat production. Populations of Pst pathotypes evolves rapidly, limits the efficiency of plant genetic resistance and constrict the st [....] » Read More
The reconversion of crops refers to the change of product or activity that allows a better use of the soil, favors its fertility and breaks the biological cycles of pests and diseases to have an effective control and prevent them from becoming immune or resistant. Therefore, this [....] » Read More
The problem how plants as a sessile organisms survive in the varying environment, including adverse changes remains one of the most urgent of modern biology, especially in connection with forecasts of climate global change and increased man-made pressure. We discussed the avai [....] » Read More
The tropical Andes of Colombia and Ecuador are recognized for their high biodiversity, this region is native to the agraz (Vaccinium meridionale Swartz). This plant grows in acidic soils and it has an incipient radical system that favors its association with HFMA in symbiosis to [....] » Read More
Improving yield potential, crop quality and abiotic stress tolerance have always been some of the most important requirements for successful crop production. Poor environmental conditions arising as repercussions of climate change, like the drastically higher temperatures and dro [....] » Read More
South Africa is known globally for its rich plant biodiversity and various centres of endemism, of which the Sekhukhuneland Centre of Plant Endemism (SCPE) is one. This unique floristic region is located on the ultramafic and mafic rocks of the Rustenburg Layered Suite of the Bus [....] » Read More
Climate change enhances the occurrence of extreme weather: wildfires, drought, rising summer temperatures—all of which dramatically decline forest growth and increase tree mortality in the mixed-conifer forests of Sierra Nevada, California. However, microbiota living in mut [....] » Read More
The popular nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac (DCF) is one of the most common contaminants of the water environment. Its toxicity to non-target organisms is often reported to be associated with long-term (chronic) exposure. However, our results suggest that DCF can c [....] » Read More
Among the five varieties registered in 2010 by the INIFAP network of beans and other grain legumes in Durango is Pinto Bravo, which has been evaluated in different environments to establish its level of tolerance to environmental factors, which reduce productivity and grain quali [....] » Read More
Climate change has in some way affected the temperature of the environment, so that the increase in heat, the decrease in the rainy seasons, as well as the presence of early frosts and / or the anticipation of late frosts are considered among other factors. that can affect the de [....] » Read More
Title : Insight into the supply and demand functions of the sugarcane culm
Frederik Botha, The University of Queensland, Australia
The C4 grasses such as sugarcane, sorghum, Napier grass and Miscanthus hold much promises as feedstock for bioenergy production due to their high biomass yields. Most of the harvestable biomass in these species is the culm which could represent up to 75% of the total aboveg [....] » Read More
Title : Biochemistry of some relic and endemic conifers of Balkan Peninsula
Biljana Nikolic, Institute of Forestry, Serbia
Three high-mountain tree species from the Pinaceae family were investigated: Serbian spruce, Picea omorika (Pan?.) Pürkyne, Bosnian pine, Pinus heldreichii Christ., and Macedonian pine, Pinus peuce Griseb. Although they belong to different subfamilies (Abietoideae and Pinoid [....] » Read More
Title : The science of nutritional foods for health and other wellness information about Obesity and Diabetes
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 : Localized repression of two bHLH genes are involved in white margins in flowers of carnation by the absence of synthesis of anthocyanins
Ayumi Deguchi, Chiba University, Japan
Flower colour patterns are attractive traits for floricultural plants. However, the mechanisms of such traits remain mostly unknown and obscure. Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) and its interspecific hybrids have many flower colour patterns, which involve white margins in red [....] » Read More
Title : Extraction and identification of bioactive compounds from organic White Mugwort (Artemisia lactiflora Wall.)
Nacha Udomwasinakun, Kasetsart University, Thailand
White mugwort (Artemisia lactiflora Wall.) is an edible medicinal plant from traditional Chinese medicine which has been subjected of considerable attention due to their remarkable biological activities such as antitumor and antioxidant activity. In Thailand, the aerial part of t [....] » Read More
Title : Exploring novel leaf rust resistance genes in Aegilops speltoides and Ae. variabilis for imparting leaf rust resistance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Niranjana Murukan, ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute, India
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the three major cereal crops covering an area of 218 million hectares (mha) area globally producing a total of 771million tonnes (mt) of grains. Biotic stresses are major limiting factors affecting wheat crop from realizing its yield potenti [....] » Read More
Title : Physiology changes induced by priming in Miscanthus x giganteus
Hana Auer Malinska, Jan Evangelista Purkyne University, Czech Republic
During last couple of years, traditionally mild climate of central Europe displays more and more extremes in temperature and amount of rainfalls. Springs changed to very hot and dry, with severe temperature changes within couple of days. Local plants and crops need to deal with t [....] » Read More
Title : GHG production and effects on tropical agriculture: The case of Brazil.
Carlos Pimentel, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
he activity of atmospheric gases, especially greenhouse gases (GHG), as water vapor, carbonic gas, methane, nitrogen oxides, and ozone, became an object of study because of its increase in the atmosphere, causing a rise in air temperature, drought events, and others environmental [....] » Read More
Title : Environmental and Geographical Impacts on Ruta graveolens Plants Metabolism
Nisreen A AL Quraan, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
Ruta graveolens is part of the Ruta family, widely known as the common Rue. It is a medicinal and culinary plant, commonly grown as an ornamental plant as well as medicinal herb. It is native to the Balkan Peninsula but is now grown in gardens throughout the world. Jarash and Ajl [....] » Read More
Title : Effect of inoculation with Acaulospora and Glomus on growth and nutrition of Blueberry plants (Vaccinium corymbosum) with different fertilization levels
Gabriel Roveda Hoyos, Ecodanimar SAS, Colombia
In recent years the demand for blueberries worldwide has been growing, due to the nutraceutical properties of the fruit that generate important benefits for human health. Colombia, due to its diversity, has a great opportunity to meet the demands of the world market. In the prese [....] » Read More
Title : A Multilevel Study of Melon Fruit Reticulation Provides Insight into Skin Ligno-Suberization Hallmarks
Hagai Cohen, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel
The skin of fleshy fruit is typically covered by a thick cuticle. Some fruit species develop different forms of layers directly above their skin. Reticulation, for example, is a specialized suberin-based coating that ornaments some commercially important melon (Cucumis melo) frui [....] » Read More
Title : Soil carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry and its influencing factors in Chinese fir plantations across subtropical China
Benzhi Zhou, Chinese Academy of Forestry, China
The soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) stoichiometry are key indicators of soil interior nutrient cycling and plant nutrient supply that play important roles in improving our understanding of biogeochemical cycling, and providing valuable information for forest mana [....] » Read More