A rapid, simple test for heat damage in durum wheat

Spaghetti from durum wheat: effect of drying conditions on heat damage, ultrastructure and in vitro digestibility.

The effects of low (LT) or high (HT) temperature drying on ultrastructural, molecular and in vitro digestibility properties of cooked spaghetti were studied. Starch swelling and denaturation/aggregation of proteins occurring at diverse stages, LT or HT drying and cooking, resulted in different in vitro digestibility of spaghetti. For the first time, these differences were assessed in terms of t...

Molecular responses to drought and heat stress in durum wheat

Water scarcity and high temperature stress and their combination are the most important stresses experienced by durum wheat in the ield. The responses induced by drought and heat stress at transcriptional level have been described, but much less is known about plant response to simultaneous drought and heat stress, although this is the most common event in ield conditions. Several data indicate...

White side test: A simple and rapid test for evaluation of nonspecific bacterial genital infections of repeat breeding cattle

The objective of the present study was to determine the grades of nonspecific bacterial infection of genitalia of repeat breeding cattle by a simple and rapid test under field condition. For this purpose, a total of 100 crossbred Jersey cows comprising of 80 repeat breeding animals presented for treatment and 20 normal cyclic (control group) animals presented for artificial insemination at thei...

GABA Shunt in Durum Wheat

Plant responses to salinity are complex, especially when combined with other stresses, and involve many changes in gene expression and metabolic fluxes. Until now, plant stress studies have been mainly dealt only with a single stress approach. However, plants exposed to multiple stresses at the same time, a combinatorial approach reflecting real-world scenarios, show tailored responses complete...

A sodium transporter for salt tolerance in durum wheat