New or Noteworthy Chromosome Records in the Angiosperms

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NEW OR RARE CHROMOSOME COUNTS IN TEN SPECIES OF COUSINIA FROM IRAN-II

In the present study, choromosome numbers of 10 species of the genus Cousinia including: C. bienerti (n=13), C. decipiens (n=13), C. deserti (n=12), C. esfandiari (n=13), C. komarowii (n=13), C. lepida (n=13), C. neurocentra (n=12), C. piptocephala (n=13), C. smirnowii (n=12)and C. turcomanica (n=13) are reported from Iran. Specimens have been collected from Semnan and Khorasan Provinces. Nine ...

NEW OR RARE CHROMOSOME COUNTS IN TEN SPECIES OF COUSINIA FROM IRAN (I)

The meiotic chromosome counts are reported in 10 species of the genus Cousinia including: C. adenostegia, C. antonowii, C. chaetocephala, C. dasylepis, C. eriobasis, C. freynii, C. prasina, C. rechingerorum, C. termei and C. trachyphyllaria from Iran. Specimens have been collected from different parts of Iran out of which, eight species are considered to be new and two provide confirmation of t...

New and Noteworthy in Nutrition (NNN)

SOUTHERN AFRICA “In a little town not far from where I live, children suck salt to make themselves thirsty. Their thirst makes them drink more water and this fills their stomachs and helps to suppress the hunger in their bellies. It is almost beyond belief that three years ago Zimbabwe was called the breadbasket of Africa” (excerpt from Zimbabwean farmer, Cathy Buckle’s online journal, 22 Febru...

New records and hosts of the Curvularia species in Iran

In present study, eight isolates of the genus Curvularia, recovered from plants of the cowpea, maize and bottlebrush in Khuzestan province, were identified based on molecular phylogeny in combination with morphology. The mycelial biomass of the isolates, produced in potato-dextrose-Broth, were collected by passing through filter papers and freeze-dried. DNA was extracted using a phenol...