Outcrossing Techniques for Producing Artichoke Seed

Producing and Harvesting Tobacco Seed

THE FIRST step in producing a satisfactory crop of tobacco is to use good seed that is true to type. The grower often can save his own seed to advantage, if he wants to. Before topping is done, he should go over the tobacco field carefully to pick out desirable seed plants. When he has decided on the ideal type of plant, he should select the plants that conform to this type for producing seed. ...

Outcrossing Potential for Brassica Species and Implications for Vegetable Crucifer Seed Crops of Growing Oilseed Brassicas in the Willamette Valley

Preservation Methods for Jerusalem Artichoke Cultivars

Preservation methods were evaluated forjerusalem artichokes (Helianthus tuberosus L.) to facilitate the back-up of field collections. In vitro plant cultures were established from field-harvested tubers for nine jerusalem artichoke cultivars obtained from the Plant Gene Resources of Canada, Saskatoon Research Center, Saskatoon, Canada. Most cultivars could be maintained at 5 °C or under 25°C gr...

Artichoke leaf extract for treating hypercholesterolaemia.

BACKGROUND Hypercholesterolaemia is directly associated with an increased risk for coronary heart disease and other sequelae of atherosclerosis. Artichoke leaf extract (ALE) has been implicated in lowering cholesterol levels. Whether ALE is truly effective for this indication is still a matter of debate. This is an update of a review first published in 2002 and last updated in 2009. OBJECTIVE...

Zero-Communication Seed Establishment for Anti-Jamming Techniques

In an environment perturbed by malicious interference, establishing a reliable wireless connection without shared secrets typically relies on uncoordinated spread spectrum methods, such as UFHSS or UDSSS. These methods offer a lowthroughput channel for the exchange of key contributions with the goal to establish a shared secret. They, however, incur a significant delay when confronted with adve...