SAA Bagherian
Department of Plant Protection, Shiraz University
[ 1 ] - A New Sensitive Method for Detection of Viroids
Background and Aims: Viroids are smallest known plant pathogens and cause several economically significant diseases. Until recently, viroid detection relied mainly on biological tests and indexing. Today various diagnostic techniques such as nucleic acid hybridization, southern blot and reverse transcription coupled with polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) are being used for detection and diag...
[ 2 ] - Effects of bioactive compounds on chlorophyll fluorescence parameters of Mexican lime seedlings (Citrus aurantifolia Swingle) under cold stress
Mexican lime is one of the commercial citrus cultivars in the world, which is commonly used as a citrus rootstock in the southern regions of Iran. This cultivar is one of the most sensitive citrus cultivars to cold stress and is used as a cold-sensitive plant in many citrus studies. This study aimed to investigate the effect of melatonin (0 and 500 μM), mannitol (0 and 50 μM), acetic acid (0 an...