Historical demographic processes and mating systems are believed to be major factors in the shaping of the intraspecies genetic diversity of plants. Among Caryophyllales, the Beta section of the genus Beta, within the Amaranthaceae/Chenopodiaceae alliance, is an interesting study model with species and subspecies (Beta macrocarpa, Beta patula, Beta vulgaris maritima and B.v. adanensis) differin...

Gene flow via seed or pollen is a basic biological process in plant evolution. The ecological and genetic consequences of gene flow depend on the amount and direction of gene flow as well as on the fitness of hybrids. The assessment of potential risks of transgenic plants should take into account the fact that conventional crops can often cross with wild plants. The precautionary approach in ri...

Experiments were conducted to determine the settling behavior, survival, and reproduction of the beet leafhopper, Circulifer tenellus (Baker), when maintained on selected host plants. This leafhopper was recently identified in the Columbia Basin of Washington and Oregon as the probable vector of the beet leafhopper-transmitted virescence agent phytoplasma, causal agent of several vegetable crop...

Objective: Medicinal plants have attracted global attention due to their safety as well as their considerable antioxidant content that helps to prevent or ameliorate various disorders including memory impairments. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of beet root (Beta vulgaris) leaf extract on scopolamine-induced spatial memory impairments in male Wistar rats. Materials and Metho...

A novel gene (RS2) has been isolated from a Beta vulgaris (cv. Regina) cDNA library. The expression of this gene was enhanced in the mature storage organ as compared to leaf tissue. The protein encoded by this gene was found to be alanine- and glutamic acid-rich and it resembles members of the latex allergen Hev b 5 family.

Betaine is one of most studied biologically active compounds, due its role in the main biological processes. Although it may be found in several plants and roots, such as the Beta vulgaris family, present in typical diets, just a few analytical methods have been developed for its extraction from roots. A new, quick and effective procedure for the isolation and determination of betaine from two ...

Understanding the factors that contribute to population genetic divergence across a species' range is a long-standing goal in evolutionary biology and ecological genetics. We examined the relative importance of historical and ecological features in shaping the present-day spatial patterns of genetic structure in two related plant species, Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima and Beta macrocarpa. Using...

Existe evidencia científica en favor de la aplicación medicamentos homeopáticos como alternativa beneficiosa para mitigar efectos negativos del estrés abiótico cultivos agrícolas. El objetivo esta investigación fue evaluar el efecto Natrum muriaticum (NaM) acelga (Beta vulgaris L. var. Fordhook Giant), cultivada bajo salino inducido por adición agua mar al cultivo. Se utilizó un diseño experime...

Şeker pancarı (Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris), hem gıda de şeker üretimi için yetiştirilen, ekonomik olarak önemli kültür bitkilerinden biridir. Yetiştiriciler, istekleri doğrultusunda bitki özelliklerini geliştirmek ıslah çalışmaları sürdürmektedirler. ıslahı ile birlikte; verimli, içeriği yüksek, dayanıklı üstün çeşitler geliştirilmektedir. Bununla birlikte, pancarlarındaki düşük genetik çeş...