We have developed Remote-GRAPE, a subroutine library to use the special purpose computer GRAPE3A. The GRAPE-3A can e ciently calculate gravitational force between particles, and construct neighbor lists. All other calculations are performed on the host workstation (WS) which is directly connected to GRAPE. The use of GRAPE for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (GRAPE-SPH) can in principle greatly...

In previous years we have analyzed gene expression profiles of Pierce’s Disease (PD) resistant and susceptible genotypes of Vitis arizonica hybrids in response to infection by Xylella. fastidiosa (Xf), the bacterium causing PD. Here we report gene expression of the PD susceptible European grapevine, V. vinifera in response to Xf infection. RNA was extracted from healthy and infected leaf tissue...

This study investigated the meat quality and storage characteristics of pork loin marinated in grape pomace powder during different storage periods. The experimental design included six treatments : pork loin containing only 100% water (Control, C); pork loin containing a combination of 20% grape pomace and 80% water (T1); pork loin containing a combination of 40% grape pomace and 60% water (T2...

Flame Seedless grape is considered one of the most popular and favorite grapes for consumers, since it ripens early, has good cluster quality. seedless marketing value depends upon its desirable appearance, berry, size, shape. Therefore, imperative that yield quality are enhanced to ensure profitability. In this study, prediction physical characteristics clusters berries’ color attributes grown...

Thaumatin-like proteins (TLPs) and chitinases are the main constituents of so-called protein hazes which can form in finished white wine and which is a great concern of winemakers. These soluble pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins are extracted from grape berries. However, their distribution in different grape tissues is not well documented. In this study, proteins were first separately extracte...

Powdery mildew, caused by the fungus Erysiphe (Uncinula) necator is a grapevine disease of nearly universal importance, often requiring 10 to 15 annual fungicide applications for its control. In the field, disease severity on fruit and leaves provided good sunlight exposure was typically twoand sevenfold lower, respectively, than on those in the shade. Controlled-environment studies showed that...

The paper deals with the study of the spatial distribution and the design of sampling plans for estimating nymph densities of the grape leafhopper Scaphoideus titanus Ball in vine plant canopies. In a reference vineyard sampled for model parameterization, leaf samples were repeatedly taken according to a multistage, stratified, random sampling procedure, and data were subjected to an ANOVA. The...

The barley (Hordeum vulgare) cDNA HvS40 represents a gene with enhanced mRNA level during leaf senescence. Biolistic transformation of onion (Allium cepa) epidermal cell layers with a glucuronidase fusion protein construct provided evidence that the 15.4-kD protein encoded by HvS40 is localized to the nucleus. Expression of the gene is induced by jasmonate and salicylic acid; both are known to ...

The mitochondrial genome of grape (Vitis vinifera), the largest organelle genome sequenced so far, is presented. The genome is 773,279 nt long and has the highest coding capacity among known angiosperm mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs). The proportion of promiscuous DNA of plastid origin in the genome is also the largest ever reported for an angiosperm mtDNA, both in absolute and relative terms. In a...