Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.) and napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum Schumach) are the most economically important species in the genus Pennisetum. Knowledge of genetic diversity of these two species would enhance their potentials for utilization. The present work assessed the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationship among Nigerian and Indian accessions of pearl millet an...

in this study the effects of salinity on the electrocardiogram and some of blood serum minerals in grass carp were investigated. for this purpose, grass carp were exposed to concentrations of 4, 8 and 12 g l-1 salinities and electrocardiogram of all fish was recorded. blood samples were also collected from all fish and serum minerals were measured. our results indicated that mineral level in th...

four genera and five species of idolothripinae are recorded in iran: allothrips hood, compsothrips reuter and pseudocryptothrips priesner each with one species, and megathrips targioni-tozzetti with 2 species. in this paper, the genus nesothrips kirkaldy, with one species n. brevicollis (bagnall) collected on grasses in marivan, kurdistan province, is recorded in iran for the first time. a key ...

Many arid grassland communities are changing from grass dominance to shrub dominance, but the mechanisms involved in this conversion process are not completely understood. Aeolian processes likely contribute to this conversion from grassland to shrubland. The purpose of this research is to provide information regarding how vegetation changes occur in an arid grassland as a result of aeolian sed...

The effects of grazed grass, grass silage, or concentrates on fatty acid composition and conjugated linoleic acid (cis-9, trans-11-18:2; CLA) concentrations of i.m. fat of steers fed to achieve similar carcass growth rates were investigated. Fifty steers were divided into 10 blocks based on body weight and assigned at random from within blocks to one of five dietary treatments. The experimental...

In the fall of 1935, Albert M. Grass and Ellen H. Robinson both came to the Department of Physiology at Harvard Medical School (HMS). This entirely fortuitous confluence of their lives led to their marriage, to a commercial endeavor—the Grass Instrument Company—that would provide equipment of high quality to neuroscientists and other physiologists for over half a century, and finally to the for...

The exotic grass carp ( Ctenopharyngodon idella ) has been used for almost a half a century in the United States as a biological agent to control and manage aquatic plants. This long-lived generalist herbivore consumes large amounts of vegetation and can considerably alter habitat and impact aquatic communities. We conducted a literature review to determine whether previous studies adequately a...

introduction:the prevalence of atopic diseases has increased in recent decades dramatically. the most common aeroallergens in northeastern iran have not been fully defined. define the most common aeroallergens in allergic patients based on the skin prick test (spt) was aimed in this investigation.materials and methods:this cross-sectional study enrolled 1,006 allergic patients (aged 1–86 years)...

Clinical efficacy and immunological response in children is similar to that of adults after the first treatment season with SQ-standardized grass allergy immunotherapy tablet in two randomized trials Background: Specific immunotherapy is the only treatment of IgE-mediated allergic diseases with the potential to modify the underlying cause of disease and prevent disease progression or even cure ...

Instances of highly conserved plant short interspersed nuclear element (SINE) families and their enrichment near genes have been well documented, but little is known about the general patterns of such conservation and enrichment and underlying mechanisms. Here, we perform a comprehensive investigation of the structure, distribution, and evolution of SINEs in the grass family by analyzing 14 gra...