Total pyridine nucleotide concentration of root tissue for young soybean (Glycine max var. Bansei) and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L. var. Mammoth Russian) plants is the same with either ammonium or nitrate, but nitrate results in an increased proportion of total oxidized plus reduced NADP (NADP[H]) seemingly at the expense of NAD. The activity of NADH- and NADPH-dependent forms of glutamic ac...

Hybridization is thought to play an important role in plant evolution by introducing novel genetic combinations and promoting genome restructuring. However, surprisingly little is known about the impact of hybridization on transposable element (TE) proliferation and the genomic response to TE activity. In this paper, we first review the mechanisms by which homoploid hybrid species may arise in ...

We investigated quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for several leaf chemistry traits in early-generation hybrids between Helianthus annuus and Helianthus petiolaris, the parental species of the ancient diploid hybrid sunflower species Helianthus anomalus, Helianthus deserticola, and Helianthus paradoxus. We grew individuals of a second-generation backcross (BC(2)) toward H. petiolaris under optimum...

Phytoremediation is a viable strategy to remove trace metal contaminants from sewage sludge but still poorly investigated. The aim of this study was quantify the removal B. napus, juncea, H. annuus, Z. mays grown on pure sludge. Each species six different for 8 weeks and were analysed content physico-chemical characteristics. Our results confirmed that all tested supported plant growth. showed ...

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), which is widely grown globally for its high-quality edible oil, reasonably salt and drought tolerant but it susceptible to waterlogging. In the saline coastal zone of Ganges delta, sunflower often exposed sudden heavy rainfall during early growth plant tolerance such events not known. Hence, we evaluated effect short-term soil inundation (referred as waterloggi...

Orobanche cumana is a root alloparasitic plant that drastically reduces sunflower (Helianthus annuus) production. In this study, transcriptomic changes of O. cumana-resistant (HZ2399) and cumana-sensitive (SQ25) seedlings were investigated at six time points (0–72 h) following infection. The process resistance to was similar in HZ2399 SQ25 seedlings, however, significantly higher regulatory act...

This paper reports the Ku band (1318GHz) response of thick film equilateral triangle microstrip patch antenna to moisture laden sunflower (Helianthus Annuus) seeds using overlay technique. From the frequency response the moisture dependent microwave permittivity has been reported. The thick film patch antenna is sensitive even to ~ 4.25% moisture content in the overlay material. The actual mois...