The sexual transfer of genes between taxa possessing different structural karyotypes must involve the passage of genes through a chromosomal sterility barrier. Yet little is known about the effects of structural differences on gene introgression within or adjacent to the rearranged chromosomal fragments or about the patterns of introgression in collinear regions. Here, we employ 197 mapped mole...

A cell suspension culture of sunflower (Helianthus annuus), a producer of immunologically active polysaccharides, was cultivated in a 5-L stirred tank bioreactor, operated in batch mode. After some changes in the internal bioreactor design a stable growth of Helianthus cells was achieved and the accumulated biomass reached 15.2 g/L (only approximately 5% lower compared to the accumulated biomas...

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) is annual plants native to Mexico and is valuable from economic, as well as from ornamental point of view. In this paper the edification of the primary and the secondary structure of the vegetative organs were followed during the ontogenesis. The root with primary structure is tetrarch, with four strands each of xylem and phloem that alternate with one another. In ...

The response of RIMI [imazethapyr-tolerant (T)] sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) hybrid and the local imazethapyr-sensitive hybrid "Zoltan" (S) was investigated under controlled conditions. Hybrids grown in pots were treated post-emergence with imazethapyr at the two pairs of leaves stage. Visual injury evaluation and vegetative parameters were recorded. ALS (acetolactate synthase) enzyme activ...

1. Efforts to understand the effects of plant traits on carbon and nutrient cycling have recently focused on species variation and the potential for species data to improve predictions of past, present and future variation in ecosystems. However, the evolutionary lability of relevant traits among closely related species and the extent of intraspecific variation warrant further consideration. 2....

A phylogenetic regression model that incorporates the network structure allowing reticulation event to study trait evolution is proposed. The parameter estimation achieved through maximum likelihood approach, where an algorithm developed by taking a in eNewick format as input build up variance–covariance matrix. applied common sunflower, Helianthus annuus, investigating its traits used respond ...

The present investigation was undertaken with a view to study Cytological behavior of F1 interspecific hybrids of diploid wild perennial species Helianthus maximilini (2n = 34) and with cultivated sunflower Helianthus annuus (2n = 34) prebred line M-106. The interspecific hybrids have annual life cycle with the diploid somatic chromosome number thirty four. Chromosome association represented by...

In the present work, effectiveness of chlorophyll a fluorescence as quick tool to detect effect Pb–stress on Limbarda crithmoides and Helianthus annuus species, when exposed increasing Pb concentrations (0–500 µmol.L–1) for 45 days, was evaluated. The level in plant leaves, well fresh weight content shoots roots both were also determined. L. did not show any significant variation photochemical ...