The potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), in tropical and subtropical countries, is the most destructive pest of potato, Solanum tuberosum L. The larvae attack foliage and tubers in the field and in storage. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a Bt-cry5 transgene to control the potato tuber moth in tuber tissues. Tuber bioassays using stored (11-12 mo old) a...

Abstract As part of developing a routine potato cultivars resistance test to Meloidogyne chitwoodi , both the effect nematode density ( P i) and pot size on growth, tuber yield, quality infestation level were studied in glasshouse conditions. The study was carried out four experiments using cv. Desiree as control seven genotypes with single gene M. 1 genotype, Globodera pallida . Plants inocula...

Field experiments were conducted at Ebonyi State University, Faculty of Agriculture Research Farm Abakaliki, Nigeria during 2009/10 growing seasons to evaluate the effects of staking and planting dates on the grain/tuber yields of seven accessions of African yam bean (Sphenostylis stenocarpa, Hochst. Ex. A. Rich). The results indicated that all the African yam bean accessions performed better w...

We screened the pharmacological effects of a 50% ethanol extract of Yacon tubers and leaves on spermatogenesis in rats. As a result, we found that Yacon tuber extracts increased sperm number and serum testosterone level in rats. It has been reported that the crude extract of Yacon tubers and leaves contain phenolic acids, such as, chlorogenic acid, ferulic acid and caffeic acid by HPLC/MS analy...

Modification of tuber carbohydrate metabolism by the tuber-specific expression of a yeast invertase targeted to the cytosol or apoplast has previously been demonstrated to have diverse effects on tuber growth and metabolism. In the current study, we generated plants exhibiting tuber-specific expression of the same enzyme targeted to the vacuole. Enzymatic analysis of the carbohydrate levels of ...

To define plant 'nutritional quality' for aphids, the causal basis of the variation in aphid performance between host plants of different developmental ages was explored using the aphids Myzus persicae and Macrosiphum euphorbiae on potato plants (Solanum tuberosum). Both aphid species performed better on developmentally young ('pre-tuber-filling') plants than on mature ('tuber-filling') plants....

3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase (HMGR, EC1.1.1.34), the key enzyme in isoprenoid biosynthesis, was purified from microsomes of potato tuber tissue, and a polyclonal antibody and two monoclonal antibodies against the purified enzyme were prepared. HMGR protein content was measured by immunotitration and radioimmunoassay using these antibodies. HMGR activity was very low in the fr...

BACKGROUND Since the creation of "Golden Rice", biofortification of plant-derived foods is a promising strategy for the alleviation of nutritional deficiencies. Potato is the most important staple food for mankind after the cereals rice, wheat and maize, and is extremely poor in provitamin A carotenoids. METHODOLOGY We transformed potato with a mini-pathway of bacterial origin, driving the sy...

Abstract Mungbean is of the important legume commodity in Indonesia, however production still encountering abiotic salinity stress. Fifty mungbean accessions were evaluated for tolerance at Indonesian Legumes and Tuber Crops Research Institute (ILETRI). The experimental was arranged Split Plot Design consisted two factors three replications. main plot environments, normal stress that applied us...