Background: Due to its highly perishable nature and less shelf life, postharvest losses of fruits result in a high gap between production availability. Various plant traits which need be genetically modified for higher life include lowered respiration ethylene production, sensitivity ethylene, lowering ripening rates, reduced browning, decreased chilling increased disease resistance. Methods: T...

the sequencing batch reactors were developed to treat the actual wastewater from ethyleneglycol/ethylene oxide producing industry. four identical reactors with total and effective liquid volumes of 9and 7 l were operated respectively in parallel. laboratory experiments were conducted with different organicloadings of 500, 1000, 1500 and 3000 g-cod/m3.day and the performance of the reactors was ...

oxidation of ethylene to ethylene oxide over silver catalyst and selenium modified catalyst has been studied by continuous flow and pulse techniques over the temperature range of 230-280 °c. the results are discussed in terms of reaction mechanisms proposed by others, rejecting mechanisms which involve peroxide formation. it has been shown that not only selectivity towards ethylene oxide produc...

DELLA proteins are the master negative regulators in gibberellin (GA) signaling acting in the nucleus as transcriptional regulators. The current view of DELLA action indicates that their activity relies on the physical interaction with transcription factors (TFs). Therefore, the identification of TFs through which DELLAs regulate GA responses is key to understanding these responses from a mecha...

The hormonal regulation of adventitious root formation induced by flooding of the root system was investigated in the wetland species Rumex palustris Sm. Adventitious root development at the base of the shoot is an important adaptation to flooded conditions and takes place soon after the onset of flooding. Decreases in either endogenous auxin or ethylene concentrations induced by application of...

Previous studies from our laboratory have shown that ethylene, vinyl fluoride monomer (VFM), vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), and vinyl bromide monomer (VBM) are all acutely hepatotoxic in rats pretreated with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB). The time course of hepatic injury development after exposure and several parameters, environmental and chemical, affecting this toxicity were evaluated in the...

Copper ions play an important role in ethylene receptor biogenesis and proper function. The copper transporter RESPONSIVE-TO-ANTAGONIST1 (RAN1) is essential for copper ion transport in Arabidopsis thaliana. However it is still unclear how copper ions are delivered to RAN1 and how copper ions affect ethylene receptors. There is not a specific copper chelator which could be used to explore these ...

The resistance of bacterial spores to lethal agents has long been studied not only as an aspect of applied microbiology but also as part of the general problem of the mechanism of resistance. An important consideration in the analysis of mechanisms is the sensitivity of measurement techniques with respect to variable factors. The usual methods for measuring the resistance of spores to a lethal ...