The petunia fused gene (pcf), which is associated with cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), is composed of sequences derived from atp9, coxII, and an unidentified reading frame termed urfS. To determine whether the pcf gene is expressed at the protein level, we produced antibodies to synthetic peptides specified by the coxII and urfS portions of the pcf gene. Anti-COXII peptide antibodies recogniz...

In June 2022 the author, a conservator-restorer of cultural heritage based in Canada, travelled to region Puno for professional visit develop expertise conservation at-risk heritage.

Brassica juncea Nonexpressor of pathogenesis-related genes 1 (BjNPR1) has been introduced into pearl millet male fertility restorer line ICMP451 by Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated genetic transformation. Transgenic pearl millet plants were regenerated from the phosphinothricin-resistant calli obtained after co-cultivation with A. tumefaciens strain LBA4404 harbouring Ti plasmid pSB111-bar-Bj...

Hybrid rice breeding using cytoplasmic male sterility/fertility restoration (CMS/Rf) systems plays an important role in ensuring global food security. Two backcross inbred line (BIL) populations derived from either Xieqingzao B (XB)//XB/Dongxiang wild rice (DWR) (XXD) or XB//DWR/XB (XDX) were used to detect quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for fertility restoration of Dwarf wild abortive- (DA-), ...

Introduction Conflict often leads to nonequilibrium fluctuations as attackers spread, host defences increase, and counter-attack evolves. Spatial processes play a crucial role when attack types arrive from other populations and import of matching defence follows. We focus on cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS), an ideal system in which to study the spatial dynamics of conflict. Cytoplasmically inh...

Heritable changes of phenotype arising in plant ontogenesis by the influence of environmental factors belong to the most intriguing genetic phenomena. An unusual inheritance pattern was detected during examination of male fertility restoration in the CMS-inducing "9E" type cytoplasm of sorghum: Rf-genes were functional in self-pollinated progeny of F(1) hybrids yet were either not expressed or ...

The present investigation was aimed to develop restorer lines for three-line hybrid rice using indica/tropical japonica derivatives exploit the inter sub-specific heterosis. From 75 F4 families of CB174R/Azucena, two plants were randomly selected and screened simple sequence repeat markers DRRM-RF 3 -10 Rf3 gene RM6100 Rf4 gene. One hundred five possessing either or both genes test crossed with...

The Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR) is a commercially available, popular device to eliminate voltage sags and swells in the distribution lines. Its basic function is to inject the voltage difference (difference between the pre-sag and sag voltage) to the power line and maintains the pre-sag voltage condition in the load side. The efficiency of the DVR depends on the performance of the efficiency...