Auxinic-like compounds have been widely used as weed control agents. Over the years, the modes of action of auxinic herbicides have been elucidated, but most studies thus far have focused on their effects on later stages of plant growth. Here, we show that some select auxins and auxiniclike herbicides trigger a rapid elevation in root cytosolic calcium levels within seconds of application. Arab...

in vitro methods provide a variety of tools to supplement traditional methods for collection, propagation and preservation of endangered plant species. in this study, an efficient protocol was developed for in vitro propagation of colutea gifana, a rare and endangered plant species with limited reproductive capacity that grows in a narrow area of iran. single node explants were used for a serie...

background and objectives:  haplophyllum canaliculatum isan endemicand endangerediranian plant from rutaceae family. the object of this work was to study the volatile production in established shoot and callus cultures of haplophyllum canaliculatum as well as isolation, identification and sequencing of 18s rrna gene from callus culture. methods: shoot and callus cultures of h. canaliculatum wer...

Metabolic reactions involving the aliphatic side chain of tryptophan were studied in the holoparasitic dicotyledonous plants Orobanche gracilis Sm., O. lutea Baumg., and O. ramosa L. Unlike known autotrophic plants, the parasite metabolized l-tryptophan directly to indole-3-carboxaldehyde, which was further converted to indole-3-methanol and indole-3-carboxylic acid. Independently, these metabo...

This study was designed to examine the effects of promoting substances on bud retention, rooting and plantlets survival of rooted cuttings on selected tree species using growth promoting substances. Stem cuttings were treated with rooting-promoting substances, planted in plastic pots filled with top soil and arranged using a completely randomized design (CRD) in a screen house. Stem cuttings of...

Abstract Background The bitter gourd fruit yields are not at a desirable level due to maleness. Maleness is one of the biggest difficulties with gourd, reducing substantially. On other hand, plant stages most important consideration for PGR application because their sensitive responsiveness. Therefore, it necessary determine how plants respond growth regulators, namely 0 (control: water as cont...

Effects of 1-aminoethoxyvinylglycine hydrochloride (AVG or Aviglycine HCl or ReTain) and α-naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) on fruit retention, fruit quality, eveloved ethylene, and respiration in ‘Rome Beauty’ and three ‘Delicious’ apple cultivars (Malus domestica Borkh.) were studied.  The experimental trees were treated with either AVG, applied at 120 g a.i. per 935 L. ha-1 or NAA, applied at t...

A flow injection method (FI) for the sequential determination of ethanol and acetic acid in vinegar is reported. The determination of ethanol is based on the oxidation of the pervaporated ethanol by K2Cr2O7. The acetic acid is determined by an acid-base reaction with Thymol Blue as the indicator. Both reactions are monitored photometrically at 600 nm using a single detector. Optimisation studie...