The usefulness of genetic identification varieties for seed quality analyses becomes important, when we suspect the presence another variety, species or even genus, based on morphological traits in purity analysis and germination test, With analyses, doubt about authenticity naked oats (Avena nuda L.) variety 'Kamil' was successfully solved. There were atypical seeds with chaff among samples th...

A spectral, immunochemical, and proteolytic characterization of native 120-kilodalton (kD) phytochrome from Cucurbita pepo L. is presented and compared with that previously reported for native 124-kD phytochrome from Avena sativa. The molecule was partially purified ( approximately 200-fold) in the phytochrome-far red-absorbing form (Pfr) in the presence of the protease inhibitor, phenylmethyls...