At the beginning of the XXI Century, Spanish Biology lives a period of unprecedented growth and development. This situation owes much to the stability of the last few years and breaks a pattern in which Science was the activity of a few self-taught individuals working within an indifferent environment. The development of Genetics is a good example of these factors. A long isolated period dating...

Abstract Seed banks play an important role in determining the spatial and temporal distribution of halophytes salt marshes. We tested ability native Spartina maritima invasive S. densiflora spikelets to disperse by flotation on water with different salinity concentrations, longevity spikelet viability relative environmental conditions including dry or wet storage at low moderate temperatures, a...

PREAMBLE Genetic improvement of varietal crops has historically been a public sector endeavor carried on primarily within Land Grant University Agricultural Experiment Stations and USDA. The Plant Variety Protection Act (1970) triggered significant private sector investment in plant breeding and genetics research, particularly soybeans, and a number of excellent varieties have been introduced b...

Phytic acid (PA) is the storage form of phosphorus (P) in seeds and plays an important role in the nutritional quality of food crops. There is little information on the genetics of seed and seedling PA in mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) were identified for phytic acid P (PAP), total P (TP), and inorganic P (IP) in mungbean seeds and seedlings, and for flower...