HIGHLIGHTS R49 genotype displayed best performance on selected physiological parameters and highest tolerance to drought.R49 drought over-represented transcripts has exhibited 19% of genes (306 contigs) that presented no homology to published databases.Expression pattern for canonical responses to drought such as ABA biosynthesis and other genes induced in response to drought were assessed by q...

Germany has made the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) since its creation an instrument of choice for its policy to combat desertification and drought and for sustainable management of land. More then ten years after the Convention has entered into force in 1996, Germany continues to view it as a key reference point and strategic instrument of its development cooperation.

III-V semiconductor multiquantum-well (mqw) photovoltaic devices show improved collection and transport properties when they are selectively doped. Existence of multiple quantum wells is of advantage because of (a) easier carrier collection (b) photocarrier separation (electrons vs holes) that reduces recombination and (c) of Fermi level shifting. The latter is of real advantage when the Fermi ...

There is no single agreed definition of the term drylands. Two of the most widely accepted definitions are those of FAO and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD, 2000). FAO has defined drylands as those areas with a length of growing period (LGP) of 1–179 days (FAO, 2000a); this includes regions classified climatically as arid (Plate 1), semi-arid and dry subhumid. The...

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasms The cervical intraepithelial neoplasms (CINs) are abnormalities of the squamous ectocervical epithelium. The first group consists of squamous intraepithelial lesions of low histological stage (LSIL) and includes flat condyloma and CIN I, while the second group consists of squamous intraepithelial lesions of high histological stage (HSIL) including CIN II and C...