Transgenic potato (Solanum tuberosum) plants expressing Arabidopsis phytochrome B were characterized morphologically and physiologically under white light in a greenhouse to explore their potential for improved photosynthesis and higher tuber yields. As expected, overexpression of functional phytochrome B caused pleiotropic effects such as semidwarfism, decreased apical dominance, a higher numb...

We have used a biotin-based subtraction procedure to enrich a potato tuber cDNA library for sink-specific clones. The method uses single-stranded phagemids with directional inserts as both driver and target. We modified the XZAP II vector for the directional cDNA cloning and for subsequent subtractive hybridization. This improved method of subtractive hybridization circumvents many problems fac...

The Australian government has announced to price carbon at an initial price of $23 per tonne. Despite detailed modelling undertaken by the Commonwealth Treasury, there is widespread speculation about the possible economic impact of a carbon tax in Australia. In this paper we build a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model incorporating many new features to deal with the issue of emissions an...

The effects of plant hormones and sucrose (Suc) on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) tuberization were studied using in vitro cultured single-node cuttings. Tuber-inducing (high Suc) and -noninducing (low Suc or high Suc plus gibberellin [GA]) media were tested. Tuberization frequencies, tuber widths, and stolon lengths were measured during successive stages of development. Endogenous GAs and absci...

Increasing energy efficiency within the industrial sector is one of main approaches in order to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. The production and processing aluminium intensive. To make well-founded decisions regarding mitigating investments, it necessary have relevant key performance indicators information about end-use. This paper develops a taxonomy for end-use emissions industry ca...

Coping with water shortages without compromising tuber yield is a majorchallenge for potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) production in northern China. In thisstudy, we used three potato cultivars with different sensitivities to drought toevaluate the effect of long-term drought stress on morphological and physiologicalcharacteristics under field conditions during three growing seasons (2009-2011).Our...

Methanol is one of the most important chemical feedstocks, with an increase in global demand more than 20 million tonnes since 2017. The current production methanol primarily from fossil fuel derived synthetic gas (syngas), producing up to 2.97 CO2 per tonne methanol. direct electrochemical reduction reaction (eCO2RR), i. e. systems which reduced at cathode coupled oxygen evolution anode, attra...

This article examines land-use, market and welfare implications of lignocellulosic bioethanol production in Hawaiʻi to satisfy 10% and 20% of the State’s gasoline demand in line with the State’s ethanol blending mandate and Alternative Fuels Standard (AFS). A static computable general equilibrium (CGE) model is used to evaluate four alternative support mechanisms for bioethanol. Namely: i) a fe...