In planta analysis of protein function in a crop plant could lead to improvements in understanding protein structure/function relationships as well as selective agronomic or end product quality improvements. The requirements for successful in planta analysis are a high mutation rate, an efficient screening method, and a trait with high heritability. Two ideal targets for functional analysis are...

Gene silencing by RNA interference is a particularly important tool in the study of gene function in polyploid cereal species for which the collections of natural or induced mutants are very limited. Previously we have been testing small interfering RNA-based approach of gene silencing in wheat and triticale. In this research, artificial microRNAs (amiRs) were studied in the same species and th...

Kajian perbandingan ciri anatomi dan mikromorfologi pina stip Angiopteris angustifolia C. Presl A. evecta (G. Forst.) Hoffm. [Marattiaceae] di Semenanjung Malaysia telah dijalankan. Sampel kajian diperoleh dari Bangi, Selangor, Bukit Fraser Tanah Tinggi Cameron, Pahang. Objektif adalah untuk mengenal pasti menyenaraikan yang boleh digunakan pengecaman pembezaan dua spesies Angiopteris. Ciri dit...

ORCHARD, A.E. & DAVIES, J.B., 1985 (3I:vii): Oreoporanthera, a New Zealand "endemic" plant genus discovered in Tasmania. Pap. Proc. R.Soc. Tasm. 119:61-63. ISSN 0080-4703. Tasmanian Herbarium, GPO Box 252C, Hobart, Tasmania, and Department of Agriculture, Marine Board Building, Hobart, Tasmania. Recent collections near Mt Anne in southwestern Tasmania have extended the known range of the previo...

grain hardness is one of the most important quality characteristics of cultivated bread wheat (triticum aestivum l.) that has main effect on milling yield, particle size, and water absorption of wheat flour. kernel hardness is mainly controlled by ha locus on the short arm of chromosome 5d in bread wheat. in this study, we have employed a multifaceted approach to investigate aspects of grain ha...