The early adhesive interaction of living cells with substrates was examined. L1210 cells were allowed to interact with collagen or glass in serum-containing medium (time of cell-substrate interaction, tint, under stationary conditions, was within 2-25 min) or in serum-free medium (tint was 5 s-15 min). The relative number A of cells adhering under stationary conditions, and remaining adherent t...

Feather lovegrass [Eragrostis tenella (L.) Beauv. Ex Roemer & J.A. Schultes] is a C4 grass weed that has the ability to grow in both lowland and upland conditions. Experiments were conducted in the laboratory and screenhouse to evaluate the effect of environmental factors on germination, emergence, and growth of this weed species. Germination in the light/dark regime was higher at alternating d...

Injera is a fermented, sour bread consumed as a staple food in Eritrea and Ethiopia. The bread can be prepared from various cereals but tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] is the most preferred ingredient. This study assessed the acceptability of injera prepared using grains of a closely related but underutilized grass, Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees. The nutritive value of the grains was c...