Plastocyanins are low-molecular-weight cuproproteins, which occur in the chloroplasts of plants and algae. The exact biological function of the protein remains uncertain, but is probably associated with photosynthetic electron transport (Gregory, 1971). The small size and blue colour of the protein simplify the purification of plastocyanin, and studies with a number of species have been reporte...

This study investigated whether the process of ensiling and in vitro digestion rumen juice, as well response to soaking pig or cattle slurry, affects germination rate energy Rumex obtusifolius (broad-leaved dock) seeds. Seeds were subjected different treatments (200 seeds each) three experiments: (I) seed (8 weeks) followed by (24, 36 48 h); (II) non-ensiled ensiled slurry (2, 4 24 weeks); (III...

Fuller's rose weevil, Naupactus cervinus (Boheman) (Curculionidae: Entiminae), is an important quarantine pest of New Zealand kiwifruit exported to Asian markets. Both adults and larvae are considered to be polyphagous. In this study, the survival of larval N. cervinus was estimated on common groundcover species of kiwifruit (Actinidia spp.) in the Bay of Plenty, the main region in New Zealand ...

The effects of condensed tannins (CT) extracted from seven forages on the motility of the economically important nematode, Trichostrongylus colubriformis (Giles, 1892), were evaluated by using a larval migration inhibition (LMI) assay. The assay involved incubation of third stage (L3) exsheathed T. colubriformis larvae with CT extracted from Lotus pedunculatus, Lotus corniculatus, sulla (Hedysa...