Maturity group (based on the number of days to maturity) is an important growth trait for determining crop productivity, but there has been no attempt to examine the effects of elevated [CO(2)] on yield enhancement of rice cultivars with different maturity groups. Since early-maturing cultivars generally show higher plant N concentration than late-maturing cultivars, it is hypothesized that [CO...

I investigate the trade-off between regularity and randomness in Bridget Riley’s early Op art, focusing on White Discs 2 (1964) and Fragment 6/9 (1965). I build on this to investigate the trade-off more generally. I analyse these two works and undertake three experimental investigations based on my observations. I first consider different types of randomness and the effect they have on the gene...

Wilcken, B., and Turner, B. (1973). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 48, 58. Homocystinuria: reduced folate levels during pyridoxine treatment. Nine patients with homocystinuria due to cystathionine synthase deficiency were treated with pyridoxine: 6 responded biochemically and 5 of these showed marked clinical improvement. Full biochemical response was only obtained slowly in some patients. R...

With the objective to identify previously unknown parental relationships among grapevine cultivars, 352 cultivars of Vitis vinifera L. were analyzed at 17 microsatellite loci. 29 were found to be duplicate genotypes of other cultivars. From the 323 unique genotypes, 89 possible pairs of parents were identified for 52 cultivars (i.e., each putative progeny cultivar shared at least one allele wit...

We used native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis to identify polymorphism levels in α- and β-esterase loci from leaf tissues of Brazilian soybean cultivars for the analysis of population genetic diversity and structure, and to investigate relationships between conventional and genetically modified cultivars. The cultivars included lines developed by a soybean-grower cooperative (CD), by ...

Acytogenetic study was performed on 66 tetraploid cotton cultivars (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and their hybrids. The cultivars studied differed significantly in their chiasma frequency and distribution as well as chromosome pairing indicating their genetic differences. Adjacent and alternate quadrivalents were formed in most of the cultivars. A-A or D-D heterozygote translocations occurred in most...

A replicated field study was conducted from 1972 to 1980 involving soybeans grown in 2-, 3-, and 4-year rotations with maize in soil infested with Meloidogyne incognita. Monocultured soybeans were maintained as controls. Cropping regimes involved root-knot nematode susceptible and resistant soybean cultivars and soybeans treated and not treated with nematicides. Yields of susceptible cultivars ...

Reasons for the variable amylose content of endosperm starch from waxy cultivars of barley (Hordeum vulgare) were investigated. The mature grains of most such cultivars contain some amylose, although amounts are much lower than in wild-type cultivars. In these low-amylose cultivars, amylose synthesis starts relatively late in grain development. Starch granules in the outer cell layers of the en...

Soybean (Glycine max) producers in Ohio rarely use soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines, SCN)-resistant cultivars because of concerns over limited yield potential and lack of resistance to Phytophthora sojae. A two-year study was initiated to determine grain yield and nematode population increase on soybean cyst nematode-resistant cultivars in maturity groups II and III in production fiel...

Past research has demonstrated in a variety of contexts that writing about emotional topics can benefit physical health and general well being. Most of this prior research has used the Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count program (LIWC, Pennebaker & Francis, 1996), but not global essay ratings, to assess what aspects of written essays might be associated with such benefits. Yet scoring rubrics are...