objective: flowering time (ft) in cereals controlled by genes that had a main factor on plant development. methods: genetic and phenotypic diversity of four flowering time genes (ft2, ft3, ft4, ppd-h1) in 19 genotypes of cultivated and wild barley was evaluated and a total of 107 alleles were amplified. genotypes based on days to flowering time and molecular data were grouped into early, middle...

paste of big head carp fish was prepared based on three formulas and was selected base on organoleptic properties test results. the product was then divided into three portions of: sample 1 (control), sample 2 (containing 0.01% butylated hydroxy anisole bha antioxidant) and sample 3 (containing 0.02% antioxidant bha). to determine the shelf life, the samples were frozen and kept in cold storage...

characterized (Koornneef et al. 1991, 1998b, Lee et al, 1993, Araki and Komeda 1993, Clarke and Dean 1994, Clarke et al. 1995, Eimert et al. 1995, Zagotta et al. 1992, Sung et al. 1992, Martinez-Zapater et al. 1994, Sanda and Amasino 1996a, Amasino 1996, Levy and Dean 1998). Although they caused similar mutant phenotypes, diflbrent late-flowering mutants characterized responded to environmental...

Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) is a biennial plant that requires a cold period in order to induce flowering, a process called vernalization. The period of vernalization required to induce flowering can vary by genotype (between 90-120 days). Holding beets in cold storage (4C) at high humidity (95%) is expensive and labor intensive, requiring specialized equipment and multiple fungicide applications...

Fertilizer was applied annually for eight years to individual ramets in a loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) seed orchard at rates ranging from 0 to 448 kg nitrogen (N) ha(-1) year(-1). Clonal effects accounted for a major source of variation in both flowering and foliar nutrient concentrations. Foliar N concentrations were generally correlated with the intensity of fertilizer application, but were...

A new multiresidue method is described for the determination of pesticides in honey. The method involves dissolution of the honey in a methanol-water mixture, followed by solid-phase extraction cleanup and gas chromatographic determination. Twenty-six pesticides used on flowering field crops, on flowering fruit and vegetables, or as acaricides to control Varroa jacobsoni in beehives are determi...

A latitudinal cline in flowering time in accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana has been widely predicted because the environmental cues that promote flowering vary systematically with latitude, but evidence for such clines has been lacking. Here, we report evidence of a significant latitudinal cline in flowering time among 70 Northern European and Mediterranean ecotypes when grown under ecological...