CYP21-4 is a novel Golgi-localized cyclophilin protein involved in oxidative stress tolerance. Here, we generated transgenic plants overexpressing AtCYP21-4 and OsCYP21-4 in potato and rice, respectively. The stems and roots of AtCYP21-4-overexpressing potato plants were longer than those of wild-type (WT) plants, which resulted in heavier tubers. In vitro tuberization in the transgenic potato ...

Since 1995, neonicotinoid insecticides have been a critical component of arthropod management in potato, Solanum tuberosum L. Recent detections of neonicotinoids in groundwater have generated questions about the sources of these contaminants and the relative contribution from commodities in U.S. agriculture. Delivery of neonicotinoids to crops typically occurs as a seed or in-furrow treatment t...

Potato tuber necrotic ringspot disease (PTNRD) is a tuber deformity associated with infection by the tuber necrotic strain of Potato virus Y (PVYNTN). PTNRD negatively impacts tuber quality and marketability, and poses a serious threat to seed and commercial potato production worldwide. PVYNTN symptoms differ in the cultivars Waneta and Pike: Waneta expresses severe PTNRD and foliar mosaic with...

in order to study the seasonal population fluctuations and density of aphid species (vector of potato viruses) in hamedan province during 1999–2003, four important potato-growing areas (hamedan, kaboudarahang, asadabad, and ghahavand) were studied using, yellow water traps. among collected aphids, four species belonging to aphididae and one to drepanosiphidae were identified in potato fields. i...

Two crop growth experiments in the soil-based closed ecological facility, Laboratory Biosphere, were conducted from 2003 to 2004 with candidate space life support crops. Apogee wheat (Utah State University variety) was grown, planted at two densities, 400 and 800 seeds m-2. The lighting regime for the wheat crop was 16 h of light-8 h dark at a total light intensity of around 840 micromoles m-2 ...

The present investigation was conducted to develop a protocol for rapid plant regeneration in potato. The newly emerge sprout of six potato cultivars were used as explant. Varietal response on in vitro regeneration under different hormonal concentration and combination were studied. MS medium supplemented with 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 4.0 mg L of KIN and IAA in combination of both were employed for ...