The effect that application of nitrogen-phosphorus (NP) rates exerts on some parameters of nitrogen metabolism and on yield in aubergine plants (eggplant, Solanummelongena cv. Bonica) was studied. All plants were grown under controlled conditions in an experimental greenhouse. The treatments consisted of the combination of three rates of N in the form of KNO3 (N1: 15 g m-2, N2: 22.5 g m,-2 and ...

Peroxidase (POD) associated with the browning of fresh-cut fruits and vegetableswas extracted from purple skin eggplant(Solanum melongena L.) characterised using reliable spectrophotometric methods. Maximal POD activity was found at 35 °C pH 6.0 guaiacol as substrate. The enzyme stable his optimal temperature (35 °C) hisat stability in range 5.6 - 6.6.Peroxidase retained its full presence ion...

Brinjal shoot and fruit borer (BSFB), Leucinodesorbonalis Guenee, is a devastating pest of brinjal (Solanummelongena L.) in all growing countries across the globe. Ten genotypes were evaluated against experimental field Khulna University, Bangladesh following arandomized block design with three replications. The BARI Hybrid Begun-2, Begun-4, BT-4, Begun-9 Begun-10, Local Cultivar-1, Cultivar-2,...

Cytological characters and protein profile of 5 species (Solanum melongena, S. xanthocarpum, Datura alba,Lycopersiconesculentum and Capsicum annum) of family Solanaceae were investigated through poly acrylamide gel electrophoresis and using cytological characters viz. mitotic index and pollen viability. The present protein profile revealed that experimental genusLycopersicon is very close to th...

Genetic variation due to somaclonal variation in micropropagated plants is a beneficial phenomenon for crop improvement. Genetic integrity of the plants derived through micropropagation becomes crucial if genetic transformation studies have to be carried out. Somaclonal variation in tissue culture is a common phenomenon which makes it mandatory to check for genetic stability of plants. Hypocoty...