Publications
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| kinetics of remazol black b adsorption onto carbon prepared from sugar beet pulp. | dried sugar beet pulp, an agricultural solid waste, was used for the production of carbon. carbonised beet pulp was tested in the adsorption of remazol black b dye, and adsorption studies with real textile wastewater were also performed. batch kinetic studies showed that an equilibrium time of 180 min was needed for the adsorption. the maximum dye adsorption capacity was obtained as 80.0 mg g(-1) at the temperature of 25 °c at ph = 1.0. the langmuir and freundlich adsorption models were used for ... | 2013 | 22945656 |
| analysis of drought-tolerant sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) mutants induced with gamma radiation using sds-page and issr markers. | drought is one of the major environmental stresses which greatly affect the plant growth and productivity. in the present study, various doses (0-75gy) of gamma rays were applied to investigate the effect of radiation on shoot tip explants. it was observed that the regeneration rates and plant fresh weights decreased significantly with an increase in radiation dose. the optimal irradiation doses for mutation induction were determined at 15 and 20gy. afterwards, the induction of somatic mutation ... | 2015 | 22939941 |
| projecting overwintering regions of the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua in china using the climex model. | the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua hübner (lepidoptera: noctuidae) is a serious agricultural pest worldwide. however, population sources of s. exigua in outbreak regions are still vague due to the lack of understanding the distribution of overwintering regions, especially in china. in the present study, the potential overwintering regions of s. exigua in china are projected using the method of compare location in the climex model in order to understand the population sources in outbreak region ... | 0 | 22934543 |
| structural confirmation of oligosaccharides newly isolated from sugar beet molasses. | sugar beet molasses is a viscous by-product of the processing of sugar beets into sugar. the molasses is known to contain sucrose and raffinose, a typical trisaccharide, with a well-established structure. although sugar beet molasses contains various other oligosaccharides as well, the structures of those oligosaccharides have not been examined in detail. the purpose of this study was isolation and structural confirmation of these other oligosaccharides found in sugar beet molasses. | 2012 | 22925105 |
| rna interference of broad gene expression mimics antimetamorphic effect of pyriproxyfen on the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua. | a larva-to-pupa metamorphosis is induced by a low or undetectable level of juvenile hormone (jh) during last instar in holometabolous insects. an exogenous application of jh agonist, pyriproxyfen (pyr), inhibited pupal metamorphosis of the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua. last instar larvae of s. exigua exhibited increase of body size at first 3 days along with active feeding behavior. also, at this period, prothoracic gland increased in size, while corpora allata remained little change. storag ... | 2012 | 22899018 |
| hspro controls early nicotiana attenuata seedling growth during interaction with the fungus piriformospora indica. | in a previous study aimed at identifying regulators of nicotiana attenuata responses against chewing insects, a 26-nucleotide tag matching the hspro (ortholog of sugar beet hs1(pro)(-)(1)) gene was found to be strongly induced after simulated herbivory (gilardoni et al., 2010). here we characterized the function of hspro during biotic interactions in transgenic n. attenuata plants silenced in its expression (ir-hspro). in wild-type plants, hspro expression was not only induced during simulated h ... | 2012 | 22892352 |
| genetics of food preferences: a first view from silk road populations. | food preferences are the main factor driving food intake and choice. there are good reasons to suspect some genetic influence on food acceptance, not least because genetic factors are implicated in a number of factors that are likely to be related to food choice. in addition, some food dislikes show themselves early in life, before there is any evidence for aversive experiences. although taste has been widely studied in regards of pure tastes such as bitter or sweet perception, the relationship ... | 2012 | 22888812 |
| a new cell line (ntu-se) from pupal tissues of the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua (lepidoptera: noctuidae), is highly susceptible to s. exigua multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (semnpv) and autographa californica mnpv (acmnpv). | a new continuous cell line, ntu-se, was established from the pupal tissues of an economically important pest, the beet armyworm spodoptera exigua (lepidoptera: noctuidae). this cell line contains four major morphologic types: round, polymorphic, spindle-shaped, and comma-shaped cells. the population doubling time of this new line in tnm-fh medium supplemented with 8% fetal bovine serum (fbs) at 28°c is 35.5h. the chromosomal spread from ntu-se cells is typical to the chromosomal morphology of le ... | 2012 | 22867846 |
| reconstitution, spectroscopy, and redox properties of the photosynthetic recombinant cytochrome b(559) from higher plants. | a study of the in vitro reconstitution of sugar beet cytochrome b(559) of the photosystem ii is described. both α and β cytochrome subunits were first cloned and expressed in escherichia coli. in vitro reconstitution of this cytochrome was carried out with partially purified recombinant subunits from inclusion bodies. reconstitution with commercial heme of both (αα) and (ββ) homodimers and (αβ) heterodimer was possible, the latter being more efficient. the absorption spectra of these reconstitut ... | 2012 | 22855209 |
| properties of cellulose/pectins composites: implication for structural and mechanical properties of cell wall. | the primary cell wall of dicotyledonous plants can be considered as a concentrated polymer assembly, containing in particular polysaccharides among which cellulose and pectins are known to be the major components. in order to understand and control the textural quality of plant-derived foods, it is highly important to elucidate the rheological and microstructural properties of these components, individually and in mixture, in order to define their implication for structural and mechanical proper ... | 2012 | 22840043 |
| effect of feeding olive-pulp ensiled with additives on feedlot performance and carcass attributes of fat-tailed lambs. | feed cost has a significant effect on the economic efficiency of feedlot lambs; therefore, the use of low-cost non-conventional feedstuffs, such as olive pulp (op), has the potential to decrease the production costs. because optimum inclusion of op-treated silages has not been determined in feedlot lambs, an experiment was conducted to determine the effect of inclusion of op ensiled with additives in the diet on the feedlot performance and carcass attributes of feedlot lambs. ram lambs of mehrab ... | 2013 | 22820912 |
| effects of starch content of calf starter on growth and rumen ph in holstein calves during the weaning transition. | the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of substituting high fiber byproducts for dry ground corn in calf starter on growth and rumen ph during the weaning transition. holstein bull calves were raised on an intensified nursing program using milk replacer containing 26% cp and 18% fat. calves were fed a texturized calf starter containing either dry ground corn at 18.8% of dry matter (dm; crn), beet pulp replacing dry ground corn at 10.2% dietary dm (bp), or triticale dried distill ... | 2012 | 22818462 |
| genome-based prediction of test cross performance in two subsequent breeding cycles. | genome-based prediction of genetic values is expected to overcome shortcomings that limit the application of qtl mapping and marker-assisted selection in plant breeding. our goal was to study the genome-based prediction of test cross performance with genetic effects that were estimated using genotypes from the preceding breeding cycle. in particular, our objectives were to employ a ridge regression approach that approximates best linear unbiased prediction of genetic effects, compare cross valid ... | 2012 | 22814724 |
| rumen microbial and fermentation characteristics are affected differently by bacterial probiotic supplementation during induced lactic and subacute acidosis in sheep. | ruminal disbiosis induced by feeding is the cause of ruminal acidosis, a digestive disorder prevalent in high-producing ruminants. because probiotic microorganisms can modulate the gastrointestinal microbiota, propionibacteria- and lactobacilli-based probiotics were tested for their effectiveness in preventing different forms of acidosis. | 2012 | 22812531 |
| trans-epithelial transport of the betalain pigments indicaxanthin and betanin across caco-2 cell monolayers and influence of food matrix. | this study investigated the absorption mechanism of the phytochemicals indicaxanthin and betanin and the influence of their food matrix (cactus pear and red beet) on the intestinal transport. | 2013 | 22806766 |
| no improvement in endurance performance after a single dose of beetroot juice. | dietary nitrate supplementation has received much attention in the literature due to its proposed ergogenic properties. recently, the ingestion of a single bolus of nitrate-rich beetroot juice (500 ml, ~6.2 mmol no3-) was reported to improve subsequent time-trial performance. however, this large volume of ingested beetroot juice does not represent a realistic dietary strategy for athletes to follow in a practical, performance-based setting. therefore, we investigated the impact of ingesting a si ... | 2012 | 22805107 |
| evolutionary reshuffling in the errantivirus lineage elbe within the beta vulgaris genome. | ltr retrotransposons and retroviruses are closely related. although a viral envelope gene is found in some ltr retrotransposons and all retroviruses, only the latter show infectivity. the identification of ty3-gypsy-like retrotransposons possessing putative envelope-like open reading frames blurred the taxonomical borders and led to the establishment of the errantivirus, metavirus and chromovirus genera within the metaviridae. only a few plant errantiviruses have been described, and their evolut ... | 2012 | 22804913 |
| homofermentative production of d-lactic acid from sucrose by a metabolically engineered escherichia coli. | escherichia coli w, a sucrose-positive strain, was engineered for the homofermentative production of d-lactic acid through chromosomal deletion of the competing fermentative pathway genes (adhe, frdabcd, pta, pflb, alda) and the repressor gene (cscr) of the sucrose operon, and metabolic evolution for improved anaerobic cell growth. the resulting strain, hbut-d, efficiently fermented 100 g sucrose l(-1) into 85 g d-lactic acid l(-1) in 72-84 h in mineral salts medium with a volumetric productivit ... | 2012 | 22791225 |
| a sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) reference fish karyotype for chromosome and chromosome-arm identification, integration of genetic linkage groups and analysis of major repeat family distribution. | we developed a reference karyotype for b. vulgaris which is applicable to all beet cultivars and provides a consistent numbering of chromosomes and genetic linkage groups. linkage groups of sugar beet were assigned to physical chromosome arms by fish (fluorescent in situ hybridization) using a set of 18 genetically anchored bac (bacterial artificial chromosome) markers. genetic maps of sugar beet were correlated to chromosome arms, and north-south orientation of linkage groups was established. t ... | 2012 | 22775355 |
| health impact assessment of liquid biofuel production. | bioethanol and biodiesel as potential substitutes for fossil fuels in the transportation sector have been analyzed for environmental suitability. however, there could be impacts on human health during the production, therefore adverse health effects have to be analyzed. the aim of this study is to analyze to what health risk factors humans are exposed to in the production of biofuels and what the size of the health effects is. a health impact assessment expressed as disability adjusted life year ... | 2013 | 22774773 |
| effects of local and landscape factors on population dynamics of a cotton pest. | many polyphagous pests sequentially use crops and uncultivated habitats in landscapes dominated by annual crops. as these habitats may contribute in increasing or decreasing pest density in fields of a specific crop, understanding the scale and temporal variability of source and sink effects is critical for managing landscapes to enhance pest control. | 2012 | 22768147 |
| identification of the g143a mutation associated with qoi resistance in cercospora beticola field isolates from michigan, united states. | cercospora leaf spot (cls), caused by the fungus cercospora beticola, is the most serious foliar disease of sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.) worldwide. disease control is mainly achieved by timely fungicide applications. in 2011, cls control failures were reported in spite of application of quinone outside inhibitor (qoi) fungicide in several counties in michigan, united states. the purpose of this study was to confirm the resistant phenotype and identify the molecular basis for qoi resistance of m ... | 2013 | 22761173 |
| complete sequence of rna1 of grapevine anatolian ringspot virus. | the nucleotide sequence of rna1 of grapevine anatolian ringspot virus (garsv), a nepovirus of subgroup b, was determined from cdna clones. it is 7,288 nucleotides in length excluding the 3' terminal poly(a) tail and contains a large open reading frame (orf), extending from nucleotides 272 to 7001, encoding a polypeptide of 2,243 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 250 kda. the primary structure of the polyprotein, compared with that of other viral polyproteins, revealed the presence o ... | 2012 | 22752842 |
| complex feedback regulations govern the expression of mirna396 and its grf target genes. | the beet cyst nematode, heterodera schachtii, is a sedentary root parasite that induces the formation of a specialized root feeding structure, the syncytium. we previously have shown that coordinated regulation of mir396 and its target genes grf1 and grf3 in the syncytium is required for proper formation. to gain a better understanding of this coordinated regulation, we used quantitative real-time pcr to assess the abundance of primary (pri)-mirna396a, pri-mirna396b and mature mirna396 in transg ... | 2012 | 22751317 |
| sugar beet ( l.) growth reduction caused by hydrochar is related to nitrogen supply. | hydrothermal carbonization allows rapid conversion of biomass into a carbon-rich, lignite-like product (hydrochar). it is assumed to have beneficial effects on soil properties and plant growth, but detailed studies are lacking, especially in the field. the objective of our study was to investigate the effect of hydrochar incorporated into arable soils on soil mineral nitrogen (n) content and sugar beet growth. in 2010-2011, a field and a pot trial were conducted. hydrochars (field: 10 mg ha; pot ... | 2015 | 22751048 |
| biochar and hydrochar effects on greenhouse gas (carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane) fluxes from soils. | with a growing world population and global warming, we are challenged to increase food production while reducing greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions. we studied the effects of biochar (bc) and hydrochar (hc) produced via pyrolysis or hydrothermal carbonization, respectively, on ghg fluxes in three laboratory incubation studies. in the first experiment, ryegrass was grown in sandy loam mixed with equal amounts of a nitrogen-rich peanut hull bc, compost, bc+compost, double compost, or no addition (cont ... | 2013 | 22751047 |
| simple biotoxicity tests for evaluation of carbonaceous soil additives: establishment and reproducibility of four test procedures. | biochar derived from pyrolysis has received much attention recently as a soil additive to sequester carbon and increase soil fertility. hydrochar, a brown, coal-like substance produced via hydrothermal carbonization, has also been suggested as a beneficial soil additive. however, before soil application, both types of char need to be tested for potential toxic effects. the aim of this study was to develop simple, inexpensive, and easy-to-apply test procedures to identify negative effects of char ... | 2012 | 22751044 |
| pmaa-red: a new ppzp-derived vector for fast visual screening of transgenic arabidopsis plants at the seed stage. | the production of transgenic plants, either for the overproduction of the protein of interest, for promoter: reporter lines, or for the downregulation of genes is an important prerequisite in modern plant research but is also very time-consuming. | 2012 | 22747516 |
| small intestinal goblet cell proliferation induced by ingestion of soluble and insoluble dietary fiber is characterized by an increase in sialylated mucins in rats. | the study aimed to examine the effects of insoluble and soluble fibers on mucin sialylation and sulfation in the small intestine. first, diets containing soluble [konjac mannan (km), psyllium, or guar gum; 50 g/kg) or insoluble (polystyrene foam, wheat bran, or cornhusk; 80 g/kg) fiber were fed to rats for 13 d. the fiber-fed groups had more goblet cells in the ileum than the fiber-free control group. high-iron diamine/alcian blue staining showed more sialylated mucin-producing cells in the fibe ... | 2012 | 22718032 |
| stable operation during pilot-scale anaerobic digestion of nutrient-supplemented maize/sugar beet silage. | biogas production from maize/sugar beet silage was studied under mesophilic conditions in a continuous stirred tank reactor pilot-scale process. while energy crop mono-digestion is often performed with very long hydraulic retention times (hrts), the present study demonstrated an efficient process operating with a 50-day hrt and a corrected total solids (ts(corr)) based organic loading rate of 3.4 kg/m(3)d. the good performance was attributed to supplementation with both macro- and micronutrients ... | 2012 | 22717562 |
| complexation of bovine serum albumin and sugar beet pectin: structural transitions and phase diagram. | the complexation between bovine serum albumin (bsa) and sugar beet pectin (sbp) was studied in situ by coupling glucono-δ-lactone (gdl) induced acidification with dynamic light scattering and turbidity measurements. individual measurements at specific phs and mixing ratios were also carried out using zeta potentiometry, gel permeation chromatography-multiangle laser light scattering (gpc-malls), and isothermal titration calorimetry (itc). these investigations together enabled the establishment o ... | 2012 | 22697399 |
| local spread of metamitron resistant chenopodium album l. patches. | molecular markers can provide valuable information on the spread of resistant weed biotypes. in particular, tracing local spread of resistant weed patches will give details on the importance of seed migration with machinery, manure, wind or birds. this study investigated the local spread of metamitron resistant chenopodium album l. patches in the southwest region of the province west-flanders (belgium). during the summer of 2009, leaf and seed samples were harvested in 27 patches, distributed ov ... | 2011 | 22696957 |
| controlling the sugar beet fly pegomyia mixta vill. with entomopathogenic nematodes. | sugar beet, beta vulgaris l. is a strategic crop of sugar industry in egypt. it is threatened by several insect pests among most important of them is the beet fly pegomyia mixta. this work deals with the biological control of this insect using four entomopathogenic nematodes (epns). the nematodes included steinernema carpocapsae s2, steinernema feltiae, heterorhabditis bacteriophora (hb1-3) and heterorhabditis bacteriophora s1. daily mortality of larvae and pupae of p. mixta were recorded after ... | 2011 | 22696941 |
| purification and characterization of alkaline pectin lyase from a newly isolated bacillus clausii and its application in elicitation of plant disease resistance. | alkaline pectin lyase (pnl) shows potential as a biological control agent against several plant diseases. we isolated and characterized a new bacillus clausii strain that can produce 4,180 u/g of pnl using sugar beet pulp as a carbon source and inducer. the pnl was purified to apparent homogeneity using ultrafiltration, ammonium sulfate fractionation, deae sepharose fast flow, and sephadex g-75 gel filtration. the purified pnl was found to be a monomeric protein with a molecular weight of 35 kda ... | 2012 | 22695924 |
| pectin-rich biomass as feedstock for fuel ethanol production. | the usa has proposed that 30 % of liquid transportation fuel be produced from renewable resources by 2030 (perlack and stokes 2011). it will be impossible to reach this goal using corn kernel-based ethanol alone. pectin-rich biomass, an under-utilized waste product of the sugar and juice industry, can augment us ethanol supplies by capitalizing on this already established feedstock. currently, pectin-rich biomass is sold (at low value) as animal feed. this review focuses on the three most studie ... | 2012 | 22695801 |
| nutritional content and antioxidant properties of pulp waste from daucus carota and beta vulgaris. | this study reports the chemical composition and antioxidant potential of pulp waste from two vegetables, carrot (daucus carota) and beetroot (beta vulgaris). different in vitro assays used for determining antioxidant potential of extracts of pulp wastes were: 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (dpph) radical scavenging capacity, reducing power and total antioxidant activity by phosphomolybdenum method. total polyphenols, tannins and antioxidative components such as vitamin c, total carotenoids and β- ... | 2010 | 22691993 |
| disentangling the causes of heterogeneity in male fecundity in gynodioecious beta vulgaris ssp. maritima. | variation among individuals in reproductive success is advocated as a major process driving evolution of sexual polymorphisms in plants, such as gynodioecy where females and hermaphrodites coexist. in gynodioecious beta vulgaris ssp. maritima, sex determination involves cytoplasmic male sterility (cms) genes and nuclear restorers of male fertility. both restored cms and non-cms hermaphrodites co-occur. genotype-specific differences in male fitness are theoretically expected to explain the mainte ... | 2012 | 22691102 |
| improvement of pest resistance in transgenic tobacco plants expressing dsrna of an insect-associated gene ecr. | the adoption of pest-resistant transgenic plants to reduce yield loss and pesticide utilization has been successful in the past three decades. recently, transgenic plant expressing double-stranded rna (dsrna) targeting pest genes emerges as a promising strategy for improving pest resistance in crops. the steroid hormone, 20-hydroxyecdysone (20e), predominately controls insect molting via its nuclear receptor complex, ecr-usp. here we report that pest resistance is improved in transgenic tobacco ... | 2012 | 22685585 |
| cloning of a cystatin gene from sugar beet m14 that can enhance plant salt tolerance. | an open reading frame encoding a cysteine protease inhibitor, cystatin was isolated from the buds of sugar beet monosomic addition line m14 (bvm14) using 5'-/3'-race method. it encoded a polypeptide of 104 amino acids with conserved g and pw motifs, the consensus phytocystatin sequence larfav and the active site qvvag. the protein showed significant homology to other plant cystatins. bvm14-cystatin was expressed ubiquitously in roots, stems, leaves and flower tissues with relatively high abundan ... | 2012 | 22682568 |
| unusual catalysts from molasses: synthesis, properties and application in obtaining biofuels from algae. | acid catalysts were prepared by sulfonation of carbon materials obtained from the pyrolysis of sugar beet molasses, a cheap, viscous byproduct in the processing of sugar beets into sugar. conditions for the pyrolysis of molasses (temperature and time) influenced catalyst performance; the best combination came from pyrolysis at low temperature (420 °c) for a relatively long time (8-15 h), which ensured better stability of the final material. the most effective molasses catalyst was highly active ... | 2012 | 22678658 |
| inheritance of resistance to beet necrotic yellow vein virus in beta vulgaris conferred by a second gene for resistance. | rhizomania is a serious disease of sugar beet, caused by beet necrotic yellow vein virus (bnyvv). the disease can only be controlled by the use of resistant cultivars. the accession holly contains a single dominant gene for resistance, called rz. the identification of a locus for resistance that differs from rz would provide possibilities to produce cultivars with multiple resistance to bnyvv. inheritance of resistance to bnyvv was studied by screening progenies of crosses between resistant plan ... | 1999 | 22665213 |
| solanum tuber-bearing species resistance behavior against nacobbus aberrans. | naccobus aberrans is a major pest of the potato crop in the andean regions of argentina, bolivia, and perú. it is endemic in northwest argentina and is also found in lowlands. the resistance of eleven andean potato landraces and three accessions of the wild tuber-bearing species solanum acaule, s. infundibuliforme, and s. megistacrolobum were evaluated against a population of n. aberrans from coctaca, jujuy province, while solanum tuberosum ssp. tuberosum 'spunta', 'kennebec', and 'frital inta' ... | 2009 | 22661771 |
| the beet r locus encodes a new cytochrome p450 required for red betalain production. | anthocyanins are red and violet pigments that color flowers, fruits and epidermal tissues in virtually all flowering plants. a single order, caryophyllales, contains families in which an unrelated family of pigments, the betalains, color tissues normally pigmented by anthocyanins. here we show that cyp76ad1 encoding a novel cytochrome p450 is required to produce the red betacyanin pigments in beets. gene silencing of cyp76ad1 results in loss of red pigment and production of only yellow betaxanth ... | 2012 | 22660548 |
| use of carbonised beet pulp carbon for removal of remazol turquoise blue-g 133 from aqueous solution. | carbonised beet pulp (bpc) produced from agricultural solid waste by-product in sugar industry was used as adsorbent for the removal of remazol turquoise blue-g 133 (rtb-g 133) dye in this study. the kinetics and equilibrium of sorption process were investigated with respect to ph, temperature and initial dye concentration. adsorption studies with real textile wastewater were also performed. the results showed that adsorption was a strongly ph-dependent process, and optimum ph was determined as ... | 2013 | 22648345 |
| the cysteine-rich proteins of beet necrotic yellow vein virus and tobacco rattle virus contribute to efficient suppression of silencing in roots. | many plant viruses encode proteins that suppress rna silencing, but little is known about the activity of silencing suppressors in roots. this study examined differences in the silencing suppression activity of different viruses in leaves and roots of nicotiana benthamiana plants. infection by tobacco mosaic virus, potato virus y and cucumber mosaic virus but not potato virus x (pvx) resulted in strong silencing suppression activity of a transgene in both leaves and roots, whereas infection by b ... | 2012 | 22647371 |
| evaluation of an electronic nose for the early detection of organic overload of anaerobic digesters. | this study aimed at analysing the utilization of an electronic nose (e-nose) to serve as a specific monitoring tool for anaerobic digestion process, especially for detecting organic overload. an array of non specific metal oxide semiconductor gas sensors were used to detect process faults due to organic overload events in twelve 1.8-l anaerobic semi-continuous reactors. three different load strategies were followed: (1) a cautious organic load (1.3 gvs l(-1) day(-1)); (2) an increasing load stra ... | 2013 | 22644064 |
| measurement and analysis of the mannitol partition coefficient in sucrose crystallization under simulated industrial conditions. | mannitol is a major deterioration product of leuconstoc mesenteroides bacterial metabolism of sucrose and fructose from both sugarcane and sugar beet. the effect of crystallization conditions on the mannitol partition coefficient (k(eff)) between impure sucrose syrup and crystal has been investigated in a batch laboratory crystallizer and a batch pilot plant-scale vacuum pan. laboratory crystallization was operated at 65.5°c (150°f), 60.0°c (140°f), and 51.7°c (125°f) with a 78.0 brix (% refract ... | 2012 | 22632769 |
| the r-rich motif of beet black scorch virus p7a movement protein is important for the nuclear localization, nucleolar targeting and viral infectivity. | beet black scorch virus (bbsv) encodes three movement proteins (p7a, p7b and p5') that facilitate its cell-to-cell movement. an arginine-rich motif of p7a n-terminus was found to determine nuclear and nucleolar localization. amino acids substitution or deletion of the r-rich motif interfered with p7a nuclear and nucleolar localization. bimolecular fluorescence complementation (bifc) assays revealed that p7a protein interacted with nicotiana benthamiana nuclear import factor importin α, suggestin ... | 2012 | 22626884 |
| lime pretreatment of sugar beet pulp and evaluation of synergy between arfa, mana and xyna from clostridium cellulovorans on the pretreated substrate. | sugar beet pulp (sbp) is a waste product from the sugar beet industry and could be used as a potential biomass feedstock for second generation biofuel technology. pretreatment of sbp with 'slake lime' (calcium hydroxide) was investigated using a 2(3) factorial design and the factors examined included lime loading, temperature and time. the pretreatment was evaluated for its ability to enhance enzymatic degradation using a combination of three hemicellulases, namely arfa (an arabinofuranosidase), ... | 2011 | 22611526 |
| the role of a pseudo-response regulator gene in life cycle adaptation and domestication of beet. | life cycle adaptation to latitudinal and seasonal variation in photoperiod and temperature is a major determinant of evolutionary success in flowering plants. whereas the life cycle of the dicotyledonous model species arabidopsis thaliana is controlled by two epistatic genes, flowering locus c and frigida, three unrelated loci (vernalization) determine the spring and winter habits of monocotyledonous plants such as temperate cereals. in the core eudicot species beta vulgaris, whose lineage diver ... | 2012 | 22608508 |
| mass spectral molecular networking of living microbial colonies. | integrating the governing chemistry with the genomics and phenotypes of microbial colonies has been a "holy grail" in microbiology. this work describes a highly sensitive, broadly applicable, and cost-effective approach that allows metabolic profiling of live microbial colonies directly from a petri dish without any sample preparation. nanospray desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ms), combined with alignment of ms data and molecular networking, enabled monitoring of metabolite ... | 2012 | 22586093 |
| biochemical characterization of a gh53 endo-β-1,4-galactanase and a gh35 exo-β-1,4-galactanase from penicillium chrysogenum. | an endo-β-1,4-galactanase (pcgal1) and an exo-β-1,4-galactanase (pcgalx35c) were purified from the culture filtrate of penicillium chrysogenum 31b. pcgal1 and pcgalx35c cdnas encoding pcgal1 and pcgalx35c were isolated by in vitro cloning. the deduced amino acid sequences of pcgal1 and pcgalx35c are highly similar to a putative endo-β-1,4-galactanase of aspergillus terreus (70% amino acid identity) and a putative β-galactosidase of neosartorya fischeri (72%), respectively. pfam analysis revealed ... | 2013 | 22584433 |
| galacturonic acid inhibits the growth of saccharomyces cerevisiae on galactose, xylose, and arabinose. | the efficient fermentation of mixed substrates is essential for the microbial conversion of second-generation feedstocks, including pectin-rich waste streams such as citrus peel and sugar beet pulp. galacturonic acid is a major constituent of hydrolysates of these pectin-rich materials. the yeast saccharomyces cerevisiae, the main producer of bioethanol, cannot use this sugar acid. the impact of galacturonic acid on alcoholic fermentation by s. cerevisiae was investigated with anaerobic batch cu ... | 2012 | 22582063 |
| improving the efficiency of enzyme utilization for sugar beet pulp hydrolysis. | sugar beet pulp (sbp) is a carbohydrate-rich residue of table sugar processing. it shows promise as a feedstock for fermentable sugar and biofuel production via enzymatic hydrolysis and microbial fermentation. this research focused on the enzymatic hydrolysis of sbp and examined the effects of solid loading (2-10 %, dry basis), enzyme preparation, and enzyme recycle on the production of fermentable sugars. the enzyme partitioning to the solid and liquid phases during sbp enzymatic hydrolysis and ... | 2012 | 22580744 |
| carcass performance and meat mineral content in balouchi lamb fed pistachio by-products. | this experiment investigated the effect of pistachio by-products (pb) in the feed of weaned balouchi lambs on their daily gain, carcass traits and on the levels of ca, zn, fe and cu of longissimus dorsi muscle. twenty eight male lambs were divided into four groups with 7 lambs each and fed separately for 90days. the first group (control) was fed a commercial concentrate, and the second, third and fourth (test) groups received diets in which 10, 20 and 30% pb was used in partial replacement of al ... | 2012 | 22578361 |
| eicosanoid biosynthesis is activated via toll, but not imd signal pathway in response to fungal infection. | phospholipase a(2) (pla(2)) catalyzes hydrolysis of phospholipids at sn-2 position and usually releases arachidonic acid, which is oxygenated into various eicosanoids that mediate innate immune responses in insects. pla(2) activities were measured in both immune-associated tissues of hemocyte and fat body in the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua. upon challenge of an entomopathogenic fungus, beauveria bassiana, the pla(2)s were significantly activated in both hemocyte and fat body. the fungal inf ... | 2012 | 22569137 |
| expression of beet yellows virus coat protein cdna to create transgenic resistance in plants. | 2012 | 22562628 | |
| effects of larval density on flight potential of the beet webworm, loxostege sticticalis (lepidoptera: pyralidae). | tethered-flight techniques were used to investigate the flight potential of 1-d-old adult beet webworm, loxostege sticticalis l. (lepidoptera: pyralidae), reared at densities of1, 10, 20, 30, and 40 larvae per 650-ml jar. larval density had a significant effect on the flight potential, including total flight duration, distance, average velocity, and longest flight duration. adults reared at a density of 10 larvae per jar, and those reared in isolation displayed the greatest and poorest flight ca ... | 2010 | 22546455 |
| disruption of opr7 and opr8 reveals the versatile functions of jasmonic acid in maize development and defense. | here, multiple functions of jasmonic acid (ja) in maize (zea mays) are revealed by comprehensive analyses of ja-deficient mutants of the two oxo-phytodienoate reductase genes, opr7 and opr8. single mutants produce wild-type levels of ja in most tissues, but the double mutant opr7 opr8 has dramatically reduced ja in all organs tested. opr7 opr8 displayed strong developmental defects, including formation of a feminized tassel, initiation of female reproductive buds at each node, and extreme elonga ... | 2012 | 22523204 |
| the p25 pathogenicity factor of beet necrotic yellow vein virus targets the sugar beet 26s proteasome involved in the induction of a hypersensitive resistance response via interaction with an f-box protein. | p25, a beet necrotic yellow vein virus (bnyvv) pathogenicity factor, interacts with a sugar beet protein with high homology to arabidopsis thaliana kelch repeat containing f-box family proteins (fbk) of unknown function in yeast. fbk are members of the skp1-cullin-f-box (scf) complex that mediate protein degradation. here, we confirm this sugar beet fbk-p25 interaction in vivo and in vitro and provide evidence for in planta interaction and similar subcellular distribution in nicotiana tabacum le ... | 2012 | 22512382 |
| demographic parameters of spodoptera exigua (lepidoptera: noctuidae) on different soybean cultivars. | life table, reproduction, and population growth parameters of the beet armyworm, spodoptera exigua (hübner) (lepidoptera: noctuidae), were determined on nine soybean (glycine max l.) cultivars ('032', '033', 'hill', 'm4', 'm7', 'm9', 'm11', 'tms', and 'zane') at 25°c. the age-specific survival rate of eggs and immature stages was higher on 033 in comparison with other cultivars. the gross fecundity rate ranged from 911 on m9 to 1,296 on zane, but the differences were not statistically significan ... | 2012 | 22507005 |
| conversion of agricultural residues into activated carbons for water purification: application to arsenate removal. | the conversion of two agricultural wastes, sugar beet pulp and peanut hulls, into sustainable activated carbons is presented and their potential application for the treatment of arsenate solution is investigated. a direct and physical activation is selected as well as a simple chemical treatment of the adsorbents. the material properties, such as bet surface areas, porous volumes, elemental analysis, ash contents and ph(pzc), of these alternative carbonaceous porous materials are determined and ... | 2012 | 22506710 |
| salt stress induced proteome and transcriptome changes in sugar beet monosomic addition line m14. | sugar beet monosomic addition line m14 displays interesting phenotypes such as apomixis and salt stress tolerance. here we reported proteomic and transcriptomic analysis of m14 leaves and roots under 500mm nacl treatment for seven days. proteins from control and treated samples were extracted and separated using two-dimensional difference gel electrophoresis (2d-dige). a total of 40 protein spots from leaf gels and 36 protein spots from root gels exhibited significant changes. using mass spectro ... | 2012 | 22498239 |
| a new furoquinoline alkaloid with antifungal activity from the leaves of ruta chalepensis l. | bioassay-guided separation with an eye toward antifungal activity led to the isolation of the new alkaloid 5-(1̀,1̀-dimethylallyl)-8-hydroxyfuro[2-3-b] quinoline (1) and the known biscoumarin daphnoretin (2) as the active constituents of the chloroform extract obtained from the leaves of ruta chalepensis. the structures of the metabolites were elucidated on the basis of their spectral characteristics (nmr, uv, and ms) and were compared with the literature. the antifungal activity of the isolated ... | 2010 | 22491304 |
| genic dna methylation changes during in vitro organogenesis: organ specificity and conservation between parental lines of epialleles. | during differentiation, in vitro organogenesis calls for the adjustment of the gene expression program toward a new fate. the role of epigenetic mechanisms including dna methylation is suggested but little is known about the loci affected by dna methylation changes, particularly in agronomic plants for witch in vitro technologies are useful such as sugar beet. here, three pairs of organogenic and non-organogenic in vitro cell lines originating from different sugar beet (beta vulgaris altissima) ... | 2012 | 22486767 |
| cotton leaf curl multan betasatellite as a plant gene delivery vector trans-activated by taxonomically diverse geminiviruses. | cotton leaf curl multan betasatellite (clcumb) replicates in tobacco, tomato and datura plants in the presence of the helper viruses tomato leaf curl virus-australia, iranian isolates of tomato yellow leaf curl virus, tomato leaf curl karnataka virus, and beet severe curly top virus (bsctv). infectious recombinant clcumb constructs were made in which segments of either the camv 35s or the petunia chsa promoter replaced the clcumb βc1 orf, and these were designated pbinβδc1-35s and pbinβδc1-chsa, ... | 2012 | 22476203 |
| bolting and flowering control in sugar beet: relationships and effects of gibberellin, the bolting gene b and vernalization. | bolting, the first visible sign of reproductive transition in beets (beta vulgaris), is controlled by the dominant bolting gene b (b allele), which allows for flowering under long days (lds, >14 h light) without prior vernalization. the b-locus carries recessive alleles (bb) in sugar beet (beta vulgaris l. spp. vulgaris), so that vernalization and lds are required for bolting and flowering. gibberellin growth hormones (gas) control stem elongation and reproductive development, but their role dur ... | 2010 | 22476070 |
| beetroot juice protects against n-nitrosodiethylamine-induced liver injury in rats. | red beetroot, a common ingredient of diet, is a rich source of a specific class of antioxidants, betalains. our previous studies have shown the protective role of beetroot juice against carcinogen induced oxidative stress in rats. the aim of this study was to examine the effect of long term feeding (28 days) with beetroot juice on phase i and phase ii enzymes, dna damage and liver injury induced by hepatocarcinogenic n-nitrosodiethylamine (ndea). long term feeding with beetroot juice decreased t ... | 2012 | 22465004 |
| functional analysis of two chitinase genes during the pupation and eclosion stages of the beet armyworm spodoptera exigua by rna interference. | insect chitinases are a multigene family that is encoded by a rather large and diverse group of genes. the main function of chitinases is to digest the chitin contained in tissues such as the cuticles and gut lining during molting. in this study, we examined the role of a chitinase (sechi) and a bacterial type chitinase (sechi-h) during the pupation and eclosion stages of spodoptera exigua. first, efficient silencing of the sechi and sechi-h genes through specific double-stranded rna (dsrna) inj ... | 2012 | 22460420 |
| preference for condensed tannins by sheep in response to challenge infection with haemonchus contortus. | herbivores prefer feeds that supply required nutrients and avoid those with excess nutrients and plant secondary compounds (psc). nevertheless, psc such as condensed tannins can provide beneficial medicinal effects to herbivores as they act against infective diseases such as parasitism. the objectives of this study were to determine: (1) if parasitized lambs increased preference for a tannin-rich feed after they experienced the beneficial antiparasitic effects of condensed tannins relative to pa ... | 2012 | 22459112 |
| combination of sugar analysis and stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry to detect the use of artificial sugars in royal jelly production. | the effects of feeding bees artificial sugars and/or proteins on the sugar compositions and (13)c isotopic measurements of royal jellies (rjs) were evaluated. the sugars fed to the bees were two c4 sugars (cane sugar and maize hydrolysate), two c3 sugars (sugar beet, cereal starch hydrolysate), and honey. the proteins fed to them were pollen, soybean, and yeast powder proteins. to evaluate the influence of the sugar and/or protein feeding over time, samples were collected during six consecutive ... | 2012 | 22451177 |
| effect of crude protein concentration and sugar-beet pulp on nutrient digestibility, nitrogen excretion, intestinal fermentation and manure ammonia and odour emissions from finisher pigs. | a 2 × 2 factorial experiment was conducted to investigate the interaction between high and low dietary crude protein (cp) (200 v. 150 g/kg) and sugar-beet pulp (sbp) (200 v. 0 g/kg) on nutrient digestibility, nitrogen (n) excretion, intestinal fermentation and manure ammonia and odour emissions from 24 boars (n = 6, 74.0 kg live weight). the diets were formulated to contain similar concentrations of digestible energy (13.6 mj/kg) and lysine (10.0 g/kg). pigs offered sbp-containing diets had a re ... | 2008 | 22445046 |
| prediction of methane emission from beef cattle using data measured in indirect open-circuit respiration calorimeters. | the objectives of the present study were to examine relationships between methane (ch4) output and animal and dietary factors, and to use these relationships to develop prediction equations for ch4 emission from beef cattle. the dataset was obtained from 108 growing-to-finishing beef steers in five studies and ch4 production and energy metabolism data were measured in indirect respiration calorimeter chambers. dietary forage proportion ranged from 29.5% to 100% (dry matter (dm) basis) and forage ... | 2009 | 22444941 |
| the source of fermentable carbohydrates influences the in vitro protein synthesis by colonic bacteria isolated from pigs. | two in vitro experiments were carried out to quantify the incorporation of nitrogen (n) by pig colonic bacteria during the fermentation of dietary fibre, including non-starch polysaccharides and resistant starch. in the first experiment, five purified carbohydrates were used: starch (s), cellulose (c), inulin (i), pectin (p) and xylan (x). in the second experiment, three pepsin-pancreatin hydrolysed ingredients were investigated: potato, sugar-beet pulp and wheat bran. the substrates were incuba ... | 2007 | 22444858 |
| effect of starch level and straw intake on animal performance, rumen wall characteristics and liver abscesses in intensively fed friesian bulls. | the objective was to reduce the incidence of liver abscesses (las) in young bulls by reducing the starch content of the concentrate and increasing the straw intake by adding molasses without reducing performance. eighty-five danish friesian bulls (146 ± 2.6 kg live weight (lw)) were allocated to four treatment groups in a 2 × 2 factorial design and were ad libitum fed either a high (h) (43%) or a low (l) (25%) starch concentrate, and either chopped barley straw (s) or a mixture (sm) of chopped b ... | 2007 | 22444742 |
| influence of dietary fibre level and pelleting on the digestibility of energy and nutrients in growing pigs and adult sows. | two experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of pelleting on the apparent total tract digestibility (attd) of energy and nutrients according to the dietary fibre (df) level in growing pigs (experiment 1) and in adult sows (experiment 2). four diets based on wheat, barley, maize and soybean meal and supplemented with increased contents of a mixture of wheat bran, maize bran, soybean hulls and sugar beet pulp (116, 192, 268 and 344 g ndf/kg dry matter (dm) in diets 1 to 4) were teste ... | 2009 | 22444305 |
| influence of an increase in diet structure on milk conjugated linoleic acid content of cows fed extruded linseed. | this experiment studied the effect of a modest difference in diet structure value (sv) on milk conjugated linoleic acid (cla) contents of cows fed diets supplemented with extruded linseed, in situations where the diets provided enough sv and therefore did not induce milk fat depression. six lactating holstein cows were used in a crossover design with two treatments ('sv 1.50' and 'sv 1.73') and two periods of 21 days. the 'sv 1.50' diet contained 59% maize silage, 13% soya bean meal, 13% sugar b ... | 2008 | 22443913 |
| effects of pressed beet pulp silage inclusion in maize-based rations on performance of high-yielding dairy cows and parameters of rumen fermentation. | beet pulp contains high amounts of pectins that can reduce the risk of rumen disorders compared to using feedstuffs high in starch. the objective was to study the effects of inclusion of ensiled pressed beet pulp in total mixed rations (tmr) for high-yielding dairy cows. two tmr containing no or about 20% (on dry matter (dm) basis) beet pulp silage were used. the beet pulp silage mainly replaced maize silage and corn cob silage. the tmr were intentionally equal in the concentrations of energy an ... | 2010 | 22443615 |
| the interaction of the novel 30c02 cyst nematode effector protein with a plant β-1,3-endoglucanase may suppress host defence to promote parasitism. | phytoparasitic nematodes secrete an array of effector proteins to modify selected recipient plant cells into elaborate and essential feeding sites. the biological function of the novel 30c02 effector protein of the soybean cyst nematode, heterodera glycines, was studied using arabidopsis thaliana as host and the beet cyst nematode, heterodera schachtii, which contains a homologue of the 30c02 gene. expression of hg30c02 in arabidopsis did not affect plant growth and development but increased pla ... | 2012 | 22442414 |
| effect of biofuel co-products in pig diets on the excretory patterns of n and c and on the subsequent ammonia and methane emissions from pig effluent. | this study was conducted to investigate the effects of incorporation into pig diets of 20% of different co-products from the biofuel industries, which are rich in fibre, on animal growth performance, on nitrogen (n) and carbon (c) excretions, and on the subsequent ammonia volatilisation and methane production during the storage of slurry. five experimental diets mainly based on wheat and soyabean meal were formulated: two control diets, a control high-protein (chp) diet with 17.5% of crude prote ... | 2011 | 22439959 |
| considerations on methodological challenges for water footprint calculations. | we have investigated how different approaches for water footprint (wf) calculations lead to different results, taking sugar beet production and sugar refining as examples. to a large extent, results obtained from any wf calculation are reflective of the method used and the assumptions made. real irrigation data for 59 european sugar beet growing areas showed inadequate estimation of irrigation water when a widely used simple approach was used. the method resulted in an overestimation of blue wat ... | 2012 | 22437024 |
| feed ingredients differing in fermentable fibre and indigestible protein content affect fermentation metabolites and faecal nitrogen excretion in growing pigs. | to study the fermentation characteristics of different non-conventional dietary fibre (df) sources with varying levels of indigestible cp content and their effects on the production of fermentation metabolites and on faecal nitrogen (n) excretion, an experiment was conducted with 40 growing pigs (initial bw 23 kg) using wheat bran (wb), pea hulls (ph), pea inner fibres (pif), sugar beet pulp (sbp) or corn distillers dried grains with solubles (ddgs). the diets also contained soya protein isolate ... | 2012 | 22436276 |
| biodegradation of beet molasses vinasse by a mixed culture of micro organisms: effect of aeration conditions and ph control. | the effect of aeration conditions and ph control on the progress and efficiency of beet molasses vinasse biodegradation was investigated during four batch processes at 38 degrees c with the mixed microbial culture composed of bifidobacterium, lactobacillus, lactococcus, streptococcus, bacillus, rhodopseudomonas, and saccharomyces. the four processes were carried out in a shake flask with no ph control, an aerobic bioreactor without mixing with no ph control, and a stirred-tank reactor (str) with ... | 2011 | 22432306 |
| a new rnaseq-based reference transcriptome for sugar beet and its application in transcriptome-scale analysis of vernalization and gibberellin responses. | sugar beet (beta vulgaris sp. vulgaris) crops account for about 30% of world sugar. sugar yield is compromised by reproductive growth hence crops must remain vegetative until harvest. prolonged exposure to cold temperature (vernalization) in the range 6 °c to 12 °c induces reproductive growth, leading to bolting (rapid elongation of the main stem) and flowering. spring cultivation of crops in cool temperate climates makes them vulnerable to vernalization and hence bolting, which is initiated in ... | 2012 | 22429863 |
| evaluating acoustic speaker normalization algorithms: evidence from longitudinal child data. | speaker vowel formant normalization, a technique that controls for variation introduced by physical differences between speakers, is necessary in variationist studies to compare speakers of different ages, genders, and physiological makeup in order to understand non-physiological variation patterns within populations. many algorithms have been established to reduce variation introduced into vocalic data from physiological sources. the lack of real-time studies tracking the effectiveness of these ... | 2012 | 22423719 |
| hydrogen production from sugar industry wastes using single-stage photofermentation. | beet molasses and black strap are two major waste streams of the sugar industry. they both contain high amounts of sucrose, making them suitable substrates for biological hydrogen production. photofermentation, usually used to convert organic acids to hydrogen, has the potential capacity to effectively use a variety of feed stocks, including sugars. a comparative study on photofermentative biohydrogen production from beet molasses, black strap, and sucrose was conducted. with yields of 10.5 mol ... | 2012 | 22420990 |
| blood pressure-lowering effects of beetroot juice and novel beetroot-enriched bread products in normotensive male subjects. | a number of vegetables have a high nitrate content which after ingestion can be reduced to nitrite by oral bacteria, and further to vasoprotective no endogenously. in the present study, two separate randomly controlled, single-blind, cross-over, postprandial studies were performed in normotensive volunteers. ambulatory blood pressure (bp) was measured over a 24 h period following consumption of either four doses of beetroot juice (bj), 0, 100, 250 and 500 g (n 18), or three bread products, contr ... | 2012 | 22414688 |
| improvement of growth and nitrogen utilization in sheep using sugar beet pulp treated with trichoderma reesei or urea. | twenty-five intact barki lambs with mean body weight of 24.81 ± 0.16 kg were used to investigate the effect of including in the diet sugar beet pulp (sbp) treated biologically with trichoderma reesei or chemically with urea 4 % on nutrients digestibility, growth performance, nitrogen (n) utilization, and hematological and biochemical parameters. two experiments were conducted. in the growth experiment, five lambs were randomly assigned to one of five dietary treatments. lambs were offered isonit ... | 2012 | 22411049 |
| c2 from beet curly top virus promotes a cell environment suitable for efficient replication of geminiviruses, providing a novel mechanism of viral synergism. | • geminiviruses are plant viruses with circular, single-stranded (ss) dna genomes that infect a wide range of species and cause important losses in agriculture. geminiviruses do not encode their own dna polymerase, and rely on the host cell machinery for their replication. • here, we identify a positive effect of the curtovirus beet curly top virus (bctv) on the begomovirus tomato yellow leaf curl sardinia virus (tylcsv) infection in nicotiana benthamiana plants. • our results show that this pos ... | 2012 | 22404507 |
| early experience with diverse foods increases intake of nonfamiliar flavors and feeds in sheep. | this study determined whether early experiences by sheep with monotonous or diverse diets influence intake of unfamiliar flavors and feeds later in life. thirty 2-mo-old lambs were randomly assigned to 3 treatment diets (n = 10): diverse (div), diverse with plant toxins (div+t), and monotonous (mon). lambs in div received in 9 successive periods of exposure 4-way choice combinations of 2 foods high in energy and 2 foods high in protein from an array of 6 foods: 3 high in energy [beet pulp, oat g ... | 2012 | 22393032 |
| hydrophobin genes of the entomopathogenic fungus, metarhizium brunneum, are differentially expressed and corresponding mutants are decreased in virulence. | hydrophobins are small, cysteine-rich, secreted proteins, ubiquitously produced by filamentous fungi that are speculated to function in fungal growth, cell surface properties, and development, although this has been rigorously tested for only a few species. herein, we report identification of three hydrophobin genes from the entomopathogenic fungus, metarhizium brunneum, and functional characterization of strains lacking these genes. one gene (hyd1/ssga) encodes a class i hydrophobin identified ... | 2012 | 22388867 |
| identification and precise mapping of resistant qtls of cercospora leaf spot resistance in sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.). | the complex inheritance of resistance to cercospora leaf spot (cls), the most severe fungal foliar disease in sugar beet, was investigated by means of quantitative trait loci (qtl) analysis. over a three year period, recombinant inbred lines (rils) of sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.), generated through a cross between lines resistant ('nk-310mm-o') and susceptible ('nk-184mm-o') to cls, were field-tested for their resistance to the pathogen. composite interval mapping (cim) showed four qtl involved ... | 2011 | 22384339 |
| regioselective glycosylation method using partially protected arabino- and galactofuranosyl thioglycosides as key glycosylating substrates and its application to one-pot synthesis of oligofuranoses. | we describe in this paper the development of a novel regioselective furanosylation methodology using partially protected furanosyl thioglycosides as central glycosylating building blocks and its application in the efficient one-pot synthesis of a series of linear and branched-type arabino- and galactofuranoside fragments structurally related to the cell wall polysaccharides of mycobacterium tuberculosis , streptococcus pneumoniae serostype 35a, and sugar beet. | 2012 | 22369586 |
| effect of pectin, starch, and locust bean gum on the interfacial activity of monostearin and β-lactoglobulin. | the behavior of some hydrocolloids widely used as stabilizers of low-oil-content water emulsions (starch, pectins, and a locust bean gum-pectin blend) at the air-water and model oil-water interface is analyzed. their influence on the surface and interface activity of typical food emulsifiers, such as β-lactoglobulin and monostearin, is also considered. it is demonstrated that the greatest interfacial activity is provided by one of the commercial pectins studied. it is capable of modifying the ch ... | 2012 | 22352850 |
| assessment of different dietary fibers (tomato fiber, beet root fiber, and inulin) for the manufacture of chopped cooked chicken products. | three dietary fibers (tomato fiber [tf], beet root fiber [brf], and inulin) at 3 levels of addition (1%, 2%, and 3%) were assessed for the manufacture of chopped, cooked chicken products and compared with a control product without fiber added. the effect of fiber incorporation on (i) batters, (ii) cooked (30 min at 70 °c), and (iii) cooked and stored (for 10 d at 4 °c) chicken products were studied. the addition of the fiber to chicken meat products reduced the ph of chicken batters in proportio ... | 2012 | 22352766 |
| e-screen evaluation of sugar beet feedstuffs in a case of reduced embryo transfer efficiencies in cattle: the role of phytoestrogens and zearalenone. | the e-screen assay was used to evaluate the estrogenicity of sugar beet by-products obtained from a dairy farm experiencing low success rates of embryo transfer. the beet tailings had ~3-fold the estradiol equivalents of the pelleted beet pulp (3.9 and 1.2 μg estradiol equivalents or e(2)eq/kg dry matter, respectively). whole sugar beets, sugar beet pellets, and shreds from several midwest us locations were also evaluated by e-screen. all pellets examined were found to have some estrogenic activ ... | 2012 | 22350809 |
| characterization of a protease-resistant α-galactosidase from the thermophilic fungus rhizomucor miehei and its application in removal of raffinose family oligosaccharides. | the α-galactosidase gene, rmgal36, from rhizomucor miehei was cloned and expressed in escherichia coli. the gene has an open reading frame of 2256bp encoding 751 amino acid residues. rmgal36 was optimally active at ph 4.5 and 60°c, but is stable between ph 4.5 and 10.0 and at a temperature of up to 55°c for 30min retaining more than 80% of its relative activity. it displayed remarkable resistance to proteases and its activity was not inhibited by galactose concentrations of 100mm. the relative s ... | 2012 | 22349190 |
| synchronized oviposition triggered by migratory flight intensifies larval outbreaks of beet webworm. | identifying the reproductive consequences of insect migration is critical to understanding its ecological and evolutionary significance. however, many empirical studies are seemingly contradictory, making recognition of unifying themes elusive and controversial. the beet webworm, loxostege sticticalis l. is a long-range migratory pest of many crops in the northern temperate zone from 36 °n to 55 °n, with larval populations often exploding in regions receiving immigrants. in laboratory experiment ... | 2012 | 22347494 |
| enzymatic pretreatment of lignocellulosic wastes to improve biogas production. | the effect of enzymatic pretreatment of sugar beet pulp and spent hops prior to methane fermentation was determined in this study. these industrial residues were subjected to enzymatic digestion before anaerobic fermentation because of high fiber content (of 85.1% dry matter (dm) and 57.7% dm in sugar beet pulp and spent hops, respectively). their 24h hydrolysis with a mix of enzymatic preparations celustar xl and agropect pomace (3:1, v/v), with endoglucanase, xylanase and pectinase activities, ... | 2012 | 22342637 |
| removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution by biochars derived from anaerobically digested biomass. | this study examined the ability of two biochars converted from anaerobically digested biomass to sorb heavy metals using a range of laboratory sorption and characterization experiments. initial evaluation of dawc (digested dairy waste biochar) and dwsbc (digested whole sugar beet biochar) showed that both biochars were effective in removing a mixture of four heavy metals (pb(2 +), cu(2+), ni(2+), and cd(2+)) from aqueous solutions. compared to dawc, dwsbc demonstrated a better ability to remove ... | 2012 | 22325901 |