| the effect of extracts from garden radish (raphanus sativus) and horseradish (amoracia rusticana) on platelet functional activity in vitro. | | 1992 | 1492118 |
| homology of plant peroxidases: an immunochemical approach. | antisera specific for the basic peroxidase from horseradish (amoracea rusticana) were used to examine homology among horseradish peroxidase isoenzymes and among basic peroxidases from root plants. the antisera cross-reacted with all tested isoperoxidases when measured by both agar diffusion and quantitative precipitin reactions. precipitin analyses provided quantitative measurements of homology among these plant peroxidases. the basic radish (raphanus sativus l. cv. cherry belle) peroxidase had ... | 1982 | 16662176 |
| uptake and effects of six rare earth elements (rees) on selected native and crop species growing in contaminated soils. | rare earth elements (rees) have become increasingly important metals used in modern technology. processes including mining, oil refining, discarding of obsolete equipment containing rees, and the use of ree-containing phosphate fertilizers may increase the likelihood of environmental contamination. however, there is a scarcity of information on the toxicity and accumulation of these metals to terrestrial primary producers in contaminated soils. the objective of this work was to assess the phytot ... | 2015 | 26076480 |
| rare earth elements (rees): effects on germination and growth of selected crop and native plant species. | the phytotoxicity of rare earth elements (rees) is still poorly understood. the exposure-response relationships of three native canadian plant species (common milkweed, asclepias syriaca l., showy ticktrefoil, desmodium canadense (l.) dc. and switchgrass, panicum virgatum l.) and two commonly used crop species (radish, raphanus sativus l., and tomato, solanum lycopersicum l.) to the rees lanthanum (la), yttrium (y) and cerium (ce) were tested. in separate experiments, seven to eight doses of eac ... | 2014 | 23978671 |
| [effects of cultured astragalus adsurgens root on other plants growth]. | by using orthogonal design, this paper investigated the growth of cultured prairie milk vetch (astragalus adsurgens) root on the b5 medium with different contents of sucrose, macro-and microelements and organic supplements, and adopting the method of filter paper-culture in petri-dish, studied the effects of a. adsurgens culture filtrate on the seedling growth of radish (raphanus sativus) and wheat (triticum aestivum). the results showed that the effect of a. adsurgens culture filtrate on r. sat ... | 2005 | 16011183 |
| insecticide resistance mechanisms in the green peach aphid myzus persicae (hemiptera: aphididae) ii: costs and benefits. | among herbivorous insects that have exploited agro-ecosystems, the peach-potato aphid, myzus persicae, is recognized as one of the most important agricultural pests worldwide. uses over 400 plant species and has evolved different insecticides resistance mechanisms. as m. persicae feeds upon a huge diversity of hosts, it has been exposed to a wide variety of plant allelochemicals, which probably have promoted a wide range of detoxification systems. | 2012 | 22685539 |
| the essential oil of monarda didyma l. (lamiaceae) exerts phytotoxic activity in vitro against various weed seed. | the chemical composition of the essential oil of the flowering aerial parts of monarda didyma l. cultivated in central italy was analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (gc/ms). the major compounds of the oil were thymol (59.3%), p-cymene (10.3%), terpinolene (9.2%), δ-3-carene (4.4%), myrcene (3.7%), and camphene (3.4%). the essential oil was tested in vitro for its anti-germination activity against papaver rhoeas l., taraxacum officinale f. h. wigg., avena fatua l., raphanus sativus l ... | 2017 | 28157176 |
| essential oil composition and antigermination activity of artemisia dracunculus (tarragon). | the chemical composition of an italian oil of tarragon (artemisia dracunculus l.) was analyzed by gc/eims. the major compound of the oil was estragole (73.3%), followed by limonene (5.4%), (e)-β-ocimene (5.3%), β-pinene (3.4%) and (z)-β-ocimene (3.0%). the essential oil was tested "in vitro" for its antigermination activity against raphanus sativus l., lepidium sativum l, papaver rhoeas l. and avena fatua l. seeds and demonstrating a good inhibitory activity in a dose-dependent way. | 2015 | 26434144 |
| changes in the ecological properties of organic wastes during their biological treatment. | organic wastes, such as the organic fractions of municipal solid waste (ofmsw) or sewage sludge (ss), have become a serious environmental problem in russia as well as in other countries. the use of these wastes as soil amendments allows their negative impact on the environment to be minimized. however, before these wastes can be used, they need to be treated appropriately in order to decrease their level of hazard. in this study, composting of raw ss, ofmsw, a mixture of these two wastes (ofmsw+ ... | 2016 | 27692790 |
| the effect of new thiophene-derived aminophosphonic derivatives on growth of terrestrial plants: a seedling emergence and growth test. | the aim of this work was to synthesize selected thiophene-derived aminophosphonic systems and evaluate the phytotoxicity of newly obtained products according to the oecd 208 guideline. seven new thiophene-derived n-substituted dimethyl aminomethylphosphonic acid esters 2a-h were synthesized by the addition of an appropriate phosphite to azomethine bond of starting schiff bases 1a-h, and nmr spectroscopic properties of aminophosphonates were investigated. these eight compounds were analyzed in re ... | 2016 | 27248990 |
| phytotoxicity of new furan-derived aminophosphonic acids, n-aryl furaldimines and 5-nitrofuraldimine. | the aim of this work was to synthesize selected furaldimines and their aminophosphonic derivatives and evaluation the phytotoxicity of new obtained products according to oecd 208 guideline. four schiff bases, n-furfurylidene-p-anisidine (1a), n-furfurylidene-p-toluidine (1b), n-furfurylidene-benzhydrylamine (1c), and n-(2-nitrofurfurylidene)-p-toluidine (1d) were synthesized and three new furan-derived n-substituted aminomethylphosphonic acids, namely: 2-furyl n-(p-methoxyphenyl)-aminomethylphos ... | 2013 | 23869973 |
| toxicity of sodium tungstate to earthworm, oat, radish, and lettuce. | due to unknown effects of the potential exposure of the terrestrial environment to tungsten substances, a series of toxicity studies of sodium tungstate (na(2) wo(4) ) was conducted. the effect on earthworm (eisenia fetida) survival and reproduction was examined using organisation for economic co-operation and development (oecd) guideline 222. no effect on either endpoint was seen at the highest concentration tested, resulting in a 56-d no-observed-effect concentration (noec) of ≥586 mg tungsten ... | 2011 | 21805499 |
| phototropism involves a lateral gradient of growth inhibitors, not of auxin. a review. | during phototropic curvature, indolyl-3-acetic acid (iaa) remains evenly distributed in the hypocotyl of sunflower (helianthus annuus l.) and in the oat (avena sativa l.) coleoptile. at the irradiated side, growth inhibiting substances accumulate. in sunflower, basipetal movement of a growth factor is not involved, since the top of the seedling can be covered or removed without affecting the photo-tropic response; this response, moreover, is independent of the rate of elongation growth. the chem ... | 1989 | 11541033 |
| red light-enhanced phytochrome pelletability: re-examination and further characterization. | red light-enhanced pelletability of phytochrome was observed in extracts of all 11 plants tested: avena sativa l., secale cereale l., zea mays l., cucurbita pepo l., sinapis alba l., pisum sativum l., helianthus anuus l., raphanus sativus l., glycine max (l.) merr., phaseolus vulgaris l., and lupinus albus l. this enhanced pelletability was observed in all 11 plants following in situ irradiation (in vivo binding) but only in sinapis and cucurbita after irradiation of crude extracts (in vitro bin ... | 1976 | 16659745 |
| heavy metals bioconcentration from soil to vegetables and assessment of health risk caused by their ingestion. | the present study was undertaken to assess the non-carcinogenic human health risk of heavy metals through the ingestion of locally grown and commonly used vegetables viz. raphanus sativus (root vegetable), daucus carota (root vegetable), benincasa hispida (fruit vegetable) and brassica campestris leaves (leafy vegetable) in a semi-urbanized area of haryana state, india. heavy metal quantification of soil and vegetable samples was done using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. lead, cadmiu ... | 2014 | 24464601 |
| effect of particle size reduction on physicochemical properties of ashgourd (benincasa hispida) and radish (raphanus sativus) fibres. | the present work was aimed at studying the effect of particle size reduction on the physicochemical properties of ashgourd and radish fibre. both the fibres after extraction of juice were dehydrated and subjected to granulometry to obtain 30, 60 and 100 mesh particles. the yield was more for 60 mesh particles. the image analysis as well as microstructural analysis of particles by scanning electron microscopy showed distinctive properties. the 30 mesh particles of ashgourd and radish fibre contai ... | 2010 | 19961356 |
| potential water retention capacity as a factor in silage effluent control: experiments with high moisture by-product feedstuffs. | the role of moisture absorptive capacity of pre-silage material and its relationship with silage effluent in high moisture by-product feedstuffs (hmbf) is assessed. the term water retention capacity which is sometimes used in explaining the rate of effluent control in ensilage may be inadequate, since it accounts exclusively for the capacity of an absorbent incorporated into a pre-silage material prior to ensiling, without consideration to how much the pre-silage material can release. a new term ... | 2012 | 25049587 |
| phytotoxic effect of 2-benzoxazolinone (boa) against some vegetable crops. | benzoxazolin-2(3h)-one (boa) is a well known allelochemical that is being explored for its herbicidal activity. however, not much is known about its effect on crop plants. the present study investigated the effect of boa on germination and early growth of four vegetable crops viz. pisum sativum l., raphanus sativus l., brassica oleracea l. var. botrytis and brassica oleracea l. var. capitata. at 1000 microm, germination of p. sativum, r. sativus and b. oleracea var. botrytis was reduced by more ... | 2012 | 23033638 |
| uptake and translocation of phytochemical 2-benzoxazolinone (boa) in radish seeds and seedlings. | the molecular aspects of phytochemical interactions between plants, especially the process of phytochemical translocation by the target plant, remain challenging for those studying allelopathy. 2-benzoxazolinone (boa) is a natural chemical produced by rye (secale cereale) and is known to have phytotoxic effects on weed seeds and seedlings. the translocation of boa into target plants has been poorly investigated. therefore, the total absorption of [ring u 14c] boa was estimated by oxidizing whole ... | 2004 | 15181106 |
| chemical composition and biological activity of the essential oil of origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum from different areas in the southern apennines (italy). | the chemical composition of the essential oils of origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum, growing wild in three different localities in the southern apennines, was studied by gc-fid and gc/ms analyses. in total, 103 compounds were identified. the oils were mainly composed of phenolic compounds and all oils belonged to the chemotype carvacrol/thymol. the three essential oils were evaluated for their in vitro phytotoxic activity by determining their influence on the germination and initial radicle elongatio ... | 2014 | 24706631 |
| evolution of mustard (brassica juncea coss) subspecies in china: evidence from the chalcone synthase gene. | to explore the phylogenetic relationship, genome donor, and evolutionary history of the polyploid mustard (brassica juncea) from china, eighty-one sequences of the chalcone synthase gene (chs) were analyzed in 43 individuals, including 34 b. juncea, 2 b. rapa, 1 b. nigra, 2 b. oleracea, 1 b. napus, 1 b. carinata, and 2 raphanus sativus. a maximum likelihood analysis showed that sequences from b. juncea were separated into two well-supported groups in accordance with the a and b genomes, whereas ... | 2016 | 27173323 |
| arsenic accumulation in brassicaceae seedlings and its effects on growth and plant anatomy. | we wished to evaluate the effects of arsenic on the morphology and anatomy of brassica oleracea, raphanus sativus, brassica juncea, brassica oleracea var. capitata and brassica oleracea var. italica. seeds were subjected to concentrations 0µm, 250µm, 350µm and 450µm arsenic in the form of sodium arsenate (na2haso4·7h2o) during 12 days. all species accumulated more arsenic in the roots than in the shoots, except for b. oleracea var. capitata. there was no difference of translocation factor betwee ... | 2016 | 26435391 |
| the effects of soil amendments on heavy metal bioavailability in two contaminated mediterranean soils. | two heavy metal contaminated calcareous soils from the mediterranean region of spain were studied. one soil, from the province of murcia, was characterised by very high total levels of pb (1572 mg kg(-1)) and zn (2602 mg kg(-1)), whilst the second, from valencia, had elevated concentrations of cu (72 mg kg(-1)) and pb (190 mg kg(-1)). the effects of two contrasting organic amendments (fresh manure and mature compost) and the chelate ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (edta) on soil fractionation of ... | 2003 | 12531318 |
| transfer of ogu cytoplasmic male sterility to brassica juncea and improvement of the male sterile line through somatic cell fusion. | male sterility conferred by ogu cytoplasm of raphanus sativus has been transferred to brassica juncea cv 'rlm 198' from male-sterile b. napus through repeated backcrossing and selection. the male-sterile b. juncea is, however, highly chlorotic and late. it has low female (seed) fertility and small contorted pods. to rectify these defects, protoplasts of the male sterile were fused with normal 'rlm 198' (green, self fertile). four dark green, completely male-sterile plants were obtained and ident ... | 1995 | 24169844 |
| biotic elicitors effectively increase the glucosinolates content in brassicaceae sprouts. | several biotic elicitors have been used in brassicaceae species to enhance their phytochemical quality. however, there is no comparison between elicitors under controlled growth conditions. in order to draw general conclusions about the use of elicitors to enrich ready-to-eat sprouts in health-promoting glucosinolates, the aim of this study was to unveil the effect of the phytohormones methyl jasmonate (25 μm), jasmonic acid (150 μm), and salicylic acid (100 μm), the oligosaccharides glucose (27 ... | 2014 | 24484436 |
| bioactive metabolites isolated from penicillium sp. yy-20, the endophytic fungus from ginkgo biloba. | six known metabolites, adenosine (1), methyl β-d-ribofuranoside (2), adenine (3), 2'-deoxyadenosine (4), 3-methylpiperazine-2,5-dione (5) and 2'-deoxyuridine (6), were isolated from the extracts of the endophytic fungus penicillium sp. yy-20 isolated from the root of ginkgo biloba, and their structures were elucidated by spectroscopic methods. the antioxidant and growth-promoting activities of these compounds were first evaluated. the results indicated that compounds 1, 3 and 4 exhibited potenti ... | 2014 | 24144081 |
| development of a chloroplast dna marker for monitoring of transgene introgression in brassica napus l. | chloroplast molecular markers can provide useful information for high-resolution analysis of inter- and intra-specific variation in brassicaceae and for differentiation between its species. combining data generated from nuclear and chloroplast markers enables the study of seed and pollen movement, and assists in the assessment of gene-flow from genetically modified (gm) plants through hybridization studies. to develop chloroplast dna markers for monitoring of transgene introgression in brassica ... | 2013 | 23690044 |
| complete sequence of heterogenous-composition mitochondrial genome (brassica napus) and its exogenous source. | unlike maternal inheritance of mitochondria in sexual reproduction, somatic hybrids follow no obvious pattern. the introgressed segment orf138 from the mitochondrial genome of radish (raphanus sativus) to its counterpart in rapeseed (brassica napus) demonstrates that this inheritance mode derives from the cytoplasm of both parents. sequencing of the complete mitochondrial genome of five species from brassica family allowed the prediction of other extraneous sources of the cybrids from the radish ... | 2012 | 23190559 |
| origin of the cms gene locus in rapeseed cybrid mitochondria: active and inactive recombination produces the complex cms gene region in the mitochondrial genomes of brassicaceae. | cms (cytoplasmic male sterile) rapeseed is produced by asymmetrical somatic cell fusion between the brassica napus cv. westar and the raphanus sativus kosena cms line (kosena radish). the cms rapeseed contains a cms gene, orf125, which is derived from kosena radish. our sequence analyses revealed that the orf125 region in cms rapeseed originated from recombination between the orf125/orfb region and the nad1c/ccmfn1 region by way of a 63 bp repeat. a precise sequence comparison among the related ... | 2010 | 21317543 |
| physical localization and genetic mapping of the fertility restoration gene rfo in canola (brassica napus l.). | the ogu cytoplasm for male sterility and its fertility restorer gene rfo in canola (brassica napus l.) were originally introgressed from radish (raphanus sativus l.) and have been widely used for canola hybrid production and breeding. the objective of this study was to determine the physical location of the rfo locus in the canola genome using fluorescence in situ hybridization and genetic mapping. for physical localization of the rfo gene, two bacterial artificial chromosome (bac) clones, g62 a ... | 2009 | 19370095 |
| characterization of raphanus sativus pentatricopeptide repeat proteins encoded by the fertility restorer locus for ogura cytoplasmic male sterility. | cytoplasmic male sterility is a maternally inherited trait in higher plants that prevents the production of functional pollen. ogura cytoplasmic male sterility in radish (raphanus sativus) is regulated by the orf138 mitochondrial locus. male fertility can be restored when orf138 accumulation is suppressed by the nuclear rfo locus, which consists of three genes putatively encoding highly similar pentatricopeptide repeat proteins (ppr-a, -b, and -c). we produced transgenic rapeseed (brassica napus ... | 2008 | 19098270 |
| brassicaceae seed oil identified as illuminant in nilotic shells from a first millennium ad coptic church in bawit, egypt. | burned greasy deposits were found inside shells of the large nile bivalve chambardia rubens, excavated in an eight- to tenth- century ad church of the coptic monastery of bawit, egypt, and supposedly used as oil lamps. the residues were subjected to a combination of chromatographic residue analysis techniques. the rather high concentrations of unsaturated fatty acids, as analysed by gas chromatography (gc) in the methylated extract, suggest the presence of a vegetal oil. analysis of the stable c ... | 2008 | 17985118 |
| (n-7) and (n-9) cis-monounsaturated fatty acid contents of 12 brassica species. | cis-vaccenic acid or cis-11-octadecenoic acid, a c18:1 (n-7) isomer of oleic acid (c18:1 (n-9)) has been found in several oilseeds. it is synthesized from palmitic acid (c16:0) via production of c16:1 (n-7) by a delta9 desaturase and elongation by an elongase giving c18:1 (n-7). in this study, the fatty acid composition of 12 brassica species was analyzed by gc-fid and confirmed by gc-ms. all species contained c18:1 (n-7), c20:1 (n-7) and c22:1 (n-7) fatty acid isomers, suggesting that c18:1 (n- ... | 2008 | 17889912 |
| hybridization between oilseed rape (brassica napus) and different populations and species of raphanus. | when cultivating genetically modified varieties, the spontaneous gene flow between crop and wild relatives could be of concern. we analyzed spontaneous hybridization between a transgenic male-sterile line of oilseed rape (brassica napus, 2n = 38, aacc) and, as pollen donors, three european populations of wild radish (raphanus raphanistrum, 2n = 18, rr,rr) and a variety of cultivated radish (raphanus sativus, 2n = 18, rr). seeds showed size and shape dimorphism that correlated to the frequency of ... | 2006 | 16978570 |
| [feeding preference of plutella xylostella (lepidoptera: plutellidae) larva to its hosts]. | the feeding experiment with different sorts of brassica vegetable crops showed that plutella xylostella larva preferred the seedlings of chinese cabbage (brassica campestris l.), radish (raphanus sativus l.) and caixin (brassica campestris l.) to those of rape (brassica napus l.) and cabbage (brassica olereacea l.), with a selection proportion of 93.33% and 6.67% between chinese cabbage and rape, and of 16.67% and 83.33% between cabbage and caixin. on the whole, the feeding preference of p. xylo ... | 2006 | 16964942 |
| phytoextraction of heavy metals by canola (brassica napus) and radish (raphanus sativus) grown on multicontaminated soil. | phytoextraction can provide an effective in situ technique for removing heavy metals from polluted soils. the experiment reported in this paper was undertaken to study the basic potential of phytoextraction of brassica napus (canola) and raphanus sativus (radish) grown on a multi-metal contaminated soil in the framework of a pot-experiment. chlorophyll contents and gas exchanges were measured during the experiment; the heavy metal phytoextraction efficiency of canola and radish were also determi ... | 2004 | 15276270 |
| delimitation of the fertility restorer locus rfk1 to a 43-kb contig in kosena radish (raphanus sativus l.). | we are pursuing a positional cloning strategy to isolate the fertility restoration gene rfk1 from radish. random polymorphic dna-sequence-tagged site (rapd-sts) markers tightly linked to the gene in radish were isolated, and a rapd map surrounding the rfk1 locus was constructed. we surveyed 948 f2 plants with adjacent rapd-sts markers to isolate recombinants for bulk segregant analysis. this analysis was effective in isolating tightly linked amplification fragment length polymorphism (aflp) mark ... | 2003 | 12712328 |
| [production and cytogenetics of hybrids of ogura cms brassica campestris var. purpuraria x raphanus sativus x brassica napus]. | crosses of ogura cms brassica campestris var. purpuraria x raphanus sativus x brassica napus were made and four hybrids were produced. one plant (prn-1) was mosaic with yellow and milk white flowers and some flowers had both yellow and white petals. the others (prn-2, -3, -4) had white flowers. prn-4 had degenerated anthers, the other three had three to six anthers and could produce some pollens, but the pollens of prn-2 were unstainable by i2-ki solution. prn-2 had four normal honey glands, prn ... | 2002 | 12043578 |
| evolution of phenotypic integration in brassica (brassicaceae). | phenotypic integration is a necessary characteristic of living organisms that results from genetic, developmental, and functional relationships among traits. the nature of these relationships can be influenced by the environment. we examined patterns of phenotypic integration of six species of rapid cycling brassica and of raphanus sativus within a phylogenetic context. specifically, we tested the hypothesis that hybrid species show intermediate levels of integration in morphological and life-hi ... | 2002 | 21665666 |
| purification and characterisation of epithiospecifier protein from brassica napus: enzymic intramolecular sulphur addition within alkenyl thiohydroximates derived from alkenyl glucosinolate hydrolysis. | epithiospecifier protein (esp), a ferrous ion dependent protein, has a potential role in regulating the release of elemental sulphur, nitriles, isothiocyanates and cyanoepithioalkanes from glucosinolates. two classes of esp polypeptides were purified with molecular masses of 39 and 35 kda, and we show that the previously reported instability was conditionally dependent. the 39 kda polypeptide was made up of two distinct isozymes (5.00, 5.14) whilst several were present for the 35 kda form of esp ... | 2000 | 10692595 |
| introduction of a gene from fertility restored radish (raphanus sativus) into brassica napus by fusion of x-irradiated protoplasts from a radish restorer line and iodacetoamide-treated protoplasts from a cytoplasmic male-sterile cybrid of b. napus. | to establish a cytoplasmic male-sterile/restored fertility (cms-rf) system for f1 seed production in brassica napus, we transferred a gene from fertillity restored radish to b. napus by protoplast fusion. x-irradiated protoplasts, isolated from shoots of raphanus sativus cv kosena (rf line), were fused with iodoacetamide-treated protoplasts of a b. napus cms cybrid. among 300 regenerated plants, six were male-fertile. the fertile plants were characterized for petal color, chromosome number and t ... | 1996 | 24162294 |
| interspecific transfer of isolated plant mitochondria by microinjection. | data on isolation, purification and transfer of mitochondria from a cytoplasmic male sterile line of the "ogura" type of raphanus sativus to a male fertile line of brassica napus are reported. microinjection has been used for the transfer of the donor mitochondria to the recipient protoplasts. the injected protoplasts were identified and followed individually throughout their development using a computerized microscope stage which greatly enhanced the number of injections (five-fold). the transf ... | 1995 | 24186712 |
| alteration of mitochondrial genomes containing atpa genes in the sexual progeny of cybrids between raphanus sativus cms line and brassica napus cv. westar. | we have investigated the fate of the mitochondrial genomes of cybrids derived from "donor-recipient" protoplast fusion between x-irradiated raphanus sativus (cms line) and iodoacetamide-treated brassica napus cv. westar. two out of ten fusion products were male-sterile with the diploid chromosome number of b. napus. the mitochondrial (mt) genomes of the cybrids and their progeny were further analyzed by dna-dna hybridizaion using the pea mitochondrial atpase subunit gene (atpa) as a probe. one c ... | 1992 | 24201495 |
| intergeneric transfer of cytoplasmic male sterility between raphanus sativus (cms line) and brassica napus through cytoplast-protoplast fusion. | cytoplasts isolated from hypocotyl protoplasts of raphanus sativus cv kosena (cms line) by ultracentrifugation through percoll/mannitol discontinuous gradient were fused with iodoacetamide(ioa)-treated protoplasts of brassica napus cv westar. seventeen randomly selected regenerated plants were characterized for morphology and chromosome numbers. all of the regenerated plants had morphology identical to b. napus and 10 of them possessed the diploid chromosome number of b. napus. the remaining pla ... | 1990 | 24220980 |
| correction of chlorophyll-defective male-sterile winter oilseed rape (brassica napus) through organelle exchange: molecular analysis of the cytoplasm of parental lines and corrected progeny. | cytoplasmic differences between male-fertile and male-sterile brassica napus as well as raphanus sativus were investigated. plastids of the male-fertile b. napus were found to differ from those of male-sterile b. napus and r. sativus with respect to dna restriction enzyme patterns. differences between male-fertile and male-sterile b. napus mitochondria were detected not only in the restriction fragment patterns of their dna, but also at the level of expression by in organello translation of mito ... | 1989 | 24232486 |
| analysis of organelle genomes in a somatic hybrid derived from cytoplasmic male-sterile brassica oleracea and atrazine-resistant b. campestris. | an atrazine-resistant, male-fertile brassica napus plant was synthesized by fusion of protoplasts from the diploid species b. oleracea and b. campestris. leaf protoplasts from b. oleracea var. italica carrying the ogura male-sterile cytoplasm derived from raphanus sativus were fused with etiolated hypocotyl protoplasts of atrazine-resistant b. campestris. the selection procedure was based on the inability of b. campestris protoplasts to regenerate in the media used, and the reduction of light-in ... | 1987 | 24241666 |
| fusion-mediated combination of ogura-type cytoplasmic male sterility with brassica napus plastids using x-irradiated cms protoplasts. | x-irradiated protoplasts of a brassica napus line carrying the ogura raphanus sativus male sterile cytoplasm were fused to protoplasts of male fertile b. napus cv. olga. plants were regenerated from six out of 34 randomly selected clones. in one clone, bn(rs)26, a plant with male sterile flowers was obtained. mitochondria of this plant are non-parental as revealed by dna-dna hybridization using a species specific probe. its chloroplasts, however, derive from the fertile parent which results in l ... | 1987 | 24248486 |
| comparative macromolecular analysis of the cytoplasms of normal and cytoplasmic male sterile brassica napus. | chloroplast (cp) and mitochondrial (mt) compartments of normal (n) and cytoplasmic male sterile (cms) lines of brassica napus have been characterized and compared on the basis of cp and mt dna restriction enzyme analysis and in vitro protein synthesis by isolated mitochondria. cytoplasmic male sterility of b. napus (rape) comes from cms raphanus sativus (radish) through intergeneric crosses.cp dnas isolated from n and cms lines had distinct restriction patterns with sal i, kpn i and sma i enzyme ... | 1982 | 24270618 |
| [the dose response relations in geotropic and phototropic stimulation: comparison of mono-with dicotyledonous plants]. | the increase in the geotropic curvatures of avena coleoptiles and lens epicotyls is linear and proportional to the time of stimulation. with low stimulation the sensitivities of both objects are equal; with longer stimulation the curvature of avena coleoptiles is somewhat greater.to increased phototropic irradiance lens epicotyls react with a first and a second positive curvature. between the two ranges of curvature (from about 10,000 up to 1,000,000 lx · sec) they are phototropically insensitiv ... | 1967 | 24522545 |
| environmental surveillance of commonly-grown vegetables for investigating potential lead and chromium contamination intensification in bangladesh. | with regard to previously reported lead (pb) and chromium (cr) contamination in egg, a semi-quantitative assessment of the general environment of bangladesh is carried out through nation-wide sampling of commonly grown and consumed vegetables. five vegetables, namely, white potato (solanum tuberosum), green cabbage (brassica oleracea capitata var. alba l.), red spinach (amaranthus dubius), white radish (raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus), and green bean (phaseolus vulgaris) were selected for s ... | 2016 | 27812443 |
| amiprophosmethyl-induced efficient in vitro production of polyploids in raphanobrassica with the aid of aminoethoxyvinylglycine (avg) in the culture medium. | optimum conditions for obtaining tetraploid were investigated in raphanobrassica, the intergeneric hybrid between radish (raphanus sativus) and kale (brassica oleracea var. acephala) by treating in vitro plants with an anti-mitotic agent, amiprophosmethyl (apm). initially, no tetraploids but hexaploids and octaploids were induced by the treatments. although the leaves of these polyploids of raphanobrassica showed chlorosis during subcultures in in vitro conditions, the chlorosis could be success ... | 2015 | 26719742 |
| the complete chloroplast genome of two brassica species, brassica nigra and b. oleracea. | the two brassica species, brassica nigra and brassica oleracea, are important agronomic crops. the chloroplast genome sequences were generated by de novo assembly using whole genome next-generation sequences. the chloroplast genomes of b. nigra and b. oleracea were 153 633 bp and 153 366 bp in size, respectively, and showed conserved typical chloroplast structure. the both chloroplast genomes contained a total of 114 genes including 80 protein-coding genes, 30 trna genes, and 4 rrna genes. phylo ... | 2017 | 26709541 |
| development of male sterile eruca sativa carrying a raphanus sativus/brassica oleracea cybrid cytoplasm. | alloplasmic male sterile breeding lines of eruca sativa were developed by intergeneric hybridization with cms- brassica oleracea, followed by recurrent backcrosses and determination of the breeding value. | 2016 | 26602232 |
| organelle simple sequence repeat markers help to distinguish carpelloid stamen and normal cytoplasmic male sterile sources in broccoli. | we previously discovered carpelloid stamens when breeding cytoplasmic male sterile lines in broccoli (brassica oleracea var. italica). in this study, hybrids and multiple backcrosses were produced from different cytoplasmic male sterile carpelloid stamen sources and maintainer lines. carpelloid stamens caused dysplasia of the flower structure and led to hooked or coiled siliques with poor seed setting, which were inherited in a maternal fashion. using four distinct carpelloid stamens and twelve ... | 2015 | 26407159 |
| the c-terminal extension peptide of non-photoconvertible water-soluble chlorophyll-binding proteins (class ii wscps) affects their solubility and stability: comparative analyses of the biochemical and chlorophyll-binding properties of recombinant brassica, raphanus and lepidium wscps with or without their c-terminal extension peptides. | numerous members of the brassicaceae possess non-photoconvertible water-soluble chlorophyll (chl)-binding proteins (class ii wscps), which function as chl scavengers during cell disruption caused by wounding, pest/pathogen attacks, and/or environmental stress. class ii wscps have two extension peptides, one at the n-terminus and one at the c-terminus. the n-terminal peptide acts as a signal peptide, targeting the protein to the endoplasmic reticulum body, a unique defensive organelle found only ... | 2014 | 24389799 |
| comparison of bioactive phytochemical content and release of isothiocyanates in selected brassica sprouts. | the consumption of brassica sprouts as raw vegetables provides a fair amount of glucosinolates (gls) and active plant myrosinase, which enables the breakdown of gls into health-promoting isothiocyanates (itcs). this study reports the determination of the main constituents related to human health found in edible sprouts of two brassica oleracea varieties, broccoli and tuscan black kale, and two raphanus sativus varieties, daikon and sango. radish sprouts exhibited the highest ability to produce i ... | 2013 | 23768361 |
| deciphering the diploid ancestral genome of the mesohexaploid brassica rapa. | the genus brassica includes several important agricultural and horticultural crops. their current genome structures were shaped by whole-genome triplication followed by extensive diploidization. the availability of several crucifer genome sequences, especially that of chinese cabbage (brassica rapa), enables study of the evolution of the mesohexaploid brassica genomes from their diploid progenitors. we reconstructed three ancestral subgenomes of b. rapa (n = 10) by comparing its whole-genome seq ... | 2013 | 23653472 |
| food safety evaluation of broccoli and radish sprouts. | three cultivars of broccoli seeds (brassica oleracea var. italica), cv. tiburon, cv. belstar and cv. lucky, and two cultivars of radish seeds (raphanus sativus), cv. rebel and cv. bolide, were germinated for three and five days and safety aspects such as microbiological counts and biogenic amines were investigated. cytotoxicity evaluation was also carried out. broccoli and radish sprouts contained numbers of mesophilic, psychrotrophic, total and faecal coliform bacteria which are the usual count ... | 2008 | 18314243 |
| soil to plant transfer of 137cs and 60co in ferralsol, nitisol and acrisol. | in this study, soil to plant transfer factor values were determined for 137cs and 60co in radish (raphanus sativus), maize (zea mays l.) and cabbage (brassica oleracea l. var. capitata) growing in gibbsite-, kaolinite- and iron-oxide-rich soils. after 3 years of experiment in lysimeters it was possible to identify the main soil properties able to modify the soil to plant transfer processes, e.g. exchangeable k and ph, for 137cs, and organic matter for 60co. results of sequential chemical extract ... | 2008 | 17905488 |
| [genomic in situ hybridization in intergeneric hybrids between raphanus sativus and brassica oleracea]. | genomic in situ hybridization (gish) was applied to study the meiosis of f1 plants from intergeneric hybrids between radish (raphanus sativus, 2n=18, rr) and cabbage (brassica oleracea, 2n=18, cc). the result showed that its somatic cells had the expected chromosomes, rc, 2n=18; but the pollen mother cells (pmcs) were different. there were three main kinds of pmcs. the first one was rc (2n=18), and the mean chromosome pairing pattern was 14.87i+1.20ii+0.04iii+0.06iv on diakinesis. gish indicated ... | 2006 | 16825175 |
| identification and classification of s haplotypes in raphanus sativus by pcr-rflp of the s locus glycoprotein (slg) gene and the s locus receptor kinase (srk) gene. | polymorphism of the s-locus glycoprotein (slg) and s-locus receptor kinase (srk) genes in raphanus sativus was analyzed by pcr-rflp using slg- and srk-specific primers. twenty four inbred lines of r. sativus could be grouped into nine s haplotypes. dna fragments of slg alleles specifically amplified from five s haplotypes by pcr with class-i slg-specific primers showed different profiles upon polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis after digestion with restriction endonucleases. the five r. sativus s ... | 2002 | 12582578 |
| content of glucosinolates in cruciferous vegetables grown at the same site for two years under different climatic conditions. | individual glucosinolates (gls) were determined in vegetables of three cruciferae species: brassica oleracea l. (white cabbage, red cabbage, savoy cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale, kohlrabi), brassica rapa l. (turnip), and raphanus sativus l. (red radish, black radish, and white radish) produced in two years. the cultivars were compared for the contents of total-, indole-, and aliphatic gls. in both years, the total content of gls was highest in black radish, and all examined r. sati ... | 2000 | 10898637 |
| production and characterization of somatic hybrids between the japanese radish and cauliflower. | somatic hybrids between the japanese radish and cauliflower (brassica oleracea) were produced by protoplast electrofusion in order to introduce clubroot disease resistance in the japanese radish (raphanus sativus) into brassica crops. after electrofusion of iodoacetamide-treated cauliflower protoplasts with untreated radish ones, culture was performed under conditions, that allowed only cauliflower protoplasts to regenerate. out of 40 regenerated plants, 37 were morphologically of a hybrid type ... | 1992 | 24201480 |
| effects of parental ploidy level and genetic divergence on chromosome elimination and chloroplast segregation in somatic hybrids within brassicaceae. | chromosome and organelle segregation after the somatic hybridization of related species with different degrees of genetic divergence were studied by comparing the interspecific somatic hybrids brassica oleracea (cc) (+) b. campestris (aa), b. napus (aacc) (+) b. oleracea (cc) b. napus (aacc) (+) b. nigra (bb) and b. napus (aacc) (+) b. juncea (aabb) with the intergeneric somatic hybrids b. napus (aacc) (+) raphanus sativus (rr) and b. napus (aacc) (+) eruca sativa (ee). within each combination, ... | 1991 | 24202260 |
| an investigation of the intracellular site of anthocyanoplasts using isolated protoplasts and vacuoles. | microscopic observations made during preparation of protoplasts and vacuoles from red radish seedling hypocotyl (raphanus sativus l.) show that anthocyanoplasts, the strongly pigmented bodies present in the pigmented cells of the hypodermis, begin as apparently membranous vesicles in the cytoplasm made visible by the deposition and accumulation of anthocyanins, but only rarely appear in the isolated vacuole. isolation of protoplasts and vacuoles was also achieved from mung bean seedling hypocoty ... | 1988 | 24240251 |
| repressing the expression of self-incompatibility in crucifers by short-term high temperature treatment. | the effect of short-term high temperature on the expression of self-incompatibility was studied in detached flowers of brassica oleracea, b. campestris and raphanus sativus. the expression of self-incompatibility was repressed by treatment of pistils at 40 °c for 15 minutes. treatment at 50 °c repressed self-incompatibility but it also disturbed pollen tube elongation into stylar tissue. s-glycoproteins did not show any quantitative changes during the intact pistil treatment under 50 °c. callose ... | 1987 | 24241104 |
| nutrient status and phytotoxicity analysis of goat manure discharged from farms in south korea. | the present study evaluated the phytotoxicity effect of goat manure (gm) collected from six different regions in south korea, namely, chupungnyeong (t1), hoengseong (t2), goesan (t3), sancheong (t4), jangsu (t5) and namwon (t6). phytotoxicity was assessed by means of the analysis of germination index (gi), relative seed germination (rsg), relative root elongation (rre) and vigor index (vi) using five commercial crop varieties, namely, sesame (sesamum indicum l.), chrysanthemum (chrysanthemum ind ... | 2017 | 27654710 |
| de novo assembly and characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of radish (raphanus sativus l.). | radish (raphanus sativus l.) is an edible root vegetable crop that is cultivated worldwide and whose genome has been sequenced. here we report the complete nucleotide sequence of the radish cultivar wk10039 chloroplast (cp) genome, along with a de novo assembly strategy using whole genome shotgun sequence reads obtained by next generation sequencing. the radish cp genome is 153,368 bp in length and has a typical quadripartite structure, composed of a pair of inverted repeat regions (26,217 bp ea ... | 2014 | 25151309 |
| draft sequences of the radish (raphanus sativus l.) genome. | radish (raphanus sativus l., n = 9) is one of the major vegetables in asia. since the genomes of brassica and related species including radish underwent genome rearrangement, it is quite difficult to perform functional analysis based on the reported genomic sequence of brassica rapa. therefore, we performed genome sequencing of radish. short reads of genomic sequences of 191.1 gb were obtained by next-generation sequencing (ngs) for a radish inbred line, and 76,592 scaffolds of ≥ 300 bp were con ... | 2014 | 24848699 |
| single-step purification of peroxidase by 4-aminobenzohydrazide from turkish blackradish and turnip roots. | peroxidases (pods) were purified from the turkish blackradish (raphanus sativus l.) (tbr) and turnip (brassica rapa l.) using a simple and effective single-step method. an affinity resin was synthesised by coupling the 4-aminobenzohydrazide ligand and the l-tyrosine spacer-arm to cnbr-activated-sepharose-4b. the purification factors for the tbr-pod and the turnip-pod were 40.3-fold (with a yield of 10.6%) and 269.3-fold (with a yield of 9%), respectively. the molecular masses of the tbr-pod and ... | 2014 | 24360459 |
| comprehensive analysis of expressed sequence tags from cultivated and wild radish (raphanus spp.). | radish (raphanus sativus l., 2n = 2× = 18) is an economically important vegetable crop worldwide. a large collection of radish expressed sequence tags (ests) has been generated but remains largely uncharacterized. | 2013 | 24144082 |
| yield, chemical composition and nutritional quality responses of carrot, radish and turnip to elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide. | future concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is very important due to its apparent economic and environmental impact in terms of climate change. however, a compressive assessment of its effect on the nutritional and chemical characteristics of food crops has yet to be established. in the present study the impact of elevated atmospheric co2 on the yield, chemical composition and nutritional quality of three root vegetables, carrot (daucus carota l. cv. t-1-111), radish (raphanus sativ ... | 2013 | 23576218 |
| nucleotide sequence variation of glabra1 contributing to phenotypic variation of leaf hairiness in brassicaceae vegetables. | glabra1 (gl1) belongs to the group of r2r3-myb transcription factors and is known to be essential for trichome initiation in arabidopsis. in our previous study, we identified a gl1 ortholog in brassica rapa as a candidate for the gene controlling leaf hairiness by qtl analysis and suggested that a 5-bp deletion (b-allele) and a 2-bp deletion (d-allele) in the exon 3 of brgl1 and a non-synonymous snp (c-allele) in the second nucleotide of exon 3 possibly cause leaf hairlessness. in this study, we ... | 2013 | 23370467 |
| genetic analysis of hybrid seed formation ability of brassica rapa in intergeneric crossings with raphanus sativus. | a hybridization barrier leads to the inability of seed formation after intergeneric crossings between brassica rapa and raphanus sativus. most b. rapa lines cannot set intergeneric hybrid seeds because of embryo breakdown, but a b. rapa line obtained from turnip cultivar 'shogoin-kabu' is able to produce a large number of hybrid seeds as a maternal parent by crossings with r. sativus. in 'shogoin-kabu' crossed with r. sativus, developments of embryos and endosperms were slower than those in intr ... | 2013 | 23203221 |
| developing stable progenies of ×brassicoraphanus, an intergeneric allopolyploid between brassica rapa and raphanus sativus, through induced mutation using microspore culture. | induced mutations were used to improve the low seed fertility of an intergeneric allopolyploid, 'baemoochae,' ×brassicoraphanus, synthesized following hybridization between brassica rapa and raphanus sativus. the mutagen n-methyl-n-nitroso-urethane (nmu) was added to microspore cultures. four lines of nine in the mi(2) generation showed very high fertility under controlled pollination. the progeny lines (mi(3)) confirmed this result under open pollination, and excellent uniformity was observed i ... | 2011 | 21113703 |
| production and characterization of intertribal somatic hybrids of raphanus sativus and brassica rapa with dye and medicinal plant isatis indigotica. | intertribal somatic hybrids of raphanus sativus (2n = 18, rr) and brassica rapa spp. chinensis (2n = 20, aa) with the dye and medicinal plant isatis indigotica (2n = 14, i i) were firstly obtained by polyethylene glycol-induced symmetric fusions of mesophyll protoplasts. one mature hybrid with r. sativus established in field had intermediate morphology but was totally sterile. it had the expected chromosome number (2n = 32, rri i) and parental chromosomes were distinguished by genomic in situ hy ... | 2008 | 18264711 |
| a study of the phylogeny of brassica rapa, b. nigra, raphanus sativus, and their related genera using noncoding regions of chloroplast dna. | there are two evolutionary lineages in the genus brassica: the rapa/oleracea lineage and the nigra lineage. using nuclear dna sequences such as the intergenic spacer between 5s rrna genes and the internal transcribed spacer between 18s and 25s rrna genes, we and others had previously demonstrated that raphanus sativus is closely related to the nigra lineage. in the present study, we sequenced the chloroplast noncoding region between trnt and trnf and that between trnd and trnt in seven species a ... | 2002 | 12069556 |
| development of tuberous roots and sugar accumulation as related to invertase activity and mineral nutrition. | sucrose storage in tuberous roots was not observed when the tissues had very high activities of acid invertase. high activities of the enzyme were always present in the roots at early stages of their development. in species where the activity of the enzyme decreased during root development, sucrose was stored. thus, acid invertase was undetectable in mature roots of carrots (daucus carota l.) where sucrose formed almost 80% of the dry matter. conversely, radish (raphanus sativus l.) and turnip ( ... | 1974 | 24442198 |
| polyphenolics profile, antioxidant and radical scavenging activity of leaves and stem of raphanus sativus l. | aerial parts (leaves and stem) of raphanus sativus, which are usually discarded were found to possess potent antioxidant and radical scavenging activity, as measured by standard antioxidant assays. methanolic and acetone extracts of r. sativus leaves had total polyphenolic content of 86.16 and 78.77 mg/g dry extract, which were comparable to the traditional rich sources such as green tea and black tea. hplc identification of polyphenolics indicated the presence of catechin, protocatechuic acid, ... | 2010 | 20072818 |
| potential health concerns of trace elements and mineral content in commonly consumed greenhouse vegetables in isfahan, iran. | this study aimed to investigate the potential health concerns of trace elements and mineral content of commonly consumed greenhouse vegetables in isfahan, iran. | 2015 | 26605243 |
| the evaluation of trace elements of interest in kidney disease in commonly consumed greenhouse vegetables in isfahan, iran: preliminary results. | trace elements play a significant role in biological processes. the aim of this study was to evaluate the trace elements of interest in kidney disease in commonly consumed greenhouse vegetables in isfahan, iran. six kinds of greenhouse vegetables namely; raphanus sativus (radish), cucumis sativus (cucamber), solanum lycopersicum (tomato), green capsicum annuum (green bell pepper), yellow capsicum annuum (yellow bell pepper) and red capsicum annuum (red bell pepper) were collected from isfahan gr ... | 2014 | 25340168 |
| effect of altered sink: source ratio on photosynthetic metabolism of source leaves. | when seven crop species were grown under identical environmental conditions, decreased sink:source ratio led to a decreased photosynthetic rate within 1 to 3 days in cucumis sativus l., gossypium hirsutum l., and raphanus sativus l., but not in capsicum annuum l., solanum melongena l., phaseolus vulgaris l., or ricinus communis l. the decrease was not associated with stomatal closure. in cotton and cucumber, sink removal led to an increase in starch and sugar content, in glucose 6-phosphate and ... | 1987 | 16665777 |
| antibacterial and allelopathic activity of extract from castanea sativa leaves. | following the extraction of castanea sativa with an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid (ph 3.0), the ethyl acetate soluble fraction was tested for its antibacterial and allelopathic activity. the extract was shown to have pronounced antibacterial effects against seven of the eight strains of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria used (mic in the range of 64-256 microg/ml and mbc in the range of 256-512 microg/ml). the active fraction was analyzed by tlc and hplc showing the presence of rutin, ... | 2000 | 10930721 |
| [eco-hydrological characteristics and soil and water conservation effect of citrus plantation on slope red soil of jiangxi province, china]. | a 9-year observation was conducted at the experimental plots in the citrus reticulata plantation in jiangxi provincial eco-technology park to study the eco-hydrological characteristics and soil conservation benefits of the plantation on slope red soil. seven treatments were designed and monitored over nine years. the average flow and the rate of sediment for the seven treatments were reduced by 78.5% and 77.2%, respectively. the reduction rates were the highest in treatments band coverage of pas ... | 2012 | 22586974 |
| spatial distribution of heavy metals in soil, water, and vegetables of farms in sanandaj, kurdistan, iran. | heavy metals are ubiquitous elsewhere in nature and their measurement in environment is necessary to develop health management strategies. in this study, we aimed to find out concentrations and spatial patterns of heavy metals in main farms of sanandaj in kurdistan, iran. | 2014 | 25431657 |
| composting of waste paint sludge containing melamine resin and the compost's effect on vegetable growth and soil water quality. | melamine resin (mr) is introduced to the environment from many industrial effluents, including waste paint sludge (wps) from the automobile industry. melamine resin contains a high nitrogen (n) content and is a potential n source during composting. in this study, two carbon sources, waste paper (wp) and plant residue (pr), were used to study their effects on composting of wps. additional work tested the wps-composts effects on plant growth and soil water quality. after 84 days of composting, 85% ... | 2012 | 23127275 |
| the toxicity to plants of the sewage sludges containing multiwalled carbon nanotubes. | the aim of this study was to evaluate the toxicity of sewage sludges containing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (cnts) with an outer diameter <10 nm (cnt10) or 40-60 nm (cnt60) to lepidium sativum (cress), sorghum saccharatum (sorgo), solanum lycopersicon (tomato), raphanus sativus (radish) and cucumis sativus (cucumber). cnts were also incubated in sewage sludge for 7 or 31 days to determine the effect of cnt aging on sewage sludge phytotoxicity. the influence of cnts on 4 different sewage sludges ... | 2011 | 21145166 |
| effect of combined physico-chemical processes on the phytotoxicity of olive mill wastewaters. | a pool of laboratory experiments is planned with the aim of evaluating the possibility to reduce the phytotoxicity of olive mill wastewater (omw) with combined physico-chemical processes (centrifugation-ozonation, centrifugation-solar photolysis, centrifugation-solar modified photofenton, centrifugation-solar modified photofenton-ozonation). a moderate cod removal of an omw is reached by using ozonation or solar modified photofenton separately or solar modified photofenton/o(3) combined process ... | 2008 | 18006039 |
| a comparison of concentration ratios for technetium and nutrient uptake by three plant species. | technetium (tc) is a non-essential element for which accumulation mechanisms in plants have recently been discussed, but only from the viewpoint of existence of anion transport proteins in plant cells. in this study, using three kinds of plants (cucumis sativus l., raphanus sativus l., and brassica chinensis l.), uptake of tc and re (a chemical analogue of tc) were observed. the results showed that tc and re uptake occurred not only with water mass flow or active nutrient uptake, but also with u ... | 2005 | 15893799 |
| phytotoxicity to and uptake of enrofloxacin in crop plants. | phytotoxicity of enrofloxacin on crop plants cucumis sativus, lactuca sativa, phaseolus vulgaris and raphanus sativus was determined in a laboratory model: the effect of 50, 100 and 5000 microgl(-1) were evaluated after 30 days exposure by measuring post-germinative growth of primary root, hypocotyl, cotyledons and leaves. concentrations between 50 and 5000 microgl(-1) induced both toxic effect and hormesis in plants, by significantly modifying both length of primary root, hypocotyl, cotyledons ... | 2003 | 12821004 |
| physiology and bio - chemistry of germination of different types of seeds - iv - effect of certain chemicals on growth anddevelopment of cucumber, mungo, paddy, raddish and tomato plants. | the effect of 100 ppm solution of each of kinetin, adenine, uracil and thymine on the vegetative and reproductive growth of cucumis sativus, phaseolus mungo, oryza sativus, raphanus sativus and lycopersicum esculentum plants were studied. the rate of vegetative growth was found to be more in the cucumis sativus, raphanus sativus and lycopersicum esculentum plants treated with all the chemicals mentioned above over that of the controls. phaseolus mungo and oryza sativa plants shows almost the sam ... | 1984 | 22557413 |
| opening of the hypocotyl hook in seedlings as influenced by light and adjacent tissues. | the influence of the cotyledons and apical bud and the root system on the light-induced opening of the hypocotyl hook of etiolated seedlings of gossypium hirsutum l., phaseolus vulgaris l., helianthus annuus l., ipomoea alla l., ipomoea sp., cucumis sativus l., linum usitatissimum l., hibiscus esculentus l., and raphanus sativus l. was studied. light stimulated the opening of hypocotyl hook in all cases, but the cotyledons and roots had different effects in different plants. generally, the prese ... | 1980 | 24309708 |
| analysis of plant genomes. iv. isolation and characterization of satellite dna components from two dicotyledons cucumber (cucumis sativus) and radish (raphanus sativus). | satellite dna fractions from cucumber and radish, two plants having low dna contents and relatively small chromosomes, were isolated and characterized. reassociation studies of satellite and total nuclear dna showed that the satellite fractions in these two plants contain most of the rapidly reassociating dna. cucumber satellite i was found to contain one major component (70% of the total satellite) having a density of 1.706 g/cm3 and a tm of 90.5 degrees c and a minor component with a density o ... | 1978 | 688067 |
| [allelopathic effects of cultured cucurbita moschata root exudates]. | by using the techniques of tissue culture, bio-assay and laboratory analysis, this paper studied the effects of the allelopathic chemicals from pumpkin (cucurbita moschata) roots on the seed germination and seedling growth of pumpkin, wheat (triticum aestivum), and radish (raphanus sativus). the pumpkin root was cultured on a sterile b5 media, and the concentrations of macro- and microelements, organic supplements and hormones in the media were adjusted by using an orthogonal design. after cultu ... | 2005 | 16011180 |
| root hairs, cuticle, and pits. | the filamentous roots of mustard (raphanus sativus), radish (brassica nigra), squash (cucurbita pepo), and wheat (triticum aestivum) are covered throughout their length with living nucleated root hairs which may measure 1600 micro or more. the outer walls of piliferous and nonpiliferous cells consist of successive layers of mucilage, cutin, and the cellulose-pectic framework of the cell. plasmodesmata and pits occur on all cell walls. under the electron microscope individual pores and pits in th ... | 1963 | 17746006 |
| a real-scale soil phytoremediation. | in the present investigation, a phytoremediation process with a combination of different plant species (populus nigra (var.italica), paulownia tomentosa and cytisus scoparius), and natural growing vegetation has been proposed at real-scale (10.000 m(2)) to bioremediate and functionally recover a soil historically contaminated by heavy metals and hydrocarbons. in the attempts to assess both effectiveness and evolution of the remediation system towards a natural soil ecosystem, besides the polluti ... | 2013 | 23179352 |
| toxicity identification evaluation of anaerobically treated swine slurry: a comparison between daphnia magna and raphanus sativus. | anaerobic digestion does not efficiently reduce ionic compounds present in swine slurry, which could present a potential risk to aquatic ecosystems (surface runoff) and terrestrial ambient (irrigation). the objective of this study was to evaluate the ecotoxicological characteristics of anaerobically treated swine slurry using acute and chronic (epicotyl elongation) toxicity tests with daphnia magna and raphanus sativus and identification of suspected toxic compounds using the toxicity identifica ... | 2014 | 25190563 |
| toxicity of copper in sewage sludge. | sewage sludge is a source of organic matter and nutrients, but a major obstacle for its recycling is that the municipal wastewater sludge has low but significant levels of contaminants. this investigation, on the acute toxicity of copper in sewage sludge, was conducted with three organisms, daphnia magna, lemna minor and raphanus sativus (seeds). the toxicity of the leakage water from sewage sludge spiked with cuso(4) was studied for 64 days. the toxicity increased during the first 8-16 days and ... | 2003 | 12605925 |
| brassica taxonomy based on nuclear restriction fragment length polymorphisms (rflps) : 3. genome relationships in brassica and related genera and the origin of b. oleracea and b. rapa (syn. campestns). | rflps were used to study genome evolution and phylogeny in brassica and related genera. thirtyeight accessions, including 10 accessions of b. rapa (syn. campestris), 9 cultivated types of b. oleracea, 13 nine-chromosome wild brassicas related to b. oleracea, and 6 other species in brassica and allied genera, were examined with more then 30 random genomic dna probes, which identified rflps mapping to nine different linkage groups of the b. rapa genome. based on the rflp data, phylogenetic trees w ... | 1990 | 24226454 |
| metabolic activity of radish sprouts derived isothiocyanates in drosophila melanogaster. | we used drosophila melanogaster as a model system to study the absorption, metabolism and potential health benefits of plant bioactives derived from radish sprouts (raphanus sativus cv. rambo), a brassicaceae species rich in glucosinolates and other phytochemicals. flies were subjected to a diet supplemented with lyophilized radish sprouts (10.6 g/l) for 10 days, containing high amounts of glucoraphenin and glucoraphasatin, which can be hydrolyzed by myrosinase to the isothiocyanates sulforaphen ... | 2016 | 26901196 |