Publications

morphological and molecular characterization of pratylenchus lentis n. sp. (nematoda: pratylenchidae) from sicily.	pratylenchus lentis n. sp. parasitizing roots of lentil in sicily, italy, is described and illustrated. the new species is characterized by a relatively high lip region with three annuli, mean stylet length of 16 mum, with anteriorly flattened knobs, cylindrical body with a relatively anterior vulva, large and ovoid spermatheca full of sperm, plump tail with truncate, irregularly annulated terminus, and by the presence of males. molecular its-rflp and sequencing analyses of the new species showe ...	0	19440258
functional characterization of the powdery mildew susceptibility gene smmlo1 in eggplant (solanum melongena l.).	eggplant (solanum melongena l.) is one of the most important vegetables among the solanaceae and can be a host to fungal species causing powdery mildew (pm) disease. specific homologs of the plant mildew locus o (mlo) gene family are pm susceptibility factors, as their loss of function results in a recessive form of resistance known as mlo resistance. in a previous work, we isolated the eggplant mlo homolog smmlo1. smmlo1 is closely related to mlo susceptibility genes characterized in other plan ...	0	28070852
the analysis of physiological variations in m2 generation of solanum melongena l. mutagenized by ethyl methane sulfonate.	the eggplant was mutagenized with ethyl methane sulfonate (ems) to enhance its genetic variability in our previous paper. in this article, we further analyzed the phenotype of m2 generation of mutant eggplants. a total of 325 independent m2 families were investigated for phenotypic variation. in addition to the visible phenotypic variation, chlorogenic acid (cga) concentrations were analyzed in 26 fruits of mutants with high performance liquid chromatography assay. seventeen fruits exhibited sig ...	0	28154575
nutritional value and antioxidant content of seed-containing and seedless eggplant fruits of two cultivars grown under protected cultivation during autumn-winter and spring-summer.	due to their low carbohydrate and high antioxidant content, eggplants are beneficial for the human diet. at <15 °c, pollen production and fertility are reduced and plant-growth regulators may be used to set seedless fruit. because only the agronomic effects of hormone are well-documented, we investigated the composition and metabolism during the development/maturation of seed-containing and seedless fruits of two cultivars grown over two seasons.	0	28134448
characterization of spermidine hydroxycinnamoyl transferases from eggplant (solanum melongena l.) and its wild relative solanum richardii dunal.	eggplant produces a variety of hydroxycinnamic acid amides (hcaas) that have an important role in plant development and adaptation to environmental changes. in this study, we identified and characterized a spermidine hydroxycinnamoyl transferase (sht) from eggplant (solanum melongena) and its wild relative s. richardii, designated as smsht and srsht, respectively. smsht was abundant in flowers and fruits, whereas the level of srsht was remarkably low in all tissues. heat-shock/drought treatment ...	0	28018606
responses of he-ne laser irradiation on agronomical characters and chlorogenic acid content of brinjal (solanum melongena l.) var. mattu gulla.	exposure to laser irradiation on seeds brings about the changes in agronomical characteristics of the plants. solanum melongena l. var. mattu gulla, a variety of brinjal is of high economic value due to its unique colour and flavour. the aim of the study was to understand the influence of helium-neon (he-ne) laser irradiation on agronomical characters of solanum melongena l. var. mattu gulla in the field conditions. various growth characteristics including seed germination percentage, survival r ...	0	27693761
insights in the fruit flesh browning mechanisms in solanum melongena genetic lines with opposite postcut behavior.	color, taste, flavor, nutritional value, and shelf life are important factors determining quality and healthiness of food and vegetables. these factors are strongly affected by browning processes, occurring after fruit or vegetable cutting. characterization of ten eggplant genotypes for chlorogenic acid (cga) content, total phenols (tp), polyphenoloxidase (ppo) activity, and browning tendency corroborated a lack of significant correlations between biochemical factors and fruit flesh browning. fu ...	0	27198496
phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase, pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase and isocitrate lyase in both tomato fruits and leaves, and in the flesh of peach and some other fruits.	in this study the occurrence of a number of enzymes involved in gluconeogenesis was investigated in both tomato fruits and leaves during their development and senescence and in some other fruits. the enzymes studied were phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (pepck), pyruvate orthophosphate dikinase (ppdk) and glyoxysomal isocitrate lyase (icl). ppdk was detected in the ripe flesh of tomato, and much smaller amounts were detected in the flesh of both peach and pepper, whereas it was not detected (no ...	0	27450492
dissipation of deltamethrin, triazophos, and endosulfan in ready mix formulations in tomato (lycopersicon esculentum l.) and egg plant (solanum melongena l.).	persistence of delltamethrin, endosulfan, and triazophos in egg plant and tomato was studied following application of two ready mix formulations of insecticides viz. deltametrhin and endosulfan (cobra 5000; 0.75% deltamethrin + 29.5% endosulfan) and deltamethrin and triazophos (annaconda plus; 1% deltamethrin + 35% triazophos) at recommended (1.0 l/ha and double dose 2.0 l/ha). the residues of deltamethrin persisted till 7 and 5 days in tomato and egg plant fruits, respectively, in the ready mix ...	0	25966882
the egg-plant (solánum melongena l.) in decholesterolization.		1945	21434243
a mosaic disease of brinjal (solanum melongena linn.).		1947	20254406
[therapeutic effect of solanum melongena extract].		1949	15393145
hormone induced parthenocarpy in hibiscus esculentum and solanum melongena.		1951	14822552
genetic studies on eggplant (solanum melongena l.) il. the heritability of some quantitative characters and estimation of minimum number of genes.		1953	13142320
genetic studies on eggplant (solanum melongena l.) i. regression analysis of quantitative gene action.		1953	13142319
atheromatous changes in cholesterol-fed rabbits treated with eggplant extract.		1959	13652389
the genetics of anthocyanin coloration in eggplant (solanum melongena l.).		1968	17248419
bacilliform particles associated with mottled dwarf of eggplant (solanum melongena l.).		1969	5347409
agriculturally-polluted irrigation water as a source of plant-parasitic nematode infestation.	water from a major irrigation canal and water from a deep well was used to irrigate plants growing in methyl bromide fumigated screenhouse ground beds. nematode populations in these beds were compared during three seasons of continuous cropping to alfalfa, bean, eggplant, mint, sugarbeet, or wheat. beds irrigated with canal water became heavily infested with a variety of plant parasitic nematodes while those receiving well water did not.	1970	19322327
a study of the structure of eggplant mottled dwarf virus.		1973	4139808
[effect of solanum melongena on experimental atheromatosis. v. electron microscopic observations on cholesterol-induced atheromatosis in rabbits in mean- and long-term tests (author's transl)].		1974	4140788
studies on the amino acid acceptor activities of the eggplant mosaic viral rna and its satellite rna.		1974	4605165
[effect of solanum melongena on experimental atheromatosis. iii. histological studies in surface preparations of the aortic intima of rabbits fed cholesterol in short-term test].		1974	4611780
[effect of solanum melongena on experimental atheromatosis. iv. histological studies on cholesterol-induced atheromatosis in rabbits in mean- and long-term tests (author's transl)].	in earlier studies [see literature (2, 20, 21, 22)] observations concerning the effect of solanum melongena (sol. mel.) (violet egg plants) on experimentally induced artheromatosis in rabbits were reported. this study aims to investigate histologically the effect of sol. mel. on experimental atheromatosis in mean-term (2--4 weeks) and long-term (8--12 weeks) tests.	1975	1233280
influence of an eggplant (solanum melongena) preparation on cholesterol metabolism in rats).	to investigate the mechanism behind the hypocholesteremic properties of solanum melongena diets containing 1% sol. mel. leaf or fruit powder, alfalfa, or clofibrate were fed to rats. sol. mel. did n ot lower the serum plus liver cholesterol pool of rats, whereas alfalfa and clofibrate did. however, all substances tested decreased the absorption of a single dietary dose of [4-14c] cholesterol. it appears that sol. mel. exerts its reported hypocholesteremic effect in rabbits through an inhibition ...	1975	1233281
[effect of solanum melongena on experimental atheromatosis. vi. enzyme histochemical, physiopathological and chemical studies on cholesterol-induced atheromatosis in rabbits. conclusions (author's transl)].	question: the mode of action of solanum melongena (sol. mel.) in its inhibitory effect on the development of atheromatous plaques in cholesterol-induced atheromatosis in rabbits is still unexplained. in this paper the author reports his enzyme histochemical, physiopathological and chemical observations drawing conclusions for future experiments. materials and methods: animals and experimental conditions were the same as described in the recent studies (see literature no. 2, 15, 16, 17, 18). 1. e ...	1975	183972
[on the phenolic acids of vegetables. ii. hydroxycinnamic acids and hydroxybenzoic acids of fruit and seed vegetables (author's transl)].	fruits of solanaceae (tomatoes, eggplant, and sweet peppers) almost exclusively contain hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives with caffeic acid dominating. fruits of cucurbitaceae (cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, and zucchini) are extraordinary, because they show very low concentrations of phenolic acids (up to 10 mg/kg) accumulated in the peels. peas and broad beans have relatively small contents of phenolic acids too. their husks show like beans considerable concentrations of hydroxycinnamic acid deri ...	1975	1224795
several properties of the partially purified proteinase inhibitor in eggplant exocarp.	a proteinase inhibitor was isolated and partially purified from the exocarp of eggplant, solanum melongena l., by means of acetate buffer extraction, heat treatment, salting-out and column chromatography on deae-cellulose. this preparation showed inhibitory activities on various proteinases; trypsin [ec 3.4.4.4] and pronase were strongly inhibited while alpha-chymotrypsin [ec 3.4.4.5] and nagarse were weakly inhibited. the inhibitor was a protein substance, and, therefore, it was gradually inact ...	1975	1225945
cholinesterases from plant tissues. vi. preliminary characterization of enzymes from solanum melongena l. and zea mays l.	enzymes capable of hydrolyzing esters of thiocholine have been assayed in extracts of solanum melongena l. (eggplant) and zea mays l. (corn). the enzymes from both species are inhibited by the anti-cholinesterases neostigmine, physostigmine, and 284c51 and by amo-1618, a plant growth retardant and they both have ph optima near ph 8.0. the enzyme from eggplant is maximally active at a substrate concentration of 0.15 mm acetylthiocholine and is inhibited at higher substrate concentrations. on the ...	1975	67
kcn inhibition of lipoxygenase in purple, green, and white eggplants.	lipoxygenase activity in three cultivars (purple, green, and white) of eggplant, solanum melongena, were compared. activity was greatest in the purple and lowest in the white variety. in contrast to reports that nacn did not inhibit eggplant lipoxygenase, in these studies cyanide completely inhibited the enzyme in all three varieties.	1975	809632
non-transmissible and long-lasting effects of exogenous gibberellin on floral morphology in the eggplant (solanum melongena l.).	effects of localized treatments with gibberellin on floral morphology and growth of eggplant were confined to the treated part of the plant and were not transmitted to other parts. single applications caused strong and long-lasting effects, similar to those of repeated applications over a prolonged period. the data suggest that gibberellin induced a self-sustaining process in the apices of treated branches.	1975	24435086
[changes in weight of fresh and dried vegetables on cooking].	the present study represents part of a more important work relative to normal food refuse and change of weight of varied food according to different ways of cooking. the study has been realized on vegetables and some fruits of frequent utilization in the population. it was accomplished by 25 voluntary housekeepers from paris and marseille during a whole year according to precise instructions about the method of weighings, every vegetable having to be weighed, three times at different intervals, ...	1976	970838
nature and specificity of the rna-protein interaction in the case of the tymoviruses.	dissociation-reassociation experiments performed with turnip yellow mosaic virus in the presence of various rnas and polynucleotides were used to investigate the degree of specificity and the contribution of the associated rna moiety to the stability of tymv. the results emphasize the importance of strategic cytosine residues spread along the rna chain. some insight into the contribution of the protein could be gained from comparison of tymv and eggplant mosaic virus (emv), a virus similar to ty ...	1976	13423
an improved method for the purification of eggplant trypsin inhibitor.	the trypsin inhibitor in eggplant, solanum melongena l., was isolated and purified by the improved method with the techniques of dialysis using acetylated cellulose tube and ion-exchange chromatography on deae-sephadex. the final preparation was found to be homogeneous by disc and sds-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. this inhibitor had the molecular weight of about 6,200, the pi value of 4.7, and furthermore characteristic amino acid composition lacking in tryptophan, histidine, valine and me ...	1977	874580
cyclopamine and related steroidal alkaloid teratogens: their occurrence, structural relationship, and biologic effects.	a spontaneous congenital deformity is produced in lambs whose dams consume veratrum californicum on the 14th day of gestation. the deformity is generally expressed as cyclopia, cebocephaly, anophthalmia, or microphthalmia. this teratogenic effect is produced by certain steroidal alkaloid teratogens from the plant - most notably the compound cyclopamine. cyclopamine is a c-nor-d-homo steroid with fused furanopiperidine rings e and f at right angles to the plane of the steroid because of spiro att ...	1978	723484
evidence for the existence of a coat protein messenger rna associated with the top component of each of three tymoviruses.	on centrifugation in a cscl density gradient the three tymoviruses, eggplant mosaic, wild cucumber mosaic, and okra mosaic, separate into a major bottom component and several less dense minor components. the rna of the top component is composed of about 90% trna and 10% of an approximately 250 000 dalton messenger rna. the latter induced the synthesis of coat protein when translated in wheat-germ and rabbit-reticulocyte cell-free systems.	1978	673836
reverse transcription of turnip yellow mosaic virus rna primed with calf-thymus dna hydrolysate: characterization of the purified cdna product.	complementary dna was transcribed from turnip yellow mosaic virus rna, using the method of taylor et al. (1). the purified cdna thus obtained sedimented between 2 and 4 s and was a mostly uniform transcript of template rna. it hybridized with a sharp transition to homologous tymv-rna (crt 1/2 = 2.7 x 10(-2)), but showed a low level of hybridization (less than 5%) to the rnas of two other tymoviruses, namely andean potato latent virus and eggplant mosaic virus.	1978	82938
translation of eggplant mosaic virus rna in wheat germ extracts and reticulocyte lysates.		1978	570320
peroxidase isozymes from meloidogyne spp. and their origin.	two peroxidase isozymes (ef 0.43 and 0.53) were detected by electrophoretic analysis in homogenates of meloidogyne arenaria, m. hapla, m. javanica, and m. incognita females reared on tomato. no peroxidase isozymes were detected electrophoretically in homogenates of adult males, preparasitic larvae, or eggs. peroxidase isozymes from females reared on bean, eggplant, or tobacco differed from those from females reared on tomato. bean and eggplant populations had a single peroxidase isozyme each, re ...	1979	19305520
behavioral response of nothanguina phyllobia to selected plant species.	the silver-leaf nightshade nenmtode, nothanguina phyllobia, is a promising biological control agent for its only reported host, solanum elaeagnifolium cav. when infective larvae of n. phyllobia and stem tissue of 39 econmnically important plant species were suspended in 0.5% water agar, nematodes aggregated about s. elaeagnifolium, solanum carolinense l., solanum melongena l., solanum tuberosum l., and prunus caroliniana (mill.) ait. nematodes responded to solanum spp. via positive chemotaxis an ...	1979	19305532
water permeability of plant cuticles : dependence of permeability coefficients of cuticular transpiration on vapor pressure saturation deficit.	using the system vapor/membrane/liquid, permeability coefficients of cuticular transpiration (p ct) were determined as functions of water activity in the vapor (a wv). enzymatically isolated cuticular membranes (cm) of citrus aurantium l. and nonisolated cm of onion bulb scales and eggplant fruits were investigated. p ct of citrus and eggplant cm decreased with decreasing a wv, while permeability coefficients of cm of onion were independent of a wv. extraction of soluble cuticular lipids (scl) f ...	1979	24407329
the complete amino acid sequence and the trypsin reactive (inhibitory) site of the major proteinase inhibitor from the fruits of aubergine (solanum melongena l.).		1979	477995
the relationship of certain tymoviruses assessed from the amino acid composition of their coat proteins.	the amino acid composition of the coat proteins of the following viruses is reported: andean potato latent, clitoria yellow vein, desmodium yellow mottle, dulcamara mottle, eggplant mosaic, okra mosaic, ononis yellow mosaic, scrophularia mottle, and, as controls, cocksfoot mild mosaic and cocksfoot mottle viruses. these data, together with some already published, were used to compute classifications of the tymoviruses. these classifications show a general similarity to koenig's serological class ...	1980	7372445
the position of the reactive site peptide bond in eggplant trypsin inhibitor molecule.	the purified trypsin inhibitor from eggplant (solanum melongena, l.) has an arg-x bond in the reactive site which is selectively cleaved by limited hydrolysis with a catalytic amount of bovine trypsin. so-called trypsin-modified inhibitor was separated from the native one by qae-sephadex a-25 chromatography. after the cleavage of disulfide bonds of isolated modified inhibitor by means of reduction and s-carboxymethylation, two fragments (f-i and f-ii) were obtained by gel filtration on sephadex ...	1980	7400862
protein composition of the virions of five plant rhabdoviruses.	five plant rhabdoviruses fall into two groups based on the patterns produced by their dissociated virion proteins when separated electrophoretically. lettuce necrotic yellows virus (lnvy) and sonchus virus (sv) virions contained only one m protein and ns protein. sowthistle yellow vein virus (syvv), sonchus yellow net virus (synv) and eggplant mottled dwarf virus (emdv) virions contained two m proteins and no detectable ns protein. the m and g proteins of lnyv and sv were easily released from th ...	1981	7327907
mesophyll protoplasts from solanum melongena var depressum bailey regenerate to fertile plants.	mesophyll protoplasts have been isolated from soil grown plants of solanum melongena var depressum bailey and protoplast-derived colonies regenerated in liquid dpd culture medium. protoplast-derived colonies proliferated on agar-solidified ms culture medium and regenerated shoots which grew to fertile plants in potting compost.	1981	24258864
hybridization and fertility of hybrid derivatives of solatium melongena l. and solanum macrocarpon l.	eleven genotypes of solanum melongena l. and one genotype tentatively identified as solanum macrocarpon were reciprocally intercrossed. three patterns of the crossability were determined: a) reciprocally crossable, b) reciprocally non-crossable, and c) unidirectionally crossable. in toto 524 f1 interspecific hybrids were grown during one season under open pollination conditions in the field. a large proportion of the f1 hybrids produced seed set. the highest degree of seed set was recorded in th ...	1982	24270564
a novel enolic beta-ketoaldehyde phytotoxin produced by stemphylium botryosum f. sp. lycopersici : partial chemical and biological characterization.	a new phytotoxin, stemphyloxin i, c(21)h(32)o(5), was isolated from cultures of the pathogenic fungus stemphylium botryosum f. sp. lycopersici. the toxin is a tricyclic compound possessing a most unusual beta-ketoaldehyde group. injection of stemphyloxin i into a tomato leaflet caused unlimited necrotic spots and a loss of turgor, which at higher toxin concentration wilted the whole compound leaf. visible symptoms could be observed at a toxin concentration as low as 2.7 micromolar. stemphyloxin ...	1982	16662165
potential of tissue culture for breeding root-knot nematode resistance into vegetables.	plant protoplast technology is being investigated as a means of transferring root-knot nematode resistance factors from solanum sisymbriifolium into the susceptible s. melongena. solanum sisymbriifolium plants regenerated from callus lost resistance to meloidogyne javanica but retained resistance to m. incognita. tomato plants cloned from leaf discs of the root-knot nematode resistant 'patriot' were completely susceptible to m. incognita, while sections of stems and leaves rooted in sand in the ...	1982	19295668
description of thecavermiculatus andinus n.sp. (meloidoderidae), a round cystoid nematode from the andes mountains of peru.	thecavermiculatus andinus n.sp. is described and illustrated from oxalis tuberosa originally collected in the vicinity of lake titicaca high in the andes mountains of southern peru. this new species differs markedly front the other two species in the genus, especially in having a much greater female vulval-anal distance and annules with lined punctation on most of the female body with a lacelike pattern restricted to the posterior portion, particularly at the vulva and anus which do not protrude ...	1983	19295818
karyotypic variability in plants of solanum melongena regenerated from callus grown in presence of culture filtrate of verticillium dahliae.	plantlets were regenerated from calli derived from leaf expiants of three genotypes of solanum melongena (two parental genotypes and their hybrid). the cytological analysis showed that a) plants regenerated were all mixoploid, b) toxic medium (basal medium added with filtrate culture of verticillium dahliae) was able to evidence karyotypic differences between genotypes not displayed by plants regenerated from callus grown on control medium, c) chromosomal mosaicism persists up to plant maturity ...	1984	24258559
biosynthesis of jasmonic acid by several plant species.	six plant species metabolized (18)o-labeled 12-oxo-cis,cis-10,15-phytodienoic acid (12-oxo-pda) to short chain cyclic fatty acids. the plant species were corn (zea mays l.), eggplant (solanum melongena l.), flax (linum usitatissimum l.), oat (avena sativa l.), sunflower (helianthus annuus l.), and wheat (triticum aestivum l.). among the products was jasmonic acid, a natural plant constituent with growth-regulating properties. the pathway is the same as the one recently reported by us for jasmoni ...	1984	16663643
accumulation and transport of (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid in plant cuticles: i. sorption in the cuticular membrane and its components.	partition coefficients (k) of (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (2,4-d) have been determined for the system plant cuticle/aqueous buffer. cuticles isolated enzymatically from leaves (clivia miniata, ficus elastica, citrus aurantium, hedera helix, pyrus communis cv. conférence and cv. williams, olea europaea) and fruits (lycopersicon esculentum, capsicum annuum, solanum melongena, cucumis sativus) were utilized. only the nondissociated species of 2,4-d was sorbed by cuticles and their lipophilic c ...	1984	6734501
the semipermeability of simple spherical virus capsids.	hydrogen-ion titration curves are reported for tomato bushy stunt virus, two strains of cowpea chlorotic mottle virus, and turnip crinkle virus, with particular attention to the hysteresis loops associated with the swelling and contraction of virions. there appears to be an archetypal shape of hysteresis loops, which is shared by viruses in several groups, suggestive of many intermediate states in the swelling of any one particle. in contrast, eggplant mosaic virus behaves as if its protein caps ...	1984	18639804
dissipation of endosulfan residues from unprocessed and processed brinjal (solanum melongena l.) fruits.	in the summer season of 1980, brinjal crop (solanum melongena l.) raised under field conditions in the hissar region, india, was studied for endosulfan residues, with particular reference to the influence of washing and boiling/cooking of the fruits on the persistence of endosulfan. endosulfan was applied three times at intervals of 15 days each. for analysis, fruits were sampled from the first and third spraying at 0, 1, 3, 6, 10, and 15 days. they were analysed colorimetrically for residues. r ...	1984	6732736
effect of alkaloids of solanum melongena on the central nervous system.	crude alkaloidal fraction isolated from the leaves of solanum melongena was screened for its effects on the central nervous system. it exhibited significant analgesic effect and some cns depression but no anticonvulsant action. the analgesic effects were of non-narcotic type. ld50 was estimated to be higher than 1 g/kg i.p. in mice.	1984	6482482
improved efficiency of plant regeneration from protoplasts of eggplant solanum melongena l.	eggplant (solanum melongena l.) mesophyll protoplasts were obtained from in vitro growing plants of line 410 and cv. 'classic'. relatively high (15%) plating efficiency was achieved using petri dishes with alternate quadrants containing reservoir medium (r medium + 1% activated charcoal) and culture medium. shoot regeneration occurred within 6 weeks following initiation of protoplast culture.	1984	24253578
production and characterization of somatic hybrids between solanum melongena l. and s. sisymbriifolium lam.	protoplasts of 6-azauracil (au) resistant cell lines of solanum melongena l. were fused with protoplasts of s. sisymbriifolium lam. to create somatic hybrids between these sexually-incompatible species. following fusion, colonies were selected which were capable of growth in medium containing 1mm au. these colonies were placed on medium containing zeatin which had been shown to stimulate anthocyanin production during shoot organogenesis in tissue explants of s. sisymbriifolium but not in s. melo ...	1986	24247537
effect of meloidogyne incognita and importance of the inoculum on the yield of eggplant.	the relationship between population densities of race 1 of meloidogyne incognita and yield of eggplant was studied. microplots were infested with finely chopped nematode-infected pepper roots to give population densities of 0, 0.062, 0.125, 0.25, 0.50, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and 128 eggs and juveniles/cm(3) soil. both plant growth and yield were suppressed by the nematode. a tolerance limit of 0.054 eggs and juveniles/cm(3) soil and a minimum relative yield of 0.05 at four or more eggs and juve ...	1986	19294216
growth reponses of eggplant and soybean seedlings to mechanical stress in greenhouse and outdoor environments.	eggplant (solanum melongena l. var. esculentum 'burpee's black beauty') and soybean [glycine max (l.) merr. 'wells ii'] seedlings were assigned to a greenhouse or a windless or windy outdoor environment. plants within each environment received either periodic seismic (shaking) or thigmic (flexing or rubbing) treatment, or were left undisturbed. productivity (dry weight) and dimensional (leaf area and stem length) growth parameters generally were reduced more by mechanical stress in the greenhous ...	1986	11539764
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
antiviral effects of dihydroxypropyladenine [rs)-dhpa) and bromovinyldeoxyuridine (bvdu) on plant viruses.	two established antiviral agents, dihydroxypropyladenine (rs)-dhpa and bromovinyldeoxyuridine (bvdu) were evaluated for their inhibitory effects on 4 plant viruses: tobacco mosaic virus, potato virus x (pvx), eggplant mosaic virus (emv) and a potyvirus isolated from solanum palinacanthum (poty-sp). using the leaf disc incubation test, bvdu proved virtually inactive while (rs)-dhpa efficiently inhibited emv and poty-sp when applied at concentrations as low as 5 mg/l. tmv was less susceptible to t ...	1987	3446016
the classification of tymoviruses by cdna-rna hybridization and other measures of relatedness.	the relationships of twelve tymoviruses have been assessed by cdna-rna hybridization. in addition, the percentage molar nucleotide composition of the genome of the pd strain of kennedya yellow mosaic virus and the percentage molar amino acid composition of the coat proteins of cacao yellow mosaic, kennedya yellow mosaic and turnip yellow mosaic (cardamine strain) viruses were estimated. these as well as published serological comparisons and genome and coat protein composition determinations were ...	1987	3662825
exploratory numerical taxonomy based on biochemical and biophysical characters of the tymoviruses.	three different exploratory analytical techniques, principal components analysis, reciprocal averaging and cluster analysis, were used to examine taxonomic relationships among the tymoviruses. the three techniques gave similar but not identical interpretations of the interrelationships within this group. exploratory numerical analyses were useful in assessing relatedness, and they suggest that andean potato latent virus is misclassified as a strain of eggplant mosaic virus.	1987	3667185
lectins as probes for the assay of rhabdovirus infections in plants.	thirteen different, biotinylated plant lectins were tested for their ability to recognize specifically the glycoproteins of the two different plant rhabdoviruses potato yellow dwarf virus and eggplant mottled dwarf virus. all viruses were propagated on the same plant host species, nicotiana rustica l. the lectin-binding to the viral proteins was tested after electrophoretic separation and transfer to nitrocellulose membranes. besides purified virus also partially pure virus preparations were use ...	1987	3680462
uv-b radiation and photosynthetic irradiance acclimate eggplant for outdoor exposure.	treatment of greenhouse-grown eggplant (solanum melongena l. var. esculentum nees. 'burpee's black beauty') seedlings with supplemental photosynthetically active radiation from cool-white fluorescent lamps increased growth of plants subsequently transferred outdoors relative to growth of plants that received no supplemental radiation or were shaded to 45% of solar irradiation in the greenhouse before transfer outdoors. eggplant seedlings transferred outdoors were placed under plastic tarps eithe ...	1987	11538251
the potential use of lithium as a marker for the assessment of the sources of dietary salt: cooking studies and physiological experiments in men.	lithium was investigated for its possible use as a marker for identifying the various sources of nacl in the diet. micromolar concentrations of lithium can be detected in various vegetables, tap water and also in urine specimens of adult volunteers. the lithium content of vegetables varied from 6.1 to 24.5 mumol of lithium/kg dry weight, with the exception of spinach and aubergines which had much higher concentrations. the excretion of the element in 24 h urine specimens ranged from 2 to 4 mumol ...	1987	3802724
interspecific somatic hybrid plants between eggplant (solanum melongena) and solanum torvum.	mesophyll protoplasts of eggplant (cv black beauty) and of solanum torvum (both 2n=2x=24) were fused using a modification of the menczel and wolfe peg/dmso procedure. protoplasts post-fusion were plated at 1 × 10(5)/ml in modified km medium, which inhibited division of s. torvum protoplasts. one week prior to shoot regeneration, ten individual calluses had a unique light-green background and were verified as cell hybrids by the presence of the dimer isozyme patterns for phosphoglucoisomerase (pg ...	1988	24232265
elicitation of diacetylenic compounds in suspension cultured cells of eggplant.	induction of stress metabolites in the suspension cultured cells of eggplant (solanum melongena l.) was examined. when autoclaved rnase a or nigeran, both of which are nonspecific phytoalexin elicitors in bean cells, were added to the cell culture of eggplant, greatly enhanced levels of three compounds were observed. one of them was cis-pentadeca-6-ene-1,3-diyne-5,15-diol, a novel diacetylenic compound. this compound has considerable fungitoxic activity. also identified was falcarindiol, another ...	1988	16665862
effects of mechanical stress or abscisic acid on growth, water status and leaf abscisic acid content of eggplant seedlings.	container-grown eggplant (solanum melongena l. var esculentum nees. 'burpee's black beauty') seedlings were conditioned with brief, periodic mechanical stress or abscisic acid (aba) in a greenhouse prior to outdoor exposure. mechanical stress consisted of seismic (shaking) or thigmic (stem flexing) treatment. exogenous aba (10(-3) or 10(-4)m) was applied as a soil drench 3 days prior to outdoor transfer. during conditioning, only thigmic stress reduced stem elongation and only 10(-3) m aba reduc ...	1988	11539768
molecular cloning of genes that specify virulence in pseudomonas solanacearum.	the suicide plasmid psup2021 was used to introduce tn5 into the pseudomonas solanacearum wild-type strain k60. we isolated eight avirulent mutants after screening 6,000 kanamycin-resistant transconjugants by inoculating eggplant (solanum melongena l. cv. black beauty) and tobacco (nicotiana tabacum l. cv. bottom special) seedlings. the tn5-containing ecori fragments from the eight mutants were unique, suggesting that numerous genes specify virulence in this species. these ecori fragments were cl ...	1988	2828316
meloidogyne mayaguensis n. sp. (meloidogynidae), a root-knot nematode from puerto rico.	meloidogyne mayaguensis n. sp. is described and illustrated from specimens obtained from galled roots of eggplant, solanum melongena l., from puerto rico. the perineal pattern of females is round to ovoid with fine, widely spaced striae. it has occasional breaks of striation laterally and a circular tail tip area lacking striae. the stylet, 15.8 mum long, has reniform knobs that merge gradually with the stylet shaft. males have a high, rectangular, smooth head region, not set off from the body c ...	1988	19290185
radiation preservation of foods of plant origin. part vi. mushrooms, tomatoes, minor fruits and vegetables, dried fruits, and nuts.	in this concluding article in the series on the technological feasibility of ionizing radiation treatment for shelf life improvement of fruits and vegetables, the present status of research on several commodities that have not been dealt with earlier is discussed. the commodities include mushrooms, tomatoes, pineapples, lychees, longans, rambutans, mangostenes, guavas, sapotas, loquats, ber, soursops, passion fruits, persimmons, figs, melons, cucumbers, aubergines, globe artichokes, endives, let ...	1988	3280249
acclimation of photosynthesis to elevated co(2) in five c(3) species.	the effect of long-term (weeks to months) co(2) enhancement on (a) the gas-exchange characteristics, (b) the content and activation state of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase (rubisco), and (c) leaf nitrogen, chlorophyll, and dry weight per area were studied in five c(3) species (chenopodium album, phaseolus vulgaris, solanum tuberosum, solanum melongena, and brassica oleracea) grown at co(2) partial pressures of 300 or 900 to 1000 microbars. long-term exposure to elevated co(2) affected the ...	1989	16666587
primary structure of belladonna mottle virus coat protein.	the coat protein of belladonna mottle virus (a tymovirus) was cleaved by trypsin and chymotrypsin, and the peptides were separated by high performance liquid chromatography using a combination of gel permeation, reverse phase, and ion pair chromatography. the peptides were sequenced manually using the 4-n, n-dimethylaminoazobenzene-4'-isothiocyanate/phenyl isothiocyanate double-coupling method. the chymotryptic peptides were aligned by overlapping sequences of tryptic peptides and by homology wi ...	1989	2467911
immunogold localization of beta-1,3-glucanases in two plants infected by vascular wilt fungi.	an antiserum raised against a purified tobacco beta-1,3-glucanase (pr-n) was used to study the subcellular localization of enzyme in fungus-infected plant tissues by means of post-embedding immunogold labeling. in susceptible tomato plants, the enzyme accumulation was found to occur as a result of successful tissue colonization, whereas it appeared to be an early event associated with limited spread of the fungus in resistant tissues. although marked differences between susceptible and resistant ...	1989	2535539
nucleotide sequence of the ononis yellow mosaic tymovirus genome.	the nucleotide sequence of the genome of ononis yellow mosaic tymovirus (oymv) has been determined. the genome is single-stranded rna, 6211 nucleotides long, and has three main open reading frames (orfs), two of them overlapping. the largest orf (nucleotides 179-5509) encodes a polyprotein of 1776 amino acid residues that has sequence similarities with polymerases of other viruses with rna genomes. the smaller overlapping orf (nucleotides 172-1965) encodes a protein of 597 amino acids of unknown ...	1989	2800337
stable transformation of eggplant (solanum melongena l.) by cocultivation of tissues withagrobacterium tumefaciens carrying a binary plasmid vector.	stable transformation of eggplant to kanamycin resistance was obtained by cocultivation of cotyledonary and young leaves with the hypervirulent, fully oncogenicagrobacterium tumefaciens strain a281 carrying plasmid pga472. no transformation was observed when using the disarmeda. tumefaciens lba4404 strain carrying pga472 or when using either strain for cocultivation with eggplant suspension cells.the nptii enzyme and dna dot blot assays performed on callus cells growing in the presence of kanamy ...	1989	24233279
somatic hybrid plants produced by electrofusion between solanum melongena l. and solanum torvum sw.	somatic hybrid plants between eggplant (solanum melongena) and solanum torvum have been produced by the electrofusion of mesophyll protoplasts in a movable multi-electrode fusion chamber. using hair structure as a selection criteria, we identified a total of 19 somatic hybrids, which represented an overall average of 15.3% of the 124 regenerated plants obtained in the two fusion experiments. several morphological traits were intermediate to those of the parents, including trichome density and st ...	1989	24232465
spirosolane-containing solanum species and induction of congenital craniofacial malformations.	comparison by gc analysis of purified alkaloid extracts of solanum species revealed no measurable free solasodine, other spirosolanes, or any non-spirosolane steroidal alkaloid aglycones in unhydrolyzed total alkaloid fractions of fruit of solanum elaeagnifolium cav. (silverleaf nightshade), solanum sarrachoides (s. villosum lam.--hairy nightshade), solanum dulcamara l. (european bittersweet nightshade) or solanum melongena l. (eggplant). all alkaloidal material was apparently present as glycosi ...	1990	2080514
production of a triple mutant, chlorophyll-deficient, streptomycin-, and kanamycin-resistant nicotiana tabacum, and its use in intergeneric somatic hybrid formation with solanum melongena.	in order to produce a triple mutant, sexual crosses between a chlorophyll-deficient, streptomycin-resistant mutant of nicotiana tabacum (sa) and a kanamycin-resistant transformant of n. tabacum (kr.) were carried out. from the offspring of this cross, a triple mutant (kr-sa) was selected. in n. tabacum kr-sa, chlorophyll deficiency is due to recessive mutation in the nuclear genome, streptomycin resistance is due to a dominant mutation in the chloroplast genome, and kanamycin resistance is shown ...	1990	24221063
a cloned avirulence gene from pseudomonas solanacearum determines incompatibility on nicotiana tabacum at the host species level.	a locus in pseudomonas solanacearum aw1 responsible for the hypersensitive response (hr) on tobacco was cloned by complementation in the tobacco-pathogenic strain p. solanacearum nc252. the nc252 hr+ transconjugants lost pathogenicity on tobacco, indicating that the cloned locus could restrict the host range of nc252. restriction enzyme mapping, transposon mutagenesis, and subcloning showed that, at most, 2.0 kilobases of the cloned dna was required for nc252 transconjugants to elicit hr on toba ...	1990	2203731
natural pesticides and bioactive components in foods.	in this review, some common food plants and their toxic or otherwise bioactive components and mycotoxin contaminants have been considered. crucifers contain naturally occurring components that are goitrogenic, resulting from the combined action of allyl isothiocyanate, goitrin, and thiocyanate. although crucifers may provide some protection from cancer when taken prior to a carcinogen, when taken after a carcinogen they act as promoters of carcinogenesis. the acid-condensed mixture of indole-3-c ...	1990	2404325
transformation of eggplant (solanum melongena l.) using a binary agrobacterium tumefaciens vector.	kanamycin resistant plants of solarium melongena l. (eggplant) cv. picentia were obtained following the cocultivation of leaf explants with agrobacterium tumefaciens. a disarmed binary vector system containing the neomycin phosphotransferase (nptii) gene as the selectable marker and chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (cat) as a reporter gene was utilized. in vitro grown plants were used as sources of explants to produce transgenic plants on selective medium containing 100 mg/l kanamycin. the tran ...	1990	24226372
somatic hybridization between selected lycopersicon and solanum species.	mesophyll protoplasts of an interspecific lycopersicon esculentum mill, (tomato) x lycopersicon pennellii hybrid plant (ep) were fused with callus-derived protoplasts of solanum lycopersicoides dun. using a modified peg/dmso procedure. the ep plant was previously transformed by agrobacterium tumefaciens which carried the nptii and nopaline synthase genes. protoplasts were plated at 10(5)/ml in modified km medium and 16 days post-fusion 25 ug/ml kanamycin was added to the culture medium. during s ...	1991	24221398
elimination of eggplant mottled crinkle virus using virazole in explant cultures of solanum melongena l.	virazole (1-beta-d-ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide; 100 and 150 mg/l) incorporated into brinjal explant culture medium induced in complete elimination of eggplant mottled crinkle virus - indian isolate (emcv-1) from infected explant cultures of s. melongena l. and production of virus free plant progeny. acridine orange and ethidium bromide (150 ml/l) were also potent antiviral agents to some extent.	1991	1889835
use of digoxigenin-labelled probes for detection and host-range studies of tomato yellow leaf curl geminivirus.	we studied the host range of tomato yellow leaf curl virus (tylcv) in some agronomically important tomato species. transmission tests with the natural vector bemisia tabaci from tomato to sweet pepper, eggplant, cucumber, melon, zucchini and spinach showed that these species did not develop symptoms and did not support viral replication. these species therefore do not constitutive a reservoir of the virus and can be cultivated as alternatives to tomato in the most affected areas. for host-range ...	1991	1796214
plantlet regeneration from encapsulated somatic embryos of hybrid solanum melongena l.	high frequency somatic embryogenesis was induced from leaf expiants of f1 hybrid solanum melongena l. on murashige and skoog's medium supplemented with 8.0 mg/1 naa and 0.1 mg/1 kn. the somatic embryos were encapsulated in various concentrations (2-6%) of sodium alginate and complexed with calcium chloride (25-100mm): 3% sodium alginate and 75 mm calcium chloride were found to be optimal for encapsulation. the encapsulated somatic embryos were transferred to various conversion media in vitro and ...	1991	24226155
comparisons of the genomic sequences of erysimum latent virus and other tymoviruses: a search for the molecular basis of their host specificities.	the nucleotide sequence of the genome of erysimum latent tymovirus (elv) has been determined. it closely resembles those of the other four sequenced tymoviral genomes in its gene organization and composition, but is the smallest (6034 nucleotides) and most distinct of them. furthermore the 78 non-coding nucleotides at the 3' terminus of the elv genome are unable to form a complete trna-like structure like that reported for other tymoviruses. comparisons of the five tymovirus genomes and their en ...	1992	1607861
comparison of the strategies of expression of five tymovirus rnas by in vitro translation studies.	total nucleotide sequencing of the rna genome of various tymoviruses has demonstrated that the overall genome organization of these viruses is identical. furthermore, the strategies of expression of the turnip yellow mosaic virus (tymv) genome have been established by in vitro translation studies; these include the synthesis of a subgenomic rna, the utilization of overlapping open reading frames (orfs) and maturation of a polyprotein. in the experiments described here, the strategies of expressi ...	1992	1538200
crop rotation studies with velvetbean (mucuna deeringiana) for the management of meloidogyne spp.	results from a greenhouse experiment at cabrils, spain, with two velvetbean (mucuna deeringiana) accessions (florida and mozambique) growing in sterilized sandy loam and inoculated with meloidogyne arenaria race 2, m. incognita race 1, and m. javanica revealed that the legume was not a host for these nematodes. in contrast, roots of 'clemson spineless' okra (hibiscus esculentum), 'summer crookneck' squash (cucurbita pepo), and 'davis' soybean (glycine max) were galled by all three root-knot nema ...	1992	19283043
transformation of solanum integrifolium poir via agrobacterium tumefaciens: plant regeneration and progeny analysis.	the wild species solanum integrifolium represents a source of pest and disease resistance genes for breeding strategies of the cultivated species solanum melongena. somatic hybridization via protoplast fusion between the two species may provide a valuable tool for transferring polygenic traits into the cultivated species. the availability of s.integrifolium cells carrying dominant selectable markers would facilitate the heterokaryon rescue. an appropriate methodology for in vitro culture and pla ...	1992	24213029
purification and characterization from tobacco (nicotiana tabacum) leaves of six small, wound-inducible, proteinase isoinhibitors of the potato inhibitor ii family.	six small molecular mass, wound-inducible trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitor proteins from tobacco (nicotiana tabacum) leaves were isolated to homogeneity. the isoinhibitors, cumulatively called tobacco trypsin inhibitor (tti), have molecular masses of approximately 5500 to 5800 d, calculated from gel filtration analysis and amino acid content. the amino acid sequence of the entire 53 residues of one isoinhibitor, tti-1, and the sequence of 36 amino acid residues from the n terminus of a second ...	1993	8108514
estimation of xyloglucan in vegetables by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.	we prepared the antibody specific against plant xyloglucan and applied it to enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in order to estimate xyloglucan contents in several vegetables. in this experiment, xyloglucan was detected in the 24% aqueous potassium hydroxide-soluble fractions of tomato, cabbage, lettuce, and eggplant. the xyloglucan contents of these vegetables were estimated to be 1.4 mg, 54 micrograms, 14 micrograms, and 4 micrograms per one hundred grams of their edible portions, respectively, ...	1993	8006716
infectious eggplant mosaic tymovirus and ononis yellow mosaic tymovirus from cloned cdna.	eggplant mosaic virus (emv) and ononis yellow mosaic virus (oymv) are two tymoviruses that have ssrna genomes of about 6.2 kb and 6.3 kb, and which infect solanaceous and leguminous hosts, respectively. full-length cdna clones of these viruses were constructed with a t7 promoter adjacent to the 5' terminus of the dna copy of the viral genome, and with unique restriction endonuclease sites at the 3' terminus. this allowed rna to be transcribed from the dna encoding the genome. the transcript rna ...	1993	8328917
the thermal stability and decapsidation mechanism of tymoviruses: a differential calorimetric study.	the thermal stability of virions present in purified suspensions of three tymoviruses, turnip yellow mosaic virus (tymv), belladonna mottle virus (belmv) and eggplant mosaic virus (emv) was investigated by microcalorimetry. virions are less stable than natural empty shells at 4.5 < or = ph < or = 8.5. polyvalent cations present in tymv stabilize the virions at ph < or = 5.0 only. virions decapsidate in three steps: i) the release of the viral rna, probably through a hole in the capsid; ii) the d ...	1993	8286439
[morphology of the ganglion cervicale superius in human fetuses and an adult].	morphology of the ganglion cervicale superius (gcs) was studied on 16 sides of 10 human fetuses and the 2 sides of an adult cadaver with a binocular stereomicroscope. the obtained results were as follows. gcs is fusiform on 8 sides, takes the form of an eggplant on 3 sides, and is weakly constricted on 7 sides. the gcs was symmetrical in 2 cases. the gcs lay slightly above the first cervical vertebra and extended downward to the superior half of the second cervical vertebra on 11 sides of fetuse ...	1993	8279265
activation of anthocyanin synthesis genes by white light in eggplant hypocotyl tissues, and identification of an inducible p-450 cdna.	eggplant seedlings (solanum melongena) grown under red light irradiation showed a normal morphology with green, fully expanded cotyledons. when the seedlings grown under red light were irradiated with ultraviolet-containing white light, anthocyanin synthesis was induced in the hypocotyl tissues, especially when a uv light supplement was added. the accumulation of pigments was closely associated with the expression of genes involved in flavonoid synthesis. these genes include chalcone synthase (c ...	1993	8260632
production and characterization of fertile somatic hybrids of eggplant (solanum melongena l.) with solanum aethiopicum l.	in order to produce fertile somatic hybrids, mesophyll protoplasts from eggplant were electrofused with those from one of its close related species, solanum aethiopicum l. aculeatum group. on the basis of differences in the cultural behavior of the parental and hybrid protoplasts, 35 somatic hybrid plants were recovered from 85 selected calli. when taken to maturity either in the greenhouse or in the field, the hybrid plants were vigorous, all rapidly overtopping parental individuals. the putati ...	1993	24196058
the in vitro synthesis of diosgenin mono- and diglucoside by enzyme preparations from solanum melongena leaves.		1993	8372541