Soluble lignin complexes isolated from wheat straw (Triticum arvense) and red clover (Trifolium pratense) stems by an in-vitro method

1989 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Nordkvist ◽  
Hadden Graham ◽  
Per Åman
1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (15) ◽  
pp. 2122-2136 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. W. J. Ragetli ◽  
M. Elder

An unknown virus was isolated from a young red clover plant (Trifolium pratense) with a bright yellow leaf mottle and subsequently was isolated from five other field clover plants with milder symptoms growing in three locations. In the laboratory, red clover became systemically infected by the virus only when the plants were kept between 10 and 16 °C after inoculation, and symptoms were mild. Crimson clover (T. incarnatum) was readily invaded at room temperature, and survivors of the initial shock reaction were severely mottled. White clover (T. repens) and Alsike clover (T. hybridum) did not become systemically infected under either temperature regime. The symptom common to all four species, necrotic spots in the inoculated primary leaves, suggested the name clover primary leaf necrosis virus. Among the nine leguminous and six non-leguminous host species, bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) was best suited for virus propagation, and cucumber (Cucumis sativus) was best suited for quantitative assay and detection.The virus was characterized by a single sedimenting species of spherical nucleoprotein particles with a sedimentation value, S20.w, of 136–137, an average diameter of 36 nm, and a specific extinction, E260 nm1%, 1 cm, of 58.15. The nucleic acid was of the ribose type and constituted 21% of the weight of the virion. Activity was lost from crude juice at 65 °C and from purified suspensions at 85 °C, with about 10% activity persisting between 60–70 °C. Two electrophoretic components were isolated from purified preparations. They induced identical symptoms in three hosts, but one replicated both components in bean and had more antigenic determinants than the other, which replicated itself only. The virus was weakly antigenic inducing an antiserum with titer of 128. Some of its in vitro properties were similar to those of carnation ringspot virus, but the two viruses were serologically unrelated. Nor was this virus serologically related to any of 15 other spherical viruses tested.


Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1089 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sang Gil Lee ◽  
Cindi R. Brownmiller ◽  
Sun-Ok Lee ◽  
Hye Won Kang

Red clover (Trifolium pratense) possesses various dietary compounds that improve human health. However, the functions of anthocyanins in red clover remain unclear. Here we examined anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects of red clover extract (RC) and red clover anthocyanins fraction (RCA) using lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW 264.7 macrophages and identified dietary compounds. RC and RCA suppressed LPS-induced expression of genes such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α, interleukin (IL)1β, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)1, and cyclooxygenase (COX)2. LPS-stimulated intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) production also was prevented by both RC and RCA. NADPH oxidase 1 (NOX1) gene and phosphorylation of p47phox of NOX1 that were increased by LPS were inhibited in the cells treated with RCA. LPS-stimulated nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) gene expression and nuclear translocation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB) subunit p65 were suppressed together with reduced iNOS and COX2 proteins by RCA. Additionally, 27 polyphenols and 7 anthocyanins from RC were identified and quantified. In conclusion, RC, especially RCA, exerted anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative activities in vitro by regulating NF-κB and NRF2 signaling pathways, suggesting that anthocyanins in red clover are the potential candidates to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress.


2000 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. T. Kunelius ◽  
K. B. McRae ◽  
S. A. E. Fillmore ◽  
G. Dürr

Late-maturing cultivars of red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) and timothy (Phleum pratense L.) may be grown in short-term rotations with other crops and harvested for hay and silage. Harvesting forage in mid-summer is often advantageous for field curing, but the quality of mature forage may be low. We studied how harvests at different developmental stages affected yield, composition of herbage, and species persistence. The late-maturing single-cut red clover cultivar Altaswede and late timothy cultivar Farol were grown alone and in combination with and without applied N. Total forage, and red clover and timothy dry matter yields, increased between the first (27 June) and third (11 July) dates of harvest. Timothy grown alone or combined with red clover and fertilized with N produced greater forage yields than red clover alone or red clover + timothy without applied N. The in vitro digestibility of dry matter declined from 670 to 625 g kg−1 and crude protein from 134 to 109 g kg−1 between 27 June and 11 July. Water soluble carbohydrates in forage were low (36–66 g kg−1) in cuts 1 and 2. Macronutrient and micronutrient concentrations were generally highest at the first date of harvest on 27 June. Nutrient concentrations in cut 2 were similar for the three harvest schedules. We conclude that growing late-maturing single-cut red clover combined with late timothy produced high yields with good nutritional quality even at advanced stages of maturity. Single-cut red clover persisted for the first production year making this combination suited for short-term rotations that involve late harvesting of the primary growth. Key words: Red clover, Trifolium pratense, timothy, Phleum pratense, composition


Author(s):  
Gabriela Maria VICAȘ ◽  
Mircea SAVATTI

Establishing the effect of the amino acids as additional additives to the culture medium is and will be in the future one of our concerns of interest for the in vitro culture of some plants. The present study examines the effect of the glicocol added to the LS basal medium over the embryos of the Trifolium pratense L specie cultivated in vitro. There were followed: the percentage of plant regeneration of the red clover, its multiplication capacity and the formation of the root system, and also the evolution of the callus obtained on mediums with 2,4D, BA and amino acid.


Fitoterapia ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 94 ◽  
pp. 62-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Spagnuolo ◽  
Emanuela Rasini ◽  
Alessandra Luini ◽  
Massimiliano Legnaro ◽  
Marcello Luzzani ◽  
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Weed Science ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 825-829 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. G. Taylor ◽  
D. G. Shilling ◽  
K. H. Quesenberry ◽  
G. R. Chaudhry

Whole plant and tissue culture experiments were conducted to determine the difference in phytotoxicity of 2,4-D and its metabolite, 2,4-DCP, to red clover. At the whole plant level, the mean concentration of 2,4-DCP (10 mM) required to cause 50% growth inhibition (I50) of shoot dry weight was 24 times greater than for 2,4-D (0.42 mM). Using callus tissue, the I50value for 2,4-DCP (0.28 mM) was 22 times greater than for 2,4-D (0.013 mM) based on dry weights. The callus tissue was 36 and 32 times more sensitive to 2,4-DCP and 2,4-D than shoot tissue based on dry weights, respectively. These data indicate that 2,4-DCP was less phytotoxic than 2,4-D to red clover both in vitro and in vivo.


2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 964-970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tugba Ercetin ◽  
Gulnur Toker ◽  
Murat Kartal ◽  
Hatice Colgecen ◽  
Mehmet C. Toker

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