The effect of light intensity on tumorigenesis in a Nicotiana amphiploid

1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 639-641
Author(s):  
Ira H. Ames

Young seedlings of the tumor-prone amphiploid Nicotiana suaveolens × N. langsdorffii were grown aseptically on nutrient medium under either 2000, 1000, or 500 ft-c of illumination. The incidence of tumor formation was scored at regular intervals beginning 17 days after the seeds had been sown. The rate of tumorigenesis was significantly reduced in those plants that were exposed to either 1000 or 500 ft-c of illumination. These seedlings were also taller and heavier than those grown under 2000 ft-c.

1971 ◽  
Vol 49 (9) ◽  
pp. 1699-1701 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ira H. Ames

Young seedlings of the amphiploid Nicotiana suaveolens × N. langsdorffii, grown aseptically on nutrient medium, were treated with several concentrations of gibberellic acid (GA3). The incidence of tumor formation was scored for 18 days subsequent to exposure. At a concentration of 5 × 10−3 M, GA3 caused a striking reduction in the rate of tumor formation and a marked enhancement of stem growth in this tumor-prone amphiploid. These results are discussed in relation to the problem of the trigger mechanism for tumor induction in Nicotiana hybrids.


Author(s):  
C. S. Bricker ◽  
S. R. Barnum ◽  
B. Huang ◽  
J. G. Jaworskl

Cyanobacteria are Gram negative prokaryotes that are capable of oxygenic photosynthesis. Although there are many similarities between eukaryotes and cyanobacteria in electron transfer and phosphorylation during photosynthesis, there are two features of the photosynthetic apparatus in cyanobacteria which distinguishes them from plants. Cyanobacteria contain phycobiliproteins organized in phycobilisomes on the surface of photosynthetic membrane. Another difference is in the organization of the photosynthetic membranes. Instead of stacked thylakolds within a chloroplast envelope membrane, as seen In eukaryotes, IntracytopIasmlc membranes generally are arranged in three to six concentric layers. Environmental factors such as temperature, nutrition and light fluency can significantly affect the physiology and morphology of cells. The effect of light Intensity shifts on the ultrastructure of Internal membrane in Anabaena variabilis grown under controlled environmental conditions was examined. Since a major constituent of cyanobacterial thylakolds are lipids, the fatty acid content also was measured and correlated with uItrastructural changes. The regulation of fatty acid synthesis in cyanobacteria ultimately can be studied if the fatty acid content can be manipulated.


2019 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 1007-1014
Author(s):  
Tong XU ◽  
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Jia-Hui ZHANG ◽  
Zhao-Ying LIU ◽  
Xuan LI ◽  
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Plants ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria N. Metsoviti ◽  
George Papapolymerou ◽  
Ioannis T. Karapanagiotidis ◽  
Nikolaos Katsoulas

In this research, the effect of solar irradiance on Chlorella vulgaris cultivated in open bioreactors under greenhouse conditions was investigated, as well as of ratio of light intensity in the 420–520 nm range to light in the 580–680 nm range (I420–520/I580–680) and of artificial irradiation provided by red and white LED lamps in a closed flat plate laboratory bioreactor on the growth rate and composition. The increase in solar irradiance led to faster growth rates (μexp) of C. vulgaris under both environmental conditions studied in the greenhouse (in June up to 0.33 d−1 and in September up to 0.29 d−1) and higher lipid content in microalgal biomass (in June up to 25.6% and in September up to 24.7%). In the experiments conducted in the closed bioreactor, as the ratio I420–520/I580–680 increased, the specific growth rate and the biomass, protein and lipid productivities increased as well. Additionally, the increase in light intensity with red and white LED lamps resulted in faster growth rates (the μexp increased up to 0.36 d−1) and higher lipid content (up to 22.2%), while the protein, fiber, ash and moisture content remained relatively constant. Overall, the trend in biomass, lipid, and protein productivities as a function of light intensity was similar in the two systems (greenhouse and bioreactor).


1932 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
John H. Welsh

1. The speed of progression of Unionicola, a water mite, is influenced by light; and over a certain range increases as a function of the light intensity. 2. The relation between speed and light intensity is not a simple one, as the speed of progression is due to the combined effect of amplitude of steps and frequency of leg movement. 3. The amplitude of stride increases in direct proportion to the logarithm of the light intensity, while the frequency of stepping has no such simple relation to intensity. 4. The change in length of stride with changing light intensity indicates a tonic effect of light on the locomotor muscles. Such an effect has been observed previously in studies of orientation, due to unequal illumination, which produces changes in posture.


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