scholarly journals Cytokinin content in the potato plant cv. Bintje as affected by ratio of Cl- : SO4-- nutrition

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (1–2) ◽  
pp. 221-223
Author(s):  
M. W. Borys ◽  
G. Jeske
Keyword(s):  
Potato Plant ◽  
Plant Part ◽  
Solarium Tuberosum ◽  
Assay Method ◽  
Tobacco Callus ◽  
Cytokinin Activity ◽  
Cytokinin Content ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Nutrient Solutions

Cytokinin activity in the potato plant (<i>Solarium tuberosum</i> L.), estimated by the tobacco callus assay method, depends upon the ratio of Cl<sup>-</sup> : SO<sub>4</sub><sup>--</sup> given to the plant (expressed as ppm) and upon the plant 'part or organ. The order of rising cytokinin activity for nutrient solutions tested, independent of the plant part or organ analysed, was as follows: 212 Cl : 127 S< 372 Cl : 40 S<0 Cl : 225 S. Similary, the plant parts showed the following order of rising cytokinin activity: roots, stems < leaf blades < tubers < leaf petioles, leafy tops.

Laboratory Assessment of Molluscicidal and Cercaricidal Activities of Balanites aegyptiaca against Vectors of Schistosomiasis (Biomphalaria pfeifferi)

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 479-486
Author(s):  
Muhammad Isa
Keyword(s):  
Plant Part ◽  
Snail Species ◽  
Phytochemical Screening ◽  
Biomphalaria Pfeifferi ◽  
Laboratory Assessment ◽  
Balanites Aegyptiaca ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Activity Test

Studies were conducted on assessment of molluscicidal and cercaricidal activities of leaves, fruits and endocarp of Balanite aegyptiaca Del against adult vectors of schistosomiasis (Biomphlaria Pfeifeferi) using standard methods. Preliminary phytochemical screening was conducted, where alkaloids, saponins, flavonoids were found present in leaves, fruits, and endocarp. Molluscicidal and cercaricidal activity test were also conducted. Snail mortalities were compared between each plant part and snail specie as well as LC50 of the plant parts were also recorded. The result obtained revealed that leaves extract was more susceptible to the death of the snail species. Comparing LC50, the leaves extract shows 0.0726 considered as the highest cercaricidal while fruits and endocarp showed highest LC50of 0.0531 and 0.0426 respectively. Keywords: Balanites Aegyptiaca, Molluscicidal, Cercaricidal Activities, Schistosomiasis (Biomphalaria pfeifferi).

scholarly journals Plant Part Age and Size Affect Sessile Macrobenthic Assemblages Associated with a Foliose Red Algae Phycodrys rubens in the White Sea

Diversity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Chava ◽  
Anna Artemieva ◽  
Eugeniy Yakovis
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Red Algae ◽  
White Sea ◽  
Plant Part ◽  
Marine Macroalgae ◽  
The White Sea ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Total Cover ◽  
Macrobenthic Assemblages

Facilitation by foundation species commonly structures terrestrial and marine communities. Intraspecific variation in individual properties of these strong facilitators can affect the whole suite of the dependent taxa. Marine macroalgae often act as ecosystem engineers, providing shelter and substrate for numerous associated organisms. Epibiosis of foliose red algae, however, remains underexplored, especially in the high latitudes. Here we studied sessile macrobenthic assemblages associated with a foliose red algae Phycodrys rubens in the White Sea (66° N) shallow subtidal, and the effect of individual plant properties on their structure. The blades of P. rubens develop annually, and it is possible to tell the young (usually larger) plant parts from the old ones. We hypothesized that epibenthic community structure depends on plant part age and size. We examined epibiosis on 110 plants at two sites, and the results generally supported our hypotheses. Old plant parts were several times smaller, and had higher total cover than young parts. Sponges strongly dominated the epibiosis on old parts, and young parts were dominated by polychaetes and bryozoans. Plant part surface area negatively correlated with total cover on young parts, while on old parts the relatioship was location-specific. On young parts the relative abundance of a polychaete Circeis armoricana increased with surface area, and the proportion of sponges decreased. The patterns indicate that epibenthic community structure is linked to the demography of an ecosystem engineer.

Temperature Effects on Absorption and Translocation of Trifluralin and Methazole in Peanuts

Weed Science ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Hawxby ◽  
E. Basler ◽  
P. W. Santelmann
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Effects ◽  
Lateral Root ◽  
Initial Rate ◽  
Lateral Roots ◽  
Leaf Tissue ◽  
Root Tips ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Tap Root ◽  
Rate Of Absorption ◽  
Nutrient Solutions

The absorption and translocation of14C-labeled α,α,α-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-p-toluidine (trifluralin) and 2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazolidine-3,5-dione methazole from nutrient solutions of various temperatures by(Arachis hypogaeaL. ‘Starr’) seedlings were determined. The accumulation of trifluralin in roots at 24 hr after exposure to trifluralin was greatest at 21 C and decreased at higher temperatures up to 38 C. The amounts of trifluralin translocated and accumulated in hypocotyls, tops, and cotyledons were small but generally increased with temperature. The initial rate of absorption of trifluralin was greater in excised lateral root tips than in tap root tips, but there was a greater accumulation in excised tap roots at 24 hr. The initial rates of absorption were higher for excised lateral roots at high temperatures. Total absorption of trifluralin at equilibrium was not proportional to the initial rates of absorption but was highest at low (21 C) and high (38 C) temperatures for excised lateral roots. The absorption of methazole by roots and translocation to other plant parts increased linearly with temperature, and it tended to accumulate in the mature leaf tissue.

scholarly journals Temperature Relationships of Peanut Leaf Canopy, Stem, and Fruit in Soil of Varying Temperature and Moisture

1985 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy H. Sanders ◽  
Paul D. Blankenship ◽  
Richard J. Cole ◽  
Robert A. Hill
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Soil Temperature ◽  
Canopy Temperature ◽  
Plant Part ◽  
Individual Plant ◽  
Significant Information ◽  
Late Season ◽  
Peanut Plant ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Cooling Coils

Abstract Physiological processes of plants are affected by temperature and temperature variation of individual plant parts has been demonstrated to affect such physiological interactions as source-sink relationships. Determination of plant part temperatures in relation to the surrounding environment, especially during stress, may provide significant information relative to how plants respond to various stress environments. To determine peanut plant part temperatures in various environments, rainfall control research plots equipped either with heating cables or cooling coils were utilized to grow Florunner peanuts and implement treatments of various soil temperatures under water stress and irrigated conditions. Peanut stem and pod temperatures were monitored automatically at 2-hr intervals with attached and implanted thermocouples. Canopy temperatures, determined by infrared thermometry, were related to water stress but were apparently unrelated to varying soil tempertures. Late-season, afternoon (1:00 p.m.) canopy temperature in the irrigated treatment averaged 28.5 C and mean canopy temperatures in all water stressed treatments were 35±1 C. Late-season plant stem temperature/soil temperature means in irrigated, water stressed-heated soil, water stressed, and water stressed-cooled soil treaments were 21.6 C/21.6 C, 25.2 C/30.2 C, 25.0 C/ 25.C, and 23.3 C/ 20.6 C, respectively. Peanut pod temperatures ranged higher and lower than soil temperature in each plot and maximum pod temperatures often occurred earlier than maximum soil temperature. Concurrent pod, stem, and air maximum and minimum temperatures suggest the strong influence of aerial plant-part temperatures on temperatures of the subterranean fruit. The results of this study show the effect of moisture and temperature stress on peanut plant part temperatures and demonstrate the relationships which result from the unique subterranean fruiting habit.

Ratios of strontium-85 to cations for crops and soils of Greece

1992 ◽  
Vol 119 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. P. Papanicolaou ◽  
C. G. Apostolakis ◽  
V. Skarlou ◽  
C. Nobeli ◽  
P. Kritidis
Keyword(s):  
Concentration Ratio ◽  
Calcareous Soils ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Plant Part ◽  
Physical And Chemical Properties ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Exchangeable Ca ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
Of Greece ◽  
And Chemical Properties

SummaryIn a glasshouse pot experiment in Athens, Greece in 1989, 85Sr to calcium observed ratios (OR) based on the values of exchangeable Ca instead of soil Ca (ORexCa), were determined for crops or plant parts grown in eight soils widely differing in their physical and chemical properties. Compared to the values of concentration ratio (CRs) the values of ORexCa did not show as wide variation with the soil type. They were relatively constant and usually not related to soil properties. The ORexCa values were essentially the same as OR values for the non-calcareous soils and much smaller than the OR values for calcareous soils, considering as soil Ca in the calculation of OR, the sum exchangeable, watersoluble and CaCO3 Ca.The values of 85Sr/Ca + Mg observed ratios (ORexCaMg) were just as good as the ORexCa values, while those of 85Sr/Ca + Mg + K + Na (ORex bases) showed more variation.Highly significant (P <0·01) correlations were observed between the fractions of the observed ratios ORexCa, ORexCaMg and ORex bases, for each crop or plant part tested.

scholarly journals In Vitro Assessment of Anthelmintic Activities ofRauwolfia vomitoria(Apocynaceae) Stem Bark and Roots against Parasitic Stages ofSchistosoma mansoniand Cytotoxic Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Mouafo Tekwu ◽  
Kwabena Mante Bosompem ◽  
William Kofi Anyan ◽  
Regina Appiah-Opong ◽  
Kofi Baffour-Awuah Owusu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Anthelmintic Activity ◽  
Stem Bark ◽  
Assay Method ◽  
Cytotoxic Effects ◽  
Chang Liver Cell ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
In Vitro Assessment ◽  
Rauwolfia Vomitoria

Schistosomiasis is a Neglected Tropical Diseases which can be prevented with mass deworming chemotherapy. The reliance on a single drug, praziquantel, is a motivation for the search of novel antischistosomal compounds. This study investigated the anthelmintic activity of the stem bark and roots ofRauwolfia vomitoriaagainst two life stages ofSchistosoma mansoni. Both plant parts were found to be active against cercariae and adult worms. Within 2 h of exposure all cercariae were killed at a concentration range of 62.5–1000 µg/mL and 250–1000 µg/mL ofR. vomitoriastem bark and roots, respectively. The LC50values determined for the stem bark after 1 and 2 h of exposure were 207.4 and 61.18 µg/mL, respectively. All adult worms exposed to the concentrations range of 250–1000 µg/mL for both plant parts died within 120 h of incubation. The cytotoxic effects against HepG2 and Chang liver cell assessed using MTT assay method indicated that both plant extracts which were inhibitory to the proliferation of cell lines with IC50> 20 μg/mL appear to be safe. This report provides the first evidence of in vitro schistosomicidal potency ofR. vomitoriawith the stem bark being moderately, but relatively, more active and selective against schistosome parasites. This suggests the presence of promising medicinal constituent(s).

scholarly journals Labeled Sodium (22Na+) Uptake and Translocation in Rabbiteye Blueberry Exposed to Sodium Chloride and Supplemental Calcium

1995 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn C. Wright ◽  
Kim D. Patter ◽  
Malcolm C. Drew
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Dysfunction ◽  
Vaccinium Ashei ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Supplemental Calcium ◽  
Total Plant ◽  
22Na Uptake ◽  
High Level ◽  
Chloride Salts ◽  
Complete Nutrient Solution ◽  
Nutrient Solutions

`Tifblue' rabbiteye blueberry (Vaccinium ashei Reade) plants grown in complete nutrient solution were supplied with 25 mm NaCl and with either 0, 3, or 10 mm supplemental Ca2+ added as a mixture of the sulfate, nitrate, and chloride salts. Uptake and partitioning of 22Na+ into leaves, stems, and roots from labeled nutrient solutions and subsequent translocation in the absence of additional labeled Na+ (pulse-chase experiment) was determined. Plants were harvested at intervals following the uptake period. At 28 days, plants supplied with 10 mM Ca2+ accumulated 35% to 68% more 22Na+ in the 3rd-18th leaves from the apex and in herbaceous stems than plants not supplied with Ca2+. Leaf Na+ concentrations followed a similar trend. There was a preferential translocation of Na+ to the shoots compared to the other plant parts, which accounted for 30% of the total plant Na+ immediately following the uptake period and 15% at 28 days. Blueberry plants supplied with 3 mm Ca2+ did not have greater leaf or stem 2Na+ concentrations or total Na+ content than plants not supplied with Ca2+. The 2Na+ content did not decrease with 3 mM Ca2+ treatments. It is proposed that the failure of a high level (10 mm) of Ca2+ to protect against Na+ uptake and translocation to the herbaceous shoots is due to metabolic dysfunction. Abnormally high levels of Ca2+ in the cytoplasm may lead to an inability to sequester or exclude Na+.

scholarly journals Structure: Activity and Emerging Applications of Spices and Herbs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeyemi Ojutalayo Adeeyo ◽  
Tshianeo Mellda Ndou ◽  
Mercy Adewumi Alabi ◽  
Hosana Dumisani Mkoyi ◽  
Erinfolami Motunrayo Enitan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Black Pepper ◽  
Economic Importance ◽  
Plant Part ◽  
Allergic Reactions ◽  
Active Constituents ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Growth Economic ◽  
Beauty Products ◽  
Herbs And Spices

Herbs and spices are plant parts (herbs from leaves and spices from other parts) that are conventionally used in their fresh or dried state for flavouring, natural condiments, preservatives and for medicinal purposes. Worldwide, most spices are classified on the basis of taste, season of growth, economic importance, growth habit and plant part used. Black pepper, chilies, small cardamom, ginger and turmeric are some of the widely used spices while common herbs include thyme, basil and bay leaves. These herbs are basically classified according to usage, active constituents and period of life. Secondary metabolites such as Eugenol, thymol, limonene, cuminaldehyde, curcumin, piperine, quercetin, luteolin in these plant parts have been found to be responsible for anticancer, antimicrobial, antiviral, antidiabetic, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and hypocholesterolemic effects. Their application in water fortification, milk and cheese processing, production of beauty products and pesticides among others could not be underestimated. Finally, adulteration, toxicity and allergic reactions are some of the identified limitations and challenges often encountered in the use of herbs and spices.

scholarly journals (148) A Lab Exercise to Enhance a Student's Understanding of Botany in Everyday Life using Fresh Produce

HortScience ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1045A-1045
Author(s):  
Melinda McVey McCluskey
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Fresh Produce ◽  
Plant Part ◽  
Farmers Markets ◽  
Grocery Stores ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Star Fruit ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits ◽  
Exotic Fruits

Students are often unable to relate the vegetables and fruits consumed as a snack or part of a meal to the plant parts discussed in botany class. Therefore, an exercise was developed for an introductory horticulture course to increase a student's awareness of botany in everyday life. Fresh produce was brought in from local gardens, grocery stores, or farmers markets. Vegetables and fruits were selected that are consumed for their roots, stems, leaves, flower, fruit, and seeds. As each vegetable or fruit was introduced, students named the plant and plant part. As each part was identified it was “dissected” to show the taxonomic features. The different fruit types, i.e., berry, hesperidium, pepo, drupe, and pome were explained. Students were encouraged to taste all vegetables and fruits as they were prepared. Most students sampled the produce as it was passed around the group. Students easily recognized much of the produce, i.e., carrots, asparagus, tomatoes, peas, oranges, and broccoli. The second part of the exercise exposed students to vegetables and fruits that were unfamiliar. Most of the students had little exposure to the more exotic fruits and vegetables that are now available. New vegetables and fruits that students said they would add to their diet include jicama, pomegranate, and star fruit.

Critical phosphorus concentrations in potato plant parts at two growth stages

1997 ◽  
Vol 20 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 573-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. A. T. Rocha ◽  
P. C. R. Fontes ◽  
R. L. F. Fontes ◽  
F. P. Reis
Keyword(s):  
Potato Plant ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Plant Parts
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