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Gene transfer utilizing pollen-tubes of Albuca nelsonii and Tulbaghia violacea [PDF]

Crop Breeding and Applied Biotechnology, 2017
Developing a tissue culture-independent genetic transformation system would be an interesting technique for gene transfer in valuable medicinal and horticultural plants.
Aloka Kumari, Ponnusamy Baskaran, Johannes Van Staden   +2 more
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Effects of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) on yield, growth and nutrient contents of organically grown strawberry [PDF]

, 2009
The effects of plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) on the fruit yield, growth and nutrient element content of strawberry cv. Fern were investigated under organic growing conditions between 2006 and 2008.
Donmez, M.Figen, Ercisli, Sezai, Esitken, Ahmet, Gunes, Adem, Turan, Metin, Yildiz, Hilal E.   +5 more
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Ethnobotanical Uses, Nutritional Composition, Phytochemicals, Biological Activities, and Propagation of the Genus Brachystelma (Apocynaceae)

Horticulturae, 2022
The Brachystelma genus (family: Apocynaceae) consists of geophytes that are traditionally utilised among rural communities, especially in East Africa, southern Africa, West Africa, and northern and western India.
Adeyemi Oladapo Aremu, Nqobile P. Hlophe, Johannes Van Staden, Jeffrey F. Finnie   +3 more
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Effects of organic plant oils and role of oxidation on nutrient utilization in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) [PDF]

, 2012
The study compared the effect of four either fresh or force oxidized organic plant oils in diets for juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in which 47% of conventional LT fish meal protein was substituted by a mixture of 3 organic plant protein ...
A. Jokumsen, Bell, Bligh, Bransden, Børsting, C. Jacobsen, Caballero, Dalsgaard, Fountoulaki, Geurden, Geurden, I. Lund, J. Dalsgaard, J. Holm, J.H. Hansen, Jobling, Kaitaranta, Kasumyan, Kolar, Koshio, Laohabanjong, Lund, Lund, Lutterodt, Menoyo, Mente, Ng, Peng, Petersen, Petterson, Pickova, Ping, Shahidi, Shantha, Singh, Sun-Waterhouse, Takeda, Tyl   +37 more
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SlBES1 promotes tomato fruit softening through transcriptional inhibition of PMEU1

iScience, 2021
Summary: Fruit softening indicated by firmness determines the texture, transportability, and shelf life of tomato products. However, the regulatory mechanism underlying firmness formation in tomato fruit is poorly understood.
Haoran Liu, Lihong Liu, Dongyi Liang, Min Zhang, Chengguo Jia, Mingfang Qi, Yuanyuan Liu, Zhiyong Shao, Fanliang Meng, Songshen Hu, Yanhai Yin, Chuanyou Li, Qiaomei Wang   +12 more
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Rotary plant growth accelerating apparatus [PDF]

, 1975
Rotary plant growth accelerating apparatus for increasing plant yields by effectively removing the growing plants from the constraints of gravity and increasing the plant yield per unit of space is described.
Dedolph, R. D.
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A morphogenetic crop model for sugar-beet (Beta vulgaris L.) [PDF]

, 2008
This paper is the instructions for the proceeding of the International Symposium on Crop. Sugar beet crop models have rarely taken into account the morphogenetic process generating plant architecture despite the fact that plant architectural plasticity ...
Cournède, Paul-Henry, De Reffye, Philippe, Lemaire, Sébastien, Maupas, Fabienne   +3 more
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Effects of thidiazuron and methyl jasmonate tank mixes on cotton defoliation and the underlying phytohormonal mechanisms

Journal of Cotton Research
Background Thidiazuron (TDZ) is a widely used chemical defoliant in commercial cotton production and is often combined with the herbicide Diuron to form the commercial defoliant mixture known as TDZ·Diuron (T·D, 540 g·L-1 suspension).
Zexin Wei, Jinxia Li, Xinghua Yu, Te Zhang, Baopeng Liao, Huanyong Han, Hongxin Qi, Mingwei Du, Fangjun Li, Baomin Wang, Xiaoli Tian, Zhaohu Li   +11 more
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Antifungal and antioxidant activities of Coleonema album and C. pulchellum against skin diseases

Pharmaceutical Biology, 2017
Context: Coleonema album (Thunb) Bart. & H. L. Wendl (Rutaceae) has been used in the formulation of skincare products, and the Khoisan people rub it on their skin to add luster. Coleonema pulchellum I.
Olufunke O. Fajinmi, Jiří Grúz, Petr Tarkowski, Manoj G. Kulkarni, Jeffrey F. Finnie, Johannes Van Staden   +5 more
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Evaluating Plant Brushing as a Strategy for Height Control in Edible Crop Species [PDF]

, 2018
Greenhouse growers producing edible crops can encounter specific challenges when optimizing growing conditions. One challenge is soft growth associated with rapid tissue expansion. Soft growth can lead to plants falling over or soft, floppy leaves. These
Birnstihl, Dan
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