Contents of Biologia Plantarum
51 (1): 001–200, 2007
 

[Original papers] [Brief communications] [Book reviews]

Original papers
Origin and development of secondary somatic embryos in transformed embryogenic cultures of Medicago sativa 1-6
B. UZELAC*, S. NINKOVIĆ, A. SMIGOCKI, S. BUDIMIR
*Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
Micropropagation of Juniperus phoenicea from adult plant explants and analysis of ploidy stability using flow cytometry 7-14
J. LOUREIRO, A. CAPELO, G. BRITO, E. RODRIGUEZ, S. SILVA, G. PINTO, C. SANTOS*
*Laboratory of Biotechnology and Cytomics, Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Genetic stability, ex vitro rooting and gene expression studies in Hagenia abyssinica 15-21
T. FEYISSA*, M. WELANDER, L. NEGASH
*Department of Crop Science, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-230 53, Alnarp, Sweden
Assessment of genetic fidelity of micropropagated Swertia chirayita plantlets by ISSR marker assay 22-26
P. JOSHI*, V. DHAWAN
*TERI School of Advanced Studies, New Delhi 110 003, India
Development of the CELLOP optimisation model for plant cell cultivation 27-33
M. EEVA, P. VUORELA, P. TAMMELA, M. NYMAN, S. OJALA, K. FAGERSTEDT, H. HAARIO, H. VUORELA*
*Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, FIN-00014 Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Finland
Production of asiaticoside and madecassoside in Centella asiatica in vitro and in vivo 34-42
Z.A. AZIZ, M.R. DAVEY*, J.B. POWER, P. ANTHONY, R.M. SMITH, K.C. LOWE
*Plant Sciences Division, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
Chromosome analysis and sorting in Vicia sativa using flow cytometry 43-48
P. KOVÁŘOVÁ, A. NAVRÁTILOVÁ, J. MACAS, J. DOLEŽEL*
*Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, Palacký University, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
Green fluorescent protein reveals variability in vacuoles of three plant species 49-55
G.P. DI SANSEBASTIANO*, L. RENNA, M. GIGANTE, M. DE CAROLI, G. PIRO, G. DALESSANDRO
*Laboratorio di Botanica, Di.S.Te.B.A., Università di Lecce, I-73100 Lecce, Italy
Decreased amount of reducing sugars in transgenic potato tubers and its influence on yield characteristics 56-60
O. NAVRÁTIL*, L. FISCHER, J. ČMEJLOVÁ, M. LINHART, J. VACEK
*Institute of Experimental Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ-16502 Praha 6, Czech Republic
Agrobacterium-mediated high frequency transformation in dwarf recalcitrant rice cultivars 61-68
P. KANT*, S. KANT, R.K. JAIN, V.K. CHAUDHURY
*Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, J. Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research, Midreshet Ben-Gurion, IL-84990, Israel
Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation of blackgram: an assessment of factors influencing the efficiency of uidA gene transfer 69-74
R. SAINI*, P.K. JAIWAL
*Department of Biosciences, M.D. University, Rohtak-124001, India
Estimation of endogenous contents of phytohormones during internode development in Merremia emarginata 75-79
D. PATEL, V.S. THAKER*
*Department of Biosciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot-360005, India
Kinetin regulates plant growth and biochemical changes during maturation and senescence of leaves, flowers, and pods of Cajanus cajan L. 80-85
D. MUKHERJEE*, R. KUMAR
*Department of Botany, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136119, India
Superoxide dismutase activity in C3 and C3/CAM intermediate species of Clusia 86-92
Z. MISZALSKI*, A. KORNAS, K. GAWRONSKA, I. ŚLESAK, E. NIEWIADOMSKA, J. KRUK, A.L. CHRISTIAN, E. FISCHER-SCHLIEBS, R. KRISCH, U. LÜTTGE
*Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University, PL-31054 Krakow, Poland
Effect of seed soaking with thiols on the antioxidant enzymes and photosystem activities in wheat subjected to water stress 93-97
N.S. NATHAWAT, J.S. NAIR, S.M. KUMAWAT, N.S. YADAVA, G. SINGH, N.K. RAMASWAMY*, M.P. SAHU, S.F. D’SOUZA
*Nuclear Agriculture and Biotechnology Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India
Effect of drought on biomass, protein content, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes in two sesame cultivars 98-103
F. FAZELI*, M. GHORBANLI, V. NIKNAM
*Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Teacher Training University, Tehran 15614, I.R. Iran
Expression of dehydrins under heat stress and their relationship with water relations of sugarcane leaves 104-109
A. WAHID*, T.J. CLOSE
*Department of Botany, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-38040, Pakistan
Salinity induced changes in proline and betaine contents and synthesis in two aquatic macrophytes differing in salt tolerance 110-115
S.B. TRIPATHI, K. GURUMURTHI, A.K. PANIGRAHI, B.P. SHAW*
*Institute of Life Science, Bhubaneswar-751023, India
Accumulation and detoxification of cadmium in Brassica pekinensis and B. chinensis 116-120
C.p. Liu, Z.G. SHEN*, X.D. LI
*College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
Lead-induced oxidative stress and metabolic alterations in Cassia angustifolia Vahl. 121-128
M.I. QURESHI, M.Z. ABDIN, S. QADIR, M. IQBAL*
*Department of Botany, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi-110062, India
Mapping of QTLs affecting copper tolerance and the Cu, Fe, Mn and Zn contents in the shoots of wheat seedlings 129-134
A.F. BÁLINT, M.S. RÖDER, R. HELL, G. GALIBA, A. BÖRNER*
*Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung, Corrensstr. 3, D-06466 Gatersleben, Germany
Thaumatin gene confers resistance to fungal pathogens as well as tolerance to abiotic stresses in transgenic tobacco plants 135-141
M.V. RAJAM*, N. CHANDOLA, P. SAIPRASAD GOUD, D. SINGH, V. KASHYAP, M.L. CHOUDHARY, D. SIHACHAKR
*Department of Genetics, Plant Polyamine and Transgenic Research Laboratory, University of Delhi - South Campus, New Delhi-110021, India
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of indica rice with chitinase gene for enhanced sheath blight resistance 142-148
R. NANDAKUMAR*, S. BABU, K. KALPANA, T. RAGUCHANDER, P. BALASUBRAMANIAN, R. SAMIYAPPAN
*Department of Plant Pathology, Center for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,
Coimbatore-641003, India
Brief communications
Chitinase and peroxidase activities in sunflower hypocotyls: effects of BTH and inoculation with Plasmopara halstedii 149-152
A. ROLDÁN SERRANO, J. LUNA DEL CASTILLO, J. JORRÍN NOVO, A. FERNÁNDEZ OCAÑA, M. V. GÓMEZ RODRÍGUEZ*
*Fisiología Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Universidad de Jaén, Jaén E-23071, España
Geophytoelectrical current in trees of a subtropical rainforest in Mexico 153-156
L. YÁÑEZ-ESPINOSA*, T. TERRAZAS, L. LÓPEZ-MATA, L. FUCIKOVSKY
*Unidad de Recursos Forestales, Instituto de Ecología, Xalapa, Veracruz, 91070 México
Increased antioxidant activity in Cassia seedlings under UV-B radiation 157-160
S. AGARWAL
Stress Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, JNV University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan-342011, India
Withanolide production by in vitro cultures of Withania somnifera and its association with differentiation 161-164
M. SHARADA, A. AHUJA*, K.A. SURI, S.P. VIJ, R.K. KHAJURIA, V. VERMA, A. KUMAR
*Regional Research Laboratory, CSIR, Jammu-Tawi 180001, India
Photosynthetic rate and yield formation in different maize hybrids 165-168
L. DING, K.J. WANG*, G.M. JIANG, M.Z. LIU, L.M. GAO
*Agronomy Department, Shandong Agricultural University, Taian, Shandong, China
Molecular characterization of Mauritanian date palm cultivars using plasmid-like DNAs markers 169-172
A. OULD MOHAMED SALEM*, S. RHOUMA, S. ZEHDI, M. MARRAKCHI, M. TRIFI
*Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université de Nouakchott, BP 5026, Mauritania
Agar/galactomannan gels applied to shoot regeneration from tobacco leaves 173-176
N. LUCYSZYN, M. QUOIRIN, M.M. HOMMA, M.-R. SIERAKOWSKI*
*Laboratório de Biopolímeros, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81531-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Effect of NaCl and CaCl2 on growth and contents of minerals, chlorophyll, proline and sugars in the apple rootstock M 4 cultured in vitro 177-180
T.E. SOTIROPOULOS
N.AG.RE.F., Pomology Institute, GR-59200 Naoussa, Greece
Growth, abscisic acid content, and carbon isotope composition in wheat cultivars grown under different soil moisture 181-184
T. WANG, X. ZHANG, C. LI*
*Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610041, P.R. China
Multigenerational inbreeding in Succisa pratensis: effects on fitness components 185-188
F.X. PICÓ*, C. MIX, N.J. OUBORG, J.M. VAN GROENENDAEL
*Center for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), Autonomous University of Barcelona,
E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
Influence of UV-B radiation on young triticale plants with different wax cover 189-192
E. SKÓRSKA*, W. SZWARC
*Department of Physics, Agricultural University of Szczecin, PL-71459 Szczecin, Poland
Developmental stage as a possible factor affecting cytokinin content and cytokinin dehydrogenase activity in Pinus sylvestris 193-197
A.E. VALDÉS, P. GALUSZKA, B. FERNÁNDEZ*, M.L. CENTENO, I. FRÉBORT
*Departamento de Biología de Organismos y Sistemas, Universidad de Oviedo, E-33071 Oviedo, Spain
Effects of sugars and growth regulators on in vitro growth of Dactylorhiza species 198-200
K. WOTAVOVÁ-NOVOTNÁ*, H. VEJSADOVÁ, P. KINDLMANN
*Institute of Systems Biology and Ecology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, CZ-37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Book reviews
Fageria, N.K., Baligar, V.C., Clark, R.B: Physiology of Crop Production. (J. Čatský) 6
Singh, R.J., Jahuar, P.P. (ed.): Genetic Resources, Chromosome Engineering, and Crop Improvement. Cereals. Vol. 2. (E. Sýkorová) 33
Huang, B. (ed.): Plant-Environment Interactions. (J. Pospíšilová) 68
Montagnini F. (ed.): Environmental Services of Agroforestry Systems. (L. Nátr) 85

 
 

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