Complete amino acid sequence of chitinase-a from bulbs of gladiolus (Gladiolus gandavensis).

Heritability of Cold Tolerance (Winter Hardiness) in Gladiolus xgrandiflorus

The effect of dormancy on the heat shock response in gladiolus cormels.

Cormels of Gladiolus X gandavensis Van Houtte respond to heat shock by an induced synthesis of heat shock proteins. Synthesis of some of the non-heat shock proteins is concomitantly reduced. The ability of dormant cormels to synthesize heat shock proteins (hsps) and to repress the synthesis of non-hsps is greater than that of nondormant ones. A hsp of apparent molecular weight 68 kilodaltons is...

Humic acid and cultivar effects on growth, yield, vase life, and corm characteristics of gladiolus

Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus L.), a popular and economically profitable bulbous cut flower, has high demand in both Pakistan domestic and international markets on account of its attractive spikes, florets of huge forms, dazzling colors, varying sizes, and long vase life. However, its quality production is badly affected by non-uniform sprouting, poor crop stand, and old cultivars. To overc...

Antidiabetic activity of Gladiolus psittascinus in alloxan induced diabetic rats.

The methanol extract of Gladiolus psittascinus bulb was evaluated for its antidiabetic activities in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Blood glucose levels of the glucose loaded and alloxan-induced diabetic rats were estimated over 180 minutes using the O-toluidine and glucose-oxidase methods. The methanol extract at 1 g/kg dose exhibited 16.2% decrease in blood glucose level in the glucose loaded...

Effect of Atmospheric Fluoride on Plants

In this report, gladiolus (Gladiolus gandavensis), mandarin (Citrus Unshiu), taro (Colocasia antiquorum), Japan-ceder (Cryptomeria japonica) and rice (Oryza sativa) were used as plant indicators of air-pollution by fluoride. The sensitivity of these plants against atmospheric fluoride was found to be taro>gladiolus>Japan-ceder>mandarin. On the other hand, the pool size of fluorine accumulation ...