The 636-bp-long cDNA sequence of OsCu/Zn-SOD (AK059841) was cloned from Oryza sativa var. Longjing11 via reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The encoded protein comprised of 211 amino acids is highly homologous to Cu/Zn-SOD proteins from tuscacera rice and millet. Quantitative RT-PCR revealed that in rice, the level of OsCu/Zn-SOD gene expression was lowest in roots and wa...

To assess the salt tolerance mechanism in aromatic plants, a soil pot experiment was conducted on Ocimum sanctum (shyama tulsi). The plants were raised on natural sodic soils having different levels of Exchangeable Sodium Percentage (ESP) i.e.,: 4.37 (control), 15.7 (low), 35.6 (medium) and 54.5 (high) ESP levels in complete randomized design. Results indicated that increased in ESP significant...

exact petrography and mineral chemistry investigations of pristine and altered rocks of the post-eocene panj-kuh pluton show thatsubsequent to emplacement and crystallization, rocks were subjected to two secondary composition equivalents, sodic-calcic andpotassic alterations, respectively. fresh rocks have syenitic composition and contain plagioclase (labradorite), k-feldspar, magmaticdiopside,...

Abstract Soil salinity represents one of the major threats land degradation and desertification under arid semi-arid environments. It has an adverse influence on soil-water-plant relationships, posing serious challenges to agricultural productivity. The main objective this work was monitor effect farmyard manure (FYM) application irrigation with low-quality water dynamics dissolved salts yield ...

TheEmeishan large igneous province contains a diverse assemblage of igneous rocks includingmildly peralkaline granitic rocks ofA-type affinity. The granitic rocks from the Panzhihua, Baima andTaihe plutons are temporally, spatially and chemically associatedwith layeredmafic-ultramafic intrusions. Electronmicroprobe analyses of themajor and accessoryminerals along with major and trace element da...