(1) Centre de Mathématiques Appliquées (UMR 7641) École Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France ([email protected]). (2) Laboratoire J.L.Lions (UMR 7598), Université Paris 7 Denis Diderot, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France ([email protected]). (3) Laboratoire de Robotique et Mésorobotique (LRM), CEA, DRT-IdF, LIST/DTSI/SRT, 18 route du Panorama, BP 6, 92265 Fontenay aux Roses C...

to investigate the role of silicon (si) in alleviating the effects of salinity on quality and quantity of cut rose flowers ‘hot lady’cultivar was grown in hydroponic culture media. different levels of silicon (0, 50, 100 and 150 mg l-1) as si were mixed with 28 mm nacl (ec ≈3.8 ds m-1) levels, used in an rcbd experimental design.the results indicated that si in 50 and 100 mg l-1 had beneficial ...

The primary cause of genetically determined muscular dystrophy remains obscure. Evidence in favour of purely myopathic (Walton, 1969), neoronal (Gallup & Dubowitz, 1973), vascular (Hathway et al., 1970) and autoimmune (Jasmin & Bokdawala, 1970) mechanisms has been put forward. Attempts to find a mutant protein have not yet produced any substantial results. The increase that occurs in certain in...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Moss roses are old garden roses covered with a mossy growth on flower pedicel and calyx. This moss releases a pine-scented oleoresin that is very sticky and odoriferous. Rosa x centifolia 'muscosa' was the first moss rose to be obtained by bud-mutation but, interestingly, R. x damascena 'Quatre Saisons Blanc Mousseux' was the first repeat-blooming cultivar, thus interesting ...