About 80% of onion bulb dry matter is non-structural carbohydrates (Darbyshire & Henry, 1981). These carbohydrates are predominantly glucose, fructose, sucrose and low-molecular-weight fructans, while starch and raffinose are absent (Darbyshire & Henry, 1981; Benkeblia et al., 2002). The metabolism of sugars is closely linked to the dormancy and sprouting state (Kato, 1966), and the most import...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Anosmias with chromosomal disorders has been well investigated. However, isolated anosmia (IA) has received less attention, although it occurs more frequently. We compared frontobasal structures in patients with IA since birth or early childhood with those in control subjects. METHODS Imaging findings obtained in 16 patients with IA were compared with those obtained in ...

Garlic sprouts can provide data on functional and food processing materials. This study compared the leaves, bulbs, roots of garlic grown smart farms during two growth periods (20 25 days). In addition, for bulbs in open fields were presented as reference All sprouts’ total free sugar content decreased period increased. plant parts’ organic acid progressed, except root section. Potassium, phosp...

This study is the first report on the ultrastructure of the sperm storage glands (spermathecae) in the salamander Rhyacotriton variegatus. The population studied is associated with cold-water, rocky streams of the redwood (Sequoia) zone in northern California. Males possess sperm in their vasa deferentia and undergo spermiation throughout the year, but mating is seasonal. Most females with larg...