Seed thermoinhibition (inhibition of germination at warm temperatures) can reduce seedling emergence and stand establishment of cultivated lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) when soil temperatures are warm (>25°C) at planting. Genetic variation for high temperature germination tolerance exists among accessions of lettuce and related wild species. Seeds of a L. serriola accession (UC96US23) germinated ...

Entire phenolic and flavonoid content are the basis for evolution of the preventive role of plant material as compensating factor to oxidative damage caused by free radicals which is a critical etiological aspect responsible for several chronic human ailments, the maximum content of phenol was found in Capsicum annum and the richest source of flavonoid in Lactuca sativa. However the highest fla...

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus P23 is a plant growth-promoting bacterium that was isolated from the surface of duckweed (Lemna aoukikusa). The bacterium was observed to colonize on the plant surfaces and increase the chlorophyll content of not only the monocotyledon Lemna minor but also the dicotyledon Lactuca sativa in a hydroponic culture. This effect on the Lactuca sativa was significant in nut...

Darwin's naturalization hypothesis (DNH) proposes that colonization is less likely when the colonizing species is related to members of the invaded community, because evolutionary closeness intensifies competition among species that share similar resources. Studies that have evaluated DNH from correlational evidence have yielded controversial results with respect to its occurrence and generalit...

Increased nutrient inputs to temperate coastal waters have led to increased occurrences of macroalgal blooms worldwide. To identify nutrients that are limiting to macroalgae and to determine whether different forms of these nutrients and long-term ambient nutrient conditions affect macroalgal response, we used in situ enrichment methods and tested the response of 2 bloom-forming species of macr...

Resistance Gene Candidate2 (RGC2) genes belong to a large, highly duplicated family of nucleotide binding site-leucine rich repeat (NBS-LRR) encoding disease resistance genes located at a single locus in lettuce (Lactuca sativa). To investigate the genetic events occurring during the evolution of this locus, approximately 1.5- to 2-kb 3' fragments of 126 RGC2 genes from seven genotypes were seq...

The important purpose of this work is to evaluate the biostimulant activity algae Chlorella vulgaris and Ulva lactuca extracts on crop plants Lactuca sativa, compare effect these two green plant growth development as a part sustainable production method show that can be promissory source for replacing chemical fertilization. study faces all phases growth, from germination seeds greenhouse treat...