Genetic differences between azuki bean (Vigna angularis var. angularis) and its presumed wild ancestor (V. angularis var. nipponensis) were resolved into QTL for traits associated with adaptation to their respective distinct habits. A genetic linkage map constructed using progenies from a cross between Japanese cultivated and wild azuki beans covers 92.8% of the standard azuki bean linkage map....

1 Dept. of Electronic Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, Rome, Italy E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] 2 Center of Excellence CETEMPS, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, L’Aquila, Italy E-mail: [email protected] 3 Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Via di Vigna Murata, Rome, Italy E-mail: marco.chini...

Pulses are a major source of dietary protein for the largely vegetarian population of India. However, the production of pulses is limited because of heavy losses due to biotic (viral) and abiotic stresses such as salinity of the soil. Therefore, the present proposal is aimed at overcoming this problem in Vigna mungo (black gram) by introducing the glyoxylase1 (gly1) gene, the over-production of...

Plant mitochondria can incorporate amino acids into protein (1, 2), but the details of the process are lacking, although the situation is somewhat clearer with mitochondria from animal source (3-6). The present paper is concerned with the incorporation of amino acids by the mitochondria from the seedlings of Vigna &ens-is (Linn.) Savi and also with the role of the microsomal fraction in this pr...

Nematode egg hatch is an important phase in the life cycle (1). Factors that influence this process may have a highly significant effect upon the survival of the nematode, its generation time, and its ability to incite disease. Root diffusates and seasonal changes in environmental, physical, and chemical factors that are related to diapause in unhatched larvae affect the hatching of plant-paras...

Two primary biochemical reactions in seed ageing (lipid peroxidation and non-enzymatic protein glycosylation with reducing sugars) have been studied under different seed water contents and storage temperatures, and the role of the glassy state in retarding biochemical deterioration examined. The viability loss of Vigna radiata seeds during storage is associated with Maillard reactions; however,...

The present study was undertaken to investigate the possibility for developing Efficient Plant regeneration protocol in Vigno mungo L. For this, the effect of Cytokinens on in vitro regeneration from Cotyledonary explants was studied in Black gram (Vigno mungo L.) Hepper Var Vamban-1. The cytokinins used were 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP), Thidiazuron (TDZ), and kinetin (Kn). The regenerated shoots...

Effect of Seaweed Liquid Extract (SLE) of Caulerpa scalpelliformis on growth and biochemical constituents of Vigna mungo was studied. The lower concentration of SLE of C. scalpelliformis (25%) enhanced the percentage of germination, shoot length, root length and biochemical constituents viz., chlorophyll, carotenoid, amino acid, reducing sugar and total sugar contents and α-amylase and β-amylas...

Legumes are used as fodder and green manures, because of fix nitrogen biologically. The objective this study was to determine the emergence capacity early growth four legume species treated with different NaCl-stress concentrations. experiment established in a completely randomized design factorial arrangement, where first factor legumes’ (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp., Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet...