Compost tea has a lot of potential for sustainable agriculture. The suppressive effect compost on damping-off disease in beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), caused by Rhizoctonia solani, was investigated. physicochemical properties the tested showed presence dissolved solids (7070 mgL-1), organic matter (1280 nitrate (3840 and ammonium (90.0 mgL-1). concentrations phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnes...

Wood vinegar is a substance, derived from cooling black carbon fire, which could be used instead of chemical materials in the agriculture industry as an organic compound. In order to study the effectiveness of pine wood vinegar on physiological and photosynthesis traits of cucumber, two experiments were conducted based on a completely randomized design with six treatments including 0, 1250, 200...

l-Methionine γ-lyase (MGL), a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate-dependent enzyme, possesses anti-tumor activity. However, the low activity of MGL blocks the anti-tumor effect. This study describes an efficient production process for the recombinant MGL (rMGL) from Idiomarina constructed using the overexpression plasmid in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), purification, and large-scale production. The enzyme pr...

Although, several pineapple micropropagation protocols have already been published, significant improvement could be achieved, if the stages of in vitro culture were better defined. Our work concerned several experiments aiming at the mass production of high quality plantlets. Tissue culture experiments were therefore conducted to develop rapid multiplication procedures for Ananas comosus L. (M...

The present study was carried out to study the effect of different dosages of β-glucan suspension on immune response and disease resistance in Anabas testudineus spawns against a fungal pathogen Saprolegnia parasitica. Eight day old spawns were exposed for 3 h in four different dosages of β-glucan suspension in phosphate buffered saline at the rate of 0, 5, 10, 15 mg l(-1). The cell suspension ...

Background & Aim: Lemon verbena (Lippia citriodora H.B.K.) is a richly scented herb and has a long history as a sacred and medicinal plant. Select an appropriate medium in tissue culture is a necessity for success Experimental: To evaluate the effect of 10 medium of previous researches for Lippia micropropagation (1- MS medium supplemented with BAP (3 mgL-1) + IBA ...

sugar type and growth regulators are essential fundamental components of tissue culture media. in this study, different concentrations of some carbohydrate and growth regulators during anther culture and producing somatic embryo of datura stramonium l. was investigated in ms medium. the ms medium supplemented with 0.5 mgl-1 kinetin and 2 mgl-1 2,4-d, and also the medium supplemented with 0.25 m...

BACKGROUND Molecular farming is the production of important recombinant proteins in transgenic organisms on an agricultural scale. Interferons are proteins with antiviral and antitumor activities and can be used for viral infections and cancers treatments. OBJECTIVES This study reports the transformation of INF α2b gene in tobacco plant for the first time in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS Inte...