Botrytis cinerea is a ubiquitous necrotrophic fungal pathogen that infects over 200 different plant species. We have analyzed 17 Arabidopsis ecotypes for natural variations in their susceptibility to B. cinerea, and found compatible and incompatible Arabidopsis–Botrytis interactions. We determined that Arabidopsis ecotype Ler is resistant to 5 B. cinerea isolates used in this study. To further ...

Background & Aim: Black seed or black cumin (Nigella sativa L.) belongs the family Ranunculaceae. Black seed is one of these species, which is naturally distributed in different parts of the country. It is extensively cultivated in various regions of Iran.  Experimental: The experiment was achieved using randomized complete block desi...

jujube (ziziphus jujuba mill.) is a valuable medicinal plant which is important in iranian traditional medicines. although the regional plants such as jujube play an important role in our economy, but they are forgotten in research and technology. considering the economic and medicinal importance of jujube, the first step in breeding programs is determination of the genetic diversity among the ...

Models of plant-virus interaction assume that the ability of a virus to infect a host genotype depends on the matching between virulence and resistance genes. Recently, we evolved tobacco etch potyvirus (TEV) lineages on different ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana, and found that some ecotypes selected for specialist viruses whereas others selected for generalists. Here we sought to evaluate the...

Enhancing nutrient density in legume seeds is one of several strategies being explored to improve the nutritional quality of the food supply. In order to develop crop varieties with increased seed mineral concentration, a more detailed understanding of mineral translocation within the plant is required. By studying mineral accumulation in different organs within genetically diverse members of t...

a breeding hexaploid salt tolerant wheat line (ms-81-14) was produced from crossing of an iranian salt tolerant wheat line (1-66-22) with inia cultivar (from cimmyt) at karaj research station in 1991-92 cropping season. the f1 plants were grown at karaj in 1992-93 cropping season, furthermore f2-f6 populations were evaluated under salinity stress conditions (ecsoil&water; = 8-12 ds/m) in isfaha...

background & aim: black seed or black cumin (nigella sativa l.) belongs the family ranunculaceae. black seed is one of these species, which is naturally distributed in different parts of the country. it is extensively cultivated in various regions of iran.  experimental: the experiment was achieved using randomized complete block design with three replications in the research field of islam...

To completely understand the ecology of a bacterial community, we need to identify its ecologically distinct populations (ecotypes). The greatest promise for enumerating a community's constituent ecotypes is held by molecular approaches that identify bacterial ecotypes as DNA sequence clusters. These approaches succeed when ecotypes correspond with sequence clusters, but some models of bacteria...

OBJECTIVE Examine trends in nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NPS), including motives, routes of administration, sources, cost, and risk factors. PARTICIPANTS 1,253 college students. METHODS Data were collected annually during academic years 2004-2005 through 2008-2009. Generalized estimating equations analyses evaluated longitudinal trends. Logistic regression models evaluated sta...