North-East Indian Himalayan Region has a humid subtropical climate having diverse ecosystems. The majority of the population region depends on agriculture for sustainable livelihood. However, it can produce only 1.5% country’s food grains, thereby importing from other parts country consumption. To feed increase in region, there is an urgent need to augment agricultural and allied products susta...

abstract background: selectable marker gene (smg) systems are critical for generation of transgenic crops. transgenic crop production background: selectable marker gene (smg) systems are critical for generation of transgenic crops. transgenic crop production without using smg is not economically feasible. however, smgs are non-essential once an intact transgenic plant has been established. elim...

This study aims to get a comprehensive evaluation of the growth promoting effects and the hypoxic stress relief potentiality of Moringa oleifera aqueous extracts. Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings were arbitrarily allocated into five duplicated fish groups (30 fish tank-1). The fish groups were labeled according to the M. oleifera aqueous extract dietary inclusion level (G1:G5). MOAE had fundam...

The aim of this study was to assess the potential of a human cell line containing the hsp70 promoter linked to the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene in evaluating the toxic potential of complex mixtures. Cells were exposed to eluates of industrial wastes and the cellular responses were compared with the metal contents of the samples and with standardized aquatic (microalgal growth...

One of the central the mechanisms used by many soil bacteria to directly promote plant growth is the production of the enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) deaminase. This enzyme facilitates plant growth as a consequence of the fact that it sequesters and cleaves plantproduced ACC (the immediate precursor of ethylene in plants), thereby lowering the level of ethylene in the plant. In ...

Plants are able to produce all the organic compounds required for development and growth. As developmental processes and metabolic pathways use a common resource pool, the tight regulation of the distribution of metabolites between growth, production of defence compounds and storage products can be assumed. A transgenic approach was used to investigate the importance of supplying the key interm...

Abstract The CONSTANS - like ( COL ) gene family is one of the plant-specific transcription factor families that play important roles in plant growth and development. However, knowledge COLs related cucumber limited, their biological functions, especially photoperiod-dependent flowering process, are still unclear. In this study, twelve CsaCOL genes were identified genome. Phylogenetic conserved...

Abstract Lysine cannot be synthesized by the human body, and it is, therefore, an indispensable amino acid in that must consumed adequate amounts to prevent disease. Unfortunately, lysine is not abundant many important food sources such as rice grains. Efforts fortify other monocotyledonous crops with high have proved challenging because of their effects on plant growth. The present study was d...

The Striga species are obligate root parasitic plants. Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria could enhance Striga suicidal germination. In screen-house studies we quantified the effect of bacterial inoculation with increasing maize plant density on the parasitic weed Striga hermonthica. The design used was a randomized complete block with a factorial design (4 plant density levels, 2 S. hermonth...

phytoremediation has gained increasing attention in recent years because of its ability to clean up and redevelop brownfield sites. petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated sites are among most prevalent industrial sites in iran as one of the top oil producers in the world, which are in great need of remediation to prevent associated environmental and human health risks. a greenhouse study was conduc...