to evaluate the effect of shoot girdling, fruit thinning, urea, sucrose and zinc on inflorescence bud retention in pistachio, an experiment comprised of 12 treatments including girdling, fruit thinning, application of urea (0.5%), and sucrose (3 and 5%) and their combination of the first two with urea plus zinc sulfate (0.05 and 0.1% of pure zinc) as well as a combination of the two with urea, ...

Development of the permanent, metanephric kidney begins at approximately embryonic day 11 (E11) in mice, E12 in rats, and during the fourth through fifth gestational weeks in humans. During these stages, the ureteric bud projects from the mesonephric duct and enters the metanephric anlage, whereupon buds branch repeatedly and ultimately form the collecting duct system of the mature kidney (and ...

Boreal tree species are excellent tools for studying tolerance to climate change. Bud phenology is a trait, which is highly sensitive to environmental fluctuations and thus useful for climate change investigations. However, experimental studies of bud phenology under simulated climate change outdoors are deficient. We conducted a multifactorial field experiment with single (T, UVA, UVB) and com...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of budesonide/formoterol using fixed dosing (BUD/FORM) with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) alone or alternative ICS and long-acting beta(2)-agonist (LABA) regimens for adults with moderate/severe asthma. METHODS BIOSIS, CENTRAL, EMBASE and MEDLINE were searched for abstracts and papers. All searching was completed in July 2006. No restriction was placed on...

Asthma control is improved by combining inhaled corticosteroids with long-acting beta2-agonists. However, fluctuating asthma control still occurs. We hypothesized that in patients receiving low maintenance dose budesonide/formoterol (bud/form), replacing short-acting beta2-agonist (SABA) reliever with as-needed bud/form would provide rapid symptom relief and simultaneous adjustment in antiinfla...

To screen for suitable conditions cluster bud induction of Cremastra appendiculata . The aseptic germination protocorms of C.  seeds were used as explant materials to explore the effects different basic media, types plant growth regulators, anti-browning agents and their concentrations on buds of results showed that: 1/4MS medium was buds growing; when concentratio...