The banana aphid, Pentalonia nigronervosa Coquerel, is present worldwide where banana (Musa spp.) is grown. It is the vector of Banana bunchy top virus (Nanoviridae, Babuvirus), the etiological agent of banana bunchy top disease, currently the most important constraint for banana producers in Hawaii. P. nigronervosa is not well studied, and effects of temperature on its growth and reproduction ...

This work describes an improved and efficient method for optimum maturation and normal embryo growth to produce healthy plantlets through somatic embryogenesis using suspension cultures for date palm cv. sakkoty. cell suspensions were supplemented with low amounts of dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (0.5mg/1) and different concentrations of abscise acid (AbA) (0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 mg/l) and polyethylene ...

The essential oils (EOs) and static headspaces (HSs) of in vitro plantlets and callus of Mentha x piperita were characterized by GC-MS analysis. Leaves were used as explants to induce in vitro plant material. The EO yields of the in vitro biomass were much lower (0.1% v/w) than those of the parent plants (2% v/w). Many typical mint volatiles were emitted by the in vitro production, but the call...

We previously demonstrated that sucrose and jasmonic acid (JA) interact duringin photosynthetic in the regulation of development and pigment metab­ olism of the potato (Solanum tuberosum L cv. Sante) grown in vitro. In this study, the research was extended to the effect of light irradiance and quality on sucrose and JA mediated changes. Potato plantlets grown from stem node cul­ ture were grown...

Light quality evaluations were conducted on yam (Dioscorea alata L. cultivar 'Oriental' ) plantlets to determine the potential usefulness of manipulation of the light environment in regulating growth. Eight-week old, in vitro grown yam plantlets were transferred to pots and treated in vivo with end-ofday (EOD) red (R) or far-red (FR) light. Also, nodal segments ofD. alata plantlets were culture...

This study establishes a protocol for the induction of somatic embryogenesis in Anthurium andraeanum cv. Eidibel. The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized 5 x 5 x 5 factorial design using five explant types (whole leaves, half leaves; petiole; nodal segments and root segments) from in vitro plantlets; five auxins: indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), α-naphthaleneacetic acid (NAA), indole-...

This research work aimed to enhance the concentration of some bioactive compounds in culantro (Eryngium foetidum L.) plantlets through gamma irradiation (0.0, 10.0, 20.0 and 40.0 Gy range) treatments. Gamma irradiation at 40.0 Gy significantly stimulated total phenolic, flavonoids, tannin and saponin contents. The effect of irradiation on antioxidant properties of culantro extracts was investig...

We developed sugarcane plants with improved resistance to the sugarcane borer, Diatraea saccharalis (F). An expression vector pGcry1Ac0229, harboring the cry1Ac gene and the selectable marker gene, bar, was constructed. This construct was introduced into the sugarcane cultivar FN15 by particle bombardment. Transformed plantlets were identified after selection with Phosphinothricin (PPT) and Bas...

Abstract The black orchid ( Coelogyne pandurata Lindley) is one of the native Indonesian species. In its natural habitat, existence threatened by continuous forest exploitation. Coveted in global market for hybridization purposes, still considered difficult to be grown cultivation and may take years flower. Its conservation breeding carried out through a combination tissue culture mutagen appli...

DNA methylation is believed to play important roles in regulating gene expression in plant growth and development. Paulownia witches' broom (PaWB) infection has been reported to be related to gene expression changes in paulownia plantlets. To determine whether DNA methylation is associated with gene expression changes in response to phytoplasma, we investigated variations in genomic DNA sequenc...