the asiatic hybrid lily, a bulbous ornamental plant, has a special position in the horticulture as cut flower. to overcome some problems in nutrition of bulb flowers, the use of hydroponic system and nutrient solution is important in the cultivation of these flowers. the asiatic hybrid lilium bulbs “tresor” cultivar, used for the current research were planted under 3 different calcium levels in...

Lily tepals have a short lifespan. Once the tepals senesce, the ornamental value of the flower is lost. Some cultivars have attractive purple ovaries and fruits which greatly enhance the ornamental value of Asiatic hybrid lilies. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of anthocyanin biosynthesis in Asiatic hybrid lily ovaries. To investigate the transcriptional network that gov...

Water lily, the member of the Nymphaeaceae family, is the symbol of Buddhism and Brahmanism in India. Despite its limited researches on flower color variations and formation mechanism, water lily has background of blue flowers and displays an exceptionally wide diversity of flower colors from purple, red, blue to yellow, in nature. In this study, 34 flavonoids were identified among 35 tropical ...

We have previously demonstrated that human neutrophils synthesize the common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen (CAILA/CDiO). To determine whether CALLA/CD1Opositive and -negative neutrophils have similar or distinct functional attributes. we sorted normal peripheral blood neutrophils for CAIIA/CD1O expression and compared their chemotactic ability. Surprisingly. the low-frequency (-5%). CAIL...

The frequency and clinical significance of acute leukemia displaying both lymphoid and myeloid characteristics was determined in 123 consecutive children using a panel of lineage-associated markers. The leukemic blasts from 18 of 95 children (19%) with the diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) by standard diagnostic criteria expressed myeloid-associated cell surface antigens. Despite ...

For three Asiatic hybrid lily cultivars (‘Bright Beauty’, ‘Fashion’, ‘Orlito’) the potential postharvest performance of floral buds in terms of growth, anthesis and longevity was studied in relation to tepal carbohydrate status. To determine the importance of carbohydrate redistribution within lily inflorescences, the postharvest performance of several attached and detached buds was compared at...

Analysis of remission induction rates for 1,117 children 18 months to 10 years of age (group 1) and 90 infants less than 18 months of age (group 2) with acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) and of duration of continuous complete remission (CCR) for 454 in group 1 and 33 in group 2 revealed that infants fared significantly worse in both measures of outcome (P = .03 and P less than .0001). To examine po...