In North Carolina, approximately 8% of the cucumber (Cucumis sativus) yield is lost to root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) (Main and Gurtz, 1989). No resistance was found in cucumber after screening of 900 cultigens for resistance to Meloidogyne incognita race 3 (Walters, 1991). African horned cucumber (Cucumis metuliferus) has resistance to M. incognita (Fassuliotis, 1967; Walters, 1991), a...

The already differentiated organs in plants have a remarkable capacity to regenerate new individuals under culture conditions. Plant in vitro regeneration practically starts with the induction of a pluripotent cell mass, the callus, from detached organs on auxin-rich callus-inducing medium (CIM), which is generally required for subsequent regeneration of new bodies. Recent studies show that CIM...

Piper permucronatum is a perennial shrub, a medicinal plant native to the Amazon Rainforest. Traditionally, the tea of its leaves is used to combat menstrual and intestinal cramps, stomach pain, digestive problems, diarrhea, hemorrhage, and nausea. Its leaf’s essential oil is effective against Aedes aegypti larvae; its flavones and flavanones have a fungicidal effect against Clamidosporium clad...

Objective: To develop in vitro callus induction in nodal segments of Decalepis hamiltonii and investigate the antioxidant potential of the callus. Methods: In this study, nodal segments of Decalepis were cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium supplimented with various concentration of 2,4-D for callus induction and later subcultured on various concentration of NAA and BAP. The antioxidant ...

background and objectives: grape has high nutritional value and it is an economically important horticultural plant in the world. iran has seventh producer grape rank in the world. today tissue culture is one of technique which can be used in grape propagation and breeding. material and method: in order to optimization of callus induction and micropropagation of grape in vitro condition, this i...

Eight cultivars Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench were grown as callus cultures under induced, prolonged water stress (8 weeks), with polyethylene glycol in the medium. Concentrations of soluble carbohydrates and organic acids in callus were measured at the end of the growth period to determine differences in response to prolonged water stress. Sucrose, glucose, fructose, and malate were the predomin...

OBJECTIVES Locked plating constructs may be too stiff to reliably promote secondary bone healing. This study used a novel imaging technique to quantify periosteal callus formation of distal femur fractures stabilized with locking plates. It investigated the effects of cortex-to-plate distance, bridging span, and implant material on periosteal callus formation. DESIGN Retrospective cohort stud...

Denrostellera lessertii (Thymelaceae) is a native plant of Iran, which grows in limited area of Iran. So far, different groups have reported the anticancer products of many species of this family. The antitumor and anti-metastatic properties of D.lessertii have also been well worked out in our group and the most active component, 3-Hydrogenkwadaphnin has been purified and its chemical structure...