Wang Y. (2014): Green tissue-specific analysis of a cloned rbcS promoter from Lemna gibba. Czech J. Genet. Plant Breed., 50: 235–240. Many plant genetic engineering taskss require the spatial expression of genes which in turn depends upon the availability of specific promoters. The present paper analyses the green-tissue characteristics of a new L. gibba rbcS promoter driving the expression of ...

The effects of the plant growth promoter gibberellic acid (GA3) and plant growth retardant chlormequat chloride (CCC) on biomass and quality of Angelica dahurica var. formosana plants were investigated employing physiological and biochemical methods. Plants were sprayed with GA3 or CCC at rosette stage and coumarin content was analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) after harv...

Open top chambers (OTCs) are useful tools to assess the impact of atmospheric pollutants on plants in the natural environment. We have previously reported that, in tomato plants, the LTRGUS construct derived from the Tnt1A promoter of tobacco was activated by a realistic level of ozone pollution. In this study, we used OTCs to fumigate tomato plants with benzene or formaldehyde in order to asse...

Background The plastics derived from petrochemicals have many applications. However, public concern and environmental laws led to conservation policies and establish programs that stimulate the research and use of new products based on renewable resources. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biopolymers synthesized by microorganisms under conditions of nutrient stress with similar properties to co...

In animals and yeast, CLASP proteins are microtubule plus-end tracking proteins (+TIPS) involved in the regulation of microtubule plus-end dynamics and stabilization. Here we show that mutations in the Arabidopsis CLASP homolog result in various plant growth reductions, cell form defects and reduced mitotic activity. Analysis of Arabidopsis plants that carry a YFP:AtCLASP fusion construct regul...

Domestic production of tamarind has decreased in the country due to diseases. Tests were made on individual efficacy botanical extracts like plant growth promoter (PGP) and oriental herb nutrient (OHN), as well Trichoderma harzianum Rifai a possible biocontrol agent against major fungal Using Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), field setup was established with five treatments: untreated (n...

effects of fe and trichoderma harzianum bi strain on plant growth and development of spathiphyllum were investigated. experiments were carried out in an glasshouse and in pots filled with soil, perlite and coco peat (1:1:1) were used as the growing medium. plant roots (seedlings with three leaves) were inoculated with trichoderma (0 and 8% w/w) as media mixture. fe spray (0, 0.75, 1.5, 3 g/l), ...