the autotetraploidy was achieved in basil using tip meristem treatment of seedlings with various concentrations of colchicine solution (0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5 and 0.75% (w/v) ph = 6). a significant increase in the essential oil content was observed in tetraploids as they carry the potential of productivity of 69 % more oil over the diploids. a field experiment was conducted to investigate the e...

Coatings that reduce the fat content of fried food are an alternate option to reach both health concerns and consumer demand. Mucilage garden cress (Lepidium sativum) seed extract (MSE) was modified into edible coating with or without ascorbic acid (AA) coat fresh-cut potato strips during cold storage (5 °C 95% RH for 12 days) subsequent frying. Physical attributes such as color, weight loss, t...

Abstract Environmental conditions alter the function of many plant traits that drive species interactions, producing context‐dependency in outcomes those interactions. Seed mucilage is a common, convergently evolved trait found thousands species. When wetted, seed coat swells into viscid mass; when dried, strands strongly cement to whatever it contact with. This binding ground has been previous...

Seed development ends with a maturation phase that imparts desiccation tolerance, nutrient reserves, and dormancy degree. Here, we report the functional analysis of an Arabidopsis thaliana C2H2 zinc finger protein INDETERMINATE DOMAIN1 (IDD1)/ENHYDROUS (ENY). Ectopic expression of IDD1/ENY (2x35S:ENY) disrupted seed development, delaying endosperm depletion and testa senescence, resulting in an...