A cDNA was isolated by chance from tomato which had a high similarity to a cDNA clone from potato known to code for the 33 kDa protein of the oxygen-evolving complex Ivan Spanje et al. (1991) Plant Mol. BioL 17: 157]. The sequence of a previously described partial cDNA clone from tomato [Ko et al. (1990) Plant Mbt. BioL 14: 217] which has also a high similarity but is not identical to the seque...

to evaluate the effect of glomus mosseae and trichoderma virens, on root knot nematode (meloidogyne spp.) in tomato plants, a greenhouse experiment was performed in a completely randomized design with seven treatments in four replicates. t. virens was isolated from the wheat fields of fars province and cultured on pda medium. g. mosseae provided from the department of horticulture, university o...

Biological control agents are useful components in the enhancement of plant disease resistance and improvement of soil properties. Effect of biological control agents (BCAs) as a disease control method in plants is hampered by their vulnerability to environmental and edaphic conditions. This study entailed the use of chitosan-silica nanocomposites for delivery of BCAs. Effect of BCAs-nanocompos...

Silage making has become a significant method of forage conservation worldwide. To determine how tomato pomace (TP) may be used effectively as animal feed, it was ensilaged for 90 days and microbiology counts, fermentation characteristics and chemical composition of tomato pomace silage (TPS) were evaluated at the 30th, 60th, and 90th days, respectively. In addition, 103 lactic acid bacteria we...

Endophytic actinobacteria produce active metabolites, protecting plant tissues against stress. They compounds are widely used in human and veterinary pharmaceutics and agriculture, and of several enzymes with biotechnological potential. The present study characterizes the enzymatic production of endophytic actinobacteria colonizing tomato plants. Twenty-three actinobacteria isolates were tested...

Following fruit set, the early development of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruit comprises two distinct phases: a cell division phase and a consecutive phase of cell expansion until the onset of ripening. In this study, we analyzed cytological and molecular changes characterizing these early phases of tomato fruit development. First we investigated the spatial and temporal regulation ...