An activation tagging screen in which the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S enhancer was inserted randomly into an Arabidopsis genome homozygous for the floral homeotic mutation apetala2-1 (ap2-1) resulted in a line (28-5) with extraordinarily wide, heart-shaped ovaries. The ovary of the 28-5 ap2-1 mutant shows an oval shape because of increased numbers of enlarged cells. When the ap2-1 mutation is ...

Crop production largely depends on need based application of nutrients and for maximizing the yield mustard, it is essential that mustard should not suffer due to inadequate supply mineral nutrition. In this regard, a field experiment was conducted at Research Farm, Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur during Rabi season 2018-19, study effect nitrogen sulphur economics [Brassica juncea (L.)]. ...

To appraise the effect of drought stress on foraging behavior (visitation frequency and visitation rate) insect pollinators its ultimate impact reproductive success canola (Brassica napus L.), an experiment was carried out at Research Farm MNSUniversity Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan. Previously, only a few studies have evaluated as predictor plant-pollinator interactions. Normal irrigated plots...

Aim: Indian mustard [Brassica juncea (Linn.)] is the third vital oilseed crop in world which contributes 28.6% production of oilseeds. Genetic diversity assessment plays a fundamental role preservation and improvement targeted plant species.
 Study Design: In present investigation, 196 genotypes including checks were grown field evaluated based on different morpho-physiological traits.&#x0...

ATP acts as an extracellular signal molecule in plants. However, the nature of the mechanisms that export this compound into the apoplast are under debate. We identified the protein PM-ANT1 as a candidate transporter able to mediate ATP export. PM-ANT1 joins the mitochondrial carrier family, lacks an N-terminal amino acid extension required for organelle localization, and locates to the plasma ...

Maternal environment has been demonstrated to produce considerable impact on offspring growth. However, few studies have been carried out to investigate multi-generational maternal effects of elevated CO(2) on plant growth and development. Here we present the first report on the responses of plant reproductive, photosynthetic, and cellular characteristics to elevated CO(2) over 15 generations u...

The ERA (E. coli RAS-like protein)-related GTPase (ERG) is a nuclear-encoded GTPase with two conserved domains: a GTPase domain and a K Homology (KH) domain. ERG plays a vital role in early seed development in Antirrhinum majus. However, the mechanism that regulates seed development remains unclear. Blasting the genome sequence revealed two homologies of ERG, AtERG1, and AtERG2 in Arabidopsis. ...

The seed oil content in oilseed crops is a major selection trait to breeders. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), LEAFY COTYLEDON1 (LEC1) and LEC1-LIKE (L1L) are key regulators of fatty acid biosynthesis. Overexpression of AtLEC1 and its orthologs in canola (Brassica napus), BnLEC1 and BnL1L, causes an increased fatty acid level in transgenic Arabidopsis plants, which, however, also show sev...