Buckwheat is an important minor crop with pharmaceutical functions due to rutin enrichment in the seed. Seeds of common buckwheat cultivars (Fagopyrum esculentum, Fes) usually have much lower rutin content than tartary buckwheat (F. tartaricum, Ft). We previously found a wild species of common buckwheat (F. esculentum ssp. ancestrale, Fea), with seeds that are high in rutin, similar to Ft. In t...

Mass aggregations of the giant jellyfish Cyanea nozakii have occurred in China since the end of the 20th century. In particular, C. nozakii bloomed abnormally in Liaodong Bay during July and August of 2004 and the catch of edible Rhopilema esculentum was greatly reduced. In order to clarify the causes leading to mass occurrences of C. nozakii, the reproductive cycle and morphological characters...

An excreted iron superoxide dismutase (FeSODe) of pI 3.6 with a molecular weight of 28-30 kDa was detected in the in vitro culture of Phytomonas isolated from Euphorbia characias (SODeCHA) and from Lycopersicon esculentum (SODeTOM), in Grace's medium without serum. These FeSODe excreted into the medium had immunogenic capacity: the positivity of the anti-SODeCHA serum persisted to a dilution of...

Lead (Pb), has, for decades, being known for its adverse effects on various body organs and systems. In the present study, the damage of Pb on the Liver tissue apoptosis was investigated, and Lycopersicon esculentum as an antioxidants source was administered orally to prevent the adverse effects of Pb. Eighteen Wistar rats, randomized into three groups (n=6), were used for this study. Animals i...

The experiment consisted of two different strategies pollination treatment on buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) flowers, viz. T1=without netting and T2= netting. Pair plot technique was adopted to layout the present with 12 replications. most abundant species were identified as Apis cerana F. (9.28±2.62) from Hymenoptera Menocheilus sexmaculatus (8.36±1.05) Coleoptera foraging field at 11 A. M.,...

Abstract In the present study, a high yield of isolated protoplasts from agronomically important crop Fagopyrum esculentum was obtained by applying mixture cellulase, pectolyase, and driselase. We demonstrated that morphogenic callus-derived 1 × 10 6 per g fresh tissue. For hypocotyls used as protoplast source, number released cells twice lower. The protoplasts, embedded in an agarose matrix cu...