objective: boerhaavia elegans l. (nyctaginaceae) is a medicinal plant used for the treatment of kidney disorders, urinary tract disorders and blood purification in baluch tribe. the aim of present study is to evaluate the antioxidant propertyof b. elegans species for the first time. materials and methods: different parts (leaf, stem and fruit) of the plant were extracted by using various solven...

Factors influencing Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of 15 Vitis rotundifolia, Vitis rupestris, Vitis vinifera and Vitis hybrids were explored. A green fluorescent protein/neomycin phosphotransferase II (GFP/NPT II) fusion gene was used to measure transient and stable transgene expression levels. Embryogenic cell cultures at different developmental stages were co-cultivated with Agrobacter...

koelreuteria elegans, popularly known as “flame gold” is an ornamental tree. in vitro callus induction and regeneration from various explants (eaf segments and cotyledonary leaf) were studied on modified ms medium. the highest callus induction rate (80%) and multiplication was obtained in 2 mg/l 2,4-d from leaf segments. calli transferred in 1.5 mg/l bap resulted in efficient shoot regeneration...

It has been hypothesized that the wide range of forms and complexities of phosphorus (P) in soil may result in resource partitioning that contributes to the maintenance of plant species diversity. Here, we test whether the graminoid, Deschampsia cespitosa, and the ericaceous shrub, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, which often coexist, display preferences in utilization of P forms, and differ in their pro...

Flavescence dorée (FD) is a quarantine disease of grapevine, involving interactions between the plants, leafhopper vectors, and FD phytoplasma. Characterizing the susceptibility of vine varieties could limit disease propagation. After extensive surveys in vineyards, we showed that Cabernet Sauvignon (CS) is highly susceptible, with a high proportion of symptomatic branches and phytoplasma titer...

The construction of a dense genetic map for Vitis vinifera and its anchoring to a BAC-based physical map is described: it includes 994 loci mapped onto 19 linkage groups, corresponding to the basic chromosome number of Vitis. Spanning 1,245 cM with an average distance of 1.3 cM between adjacent markers, the map was generated from the segregation of 483 SNP-based genetic markers, 132 SSRs, and 3...

Vitis vinifera vinifera is a hermaphrodite subspecies, while its ancestor, Vitis vinifera sylvestris, is dioecious. We have identified two genes that together allow the discrimination between male, female and hermaphrodite Vitis plants. The sex locus region on chromosome 2 was screened resulting in the discovery of a new gene, VviFSEX. The same screening revealed another gene, VviAPRT3, located...

Sustained high levels of circulating catecholamines may induce cardiotoxicity through oxidative mechanisms. Isoproterenol is a synthetic catecholamine with increasing attention owing to this application in cardiology. The aim of the present study was to investigate the cardioprotective effects of Vitis vinifera seed against isoproterenolinduced myocardial ischemia. Normal Wistar strain rats wer...

Dietary stilbenoids are receiving increasing attention due to their potential health benefits. However, most studies concerning the bioactivity of stilbenoids were conducted with pure compounds, for example, resveratrol. The aim of this study was to characterize a complex root extract of Vitis vinifera in terms of its free radical scavenging and cellular antioxidant and anti-inflammatory proper...