Two new species belonging to the family Stigmaeidae, Cheylostigmaeus tarae sp. nov. and Stigmaeus delaramae sp. nov., are described from specimens collected from soil and litter under pear trees, Pyrus communis L. (Rosaceae) in Iran. A key to all Iranian species of the genera Cheylostigmaeus (male) and Stigmaeus (female) are provided. 

with regard to the importance of antioxidants in foods, cosmetics and pharmaceutics, there are several studies on natural resources for finding rich sources of antioxidants and their role in protecting the body against oxidative stress injuries. the purpose of this study was to investigate the antioxidant stability of arbutin and the pyrus boissieriana buhse leaf extract and their effects on li...

'Jin Zhui' is a spontaneous self-compatible mutant of 'Ya Li' (Pyrus bretschneideri Rehd. S21S34 ), the latter displaying a typical S-RNase-based gametophytic self-incompatibility (GSI). The pollen-part mutation (PPM) of 'Jin Zhui' might be due to a natural mutation in the pollen-S gene (S34 haplotype). However, the molecular mechanisms behind these phenotypic changes are still unclear. In this...

Since several Asian pear species are considered to be potential source of fire blight resistance, we crossed ‘Doyenné du Comice’, the susceptible European cultivar, with four Asian pear species. The aim of the study was to establish the level of resistance of each genotype and the mode of transmission of fire blight resistance to each F1 full-sib progeny. The best sources of resistance were P. ...

The number of isoperoxidases and the intensity of certain isozymes increased with increasing periods of stratification of pear (Pyrus communis cv. Bartlett) embryos. The presence of GA(3) or kinetin during stratification enhanced the activity of certain isoperoxidases, and these enhancements were blocked in the presence of ABA which by itself had an inhibitory effect. Enhancement in isoperoxida...

Pseudomonas syringae FF5 causes stem tip dieback disease on ornamental pear (Pyrus calleryana). Its genome encodes a complete type III secretion system (T3SS) and HopAC1, HopM1, AvrE1, HopI1, HopAA1, HopJ1, HopAH2, HopAH1, HopAG1, and HopAZ1. Lacking detectable homologues of other T3SS effectors, it may encode novel, undiscovered effectors.

L-glycine and L-cysteine, exhibit strong inhibition of partial purified PPO of wild pear. The concentration of L-glycine inhibiting PPO activity by 50% (IC ) was 0.8 and 0.5 mM for catechol oxidation and 50 0.75 and 0.5 mM for pyrogallol oxidation at pH 5 and 7, respectively. IC for L-cysteine calculated, 0.6 and 0.35 50 for catechol oxidation and 0.55 and 0.75 mM for pyrogallol oxidation at pH...

First report of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma trifolii' associated with leaf reddening and upright growth in pears (Pyrus communis L.) | Mustafa Usta, Abdullah Güller, Hikmet Murat Sipahioğlu Agricultural Journals

Aging cylinders excised from ;Golden Delicious' apple (Pyrus malus L.) pulp, like the intact fruit, exhibit some characteristic phenomena such as rise in respiration (climacteric), ethylene synthesis, enzymic changes, and increase in ribosomes and mRNA. Aging of cylinders of pulp tissues may offer a useful physiological tool for the study of maturation and senescence.