The effect of W92/72 transgenic flax seeds taken from a variety of Linola on the production of SCFA, ammonia and methane by bacteria inhabiting rabbit caecum was studied. The in vitro method was used where caecal contents from rabbits was incubated with W92/72 transgenic or Linola flax seeds, or without any additives (control samples). The total concentration of SCFA was higher in samples with ...

Raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) have been implicated in mitigating the effects of environmental stresses on plants. In seeds, proposed roles for RFOs include protecting cellular integrity during desiccation and/or imbibition, extending longevity in the dehydrated state, and providing substrates for energy generation during germination. A gene encoding galactinol synthase (GOLS), the fi...

Question: We asked whether a desert ant population and a community of heteromyid rodents select Dithyrea californica seeds in relation to their size, frequency of seed sizes, and absolute density and thus have the capacity to influence natural selection on seed size. Hypothesis: Following the predictions of optimal diet theory, we hypothesized that seed predators will prefer to prey upon larger...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of simultaneous supplementation of laying hens with alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) resources (flax, perilla, and Eucommia ulmoides [E. ulmoides] seeds) and eicosapentaenoic acid/docosahexaenoic acid (EPA/DHA) resources (Schizochytrium sp.) on egg quality and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) profile. METHODS Dietary treatments we...

OBJECTIVE The purpose was to monitor implanted seeds and to determine factors contributing to seed migration after permanent prostate brachytherapy. METHODS Sixty-two consecutive patients with Stage 1 prostate cancer who underwent brachytherapy with (125)I seeds between February 2008 and May 2009 were studied prospectively. On post-operative days 1, 7 and 30, scintigraphy was added to convent...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Mimetic seeds simulate the appearance of fleshy fruits and arilled seeds without producing nutritive tissues as a reward for seed dispersers. In this strategy of seed dispersal, seeds may remain attached to the mother plant for long periods after maturity, increasing their availability to naïve seed dispersers. The hypothesis that seed coat impermeability in many tropical Fa...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in the dosimetric advantage of using intraoperatively built custom-linked (IBCL) seeds between permanent iodine-125 (I-125) seed implantation (PI) alone and PI followed by external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) for prostate cancer. METHODS We reviewed the records of 62 patients with localized prostate cancer who received ...

Impatiens seeds treated with the ethylene biosynthetic precursor 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) had reduced times to radicle protrusion and seedling emergence. Sixty hours after imbibition, 68% more seeds showed radicle protrusion on media containing 0.1 or 1.0 mM ACC compared to seeds germinated on water alone. Subsequently, ACC was effectively “loaded” into impatiens seeds using ...

ةباصملا نارئفلا ىلع مسمسلاروذبو ىلسعلا عرقلاروذبو ناتكلا روذبریثات ماظعلا ةشاشھب EFFECT OF FLAX SEEDS, PUMPKIN SEEDS AND SESAME SEEDS ON BONE OF RATS SUFFERING FROM OSTEOPOROSIS ىبرعلا صلختسملا نارئفلا ىلع مسمسلا روذبو ىلسعلا عرقلاو ناتكلا روذب ریثأت ةفرعمل ةساردلا هذھ تیرجأ .ماظعلا ةشاشھب باصملا ٢٠٠ نازوأب ىثنا (ةرأف ٦٠ ) مدختسأ اھیف و ± ىلا نارئفلا هذھ تمسق ثیح مج ١٠ ةیساسا ةبجو ىلع مھتیذغت م...

Question: Are seed mass and shape related to persistence in the soil seed bank among 54 species of the Israeli flora? Search method: Persistence was determined by soil seed bank investigations in which the fraction of non-germinated viable seeds was regarded as the persistent soil seed bank. When seedling emergence had ceased but before new seeds were shed, all soil from the upper 5 cm of 120 q...