The ionic contents, pH and osmolality of seminal plasma and their relationships to sperm motility indices (sperm motility duration and percentage of motile sperm) were evaluated in bester. Semen was collected from six bester specimens and their seminal plasma was evaluated. The seminal plasma contained 54.5±2.8 mM sodium, 22.33±2.5 mM chloride, 7.1±1.2 mM potassium, 3.55±0.6 mM calcium and 0.58...

The plant hormone auxin plays a key role in the coordination of many aspects of growth and development. AUXIN/INDOLE-3-ACETIC ACID (Aux/IAA) genes encode instable primary auxin responsive regulators of plant development that display a protein structure with four characteristic domains. In the present study, a comprehensive analysis of the 34 members of the maize Aux/IAA gene family was performe...

A well-developed root system is essential for efficient water uptake, particularly in drought-prone environments. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying promotion of development are poorly understood. We identified and characterized a rice mutant, outstanding rooting1 (our1), which exhibited system. The our1 mutant displayed typical auxin-related phenotypes, including elongated seminal de...

The evaluation of the embryonic root and stem bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in early stage development (seedling stage) can be a powerful tool breeding aimed at obtaining progenies with greater vigour. It is revealed that genotypes faster vigour have produced higher biomass grain yield. In this study, traits 101 was preformed 10-day old seedlings. following eight morphological roots stems ...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The uptake, translocation and redistribution of the heavy metals zinc, manganese, nickel, cobalt and cadmium are relevant for plant nutrition as well as for the quality of harvested plant products. The long-distance transport of these heavy metals within the root system and the release to the shoot in young wheat (Triticum aestivum 'Arina') plants were investigated. METHOD...

OBJECTIVE The philosophy of chiropractic can be framed as an attempt to correct the problems inherited from the Western Enlightenment. Its origins can be found in the long tradition of Western philosophy. The purpose of this article is to describe in a broad context chiropractic's roots in premodernity and establish the structural and hermeneutical differences between chiropractic's original ph...

Barley and pea plants were grown under several regimens of different compositions of soil atmosphere, the O(2) concentration varying from 0 to 21% and the CO(2) concentration from 0 to 8%. In absence of CO(2), the effect of O(2) on root length in barley was characterized by equal root lengths within the range of 21 to 7% O(2) and a steep decline between 7 and 0%. In peas, while showing the same...

Science moves forward as scholars build on the work of those who preceded them. Students are taught that familiarity with the literature allows an investigator to avoid needless repetition of work that has been done before and to contribute something new. Citations to earlier work provide support for the validity of arguments and avenues for interested readers to pursue. Against this fundamenta...