We present a simple subtraction procedure of GDDSC as a modification of the original DSC and GDRDA methods. Genetically Directed Differential Subtraction Chain (GDDSC) is a process by which highly related genomes are compared in order to isolate tags carrying the polymorphisms. To detect specific DNA fragment (tag), we can then monitor offspring plants for efficient molecular breeding. The GDDS...

To prepare tissues for analysis of NAD(+), NADH, NADP(+), and NADPH, common practice is to freeze samples in liquid nitrogen, often followed by freeze-drying, before extraction in HCl or NaOH. With cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) cotyledons, prefreezing in liquid nitrogen or slower freezing to -20 degrees C yielded substantially lower values for NADH and NADPH than obtained from samples homogeniz...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Beginning in the last two decades of the 14th century, richly illuminated versions of the Tacuinum Sanitatis, the Latin translation of an 11th-century Arabic manuscript known as Taqwim al-Sihha bi al-Ashab al-Sitta, were produced in northern Italy. These illustrated manuscripts provide a window on late medieval life in that region by containing some 200 full-page illustratio...

Chilling at 2.5 C accelerated the synthesis of 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) and C(2)H(4) production in cucumber fruit. Skin tissue contained higher levels of ACC and was more sensitive to chilling than was cortex tissue. Accumulation of ACC in chilled tissue was detected after 1 day of chilling and remained elevated even after C(2)H(4) production started to decline. These data su...

A crude homogenate obtained from greening cucumber (Cucumis sativus, L.) cotyledons in tris-sucrose, pH 7.7, containing coenzyme A, glutathione, potassium phosphate, pH 7.7, methyl alcohol, magnesium, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, and adenosine triphosphate, is able to incorporate 4-(14)C-delta-aminolevulinic acid into chlorophyll a and b in the presence of oxygen. If the homogenates are p...

O ácido 6α,7β-di-hidroxivouacapan-17β-óico (1) e o 6α,7β-di-hidroxivouacapan-17β-oato de metila (2) são produtos naturais isolados do extrato hexânico de frutos de Pterodon polygalaeflorus Benth. Este trabalho descreve a preparação e caracterização por espectroscopias no infravermelho, de ressonância magnética nuclear e por análise elementar do derivado inédito 6α,7βtiocarbonildioxivouacapan-17...

The integrated management of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) diseases play a key role in guaranteeing the high quality and security of cucumber production in greenhouse, moreover, the early warning of cucumber diseases is the chief precondition for IPM (Integrated Pest Management). This paper describes an attempt to develop an early warning system for cucumber diseases in greenhouse. By analysing...

The CIR Expert Panel assessed the safety of 6 Cucumis sativus (cucumber)-derived ingredients and found them safe in cosmetic formulations in the present practices of use and concentration. These ingredients are reported to function in cosmetics as skin-conditioning agents. Cucumber is a commonly consumed food with no history of significant adverse effects, suggesting that its ingredients should...

Brushing is an effective method to control hypocotyl elongation in cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L. ‘Turbo’) grown in plug trays for transplanting. The amount of daily brushing and the number of days to brush for best performance was determined. Treatment with 10 strokes per day for the 4 days of maximal hypocotyl elongation was sufficient to reduce final hypocotyl length by 25%. More brushing did...