How many generations of hybrid rice should I grow to obtain true breeding lines?

I crossed two lines of rice with contrasting leaf, culm and panicle traits. The F1 plants were almost halfway between the parents except for some quantitative heterosis. The F2 plants (currently...

08 September 2018 7,703 8 View

What kind of deficiency is this?

I applied urea and iron EDTA and then after a few days my rice plants were like that. It appears that this is iron deficiency but I have just applied iron. What could be the reason of young leaf...

05 June 2018 4,542 6 View

How carefully or how carelessly do editors of some journals handle our manuscripts?

On 24 August 2017, I submitted a manuscript to A JOURNAL WITH AN IMPACT FACTOR OF MORE THAN 2.0. Four months later, the manuscript status was under review. I felt this was enough for the journal...

02 March 2018 6,694 1 View

How to decide on buying an HPLC system?

09 October 2016 6,549 8 View

Is it sensible to cite a paper that is published in a language other than English?

I do not speak Spanish or Japanese and defenitley many researchers do not speak arabic. Is it acceptable and sensible to cite a paper that was originally published in a language other than...

08 September 2015 7,788 3 View

Why does not the barrier to radial oxygen loss in rice root limit water permeation?

When rice is grown in anaerobic soil, it develops barrier to radial oxygen from root to soil. This barrier is mainly suberin in the outer layers of root. Is it logical that this barrier does not...

08 September 2014 1,667 5 View

Could anyone suggest a protocol for date palm propagation, based on lab experience not just theoretically?

Date palm micropropagation

03 April 2014 5,082 0 View

If the same job is done with real time RT-PCR, will it be able to discriminate between products of specific reaction and other unintended products?

To quantify expression of a gene with semi-quantitative RT-PCR, the cDNA is synthesized and equalized based on an internal control gene such as 18S rRNA. The gene of interest is then amplified...

02 March 2014 472 3 View

Is it fair to consider the rate of transpiration and stomatal conductance as measures of combined root and shoot hydraulic conductance?

Hydraulic conductance

01 February 2014 4,477 20 View

Guidelines for survey (question type) analysis?

Hi. Please tell me what guidelines should i need to follow for questionaries' type research work in India. It is not hospital based work, we are conduction basic institutional based qualitative...

03 March 2021 2,037 3 View

How to access MSCI KLD Stats and Sustainalytics?

Hello all, I'm currently working on my undergraduate thesis and I'm having difficulties trying to access KLD Stats and Sustainalytics because my campus Airlangga University and apparently other...

02 March 2021 8,525 1 View

Ideas for Phd's Thesis on pricing (Marketing)?

Hi everyone, I'm studying Marketing and I would like to write my PhD thesis on the topic of pricing. Any specific ideas?

02 March 2021 9,706 5 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 3 View

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02 March 2021 932 1 View

How to calculate BREQ 3 questionnaire?

how to calculate BEHAVIOURAL REGULATION IN EXERCISE QUESTIONNAIRE BREQ 3 ,which contain 24 questions and each question has 5 answers (0- Strongly disagree , 1-disagree, 2- Neither agree nor...

02 March 2021 811 3 View

What do you know about biotechnology art?

What do you know about biotechnology art?

02 March 2021 1,653 3 View

Which is the best place in the world for the plant biotechnology research?

I am searching for a good place for the Post Doc,

02 March 2021 4,053 3 View

Please suggest a good text book for "Research Methodology in Life Sciences". Which book would be good for PhD Scholars?

Please provide Book Title and author name

02 March 2021 9,059 3 View

How does Scientist/RG community evaluates a case study article and the impact of it on a researcher career?

An article that is published as a case study in the SJR listed journal. How much value is added to a researcher career? How it is evaluated by a scientific researcher/University admission...

02 March 2021 9,661 3 View