Gaber M Abogadallah

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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...

09 September 2018 7,811 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...

06 June 2018 4,604 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...

03 March 2018 6,756 1 View

How to decide on buying an HPLC system?

I am thinking of buying an HPLC system. Could I have your suggestions on: 1- Which is better, an integrated or customized system? 2- which specifications of the pump, columns will give broad...

10 October 2016 6,642 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...

09 September 2015 7,847 3 View

Does someone have pTOK233 or pSB134?

Does any colleague have pTOK233 or pSB134 and want to share?

02 February 2015 5,828 1 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...

09 September 2014 1,733 5 View

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

Date palm micropropagation

04 April 2014 5,198 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...

03 March 2014 531 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

02 February 2014 4,536 20 View