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Anyone can give me the answer that whether Coix aquatica is photosynthesizing with C4 or C3 pathway? (for me, it look quite like a typical C4??? but no proof) I just start being interested in this...
25 November 2015 3,453 7 View
I am wondering if anyone had any experience in injuring roots and know of a good, quantifiable way to damage an already rooted plant without ruining the network too much. The goal of the injury is...
11 November 2015 10,102 1 View
I have found a Riccardia sp. in Himalayas with comparatively larger epidermal cells than the medullary cells (in stem section), however seems different from recently described R. elizabethae...
29 October 2015 3,094 4 View
We have found an increased moss cover in blown (leaf blower) compared with traditonally raked meadow plots (type mesobrometum) and I would like to discuss possible effects on nature conservation...
28 October 2015 5,475 2 View
I have got once during my long tenure of field visit in Indian Sundarbans. Stilt root generally develops in A. alba of the three species of Avicennia in Indian Sundarbans.
27 October 2015 3,954 7 View
Hi, I am initiating callus from hypocotyl in Catharanthus roseus, using MS media with 1mg/l of both NAA and BAP. The callus looks good. My concern is that the color of the callus is dark green and...
21 October 2015 8,742 2 View
Dear Scientists, I investigates ecology of wild cucumber (Echinocystis lobata) in second range. I have a huge request, Could someone send me a fruit of this species of NATIVE range (USA). I'm...
19 October 2015 872 3 View
I want to observe and get the data on trichome length and density in wild and cultivated Indica rice with good pictures of them.
11 October 2015 7,099 3 View
experimental design CRD in factorial experiment ..4 sesame land-races and one improved drought tolerant variety +3 drought stress levels (0%; 5% and 10% PEG Mr 6000) replicated 4...
11 September 2015 1,200 7 View
When exposing bacterial cells (washed, supernatant free) to seeds it stimulate germination and other seedling parameters (out of soil). It´s known that bacteria release gibberellins, IAA,...
27 August 2015 6,654 2 View
i want to deduct the chlorophyll content from the SPAD readings,
16 August 2015 5,496 15 View
I am starting a biogeography study of Coccoloba uvifera in the new world tropics and I came across two mycorrhizal studies on this species. One was an Ecto and the other was an AMF. Is it possible...
17 July 2015 9,965 2 View
I am planning to assess the total GAs (also want to assess GA3 seperately if possible within my circumstances) from inflorescence of grape berries and mature berries. I had stored samples at -80...
26 June 2015 2,796 4 View
I am looking at the macrofossils found in old pond sediments (ponds located in Norfolk, UK). This seed is appearing quite frequently in my samples - but I'm not sure what it is! The seeds are...
23 June 2015 1,854 4 View
I want to check the clonal fidelity of a medicinal orchid propagated from the mother plant using axillary branching.Now cross verify the robustness of the protocol I want to use molecular markers...
09 June 2015 1,655 9 View
hi, i want to know how long delay in infected phloem of a plant beans, Erwinia sp, and as is the most appropriate method of infection, to measure the presence of Erwinia in the phloem of plants,...
04 June 2015 2,085 2 View
Dear all, is anyone of you experienced how to improve the reproducibility of TUNEL assay in plant/moss cell culture? I am trying to establish this assay to visualize DNA damages in nuclei. When I...
01 June 2015 7,843 3 View
Hi,I took these pictures in a greenhouse near Sanandaj, Iran (5/17/2015), Seed germination on strawberry fruits, preharvest! Why did this happen?!
18 May 2015 5,169 19 View
can anyone give me information about various selective media for production of biosurfactants? i already used Bushnell haas medium for production of Bio surfactants from Bacillus subtillis but...
03 April 2015 6,401 11 View
Cannot find anything in the literature. I don't need to know the exact number, just an estimation. Thanks.
01 April 2015 2,904 7 View
I will be doing the DPPH. SOD, CAT , AP and GR assays and was wondering how I'd determine if there is any effect when comparing my plant samples subjected to different abiotic and biotic stresses.
18 March 2015 4,188 5 View
I i'm conducting research on rice crop. I classified pollen into three categories based on their staining patterns on 1%IKI solution; Completely stained pollen, partially stained pollen and...
16 March 2015 9,258 11 View
Hi. I have represent some plants using branches's ratio and angles with the L-system fractal. These plants belongs to same species but they are different hybrids. So i classified them into two...
13 March 2015 3,717 3 View