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02 December 2014 914 5 View
I want to have information about the introduction period of exotic plants in the Mascarene Islands. I would appreciate if you could suggest me some open access online sources.
02 December 2014 8,638 3 View
I am looking for photos and drawings of cross - sectional area of rhizomes of the following species: 1. Broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia 2. Reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima 3. Common reed...
02 December 2014 2,042 5 View
I obtained higher yield of raw DNA from in-house protocol. When purified with qiagen I found that samples were having murkiness in solution and the nanodrop ratios were also very low. Have you...
02 December 2014 5,264 3 View
I am using an IDS camera to identify RGB color ranges on some diseased leaves. It is easy to pick up the fraction of RGB (out of 255 grades) but I need to convert this into real wavelengths. Any...
01 December 2014 4,890 4 View
Most dicots, such as Arabidopsis, seed developmentfollows two distinct phases and the embryo grows to full size andreplaces most of the endosperm at maturity. During the firstphase, the syncytial...
30 November 2014 2,321 4 View
My friends and I were discussing on O2 deficiency in plant. By reading on a lecture note, this question was popped up and we got stuck for the discussion.
30 November 2014 8,301 2 View
hi frds, I have problem regarding Arabidopsis growth?Its F2 population taking approx 1year for complete its life cycle.......instead of 4-5 months........So tell me solution to early completion of...
27 November 2014 7,708 17 View
Hi. I would like to find more on a soil dust from roads on the vegetation. I am considering the influence of cars on the Mediterranean grassland in a very touristic protected area. Any direction?...
27 November 2014 3,225 3 View
Hi, I am going to measure the Na+, K+, and Cl- ion uptake by whole plants, using two plants whose shoot dry mass is 5g and 2.5g per plant. Could you please tell me how I can measure their total...
21 November 2014 4,415 11 View
I have problems interpreting article 9.8 of the ICN, which states that: "An epitype is a specimen or illustration selected to serve as an interpretative type when the holotype, lectotype, or...
18 November 2014 349 12 View
I don't have liquid nitrogen, so can I store whole plants (stem, root, leaves) for further DNA and enzyme analysis in a normal home refrigerator?
18 November 2014 4,275 8 View
Can anyone suggest a wound-inducible promoter with high performance for dicotyledon? Thanks,
17 November 2014 4,012 1 View
Please recommend me a reference.Thanks a lot!
15 November 2014 3,740 3 View
If I have a liquid culture of developing embryos, which will include haploid, doubled-haploid (diploid) and a small amount of tetraploids, I'd ideally like to do something to kill off all the non...
14 November 2014 1,890 0 View
I want to investigate the differentiation between leaves of the same species that grow under different light intensities.
06 November 2014 506 8 View
I want to measure the length of primary roots with or without agent treatment to know whether this agent can recover the length of primary roots. However, my seedlings of Arabidopsis are always...
04 November 2014 4,483 15 View
Question: When attempting to measure ice nucleation points in leaves, is it better to attach a thermocouple probe to the outside of the leaf or to insert it directly into the leaf?Background: One...
03 November 2014 8,882 6 View
I need to isolate and observe if something is wrong with the photosystems of my plants. If you know of any protocols for testing the photosystems please share with me.Thank you
03 November 2014 2,637 7 View
Basal salts plus 0.5% colloidal Chitin plus 15 g/l agar agar, pH 5-6 failed to solidify? Why and how to solve it.
28 October 2014 4,524 3 View
I want to consider all reasons for decreasing dynamic viscosity after addition of cosurfactant.
15 October 2014 2,140 5 View
Forest Type: Dry Deciduous Forest.
14 October 2014 7,627 11 View
Are there any tips for obtaining clear images (20x) of cell files in each zone of Arabidopsis roots? I normally fix them first in 96% ethanol and mount them in chloral hydrate. However, due to the...
13 October 2014 3,461 7 View
Plants have evolved a variety of adaptive mechanisms that allow them to optimize growth and development while coping with environmental stresses. These mechanisms include seed and bud dormancy,...
03 October 2014 9,865 17 View