[EN] Wounded leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana show transient immunity to Botrytis cinerea, the causal agent of grey mould. Using a fluorescent probe, histological staining and a luminol assay, we now show that reactive oxygen ...
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) extracts (RE) are natural antioxidants that are used in food, food supplements and cosmetic applications; exert anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperglycaemic effects; and promote weight ...
Palomino-Schätzlein, Martina; Escrig Aparici, Pablo Vicente; Boira Tortajada, Herminio; Primo Millo, Jaime; Pineda-Lucena, Antonio; Cabedo Escrig, Nuria(American Chemical Society, 2011-10-09)
13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy was explored as a simple and efficient technique for the quantitative analysis of nonpolar metabolites in plants. The method was first optimized with a mixture of known ...
Bou-Torrent, J; Martinez-Garcia, J.F; Garcia Martinez, Jose L; Prat, Salomé(Public Library of Science, 2011)
[EN] Some potato species require a short-day (SD) photoperiod for tuberization, a process that is negatively affected by gibberellins (GAs). Here we report the isolation of StGA3ox2, a gene encoding a GA 3-oxidase, whose ...
[EN] Although several strains of B. subtilis with antifungal activity have been isolated worldwide, to date there are no published reports
regarding the isolation of a native B. subtilis strain from strawberry plants in ...
González Nebauer, Sergio; Renau Morata, Begoña; Guardiola, Jose Luis; Molina Romero, Rosa Victoria(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2011-02)
Photosynthesis down-regulation due to an imbalance between sources and sinks in Citrus leaves could be mediated by excessive accumulation of carbohydrates. However, there is limited understanding of the physiological role ...
Calatayud, V.; García Breijo, Francisco José; Cervero, J; Reig Armiñana, José; Sanz Sánchez, Maria Jose(Elsevier, 2011-07)
Ozone effects on the perennial forb Lamottea dianae were studied in an open-top chamber experiment. Ozone was found to induce reductions in CO 2 assimilation and water use efficiency in the leaves of this species. These ...
Calatayud, V.; Cervero, J.; Calvo, E.; García Breijo, Francisco José; Reig Armiñana, José; Sanz, M.J.(Elsevier, 2011-01)
Plants of one evergreen oak (Quercus ilex) and three deciduous oaks (Q. faginea, with small leaves; Q. pyrenaica and Q. robur, with large leaves) were exposed both to filtered air and to enhanced ozone levels in Open-Top ...
Background: Cucurbita pepo belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. The "Zucchini" types rank among the highest-valued vegetables worldwide, and other C. pepo and related Cucurbita spp., are food staples and rich sources of ...