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High Genetic Diversity for Improvement of Sweet Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) Genotypes for Sugar and Allied Products

Sweet sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a cultivated sorghum recognized as potential alternative source of bio-fuel due to its high fermentable sugar content in the stalk. It provides renewable energy products, industrial commodities, food and animal feed. Sweet sorghum gene pool creatio... (30 May, 2014)

Deep Sequencing of the Pistil Transcriptome in the Cross Incompatible Maize

Plant reproductive development is dependent on successful pollen-pistil interactions. The high degree of specificity in pollen-pistil interactions and the precision of directional pollen tube growth suggest that signals are continually being exchanged between pollen tubes and cells of the pist... (11 Jul., 2014)

Assessment of Genetic Variation in Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea L.) Using PCR Based Markers

Indian mustard ( Brassica juncea L.) is an important oilseed crop with oil content ranging from 30 to 48 percent. However, presence of high erusic acids, glucosinolates and saturated fatty acids and also narrowed genetic base of existing varieties confines its use. The present investigation wa... (24 Apr., 2014)

Differential Response of Cysteine-deficient Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) Mutants Impaired in Foliar O-acetylserine(thiol)-lyase Expression

Lentil is a cool-season pulse crop, rich in protein but deficient in two sulphur-containing amino acids cysteine and methionine. Due to low genetic variability in existing germplasm, induced mutagenic technique has been adopted in lentil, and two mutant lines exhibiting poor growth and low dry we... (28 Mar., 2014)

Micropropagation of Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb (Monkey jack) through Shoot Bud Culture

The Lakoocha ( Artocarpus lakoocha Roxb . ), popularly known as “monkey jack”, is called as ‘ barhal’ in India, belongs to family Moraceae and comprises of many species of woody trees. The present study was aimed to develop a micropropagation protocol for Lakoocha toward... (17 Mar., 2014)

Exploring Genetic Diversity in Common Bean From Unexploited Regions of Jammu & Kashmir-India

Genetic diversity analysis is a first essential step in understanding the genetic base of the germplasm. Our group is focusing on the common bean, and in the present study, for its improvement a genetic diversity study has been initiated in the laboratory. Since our focus is on the regions (in Ja... (05 Jan., 2014)

Inheritance of Yield and its Related Traits in Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia L.)

A study on understanding the inheritance of yield and its related traits in bitter gourd by using generation means analysis involving six generations in two crosses (IC-044417×IC-045339 and IC-045339×IC-470560) revealed the presence of non-allelic interaction effects in expression of ... (03 Jan., 2014)

Effect of Nitrogen and Sulphur Levels and Ratios on Growth and Yield of Maize

A field experiment was conducted during karif 2011 at Shirol village of Nargund taluk in Gadag district to study the effect of levels and ratios of nitrogen and sulphur fertilizers on growth and yield of maize ( zea mays L.) under irrigation. The experiment was conducted in vertisol by adoptin... (26 Nov., 2013)

Estimation of Genetic Diversity in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Genotypes using Simple Sequence Repeats

Simple Sequence Repeats (SSRs) are co-dominant DNA markers and have a wide range of applications in the field of genetics. In the present investigation, 24 rice genotypes, belonging to Pakistan and imported from IRRI, Taiwan were examined for the determination of genetic diversity using twenty fo... (22 Nov., 2013)

Studies on Heterosis for Yield and Yield Contributing Traits in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench)

In the present investigation, a study was conducted at the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, Vellayani during 2011-2012 to identify potential parents and superior crosses for yield and yield related traits in okra. Fifteen hybrids (F 1 s) were developed by crossin... (25 Oct., 2013)

Functional Analysis of Synthetic Promoters Containing Pathogen-Responsive cis-Elements

An attempt was made to study four synthetic promoters containing pathogen-responsive cis -elements with -46 region minimal promoter of CaMV 35S for their inducibility in tobacco upon exposure to salicylic acid (SA) and methyl jasmonate (MeJ). On 15 th day of establishment, none of the untreated... (17 Oct., 2013)

Correlation Studies on Yield and its Components in Inter Specific Cotton Hybrids (G. hirsutumxG. barbadense) for Developing Heterotic Box

This present study was conducted with 92 F 1 cotton hybrids to provide information on interrelationships of seed cotton yield with some characters (plant height (cm), number of monopodial per plant, number of sympodia per plant, number of bolls per plant, mean boll weight (g), reproductive points... (16 Sep., 2013)

Sesame Shoot Regeneration-Using Different Combinations of Growth Regulators

Sesame ( Sesamum indicum L.) an important and oldest oil seed crop known to man still, the regeneration studies remained as a bottleneck. Here an attempt was to develop shoot via tissue culture approaching using hypocotyls callus, for this five genotypes viz GLW (Gulbarga local white), Wes... (15 Oct., 2013)

Correlation for Yield and Yield Related Trait in Mutant and Segregating Genotypes in Sunflower (Helianthus annus L.)

146 genotypes including 46 mutant and 100 segregants of sunflower were selected for the character association study to assess the relationship among yield and its components. Observations were recorded on six traits viz., 50% flowering, days to maturity, plant height, head diameter, 100-seed weig... (11 Oct., 2013)

An Ac/Ds-mediated Insertional Mutagenesis System for Functional Genomics in Sorghum

Transgenic sorghum (cv M 35-1) plants, carrying insertional inactivation tagging Ds , were crossed with i Ac plants as the source of transposase to produce mutagenic F 1 plants carrying both Ds and i Ac . Screening of F 2 plants for the presence of Ds ( Ds + ), transposed (T Ds + ) and ... (16 Aug., 2013)

Genetic Transformation of Brassica napus with MSI-99m Gene Increases Resistance in Transgenic Plants to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

Magainins are a class of antimicrobial peptides isolated from skin secretions of the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis . MSI-99 is a synthesized magainin II analogue with inhibitory effects to a wide spectrum of microbial organisms, including bacteria, fungus and viruses. Sclerotinia sclerot... (27 Sep., 2013)

Leaf Photosynthesis and Antioxidant Defense in Male and Hermaphrodite Tree of A Critically Endangered Legume, Gymnocladus assamicus Kanjilal ex P.C. Kanjilal

Photosynthetic pigment content, photosynthesis rate and antioxidant defense components were studied in leaves of male and hermaphrodite trees of an endemic and critically endangered leguminous tree Gymnocladus assamicus Kanjilal ex P.C. Kanjilal in Indian Himalayas to ascertain the ... (02 Jan., 2014)

Estimation of Heterosis and Inbreeding Depression for Yield and Yield Related Traits in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

The present investigation inrice ( Oryza sativa L.) was undertaken for studying the magnitude of heterosis of 48 hybrids (F 1 s) made by involving sixteen restorer lines and 3 cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) lines following line×tester mating design. The result indicated that the magnitude... (25 Sep., 2013)

Expression of Structural Genes Related to Anthocyanin Biosynthesis of Vitis amurensis

The accumulation of anthocyanins in skins is one of the main features of red grape berry ripening. This research was designed to assess the changes in anthocyanin content in grape skins of V. amurensis and to explore mRNA transcriptions of 11 structural genes (PAL, CHS3, CHI1, F3H2, F3'H, ... (30 Sep., 2013)

Correlation and Path Coefficient Analysis between Seed Cotton Yield and its Attributing Characters in Intra Hirsutum Cotton Hybrids

This study was carried out to determine direct and indirect effects of some characters ( Days to 50 per cent flowering, plant height (cm), Number of monopodial branches per plant, Number of Sympodia per plant, Number of bolls per plant, Mean boll weight (g), Ginning percentage, Seed index (g) and... (15 Jul., 2013)