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High frequency somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in petiole and leaf explant cultures and petiole-derived embryogenic cell suspension cultures of Hylomecon vernalis
Culture conditions are described for high frequency somatic embryogenesis and plant regeneration in petiole and leaf explant cultures and petiole-derived embryogenic cell suspension cultures of Hylomecon vernalis
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Structure character in small-carbon-cluster deposition on diamond surface
Experimentally, hydrogen-free diamond-like carbon (DLC) films were assembled by means of pulsed laser deposition (PLD), where energetic small-carbon-clusters were deposited on the substrate. In this paper, the...
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In Vitro Culture and the Production of Secondary Metabolites in Coriandrum sativum L. (Coriander)
Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) is an annual herb that belongs to the Umbelliferae. Major producers are Morocco, Canada, India, Pakistan, Rumania, and the former Soviet Union. The coriander plant yields both th...
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Transgenic Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
Watermelon, one of the most important vegetable crops, is eaten chiefly as a fresh fruit. It originated from tropical and subtropical Africa, and now is widely distributed throughout the tropics, Mediterranean...
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Phase transitions in the incoherent lattice fluctuations in YBa 2Cu3O7-δ
The growing body of experimental evidence1,2,3,4,5,6,7 for the existence of complex textures of charges and spins in the high-temperature superconductors has drawn attention to the so-called ‘stripe-phase’ model8
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Phytoremediation of cadmium contamination: Overexpression of metallotionein in transgenic tobacco plants
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Study of hydrogen annealing of ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene irradiated with high-energy protons
Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene, an important biomaterial for orthopedic implants, was irradiated with 2.6- and 3-MeV H+ ions at low doses from 5.7 × 1011 to 2.3 × 1014 ions/cm2. Fourier transform infrare...
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Genetic Transformation of Panax ginseng (Ginseng)
Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) belongs to the Araliaceae family. In China and Korea, ginseng has been used medicinally for over 1000 years. Old literature recounts that ginseng cultivation in Korea began at l...
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Surface Oxygen Exchange Kinetics and Oxygen Diffusion Rates in Ysz Single Crystals
Isotope exchange with C18O2 followed by depth profiling analysis was used to study surface exchange and bulk diffusion of oxygen in single crystal ((100) surface orientation) yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) in t...
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WAPK, a Ser/Thr protein kinase gene of Nicotiana tabacum, is uniquely regulated by wounding, abscisic acid and methyl jasmonate
A cDNA encoding a protein kinase, which may be involved in the wound signal transduction pathway, was isolated from Nicotiana tabacum. The cDNA, named WAPK, is 1227 bp in length and contains an ORF of 1017 bp. T...
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Molecular cloning and characterization of cDNAs for anionic and neutral peroxidases from suspensioncultured-cells of sweet potato and their differential expression in response to stress
Two peroxidase (POD) cDNAs, swpa1 and swpn1, were isolated and characterized from suspension-cultured cells of sweet potato in order to understand the physiological function of POD isozymes. Sequence analysis...
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Molecular cloning and characterization of two novel isoforms of the small subunit of ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase from sweet potato
Two cDNA clones encoding two different ADPglucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) polypeptides designated IbAGP–sTL1 (sTL1) and IbAGP-sTL2 (sTL2) were isolated from sweet potato tuberous root and leaf libraries. T...
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Analysis of nitride films on silicon substrates by ion beam methods
The simultaneous determination of light element contamination levels and accurate nitrogen-to-metal ratios in nitride thin films deposited on silicon substrates is demonstrated by using α-particle beam energie...
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Proton Modification of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene to Promote Crosslinking for Enhanced Chemical and Physical Properties
Crosslinking onset was investigated for ultra high molecular weight polyethylene(UHMW-PE) implanted with 2.6 MeV H+ ions at low doses from 6×1011-3×1013 ions/cm2. Crosslinking in the near surface region(20–40μm) ...
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Deposition And Characterization of CNx Films
CNx films with x around 1.0 have been made by inverted cylindrical DC magnetron sputtering. RBS, XPS, IR spectroscopy, ERD and SEM were used to characterize the composition and bonding properties of the films, wh...
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Improvement of the catharanthine productivity in hairy root cultures ofCatharanthus roseus by using monosaccharides as a carbon source
Sucrose, glucose, and fructose as carbon sources in culture medium were assessed in hairy root cultures ofCatharanthus roseus. The cultures preferentially consumed sucrose, resulting in about 40% (dry wt) higher ...
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Selection of protoclones for high yields of indole alkaloids from suspension cultures ofCatharanthus roseus and the qualitative analysis of the compounds by LC-MS
To produce economically important indole alkaloids by cell culture, we have selected protoclones ofCatharanthus roseus for high yields of catharanthine and ajmalicine. Protoplasts were enzymatically isolated from...
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Thermal Neutron Irradiation and Large Pinning Enhancement in Superconducting Materials
Up to 25 times enhancement of magnetic critical current density has been observed at 70 K and 2500 O for 3% 6Li-doped sintered YBCO sample irradiated with thermal neutrons at a dose of 1 x 1018 n/cm2. High energy...
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Weak Pinning Centers in Proton Irradiated YBCO Single Crystals
Observed magnetic Jc enhancement in a 3.4 MeV proton-irradiated Y1Ba2Cu3O7-ò (YBCO) single crystal are shown to be intimately linked with a kind of weak pinning centers. Applied magnetic field transforms weak cen...
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Plant regeneration from apple seedling explants and callus cultures
Leaf, cotyledon, and hypocotyl explants were obtained from 3-week-old seedlings of open-pollinated ‘Golden Delicious’ (Malus domestica bork H.) grown in vitro. They were placed on modified Murashige and Skoog (MS...