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Physiological response to drought in seedlings of Pistacia lentiscus (mastic tree)
Drought is often an important constraint on plant regeneration in the Mediterranean. Pistacia lentiscus is of particular interest in restoration actions in fire-prone areas. This study addressed the current knowl...
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Study of the effects of foliar application of ABA during acclimatization
This study aims to elucidate the effects of abscisic acid (ABA) foliar application on plant hardening during ex vitro acclimatization using a forest model species Ulmus minor L. Plant leaves were sprayed with ABA...
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Different responses of young and expanded lettuce leaves to fungicide Mancozeb: chlorophyll fluorescence, lipid peroxidation, pigments and proline content
This work aimed to study the effects of commercial doses of the fungicide, Mancozeb, on the photosynthetic apparatus of lettuce young leaves (YL) and expanded leaves (EL). Seven days after Mancozeb application...
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Effect of irradiance during acclimatization on content of proline and phytohormones in micropropagated Ulmus minor
This study aimed to investigate the effects of irradiance on plant growth and content of proline and phytohormones during ex vitro acclimatization of micropropagated Ulmus minor plants. In vitro rooted plants wer...
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Photosynthetic parameters of Ulmus minor plantlets affected by irradiance during acclimatization
In order to set up large-scale acclimatization protocols of micropropagated plants, an in-depth knowledge of their physiological responses during in vitro to ex vitro transfer is required. This work describes the...
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Acclimatization of micropropagated plantlets induces an antioxidative burst: a case study with Ulmus minor Mill.
In this article, the effects of increased light intensities on antioxidant metabolism during ex vitro establishment of Ulmus minor micropropagated plants are investigated. Three month old in vitro plants were acc...
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Water-use efficiency in Flaveria species under drought-stress conditions
Environmental conditions that promote photorespiration are considered to be a major driving force for the evolution of C4 species from C3 ancestors. The genus Flaveria contains C3 and C4 species as well as a vari...
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Limitations of photosynthesis in Phaseolus vulgaris under drought stress: gas exchange, chlorophyll fluorescence and Calvin cycle enzymes
In this article, the effects of drought stress (DS) on gas exchange, chlorophyll (Chl) a fluorescence and Calvin cycle enzymes in Phaseolus vulgaris are evaluated. Three-week-old plants were exposed to DS by rece...
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Differential inhibition of photosynthesis under drought stress in Flaveria species with different degrees of development of the C4 syndrome
The effect of drought stress (DS) on photosynthesis and photosynthesis-related enzyme activities was investigated in F. pringlei (C3), F. floridana (C3–C4), F. brownii (C4-like), and F. trinervia (C4) species. St...
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Rapid clonal multiplication of Lavandula viridis L'Hér through in vitro axillary shoot proliferation
In vitro clonal propagation of native Mediterranean Lavandula viridis was obtained from a mature field-grown plant. Single node explants were successfully established on Murashige and Skoog medium supplemented w...
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Solidification of Steel
The theory of constitutional supercooling and solute segregation is discussed with regard to application to steel ingots. Some limitations in the application of theory are noted. Desirable characteristics of a...
