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An Innovative Model for Electronic Band Structure Analysis of Doped and Un-Doped ZnO
An empirical pseudopotential method, in conjunction with virtual crystal approximation and the compositional disorder effect, is exploited to extract the full electronic band structure of various ZnO thin film...
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Conservation, propagation, and redistribution (CPR) of Hill’s thistle: paradigm for plant species at risk
Cryopreservation is a valuable tool that could potentially create an alternate plant preservation strategy for species at risk such as Hill’s thistle. The present study is focused on a successful paradigm invo...
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Root cryobanking: an important tool in plant cryopreservation
Cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen (− 196 °C) ensures safe and cost-effective conservation of plant genetic resources using diverse materials, including roots. To date, successful cryopreservation of root exp...
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Open AccessAn innovative technique for electronic transport model of group-III nitrides
An optimized empirical pseudopotential method (EPM) in conjunction with virtual crystal approximation (VCA) and the compositional disorder effect is used for simulation to extract the electronic material param...
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Metabolomics and hormonomics to crack the code of filbert growth
Plants respond to changes in their environments through hormonal activation of a physiological cascade that redirects metabolic resources and growth. In filberts (Corylus sp.), chelated iron promotes the growth o...
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Root cryopreservation to biobank medicinal plants: a case study for Hypericum perforatum L.
In this study, an effective root-based cryopreservation method was developed for Hypericum perforatum L., an important medicinal species, using in vitro plants. A systematic approach was applied to determine effe...
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Development of a reliable Corylus sp. reference database through the implementation of a DNA fingerprinting test
This DNA fingerprinting test confirmed 195 unique Corylus sp. accessions that were used to build a reference database for identity verification of unknown hazelnut trees from three locations in Ontario.
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Mammalian Neurotransmitter Are Important Signals Mediating Plant Morphogenesis
In spite of their lack of central organized nervous system, plants possess many of the same signaling compounds which are employed in the mammalian nervous system and commonly referred to as neurotransmitters ...
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Indoleamines and phenylpropanoids modify development in the bryophyte Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Hedw.) T.J. Kop
An efficient method for in vitro propagation of the bryophyte moss Plagiomnium cuspidatum (Hedw.) T.J. Kop is presented. Protocol optimization investigated media salt strength (quarter, third, or half-strength Mu...
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Cryopreservation of the critically endangered golden paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta Greenm.): from nature to cryobank to nature
In this study conservation of Castilleja levisecta Greenm., a globally endangered species was addressed through in vitro cryopreservation of shoot tips. In vitro cultures were successfully established using seedl...
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Melatonin in plant morphogenesis
Melatonin is a ubiquitously present indoleamine with a vast capacity for modulating the growth and behavior of plants, animals, and microbes. Though melatonin was discovered in plants decades after its discove...
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Thidiazuron: Modulator of Morphogenesis In Vitro
Thidiazuron (TDZ) is a substituted phenylurea first synthesized in 1967 by the Schering Corporation in Germany. Compared to other plant growth regulators, TDZ is a powerful and potent synthetic growth regulato...
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A simple and efficient method for analysis of plant growth regulators: a new tool in the chest to combat recalcitrance in plant tissue culture
This report presents a simple, rapid and accessible validated method for quantification of eight major plant growth regulators (PGR): cytokinins (6-(γ,γ-dimethylallylamino)purine (2-iP), benzylaminopurine (BA)...
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High light intensity stress as the limiting factor in micropropagation of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.)
Attempts of clonal propagation of sugar maple through conventional and micropropagation techniques have been largely unsuccessful and the basis for this longstanding problem has remained unknown. Typical sympt...
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Iron supplementation promotes in vitro shoot induction and multiplication of Baptisia australis
A simple and efficient system was developed for the rapid in vitro multiplication of Baptisia australis using nodal explants derived from axenic cultures. Among the four cytokinins [benzylaminopurine (BA), kineti...
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Open AccessApplication of 3D printing to prototype and develop novel plant tissue culture systems
Due to the complex process of designing and manufacturing new plant tissue culture vessels through conventional means there have been limited efforts to innovate improved designs. Further, development and avai...
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Cryopreservation of potato microtubers: the critical roles of sucrose and desiccation
Microtubers are an important source of tissues for conservation and exchange of germplasm. An efficient method for cryopreservation of whole microtubers that will ensure a safe and long-term storage was develo...
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Growth regulating properties of isoprene and isoprenoid-based essential oils
Essential oils have growth regulating properties comparable to the well-documented methyl jasmonate and may be involved in localized and/or airborne plant communication.
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Evaluation of ploidy variations in Hypericum perforatum L. (St. John’s wort) germplasm from seeds, in vitro germplasm collection, and regenerants from floral cultures
Hypericum perforatum L. (St. John’s wort) is an important medicinal herb and a subject of intensive research for its complex and diverse bioactive chemicals. An in vitro-grown germplasm c...
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Plant Cryopreservation for Biotechnology and Breeding
Plant biodiversity is crucial for sustaining human life on our planet. More than 50,000 species are used globally for food, feed, fiber, medicine and horticulture. A wide range of plant-based biotechnological ...
