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Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Development Of Vascular Connections Between Lateral Buds And Main Stem In Some Decapitated Plants, Syed Mushtaq Husain, Albert J. Linck
Development Of Vascular Connections Between Lateral Buds And Main Stem In Some Decapitated Plants, Syed Mushtaq Husain, Albert J. Linck
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
After decapitation of pea plants, with resultant growth of lateral buds, the thickness of vascular tissue appeared to be correlated with the growth rate of buds. Basal lateral shoots had better developed vascular strands than buds on upper parts of the plants. IAA application retarded growth of the lateral buds and inhibited their vascular connections, but all lateral buds eventually grew in spite of the IAA application.
A Disc Electrophoretic Procedure For Separating Proteins Of Marchantia Polymorpha: Esterases., Jerome Anaya, Donald J. Kraft
A Disc Electrophoretic Procedure For Separating Proteins Of Marchantia Polymorpha: Esterases., Jerome Anaya, Donald J. Kraft
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Extracts from Marchanlia polymorpha were used in the development of a disc electrophoretic procedure for the separation of proteins. Dialyzed and fresh extracts were found to produce best resolution when electrophoresed in Tris-Glycine buffer (pH 8.3) and 50 millamps current for 45-60 minutes. The esterase enzyme system was used as an indication of separation. Significantly, 5 bands were detected in induced thalli attesting to the sensitivity and application of this method to developmental studies.
Detecting Oak Wilt By False Color Infrared Aerial Photography, R. P. Latham, D. W. French, Merle P. Meyer
Detecting Oak Wilt By False Color Infrared Aerial Photography, R. P. Latham, D. W. French, Merle P. Meyer
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
An aerial survey using false-color infrared film at scales of l :9,600 and l : 12,000 located 93.7% of the oak wilt infection centers ii:1 the 1,500-acre study area. The ground survey of the same area also located 93.7% of the infection centers but half of those found by this method were difficult to relocate because they were not correctly mapped. Whereas aerial survey usually missed only trees of small diameter, the ground survey missed trees as large as eight inches in diameter.
Regeneration Of White Cedar In Northern Swamps, Walter H. Petraborg
Regeneration Of White Cedar In Northern Swamps, Walter H. Petraborg
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Regeneration of white cedar in six northern Minnesota swamps by layering, suckering, and seeding was found where surface and subsurface soils were circum-neutral (median pH 7.1 for surface soils and 7.0 for subsurface soils) but not on more acid soils. Regeneration was best where the peat soil was coarsely decomposed and little compacted, and where the water table was high with some flow of ground water through the swamp. Sphagnum moss grew on all regeneration sites but was also found on more acid, unsuitable sites. No single associated groundcover plant appeared to be a specifically reliable indicator species for regeneration …
Estimating Surface Area Of Soybean Root Systems, John B. Carlson
Estimating Surface Area Of Soybean Root Systems, John B. Carlson
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
A procedure for estimating the total root length, root surface, and root hair surface is described for greenhouse-grown soybeans. Data are presented on the extent of the root systems of 3-week and 14-week old soybeans. The possibility of correlating data from greenhouse-grown soybeans with that of field-grown soybeans as a method to make some predictions on extent of the root systems of field-grown soybeans is suggested.
Ferns And Fern Allies Of Brown County, Barbara J. R. Gudmunson
Ferns And Fern Allies Of Brown County, Barbara J. R. Gudmunson
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
In collecting ferns and fern allies in Brown County, Minnesota, during the 1964 summer, six of the seven species previously recorded were found again and six fern species and seven horsetail species and varieties new to the records were collected.
Tao newly found in 1964 are: Botrychium virginianum var. virginianum, Osmunda clayfoniana, Woodsia obtusa, Woodsia oregana var. cathcartiana, Athyrium filix-femina var. michauxii, Cystopteris bulbifera, Equisetum hyemale var. pseudohyemale, Equisetum hyemale var. elatum, Equisetum scirpoides, Equisetum fluviatile, Equisetum palustre, Equisetum pratense, and Equisetum sylvaticum.
Voucher specimens of the nineteen taxa were deposited in the herbarium of Mankato Stole College. Duplicate specimens …
Northern And Western Corn Rootworms In Minnesota, H. C. Chiang, R. G. Flaskerd
Northern And Western Corn Rootworms In Minnesota, H. C. Chiang, R. G. Flaskerd
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
The occurrence and population changes of the northern corn rootworm, Diabrotica longicornis (Say), and the western corn rootworm, D. virgifera LeConte, were reviewed on the basis of information assembled at the Department of Agriculture of the State of Minnesota; and the Department of Entomology, Fisheries, and Wildlife and the Extension Entomologist's Office of the University of Minnesota.
The review shows no record of the northern species in Minnesota before 1899, but it appeared between 1899 and 1915. Populations were probably very law until 1932. Sporadic infestations were reported between 1932 and l 953. Progressive increase in infestation from 1954 paralleled …
Aphanizomenon Elenkinii Kissel In Minnesota Lakes, Hibbert Hill
Aphanizomenon Elenkinii Kissel In Minnesota Lakes, Hibbert Hill
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Aphanizomenon Elenkinii Kissel., heretofore described only from the Black Sea area of Russia, has been observed during four summers in lakes near Minneapolis, Minn. A description of the Minnesota alga is given. It has features not noted in previous descriptions.
Quantitative Plating Of Gamma-Irradiated Cultures Of A Blue-Green Alga, Michael J. Bazin
Quantitative Plating Of Gamma-Irradiated Cultures Of A Blue-Green Alga, Michael J. Bazin
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
A method for quantitative recovery of the blue-green alga, Anacystis nidulans, after treatment with gamma rays is described, and data for the survival of the alga after exposure to a gamma source is presented. No conclusions could be drown by applying a "multi-target" model relating dosage to survival. Application of the data lo a revised target-theoretical expression which included the effects of a dose-dependent repair mechanism indicates that such a mechanism is present in A. nidulans. The validity of these dose-response models is discussed.
Propagation Of Pike In Multi-Purpose Lake Management, Oliver M. Jarvenpa, Warren Kirsch
Propagation Of Pike In Multi-Purpose Lake Management, Oliver M. Jarvenpa, Warren Kirsch
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Methods for rearing, harvesting, and management use of pike (Esox lucius L) in Minnesota are described, especially as related to multiple use of shallow water areas. Principal emphasis is placed on the method of removing fingerling and yearling pike in winter from shallow lakes. Such lakes often raise wild rice and also are utilized by waterfowl. The pike, spawned naturally in these lakes, are harvested by pumping aerated water through fish traps when oxygen levels in the lake become low. Pumping is most effective when oxygen levels in the lake fall below 2 parts per million but is higher in …
Plants For Classroom Use, Elizabeth Wagner Reed
Plants For Classroom Use, Elizabeth Wagner Reed
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
The importance of having living plants in the classroom is emphasized. Ways of coping with environmental problems of classroom heal and dryness are outlined, including the making of terraria. Varieties of plants found suitable for the classroom and laboratory are described.
Pollution And Evolution, David J. Merrell
Pollution And Evolution, David J. Merrell
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Three examples, industrial melanism in moths, insecticide resistance in insects, and myxomatosis in Australian rabbits, are used to illustrate the concept that evolution may result from tampering with the physical or biotic environment of a species. Hence, concern about the effects of pollution must encompass not only the possibility of extinction but the possibility of evolution. In the case of harmful species, biological or chemical control measures may result in populations more refractory to control than the original untreated populations.
Myxobacterial Columns, Walter Fluegel
Myxobacterial Columns, Walter Fluegel
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
The soil myxobacterium, Myxococcus fulvus, will produce clavate columns of slime and cells in certain static liquid cultures. The cells protrude from the thicker end of the column like pins in a pincushion. The column's distribution is in an even array. An hypothesis is suggested for the origin of these formations. The columns are not fruiting bodies. Column formation in other fruiting myxobacteria suggests that it is not a unique feature. Only one other fruiting myxobacterium which produced columns has been reported, and that more than two decades ago.
Protein Patterns Of Dragonfly Hemolymph As Shown By Gel Disc Electrophoresis, Myron Anderson, Lee Halgren, Louis Nuti
Protein Patterns Of Dragonfly Hemolymph As Shown By Gel Disc Electrophoresis, Myron Anderson, Lee Halgren, Louis Nuti
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Acrylamide gel disc electrophoresis of the hemolymph of nymphs of the families Libellulidae and Aeschnidae showed a difference in the mobility of their protein components. Simultaneous comparisons of Anax iunius, Aeschna umbrosa, and Libellula pulchella gave clear separation of the species. Changes in protein composition associated with stage of nymphal development and transition from nymph to adult were apparent.
Mayfly Cholinesterase: Solubilization And Partial Purification, Burton C. Lidgerding, Donald J. Kraft
Mayfly Cholinesterase: Solubilization And Partial Purification, Burton C. Lidgerding, Donald J. Kraft
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
A method hos been developed for the solubilization of cholinesterase from whole mayflies (Hexagenia bilineata, Soy). Solubilization is enhanced through the use of: (1) protamine sulfate, (2) sephadex, (3) sodium taurocholate, and (4) ammonium sulfate-sodium bicarbonate treatments. Partial purification of the enzyme is also reported. Fractions representing a final activity of 246 units and a purification factor of 17.79 are presented.
Anabaenopsis Raciborskii Woloszynska In Minnesota Lakes, Hibbert Hill
Anabaenopsis Raciborskii Woloszynska In Minnesota Lakes, Hibbert Hill
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Anabaenopsis Raciborskii Woloszynska has been observed in Lakes near Minneapolis, Minnesota, during the period 1966-1969. The variations found are described. This alga has not previously been described from the Great Lakes States.
Rest Site Selection By Radio-Tagged Raccoons, Jay H. Schnell
Rest Site Selection By Radio-Tagged Raccoons, Jay H. Schnell
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Daytime resting sites and behavior of 14 radio-tagged raccoons were studied from April 18 to November 27, 1965, with types and use of the sites, daytime activity and shifts at the sites, and approach movements previous to resting being analyzed. The radio system pinpointed 173 rest sites, 7 4 per cent in swamps, 17 per cent in hollow trees, and 9 per cent in squirrel or bird nests. Use of the rest sites did not correlate with habitat type or size of the home range or with distances which animals traveled during their active nightly period. Behavioral influences in selection …
Waterfowl Production In A Selected Wetland Management Area, Orlo A. Quame, Alfred H. Grewe Jr.
Waterfowl Production In A Selected Wetland Management Area, Orlo A. Quame, Alfred H. Grewe Jr.
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
This study of a Type 5 Federal Wetland Management Area showed that: (1) production (young remaining on the area to flight stage) in birds per acre was 0.74 in 1967 and 0.57 in 1968; (2) the greatest temporary use of the area was mode by blue-winged teal, 64 being sighted at one time; and (3) artificial loafing structures may increase use of a wetland by breeding ducks.
Germinability Factors Of Field-Grown Sorghum Seed, D. B. Sauer, C. M. Christensen
Germinability Factors Of Field-Grown Sorghum Seed, D. B. Sauer, C. M. Christensen
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Germination of sorghum seed did not appear to be affected by spraying the plants with Maneb or with a chemical defoliant before harvest. Mechanical threshing greatly reduced germination of most but not all lots; this injury is thought to be related to the maturity and/ or moisture content of the seed when threshed, although other varietal differences may be important. At any given time there were large differences in moisture content between seeds of different hybrids, different plants of any one hybrid, and between different parts of the same panicle.
Lead Absorption From Soil Into Legumes, Marie H. Berg
Lead Absorption From Soil Into Legumes, Marie H. Berg
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
There is evidence that lead is taken up from the soil into legumes and accumulated in the leaves of beans and peanuts which were examined in this study.
Lead-Poisoning From Environmental Contamination, A. Karim Ahmed, George Bloom, Clifford A. Ottaway
Lead-Poisoning From Environmental Contamination, A. Karim Ahmed, George Bloom, Clifford A. Ottaway
Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science
Geochemical studies demonstrate large-scale increases of lead in the general environment. A principal source of this contamination has been traced to the use of tetraethyl lead in gasoline. It is not clear at the present whether these increased levels of lead cause chronic insult to the general population. On the other hand, lead poisoning in young children because of lead based paint flakes in deteriorating housing has been well-documented in many inner-city areas. Between 5 and 10 percent of children (between the ages of one and six) living in sub-standard housing in Chicago, Cleveland, and Baltimore show symptoms of lead-poisoning. …