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Sugar-Enhanced And Synergistic Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2012, Elizabeth Maynard 2013 Purdue University - Main Campus

Sugar-Enhanced And Synergistic Sweet Corn Cultivar Evaluation For Northern Indiana, 2012, Elizabeth Maynard

Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports

Indiana growers harvested sweet corn for fresh market sales from 5,800 acres in 2011, with an average yield of 67 cwt/acre (159 crates or 3.3 tons per acre) and a total value of $17.9 million (USDA NASS, 2012). Indiana ranked 15th among states for production of fresh market sweet corn and produced about 1.3% of the nation’s total in 2011. The 2007 USDA Ag Census reported 603 Indiana farms producing sweet corn for fresh markets and 51 farms selling to processors. Sweet corn fields for fresh market sales are located throughout the state. In northern Indiana, bicolor corn is most …


Leaf Traits Within Communities: Context May Affect The Mapping Of Traits To Function, Jennifer L. Funk, William K. Cornwell 2013 Chapman University

Leaf Traits Within Communities: Context May Affect The Mapping Of Traits To Function, Jennifer L. Funk, William K. Cornwell

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

The leaf economics spectrum (LES) has revolutionized the way many ecologists think about quantifying plant ecological trade-offs. In particular, the LES has connected a clear functional trade-off (long-lived leaves with slow carbon capture vs. short-lived leaves with fast carbon capture) to a handful of easily measured leaf traits. Building on this work, community ecologists are now able to quickly assess species carbon-capture strategies, which may have implications for community-level patterns such as competition or succession. However, there are a number of steps in this logic that require careful examination, and a potential danger arises when interpreting leaf-trait variation among species …


2013 Update Mtg: Weed Management Update, Hilary A. Sandler 2013 University of Massachusetts - Amherst

2013 Update Mtg: Weed Management Update, Hilary A. Sandler

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

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2013 Update Mtg: Irrigation, Tile Drainage & Frost Protection, Peter Jeranyama 2013 UMass Cranberry Station

2013 Update Mtg: Irrigation, Tile Drainage & Frost Protection, Peter Jeranyama

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

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2013 Update Mtg: Tile Drainage Sare Project, Carolyn J. DeMoranville, Peter Jeranyama, Hilary A. Sandler, Casey Kennedy 2013 University of Massachusetts - Amherst

2013 Update Mtg: Tile Drainage Sare Project, Carolyn J. Demoranville, Peter Jeranyama, Hilary A. Sandler, Casey Kennedy

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

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2013 Update Mtg: Dewberry Carbohydrate Cycles, Katie Ghantous, Hilary A. Sandler 2013 UMass Amherst

2013 Update Mtg: Dewberry Carbohydrate Cycles, Katie Ghantous, Hilary A. Sandler

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

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2013 Update Mtg: Phosphorus, Carolyn J. DeMoranville 2013 University of Massachusetts - Amherst

2013 Update Mtg: Phosphorus, Carolyn J. Demoranville

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

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2013 Update Mtg: Pathological Highlights From The 2012 Growing Season, Frank L. Caruso 2013 UMass Cranberry Station

2013 Update Mtg: Pathological Highlights From The 2012 Growing Season, Frank L. Caruso

Cranberry Station Extension meetings

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A Study Of The Genes Tfl1 And Lfy As Agents In The Divergent Evolution Of The Plant Species Arabidopsis Thaliana And Carica Papaya, Ryan Lockard 2013 University of Northern Iowa

A Study Of The Genes Tfl1 And Lfy As Agents In The Divergent Evolution Of The Plant Species Arabidopsis Thaliana And Carica Papaya, Ryan Lockard

Honors Program Theses

The long term goals of this study are to: (1) To determine if the genes TFLI and LFY perform any role in the divergent evolution and development of these two plant species; (2) If so, begin to assess whether the homologs' functional divergence is a result of gene regulation, protein function, both, or some different genetic mechanism altogether. These goals will be accomplished by genetically transforming Arabidopsis thaliana plants containing TFLI and LFY knockout mutations (those genes removed) with the homologous genes from Carica papaya in order to compare differences in development between the plants resulting from the influence of …


Bioactive Natural Products, A. Hamid A. Hadi, Ana Belen Martin-Diana 2013 University of Malaya, Malaysia

Bioactive Natural Products, A. Hamid A. Hadi, Ana Belen Martin-Diana

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Bioactive natural products have never ceased to play an important role in the search of novel therapeutic agents. Natural products from the nature such as the plant and marine sources form an integral part of the living system, and they have existed ever since the beginning of life. Therefore, it is undeniable that works related to natural products continue to develop in many aspects involving researchers from various scientific backgrounds. This special issue is dedicated to compile twelve articles on chemical and biological aspects of research developments in natural products.


Patterns Of Aquatic Macrophyte Species Composition And Distribution In Bulgarian Rivers, GANA GECHEVA, LILYANA YURUKOVA, SVETOSLAV CHESHMEDJIEV 2013 TÜBİTAK

Patterns Of Aquatic Macrophyte Species Composition And Distribution In Bulgarian Rivers, Gana Gecheva, Lilyana Yurukova, Svetoslav Cheshmedjiev

Turkish Journal of Botany

The composition of aquatic bryophyte and vascular plant assemblages, and 4 environmental variables (water velocity, shading, mean depth, and substrate type), together with altitude, ecological status, and river type were monitored at 223 sites along 204 rivers during 2009 in the Pontic Province and Eastern Balkan Ecoregions, Bulgaria. The relationships between macrophytes themselves and the parameters studied were tested. Forty-nine bryophytes and 86 vascular plants were identified. Canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) showed that aquatic bryophytes and vascular plants are in inverse correlation. Bryophytes occurred mainly in conditions of higher altitude and ecological status; at the same time vascular plants were …


Spatial Pattern Analysis Of Peganum Harmala On The Salted Lower Chelif Plain, Algeria, ADDA ABABOU, MOHAMMED CHOUIEB, ABDELKADER BOUTHIBA, DJAMEL SAIDI, MAHFOUD M'HAMEDI BOUZINA, KHALLADI MEDERBAL 2013 TÜBİTAK

Spatial Pattern Analysis Of Peganum Harmala On The Salted Lower Chelif Plain, Algeria, Adda Ababou, Mohammed Chouieb, Abdelkader Bouthiba, Djamel Saidi, Mahfoud M'Hamedi Bouzina, Khalladi Mederbal

Turkish Journal of Botany

Peganum harmala L. (Zygophyllaceae), native to arid and semiarid rangeland, has been widely studied biochemically, pharmaceutically, and medicinally, but is largely unknown ecologically. In the lower Chelif, Algeria, this plant is largely present and shows a clear clumped pattern, which indicates the strong effects of environmental conditions. Our redundancy analysis showed that the geographic distribution of this species was positively correlated with sand and pH and negatively correlated with conductivity, Na^+, and clay. The Gaussian model suggested that 9.4 mmhos/cm conductivity and sand contents greater than 40% are optimum for this plant. The spatial distribution map obtained through the kriging …


Anther Development And Cytochemistry In Asphodelus Aestivus (Asphodelaceae), FİLİZ VARDAR, IŞIL İSMAİLOĞLU, MERAL ÜNAL 2013 TÜBİTAK

Anther Development And Cytochemistry In Asphodelus Aestivus (Asphodelaceae), Fi̇li̇z Vardar, Işil İsmai̇loğlu, Meral Ünal

Turkish Journal of Botany

Asphodelus aestivus Brot. (Asphodelaceae) anthers were analysed to provide a detailed understanding of the events that lead to pollen grain development, accompanied by cytochemical observations at different ontogenic stages. An anther locule of A. aestivus was bordered by 4 different layers: the tapetum, the middle layer, the endothecium, and the epidermis. At the tetrad stage, secretory tapetal cells enlarged maximally, while they showed degeneration at the young microspore stage. During the course of the degeneration, vacuolisation and reduction in the volume were conspicuous. Cytochemical analysis revealed that tapetal cells presented an intense reaction with regard to protein, insoluble polysaccharides, and …


Taxonomic Revision Of Silene (Caryophyllaceae) Sections Siphonomorpha, Lasiostemones, Sclerocalycinae, Chloranthae, Tataricae, And Otites In Turkey, KEMAL YILDIZ, ALİ HİKMET ÇIRPICI 2013 TÜBİTAK

Taxonomic Revision Of Silene (Caryophyllaceae) Sections Siphonomorpha, Lasiostemones, Sclerocalycinae, Chloranthae, Tataricae, And Otites In Turkey, Kemal Yildiz, Ali̇ Hi̇kmet Çirpici

Turkish Journal of Botany

Forty-four Silene L. taxa belonging to the sections Siphonomorpha Otth, Lasiostemones Boiss., Sclerocalycinae Boiss., Chloranthae Rohrb., Tataricae Chowdhuri, and Otites (Adams.) Otth were studied. The Silene specimens used in the study were collected from different localities between 2005 and 2007. Their conservation status, phytogeographical regions, and distribution in Turkey were determined. Detailed drawings of the general view and flower from each species were added to the study. As a result of these detailed investigations, the conditions of some species having taxonomic problems were re-examined, and suggestions were proposed. The results produced 3 taxa that are new to science and 2 …


Airborne Pollen Content Of Kuşadası, AYCAN TOSUNOĞLU, AYŞE YENİGÜN, ADEM BIÇAKÇI, KAYI ELİAÇIK 2013 TÜBİTAK

Airborne Pollen Content Of Kuşadası, Aycan Tosunoğlu, Ayşe Yeni̇gün, Adem Biçakçi, Kayi Eli̇açik

Turkish Journal of Botany

Atmospheric pollen grains of Kuşadası were captured using Durham samplers and investigated in 2005. The total number of pollen grains and the pollen grains/cm^2 were calculated from slides that were changed weekly. During the study period a total of 12,980 pollen grains/cm^2 belonging to 44 identified taxa and unidentified pollen grains were recorded at 2 stations. At the first station (S1), 7346 pollen grains were counted per cm^2, while only 5634 pollen grains were counted at the second station (S2). The majority of the investigated pollen grains were from Olea europaea L. (34.46%), Cupressaceae/Taxaceae (30.04%), Pinus spp. (19.71%), Platanus spp. …


Polar Nuclei Behaviour In The Mature Megagametophyte Of The Natural Tetraploid Trifolium Pratense (Fabaceae), HATİCE NURHAN BÜYÜKKARTAL 2013 TÜBİTAK

Polar Nuclei Behaviour In The Mature Megagametophyte Of The Natural Tetraploid Trifolium Pratense (Fabaceae), Hati̇ce Nurhan Büyükkartal

Turkish Journal of Botany

The mature female gametophyte in Trifolium pratense L., a natural tetraploid plant, consists of 7 cells: the egg cell, 2 synergids, the central cell, and 3 antipodal cells. This type of mature female gametophyte is known as polygonum. The central cell occupies the largest portion of the mature female gametophyte and the polar nuclei are situated close to the egg apparatus. The cytoplasm of the central cell is rich in organelles. A large number of rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, plastids, dictyosomes, ribosomes, starch, and lipid bodies were observed. Differences were identified in this plant between the sizes of …


Species Composition And Distribution Of Centric Diatoms From Türkmen Mountain (Sakarya River Basin/Turkey), CÜNEYD NADİR SOLAK, MAXIM KULIKOVSKIY 2013 TÜBİTAK

Species Composition And Distribution Of Centric Diatoms From Türkmen Mountain (Sakarya River Basin/Turkey), Cüneyd Nadi̇r Solak, Maxim Kulikovskiy

Turkish Journal of Botany

Diatoms are used for monitoring the environmental conditions of water. We have little information about centric diatoms in Turkish freshwaters. A total of 50 samples were collected from some springs and small streams of Türkmen Mountain. As a result, 7 species [Cyclotella meneghiniana Kützing, C. ocellata Pantocsek, Cyclostephanos dubius (Fricke) Round, Handmannia balatonis (Pantocsek) Kulikovskiy & Solak comb. nov., Melosira varians Agardh, Stephanodiscus hantzschii Grunow, and S. minutulus (Kützing) Cleve & Möller] were identified, and we also suggest in this study that a new combination for Cyclotella balatonis Pantocsek should be Handmannia balatonis comb. nov. and for C. praetermissa Lund …


Fruit Anatomy Of Some Ferulago (Apiaceae) Species In Turkey, EMİNE AKALIN URUŞAK, ÇAĞLA KIZILARSLAN 2013 TÜBİTAK

Fruit Anatomy Of Some Ferulago (Apiaceae) Species In Turkey, Emi̇ne Akalin Uruşak, Çağla Kizilarslan

Turkish Journal of Botany

The genus Ferulago W.Koch is represented with 49 species in the world and 34 species in Turkey. In this study, comparative fruit anatomical properties based on mericarp shape in transverse section of 27 Ferulago species grown in Turkey are given. A description of Ferulago cypria H.Wolff, which was mentioned as a new record in an unpublished postdoctoral thesis, is also given. As a result of this study, we are able to identify and classify the species of this genus by using anatomical features of the fruit. In addition, an identification key has been prepared to represent the similarities and differences …


The Comparison Of Grime’S Strategies Of Plant Taxa In Hacı Osman Forest And Bafra Fish Lakes In The Central Black Sea Region Of Turkey, RENA HÜSEYİNOVA, MAHMUT KILINÇ, HAMDİ GÜRAY KUTBAY, DUDU DUYGU KILIÇ, ALİ BİLGİN 2013 TÜBİTAK

The Comparison Of Grime’S Strategies Of Plant Taxa In Hacı Osman Forest And Bafra Fish Lakes In The Central Black Sea Region Of Turkey, Rena Hüseyi̇nova, Mahmut Kilinç, Hamdi̇ Güray Kutbay, Dudu Duygu Kiliç, Ali̇ Bi̇lgi̇n

Turkish Journal of Botany

The main aim of this study was to compare Grime's strategies in 91 plant taxa occurring from the eastern to the western part of the central Black Sea region of northern Turkey (Samsun). To do this, 45 sample plots were taken from different community types (from swamp forests to halophytic communities), and the strategies of plant species were compared with each other. Many tree and shrub species present in Hacı Osman Forest, a protected swamp forest, exhibited a purely competitive (C) strategy; some other tree and shrub species exhibited secondary strategies such as competitive/competitive stress-tolerant (C/CS) and competitive/competitive ruderal (C/CR). …


Seasonal Variation Of Litter Accumulation And Putrefaction With Reference To Decomposers In A Mangrove Forest In Karachi, Pakistan, KANWAL NAZIM, MOINUDDIN AHMED, SYED SHAHID SHAUKAT, MUHAMMAD UZAIR KHAN 2013 TÜBİTAK

Seasonal Variation Of Litter Accumulation And Putrefaction With Reference To Decomposers In A Mangrove Forest In Karachi, Pakistan, Kanwal Nazim, Moinuddin Ahmed, Syed Shahid Shaukat, Muhammad Uzair Khan

Turkish Journal of Botany

Litter production and its decomposition is a major source of nutrients for mangrove ecosystems. This study was conducted on a naturally growing mangrove population in the Sandspit area in Karachi, Pakistan, during 2007 and 2008. Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. forms an almost pure population in Sandspit mangrove swamps. To examine the details of temporal fluctuation in litter accumulation and its decomposition, observations were taken at monthly intervals. Results showed that the maximum litter accumulation occurred during the monsoon and post-monsoon season with the maximum accumulation in August (68.76 ± 8.72 g/m^2), while minimum litter accretion occurred in January (13.61 ± …


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