Plant Genetics
Genetic variation of Casuarina equisetifolia subsp equisetifolia and C. equisetifolia subsp incana populations on the northern coast of Senegal
Authors: A.L. Ndoye, O. Sadio and D. Diouf
The genetic variation of 70 individual samples of Casuarina equisetifolia (L. Johnson) subsp equisetifolia and C. equisetifolia subsp incana growing along the northern coast of Senegal was analyzed with RAPD markers. Of the 160 primers tested, five were chosen; they generated 1396 reproducible bands and 61 polymorphic bands th.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 10(1):
- vol10-1gmr986
- DOI:
- 10.4238/vol10-1gmr986
Overexpression of EsMcsu1 from the halophytic plant Eutrema salsugineum promotes abscisic acid biosynthesis and increases drought resistance in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)
Authors: C. Zhou, Z.Y. Ma, L. Zhu, J.S. Guo, J. Zhu and J.F. Wang
The stress phytohormone abscisic acid (ABA) plays pivotal roles in plants’ adaptive responses to adverse environments. Molybdenum cofactor sulfurases influence aldehyde oxidase activity and ABA biosynthesis. In this study, we isolated a novel EsMcsu1 gene encoding a molybdenum cofactor sulfurase from Eutrema salsugineum. EsMcus1 transcriptional patt.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.December.16.20
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.December.16.20
Mutagenic potential and modulatory effects of the medicinal plant Luehea divaricata (Malvaceae) in somatic cells of Drosophila melanogaster: SMART/wing
Authors: L.P. FelÃ?Âcio, E.M. Silva, V. Ribeiro, C.T. Miranda, I.L.B.F. Vieira, D.C.S. Passos, A.K.S. Ferreira, C.R. Vale, D.C.S. Lima, S. Carvalho1 and W.B. Nunes
Luehea divaricata is a native plant of the Brazilian Cerrado, known as “açoita-cavalo”. It is used as a popular herbal medicine in the treatment of dysentery, bleeding, arthritis, tumors, ulcers, and gangrenous wounds. Considering that herbal medicines sometimes provoke tumors and/or may prevent mutational e.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 10(1):
- vol10-1gmr982
- DOI:
- 10.4238/vol10-1gmr982
Population genetic structure of Myzus persicae nicotianae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) in China by microsatellite analysis
Authors: C. Zhao, X.M. Yang, S.H. Tang, P.J. Xu, W.J. Bian, X.F. Wang, X.W. Wang and G.W. Ren
The tobacco aphid, Myzus persicae nicotianae (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is an important agricultural pest that feeds on host plants and transmits plant viruses in China. To effectively control this pest, we investigated the genetic variation and genetic structure of 54 populations of tobacco aphids collected in China, using five microsatellite loci. An avera.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.December.16.16
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.December.16.16
An optimized preparation method to obtain high-quality RNA from dry sunflower seeds
Authors: X.B. Ma and J. Yang
In an attempt to isolate high-quality, intact total RNA from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) seeds for investigation of the molecular mechanisms of mutations, we tested various procedures, using kits, including RNAiso Plus, RNAiso Plus+RNAiso-mate for Plant Tissue, Trizol, and the Qi method, but no high-quality total RNA of high.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 10(1):
- vol10-1gmr979
- DOI:
- 10.4238/vol10-1gmr979
Genetic diversity in local and commercial dry bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) accessions based on microsatellite markers
Authors: P.D.S. Cabral, T.C.B. Soares, A.B.P. Lima, F.D. de Miranda, F.B. Souza and L.S.A. Gon�§alves
Dry beans are considered to be a crop of great socio-economic importance, because they are an inexpensive source of nutrients and because their cultivation requires considerable manual labor. Studies of genetic diversity have been very important for genetic improvement programs, because they give parameters for the identificat.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 10(1):
- vol10-1gmr993
- DOI:
- 10.4238/vol10-1gmr993
Genetic diversity and differentiation in Dalbergia sissoo (Fabaceae) as revealed by RAPD
Authors: B.-Y. Wang, L. Shi, Z.-Y. Ruan and J. Deng
Dalbergia sissoo, a wind-dispersed tropical tree, is one of the most preferred timber tree species of South Asia. Genetic diversity and differentiation among natural populations of D. sissoo were examined for the first time. We found a relatively high level of genetic diversity in D. sissoo, both at the species level (percenta.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 10(1):
- vol10-1gmr995
- DOI:
- 10.4238/vol10-1gmr995
Identification of sunflower (Helianthus annuus, Asteraceae) hybrids using simple-sequence repeat markers
Authors: A. Iqbal, H.A. Sadaqat, A.S. Khan and M. Amjad
Hybrid identification of 16 sunflower hybrids was confirmed using simple-sequence repeat methodology. Of 20 specific simple-sequence repeat primers, 18 authenticated the purity of these hybrids; the remaining two specific primer pairs gave ambiguous DNA fragments. The results indicate that simple-sequence repeat analysis for t.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 10(1):
- vol10-1gmr918
- DOI:
- 10.4238/vol10-1gmr918
Are Epichlo�« endophytes specific to Elymus grass hosts?
Authors: H. Song, Q.Y. Song, X.Z. Li and Z.B. Nan
Epichloë endophytes are widely distributed mutualists of cool-season grasses and can protect their hosts against biotic and abiotic stresses. Previous studies have shown that Epichloë endophytes are specific to their grass hosts in tall Festuca and Lolium species. However, no systematic analysis exists of host specificity of asexual Epichloë.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.December.21.17
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.December.21.17
Crossability of Arachis valida and B genome Arachis species
Authors: D.C. Wondracek-L�¼dke, A.R. Custodio, C.E. Simpson and J.F.M. Valls
The peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is an important food crop in much of the tropical and semi-tropical parts of the world. The peanut is an allotetraploid with an AABB genome formula derived from diploids A. duranensis (A genome) and A. ipaënsis (B genome). The success of an introgression program that aims to improve cultivated varieties of the peanut dep.. Read More»
- Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4):
- 2015.December.21.30
- DOI:
- 10.4238/2015.December.21.30