Seismic stress effects on reproductive structures of tomato, potato, and marigold     

Akers SW  Mitchell CA 《HortScience : a publication of the American Society for Horticultural Science》1985,20(4):684-686

Periodic seismic (shaking) stress influenced the growth of sexual and asexual reproductive structures of three cultivated species. It delayed anthesis of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. 'Patio' but not of Tagetes erecta L. 'Jubilee' or Solanum tuberosum L. 'Kennebec'. Shaken 'Jubilee' marigold plants produced the same number of flowers as undisturbed plants, but flowers of shaken plants were smaller. In contrast, seismic-stressed 'Patio' tomato produced fewer buds and flowers, but fruit set was enhanced relative to that of controls. Seismic stress also reduced tuber weight of 'Kennebec' potato, whereas tuber number was unaffected. The overall effect of seismic stress was to reduce the growth of reproductive structures and, in some cases, the number of reproductive structures that developed.  相似文献   

Elimination of toxicity from polyurethane foam plugs used for plant culture     

Wheeler RM  Schwartzkopf SH  Tibbitts TW  Langhans RW 《HortScience : a publication of the American Society for Horticultural Science》1985,20(3):448-449

Polyurethane foam plugs commonly are used as collars or supports to grow plants in solution culture. Despite their utility, these foam plugs can be quite toxic to plants, particularly to small seedlings. We have observed tissue injury in tests using plugs to support lettuce, red beet, and potato plants in solution culture. Typically, the injury is initiated on the hypocotyl or stem tissue in direct contact with the foam, and appears within 30 hr as a brownish discoloration on the tissue surface. This discoloration can be followed by complete collapse of affected tissue and eventual death of the seedling. When injury does not progress beyond surface browning, the seedling survives but growth is slowed. In this paper, we report on different treatments that can be used to remove the toxicity of these plugs so they can be used in plant research.  相似文献   

Typing of Campylobacter fetus fetus isolated from sheep abortions in N.Z     

Wallace GV  McNerney DM  Orbell WG 《New Zealand veterinary journal》1985,33(7):107

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Feline dysautonomia - the Key-Gaskell syndrome     

Jones BR  Lee EA 《New Zealand veterinary journal》1985,33(4):58

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Abstracts     

Prasse KW  Maffey EA 《Veterinary clinical pathology / American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology》1985,14(2):21-22

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Early climate data questioned     

Kerr RA 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1983,220(4599):807

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The research situation in west Germany: forschung in der bundesrepublik deutschland     

Beyerchen A 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1983,221(4612):741-742

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Immobilized enzymes and cells as practical catalysts     

Klibanov AM 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1983,219(4585):722-727

Performance of enzymes and whole cells in commercial applications can often be dramatically improved by immobilization of the biocatalysts, for instance, by their covalent attachment to or adsorption on solid supports, entrapment in polymeric gels, encapsulation, and cross-linking. The effect of immobilization on enzymatic properties and stability of biocatalysts is considered. Applications of immobilized enzymes and cells in the chemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries, in clinical and chemical analyses, and in medicine, as well as probable future trends in enzyme technology are discussed.  相似文献   

Does california bulge or does it jiggle?     

Kerr RA 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1983,219(4589):1205-1206

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Floating accelerator: progress at last     

Shurcliff WA 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1983,221(4613):808-810

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