Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Dey, P. M., and J. B. Harborne (eds), Methods in Plant Biochemistry. Vol. 1: Plant Phenolics.
Dey, P. M. (ed.), Carbohydrates. Methods in Plant Biochemistry, Vol. 2 (P. M. D ey and J. B. H arborne eds).     

Inhibition of Contractile Vacuole Function by Brefeldin A

The above article appeared in Plant and Cell Physiology 46(1):     

C-terminal domain of APETALA1 is essential for its functional divergence from CAULIFLOWER in Arabidopsis

Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology - APETALA1 (AP1) and CAULIFLOWER (CAL) are involved in floral meristem identity and suppress the inflorescence meristem program in flower meristem in...     

Exogenous 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid Controls Photosynthetic Activity,Accumulation of Reactive Oxygen or Nitrogen Species and Macroelement Content in Tomato in Long-term Experiments

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation - Exogenous ethylene (ET) or its precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) may increase stress tolerance of plants in long-term experiments. ACC...     

Alleviation of osmotic stress by H2S is related to regulated PLDα1 and suppressed ROS in Arabidopsis thaliana

Journal of Plant Research - Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an important gaseous molecule responding to osmotic stress in plant. Phospholipase Dα1 (PLDα1) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) are...     

果蔗“拔地拉”植株再生与农杆菌介导的遗传转化研究

以果蔗(Sacchdrgm officenarum L.)'拔地拉'的幼嫩叶鞘为材料,以MS+2,4-D 2.0 mg L~(-1)为诱导培养基,MS+2,4-D 2.0 mg L~(-1)+6-BA 1.0 mg L~(-1)为分化培养基,MS+IAA2.0 mg L~(-1)为生根培养基,建立了高效的果蔗再生体系.利用农杆菌介导法将含有cryIA基因和CPTI基因的植物表达载体导入果蔗愈伤组织,经潮霉素筛选、PCR以及Southern杂交分析表明,cryIAc基因已整合进果蔗基因组中.     

AaMps1 protein inhibition regulates the protein profile,nitric oxide,carbohydrate and polyamine contents in embryogenic suspension cultures of Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze (Araucariaceae)

Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) - The Monopolar Spindle 1 (Mps1) protein is a dual-specificity kinase that plays a critical role in the progression of the cell cycle. Studies on...     

Post-translational and transcriptional regulation of phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway by Kelch repeat F-box protein SAGL1

Plant Molecular Biology - A Kelch repeat F-box containing protein, SMALL AND GLOSSY LEAVES1 (SAGL1) regulates phenylpropanoid biosynthesis as a post-translational regulator for PAL1 (phenylalanine...     

The Difference in Low-Temperature Tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana Plants and Its Ethylene-Insensitive Mutants Is Related to Activities of Antioxidant Enzymes

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology - Arabidopsis thaliana Heynh. (L.) plants of the Columbia ecotype (Col-0) and its ethylene-insensitive etr1-1 (ethylene resistant 1) and ein2-1 (ethylene...     

Cloning and overexpression of the ascorbate peroxidase gene from the yam (Dioscorea alata) enhances chilling and flood tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis

Journal of Plant Research - Minghuai 1 (MH1) is a yam (Dioscorea alata) cultivar with high tolerance to flooding but sensitivity to chilling. MH1 responded differently to chilling and flooding...     

Calcium stimulation of ethylene production induced by 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid and indole-3-acetic acid

Journal of Plant Growth Regulation - Ca2+ stimulates 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC)- and indole-3-acetic acid (IAA)-dependent ethylene production in mung bean hypocotyls and senescing...     

Review of ‘The Plant List,a working list of all plant species’

The Plant List ( http://www.theplantlist.org/ ) is an on‐line database of plant names that aims to be comprehensive for all described plant species. Version 1 of The Plant List includes 1 040 426 plant name records, of which 298 900 are accepted names. The Plant List is the product of a consortium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Missouri Botanical Garden. In this review, I evaluate the use of this plant taxonomic database for plant ecologists. The web interface of The Plant List allows a quick search for species names and corresponding synonyms. Moreover, users are able to download search or browse results to compile a customized checklist of plant names. The combination of a straightforward web design and the possibility to download search results provides a valuable resource of plant nomenclature information for a wide range of plant ecologists.     

Reviews

Book reviewed in this article:
Filterable Viruses. By T. M. RIVEBS.
(1) Manual of Plant Diseases. By F. D. HEALD.
(2) Principles of Plant Pathology. By C. E. OWENS.
(3) Comparative Morphology of Fungi. By E. A. GÄUMANN.
Leaf-Mining Insects. By JAMES G. NEEDHAM, STTJART W. FROST and BEATRICE H. TOTHILL.
Modern Biology. By J. T. CUNNINGHAM.     

Increased fes1a thermotolerance is induced by BAG6 knockout

Plant Molecular Biology - (1) The fes1a bag6 double mutant shows an increased short term thermotolerance compared to fes1a. BAG6 is a suppressor of Fes1A; (2) IQ motif is essential to effective...     

Nitrogen cycling in tropical Atlantic Forest differing in exposure to urban atmospheric nitrogen deposition

Plant and Soil - Inorganic nitrogen (N)––ammonium (NH4 +-N) and nitrate (NO3 --N)––deposition to tropical forests near urban areas frequently exceeds 5-10 kg ha-1 yr-1,...