Microspores have the remarkable capacity to develop into haploid plants via embryogenesis
in vitro. Stress treatment acts as a trigger for inducing this sporophytic pathway, preventing …

World population is expected to reach 9.2 × 10 9 people by 2050. Feeding them will require
a boost in crop productivity using innovative approaches. Current agricultural production is …

We have established an efficient method to induce embryo formation from isolated wheat (Triticum
aestivum L.) microspores. Culture of excised anthers under starvation and heat shock …

The effect of anther-derived substances on pollen function was studied using pollen produced
by in vitro culture of immature pollen of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) and petunia (…

… Sample analysis and the preparation of the standards for quantification of sodium (NaCl),
potassium (KCl), magnesium [Mg(NO 3 ) 2 ·6H 2 O] and calcium [Ca(NO 3 ) 2 ·4H 2 O], were …

We have detected a plant β-glucuronidase activity, present in several tissues and organs of
plant species belonging to different families. The fluorimetric β-glucuronidase assay was …

We have performed an extensive study on the responses to salt stress in four related Limonium
halophytes with different geographic distribution patterns, during seed germination and …

… pollen cDNA library, and Northern blot analysis has revealed that much higher levels of its
mRNA are present in embryogenic pollen as compared to mid-binucleate pollen (Vicente, et ai…

… One CAT unit was defined as the amount of enzyme that will decompose 1 μmol of H 2 O 2
per min at 25C. Glutathione reductase (GR) activity was quantified according to Connell and …

Gypsum habitats represent a stressful environment for plants, combining aridity, limited
nutrients and salt toxicity in the soil. Since different abiotic stress conditions cause oxidative …