Sporophyte-directed gametogenesis in Arabidopsis.

Plants alternate between diploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations. In mosses, which retain features of ancestral land plants, the gametophyte is dominant and has an independent existence. However, in flowering plants the gametophyte has undergone evolutionary reduction to just a few cells enclosed within the sporophyte.

Genome sequencing and assembly of Indian golden silkmoth, Antheraea assamensis Helfer (Saturniidae, Lepidoptera).

Muga silkworm (Antheraea assamensis), one of the economically important wild silkmoths, is unique among saturniid silkmoths. It is confined to the North-eastern part of India. Muga silk has the highest value among the other silks.

Molecular characterization of non-biogenic amines producing GP11 isolated from traditional pickles using HRESI-MS analysis.

Fungal spoilage and toxic biogenic amine production is a major risk in fermented products. Therefore, the selection of nontoxic biogenic amines producing probiotic bacteria plays a vital role in the fermentation process. In the present study, a total of 18 bacterial isolates were isolated from eight different homemade pickle samples and 15 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) were identified based on biochemical tests.

Genome wide characterization revealed MnMLO2 and MnMLO6A as candidate genes involved in powdery mildew susceptibility in mulberry.

Mulberry is a fast growing economically important tree for sericulture industry and contains compounds for preventing and treating several diseases and ailments. The quality and quantity of mulberry leaf available to produce silk fibre and for medicinal purpose is greatly affected by number of foliar diseases, out of which powdery mildew is the major one. Imparting genetic resistance becomes an important approach in disease management in mulberry as spraying of fungicides has harmful effects on silkworm growth and development.

Cytotoxic effects of oosporein isolated from endophytic fungus Cochliobolus kusanoi.

In the present study, oosporein, a fungal toxic secondary metabolite known to be a toxic agent causing chronic disorders in animals, was isolated from fungus Cochliobolus kusanoi of Nerium oleander L. Toxic effects of oosporein and the possible mechanisms of cytotoxicity as well as the role of oxidative stress in cytotoxicity to Madin-Darby canine kidney kidney cells and RAW 264.7 splene cells were evaluated in vitro.