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BRAGOMAP – a new Perl script for high throughoutput blast results analysis including GO and MapMan automatic annotations
Analyzing of sequences similarities is the first and most important method used to find out the function of unknown nucleotides. Searching of homologs should be done carefully not to loose any impo…
Received 25 October 2009 19:49 UTC; Posted 26 October 2009
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics, Bioinformatics, Plant Biology
Mega- change gene copies are produced by reverse transcription of precursor RNA with replaced introns.
This report describes the presence of copy genes in plants where the sequence similarity to their parental genes is almost completely limited to limited to the exons. Evidence is presented that ind…
Received 07 October 2009 15:02 UTC; Posted 07 October 2009
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics, Bioinformatics, Plant Biology, Evolutionary Biology
Nuclear DNA and protein content evaluation in Taxus plant cell cultures using multiparameter flow cytometry
Plant cell cultures of Taxus provide the most reliable production methods for the anti-cancer drug paclitaxel. In order to comprehend the inherent culture heterogeneity and production variability i…
Received 28 September 2009 22:50 UTC; Posted 01 October 2009
Posted to: Biotechnology, Cancer, Developmental Biology, Genetics & Genomics, Plant Biology
Factors influencing impala distribution patterns in Nairobi National Park, Kenya
Monitoring the distribution of wild animals using appropriate methods and survey techniques is essential not only for sustainable management but also to avoid wastage of resources. This study appli…
Received 22 September 2009 14:21 UTC; Posted 22 September 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Plant Biology
Cost effective mass multiplication of Gymnema sylvestre in hydroponic system
Present experiment was designed with an objective to develop a cost efficient mass multiplication method for Gymnema sylvestre using hydroponic system. A plastic tub, with polyethylene cover, conta…
Received 16 September 2009 08:29 UTC; Posted 16 September 2009
Posted to: Biotechnology, Plant Biology
CO2 Enhancement of Forest Productivity Constrained by Limited Nitrogen Availability
Stimulation of terrestrial productivity by rising CO2 concentration is projected to reduce the airborne fraction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions; coupled climate-carbon (C) cycle models, includi…
Received 11 September 2009 15:42 UTC; Posted 14 September 2009
Posted to: Earth & Environment, Plant Biology
In silico microRNA identification from paprika (Capsicum annuum) ESTs
A total of 33,311 Expressed Sequence Tags (EST) of paprika were mined from the GenBank EST database. The redundancy of the EST sequences was removed using CAP3 and it resulted 4,541 contigs 8,539 s…
Received 24 September 2009 05:19 UTC; Posted 24 September 2009
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics, Bioinformatics, Plant Biology
Overcoming high temperature inhibition of flower formation and fruit production without bees
Flower formation in the Cucurbitaceae family is compromised at high temperatures; both male and female flowers and therefore fruit productivity are greatly reduced as the growing temperatures for t…
Received 01 September 2009 18:49 UTC; Posted 02 September 2009
Posted to: Plant Biology
Enhancing Jatropha Productivity by Canopy Management
Jatropha seed and oil yield is function of planting material used, growing conditions, plant architecture development and maintenance. Jatropha is hardy plant; thrives well in arid and semi arid re…
Received 30 August 2009 09:10 UTC; Posted 01 September 2009
Posted to: Developmental Biology, Earth & Environment, Plant Biology, Evolutionary Biology
Urban Ecosystems: Alterations to Peakflow, Microclimate and the Natural Environment
More than half of the world’s population now lives in urbanized ecosystems. Continued human population growth over the next several decades will place unprecedented demand on urban water resources,...
Received 14 August 2009 01:39 UTC; Posted 14 August 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Earth & Environment, Plant Biology
