Selection for soyabeans with high and environmentally stable lutein concentrations

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (S1) ◽  
pp. S12-S16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna Hari Dhakal ◽  
Myoung-Gun Choung ◽  
Young-Sun Hwang ◽  
Felix B. Fritschi ◽  
J. Grover Shannon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
High Stability ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
Early Maturity ◽  
Breeding Objective ◽  
Late Maturity ◽  
Selection For ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Nutritional Benefits

Lutein has significant nutritional benefits for human health. Therefore, enhancing soybean lutein concentrations is an important breeding objective. However, selection for soybeans with high and environmentally stable lutein concentrations has been limited. The objectives of this study were to select soybeans with high seed lutein concentrations and to determine the stability of lutein concentrations across environments. A total of 314 genotypes were screened and 18 genotypes with high lutein concentrations and five genotypes with low lutein concentrations were selected for further examination. These 23 genotypes and two check varieties were evaluated under six environments (two planting dates for 2 years at one location and two planting dates for 1 year at another location). Lutein concentrations were influenced by genotype, environment and genotype × environment interactions. Genotypes with late maturity and low lutein concentrations were more stable than those with early maturity and high concentrations. Early (May) planting resulted in greater lutein concentrations than late (June) planting. Among the genotypes evaluated, PI603423B (7.7 μg/g) and PI89772 (5.8 μg/g) had the greatest mean lutein concentrations and exhibited medium and high stability across the six environments, respectively. Thus, these genotypes may be useful for breeding soybeans with high and stable seed lutein concentrations.

Stabilization of Natural Dyes by High Levels of Antioxidants

2012 ◽  
Vol 441 ◽  
pp. 192-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Da Peng Li ◽  
Paul Calvert ◽  
Charlene Mello ◽  
Kenneth Morabito ◽  
Anubhav Tripathi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Methylene Blue ◽  
High Stability ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Natural Dyes ◽  
Plant Tissues ◽  
Thin Polymer Films ◽  
Thin Polymer ◽  
Uv Absorbers ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
The Stability

Natural dyes are normally unstable to photooxidation by UV light. We have measured the stability of a number of natural dyes in combination with high concentrations of antioxidants, excited state quenchers, and UV absorbers. We find that certain combinations, including indigo/BHT, methylene blue/p-benzoquinone, and methylene blue/triethylamine show enhanced stability in solution and/or in thin polymer films. By comparing solutions and films of the mixed components with solutions and films of the antioxidant placed between the dye and UV source, we can show that the effect is not UV screening but is due to some form of intermolecular chemistry. We believe that this effect may account for the high stability of natural dyes in plant tissues, such as the skins of fruit, and may be usable to stabilize natural dyes in foods or textiles, especially if suitable nanoparticle structures can be developed.

scholarly journals Selection for bulb maturity in onion

2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Ismael Inácio Cardoso ◽  
Cyro Paulino da Costa
Keyword(s):  
Block Design ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Early Maturity ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Long Day ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
High Heritability ◽  
Late Maturity ◽  
Selection For ◽  
Late Selection

It is possible to produce onions (Allium cepa) all over the year in Brazil, but most of the Brazilian cultivars have poor quality bulbs, a fact that favours onion imports from Argentina, a producer of Valenciana type cultivars that does not bulb in Brazil, but please Brazilian consumers. To study the effect of selection for bulb maturity, seventeen half sib progenies selected for early maturity and twenty five for late maturity, from the intervarietal triple cross [Crioula x (Pira Ouro x Valenciana Sintetica 14)] were grown, along with the triple cross itself and the cultivars Pira Ouro (short-day), Crioula (intermediate-day) and Armada (long-day). A total of forty six treatments were tested in a randomized block design with three replications of 32 plants per plot. The progenies selected for earliness had cycles from 67 to 83 days, whereas those selected for lateness had cycles of 85 to 103 days. This difference was evident when comparisons were made for the percent thick neck bulbs, which varied from 0 to 6.2% and from 8.1 to 59.8% for the early and late progenies, respectively. High heritability estimates were obtained for all characters and they varied from 0.65 (thick neck percentage, in the late selection) to 0.80 (average bulb weight, in the early selection). Progenies of higher bulb weight and maturity similar to the standard cultivars were obtained. Selection for maturity was highly efficient and the population selected for early maturity has potential to originate adapted cultivars, with bulb yield and quality superior to the available cultivars.

scholarly journals Stability parameters for grain yield of maize hybrids (Zea mays L.)

Genetika ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-144
Author(s):  
Milomirka Madic ◽  
Dragan Djurovic ◽  
Vladeta Stevovic ◽  
Nikola Bokan
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Specific Response ◽  
Stability Parameters ◽  
Early Maturity ◽  
Maize Hybrids ◽  
Late Maturity ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Stability ◽  
High Yields

Stability parameters for grain yield were evaluated in 11 maize hybrids of FAO 300-700 maturity groups (ZPSC 330M, ZPTC 404, ZPSC 42A, ZPSC 480, ZPSC 539, ZPSC 599, ZPSC 580, ZPSC 677, ZPSC 633, ZPSC 704 and ZPSC 753) at three different locations in Central Serbia over a two-year period. The hybrids were tested in two separate trials including 50,000 and 65,000 plants/ha, respectively. The stability parameters were estimated using the EBERHART and RUSSELL regression model (1966). There were no significant differences (except in the ZPTC 404 hybrid) between the values of the regression coefficient (bi) for grain yield and the mean value. The ZPSC 599 hybrid of the group of hybrids with a medium growing season gave high yields and less favorable values of stability parameters at most locations and over most years as compared to the long- season hybrids. The late maturity hybrids (FAO 600 and 700) as compared to the early maturity ones generally exhibited unfavorable values of stability parameters, i.e. a specific response and better adaptation to more favorable environmental conditions, and produced higher average yields. The yield of these hybrids could not have been jeopardized by the yield of the early maturity hybrids.

scholarly journals Heterotic Patterns among Open-pollinated Sweet Corn Cultivars

1997 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Revilla ◽  
W.F. Tracy
Keyword(s):  
Combining Ability ◽  
Sweet Corn ◽  
Late Summer ◽  
Diallel Cross ◽  
General Combining Ability ◽  
Planting Date ◽  
Planting Dates ◽  
Early Maturity ◽  
Late Maturity ◽  
Significant Yield

Heterotic patterns in sweet corn are weakly defined. Most sweet corn inbreds are descended from three open-pollinated cultivars: `Golden Bantam', Stowell's Evergreen', and `Country Gentleman'. Heterotic and phylogenetic relationships among these three cultivars and others are not clearly known. This investigation was designed to investigate the heterotic patterns among some historically important open-pollinated sweet corn cultivars: `Country Gentleman', `Golden Bantam', `Lindsey Meyer Blue', `Stowell's Evergreen', `Howling Mob', and `Pease Crosby'. The 15 possible hybrids from the diallel cross plus the 6 parents were grown in midspring and late summer plantings. Heterosis and combining ability effects were estimated for 13 traits. Hybrid × planting date interactions were significant for most of the main traits, hence, planting dates were analyzed separately. Average midparent heterosis for grain yield was 29.17% in the first planting date and 57.04% in the second planting. Midparent heterosis for yield and plant height were highest for hybrids with `Country Gentleman' as a parent. `Stowell's Evergreen' when crossed to `Pease Crosby', `Lindsey Meyer, and `Golden Bantam' exhibited high heterosis. The two late-maturity cultivars `Country Gentleman' and `Stowell's Evergreen' had higher general combining ability than the four early-maturity cultivars for most traits. Specific combining ability was seldom significant. Yield of `Country Gentleman' hybrids averaged over all crosses and planting dates was the highest. These data indicate a strong heterotic pattern—`Country Gentleman' × `Pease Crosby', `Golden Bantam', and `Lindsey Meyer Blue'—and a weaker one—`Stowell's Evergreen' × `Pease Crosby', `Golden Bantam', and `Lindsey Meyer Blue'.

Stability of radical anions derived from substituted 5-nitrofurans investigated by ESR spectroscopy

1985 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 1594-1601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Klíma ◽  
Larisa Baumane ◽  
Janis Stradinš ◽  
Jiří Volke ◽  
Romualds Gavars
Keyword(s):  
Radical Anion ◽  
High Stability ◽  
Esr Spectroscopy ◽  
Reaction Path ◽  
Order Reaction ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Radical Anions ◽  
Second Order Reaction ◽  
Unpaired Electron Density ◽  
The Stability

It has been found that the decay in dimethylformamide and dimethylformamide-water mixtures of radical anions in five of the investigated 5-nitrofurans is governed by a second-order reaction. Only the decay of the radical anion generated from 5-nitro-2-furfural III may be described by an equation including parallel first- and second-order reactions; this behaviour is evidently caused by the relatively high stability of the corresponding dianion, this being an intermediate in the reaction path. The presence of a larger conjugated system in the substituent in position 2 results in a decrease of the unpaired electron density in the nitro group and, consequently, an increase in the stability of the corresponding radical anions.

scholarly journals Inosine in Biology and Disease

Genes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 600
Author(s):  
Sundaramoorthy Srinivasan ◽  
Adrian Gabriel Torres ◽  
Lluís Ribas de Pouplana
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Purine Biosynthesis ◽  
Messenger Rnas ◽  
Transfer Rnas ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
Codon Recognition ◽  
Wobble Position ◽  
Biosynthesis Gene ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Cell Signaling Pathways

The nucleoside inosine plays an important role in purine biosynthesis, gene translation, and modulation of the fate of RNAs. The editing of adenosine to inosine is a widespread post-transcriptional modification in transfer RNAs (tRNAs) and messenger RNAs (mRNAs). At the wobble position of tRNA anticodons, inosine profoundly modifies codon recognition, while in mRNA, inosines can modify the sequence of the translated polypeptide or modulate the stability, localization, and splicing of transcripts. Inosine is also found in non-coding and exogenous RNAs, where it plays key structural and functional roles. In addition, molecular inosine is an important secondary metabolite in purine metabolism that also acts as a molecular messenger in cell signaling pathways. Here, we review the functional roles of inosine in biology and their connections to human health.

scholarly journals High stability of trehalose/maltose binding protein fromThermococcus litoralismakes it a good candidate as a sensitive element in biosensor systems for sugar control

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 349-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga I. Povarova ◽  
Olga V. Stepanenko ◽  
Anna I. Sulatskaya ◽  
Irina M. Kuznetsova ◽  
Konstantin K. Turoverov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Free Energy ◽  
Sensitive Element ◽  
High Stability ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Maltose Binding Protein ◽  
Thermococcus Litoralis ◽  
Thermophilic Archaeon ◽  
Unfolded State ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Innate Ability

Fluorescence and circular dichroism in far-UV region were used to study the stability of trehalose/maltose binding protein (TMBP) from hyper thermophilic archaeonThermococcus litoralisand its complex with glucose (TMBP/Glc). The evaluation of difference between free energy of native and unfolded state for TMBP and TMBP/Glc showed that both of them are several times higher than that of proteins from mesophilic organisms. Due to the high stability and innate ability to bind glucose this protein is a good candidate as a sensitive element in biosensor systems for sugar control.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF THE MAIN CEOS PSEUDO CALIBRATION SITES USING MODIS BRDF/ALBEDO PRODUCTS

2016 ◽  
Vol XLI-B1 ◽  
pp. 217-220
Author(s):  
Said Kharbouche ◽  
Jan-Peter Muller
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
High Stability ◽  
Window Size ◽  
The Stability

This work describes our findings about an evaluation of the stability and the consistency of twenty primary PICSs (Pseudo-Invariant Calibration Sites). We present an analysis of 13 years of 8-daily MODIS products of BRDF parameters and white-sky-albedos (WSA) over the shortwave band. This time series of WSA and BRDFs shows the variation of the “stability” varies significantly from site to site. Using a 10x10 km window size over all the sites, the change in of WSA stability is around 4% but the isotropicity, which is an important element in inter-satellite calibration, can vary from 75% to 98%. Moreover, some PICS, especially, Libya-4 which is one of the PICS which is most employed, has significant and relatively fast changes in wintertime. PICS observations of BRDF/albedo shows that the Libya-4 PICS has the best performance but it is not too far from some sites such as Libya-1 and Mali. This study also reveals that Niger-3 PICS has the longest continuous period of high stability per year, and Sudan has the most isotropic surface. These observations have important implications for the use of these sites.

scholarly journals The potentional of plants to cleanup metals from an old landfill site

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yahya Jani ◽  
Charlotte Marchand ◽  
William Hogland
Keyword(s):  
Contaminated Soils ◽  
Hazardous Materials ◽  
Average Concentration ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Landfill Site ◽  
Group Company ◽  
Timothy Grass ◽  
Xrf Scanning ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
The Stability

Old landfill sites contain different hazardous materials like heavy metals which have the ability to affects the entire environment. These places are sometimes covered by plants to increase the stability of the soil and to reduce the effects of erosion. 15 soil samples (3 samples from each place) and 5-7 timothy-grass (Phleum pretense) plants from 5 different places were taken from an old landfill place in an active landfill site in Högbytorp /Sweden owned by Ragn-sells Group Company. XRF scanning was used to analyze the metal content of soil samples and of plants. High concentrations of metals were detected in the soil samples like Fe with an average of about 25000 ppm, Mn about 250 ppm and 2800 ppm of Ti. The plants results showed an average concentration of Fe in the shoots about 730 ppm, Mn about 60 ppm and Ti about 1760 ppm. On the other hand, the roots results showed an average concentration of about 10 000 ppm of Fe, about 160 ppm of Mn and 2200 ppm of Ti. These results gave the indication that the Timothy-grass has the ability to extract metals from contaminated soils and can help to cleanup these soils.

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