scholarly journals Effects of water restriction on carbohydrates concentration, starch granules size and amylolytic activity in seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris L. and P. acutifolius A. Gray

2021 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 364-376
Author(s):  
Marcela Cilia García ◽  
Cecilia B. Peña-Valdivia ◽  
Lilia Angélica Bernal Gracida ◽  
Petra Yáñez Jiménez ◽  
Antonio García Esteva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seed Mass ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Starch Granules ◽  
Water Restriction ◽  
Carbohydrate Concentration ◽  
Pod Development ◽  
Response To Water ◽  
Germinating Seeds ◽  
Nutrient Reserves

Background: Seed mass is a key component of adaptation in plants that are strongly affected by development and maturity, and, at the same time, all is modulated by the environment of cultivation. Hypotheses: The response to water deficit in seeds of P. vulgaris L. and P. acutifolius A. Gray is species-dependent and affects their biochemical and morphological characteristics. Studied species: The studied cultivars were Rosa Bufa (P. vulgaris) and cv. 10017 (P. acutifolius). Seeds were obtained from plants grown at 100 % and 25 % soil field capacity during their pod development.   Study site and dates: The experiments were performed during May and August 2018 in a greenhouse at the Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco, State of Mexico (altitude 2,353 m). Methods: The biochemical and morphological characteristics and the grain size of starch in seeds cotyledons were assessed. Results: Water restriction had no significant effects on the seed thickness, width, or mass only length decreased in P. acutifolius. In both species, the axis size of the starch granules decreased due to the stress, glucose concentration increased, sucrose and starch were not altered.  Water imbibition increased six times in P. vulgaris seeds with no effect on the germination. The α-amylase activity was 25 - 35 % lower in both species due to the water restriction, particularly in P. acutifolius the activity was two-fold higher than in P. vulgaris. Conclusions: Comparing the carbohydrate concentration in germinating seeds of common and Tepary beans gave insights on the nutrient reserves mobilization during seed maturation and germination.

scholarly journals Heliotropism and water availability effects on flowering dynamics and seed production in Macroptilium lathyroides

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armando Martins dos Santos ◽  
Luis Mauro Gonçalves Rosa ◽  
Lucia Brandão Franke ◽  
Carlos Nabinger
Keyword(s):  
Seed Production ◽  
Water Availability ◽  
Yield Components ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Leaf Movements ◽  
Independent Effects ◽  
Total Seed ◽  
Macroptilium Lathyroides ◽  
Response To Water

The experiment was carried out in pots in a glasshouse, with one plant per pot and nine repetitions per treatment. The treatments consisted of free or restricted leaves, submited to 90-100% or 60-70% soil field capacity (FC). Only independent effects of water availability or leaf movement were observed on yield components. Plants under well-watered conditions and with freely orienting leaves were taller, and had a larger number of ramifications. The greater development favored the setting of a higher number of inflorescences per plant in these treatments. This behavior resulted in a high number of flowers, green and mature legumes per plant, thus resulting in high seed production which was the most evident response to water availability. Although individual seed weight was higher in the water stress treatment, total seed production was higher for well-watered plants, with no statistically significant effect of leaf movements.

FIRST RECORD ON HOST PLANTS AND TAXONOMICAL DESCRIPTION ON Aptopus opata (ELATERIDAE: CARDIOPHORINAE: CARDIOPHORINI) FROM SINDH PAKISTAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 415-424
Author(s):  
Shabana Mangi
Keyword(s):  
Light Trap ◽  
Lateral Lobe ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
First Record ◽  
Pest Species ◽  
South Central ◽  
Sindh Province ◽  
Significant Damage ◽  
Germinating Seeds ◽  
First Time

Aptopus Eschscholtz is a native of the Mexico sonar light trap Huachuca Mountain of south central Arizona. This species has been first time observed from district Khairpur Sindh province of Pakistan from (March 2018 to October 2019), these observation represent first record of this species from Sindh or Pakistan. This description and illustrations are provided for easy identification, they cause significant damage to crops, they are pest species and omnivores feeder, especially on maize crops, potatoes, tomatoes and germinating seeds, weeds and small grasses overall in worldwide, its larva is yellowish to brown in color, from damage use the granules insecticides at planting time will prevent from wireworm, Aptopus opata is a differ from the closely allied species on the basis of genitalial and morphological characteristics body lengthened, dark brown to blackish with densely punctuations, prontal angles lengthened, pointed, scutellum blackish spot like, legs lengthened, aedeagus wider than longer, base broader, lateral lobe parameres slightly bigonal, with have golden hairs, at apex, median lobe parameres, broad at basal, rapidly narrowing apically, hairs like structure view from the ventral aspects.

scholarly journals Effect of Dual Modification on the Spectroscopic, Calorimetric, Viscosimetric and Morphological Characteristics of Corn Starch

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulin Basilio-Cortés ◽  
Leopoldo González-Cruz ◽  
Gonzalo Velazquez ◽  
Gerardo Teniente-Martínez ◽  
Carlos Gómez-Aldapa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acid Hydrolysis ◽  
Short Range ◽  
Corn Starch ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Peak Time ◽  
Starch Granules ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Pasting Temperature ◽  
Ftir And Raman Spectroscopy

The effect of dual modification of corn starch, including hydrolysis and succinylation, were evaluated through peak viscosity (PV) analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy. This dual modification was shown to increase the reaction efficiency (RE) and degree substitution (DS) compared with starches that were not subjected to acid hydrolysis pretreatment with a 44% and 45% increase respectively. After acid hydrolysis pretreatment, the surface of the corn starch granules exhibited exo-erosion and whitish points due to the accumulation of succinyl groups. The peak viscosity was reduced significantly with the acid hydrolysis pretreatment (between 3 and 3.5-fold decrease), which decreased the pasting temperature and peak time to 20 °C and 100 s respectively. In addition, the dual modification of corn starch altered certain thermal properties, including a reduction in the enthalpy of gelatinization (ΔH) and a higher range of gelatinization (around 6 °C), which may effectively improve industrial applications. Modifications on the FTIR spectra indicated that the dual modification affected the starch crystallinity, while the Raman spectra revealed that the dual modification disrupted the short-range molecular order in the starch. Rearrangement and molecular destabilization of the starch components promoted their granular amphiphilic properties.

Phenology, leaf gas exchange, growth, and seed yield in contrasting Medicago truncatula and Medicago laciniata populations during prolonged water deficit and recovery

Botany ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 90 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasreddine Yousfi ◽  
Ines Slama ◽  
Chedly Abdelly
Keyword(s):  
Water Deficit ◽  
Medicago Truncatula ◽  
Seed Yield ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Leaf Gas Exchange ◽  
Seed Mass ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Relative Water ◽  
Leaf Relative Water Content

The aims of this study were to investigate the effect of prolonged water stress and recovery on phenology, growth, and seed yield in Tunisian contrasting populations of Medicago truncatula and Medicago laciniata . After ample irrigation for 24 days, the plants of each population were divided into two lots: the first lot was irrigated at 100% field capacity (FC), and the second at only 45% FC. After 24 days of treatment, one lot of dehydrated plants was rewatered at 100% FC, while the other was maintained at 45% FC. Interspecific and intraspecific differences were found in phenological responses to water deficit. All growth parameters were more reduced in M. truncatula populations than in M. laciniata populations. The water shortage tolerance of M. laciniata populations was associated with a lower metabolic impairment of photosynthesis and maintenance of relatively higher leaf relative water content. Seed yield was also more reduced in M. truncatula populations compared with M. laciniata populations. In M. laciniata, seed mass was a compensation mechanism to sustain seed yield under drought conditions. Seed yield variation between populations under water deficit was explained mainly by variation in seed number per plant.

The morphological characteristics and germination of grassland forb species after simulated digestion by sheep in the Tianshan Mountains, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 415
Author(s):  
Z. B. Che ◽  
S. L. Wang ◽  
W. H. Lu ◽  
S. F. Jin ◽  
Y. S. Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seed Mass ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Shape Index ◽  
Tianshan Mountains ◽  
The Other ◽  
Digestion Time ◽  
Seed Shape ◽  
Tulipa Gesneriana ◽  
Simulated Digestion ◽  
Dispersal Mechanism

Viable seeds from dry-fruited forbs growing in the Tianshan Mountains of China are often found in livestock dung. However, the effect of ingestion on their morphological characteristics and germination remains unclear. This research assessed the germination of 15 forbs after simulated ingestion (insertion through a rumen fistula) by Kazakh sheep. Seed accessory structures (such as wings, trichomes and mucilage) were digested. Seed length, width and thickness were negatively correlated with digestion time, and 100-seed mass was negatively (but not significantly) correlated with digestion time. The means of seed morphological traits (except for the seed shape index) and germination generally decreased. Germination was negatively correlated with digestion time. Germination of Rumex acetosa, Leontice incerta and Lonicera hispida initially increased and then decreased with increased digestion time, while germination of the other 12 seeds all significantly decreased with increased digestion time. Germination of Plantago depressa, Alyssum desertorum, Lachnoloma lehmannii, Tulipa gesneriana, Tauscheria lasiocarpa and Calligonum rubicundum decreased to zero after 24h digestion, whereas the other nine seeds still had some level of vigour. Seeds of several forbs survived rumen digestion, indicating the potential for endozoochorous seed dispersal, a dispersal mechanism known to enhance survival in dynamic and harsh desert habitats.

Moderate water restriction differentially constrains reproduction in two species of dwarf hamster (Phodopus)

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (9) ◽  
pp. 1589-1596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Scribner ◽  
Katherine E. Wynne-Edwards
Keyword(s):  
Species Differences ◽  
Paternal Care ◽  
Biparental Care ◽  
Water Restriction ◽  
Phodopus Campbelli ◽  
Interspecific Differences ◽  
Northern Mongolia ◽  
Dwarf Hamster ◽  
Ad Libitum ◽  
Response To Water

The dwarf hamsters Phodopus campbelli and P. sungorus are found in semi-arid areas of Siberia and northern Mongolia, but habitat and diet differences suggest species differences in water regulatory efficiency. These differences were investigated by examining the effect of moderate water restriction (50% of ad libitum consumption) on solitary dams and on their reproductive success. In response to water restriction, P. sungorus dams lost less body mass than P. campbelli dams, and despite similar litter sizes, P. sungorus produced heavier litters and pups than P. campbelli, indicating that P. sungorus pups were larger. These results suggest that P. sungorus is more tolerant of water restriction than P. campbelli. In a second experiment the possibility that paternal care may mitigate the effects of water restriction was examined by leaving the mated pair together throughout lactation. Pairing reduced mass loss by P. campbelli dams and increased the proportion of large P. campbelli pups at weaning, but had no effect on these measures in P. sungorus, eliminating interspecific differences in responses to water restriction. Results suggest that biparental care may be a facultative response to environmental stress in P. campbelli.

Oxytocin as an antidiuretic hormone. I. Concentration dependence of action

1995 ◽  
Vol 269 (1) ◽  
pp. F70-F77 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Chou ◽  
S. R. DiGiovanni ◽  
R. Mejia ◽  
S. Nielsen ◽  
M. A. Knepper
Keyword(s):  
Antidiuretic Hormone ◽  
Water Permeability ◽  
Water Channel ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Brattleboro Rats ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
Water Restriction ◽  
Sprague Dawley Rats ◽  
Osmotic Water ◽  
Response To Water

Circulating concentrations of oxytocin increase to 10-40 pM in rats in response to osmotic stimuli, suggesting that oxytocin could play a role in regulation of water balance. The present studies tested whether oxytocin at such concentrations increases osmotic water permeability (Pf) in isolated perfused terminal inner medullary collecting ducts (IMCD). In IMCD segments from Sprague-Dawley rats, 20 pM oxytocin added to the peritubular bath caused a two- to threefold increase in Pf, whereas 200 pM oxytocin increased Pf by five- to sixfold (n = 8, P < 0.01). IMCD from Brattleboro rats, which manifest central diabetes insipidus, exhibited a 2.8-fold increase in Pf in response to 20 pM oxytocin and a 4.7-fold increase in response to 200 pM oxytocin. However, in Brattleboro rats, the response to 20 pM oxytocin was dependent on prior water restriction of the rats. Immunoblotting showed no change in the expression of the aquaporin-CD water channel in Brattleboro rats in response to water restriction. Nevertheless, immunofluorescence studies of inner medullary tissue from Brattleboro rats revealed a marked redistribution of the aquaporin-CD water channels to a predominantly apical and subapical localization in IMCD cells in response to water restriction, similar to the redistribution seen in response to vasopressin. Mathematical modeling studies revealed that the measured increase in Pf in response to oxytocin is sufficient to generate a concentrated urine. We conclude that oxytocin can function physiologically as an antidiuretic hormone, mimicking the short-term action of vasopressin on water permeability, albeit with somewhat lower potency.

Evaluation of the growth response of arid zone invasive species Salvia verbenaca cultivars to atmospheric carbon dioxide and soil moisture

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Sandra L. Weller ◽  
Muhammad M. Javaid ◽  
Singarayer K. Florentine
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Seed Weight ◽  
Seed Mass ◽  
Field Capacity ◽  
Elevated Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Future Climate Change ◽  
Drought Conditions ◽  
100 Seed Weight ◽  
Number Of Seeds

Although climate change is expected to affect the ecology of many weed species, the nature and scale of these responses is presently not well defined. This presages a suite of potential problems for the agricultural industries. Consequently, we investigated the effects of anticipated climate change on biomass and seed production, for two varieties of wild sage, Salvia verbenaca L. var. verbenaca and Salvia verbenaca var. vernalis Bioss. For the investigation, ambient (400 ppm) and elevated (700 ppm) carbon dioxide conditions, in combination with well-watered (100% field capacity) and drought conditions (60% field capacity), were selected to represent alternative climate scenarios. The alteration in biomass production was represented by a combined measurement of nine variables; plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves, number of branches, leaf area, leaf thickness, shoot biomass, root biomass and dry leaf weight, and fecundity was measured via two variables; 100 seed weight and number of seeds per plant. All biomass measurements were reduced in a drought situation compared with well-watered conditions in ambient carbon dioxide (400 ppm), and each corresponding measurement was greater under elevated carbon dioxide (700 ppm) regardless of water treatment. In contrast, this was not observed for 100 seed weight or number of seeds per plant. Although a similar profile of a reduction in fecundity parameters was observed under drought conditions compared with well-watered conditions in ambient carbon dioxide, there was an increase in seed mass only for var. verbenaca under elevated carbon dioxide in both water treatments. In addition, there was a very small increase in the number of seeds in this species under drought conditions in elevated carbon dioxide, with neither increase in seed mass or seed number being observed in var. vernalis. These results suggest that although future climate change may result in increased competition of both these varieties with desirable plants, their management strategies will need to focus on effects of increased size of the weeds, rather than only attempting to reduce the seed bank holdings.

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