Bibi A¹, SA Majid², A Munir³, A Ulfat⁴, G Javed², S Khatoon², N Azhar², S Ashraf², S Aziz², N Mumtaz²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.87, pp. 178-182, 2018, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2018.87.178

Abstract Chilling stress on cereal crops is the major form of cold stress that appears in some regions, and causes significant losses by depressing seed germination, and seedling growth and establishment. Hormones have the ability to reduce the stress effects in crops by various mechanisms. To determine the role of nitric oxide in mitigating chilling damages in wheat, two trials were conducted and seven wheat varieties were used. Seeds of wheat varieties after priming using three different concentrations (0, 10^-4, 10^-5 M) of sodium nitroprusside as nitric oxide donor were grown under two growth conditions (control, 4… More >

Calixto-Muñoz JJ¹, MD Mariezcurrena-Berasain¹, AT Gutiérrez-Ibáñez¹, A Balbuena-Melgarejo¹, S Rajaram², ED Archundia-Velarde¹, DL Martínez-Pardo³, DL Pinzón-Martínez¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.87, pp. 171-177, 2018, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2018.87.171

Abstract Wheat is one of the most important protein sources for human beings. Several food products are elaborated from this cereal, such as bread. Mexican wheat breeding programs are focused on to identify those genotypes with high yields and bread quality. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the environmental effects over the Physicochemical and Bromatological quality parameters of Cal Blanco F2011, Matchett F2011 and RSM-Norman F2008 wheats sown at the experimental fields at Mexicali, Baja California, Querendaro, Michoacán and Tarimoro, Guanajuato, Mexico during the autumn-winter growing cycle for two consecutive years (2014-2016) under… More >

Atikur Rahman^1,3, Chad A. Ulven², Maren A. Johnson¹, Cheyenne Durant¹, Khwaja G. Hossain^*,1

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.5, Suppl.1, pp. 62-73, 2017, DOI:10.7569/JRM.2017.634133

Abstract Wheat bran, abundant but underutilized, was investigated for its potential as a reinforcement in biocomposites through different pretreatment methods. Pretreatment methods included were dilute sodium hydroxide (NaOH), dilute sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄), liquid hot water (LHW), calcium hydroxide (CaOH), organosolv such as aqueous ethanol (EtOH), and methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK). Changes in chemical composition and fiber characteristics of the treated bran were studied using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Cellulose content increased to 35.1% and 29.6% in brans treated with H₂SO₄ and NaOH, respectively. The SEM micrographs showed surface cleaning of treated More >

Ataei R¹, M Gholamhoseini¹, M Kamalizadeh²

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.86, pp. 228-235, 2017, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2017.86.228

Abstract Understanding the genetic control of traits associated with yield helps breeders to utilize their germplasm in a more efficient and consistent manner and to make good choices in breeding programs. The current study was carried out to study the genetic control of some quantitative traits in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and to examine plant responses under full irrigation and drought stress conditions. For this purpose, six generations derived from a cross between two lines (Bezostaya as tolerant parent and 518 as a susceptible parent) were evaluated for grain yield (GY), plant height (PH), peduncle (PL)… More >

Ron MM, T Loewy

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.86, pp. 68-73, 2017, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2017.86.068

Abstract In the southwest of Buenos Aires Province (Argentina) nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) deficiencies are important wheat yield limiting factors. The objective of this paper was to report on the comparative effectiveness of diammonium phosphate (DAP) and triple superphosphate (TSP) in the area covering a range of soils and years. Between 1983 and 1992, 13 experiments were carried out in farmer’s fields. Soils were classified as Ustolls and Udolls. The design of the experiments was of complete randomized split blocks. Horizontal treatments were P-sources (DAP and TSP) and rates (0 to 135 kg/ha). Vertical treatments… More >

Ron MM, T Loewy

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.85, pp. 15-20, 2016, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2016.85.015

Abstract In the southwest of Buenos Aires Province (Argentina), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) deficiencies are important wheat yield limiting factors. There is an information gap regarding differences between single element and binary N-P sources. The objective of this paper was to develop a general model for N-P fertilization in the area that also quantified diammonium phosphate (DAP) effect and its interactions with N-urea, applied at sowing or tillering, as compared with triple superphosphate (TSP). Between 1984 and 1985, 13 experiments were carried out in farmer’s fields N. With the yield data for each experiment, a… More >

Salomón N¹, V Misller¹, C Delrieux², R Miranda³

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.84, No.2, pp. 306-311, 2015, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2015.84.306

Abstract Color is one of the factors used in quality estimation in many agricultural and food products. Currently, the evaluation of color depends on judgments made by human experts. These are subjective and inevitably affected by physical, physiological and environmental conditions. Suitable instrumental is required to provide objectivity and coherence to color measurements and quantitative expressions. It would be very useful to have tools that allow both practical and precise approaches to chromatic evaluation of products for human consumption. This work suggests a methodology which might contribute to solve that constraint and the analysis of environmental… More >

Rodríguez-González RE¹, JJ Paz Hernández¹, CG Iñiguez Monroy³, EO Rueda Puente², L Avendaño-Reyes¹, M Cruz-Villegas¹, CE Ail-Catzim¹, M Stoycheva⁴, R Koytchev Zlatev⁴, P Renganathan², AM García López¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.83, pp. 65-70, 2014, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2014.83.065

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate grain yield (RG) stability of some commercial wheat varieties, and to assess the stability of other parameters which are not typically measured for grain release purposes: performance of straw (RP), weight per hectoliter (PH), white belly (PB), harvest index (IC), grain protein (PG) and gluten strength (W). The evaluation was performed with the wheat varieties Cachanilla F-2000 (C), Yécora F-70 (Y) and Triguenio F-00 (TR), in El Valle de Mexicali, Baja California under four test environments, with the application of the Eberhart and Russell model. The study More >

Khan A¹, I Ahmad¹, A Shah¹, F Ahmad², A Ghani¹, M Nawaz¹, F Shaheen¹, HU Fatima¹, F Pervaiz¹, S Javed¹, F Hayat¹, H Nawaz¹, R Zubair¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.82, pp. 281-287, 2013, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2013.82.281

Abstract Salinity adversely affects physiological and biochemical processes in plants. Plants might have different methods to decrease the harmful effects of salinity, such as the accumulation of osmolytes and antioxidant compounds. An experiment was conducted in the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Sargodha, Pakistan to determine the effect of different levels of phosphorus (P) on wheat under saline conditions. Data of shoot and root fresh and dry weights, chlorophyll contents, different ion accumulation and yield components of wheat were collected. When different levels of phosphorus were applied on wheat plant under saline conditions, phosphorus reduced More >

Miravalles MT¹, MN Fioretti¹, H Mirassón², ML Faraldo², L Möck¹, RE Brevedan¹

Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.82, pp. 263-273, 2013, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2013.82.263

Abstract In the present study the effects of three tillage systems: conventional (CT), vertical (VT) and direct drilling (DD) on three bread wheat varieties of different cycle length, were studied, for yield and yield components. Their influence on grain quality, expressed through thousand kernel weight (TKW, g), test weight (TW, kg/hL), grain protein content (GPC, %) and yellowberry percentage (YBP, %) were also studied. The highest average yield was under CT and DD, while the lowest was under VT. The lowest dry matter accumulation and one third fewer spikes per unit area were determined under VT.… More >