ALLELIC VARIATIONS OF A LIGHT HARVESTING CHLOROPHYLL A/B-BINDING PROTEIN GENE (LHCB1) ASSOCIATED WITH AGRONOMIC TRAITS IN BARLEY.

Allelic variations of a light harvesting chlorophyll a/b-binding protein gene (Lhcb1) associated with agronomic traits in barley.

Light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b-binding protein (LHCP) is one of the most abundant chloroplast proteins in plants.Its main function is to collect and transfer light energy to photosynthetic reaction centers.However, the roles of different LHCPs in light-harvesting antenna systems remain obscure.Exploration of nucleotide variation in the genes enco

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A gigantic bizarre marine turtle (Testudines: Chelonioidea) from the Middle Campanian (Late Cretaceous) of South-western Europe

Abstract Marine turtles were common in the subtropical Upper Cretaceous epi-continental seas that once washed the coasts of the ancient European archipelago.But unlike its contemporaneous faunas from North America, in Europe no taxon surpassed the 1.5 m shell-length.Here, the remains of a new large marine turtle, Leviathanochelys aenigmatica gen.et

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The use of volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Kelud in East Java for improving yield of sweet potato grown on a sandy soil

The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Kelud and compost on the soil properties and production of sweet potato on a sandy soil.The treatments of this study were (a) a combination of and volcanic ash with the proportion of 100: 0, 90:10, 80:20, and 70:30 (% weight), (b) the addition of compost

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Genomic characterization of foodborne Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli isolates from Saboba district and Bolgatanga Municipality Ghana.

Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli are well-known bacteria commonly associated with foodborne illnesses in humans and animals.Genomic characterization of these pathogens provides valuable insights into their evolution, virulence factors and resistance determinants.This study aimed to characterized previously isolated Salmonella (n = 14) and E

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