Hydrogen sulfide treatment improves quality attributes via regulating the antioxidant system in goji berry (Lycium barbarum L.).

Hydrogen sulfide (HS) has been identified as a critical gaseous signaling chemical. Herein, the effects of HS treatment on the postharvest goji berries and antioxidant enzyme activities were determined. HS application delayed the decay index, loss of firmness, color, flavor, and total sugars and loss of total protein, betaine and ascorbic acid in goji berries during postharvest storage.

Analysis of Grapevine's Somatic Embryogenesis Receptor Kinase (SERK) Gene Family: Overexpression Enhances Disease Resistance.

The somatic embryogenesis receptor kinase (SERK) gene family has been intensively studied in several plant species. Here we confirmed the existence of five genes in grapevine (Chinese wild grapevine ) and named them , , , , and . Analysis of the predicted structures of these SERK proteins revealed they include a signal peptide domain, a leucine zipper domain, a Ser-Pro-Pro domain, a single transmembrane domain, different leucine-rich repeats, and an intracellular kinase activity domain.

Effect of sodium sulfite, tartaric acid, tannin, and glucose on rheological properties, release of aroma compounds, and color characteristics of red wine.

In this study, we evaluated the effect of addition of non-volatile compounds (sodium sulfite, tartaric acid, tannin, and glucose) on the rheological properties, release of aroma compounds, and color of the red wine. While determining the rheological properties of the supplemented samples, non-Newtonian fluidic and shear-thinning behavior of samples was noticed. The viscosity of these samples was found in negative correlation with the dose of addition of various non-volatile substances.

Hydrogen Sulfide Alleviates Postharvest Senescence of Grape by Modulating the Antioxidant Defenses.

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) has been identified as an important gaseous signal in plants. Here, we investigated the mechanism of H2S in alleviating postharvest senescence and rotting of Kyoho grape. Exogenous application of H2S released from 1.

Permanent genetic resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 February 2013-31 March 2013.

This article documents the addition of 142 microsatellite marker loci to the Molecular Ecology Resources database. Loci were developed for the following species: Agriophyllum squarrosum, Amazilia cyanocephala, Batillaria attramentaria, Fungal strain CTeY1 (Ascomycota), Gadopsis marmoratus, Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata, Liriomyza sativae, Lupinus polyphyllus, Metschnikowia reukaufii, Puccinia striiformis and Xylocopa grisescens.