Comparative analyses reveal a phenylalanine ammonia lyase dependent and salicylic acid mediated host resistance in Zingiber zerumbet against the necrotrophic soft rot pathogen Pythium myriotylum.

Little is known about the molecular basis of host defense in resistant wild species Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith against the soil-borne, necrotrophic oomycete pathogen Pythium myriotylum Drechsler, which causes the devastating soft rot disease in the spice crop ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe). We investigated the pattern of host defense between Z.

Untargeted metabolomics and DNA barcoding for discrimination of Phyllanthus species.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Phyllanthus species is extensively cultivated and used as edible fruits and herbal drugs. The Phyllanthus species are used extensively as ethnopharmacologically important materials in several countries, especially in Asia. Various Phyllanthus species are broadly used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine and deliberated as bitter, astringent, stomachic, diuretic, febrifuge, deobstruent, and antiseptic, and used for the treatment of digestive, genitourinary, respiratory, skin diseases, hepatopathy, jaundice, and renal calculus in India.

ROS-dependent DNA damage and repair during germination of NaCl primed seeds.

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during rehydration of seeds is a major source of cellular damage. Successful germination depends on maintaining the oxidative window and ability of the cells to repair the DNA damage accumulated during seed developmental process, maturational drying, and germination. We explored the role of DNA damage, repair, cell cycle progression and antioxidant machinery in germination of seeds of Solanum melongena L.

In vitro culture responses, callus growth and organogenetic potential of brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) to He-Ne laser irradiation.

The present investigation was designed to analyze the influence of Helium-Neon (He-Ne 632.8nm) laser irradiation on defense enzymes, proline content and in vitro responses of callus induction, shoot initiation and on plantlet regeneration potential of brinjal. The seeds of Mattu Gulla (Solanum melongena L.