• Field-grown transgenic wheat expressing the sunflower gene HaHB4 significantly outyields the wild type 

      Gonzalez, Fernanda Gabriela; Capella, Matías; Ribichich, Karina Fabiana; Curín, Facundo; Giacomelli, Jorge Ignacio; Ayala, Francisco; Watson, Gerónimo; Otegui, María Elena; Lía Chan, Raquel (2019-02)
      HaHB4 is a sunflower transcription factor belonging to the homeodomain-leucine zipper I family whose ectopic expression in Arabidopsis triggers drought tolerance. The use of PCR to clone the HaHB4 coding sequence for wheat ...
    • Nutritional evaluation of dried tomato seeds 

      Persia, M.E.; Parsons, C.M.; Schang, M.; Azcona, Jorge Oscar (Oxford Academic Press, 2003-01)
      Two samples of tomato seeds, a by-product of the tomato canning industry were evaluated to determine proximate analysis, amino acid content, and digestibility, TMEn, and protein efficiency ratio. Tomato seeds were also ...
    • Overcoming seed dormancy of junglerice (Echinochloa colona) 

      Picapietra, Gabriel; Acciaresi, Horacio Abel (Universidad de Concepción (Chile), 2022-08)
      Junglerice (Echinochloa colona L. Link) seed dormancy can persist 8 months after harvest and, once overcome, seeds can germinate over a long period of time. Light or high temperatures could overcome seed dormancy, while ...