Essays about: "Oscar Javier Parra Pachon"

Found 2 essays containing the words Oscar Javier Parra Pachon.

  1. 1. Role of Brassinosteroids in plant growth promotion and stress tolerance during primingmediated by beneficial bacteria

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics (until 131231)

    Author : Oscar Javier Parra Pachon; [2011]
    Keywords : Brassinosteroids ; Bacillus amyloliquefasciens; priming; arabidopsis thaliana;

    Abstract : Brassinosteroids (BR) are plant hormones widely distributed throughout the plant kingdom inlow concentrations and with structural homology to animal and insect steroids. BR are involvedin numerous physiological processes, and they also fulfill an antagonistic role in anti-herbivorystructure formation in tomato (Campos et al., 2009). READ MORE

  2. 2. Studies of potential effectors of myrosinase function

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Biology and Forest Genetics (until 131231)

    Author : Oscar Javier Parra Pachon; [2011]
    Keywords : myrosinase; glucosinolate; ascorbic acid; arabidopsis thaliana; isothiocyanate;

    Abstract : Glucosinolates are sulphur and nitrogen containing secondary metabolites which are present in the order Brassicales. These compounds are hydrolysed by enzymes called myrosinases upon tissue damage and serve to protect plants against insects and pathogens. READ MORE