actinidia rufa/atrophy

Kiwifruit is considered a functional food and a good source of nutraceuticals. Among the possible beneficial effects of kiwifruit species, a neuroprotective activity exerted in rats with learning and memory impairment induced by exposure to different chemicals was reported. We sought to investigate

The developmental morphology of male and female kiwifruit flowers is tracked to delimit a framework of events to aid the study of divergence in floral gene expression. The transition from hermaphrodite to unisexual development of kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planch) flowers has been reported

According to the conserved amino acid sequence from ethylene receptors in other plants, a pair of degenerate primers was designed and a 657-bp cDNA fragment encoding an ethylene receptor fruit was obtained by RT-PCR from ripening kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa cv. Bruno) (Fig. 1). The cDNA fragment

In kiwifruit, much of the softening process occurs prior to the respiratory climacteric and production of ethylene. This fruit therefore represents an excellent model system for dissecting the process of softening in the absence of endogenous ethylene production. We have characterized the expression

The role of polyamines (PAs) in plant reproduction, especially pollen development and germination has been demonstrated in several higher plants. The aim of the present research was to investigate PA involvement in pollen development and germination in dioecious kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa).

OBJECTIVE Dioecism characterizes many crop species of economic value, including kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa). Kiwifruit male sterility occurs at the microspore stage. The cell walls of the microspores and the pollen of the male-sterile and male-fertile flowers, respectively, differ in glucose and

The importance of programmed cell death (PCD) during the life cycle of plants is well established, although the underlying molecular mechanisms are still poorly defined. An emerging system for the study of PCD during development in plants is that of sex organ abortion. In this work we investigate

Gentamicin is a potent aminoglycoside antibiotic, but the risk of nephrotoxicity limits its prolonged use. The toxicity of gentamicin is believed to result from oxidative stress, a condition that could be counteracted by dietary antioxidants. This study determines the possible renoprotective effects

Kiwifruit vines (Actinidia deliciosa var. deliciosa) have recently been affected by a new form of decay caused by several fungi that produce different types of wood deterioration in the trunk and cordons. Surveys were conducted over a period of 5 years to investigate epidemiological aspects of the