Daniela Cassol

University of California, Riverside | UCR · Department of Botany and Plant Sciences

Quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) is one of the most powerful and sensitive techniques to the study of gene expression. Several factors influence RT-qPCR performance though, including the stability of the reference genes used for data normalization. While the selection of appropriate reference genes is crucial for accurate and reliable gene expr...

The portable chlorophyll (Chl) meter (CL-01, Hansatech) has been successfully used for a rapid and direct estimation of total Chl content in the leaves of some crops. We compared CL-01 meter readings (Chl value) and Chl contents in leaves of Zea mays, Cucumis sativus, Raphanus sativus, and Ceiba speciosa. Chl index was linearly and positively corre...

Secretion of organic acids (OAs) by roots has been suggested to be an important mechanism of Al resistance in many species. In Stylosanthes, the participation of OAs in the mechanism of Al resistance is poorly understood. We aimed to study the production and secretion of OAs by two Brazilian Stylosanthes species with differential Al resistance. Sty...

Ascorbate peroxidase (APX), Monodehydroascorbate Reductase (MDAR), Dehydroascorbate Reductase (DHAR) and Glutathione Reductase (GR) enzymes participate in the ascorbate-glutathione cycle, which exerts a central role in the antioxidant metabolism in plants. Despite the importance of this antioxidant system in different signal transduction networks r...

Melocactus glaucescens is an endangered cactus highly valued for its ornamental properties. In vitro shoot production of this species provides a sustainable alternative to overharvesting from the wild; however, its propagation could be improved if the genetic regulation underlying its developmental processes were known. The present study generated...

The phenylpropanoid pathway is an important route of secondary metabolism involved in the synthesis of different phenolic compounds such as phenylpropenes, anthocyanins, stilbenoids, flavonoids, and monolignols. The flux toward monolignol biosynthesis through the phenylpropanoid pathway is controlled by specific genes from at least ten families. Li...

Determining drought tolerance in plants is an increasingly important feature due to the reduction of water resources, since water stress is one of the main environmental factors that limit agricultural growth and productivity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the tolerance of crambe (Crambe abyssinica Hochst) genotypes submitted to water...

Analysis of transient and modulated fluorescence of chlorophyll a were made at one-hour intervals during an eight-hour period starting at 07:30h aiming to study mechanisms of photoprotection against high radiation and temperature in Gallesia integrifolia plants. Seeds were germinated inside plastic pots containing soil as substrate. At 120 days aft...

By generating stress conditions soil flooding can induce alterations in the cell metabolism and thus is detrimental to plant growth. This study was done under the greenhouse conditions to determine the effect of soil flooding on the chlorophyll fluorescence of some hybrids of canola (Brassica napus L.). Fifty five days old plants were subjected to...

The effects of salinity stress on chlorophyll fluorescence and the growth of Brassica napus L were investigated. The chlorophyll a fluorescence transient were recorded and analyzed according to the JIP-test which can quantify PSII performance. Salt stress resulted in decreased leaf area and dry matter compared with the control treatment (0 mM NaCl)...

With Japonica rice BRS Firmeza and indica rice BRS Pelota (low and high grain yield, respectively) as materials, Chl content and Chl a fluorescence parameters in flag leaves from the heading to mature grain stage were investigated. The Chl content and the Chl a fluorescence were measured using a portable chlorophyll meter CL-01 and portables fluoro...

The growth, assimilate partitioning and grain yield in BRS Pelota (high yield) and BRS Firmeza (low yield) rice cultivars were evaluated. The experiment was conducted in greenhouse (Department of Botany, Federal University of Pelotas) with complete randomized design composed by two cultivars, nine plant sampling times and four replicates. BRS Pelot...

The growth, assimilate partitioning and grain yield in BRS Pelota (high yield) and BRS Firmeza (low yield) rice cultivars were evaluated. The experiment was conducted in greenhouse (Department of Botany, Federal University of Pelotas) with complete randomized design composed by two cultivars, nine plant sampling times and four replicates. BRS Pelot...

The objective of this work was to evaluate the physiological changes that occur in different leaves during the early and late grain-filling stages of two rice genotypes (Oryza sativa subsp. indica, BRS Pelota cultivar, and O. sativa subsp. japonica, BRS Firmeza cultivar), which present differences in grain yield potential. The plants were cultivate...

Potato breeding is difficult and requires a great deal of time and energy. The use of recombinant DNA technology, with its potential capacity of isolating and transferring genes from any organism, allows incorporating in plants new characters of agricultural interest. However, consequences of the incorporation of determined genes on physiological c...