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Papers by Shahidul Islam

Mobile Genetic Elements, 2011

To date, Ty1-copia retrotransposons have been studied and characterized widely in plants like bar... more To date, Ty1-copia retrotransposons have been studied and characterized widely in plants like barley, tobacco, tomato, potato, rice, maize, arabidopsis, wheat, soybean, rye, citrus, strawberry and so on. 9 A few reports have also demonstrated Ty3-gypsy elements in maize, tomato, rice, citrus and cotton genomes. 1,3,10-13

Production of flower and ornamental plants, like many other agricultural products, has become inc... more Production of flower and ornamental plants, like many other agricultural products, has become increasingly concentrated in the southern United States, with fewer and larger producers accounting for an increasingly larger share of the marketplace. The overall goals of this research project are the selection and evaluation of superior winter survival rose genotypes for southeast United States conditions. A total of twelve varieties (such as Tropicana, Peace, Iceberg, Cinco de Mayo, Juila Child, Living Easy, Eurpeana, Strike It Rch, Let Freedom Ring, Double Delight, Plamengarten, Frankfurt, and Wild Blue Yonder) were included in this project. Ten to fifteen plants per variety were planted in raised beds. Each bed contained a soil mixture of 50% top soil and 50% compost material. Roses were randomly planted and each variety was replicated from at least 10 times. The rose bushes made good growth and there were no visual symptoms of major nutrient deficiencies. Weeds were handpicked. Addi...

This study examined the influence of preharvest elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration (850 ± 50 ... more This study examined the influence of preharvest elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration (850 ± 50 ppm) on the fruit growth, total soluble solids (TSS), fructose, glucose, sucrose, soluble and cell wall-bound acid invertase (AI) (ß-fructofuranoside fructohydrolase, EC 3. 2. 1. 26), sucrose synthase (SuSy) (UDP glucose: D-fructose 2 -glucosyltransferase, EC 2. 4. 1. 13) and sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) (UDP glucose: D-fructose-6 -phosphate 2 -glucosyltransferase, EC 2. 4. 1. 14) activities of domesticated tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. cv. 'Lady First', 'Momotaro' & 'Minicarol') during fruit development. Tomato plants grown in CO2-enriched conditions accumulated more carbohydrates in their fruit and exhibited significantly larger fruits compared to the control (350 ± 50 ppm). The CO2-enriched tomato fruit contained significantly higher concentrations of TSS, fructose and glucose during development. The amount of reducing sugars increased at th...

Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 2009

A survey of the biochemical constituents of 11 species of Vigna indicates the absence of the non-... more A survey of the biochemical constituents of 11 species of Vigna indicates the absence of the non-protein amino acid canavanine in their seeds, and absence of proanthocyanidin (polyphenol) in their leaves. Proanthocyanidin was found in the seeds of all, except Vigna subterranea. The constitutive leaf flavonoids of four genotypes of the pantropic V. subterranea were also studied and compared with

American Journal of Plant Physiology, 2012

American Journal of Food Technology, 2012

Journal of food science, 2005

ABSTRACT: Four varieties of bitter melon (Momordica charantia), India green (IG), India white (IW... more ABSTRACT: Four varieties of bitter melon (Momordica charantia), India green (IG), India white (IW), China green (CG), and China white (CW) were analyzed for total phenolics, phenolic acid constituents, and antioxidant activities of their methanolic extracts. Phenolic ...