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Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52653#.VJzT7cCAM4 Author(s)      Guifu Zhang 1.2 , Shenxi Xie 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Horticulture & Landscape College, Hunan Agricultural University, Hunan, China . 2 Nuclear Technology and Chemical & Biological College, Hubei University of Science and Engineering, Hubei, China . ABSTRACT To explore the influence of water stress on fruit quality and gene expression related to citrate metabolism of ponkan. The test were conducted from May 15 to December 24 in 2013 using six-year-old ponkan ( C. blanco cv. Ponkan ) trees with 40% soil water conditions by taken regular watering as control. The content of acids in fr...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50715#.VEmpflfHRK0 Author(s) Z. A. Abdelgawad 1 , A. A. Khalafaallah 1 , M. M. Abdallah 2 Affiliation(s) 1 Botany Department, Women’s College, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt . 2 Biology Department, Agricultural and Biological Division, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt . ABSTRACT A pot-culture study was undertaken to investigate the possible role of Methyl jasmonate (MeJA)-treatment on the earlier vegetative growth stage and different chemical constituents of maize cultivar (Giza-2) plants subjected to water stress. The grains were divided into two groups: first group was pre-soaked in water, and the second one was pre-...