Lotus Newsletter 2005

Volume 35, Number 1

 

Front Cover

Contents

Newsletter Announcements and Instructions

Personalia
 

Conference announcement
 

P.M. GRESSHOFF. Third International Conference on Legume Genomics and Genetics:  From Genes to Crops.

 

Workshop abstracts

 

O. RUIZ (Chairperson). Interdisciplinary workshop on genetic, molecular and eco-physiological aspects of Lotus spp. and their symbionts. [Taller interdisciplinario sobre aspectos genéticos, moleculares y fisioecológicos del Lotus spp. y sus simbiontes].

E. CAMADRO. Theoretical bases for the elaboration of a breeding program. Lotus glaber as an example.

M. REBUFFO. Plant breeding: Lotus corniculatus and Lotus uliginosus.

H. ACUÑA and A. CONCHA. Condensed tannin concentrations in Lotus spp.

A. CLÚA, M. BARRAGÁN, M.S. TACALITI, D. GIMÉNEZ and A.M. CASTRO. Assisted and traditional assessment of saline stress tolerance in Lotus glaber.

M. SISTERNA and G.A. LORI. Fungal diseases on Lotus spp in Argentina.

A. ALIPPI. Bacterial diseases of Lotus spp.

F. CASSÁN, V. LUNA and O.A. RUÍZ. Physiological studies of tolerance to saline stress in Lotus glaber and their correlation with the establishment and efficiency of the symbiotic association with Mesorhizobium loti.

C. LABANDERA and M. JAURENA.  Rhizobiology research in Lotus species.

A.I. SANNAZZARO, A.B. MENÉNDEZ, E. ALBERTÓ and O.A. RUIZ. The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi of Lotus glaber.

R. MENDOZA. Seasonal variation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in temperate grasslands along a wide hydrologic gradient.

D. COGLIATTI, L. LETT, M. BARUFALDI, P. SEGURA and J. CARDOZO. Growth, Nitrogen and Phosphorus economy in two Lotus glaber Mill. Populations grown under contrasting P-availability.

G.G. STRIKER, P. INSAUSTI and R.J.C. LEÓN. Comparative responses between Lotus glaber and Paspalum dilatatum to the flooding-grazing interaction.

A. ANDRES, B. ROSSO and O. SCHENEITER. Morpho-physiological characterization of Lotus glaber naturalized populations.

A.I. SANNAZZARO, E. ALBERTÓ, O.A. RUIZ and A.B. MENÉNDEZ. Influence of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Glomus intraradices on the saline stress physiology of Lotus glaber.

R. PAZ, D.H. SANCHEZ, F. PIECKENSTAIN, S. MAIALE, A. SANNAZZARO, J. CRUZ CUEVAS, A. CHIESA, G. BONA and O.A. RUIZ. Molecular and biochemical approximation of polyamine roles in tolerance mechanisms to salt stress in Lotus spp.

P.A. SANSBERRO, F.D. ESPASANDIN, C.V. LUNA and L.A. MROGINSKI. Adventitious shoot regeneration in Lotus glaber Mill.

A.V. AVILA JACQUES and I. HERINGER. Fire on native pastures - effects on soil and vegetation.

M. BAILLERES.  Is arriving the Lotus glaber time in the pampa deprimida del salado?

M. DALL´AGNOL and S.M. SCHEFFER-BASSO. Perspectives of utilization of native legumes in Rio Grande do Sul.

O.R. VIGNOLIO. Lotus glaber productivity changes under different management conditions.

 

Feature articles and reports

 

N.A. ALTIER and L.L. KINKEL. Epidemiological studies on crown and root rot of birdsfoot trefoil in Uruguay.

N.A. ALTIER and J.V. GROTH. Characterization of aggressiveness and vegetative compatibility diversity of Fusarium oxysporum associated with crown and root rot of birdsfoot trefoil.

J. REYNAUD and M. LUSSIGNOL. The Flavonoids of Lotus corniculatus

P. DÍAZ, O. BORSANI, A. MÁRQUEZ and J. MONZA. Nitrogen metabolism in relation to drought stress responses in cultivated and model Lotus species.

V.C. LEPEK and A.L. D´ANTUONO. Bacterial surface polysaccharides and their role in the rhizobia-legume association.

S.L. GREENE. U.S. Germplasm Collection of Lotus: Activities over the last decade.

C. PACIOS-BRAS. The symbiosis between Lotus japonicus and rhizobia: Function of nod factor structural variation. click here for Spanish version of this article
R. MENDOZA, I. GARCÍA and V. ESCUDERO.  Can the symbiosis between arbuscular mycorrhiza and Lotus glaber tolerate waterlogging in a saline-sodic soil?

S. HERNÁNDEZ, M. REBUFFO, S. ARRIVILLAGA, M. JAURENA, C. LABANDERA, D. RISSO and J. CILIUTI. Evaluation of the genotype-environment interaction in the establishment of Lotus uliginosus (Schkuhr) with soil-cores. click here for Spanish version of this article
 

Research centres and projects
 
P.M. GRESSHOFF. The Australian Research Council’s Centre of Excellence for Integrative Legume Research
J. SANJUÁN and M. REBUFFO. The LOTASSA proposal: the success of enthusiasm and tenacity.
D. REAL, G.A. SANDRAL, J. WARDEN, M. REBUFFO, D.F. RISSO, J.F AYRES, W.M KELMAN and S. J. HUGHES. Breeding birdsfoot trefoil for Mediterranean-type environments in Southern Australia
 

Lotus activities: background and present research

Current list of Lotus researchers. Data last updated Aug. 30 2005
 
 

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