Lotus Newsletter 2008

Volume 38 Number 2

 

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Contents

 

Contributions: feature articles and reports

 

Workshop: IV Interdisciplinary Workshop of Lotus: Aspectos Genéticos, Moleculares y Ecofisológicos de Lotus Spp. y sus Simbiontes

 

Session 1: Microbiology.

M.J. ESTRELLA, M.J. LORITE, M. LEÓN-BARRIOS, I. VIDEIRA E CASTRO, J. MONZA, O. RUIZ and J. SANJUAN. Diversity of rhizobia nodulating Lotus spp.

V. LEPEK. Mesorhizobium loti- Lotus spp. interaction: basic and applied research.

R. MENDOZA and I. GARCÍA. Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization model in Lotus tenuis and dominant grasses of a natural grassland from Salado River Basin (Buenos Aires – Argentina)  

G.S. ALVAREZ, M.F. DESIMONE, M.J. ESTRELLA, F. PIECKENSTAIN, O. RUIZ, L.E. DIAZ. Evaluation of rhizobia immobilized in silicate matrices as an alternative inoculant formulation.

I. VIDEIRA E CASTRO, P. SÁ-PEREIRA, F. SIMÕES, J.A. MATOS, O. RUIZ, E. FERREIRA. Lotus/Rhizobium symbiosis in contaminated soils. Importance and use for bioremediation.

P. FERREYRA, P. GARCIA, S. AZCARATE, M. OMBRONI, A.L. RONCHI, A. GRASSANO. Preliminary results of studies of symbionts of Lotus and their association with solubilizing of phosphate bacteria 

P. GONZALEZ, R. PAROLA, H.R. LASCANO and M. MELCHIORRE. Characterization of symbiotic bacteria from Lotus sp. under saline stress: preliminary results for antioxidant system activity

V.M. BERGOTTINI, L.N. CASTAGNO, R.C. PAZ, O.A. RUIZ, M.J. ESTRELLA. Tolerance to salinity and alkalinity of rizobia isolates from the Salado River Basin: a sustainable alternative to improve the quality of the inoculants for Lotus tenuis in this region.

L.N. CASTAGNO, M.J. ESTRELLA, A. GRASSANO, O.A. RUIZ. Biochemical and molecular characterization of phosphate solubilizing bacteria and evaluation of its efficiency promoting the growth of Lotus tenuis.

M. ECHEVERRÍA, A.A. SCAMBATO, S.J.  MAIALE, A. SANNAZZARO, O. RUIZ and A. MENÉNDEZ. Phenotypic plasticity in relation to Lotus tenuis response to saline stress: the role of arbuscular mycorhizal and rhizobial symbionts

V. CONFORTE, M. ECHEVERRIA, R. UGALDE, A. MENÉNDEZ and V. LEPEK. The constitutive expression of ACC deaminase in Mesorhizobium loti promotes nodulation on Lotus glaber under stress conditions.

 

Session 2: Genetics [Genetics].

F. Damiani, v. passeri, S. Arcioni, F. Paolocci. Lotus corniculatus: a model species to dissect the genetic control of proanthocyanidin biosynthesis in vegetative tissues of forage legumes.

A. MESSA, R. SALDÍAS, A. CASTILLO, J. MONZA, O. BORSANI, M. REBUFFO. Seed yield components in F2 genotypes of interspecific hybrids of Lotus uliginosus and Lotus japonicus.

A.I. CELOTTO and A.M. SANSO. Chromosome number, seedlings and seed size in Lotus tenuis and L. corniculatus.

R. GUILLÉN and K. WIDDUP. Program of improvement in Lotus corniculatus L.: Base Germplasm characterization.

F.J. ESCARAY, M. ROSATO, F.L. PIECKENSTAIN, J.A. ROSELLÓ, P. CARRASCO and O.A. RUIZ. Differentiation between Lotus tenuis and Lotus corniculatus as assessed by staining of leaf tannic cells.

M.J. CUITIÑO, M. REBUFFO, R. ALZUGARAY, R. ZARZA, F. CONDON. Forage and seed production of naturalized germplasm of Lotus corniculatus L. multiplied by farmers.

 

Session 3: Ecology and Management [Ecología y Manejo].

O.R.  VIGNOLIO and O.N. FERNÁNDEZ. Seedling emergence and biomass production of Lotus tenuis sown at different densities in a grassland of the Flooding Pampa.  

G.G. STRIKER, F.P.O. MOLLARD, A.A. GRIMOLDI, P. INSAUSTI and R.J.C. LEÓN. Interactive effects of trampling and flooding on the growth of Lotus tenuis in grassland mesocosms of the Flooding Pampa.

M.E. MANZUR, G.G. STRIKER, A.A. GRIMOLDI and P.INSAUSTI. Growth responses to flooding intensity in Lotus tenuis.

O.N. FERNÁNDEZ, O.R. VIGNOLIO and G.S. CAMBARERI. Persistence of Lotus tenuis under beef cattle grazing in a humid mesophytic grassland of the Flooding Pampa.

G.S. CAMBARERI, N. MACEIRA, O. VIGNOLIO and O. FERNÁNDEZ. Changes in reproductive phenology of Lotus tenuis related to sowing season.

G.S. CAMBARERI, N. MACEIRA, O. VIGNOLIO, O. FERNÁNDEZ, J. OTONDO  and R. LUCESOLI. Using the method of Eberhart and Russell to estimate productive adaptability and stability for three cultivars of Lotus tenuis on restrictive environments of the Flooding Pampas.

O. BAZZIGALUPI, O. BERTIN and A. LLERA. Narrowleaf trefoil (Lotus tenuis) seed production with different defoliation and harvest times.

O. BAZZIGALUPI, O. BERTIN and A. LLERA. Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) seed production with different defoliation and harvest times.

A. ANDRÉS and B. ROSSO. Genetic differences between Lotus glaber populations tolerant and susceptible to salinity, growing in a non restrictive soil condition

 

Session 3: Physiology [Fisiología].

A. MARTINS DOS SANTOS and MIGUEL DALL’AGNOL. Lotus corniculatus and toxic Aluminum: an update of the progress obtained by the LOTASSA Project.

M. MELCHIORRE, G.E. QUERO, R.W. RACCA and H.R. LASCANO. Lotus RILs analyses under salt stress: establishing discriminative growth conditions.

F.J. ESCARAY, M.E. ETCHEPARE, P. CARRASCO-SORLI, F.L. PIECKENSTAIN and O.A. RUIZ. Potential biotechnological application of the inter-specific hybrid Lotus tenuis x Lotus corniculatus.

R.C. PAZ, F. PIECKENSTAIN, O. RUIZ. Experimental design optimization for the study of saline, alkaline and mixed stress in Lotus sp.  

G. TAPIA S.M. and H. ACUÑA P. Characterization of genes induced by drought stress in nodules of Lotus tenuis

F.L. PIECKENSTAIN, A.B. MENÉNDEZ, M.E. ETCHEPARE, P. UCHIYA, F.J. ESCARAY and O.A. RUIZ. Ion distribution at the whole plant level in Lotus species exposed to salinity.

M.C. POMAR and  R. MENDOZA. Effect of photoperiod and phosphorus nutrition on Lotus tenuis flowering.

 

 
 

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