From Pdogg956 from aol.com Sun Apr 5 16:57:53 2009 From: Pdogg956 from aol.com (Patrick Khoury) Date: Sun Apr 5 20:32:31 2009 Subject: [Plant-education] Caffeine's effect on plants Message-ID: <000601c9b639$92096490$b61c2db0$@com> Hi am a student who is wondering how caffeine affects the growth rate of plants. It is for my science fair project. I did the study on plants I grew at home and I gave different plants different doses of caffeine. The plants grown with lower doses of caffeine grew faster than the plants with higher doses of caffeine. I was just wondering how this is possible. Sorry to bother you. Thank you so very much. Sincerely Patrick From Greg.Harrington from asu.edu Tue Apr 7 18:41:49 2009 From: Greg.Harrington from asu.edu (Gregory Harrington) Date: Tue Apr 7 21:50:03 2009 Subject: [Plant-education] Staining protocols Message-ID: Greetings Plant-Eder's. I am looking for some detailed staining protocols for Arabidopsis. I am looking for fluorescein diacetate (FDA), and Evans green protocols for viability staining (or any other more simple protocols that routinely work well. I am trying to avoid lactophenol trypan-blue. If anyone has protocols for these stains I would greatly appreciate it. Alternatively, does anyone know of a website that has a collection of such techniques and protocols? Greg *************** Greg Harrington Assistant Professor of Plant Biology Division of Mathematical and Natural Sciences New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Arizona State University CLCC 315E 4701 W Thunderbird Road Glendale, AZ 85306 USA Tel: (+1) 602-543-6051 Fax: (+1) 602-543-6073 *************** From parker from norwich.edu Thu Apr 16 16:43:55 2009 From: parker from norwich.edu (Gary D. Parker) Date: Thu Apr 16 18:30:24 2009 Subject: [Plant-education] teaching load survey results Message-ID: <8147CCE3C4A8764DA9980125EE70E823B7392A@nuexchg.norwich.edu> Perhaps this message is reaching Kenneth Cameron. It's coming from a senior physics faculty member of a small college in Vermont interested in a 1997 survey of faculty workload that I found on-line over your signature. Do you know of anyone who has done a more recent compilation of similar statistics? I am on a committee attempting to establish some rational basis for comparing faculty workloads that involve mixtures of lecture hours and lab teaching hours. Though your compilation is 12 years old, patterns probably haven't changed much. The survey is interesting. Thanks for doing it and for your consideration of my question above. Gary Parker Dept Physics Norwich University Northfield, VT parker@norwich.edu From jpbcs from acadjourn.org Mon Apr 20 04:32:22 2009 From: jpbcs from acadjourn.org (Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science) Date: Mon Apr 20 05:03:38 2009 Subject: [Plant-education] Call for Papers Message-ID: *Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science* www.academicjournals.org/JPBCS Introducing =91=91*Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science*=94 * * Dear Colleague, The *Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop ** **Science** * *(JPBCS) *is a* *multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal published monthly by Academic Journals ( www.academicjournals.org/JPBCS dedicated to increasing the depth of Crop Science across disciplines with the ultimate aim of improving plant research. *JPBCS* will cover all areas of plant breeding and crop science. The journa= l welcomes he submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish: =B7 Original articles in basic and applied research =B7 Case studies =B7 Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to jpbcs@acadjourn.orgfor publication in the Maiden Issue (January 2009). Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue. Instruction for authors and other details are available on our website; http://www.academicjournals.org/JPBCS/Instruction.htm JPBCS is an Open Access Journal One key request of researchers across the world is unrestricted access to research publications. Open access gives a worldwide audience larger than that of any subscription-based journal ad thus increases the visibility and impact of published work. It also enhances indexing, retrieval power and eliminates the need for permissions to reproduce and distribute content.JPBCS is fully committed to the Open Access Initiative and will provide free access to all articles as soon as they are published. Best regards, *Anighoro Clementina* Editorial Assistant Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science (JPBCS) E-mail: jpbcs@acadjourn.org, www.academicjournals.org/JPBCS From fowkeskl from ornl.gov Wed Apr 22 10:48:41 2009 From: fowkeskl from ornl.gov (Fowkes, Ken) Date: Wed Apr 22 10:51:43 2009 Subject: [Plant-education] Rare Native American Chestnut Trees Available Message-ID: <1B03B78B2FDC264D95A1097AE873301F0F24D4@ORNLEXCHANGE.ornl.gov> Are there any American Chestnut trees available this year for sale? One of the technicians here at the lab that I run into occasionally has four bearing trees. He gave me some nuts to try planting last year but they didn't spout. I'd like to try seedlings this time. I live just north of Knoxville, TN. Thank you Kenneth L. Fowkes Research Mechanic Electrical Spallation Neutron Source Bldg 8600, ORNL 865-235-2428 From jpbcs from acadjourn.org Fri Apr 24 03:01:01 2009 From: jpbcs from acadjourn.org (Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science) Date: Fri Apr 24 08:37:52 2009 Subject: [Plant-education] Call for Papers Message-ID: *Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science* www.academicjournals.org/JPBCS Introducing =91=91*Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science*=94 * * Dear Colleague, The *Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop ** **Science** * *(JPBCS) *is a* *multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal published monthly by Academic Journals ( www.academicjournals.org/JPBCS dedicated to increasing the depth of Crop Science across disciplines with the ultimate aim of improving plant researc= h *JPBCS* will cover all areas of plant breeding and crop science. The journa= l welcomes he submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence, and will publish: =B7 Original articles in basic and applied research =B7 Case studies =B7 Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays We invite you to submit your manuscript(s) to jpbcs@acadjourn.orgfor publication in the Maiden Issue (January 2009). Our objective is to inform authors of the decision on their manuscript(s) within four weeks of submission. Following acceptance, a paper will normally be published in the next issue. Instruction for authors and other details are available on our website; http://www.academicjournals.org/JPBCS/Instruction.htm JPBCS is an Open Access Journal One key request of researchers across the world is unrestricted access to research publications. Open access gives a worldwide audience larger than that of any subscription-based journal ad thus increases the visibility and impact of published work. It also enhances indexing, retrieval power and eliminates the need for permissions to reproduce and distribute content.JPBCS is fully committed to the Open Access Initiative and will provide free access to all articles as soon as they are published. Best regards, *Anighoro Clementina* Editorial Assistant Journal of Plant Breeding and Crop Science (JPBCS) E-mail: jpbcs@acadjourn.org, www.academicjournals.org/JPBCS From ratulloch from gmail.com Mon Apr 27 08:34:27 2009 From: ratulloch from gmail.com (ratulloch@gmail.com) Date: Mon Apr 27 08:36:49 2009 Subject: [Plant-education] Growing seed / plant in only fresh water without draining question tia sal2 Message-ID: Greetings All I'm doing a little experiment with growing plants and the effects vary magnetic fields on them. I would like to grow plants in a test tube and measure there growth. What types of seeds would be the best to use that's fast growing and will grow in water. I know I could use bean sprouts but I have to drain the water after awhile. Is their a seed / plant that I can leave in water and watch it grow in water alone? And if so where can I find these seeds. aloha Rick