PILU SALVATORE ROBERTO

Evaluation of heavy metals in intensive animal production systems.

ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE.

2017

Abstract

Open Access

Phytoremediation as an innovative approach to control heavy metals output from livestock.

ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE.

2017

Abstract

Open Access

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals from wastewater through a Typha latifolia and Thelypteris palustris phytoremediation system.

CHEMOSPHERE.

2020

Academic Article

Partially Open Access

Evaluation of concentration of heavy metals in animal rearing system.

ITALIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE.

2019

Academic Article

Open Access

Influence of clonal variation on the efficiency of Arundo donax propagation methods.

JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION.

2019

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Morphological diversity among local and introduced maize (Zea mays L.) varieties in Haiti for yield improvement.

MAYDICA.

2019

Academic Article

Open Access

Plant agro-biodiversity needs protection, study and promotion: results of research conducted in Lombardy region (Northern Italy).

BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION.

2019

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Arundo donax L. can substitute traditional energy crops for more efficient, environmentally-friendly production of biogas: A Life Cycle Assessment approach.

BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY.

2018

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Bioconversion of Giant Cane for Integrated Production of Biohydrogen, Carboxylic Acids, and Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in a Multistage Biorefinery Approach.

ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING.

2018

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Evolutionary trends and phylogenetic association of key morphological traits in the Italian rice varietal landscape.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS.

2018

Academic Article

Open Access

Traditional farmers’ varieties: a valuable source of genetic variability for biofortification programs.

MAYDICA.

2018

Academic Article

Open Access

Dietary cyanidin 3-glucoside from purple corn ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in mice.

NMCD. NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.

2017

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Genetic studies regarding the control of seed pigmentation of an ancient European pointed maize (Zea mays L.) rich in phlobaphenes: the “Nero Spinoso” from the Camonica valley.

GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION.

2017

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Nutritional and phenotypical characterization of two South African maize (Zea mays L) varieties sampled in the Qwa-Qwa region.

MAYDICA.

2017

Academic Article

Open Access

Assessing pigmented pericarp of maize kernels as possible source of resistance to fusarium ear rot, Fusarium spp. infection and fumonisin accumulation.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD MICROBIOLOGY.

2016

Academic Article

Exploitation of common bean flours with low antinutrient content for making nutritionally enhanced biscuits.

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE.

2016

Academic Article

Open Access

First report of Fusarium temperatum causing ear rot on maize in Italy.

JOURNAL OF PLANT PATHOLOGY.

2016

Academic Article

Giant cane (Arundo donax L.) can substitute traditional energy crops in producing energy by anaerobic digestion, reducing surface area and costs : a full-scale approach.

BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY.

2016

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Giant cane (Arundo donax L.) for biogas production : the effect of two ensilage methods on biomass characteristics and biogas potential.

BIOMASS & BIOENERGY.

2016

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Identification of anthocyanins in plant sources and textiles by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS).

JOURNAL OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (ONLINE).

2016

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Study on the inflorescences of Arundo donax L. clones sampled in Italy.

BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY.

2016

Academic Article

Sugars Production for Green Chemistry from 2nd Generation Crop (Arundo donax L.) : a Full Field Approach.

CHEMISTRYSELECT.

2016

Academic Article

Reserved Access

New energy crop giant cane (Arundo donax L.) can substitute traditional energy crops increasing biogas yield and reducing costs.

BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY.

2015

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Paramutation phenomena in plants.

SEMINARS IN CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY.

2015

Academic Article

Reimplementation and reuse of the Canegro model : from sugarcane to giant reed.

COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE.

2015

Academic Article

Study and characterization of an ancient European flint white maize rich in anthocyanins : Millo Corvo from Galicia.

PLOS ONE.

2015

Academic Article

Open Access

Anthocyanins in corn : a wealth of genes for human health.

PLANTA.

2014

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Arundo donax L. : a non-food crop for bioenergy and bio-compound production.

BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES.

2014

Academic Article

Arundo ottima specie da biogas grazie alle altissime rese.

L'INFORMATORE AGRARIO.

2014

Academic Article

Designing a high-yielding maize ideotype for a changing climate in Lombardy plain (northern Italy).

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT.

2014

Academic Article

Development and characterization of a coloured sweet corn line as a new functional food.

MAYDICA.

2014

Academic Article

Open Access

Development and study of a maize cultivar rich in anthocyanins : coloured polenta, a new functional food.

PLANT BREEDING.

2014

Academic Article

Expression of Arabidopsis thaliana S-ACP-DES3 in Escherichia coli for high-performance biodiesel production.

RSC ADVANCES.

2014

Academic Article

Open Access

Genetic characterization of an Italian Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) clones collection: exploiting clonal selection.

EUPHYTICA.

2014

Academic Article

Reserved Access

A mutation in the FZL gene of Arabidopsis causing alteration in chloroplast morphology results in a lesion mimic phenotype.

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY.

2013

Academic Article

Analysis of chromosome number and speculations on the origin of Arundo donax L. (Giant Reed).

CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS.

2013

Academic Article

Arundo donax as an energy crop: pros and cons of the utilization of this perennial plant..

MAYDICA.

2013

Academic Article

Letter to the editor.

FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY.

2013

Academic Article

Low phytic acid 1 mutation in maize modifies density, starch properties, cations, and fiber contents in the seed.

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY.

2013

Academic Article

Study and characterization of a novel functional food: purple popcorn.

MOLECULAR BREEDING.

2013

Academic Article

A quantitative trait locus involved in maize yield is tightly associated to the r1 gene on the long arm of chromosome 10.

MOLECULAR BREEDING.

2012

Academic Article

Giant reed (Arundo donax L.) : A weed plant or a promising energy crop?.

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY.

2012

Academic Article

Più biogas a costi inferiori con arundo o doppia coltura.

L'INFORMATORE AGRARIO.

2012

Academic Article

Study of Low Phytic Acid1-7 (lpa1-7), a New ZmMRP4 Mutation in Maize.

JOURNAL OF HEREDITY.

2012

Academic Article

A defective ABC transporter of the MRP family, responsible for the bean lpa1 mutation, affects the regulation of the phytic acid pathway, reduces seed myo-inositol and alters ABA sensitivity.

NEW PHYTOLOGIST.

2011

Academic Article

Effect of flavonoid pigments on the accumulation of fumonisin B1 in the maize kernel.

JOURNAL OF APPLIED GENETICS.

2011

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Isolation and preliminary characterization of a new maize low phytic acid 1 allele.

MAIZE GENETICS COOPERATION NEWSLETTER.

2011

Academic Article

Isolation of a low phytic acid 1 allele.

MINERVA BIOTECNOLOGICA.

2011

Academic Article

Isolation of a maize low phytic acid 1 allele.

MINERVA BIOTECNOLOGICA.

2011

Academic Article

Paramutation : Just a Curiosity or Fine Tuning of Gene Expression in the Next Generation?.

CURRENT GENOMICS.

2011

Academic Article

Preliminary phenotypic characterization of Northern Italy Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) clones.

MINERVA BIOTECNOLOGICA.

2011

Academic Article

Seed calorific value in different maize genotypes.

ENERGY SOURCES. PART A, RECOVERY, UTILIZATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS.

2011

Academic Article

Study of maize genotypes rich in anthocyanins for human and animal nutrition.

MINERVA BIOTECNOLOGICA.

2011

Academic Article

The brachytic 2 and 3 maize double mutant shows alterations in plant growth and embryo development.

PLANT GROWTH REGULATION.

2011

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Evaluation of a possible use of brachytic 2 mutation in corn breeding.

MINERVA BIOTECNOLOGICA.

2010

Academic Article

Micropore surface area of alkali-soluble plant macromolecules (humic acids) drives their decomposition rates in soil.

CHEMOSPHERE.

2010

Academic Article

The low phytic acid1-241 (lpa1-241) maize mutation alters the accumulation of anthocyanin pigment in the kernel.

PLANTA.

2010

Academic Article

A paramutation phenomenon is involved in the genetics of maize low phytic acid1-241 (lpa1-241) trait.

HEREDITY.

2009

Academic Article

Characterization of the first dominant dwarf maize mutant carrying a single amino acid insertion in the VHYNP domain of the dwarf 8 gene.

MOLECULAR BREEDING.

2009

Academic Article

Nanometer scale structure of alkali-soluble bio-macromolecules of maize plant residues explains their recalcitrance in soil.

CHEMOSPHERE.

2009

Academic Article

Chronic dietary intake of plant-derived anthocyanins protects the rat heart against ischemia-reperfusion injury.

JOURNAL OF NUTRITION.

2008

Academic Article

Reserved Access

First evidence of non-Mendelian inheritance of the lpa1 trait in maize.

MAIZE GENETICS COOPERATION NEWSLETTER.

2008

Academic Article

Tomato and Arabidopsis plants overexpressing the Ramosa1 maize gene show cell expansion.

MAIZE GENETICS COOPERATION NEWSLETTER.

2008

Academic Article

Vivipary as a tool to analyze late embryogenic events in maize.

HEREDITY.

2008

Academic Article

A mutational approach to the study of seed development in maize.

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY.

2007

Academic Article

Arabidopsis thaliana plants overexpressing Ramosa1 maize gene show an increase in organ size due to cell expansion.

SEXUAL PLANT REPRODUCTION.

2007

Academic Article

Isolation and characterization of a new mutant allele of brachytic 2 maize gene.

MOLECULAR BREEDING.

2007

Academic Article

Reserved Access

Long-term dietary intake of flavonoids induces protection against ex vivo myocardial infarction in rats.

ANNALS OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM.

2007

Academic Article

Regulation of branching during inflorescence development in monocots.

PERSPECTIVES IN AGRICULTURE, VETERINARY SCIENCE, NUTRITION AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

2007

Academic Article

Characterization of the Ra1 maize gene involved in inflorescence architecture.

SEXUAL PLANT REPRODUCTION.

2006

Academic Article

The maize lpa241 mutation causes a remarkable variability of expression in the progeny and several pleiotropic effects.

CROP SCIENCE.

2005

Academic Article

The ra1-154 mutation is caused by K53 deletion in the zinc finger domain.

MAIZE GENETICS COOPERATION NEWSLETTER.

2005

Academic Article

Vejlupkova's maize DNA preps work even using milled dry seeds.

MAIZE GENETICS COOPERATION NEWSLETTER.

2005

Academic Article

Characterization of new vp mutants not impaired in carotenogenesis.

MAIZE GENETICS COOPERATION NEWSLETTER.

2004

Academic Article

The a1-eap Allele of A1 represents a specific Marker for the selection of embryogenetic mutants.

MAIZE GENETICS COOPERATION NEWSLETTER.

2004

Academic Article

ra1-154, a new allele of ra1 mutant.

MAIZE GENETICS COOPERATION NEWSLETTER.

2004

Academic Article

Analysis of four maize mutants arrested in early embryogenesis reveals an irregular pattern of cell division.

SEXUAL PLANT REPRODUCTION.

2003

Academic Article

Phenotypic, genetic and molecular characterization of a maize low phytic acid mutant (lpa241..

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS.

2003

Academic Article

pl-bol3, a complex allele of the anthocyanin regulatory pl1 locus that arose in a naturally occurring maize population.

PLANT JOURNAL.

2003

Academic Article

Cesium tolerance trait in maize.

MAIZE GENETICS COOPERATION NEWSLETTER.

2002

Academic Article

Identification and analysis of maize mutants defining six new genes affecting plant stature.

MAYDICA.

2002

Academic Article

Identification and analysis of new maize mutations defining six new genes affecting plant stature..

MAYDICA.

2002

Academic Article

Ectopic anthocyanin pigmentation in maize a tool for defining interactions between homologous regulatory factors.

MOLECULAR AND GENERAL GENETICS.

1997

Academic Article

Le antocianine : Dalla natura un alleato importante per la nostra salute.

Fondazione Umberto Veronesi.

2016

Book

Due millenni dedicati al fascino dell’orchidea.

Aracne Editrice.

2013

Book

La canna comune (Arundo Donax L.) : Aspetti storici, scientifici e tecnologici.

Aracne.

2012

Book

Anthocyanins in staple crops.

Springer.

2015

Chapter

Maggiore e più conveniente produzione di biogas con la canna comune (Arundo donax L.).

Maggioli.

2013

Chapter

Il fosforo e l'acido fitico in agricoltura: implicazioni dal punto di vista alimentare ed ambientale.

Maggioli Editore.

2012

Chapter

La multifunzionalità di Arundo donax L. o canna comune nei processi di produzione di bioenergia e di biopolimeri.

Maggioli.

2012

Chapter

Safer plants for a safer food.

Raylab.

2008

Chapter

Germination and seedling development in maize : a genetic approach.

Scientific Publishers.

2004

Chapter

Low phytic acid 1 mutation in maize, not only a phosphorous issue.

2011

Conference Paper

A new mutant allele of Brachytic 2 maize gene.

2006

Conference Poster

Isolation and preliminary characterization of a new brachytic maize mutant.

2005

Conference Poster

Genetic and chemical comparison among Camelina sativa varieties.

2019

Document

Open Access

Development and application of fast methods to measure the phenolic profile and antioxidant activity and purple corn (Zea mays L.).

2018

Document

Open Access

Phenolic profile and antioxidant activity of different pigmented corn (Zea mays L.) samples.

2018

Document

Open Access

Study and valorisation of an ancient maize from Northern Italy rich in phlobaphenes.

2018

Document

An ancient pointed maize rich in phlobaphenes: the "Nero Spinoso" from Valcamonica (Brescia, Italy).

2016

Document

Open Access

Caratterizzazione e tutela di un'antica varietà di montagna: il Mais Nero Spinoso di Valle Camonica.

2015

Document

Study of an ancient maize from Valcamonica (northern Italy) rich in carotenoids and phlobaphenes.

2015

Document

Effect of phlobaphene accumulation in maize kernel on Fusarium ear rot level in Lombardia.

2013

Document

La canna comune e il mais : simulazione di un impianto reale di digestione anaerobica.

2013

Document

La produzione di biogas da Arundo Donax L. o canna comune nella filiera agroenergetica.

2012

Document

Ruolo delle antocianine del mais nel contenimento delle micotossine e nella prevenzione delle malattie croniche.

2011

Document

Flavonoids and anthocyanins. Their role in plants and in human health.

2008

Document

Characterization of an arabidopsis mutant impaired in defence pathways..

2007

Document

Studies on epigenetic aspects of lpa1-241 trait in maize.

2006

Document

Characterization of some pleiotropic effects caused by low phytic acid mutation in maize.

2005

Document

AAG deletion in the zinc finger domain of Ra1 maize gene causes its functional loss.

2004

Document

DATA AND MODEL-BASED RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ITALIAN RICE BREEDING.

2019

Thesis

Open Access

DATA AND MODEL-BASED RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ITALIAN RICE BREEDING.

2019

Thesis

Open Access

PREBREEDING OF MAIZE TRADITIONAL FARMERS¿ VARIETIES AND THEIR BIOFORTIFICATION FOR FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY..

2019

Thesis

Embargoed Access

STUDY AND DEVELOPMENT OF MAIZE CULTIVARS RICH IN FLAVONOIDS.

2017

Thesis

Open Access

PREDICTION OF DH LINES TESTCROSS VALUE FOR GRAIN YIELD AND HARVEST MOISTURE IN MAIZE: EFFICACY OF QTL MAPPING AND GENOME-WIDE APPROACHES IN MULTI-PARENTAL ELITE POPULATIONS.

2015

Thesis

Open Access

STUDY OF MAIZE GENOTYPES RICH IN ANTHOCYANINS FOR HUMAN AND ANIMAL NUTRITION.

2014

Thesis

Open Access

CHARACTERIZATION OF CAMELINA SATIVA GENOME, AN OILSEED PLANT, THROUGH A COMBINED APPROACH BASED ON THE Β-TUBULIN GENE FAMILY AND MICROSATELLITE MOLECULAR MARKERS.

2012

Thesis

Open Access

STUDY OF LOW PHYTIC ACID 1 LOCUS IN MAIZE.

2012

Thesis

Open Access

GENETIC INVESTIGATION OF FUSARIUM RESISTANCE IN CORN.

2010

Thesis

Reserved Access

GENETIC STUDY AND AGRONOMIC EVALUATION OF BRACHYTIC 2 MUTANT IN MAIZE.

2010

Thesis

Open Access

Settori

Ricerca Finanziata (2)

Reti Sociali per Agro Ambienti Alpini (SOCIAAALP).

Scarti dei tutoli di mais colorati come soluzione sostenibile per colorare le fibre naturali (PASTEL).

Pubblicazioni (121)

Evaluation of heavy metals in intensive animal production systems.

Phytoremediation as an innovative approach to control heavy metals output from livestock.

Bioaccumulation of heavy metals from wastewater through a Typha latifolia and Thelypteris palustris phytoremediation system.

Evaluation of concentration of heavy metals in animal rearing system.

Influence of clonal variation on the efficiency of Arundo donax propagation methods.

Morphological diversity among local and introduced maize (Zea mays L.) varieties in Haiti for yield improvement.

Plant agro-biodiversity needs protection, study and promotion: results of research conducted in Lombardy region (Northern Italy).

Arundo donax L. can substitute traditional energy crops for more efficient, environmentally-friendly production of biogas: A Life Cycle Assessment approach.

Bioconversion of Giant Cane for Integrated Production of Biohydrogen, Carboxylic Acids, and Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in a Multistage Biorefinery Approach.

Evolutionary trends and phylogenetic association of key morphological traits in the Italian rice varietal landscape.

Traditional farmers’ varieties: a valuable source of genetic variability for biofortification programs.

Dietary cyanidin 3-glucoside from purple corn ameliorates doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in mice.

Genetic studies regarding the control of seed pigmentation of an ancient European pointed maize (Zea mays L.) rich in phlobaphenes: the “Nero Spinoso” from the Camonica valley.

Nutritional and phenotypical characterization of two South African maize (Zea mays L) varieties sampled in the Qwa-Qwa region.

Assessing pigmented pericarp of maize kernels as possible source of resistance to fusarium ear rot, Fusarium spp. infection and fumonisin accumulation.

Exploitation of common bean flours with low antinutrient content for making nutritionally enhanced biscuits.

First report of Fusarium temperatum causing ear rot on maize in Italy.

Giant cane (Arundo donax L.) can substitute traditional energy crops in producing energy by anaerobic digestion, reducing surface area and costs : a full-scale approach.

Giant cane (Arundo donax L.) for biogas production : the effect of two ensilage methods on biomass characteristics and biogas potential.

Identification of anthocyanins in plant sources and textiles by surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS).

Study on the inflorescences of Arundo donax L. clones sampled in Italy.

Sugars Production for Green Chemistry from 2nd Generation Crop (Arundo donax L.) : a Full Field Approach.

New energy crop giant cane (Arundo donax L.) can substitute traditional energy crops increasing biogas yield and reducing costs.

Paramutation phenomena in plants.

Reimplementation and reuse of the Canegro model : from sugarcane to giant reed.

Study and characterization of an ancient European flint white maize rich in anthocyanins : Millo Corvo from Galicia.

Anthocyanins in corn : a wealth of genes for human health.

Arundo donax L. : a non-food crop for bioenergy and bio-compound production.

Arundo ottima specie da biogas grazie alle altissime rese.

Designing a high-yielding maize ideotype for a changing climate in Lombardy plain (northern Italy).

Development and characterization of a coloured sweet corn line as a new functional food.

Development and study of a maize cultivar rich in anthocyanins : coloured polenta, a new functional food.

Expression of Arabidopsis thaliana S-ACP-DES3 in Escherichia coli for high-performance biodiesel production.

Genetic characterization of an Italian Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) clones collection: exploiting clonal selection.

A mutation in the FZL gene of Arabidopsis causing alteration in chloroplast morphology results in a lesion mimic phenotype.

Analysis of chromosome number and speculations on the origin of Arundo donax L. (Giant Reed).

Arundo donax as an energy crop: pros and cons of the utilization of this perennial plant..

Letter to the editor.

Low phytic acid 1 mutation in maize modifies density, starch properties, cations, and fiber contents in the seed.

Study and characterization of a novel functional food: purple popcorn.

A quantitative trait locus involved in maize yield is tightly associated to the r1 gene on the long arm of chromosome 10.

Giant reed (Arundo donax L.) : A weed plant or a promising energy crop?.

Più biogas a costi inferiori con arundo o doppia coltura.

Study of Low Phytic Acid1-7 (lpa1-7), a New ZmMRP4 Mutation in Maize.

A defective ABC transporter of the MRP family, responsible for the bean lpa1 mutation, affects the regulation of the phytic acid pathway, reduces seed myo-inositol and alters ABA sensitivity.

Effect of flavonoid pigments on the accumulation of fumonisin B1 in the maize kernel.

Isolation and preliminary characterization of a new maize low phytic acid 1 allele.

Isolation of a low phytic acid 1 allele.

Isolation of a maize low phytic acid 1 allele.

Paramutation : Just a Curiosity or Fine Tuning of Gene Expression in the Next Generation?.

Preliminary phenotypic characterization of Northern Italy Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) clones.

Seed calorific value in different maize genotypes.

Study of maize genotypes rich in anthocyanins for human and animal nutrition.

The brachytic 2 and 3 maize double mutant shows alterations in plant growth and embryo development.

Evaluation of a possible use of brachytic 2 mutation in corn breeding.

Micropore surface area of alkali-soluble plant macromolecules (humic acids) drives their decomposition rates in soil.

The low phytic acid1-241 (lpa1-241) maize mutation alters the accumulation of anthocyanin pigment in the kernel.

A paramutation phenomenon is involved in the genetics of maize low phytic acid1-241 (lpa1-241) trait.

Characterization of the first dominant dwarf maize mutant carrying a single amino acid insertion in the VHYNP domain of the dwarf 8 gene.

Nanometer scale structure of alkali-soluble bio-macromolecules of maize plant residues explains their recalcitrance in soil.

Chronic dietary intake of plant-derived anthocyanins protects the rat heart against ischemia-reperfusion injury.

First evidence of non-Mendelian inheritance of the lpa1 trait in maize.

Tomato and Arabidopsis plants overexpressing the Ramosa1 maize gene show cell expansion.

Vivipary as a tool to analyze late embryogenic events in maize.

A mutational approach to the study of seed development in maize.

Arabidopsis thaliana plants overexpressing Ramosa1 maize gene show an increase in organ size due to cell expansion.

Isolation and characterization of a new mutant allele of brachytic 2 maize gene.

Long-term dietary intake of flavonoids induces protection against ex vivo myocardial infarction in rats.

Regulation of branching during inflorescence development in monocots.

Characterization of the Ra1 maize gene involved in inflorescence architecture.

The maize lpa241 mutation causes a remarkable variability of expression in the progeny and several pleiotropic effects.

The ra1-154 mutation is caused by K53 deletion in the zinc finger domain.

Vejlupkova's maize DNA preps work even using milled dry seeds.

Characterization of new vp mutants not impaired in carotenogenesis.

The a1-eap Allele of A1 represents a specific Marker for the selection of embryogenetic mutants.