Search Results - "Ranwala, Anil P."

Trehalose Accumulation in Rice Plants Confers High Tolerance Levels to Different Abiotic Stresses by Garg, Ajay K., Kim, Ju-Kon, Owens, Thomas G., Ranwala, Anil P., Choi, Yang Do, Kochian, Leon V., Wu, Ray J.

“…Trehalose is a nonreducing disaccharide of glucose that functions as a compatible solute in the stabilization of biological structures under abiotic stress in…”
Get full text

Water Status and Carbohydrate Pools in Tulip Bulbs during Dormancy Release by Kamenetsky, Rina, Zemah, Hanita, Ranwala, Anil P., Vergeldt, Frank, Ranwala, N. K., Miller, William B., Van As, Henk, Bendel, Peter

“…• Changes in the physical state of cellular water and its interrelations with carbohydrate metabolism were studied during preplanting storage of tulip bulbs…”
Get full text

Analysis of Nonstructural Carbohydrates in Storage Organs of 30 Ornamental Geophytes by High-Performance Anion-Exchange Chromatography with Pulsed Amperometric Detection by Ranwala, Anil P., Miller, William B.

“…A comprehensive analysis of nonstructural carbohydrates in storage organs (bulbs and corms) of 30 ornamental geophytes was conducted by employing a variety of…”
Get full text

Comparison of the dynamics of non-structural carbohydrate pools in cut tulip stems supplied with sucrose or trehalose by Ranwala, Anil P., Miller, William B.

“…The postharvest life of many cut flowers can be extended by adding sucrose to the vase solution. Recent reports indicate that trehalose, a non-reducing…”
Get full text

Gibberellin-mediated changes in carbohydrate metabolism during flower stalk elongation in tulips by Ranwala, Anil P, Miller, William B

“…We investigated the effects of a gibberellin synthesis inhibitor (ancymidol) and gibberellin (GA₄₊₇) on carbohydrate metabolism and elongation in internodes of…”
Get full text

Efficacy of Plant Growth Retardants as Preplant Bulb Dips for Height Control in LA and Oriental Hybrid Lilies by Ranwala, Anil P, Legnani, Garry, Reitmeier, Mary, Stewart, Barbara B, Miller, William B

“…We evaluated preplant bulb dips in three commercial plant growth retardants [ancymidol (A-Rest), paclobutrazol (Bonzi), and uniconazole (Sumagic)] for height…”
Get full text

Preventive mechanisms of gibberellin4+7 and light on low-temperature-induced leaf senescence in Lilium cv. Stargazer by RANWALA, Anil P, MILLER, William B

Get full text

Effects of cold storage on postharvest leaf and flower quality of potted Oriental-, Asiatic- and LA-hybrid lily cultivars by Ranwala, Anil P., Miller, William B.

“…The effects of cold storage of mature potted plants on postharvest leaf and flower quality were investigated in several cultivars of three major groups…”
Get full text

Gibberellin4+7, benzyladenine, and supplemental light improve postharvest leaf and flower quality of cold-stored 'Stargazer' hybrid lilies by Ranwala, A.P, Miller, W.B

“…Experiments were conducted to evaluate storage temperature, storage irradiance and prestorage foliar sprays of gibberellin, cytokinin or both on postharvest…”
Get full text

Minimizing Stem Elongation During Spray Applications of Gibberellin4+7 and Benzyladenine to Prevent Leaf Chlorosis in Easter Lilies by Ranwala, Anil P, Legnani, Garry, Miller, William B

“…Several experiments were conducted to find effective ways of utilizing gibberellin4+7 (GA4+7) and benzyladenine (BA) to prevent leaf chlorosis during…”
Get full text

Paclobutrazol and uniconazole solutions maintain efficacy after multiple lily bulb dip events by Damayanthi Ranwala, N.K, Ranwala, A.P, Miller, W.B

“…One of the problems associated with preplant bulb dips into plant growth regulator (PGR) solutions is the lack of knowledge of solution efficacy as an…”
Get full text

Timing of Gibberellin4+7 + Benzyladenine Sprays Influences Efficacy against Foliar Chlorosis and Plant Height in Easter Lily by Ranwala, Anil P, Miller, William B

“…The effects of Promalin® [PROM; 100 mg·L –1 each of GA 4+7 and benzyladenine (BA)] sprays on leaf chlorosis and plant height during greenhouse production of…”
Get full text

Changes in soluble carbohydrates during phytochrome-regulated petiole elongation in watermelon seedlings by DAMAYANTHI RANWALA, N. K, DECOTEAU, Dennis R, RANWALA, Anil P, MILLER, William B

“…Changes in soluble carbohydrate composition and concentration in leavesand petioles of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb)Matsum and Nakai cv. Sugar Baby)…”
Get full text

Ancymidol Drenches, Reversed Greenhouse Temperatures, Postgreenhouse Cold Storage, and Hormone Sprays Affect Postharvest Leaf Chlorosis in Easter Lily by Ranwala, Anil P, Miller, William B, Kirk, Terri I, Hammer, P. Allen

“…The interactions of ancymidol drenches, postgreenhouse cold storage, and hormone sprays on postharvest leaf chlorosis and flower longevity of `Nellie White'…”
Get full text

307 Characterization of Amylolytic Activities of Tulip Bulb Scales by Ranwala, Anil P, Miller, William B

“…Amylolytic activities extracted from scales of tulip ( Tulipa gesneriana L. cv. Apeldoorn) bulbs stored at 4 °C for 6 weeks under moist conditions were…”
Get full text

351 Use of Promalin (GA4+7 and BA) Sprays to Prevent Cold Storage-induced Leaf Yellowing and Abscission in `Stargazer' Hybrid Lilies by Ranwala, Anil P, Miller, William B

“…Our previous research has demonstrated preventive effects of foliar sprays of growth regulators containing GA 4+7 (ProVide or Promalin) on cold storage-induced…”
Get full text

Hormone Sprays and Supplemental Light Prevent Cold-storage-induced Postharvest Leaf Chlorosis and Abscission in `Stargazer' Hybrid Lilies by Ranwala, Anil P, Miller, William B

“…Rapid leaf chlorosis and abscission limits the use of cold storage for post-production short-term holding of potted lilies. We investigated the effects of…”
Get full text

Mechanisms of the Prevention of Cold Storage-induced Postharvest Leaf Chlorosis by Supplemental Light and Gibberellins in `Stargazer' Hybrid Lilies by Ranwala, Anil P, Miller, William B

“…Leaf chlorosis induced by short-term, postproduction cold storage is a common postharvest disorder in potted lilies. In `Stargazer' hybrid lilies, 2 weeks of…”
Get full text

Changes in Non-structural Carbohydrates in Tulip Bulb Scales during Cold Treatment and Greenhouse Forcing by Ranwala, Anil P, Hardin, Beth, Miller, William B

“…The energy and carbon needs for early shoot growth in tulips are mainly provided by reserve carbohydrates in bulbs. The cold-treatment of bulbs before…”
Get full text

098 Effect of Storage Duration on Easter Lily Carbohydrate Concentration and Postharvest Flower Longevity by Pemberton, H. Brent, Wang, Yin-Tung, McDonald, Garry V, Ranwala, Anil P, Miller, William B

“…Case-cooled bulbs of Lilium longiflorum `Nellie White' were forced to flowering. When the tepals on the first primary flower bud split, plants were placed at 2…”
Get full text