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Q: Which of the colonies are leucine auxotrophs? GMSA is the negative control, with no additional…
A: Auxotrophic microorganisms have nutritional needs that are different from those of regular…
Q: Why do you always provide control plants in doing pathogenicity test?
A: Any organism that is capable of causing an infection or disease is called a pathogen. Plants are…
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Q: What are the methods of pest control?
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A: Plant secondary metabolites are compounds produced by plants on maturation that do not function in…
Q: Why are some plants called C4 plants and why are they important? How have they adapted to…
A: C4 is a type of plant that uses a specific photosynthetic mechanism in-order to avoid…
Q: What are the signs of pathogens in plants? Define and give examples.
A: Pathogens can be defined as disease-causing organisms. In plants, various types of organisms like…
Q: Which Bt crops is being produced in india by the farmers?
A: Bt crops are genetically modified crops that contains a gene from the bacteria Bacillus…
Q: What do plant pathogens and parasite have in common?
A: Plant pathogens are those cause disease in plants.examples include Bacteria, Protozoa,Fungi etc.…
Q: State some characteristics of Bt cotton.
A: A genetically engineered organism is the result of recombinant DNA technology that involves the…
Q: Explain further the role of tyloses in plant defense system and disease development?
A: Introduction :- Plants have an intact and impermeable barrier made up of bark and a waxy cuticle as…
Q: What is the role of Agrobacterium tumefaciens in plant transformation?
A: The bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens is responsible for causing the crown gall disease in plants.…
Q: What is the differential agent in EMB medium? a. lactose b. glucose c. phenol red
A: There are different media available for the growth of microorganisms: Basal media, enriched media,…
Q: What the term ‘colonization’ means in pathogenesis? Why it is so important for the plantdisease…
A: Microbial Pathogenesis is a complex process by which microbes can infect a host. Pathogens utilize a…
Q: Why do plants use enzymatic browning as a defense mechanism.
A: Enzymatic browning mainly involves the enzymes tyrosinase and phenol oxidase which acts on phenols…
Q: What are the differnces between primary and secondary metabolises and how do some plants recognize…
A: Metabolites are the products formed from metabolic activities. Metabolites can be primary and…
Q: Why is antifolate used as an anticancer agent?
A: Introduction Antifolates are a class of chemicals that are often used to treat cancer. They were one…
Q: How does F1 Plant help farmers? Give atleast 5
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Q: Describe the use of Agrobacterium tumefaciens to producetransgenic plants.
A: A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism whose genetic material has been changed…
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Q: Explain about Insect-Resistant GM Crops ?
A: GM crop is the abbreviation for a genetically modified crop whose DNA is modified using genetic…
Q: Due to what the Bt toxin present in plant tissue as protoxin is converted into active toxin?
A: Pesticide is a chemical constituent which is used to kill the pest like insects which is harmful to…
Q: What is the major advantage of producing plants by micropropagation?
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Q: Can the specific component of the plant immune system (the one using R genes) defend against both…
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Q: Should herbal remedies such as St. John’s wort be available to consumers without a prescription?
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Q: what does oxacillin resistant mean? how the pathogen may have become oxacillin resistant
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Q: Explain Ricin is a antineoplastic natural products?
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Q: discuss the potential role of soy phytoestrogens in cancer.
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Q: micropropagation of jackfruit.
A: ways to overcome the problems during the micropropagation of jackfruit . Relative humidity above…
Q: Which chemical was the least effective for inhibiting the growth of S. aureus? Of P. aeruginosa?
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Q: What enzyme does Penicillin G inhibit
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Q: associated microorganism benefit from its plant host?
A: Associated microorganisms are those which are attached or somehow associated with the plant host.
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Q: What factors affect the enzymatic browning? What conditions prevented browning most?
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Q: What is environmental resistance?
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Q: how can i make parfume
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Q: How does the plant hypersensitive response differ from systemic acquired resistance (SAR)?
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Q: What is the effect of the plant pathogen to the infected or diseased plant?
A: The plants are formed of roots, stem, leaves, fruits and flowers. The conduction system in plants is…
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How does Bt toxin protect the corn plant against the corn borer?
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- Describe the interactions of Agrobacterium tumefaciens with its host plant. Why is this plant pathogen useful for biotechnology?What are some of the potential benefits of bt corn? - What are some of the potential risks of bt corn?Give me three ways that can overcome the problems during the micropropagation of jackfruit.
- An auxotrophic mutant a. Can harvest its own energy from sunlight. b. Can harvest its own energy from inorganic chemicals. c. Grows well on minimal media. d. Requires nutritional supplements to grow on minimal media.Agrobacterium tumefaciens carries a _______ that enters dicotyledonous (dicot) plant cells, transforming the cells into tumor cells and causing crown gall disease.What would be an intrinsic factor of bean sprouts that make it susceptible to contamination and or spoilage? What would be an extrinsic factor that make this food susceptible to spoilage?