The aim of the present work was to evaluate the morphological and physiological status of strawberry shoots (cv. Senga Sengana) cultivated in vitro and their subsequent (out of glass vessels) ability to form plantlets with developed autothrophic metabolism. Standard medium recommended by Boxus was supplemented with glucose or sucrose 30 g/l. Biomass production and particular shoot formation were more efficient in the presence of glucose. The capacity of the shoots to form the root system and to develop photosynthetic activity was higher for shoots taken from the glucose-medium than the sucrose containing medium.
Chlorophyll alpha fluorescence has become a routine method for obtaining information on various aspects of photosynthesis. The terms and definitions are sometimes used convertibly, which became a source of misunderstanding. In this article, the most accepted viewpoint is presented on chlorophyll fluorescence meaning in monitoring and characterising of photosynthetic events. It was exemplified that strawberry shoot cultures show photosynthetic activity through multiplication subculture. Light and dark phases of photosynthesis function better when glucose is added to the medium in comparison to sucrose-medium. Photosynthetic efficiency of acclimated plantlets is higher than that of cultured shoots, but it is far from full activity of plants growing in natural conditions. The leaves formed during in vitro life slowly decrease, but newly formed leaves acquire the photosynthetic activity at the time of acclimatisation.
The aim of undertaken long-term studies of the elemental composition of human serum, urine, and hair is to define reference values of elements concentration. For this purpose the total reflection X-ray fluorescence method was applied to determination of several elements concentration in human serum, urine and hair (S, K, Ca, Fe, Cu, Zn, Br, P, Cr, and Rb in serum samples; Fe, Cu, Zn, Rb, Cr, Mn, and Sr in urine samples; S, K, Ca, Fe, Cu, Br, Zn, Cl, Ti, Cr, Mn, Ni, and Se in hair samples) in the range of concentration from ppb to several hundred ppm. The method of selection of the control group, the experimental setup and its calibration procedure are described. We also present sample preparation methods and procedure of measurements.
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