Contents

Russian Journal of Plant Physiology


Vol. 64, No. 4, 2017

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. Russian Journal of Plant Physiology ISSN 1021-4437.


Reviews

Ecological and Physiological Features of Bt-Plants Causing Outbreaks of Secondary Pests

A. G. Viktorov p. 457  abstract

Structural, Physiological, and Biochemical Aspects of Salinity Tolerance of Halophytes

O. A. Rozentsvet, V. N. Nesterov and E. S. Bogdanova p. 464  abstract


Research Papers

Possible Mechanisms of Increasing Salt Tolerance in Lentil Plants after Pre-exposure to Low Salt Concentration

A. Harb, S. Ali and A. A. Abu Alhaija p. 478  abstract

Salinity Attenuates Nickel-Accumulating Capacity of Atropa belladonna L. Plants

L. A. Stetsenko, A. D. Kozhevnikova and A. V. Kartashov p. 486  abstract

Validation of Seven Housekeeping Genes as Reference Ones for qRT-PCR Normalization in Dendrobium catenatum

M. Jiang, S.-Z. Xu, G.-S. Wen and C.-L. Zhao p. 497  abstract

Ameliorating Imidacloprid Induced Oxidative Stress by 24-Epibrassinolide in Brassica juncea L.

A. Sharma, V. Kumar, M. K. Kanwar, A. K. Thukral and R. Bhardwaj p. 509  abstract

Physiological and Biochemical Roles of Nitric Oxide Against Toxicity Produced by Glyphosate Herbicide in Pisum sativum

H. Singh, N. B. Singh, A. Singh, I. Hussain and V. Yadav p. 518  abstract

Overexpression of a Peanut NAC Gene, AhNAC4, Confers Enhanced Drought Tolerance in Tobacco

G. Y. Tang, F. X. Shao, P. L. Xu, L. Shan and Z. J. Liu p. 525  abstract

Photosynthetic CO2/H2O Gas Exchange and Dynamics of Carbohydrates Content in Maize Leaves under Drought

M. K. Nikolaeva, S. N. Maevskaya and P. Yu. Voronin p. 536  abstract

Systemic Reduction of Rice Blast by Means of Photosensitizers

A. A. Aver’yanov, T. D. Pasechnik, V. P. Lapikova, T. S. Romanova and C. J. Baker p. 543  abstract

Concerning the Role of Cinnamoyl CoA Reductase Gene in Phenolic Acids Biosynthesis in Salvia miltiorrhiza

Z. Wang, Q. Ge and Z. Wang p. 553  abstract

Substrate Specificity of Acyl-Lipid ∆9-Desaturase from Prochlorothrix hollandica Cyanobacterium Producing Myristoleic Acid

A. Yu. Starikov, A. A. Userbaeva, S. S. Lapina, K. S. Mironov, I. P. Maslova, V. P. Pchelkin, B. K. Zayadan, M. A. Sinetova and D. A. Los p. 560  abstract

Analysis of DNA Methylation during Spontaneous Rooting from the Stem Apex in Rubus idaeus

Y. Cheng, W. Geng, B. Yang and J. Liu p. 566  abstract

Molecular Characterization and Expression Profiling of the Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase Genes in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

L. Pan, J. Zhang, N. Chen, M. Chen, M. Wang, T. Wang, X. Chi, M. Yuan, Y. Wan, S. Yu and F. Liu p. 576  abstract

Triangular Interplay between ROS, ABA and GA in Dormancy Alleviation of Bunium persicum Seeds by Cold Stratification

R. Amooaghaie and F. Ahmadi p. 588  abstract

Molecular Cloning and Expression Analysis of a Monoterpene Synthase Gene Involved in Floral Scent Production in Lily (Lilium ‘Siberia’)

T. X. Zhang, M. Sun, L. L. Li, Y. H. Guo, X. H. Xie and B. W. Hu p. 600  abstract

Constitutive Down-Regulation of SiSGR Gene is Related to Green Millet in Setaria italica

L. Cheng, B. Zhang, L. He, F. F. Ma, X. C. Wang, H. Y. Li and Y. H. Han p. 608  abstract

Expression of Genes Encoding Sucrose Synthase Isoforms during Anomalous Xylogenesis in Karelian Birch

Yu. L. Moshchenskaya, N. A. Galibina, L. V. Topchieva and L. L. Novitskaya p. 616  abstract


Lectures

Water Relations in Germinating Seeds

N. V. Obroucheva, I. A. Sinkevich, S. V. Lityagina and G. V. Novikova p. 625  abstract