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    Etude à l'échelle de la plante entière du fonctionnement hydrique et photosynthétique de la vigne: comparaison des systèmes de conduite traditionnel et en Lyre

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    Le fonctionnement hydrique et photosynthétique à l'échelle des ceps entiers a été suivi simultanément en milieu naturel sur des vignes étroites traditionnelles et conduites en Lyre. Cette étude a été réalisée sur Cabernet Sauvignon/101-14, planté en sol de graves. Les observations relatives au comportement hydrique (potentiel hydrique et foliaire, transpiration, par unite de surface foliaire) des deux systèmes de conduite utilisés indiquent que la vigne traditionnelle se trouve dans un meilleur état hydrique comparativement à la vigne conduite en Lyre. Cette différence est en rapport avec les valeurs de l'assimilation nette par unité de surface foliaire, nettement supérieures sur la vigne traditionnelle. Il semble toutefois que l'existence d'une surface foliaire par surface de sol plus importante chez la vigne conduite en Lyre compense le taux réduit de photosynthèse par unité de surface folaire. Cette compensation conduit à une production agronomique voisine chez les deux systèmes de conduite.La conclusion principale de cette étude est qu'une contrainte hydrique ayant un effet dépressif sur l'assimilation nette peut avoir, en revanche, des conséqences favorables sur l'élaboration des critères qualitatifs, notamment la synthèse des polyphénols.Photosynthesis and transpiration studies with traditionally and lyre-trained vinesWater and photosynthetic functions on a plant scale were studied simultaneously on traditionally and lyre-shaped grapevines grown in field conditions. The study was carried out on Cabernet Sauvignon/101-14 planted in gravelly soil. Observations concerning the water behavior (leaf water potential, transpiration per leaf surface unit) of both training systems used indicate that the traditional vine manifests a better water status when compared with the lyre-shaped vine. The difference is in agreement with net photosynthesis values per leaf surface unit, clearly superior on the traditional vine. It seems, however, that the existence of a greater leaf surface per soil surface in the lyre-shaped vine compensates the reduction in photosynthesis per leaf surface. The compensation results in very close agronomical yield for both training systems. The main conclusion of this study is that a water constraint having a diminishing effect on net photosynthesis can, on the other hand, have favorable consequences on the elaboration of qualitative criteria, in particular, the synthesis of polyphenols

    Expression of Msx1 and Dlx1 during Dumbo rat head development: Correlation with morphological features

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    The Dumbo rat possesses some characteristics that evoke several human syndromes, such as Treacher-Collins: shortness of the maxillary, zygomatic and mandibular bones, and low position of the ears. Knowing that many homeobox genes are candidates in craniofacial development, we investigated the involvement of the Msx1 and Dlx1 genes in the Dumbo phenotype with the aim of understanding their possible role in abnormal craniofacial morphogenesis and examining the possibility of using Dumbo rat as an experimental model for understanding abnormal craniofacial development. We studied the expression of these genes during craniofacial morphogenesis by RT-PCR method. We used Dumbo embryos at E12 and E14 and included the Wistar strain as a control. Semi-quantitative PCR analysis demonstrated that Msx1 and Dlx1 are expressed differently between Dumbo and Wistar rats, indicating that their low expression may underly the Dumbo phenotype
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