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Morphological and nutritional assessment of Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich.: a potential tuberous legume of India
Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich. is a tropical tuberous legume which is fascinating for multiple uses in India. It is a climate-resilient legume and...
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Cunninghamella elegans causing cassava root rot in Vietnam
Root rot is an important disease of cassava ( Manihot esculenta Crantz) in Vietnam, little is known about the pathogenic fungi associated with these...
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Belowground organs and bud bank: Insights on morphoanatomical functional traits related to fire
The presence of belowground organs with buds and carbohydrate storage is typical of perennial plants in fire-prone ecosystems. The bud-bearing...
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Highly efficient microtuber formation, direct shoot regeneration, and root induction in Cyclamen persicum Mill. from in vitro seedling-derived tuber and leaf segments
The ornamental crop Cyclamen persicum is one of the important perennial pot plants in the world, which is commercially propagated by seeds. The...
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Variation in root growth responses of sweet potato to hypoxia and waterlogging
Climate change increase the probability of soil waterlogging due to severe rainfall. A low oxygen concentration in soil (hypoxia) is a major problem...
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Selection index and prediction of genetic values in cassava via reml/blup
Cassava, an important subsistence crop in tropical countries, represents the third most important source of starch worldwide. Espírito Santo (Brazil)...
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Adventitious root cultures of Clitoria ternatea L. and its potential as a memory enhancer alternative
Clitoria ternatea L., known as the butterfly pea plant, is from the Fabaceae family and is commonly used in traditional medicine or as a brain tonic...
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Relictithismia kimotsukiensis, a new genus and species of Thismiaceae from southern Japan with discussions on its phylogenetic relationship
The family Thismiaceae, known as “fairy lanterns” for their urn- or bell-shaped flowers with basally fused tepals, consists of non-photosynthetic...
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Suppressed expression of starch branching enzyme 1 and 2 increases resistant starch and amylose content and modifies amylopectin structure in cassava
Key messageSuppression of starch branching enzymes 1 and 2 in cassava leads to increased resistant starch content through the production of...
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Selection of new sweet potato genotypes based on production parameters, physical root characteristics and resistance to Euscepes postfasciatus
Sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas L.) is a root that allows healthy eating and combats malnutrition. There is a need for more productive sweet potato...
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Effect of planting seasons and growing conditions on performance of yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) in sub tropical Indian Himalayas
Commercial exploitation of a crop requires best technological knowledge and management of crop which includes standardization of planting seasons and...
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Changes in sucrose metabolism patterns affect the early maturation of Cassava sexual tetraploid roots
BackgroundCassava ( Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important multiuse crop grown for economic and energy purposes. Its vegetative organs are storage...
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Nematicidal activity of Lagenandra toxicaria Dalz and Kaempferia rotunda L. rhizome extracts against root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood and burrowing nematode, Radopholus similis Cobb
The plant parasitic pests such as the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita and burrowing nematode, Radopholus similis are considered as...
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Underground system of geoxylic species of Homalolepis Turcz. (Simaroubaceae, Sapindales) from the Brazilian Cerrado
In the prevailing savanna formations of the Cerrado biome, several plants show special morphological and anatomical features, such as cork bark, a...
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Occurrence of the Ability to Suppress the Growth of Related Strains in Rhizobia
Abstract —Screening of 1019 strains of rhizobia Rhizobium leguminosarum and Neorhizobium galegae from the “Symbiont” collection of symbiotic...
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Genome-wide Identification of the Auxin Transporter Gene Families in Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) and their Expression During Tuberization
Auxin is a plant phytohormone that is essential for the initiation of tuberization in sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.). Auxin exerts these...
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Post-harvest sour rot in sweet potato is caused by Geotrichum candidum in Brazil
The sweet potato ( Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) is a common crop species in Brazil. Factors limiting its cultivation include root rot. Sweet potato roots...
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The combination of R2R3-MYB gene AmRosea1 and hairy root culture is a useful tool for rapidly induction and production of anthocyanins in Antirrhinum majus L
Anthocyanins are the largest group of water-soluble pigments and beneficial for human health. Although most plants roots have the potential to...
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Mycorrhizal structures in mycoheterotrophic Thismia spp. (Thismiaceae): functional and evolutionary interpretations
Achlorophyllous, mycoheterotrophic plants often have an elaborate mycorrhizal colonization pattern, allowing a sustained benefit from external fungal...
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Taxonomic notes for Portulaca (Portulacaceae) in South America II: synonymisation of P. diegoi under P. hatschbachii based on macro and microcharacters
Portulaca diegoi is here proposed as a heterotypic synonym (synon. nov.) of P. hatschbachii , a species endemic to southern Brazil. Analysis of type...
