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Dynamic of land use and vegetation change in the eastern bank of Bénoué (North Cameroon) Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Djosebe Azaria, Froumsia Moksia, Tchobsala, Kamblaba Pierre, Prudence Tezore Bakary
The eastern part of the Benoue River bank is undergoing degradation marked by a significant decrease in vegetation cover and woody resources due to anthropogenic activities and climatic. The main objective of this study is to analyze the farmers’ knowledge of vegetation evolution and the dynamics of land use using satellite images in the east of the bank of the Benoue. The methodological approach used
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Hypoglycemic effects of dracorhodin and dragon blood crude extract from Daemonorops draco Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Yung-Hao Ching, Fang-Mei Lin, Hong-Chi Chen, Ching-Yun Hsu, Sze Yen P’ng, Tai-No Lin, Yu-Chia Wang, Cheng-Jun Lin, Yi-Chi Chen, Tsung-Jung Ho, Hao-Ping Chen
Dragon blood is a red fruit resin from the palm tree Daemonorops draco and is a herbal ingredient used in the traditional Chinese medicine, “Jinchuang Ointment,” which is used to treat non-healing diabetic wounds. According to the Taiwan Herbal Pharmacopeia, the dracorhodin content in dragon blood should exceed 1.0%. Our findings indicate that dracorhodin and dragon blood crude extracts can stimulate
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An uncut copy of Scleromyceti Sueciae: lost and then found Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Roy Watling
A copy of Scleromyceti Sueciae, a work on which the nomenclature of many fungi is based was known to occur in Scotland’s Glasgow University Botany Department but the buildings were devastated by fire in 2001 and the whereabouts of this important work, if it existed, was lost. Its re-finding is reported herein. The Glasgow copy of Scleromyceti Sueciae, an uncut first edition of Fries’ work, was located
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A comprehensive review on ecology, life cycle and use of Tecoma stans (bignoneaceae) Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Simrat Singh, Chad Thomas Miller, Parminder Singh, Rishu Sharma, Nepu Rana, Ashok Kumar Dhakad, Rajesh Kumar Dubey
Tecoma stans is a widely distributed tall ornamental shrub in the plains of Indian subcontinent and is considered an invasive species across Argentina, Australia, South Africa, Pacific Islands and tropical regions of Asia. Besides having an ornamental significance, T. stans has been extensively investigated for its pharmaceutical applications as a source of bioactive compounds. In addition, the shrub
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Dynamic organelle changes and autophagic processes in lily pollen germination Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-26 Chih-Chung Yen, Chia-Mei Hsu, Pei-Luen Jiang, Guang-Yuh Jauh
Pollen germination is a crucial process in the life cycle of flowering plants, signifying the transition of quiescent pollen grains into active growth. This study delves into the dynamic changes within organelles and the pivotal role of autophagy during lily pollen germination. Initially, mature pollen grains harbor undifferentiated organelles, including amyloplasts, mitochondria, and the Golgi apparatus
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Antibacterial, antioxidant, and anticancer potential of green fabricated silver nanoparticles made from Viburnum grandiflorum leaf extract Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Hina Talib, Ansar Mehmood, Muhammad Shoaib Amjad, Amna Mustafa, Muhammad Abdul Rauf Khan, Muhammad Raffi, Rizwan Taj Khan, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Huma Qureshi
Recently, researchers are focusing on creating new tools to combat the antibiotic resistant bacteria and malignancy issues, which pose significant threats to humanity. Biosynthesized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are thought to be a potential solution to these issues. The biosynthesis method, known for its environmentally friendly and cost-effective characteristics, can produce small-sized AgNPs with
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A taxonomic revision of the genus Angelica (Apiaceae) in Taiwan with a new species A. aliensis Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Jenn-Che Wang, Hung-Hsin Chen, Tsai-Wen Hsu, Kuo-Hsiang Hung, Chi-Chun Huang
Angelica L. sensu lato is a taxonomically complex genus, and many studies have utilized morphological and molecular features to resolve its classification issues. In Taiwan, there are six taxa within Angelica, and their taxonomic treatments have been a subject of controversy. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive analysis incorporating morphological and molecular (cpDNA and nrDNA) characteristics
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An optimum study on the laser scanning confocal microscopy techniques for BiFC assay using plant protoplast Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Jinhong Yuan, Daiyu Li, Yi Liang, Yao Meng, Li Li, Lin Yang, Mingyue Pei, Liuchun Feng, Junhua Li
The bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) assay is commonly used for investigating protein–protein interactions. While several BiFC detection systems have been developed, there is a limited amount of research focused on using laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM) techniques to observe protoplasts. Protoplasts are more susceptible to damage and instability compared to their original cell
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Anther-derived microspore embryogenesis in pepper hybrids orobelle and Bomby Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 K. P. Sahana, Arpita Srivastava, Anil Khar, Neelu Jain, P. K. Jain, Hemlata Bharti, Mohd Harun, Manisha Mangal
Traditional breeding methods have long been employed worldwide for the evaluation and development of pepper cultivars. However, these methods necessitate multiple generations of screening, line development, evaluation, recognition, and crossing to obtain highly homozygous lines. In contrast, in vitro anther-derived microspore culture represents a rapid method to generate homozygous lines within a single
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Chemical constituents from the medicinal herb-derived fungus Chaetomium globosum Km1226 Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-30 Chia-Hao Chang, George Hsiao, Shih-Wei Wang, Juei-Yu Yen, Shu-Jung Huang, Wei-Chiung Chi, Tzong-Huei Lee
Endophytic fungi have proven to be a rich source of novel natural products with a wide-array of biological activities and higher levels of structural diversity. Chemical investigation on the liquid- and solid-state fermented products of Chaetomium globosum Km1226 isolated from the littoral medicinal herb Atriplex maximowicziana Makino resulted in the isolation of compounds 1–14. Their structures were
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Taxonomic implications of leaf morphology and epidermal anatomy for 14 species of Gagea (Liliaceae) from Xinjiang, China Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-29 Juan Qiu, Musen Lin, Dunyan Tan
Leaf morphology and epidermal characters are important for phylogenetic and taxonomic studies of many plants, but there is currently insufficient data to use them to help distinguish species of Gagea, which is a taxonomically difficult genus mainly due to polyploidy and hybridization. Therefore, leaf morphology and epidermal characters of Gagea were studied to assess the characters that can be used
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Lopadostoma, Oligostoma, and some Rosellinia specimens from the herbarium of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ZT): the value of early fieldwork and the importance of keeping fungal collections Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Liliane E. Petrini
Morphology, hosts, and collecting sites of fungi assessed from herbarium material of special interest deserve to be brought to the attention of mycologists. Specimens of Lopadostoma and Oligostoma deposited at ZT are briefly described and listed to expand the knowledge about their distribution. Three yet unmentioned Rosellinia collections are reported. One could be identified as R. mastoidiformis,
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Five new Camillea (Xylariales) species described from French Guiana Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-28 Jacques Fournier, Huei-Mei Hsieh, Christian Lechat, Yu-Ming Ju, Delphine Chaduli, Anne Favel
The genus Camillea was created in 1849 from collections made in French Guiana with eight species included. Numerous species assigned to Camillea were subsequently discovered, especially in the forests of the Amazon basin, but new discoveries have not been reported from French Guiana since 1849. Recent fieldwork in French Guiana has begun to fill this gap by identifying five new species, most of which
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Diverse Xylaria in the Ecuadorian Amazon and their mode of wood degradation Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Nickolas N. Rajtar, Joshua C. Kielsmeier-Cook, Benjamin W. Held, Cristina E. Toapanta-Alban, Maria E. Ordonez, Charles W. Barnes, Robert A. Blanchette
Xylaria is a diverse and ecologically important genus in the Ascomycota. This paper describes the xylariaceous fungi present in an Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest and investigates the decay potential of selected Xylaria species. Fungi were collected at Yasuní National Park, Ecuador during two collection trips to a single hectare plot divided into a 10-m by 10-m grid, providing 121 collection points. All
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Potential of algal-based products for the management of potato brown rot disease Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-16 Seham M. Hamed, Marwa Kamal, Nevein A. S. Messiha
Ralstonia solanacearum causes potato brown rot disease, resulting in lower crop’s production and quality. A sustainable and eco-friendly method for controlling the disease is required. Algae’s bioactive chemicals have shown the potential to enhance plant defenses. For the first time, the efficacy of foliar application of Acanthophora spicifera and Spirulina platensis seaweed extracts, along with the
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Changes in soil organic carbon and nitrogen stocks in organic farming practice and abandoned tea plantation Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-28 Kai-Wei Juang, Chiou-Pin Chen
The restoration of conventional tea plantations and the adoption of organic farming practices could impact soil organic carbon (SOC) and nitrogen (N) stocks. This study investigated the soil properties, SOC and N contents and stocks, and their vertical distributions of a secondary forest restored from an abandoned conventional tea plantation and a converted organic tea plantation. An adjacent conventional
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The orchid seed coat: a developmental and functional perspective Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Yung-I. Lee, Edward C. Yeung
Orchid seeds are 'dust-like.' The seed coat is usually thin, with only one to a few cell layers. It originates from the integuments formed during ovule development. In orchids, the outer integument is primarily responsible for forming a mature seed coat. The inner integument usually fails to develop after fertilization, becomes compressed, and collapses over the expanding embryo. Hence, the seed coat
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Climbing strategies of Taiwan climbers Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-22 Po-Hao Chen, An-Ching Chung, Hung-Chih Lin, Sheng-Zehn Yang
The climbing strategies of lianas and herbaceous vines influence climber competition abilities and survival. The aim of this study was to investigate the climbing strategies of each plant species and observe their organs of origin. The results showed that all Taiwan climbers were approximately 555 species, accounting for 11% of the native flora. Among the 555 climbers, the twining stem type was the
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Vegetation diversity pattern during spring season in relation to topographic and edaphic variables in sub-tropical zone Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-16 Hazrat Ali, Zahir Muhammad, Muhammad Majeed, Robina Aziz, Adam Khan, Wali Muhammad Mangrio, Hazem Ghassan Abdo, Hussein Almohamad, Ahmed Abdullah Al Dughairi
The present study was conducted to explore the diversity pattern of spring vegetation under the influence of topographic and edaphic variables in sub-tropical zone, District Malakand. In the present vegetation study, 252 species of 80 families were recorded in the study area. It included 39 species of trees, 43 species of shrubs, 167 species of herbs and 3 climber species. As a whole, 12 communities
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L-DOPA induces iron accumulation in roots of Ipomoea aquatica and Arabidopsis thaliana in a pH-dependent manner Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-25 En-Jung Hsieh, Siao-Wei Liao, Ching-Yuan Chang, Chu-Han Tseng, Shan-Li Wang, Louis Grillet
Iron deficiency is the leading cause of anemia worldwide, particularly in countries with predominant plant-based diets. Plants constitute the main source of dietary iron. Increasing their iron concentration could reduce the occurrence of anemia. The water spinach Ipomoea aquatica is consumed as a vegetable throughout Asia and tolerates high iron concentrations making it an attractive candidate for
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Investigation of phytotherapeutic potential of herbal mixtures and their effects on salbutamol induced cardiotoxicity and hyperlipidemia in rabbits Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Nida Liaqat, Nazish Jahan, Khalil ur Rahman, Iqra Tahseen, Tauseef Anwar, Huma Qureshi
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the major cause of deaths all over the world. The high level of blood cholesterol and oxidative stress are major risk factors for heart diseases. The phytotherapeutics have attracted attention as potential agents for preventing and treating oxidative stress associated diseases. The objective of present study was to evaluate the synergetic cardio-protective and antilipidemic
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Using homemade stainless steel dendrometer band for long term tree growth measurements Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Chih-Hsin Cheng, Pei-Chen Lee, Hong-Rue Lee, Chiou-Pin Chen, Oleg V. Menyailo
Dendrometer bands have been proposed as an accurate method for measuring tree growth. However, the constrained observation window and the material used in them hamper long-term tree growth monitoring. This study devised a dendrometer band made from stainless steel and primarily extended the extension length of the band spring to yield ample space to monitor diameter increments long-term. A total of
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Xylaria furcata reconsidered and nine resembling species Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Yu-Ming Ju, Huei-Mei Hsieh, Nuttika Suwannasai
Xylaria collections from termite nests with dichotomously branched stromata have been identified as X. furcata. However, Léveillé’s original material is no longer available, and the modern interpretation of X. furcata is based on a 1908 collection made by von Höhnel from termite nests at Buitenzorg Botanical Garden in Java. A packet of this von Höhnel material at FH was designated as the neotype by
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Management of potato brown rot disease using chemically synthesized CuO-NPs and MgO-NPs Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Amira Rabea, E. Naeem, Naglaa M. Balabel, Ghadir E. Daigham
Potatoes are a crucial vegetable crop in Egypt in terms of production and consumption. However, the potato industry suffers significant annual losses due to brown rot disease. This study aimed to suppress Ralstonia solanacearum (R. solanacearum), the causative agent of brown rot disease in potatoes, using efficient and economical medications such as CuO and MgO metal oxide nanoparticles, both in vitro
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Xylaria species associated with fallen leaves and petioles Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-14 Yu-Ming Ju, Huei-Mei Hsieh
Xylaria species growing on fallen leaves and petioles have not been treated systematically. One source of confusion in this group of Xylaria species has stemmed from X. filiformis, which is an ancient name published in 1805 as Sphaeria filiformis and has commonly labeled on specimen packets that contain leaf- and petiole-inhabiting Xylaria species. Here we clarified the identity of X. filiformis and
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Characterization and the comprehensive expression analysis of tobacco valine-glutamine genes in response to trichomes development and stress tolerance Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-10 Xiaoxiao Yan, Rui Luo, Xiangyang Liu, Zihang Hou, Wenyi Pei, Wenqi Zhu, Hong Cui
Valine-glutamine genes (VQ) acted as transcription regulators and played the important roles in plant growth and development, and stress tolerance through interacting with transcription factors and other co-regulators. In this study, sixty-one VQ genes containing the FxxxVQxxTG motif were identified and updated in the Nicotiana tobacum genome. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that NtVQ genes were divided
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Richer than Gold: the fungal biodiversity of Reserva Los Cedros, a threatened Andean cloud forest Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 R. Vandegrift, D. S. Newman, B. T. M. Dentinger, R. Batallas-Molina, N. Dueñas, J. Flores, P. Goyes, T. S. Jenkinson, J. McAlpine, D. Navas, T. Policha, D. C. Thomas, B. A. Roy
Globally, many undescribed fungal taxa reside in the hyperdiverse, yet undersampled, tropics. These species are under increasing threat from habitat destruction by expanding extractive industry, in addition to global climate change and other threats. Reserva Los Cedros is a primary cloud forest reserve of ~ 5256 ha, and is among the last unlogged watersheds on the western slope of the Ecuadorian Andes
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Variation of growth and transcriptome responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis in different foxtail millet lines Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-16 Ou-Chi Chang, Wei-Yi Lin
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have been applied to promote the growth of different crop species, but knowledge about the impacts of symbiosis on foxtail millet at the physiological and molecular levels have remained limited. In this study, we compared the mycorrhization phenotypes of one cultivar and three different landraces and performed a comprehensive transcriptomic analysis to assess the
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Exploring the Xylariaceae and its relatives Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-14 Nuttika Suwannasai, Ek Sangvichien, Cherdchai Phosri, Sirirath McCloskey, Niwana Wangsawat, Pisit Thamvithayakorn, Nutthaporn Ruchikachorn, Surang Thienhirun, Sureewan Mekkamol, Prakitsin Sihanonth, Margaret A. Whalley, Anthony J. S. Whalley
The Xylariaceae and its relatives rank as one of the best-known members of the Ascomycota. They are now well recognized for their diversity, global distribution, ecological activities and their outstanding novel metabolites with wide ranging bioactivity.
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New insights into polyploid evolution and dynamic nature of Ludwigia section Isnardia (Onagraceae) Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-03 Shih-Hui Liu, Kuo-Hsiang Hung, Tsai-Wen Hsu, Peter C. Hoch, Ching-I Peng, Tzen-Yuh Chiang
While polyploids are common in plants, the evolutionary history and natural dynamics of most polyploid groups are still unclear. Owing to plentiful earlier systematic studies, Ludwigia sect. Isnardia (comprising 22 wetland taxa) is an ideal allopolyploid complex to investigate polyploid evolution and natural dynamics within and among taxa. With a considerable sampling, we concentrated on revisiting
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Correction: MethylC‑analyzer: a comprehensive downstream pipeline for the analysis of genome‑wide DNA methylation Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Rita Jui‑Hsien Lu, Pei‑Yu Lin, Ming‑Ren Yen, Bing‑Heng Wu, Pao‑Yang Chen
Correction: Botanical Studies (2023) 64:1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40529-022-00366-5 In the original publication of the article (Lu et al. 2023) Fig. 3 was incorrectly published. The corrected Fig. 3 is given below. Fig. 3 DMR calling comparison. A Number of CG DMRs called by MethylC-analyzer, BAT, Bicycle, and HOME using the Arabidopsis WGBS data. B The percentage of DMRs confirmed by the DMRs calling
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Transcriptome profiles reveal gene regulation of ginger flowering induced by photoperiod and light quality Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-05-27 Qinyu Deng, Yangtao Zhang, Kang Liu, Guo Zheng, Longyan Gao, Zhexin Li, Mengjun Huang, Yusong Jiang
Under natural conditions, ginger (Zingiber officinale Rosc.) rarely blossom and has seed, which limits new variety breeding of ginger and industry development. In this study, the effects of different photoperiods and light quality on flowering induction in ginger were performed, followed by gene expression analysis of flower buds differentiation under induced treatment using RNA-seq technology. First
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Identification of qBK2.1, a novel QTL controlling rice resistance against Fusarium fujikuroi Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Szu-Yu Chen, Ming-Hsin Lai, Yi-Ling Chu, Dong-Hong Wu, Chih-Wei Tung, Yue-Jie Chen, Chia-Lin Chung
Bakanae disease caused by Fusarium fujikuroi is an increasing threat to rice production. The infected plants show symptoms such as elongation, slenderness, chlorosis, a large leaf angle, and even death. Bakanae disease is traditionally managed by seed treatment. However, fungicide-resistant F. fujikuroi isolates have emerged in several Asian areas, including Taiwan. This study aimed to identify new
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Morpho-anatomical, and chemical characterization of some calcareous Mediterranean red algae species Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Mona M. Ismail, Gehan A. Ismail, Mostafa E. Elshobary
Climatic changes are anticipated to have a detrimental effect on calcifying marine species. Calcareous red algae may be especially vulnerable to seasonal variations since they are common and essential biologically, but there is little research on the morpho-anatomical, and chemical characterization of such species. This study conducted the seasonal investigation of the three dominant Mediterranean
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Acid scarification as a potent treatment for an in vitro germination of mature endozoochorous Vanilla planifolia seeds Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Jan Šoch, Josef Šonka, Jan Ponert
Vanilla planifolia is the most widely cultivated species of vanilla with high economic importance. However, seed germination under artificial conditions is difficult and yields low germination percentages. The seeds are adapted to endozoochorous dispersal, and we therefore tried to simulate the conditions in the digestive tract by acid scarification of seeds. Immature seeds lacking dormancy, used as
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Redisposition of apiosporous genera Induratia and Muscodor in the Xylariales, following the discovery of an authentic strain of Induratia apiospora Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Marjorie Cedeño-Sanchez, Rahel Schiefelbein, Marc Stadler, Hermann Voglmayr, Konstanze Bensch, Christopher Lambert
The genus Induratia is based on Induratia apiospora, a xylarialean pyrenomycete from New Zealand with clypeate uniperitheciate stromata, hyaline apiospores and a nodulisporium-like anamorph. However, because of the lack of DNA data from the generic type, its phylogenetic affinities have remained unresolved. Recently, two fungal species with teleomorphs strikingly similar to Induratia were discovered
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Morphological characterization of intraspecific variation for trichome traits in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-29 Satinderpal Kaur, Neetu Khanal, Robert Dearth, Rupesh Kariyat
Trichomes, the hairlike protuberances in plants, have been well known to act as the first line of defense against herbivores, and abiotic stresses, along with other structural defenses such as spines, thorns, and waxes. We previously reported the tremendous variation in trichome traits among different wild and cultivated Solanum species and demonstrated that trichomes types and density are traditionally
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Fungal communities on alpine cheese rinds in Southern Switzerland Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-11 Sophie De Respinis, AnnaPaola Caminada, Elisa Pianta, Antoine Buetti-Dinh, Patrizia Riva Scettrini, Liliane Petrini, Mauro Tonolla, Orlando Petrini
The biodiversity of the mycobiota of soft cheese rinds such as Brie or Camembert has been extensively studied, but scant information is available on the fungi colonizing the rinds of cheese produced in the Southern Switzerland Alps. This study aimed at exploring the fungal communities present on rinds of cheese matured in five cellars in Southern Switzerland and to evaluate their composition with regards
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Responses of photosynthesis and chlorophyll fluorescence during light induction in different seedling ages of Mahonia oiwakensis Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-03-09 Chung-I. Chen, Kuan-Hung Lin, Tzu-Chao Lin, Meng-Yuan Huang, Yung-Chih Chen, Chau-Ching Huang, Ching-Wen Wang
The aim of this study was to determine the actual state of the photosynthetic apparatus and exhibit distinguishable differences in the chlorophyll fluorescence (ChlF) components in different seedling ages of M. oiwakensis plants subjected to different light intensity (LI). Potted 6-month-old greenhouse seedlings and field collected 2.4-year-old seedlings with 5 cm heights were selected and randomly
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Alleviation of the adverse effects of NaCl stress on tomato seedlings (Solanum lycopersicum L.) by Trichoderma viride through the antioxidative defense system Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-09 Rabab A. Metwally, Shereen A. Soliman
Trichoderma viride are well known for their biocontrol capabilities, but little is known about how they stimulate plant development and increase their resistance to salt stress. One of the main abiotic factors limiting crop development and yield is salt stress. Therefore, the purpose of this work was to ascertain how NaCl effects on T. viride growth as well as on the seedlings morphological and physio-biochemical
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Veronicastrum wulingense (Plantaginaceae), a new species from Southwestern Hubei, China Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-02-01 Shi-Xiong Ding, Hui Jiang, Jing Tian, Jing Ren, Fredrick Munyao Mutie, Emmanuel Nyongesa Waswa, Guang-Wan Hu, Qing-Feng Wang
The genus Veronicastrum Heist. ex Fabr. are mainly distributed in East Asia, and only Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw. is disjunctively distributed in eastern North America. The south area of China (extending to Taiwan Island) is the richest in Veronicastrum species. It is of medicinal importance in China as traditional herbs used to treat ascites diseases that caused by schistosomiasis. During
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Living on the edge: morphological, karyological and genetic diversity studies of the Hungarian Plantago maxima populations and established ex situ collection Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-01-24 Zsófia Kovács, Jelena Mlinarec, Mária Höhn
The analysis of genetic diversity of protected plant species can greatly support conservation efforts. Plantago maxima Juss. ex Jacq. is a perennial species distributed along the Eurasian steppe. The westernmost range edge of the species’ distribution is located in the Pannonian basin, in Hungary where it is represented by a few, fragmented and highly endangered populations. We studied population diversity
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MethylC-analyzer: a comprehensive downstream pipeline for the analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2023-01-06 Lu, Rita Jui-Hsien, Lin, Pei-Yu, Yen, Ming-Ren, Wu, Bing-Heng, Chen, Pao-Yang
DNA methylation is a crucial epigenetic modification involved in multiple biological processes and diseases. Current approaches for measuring genome-wide DNA methylation via bisulfite sequencing (BS-seq) include whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS), reduced representation bisulfite sequencing (RRBS), and enzymatic methyl-seq (EM-seq). The computational analysis tools available for BS-seq data include
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Biostimulation of tomato growth and biocontrol of Fusarium wilt disease using certain endophytic fungi Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-12-09 Abdelaziz, Amer M., Kalaba, Mohamed H., Hashem, Amr H., Sharaf, Mohamed H., Attia, Mohamed S.
Tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.) suffers from numerous fungal pathogens that cause damage to yeild production qualitatively and quantitatively. One of the most destructive disease of tomato is Fusarium wilt that caused by soil borne fungus called F. oxysporum. In this study, the anti-Fusarium capabilities of the foliar application of fungal endophytes extracts have been investigated on tomato
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First report of chemical composition and cytotoxicity evaluation of Foraminispora rugosa basidiomata from Brazil Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-26 Garcia, V. O., Fronza, M., Von Borowski, R., Alves-Silva, G., Zimmer, A. R., Ruaro, T., Gnoatto, S. C. B., Dallegrave, A., Silveira, R. M. B.
Foraminispora rugosa is a species reported from Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana, Costa Rica and Cuba. It is a basidiomycete in the Ganodermataceae family. In this study, both chemical composition and cytotoxicity of the ethanolic extract of F. rugosa were investigated for the first time. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the identification of the specimens, and the results of cytotoxicity assays showed
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Correction: Southern Carpathian ultramafic grasslands within the central-southeast European context: syntaxonomic classification and overall eco-coenotic patterns Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-11-21 Coldea, Gheorghe, Gafta, Dan, Negrean, Gavril, Stoica, Adrian Ilie, Hurdu, Bogdan-Iuliu
In the original publication of the original article (Coldea et al. 2022), the authors identified the following error. Following further nomenclatural inquiries on old, not readily available papers, we are constrained to reconsider the validation of both the alliance Thymion jankae and the association Poo alpinae-Plantaginetum carinatae. First, we attempted to validate the alliance Thymion jankae (pages
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Identification of promising alfalfa varieties in conditions of the southern forest-steppe zone (Republic of Bashkortostan): a study of economic and biological characteristics Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-22 Kuznetsov, Igor, Asylbaev, Ilgiz, Dmitriev, Alexey, Nizaeva, Asiya, Shakirzyanov, Anvar
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is one of the most important forage crops, but its seed productivity varies from year to year due to weather conditions. Alfalfa is a forage crop rich in nutrients which makes it valuable. The present 5-year study aimed to identify the promising alfalfa varieties based on their economic and biological characteristics, such as high seed productivity, a high yield of forage
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Cowpea seeds from plants subjected to restricted-and full-irrigation regimes show differential phytochemical activity Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Miri, MirReza, Ghooshchi, Farshad, Tohidi Moghadam, Hamid Reza, Larijani, HamidReza, Kasraie, Pourang
Water scarcity is responsible for losses in the yield of many plants and this is expected to continue due to climate change. However, cowpea which is known for its drought tolerance, is considered as a plant without limitations to climate change. A two-year experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of water restriction on phenolic compounds, antioxidant capacity and leaf nutrients concentration
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Southern Carpathian ultramafic grasslands within the central-southeast European context: syntaxonomic classification and overall eco-coenotic patterns Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-10-12 Coldea, Gheorghe, Gafta, Dan, Negrean, Gavril, Stoica, Adrian Ilie, Hurdu, Bogdan-Iuliu
Previous investigations carried out in ultramafic habitats emphasized the greater importance of site conditions over soil toxic metal content for vegetation composition. Very little is known about the floristic structure of the Southern Carpathian ultramafic grasslands and there is no information on the local environmental drivers of their composition and coenotic features. Here, we aim to fill these
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Cypripedium subtropicum embryo development and cytokinin requirements for asymbiotic germination Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-30 Perner, Holger, Zhou, Rong, Perner, Wenqing, Jiang, Hong, Lee, Yung-I.
Cypripedium subtropicum is a unique, endangered lady’s slipper orchid with evergreen leaves on non-dormant shoots that is native to southwestern China. This study documents the major developmental events in C. subtropicum seed development from fertilization to seed maturity, determines the optimum period for seed collection, and examines the cytokinin requirements for asymbiotic germination and protocorm
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Stem cambial variants of Taiwan lianas Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-09-24 Yang, Sheng-Zehn, Chen, Po-Hao, Chen, Jian-Jhong
Cambium in lianas, responsible for secondary growth, develop diverse and diagnostic traits during the climbing phase. Studies on the cross-section of Taiwanese liana cambial variants are scarce. We collected multiple stem cross-sections from 287 liana species belonging to 52 families. Each sample was examined on five occasions, and the observations were documented. The results showed that approximately
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Biocontrol of early blight disease of eggplant using endophytic Aspergillus terreus: improving plant immunological, physiological and antifungal activities Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-08-28 Attia, Mohamed S., Hashem, Amr H., Badawy, Ali A., Abdelaziz, Amer M.
The eggplant suffers from many biotic stresses that cause severe damage to crop production. One of the most destructive eggplant pathogens is Alternaria solani, which causes early blight disease. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the role of fungal endophytes in protecting eggplant against early blight as well as in improving its growth performance. Endophytic Aspergillus terreus was isolated
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Controlling the lodging risk of rice based on a plant height dynamic model Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-08-26 Wu, Dong-Hong, Chen, Chung-Tse, Yang, Ming-Der, Wu, Yi-Chien, Lin, Chia-Yu, Lai, Ming-Hsin, Yang, Chin-Ying
Rice is a key global food crop. Rice lodging causes a reduction in plant height and crop yield, and rice is prone to lodging in the late growth stage because of panicle initiation. We used two water irrigation modes and four fertilizer application intervals to investigate the relationship between lodging and various cultivation conditions over 2 years. Plant height data were collected and combined
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Seed Halopriming Improves Salinity Tolerance of Some Rice Cultivars During Seedling Stage Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-07-25 Hidayah, Anik, Nisak, Rizka Rohmatin, Susanto, Febri Adi, Nuringtyas, Tri Rini, Yamaguchi, Nobutoshi, Purwestri, Yekti Asih
Saline land in coastal areas has great potential for crop cultivation. Improving salt tolerance in rice is a key to expanding the available area for its growth and thus improving global food security. Seed priming with salt (halopriming) can enhance plant growth and decrease saline intolerance under salt stress conditions during the subsequent seedling stage. However, there is little known about rice
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Plant diversity and community analysis of Sele-Nono forest, Southwest Ethiopia: implication for conservation planning Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-07-19 Kefalew, Alemayehu, Soromessa, Teshome, Demissew, Sebsebe
Studying the floristic diversity of a certain forest is a basic aspect of the design and management of forest vegetation; and consequently this study focused on the plant diversity and community analysis of the Sele-Nono forest. For the current study, plants were sampled from 90 plots using a stratified random sampling technique along the established strata of the study forest. In all the plots, both
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Improving the effects of salt stress by β-carotene and gallic acid using increasing antioxidant activity and regulating ion uptake in Lepidium sativum L. Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-07-16 Babaei, Marziyeh, Shabani, Leila, Hashemi-Shahraki, Shahla
Plant growth and development are severely affected by soil salinity. This study was carried out to evaluate the interaction of foliar application of antioxidants (β-carotene and gallic acid) and salt stress on Lepidium sativum seedlings. Our findings revealed that total dry and fresh weight were adversely affected by 25 mM NaCl salinity stress. Moreover, K+ content decreased while Na+ content increased
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Blumea chishangensis sp. nov. (Asteraceae: Inuleae) from Taiwan and new insights into the phylogeny of Blumea Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-07-12 Chung, Shih-Wen, Huang, Wei-Jie, Chen, Zhi-Hao, Liu, Shih-Hui
Blumea plants are widely distributed in the tropical areas of Asia, Africa, and Australia, especially tropical Asia. Limited studies left the taxonomy and infrageneric phylogeny of Blumea insubstantial. Here, a new species, Blumea chishangensis S. W. Chung, Z. H. Chen, S. H. Liu & W. J. Huang, from Taiwan is described, and an extended phylogeny is reconstructed to provide new perceptions of Blumea
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Identification of the high-yield monacolin K strain from Monascus spp. and its submerged fermentation using different medicinal plants Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-07-02 Chen, Yu-Pei, Wu, Hong-Tan, Hwang, Ing-Er, Chen, Fang-Fang, Yao, Jeng-Yuan, Yin, Yiling, Chen, Meng-Yun, Liaw, Li-Ling, Kuo, Yang-Cheng
Medical plants confer various benefits to human health and their bioconversion through microbial fermentation can increase efficacy, reduce toxicity, conserve resources and produce new chemical components. In this study, the cholesterol-lowering monacolin K genes and content produced by Monascus species were identified. The high-yield monacolin K strain further fermented with various medicinal plants
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The role of melatonin on caspase-3-like activity and expression of the genes involved in programmed cell death (PCD) induced by in vitro salt stress in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) roots Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 Jalili, Shabnam, Ehsanpour, Ali Akbar, Javadirad, Seyed Morteza
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is the most cultivated forage plant as a model in legumes. Salinity stress due to Na+ toxicity causes severe, oxidative stress as a main reason for program cell death (PCD) in plants. Melatonin application can increase plant productivity in response to diverse stressors via modulating plant antioxidant mechanisms and PCD inhibition in plants. Alfalfa roots were subjected
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Comparative proteomic analysis on chloroplast proteins provides new insights into the effects of low temperature in sugar beet Bot. Stud. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2022-06-07 Long, Jiali, Xing, Wang, Wang, Yuguang, Wu, Zedong, Li, Wenjing, Zou, Yi, Sun, Jiaping, Zhang, Fushun, Pi, Zhi
Low temperature, which is one of the main environmental factors that limits geographical distribution and sucrose yield, is a common abiotic stress during the growth and development of sugar beet. As a regulatory hub of plant response to abiotic stress, activity in the chloroplasts is related to many molecular and physiological processes, particularly in response to low temperature stress. The contents