[HTML][HTML] Harnessing rhizobia to improve heavy-metal phytoremediation by legumes

C Fagorzi, A Checcucci, GC DiCenzo… - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
Rhizobia are bacteria that can form symbiotic associations with plants of the Fabaceae
family, during which they reduce atmospheric di-nitrogen to ammonia. The symbiosis …

[HTML][HTML] A Revised Phylogenetic Classification for Viola (Violaceae)

T Marcussen, HE Ballard, J Danihelka, AR Flores… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The genus Viola (Violaceae) is among the 40–50 largest genera among angiosperms, yet its
taxonomy has not been revised for nearly a century. In the most recent revision, by Wilhelm …

Genome evolution of ferns: evidence for relative stasis of genome size across the fern phylogeny

J Clark, O Hidalgo, J Pellicer, H Liu… - New …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The genome evolution of ferns has been considered to be relatively static compared with
angiosperms. In this study, we analyse genome size data and chromosome numbers in a …

De novo genome assembly of the medicinal plant Gentiana macrophylla provides insights into the genomic evolution and biosynthesis of iridoids

T Zhou, G Bai, Y Hu, M Ruhsam, Y Yang… - DNA Research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Gentiana macrophylla is a perennial herb in the Gentianaceae family, whose dried roots are
used in traditional Chinese medicine. Here, we assembled a chromosome-level genome of …

Is genome downsizing associated with diversification in polyploid lineages of Veronica?

HM Meudt, BM Rojas-Andrés… - Botanical Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The study of genome size evolution in a phylogenetic context in related polyploid and
diploid lineages can help us to understand the advantages and disadvantages of genome …

[HTML][HTML] Karyotype Variability in Wild Narcissus poeticus L. Populations from Different Environmental Conditions in the Dinaric Alps

F Pustahija, N Bašić, S Siljak-Yakovlev - Plants, 2024 - mdpi.com
Narcissus poeticus L.(Amaryllidaceae), a facultative serpentinophyte, is a highly variable
species and particularly important ancestor of cultivated daffodils, but is rarely studied in …

[HTML][HTML] Sampling bias correction in species distribution models by quasi-linear Poisson point process

O Komori, S Eguchi, Y Saigusa, B Kusumoto… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Species distribution modeling has an essential role in ecology to investigate habitat
suitability based on the relationship between species occurrences and environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Unlocking saponin biosynthesis in soapwort

S Jo, A El-Demerdash, C Owen, V Srivastava… - Nature Chemical …, 2024 - nature.com
Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) is a flowering plant from the Caryophyllaceae family with a
long history of human use as a traditional source of soap. Its detergent properties are …

Incidence and evolutionary relevance of autotriploid cytotypes in a relict member of the genus Daphne (Thymelaeaceae)

Z Gajdošová, M Svitok, V Cetlová, L Mártonfiová… - AoB Plants, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Odd ploidy-level cytotypes in sexually reproducing species are considered a dead end due
to absent or reduced fertility. If sterility is only partial, however, their contribution to the …

Herbicide resistance in Bromus spp.: a global review

VHV Ribeiro, J Barroso, CACG Brunharo… - Weed Science, 2023 - cambridge.org
This review summarizes what is currently known about herbicide resistance in Bromus spp.
worldwide. Additional information on the biology and genetics of Bromus spp. is provided to …