Plants of the Iris genus have been widely cultivated because of their medicinal, ornamental,
and economic values. It commonly suffers from Alternaria leaf spot or blight disease leading …

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is one of the most important and expensive medicinal spice
products in the world. Because of its high market value and premium price, saffron is often …

Chromosome numbers, karyotypes, and genome sizes of 14 Iris L.(Iridaceae Juss.) species
in Korea and their closely related taxon, Sisyrinchium rosulatum, are presented and …

Iris is a cosmopolitan genus comprising approximately 280 species distributed throughout
the Northern Hemisphere. Although Iris is the most diverse group in the Iridaceae, the …

A taxonomic revision of Iris subser. Sibiricae is provided based on morphological and
molecular analyses and the study of protologues and original material. Two to three species …

Defoliation by herbivores commonly imposes negative effects on plants, and physiological
integration (resource sharing) can enhance the ability of guerilla clonal plants to tolerate …

The Iris series Chinenses in Korea comprises four species (I. minutoaurea, I. odaesanensis,
I. koreana, and I. rossii), and the group includes some endangered species, owing to their …

Iris is one of the largest genera in the family Iridaceae, comprising hundreds of species,
including numerous economically important horticultural plants used in landscape …

Recent molecular phylogenetic studies of Dipsacales place Symphoricarpos in a clade
containing Leycesteria, Triosteum, and Lonicera. The aim of this research was to analyze …

Iris sect. Psammiris comprises rhizomatous perennials distributed in the north temperate
zone of Eurasia. The systematics of the section are currently based on morphology, and the …