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Plants, Volume 9, Issue 7

2020 July - 122 articles

Cover Story: During the second half of the 20th century, barley (Hordeum vulgare) has been widely used as a model organism for studying biological processes such as photosynthesis and chloroplast development. Although its primary role in basic research has been overshadowed by the more “user-friendly” model species Arabidopsis thaliana, barley retains some peculiar features and has great potential for basic research studies. In particular, the availability of a sequenced genome, protocols for genome transformation and editing, the presence of a canopy, and a proplastid-to-chloroplast developmental gradient across the leaf blade, together with the unique large collections of natural genetic diversity and mutant populations, make barley a perfect model for chloroplast research. View this paper
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Articles (122)

  • Communication
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,109 Views
14 Pages

A Critical Cross-Species Comparison of Pollen from Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. vs. Nymphaea lotus L. for Authentication of Thai Medicinal Herbal Tea

  • Duangjai Tungmunnithum,
  • Sullivan Renouard,
  • Samantha Drouet,
  • Jean-Philippe Blondeau and
  • Christophe Hano

21 July 2020

“Bau Luang” or Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. is an aquatic medicinal herb that has been used as a component of traditional medicines, medicinal products, and herbal tea for good health, particularly in Asia. The stamen of N. nucifera is an imp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
48 Citations
5,491 Views
15 Pages

In Vitro Antimicrobial and Antiproliferative Activities of the Root Bark Extract and Isolated Chemical Constituents of Zanthoxylum paracanthum Kokwaro (Rutaceae)

  • Magrate M. Kaigongi,
  • Catherine W. Lukhoba,
  • Souaibou Yaouba,
  • Nokwanda P. Makunga,
  • Joseph Githiomi and
  • Abiy Yenesew

21 July 2020

Zanthoxylum paracanthum Kokwaro (Rutaceae) is an endemic Kenyan and Tanzanian plant used in folk medicine by local populations. Although other Zanthoxylum species have been studied, only Z. paracantum stem extracts have been profiled, even though the...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
49 Citations
4,466 Views
15 Pages

Stand-Alone and Combinatorial Effects of Plant-based Biostimulants on the Production and Leaf Quality of Perennial Wall Rocket

  • Maria Giordano,
  • Christophe El-Nakhel,
  • Gianluca Caruso,
  • Eugenio Cozzolino,
  • Stefania De Pascale,
  • Marios C. Kyriacou,
  • Giuseppe Colla and
  • Youssef Rouphael

21 July 2020

Modern agriculture is facing many difficulties due to a rapidly changing climate, and environmental damage from agricultural production. The commitment of scientists and farmers to increase environmentally sustainable agricultural practices is one wa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,701 Views
13 Pages

21 July 2020

The present investigation aims to evaluate the impacts of organic and inorganic fertilizers on the water parameters and physiological behaviors of an aquatic plant (Azolla sp.). The experiment used three groups: treatment with organic or inorganic fe...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,034 Views
11 Pages

Corn Responsiveness to Azospirillum: Accessing the Effect of Root Exudates on the Bacterial Growth and Its Ability to Fix Nitrogen

  • Lucas Caiubi Pereira,
  • Carolina Bertuzzi Pereira,
  • Larissa Vinis Correia,
  • Thaisa Cavalieri Matera,
  • Rayssa Fernanda dos Santos,
  • Cristiane de Carvalho,
  • Elisete Aparecida Fernandes Osipi and
  • Alessandro Lucca Braccini

21 July 2020

Corn has shown different degrees of positive response to inoculation with the nitrogen- fixing bacteria of the genera Azospirillum. Part of it has been attributed to the plant genotypic variation, including the root exudates, that are used by the bac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,003 Views
12 Pages

20 July 2020

This paper reports functional studies on the enzyme phytochelatin synthase in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha and the cyanobacterium Geitlerinema sp. strain PCC 7407. In vitro activity assays in control samples (cadmium-untreated) showed that phy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,031 Views
15 Pages

20 July 2020

Plant heat shock factors (Hsfs) play crucial roles in various environmental stress responses. Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an agronomically important and thermophilic vegetable grown worldwide. Although the functions of Hsfs under environmental...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
4,894 Views
17 Pages

20 July 2020

The Linden (Tilia platyphyllos Scop.) is a highly popular herbal plant due to its central nervous system properties. In this study, thin layer drying kinetics of linden leave samples were experimentally investigated in an infrared (IR) dryer. In orde...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,309 Views
19 Pages

Water Shortage Strongly Alters Formation of Calcium Oxalate Druse Crystals and Leaf Traits in Fagopyrum esculentum

  • Alenka Gaberščik,
  • Mateja Grašič,
  • Katarina Vogel-Mikuš,
  • Mateja Germ and
  • Aleksandra Golob

20 July 2020

Common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) is a robust plant with high resistance to different environmental constraints. It contains high levels of calcium oxalate (CaOx) druse crystals, although their role remains obscure. The objective was to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,783 Views
11 Pages

20 July 2020

Production of homozygous lines derived from transgenic plants is one of the important steps for phenotyping and genotyping transgenic progeny. The selection of homozygous plants is a tedious process that can be significantly shortened by androgenesis...

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Plants - ISSN 2223-7747