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A Study on the Development of Two Ornamental Varieties of Ipomoea batatas Cultivated in Vertical Systems in the Northeastern Region of Europe

Mirela Cojocariu,
Alina Elena Marta,
Carmenica Doina Jităreanu,
Elena-Liliana Chelariu,
Sorin Căpşună,
Irina Gabriela Cara,
Petronica Amișculesei,
Ana-Maria-Roxana Istrate and
Ciprian Chiruță

Horticulturae2024, 10(2), 133;https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae10020133

30 January 2024

The Ipomoea batatas ornamental variety of the edible sweet potato is a decorative sweet potato with exquisite leaves, available in different varieties. Due to its numerous characteristics related to resistance, adaptability to environmental condition...

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Particulate Matter (PM) Adsorption and Leaf Characteristics of Ornamental Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) Cultivars and Two Common Indoor Plants (Hedera helix L. and Epipremnum aureum Lindl. & Andre)

Jong Kyu Lee,
Do Yeon Kim,
Sang Hee Park,
Su Young Woo,
Hualin Nie and
Sun Hyung Kim

Horticulturae2022, 8(1), 26;https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae8010026

27 December 2021

Particulate matter (PM) is a serious threat to human health, climate, and ecosystems. Furthermore, owing to the combined influence of indoor and outdoor particles, indoor PM can pose a greater threat than urban PM. Plants can help to reduce PM pollut...

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Transcriptome–Metabolome Integration Reveals Mechanisms of Leaf Color Variation in Leafy Vegetable Sweet Potato

Shenglin Wang,
Ming Chen,
Qinghong Zhou,
Yingjin Huang and
Wei Zheng

Horticulturae2025, 11(11), 1317;https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11111317

3 November 2025

Leaf color, as a key ornamental and quality trait in leafy vegetable sweet potato, is controlled by the coordinated regulation of multiple pigment metabolic pathways. To dissect the mechanisms underlying leaf color variation, the integrated transcrip...

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Phylogenetic Relationships among Whiteflies in the Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) Species Complex from Major Cassava Growing Areas in Kenya

Duke M. Manani,
Elijah M. Ateka,
Steven R. G. Nyanjom and
Laura M. Boykin

Insects2017, 8(1), 25;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects8010025

28 February 2017

Whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) are major insect pests that affect many crops such as cassava, tomato, beans, cotton, cucurbits, potato, sweet potato, and ornamental crops. Bemisia tabaci transmits viral diseases, namely cassava mosaic and cas...

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