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  • Review
  • Open Access
63 Citations
10,162 Views
16 Pages

Morphological Characteristics, Nutrients, and Bioactive Compounds of Zizania latifolia, and Health Benefits of Its Seeds

  • Ning Yan,
  • Yongmei Du,
  • Xinmin Liu,
  • Cheng Chu,
  • John Shi,
  • Hongbo Zhang,
  • Yanhua Liu and
  • Zhongfeng Zhang

Zizania latifolia (tribe Oryzeae Dum., subfamily Oryzoideae Care, family Gramineae) is native to East Asian countries. The seeds of Z. latifolia (Chinese wild rice) have been consumed as a cereal in China for >3000 years. Z. latifolia forms swolle...

  • Article
  • Open Access
797 Views
18 Pages

Diversity Patterns and a New Species of Dendrocalamus (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) in Yunnan, China

  • Jianwei Li,
  • Maosheng Sun,
  • Wanling Qin,
  • Haofeng Bao,
  • Chaomao Hui and
  • Weiyi Liu

3 November 2025

To systematically investigate the diversity and distribution patterns of Dendrocalamus in Yunnan Province, we integrated field surveys, literature reviews, specimen records, and existing research data to compile and analyze the distribution of Dendro...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,149 Views
11 Pages

6 September 2021

Zizania latifolia is a perennial plant native to East Asia. The swollen culm of Z. latifolia is a popular vegetable and traditional herbal medicine consumed in China and some other Asian countries. From 2019 to 2021, a sheath rot disease was found in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,169 Views
19 Pages

Mixed Transcriptome Analysis Revealed the Possible Interaction Mechanisms between Zizania latifolia and Ustilago esculenta Inducing Jiaobai Stem-Gall Formation

  • Zhi-Ping Zhang,
  • Si-Xiao Song,
  • Yan-Cheng Liu,
  • Xin-Rui Zhu,
  • Yi-Feng Jiang,
  • Ling-Tong Shi,
  • Jie-Zeng Jiang and
  • Min-Min Miao

12 November 2021

The smut fungus Ustilago esculenta infects Zizania latifolia and induces stem expansion to form a unique vegetable named Jiaobai. Although previous studies have demonstrated that hormonal control is essential for triggering stem swelling, the role of...