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Chemosystematics of Tabebuia

  • Satyavathi, M.;Radhakrishnaiah, M.;Narayana, L.L.
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.33 no.1
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    • pp.55-58
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    • 1990
  • The infrageneric chemotaxonomy of 9 species of Tabebuia (Bignoniaceae) expressed in terms of synthetic numerical indices, indicate that they are closely related. The dendrogram of cluster analysis is suggestive of splitting of species studied, into 4 clusters.

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Selaginella subvaginata (Selaginellaceae), a new spikemoss from China

  • Zhang, Xian-Chun;Shalimov, Aleksandr Petrovich;Kang, Jong-Soo;Zhang, Meng-Hua
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.221-232
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    • 2020
  • Selaginella vaginata is a common montane species with broad distribution in China and the Himalaya region, and several species that are morphologically similar to S. vaginata are distributed in Asia. The taxonomic revision of S. vaginata and related species was performed by morphological comparison of leaves, strobili, and spores, and phylogenetic analysis. Based on these results, a new species, S. subvaginata, sp. nov., has been identified. Morphologically, S. subvaginata has intermediate form between S. vaginata and S. repanda, which differs mainly in its main stem being erect, dorsal leaves long-ciliolate on inner margin and outer margin denticulate or with 2-4 cilia at base (long-ciliolate on both inner and outer margins in S. vaginata, denticulate on both inner and outer margins in S. repanda), and acroscopic base of ventral leaves long ciliolate (sparsely long ciliolate in S. vaginata, short ciliolate to denticulate in S. repanda). Moreover, phylogenetic analysis using three chloroplast markers(rbcL, atpI, and psbA) revealed that S. subvaginata is a distinct species among the anisosporophyllous species clade in Selaginellaceae.

Two New Diterpenoid Alkaloids from Aconitum brachypodum

  • Shen, Yong;Zuo, Ai-Xue;Jiang, Zhi-Yong;Zhang, Xue-Mei;Wang, Hong-Ling;Chen, Ji-Jun
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.31 no.11
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    • pp.3301-3303
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    • 2010
  • Two new diterpenoid alkaloids, N(19)-en-denudatine (1) and N(4)-butanone-flavaconitine (2), were isolated from Aconitum brachypodum Diels.. Their structures were elucidated by comprehensive spectroscopic analyses including UV, IR, MS, 1D- and 2D-NMR.

Ten new records of vascular plants for the flora of Uzbekistan (Asteraceae)

  • Tojibaev, Komiljon Sh.;Beshko, Natalya Yu.;Batashov, Avazbek R.;Karimov, Farkhod I.;Lee, Dong-Hyuk;Turginov, Orzimat T.;Usmonov, Mansur X.;Kodirov, Ulugbek H.;Tajeddinova, Dilorom
    • Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.171-179
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    • 2017
  • Ten species of vascular plants newly recorded in Uzbekistan are presented. The first record of Anthemis ruthenica from the northern side of the Alay range is confirmed, and the species was found for the second time in a neighborhood of Tashkent as an alien. Carduus arabicus as a native plant in Central Asia is recorded for the first time from Western Pamir-Alay. Chondrilla brevirostris, C. macrocarpa, and C. phaeocephala are from the desert and adyrs zones. Crinitaria tatarica and Crepis mira collected from Western Tien-Shan are presented, Olgaea baldschuanica first recorded on the Babatag range of mountains as a subendemic species and Erigeron andryaloides from the Hissar range are reported here as among the flora of Uzbekistan. The former Centaurea apiculata Ledeb. was accepted as a synonym of C. scabiosa L. subsp. apiculata. All records were collected in different habitats of Uzbekistan. Taxonomic remarks, pictures and distribution maps for these species are provided.

An in vitro Actinidia Bioassay to Evaluate the Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae

  • Wang, Faming;Li, Jiewei;Ye, Kaiyu;Liu, Pingping;Gong, Hongjuan;Jiang, Qiaosheng;Qi, Beibei;Mo, Quanhui
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.35 no.4
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    • pp.372-380
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    • 2019
  • Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa) is by far the most important pathogen of kiwifruit. Sustainable expansion of the kiwifruit industry requires the use of Psa-tolerant or resistant genotypes for the breeding of tolerant cultivars. However, the resistance of most existing kiwifruit cultivars and wild genotypes is poorly understood, and suitable evaluation methods of Psa resistance in Actinidia have not been established. A unique in vitro method to evaluate Psa resistance has been developed with 18 selected Actinidia genotypes. The assay involved debarking and measuring the lesions of cane pieces inoculated with the bacterium in combination with the observation of symptoms such as callus formation, sprouting of buds, and the extent to which Psa invaded xylem. Relative Psa resistance or tolerance was divided into four categories. The division results were consistent with field observations. This is the first report of an in vitro assay capable of large-scale screening of Psa-resistance in Actinidia germplasm with high accuracy and reproducibility. The assay would considerably facilitate the breeding of Psa-resistant cultivars and provide a valuable reference and inspiration for the resistance evaluation of other plants to different pathogens.