Mistletoes' close embrace

Plastome Evolution in Hemiparasitic Mistletoes

Santalales is an order of plants consisting almost entirely of parasites. Some, such as Osyris, are facultative root parasites whereas others, such as Viscum, are obligate stem parasitic mistletoes. Here, we report the complete plastome sequences of one species of Osyris and three species of Viscum, and we investigate the evolutionary aspects of structural changes and changes in gene content in...

Cuticular waxes and flavonol aglycones of mistletoes.

Cuticular waxes of Viscum album subspecies and of V. cruciatum have been examined for their micromorphology and chemical composition. Wax crystalloids occur preferably as irregular platelets and rodlets, while deviant structures are found in small areas. Among the triterpenoids forming the wax layer, oleanolic acid is prevailing with some 80%. The quantitative composition of the long-chain alip...

EMBRACE System Demonstrator

Within the EMBRACE project an advanced communications system and network was developed. It uses the DVB technology for the high-speed downlink and a novel multi-frequency TDMA system for the return link. The return link is scaleable to accommodate the variety of data rates. Emphasis was put on providing quality of service (QoS) in wireless IP networks. Site diversity is used to increase the ava...

The EMBRACE System Demonstrator

Within the EMBRACE project an advanced communications system and network was developed. It uses the DVB technology for the high-speed downlink and a novel multi-frequency TDMA system for the return link. The return link is scaleable to accommodate the variety of data rates. Emphasis was put on providing quality of service (QoS) in wireless IP networks. Site diversity is used to increase the ava...

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