A Abelia 131 Abelmoschus esculentus 371 Abies 112 Abies beshanzuensis 29 Abies beshanzuensis var. ziyuanensis 124 Abies delavayi 124 Abies delavayi var. motuoensis 193 Abies densa 124 Abies ernestii 122 Abies fanjingshanensis 25 Abies fargesii 124 Abies fargesii var. faxoniana 124 Abies ferreana 310 Abies firma 378 Abies forrestii 19 Abies georgei 124 Abies holophylla 152 Abies kawakamii 196 Ab...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are associated with almost all plants in nature and are ubiquitous. The arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi status of 10 wild herb and shrub was investigated during winter and summer season in Pine forest of himalaya(HP). The herbs and shrubs investigated for studied are: Reinwardtia indica, Berberis lycium, Viola serpens,Taraxacum officinale, Caryopteris wallichiana...

Latex is the milky sap that is found in many different plants. It is produced by specialized cells known as laticifers and can comprise a mixture of proteins, carbohydrates, oils, secondary metabolites, and rubber that may help to prevent herbivory and protect wound sites against infection. The wound-induced browning of latex suggests that it contains one or more phenol-oxidizing enzymes. Here,...

BACKGROUND Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is an immunosuppressive disease that results in life-threatening opportunistic infections. The general problems in current therapy include the constant emergence of drug-resistant HIV strains, adverse side effects and the unavailability of treatments in developing countries. Natural ...

Abstract Background Taraxacum officinale , or the common dandelion, is a widespread perennial species recognized worldwide as lawn and garden weed. Common dandelion also cultivated for use in teas, edible greens, traditional medicine. It produces latex closely related to Russian T. kok-saghyz which being developed rubber crop. Additionally, vast majority of extant dandelions reproduce asexually...

Natural rubber (NR) has unique properties which are unmatched by synthetic and is used in over 50,000 products. The only commercial source of NR the Para tree (Hevea brasiliensis) insecure because increasing demand, price instability, high labor costs, trade politics, competition with other crops, deforestation bans preventing new H. brasiliensis acreage, disease. Taraxacum kok-saghyz, root dan...

We tested for ecological differences among apomictic dandelion genotypes in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in order to establish a basis for predicting potential ecological consequences of genetic variation in invading populations. A greenhouse experiment on 30 potential clonal families revealed significant among-family variation for leaf morphological traits, and molecular analyses confi...