Genome sequencing of basidiomycetes, a group of fungi capable of degrading/mineralizing plant material, revealed the presence of numerous cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s) in their genomes, with some exceptions. Considering the large repertoire of P450s found in fungi, it is difficult to identify P450s that play an important role in fungal metabolism and the adaptation of fungi to diverse ...

Epicuticular waxes, which are found on the outer surface of plant cuticles, are difficult to study in vivo. To monitor the growth, development, and structural alterations of epicuticular wax layers, coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) might be used. CARS, as a Raman-based technique, not only provides structural insight but also chemical information by imaging the spatial distribution o...

A new species of Parthenocissus, P. wallichianus is described and illustrated from Kerala, India. This taxon was found collected previously India but misunderstood by earlier Indian botanists for names under various combinations among the such as Vitis, Cissus, Cayratia, Causonis. The were based either on Linnaean Vitis trifolia or Lamarck's Cissus carnosa. Both these are currently accepted con...