Japanese cultivated gentians are highly valued ornamental flowers in Japan, but the flower shape is mostly limited to single-flower type, unlike other such as roses and carnations. To overcome this limitation, we used CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing system increase double-flowered genetic resources gentians. Our approach targeted an AGAMOUS (AG) floral homeotic gene (AG1), which responsible for natu...

Among the subgroups of agricultural workers, nursery workers have previously been identified as a group at high risk for occupational skin disease. Review of available surveillance information on nursery skin illnesses has also demonstrated that provocation patch testing is performed in less than 1% of the reported cases. We tested reactions to a battery of pesticides, plants, and the standard ...

Carnation (Dianthus caryophylinus) is one of the most popular ornamental flowers worldwide. etched ring virus (CERV), belonging to Caulimovirus genus, second significant on carnation crops around world. CERV particles are isometric, with a diameter 47 nm, which contains double-stranded, circular DNA at length about 7932 kbp as genome. causes necrotic flecks, rings and line patterns leaves. Infe...