Aratitiyopea lopezii is a robust perennial species of Xyridaceae from seasonally saturated, midto high-elevation, sandstone and granite sites in northern South America. The species lacks the scapose inflorescence characteristic of Xyridaceae and, having the gestalt of a rhizomatous bromeliad, it is seemingly aberrant in the family. However, closer examination confirms features consistent with t...

From the flowers of meadowsweet and inflorescence of hawthorn the whole set of phenolic acids and flavonoids was analysed by TLC. Phenolic compounds were determined both as free ones and those liberated by hydrolysis. Moreover, ethyl ether and ethyl acetate extracts obtained from the analysed plants before and after alkaline and enzymatic hydrolyses were evaporated under reduced pressure and re...

Bagging of female inflorescence following pollination has recently received growers attention. Although this process occurs early in the season but affects fruit quality, yield, and marketability. Date palm growers have used to use grocery paper bags for this bagging process. Since inflorescence bagging causes what is called the greenhouse effect, it was very important to investigate the effect...

Naturally established individuals of Plantago lanceolata with the inflorescence disease caused by Fusarium moniliforme var. subglutinans had more inflorescences and were more likely to be male-sterile than healthy plants. Half-sib families planted in the field varied in the percentage of diseased plants, the number of inflorescences per plant, the incidence of male-sterility, and the pattern of...

We recently described the glucosinolate transporters GTR1 and GTR2 as actively contributing to the establishment of tissue-specific distribution of the defense compounds glucosinolates in vegetative Arabidopsis plants. Upon bolting and thereby development of the inflorescence and initiation of seed setting, the spatial distribution of glucosinolates does undergo major changes. Here we investiga...

The aim of this study was to use multivariate methods and Pearson and partial correlations to disregard phenotypic characteristics that contribute little to differentiation between Brachiaria ruziziensis genotypes. Eighty-one genotypes of B. ruziziensis were assessed in completely randomized blocks with three replications. Ten phenotypic characteristics were assessed: plant height, leaf length,...

Abstract Flower shape is a key trait of ornamental and commercial importance in breeding programs for chrysanthemum ( Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.). Understanding the genetic basis phenotypic variation seen inflorescence-related traits will contribute to improvement development new varieties. In this study, we investigated determinants inflorescence using an F 1 segregating population derive...

The electronic form of this issue, available as of March 6, 2013, at www.plantphysiol.org, is considered the journal of record. On the Cover: Brachypodium (Brachypodium distachyon), or purple false brome, is a member of the grass subfamily Pooideae, which also includes two of the world’s economically important crop species, wheat (Triticum aestivum) and barley (Hordeum vulgare). This small and ...