The therapeutic roles of phenolic blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) and blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) pomace (commercial byproduct) extracts (BPE) and their mechanism of actions were evaluated against methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Five major phenolic acids of BPE, e.g., protocatechuic, p. coumaric, vanillic, caffeic, and gallic acids, as well as crude BPE completely inhibit...

Phragmidium violaceum causes leaf rust on the European blackberry (Rubus fruticosus L. aggregate). Multiple strains of this pathogen have been introduced into southern Australia for the biological control of at least 15 taxa of European blackberry, a nonindigenous, invasive plant. In climates conducive to leaf rust, the intensity of disease varies within and among infestations of the geneticall...

Berries such as blueberry, blackberry and raspberry possess several biological activities including antimicrobial and nutritional effects. In this study, the antimicrobial activities of blackberry (Rubus fruticosus) juice against foodborne pathogens including Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli O157:H7 were investigated. Inhibition of growth of these foodborne pa...

The Rubus genus consists of more than 600 species that are distributed globally. Only a few Rubus species, including raspberries and blueberries, have been domesticated. Genetic diversity within and between Rubus species is an important resource for breeding programs. We developed genomic microsatellite markers using an SSR-enriched R. coreanus library to study the diversity of the Rubus specie...

Abstract Key message Fifteen species are most susceptible to require vegetation control during tree regeneration in the range of our study. Among these 15 species, Rubus fruticosus , Pteridium aquilinum and Molinia caerulea cover each more than 300,000 ha open-canopy forests. Context Vegetation control, i.e., reduction competitive cover, is often required promote seedling establishment forest s...

Plants associated with traditional forms of coppice management are affected by changes in, or cessation of, stand which produce differences in structure, usually the direction high forest. The habitat ground flora richness, and composition an ancient woodland southern England were compared across three distinct treatments: Coppice (the cyclical cutting underwood on rotations), Limited Intervent...

Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are potential light sources for in vitro plant cultures. Here, axillary blackberry shoots were grown MS medium with indole-3-butyric acid (1 mg L−1), naphthalene acetic (0.5 and sucrose supplementation (0–60 g L−1) the cultures incubated under four treatments: three LED treatments (blue + red (2:1 spectral ratio), blue (1:2), cool warm white (1:1)) a standard flores...