Plants of the Carex genus (Family: Cyperaceae) have attracted recent attention as potential food additives due to their high levels of potential bioactive compounds. In this study, the stilbene contents of five unexplored Carex species were investigated: Carex capillacea, Carex hirta, Carex buchananii, Carex cuprina, Carex glauca. High-performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrome...

Knowledge on the factors that determine the composition of bacterial communities in the vicinity of roots (rhizosphere) is essential to understand plant-soil interactions. Plant species identity, plant growth stage and soil properties have been indicated as major determinants of rhizosphere bacterial community composition. Here we show that the presence of saprotrophic fungi can be an additiona...

<i>Carex brevispicula</i> (Cyperaceae) is endemic to Korea and characterized by constricted achenes, short lateral spikes, awned staminate pistillate scales. The species classified in sect. <i>Mitratae</i> occurs throughout South Korea, perennating on mountains and/or rocky slopes under half shadow conditions. Meiotic chromosomes of the were examined this study, which 33...