Monitoring Genetic Erosion of Aromatic and Medicinal Plant Species in Alentejo (South Portugal) [PDF]
Plants, 2023 The main goal of this work was to study the genetic erosion risk of plants with aromatic, medicinal and gastronomic applications in Portugal, particularly in the Alentejo region.
Orlanda Póvoa +3 more
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Tracing Back the History of Pepper (Capsicum annuum) in the Iberian Peninsula from a Phenomics Point of View [PDF]
Plants, 2022 The Iberian Peninsula was the place where pepper (Capsicum annuum) entered Europe and dispersed to other continents but was also an important secondary center for its diversification.
Cristina Silvar +2 more
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Classification Importance of Seed Morphology and Insights on Large-Scale Climate-Driven Strophiole Size Changes in the Iberian Endemic Chasmophytic Genus Petrocoptis (Caryophyllaceae) [PDF]
PlantsRecruitment poses significant challenges for narrow endemic plant species inhabiting extreme environments like vertical cliffs. Investigating seed traits in these plants is crucial for understanding the adaptive properties of chasmophytes.
Jorge Calvo-Yuste +5 more
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Towards a practical threat assessment methodology for crop landraces [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceCrop landraces (LR), the traditional varieties of crops that have been maintained for millennia by repeated cycles of planting, harvesting, and selection, are genetically diverse compared to more modern varieties and provide one of the key components for
Maria João Almeida +7 more
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Chemical Profile and Biological Activities of Brassica rapa and Brassica napus Ex Situ Collection from Portugal [PDF]
FoodsThis study aimed to analyse the chemical profile and biological activities of 29 accessions of Brassica rapa (turnips) and 9 of Brassica napus (turnips and seeds) collections, maintained ex situ in Portugal.
Carmo Serrano +8 more
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Conservation Implications for the Iberian Narrow Endemic Androsace cantabrica (Primulaceae) Using Population Genomics With Target Capture Sequence Data [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAndrosace cantabrica (Losa & P. Monts.) Kress is a narrow endemic alpine plant restricted to a few high‐elevation localities in the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain.
Ke (Jungle) Liang +5 more
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Seqrutinator: scrutiny of large protein superfamily sequence datasets for the identification and elimination of non-functional homologues [PDF]
Genome BiologySeqrutinator is an objective, flexible pipeline that removes sequences with sequencing and/or gene model errors and sequences from pseudogenes from complex, eukaryotic protein superfamilies.
Agustín Amalfitano +4 more
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Ecología Austral, 2022 Wild species related to crops are a source of genes for improving crop tolerance of biotic and abiotic stresses. Vasconcellea quercifolia and V. glandulosa are wild relatives of papaya (Carica papaya).
M. Manuela Urtasun +6 more
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Agronomía Costarricense, 2022 Introducción. El achiote (Bixa orellana L.) es una especie valiosa debido al contenido de bixina presente en el arilo de sus semillas, pigmento que es utilizado en la industria alimentaria, cosmética y medicinal.
Enio Remberto Duque Y Duque +2 more
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Conservação de recursos genéticos de plantas medicinais em banco ativo de germoplasma [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1988 Em agosto de 1983, o Centro Nacional de Recursos Genéticos (GENARGEN) iniciou um projeto de estabelecimento de um Banco Ativo de Germoplasma de Plantas Medicinais.
M.J.P. Pires, A. Gripp
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