Occurrence of Planococcus minor Maskell (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in cotton fields of Northeast Region of Brazil [PDF]
A cochonilha Planococcus minor (Maskell) é uma praga importante de mais de 250 culturas pertencentes a cerca de 80 famílias. Entre as plantas hospedeiras, várias espécies de Malvaceae são atacadas, incluindo o gênero Gossypium.
Almeida, Raul Porfirio de +3 more
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Shikonin and its derivatives extracted from Lithospermeae plants’ red roots have current applications in food and pharmaceutical industries. Previous studies have cloned some genes related to shikonin biosynthesis. However, most genes related to shikonin
Feng-Yao Wu +8 more
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A taxonomic treatment for Boraginales (Boraginaceae s.l.) and Lamiales (Lamiaceae and Verbenaceae) in the Engenheiro Avidos Ecological Park, a full-protection reserve located in the semiarid region of Paraíba State in northeastern Brazil is presented in ...
Francisco Carlos Pinheiro da Costa +1 more
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A new combination and new synonym in the Neotropical Heliotropiaceae [PDF]
Se propone aquí una nueva combinación en Euploca y un nuevo sinónimo en Tournefortia (Heliotropiaceae) del Neotropico. Heliotropium purdiei es combinada en el género Euploca y Tournefortia spicata es propuesta como sinónimo de T. romeroi.J.I.M.
Fernández Alonso, José Luis +1 more
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Tipificaciones de nombres ligados a Phacelia (Hydrophyllaceae) para la Flora Argentina [PDF]
Durante la preparación del tratamiento del género Phacelia para el proyecto Flora Argentina, se hallaron varios nombres cuya tipificación debió ser resuelta. En este contexto se designan 17 lectotipos para Aldea pinnata, Eutoca frigida, E.
Mirra Gonzalez, Fabiana Belen +2 more
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Pollinators show flower colour preferences but flowers with similar colours do not attract similar pollinators [PDF]
Background and aims: colour is one of the main floral traits used by pollinators to locate flowers. Although pollinators show innate colour preferences, the view that the colour of a flower may be considered an important predictor of its main pollinators
Bosch, Jordi, +3 more
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Phylogenetics of the Borage Family: Delimiting Boraginales and Assessing Closest Relatives [PDF]
The placement of Boraginales, and relationships within the family have remained elusive in modern, broad phylogenetic studies. In order to assess the phylogeny of Boraginales, and specifically to test the sister lineage of the order, a data matrix of the
Hasenstab-Lehman, Kristen E
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Multiple photosynthetic transitions, polyploidy, and lateral gene transfer in the grass subtribe Neurachninae [PDF]
The Neurachninae is the only grass lineage known to contain C3, C4, and C3–C4 intermediate species, and as such has been suggested as a model system for studies of photosynthetic pathway evolution in the Poaceae; however, a lack of a robust phylogenetic ...
Erika J. Edwards +9 more
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Global and Regional IUCN Red List Assessments: 2 [PDF]
In this contribution the conservation status assessment of six plant species according to IUCN categories and criteria are presented. It includes the assessment at global level of Charybdis glaucophylla Bacch., Brullo, D’Emerico, Pontec.
BACCHETTA, GIANLUIGI +20 more
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Mineralized trichomes in Boraginales: complex microscale heterogeneity and simple phylogenetic patterns. [PDF]
Boraginales are often characterized by a dense cover of stiff, mineralized trichomes, which may act as a first line of defence against herbivores. Recent studies have demonstrated that the widely reported silica and calcium carbonate in plant trichomes may be replaced by calcium phosphate.
Mustafa A, Ensikat HJ, Weigend M.
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