Tensile Properties and Fracture Mechanisms of Corn Bract for Corn Peeling Device Design
Agriculture (Switzerland), 2021 This paper describes the physical and tensile properties of corn bracts during a whole harvest period by using two corn cultivars, aiming to realize efficient peeling with minimum energy performance and decrease the incidence of ear damage.
Jun Fu, Luo Xiwen
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Analysis of Pigmentation Changes in Bracts of Bougainvillea × buttiana ‘Miss Manila’ During Different Developmental Periods [PDF]
BiologyBougainvillea has large and vibrant-colored bracts, which are widely used in landscape gardening. In order to study the changing pattern of pigmentation and the expression of genes related to pigment synthesis during different developmental periods of ...
Xiangdong Liu +7 more
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International Journal of Food Properties, 2021 In this study, the banana flower was divided into bract and male flowers and extracted with water and ethanol, at different temperatures, and then the functionality of the obtained extract was evaluated and the bioactive compounds were analyzed.
Kai-Min Yang, Chih-Wei Chen
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Didymocarpus xuanlienensis, a new species of Didymocarpus (Gesneriaceae) from Vietnam [PDF]
PhytoKeysDidymocarpus xuanlienensis, a new species from Vietnam, is described and illustrated here. It is morphologically similar to D. brevipedunculatus and D. purpureobracteatus in terms of corolla size and color but differs from D.
Van Thi Thuy Tran +4 more
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Chromosome-scale assemblies of flowering dogwood cultivars enable identification of candidate genes regulating anthocyanin biosynthesis in leaves and bracts [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground The North American-native ornamental tree, flowering dogwood (Cornus florida L.), has a showy bract display that can range in color from white to pink to deep red.
Trinity P. Hamm +14 more
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Advances in Bract Coloration: Diversity, Pigment Synthesis, and Regulatory Mechanisms in Ornamental Plants [PDF]
PlantsBract coloration in ornamental plants is a complex trait governed by diverse pigments (chlorophylls, anthocyanins, betalains, and carotenoids), their biosynthetic pathways, and regulatory networks.
Xiaoyang Li +3 more
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Enhancing antioxidant activity of corn bract and silk juices through biotransformation of polyphenols by Lactobacillus paracasei TJ199 fermentation [PDF]
Food Chemistry: XTo enhance the bioactivity of corn bract and silk, we isolated Lactobacillus paracasei TJ199 - a strain with exceptional antioxidant capacity - was used to ferment corn bract juice (CBJ) and silk juice (CSJ). Fermentation increased total phenolic (0.47 -
Xiaohui Tang +9 more
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On the discovery of the multibracteate Silver-leaved linden in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Glasnik Šumarskog Fakulteta Univerziteta u Banjoj Luci, 2022 In the scope of the genetic, morphological and phenological research of the genus Tilia in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with control populations in Germany, multibracteate silver-leaved linden (T. tomentosa Moench.) was discovered in Mostar.
Selma Vejzagić
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Molecules, 2022 Cynara scolymus L. (Family: Compositae) or artichoke is a nutritious edible plant widely used for its hepatoprotective effect. Crude extracts of flower, bract, and stem were prepared and evaluated for their in vitro antioxidant activity and phenolic ...
Amgad I. M. Khedr +8 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 Bracts are the metamorphic non-flower organ in angiosperm plants. The variation of the color and shape of bracts was found to be neo-functionalized (i.e., similar to petals), garnering research interest as a pollinator attractor.
Huaxing Huang +16 more
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