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Characterization of starch extracted from seeds of Cycas revoluta [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 IntroductionStarch is major component in the big seeds of Cycas revoluta, however the characteristics of Cycas revoluta remain unknown.MethodsIn this study, the physicochemical and structural properties of two starch samples extracted from Cycad revoluta
Kehu Li +7 more
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Metals and Metalloids Increase in Cycas micronesica Seed Gametophyte Tissue in Shaded Growth Conditions [PDF]
Toxics, 2022 Exposure to environmental toxins may be partly responsible for mammal neurodegenerative disorders. Consumption of seeds from Guam’s cycad tree has been linked to the disorder known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-parkinsonism dementia complex (ALS-PDC).
Thomas E. Marler, Christopher A. Shaw
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Free Sugar Profile in Cycads [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2014 The sugars fructose, glucose, maltose, and sucrose were quantified in seven tissues of Zamia muricata Willd. to determine their distribution throughout various organs of a model cycad species, and in lateral structural roots of 18 cycad species to ...
Thomas Edward Marler, Anders eLindstrom
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Luthrodes pandava Larvae Can Distinguish Cycas Leaf Quality in Cafeteria Experiments [PDF]
InsectsCycads are being endangered by several anthropogenic threats, and invasions of non-native herbivores are among those threats. Various country invasions by the cycad blue butterfly Luthrodes pandava have threatened the local horticulture cycad trade and ...
Thomas E. Marler
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Experimental evidence challenges the presumed defensive function of a “slow toxin” in cycads [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 $$\beta$$ β -methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) is a neurotoxic non-protein amino acid found in the tissues of cycad plants. The demonstrated toxicity of BMAA to diverse organisms, including humans, is widely assumed to imply a defensive function of BMAA ...
Melissa R. L. Whitaker +4 more
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Soil Conditioning and Neighbor Identity Influence on Cycas Seedling Performance
Ecologies, 2023 Translocation of endangered plant species and facilitating in situ regeneration require knowledge of the factors that define suitable habitat characteristics.
Thomas E. Marler
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Stem Carbohydrate Richness in Two Cycad Species
HortScience, 2023 The pachycaulous stem of cycad plants enables the storage of abundant nonstructural carbohydrates. Cycas revoluta Thunb. and Zamia furfuracea L.f. stems were analyzed for starch and 15 sugars to determine carbohydrate richness.
Thomas E. Marler
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Cycad Aulacaspis Scale, a Newly Introduced Insect Pest in Indonesia
Hayati Journal of Biosciences, 2012 Cycad aulacaspis scale (Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)) is native to Thailand and Vietnam. Since the early 1990s it has been spreading around the world due to the trade in cycad plants for ornamental use.
NATALIA VON ELLENRIEDER +4 more
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Ghost introgression facilitates genomic divergence of a sympatric cryptic lineage in Cycas revoluta
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 A cryptic lineage is a genetically diverged but morphologically unrecognized variant of a known species. Clarifying cryptic lineage evolution is essential for quantifying species diversity. In sympatric cryptic lineage divergence compared with allopatric
Jui‐Tse Chang +4 more
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Cases of cycad toxicosis have been described in dogs that have presented with gastrointestinal, hematologic, hepatic, neurological, and carcinogenic signs.
Christian Maeso +4 more
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