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Mycorrhizal specificity in endemic Western Australian terrestrial orchids (tribe Diurideae): implications for conservation [PDF]

, 2004
The specificity of fungal isolates from endemic Western Australian orchid species and hybrids in the tribe Diurideae was investigated using symbiotic seed germination and analysis of the fungal DNA by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP).
Hollick, Penelope Sarah
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MIR396-GRF/GIF enhances in planta shoot regeneration of Dendrobium catenatum

BMC Genomics
Summary Recent studies on co-transformation of the growth regulator, TaGRF4-GIF1 chimera (Growth Regulating Factor 4-GRF Interacting Factor 1), in cultivated wheat varieties (Triticum aestivum), showed improved regeneration efficiency, marking a ...
Zhenyu Yang, Meili Zhao, Xiaojie Zhang, Lili Gu, Jian Li, Feng Ming, Meina Wang, Zhicai Wang   +7 more
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Orchids as Indicators of Ecosystem Health in Urban Bushland Fragments [PDF]

, 2009
In this thesis I investigate the utility of orchids as indicators of ecosystem health. The study areas were urban bushland fragments on the Swan Coastal Plain, a global biodiversity hotspot.
Newman, Belinda
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Phylogeny and Taxonomy on Cryptic Species of Forked Ferns of Asia

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Cryptic species comprise two or more taxa that are grounded under a single name because they are more-or-less indistinguishable morphologically. These species are potentially important for detailed assessments of biodiversity, but there now appear to be ...
Zuoying Wei, Zuoying Wei, Zuoying Wei, Zengqiang Xia, Zengqiang Xia, Zengqiang Xia, Jiangping Shu, Jiangping Shu, Hui Shang, Stephen J. Maxwell, Lijun Chen, Xile Zhou, Wang Xi, Bayu Adjie, Quan Yuan, Quan Yuan, Jianguo Cao, Yuehong Yan, Yuehong Yan   +18 more
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Taxonomic Exaggeration and Its Effects on Orchid Conservation

Conservation Biology, 2006
Abstract:  Orchids are the largest family of flowering plants, encompassing several times as many species as birds or mammals. Because of their diversity, charisma, and threats from overcollection and habitat loss, they are a key group in conservation.
Pillon, Yohan, Chase, Mark
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Comparative metabolomic analysis provides insights into the metabolite profiles of wild and cultivated Dendrobium flexicaule

BMC Plant Biology
Background Dendrobium orchids (Dendrobium spp.) are valuable medicinal and attractive ornamental plants. Due to their limited wild resources, the size of the Dendrobium spp.
Zhiyong Li, Jian Li, Zufei Shu, Min Xu, Yingming Zhang, Jingyu Gu, Jianbing Chen, Xiaowen Li, Meina Wang   +8 more
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Resolving the biome debate: ecological and palaeo‐data concur that the extensive tree‐limited grassy biomes of central and north‐western Madagascar are largely anthropogenic

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For millennia, human activities have transformed ecosystems globally. Determining which landscapes are predominantly anthropogenic is crucial to conservation and habitat restoration. Madagascar, a critically‐threatened biodiversity hotspot, is a prominent example.
Grant S. Joseph, Sean Hixon, Colleen L. Seymour, Laurie R. Godfrey, Miguel Pedrono, Karen E. Samonds, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo, Brooke E. Crowley   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Population Ecology of Thelymitra matthewsii Cheeseman Orchidaceae, in Northern New Zealand [PDF]

, 2008
The terrestrial orchid Thelymitra matthewsii Cheeseman, uncommon in New Zealand, was studied to increase knowledge of the species life cycle, morphology and ecology. Results will enhance future conservation management for the species.
Fraser, Elizabeth Anne
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Study on asymbiotic germination and acclimatization of Paphiopedilum purpureum

Technology in Horticulture
Paphiopedilum purpuratum is a nationally class I protected plant species in China, and its seed germination is extremely challenging. To establish an efficient asymbiotic germination system for P.
Kejia Wang, Xiaojuan Xiu, Jian Li, Jiajie Chen, Peng Chen, Sha Zhang, Yu Wang, Meina Wang   +7 more
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The complete chloroplast genome of Cymbidium erythraeum (Orchidaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Cymbidium erythraeum Lindl. is an endangered species of Orchidaceae and distributed in China and Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam. Here, we report the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence and the cp genome features of C. erythraeum.
Jie Huang, Gui-Zhen Chen, Ting-Zhang Li, Zhi-Cong Huang, Wen-Hui Rao, Jian-Bing Chen   +5 more
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