Complete Chloroplast Genome of Hypericum perforatum and Dynamic Evolution in Hypericum (Hypericaceae)

X Liu, Y Bai, Y Wang, Y Chen, W Dong… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hypericum perforatum (St. John's Wort) is a medicinal plant from the Hypericaceae family.
Here, we sequenced the whole chloroplast genome of H. perforatum and compared the …

Maternal Donor and Genetic Variation of Lagerstroemia indica Cultivars

C Guo, K Liu, E Li, Y Chen, J He, W Li, W Dong… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lagerstroemia indica L. is a well-known ornamental plant with large pyramidal racemes,
long flower duration, and diverse colors and cultivars. It has been cultivated for nearly 1600 …

Pan-Plastome of Greater Yam (Dioscorea alata) in China: Intraspecific Genetic Variation, Comparative Genomics, and Phylogenetic Analyses

RS Lu, K Hu, FJ Zhang, XQ Sun, M Chen… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dioscorea alata L.(Dioscoreaceae), commonly known as greater yam, water yam, or winged
yam, is a popular tuber vegetable/food crop worldwide, with nutritional, health, and …

Comparative chloroplast genomics of 21 species in Zingiberales with implications for their phylogenetic relationships and molecular dating

DM Li, HL Liu, YG Pan, B Yu, D Huang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Zingiberales includes eight families and more than 2600 species, with many species having
important economic and ecological value. However, the backbone phylogenetic …

DNA barcoding of wild plants with potential medicinal properties from faifa mountains in Saudi Arabia

FA Safhi, SM Alshamrani, AFM Bogmaza… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Wild medicinal plants are the main source of active ingredients and provide a continuous
natural source for many folk medicinal products, a role that is important for society's health …

Biological Control Activities of Rhizosphere Fungus Trichoderma virens T1-02 in Suppressing Flower Blight of Flamingo Flower (Anthurium andraeanum Lind.)

D Athinuwat, OU Ruangwong, DL Harishchandra… - Journal of Fungi, 2024 - mdpi.com
Flower blight caused by Neopestalotiopsis clavispora is an emerging disease of flamingo
flower (Anthurium andraeanum Lind.) that negatively impacts flower production. The use of …

Phylogeographic and Morphological Analysis of Botrylloides niger Herdman, 1886 from the Northeastern Mediterranean Sea

B Temiz, E Öztürk, S Blanchoud, A Karahan - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Botrylloides niger (class Ascidiacea) is an invasive marine filter-feeding invertebrate that is
believed to originate from the West Atlantic region. This species of colonial tunicate has …

Molecular Characteristics of the Fatty-Acid-Binding Protein (FABP) Family in Spirometra mansoni―A Neglected Medical Tapeworm

S Liu, F Gao, R Wang, W Li, S Wang, X Zhang - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The purpose of this study was to investigate the members, gene
expression patterns, and molecular characteristics of the Spirometra mansoni fatty-acid …

An Overview of Aquatica Fu et al., a Phylogeny of Aquatic Fireflies Using Mitochondrial Genomes, a Description of Two New Species, and a New Record of Aquatic …

X Fu, L Ballantyne - Insects, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary When we refer to aquatic fireflies, we are actually referring to their larvae,
as the adults are free-flying. Many species of fireflies have been collected from terrestrial …

Phylogenetics and Population Genetics of the Petrolisthes lamarckii–P. haswelli Complex in China: Old Lineage and New Species

X Fang, D Dong, M Yang, X Li - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Petrolisthes lamarckii (Leach, 1821) and P. haswelli Miers, 1884 are a pair of sister species
of porcelain crabs, both of which are common in the intertidal zone of southern China …