Seed germination and plant development in Escobedia grandiflora (Orobanchaceae): evidence of obligate hemiparasitism?
- Edison Cardona-Medina, S. Ruiz
- Biology
- 1 September 2015
The seedlings planted without a host did not survive, while those planted with Paspalum notatum had a 45 % survival rate, demonstrating that this is a critical stage of development, even with a host.
Somatic embryogenesis from young spikelets of the giant bamboo Dendrocalamus asper (Schult f.) Backer ex Heyne
- T. S. Ornellas, Yohan Fritsche, Edison Cardona-Medina, M. P. Guerra
- Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture
- 19 May 2022
Bamboos are an important worldwide non-timber forest product with rising interest due to their environmentally friendly applications. Besides its use as edible sweet shoots and culms for structural…
Biosynthesis and apoplast accumulation of the apocarotenoid pigment azafrin in parasitizing roots of Escobedia grandiflora
- Edison Cardona-Medina, Marisa Santos, M. Rodríguez-Concepcíon
- BiologybioRxiv
- 10 February 2022
This work combined metabolic and cytological analyses with de novo transcriptome assembly, gene expression studies, and phylogenetic analyses to confirm the chemical identity of the pigment and investigate its biosynthesis and function in Escobedia roots, suggesting a role of azafrin in the parasitization process.
SEED GERMINATION AND PLANT DEVELOPMENT IN Escobedia grandiflora (OROBANCHACEAE): EVIDENCE OF OBLIGATE HEMIPARASITISM? Germinación de semillas y desarrollo de plantas en Escobedia grandiflora…
- Edison Cardona-Medina, S. Ruiz
- Biology
- 2015
The seedlings planted without a host did not survive, while those planted with Paspalum notatum had a 45 % survival rate, demonstrating that this is a critical stage of development, even with a host.