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Homozygote Depression in Gamete-Derived Dragon-Fruit (Hylocereus) Lines

2018

Putative gamete-derived progenies from two Hylocereus species, the diploid H. monacanthus and the tetraploid H. megalanthus, were studied with the dual aims to confirm their gamete origin and to evaluate their potential use as genetic resources. An additional goal was to determine the origin (allotetraploid vs. autotetraploid) of H. megalanthus by exploring morphological variations in the di-haploid (2x) H. megalanthus progeny. Gamete origin was proved in all five H. monacanthus lines obtained and in 49 of the 70 H. megalanthus lines by using flow cytometry and simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. The five double-haploid (2x) H. monacanthus lines showed low vigor and abnormal flower develo…

0106 biological sciences0301 basic medicineSterilityStamenPlant Sciencelcsh:Plant culturemedicine.disease_cause01 natural sciences03 medical and health sciencesAnthesisPollenmedicinelcsh:SB1-1110OvuleOriginal Researchgametoclonal variationgamete-derived progeniesHylocereusbiologysterilityfungifood and beveragesperennial fruit cropbiology.organism_classificationHorticulture030104 developmental biologymedicine.anatomical_structurevine cactibreedingGametePloidy010606 plant biology & botanyFrontiers in Plant Science
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The alien vascular flora of Linosa (Pelagie Islands, Strait of Sicily): update and management proposals

2017

This paper provides an up-to-date overview of the naturalized alien plants of Linosa (Pelagie Archipelago, Sicily), which includes 83 taxa and accounts for 29 % of the total island's flora. Among these plants, 6 are invasive, 49 are naturalized and 28 are casual. With respect to previous available data, our field investigations resulted in the addition of 31 new xenophytes (21 casual and 10 fully naturalized). One of these species is new to the whole European territory (Kleinia anteuphorbia), 6 of them are new to Sicily and 11 are recorded for the first time on circum-Sicilian islets. For each alien plant, we indicate the habitat where the naturalization has been observed by using the codes…

0106 biological sciencesBiotopeFlorageography.geographical_feature_categorySettore AGR/05 - Assestamento Forestale E SelvicolturaEcologyIntroduced speciesPlant ScienceAlienMediterranean islands risk assessment vegetation ecology landscape planning agroecosystems black lists Agave attenuata Boerhavia coccinea Campsis radicans Hylocereus undatus Plumbago auriculata Portulaca grandiflora Portulacaria afra010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesGeographyHabitatArchipelagoNatura 2000Mediterranean IslandsEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics010606 plant biology & botany
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Fresh-cut products from cactus species

2005

Various species of Cactaceae family can serve a source of delicious and healthy fresh foodstuffs. Marketing cacti as ready-to-eat (fresh-cut) products may significantly expand their consumption, on condition that their quality, safety and longevity would answer the market demands. The present work was aimed at studying the storability of fresh-cut products prepared from several edible cactus species and looking for ways to improve their keeping quality. The experiments included fruit of cactus pear Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Miller, cactus apple (koubo) Cereus peruvianus (L.) Miller, and dragon fruit (pitaya) Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britton and Rose, as well as cladodes (pads) of nopal (ve…

Hylocereus undatusPEARHorticultureGeographyCereusbiologyCactusCladodesNopalea cochenilliferaOpuntia ficus-indica Nopalea cochenillifera Cereus peruvianus Hylocereus undatus minimal processing packaging trial shipmentHorticulturebiology.organism_classificationShelf life
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