A new species, Popowia bachmaensis Ngoc, Tagane & Yahara, sp. nov. is described from Bach Ma National Park in Thua Thien Hue Province, Central Vietnam. This species is morphologically similar to Popowia pisocarpa (Blume) Endl. ex Walp., but can be readily distinguished from it by its lower stems, smaller leaves, shorter flowering pedicels, shorter carpels, longer sepals and inner petals. A deta...

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is very expensive and, because of this, often subject to adulteration. Modern genetic fingerprinting techniques are an alternative low cost technology to the existing chemical techniques, which are used to control the purity of food products. Buddleja officinalis Maxim, Gardenia jasminoides Ellis, Curcuma longa L., Carthamus tinctorius L. and Calendula officinalis L....

We present the outcome of a century of post-bottleneck isolation of a long-lived species, the little spotted kiwi (Apteryx owenii, LSK) and demonstrate that profound genetic consequences can result from protecting few individuals in isolation. LSK were saved from extinction by translocation of five birds from South Island, New Zealand to Kapiti Island 100 years ago. The Kapiti population now nu...

Background: In Peru, ethnomedicinal plants have not been extensively assessed in the current context of DNA-based techniques. Amazonas region, medicinal use for diarrhea and fever treatment are mainly known by local or traditional names, while their phenotypic plasticity limits proper morphological identification. Methods: this regard, selected with uses region were confirmed characterized usin...

background: more than 60 species of the genus lathyrus are distributed in southwest asia. it is the second largest genus of the tribe fabeae, after vicia, in the region (and in iran with 23 species). in the regional flora (flora of turkey, florairanicaand flora of iran), the genus has been divided into 9-10 sections. here we analyzed the phylogeny of lathyrus and its relationship with pisum bas...

Author’s Affiliation: 1Professor and Head; 2Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences (ANIIMS), Port Blair; 3Associate Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College & LSK Hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar, India; 4Statistician, Dept of Community Medicine, Andaman & Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences (ANIIMS), Port ...

Wild coffee species are the reservoirs of genetic diversity and could play a critical role in improvement coffee. However, conservation assessment wild has been largely neglected. In present study, DNA barcoding approaches were employed to assess phylogenetic relationships between five indigenous from India compared with two cultivated, four African origin. The efficacy three loci namely matK,r...