The localization of cuticular wax (CW) on the leaf epidermis and its interaction with physiological mechanisms three edible aroids, Alocasia, Colocasia, Xanthosoma, were assessed. CW in tissues was visualized using scanning electron microscopy, which higher Colocasia (10.61 mg·dm?2) Xanthosoma (11.36 than Alocasia (1.36 mg·dm?2). exhibited superhydrophobic properties a static contact angle (CA)...

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Abstract This article provides an overview over taxonomy, distribution, cultivation and use of giant taro, Alocasia macrorrhizos (L.) G.Don. The species belongs to the Araceae (aroid) family, which consists 3700 grouped into 107 genera. Among those are several important crop from tropical Asia America. Giant with a thick stem, large leaves inflorescences, is cultivated as food in Pacific countr...

The mealy bug, Rhizoecus amorphophalli, is a menace to the aroid farmers due to the intensive infestation on stored tubers. Spraying of pesticides was able to control this pest but it always left a chance for fungal growth. Bacterial endosymbionts associated with the insects provide several benefits to their host. Since such endosymbionts play a vital role even in the physiology of their host, ...

Zamioculcas zamiifolia (Araceae), a terrestrial East African aroid, with two defining attributes of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) (net CO(2) uptake in the dark and diel fluctuations of titratable acidity) is the only CAM plant described within the Araceae, a mainly tropical taxon that contains the second largest number of epiphytes of any vascular plant family. Within the Alismatales, the ...