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PREMISE OF STUDY Molecular phylogenetics of genome-scale data sets (phylogenomics) often produces phylogenetic trees with unprecedented resolution. A companion phylogenomics analysis of Daucus using 94 conserved nuclear orthologs supported many of the traditional species but showed unexpected results that require morphological analyses to help interpret them in a practical taxonomic context. ...

A leaf blight of carrot (Daucus carota) caused by Alternaria dauci was found in Alentejo (Ourique, Portugal). Morphological characteristics of the fungus are described.

JOHN H. BEATTIE,1 ANNE M. WOOD,1 PAUL TRAYHURN,2 BHARAT JASANI,3 ADELE VINCENT,4 GRAEME MCCORMACK,4 AND ADRIAN K. WEST4 1Trace Element and Gene Expression Group and 2Molecular Physiology Group, Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB; 3Department of Pathology, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XN, United Kingdom; and 4Department of Biochemistry, U...

Introduction: Antioxidant agents have beneficial effects in diabetes mellitus. Daucus carota seeds extract has been shown to possess antioxidant activity. In this study, the effect of the methanolic extract of Daucus carota seeds on carbohydrate metabolism and morphology of pancreas was investigated in type I diabetic male rats. Methods: Type I diabetes mellitus was induced in male Wistar ...

Daucus carota Linn. commonly known as “carrot" belongs to the family Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) and is cultivated almost all over the world as a useful vegetable. Carrot is widely consumed as an aphrodisiac and nervine tonic and its scraped root is used as a local stimulant for indolent ulcers. In light of the above, the present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of D. carota seeds on...

A key objective of the Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) program is to reduce the potential for produce to become contaminated with microbial pathogens, such as through irrigation water. Without microbial standards, however, it is impractical to decide whether there is a need to disinfect, a need to institute watershed protection programs, or a need to institute post-harvest disinfection regime...

Teun P. de Boer, Sape van der Werf, Bas Hennekam, David P. Nickerson, Alan Garny, Michèle Gerbrands, Rianne A. M. Bouwmeester, Anne-Petra Rozendal, Ellen Torfs, and Harold V. M. van Rijen Department of Medical Physiology, Division Heart and Lungs, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Center for Research and Development of Education, Education Center, University Medical Center, U...