1991). Leaves, tuberous roots and rhizophores show great quantity of fructooligosaccharides (FOS), which are considered prebiotics, due to its low digestibility by enzymes in the human ...

Yam is the common name given to several species of herbaceous vines from the genus Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae). The genus Discorea is cultivated in Africa, Tropical America, Asia, and Oceania, being ...

Recent advances in biochemical, genetic and bioinformatic analyses have unveiled the importance of peptide hormones in plant growth and development (Matsubayashi, 2014). CLE (CLAVATA3/EMBBRYO ...

Here, an overview of dichotomous branching is presented, occurring in structurally different apices of phylogenetically distant plants, and in various organs (e.g., shoots, roots, rhizophores).