... to replace or remove milk from RUTF have been either unsuccessful or unpersuasive. This is likely because milk provides the highest protein quality and density of all typical RUTF ingredients. However, alternative protein sources could provide cost savings. Alternative protein sources, especially plant-based...

... as a medicinal plant. From the time of Hippocrates, physicians have recommended mistletoe to cure different diseases, especially epilepsy. Juice or powder gained from leaves, berries, or stems of mistletoe were given as a drink or applied as a plaster or ointment. Often, mistletoe was mixed with other organic...

... and temporal juxtaposition,may be challenging to tease apart into their constituent contributions. Here we review ourcurrent understanding of genome size variation in plants and the spectrum of mechanismsthought to be responsible for this variation. We present a synopsis of the insights into themechanisms...

... Abstract Genomic programs are yielding tremendous amounts of data about plant genomes andtheir expression. In order to exploit and understand this data it will be necessary to determinethe mechanisms leading to natural variation of patterns of gene expression. The ability tounderstand how gene...

... Abstract Dioecious species are known in plants and, as in many animals, some have distinguishablesex chromosomes. Genetic maps have identified sex-determining regions in severalplants, and mapped male-specific Y (MSY) regions of the chromosome in which crossingover and genetic recombination do...

... Abstract Plant centromeres are generally composed of tandem arrays of simple repeats that aretypical of a particular species, but that evolve rapidly. Centromere specific retroelements arealso present. These arrays associate with a centromere specific variant of histone H3 thatanchors the site...

... Abstract Plants produce two major types of small RNAs that are 21 to 24 nucleotides in size. Smallinterfering RNAs (siRNAs) are typically involved in transcriptional gene silencing that resultsfrom the targeting of genomic DNA and triggering of histone modifications or DNA methylation.Deep...

... Abstract Ethnobotanical approaches to the study of Mediterranean food plants offer novel ways foranalyzing and preserving traditional knowledge and agrobiodiversity in the Mediterranean area.This article highlights our strategy to increase the awareness within traditional knowledge systemsand...

... impact of stressors, such as reactive oxygen and nitrogen species.Oxytosis, i.e. oxidative stress-induced cell death, has been identified to play a major role inthe development and onset of chronic diseases. Foods, especially of plant origin, are rich inantioxidants and numerous in vivo data suggest...