Botanical Studies - Volume 52 Number 3 July 2011
 
 
Volume 52 Number 3 July 2011
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Zi-Juan WANG and Kai-Yun GUAN
High genetic diversity and low genetic differentiation in the relict tree fern Sphaeropteris brunoniana (Cyatheaceae) revealed by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP)
231
Ching-Yi LIN, Hsin-Mei KU, Chee-Wee TAN, Shyi-Dong YEH, and Fuh-Jyh JAN
Construction of the binary vector with bi-selectable markers for generating marker-free transgenic plants
239
Chuan-Shan YEH, Lu-Sheng HSIEH, Chien-Chi YANG, and Ping-Du LEE
Molecular characterization of isopentenyltransferase (BoAIPT1) from Bambusa oldhamii expressed in Escherichia coli
249
BIOCHEMISTRY
Guan-Jhong HUANG, Te-Ling LU, Chuan-Sung CHIU, Hsien-Jung CHEN, Chieh-Hsi WU, Ying-Chin LIN, Wen-Tsong HSIEH, Jung-Chun LIAO, Ming-Jyh SHEU, and Yaw-Huei LIN
Sweet potato storage root defensin and its tryptic hydrolysates exhibited angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory activity in vitro
257
Hsiang-Yen SU, Tse-Min LEE, Yu-Lu HUANG, Sheng-Hsin CHOU, Jia-Baau WANG, Li-Fu LIN, and Te-Jin CHOW
Increased cellulose production by heterologous expression of cellulose synthase genes in a filamentous heterocystous cyanobacterium with a modification in photosynthesis performance and growth ability
265
Chuan-Hsiao Han, Ju-Chi Liu, Kwan-Han Chen, Yin-Shiou Lin, Ching-Tan Chen, Chien-Teng Fan, Hu-Lun Lee, Der-Zen Liu, and Wen-Chi Hou
Antihypertensive activities of processed garlic on spontaneously hypertensive rats and hypertensive humans
277
PHYSIOLOGY
Chao-Lin KUO, Jun-Yi CHANG, Hung-Chi CHANG, Sushim Kumar GUPTA, Hsiao-Sung CHAN, Emily Chin-Fun CHEN, and Hsin-Sheng TSAY
In vitro production of benzylisoquinoline from Stephania tetrandra through callus culture under the influence of different additives
285
Yuh-Jyuan LEE, Chwen-Ming YANG, Kuo-Wei CHANG, and Yuan SHEN
Effects of nitrogen status on leaf anatomy, chlorophyll content and canopy reflectance of paddy rice
295
MICROBIOLOGY
Szu-Ting WANG, Yi-Ying PAN, Chiu-Chin LIU, Lu-Te CHUANG, and Ching-Nen Nathan CHEN
Characterization of a green microalga UTEX 2219-4: Effects of photosynthesis and osmotic stress on oil body formation
305
Shu-Ling LIU, Hsiu-Lin LIU, Shu-Chen CHANG, and Chan-Pin LIN
Phytoplasmas of two 16S rDNA groups are associated with pear decline in Taiwan
313
ECOLOGY
Fu-Shan CHOU, Wen-Chih LIN, Yung-Hsiu CHEN, and Jia-Bin TSAI
Seed fate of Castanopsis indica (Fagaceae) in a subtropical evergreen broadleaved forest
321
Yi-Ching LIN, Pei-Jung LIN, Hsiang-Hua WANG, and I-Fang SUN
Seed distribution of eleven tree species in a tropical forest in Taiwan
327
SYSTEMATICS
Tung-Yu HSIEH, Shin-Ming KU, Ching-Te CHIEN, and Yun-Tsong LIOU
Classifier modeling and numerical taxonomy of Actinidia (Actinidiaceae) in Taiwan
337
Ying LIU, Dai-Gui ZHANG, and Qin-Er YANG
Sinosenecio albonervius (Asteraceae), a new species from Hunan and Hubei, China
359
Yan LIU, Yoshiko KONO, Chun-Rui LIN, Wei-Bin XU, and Ching-I PENG
Aspidistra erecta (Asparagaceae), a new species from limestone areas in Guangxi, China
367
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