), V. arctostaphylos (Caucasus Region), V. smallii (Korea, Japan, Russia), V. yakushimense (Yakushima Island, Kyushu, Japan), and V. hirtum (Japan, South Korea). The morphological feature that unifies Hemimyrtillus is a set of paired prophylls
), and V. hirtum (Japan, South Korea). V. padifolium , our primary species of concern, is native only to the Madeira Islands and is typically found in subalpine landscapes at altitudes of 1220 to 1700 m. Plants are bushy to treelike, and typically 1 to
fruit from each treatment were extracted in closed conical flasks containing 100 mL methanol and dichloromethane at 1:1 (v/v) solution inside a rotary evaporator (Rotavapor model R-205; Buchi Labortechnik, Essen, Germany) set at 60 rpm at 40 °C for 4 h
antioxidant capacity tests by mixing 10 ± 1 mg oil with 1 mL of water and acetone (1:1) with 7% methyl-β-cyclodextrins (w:v). The fluorescent probe, fluorescein (8.16 × 10 −5 m m ), was incubated with different concentrations of Trolox (which served as the
photoperiod. Fig. 1. Dill roots at harvest (49 d after sowing). Substrates included swine lagoon compost (SLC) [15:85 (v/v) swine lagoon sludge:ground peanut hulls]; aged pine bark fines, peat, soil, perlite, and worm castings (OM); and conventional substrate
Botanic Garden” (38°00′39.24′′B, 23°38′11.32′′E, altitude 157 m) in Haidari, a western suburb of Athens, Greece, and were stored at room temperature. Two months after harvesting, they were surface sterilized by 15% v/v commercial bleach (4.5% w/v sodium
diss., University of California, Davis, CA Hoad, G.V. 1978 The role of seed derived hormones in the control of flowering in apple Acta Hort. 80 93 103 Iglesias, D.J. Tadeo, F.R. Primo-Millo, E. Talon, M. 2003 Fruit set dependence on carbohydrate
, seeds were surface-sterilized with 15% (v/v) commercial bleach (4.6% w/v sodium hypochlorite) containing 1 to 2 drops of Tween 20 (polyxyethylenesorbitan monolaurate, MERCK) for 10 min, rinsed four times (3 min each) with sterile distilled water and put
). Explants were surface-sterilized with 25% (v/v) commercial bleach solution (4.5% sodium hypochlorite) for 10 min. Three replications of eight explants were used for each treatment and data were collected after 40 d of culture. In the first subculture, shoot
.M. Karataglis, S. 2001 Effects of copper toxicity on leaves of oregano ( Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum ) Ann. Bot. (Lond.) 88 207 214 Salisbury, F.B. Ross, C.W. 1992 Plant physiology 4th Ed Wadsworth Pub