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A paper on a biosynthetic gene in Acorus calamus, co-authored with Dr. Koeduka at Yamaguchi Univ., and Dr. Bolortuya at Mongolian Academy of Sciences, has been published online in J. Plant Physiol. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Molecular cloning and characterization of caffeic acid O-methyltransferase from Acorus calamus

Volatile phenylpropenes, including α- and β-asarone, are characteristic aromas of sweet flag (Acorus calamus) and have been used as ingredients in pha…

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Atsushi Okazawa @okazawaa.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Dr. Sugimoto's group at Kobe University has published an article on cowpea strigolactones in the special issue "The Biology of Parasitic Plants – Mechanisms, Diversity, and Evolution", Plant Cell Physiol. academic.oup.com/pcp/advance-...

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Tandem gene duplication drives the molecular evolution of Orobanchol into a novel non-canonical Strigolactone with weak germination-inducing activity toward root parasitic weeds in cowpea

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Atsushi Okazawa @okazawaa.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Mr. Onitsuka's work was published as an advanced online publication in J. Pestic. Sci. We screened inhibitors of the α-galactosidase OmAGAL2, involved in carbohydrate metabolism of the root parasitic weed Orobanche minor, to control the parasitic weed. www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpes...

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Assessing α-galactosidase OmAGAL2 inhibitors and their impact on germination and sugar profiles in Orobanche minor

Root parasitic weeds from the Orobanche genus significantly damage crop production in African and European countries. Previous studies identified the …

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Plant & Cell Physiology @plantcellphysiol.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Now receiving submissions for our special issue: 'The Biology of Parasitic Plants - Mechanisms, Diversity & Evolution' Organising Editors: A. Okazawa @okazawaa.bsky.social T. Spallek @thomas-spallek.bsky.social K. Yoneyama S. Yoshida Interested? Contact Us 💻 academic.oup.com/pcp/pages/sp...

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