Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]

NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.

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Heliconia psittacorum

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s): parrot's plantain
Crop Use(s): vegetable
Reference Source(s): sturtevant
Number of Papers/Mentions: 16

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Clemen, J. and R. H. Morton (1999). Optimizing mineral nutrition for flower production in Heliconia ''Golden Torch'' using response surface methodology. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. Nov. 124(6): 713-718. {a} Institute of Molecular BioSciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

Kumar, P. P., J. C. K. Yau, et al. (1998). Genetic analyses of Heliconia species and cultivars with randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science 123(1): 91-97. {a} Sch. Biol. Sci., Natl. Univ. Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119260, Singapore

Sanabria, M. E., O. Crescente, et al. (1998). Secondary metabolites as chemotaxonomical characteristics for three species of the genus Heliconia L. (Heliconiaceae) from the Sucre State, Venezuela. Ernstia 8(1): 27-39. {a} Univ. Cent. Occidental Lisandro Alvarado, Decanato Ingenieria Agronomica, Dep. Bot., Nucleo Tarabana, Cabudare, Edo. Lara, Venezuela

Escalona, F. (1997). Myrothecium renaudii sp. nov. on Heliconia psittacorum X H. spathocircinata. Mycotaxon 61: 81-86. Univ. del Zulia, Fac. Exp. Ciencias, Apdo. 526, Maracaibo 4011, Venezuela

Geering, A. D. W. and J. E. Thomas (1997). Search for alternative hosts of banana bunchy top virus in Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology 26(4): 250-254. {a} Plant Protection Unit, Dep. Primary Industries, 80 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland 4068, Australia

Catley, J. L. and I. R. Brooking (1996). Temperature and light influence growth and flower production in Heliconia 'Golden Torch'. Hortscience 31(2): 213-217. Hortic. Food Research Inst. New Zealand, Batchelar Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11 030, Palmerston North, NZ

He, J., C. W. Chee, et al. (1996). 'Photoinhibition' of Heliconia under natural tropical conditions: The importance of leaf orientation for light interception and leaf temperature. Plant Cell and Environment 19(11): 1238-1248. {a} Dep. Botany, Natl. Univ. Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119260, Singapore

Kumar, P. P., M. J. Nathan, et al. (1996). Involvement of ethylene on growth and plant regeneration in callus cultures of Heliconia psittacorum L.f. Plant Growth Regulation 19(2): 145-151. {a} Tissue Culture Lab., Dep. Bot., National Univ. Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Rd., Singapore 0511, Singapore

Goh, C. J., M. J. Nathan, et al. (1995). Direct organogenesis and induction of morphogenic callus through thin section culture of Heliconia psittacorum. Scientia Horticulturae Amsterdam 62(1-2): 113-120. {a} Tissue Cult. Lab., Dep. Botany, Natl. Univ. of Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Rd., Singapore 0511, Singapore

Lee, Y. H., N. Y. Ng, et al. (1994). Pollen formation and fruit set in some cultivars of Heliconia psittacorum. Scientia Horticulturae Amsterdam 60(1-2): 167-172. {a} Botany Dep., Natl. Univ. Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Chase, A. R. and J. M. F. Yuen (1993). Susceptibility of Schlumbergera truncata cultivars to four plant pathogens. Journal of Environmental Horticulture 11(1): 14-16. Univ. Floirda, IFAS, Central Florida Res. Education Cente, Apopka, 2807 Binion Road, Apopka, FL 32703

Flescher, E. G., K. Madden, et al. (1993). Components required for cytokinesis are important for bud site selection in yeast. Journal of Cell Biology 122(2): 373-386. {a} Dep. Biol., Yale Univ., New Haven, CT 06511, USA

Nathan, M. J., P. P. Kumar, et al. (1993). High frequency plant regeneration in Heliconia psittacorum L.f. Plant Science Limerick 90(1): 63-71. {a} Dep. Botany, Natl. Univ. Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Rd., Singapore 0511, Singapore

Diatloff, A., E. Akiew, et al. (1992). Characteristics of isolates of Pseudomonas solanacearum from Heliconia. Australasian Plant Pathology 21(4): 163-168. {a} Plant Pathol. Branch, Queensland Dep. Primary Industries, Indoorpoilly, Queensland 4068, Australia

Escalona, F., N. Maciel, et al. (1992). A spotting of the inflorescence of heliconias. Fitopatologia Venezolana 5(2): 30-32. {a} Postgrado de Fitopatol., Escuela de Agron., Univ. Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Apartado 400, Barquisimeto, Edo. Lara, Venezuela

Kirchoff, B. K. (1992). Ovary structure and anatomy in the Heliconiaceae and Musaceae (Zingiberales). Canadian Journal of Botany 70(12): 2490-2508. Dep. Biol., Univ. N.C., Greensboro, NC 27412-5001, USA

Nathan, M. J., C. J. Goh, et al. (1992). In vitro propagation of Heliconia psittacorum by bud culture. Hortscience 27(5): 450-452.

Triplett, J. K. and B. K. Kirchoff (1991). Lamina architecture and anatomy in the Heliconiaceae and Musaceae (Zingiberales). Canadian Journal Of Botany 69(4): 887-900.

Andersson, L. (1985). Revision of Heliconia subgenus Stenochlamys (Musaceae, Heliconioideae). Opera Botanica(82): 1-123.

Index of botanical names:
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Index of common names:
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M]
[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Y] [Z]

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