Complete mitochondrial genome assembly and comparative analysis of Colocasia esculenta.

Colocasia esculenta ranks as the fifth most important tuber crop and is known for its high nutritional and medicinal value. However, there is no research on its mitochondrial genome, hindering in-depth exploration of its genomic resources and genetic relationships. Using second- and third-generation sequencing technologies, we assembled and annotated the mitogenome of C.

Transcriptome-based identification and validation of reference genes for corm growth stages, different tissues, and drought stress in Taro (Colocasia esculenta).

Taro is a widely utilized starch resource plant. It is essential to quantify the expression levels of functional genes associated with taro growth using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). However, to obtain reliable RT-qPCR results, appropriate reference genes (RGs) are required for data normalization.

Analysis of the relationship between frailty index and 25(OH) vitamin D in elderly inpatients.

To analyze the relationship between frailty index and 25(OH) vitamin D in elderly inpatients. Totally 300 elderly patients in the geriatric department of Yuncheng Central Hospital from December 2019 to November 2020 were enrolled. There were 100 cases of non-frailty, pre-frailty, and frailty, respectively.

Comparative Transcriptome Sequencing of Taro Corm Development With a Focus on the Starch and Sucrose Metabolism Pathway.

Taro () is an important tuber crop and staple food. Taro corms have higher nutritional value and starch contents as compared to most of the other root/tuber crops. However, the growth and development of the taro rhizome have not been critically examined in terms of transcriptomic signatures in general or specific to carbohydrates (starch and sucrose) accumulation.