Relatively high light inhibits reserves degradation in the rhizome during the leaf expansion by changing the source-sink relationship.

The early spring is a seasonal high-light "window" for new leaf growth and photosynthetic carbon capture by the shade-tolerant evergreen understory plants. However, it remains unclear how light regulates the source-sink relationship between rhizome (RO), mature leaf (ML), and immature leaf (IL) during leaf expansion. Understanding this relationship is essential to reducing RO reserve degradation and ultimately promote RO biomass accumulation.

Comprehensive analysis of the complete mitochondrial genomes of three species (, and ): the important medicinal plants in China.

plants (Ranunculaceae) contain high levels of isoquinoline alkaloids and have a long history of medicinal use. species are of great value in pharmaceutical industries and scientific research. Mitochondria are considered as one of the central units for receiving stress signals and arranging immediate responses.

Auxiliary rapid identification of pathogenic and antagonistic microorganisms associated with Coptis chinensis root rot by high-throughput sequencing.

Root rot reduces the yield and medical quality of C. chinensis (Cc). Previous studies of Coptis root rot focused on the identification of pathogens and the rhizosphere microbial community composition.

Integrated metabolomics and ligand fishing approaches to screen the hypoglycemic ingredients from four Coptis medicines.

Rhizoma Coptidis, which is mainly originated from the rhizomes of Coptis chinensis, C. deltoidea, C. omeiensis and C.