Poaceae

Gallagher, C.E. et al.. Gene duplication in the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway preceded evolution of the grasses (Poaceae). Plant Physiol. 135, 1776, 2004. 

J. Alphei, M. Bonkowski, and S. Scheu, Protozoa, Nematoda and Lumbricidae in the rhizosphere of HordeUmus europaeus (Poaceae) faunal interactions, response of microorganisms and effects on plant growth. Oecologia 706 111 (1996). 

The seeds and vegetative part of plants contain several sorts of inhibitors of insect, fungal, mammalian, and endogenous proteinases. These inhibitors may be involved in plant defense mechanisms against predators and participate in the development of the plant itself. Peptidic proteinase inhibitors are well studied in the families Fabaceae, Poaceae, Asteraceae, and Solanaceae (37). Non-proteinaceous inhibitors of serine... 

Maier, W., K. Hammer et al. (1997). Accumulation of sesquiterpenoid cyclohexenone derivatives induced by an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus in members of the Poaceae. Planta 202(1) 36—42. 

Poaceae (cereals) Avena sativa (oats) Hordeum vulgare (barley) Oryza sativa (rice)... 

There are also more complex hydroxycinnamic acids in cereals and other members of the Poaceae. These are cell wall-bound mono-, di- and tri-ferulates. Although they appear to have significant antioxidant activity, their bioavailability (release from cell walls and subsequent absorption in humans) is very low. 

Murphy, S. D. and Aarssen, L. W. (1995). Allelopathic pollen extract from Phleum pratense L (Poaceae) reduces germination, in vitro, of pollen in sympatric species. International Journal of Plant Science 156 425-434. 

Of course, as noted previously, grasses have evolved to deal with harsh and uneven conditions. Living in some of the most extreme temperature and precipitation zones in the world, Poaceae are prepared to live periodically without water or nutrients. Indeed, each species of grass is uniquely adapted to the periodic scarcities of water, sunlight, and nutrients typical of the area to which they are indigenous. 

Spyreas G et al, Effects of endophyte infection in tall fescue Eestuca arundinacea Poaceae) on community diversity, Inti J Plant Sci 162 1237-1245, 2001. 

A similar thermal rearrangement was reported during the synthesis of the namral ben-zoxazinone 78, an allelochemical isolated from plants belonging to the Poaceae family. 

All plant parts of Compositae and Poaceae 50% DM in Jerusalem artichoke... 

Hordeum vulgare is grass that may be either a winter or a spring annual of the POACEAE (GRAMINAE) family. It forms a rosette type of growth in fall and winter, developing elongated stems and flower... 

Migliore, L., G. Brambilla, P. Casoria, C. Civitareale, S. Cozzolino, and L. Gaudio (1996). Effect of sulphadimethoxine on barley Hordeum distichum L., Poaceae, LiUopsida) in laboratory terrestrial models. Agriculture, Ecosystem, and Environment 60 121-128. 

Bouaziz, M. et al., Flavonoids from Hyparrhenia hirta Stapf (Poaceae) growing in Tunisia, Biochem. Syst. Ecol, 29, 849, 2001. 

Cymbopogon oils are produced from several aromatic grasses that belong to the genus Cymbopogon Spreng. (Poaceae). The oils are obtained by steam distillation of the aerial parts of the plants. The following oils are of commercial interest ... 

Vetiver oil is produced by steam distillation of the roots of the grass Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash (Poaceae), which grows wild or is cultivated in many tropical and subtropical countries. The oil is a brown to reddish-brown, viscous liquid with a characteristic precious-wood and rootlike, long-lasting odor. The specifications given in Table 8 refer to oil qualities produced in Reunion,Haiti, Indonesia (Java), and China. 

Coumarins occur abundantly in various plant families, e.g. Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Moraceae, Poaceae, Rutaceae and Sola-naceae. However, the Apiaceae alt. Umbelliferae) and the Rutaceae are the two most important coumarin-producing plant families. 

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