Using plants in forensics: State-of-the-art and prospects

Botanical Ingredient Forensics: Detection of Attempts to Deceive Commonly Used Analytical Methods for Authenticating Herbal Dietary and Food Ingredients and Supplements

(2023) Stefan Gafner et al.   Journal of Natural Products

Portable near‐infrared and Raman spectroscopic devices as complementary tools for instantaneous quality control of turmeric powder

(2023) Jordi Cruz et al.   PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS

Genetic characterization of a group of commercial African timber species: From genomics to barcoding

(2023) Maurizio Mascarello et al.   PLoS One

A review of recent compound-specific isotope analysis studies applied to food authentication

(2023) Hongyan Liu et al.   Food Chemistry

Single grain analysis of the complex Basmati rice samples to determine the nature of admixtures and accurate adulteration quantification

(2022) R. Lakshmi Vaishna et al.   JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE

Elucidation of the Lipid Composition of Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Products by Means of Gas Chromatography and Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry Detection

(2022) Paola Arena et al.   MOLECULES

Molecular Markers: An Overview of Data Published for Fungi over the Last Ten Years

(2022) Manuela Oliveira et al.   Journal of Fungi

An overview on different detection methods of saffron (Crocus sativus L.) adulterants

(2022) Ali Salehi et al.   Journal of Food Measurement and Characterization

Biodiversity: the overlooked source of human health

(2022) Yuliya Linhares et al.   TRENDS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Fatal poisoning by accidental ingestion of the “heartbreak grass” (Gelsemium elegans) verified by toxicological and medico-legal analyses

(2021) Dong Qu et al.   FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

Molecular Approaches to Agri-Food Traceability and Authentication: An Updated Review

(2021) Valentina Fanelli et al.   Foods

Fatal ingestion of Taxus baccata : English yew

(2021) Elizabeth W. L. Brooks‐Lim et al.   JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

Assessing candidate DNA barcodes for Chinese and internationally traded timber species

(2021) Jian‐Lin Hu et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Genetically modified crops: current status and future prospects

(2020) Krishan Kumar et al.   PLANTA

Evaluation of two 13-loci STR multiplex system regarding identification and origin discrimination of Brazilian Cannabis sativa samples

(2020) Lucas de Oliveira Pereira Ribeiro et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE

Characterisation of microsatellite loci in Sardinian pears (Pyrus communis L. and P. spinosa Forssk.)

(2020) Silvia Sau et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Microscopic Authentication of Commercial Herbal Products in the Globalized Market: Potential and Limitations

(2020) Mihael Cristin Ichim et al.   Frontiers in Pharmacology

ITS barcoding using high resolution melting analysis of Cannabis sativa drug seizures in Chile: A forensic application

(2020) Jaime Solano et al.   FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

Common and much less common scenarios in which botany is crucial for forensic pathologist and anthropologists: a series of eight case studies

(2020) Marco Caccianiga et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE

Overview of Analytical Tools for the Identification of Adulterants in Commonly Traded Herbs and Spices

(2019) Ahmed Galal Osman et al.   JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL

Review on recent DNA-based methods for main food authentication topics

(2019) Karola Böhme et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Genetic differences among Cedrela odorata sites in Bolivia provide limited potential for fine-scale timber tracing

(2019) Kathelyn Paredes-Villanueva et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes

Forensic palynology and the search for geolocation: Factors for analysis and the baby doe case

(2019) Andrew R. Laurence et al.   FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

The ethical concerns about transgenic crops

(2018) Agnès E. Ricroch et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Developing forensic tools for an African timber: Regional origin is revealed by genetic characteristics, but not by isotopic signature

(2018) Mart Vlam et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Phytochemistry and pharmacology of anti-depressant medicinal plants: A review

(2018) Jeanette Martins et al.   BIOMEDICINE & PHARMACOTHERAPY

Herb and spice fraud; the drivers, challenges and detection

(2018) Pamela Galvin-King et al.   FOOD CONTROL

Commentary: Neurological Surgery at Vanderbilt University: 1873 to Present

(2018) Patrick D Kelly et al.   NEUROSURGERY

A Meta-Analysis of Food Labeling Effects on Consumer Diet Behaviors and Industry Practices

(2018) Siyi Shangguan et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

Molecular markers useful to discriminate Coffea arabica cultivars with high genetic similarity

(2017) Tiago Vieira Sousa et al.   EUPHYTICA

Species identification in forensic samples using the SPInDel approach: A GHEP-ISFG inter-laboratory collaborative exercise

(2017) Cíntia Alves et al.   Forensic Science International-Genetics

The Role of Forensic Botany in Solving a Case: Scientific Evidence on the Falsification of a Crime Scene

(2017) Isabella Aquila et al.   JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

Taxonomy anarchy hampers conservation

(2017) Stephen T. Garnett et al.   NATURE

Geographic origin and individual assignment of Shorea platyclados (Dipterocarpaceae) for forensic identification

(2017) Chin Hong Ng et al.   PLoS One

Poison, plants and Palaeolithic hunters. An analytical method to investigate the presence of plant poison on archaeological artefacts

(2017) Valentina Borgia et al.   QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL

High resolution melting analysis as a new approach to discriminate gluten-containing cereals

(2016) Begoña Martín-Fernández et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Forensic features of a fatal Datura poisoning case during a robbery

(2016) E. Le Garff et al.   FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

High-throughput 18K SNP array to assess genetic variability of the main grapevine cultivars from Sicily

(2016) Francesco Mercati et al.   Tree Genetics & Genomes

Contribution to the determination of the place of death by drowning – A study of diatoms' biodiversity in Douro river estuary

(2016) Sara Coelho et al.   Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Genetic identification of Cannabis sativa using chloroplast trnL-F gene

(2015) V.H.G. Dias et al.   Forensic Science International-Genetics

Forensic botany II, DNA barcode for land plants: Which markers after the international agreement?

(2015) G. Ferri et al.   Forensic Science International-Genetics

A segment of rbcL gene as a potential tool for forensic discrimination of Cannabis sativa seized at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

(2015) I. C. T. Mello et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE

Forensic botany as a useful tool in the crime scene: Report of a case

(2015) Gabriele Margiotta et al.   Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Feasibility of mitochondrial single nucleotide polymorphisms to detect and identify Aspergillus fumigatus in clinical samples

(2014) Manuela Oliveira et al.   DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE

A forensic perspective on the genetic identification of grapevine (Vitis viniferaL.) varieties using STR markers

(2014) Sara Santos et al.   ELECTROPHORESIS

Improving the application of SSR polymorphism analysis coupled with Lab-on-a-chip® capillary electrophoresis to assess food authenticity: Italian pigmented rice as case study

(2014) Cristiano Garino et al.   FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL

Palynology and mycology provide separate classes of probative evidence from the same forensic samples: A rape case from southern England

(2014) Patricia E.J. Wiltshire et al.   FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

Assessing product adulteration in natural health products for laxative yielding plants, Cassia, Senna, and Chamaecrista, in Southern India using DNA barcoding

(2014) Gopalakrishnan Saroja Seethapathy et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE

The Role of Forensic Botany in Crime Scene Investigation: Case Report and Review of Literature

(2014) Isabella Aquila et al.   JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

SNaPBcen: a Novel and Practical Tool for Genotyping Burkholderia cenocepacia

(2013) N. Eusebio et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

SNaPaer: A Practical Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Multiplex Assay for Genotyping of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

(2013) Nadia Eusebio et al.   PLoS One

SNaPAfu: A Novel Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Multiplex Assay for Aspergillus fumigatus Direct Detection, Identification and Genotyping in Clinical Specimens

(2013) Rita Caramalho et al.   PLoS One

Vegetation Dynamics as a Tool for Detecting Clandestine Graves

(2012) Marco Caccianiga et al.   JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

The Use ofLeptodyctium riparium (Hedw.)Warnstin the Estimation of Minimum Postmortem Interval

(2012) Massimo Lancia et al.   JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES

SPInDel: a multifunctional workbench for species identification using insertion/deletion variants

(2012) João Carneiro et al.   Molecular Ecology Resources

Botanical DNA evidence in criminal cases: Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare L.) as a model species

(2011) Wim J.M. Koopman et al.   Forensic Science International-Genetics

Development of a novel and efficient strategy for practical identification of Pyrus spp (Rosaceae) cultivars using RAPD fingerprints

(2011) J. Lin et al.   GENETICS AND MOLECULAR RESEARCH

Identification of poisonous plants by DNA barcoding approach

(2010) Ilaria Bruni et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE

Geographical traceability of an important tropical timber (Neobalanocarpus heimii) inferred from chloroplast DNA

(2009) Lee Hong Tnah et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Forensic botany: species identification of botanical trace evidence using a multigene barcoding approach

(2009) Gianmarco Ferri et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE

DNA Microsatellite Region for a Reliable Quantification of Soft Wheat Adulteration in Durum Wheat-Based Foodstuffs by Real-Time PCR

(2009) Gabriella Sonnante et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

The Identification of Ingested Dandelion Juice in Gastric Contents of a Deceased Person by Direct Sequencing and GC-MS Methods

(2009) Eun-jung Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES