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plants, ex situ conservation, in vitro techniques, secondary metabolites, macrophytes, pollution
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Institute of Biology - Bucharest Romanian Academy: Bucharest, RO

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Rodica Catana

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Bangladesh Botanical Society: Dhaka, BD

2022-04 to 2033-04 | General Member
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Works (36)

Consequences of Volcanic Ash on Antioxidants, Nutrient Composition, Heavy Metal Accumulation, and Secondary Metabolites in Key Crops of Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador

Toxics
2025-01-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Raluca A. Mihai; Katherine Elizabeth Rodríguez Valencia; Nina G. Sivizaca Flores; Vivanco Gonzaga Ramiro Fernando; Cubi Isuaste Nelson Santiago; Rodica D. Catana
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Impact of Babaco (Vasoncelea x pentagona (Heilborn) Mabb.) Fruit Ripening Stages on Phytochemical Composition and Biological Properties

Metabolites
2024-12-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Raluca A. Mihai; Mauricio G. Canchignia Guacollantes; Ramiro F. Vivanco Gonzaga; Nelson S. Cubi-Insuaste; Rodica D. Catana
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Macrophyte Community Distribution in Relation to Anthropization Influences and Phytoplankton Development in an Urban Lake Chain

Water
2024-12-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Larisa I. Florescu; Rodica D. Catana; Raluca A. Mihai; Alina C. Dumitrache; Mirela M. Moldoveanu
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Biological Activity and Phenolic Content of Kombucha Beverages under the Influence of Different Tea Extract Substrates

Fermentation
2024-06-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Raluca A. Mihai; Nelson S. Cubi-Insuaste; Rodica D. Catana
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Secondary Metabolites and Antioxidant Activity against Moko Disease as a Defense Mechanism of Musa spp. from the Ecuadorian Coast Area

Metabolites
2024-05-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Raluca A. Mihai; Vanessa A. Terán-Maza; Karen A. Portilla-Benalcazar; Lissette E. Ramos-Guaytarilla; María J. Vizuete-Cabezas; Erly J. Melo-Heras; Nelson S. Cubi-Insuaste; Rodica D. Catana
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Comprehensive Assessment of Coffee Varieties (Coffea arabica L.; Coffea canephora L.) from Coastal, Andean, and Amazonian Regions of Ecuador; A Holistic Evaluation of Metabolism, Antioxidant Capacity and Sensory Attributes

Horticulturae
2024-02-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Raluca A. Mihai; Diana C. Ortiz-Pillajo; Karoline M. Iturralde-Proaño; Mónica Y. Vinueza-Pullotasig; Leonardo A. Sisa-Tolagasí; Mary L. Villares-Ledesma; Erly J. Melo-Heras; Nelson S. Cubi-Insuaste; Rodica D. Catana
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Screening for a suitable cryopreservation protocol for Polypodium vulgare

AgroLife Scientific Journal
2023-12-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Rodica Catana; Aldea Florentina; Mitoi Monica
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Somatic Embryogenesis of Representative Medicinal Trees in South America—Current Status

Forests
2023-10-16 | Journal article
Contributors: Raluca A. Mihai; Erly J. Melo Heras; Eliza A. Pinto Valdiviezo; Iván A. Espinoza Caiza; Nelson S. Cubi Insuaste; Jean Pierre Mejía; Rodica D. Catana; Mirela M. Moldoveanu; Larisa I. Florescu
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Does the Mineral Composition of Volcanic Ashes Have a Beneficial or Detrimental Impact on the Soils and Cultivated Crops of Ecuador?

Toxics
2023-10-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Raluca A. Mihai; Iván A. Espinoza-Caiza; Erly J. Melo-Heras; Nelson S. Cubi-Insuaste; Eliza A. Pinto-Valdiviezo; Rodica D. Catana
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Screening of Phytoresources from the Romanian Flora with medical applications against Covid - Review

International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine
2023-10-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Rodica Catana; Moldoveanu M.M.; Mihai R.A.; Botezatu A; Albulescu A.; Kosakyan A; Florescu L.
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The Fungal, Nutritional, and Metabolomic Diagnostics of the Oil Palm Elaeis guineensis Affected by Bud Rot Disease in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Journal of Fungi
2023-09-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Raluca A. Mihai; Erly J. Melo Heras; Pablo A. Landazuri Abarca; Rodica D. Catana
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The Panoramic View of Ecuadorian Soil Nutrients (Deficit/Toxicity) from Different Climatic Regions and Their Possible Influence on the Metabolism of Important Crops

Toxics
2023-01-26 | Review
Part of ISSN: 2305-6304
Contributors: Raluca Mihai; Erly J Melo-Heras; Vanessa A. Terán Maza; Iván Alejandro Espinoza Caiza; Eliza A. Pinto Valdiviezo; Rodica D. Catana
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Rodica Catana

Quantitative Analyses of Chemical Elements in Phragmites australis as Bioindication of Anthropization in Urban Lakes

Sustainability
2022-12-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2071-1050
Contributors: Rodica D. Catana; Aurelia Podosu; Larisa Florescu; Raluca Mihai; Madalin Enache; Lucia Roxana Cojoc; Mirela Moldoveanu
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Influence of Soil Nutrient Toxicity and Deficiency from Three Ecuadorian Climatic Regions on the Variation of Biological, Metabolic, and Nutritional Properties of Moringa oleifera Lam.

Toxics
2022-11-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2305-6304
Contributors: Raluca Mihai; Osmar S. Acurio Criollo; Jean Pierre Quishpe Nasimba; Erly J Melo-Heras; Dayana K. Galván Acaro; Pablo A. Landazuri Abarca; Larisa Florescu; Rodica D. Catana
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Variation of the Antioxidative Defense in Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Facing Bud Rot Disease in the Coastal Area of Ecuador

Molecules
2022-10-27 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1420-3049
Contributors: Raluca Mihai; Galo M. Canchignia Guacollantes; Sebastián A. Villacrés Mesias; Larisa Florescu; Rodica D. Catana
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RAPD analysis of Asplenium adulterinum Milde from in vitro culture

Bangladesh Journal of Botany
2022-06-28 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2079-9926
Part of ISSN: 0253-5416
Contributors: Catană Rodica; Aldea Florentina; Paica Ioana
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Abiotic Factors from Different Ecuadorian Regions and Their Contribution to Antioxidant, Metabolomic and Organoleptic Quality of <i>Theobroma cacao</i> L. Beans, Variety &ldquo;Arriba Nacional&rdquo;

Plants
2022-04 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Raluca Mihai; Pablo A. Landazuri Abarca; Andrés Tinizaray; Larisa Florescu; Rodica Catana; Anna Kosakyan
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Biodiversity, Distribution, and Conservation of Plants and Fungi: Effects of Global Warming and Environmental Stress

Journal of Fungi
2022-04-24 | Edited book | Author
Part of ISSN: 2309-608X
Contributors: Alona Yu. Biketova; Rodica Catana; Anush Kosakyan
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Assessing the Effects of Phytoplankton Structure on Zooplankton Communities in Different Types of Urban Lakes

Diversity
2022-03 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Larisa Florescu; Mirela M. Moldoveanu; Rodica Catana; Ioan Păceșilă; Cristina Alina Dumitrache; Athanasios Alexandru Gavrilidis; Ioan-Cristian Ioja
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The Edible Gray Oyster Fungi Pleurotus ostreatus (Jacq. ex Fr.) P. Kumm a Potent Waste Consumer, a Biofriendly Species with Antioxidant Activity Depending on the Growth Substrate

Journal of Fungi
2022-03-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Raluca A. Mihai; Erly J. Melo Heras; Larisa I. Florescu; Rodica D. Catana
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Holobiuc I, Catană R, Helepciuc F, Maximilian C, Mitoi M, Cogălniceanu G., 2021, Ex situ preservation in medium-term culture of the threathened taxon Dianthus nardiformis Janka.

Romanian Biotechnological Letters
2021 | Journal article
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Rodica Catana

Ștefănuț S., Öllerer K., Ion C.M., Florescu I.L., Constantin M., Banciu C., Onete M., Manu M., Vicol I., Moldoveanu M.M., Maican S., Cobzaru I., Nicoară G.R., Mogîldea D.E., Purice M.D., Nicolae D.C., Catană D.R., Teodosiu G., Dumitrache A.C., Maria M.G., Moroșanu A.-M., Paica I., Bîrsan C.-C., Tamas G., Vladimirescu M., Manole A., 2021. Country-scale complementary passive and active biomonitoring of airborne trace elements for environmental risk assessment. Ecological Indicators

Ecological Indicators
2021 | Journal article
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Rodica Catana

Metabolic Potential of Some Functional Groups of Bacteria in Aquatic Urban Systems

Fermentation
2021-10-27 | Journal article
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Rodica Catana

Catană Rodica, Helepciuc Florena-Elena, Zamfir Medana, Florescu Larisa, Mitoi Monica, In vivo and in vitro antioxidant activity of Cnicus benedictus

Agrolife scientific journal
2020 | Journal article
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Rodica Catana

THE CURRENT STAGE OF BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES AND SYSTEMATIC REMARKS ON SOME SPONTANEOUS MEDICINAL PLANTS IN ROMANIA - REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Farmacia
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85083737929

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00148237

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Rodica Catana
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Biotechnological approach for ex situ conservation of the vulnerable species Moehringia jankae

Romanian Biotechnological Letters
2018 | Journal article
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Rodica Catana

Developing a novel warning-informative system as a tool for environmental decision-making based on biomonitoring

Ecological Indicators
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85042296357

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1470160X

Contributors: Ştefănuţ, S.; Manole, A.; Ion, M.C.; Constantin, M.; Banciu, C.; Onete, M.; Manu, M.; Vicol, I.; Moldoveanu, M.M.; Maican, S. et al.
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Rodica Catana via Scopus - Elsevier

Effect of the storage at low temperatures on the germination and antioxidant activity of Geum urbanum seeds

Romanian Biotechnological Letters
2018 | Journal article
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Rodica Catana

Ex situ conservation using medium-term cultures in Moehringia jankae Griseb. ex Janka (Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae) and genetic stability assessment using ISSR

Acta Zoologica Bulgarica
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85047181808

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03240770

Contributors: Holobiuc, I.M.; Catanã, R.D.; Maximilian, C.R.; Cristea, V.; Mitoi, M.E.
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Rodica Catana via Scopus - Elsevier

The antioxidant properties of Gentiana lutea root cultures

Agrolife Scientific Journal
2017 | Journal article
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Rodica Catana

HOW DO THE STAGNANT AND FLOWING SYSTEMS INFLUENCE THE PRODUCTION OF ROTIFERS IN THE DANUBE DELTA?

Oltenia Studii Si Comunicari Stiintele Naturii
2016 | Journal article
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Rodica Catana

Recurrent somatic embryogenesis in long-term cultures of Gentiana lutea L. As a source for synthetic seed production for medium-term preservation

Archives of Biological Sciences
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84862244639

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03544664

Contributors: Holobiuc, I.; Catana, R.
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Rodica Catana via Scopus - Elsevier

The establishment of an in vitro gene bank in Dianthus spiculifolius Schur. And D. glacialis ssp gelidus (Schott Nym. et Kotschy) Tutin: II. Medium-term cultures characterization in minimal growth condition

Romanian Biotechnological Letters
2010 | Journal article
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Rodica Catana

Holobiuc I., Blîndu R., Cristea V., Researches concerning in vitro conservation of the rare plant species Dianthus nardiformis Janka

Biotechnology and Biotechnological Equipment
2009 | Journal article
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Rodica Catana

Holobiuc I., Blîndu R., Mitoi M., Helepciuc F., Cristea V., The establishment of an in vitro gene bank in Dianthus spiculifolius Schur and Dianthus glacialis ssp. gelidus (Schott Nym. Et Kotschy) Tutin: I. The initiation of a tissue collection of the cultures in minimal growth conditions

Annals of Forest Research
2009 | Journal article
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Rodica Catana

Induction of somatic embryogenesis in Campanula cochlearifolia Lam

In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Plant
2007 | Conference abstract
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Rodica Catana

Peer review (29 reviews for 15 publications/grants)

Review activity for Annual research & review in biology. (1)
Review activity for Biomolecules. (1)
Review activity for British microbiology research journal. (1)
Review activity for Ciência e Agrotecnologia. (1)
Review activity for Diversity. (2)
Review activity for Forests. (1)
Review activity for Horticulturae. (2)
Review activity for International journal of plant and soil science. (1)
Review activity for Journal of fungi. (4)
Review activity for Journal of zoological and botanical gardens. (1)
Review activity for Life. (3)
Review activity for Notulae botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca. (1)
Review activity for Plants. (6)
Review activity for Scientia Agrícola. (1)
Review activity for Sustainability. (3)