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Cucumber (Cucumis sativus, Cucurbitaceae) is a widely used dicot model for silicon accumulation. However, little is known about the molecular mechanism of its silicon uptake. Sun
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The sympatric presence of transgenic crops with their wild relatives is an ecological concern. Liu et al. conducted a field experiment using insect enclosures with and
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Pedersen et al. describe a new amperometric CO2 microsensor and an O2 microsensor elucidated the dynamics in leaf pCO2 and pO2 during light–dark cycles for
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Many species exist on isolated habitats connected by dispersal of individuals. The evolutionary dynamics between two interacting species can be strongly influenced by the difference in
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Night-time transpiration accounts for a considerable amount of water loss in crop plants, yet its biological function, regulation and response to salt stress are poorly
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Fern leaves have surface coatings sealing them against dehydration. However, it is not clear whether wax compositions vary among fern species, and among ferns and seed
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Excess selenium (Se) is toxic to plants; however, relatively little information is known about the regulatory mechanism of plant Se tolerance. Jiang et al. report a
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Rangarajan et al. employ the functional–structural model SimRoot to explore how interactions among architectural phenes in common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris (Fabaceae) determine the acquisition of
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Generalist tree species growing across broad climatic gradients pose an intriguing question about how they can deal with such strong variations in climate. Studying the conductive
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The role of fine-scale habitat heterogeneity on within-population genetic divergence is studied in North American Arabidopsis lyrata (Brassicaceae) inhabiting a sand dune landscape. Wos
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The Brachypodium (Poacea) genus is a useful model system for studying grass genome organisation. Its key representative B. distachyon is well characterised at the cytogenetic and
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Dioecious plants are of particular concern in view of global environmental changes because reproductive females are more sensitive to abiotic stresses, thus compromising population viability. Positive