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Floral structure and systematics in Malpighiales
The suprafamilial phylogenetic structure of Malpighiales, one of the largest orders of flowering plants, has been continuously improved over the past decade and the relationships of
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Flowering and morphology responses to high latitudes
Timing of flowering is an adaptive trait regulated by environmental cues and has been intensively studied in annual plants, but in perennials it is currently not
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Behaviour of eversporting eudicot chimeras
Behaviour of eversporting gymnosperm chimeras indicates a single apical cell is present in the shoot apical meristem. Korn studies one Mentha (Lamiaceae), one Euonymus (Celastraceae) and
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Pantropical disjunction in Paederia
Paederia is a pantropical genus of 31 species of woody lianas from the family Rubiaceae, with high species’ diversity in both tropical continental Asia and Africa
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Root elongation growth and lunisolar tidal acceleration
Correlative evidence suggests a relationship between the lunisolar tidal acceleration and the elongation rate of Arabidopsis thaliana roots grown under conditions of constant low light. Barlow
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Post-shedding seed development in Galanthus and Narcissus
Seeds of the moist temperate woodland species Galanthus nivalis and Narcissus pseudonarcissus, which disperse during spring or early summer, germinate poorly in laboratory tests. Newton et
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Plant hormones in arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses (Research in Context)
Although >80% of species form arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses, the roles of plant hormones in the associations are still being determined. Foo et al. critically review
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Conservative shoot P content under varying supply
The Australian legume Viminaria juncea forms both cluster roots and mycorrhizal associations. de Campos et al. manipulate P supply over a range of 0 to 50
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Flowering time control by miR159 in gloxinia
Gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa) is a popular ornamental plant with attractive, colourful flowers, but the genetic mechanisms that regulate flowering are largely unknown. Li et al. generate
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Assignment of SNP allelic configuration in polyploids
Estimation of allele copy numbers for molecular markers is a challenge for polyploid species.
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Cultivar identification and maintenance in self-sterile Rubus
Preservation of cultivar purity is a particular challenge for plants that are self-incompatible and have easily germinating seeds and vigorously spreading rhizomes.
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Ecological significance of seed recalcitrance in Quercus
Several widespread tree species of temperate forests produce desiccation-sensitive seeds, but the ecological significance of this is largely unknown.