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The RAM/MOR signalling network of plants
This study provides the first evidence for the RAM/MOR signalling network involved in stem cell maintenance and cell differentiation in Arabidopsis thaliana
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Hydathode trichomes in parasitic Orobanchaceae
This study provides the first evidence for the physiological role of the hydathode trichomes in active water secretion in the rhinanthoid Orobanchaceae.
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Root growth dynamics linked to above-ground growth
Contador et al. use minirhizotron techniques to examine below-ground growth in field-grown walnut (Juglans regia)
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Orinus as a case study for species delimitation in plants
Orinus as a model system: multiple approaches & lines of evidence are applied to determine species boundaries for plants in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau.
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Clonal integration in the forest canopy vs forest understorey
Lu et al. manipulate rhizome connections in the field in the facultative epiphytic rhizomatous fern Selliguea griffithiana (Polypodiaceae).
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Wood anatomy of archaeological and historical specimens (Invited Review)
The principles and procedures involved in the study of archaeological and historical wood, which may be preserved through a variety of processes,
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Induction and suppression of plant defences (Invited Review)
A review of the current state of knowledge about plant defences highlights insights into herbivore adaptations that allow them to cope with these defences.
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Endogenous hormones and fructan metabolism in Chrysolaena
Results suggest that the co-ordinated action of carbohydrate metabolism and hormone synthesis enables C. obovata to survive unfavourable field conditions.
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Strigolactones and adventitious root formation in rice
Strigolactones (SLs) and their derivatives are plant hormones that have recently been identified as regulating root development. Sun et al. study adventious roots (ARs) in SL-
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Cadmium translocation by contractile roots
Contractile roots require specific anatomical adaptation of the root base, with less-lignified & less-suberized tissues than in the subapical root.
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The cost–benefit model for botanical carnivory
This study concludes that traps have lower rates of photosynthesis than leaves, and that leaves have higher rates of photosynthesis after feeding.
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Leaf evolution in early-diverging ferns
A novel fernlike taxon, Shougangia bella, is identified from the Late Devonian that has laminate leaves on higher orders of vegetative and fertile branches.