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Root exudates and intraspecific variability in allelopathy
Results indicate the potential for metabolic profiling as a tool for examining plant–plant interactions.
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Fluid properties influence diet in Nepenthes pitcher plants
Fluid from pitchers of four Nepenthes species is studied to determine retention capacity and time-to-kill for different species of ants and flies.
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Petal spur development in Centranthus
When concealed by petal spurs, nectar typically is restricted to flower-visiting animals possessing a sufficient tongue length to acquire it, and thus such spurs have
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Control of adventitious rooting and xylogenesis in arabidopsis
A study of Arabidopsis transcription factors finds that AR-formation and xylogenesis are inversely related but involve fine-tuning by the same proteins.
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Aphid repellence in arabidopsis over-expressing FPS2
Plant-synthesized sesquiterpenes play a pivotal role in chemotactic interactions with insects. In Arabidopsis thaliana, FPS2 is involved in the synthesis of cytosolic FDP, a precursor
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Genetic structure and gene flow patterns in Ulmus
Bertolasi et al. investigate pollen dispersal patterns in a relic U. minor stand surrounded by U. minor and U. pumila trees scattered across 80 km2.
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Light effects on somatic and zygotic embryogenesis in larch
Zygotic embryos of hybrid larch, Larix × marschlinsii never accumulate phenolics whereas embryos cultured in vitro ccumulate phenolics readily.
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Phylogenetic relationships in Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae)
Freudenstein and Chase analyse seven loci from 310 genera of epidendroids and find increased resolution and support for many groups.
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Sporophyte desiccation tolerance in the moss Aloina
Stark and Brinda study cultured sporophytes and vegetative shoots from a single genotype of the moss Aloina ambigua.
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Special Issue on Halophytes and Saline Adaptations
Improved knowledge of halophytes is important in understanding our natural world and enabling the use of these fascinating plants in land re-vegetation.
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Genetic linkage maps for apomictic Hieracium species
Shirasawa et al. develop a collection of expressed SSR markers in order to construct linkage maps for Hieracium species.
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Genetic determinants of stomatal conductance
Leaf gas exchange is influenced by stomatal size, density, distribution between the leaf adaxial and abaxial sides, as well as by pore dimensions.