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The role of gibberellin in iron homeostasis in rice
The plant hormone gibberellin (GA) participates in many physiological processes. However, little is known about the role of GA in responses to nutrient deficiency in general
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Pollen-mediated gene flow in wild olive
Wild olive (Olea europaea subsp. europaea var. sylvestris, aka oleaster) populations are subject to increasing fragmentation and size reduction. Beghè et al. employ microsatellite markers and
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Disturbance by a native fossorial rodent favours plant invasion in arid shrubland
Disturbance events, such as cattle grazing or human activities, remove plant individuals and thereby create opportunities for non-native plants to colonise the community. Disturbance often
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Suberised barriers support composite water and solute transport in barley roots
Roots possess complex anatomical structures characterised by suberised apoplastic barriers that are deposited in localised cell wall layers. Barley roots lack an exodermis, but form an
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Diversification of an underutilised crop genus in Borneo
Recent work points to Borneo as an evolutionary and biodiversity hotspot. The genus Artocarpus (Moraceae) has many Borneo endemics, and more than a dozen underutilised crops,
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Berberidopsis beckleri, floral development and evolution of the core eudicots
The floral development of Berberidopsis beckleri is compared with its sister species B. corallina to clarify the origins of the pentamerous pentacyclic flower of the core
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Wood anatomical diversity results from force of habit, and shifts in habitat
Plant functional traits constitute responses to a complex evolutionary reciprocality between plants and the environment. Wood anatomy varies between shrubs and trees, and between wet and
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Functional genomics and hybrid allopolyploid speciation in grass monocots
Morphological traits and metabolics reveal inter- and intra-species diversity within the model annual grasses Brachypodium distachyon, B. stacei and B. hybridum. López-Alvarez et al.
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Unveiling the osmophores of Philodendron (Araceae)
Philodendron, a species-rich genus of the arum family (Araceae), is thermogenic and produces strong inflorescence scents for pollinator attraction. However, the precise location of the
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A new addition to the Patagonian Ceratopetalum five-winged fossil fruit family
Museomic approaches are employed in order to establish an evolutionary, palaeoecological, and biogeographic context for radially symmetrical, five-winged fossil fruits from the highly diverse early
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Hierarchical modularity hypothesis for Equisetum reproductive morphology
Sporangiophore development and Equisetum strobilus: how fossils and reproductive morphologies illuminate horsetail origins and homology
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Light competition suppresses couch grass more efficiently than nutrient competition
Competitive crops are important for sustainable cropping systems. For perennial weeds, below-ground organs, for instance rhizomes for couch grass, constitute the best measure of a