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Information regarding polymorphism of floral structure is important for understanding the genetic and evolutionary mechanisms of flower development. Penin and Logacheva conduct a wide survey of
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Interspecific hybridization of lady’s slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum) has long been used for breeding programs; however, genome affinities among species are almost unknown. Lee et al.
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Although being tall is advantageous in light competition, plant height growth is often similar among dominant plants in crowded stands. Nagashima and Hikosaka manipulate plant height
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The starchy endosperm of wheat, Triticum aestivum, has three major components: protein, starch and cell wall polysaccharides, which are are not homogenously distributed across the tissue.
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Origin of triploid <i>Arachis</i> by autopolyploidy The origins of the economically important tetraploids in Arachis (including peanut) have largely been
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There is considerable discord among treatments of the Velloziaceae despite the large amount of data that exists for this family. Mello-Silva et al. undertake analyses
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The bacterium Xylella fastidiosa, responsible for Pierce’s disease of grapevine, colonizes the xylem conduits of vines. Chatelet et al. examine the xylem structure of several
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Polyploidy is a major evolutionary force generating new plant species. Hunt et al. explore the dynamics of allopolyploid speciation in the western Mediterranean rock fern Asplenium
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Why are sterile anthers and carpels retained in some flowering plants, given their likely costs? Yu et al. study a cryptically dioecious species, Petasites tricholobus, in
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Many sex-ratio-related studies have focused on dioecious or monoecious herbaceous plants, but relatively few have looked at trees. Ne’eman et al. examine changes
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Physical dormancy and the water gap in <i>Geranium</i> A water gap is a small opening that forms on breaking of
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Despite its importance in a wide variety of studies, accurate estimation of below-ground biomass and its distribution in the soil is notoriously difficult. Levillain et