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Hydraulic conductivity of roots
Radial and axial hydraulic conductivities are key parameters for understanding and modelling root water uptake. Despite their importance, there is limited experimental information relating to how
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Deep root biomass and bNPP of a coffee agroforestry system in Costa Rica
Costa Rican coffee (Coffea arabica) plants are often grown in agroforests. Studying the relationship between shade-inducing trees on coffee plant biomass and root competition in
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A visit to the plant museum…
Botanicum by Katie Scott and Kathy Willis, 2016, Standard Edition.* Big Picture Press. Botanicum is big. Really big. At 38 cm tall and 28 cm wide,
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Root-mediated transmission of systemic acquired resistance
Plants modulate their defence signalling networks in response to various biotic stresses via inter-organ communication. Song et al. evaluate the root-mediated transmission of systemic
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Evidence for asymmetrical hybridization despite pre- and post-pollination reproductive barriers between two Silene species
Co-flowering species may undergo interspecific hybridization if they are closely related and share pollinators. However, a series of reproductive barriers between species can prevent interspecific
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Shoot control of root aquaporin expression in rice
Seeking to uncover the responses of root hydraulics and water uptake to transpirational water loss, Meng et al. analyse three-week old rice plants, observing changes
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Elevating expression of phytoglobins enhances photosynthetic response of root-flooded maize
Decreased crop photosynthetic rates are a major consequence of root flooding as severe perturbations of the photosynthetic machinery result from elevated levels of reactive oxygen species
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Galactose-containing enriched root exudates of potato interfere with the growth of Pectobacterium atrosepticum
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) is a major food crop worldwide and its cultivation is fraught with difficulty. This is because potato roots and tubers are susceptible to
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Intraspecific variation in thermal acclimation of photosynthesis across a range of temperatures in a perennial crop
Interest in the thermal acclimation of photosynthesis has been stimulated by the increasing relevance of climate change. However, little is known about intra-specific variations in
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The role of XAL1 in the root cell dynamics underpinning root growth
Morphogenesis depends on the modulation of cell proliferation and differentiation. The reverse genetics approach of García-Cruz et al. reveals that such modulation is dynamically adjusted
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Tunicated corpuscle theory
You can’t escape your heritage; we all go through life with an assortment of ‘baggage’ that betrays our origins, whether it’s our accent, cultural
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Aquaporin function and exogenous application of abscisic acid (ABA) to barley roots
Using an immunochemical approach to reveal the link between changes in abscisic acid (ABA) levels, aquaporin function and changes in root cell hydraulic conductivity (LpCell), Sharipova