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Arbuscular mycorrhizal growth responses and phosphorous efficiency in soybean genotypes
Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi play a key role in phosphate (P) uptake of many crop species, but the mechanisms by which P uptake in the AM
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Temporal dynamics of Corsican orchid communities
Orchids are particularly sensitive to environmental changes due to their narrow ranges in secondary-successional habitats, and partially cryptic which impede the observation during monitoring. Here
Plants & People
Cacti thrive in the shadows of catastrophes
Even giants need a helping hand as children, but for saguaro cacti that hand comes from a long way away.
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Mycorrhizal associations in recently diverged Epipactis species
In orchid species that have populations occurring in strongly contrasting habitats, mycorrhizal divergence and other habitat-specific adaptations may lead to the formation of reproductively isolated
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Aluminium accumulation and XET action in bean root tips
Two genes PvXTH9 and PvXTHb have been suggested to regulate the polyethylene glycol-reduced cell-wall Al accumulation in root tips. Through the spatial and temporal
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Commonness, reproductive patterns and inbreeding depression of two Jumellea species
Population size reduction can threaten long-term persistence of plant populations through loss of genetic diversity and inbreeding depression. Blambert et al. evaluate the consequences of
Plant Cuttings
Life’s little certainties…
Nigel Chaffey discovers Nature has its own taxes.
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Orchid conservation: further links
Fay introduces the often complex interactions of orchids with mycorrhizal fungi, pollinators and host trees, considering also threats from human utilization and changing land use. The
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Is hyperaccumulation of nickel worthwhile in non-serpentine soils?
Ni-hyperaccumulating species produce high-Ni litters and potentially influence important ecosystem processes such as decomposition. According to the elemental allelopathy hypothesis of hyperaccumulation, the restriction
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Gas exchange measurements on Miscanthus leaves
Miscanthus has a high yield potential, but even though it is less cold sensitive than other C4 species, it emerges later in spring than C3 species.
AoB PLANTS
A global assessment of a large monocot family highlights the need for group-specific analyses of invasiveness
There are several emerging generalizations in invasion biology, but often the factors determining invasiveness are group-specific. Similarly to certain other plant families, Araceae species (arums
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Soil seed bank assembly at multiple scales
In gypsum soil communities, above-ground vegetation and seed banks are tightly connected, but mechanisms involved in their organization may differ. Peralta et al. investigated the