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Fusarium wilt of cucumber plants is not caused by water shortage
Although leaf wilt occurred in both water stress and FOC infection, the physiological responses were different, especially in leaf spatial distribution.
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Exploring fungus-plant N transfer in a tripartite ant–plant–fungi mutualism
This study provides insight into the possibly important nutritional aspects and tradeoffs involved in myrmecophyte–ant mutualisms.
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This plant sucks! (But how?)
The bladderwort has a trap faster than the blink of an eye. It uses powerful suction to snatch its prey but how can a plant can suck so much?
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Effects of changes in leaf properties mediated by methyl jasmonate (MeJA) on foliar absorption of Zn, Mn, and Fe
This study highlights the potential importance of the combined thickness of the cuticle and epidermal cell wall in the absorption of foliar-applied nutrients.
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Genetic diversity of paper mulberry herbaria samples from the Pacific
For the first time, genetic diversity was detected among paper mulberry accessions from Remote Oceania.
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Does the seed bank contribute to the build-up of a genetic extinction debt for grassland populations of Campanula rotundifolia?
Genetic diversity was highest in above-ground populations, though below-ground populations contained 8 % of unique alleles that were absent above-ground.
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Mixotrophy in boreal pyroloids does not vary with tissue age or light level
Pyroloid mixotrophy does not respond plastically to ageing or to light level. This contrasts with the usual view of a convergent evolution with orchids.
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Molecular mediation of photoperiodic control in activity-dormancy tree growth cycles
This review presents the latest findings to provide insight into the molecular mechanisms that underlie how photoperiodic and temperature signals regulate seasonal growth in trees.
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Potential benefits of flood-induced adventitious roots depend on duration of submergence
The formation of aquatic adventitious roots (ARs) is considered an important adaptation to the adverse conditions of flooding. These roots replace the original root system, the
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Responses of lichen communities to 18 years of natural and experimental warming
Species richness and effective number of species decreased under experimental warming in meadow environments.
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Shade tolerance, fruiting phenology and Janzen-Connell effects in Amazonian palms
Differences in shade-tolerance and fruiting phenology life history traits may explain variation in the strength of Janzen-Connell effects across whole communities.
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Reciprocal sowing experiment shows local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity
Reciprocal sowing experiments along environmental gradients allow evaluating local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity as in situ mechanisms to cope with climate change. Sánchez et al. used