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Clonal integration in the forest canopy vs forest understorey
Lu et al. manipulate rhizome connections in the field in the facultative epiphytic rhizomatous fern Selliguea griffithiana (Polypodiaceae).
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Wood anatomy of archaeological and historical specimens (Invited Review)
The principles and procedures involved in the study of archaeological and historical wood, which may be preserved through a variety of processes,
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Induction and suppression of plant defences (Invited Review)
A review of the current state of knowledge about plant defences highlights insights into herbivore adaptations that allow them to cope with these defences.
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Endogenous hormones and fructan metabolism in Chrysolaena
Results suggest that the co-ordinated action of carbohydrate metabolism and hormone synthesis enables C. obovata to survive unfavourable field conditions.
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Strigolactones and adventitious root formation in rice
Strigolactones (SLs) and their derivatives are plant hormones that have recently been identified as regulating root development. Sun et al. study adventious roots (ARs) in SL-
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Cadmium translocation by contractile roots
Contractile roots require specific anatomical adaptation of the root base, with less-lignified & less-suberized tissues than in the subapical root.
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The cost–benefit model for botanical carnivory
This study concludes that traps have lower rates of photosynthesis than leaves, and that leaves have higher rates of photosynthesis after feeding.
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Leaf evolution in early-diverging ferns
A novel fernlike taxon, Shougangia bella, is identified from the Late Devonian that has laminate leaves on higher orders of vegetative and fertile branches.
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Floral colour evolution in Nicotiana polyploids
Do floral colour shifts accompany allopolyploidy (interspecific hybridization and genome multiplication) in the genus Nicotiana (Solanaceae)?
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Theoretical approach to predicting petal wettability
This model predicts petal surface wettability by considering the additive effects of the geometries of the epidermal cells and the structured cuticle.
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High molecular diversity in rare European Sorbus domestica
Unexpectedly high levels of molecular diversity are found within populations of Sorbus domestica, irrespective of their location.
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Pollen dispersal and breeding structure in Petunia
Results show that most pollen dispersal in subsp. axillaris occurs within populations and there is a high proportion of inbreeding.