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Diffuse light and increased yield in tomato
Plants acclimate to a high level of diffuse light by gaining a higher photosynthetic capacity of leaves in the middle of the crop & a higher leaf area index
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Nitrogen fixation in aquatic carnivorous plants
Sirová et al. assess the importance of fixed N in the nutrition of rootless, aquatic, carnivorous Utricularia species (bladderworts).
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Legume genomics and next-generation sequencing (Invited Review)
The legume family (Leguminosae) consists of approximately 17 000 species and those used as crops provide protein and carbohydrates for over 300 million people world-wide.
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Pioneer root xylem development in Populus
Bagniewska-Zadworna et al. study the differentiation of tracheary elements (TEs) in pioneer roots of Populus trichocarpa grown in rhizotrons.
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Phylogeny of OVATE family proteins in land plants
The OVATE gene encodes a nuclear-localized regulatory protein belonging to a distinct family of plant-specific proteins known as the OVATE family proteins (OFPs). Liu
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Effects of submergence and de-submergence on a clonal plant
Submergence and de-submergence are common phenomena encountered by riparian plants as water levels fluctuate, but little is known about the role of physiological integration in
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Variations in apomixis in diploid Paspalum rufum
Under self-pollination induction three genotypes of P. rufum develop seeds from both meiotic and aposporous embryo sacs.
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Novel lineage-specific inversion and legume plastome evolution
Martin et al. sequence the plastome of Lupinus luteus, representing the Genistoid lineage, and perform comparative analyses at the structural and sequence levels.
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Complete outcrossing in a monoecious clonal seagrass
A study of clonal structure, mating system and pollen dispersal in two seagrass meadows of Posidonia australis with contrasting environmental conditions.
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Polyploidy and long-distance dispersal
Most of the numerous and remarkable range disjunctions across the southern oceans are probably the result of occasional long-distance dispersal, rather than of vicariance. Linder
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Transgenerational changes in seed longevity in Silene
A study of seeds from alpine & lowland populations of Silene vulgaris shows that seed longevity has a genetic basis, but may show strong adaptive responses.
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Floral elaiophores of Vitekorchis, Cyrtochilum and Oncidium
Davies et al. compare the floral elaiophores (oil glands) of four species formerly assigned to Oncidium (Oncidiinae).