Growth & Development
Woodiness only indirectly responsible for embolism resistance in Arabidopsis
Its correlation with intervessel pit membrane thickness provides the missing functional link.
Ecosystems
Very fine roots act as renewed carbon sink in rewetted peatland forest
New study suggests that rewetting peatland forests could increase their climate change mitigation function.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
A step to the biofuels of the future?
Compiling a genome of an Asian grass is already producing useful results for breeding.
Growth & Development
Sunshine makes oats healthier
Study discovers the importance of light conditions and biosynthetic regulation of mixed-linkage glucan in oats.
Growth & Development
Optimising photosynthetic resource distributions to improve wheat yield
How does the optimality of photosynthetic resource distribution relative to light availability vary across a wheat population?
Close Encounters
Even in juvenile stages, mistletoe can adjust its physiology according to its host
Impact on the tree varied depending on whether it was deciduous or evergreen
Growth & Development
Turning up the heat boosts the longevity of tomato seeds
What are the physiological and transcriptomic impacts of heat shock treatment on osmo-primed tomato seeds?
Growth & Development
Quantifying root and shoot growth in wheat using X-ray Computed Tomography
How are relationships between root and shoot growth incluenced by drought and soil type in wheat?
Growth & Development
Root hairs offer benefit during drought without decreasing yield in good years
This makes them an ideal target for breeders looking to up resilience without bringing down productivity.
Growth & Development
Aroid aerial roots answer new pressures with new morphology
Specialization for water retention came from a layer of cork on the roots’ exterior.
Growth & Development
As above, so below? Comparing above- and below-ground functional traits
Root systems face different pressures and economies than do leaves.
Growth & Development
Variation in reproduction and genetic diversity across seagrass meadows in Western Australia
How do reproductive effort, genetic diversity and mating systems vary across the range of a seagrass population?