Seed heteromorphism, an adaptive trait of desert plant species
What are the effects of genetic and environmental factors on seed heteromorphism and its variations?
- November 30, 2020
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Woodiness only indirectly responsible for embolism resistance in Arabidopsis
Its correlation with intervessel pit membrane thickness provides the missing functional link.
- November 27, 2020
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.
- November 25, 2020
A step to the biofuels of the future?
Compiling a genome of an Asian grass is already producing useful results for breeding.
- November 20, 2020
Sunshine makes oats healthier
Study discovers the importance of light conditions and biosynthetic regulation of mixed-linkage glucan in oats.
- November 10, 2020
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?
- November 9, 2020
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
- November 3, 2020
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?
- October 29, 2020
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?
- October 19, 2020
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.
- October 14, 2020
Aroid aerial roots answer new pressures with new morphology
Specialization for water retention came from a layer of cork on the roots’ exterior.
- October 13, 2020
As above, so below? Comparing above- and below-ground functional traits
Root systems face different pressures and economies than do leaves.
- October 8, 2020
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