Distribution and phylogenetic significance of the 71-kb inversion in the plastid genome in Funariidae (Bryophyta).

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Brassicaceae, with nearly 340 genera and more than 3350 species, anchors the low range of angiosperm genome sizes. The relatively narrow range of DNA content (0.16 pg < 1C < 1.95 pg) was maintained in spite of extensive chromosomal change. The aim of this study was to erect a cytological and molecul...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Johnston JS,Pepper AE,Hall AE,Chen ZJ,Hodnett G,Drabek J,Lopez R,Price HJ

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Jatropha curcas (jatropha) is an oil crop cultivated in (sub)tropical regions around the world, and holds great promise as a renewable energy source. However, efforts to fully commercialize jatropha are currently hampered by the lack of genetic diversity in the extant breeding germplasm, and by the ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Vandepitte K,Valdés-Rodríquez OA,Sánchez-Sánchez O,De Kort H,Martinez-Herrera J,García-Pérez E,De Meyer T,Pérez-Vázquez A,Muys B,Honnay O

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The pericarp weight comprises <17 % of wheat grain weight at harvest. The pericarp supports the hydration and nutrition of both the embryo and endosperm during early grain filling. However, studies of the pericarp and its association with final grain weight have been scarce. This research studied th...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Herrera J,Calderini DF

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The cell cycle-regulated protein ENDOSPERM DEFECTIVE 1 (EDE1) is a novel plant microtubule-associated protein essential for plant cell division and for microtubule organization in endosperm. EDE1 is only present on microtubules at mitosis and its expression is highly cell cycle regulated both at the...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Pignocchi C,Doonan JH

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Reproductive assurance through autonomous selfing is thought to be one of the main advantages of self-fertilization in plants. Floral mechanisms that ensure autonomous seed set are therefore more likely to occur in species that grow in habitats where pollination is scarce and/or unpredictable. METH...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Brys R,Jacquemyn H

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The use of microarrays to characterize the transcript profile of Arabidopsis under various experimental conditions is rapidly expanding. This technique provides a huge amount of expression data, requiring bioinformatics tools to allow the proposal of working hypotheses. The aim of this study was to ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Gonzali S,Loreti E,Novi G,Poggi A,Alpi A,Perata P

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Aims:Interstitial telomeric repeat (ITR) sites, consisting of tandem repeats of telomeric motifs localized at intrachromosomal sites, have been reported in a few unrelated organisms including plants. However, the causes for the occurrence of ITRs outside of the chromosomal termini are not fully understoo...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Rosato M,Álvarez I,Feliner GN,Rosselló JA

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Many experimental studies assume that some topological units are autonomous with regard to carbon because it is convenient. Some plant models simulate carbon allocation, employing complex approaches that require calibration and fitted parameters. For whole-tree canopy simulations, simpler carbon all...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Auzmendi I,Hanan JS

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:It is an enduring question as to the mechanisms leading to the high diversity and the processes producing endemics with unusual morphologies in the Himalayan alpine region. In the present study, the phylogenetic relationships and origins of three such endemic genera were analysed, Dolomiaea, Diplazo...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Wang YJ,Liu JQ,Miehe G

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The spatial distribution of cytotypes can provide valuable insights into evolutionary patterns of polyploid complexes. In a previous study the macro-scale distribution of the three main cytotypes in Senecio carniolicus (Asteraceae) within the Eastern Alps was characterized. Employing a roughly 12-fo...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Sonnleitner M,Flatscher R,Escobar García P,Rauchová J,Suda J,Schneeweiss GM,Hülber K,Schönswetter P

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Bromeliaceae is a species-rich neotropical plant family that uses a variety of pollinators, principally vertebrates. Tillandsia is the most diverse genus, and includes more than one-third of all bromeliad species. Within this genus, the majority of species rely on diurnal pollination by hummingbirds...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Aguilar-Rodríguez PA,MacSwiney G MC,Krömer T,García-Franco JG,Knauer A,Kessler M

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Pollination is a critical stage in plant reproduction and thus in the maintenance and evolution of species and communities. The Caatinga is the fourth largest ecosystem in Brazil, but despite its great extent and its importance few studies providing ecological information are available, with a notab...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Machado IC,Lopes AV

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Photosystem II (PSII) is the light-driven water:plastoquinone oxidoreductase of oxygenic photosynthesis and is found in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts and cyanobacteria. Considerable attention is focused on how PSII is assembled in vivo and how it is repaired following irreversible damage by visible ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Nixon PJ,Michoux F,Yu J,Boehm M,Komenda J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The pseudometallophyte Noccaea caerulescens is an excellent model to study evolutionary processes, as it grows both on normal and on heavy-metal-rich, toxic soils. The evolution and demography of populations are critically impacted by mating system and, yet, information about the N. caerulescens mat...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Mousset M,David P,Petit C,Pouzadoux J,Hatt C,Flaven É,Ronce O,Mignot A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Mechanical perturbation is known to inhibit elongation of the inflorescence stem of Arabidopsis thaliana. The phenomenon has been reported widely for both herbaceous and woody plants, and has implications for how plants adjust their size and form to survive in mechanically perturbed environments. Wh...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Paul-Victor C,Rowe N

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Rhamnogalacturonan II (RGII) is a structurally complex pectic sub-domain composed of more than 12 different sugars and 20 different linkages distributed in five side chains along a homogalacturonan backbone. Although RGII has long been described as highly conserved over plant evolution, recent studi...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Buffetto F,Ropartz D,Zhang XJ,Gilbert HJ,Guillon F,Ralet MC

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:This paper examines the basis of the greater tolerance of an indica rice cultivar FR13A to complete submergence compared with relatively intolerant japonica rice CT6241. We study whether this superior tolerance is related to its greater tolerance to O2 shortage and to an ability to run a more favour...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Boamfa EI,Veres AH,Ram PC,Jackson MB,Reuss J,Harren FJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Submerged plants composed of charophytes (green algae) and angiosperms develop dense vegetation in small, shallow lakes and in littoral zones of large lakes. Many small, oligotrophic plant species have declined due to drainage and fertilization of lakes, while some tall, eutrophic species have increased. Alt...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Sand-Jensen K,Andersen MR,Martinsen KT,Borum J,Kristensen E,Kragh T

更新日期：2019-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Roots of the aquatic angiosperm Limnobium spongia (Bosc) Steud. were evaluated by light and electron microscopy to determine the distribution of organelle sedimentation towards gravity. Roots of Limnobium are strongly gravitropic. The rootcap consists of only two layers of cells. Although small amyloplasts are present...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Sack FD,Kim D,Stein B

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Increasing energy demands and the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are key motivating factors driving the development of lignocellulosic crops as an alternative to non-renewable energy sources. The effects of global climate change will require a better understanding of the genetic basis ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Carlson CH,Gouker FE,Crowell CR,Evans L,DiFazio SP,Smart CD,Smart LB

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Sexual dimorphism in morphology, physiology or life history traits is common in dioecious plants at reproductive maturity, but it is typically inconspicuous or absent in juveniles. Although plants of different sexes probably begin to diverge in gene expression both before their reproduction commence...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Cossard GG,Toups MA,Pannell JR

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Serpentine soils are characterized by the presence of heavy metals (Ni and Cr) and excess Mg; these elements often suppress plant growth. Picea glehnii is nevertheless distributed widely on serpentine soils in northern Japan. Growth characteristics were compared among P. glehnii, Picea jezoensis (di...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Kayama M,Quoreshi AM,Uemura S,Koike T

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Despite extensive study of polyploidy, its origin, and ecogeographical differences between polyploids and their diploid progenitors, few studies have addressed ploidy-level structure and patterns of ecogeographical differentiation at various spatial scales using detailed sampling procedures. The pat...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Duchoslav M,Safárová L,Krahulec F

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flowering activity and sex expression of Bischofia javanica Blume were investigated for 3 years. B. javanica is an invasive dioecious tree of subtropical forests on the Bonin Islands in the western Pacific of Japan. The sex ratio showed a significant male bias (1.25-2.33). Smaller trees were significantly male biased,...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Yamashita N,Abe T

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Helichrysum bracteatum is called an 'eternal flower' and has large, coloured, scarious bracts. These maintain their aesthetic value without wilting or discoloration for many years. There have been no research studies of cell death or cell morphology of the scarious bract, and hence the aim of this w...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Nishikawa K,Ito H,Awano T,Hosokawa M,Yazawa S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Exogenous ethylene has recently gained commercial interest as a sprouting inhibitor of onion bulbs. The role of ethylene in dormancy and sprouting of onions, however, is not known. METHODS:A cultivar (Allium cepa 'Copra') with a true period of dormancy was used. Dormant and sprouting states of onio...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Bufler G

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Nitrogen (N) levels vary between ecosystems, while the form of available N has a substantial impact on growth, development and perception of stress. Plants have the capacity to assimilate N in the form of either nitrate (NO3-) or ammonium (NH4+). Recent studies revealed that NO3- nutrition increases...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Wany A,Gupta AK,Kumari A,Mishra S,Singh N,Pandey S,Vanvari R,Igamberdiev AU,Fernie AR,Gupta KJ

更新日期：2019-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Macaranga (Euphorbiaceae) is a large genus of dioecious trees with approx. 260 species. To date, only one pollination study of the genus has reported brood-site pollination by thrips in M. hullettii. In this study, the pollination system of Macaranga tanarius is reported. METHODS:The study was cond...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Ishida C,Kono M,Sakai S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Reynoutria is represented by four taxa in the Czech Republic: Reynoutria japonica var. japonica, R. japonica var. compacta, R. sachalinensis and R. xbohemica. By using flow cytometry, cytological variability within the genus is described based on 257 Reynoutria samples. The varieties of R. japonica are cytol...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Mandak B,Pysek P,Lysak M,Suda J,Krahulcova A,Bimova K

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important function of the seed coat is to deliver nutrients to the embryo. To relate this function to anatomical characteristics, the developing seed coat of pea (Pisum sativum L.) was examined by light- and cryo-scanning electron microscopy (cryo-SEM) from the late pre-storage phase until the end of seed filling. ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Van Dongen JT,Ammerlaan AM,Wouterlood M,Van Aelst AC,Borstlap AC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00