On the roles of colour and scent in a specialized floral mimicry system.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Water is an increasingly scarce resource that limits crop productivity in many parts of the world, and the frequency and severity of drought are predicted to increase as a result of climate change. Improving tolerance to drought stress is therefore important for maximizing future crop yields. The ai...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Marquez-Garcia B,Shaw D,Cooper JW,Karpinska B,Quain MD,Makgopa EM,Kunert K,Foyer CH

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Secondary cell walls (SCWs) form the architecture of terrestrial plant biomass. They reinforce tracheary elements and strengthen fibres to permit upright growth and the formation of forest canopies. The cells that synthesize a strong, thick SCW around their protoplast must undergo a dramatic commitment to ce...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Meents MJ,Watanabe Y,Samuels AL

更新日期：2018-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reconstruction of biological processes and human activities during the last glacial cycle relies mainly on data from biological remains. Highly abundant tissues, such as wood, are candidates for a genetic analysis of past populations. While well-authenticated DNA has now been recovered from various fossi...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Liepelt S,Sperisen C,Deguilloux MF,Petit RJ,Kissling R,Spencer M,de Beaulieu JL,Taberlet P,Gielly L,Ziegenhagen B

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Winter-flowering plants outside the tropics may experience a shortage of pollinator service, given that insect activity is largely limited by low temperature. Birds can be alternative pollinators for these plants, but experimental evidence for the pollination role of birds in winter-flowering plants...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Fang Q,Chen YZ,Huang SQ

更新日期：2012-02-01 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: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:Tea (Camellia sinensis) is considered to be acid tolerant and prefers ammonium nutrition, but the interaction between root zone acidity and N form is not properly understood. The present study was performed to characterize their interaction with respect to growth and mineral nutrition. METHODS:Tea ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Ruan J,Gerendás J,Härdter R,Sattelmacher B

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Since the proposal of the cohesion theory there has been a paradox that the lumenal surface of vessels is rich in hydrophobic lignin, while tension in the rising sap requires adhesion to a hydrophilic surface. This study sought to characterize the strength of that adhesion in maize (Zea mays), the w...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： McCully M,Canny M,Baker A,Miller C

更新日期：2014-05-01 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:Root diameter, especially apical diameter, plays an important role in root development and function. The variation in diameter between roots, and along roots, affects root structure and thus the root system's overall foraging performance. However, the effect of diameter variation on root elongation,...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Wu Q,Pagès L,Wu J

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The Hawaiian silversword alliance (Asteraceae) is one the best examples of a plant adaptive radiation, exhibiting extensive morphological and ecological diversity. No research within this group has addressed the role of geographical isolation, independent of ecological adaptation, in contributing to...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： McGlaughlin ME,Friar EA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Evolutionary and ecological roles of the chloroplast small heat shock protein (CPsHSP) have been emphasized based on variations in protein contents; however, DNA sequence variations related to the evolutionary and ecological roles of this gene have not been investigated. In the present study, a basa...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Wu ML,Lin TP,Lin MY,Cheng YP,Hwang SY

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Concomitant increases in O(2) and irradiance upon de-submergence can cause photoinhibition and photo-oxidative damage to the photosynthetic apparatus of plants. As energy and carbohydrate supply from photosynthesis is needed for growth, it was hypothesized that post-submergence growth recovery may r...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Luo FL,Nagel KA,Zeng B,Schurr U,Matsubara S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:A reduction in offspring fitness resulting from mating between neighbours is interpreted as biparental inbreeding depression. However, little is known about the relationship between the parents' genetic relatedness and biparental inbreeding depression in their progeny in natural populations. This st...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Hirao AS

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The origin of new species and of new forms is one of the fundamental characteristics of evolution. However, the mechanisms that govern the diversity and disparity of lineages remain poorly understood. Particularly unclear are the reasons why some taxa are vastly more species-rich than others and the manner i...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Melzer R,Theißen G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although active oxygen species are produced at high rates in both the chloroplasts and peroxisomes of the leaves of C3 plants, most attention has focused on the potentially damaging consequences of enhanced chloroplastic production in stress conditions such as drought. This article attempts to provide quantitative est...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Noctor G,Veljovic-Jovanovic S,Driscoll S,Novitskaya L,Foyer CH

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low phosphorus (P) availability is a major constraint to soybean growth and production. Developing P-efficient soybean varieties that can efficiently utilize native P and added P in the soils would be a sustainable and economical approach to soybean production. SCOPE:This review summarizes the possible mech...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Wang X,Yan X,Liao H

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Alterations of plasmodesma (PD) connectivity are likely to be very important for plant development. Here, the repetitive division pattern of cambial initials in Populus nigra 'italica' was studied to follow the development of the PD network during maturation. Furthermore, seasonal changes were inves...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Fuchs M,van Bel AJ,Ehlers K

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Polyploids, organisms that have multiple sets of chromosomes, are common in certain plant and animal taxa. However, there are only a few reports of intraspecific ploidy variation within the genus Quercus. The aim of the study was to investigate the suspected ploidy level of two oaks that have unusua...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Dzialuk A,Chybicki I,Welc M,Sliwinska E,Burczyk J

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Cypripedium flavum is a rare, endemic alpine slipper orchid of China, which is under threat from excessive collection and habitat changes. Conservation and re-introduction of C. flavum is restricted by lack of knowledge of the plant's photosynthesis and how that affects reproductive success. The hyp...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Zhang S,Hu H,Zhou Z,Xu K,Yan N,Li S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Despite a recent new classification, a stable phylogeny for the cycads has been elusive, particularly regarding resolution of Bowenia, Stangeria and Dioon. In this study, five single-copy nuclear genes (SCNGs) are applied to the phylogeny of the order Cycadales. The specific aim is to evaluate sever...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Salas-Leiva DE,Meerow AW,Calonje M,Griffith MP,Francisco-Ortega J,Nakamura K,Stevenson DW,Lewis CE,Namoff S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The ability of plant lineages to reach all continents contributes substantially to their evolutionary success. This is exemplified by the Poaceae, one of the most successful angiosperm families, in which most higher taxa (tribes, subfamilies) have global distributions. Due to the old age of the ocea...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Linder HP,Barker NP

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Adaptive explanations for variation in sex allocation centre on variation in resource status and variation in the mating environment. The latter can occur when dichogamy causes siring opportunity to vary across the flowering season. In this study, it is hypothesized that the widespread tendency towa...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Austen EJ,Weis AE

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Invasion by alien plants may be partially related to disturbance-related increases in nutrient availability and decreases of competition with native species, and to superior competitive ability of the invader. Oxalis pes-caprae is an invasive winter geophyte in the Mediterranean Islands that reprodu...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Sala A,Verdaguer D,Vilà M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effects of cooling rates on bud frost hardiness have been studied but there is little information on bud responses to thawing. Since the cell wall pore size has been found to increase with boron (B) deficiency, B deficiency may affect the supercooling ability of buds in winter. METHODS:The effects of durati...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Räisänen M,Repo T,Lehto T

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Stigmatic receptivity plays a clear role in pollination dynamics; however, little is known about the factors that confer to a stigma the competence to be receptive for the germination of pollen grains. In this work, a developmental approach is used to evaluate the acquisition of stigmatic receptivit...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Losada JM,Herrero M

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SF21 was originally described as a pollen- and pistil-expressed protein from sunflower and tobacco. In pistils excised from these species, transcripts were detected in the stigma and in the transmitting tissue where they accumulated in an ovary-oriented increasing concentration gradient. We studied the cellular locali...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Kräuter-Canham R,Bronner R,Steinmetz A

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:While nuclear DNA content variation and its phenotypic consequences have been well described for animals, vascular plants and macroalgae, much less about this topic is known regarding unicellular algae and protists in general. The dearth of data is especially pronounced when it comes to intraspecifi...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Čertnerová D,Škaloud P

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Tillering has a significant effect on canopy development and, hence, on resource capture, crop growth and grain yield in sorghum. However, the physiological basis of tillering and its regulation by environmental effects are not fully understood. The objective of this study was to understand and quan...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Kim HK,van Oosterom E,Dingkuhn M,Luquet D,Hammer G

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Global warming is gaining significance as a threat to natural and managed ecosystems since temperature is one of the major environmental factors affecting plant productivity. Hence, the effects of moderate temperature increase on the growth and development of the tomato plant (Lycopersicon esculentu...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Sato S,Kamiyama M,Iwata T,Makita N,Furukawa H,Ikeda H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00