In Vitro Development from Leaf Explants of Sugar Beet (Beta vulgaris L). Rhizogenesis and the Effect of Sequential Exposure to Auxin and Cytokinin.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Floral nectar concentration and chemical composition of 26 plant species native to the temperate forest of southern South America are reported and the relationships with the flower type are evaluated. METHODS:Nectar concentration was measured with a hand refractometer and sugar composition was anal...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Chalcoff VR,Aizen MA,Galetto L

更新日期：2006-03-01 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:The ω-gliadin storage proteins of wheat are of interest in relation to their impact on grain processing properties and their role in food allergy, particularly the ω-5 sub-group and wheat-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis. The ω-gliadins are also known to be responsive to nitrogen application. ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Wan Y,Gritsch CS,Hawkesford MJ,Shewry PR

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The Marantaceae (550 spp.) is the most derived family in the order Zingiberales and exhibits a complex explosive pollination mechanism. To understand the evolutionary significance of this unique process of pollen transfer, comparative morphological and ecological studies were conducted in Gabon. ME...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Ley AC,Classen-Bockhoff R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Introgression of crop genes into populations of wild relatives has important implications for germplasm conservation as well as for the persistence of novel transgenes in wild populations. Studies of hybrid fitness can be used to evaluate the potential for introgression to occur following episodes o...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Song ZP,Lu BR,Wang B,Chen JK

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Mikania micrantha, a climbing perennial weed of the family Asteraceae, is native to Latin America and is highly invasive in the tropical belt of Asia, Oceania and Australia. This study was framed to investigate the population structure of M. micrantha at a large spatial scale in Asia and to identify...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Banerjee AK,Hou Z,Lin Y,Lan W,Tan F,Xing F,Li G,Guo W,Huang Y

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Global climate models predict decreases in leaf stomatal conductance and transpiration due to increases in atmospheric CO2. The consequences of these reductions are increases in soil moisture availability and continental scale run-off at decadal time-scales. Thus, a theory explaining the differentia...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Katul G,Manzoni S,Palmroth S,Oren R

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of enzyme induction and aerenchyma formation in prolonged tolerance to soil flooding in a variety of underground clover (Trifolium subterraneum 'Park') previously selected for resistance. Seedlings were grown in hydroponic tanks, initially with aeration for 3 weeks ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Aschi-Smiti S,Chaibi W,Brouquisse R,Ricard B,Saglio P

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mineral nutrient limitation affects the water flow through plants. We wanted to test on barley whether any change in root-to-shoot ratio in response to low supply of nitrogen and phosphate is accompanied by changes in root and cell hydraulic properties and involves changes in aquaporin (AQP) gene expression ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Armand T,Cullen M,Boiziot F,Li L,Fricke W

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Covalent linkages between xyloglucan and rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I) have been reported in the primary cell walls of cultured Rosa cells and may contribute to wall architecture. This study investigated whether this chemical feature is general to angiosperms or whether Rosa is unusual. * METHODS:Xyl...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Popper ZA,Fry SC

更新日期：2005-07-01 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:Plasticity of floral traits in response to pollination can enable plants to maximize opportunities for pollen import and export under poor pollination conditions, while minimizing costs under favourable ones. Both floral longevity and display are key traits influencing pollination. While pollination...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Spigler RB

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The various pollen dispersal units (PDU) found in orchids are discussed together with possible evolutionary trends and the consequences for germination and fertilization. Orchids with monad and tetrad pollen form more complex dispersal units by means of pollenkitt, elastoviscin, a callosic wall, common walls or a comb...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Pacini E,Hesse M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Delayed selfing is the predominant mode of autonomous self-pollination in flowering plants. However, few delayed selfing mechanisms have been documented. This research aims to explore a new delayed selfing mechanism induced by stigmatic fluid in Roscoea debilis, a small perennial ginger. METHODS:Fl...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Fan YL,Li QJ

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Mineral elements have many essential and beneficial functions in plants. Phosphorus (P) deficiency can result in changes in the ionomes of plant organs. The aims of this study were to characterize the effects of P supply on the ionomes of shoots and roots, and to identify chromosomal quantitative tr...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Wang W,Ding G,White PJ,Wang M,Zou J,Xu F,Hammond JP,Shi L

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The sedge genus Carex, the most diversified angiosperm genus of the northern temperate zone, is renowned for its holocentric chromosomes and karyotype variability. The genus exhibits high variation in chromosome numbers both among and within species. Despite the possibility that this chromosome evol...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Escudero M,Weber JA,Hipp AL

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The coastal plain of Israel hosts the last few remaining populations of the endemic Iris atropurpurea (Iridaceae), a Red List species of high conservation priority. The flowers offer no nectar reward. Here the role of night-sheltering male solitary bees, honey-bees and female solitary bees as pollin...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Watts S,Sapir Y,Segal B,Dafni A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Opal phytoliths (microscopic silica bodies produced in and between the cells of many plants) are a very resilient, often preserved type of plant microfossil. With the exponentially growing number of phytolith studies, standardization of phytolith morphotype names and description is essential. As a first effo...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： International Committee for Phytolith Taxonomy (ICPT).

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The maize lrt1 (lateral rootless1) mutant is impaired in its development of lateral roots during early post-embryonic development. The aim of this study was to characterize, in detail, the influences that the mutation exerts on lateral root initiation and the subsequent developments, as well as to d...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Husakova E,Hochholdinger F,Soukup A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orchidaceae, one of the largest families of flowering plants, present particular challenges for conservation, due in great part to their often complex interactions with mycorrhizal fungi, pollinators and host trees. In this Highlight, we present seven papers focusing on orchids and their interactions and other factors...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Fay MF,Pailler T,Dixon KW

更新日期：2015-09-01 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:Spring geophytes require a period of low temperature for proper flower development but the mechanism that underlies the relationship between cold treatment and flowering remains unknown. The present study aims to compare the developmental anatomy and carbohydrate content of the tuberous geophyte Cor...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Khodorova NV,Miroslavov EA,Shavarda AL,Laberche JC,Boitel-Conti M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Genome size and chromosome numbers are important cytological characters that significantly influence various organismal traits. However, geographical representation of these data is seriously unbalanced, with tropical and subtropical regions being largely neglected. In the present study, an investig...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Leong-Skornicková J,Sída O,Jarolímová V,Sabu M,Fér T,Trávnícek P,Suda J

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:During sexual reproduction in higher angiosperms, the pollen tubes are directed to the ovules in the pistil to deliver sperm cells. This pollen tube attraction is highly species specific, and a group of small secreted proteins, TfCRPs, are necessary for this process in Torenia fournieri. METHODS:A ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Kanaoka MM,Kawano N,Matsubara Y,Susaki D,Okuda S,Sasaki N,Higashiyama T

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Transgene introgression from crops into wild relatives may increase the resistance of wild plants to herbicides, insects, etc. The chance of transgene introgression depends not only on the rate of hybridization and the establishment of hybrids in local wild populations, but also on the metapopulatio...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Rong J,Xu S,Meirmans PG,Vrieling K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Nuclear DNA amounts of 12 diploid and one tetraploid taxa and 12 natural interspecific hybrids of Cirsium from 102 populations in the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary were estimated. METHODS:DAPI and PI flow cytometry were used. KEY RESULTS:2C-values of diploid (2n = 34) species varie...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Bures P,Wang YF,Horova L,Suda J

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Aims:During the growing season, the cambium of conifer trees produces successive rows of xylem cells, the tracheids, that sequentially pass through the phases of enlargement and secondary wall thickening before dying and becoming functional. Climate variability can strongly influence the kinetics of morp...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Castagneri D,Fonti P,von Arx G,Carrer M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BACKGROUND AND AIMS; This study is an investigation into the floral development and anatomy of two genera of the small family Salvadoraceae, which belongs to the Brassicales in a clade with Batis and Koeberlinia. Salvadoraceae remains little known, despite its wide distribution in arid areas of the globe. Fl...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Ronse De Craene L,Wanntorp L

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Columella cells of seedlings of Zea mays L. cv. Bear Hybrid grown in the microgravity of orbital flight allocate significantly larger relative-volumes to hyaloplasm and lipid bodies, and significantly smaller relative-volumes to dictyosomes, plastids, and starch than do columella cells of seedlings grown at 1 g. The...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Moore R

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Understanding the fate and dynamics of cells during callus formation is essential to understanding totipotency and the mechanisms of somatic embryogenesis. Here, the fate of leaf explant cells during the development of embryogenic callus was investigated in the model legume Medicago truncatula. MET...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Wang XD,Nolan KE,Irwanto RR,Sheahan MB,Rose RJ

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00