'Hemiepiphyte': a confusing term and its history.

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The aim of this paper was to verify the variation in the loss of seed dormancy during after-ripening and the interspecific and interpopulation variability in the degree of dormancy of seven wild and two cultivated rice species comprising 21 populations and two cultivars. METHODS:Four wild rice spec...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Veasey EA,Karasawa MG,Santos PP,Rosa MS,Mamani E,Oliveira GC

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Initial release height and settling speed of diaspores are biologically controlled components which are key to modelling wind dispersal. Most Sphagnum (peat moss) species have explosive spore liberation. In this study, how capsule and spore sizes affect the height to which spores are propelled were ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Sundberg S

更新日期：2010-02-01 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: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：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Molybdenum (Mo) is an essential trace element for higher plants. It has been shown that application of Mo enhances the cold resistance of winter wheat. In order to improve our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of cold resistance arising from application of Mo in winter wheat, investigations ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Sun X,Hu C,Tan Q,Liu J,Liu H

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Despite the importance of vessels in angiosperm roots for plant water transport, there is little research on the microanatomy of woody plant roots. Vessels in roots can be interconnected networks or nearly solitary, with few vessel-vessel connections. Species with few connections are common in arid ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Johnson DM,Brodersen CR,Reed M,Domec JC,Jackson RB

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Plants with crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) can be divided into two groups according to the major carbohydrates used for malic acid synthesis, either polysaccharide (starch) or monosaccharide (hexose). This is related to the mechanism and affects energy metabolism in the two groups. In Kalanchoë ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Chen LS,Nose A

更新日期：2004-09-01 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：: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 AND AIMS:Plant growth, the increase of organ dimensions over time, and development, the change in plant structure, are often studied as two separate processes. However, there is structural and functional evidence that these two processes are strongly related. The aim of this study was to investigate the co-o...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Dambreville A,Lauri PÉ,Normand F,Guédon Y

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Although it was generally assumed that Maxillaria spp. do not produce nectar, in recent years, nectar has been reported for a number of these orchids. Nevertheless, our current understanding of nectary structure and nectar secretion in Maxillaria is based solely on M. coccinea (Jacq.) L.O. Williams ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Davies KL,Stpiczyńska M,Gregg A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Culture of cassava somatic embryos on media with an altered macro- and micro-nutrient salt concentration affected embryo development and germination capability. In the tests, quarter-, half-, full- or double-strength Murashige and Skoog (MS) media were compared. The maximum number of somatic embryos differentiated fro...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Groll J,Mycock DJ,Gray VM

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The gorgeous frescoes organized by the master Renaissance painter Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520) and illustrating the heavenly adventures of Cupid and Psyche were painted between 1515 and 1518 to decorate the Roman villa (now known as the Villa Farnesina) of the wealthy Sienese banker Agostino Chigi (1466-1520)....

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Janick J,Paris HS

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 'Oxalis tuberosa alliance' is a group of Andean Oxalis species allied to the Andean tuber crop O. tuberosa Molina (Oxalidaceae), commonly known as 'oca'. As part of a larger project studying the origins of polyploidy and domestication of cultivated oca, flow cytometry was used to survey DNA ploidy levels among Bol...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Emshwiller E

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The angiosperm family Myrtaceae comprises 17 tribes with more than half of the estimated 5500 species being referred to the fleshy-fruited and predominantly rainforest associated Syzygieae and Myrteae. Previous studies suggest that fleshy fruits have evolved separately in these lineages, whereas gen...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Biffin E,Lucas EJ,Craven LA,Ribeiro da Costa I,Harrington MG,Crisp MD

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Although allopolyploidy is a prevalent speciation mechanism in plants, its adaptive consequences are poorly understood. In addition, the effects of allopolyploidy per se (i.e. hybridization and chromosome doubling) can be confounded with those of subsequent evolutionary divergence between allopolypl...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Quintanilla LG,Escudero A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plants are sessile organisms that have the ability to integrate external cues into metabolic and developmental signals. The cues initiate specific signal cascades that can enhance the tolerance of plants to stress, and these mechanisms are crucial to the survival and fitness of plants. The adaption of plants...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Pu X,Lv X,Tan T,Fu F,Qin G,Lin H

更新日期：2015-09-01 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：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: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:Clonal plants spread laterally by spacers between their ramets (shoot-root units); these spacers can transport and store resources. While much is known about how clonality promotes plant fitness, we know little about how different clonal plants influence ecosystem functions related to carbon, nutrient and wa...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Cornelissen JH,Song YB,Yu FH,Dong M

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The genus Olea (Oleaceae) includes approx. 40 taxa of evergreen shrubs and trees classified in three subgenera, Olea, Paniculatae and Tetrapilus, the first of which has two sections (Olea and Ligustroides). Olive trees (the O. europaea complex) have been the subject of intensive research, whereas li...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Besnard G,Rubio de Casas R,Christin PA,Vargas P

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The leaf anatomy and ultrastructure of Deschampsia antarctica (Poaceae) plants growing in three different habitats (a dry site in the Antarctic tundra, a wet site in a zone exposed to sea spray and a greenhouse) were investigated. The ultrastructure of the leaves of D. antarctica has not been studie...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Gielwanowska I,Szczuka E,Bednara J,Górecki R

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The family Balsaminaceae is essentially herbaceous, except for some woodier species that can be described as 'woody' herbs or small shrubs. The family is nested within the so-called balsaminoid clade of Ericales, including the exclusively woody families Tetrameristaceae and Marcgraviaceae, which is ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Lens F,Eeckhout S,Zwartjes R,Smets E,Janssens SB

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background There has been renewed global interest in both genetic and management strategies to improve root system function in order to improve agricultural productivity and minimize environmental damage. Improving root system capture of water and nutrients is an obvious strategy, yet few studies consider the importan...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Thorup-Kristensen K,Kirkegaard J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Gossypium is an economically important, globally distributed taxon comprising more than 50 species. DNA content estimates from about half of the species indicate over a 3-fold variation exists. However, the nine DNA content estimates for G. hirsutum reveal over a 2-fold difference for this species a...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Hendrix B,Stewart JM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Polyploidy has played a major role in the origin of new plant species, probably because of the expansion of polyploid populations in the species' ecological niche, and because reproductive isolation can be established between a new polyploid population and its diploid progenitor species. It is well ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Ma WJ,Santos Del Blanco L,Pannell JR

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS:The rhizosphere priming effect (RPE) has been explained from the perspective of microbial responses to root exudates and nutrient availability. This study introduced a chemical process that could also contribute to RPE: root exudates (organic acid ligands) could liberate mineral-protected carbon (C...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Xu Q,Wang X,Tang C

更新日期：2019-11-27 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:Plants respond to the spatial and temporal heterogeneity of a resource supply. However, their responses will depend on intraspecific competition for resource acquisition. Although plants are subject to various intensities of intraspecific competition, most studies of resource heterogeneity have been...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Hagiwara Y,Kachi N,Suzuki J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00