First record of bat-pollination in the species-rich genus Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae).

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:According to the air-seeding hypothesis, embolism vulnerability in xylem elements is linked directly to bordered pit structure and functioning. To elucidate the adaptive potential of intervessel pits towards fluctuating environmental conditions, two mangrove species with a distinct ecological distri...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Schmitz N,Jansen S,Verheyden A,Kairo JG,Beeckman H,Koedam N

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sweet melons, Cucumis melo, are a widely grown and highly prized crop. While melons were familiar in antiquity, they were grown mostly for use of the young fruits, which are similar in appearance and taste to cucumbers, C. sativus. The time and place of emergence of sweet melons is obscure, but they are gene...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Paris HS,Amar Z,Lev E

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) seedlings develop a peg on the concave side of the gravitropically bending transition zone between the hypocotyl and the root after seed germination. Peg initiation occurs in response to auxin when its levels in the concave side of the transition zone exceed a particular t...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Saito Y,Yamasaki S,Fujii N,Takahashi H

更新日期：2005-02-01 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:Cress-seed (Lepidium sativum) exudate exerts an allelochemical effect, promoting excessive hypocotyl elongation and inhibiting root growth in neighbouring Amaranthus caudatus seedlings. We investigated acidic disaccharides present in cress-seed exudate, testing the proposal that the allelochemical i...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Iqbal A,Miller JG,Murray L,Sadler IH,Fry SC

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BACKGROUND AND AIMS Habitats in mountains are often isolated. Plants growing in these sites face severe dispersal limitations, but also difficulties for recruitment. The focus was laid on the magnitude of genetic differences among populations but also on the size of potentially occurring clones. METHODS:RAP...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Wesche K,Hensen I,Undrakh R

更新日期：2006-11-01 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:The initiation of DNA replication is a very important and highly regulated step in the cell division cycle. It is of interest to compare different groups of eukaryotic organisms (a) to identify the essential molecular events that occur in all eukaryotes, (b) to start to identify higher-level regulatory mecha...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Bryant JA,Aves SJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:In angiosperms xyloglucan endotransglucosylase (XET)/hydrolase (XTH) is involved in reorganization of the cell wall during growth and development. The location of oligo-xyloglucan transglucosylation activity and the presence of XTH expressed sequence tags (ESTs) in the earliest diverging extant plan...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Van Sandt VS,Stieperaere H,Guisez Y,Verbelen JP,Vissenberg K

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Insufficient pollination is a function of quantity and quality of pollen receipt, and the relative contribution of each to pollen limitation may vary with intrinsic plant traits and extrinsic ecological properties. Community-level studies are essential to evaluate variation across species in quality...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Alonso C,Navarro-Fernández CM,Arceo-Gómez G,Meindl GA,Parra-Tabla V,Ashman TL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:X-ray fluorescence microscopy (XFM) is a powerful technique to elucidate the distribution of elements within plants. However, accumulated radiation exposure during analysis can lead to structural damage and experimental artefacts including elemental redistribution. To date, acceptable dose limits ha...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Jones MWM,Kopittke PM,Casey L,Reinhardt J,Blamey FPC,van der Ent A

更新日期：2020-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The growth of crops in a mixture is more variable and difficult to predict than that in pure stands. Light partitioning and crop leaf area expansion play prominent roles in explaining this variability. However, in many crops commonly grown in mixtures, including the forage species alfalfa, the sensi...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Baldissera TC,Frak E,Carvalho PC,Louarn G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:As annual crops develop, transpirational water loss increases substantially. This increase has to be matched by an increase in water uptake through the root system. The aim of this study was to assess the contributions of changes in intrinsic root hydraulic conductivity (Lp, water uptake per unit ro...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Suku S,Knipfer T,Fricke W

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the successive stages of development of branches from axillary buds in fully rooted plants of Trifolium repens grown in near optimal conditions, and the way in which this developmental pathway differs when nodal root formation is prevented as plants grow out from a rooted base. Cuttings of a singl...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Thomas RG,Hay MJ,Newton PC

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Brachypodium distachyon (Brachypodium) is a model system for studying cereal, bioenergy, forage and turf grasses. The genetic and evolutionary basis of the adaptation of this wild grass species to drought stress is largely unknown. Peroxidase (POD) may play a role in plant drought tolerance, but whe...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Luo N,Yu X,Nie G,Liu J,Jiang Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Seeds of epiphytes must land on branches with suitable substrates and microclimates to germinate and for the resulting seedlings to survive. It is important to understand the fate of seeds and seedlings in order to model populations, but this is often neglected when only established plants are inclu...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Winkler M,Hülber K,Hietz P

更新日期：2005-05-01 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: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:Rubus subgenus Rubus is a group of mostly apomictic and polyploid species with a complicated taxonomy and history of ongoing hybridization. The only polyploid series with prevailing sexuality is the series Glandulosi , although the apomictic series Discolores and Radula also retain a high degree of ...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Šarhanová P,Sharbel TF,Sochor M,Vašut RJ,Dancák M,Trávnícek B

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:The palm tribe Chamaedoreeae displays flowers arranged in a complex partial inflorescence called an acervulus. This type of partial inflorescence has so far not been reported elsewhere in the largest palm subfamily Arecoideae, which is traditionally characterized by flowers predominantly arranged in...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Ortega-Chávez N,Stauffer FW

更新日期：2011-12-01 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:Bamboo is well known for its fast growth and excellent mechanical performance, but the underlying relationships between its structure and properties are only partially known. Since it lacks secondary thickening, bamboo cannot use adaptive growth in the same way as a tree would in order to modify the...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Wang X,Keplinger T,Gierlinger N,Burgert I

更新日期：2014-12-01 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:Aluminium is toxic in acid soils because the soluble Al(3+) inhibits root growth. A mechanism of Al(3+) tolerance discovered in many plant species involves the release of organic anions from root apices. The Al(3+)-activated release of citrate from the root apices of Al(3+)-tolerant genotypes of bar...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Zhou G,Delhaize E,Zhou M,Ryan PR

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young trees 0.03-1.7 m high of three coexisting Betula species were investigated in four sites of varying soil fertility, but all in full daylight, to separate nutrient and plant size controls on leaf dry mass per unit area (MA), light-saturated foliar photosynthetic electron transport rate (J) and the fraction of pla...

journal_title：Annals of botany

authors： Niinemets U,Portsmuth A,Truus L

更新日期：2002-02-01 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: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

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