This paper offers a different framework for managing Mediterranean drought carob-tree
orchard ecosystems. Two dry-farming systems were compared during two consecutive …

Growth of cork-oak (Quercus suber L.) in Iberian stands may depend not only on climate but
also on recurrent cork harvesting and stand management. In this work, trees from sites with …

Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) is known in Africa as 'the Tree of Life'. Various products from
the baobab tree, including its fruits and leaves for foods, its bark for fibre and all parts for …

Abstract Models of non-host resistance have failed to account for the pathogenicity of
necrotrophic agents. During the interaction of Pinus pinaster (maritime pine) with the non …

Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass) is one of the most common naturally colonized creeper
grass found on fly ash lagoons and soils in India. Bioavailable metal concentrations in fly …

Several plant species display a temporal separation of the male and female flower organ
development to enhance outbreeding; however, little is known regarding the genetic …

The growth of Zelkova abelicea (Lam.) Boiss.(Ulmaceae), a tree species endemic to the
island of Crete (Greece), was studied within 31 fenced plots protected from browsing during …

Mediterranean ecosystems are threatened by climate change and shrub encroachment. An
increase in shrub cover can intensify the competition for water, aggravating the impacts of …

Leaf exchange is an abrupt phenological event that drastically modifies the morphology and
physiology of the aerial portion of the plant. We examined if water and osmolyte differences …

It is well known that stems of woody plants shrink and swell diurnally. These fluctuations of
stem diameter are induced mainly by the changes of water contents in plants, which are …