The world is facing rapid climate change and a fast-growing global population. It is believed
that the world population will be 9.7 billion in 2050. However, recent agriculture production …

Plant adaptive strategies have been shaped during evolutionary development in the
constant interaction with a plethora of environmental factors, including the presence of …

The application of ionomics and ecological stoichiometry benefits conservation biology with
necessary ecological and evolutionary relevance, allowing unresolved problems to be …

The analysis of plant elemental composition and the underlying factors affecting its variation
are a current hot topic in ecology. Ecological adaptation to atypical soils may shift plant …

Background Sensing and responding to stresses determine the tolerance of plants to
adverse environments. The triploid Chinese white poplar is widely cultivated in North China …

One of the main limiting factors of plant yield is drought, and while the physiological
responses to this environmental stress have been broadly described, research addressing …

Abstract The Little Neptune grass Cymodocea nodosa is a key seagrass species in the
Mediterranean Sea, forming extensive and patchy meadows in shallow coastal and …

Organic elements make up 99% of an organism but without the remaining inorganic
bioessential elements, termed the metallome, no life could be possible. The metallome is …

The coordinated distribution of inorganic phosphate (Pi) between roots and shoots is an
important process that plants use to maintain Pi homeostasis. SHORT-ROOT (SHR) is well …

Compared with other research fields, both microbiome and metabolomics data are
complicated and have some unique characteristics, respectively. Thus, choosing an …