While the functional genetics and physiological mechanisms controlling drought resistance
in crop plants have been intensely studied, less research has examined the genetic basis of …

Most flowering plants are hermaphroditic, yet the proportion of seeds fertilized by self and
outcross pollen varies widely among species, ranging from predominant self-fertilization to …

Modulation of the transition to flowering plays an important role in the adaptation to drought.
The drought-escape (DE) response allows plants to adaptively shorten their life cycle to …

Examining how morphology, life history and physiology vary along environmental clines can
reveal functional insight into adaptations to climate and thus inform predictions about …

MiRNAs play crucial roles in many aspects of plant development and the response to the
environment. The miR172 family has been shown to participate in the control of flowering …

• Premise of the study: The study of how phenology may contribute to the assembly of plant
communities has a long history in ecology. Climate change has brought renewed interest in …

Flowering time and water‐use efficiency (WUE) are two ecological traits that are important
for plant drought response. To understand the evolutionary significance of natural genetic …

Coevolution is among the most important evolutionary processes that generate biological
diversity. Plant–pollinator interactions play a prominent role in the evolution of reproductive …

After the floral transition the shoot apical meristem (SAM) changes its identity switching from
vegetative to reproductive. In annual Arabidopsis ecotypes, the transition to flowering is …

Background The remarkable diversity of mating patterns and sexual systems in flowering
plants has fascinated evolutionary biologists for more than a century. Enduring questions …