A large number of reviews have discussed many aspects of oxidative burst due to plant
exposure to biotic and abiotic stresses, including the dual role of reactive oxygen species …

Seed longevity is a central pivot of the preservation of biodiversity, being of main importance
to face the challenges linked to global climate change and population growth. This complex …

From 50 to 90% of wild plant species worldwide produce seeds that are dormant upon
maturity, with specific dormancy traits driven by species' occurrence geography, growth form …

Open top chambers (OTCs) were adopted as the recommended warming mechanism by the
International Tundra Experiment network in the early 1990s. Since then, OTCs have been …

Plant persistence and migration in face of climate change depends on successful
reproduction by seed, a central aspect of plant life that drives population dynamics …

Italy is among the European countries with the greatest plant diversity due to both a great
environmental heterogeneity and a long history of man–environment interactions. Trait …

Seasonal snow cover has an important impact on the difference between soil-and air
temperature because of the insulation effect, and is therefore a key parameter in ecosystem …

Climate warming can induce the encroachment of shrubs and may trigger treeline dynamics.
However, the responses of shrubs and trees to climate change may be modulated by other …

Production of high quality seeds is of fundamental importance for successful crop
production. However, knowledge of the effects of increased temperature resulting from …

In spite of the increasing number of studies on the importance of transgenerational plasticity
for species response to novel environments, its effects on species ability to respond to …