Can heritable traits in a single species affect an entire ecosystem? Recent studies show that
such traits in a common tree have predictable effects on community structure and ecosystem …

Bioenergy from plants, particularly from perennial grasses and trees, could make a
substantial contribution to alleviation of global problems in climate change and energy …

Accessing and exploring large-scale genomics data sets remains a significant challenge to
researchers without specialist bioinformatics training. We present the integrated PlantGenIE …

Lignin, a major component of the cell wall of vascular plants, has long been recognized for
its negative impact on forage quality, paper manufacturing, and, more recently, cellulosic …

The plant hormones auxin and abscisic acid may at first sight appear to be a conflicting pair
of plant regulators. Abscisic acid content increases during stress and protects plant water …

We identified a dwarf transgenic hybrid poplar (Populus tremula× Populus alba) after
screening of 627 independent activation-tagged transgenic lines in tissue culture …

Background We have developed genomic tools to allow the genus Populus (aspens and
cottonwoods) to be exploited as a full-featured model for investigating fundamental aspects …

Populus has become an important model plant system. However, utilization of the
increasingly extensive collection of genetics and genomics data created by the community is …

Trees present a life form of paramount importance for terrestrial ecosystems and human
societies because of their ecological structure and physiological function and provision of …

Field-grown poplar trees (Populus nigra L.× P. maximowiczii Henry, clone Kamabuchi) were
exposed to severe drought twice during the growing season to evaluate the impact on wood …