Progression from the juvenile to mature phase in woody plants is accompanied by changes
in characteristics as diverse as adventitious rooting capacity, leaf morphology, canopy …

Angiosperm leaves manifest a remarkable diversity of shapes that range from
developmental sequences within a shoot and within crown response to microenvironment to …

Background Two indicators of a clade's success are its diversity (number of included
species) and its disparity (extent of morphospace occupied by its members). Many large …

The seeds of Mediterranean stone pine, Pinus pinea, have been consumed by humans
since the Paleolithic era. Similarly to edible seeds from other Eurasiatic or American pines …

Water availability has been considered one of the crucial drivers of species distribution.
However, the increasing of temperatures and more frequent water shortages could …

Abstract Background and Aims It is widely accepted that hydraulic failure due to xylem
embolism is a key factor contributing to drought-induced mortality in trees. In the present …

Pine (Pinus) species exhibit extensive variation in needle shape and size between juvenile
(primary) and adult (secondary) needles (heteroblasty), but few studies have quantified the …

Pine seedling leaf characteristics show a distinct transition from primary to secondary
needles, known as heteroblastic change. However, the underlying regulatory mechanism is …

Pinus massoniana needles, rich in medicinal polysaccharides and flavonoids, undergo
heteroblastic foliage, transitioning from primary needles (PN) to secondary needles (SN) …

Understanding the genetic basis of adaptation to contemporary environments is
fundamental to predicting the evolutionary responses of tree species to future climates …