BACKGROUND Evolution is a strongly historical process, and evolutionary biology is a field
that combines history and science. How the historical nature of evolution affects the …

In this review paper we focus on the dilemma of whether or not current fresh water supply
will meet the demand/needs of agricultural crops despite the continuing impact of water …

Tree peony (Paeonia ostii) is an economically important ornamental plant native to China. It
is also notable for its seed oil, which is abundant in unsaturated fatty acids such as α …

Wild animals and plants have developed a variety of adaptive traits driven by adaptive
evolution, an important strategy for species survival and persistence. Uncovering the …

There is currently considerable interest in the prospects for bioengineering crassulacean
acid metabolism (CAM) photosynthesis–or key elements associated with it, such as …

To conserve water in arid environments, numerous plant lineages have independently
evolved Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM). Interestingly, Isoetes, an aquatic lycophyte …

Tremendous chemical diversity is the hallmark of plants and is supported by highly complex
biochemical machinery. Plant metabolic enzymes originated and were transferred from …

Abstract Background and Scope The growth of experimental studies of crassulacean acid
metabolism (CAM) in diverse plant clades, coupled with recent advances in molecular …

Over the last 470 Ma, plant evolution has seen major evolutionary transitions, such as the
move from water to land and the origins of vascular tissues, seeds, and flowers [1]. These …

In plants exhibiting crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), CAM photosynthesis almost
always occurs together with C3 photosynthesis, and occasionally with C4 photosynthesis …