The digestive systems of carnivorous plants

M Freund, D Graus, A Fleischmann, KJ Gilbert… - Plant …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
To survive in the nutrient-poor habitats, carnivorous plants capture small organisms
comprising complex substances not suitable for immediate reuse. The traps of carnivorous …

Leaf side determines the relative importance of dispersal versus host filtering in the phyllosphere microbiome

W Smets, MK Chock, CM Walsh, CQ Vanderburgh… - MBio, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Leaves harbor distinct microbial communities that can have an important impact on plant
health and microbial ecosystems worldwide. Nevertheless, the ecological processes that …

Two-dimensional, high-resolution imaging of pH dynamics in the phyllosphere of submerged macrophyte using a new Nano-optode

J Lin, Y Sun, H Zhang, Q Shen, L Xu, Q Zeng… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The phyllosphere pH helps shape the plant microbiome and strongly influences
aboveground interactions in plant canopies. Yet little is known about the distribution of pH at …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of sowing dates and phosphorus levels on cotton growth and yield: soil analysis and implications

JS Tlatlaa, GM Tryphone, EK Nassary - Frontiers in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
This study assessed the effects of sowing dates and phosphorus levels on cotton
performance in Chato-Msilale village in Chato District, Tanzania. The soil analysis revealed …

Drought-resistant trait of different crop genotypes determines assembly patterns of soil and phyllosphere microbial communities

B Guo, H Zhang, Y Liu, J Chen, J Li - Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Crop microbiomes are widely recognized to play a role in crop stress resistance, but the
ecological processes that shape crop microbiomes under water stress are unclear …

Neopolyploidy has variable effects on the diversity and composition of the wild strawberry microbiome

TJ Anneberg, NP Cullen, EM O'Neill… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Whole‐genome duplication (neopolyploidy) can instantly differentiate the
phenotype of neopolyploids from their diploid progenitors. These phenotypic shifts in organs …

Extreme acidity in a cynipid gall: a potential new defensive strategy against natural enemies

A Guiguet, NB McCartney, KJ Gilbert… - Biology …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The morphology of insect-induced galls contributes to defences of the gall-inducing insect
species against its natural enemies. In terms of gall chemistry, the only defensive …

[HTML][HTML] Phylloplane biodiversity and activity in the city at different distances from the traffic pollution source

KV Ivashchenko, MV Korneykova, OI Sazonova… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The phylloplane is an integrated part of green infrastructure which interacts with plant health.
Taxonomic characterization of the phylloplane with the aim to link it to ecosystem functioning …

[HTML][HTML] Microscopic fungi in big cities: Biodiversity, source, and relation to pollution by potentially toxic metals

MV Korneykova, AS Soshina, AI Novikov… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
For the first time, a mycological analysis of outdoor urban environment (air, leaves, sealed
surfaces) was carried in the cities of subarctic (Murmansk) and temperate (Moscow) climatic …

Assembly of cereal crop fungal communities under water stress determined by host niche

B Guo, H Zhang, Y Liu, J Chen, J Li - Environmental and Experimental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Crop-associated fungi play an important role in agroecosystems. However, a
comprehensive understanding of the ecological mechanisms governing fungal community …