The international C4 rice consortium aims to introduce into rice a high capacity
photosynthetic mechanism, the C4 pathway, to increase yield. The C4 pathway is …

Fifty years ago, the C4 photosynthetic pathway was first characterized. In the subsequent
five decades, much has been learned about C4 plants, such that it is now possible to place …

Phylogenetic comparative methods are increasingly used to give new insights into the
dynamics of trait evolution in deep time. For continuous traits the core of these methods is a …

With a rapidly growing world population and dwindling natural resources, we are now facing
the enormous challenge of increasing crop yields while simultaneously improving the …

Although they are relative latecomers on the evolutionary scene, having emerged only 135?
170 million years ago, angiosperms—or flowering plants—are the most diverse and species …

What factors influence whether a lineage can successfully transition into a new biome, and
why have some biome shifts been more frequent than others? To orient this line of research …

Examining Plant Physiological Responses to Climate Change through an Evolutionary Lens |
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Are evolutionary outcomes predictable? Adaptations that show repeated evolutionary
convergence across the Tree of Life provide a special opportunity to dissect the context …

One of the most notable ecological trends—described more than 2,300 years ago by
Theophrastus—is the association of small leaves with dry and cold climates, which has …

Grasslands dominate the terrestrial landscape, and grasses have evolved complex and
elegant strategies to overcome abiotic stresses. The C4 grasses are particularly stress …