Osmotic stress that is induced by salinity and drought affects plant growth and development,
resulting in significant losses to global crop production. Consequently, there is a strong need …

Angiosperms show a remarkable range in genome size (GS), yet most species have small
genomes, despite the frequency of polyploidy and repeat amplification in the ancestries of …

Leaf economics and hydraulic traits are critical to leaf photosynthesis, yet it is debated
whether these two sets of traits vary in a fully coordinated manner or there is room for …

Leaves are arguably the most complex and important physicobiological systems in the
ecosphere. Yet, water transport outside the leaf xylem remains poorly understood, despite its …

Ferns and fern allies have low photosynthetic rates compared with seed plants. Their
photosynthesis is thought to be limited principally by physical CO 2 diffusion from the …

The abrupt origin and rapid diversification of the flowering plants during the Cretaceous has
long been considered an “abominable mystery.” While the cause of their high diversity has …

Leaf dry mass per unit leaf area (LMA) is a central trait in ecology, but its anatomical and
compositional basis has been unclear. An explicit mathematical and physical framework for …

Leaf vein traits are implicated in the determination of gas exchange rates and plant
performance. These traits are increasingly considered as causal factors affecting the 'leaf …

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Understanding the drivers of geological‐scale patterns in plant macroevolution is limited by
a hesitancy to use measurable traits of fossils to infer palaeoecophysiological function. Here …