The Angiosperm Terrestrial Revolution and the origins of modern biodiversity
Biodiversity today has the unusual property that 85% of plant and animal species live on
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
land rather than in the sea, and half of these live in tropical rainforests. An explosive boost to …
An integrated framework of plant form and function: the belowground perspective
Plant trait variation drives plant function, community composition and ecosystem processes.
However, our current understanding of trait variation disproportionately relies on …
However, our current understanding of trait variation disproportionately relies on …
The Welwitschia genome reveals a unique biology underpinning extreme longevity in deserts
T Wan, Z Liu, IJ Leitch, H Xin, G Maggs-Kölling… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The gymnosperm Welwitschia mirabilis belongs to the ancient, enigmatic gnetophyte
lineage. It is a unique desert plant with extreme longevity and two ever-elongating leaves …
lineage. It is a unique desert plant with extreme longevity and two ever-elongating leaves …
When everything changes at once: finding a new normal after genome duplication
K Bomblies - Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Whole-genome duplication (WGD), which leads to polyploidy, is implicated in adaptation
and speciation. But what are the immediate effects of WGD and how do newly polyploid …
and speciation. But what are the immediate effects of WGD and how do newly polyploid …
Exploring environmental selection on genome size in angiosperms
L Faizullah, JA Morton, EI Hersch-Green… - Trends in Plant …, 2021 - cell.com
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 …
genomes, despite the frequency of polyploidy and repeat amplification in the ancestries of …
Genome downsizing after polyploidy: mechanisms, rates and selection pressures
X Wang, JA Morton, J Pellicer, IJ Leitch… - The Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An analysis of over 10 000 plant genome sizes (GSs) indicates that most species have
smaller genomes than expected given the incidence of polyploidy in their ancestries …
smaller genomes than expected given the incidence of polyploidy in their ancestries …
Structural organization of the spongy mesophyll
Many plant leaves have two layers of photosynthetic tissue: the palisade and spongy
mesophyll. Whereas palisade mesophyll consists of tightly packed columnar cells, the …
mesophyll. Whereas palisade mesophyll consists of tightly packed columnar cells, the …
Combining whole-genome shotgun sequencing and rRNA gene amplicon analyses to improve detection of microbe–microbe interaction networks in plant leaves
J Regalado, DS Lundberg, O Deusch… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Microorganisms from all domains of life establish associations with plants. Although some
harm the plant, others antagonize pathogens or prime the plant immune system, support the …
harm the plant, others antagonize pathogens or prime the plant immune system, support the …
Application‐based guidelines for best practices in plant flow cytometry
Flow cytometry (FCM) is currently the most widely‐used method to establish nuclear DNA
content in plants. Since simple, 1‐3‐parameter, flow cytometers, which are sufficient for most …
content in plants. Since simple, 1‐3‐parameter, flow cytometers, which are sufficient for most …
The world's 100 worst invasive alien insect species differ in their characteristics from related non‐invasive species
While there has been great interest in species characteristics that promote invasiveness, still
little is known about the characteristics that distinguish invasive from non‐invasive insects …
little is known about the characteristics that distinguish invasive from non‐invasive insects …