Halophytic Clonal Plant Species: Important Functional Aspects for Existence in Heterogeneous Saline Habitats [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Plant modularity-related traits are important ecological determinants of vegetation composition, dynamics, and resilience. While simple changes in plant biomass resulting from salt treatments are usually considered a sufficient indicator for resistance ...
Gederts Ievinsh
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Ultraviolet B Radiation Triggers DNA Methylation Change and Affects Foraging Behavior of the Clonal Plant Glechoma longituba [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Clonal plants in heterogeneous environments can benefit from their habitat selection behavior, which enables them to utilize patchily distributed resources efficiently.
Jiaxin Quan +9 more
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Both Adaptability and Endophytic Bacteria Are Linked to the Functional Traits in the Invasive Clonal Plant Wedelia trilobata [PDF]
Plants, 2022 The role of the interactions between endophytes and host plants is unclear in invasive plants from different geographical latitudes. In this study, we aimed to explore the relationship between endophytic microbes and the functional traits of the invasive
Ying-Hao Mei +8 more
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Ecological mechanisms of microbial assembly in clonal plant Glechoma longituba: from soil to endosphere [PDF]
Applied and Environmental MicrobiologyClimate change presents significant challenges to plant growth and reproduction. Clonal plants, with low genetic diversity, are particularly vulnerable due to their limited adaptive capacity.
Yunshi Li +4 more
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Effect of Environmental Stress on the Nutrient Stoichiometry of the Clonal Plant Phragmites australis in Inland Riparian Wetlands of Northwest China [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Clonal plants play an important role in determining ecosystem properties such as community stability, species diversity and nutrient cycling. However, relatively little information is available about the stoichiometric characteristics of clonal plants ...
Yi Zhou +7 more
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Changes induced by parental neighboring touch in the clonal plant Glechoma longituba depend on the light environment [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionTouch by neighboring plants is a common but overlooked environmental variable for plants, especially in dense vegetation. In addition, shade is inevitable for understory plants.
Linya Xing +6 more
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Responses to Sedimentation in Ramet Populations of the Clonal Plant Carex brevicuspis [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2018 In aquatic ecosystems, sedimentation is an important factor that affects plant growth, mainly due to sediment depth. Clonal morphological plasticity is an effective strategy in clonal plants for acclimatization to sediment burial.
Bai-Han Pan +10 more
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The effects of clonal integration and earthworms on the growth, active constituent accumulation in Glechoma longituba, and the soil microbial community in its root zone [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceIntroductionClonal integration represents a key ecological advantage of clonal plants, enabling resource transfer among interconnected ramets. Earthworm activity significantly influences soil processes and plant growth.
Bing-Nan Zhao +7 more
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Plants, 2021 Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) disease associated with the ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ (CLas) bacterium has caused significant financial damage to many citrus industries.
Manjunath L. Keremane +4 more
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Plants, People, Planet, 2023 Societal Impact statement To secure a stable, safe food supply, the future of humanity depends on the conservation and application of cultivated and wild plant diversity. Strawberries are globally important.
Kim E. Hummer +3 more
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