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Functional leaf traits of vascular epiphytes: vertical trends within the forest, intra‐ and interspecific trait variability, and taxonomic signals [PDF]

Functional Ecology, 2015
Summary Analysing functional traits along environmental gradients can improve our understanding of the mechanisms structuring plant communities. Within forests, vertical gradients in light intensity, temperature and humidity are often pronounced. Vascular epiphytes are particularly suitable for studying the influence of these vertical gradients on ...
Petter, Gunnar, Wagner, Katrin, Wanek, Wolfgang, Sanchez Delgado, Eduardo Javier, Zotz, Gerhard, Sarmento Cabral, Juliano, Kreft, Holger   +6 more
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Effects of grazing on leaf traits and ecosystem functioning in Inner Mongolia grasslands: scaling from species to community [PDF]

Biogeosciences, 2010
Understanding the mechanistic links between environmental drivers, human disturbance, plant functional traits, and ecosystem properties is a fundamental aspect of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning research.
S. X. Zheng, H. Y. Ren, Z. C. Lan, W. H. Li, K. B. Wang, Y. F. Bai   +5 more
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3D Chromatin Architecture Provides Insights Into Leaf Trait Variation Among Pear Species

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Three‐dimensional (3D) chromatin architecture plays a fundamental role in eukaryotic gene regulations, its functional significance in perennial fruit trees remains poorly characterized despite extensive applications in crop genomics. Here, we developed high‐resolution (∼5 kb) Hi‐C maps of Pyrus and compared 3D genomic architecture of three ...
Yueyuan Liu, Chenhui Han, Cheng Xue, Manyi Sun, Bobo Song, Yongsong Xue, Guangyan Yang, Shaozhuo Xu, Wei Wei, Jiaming Li, Runze Wang, Jun Wu   +11 more
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Leaf metabolic traits reveal hidden dimensions of plant form and function

Science Advances, 2023
The metabolome is the biochemical basis of plant form and function, but we know little about its macroecological variation across the plant kingdom. Here, we used the plant functional trait concept to interpret leaf metabolome variation among 457 tropical and 339 temperate plant species.
Walker, Tom W N, Schrodt, Franziska, Allard, Pierre-Marie, Defossez, Emmanuel, Jassey, Vincent E J, Schuman, Meredith Christine, Alexander, Jake M, Baines, Oliver, Baldy, Virginie, Bardgett, Richard D, Capdevila, Pol, Coley, Phyllis D, van Dam, Nicole M, David, Bruno, Descombes, Patrice, Endara, María-José, Fernandez, Catherine, Forrister, Dale, Gargallo-Garriga, Albert, Glauser, Gaëtan, Marr, Sue, Neumann, Steffen, Pellissier, Loïc, Peters, Kristian, Rasmann, Sergio, Roessner, Ute, Salguero-Gómez, Roberto, Sardans, Jordi, Weckwerth, Wolfram, Wolfender, Jean-Luc, Peñuelas, Josep   +30 more
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C:N:P stoichiometry and leaf traits of halophytes in an arid saline environment, northwest China.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Salinization is an important and increasingly prevalent issue which has broad and profound effects on plant survival and distribution pattern. To understand the patterns and potential drivers of leaf traits in saline environments, we determined the soil ...
Lilong Wang, Guanxiang Zhao, Meng Li, Mingting Zhang, Lifang Zhang, Xinfang Zhang, Lizhe An, Shijian Xu   +7 more
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Integration of Spatiotemporal Multi‐Omics in Peach Fruit Unravels a Metabolic Niche and the Genetic Basis of Trichome‐Mediated Stress Adaptation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study constructed the first spatiotemporal multi‐omics map of peach fruit and discovered a key candidate gene that synergistically regulates trichome development and drought tolerance through the jasmonic acid signaling pathway, providing insights into the coupling mechanism between development and stress resistance.
Zhixin Liu, Ke Cao, Liping Guan, Aizhi Qin, Yong Li, Zihao Zhao, Yinpeng Zhang, Yaping Zhou, Lirong Wang, Xuwu Sun   +9 more
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Ecological Adaptation Mechanisms Underlying Successful Plant Reproduction

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
During floral induction, various environmental and endogenous signals converge to regulate the florigen protein, which is transported from leaves to the SAM to initiate flowering. Within the SAM, a complex network of receptor kinases and small peptides orchestrates floral development with high spatiotemporal precision.
Hang Zhao, Shenghui Huo, Yue Xing, Shuxin Zhang, Guilin Li, Yihui Liu, Chongyang Jin, Fuguang Li, Xiaoyang Ge   +8 more
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Changes in the functional traits of Thymus mongolicus along environmental gradients and factors influencing the traits of Northern China

Frontiers in Plant Science
Thymus mongolicus is a common medicinal and edible plant in grasslands of northern China. However, previous studies were limited to the production and utilization value of T.
Wentao Mi, Hao Zheng, Haixuan Zhang, Wanyu Zhang, Yuan Chi, Weibo Ren   +5 more
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Relationships between leaf temperature, stomatal conductance and architecture: potential impact on leaf burning among a range of genotypes in grapevine

OENO One, 2023
In the context of climate change, extreme heatwaves are often observed. The consequences of these events led to leaf and grape burning, as observed in June 2019 in the South of France.
Mathilde Millan, Thierry Simonneau, Aude Coupe-Ledru, Romain Boulord, Angélique Christophe, Benoît Pallas   +5 more
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Natural Variation of NAR5 Determines Nitrogenase Activity and the Yield in Soybean

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identified NAR5, a gene encoding a subtilisin‐like protease, that regulates nitrogenase activity in soybean nodules. Overexpressing NAR5 delayed nodule senescence, enhancing nitrogenase activity, yield, and low‐nitrogen tolerance. The elite haplotype NAR5HapI‐1 linked to superior nitrogenase activity and greater seed weight has been ...
Chao Ma, Hanyu Zhao, Haojie Feng, Xulun Dong, Lin Chen, Mingliang Yang, Runyi Chen, Chengjun Lei, Chunyan Liu, Qingshan Chen, Dawei Xin, Jinhui Wang   +11 more
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