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The missing woodland story: Implications of 1700 years of stand‐scale change on ‘naturalness’ and managing remnant broadleaved woodlands

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Longer‐term perspectives—equivalent to the lifespans of long‐lived trees—are required to fully inform perceptions of ‘naturalness’ used in woodland conservation and management. Stand‐scale dynamics of an old growth temperate woodland are reconstructed using palaeoecological data.
Annabel Everard, J. Edward Schofield, Tim Mighall, Scott Timpany, Gill Plunkett   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pollination Systems of Palms (Arecaceae)

Journal of Pollination Ecology
A review is given of pollination systems in the palm family (Arecaceae). Pollination studies of 149 species (6% of the total number) in 60 genera (33% of the total number) are reviewed. The majority of these studies (75%) are of Neotropical palms.
Andrew Henderson
doaj   +1 more source

Ginger and the beetle: Evidence of primitive pollination system in a Himalayan endemic alpine ginger (Roscoea alpina, Zingiberaceae). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
The Himalayan endemic alpine genus Roscoea, like other members of ginger family, exhibits the combination of floral traits that would fit pollination by long distant foragers such as bees, birds or flies.
Babu Ram Paudel, Mani Shrestha, Adrian G Dyer, Qing-Jun Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Secrets within stems: The cryptic Apodanthes caseariae (Apodanthaceae), a rare neotropical holoendoparasite

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Holoendoparasites are extremely rare plants that live entirely hidden inside their hosts, with only flowers and fruits visible. We studied Apodanthes caseariae, found in central and South America, parasitizing Casearia sylvestris. Little is known about its life cycle.
Jessica A. Ramírez‐Ramírez, Favio González, Estefanía Elejalde‐Baena, Juan F. Alzate, Natalia Pabón‐Mora   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Novel applications of the tomato microbiome: Roles and considerations for agriculture, human health, and society

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Plants, like humans, have a microbiome that helps them grow, defend themselves against pathogens, acquire nutrients, and protect themselves against environmental stresses. The microbiome of tomatoes, a staple crop grown worldwide, could be utilized not only to reduce fertilizer and pesticide applications, but also to clean up harmful pollutants ...
Sean Lindert, Kathryn Kingsley, Peerapol Chiaranunt, James F. White   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sirdavidia, an extroardinary new genus of Annonaceae from Gabon [PDF]

, 2015
A distinctive new monotypic genus from Gabon is described in the tropical plant family Annonaceae: Sirdavidia, in honor to Sir David Attenborough. Molecular phylogenetic analyses confirm that Sirdavidia, which is very distinct from a morphological ...
Couvreur, Thomas, Niangadouma, R., Sauquet, H., Sonké, B.   +3 more
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Pollination by Hemimepsis wasps: A newly described South African guild with an analysis of trait convergence between guild members [PDF]

, 2007
International ...
Shuttleworth, A., Brothers, D.J., Johnson, S.D.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Notes on the floral biology and pollination syndrome of Echinopsis chiloensis (Colla) Friedrich & G.D.Rowley (Cactaceae) in a population of semiarid Chile

, 2011
Documentamos algunos aspectos de la biologia floral de Echinopsis chiloensis ssp. chiloensis en una poblacion del limite norte de su rango de distribucion.
C. G. Ossa, R. Medel
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Engineering compact Physalis peruviana (goldenberry) to promote its potential as a global crop

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Goldenberry (Physalis peruviana) produces sweet, nutritionally rich berries, yet like many minor crops, is cultivated in limited geographical regions and has not been a focus of breeding programs for trait enhancement. Leveraging knowledge of plant architecture‐related traits from related species, we used CRISPR/Cas9‐mediated gene editing to generate a
Miguel Santo Domingo, Blaine Fitzgerald, Gina M. Robitaille, Srividya Ramakrishnan, Kerry Swartwood, Nicholas G. Karavolias, Michael C. Schatz, Joyce Van Eck, Zachary B. Lippman   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pollination biology of the endangered columnar cactus Cipocereus crassisepalus: a case of close relationship between plant and pollinator [PDF]

Acta Botânica Brasílica
The family Cactaceae possesses considerable floral diversity and is exclusively zoophilic. Cipocereus crassisepalus is an endangered species of columnar cactus, whose floral characteristics fit the chiropterophily syndrome. This study aimed to assess the
Cristiane Martins, Reisla Oliveira, Ludmilla M.S. Aguiar, Yasmine Antonini   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources