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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 syndromes in a Rainforest Area, Paraíba, Brazil [PDF]

Biotemas, 2009
This work aimed to identify the pollination syndromes of species in Mata do Buraquinho, PB, Brazil. The relationships among the floral attributes of the vegetable species and the rewards offered to the pollinators were evaluated.
Afrânio César de Araújo, Pedro da Costa Gadelha Neto, Zelma Glebya Maciel Quirino, Jussiara de Lima Oliveira Araújo   +3 more
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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

Fecundity above the species level: ovule number and brood size in the genisteae (fabaceae: papilionoideae) [PDF]

, 1999
Per-fruit components of fecundity (ovules per ovary, seeds per fruit, seed: ovule ratio, and patterns of seed maturation within pods) were studied in 33 species of the Genisteae, a legume tribe of mostly Mediterranean shrubs, e.g., Cytisus, Ulex, that ...
Herrera Maliani, Francisco Javier
core   +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

Nectar sugars and bird visitation define a floral niche for basidiomycetous yeast on the Canary Islands [PDF]

, 2015
Studies on the diversity of yeasts in floral nectar were first carried out in the late 19th century. A narrow group of fermenting, osmophilous ascomycetes were regarded as exclusive specialists able to populate this unique and species poor environment ...
Begerow, Dominik, Mittelbach, Moritz, Nepi, Massimo, Nocentini, Daniele, Weigend, Maximilian, Yurkov, Andrey M   +5 more
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Relative ranges of mating and dispersal modulate Allee thresholds in sessile species [PDF]

, 2017
Sessile organisms, including plants and benthic macrofauna, are often restricted in the ranges over which they are able to reproduce and disperse. This leads to spatial patterning within populations, causing the effective population density around each ...
Eichhorn, Markus P., Velazquez-Castro, Jorge   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

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

The macroecology of animal versus wind pollination: ecological factors are more important than historical climate stability [PDF]

, 2016
Background: The relative frequency of wind and animal pollinated plants is non-randomly distributed across the globe and numerous hypotheses have been raised for the greater occurrence of wind pollination in some habitats and towards higher latitudes. To
André Rodrigo Rech, Bo Dalsgaard, Brody Sandel, Garcia RA, Hu S, Jeff Ollerton, Jens-Christian Svenning, Jesper Sonne, Naomi Holmes, Ollerton J   +9 more
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Field investigation of glucosinolates and morphological traits in mitigating Psylliodes chrysocephala larval infestation through crop varieties and companion planting

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Genotype and cropping system influenced oilseed rape ecophysiological traits, including glucosinolate compounds (glucoraphanin, glucobrassicanapin, and butyl‐glucosinolates) and biomass, which were linked to Psylliodes chrysocephala larval infestation, with varietal effects stronger than faba bean companion planting.
Laurie Magnin, Alexandra Jullien, Alice Baux, Corentin Barbu, Ivan Hiltpold   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source