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Patterns and environmental drivers of root traits across hydrological gradients in old growth boreal forests

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
Many key ecosystem functions are affected by plant roots and their traits. However, understanding of the patterns in, and drivers of, root traits lags far behind equivalent knowledge of above‐ground tissues, particularly in boreal old growth forests. We surveyed community‐level root traits across 11 old growth forests spanning a wide latitudinal range ...
Naomi Vöhringer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Al on the growth and nutrients uptake of blueberries (Vaccinium spp.)

open access: yesNotulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 2020
Aluminum (Al) is the major factor limiting plant growth on acidic soils. Blueberry (Vaccinum spp.) is an acidophilic plant. Highbush blueberry and rabbiteye blueberry are the main commercially cultivated species, while the response of which to Al is still unclear. Therefore, hydroponic experiments were conducted to determine the effect of Al (0 and 100
Qilong ZENG   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Wild plants used for food by Hungarian ethnic groups living in the Carpathian Basin

open access: yesActa Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2012
A list of plant species used for food in Hungary and among Hungarian ethnic groups of the Carpathian Basin during the 19th and 20th centuries was compiled from 71 ethnographic and ethnobotanical sources and a survey among contemporary Hungarian botanists.
Andrea Dénes   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feast or famine: How food deserts, wealth and greenspace correlate with coyote diets in Seattle, Washington

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban environments create unique challenges for wildlife, where dietary habits may reflect both ecological heterogeneity and societal disparities. In this study, we explored how social factors such as household income and human population density, and ecological factors such as tree canopy correlate with coyote (Canis latrans) diets in Seattle,
Samantha Erin Sophia Kreling   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptome‐based identification and functional characterization of iridoid synthase involved in monotropein biosynthesis in blueberry

open access: yesPlant Direct, 2023
Blueberries (Vaccinium spp.) are well known for their nutritional quality, and recent work has shown that Vaccinium spp. also produce iridoids, which are specialized metabolites with potent health‐promoting benefits.
Lovely Mae F. Lawas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transcriptomic stress responses in Vaccinium spp. F1 hybrids: Implications for temperature‐resilient cranberry breeding using a crop wild relative

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Climate extremes threaten the sustainability of cranberry production, a culturally and economically important North American crop. This study demonstrates that wild cranberries (Vaccinium oxycoccos) harbor genetic variation that may enhance cold stress resilience when introduced into cultivated cranberry through hybridization.
Audrey Dickinson   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A step into the shadows: Evolutionary shifts in fruit structure and dispersal strategies in Asian mycoheterotrophic Ericaceae

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
This study examines how the fruits of non‐photosynthetic forest plants in the Monotropoideae (Ericaceae) have evolved into the diversity observed today. By analyzing four Asian species, we identified a shift from dry, dehiscent fruits that release seeds into the air to fleshy, berry‐like fruits adapted for animal dispersal.
Alexey N. Sorokin   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

EST Analysis for the Study of Cold Stress in Blueberry (Vaccinium spp.) [PDF]

open access: yesHortScience, 2004
To gain a better understanding of changes in gene expression associated with cold stress in the woody perennial blueberry ( Vaccinium spp.), a genomics approach based on the analysis of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) was undertaken.
Anik L. Dhanaraj*   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benefits of Resveratrol and Pterostilbene to Crops and Their Potential Nutraceutical Value to Mammals

open access: yesAgriculture, 2022
Resveratrol and its dimethoxylated derivative, pterostilbene, are produced by several plant species, including a few edible crops such as peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.), grapes (Vitis spp.), and blueberries (Vaccinium spp.), as well some plants used in ...
Stephen O. Duke
doaj   +1 more source

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