How does drought influence the photochemical performance of reproductive structures of native and exotic bunchgrasses of the Great Basin?
Tag - chlorophyll fluorescence
William Salter
A new system for simultaneous measurement of photosynthesis and solar-induced fluorescence
Can solar-induced fluorescence be used to accurately estimate photosynthetic traits at different scales?
Even in juvenile stages, mistletoe can adjust its physiology according to its host
Impact on the tree varied depending on whether it was deciduous or evergreen
Erin Zimmerman
Morphological and physiological traits determine Arundo drought recovery
Arundo donax often reproduces clonally, but a new study finds small differences can affect how it recovers from drought stress.
Alex Assiry
Photosynthetic capacity, respiration and growth of two papaya genotypes with different chlorophyll concentrations
Papaya is the most economically important species within the Caricaceae family and it is widely cultivated not only for fruit consumption, but also for the proteolytic enzyme papain, which has several commercial and...
Physiological basis of miscanthus chilling tolerance
The biomass crop Miscanthus x giganteus has a high chilling tolerance for a C4 plant, allowing for a longer productive growing season in temperate climates. The understanding of the mechanisms that underlie chilling...
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Interactive effects of [CO2] and water availability on maritime pine
Evidence from this study indicates that elevated [CO2] not only can aggravate the effects of water deficit on photosynthetic performance and growth of maritime pine but also it can attenuate genotypic differences in...
Different types of rice tiller responses to nitrogen
Tillering is an important agronomic trait for rice population quality and grain production. In a recent study published in AoB PLANTS, Wang et al. found that nitrogen fertilizer application increased the number of rice...
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Clonal integration facilitates the colonization of drought environments by plant invaders
Identifying the mechanisms underlying the process of biological invasions is a crucial objective for ecological research. In a study published in AoB PLANTS, Lechuga-Lago et al. examined the role of clonal integration...
Role of polyphenol oxidase in oxidative stress in leaves
Polyphenol oxidases (PPOs) catalyse the oxidation of monophenols and/or o-diphenols to highly reactive o-quinones, which in turn interact with oxygen and proteins to form reactive oxygen species (ROS) and typical brown...
Photosynthetic thermotolerance and leaf traits
Little is known about photosynthetic thermotolerance (PT) of tropical and sub-tropical wild plants and its association with leaf phenology and persistence. Zhang et al. use the temperature-dependent increase in minimum...
Photosynthetic costs of foliar variegation in Begonia
Foliar variegation is often assumed to be due to lack of chlorophyll or the presence of special pigments in sections of a leaf, but it can also result from leaf structural variation. Sheue et al. show that naturally...
Carnivorous plants prefer to kill in broad daylight
I owe thanks to Dr Andrej Pavlovič for being a patient guinea pig with my first press-release (you can find it on Science Daily) and to Lizzie Shannon-Little at OUP for helping put it out. It’s good timing because...
Alun Salt