Stomatal trait variation may have evolved more in response to pathogens than climate, or climate may be affecting the traits in unexpected ways.
Tag - cold tolerance
Erin Zimmerman
Cold stress tolerance genes of the wild cotton species Gossypium thurberi
Low temperatures at the start of the growing season can impair the productivity of crop species. Chilling (0 – 20°C) and freezing (< 0°C) both negatively affect plant growth and development. Cotton is an important...
William Salter
Gas exchange measurements on Miscanthus leaves
Miscanthus has a high yield potential, but even though it is less cold sensitive than other C4 species, it emerges later in spring than C3 species. Xiurong et al. identified one Miscanthus sacchariflorus with a level of...
botanyone
Relocation, relocation, relocation…
A study shows cold-induced organelle relocation in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha, not only of chloroplasts, but nuclei and peroxisomes, too.
Nigel Chaffey