The range and occurrence of anther smut shows very similar patterns in both collections and iNaturalist data.
Tag - phenology
Erin Zimmerman
Do sword lilies use enough protection? Yes, post-pollination reproductive barriers work!
The study reveals the key role of gametic selection in siring success.
Juniper Kiss
The tale (or phenology) of two wild blueberries in Canada
Do you like eating big blueberries? The little berries are not only packed with anthocyanins but you might have actually eaten different species of blueberries without noticing.
Invasion, isolation and evolution shape population genetic structure in Campanula rotundifolia
The genes of Harebell populations show the history of post-glacial colonisation.
William Salter
Modelling leaf growth in Garlic
A new crop model highlights the importance of storage conditions for garlic growth.
Alun Salt
Joint linkage and association mapping of complex traits in shrub willow
Increasing energy demands and the necessity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are key motivating factors driving the development of lignocellulosic crops as an alternative to non-renewable energy sources. The effects...
Alex Assiry
Deacclimation kinetics as a quantitative phenotype for delineating the dormancy transition and thermal efficiency for budbreak in Vitis species
Perennial plants use bud dormancy as a strategy to survive stressful environments, such as cold temperatures during winter. This strategy is dependent on the ability of the dormant bud to track the length of winter...
Waking up to respiration: leaf respiration in the light alters our interpretation of ecosystem carbon fluxes
In plants, respiration is usually inhibited in the light compared to the dark. Measuring respiration in the light is particularly difficult, because photosynthesis and photorespiration are occurring as well...
Joseph Stinziano
The potential for phenological mismatch between a perennial herb and its ground-nesting bee pollinator
Flowering time is shifting with climate change. Pollinators may respond differently to changes in temperature and moisture than the flowers they visit, resulting in a phenological  mismatch between species. Assessing...
The orchid that’s running out of time
Ophrys sphegodes, the early spider-orchid, is a plant with a very short pollination window. The changing climate is closing that window more and more often as the planet warms.
Orchid populations and endophytic fungi change with rainfall and prescribed burning in Pterostylis
Wildfires are common in seasonally dry parts of the world with a Mediterranean climate. Prescribed burning is used to reduce fuel load and fire risk, but information on its effects is often lacking. Jasinge et al...
botanyone
The benefits of sleeping in
The early bird catches the worm, but does the frost catch the early plant? A new article in AmJBot says there are advantages for a plant to germinate late.
Molecular mediation of photoperiodic control in activity-dormancy tree growth cycles
This review presents the latest findings to provide insight into the molecular mechanisms that underlie how photoperiodic and temperature signals regulate seasonal growth in trees.
Shade tolerance, fruiting phenology and Janzen-Connell effects in Amazonian palms
Differences in shade-tolerance and fruiting phenology life history traits may explain variation in the strength of Janzen-Connell effects across whole communities.
