Though the experiment was limited to two genotypes of a single species, these findings support the idea that whole genome duplication can indeed increase plasticity.
Tag - Stress tolerance
Fi Gennu
Decrypting the tubby-like protein gene family in cassava
Dong et al. identify and characterise the cassava TLP gene family, MeTLP, at the genomic level.
William Salter
Intra-specific variation in Arabidopsis functional strategies
Considerable intra-specific variation in functional strategies can occur within a single plant species. C-S-R theory was developed to classify functional strategies (competitive, stress tolerant, ruderal) in different...
botanyone
Enhanced water stress tolerance of plum plants transformed with cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase genes
Cytosolic antioxidant enzymes are a target to give durable resistance to water stress in commercial plum trees. Diaz-Vivancos et al. show improved tolerance to moderate or severe drought in transgenic lines, correlating...
Communities on infertile soils are less sensitive to climate change
Much evidence suggests that plant communities on infertile soils are relatively insensitive to increased water deficit caused by increasing temperature and/or decreasing precipitation. Harrison et al. undertake a re...
Drought-induced trans-generational tradeoff between stress tolerance and defense: consequences for range limits?
In the study of geographic range boundary development, the focus has been on leading rather than on trailing edge dynamics. This is an important caveat as trailing edge dynamics will be critical for understanding...
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