Comparing plants of the same species thriving in flooded and non-flooded ecosystems can help to clarify the interplay between natural selection, plant plasticity and stress adaptation. Genipa americana L...
Tag - submergence tolerance
William Salter
Amazon ant-plant postpones ant defenses to escape from flooding
Growing in flooding environments is a high risk strategy for plants. Izzo et al. show that in order to colonize the margins of the Juruena River, the Amazonian plant Tococa coronata (Melastomataceae) retains...
Alex Assiry
Aquatic adventitious roots of alligator weed and capacity for oxygen absorption
The formation of aquatic adventitious roots is a common response of terrestrial plants to flooding. Previous research has found that aquatic adventitious roots on submerged plants can absorb water and nutrients, but no...
botanyone
Lysigenic PCD and schizogenously formed aerenchyma
This study reveals the optimal metabolic adaptation of E. densa stems to submerged habitats via lysigenic PCD and schizogenously formed aerenchyma
How rice germinates under water
Rice has the rare ability to germinate and elongate a coleoptile under oxygen-deficient conditions. Here's why.
AJ Cann
Contrasting flooding tolerance strategies in Rorippa
Differential responses of closely related species to submergence can provide insights into the evolution and mechanisms of submergence tolerance. Akman et al. study two species of yellow cress, Rorippa amphibia and R...
