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Tag: water stress

Ecosystems

Botanists investigate fairy circles in the desert

When plants in the Namib desert suffer from water stress, strange things happen.

by Alun Salt, EurekalertOctober 21, 2022October 21, 2022
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Close Encounters

Drought damages a plant’s perfume

Bees may be using their sense of smell to detect and avoid stressed plants.

by Alun SaltAugust 26, 2022August 26, 2022
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Growth & Development

How does a plant vary across its range?

A French-US team studied whether Arabidopsis in its natural range varies by latitude or from a core to the periphery.

by Fi GennuMarch 10, 2022March 10, 2022
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Growth & Development

Below-ground hydraulics control stomatal closure

Botanists find that during soil drying, stomatal regulation is controlled by below-ground hydraulics in a predictable way.

by Alex AssiryFebruary 24, 2022February 24, 2022
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Cells, Genes & Molecules Computational Models Growth & Development

Predicting rice yield under drought

Integrated growth and metabolic models predict the metabolism of rice growth under normal and water-limited conditions.

by Rachel ShekarSeptember 3, 2021September 14, 2021
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Ecosystems

Hybrid coffee cultivars may enhance agroecosystem resilience to climate change

Your daily cup of coffee could be threatened by climate change, but targeted plant breeding may be here to help.

by William SalterApril 19, 2021April 19, 2021
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Growth & Development

Plasticity to drought and ecotypic differentiation in populations of a crop wild relative

by William SalterApril 9, 2020April 6, 2020
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Illustration of the simulated percentage of absorbed radiation (A), net photosynthesis (B), stomatal conductance (C) and leaf water potential of each leaf (D).
Annals of Botany

GrapevineXL: a model coupling plant water transport and leaf gas exchange

by botanyoneApril 27, 2018April 24, 2018
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Stages of mānuka flower development
Annals of Botany Featured News

What is it that gives mānuka floral nectar its unique composition?

The secret of mānuka honey, is mānuka nectar, but what is the secret of mānuka nectar?

by Alun SaltApril 10, 2018April 10, 2018
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Arid grassland
Annals of Botany

Grass florets bet-hedge against unpredictable rainfall in arid landscapes

by botanyoneMarch 15, 2018March 14, 2018
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Viscum album subsp abietis
Featured Tree Physiology

Mistletoe-ing around the tree reduces growth in forests

It might seem romantic, but the last thing a tree wants is an embrace under mistletoe.

by Joseph StinzianoDecember 18, 2017
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Measuring drought tolerance.
Annals of Botany

Predicting habitat affinities with drought tolerance traits in herbaceous dicots

by botanyoneJune 2, 2017June 2, 2017
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Eucalyptus globulus
Annals of Botany

Responses of Eucalyptus globulus to eleven levels of continuous water availability

by botanyoneMay 30, 2017May 30, 2017
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Caxiuanã National Forest Reserve in the lowland Amazon Rainforest.
Tree Physiology

To cope, or not to cope: tropical rainforest tree leaves show little response to drought

by Joseph StinzianoNovember 7, 2016November 1, 2016
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