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Effects of root-colonizing fungi on pioneer Pinus thunbergii seedlings in primary successional volcanic mudflow on Kuchinoerabu Island, Japan
Root-colonizing fungi, such as mycorrhizal fungi and dark septate endophyte fungi, are often found on pioneer plant species during early primary...
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Pioneer Arabidopsis thaliana spans the succession gradient revealing a diverse root-associated microbiome
BackgroundSoil microbiomes are increasingly acknowledged to affect plant functioning. Research in molecular model species Arabidopsis thaliana has...
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Contrasting responses of new pioneer and fibrous roots exposed to nitrogen deposition: a field study using three woody species
AimsWithin root systems, framework pioneer roots mainly function in soil exploration and resource transport, while fibrous roots and their associated...
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Cultivable Root-Symbiotic Bacteria of a Pioneer Ericaceous Dwarf Shrub Colonizing Volcanic Deposits and Their Potential to Promote host Fitness
Ericaceous plants (Ericaceae, the heath family) establish complex symbioses with soil-borne microorganisms that facilitate their survival in...
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Climatic regulation of the non-structural and structural carbon in the pioneer Senna multijuga and non-pioneer Hymenaea aurea trees of a humid tropical rainforest
Key messageStructural and non-structural carbon pools of Senna multijuga and Hymenaea aurea provide future projections on carbon dynamics in other...
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Root exudation and biodegradation of organic acids in a tropical forest soil under dipterocarp and pioneer trees
AimsRoot exudation of organic acids is one of strategies for tropical trees to facilitate nutrient uptake from the highly weathered soils. However,...
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Nucleosome-bound NR5A2 structure reveals pioneer factor mechanism by DNA minor groove anchor competition
Gene expression during natural and induced reprogramming is controlled by pioneer transcription factors that initiate transcription from closed...
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The pioneer factor SOX9 competes for epigenetic factors to switch stem cell fates
During development, progenitors simultaneously activate one lineage while silencing another, a feature highly regulated in adult stem cells but...
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Composition and diversity of endophytic diazotrophs within the pioneer plants in a newly formed glacier floodplain on the eastern Tibetan Plateau
Background and AimsNitrogen (N 2 ) fixation through endophytic diazotrophs within the non-nodulated plants has been considered a novel source of N...
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Evidence of endophytic nitrogen fixation as a potential mechanism supporting colonization of non-nodulating pioneer plants on a glacial foreland
The ability of non-nodulating pioneer plants on newly exposed glacial till to obtain atmospheric N 2 was investigated using both acetylene reduction...
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Root morphology and transcriptomic analyses of the response to heat stress in Paspalum wettsteinii hack
High temperature has a significant impact on the growth and development of plants, especially pioneer herbaceous plants such as Paspalum wettsteinii ,...
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Time since fire affects ecological stoichiometry of plant–soil–microbial systems of Betula platyphylla, a pioneer species in burnt areas of China’s boreal forest
Plant stoichiometry and nutrient allocation may reflect adaptation strategies to environmental nutrient changes. Fire, as a major disturbance in...
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Dynamics of a discrete-time pioneer–climax model
We present a simple mathematical model for the dynamics of a successional pioneer–climax system using difference equations. Each population is...
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Plant growth-promoting and heavy metal-resistant Priestia and Bacillus strains associated with pioneer plants from mine tailings
Open mine tailings dams are extreme artificial environments containing sizeable potentially toxic elements (PTEs), including heavy metals (HMs),...
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Does nitric oxide alleviate the effects of ammonium toxicity on root growth of Atlantic forest tree species?
Nitrate and ammonium are the main sources through which plants obtain nitrogen from the soil. Nevertheless, several plant species exhibit symptoms of...
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Pioneer root invasion and fibrous root development into disturbed soil space observed with a flatbed scanner method
Key MessageFine roots with thick diameter preferentially elongated into disturbed soil space, indicating positive invasion of pioneer roots that...
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Optimizing soil core fine root collection and characterization: significant time reduction with a sub-sampling approach
Background and aimsThe quantification of plant roots from soil represents a pivotal step in many studies in plant ecology and soil science. However,...
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Different pioneer plant species have similar rhizosphere microbial communities
PurposeThe interactions between rhizosphere microorganisms and pioneer plants play important roles in the restoration of ecological functions after a...
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Genetic variation and morphogenetic determinants of root-shoot allocation in two perennial forage legumes
Background and aimsRoot phenoty** and breeding for desirable root traits have been limited in small seed forage species. The objectives of this...
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The combined effect of root morphological and resistance traits alleviated the growth limitations of Pinus massoniana seedlings under low phosphorus conditions
BackgroundUnderstanding the adaptive strategies of plants to phosphorus (P) deficiency, particularly the plasticity of structural and physiological...
