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Optimum Boron Supplementation Enhances Growth and Nutrient Uptake of Broad-Leaved Tree Seedlings
Boron (B) is a well-known essential element for plant growth, but B supplementation is not widely considered for broad-leaved seedlings because of the lack of B deficiency symptoms. The effects of B on various...
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A new species of Memnoniella (Hypocreales, Stachybotryaceae), Memnoniella pseudodichroa, from the ancient subtropical giant fern Angiopteris lygodiifolia (Marattiaceae) in Taiwan
A new species of Memnoniella (Hypocreales, Stachybotryaceae) is described from decaying petioles of the subtropical giant fern Angiopteris lygodiifolia (Marattiales) from central Taiwan. The morphology of this fu...
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Open AccessUnderwater CAM photosynthesis elucidated by Isoetes genome
To conserve water in arid environments, numerous plant lineages have independently evolved Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM). Interestingly, Isoetes, an aquatic lycophyte, can also perform CAM as an adaptation t...
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Open AccessFern genomes elucidate land plant evolution and cyanobacterial symbioses
Ferns are the closest sister group to all seed plants, yet little is known about their genomes other than that they are generally colossal. Here, we report on the genomes of Azolla filiculoides and Salvinia cucul...
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Fern Phenology
Plant phenology is a study of periodic patterns in biological processes and their correlation with biotic/abiotic factors. Although phenological observations have been recorded for centuries in seed plants, th...
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End of an enigma: Aenigmopteris belongs in Tectaria (Tectariaceae: Polypodiopsida)
The phylogenetic affinities of the fern genus Aenigmopteris have been the subject of considerable disagreement, but until now, no molecular data were available from the genus. Based on the analysis of three chlor...
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Detection of chlorophylls in spores of seven ferns
Fern spores were traditionally classified into chlorophyllous (green) and nonchlorophyllous (nongreen) types based on the color visible to the naked eye. Recently, a third type, “cryptochlorophyllous spores”, ...
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Not only in the temperate zone: independent gametophytes of two vittarioid ferns (Pteridaceae, Polypodiales) in East Asian subtropics
Independent gametophyte ferns are unique among vascular plants because they are sporophyteless and reproduce asexually to maintain their populations in the gametophyte generation. Such ferns had been primarily...
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Simultaneous Determination of Sulfur Metabolites in Plant Tissue by LC-ESI-MS/MS
An analytical method was developed for the accurate quantification of the contents of sulfur metabolites of plant tissues based on liquid chromatography – electrospray ionization – tandem mass spectrometry (LC...
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Stipule Propagation in Five Marattioid Species Native to Taiwan (Marattiaceae; Pteridophyte)
Stipules of marattioid species were used for propagation. To thoroughly understand the effect of this method, five marattioid ferns of three genera native to Taiwan were studied. When stipules of the five spec...
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Mating Systems of Cyatheaceae Native to Taiwan
The mating systems of six species of Cyatheaceae native to Taiwan were characterized by comparing isolated and paired cultures. The genetic loads were: Alsophila fenicis and A. podophylla, 100%; Sphaeropteris lep...
