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Floral Position and Subtending Leaves Influence Crossing Success in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
The study aimed to investigate the influence of maturity scales of subtending leaves (STL) [i.e. fully-developed STL (FDSTL), fully-emerged but not...
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Genotypic variation in root morphology, cotton subtending leaf physiology and fiber quality against nitrogen
BackgroundNitrogen (N) is important for improving various morphological and physiological processes of cotton but their contribution to fiber quality...
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Clusia falcata (Clusiaceae), an endangered species with exceptionally narrow leaves endemic to Chiapas, Mexico
Clusia falcata (Clusiaceae), a new species from Chiapas, Mexico, is described and illustrated. This new taxon is distinctive for its leaves, among...
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Sucrose metabolism in cotton subtending leaves influenced by potassium-to-nitrogen ratios
Nutrient management is important for enhancing crop productivity economically, as well as for environmental protection. The present study explored...
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Auxin and carbohydrate control flower bud development in Anthurium andraeanum during early stage of sexual reproduction
BackgroundFlower buds of Anthurium andraeanum frequently cease to grow and abort during the early flowering stage, resulting in prolonged planting...
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The genomic and bulked segregant analysis of Curcuma alismatifolia revealed its diverse bract pigmentation
Compared with most flowers where the showy part comprises specialized leaves (petals) directly subtending the reproductive structures, most...
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Use of timelapse photography to determine flower opening time and pattern in banana (Musa spp.) for efficient hand pollination
Sterility and low seed set in bananas is the main challenge to their conventional genetic improvement. The first step to seed set in a banana...
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Clusia salicifolia (Clusiaceae), a new hemiepiphyte species from Costa Rica and Panama
We describe and illustrate Clusia salicifolia (Clusiaceae) a new species from Central America. This new species is different to all related species...
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Integrative taxonomy led to recognising Clusia reginae (Clusiaceae), a new tree species from the Venezuelan Andes
Clusia reginae (Clusiaceae) is described using an integrative taxonomy approach. Field observations, discriminant analyses of morphological...
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Inflorescence patterns within the genus Portulaca (Portulacaceae): analyses of anatomy and morphology, based on species occurring in Brazil
The inflorescences of Portulacaceae have traditionally been considered capitula and their morphology and architecture have not been studied in...
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Development, Diversity and Dynamics of Plant Architecture in Utricularia subgenus Polypompholyx – Towards Understanding Evolutionary Processes in the Lentibulariaceae
To uncover the nature of various kinds of stolons of Utricularia subgenus Polypompholyx (Lentibulariaceae) we studied branching of stolons by...
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Glandular Trichomes on the Leaves of Nicotiana tabacum: Morphology, Developmental Ultrastructure, and Secondary Metabolites
Glandular trichomes found on the surface of many higher plants contain specialized cells that produce and secrete copious amounts of particular...
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The New Genus Amurodendron (Cupressaceae s.l.) from the Paleocene Boguchan Flora of the Amur Region (Russian Far East)
AbstractThe new genus Amurodendron with the type species Amurodendron pilosum sp. nov. is described from the Paleocene of the Amur Region (Russian...
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Physiology and whole-plant carbon partitioning during stem sugar accumulation in sweet dwarf sorghum
Main conclusionA greater rate of phloem unloading and storage in the stem, not a higher rate of sugar production by photosynthesis or sugar export...
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A new species of Lepidaploa (Cass.) Cass. (Vernonieae, Asteraceae) from Mantiqueira range, southeastern Brazil
Lepidaploa estevesiana (Asteraceae) is a new species from the northern Mantiqueira range in the Atlantic Forest domain, in Minas Gerais and Espírito...
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Euphorbia subg. Euphorbia
Bisexual sometimes unisexual, sometimes large spineless shrubs with slender cylindrical branches or often dwarf to large spiny succulent shrubs or...
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Applying colour-based feature extraction and transfer learning to develop a high throughput inference system for potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) stems with images from unmanned aerial vehicles after canopy consolidation
Potato ( Solanum tuberosum ) stem density variation in the field can be used to inform harvest timing to improve tuber size distribution. Current...
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High planting density induces the expression of GA3-oxidase in leaves and GA mediated stem elongation in bioenergy sorghum
The stems of bioenergy sorghum hybrids at harvest are > 4 m long, contain > 40 internodes and account for ~ 80% of harvested biomass. In this study,...
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Hybridization may endanger the rare North Apennine endemic Cirsium bertolonii
We examined populations of North Apennine stenoendemics Cirsium bertolonii in the Apuan Alps and Tuscan-Emilian Apennines and found individuals...
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Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) FussApiaceae
Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Fuss: Ammi petroselinoides Presl ex DC.; Anisactis segetalis Dulac; Apium crispum Mill.; Apium laetum Salisb.; Apium...