Annals of Botany

Papers
(The TQCC of Annals of Botany is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Causes and consequences of sex ratio variation in plants. A commentary on: ‘Life history characteristics and historical factors are important to explain regional variation in reproductive traits and g81
Mode of carbon gain and fungal associations of Neuwiedia malipoensis within the evolutionarily early-diverging orchid subfamily Apostasioideae81
A continuum of selection on life-history traits under differential environmental heterogeneity. A commentary on ‘Chasing the fitness optimum: temporal variation in genetic and environmental expression78
Correction to: Intra-individual variation in Galium odoratum is affected by experimental drought and shading77
Correction to: Bark production of generalist and specialist species across savannas and forests in the Cerrado64
CAM photosynthesis in Bulnesia retama (Zygophyllaceae), a non-succulent desert shrub from South America62
How important is important? A commentary on ‘Temporal turnover of Ceratobasidiaceae orchid mycorrhizal fungal communities with ontogenetic and phenological development in Prasophyllum (Orchidac53
Phylotranscriptomic analyses reveal the evolutionary complexity of Paris L. (Melanthiaceae), a morphologically distinctive genus with significant pharmaceutical importance43
Pollinator-mediated selection on Krameria oil flowers: a flower–pollinator fit adaptation to an atypical oil-collecting behaviour?43
Correction to: Temperature dependence of pollen germination and tube growth in conifers relates to their distribution along an elevational gradient in Washington State, USA41
Evolutionary processes in an undescribed eucalypt: implications for the translocation of a critically endangered species38
Dynamic seasonal changes in photosynthesis systems in leaves ofAsarum tamaense, an evergreen understorey herbaceous species35
Induction of subindividual variation: a commentary on ‘Intra-individual variation inGalium odoratumis affected by experimental drought and shading’34
Tradeoffs among root functional traits for phosphorus acquisition in 13 soybean genotypes contrasting in mycorrhizal colonization34
Early overyielding in a mixed deciduous forest is driven by both above- and below-ground species-specific acclimatization33
Male fertility advantage within and between seasons in the perennial androdioecious plant Phillyrea angustifolia32
Above- and below-ground trait responses to environmental variation: the need to distinguish inter- and intraspecific variability. A commentary on ‘Above and below-ground plant traits are not consisten31
Genetic and demographic signatures accompanying the evolution of the selfing syndrome inDaphne kiusiana, an evergreen shrub28
Inversion of the latitudinal diversity gradient at high taxonomic level in liverworts revealed by a phylogenetically deconstructive approach28
Anatomical and physiological responses of roots and rhizomes in Oryza longistaminata to soil water gradients27
Pleistocene climate oscillations have shaped the expansion and contraction speciation model of the globose Eriosyce sect. Neoporteria cacti in Central Chile26
Phenotypic and transcriptomic responses of the shade-grown species Panax ginseng to variable light conditions26
Development of the embryo and ruminate endosperm in an early-divergent angiosperm, Asimina triloba (Annonaceae)25
Variation in dormancy and the timing of germination allows annuals to display different winter life histories in contrasting seasonal environments. A commentary on: ‘Effects of primary seed dormancy o24
Evolutionary studies of the bHLH transcription factors belonging to MBW complex: their role in seed development24
An introduction to the Special Issue on Global Change and Plant Reproduction24
Parental methylation mediates how progeny respond to environments of parents and of progeny themselves24
Broken, silent, and in hiding: tamed endogenous pararetroviruses escape elimination from the genome of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris)23
Detecting signals of adaptive evolution in grape plastomes with a focus on the Cretaceous–Palaeogene (K/Pg) transition23
Geographical variation in flower colour of a food-deceptive orchid reflects local pollinator preferences23
Fire effects on pollination and plant reproduction: a quantitative review23
Species that require long-day conditions to flower are not advancing their flowering phenology as fast as species without photoperiod requirements23
Forty years of research into crassulacean acid metabolism in the genus Clusia: anatomy, ecophysiology and evolution22
Phylogenomics and plastomics offer new evolutionary perspectives on Kalanchoideae (Crassulaceae)22
Lifespan outperforms climate as a predictor of wood functional traits, but secondary woodiness shows no clear climatic pattern in Heliophila, a diverse clade from the Cape Floristic Region22
Herbariomic approach solved identity crisis of the putatively extinct Armeria arcuata Welw. ex Boiss. & Reut. (Plumbaginaceae)22
Enhanced lignin and cellulose metabolism promote cell wall synthesis and growth of wild soybean HRA under alkali stress22
Changes in maerl-associated macroalgal community dynamics as evidence of anthropogenic pressure22
Investigating the diversification of holocentromeric satellite DNATybainRhynchospora(Cyperaceae)22
Winds of change. A commentary on ‘Demographic trade-offs and functional shifts in a hurricane-impacted tropical forest’21
Growth of 19 conifer species is highly sensitive to winter warming, spring frost and summer drought21
Divergent selection and climate adaptation fuel genomic differentiation between sister species of Sphagnum (peat moss)20
Genetic control of the operculum and capsule morphology of Eucalyptus globulus19
Tracking cell wall changes in wine and table grapes undergoing Botrytis cinerea infection using glycan microarrays19
Upscaling xylem phenology: sample size matters18
Palms of the past: can morphometric phytolith analysis inform deep time evolution and palaeoecology of Arecaceae?18
High endoreduplication after drought-related conditions in haploid but not diploid mosses18
A Focus on Plant Reproduction, and a New Cover for Annals of Botany18
Phylogenomic analysis of target enrichment and transcriptome data uncovers rapid radiation and extensive hybridization in the slipper orchid genus Cypripedium18
Controlling root zone temperature improves plant growth and pigments in hydroponic lettuce18
Grape cultivars adapted to hotter, drier growing regions exhibit greater photosynthesis in hot conditions despite less drought-resistant leaves18
Target enrichment improves phylogenetic resolution in the genus Zanthoxylum (Rutaceae) and indicates both incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization events18
Leaf trait covariation and controls on leaf mass per area (LMA) following cotton domestication18
To eat or not to eat: novel stable isotope models reveal a shift in carnivory with nutrient availability for aquatic Utricularia spp.18
Stomatal closure during water deficit is controlled by below-ground hydraulics17
Linking stem rehydration kinetics to hydraulic traits using a novel method and mechanistic model17
Silica deposition in plants: scaffolding the mineralization17
A modified petal and stamen dimorphism interact to enhance pollen placement by a buzz-pollinated flower17
Down, then up: non-parallel genome size changes and a descending chromosome series in a recent radiation of the Australian allotetraploid plant species, Nicotiana section Suaveolentes (S17
The enantiostylous floral polymorphism of Barberetta aurea (Haemodoraceae) facilitates wing pollination by syrphid flies17
Foliar water uptake does not contribute to embolism repair in beech (Fagus sylvatica L.)16
Rapid evolution of post-zygotic reproductive isolation is widespread in Arctic plant lineages16
Seed macro- and micromorphology in Allium (Amaryllidaceae) and its phylogenetic significance16
Strategies of flowering plants to avoid pollen collection by undesirable flower visitors. A commentary on ‘High toxin concentration in pollen may deter collection by bees in butterfly-pollinated Rh16
Diploid and tetraploid cytotypes of the flagship Cape species Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis (Asteraceae): variation in distribution, ecological niche, morphology and genetics16
Epiphytes as leading indicators of climate and other changes. A commentary on ‘Interactions of moisture and light drive lichen growth and the response to climate change scenarios – experimental eviden16
Life-history characteristics and historical factors are important to explain regional variation in reproductive traits and genetic diversity in perennial mosses15
The lady’s ‘slippery’ orchid: functions of the floral trap and aphid mimicry in a hoverfly-pollinated Phragmipedium species in Brazil15
Harnessing tree-ring phenotypes to disentangle gene by environment interactions and their climate dependencies in a circum-Mediterranean pine15
Photosynthetic responses to temperature across the tropics: a meta-analytic approach15
Seasonality drives leaf solute potential independently from drought in grapevines. A commentary on ‘Grape cultivars adapted to hotter, drier growing regions exhibit greater photosynthesis in hot condi15
Extensive genome-wide phylogenetic discordance is due to incomplete lineage sorting in the rapidly radiated East Asian genus Nekemias (Vitaceae)15
Epiphytic CAM bromeliads indicate vulnerability of tropical forest communities to climate change14
Distinct responses of growth and respiration to growth temperatures in two mangrove species14
The smallest angiosperm genomes may be the price for effective traps of bladderworts14
Evolution of secondary growth: have pattern, got process? A commentary on ‘Molecular phylogeny of Urvillea (Paullinieae, Sapindaceae) and its implications in stem vascular diversity’14
Founder events and subsequent genetic bottlenecks underlie karyotype evolution in the Ibero-North African endemic Carex helodes14
Quantifying water-use efficiency in plant canopies with varying leaf angle and density distribution14
Exogenous abscisic acid induces the formation of a suberized barrier to radial oxygen loss in adventitious roots of barley (Hordeum vulgare)14
Global variation in seed covering structure hardness of woody species with orthodox seeds14
Regulation of maize root growth by local phosphorus availability, sucrose metabolism, and partitioning14
A new phylogenetic framework for the genus Kalanchoe (Crassulaceae) and implications for infrageneric classification13
Characterization of zinc uptake and translocation visualized with positron-emitting 65Zn tracer and analysis of transport-related gene expression in two Lotus japonicus accessions13
Sexual attraction with pollination during feeding behaviour: implications for transitions between specialized strategies13
Diversity, phylogeny and evolution of the rapidly evolving genusPsidiumL. (Myrtaceae, Myrteae)13
Quantifying differences in plant architectural development between hybrid potato (Solanum tuberosum) plants grown from two types of propagules13
Tree peony PsMYB44 negatively regulates petal blotch distribution by inhibiting dihydroflavonol-4-reductase gene expression13
Comparative phylogeography study reveals introgression and incomplete lineage sorting during rapid diversification of Rhodiola13
Wave damping by giant kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera13
Disentangling leaf structural and material properties in relationship to their anatomical and chemical compositional traits in oaks (QuercusL.)13
Polyploidy linked with species richness but not diversification rates or niche breadth in Australian Pomaderreae (Rhamnaceae)12
Machine Learning and digital Imaging for Spatiotemporal Monitoring of Stress Dynamics in the clonal plant Carpobrotus edulis: Uncovering a Functional Mosaic12
The evolution of flower–pollinator trait matching, and why do some alpine gingers appear to be mismatched?12
Clonality, local population structure and gametophyte sex ratios in cryptic species of the Sphagnum magellanicum complex12
Correction to: Temperature sensitivity of detrital photosynthesis12
Is autophagy always a death sentence? A case study of highly selective cytoplasmic degradation during phloemogenesis12
Evolution of hygrophytic plant species in the Anatolia–Caucasus region: insights from phylogenomic analyses ofCardamineperennials12
Correction to: Distinct responses of growth and respiration to growth temperatures in two mangrove species12
Repeatome landscapes and cytogenetics of hortensias provide a framework to trace Hydrangea evolution and domestication12
Chromosome diversity in Dasypyrum villosum, an important genetic and trait resource for hexaploid wheat engineering12
The spatial arrangement of sexes is related to reproductive allocation in mosses: a comparative study of reproductive allocation in three different monoicous sexual systems12
Into the range: a latitudinal gradient or a center-margins differentiation of ecological strategies in Arabidopsis thaliana?11
Phylotranscriptomics of liverworts: revisiting the backbone phylogeny and ancestral gene duplications11
Above- and below-ground plant traits are not consistent in response to drought and competition treatments11
Root and xylem anatomy varies with root length, root order, soil depth and environment in intermediate wheatgrass (Kernza®) and alfalfa11
Cyto-architecture of Byblis glands and leaf cells based on freeze-substitution and conventional TEM11
Phylogeny of the Madagascar-centred tribe Danaideae (Rubiaceae) as a precursor to taxonomic revision: insights into its generic and species limits, affinities and distribution11
Plant–microbe interactions through a lens: tales from the mycorrhizosphere11
Kinetochore size scales with chromosome size in bimodal karyotypes of Agavoideae11
Characterization, costs, cues and future perspectives of phenotypic plasticity11
The sugar kelp Saccharina latissima I: recent advances in a changing climate11
Boron bridging of rhamnogalacturonan-II inRosaand arabidopsis cell cultures occurs mainly in the endo-membrane system and continues at a reduced rate after secretion11
Morphological and environmental differentiation as prezygotic reproductive barriers between parapatric and allopatric Campanula rotundifolia agg. cytotypes11
Phylogenomic analyses of the East Asian endemic Abelia (Caprifoliaceae) shed insights into the temporal and spatial diversification history with widespread hybridization11
Automatic extraction and measurement of individual trees from mobile laser scanning point clouds of forests11
Fertilization benefits the facultative parasitic plant Rhamphicarpa fistulosa while gains by the infected host Oryza sativa are marginalized11
Diverse mangroves deviate from other angiosperms in their genome size, leaf cell size and cell packing density relationships11
Elevated nocturnal respiratory rates in the mitochondria of CAM plants: current knowledge and unanswered questions11
Are chromosome number and genome size associated with habit and environmental niche variables? Insights from the Neotropical orchids11
Content Snapshots10
Understanding desiccation tolerance and sex-specific responses in Bryum argenteum: insights from phenological phases and physiological analyses10
Stepping up to the thermogradient plate: a data framework for predicting seed germination under climate change10
Shared pedigree relationships and transmission of unreduced gametes in cultivated banana10
Fruit softening: evidence for pectate lyase actionin vivoin date (Phoenix dactylifera) and rosaceous fruit cell walls10
Scaling the leaf length-times-width equation to predict total leaf area of shoots10
Correction to: Determinants of interspecific variation in season length of perennial herbs10
In situradiation explains the frequency of dioecious palms on islands10
Nitrogen concentration and physical properties are key drivers of woody tissue respiration10
Leaf photosynthesis is positively correlated with xylem and phloem areas in leaf veins in rice (Oryza sativa) plants10
The Waiting Room Hypothesis revisited by orchids: were orchid mycorrhizal fungi recruited among root endophytes?10
Fire-modulated fluctuations in nutrient availability stimulate biome-scale floristic turnover in time, and elevated species richness, in low-nutrient fynbos heathland10
Drivers of diversification in Linum (Linaceae) by means of chromosome evolution: correlations with biogeography, breeding system and habit10
The role of within-plant variation in nectar production: an experimental approach10
Plant kleptomaniacs: geographical genetic patterns in the amphi-apomictic Rubus ser. Glandulosi (Rosaceae) reveal complex reticulate evolution of Eurasian brambles10
Does pollination interact with the abiotic environment to affect plant reproduction?10
Close observation of a common fern challenges long-held notions of how plants move. A commentary on ‘Fern fronds that move like pine cones: humidity-driven motion of fertile leaflets governs the timin9
Autopolyploids ofArabidopsis thalianaare more phenotypically plastic than their diploid progenitors9
Nutritional convergence in plants growing on gypsum soils in two distinct climatic regions9
Xylem-dwelling pathogen unaffected by local xylem vessel network properties in grapevines (Vitis spp.)9
Correction to: The lady’s ‘slippery’ orchid: functions of the floral trap and aphid mimicry in a hoverfly-pollinated Phragmipedium species in Brazil9
Offspring may succeed well next to their relatives, but it needs particular traits9
Phylotranscriptomic analyses reveal multiple whole-genome duplication events, the history of diversification and adaptations in the Araceae9
Growing whole-plant understanding through study of below-ground structural diversity. A commentary on ‘Do root secondary xylem functional traits differ between growth forms in Fabaceae species in a se9
A commentary on: ‘Divergence in floral scent and morphology, but not thermogenic traits, associated with pollinator shift in two brood-site-mimickingTyphonium(Araceae) species’9
Fire and summer temperatures interact to shape seed dormancy thresholds9
Plant seeds and floristic preservation in the Anthropocene9
Halophytic succulence is a driver of the leaf non-structural carbohydrate contents in plants in the arid and hyper-arid deserts of northwestern China9
Leaf optical properties and photosynthesis of fern species with a wide range of divergence time in relation to mesophyll anatomy9
A continental-scale analysis reveals the latitudinal gradient of stomatal density across amphistomatous species: evolutionary history vs. present-day environment9
Mechanical stimulation in wheat triggers age- and dose-dependent alterations in growth, development and grain characteristics9
Global change aggravates drought, with consequences for plant reproduction9
The Agavoideae: an emergent model clade for CAM evolutionary biology8
Palm phytoliths in subarctic Canada imply ice-free winters 48 million years ago during the late early Eocene8
Resolution, conflict and rate shifts: insights from a densely sampled plastome phylogeny forRhododendron(Ericaceae)8
Drought stress influences foraging preference of a solitary bee on two wildflowers8
It’s not easy being green. A commentary on ‘Green flowers need yellow to get noticed in a green world’8
The Brassicaceae then and now: Advancements in the past three decades, a review8
Nitrogen addition affects floral and vegetative traits, reproduction, and pollinator performance in Capsicum annuum L.8
Influence of Pliocene and Pleistocene climates on hybridization patterns between two closely related oak species in China8
Genomic differentiation and SNP variation reveal local adaptations to eastern Mediterranean environmental conditions in wild radishes8
Relative growth rate (RGR) and other confounded variables: mathematical problems and biological solutions8
Seasonal and vertical patterns of water availability and variability determine plant reproductive phenology8
By the narrowest of margins: nano-scale modification of pit membranes and the fate of plants during drought. A commentary on: ‘Intervessel pit membrane thickness best explains variation in embolism re8
Niche evolution in a northern temperate tree lineage: biogeographical legacies in cork oaks (Quercus section Cerris)8
Phylogeny and biogeography of Tiliacoreae (Menispermaceae), a tribe restricted to tropical rainforests8
Allelic value in gene regulation – implications for gene editing8
Comparative analysis of root sprouting and its vigour in temperate herbs: anatomical correlates and environmental predictors8
Quantitative evaluation of the drivers of species richness in a Mediterranean ecosystem (Cape, South Africa)8
Soil warming duration and magnitude affect the dynamics of fine roots and rhizomes and associated C and N pools in subarctic grasslands8
Spatiotemporal variability in population demography and morphology of the habitat-forming macroalga Saccorhiza polyschides in the Western English Channel7
One organ to infect them all: the Cuscuta haustorium7
Adaptation to pollination by fungus gnats underlies the evolution of pollination syndrome in the genus Euonymus7
Effects of atmospheric CO2 concentration on transpiration and leaf elongation responses to drought in Triticum aestivum, Lolium perenne and Festuca arundinacea7
Evolution of the basic helix–loop–helix transcription factor SPATULA and its role in gynoecium development7
The roles of stomatal morphologies in transpiration and nutrient transportation between grasses and forbs in a temperate steppe7
Tiny but significant: on the importance of thrips as pollinators7
Hormonal profiles in dormant turions of 22 aquatic plant species: do they reflect functional or taxonomic traits?7
Lessons from the history ofAgave: ecological and cultural context for valuation of CAM7
The seed morphospace, a new contribution towards the multidimensional study of angiosperm sexual reproductive biology7
Differential expression and co-localization of transcriptional factors during callus transition to differentiation for shoot organogenesis in the water fern Ceratopteris richardii7
Source–sink manipulations through shading, crop load and water deficit affect plant morphogenesis and carbon sink priorities leading to contrasted plant carbon status in grapevine7
Evolutionary history of marginal habitats regulates the diversity of tree communities in the Atlantic Forest7
Environmental variation drives the decoupling of leaf and root traits within species along an elevation gradient7
Inter- and intra-observer variation in phytolith morphometry7
Different nitrogen acquirement and utilization strategies might determine the ecological competition between ferns and angiosperms7
Correction to: Machine learning methods reveal processes affecting abundance at multiple scales. A commentary on ‘Global and regional drivers of abundance patterns in the hart’s tongue fern complex (A7
Phylogenomics reveals widespread hybridization and polyploidization in Henckelia (Gesneriaceae)7
Exploring geography and evolutionary history as drivers of variation in floral scent chemistry in western sessile-flowered Trillium using parsimony-constrained phylogenetics7
Do phylogenetic community metrics reveal the South African quartz fields as terrestrial-habitat islands?7
A comprehensive genus-level phylogeny and biogeographical history of the Lythraceae based on whole plastome sequences7
Molecular polymorphisms of the nuclear and chloroplast genomes among African melon germplasms reveal abundant and unique genetic diversity, especially in Sudan7
The highly dynamic satellitomes of cultivated wheat species7
Focus issue on plants and their soil communities7
Diversification of quantitative morphological traits in wheat7
Effects of primary seed dormancy on lifetime fitness of Arabidopsis thaliana in the field7
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