Plant Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Plant Biology is 2. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
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Loss of function mutations at the tomato SSI2 locus impair plant growth and development by altering the fatty acid desaturation pathway267
Inter‐morph pollen flow and reproductive success in a self‐compatible species with stigma‐height dimorphism: the influence of herkogamy and reciprocity204
Pollination syndrome accurately predicts pollination by tangle‐veined flies (Nemestrinidae: Prosoeca s.s.) across multiple plant families134
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Expression profile, transcriptional and post‐transcriptional regulation of genes involved in hydrogen sulphide metabolism connecting the balance between development and stress adaptation in plants: a 78
Plant water uptake modelling: added value of cross‐disciplinary approaches64
Identification and analysis of HD‐Zip genes involved in the leaf development of Liriodendron chinense using multidimensional analysis50
Fire seasonality plays a limited role in the reproduction ofAnacardium humileA. St.‐Hil. in a tropical savanna47
Are lulworthioid fungi dark septate endophytes of the dominant Mediterranean seagrass Posidonia oceanica?46
Vascular traits of stem galls: Cell increment versus morphogenetic constraints in wood anatomy46
Comparative seed longevity under genebank storage and artificial ageing: a case study in heteromorphic wheat wild relatives45
Identification and expression pattern analysis of PtCarA and PtCarB genes in Populus trichocarpa under different nitrogen treatments41
Nitric oxide, calmodulin and calcium protein kinase interactions in the response of Brassica napus to salinity stress40
Comparative transcriptome analysis reveals an insight into the candidate genes involved in anthocyanin and scent volatiles biosynthesis in colour changing flowers of Combretum indicum37
Tissue ontogeny and chemical composition influence bacterial biodiversity in the wood and shoot tip of Populus nigra35
Cypripedium lichiangense (Orchidaceae) mimics a humus‐rich oviposition site to attract its female pollinator, Ferdinandea cuprea (Syrphidae)35
Vegetation vulnerability is driven by either higher drought sensitivity or lower fog exposure in tropical cloud ecosystems34
Overexpression of jojoba wax ester synthase in poplar increases foliar lipid accumulation, alters stomatal conductance, and increases water use efficiency33
Significance of miRNA in enhancement of flavonoid biosynthesis33
European beech dieback after premature leaf senescence during the 2018 drought in northern Switzerland32
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Genome‐wide identification and expression analysis of Polyamine Uptake Transporter gene family in sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)30
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The modelling of flower colour: spectral purity or colour contrast as biologically relevant descriptors of flower colour signals for bees depending upon the perceptual task29
CBF1 is an underestimated plant regulatory transcription factor26
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Intrinsic morphology and spatial distribution of non‐structural carbohydrates contribute to drought resistance of two mulberry cultivars25
The sweet and musky scent of home: biogenic ethylene fine‐tunes seed germination in wetlands25
Investigating the longstanding mystery of stigma length differences between morphs of distylous plants25
Proteomic profiling of Arachis hypogaea in response to drought stress and overexpression of AhLEA2 improves drought tolerance24
Metabolite analysis of peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) branches in response to freezing stress24
Genome‐wide identification studies – A primer to explore new genes in plant species24
Diversity and life strategies of cyanobacteria and bryophytes within biocrusts in the context of mining tailings disasters in Brazil23
Cold stress triggers freezing tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) via hormone regulation and transcription of related genes23
Effects of diversified volatile profiles on olfactory orientation of flea beetles Phyllotreta spp. and the diamondback moth Plutella xylostella22
Enhanced expression and interaction of GmRDR1 and GmSGS3 proteins in resistant soybean cultivars synergistically regulate antiviral defense against mungbean yellow mosaic India v22
Disentangling the effect of growth from development in size‐related trait scaling relationships22
Position‐dependent resource competition within inflorescences of Sagittaria trifolia22
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Extreme droughts and heatwaves endanger temperate forests21
Trait variation along an urban–rural gradient in Asian dayflower: the contribution of phenotypic plasticity and genetic divergence20
The pollination ecology of a rare case of bee‐pollinated Psittacanthus mistletoe20
Optimizing photosynthesis, resource use efficiency, and yield in maize–soybean intercropping through row configurations in Southwest China20
Abnormal cell wall structure caused by boron nutrient imbalance in orchards could affect psyllid feeding behaviour, resulting in epidemic variation of Asian citrus psyllid20
Hydrogen sulphide regulates the growth of tomato root cells by affecting cell wall biosynthesis under CuO NPs stress20
Belowground systems in tropical savanna: Fabaceae morphoanatomical traits and their relation to fire19
Response of a carnivorous plant to simulated herbivory19
Heavy metal uptake by bryophytes and vascular plants in a manganese carbonate slag field, China18
Transcriptional and functional characterization in the terpenoid precursor pathway of the early land plant Physcomitrium patens17
Plant hormone profile and control over isoprene biosynthesis in a tropical tree Ficus septica17
Overexpression of the Small Ubiquitin‐Like Modifier protease OTS1 gene enhances drought tolerance in sugarcane (Saccharum spp. hybrid)17
Germination of small tropical seeds has distinct light quality and temperature requirements, depending on microhabitat17
Mechanisms of hydraulic conductivity in the leaf galls of Meunieriella sp. (Cecidomyiidae) in Avicennia schaueriana (Acanthaceae): does vascularization explain the preferred sites of ind16
Integrative evidence on the hybridization between Cenostigma microphyllum and C. pyramidale (Leguminosae) in the Caatinga dry forest16
Seed germination traits and dormancy classification of 27 species from a degraded karst mountain in central Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau: seed mass and moisture content correlate with germination capacity16
First line of defence: Eucalyptus leaf waxes influence infection by an aggressive fungal leaf pathogen16
Deciphering miRNA‐lncRNA‐mRNA interaction through experimental validation of miRNAs, lncRNAs, and miRNA targets on mRNAs in Cajanus cajan15
Time of day of leaf wounding determines plant biomass and affects the interplay between growth and defence in Brassica crops15
YABBY transcription factor family in the octoploid Fragaria × ananassa and five diploid Fragaria species15
Specialized seed dispersal in Neotropical Vanilla reveals fruit unpalatability to omnivores15
Molecular cloning and yeast two‐hybrid provide new evidence for unique sporophytic self‐incompatibility system of Corylus15
The efficient physiological strategy of a novel tomato genotype to adapt to chronic combined water and heat stress14
Effects of macrocyclic lactone anthelmintics on seed germination of temperate grassland species14
Biotechnology of virus eradication and plant vaccination in phytobiome context14
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Short‐term fire exclusion affects germination and seed traits in tropical savannas13
Spatial patterns of flower colour variation in native and introduced ranges ofConvolvulus arvensis(Convolvulaceae) revealed by citizen‐science data and machine learning13
To be or not to be fragrant: floral scent of some bat‐pollinated cacti13
Role of ethylene in effective establishment of the peanut–bradyrhizobia symbiotic interaction13
Assessing vulnerability to embolism and hydraulic safety margins in reed‐like Restionaceae13
Allelopathy and allelobiosis: efficient and economical alternatives in agroecosystems12
Brassica napus BnaA09.MYB52 enhances seed coat mucilage accumulation and tolerance to osmotic stress during seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana12
Natural variation‐based genetic screen in rice identifies the isopentylamine biosynthetic gene that modulates brown planthopper behaviour12
Distinct soil microbial communities underAgeratina adenophorainvasions12
Development of a novel multivariate germination index to quantify seed hydration memory12
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Shoot: root ratio of seedlings is associated with species niche on soil moisture gradient12
Correlations between photosynthetic heat tolerance and leaf anatomy and climatic niche in Asian mangrove trees12
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Testing predictions of spatial segregation of the sexes and life‐history theory in three species of the dioecious genus Baccharis L. from southeastern Brazil11
Echinacea purpurea microbiota: bacterial–fungal interactions and the interplay with host and non‐host plant species in vitro dual culture11
Stover return and nitrogen application affect soil organic carbon and nitrogen in a double‐season maize field11
Correction to Blue and UV‐B light synergistically induce anthocyanin accumulation by co‐activating nitrate reductase gene expression in Anthocyanin fruit (Aft) tomato11
Seed germination requirements of the rare Helosciadium repens (aka Apium repens) determine persistence of seeds in the soil seed bank11
OsCM regulates rice defence system in response to UV light supplemented with drought stress11
Interactive effects of nitrogen deposition and climate change on a globally rare forest geophyte11
Plant functional traits shape growth rate for xerophytic shrubs11
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Effects of nitrogen supply rate on photosynthesis, nitrogen uptake and growth of seedlings in aEucalyptus/Dalbergia odoriferaintercropping system10
Drought reduces productivity and anti‐herbivore defences, but not mycorrhizal associations, of perennial prairie forbs10
Comparative metabolomics reveals how the severity of predation by the invasive insect Cydalima perspectalis modulates the metabolism re–orchestration of native Buxus sempervirens10
Soil VOC emissions of a Mediterranean woodland are sensitive to shrub invasion10
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Factors affecting seedling establishment in a warm‐temperate secondary forest affected by oak wilt disease10
A novel type of neighbour perception elicits reproductive plasticity in an annual plant with a mixed mating system10
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Saline irrigation improves survival of forage sorghum but limits growth and increases toxicity10
Comparative analysis of R2R3‐MYB transcription factors in the flower of Iris laevigata identifies a novel gene regulating tobacco cold tolerance10
Association between plant nutrients, the development of Huanglongbing and abnormal growth symptoms in navel orange10
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Investigating properties of sweet cherry (Prunus avium) flower buds that help promote freezing avoidance by supercooling10
Legacies from early‐season hot drought: how growth cessation alters tree water dynamics and modifies stress responses in Scots pine10
Linking phylogenetic niche conservatism in bacterial communities in sorghum root compartments revealed by the Hongyingzi cultivar10
Comparative root anatomy and root bud development after injury in two perennial herbs9
Drought memory in Acanthostachys strobilacea, a CAM epiphytic bromeliad9
Skewed morph ratios lead to lower genetic diversity of the heterostylousPrimula verisin fragmented grasslands9
α‐costic acid, the main sesquiterpenoid isolated from Dittrichia viscosa (L) Greuter, induces oxidative stress and autophagy in tomato9
Germination of shrub species from Chinese subtropical forests: implications for restoration9
Production of transgenic periclinal chimeras in pumpkin – a tool for revealing cell fates of L1 meristem9
Advances in physiological mechanisms of selenium to improve heavy metal stress tolerance in plants9
Auxin and its role in plant development: structure, signalling, regulation and response mechanisms9
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The soybean TGA transcription factor GmTGA13 plays important roles in the response to salinity stress9
Hydrogen sulphide infiltration downregulates oxidative metabolism and extends postharvest life of banana9
The effect of inflorescence display size and flower position on pollination success in two deceptive and one rewarding orchid8
First record of bat‐pollination in Merremia (Convolvulaceae)8
Non‐conserved microRNAs and their roles in plants: the case for legumes8
Constraints on tree seedling establishment after fires: passing the germination bottlenecks8
Immunocytochemical evaluation of aquaporins and cell wall components and their influence on foliar water uptake in Andean Melastomataceae8
Aldehyde dehydrogenase 3I1gene is recruited in conferring multiple abiotic stress tolerance in plants8
ArabidopsisGH3.10 conjugates jasmonates8
Extreme low pH, not Al3+, is a key abiotic stressor for the extremophyte Carex angustisquama (Cyperaceae) in highly acidic solfatara fields8
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24‐Epibrassinolide alleviates drought effects in young Carapa guianensis plants, improving the hydraulic safety margin, gas exchange and antioxidant defence8
Negative effects of winter and spring warming on the regeneration of forest spring geophytes8
Be prepared: how does discontinuous hydration in Tabebuia heterophylla seeds induce stress tolerance in seedlings?8
Micro‐morpho‐anatomical transitions at various stages of in vitro development of Crinum malabaricum Lekhak and Yadav: A critically endangered medicinal plant8
Does acclimation in distinct light conditions determine differences in the photosynthetic heat tolerance of coffee plants?8
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Growth, physiological, biochemical and molecular changes in plants induced by magnetic fields: A review8
Uptake of hematite nanoparticles in maize and their role in cell cycle dynamics, PCNA expression and mitigation of cadmium stress8
Suppression of mitochondrial alternative oxidase can result in upregulation of the ROS scavenging network: some possible mechanisms underlying the compensation effect8
Current understanding of the role of the cell wall in Cuscuta parasitism8
Leaf trait modification in European beech trees in response to climatic and edaphic drought7
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Interannual adjustments in stomatal and leaf morphological traits of European beech (Fagus sylvaticaL.) demonstrate its climate change acclimation potential7
Recent advances in the genetics underlying wheat grain protein content and grain protein deviation in hexaploid wheat7
Ecology and evolution of plant chemodiversity7
Repeated colonization of alpine habitats by Arabidopsis arenosa viewed through freezing resistance and ice management strategies7
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Genome‐wide identification and characterization of SNW/SKIP domain‐containing proteins in plants7
Drought‐induced aesthetic decline and ecological impacts on ornamentals: mechanisms of damage and innovative strategies for mitigation7
Nematode–citrus plant interactions: host preference, damage rate and molecular characterization of Citrus root nematode Tylenchulus semipenetrans7
Stem and leaf xylem of angiosperm trees experiences minimal embolism in temperate forests during two consecutive summers with moderate drought7
Genome‐wide analysis of salicylic acid and jasmonic acid signalling marker gene families in wheat7
Flower colour contrast, ‘spectral purity’ and a red herring7
Drought and crop yield7
Sensitivity of seed germination to water stress in high‐altitude populations of a threatened palm species7
First evidence of late‐acting self‐incompatibility in the Aristolochiaceae7
Spore germination response to capsule size and smoke: co‐expression of bet‐hedging and best‐bet strategies in peatland mosses7
Shifts in plant architecture drive species‐specific responses to drought in a Sorghum recombinant inbred line population7
Identification and characterization of genome‐wide long terminal repeat retrotransposons provide an insight into elucidating the trait evolution of five Rhododendron species7
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B‐class gene GLOBOSA – a facilitator for enriched species diversity of Salvia in the New World?6
Growth and population structure of Lodoicea maldivica in natural stands in Seychelles6
Soil legacies of tree species richness in a young plantation do not modulate tree seedling response to watering regime6
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Genome‐wide association study of metabolic traits in the giant duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza6
The seeds of invasion: enhanced germination in invasive European populations of black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) compared to native American populations6
In thermotolerance tests of tropical tree leaves, the chlorophyll fluorescence parameter Fv/Fm measured soon after heat exposure is not a reliable predictor of tiss6
Molecular GA pathways as conserved integrators for adaptive responses6
Seedling responses to moderate and severe herbivory: a field‐clipping experiment with a keystone Mediterranean palm6
Stomatal conductance, not biochemistry, drives low temperature acclimation of photosynthesis in Populus balsamifera, regardless of nitrogen availability6
Drought affects Fe deficiency‐induced responses in a purple durum wheat (Triticum turgidum subsp. durum) genotype6
Relative contribution of different members of OsDREB gene family to osmotic stress tolerance in indica and japonica ecotypes of rice6
Unravelling the enigma of seed dispersal in Vanilla6
PHS1ΔP as a promising tool to study microtubule‐related processes in plant sciences6
Different tools for different trades: contrasts in specialized metabolite chemodiversity and phylogenetic dispersion in fruit, leaves, and roots of the neotropical shrubs Psychotria and Pali6
Interspecific hybridization and inoculation with Pantoea eucalypti improve forage performance of Lotus crop species under alkaline stress6
Proline accumulation and antioxidant response are crucial for citrus tolerance to UV‐B light‐induced stress6
Salicylic acid priming before cadmium exposure increases wheat growth but does not uniformly reverse cadmium effects on membrane glycerolipids6
The first intron of EIJ1 confers a specific response to wounding and herbivore stresses6
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Do photosynthetic metabolism and habitat influence foliar water uptake in orchids?5
Ethylene and hydrogen sulphide are essential for mitigating hexavalent chromium stress in two pulse crops5
Deciphering organ‐specific chemical changes following insect herbivory in Populus nigra using comparative metabolomics5
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The carnivorous rainbow plant Byblis filifolia Planch. secretes digestive enzymes in response to prey capture independently of jasmonates5
Overview of transcriptome changes and phenomic profile of sanitized artichoke vis‐à‐vis non‐sanitized plants5
Floral thermal biology in relation to pollen thermal performance in an early spring flowering plant5
Sphagnum bleaching: Bicarbonate ‘toxicity’ and tolerance for seven Sphagnum species5
Ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) mediated dwarfing mutation provides a basis for CaCO3 accumulation by enhancing photosynthetic performance in Ceratostigma willmottianu5
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Will climate change constrain the altitudinal range of threatened species? Experimental evidence from a biodiversity hotspot5
Time‐series multi‐omics analysis of micronutrient stress in Sorghum bicolor reveals iron and zinc crosstalk and regulatory network conservation5
Influence of drought stress on the metabolite and ion composition in nectar and nectaries of different day‐ and night‐flowering Nicotiana species5
Marginal response of non‐structural carbohydrates and increased biomass in a dominant shrub (Dasiphora fruticosa) to water table decline in a minerotrophic peatland5
Effects of freezing temperatures on early life stages of native trees of different elevational origin: implications for tree recruitment in seasonally dry mountain forests5
Why do flowers wilt?5
The roles of florivory and herbivory in maintaining intra‐population flower colour variation in Anemone coronaria5
Anatomical variations along the leaf axis modulate photosynthetic responses of sorghum and maize under different water availabilities5
Diaspore dispersal season influences root growth and seed traits, but not germination responses, of sympatric Piper species in a seasonal forest5
Turgor loss point explains climate‐driven growth reductions in trees in Central Europe5
Female‐biased nectar production is associated with the Darwin's inflorescence syndrome5
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Characterization of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) PvKSL1 as a levopimaradiene/abietadiene‐type diterpene synthase5
Intraspecific and intra‐individual chemodiversity and phenotypic integration of terpenes across plant parts and development stages in an aromatic plant5
Alfalfa transcriptomic responses to the field pathobiome5
Exploring the influences of resource limitation and plant aging on pollen development in Azorella nivalis Phil. (Apiaceae), a long‐lived high‐Andean cushion plant5
Neighbourhood species richness and drought‐tolerance traits modulate tree growth and δ13C responses to drought5
Physiology and proteomics analyses reveal the response mechanisms of Rhizophora mucronata seedlings to prolonged complete submergence5
Analysis of Brachypodium distachyonUVR8 reveals conservation in UV‐B receptors5
Root water uptake depth in temperate forest trees: species‐specific patterns shaped by neighbourhood and environment4
Chemodiversity in flowers of Tanacetum vulgare has consequences on a florivorous beetle4
Divergent rainforest tree microbiomes between phases of the monsoon cycle, host plants and tissues4
Circular RNA ath‐circ032768, a competing endogenous RNA, response the drought stress by targeting miR472‐RPS5 module4
Zoospore diversity and sexual reproduction in the lichen‐forming genus Trebouxia: From neglected evidence to new facts4
In situ diversification and adaptive introgression in Taiwanese Scutellaria4
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Pollination biology of Aristolochia bianorii Sennen & Pau: promoting cross‐pollination but assuring reproductive success in island ecosystems4
Why are the inner and outer sides of many flower petals differently coloured?4
Rapid creation of CENH3‐mediated haploid induction lines using a cytosine base editor (CBE)4
Hydrogen sulphide‐mediated alleviation and its interplay with other signalling molecules during temperature stress4
Morphology, anatomy, and histochemistry of three species of Jatropha: a contribution to plant recognition and selection4
Isotope evidence for partial mycoheterotrophy and trophic flexibility in the arbuscular mycorrhizal green plant Gentiana zollingeri4
Crosstalk between H2S and NO: an emerging signalling pathway during waterlogging stress in legume crops4
Integrated proteome and lipidome analysis of naturally aged safflower seeds varying in vitality4
Floral traits and reproductive success variation among inflorescence orders in Eryngium maritimum4
Functional identification of ANR genes in apple (Malus halliana) that reduce saline–alkali stress tolerance4
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Disentangling the roles of chance, abiotic factors and biotic interactions among epiphytic bryophyte communities in a tropical rainforest (Yunnan, China)4
Rice OsClo5, a caleosin protein, negatively regulates cold tolerance through the jasmonate signalling pathway4
Ectopic expression of BrIQD35 promotes drought stress tolerance in Nicotiana benthamiana4
Nutrient dynamics of 12 Sphagnum species during establishment on a rewetted bog4
Does fire drive fatty acid composition in seed coats of physically dormant species?4
Unravelling soybean responses to early and late Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae) infestation4
Effect of simulated extreme rainfall on the vegetative phenology of perennial and annual herbaceous plants from a Brazilian dry forest4
Drought priming reduces Calligonum mongolicum sensitivity to recurrent droughts via coordinated regulation of osmolytes, antioxidants, and hormones4
Herbicide residues in soil decrease microbe‐mediated plant protection4
Modulatory responses of physiological and biochemical status are related to drought tolerance levels in peanut cultivars4
Increasing radiant heat flux affects leaf flammability patterns in plant species of eastern Australian fire‐prone woodlands4
Understanding the relations between Solanaceae crops and their pollinators: a global meta‐network4
Inbred progeny of tall fescue infected with Epichloë fungal endophyte have a high defence compound content and no depression in seed set4
Overexpression of METAL TOLERANCE PROTEIN8 reveals new aspects of metal transport in Arabidopsis thaliana seeds4
Hydrogen sulphide alleviates cadmium stress in Trigonella foenum‐graecum by modulating antioxidant enzymes and polyamine content3
Climate change‐induced ecosystem disturbance: a review on sclerophyllous and semi‐deciduous forests in Tunisia3
Effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on root architecture and ultrastructure of Hordeum jubatum under the interactive impact of nitrogen deposition and cold stress3
Decoding the decisive role of seed moisture content in physical dormancy break: filling the missing links3
Further evidence for endozoochory in a mycoheterotrophic orchid Cyrtosia septentrionalis: seed dispersal by the masked palm civet Paguma larvata3
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Dynamics of reactive oxygen species and lignin biosynthesis during leaf spot disease of Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal3
Forb stability, dwarf shrub stability and species asynchrony regulate ecosystem stability along an experimental precipitation gradient in a semi‐arid desert grassland3
Functional traits explain growth response to successive hotter droughts across a wide set of common and future tree species in Europe3
Study on spore release of Polytrichum commune Hedw. var. commune by synergetic effects of sub‐hygroscopic movement and wind3
Silencing ZmPP2C‐A10 with a foxtail mosaic virus (FoMV) derived vector benefits maize growth and development following water limitation3
The consequences of flower colour polymorphism on the reproductive success of a neotropical deceptive orchid3
Summer temperatures reach the thermal tolerance threshold of photosynthetic decline in temperate conifers3
Satellite data track spatial and temporal declines in European beech forest canopy characteristics associated with intense drought events in the Rhön Biosphere Reserve, central Germany3
Turgor loss point and vulnerability to xylem embolism predict species‐specific risk of drought‐induced decline of urban trees3
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