Annals of Botany

INVITED REVIEW:

R. T. GRANT-DOWNTON and H. G. DICKINSON

Epigenetics and its Implications for Plant Biology. 1. The Epigenetic Network in Plants
AOBPreview published on October 27, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1143-1164; doi:10.1093/aob/mci273 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES:

XUEMEI GONG, GEORGE W. BASSEL, AOXUE WANG, JOHN S. GREENWOOD, and J. DEREK BEWLEY

The Emergence of Embryos from Hard Seeds is Related to the Structure of the Cell Walls of the Micropylar Endosperm, and not to Endo-ß-mannanase Activity
AOBPreview published on September 21, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1165-1173; doi:10.1093/aob/mci269 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Content Select] [Request Permissions]  

CECILIA DÍAZ-CASTELAZO, VICTOR RICO-GRAY, FERNANDO ORTEGA, and GUILLERMO ÁNGELES

Morphological and Secretory Characterization of Extrafloral Nectaries in Plants of Coastal Veracruz, Mexico
AOBPreview published on October 14, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1175-1189; doi:10.1093/aob/mci270 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. L. THOMAS, S. M. C. GUERREIRO, and L. SODEK

Aerenchyma Formation and Recovery from Hypoxia of the Flooded Root System of Nodulated Soybean
AOBPreview published on September 30, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1191-1198; doi:10.1093/aob/mci272 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Content Select] [Request Permissions]  

J. BRADLEY ST CLAIR, NANCY L. MANDEL, and KENNETH W. VANCE-BORLAND

Genecology of Douglas Fir in Western Oregon and Washington
AOBPreview published on October 24, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1199-1214; doi:10.1093/aob/mci278 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

FENG-RUI LI, LI-YA ZHAO, XUE-YONG ZHAO, TONG-HUI ZHANG, and GUANGDI LI

The Relative Importance of Pre- and Post-germination Determinants for Recruitment of an Annual Plant Community on Moving Sandy Land
AOBPreview published on September 30, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1215-1223; doi:10.1093/aob/mci271 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. S. BAKER, K. J. STEADMAN, J. A. PLUMMER, D. J. MERRITT, and K. W. DIXON

The Changing Window of Conditions that Promotes Germination of Two Fire Ephemerals, Actinotus leucocephalus (Apiaceae) and Tersonia cyathiflora (Gyrostemonaceae)
AOBPreview published on September 30, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1225-1236; doi:10.1093/aob/mci274 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Content Select] [Request Permissions]  

COLIN T. KELLEHER, TREVOR R. HODKINSON, GERRY C. DOUGLAS, and DANIEL L. KELLY

Species Distinction in Irish Populations of Quercus petraea and Q. robur: Morphological versus Molecular Analyses
AOBPreview published on September 30, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1237-1246; doi:10.1093/aob/mci275 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. VRIJDAGHS, P. GOETGHEBEUR, A. M. MUASYA, P. CARIS, and E. SMETS

Floral Ontogeny in Ficinia and Isolepis (Cyperaceae), with Focus on the Nature and Origin of the Gynophore
AOBPreview published on October 10, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1247-1264; doi:10.1093/aob/mci276 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MING KANG, QIGANG YE, and HONGWEN HUANG

Genetic Consequence of Restricted Habitat and Population Decline in Endangered Isoetes sinensis (Isoetaceae)
AOBPreview published on October 10, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1265-1274; doi:10.1093/aob/mci277 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

HEIDI-JAYNE HAWKINS, GABRIELLE WOLF, and WILLIAM DAVID STOCK

Cluster Roots of Leucadendron laureolum (Proteaceae) and Lupinus albus (Fabaceae) Take Up Glycine Intact: An Adaptive Strategy to Low Mineral Nitrogen in Soils?
AOBPreview published on October 13, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1275-1282; doi:10.1093/aob/mci279 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JOSÉ GABRIEL SEGARRA-MORAGUES, JOSÉ MARÍA IRIONDO, and PILAR CATALÁN

Genetic Fingerprinting of Germplasm Accessions as an Aid for Species Conservation: A Case Study with Borderea chouardii (Dioscoreaceae), One of the Most Critically Endangered Iberian Plants
AOBPreview published on October 17, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1283-1292; doi:10.1093/aob/mci280 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. G. MURRAY, P. J. DE LANGE, and A. R. FERGUSON

Nuclear DNA Variation, Chromosome Numbers and Polyploidy in the Endemic and Indigenous Grass Flora of New Zealand
AOBPreview published on October 21, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1293-1305; doi:10.1093/aob/mci281 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. RONDEAU, C. ROUCH, and G. BESNARD

NADP-Malate Dehydrogenase Gene Evolution in Andropogoneae (Poaceae): Gene Duplication Followed by Sub-functionalization
AOBPreview published on October 21, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1307-1314; doi:10.1093/aob/mci282 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Content Select] [Request Permissions]  

LYNDA HANSON, AMY BOYD, MARGARET A. T. JOHNSON, and MICHAEL D. BENNETT

First Nuclear DNA C-values for 18 Eudicot Families
AOBPreview published on October 20, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1315-1320; doi:10.1093/aob/mci283 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

HUW D. MORGAN and MARK WESTOBY

The Relationship Between Nuclear DNA Content and Leaf Strategy in Seed Plants
AOBPreview published on October 17, 2005
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1321-1330; doi:10.1093/aob/mci284 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary information] [Request Permissions]  

BOOK REVIEWS:

P. F. STEVENS

Systematic botany of flowering plants, 2nd edn. • Spichiger R-E, Savolainen V, Figeat M, Jeanmond D. eds. 2004. • Enfield, New Hampshire: Science Publishers, Inc. $58(softback). 413 pp. plus CD-ROM.
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1331-1332; doi:10.1093/aob/mci285 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DAVID LEE

Plant pigments and their manipulation. Annual Plant Reviews Vol 12. • Davies KM, ed. 2004. • Oxford/Boca Raton: Blackwell Publishing/CRC Press, Boca Raton. £110 (hardback). 352 pp.
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1332-1333; doi:10.1093/aob/mci287 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JIM LYNCH

Microbial ecology of the soil and plant growth • Davet P. 2004. • Enfield, New Hampshire: Science Publishers, Inc. $55 (softback). 392 pp.
Ann Bot 2005 96: 1332; doi:10.1093/aob/mci286 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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