Genetic differences in fruit set patterns are determined by differences in fruit sink strength and a source?sink threshold for fruit set
Wubs AM, Ma Y, Heuvelink E, Marcelis LFM
Maaike.Wubs{at}wur.nl
Technical Article. Counting pollen grains using a readily available, free image processing and analysis software
Costa CM, Yang S
suy14{at}psu.edu
Distribution and diversity of cytotypes in Dianthus broterias evidenced by genome size variations
Balao F, Casimiro-Soriguer R, Talavera M, Herrera J, Talavera S
fbalao{at}us.es
Costs of height gain in rainforest saplings: main-stem scaling, functional traits, and strategy variation across 75 species
Kooyman R, Westoby M
rkooyman{at}bio.mq.edu.au
Expression of ABA signalling genes and ABI5 protein levels in imbibed Sorghum bicolor caryopses with contrasting dormancy and at different developmental stages.
Rodríguez MV, Mendiondo GM, Maskin L, Gudesblat GE, Iusem ND, Benech-Arnold RL
mvr{at}agro.uba.ar
Identifying ontogenetic, environmental and individual components of forest tree growth
Chaubert-Pereira F, Caraglio Y, Lavergne C, Guédon Y
guedon{at}cirad.fr
Influence of plant maturity, shoot reproduction and sex on vegetative growth in the dioecious plant, Urtica dioica
Oñate M, Munné-Bosch S
smunne{at}ub.edu
Abscisic acid has contrasting effects on salt excretion and polyamine concentrations of an inland and a coastal population of the Mediterranean xero-halophyte species Atriplex halimus
Hassinea AB, Ghanemb ME, Bouzida S, Lutts S
stanley.lutts{at}uclouvain.be
Comparative molecular cytogenetics of major repetitive sequence families of three Dendrobium species (Orchidaceae) from Bangladesh
Begum R, Alam SS, Menzel G, Schmidt T
thomas.schmidt{at}tu-dresden.de
Comparative cytogenetic analysis of the genomes of the model grass Brachypodium distachyon and its close relatives
Wolny E, Hasterok R
hasterok{at}us.edu.pl
Erythrina speciosa (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) under soil water saturation: morphophysiological and growth responses
Medina CL, Sanches MC, Tucci MLS, Carlos Sousa AF, Cuzzuol GRF, Joly CA
sanchesmc{at}yahoo.com.br
A bicontinental origin of polyploid Australian/New Zealand Lepidium species (Brassicaceae)? Evidence from genomic in situ hybridization (GISH)
Dierschke T, Mandáková T, Lysak MA, Mummenhoff K
Tomiworld{at}gmx.de
Vesicle formation in the membrane of onion cells (Allium cepa) during rapid osmotic dehydration
Moundanga S, Assani A, Beney L, Gervais P
gervais{at}u-bourgogne.fr
Short Communication. Release of developmental constraints on tetrad shape is confirmed in inaperturate pollen of Potamogeton
Nunes ELP, Bona C, Coan AI
elaine.lopes{at}gmail.com
Wetlands Highlight. Review. Agricultural use of wetlands: opportunities and limitations
Verhoeven JTA, Setter TL
j.t.a.verhoeven{at}uu.nl
Establishment of zygomorphy on an ontogenic spiral and evolution of perianth in the tribe Delphinieae (Ranunculaceae)
Jabbour F, Ronse De Craene LP, Nadot S, Damerval C
florian.jabbour{at}u-psud.fr
Floral development and anatomy of Salvadoraceae
Ronse De Craene L, Wanntorp L
l.ronsedecraene{at}rbge.ac.uk
Identification and characterization of the water gap in the physically-dormant seeds of Dodonaea petiolaris: a first report for Sapindaceae
Turner SR, Cook A, Baskin JM, Baskin CC , Tuckett RE, Steadman KJ, Dixon KW
shane.turner{at}bgpa.wa.gov.au
Effective pollinators of Asian sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera): contemporary pollinators may not reflect the historical pollination syndrome
Li J-K, Huang S-Q
sqhuang{at}whu.edu.cn
Floral thermogenesis of three species of Hydnora (Hydnoraceae) in Africa
Seymour RS, Maass E, Bolin JF
roger.seymour{at}adelaide.edu.au
Wetlands Highlight. Relationships among plants, soils, and microbial communities along a hydrological gradient in the New Jersey Pinelands (USA)
Yu S, Ehrenfeld JG
ehrenfel{at}rci.rutgers.edu
Mesophyll distribution of ‘antioxidant’ flavonoid glycosides in Ligustrum vulgare leaves under contrasting sunlight irradiance
Agati G, Stefano G, Biricolti S, Tattini M
m.tattini{at}ivalsa.cnr.it
Ultrastructure and post-floral secretion of the pericarpial nectaries of Erythrina speciosa (Fabaceae)
Paiva EAS
epaiva{at}icb.ufmg.br
Phylogeography and disjunct distribution in Lychnophora ericoides (Asteraceae), an endangered Cerrado shrub species
Collevatti RG, Rabelo SG, Vieira RF
rosanegc68{at}hotmail.com
Dendrochronological potential of the alpine shrub Rhododendron nivale on the south-eastern Tibetan Plateau
Liang E, Eckstein D
liangey{at}itpcas.ac.cn or liangeryuan{at}yahoo.com
Short Communication. Effects of pollination timing on seed paternity and seed mass in Silene latifolia (Caryophyllaceae)
Burkhardt A, Internicola A, Bernasconi G
giorgina.bernasconi{at}unine.ch
Functional and genetic diversity of mycorrhizal fungi from single plants of Caladenia formosa (Orchidaceae)
Huynh TT, Thomson R, Mclean CB, Lawrie AC
t.huynh{at}rmit.edu.au
Mineral nutrient uptake from prey and glandular phosphatase activity as a dual test of carnivory in semi-desert plants with glandular leaves suspected of carnivory
Plachno BJ, Adamec L, Huet H
bartek78pl{at}poczta.onet.pl
The seed bank longevity index revisited: limited reliability evident from a burial experiment and database analyses
Saatkamp A, Affre L, Dutoit T, Poschlod P
arnesaatkamp{at}gmx.de
Simulating carbon dioxide exchange rates of deciduous tree species: evidence for a general pattern in biochemical changes and water stress response
Reynolds RF, Bauerle WL, Wang Y
bauerle{at}colostate.edu
Response to non-uniform salinity in the root zone of the halophyte Atriplex nummularia: growth, photosynthesis, water relations and tissue ion concentrations
Bazihizina N, Colmer TD, Barrett-Lennard EG
egbarrettlennard{at}agric.wa.gov.au
Simulating the evolution of glyphosate resistance in grains farming in northern Australia
Thornby DF, Walker SR
david.thornby{at}dpi.qld.gov.au
Ancient and current gene flow between two distantly related Mediterranean oak species, Quercus suber and Q. ilex
Lumaret R, Jabbour-Zahab R
roselyne.lumaret{at}cefe.cnrs.fr
Invited Review. Recent advances in the study of gynodioecy: the interface of theory and empiricism
McCauley DE, Bailey MF
david.e.mccauley{at}vanderbilt.edu
Implications of a long-term, pollinator-mediated selection on floral traits in a generalist herb
Sánchez-Lafuente AM, Parra R
slafuente{at}us.es
Carbon allocation during fruiting in Rubus chamaemorus
Gauci R, Otrysko B, Catford J-G, Lapointe L
Line.Lapointe{at}bio.ulaval.ca
Sucrose importation into laticifers of Hevea brasiliensis, in relation to ethylene stimulation of latex production
Dusotoit-Coucaud A, Brunel N, Kongsawadworakul P, Viboonjun U, Lacointe A , Julien J-L, Chrestin H, Sakr S
soulaiman.sakr{at}agrocampus-ouest.fr
Developmental changes in spatial distribution of in vivo fluorescence and epidermal UV absorbance over Quercus petraea leaves
Meyer S, Louis J, Moise N, Piolot T, Baudin X, Cerovic ZG
sylvie.meyer{at}u-psud.fr
Iron Nutrition Highlight. Review. Nitric oxide and frataxin: two players contributing to keep cellular iron homeostasis
Ramirez L, Zabaleta EJ, Lamattina L
lolama{at}mdp.edu.ar
Invited Review. Nectar and pollination drops: how different are they?
Nepi M, von Aderkas P, Wagner R, Mugnaini S, Coulter A, Pacini E
massimo.nepi{at}unisi.it
Wetlands Highlight. Convective gas flow development and the maximum depths achieved by helophyte vegetation in lakes
Sorrell BK, Hawes I
brian.sorrell{at}biology.au.dk
Evolution of fruit and seed characters in the Diervilla and Lonicera clades (Caprifoliaceae, Dipsacales)
Jacobs B, Lens F, Smets E
bart.jacobs{at}bio.kuleuven.be
Ethylene insensitivity conferred by a mutated Arabidopsis ethylene receptor gene alters nodulation in transgenic Lotus japonicus
Lohar D, Stiller J, Kam J, Stacey G, Gresshoff PM
p.gresshoff{at}uq.edu.au
Heterochronic development of the floret meristem determines grain number per spikelet in diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid wheats
Shitsukawa N, Kinjo H, Takumi S, Murai K
murai{at}fpu.ac.jp
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi reduce effects of physiological integration in Trifolium repens
Du J, Yu F-H, Alpert P, Dong M
feihaiyu{at}bjfu.edu.cn or dongming{at}ibcas.ac.cn
Short Communication. Extra petals in the buttercup (Ranunculus repens) provide a quick method to estimate the age of meadows
Warren J
jhw{at}aber.ac.uk
Effects of molybdenum on expression of COR genes in ABA-dependent and ABA-independent pathways in winter wheat under low temperature stress
Sun XC, Hu CX, Tan QL
hucx{at}mail.hzau.edu.cn
Botanical Briefing. Re-interpreting the role of endo-beta-mannanases as mannan endotransglycosylase/hydrolases in the plant cell wall
Schröder R, Atkinson RG, Redgwell RJ
rschroeder{at}hortresearch.co.nz
Disorganized distribution of homogalacturonan epitopes in cell walls as one possible mechanism for aluminium-induced root growth inhibition in maize
Li YY, Yang JL, Zhang YJ, Zheng SJ
sjzheng{at}zju.edu.cn
Pollen source effects on growth of kernel structures and embryo chemical compounds in maize
Tanaka W, Mantese AI, Maddonni GA
wtanaka{at}agro.uba.ar
Enhancement of artemisinin concentration and yield in response to optimisation of nitrogen and potassium supply to Artemisia annua
Davies MJ, Atkinson CJ, Burns C, Woolley JG, Hipps NA, Arroo RRJ, Dungey N, Robinson T, Brown P, Flockart I, Hill C, Smith L, Bentley S
chris.atkinson{at}emr.ac.uk
Orchid Special Issue. Genetic diversity in Cypripedium calceolus (Orchidaceae) with a focus on north-western Europe, as revealed by plastid DNA length polymorphisms
Fay MF, Bone R, Cook P, Kahandawala I, Greensmith J, Harris S, Pedersen HÆ, Ingrouille MJ, Lexer C
m.fay{at}kew.org
Iron Nutrition Highlight. Review. New insights into ferritin synthesis and function highlight a link between iron homeostasis and oxidative stress in plants
Briat J-F, Ravet K, Arnaud N, Duc C, Boucherez J, Touraine B, Cellier F, Gaymard F
briat{at}supagro.inra.fr
Comparative histology of floral elaiophores in the orchids Rudolfiella picta (Schltr.) Hoehne (Maxillariinae sensu lato) and Oncidium ornithorhynchum H.B.K. (Oncidiinae sensu lato)
Davies KL, Stpiczynska M
kevinldavies{at}btinternet.com
Effects of a warmer climate on seed germination in the Subarctic
Milbau A, Graae BJ, Shevtsova A, Nijs I
ann.milbau{at}emg.umu.se
Wood density and its radial variation in six canopy tree species differing in shade-tolerance in western Thailand
Nock CA, Geihofer D, Grabner M, Baker PJ, Bunyavejchewin S, Hietz P
charles.nock{at}gmail.com
Orchid Special Issue. Molecular phylogenetics and morphological reappraisal of the Platanthera clade (Orchidaceae: Orchidinae) prompts expansion of the generic limits of Galearis and Platanthera
Bateman RM, James KE, Luo Y-B, Lauri RK, Fulcher T, Cribb PJ, Chase MW
r.bateman{at}kew.org
Orchid Special Issue. Polymorphic populations of Dactylorhiza incarnata s.l. (Orchidaceae) on the Baltic island of Gotland: morphology, habitat preference and genetic differentiation
Hedrén M, Nordström S
Mikael.Hedren{at}ekol.lu.se
Phylogenetics of Olea (Oleaceae) based on plastid and nuclear ribosomal DNA sequences: Tertiary climatic shifts and lineage differentiation times
Besnard G, de Casas RR, Christin P-A, Vargas P
g.besnard{at}imperial.ac.uk
Genome size in Hieracium subgenus Hieracium (Asteraceae) is strongly correlated with major phylogenetic groups
Chrtek Jr. J, Zahradnícek J, Krak K, Fehrer J
chrtek{at}ibot.cas.cz
Water-use responses of ‘living fossil’ conifers to CO2 enrichment in a simulated Cretaceous polar environment
Llorens L, Osborne CP, Beerling DJ
laura.llorens{at}udg.edu
Feeding enhances photosynthetic efficiency in the carnivorous pitcher plant Nepenthes talangensis
Pavlovic A, Singerová L, Demko V, Hudák J
pavlovic{at}fns.uniba.sk
Orchid Special Issue. Review. Taxonomic turmoil down-under: recent developments in Australian orchid systematics
Hopper SD
S.Hopper{at}kew.org
Orchid Special Issue. A phylogenetic study of Laeliinae (Orchidaceae) based on combined nuclear and plastid DNA sequences
van den Berg C, Higgins WE, Dressler RL, Whitten WM, Soto-Arenas MA, Chase MW
vcassio{at}gmx.de
Uptake of aluminium into Arabidopsis root cells measured by fluorescent life-time imaging
Babourina O, Rengel Z
olgab{at}cyllene.uwa.edu.au
Ageing effects in an iteroparous plant species with a variable life span
Van Dijk H
henk.van-dijk{at}univ-lille1.fr
Pollination syndromes in African Marantaceae
Ley AC, Claßen-Bockhoff R
aley{at}uni-mainz.de
Molecular systematics of Gagea and Lloydia (Liliaceae; Liliales): implications of analyses of nuclear ribosomal and plastid DNA sequences for infrageneric classification
Zarrei M, Wilkin P, Fay MF, Ingrouille MJ, Zarre S, Chase MW
zarrei{at}shahed.ac.ir
Different genome-specific chromosome stabilities in synthetic Brassica allohexaploids revealed by wide crosses with Orychophragmus
Ge X-H, Wang J, Li Z-Y
lizaiyun{at}mail.hzau.edu.cn
Dynamics of distribution and performance of ramets constructing genets: a demographic-genetic study in a clonal plant, Convallaria keiskei
Araki K, Shimatani K, Ohara M
akiwako{at}ecology.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Phytoliths in woody plants from the Miombo woodlands of Mozambique
Mercader J, Bennett T, Esselmont C, Simpson S, Walde D
Mercader{at}ucalgary.ca
Introgression of apomixis into sexual species is in the Ranunculus auricomus complex inhibited by mentor effects and ploidy barriers
Hörandl E, Temsch EM
elvira.hoerandl{at}univie.ac.at
Ecological correlates of ex situ seed longevity: a comparative study on 195 species
Probert RJ, Daws MI, Hay FR
r.probert{at}kew.org
Differential regulatory role of nitric oxide (NO) in mediating nitrate reductase activity in roots of tomato (Solanum lycocarpum)
Jin CW, Du ST, Zhang YS, Lin XY, Tang CX
yszhang{at}zju.edu.cn
Botanical Briefing. Sucrose-mediated translational control
Hummel M, Rahmani F, Smeekens S, Hanson J
s.j.hanson{at}uu.nl
Differential effects of nectar robbing by the same bumble-bee on three sympatric Corydalis species with varied mating systems
Zhang Y-W, Yu Q, Zhao J-M, Guo Y-H
yanwen0209{at}163.com
Orchid Special Issue. Floral convergence in Oncidiinae (Cymbidieae; Orchidaceae): an expanded concept of Gomesa and a new genus Nohawilliamsia
Chase MW, Williams NH, de Faria AD, Neubig KM, Amaral MdCE, Whitten WM
m.chase{at}kew.org.uk
Orchid Special Issue. Genetic structure and systematic relationships within the Ophrys fuciflora aggregate (Orchidaceae: Orchidinae): high diversity in Kent and a wind-induced discontinuity bisecting the Adriatic
Devey DS, Bateman RM, Fay MF, Hawkins JA
d.devey{at}kew.org
Orchid Special Issue. The pollination of a self-incompatible, food-mimic orchid, Coelogyne fimbriata (Orchidaceae) by female Vespula wasps
Cheng J, Shi J, Shangguan F-Z, Dafni A, Deng Z-H, Luo Y-B
luoyb{at}ibcas.ac.cn
Orchid Special Issue. Review. Terrestrial orchid conservation in the age of extinction
Swarts ND, Dixon KW
Nigel.Swarts{at}bgpa.wa.gov.au
Orchid Special Issue. On the value of nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequences for reconstructing the phylogeny of vanilloid orchids (Vanilloideae, Orchidaceae)
Cameron KM
kmcameron{at}wisc.edu
Orchid Special Issue. Review. Linnaean sources and concepts of orchids
Jarvis C, Cribb P
P.Cribb{at}rbgkew.org.uk
Orchid Special Issue. Review. Genome size diversity in orchids: consequences and evolution
Leitch IJ, Kahandawala I, Suda J, Hanson L, Ingrouille MJ, Chase MW, Fay MF
i.leitch{at}kew.org
Orchid Special Issue. Molecular phylogenetics and the evolution of fruit and leaf morphology of Dichaea (Orchidaceae: Zygopetalinae)
Neubig KM, Williams NH, Whitten WM, Pupulin F
kneubig{at}flmnh.ufl.edu
Orchid Special Issue. Ectomycorrhizal Inocybe species associate with the mycoheterotrophic orchid Epipogium aphyllum but not its asexual propagules
Roy M, Yagame T, Yamato M, Iwase K, Heinz C, Faccio A, Bonfante P, Selosse M-A
ma.selosse{at}wanadoo.fr
Orchid Special Issue. Why are orchid flowers so diverse? Reduction of evolutionary constraints by paralogues of class B floral homoeotic genes
Mondragón-Palomino M, Theißen G
mariana.mondragon{at}uni-jena.de
Orchid Special Issue. Phylogenetic relationships of Cranichidinae and Prescottiinae (Orchidaceae, Cranichideae) inferred from plastid and nuclear DNA sequences
Salazar GA, Cabrera LI, Madriñán S, Chase MW
g.salazar{at}ibiologia.unam.mx
Orchid Special Issue. Reproductive biology of Acrolophia cochlearis (Orchidaceae): estimating rates of cross-pollination in epidendroid orchids
Peter CI, Johnson SD
c.peter{at}ru.ac.za
Orchid Special Issue. Pollinator convergence and the nature of species boundaries in sympatric Sardinian Ophrys (Orchidaceae)
Cortis P, Vereecken NJ, Schiestl FP, Barone Lumaga MR, Scrugli A, Cozzolino S
cozzolin{at}unina.it
Orchid Special Issue. Ecology and genetic diversity of the dense-flowered orchid, Neotinea maculata, at the centre and edge of its range
Duffy KJ, Scopece G, Cozzolino S, Fay MF, Smith RJ, Stout JC
duffyk{at}tcd.ie
Orchid Special Issue. Oeceoclades maculata, an Alien Tropical Orchid in a Caribbean Rainforest
Cohen IM, Ackerman JD
ackerman.upr{at}gmail.com