Lianas have a seasonal growth advantage over co-occurring trees.
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DOI: 10.1002/ecy.2655
Abstract: The seasonal growth advantage hypothesis posits that plant species that grow well during seasonal drought will increase in abundance in forests with increasing seasonality of rainfall both in absolute numbers and also relative to co-occurring… read more here.
Keywords: seasonal growth; growth; growth advantage; dry season ... See more keywords
Plant Seasonal Growth: How Perennial Plants Sense That Winter Is Coming
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2019.11.044
Abstract: How do perennial plants adapt their growth to seasonal changes? A new study in the hybrid aspen reveals that, in short days, repression of a growth-promoting genetic pathway leads to upregulation of the BRANCHED1 genes,… read more here.
Keywords: growth perennial; plant seasonal; seasonal growth; growth ... See more keywords
Variations in the Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Cystoseira compressa during Seasonal Growth
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DOI: 10.3390/md20010064
Abstract: The underexplored biodiversity of seaweeds has recently drawn great attention from researchers to find the bioactive compounds that might contribute to the growth of the blue economy. In this study, we aimed to explore the… read more here.
Keywords: seasonal growth; antioxidant antimicrobial; growth; composition antioxidant ... See more keywords
Seasonal Growth of Zygophyllum dumosum Boiss.: Summer Dormancy Is Associated with Loss of the Permissive Epigenetic Marker Dimethyl H3K4 and Extensive Reduction in Proteins Involved in Basic Cell Functions
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DOI: 10.3390/plants7030059
Abstract: Plants thriving in desert environments are suitable for studying mechanisms for plant survival under extreme seasonal climate variation. We studied epigenetic mechanisms underlying seasonal growth cycles in the desert plant Zygophyllum dumosum Boiss., which was… read more here.
Keywords: marker dimethyl; epigenetic marker; cell functions; basic cell ... See more keywords