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Key messageTranscriptomic analysis of the relationship between gene expression patterns and flavonoid contents in the flower buds of Lonicera japonica under light-induced conditions, especially the flavonoid pathway genes and transcription factors.AbstractFlos Lonicerae Japonicae (FLJ), the flower buds of Lonicera japonica Thunb., has been used to ...
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Key message5 fluoro-typhasterol is more effective than the most potent natural brassinosteroid, brassinolide, towards stimulation of shoot production in the marubakaido apple rootstock.AbstractBrassinosteroids (BRs) comprise a class of low-abundance plant steroids required for normal plant growth. Here we demonstrate that treatment of in vitro-grow...
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Key messageTriploid breeding is a very effective method for genetic improvement of plants similar to Eucommia ulmoides that cannot be obtained through heterosis by distant crosses.AbstractTriploid breeding is an effective method for plant genetic improvement because it usually has stronger vegetative growth vigor than diploids. In this study, the g...
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Key messageIncreasing water-use efficiency, due to rising atmospheric CO2, did not stimulate radial growth in tropical trees, probably because negative impacts of changing climate on tree growth have overridden the small positive influence of rising atmospheric CO2.AbstractGlobal environmental changes affect tree growth and physiological behavior a...
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Key messageWettinia maynensis’ phenology is influenced by temperature and the relative humidity, suggesting that the reproductive phenology can change in extreme climate event contexts, even in very humid unseasonal forests.AbstractWettinia maynensis is a piedmont palm tree whose ecology, phenology and responses to climate are yet unknown. In order...
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Key messageModerate shading is optimal for the growth of Torreya grandis seedlings during drought.AbstractLight and water are two important environmental factors affecting tree seedling traits and regulating seedling survival and growth, but the effects of light on seedlings under drought remain poorly understood. The purpose of the present study w...
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Key messageWood density profiles revealed significant differences in wood formation along a precipitation gradient in the Congo Basin. The response of trees to climate change varies depending on leaf phenology properties.AbstractTropical forests face increasing pressures due to climate change and yet, the response of trees to varying climate condit...
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Key messageOil palm leaves prioritize defense during basal stem rot.AbstractOil palm is susceptible to Ganoderma infection which causes basal stem rot (BSR). Induced defense gene profiles in oil palm leaves will assist the identification of markers for detection of infected oil palms. In this study, we have sequenced the mRNA samples from the leave...
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Key messageThe xylem structure of the petiole and twig revealed in this study increase our knowledge about mistletoe and host function and their interaction.AbstractAlthough transpiration and photosynthesis relationships between mistletoes and their hosts have been studied extensively, only a few studies have been performed on their comparative ana...
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Key messageA total of 43 phyla (395 genera) of bacteria and 11 phyla (309 genera) of fungi were identified from normal sapwood (SW), wetwood (WW) and their transition zone wood (TW) in living poplar trees, with bacteria showing significantly higher diversity than fungi. Highly variable community diversities and compositions were found for bacteria ...
