Journal of Tropical Ecology, Vol. 29, No. 6 (NOVEMBER 2013), pp. 467-476 (10 pages) We documented one of the most species-rich assemblages of tropical rain-forest Auchenorrhyncha, comprising 402 ...

Circular patches of bark were surgically isolated on the sides of sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) trees at breast height at various times during the dormant and growing seasons. Subsequently, ...

Figure 1: Phloem and xylem transport in plants. Plants possess different transport systems that can be classified according to the distance and the direction of transport. To assure that the ...

You probably don’t think you need a botany lesson when all you want to know is how to keep your Christmas tree fresh this season. But explaining a few things might make the whole process make sense.

Owing to recent advances, plant vascular developmental can now be described from early specification during embryogenesis up to late differentiation events. Plant vascular tissues display both ...

Phloem diseases, including the economically devastating citrus greening, are particularly difficult to study because phloem cells -- essential for plant nutrient transport -- are difficult to access ...

Plants come in all shapes and sizes, allowing them to fit into unique niches in the landscape, but they can be quite complex organisms. In order to select the most appropriate plants for a given ...