Conversely, monocots and eudicots had higher values for traits associated with lower carbon costs, with higher values for traits such as petal epidermal cell size, petal adaxial epidermis ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — A study has identified key genetic pathways in corn that help its roots branch out to find water in soil; the varieties adapted to temperate regions like the U.S. corn belt showed ...

Welcome to the Department of Botany at the University of Wyoming. We conduct fundamental scholarship on plants and other organisms, within populations, communities, and ecosystems. Our faculty members ...

Jan. 23, 2025 — Rising carbon dioxide levels affect more than just the climate; they also affect the chemistry of the oceans. When saltwater absorbs carbon dioxide, it becomes acidic, which ...

Detecting danger is key to the survival and success of all species. Animal nervous and immune systems cooperate to optimize danger detection. Preceding studies have highlighted the benefits of ...

RHs are elongated, tip-growing structures from the epidermis of roots, playing an important role in increasing the surface area of roots for enhancing nutrient and water absorption (Miguel et al., ...

The botanical authentication was carried out at the Herbarium Geraldo Mariz of the Botany Department of the Biological Sciences Center (Federal University of Pernambuco), where the exsiccate with the ...

Introduction: Natural hybridization is common and plays a crucial role in driving biodiversity in nature. Despite its significance, the understanding of hybridization in ferns remains inadequate.

The Plinia (ex Myrciaria) genus is a member of the Myrtaceae family and contains several species and hybrids such as Plinia peruviana, P. jaboticaba and P. cauliflora, among others, popularly known as ...