Why does this matter? Understanding when maternal temperature influences seed dormancy could improve predictions of weed emergence and help develop more precise weed management strategies. 🎯🌱 (8/8)
#PlantScience #AoBpapers #SeedBiology #WeedScience #RiceResearch #Agriculture #SeedDormancy #PlantEcology #CropManagement
🎉 Great news! The paper ‘A critical window of maternal temperature effects on weedy rice seed dormancy’ in @AnnBot by Gabriela Auge and co-authors is now #free for 2 weeks 🧵(1/8)
Instead, the authors propose that constraints associated with flower development and the unique structure of mimosoid inflorescences may have limited morphological evolution. (10/10)
#PlantScience #Evolution #Botany #Legumes #FloralEvolution #Mimosa #AoBpapers
🌍This has big implications for Mediterranean ecosystems worldwide. As climate shifts, the when of drought during post-fire recovery could determine which plants survive, and ultimately reshape entire plant communities for the following years. (6/6)
#AoBpapers #FireEcology #ClimateChange #DroughtTolerance #MediterraneanEcosystems #SciComm #PlantScience #Wildfire #Biodiversity #Botany
🎉 Great news! The paper ‘Drought during a key post-fire stage for recovery success filters plants with enhanced fitness under water stress in a Mediterranean obligate seeder’ in @AnnBot by @DavidSD & Victor Santana is now #free for 2 weeks 🧵(1/6)
#AoBpapers #FireEcology #ClimateChange #DroughtTolerance #MediterraneanEcosystems #SciComm #PlantScience #Wildfire #Biodiversity #Botany
For anyone looking to build a foundation in root biology, this review offers a clear overview of the field and points to promising directions for future research. (10/10)
#PlantScience #AoBpapers #Roots #CropScience #Agriculture #RootBiology #FoodSecurity
🌿Join us to learn about the newly published “An introduction to the fundamentals of root systems research in cultivated plants” in @AnnBot by Dylan Jones and co-authors. 🧵 (1/10)
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🌎🌿Why does this matter? Many Cerrado species already show naturally low fruit set. Additional reductions under future warming scenarios could affect: recruitment, migration capacity, species persistence, ecological interactions and community structure. (10/10)
#ClimateChange #PlantScience #GlobalChangeBiology #TropicalEcology #Cerrado
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🌱 Check the newly published article ‘Contrasting responses of pollen and fruit to whole-tree heating in two tropical savannah species’ in @AnnBot by Georgina Werkmeister and co-authors🧵(1/10)
The study highlights how small plant traits can have large ecological consequences.
By influencing multitrophic interactions, EFNs may help shape biodiversity patterns and community organization in one of the world’s richest savanna ecosystems. 🌎🌿(9/9)
#Ecology #Biodiversity #PlantInsectInteractions #Cerrado #PlantScience #AoBpapers
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