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Wu et al. use #phylogenomics to shed light on the complex #evolutionary history of the #gymnosperm genus Cupressus, revealing East Asian–Tethyan disjunction.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13151

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‘High vein density-faster growth and higher productivity’ models and #Hypotheses do not include enough #Gymnosperm samples, especially #Conifers cultivated in #Subtropics. Xi Peng et al. took #CunninghamiaLanceolata as the sample to test the hypotheses.
https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtac030

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Wu et al. use #phylogenomics to shed light on the complex #evolutionary history of the #gymnosperm genus Cupressus, which shows East Asian–Tethyan disjunction.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13151
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Assessing #sampling bias caused by nonrandom specimen collecting is crucial in #systematics, #biogeography, and #conservation. Here, Xie et al. used 100+ years' worth of #Gymnosperm collection data to assess collection bias.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13122
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Happy #FossilFriday! #Fossil #wood is a crucial proxy for understanding terrestrial vegetation composition and #development in the Earth's history. Find out where the #Mesozoic common #gymnosperm Xenoxylon Gothan fits in this story!🔓⬇️
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13132
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Assessing #sampling biases caused by nonrandom specimen collecting is crucial in #systematics, #biogeography, and #conservation. This study uses more than 100 years' worth of #Gymnosperm collection data to assess collection bias.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13122
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"These data give us a new insight into the #evolutionary relationships between wood nanostructure and the cell wall composition, which differs across the lineages of #angiosperm and #gymnosperm plants. By identifying the potential selective pressures for the evolution of macrofibril morphology, our work provides the basis for selection or engineering for desirable wood properties and may open up routes for improved #carbon #sequestration in plantation forests."

https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.19983

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What Makes #Ginkgobiloba Live for Thousand Years | Gingko #trees lives for thousands years by evolving compensatory mechanisms to maintain a balance between #growth and #ageing #Ginkgo biloba, a #deciduous #gymnosperm tree native...

https://www.scientificeuropean.co.uk/sciences/biology/what-makes-ginkgo-biloba-live-for-thousand-years/

What Makes Ginkgo biloba Live for Thousand Years

Gingko trees lives for thousands years by evolving compensatory mechanisms to maintain a balance between growth and ageing. Ginkgo biloba, a deciduous gymnos

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