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International Code for Phytolith Nomenclature (ICPN) 2.0 by Neumann, Katharina, Strömberg, Caroline A E, Ball, Terry, Albert, Rosa Maria, Vrydaghs, Luc, Cummings, Linda Scott

“…Opal phytoliths (microscopic silica bodies produced in and between the cells of many plants) are a very resilient, often preserved type of plant microfossil…”
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Evaluating physiological responses of plants to salinity stress by Negrão, S., Schmöckel, S. M., Tester, M.

“…Because soil salinity is a major abiotic constraint affecting crop yield, much research has been conducted to develop plants with improved salinity tolerance…”
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Intraspecific trait variation in plants: a renewed focus on its role in ecological processes by Westerband, A C, Funk, J L, Barton, K E

“…Investigating the causes and consequences of intraspecific trait variation (ITV) in plants is not novel, as it has long been recognized that such variation…”
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Melatonin and its relationship to plant hormones by Arnao, M B, Hernández-Ruiz, J

“…Plant melatonin appears to be a multi-regulatory molecule, similar to those observed in animals, with many specific functions in plant physiology. In recent…”
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Photosynthesis: basics, history and modelling by Stirbet, Alexandrina, Lazár, Dušan, Guo, Ya, Govindjee, Govindjee

“…With limited agricultural land and increasing human population, it is essential to enhance overall photosynthesis and thus productivity. Oxygenic…”
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Diversity, distribution and roles of osmoprotective compounds accumulated in halophytes under abiotic stress by Slama, Inès, Abdelly, Chedly, Bouchereau, Alain, Flowers, Tim, Savouré, Arnould

“…Osmolytes are low-molecular-weight organic solutes, a broad group that encompasses a variety of compounds such as amino acids, tertiary sulphonium and…”
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Jasmonates: biosynthesis, perception, signal transduction and action in plant stress response, growth and development. An update to the 2007 review in Annals of Botany by Wasternack, C., Hause, B.

“…• Background Jasmonates are important regulators in plant responses to biotic and abiotic stresses as well as in development. Synthesized from…”
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Polyploidy and interspecific hybridization: partners for adaptation, speciation and evolution in plants by Alix, Karine, Gérard, Pierre R., Schwarzacher, Trude, Heslop-Harrison, J. S. (Pat)

“…Polyploidy or whole-genome duplication is now recognized as being present in almost all lineages of higher plants, with multiple rounds of polyploidy occurring…”
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Sodium chloride toxicity and the cellular basis of salt tolerance in halophytes by Flowers, Timothy J., Munns, Rana, Colmer, Timothy D.

“…Halophytes are the flora of saline soils. They adjust osmotically to soil salinity by accumulating ions and sequestering the vast majority of these (generally…”
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Plants and climate change: complexities and surprises by Parmesan, Camille, Hanley, Mick E.

“…Anthropogenic climate change (ACC) will influence all aspects of plant biology over coming decades. Many changes in wild species have already been…”
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The cell biology of lignification in higher plants by Barros, Jaime, Serk, Henrik, Granlund, Irene, Pesquet, Edouard

“…Lignin is a polyphenolic polymer that strengthens and waterproofs the cell wall of specialized plant cell types. Lignification is part of the normal…”
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Selenium accumulation by plants by White, Philip J.

“…Selenium (Se) is an essential mineral element for animals and humans, which they acquire largely from plants. The Se concentration in edible plants is…”
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The ecology and significance of below-ground bud banks in plants by Ott, Jacqueline P, Klimešová, Jitka, Hartnett, David C

“…Below-ground bud banks have experienced much recent interest due to discoveries that they (1) account for the majority of seasonal population renewal in many…”
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Sustainable intensification in agricultural systems by Pretty, Jules, Bharucha, Zareen Pervez

“…BackgroundAgricultural systems are amended ecosystems with a variety of properties. Modern agroecosystems have tended towards high through-flow systems, with…”
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Plant salt tolerance: adaptations in halophytes by Flowers, Timothy J., Colmer, Timothy D.

“…Most of the water on Earth is seawater, each kilogram of which contains about 35 g of salts, and yet most plants cannot grow in this solution; less than 0·2%…”
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Steep, cheap and deep: an ideotype to optimize water and N acquisition by maize root systems by Lynch, Jonathan P

“…BackgroundA hypothetical ideotype is presented to optimize water and N acquisition by maize root systems. The overall premise is that soil resource acquisition…”
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Molecular and physiological control of adventitious rooting in cuttings: phytohormone action meets resource allocation by Druege, Uwe, Hilo, Alexander, Pérez-Pérez, José Manuel, Klopotek, Yvonne, Acosta, Manuel, Shahinnia, Fahimeh, Zerche, Siegfried, Franken, Philipp, Hajirezaei, Mohammad R

“…Adventitious root (AR) formation in excised plant parts is a bottleneck for survival of isolated plant fragments. AR formation plays an important ecological…”
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The role of silicon in plant biology: a paradigm shift in research approach by Frew, Adam, Weston, Leslie A, Reynolds, Olivia L, Gurr, Geoff M

“…Silicon (Si) is known to have numerous beneficial effects on plants, alleviating diverse forms of abiotic and biotic stress. Research on this topic has…”
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Functional significance of the optical properties of flowers for visual signalling by van der Kooi, Casper J, Dyer, Adrian G, Kevan, Peter G, Lunau, Klaus

“…Abstract Background Flower coloration is a key enabler for pollinator attraction. Floral visual signals comprise several components that are generated by…”
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Tropical cyclones and the organization of mangrove forests: a review by Krauss, Ken W, Osland, Michael J

“…Many mangrove ecosystems are periodically exposed to high velocity winds and surge from tropical cyclones, and often recover with time and continue to provide…”
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