Search Results - "The New phytologist"

Rice with reduced stomatal density conserves water and has improved drought tolerance under future climate conditions by Caine, Robert S., Yin, Xiaojia, Sloan, Jennifer, Harrison, Emily L., Mohammed, Umar, Fulton, Timothy, Biswal, Akshaya K., Dionora, Jacqueline, Chater, Caspar C., Coe, Robert A., Bandyopadhyay, Anindya, Murchie, Erik H., Swarup, Ranjan, Quick, W. Paul, Gray, Julie E.

“…Much of humanity relies on rice (Oryza sativa) as a food source, but cultivation is water intensive and the crop is vulnerable to drought and high…”
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi enhance mineralisation of organic phosphorus by carrying bacteria along their extraradical hyphae by Jiang, Feiyan, Zhang, Lin, Zhou, Jiachao, George, Timothy S., Feng, Gu

“…Summary Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi gain access to nutrient patches outside the rhizosphere by producing an extensive network of fine hyphae. Here, we…”
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Enabling sustainable agriculture through understanding and enhancement of microbiomes by Trivedi, Pankaj, Mattupalli, Chakradhar, Eversole, Kellye, Leach, Jan E.

“…Summary Harnessing plant‐associated microbiomes offers an invaluable strategy to help agricultural production become more sustainable while also meeting…”
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Genetic modification to improve disease resistance in crops by van Esse, H. Peter, Reuber, T. Lynne, van der Does, Dieuwertje

“…Plant pathogens are a significant challenge in agriculture despite our best efforts to combat them. One of the most effective and sustainable ways to manage…”
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Little evidence that farmers should consider abundance or diversity of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi when managing crops by Ryan, Megan H., Graham, James H.

“…Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are ubiquitous in agroecosystems and often stated to be critical for crop yield and agroecosystem sustainability. However,…”
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How to analyse plant phenotypic plasticity in response to a changing climate by Arnold, Pieter A., Kruuk, Loeske E. B., Nicotra, Adrienne B.

“…Plant biology is experiencing a renewed interest in the mechanistic underpinnings and evolution of phenotypic plasticity that calls for a re-evaluation of how…”
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Plant responses to rising vapor pressure deficit by Grossiord, Charlotte, Buckley, Thomas N., Cernusak, Lucas A., Novick, Kimberly A., Poulter, Benjamin, Siegwolf, Rolf T. W., Sperry, John S., McDowell, Nate G.

“…Recent decades have been characterized by increasing temperatures worldwide, resulting in an exponential climb in vapor pressure deficit (VPD). VPD has been…”
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Functional xylem characteristics associated with drought‐induced embolism in angiosperms by Lens, Frederic, Gleason, Sean M., Bortolami, Giovanni, Brodersen, Craig, Delzon, Sylvain, Jansen, Steven

“…Summary Hydraulic failure resulting from drought‐induced embolism in the xylem of plants is a key determinant of reduced productivity and mortality. Methods to…”
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Why farmers should manage the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis by Rillig, Matthias C., Aguilar-Trigueros, Carlos A., Camenzind, Tessa, Cavagnaro, Timothy R., Degrune, Florine, Hohmann, Pierre, Lammel, Daniel R., Mansour, India, Roy, Julien, van der Heijden, Marcel G. A., Yang, Gaowen

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Demystifying dominant species by Avolio, Meghan L., Forrestel, Elisabeth J., Chang, Cynthia C., La Pierre, Kimberly J., Burghardt, Karin T., Smith, Melinda D.

“…The pattern of a few abundant species and many rarer species is a defining characteristic of communities worldwide. These abundant species are often referred…”
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Properties and functions of calcium-dependent protein kinases and their relatives in Arabidopsis thaliana by Delormel, Tiffany Yip, Boudsocq, Marie

“…Calcium is a ubiquitous second messenger that mediates plant responses to developmental and environmental cues. Calcium-dependent protein kinases (CDPKs) are…”
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Tree defence and bark beetles in a drying world: carbon partitioning, functioning and modelling by Huang, Jianbei, Kautz, Markus, Trowbridge, Amy M., Hammerbacher, Almuth, Raffa, Kenneth F., Adams, Henry D., Goodsman, Devin W., Xu, Chonggang, Meddens, Arjan J. H., Kandasamy, Dineshkumar, Gershenzon, Jonathan, Seidl, Rupert, Hartmann, Henrik

“…Drought has promoted large-scale, insect-induced tree mortality in recent years, with severe consequences for ecosystem function, atmospheric processes,…”
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Root traits as drivers of plant and ecosystem functioning: current understanding, pitfalls and future research needs by Freschet, Grégoire T., Roumet, Catherine, Comas, Louise H., Weemstra, Monique, Bengough, A. Glyn, Rewald, Boris, Bardgett, Richard D., De Deyn, Gerlinde B., Johnson, David, Klimešová, Jitka, Lukac, Martin, McCormack, M. Luke, Meier, Ina C., Pagès, Loïc, Poorter, Hendrik, Prieto, Iván, Wurzburger, Nina, Zadworny, Marcin, Bagniewska‐Zadworna, Agnieszka, Blancaflor, Elison B., Brunner, Ivano, Gessler, Arthur, Hobbie, Sarah E., Iversen, Colleen M., Mommer, Liesje, Picon‐Cochard, Catherine, Postma, Johannes A., Rose, Laura, Ryser, Peter, Scherer‐Lorenzen, Michael, Soudzilovskaia, Nadejda A., Sun, Tao, Valverde‐Barrantes, Oscar J., Weigelt, Alexandra, York, Larry M., Stokes, Alexia

“…Summary The effects of plants on the biosphere, atmosphere and geosphere are key determinants of terrestrial ecosystem functioning. However, despite…”
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Evolutionary history of mycorrhizal symbioses and global host plant diversity by Brundrett, Mark C., Tedersoo, Leho

“…The majority of vascular plants are mycorrhizal: 72% are arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM), 2.0% are ectomycorrhizal (EcM), 1.5% are ericoid mycorrhizal and 10% are…”
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Dual-mycorrhizal plants: their ecology and relevance by Teste, François P., Jones, Melanie D., Dickie, Ian A.

“…Dual-mycorrhizal plants are capable of associating with fungi that form characteristic arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (EM) structures. Here,…”
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Turgor – a limiting factor for radial growth in mature conifers along an elevational gradient by Peters, Richard L., Steppe, Kathy, Cuny, Henri E., De Pauw, Dirk J.W., Frank, David C., Schaub, Marcus, Rathgeber, Cyrille B.K., Cabon, Antoine, Fonti, Patrick

“…Summary A valid representation of intra‐annual wood formation processes in global vegetation models is vital for assessing climate change impacts on the forest…”
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Plant carbon allocation in a changing world - challenges and progress: introduction to a Virtual Issue on carbon allocation: Introduction to a virtual issue on carbon allocation by Hartmann, Henrik, Bahn, Michael, Carbone, Mariah, Richardson, Andrew D

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Host selection shapes crop microbiome assembly and network complexity by Xiong, Chao, Zhu, Yong‐Guan, Wang, Jun‐Tao, Singh, Brajesh, Han, Li‐Li, Shen, Ju‐Pei, Li, Pei‐Pei, Wang, Gui‐Bao, Wu, Chuan‐Fa, Ge, An‐Hui, Zhang, Li‐Mei, He, Ji‐Zheng

“…Summary Plant microbiomes are essential to host health and productivity but the ecological processes that govern crop microbiome assembly are not fully known…”
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Climate change leads to accelerated transformation of high-elevation vegetation in the central Alps by Lamprecht, Andrea, Semenchuk, Philipp Robert, Steinbauer, Klaus, Winkler, Manuela, Pauli, Harald

“…High mountain ecosystems and their biota are governed by low-temperature conditions and thus can be used as indicators for climate warming impacts on natural…”
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Integrating the evidence for a terrestrial carbon sink caused by increasing atmospheric CO2 by Walker, Anthony P., De Kauwe, Martin G., Bastos, Ana, Belmecheri, Soumaya, Georgiou, Katerina, Keeling, Ralph F., McMahon, Sean M., Medlyn, Belinda E., Moore, David J. P., Norby, Richard J., Zaehle, Sönke, Anderson‐Teixeira, Kristina J., Battipaglia, Giovanna, Brienen, Roel J. W., Cabugao, Kristine G., Cailleret, Maxime, Campbell, Elliott, Canadell, Josep G., Ciais, Philippe, Craig, Matthew E., Ellsworth, David S., Farquhar, Graham D., Fatichi, Simone, Fisher, Joshua B., Frank, David C., Graven, Heather, Gu, Lianhong, Haverd, Vanessa, Heilman, Kelly, Heimann, Martin, Hungate, Bruce A., Iversen, Colleen M., Joos, Fortunat, Jiang, Mingkai, Keenan, Trevor F., Knauer, Jürgen, Körner, Christian, Leshyk, Victor O., Leuzinger, Sebastian, Liu, Yao, MacBean, Natasha, Malhi, Yadvinder, McVicar, Tim R., Penuelas, Josep, Pongratz, Julia, Powell, A. Shafer, Riutta, Terhi, Sabot, Manon E. B., Schleucher, Juergen, Sitch, Stephen, Smith, William K., Sulman, Benjamin, Taylor, Benton, Terrer, César, Torn, Margaret S., Treseder, Kathleen K., Trugman, Anna T., Trumbore, Susan E., Mantgem, Phillip J., Voelker, Steve L., Whelan, Mary E., Zuidema, Pieter A.

“…Summary Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration ([CO2]) is increasing, which increases leaf‐scale photosynthesis and intrinsic water‐use efficiency. These…”
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