AFLP or amplified fragment length polymorphism is a PCR-based molecular technique that
uses selective amplification of a subset of digested DNA fragments from any source to …

Both genetic and phenotypic intraspecific diversity play a crucial role in the ecological and
evolutionary dynamics of organisms. Several studies have compared phenotypic divergence …

Understanding how environmental conditions and plant functional variation are mutually
related is critical to improving our comprehension of plant adaptations. In this context, our …

Abstract Immortelle (Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don; Asteraceae) is a perennial plant
species native to the Mediterranean region, known for many properties with wide application …

Cold-resistance pathways that operate in model plants such as Arabidopsis thaliana and
Oryza sativa have been studied extensively. It has been found that CBF genes play an …

Portulaca hatschbachii is endemic to the basaltic rocky outcrops that are distributed, in a
discontinuous way, along the Third Plateau of Paraná State, Brazil, composing …

Sideritis scardica Giseb. is a subalpine/alpine plant species endemic to the central part of
the Balkan Peninsula. In this study, we combined Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism …

Liriodendron chinense (Hemsley) Sargent is a Class II protected plant in China as natural
populations are on the verge of extinction. There is still a lack of systematic research on the …

DNA methylation has been proposed to be an important mechanism that allows plants to
respond to their environments sometimes entirely uncoupled from genetic variation. To …

The mechanisms underlying heritable phenotypic divergence associated with adaptation in
response to environmental stresses may involve both genetic and epigenetic variations …