There can be no doubt that early land plant evolution transformed the planet but, until
recently, how and when this was achieved was unclear. Coincidence in the first appearance …

Nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria from the order Nostocales are able to establish symbiotic
relationships with diverse plant species. They are promiscuous symbionts, as the same …

Background Land plants commonly produce red pigmentation as a response to
environmental stressors, both abiotic and biotic. The type of pigment produced varies among …

Hornworts, one of the three bryophyte phyla, show some of the deepest divergences in
extant land plants, with some families separated by more than 300 million years. Previous …

Bryophytes are nonvascular spore-forming plants. Unlike in flowering plants, the
gametophyte (haploid) generation of bryophytes dominates the sporophyte (diploid) …

Terrestrial mosses have been used for more than 50 years to monitor air pollution. We
argue, however, that their value as biomonitors is based on two widespread but partially …

During the past few years several high-quality genomes has been published from
Charophyte algae, bryophytes, lycophytes and ferns. These genomes have not only …

Bryophytes including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts are among the earliest land plants,
and occupy a crucial phylogenetic position to aid in the understanding of plant …

Land plant meristems are reservoirs of pluripotent stem cells where new tissues emerge,
grow and eventually differentiate into specific cell identities. Compared to algae, where cells …

An understanding of land plant evolution is a prerequisite for in-depth knowledge of plant
biology. Here we extract and explore information hidden in the increasing number of …