A comprehensive appraisal of the mycorrhizal literature provides data for 336 plant families
representing 99% of flowering plants, with regard to mycorrhizas and other nutritional …

Seed dispersal is a fundamental life history trait in plants. Although the recent surge of
interest in seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) has added greatly to knowledge on the …

An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG) classification of the orders and
families of angiosperms is presented. Several new orders are recognized: Boraginales …

A revised and updated classification for the families of flowering plants is provided. Many
recent studies have yielded increasingly detailed evidence for the positions of formerly …

Despite the enormous diversity among parasitic angiosperms in form and structure, life-
history strategies, and plastid genomes, little is known about the diversity of their …

We present here a revised classification of Santalales, an angiosperm order that contains 18
families, 160 genera, and over 2200 species. Both nonparasitic and parasitic flowering …

Plant Disease/July 2008 989 mistletoes, but studies have not yet confirmed their role in this
process (138). Dispersal. The coevolution of mistletoes with their avian vectors has resulted …

Sperm preservation is a crucial factor for the success of assisted reproductive technology
(ART) in humans, livestock, and wildlife. Irrespective of the extender and the storage …

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Loranthaceae (73 genera and ca. 900 species) comprise mostly aerial hemiparasitic plants.
Three monotypic genera considered relicts are root parasites. The family is diverse in …