Parasitic flowering plants are characterized by the development of an organ known as
haustorium, which has evolved in multiple independent angiosperms clades. The …

Perennial life cycles enable plants to have remarkably long lifespans, as exemplified by
trees that can live for thousands of years. For this, they require sophisticated regulatory …

In plants, developmental plasticity allows for the modulation of organ growth in response to
environmental cues. Being in contact with soil, roots are the first organ that responds to …

Abiotic stresses negatively impact ecosystems and the yield of crops, and climate change
will increase their frequency and intensity. Despite progress in understanding how plants …

There is increasing evidence that global change can alter ecosystems by eliciting rapid
evolution of foundational plants capable of sha** vital attributes and processes. Here we …

Invasion of plant species with functional traits that influences the rhizosphere can have
significant effects on soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics if the invasive species stimulates …

Societal Impact Statement Groundcherry (Physalis grisea) is a plant species grown for its
flavorful fruit. The fruit drops from the plant, hence the common name groundcherry. This …

Aim Latitudinal variation in biotic interactions is recognized as a driver underlying variation
in plant invasion success and therefore an important issue in conservation biogeography …

The rapid invasion of the non‐native Phragmites australis (Poaceae, subfamily
Arundinoideae) is a major threat to native wetland ecosystems in North America and …

Many model organisms were chosen and achieved prominence because of an
advantageous combination of their life‐history characteristics, genetic properties and also …