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We use the logic in models that simulate land-atmosphere interactions to illustrate the central role played by stomatal conductance in the Earth System. In the modeling context, most of the activities of plants and their manifold interactions with their genomes and with the environment are communica...
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PMID: 20552724
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Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is one of the most important sources of plant protein. Current selection of genotypes requires molecular characterization of available populations. Peanut genome database has several EST cDNAs which can be used to analyze gene expression. Analysis of protein...
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PMID: 20345176
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We use a simple model and empirical examples to develop and illustrate the concept of refuge-mediated apparent competition. We find that the likelihood that an inferior competitor will succeed via refuge-mediated apparent competition is greater when competitors have similar resource requirements and...
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PMID: 19930397
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Within a set of plant communities of Western Caucasus (open phytogroups of mountain near-riverbed shoals, phytocoenoses of glades and stepped meadows, tree tiers of riverbed forests), analysis is given to the correlation between levels of their species completeness, and number and total abandons of...
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PMID: 19799327
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Chloroplast redistribution in the cell depends on direction, fluence-rate and spectral composition of the incident light. Two photoreceptors, phototropin 1 and 2, control the chloroplast responses in higher land plants. Actin and myosin form the motor system. Although numerous results point to calci...
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PMID: 19824475
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Rearrangements of actin cytoskeleton enable proper functioning of the cells under normal conditions, and also cellular adaptations to changes in the direct surroundings. Formins are actin binding proteins, responsible for actin nucleation and further elongation of microfilaments. The distinguishing...
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PMID: 19824476
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We synthesize data from 688 published studies to show that these drivers often alter competitive interactions among plants and animals, exert multitrophic effects on the decomposer food web, increase intensity of pathogen infection, weaken mutualisms involving plants, and enhance herbivory while hav...
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PMID: 19062363
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Apomixis is a special asexual reproduction that plants can form embryo and produce progenies via seeds without sperm-egg fusion. Since apomitic embryo is a complete genetic clone of maternal parent without the participation of sperm, it is an ideal pathway to fix and utilize hybrid vigor and has unp...
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PMID: 18244919
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* In subalpine grasslands, changes in abiotic conditions with decreased management intensity alter the functional composition of plant communities, leading to modifications of ecosystem properties. Here, it is hypothesized that the nature of plant feedbacks on soil moisture is determined by the valu...
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PMID: 18657216
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Ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis is involved in many biological processes in eukaryotes. SCF complex is a very important ubiquitin E3 ligase which has been exploited very well in plants. F-box protein characterized by an F-box motif is a subunit of SCF complex, which works as determinant in substrate...
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PMID: 17035198
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