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    Plant Biology: Volume 17, Issue 2

    i-iii, 297-590
    March 2015
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  • Pages: i-iii
  • First Published: 26 February 2015

Obituary

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Obituary

K. H. Mühling, 
  • Page: 297
  • First Published: 26 February 2015

RESEARCH PAPERS

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The type of competition modulates the ecophysiological response of grassland species to elevated CO2 and drought

J. Miranda-Apodaca,  U. Pérez-López,  M. Lacuesta,  A. Mena-Petite,  A. Muñoz-Rueda, 
  • Pages: 298-310
  • First Published: 08 October 2014
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Genetic variation and structure in the Mediterranean shrubs Myrtus communis and Pistacia lentiscus in different landscape contexts

S. Nora,  R. G. Albaladejo,  A. Aparicio, 
  • Pages: 311-319
  • First Published: 26 September 2014
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Hybrid dwarfness in crosses between wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and rye (Secale cereale L.): a new look at an old phenomenon

N. Tikhenko,  T. Rutten,  N. Tsvetkova,  A. Voylokov,  A. Börner, 
  • Pages: 320-326
  • First Published: 22 September 2014
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Seed dormancy and germination in Jeffersonia dubia (Berberidaceae) as affected by temperature and gibberellic acid

Y. H. Rhie,  S. Y. Lee,  K. S. Kim, 
  • Pages: 327-334
  • First Published: 16 October 2014
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Morpho-colorimetric analysis and seed germination of Brassica insularis Moris (Brassicaceae) populations

A. Santo,  E. Mattana,  O. Grillo,  G. Bacchetta, 
  • Pages: 335-343
  • First Published: 01 September 2014
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Effects of the duration of cold stratification on early life stages of the Mediterranean alpine plant Silene ciliata

A. García-Fernández,  A. Escudero,  C. Lara-Romero,  J. M. Iriondo, 
  • Pages: 344-350
  • First Published: 12 August 2014
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Pericarp anatomy and hormone profiles of cypselas in dormant and non-dormant inbred sunflower lines

A. Andrade,  N. Riera,  L. Lindstrom,  S. Alemano,  D. Alvarez,  G. Abdala,  A. Vigliocco, 
  • Pages: 351-360
  • First Published: 01 October 2014
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Effects of temperature and drought manipulations on seedlings of Scots pine provenances

S. Taeger,  T. H. Sparks,  A. Menzel, 
  • Pages: 361-372
  • First Published: 26 September 2014
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Leaf morphology of 40 evergreen and deciduous broadleaved subtropical tree species and relationships to functional ecophysiological traits

W. Kröber,  H. Heklau,  H. Bruelheide, 
  • Pages: 373-383
  • First Published: 01 December 2014
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A landscape of hairy and twisted: hunting for new trichome mutants in the Saskatoon Arabidopsis T-DNA population

A. Taheri,  P. Gao,  M. Yu,  D. Cui,  S. Regan,  I. Parkin,  M. Gruber, 
  • Pages: 384-394
  • First Published: 27 October 2014
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Plasmodesmata-located protein overexpression negatively impacts the manifestation of systemic acquired resistance and the long-distance movement of Defective in Induced Resistance1 in Arabidopsis

P. Carella,  M. Isaacs,  R. K. Cameron, 
  • Pages: 395-401
  • First Published: 08 October 2014
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Contribution of trehalose biosynthetic pathway to drought stress tolerance of Capparis ovata Desf

S. Ilhan,  F. Ozdemir,  M. Bor, 
  • Pages: 402-407
  • First Published: 07 October 2014
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Proteomic analysis of residual proteins in blades and petioles of fallen leaves of Brassica napus

M. Desclos-Théveniau,  L. Coquet,  T. Jouenne,  P. Etienne, 
  • Pages: 408-418
  • First Published: 07 October 2014
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An alternatively spliced heat shock transcription factor, OsHSFA2dI, functions in the heat stress-induced unfolded protein response in rice

Q. Cheng,  Y. Zhou,  Z. Liu,  L. Zhang,  G. Song,  Z. Guo,  W. Wang,  X. Qu,  Y. Zhu,  D. Yang, 
  • Pages: 419-429
  • First Published: 24 September 2014
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Volatile organic compounds in the strongly fragrant fern genus Melpomene (Polypodiaceae)

M. Kessler,  E. Connor,  M. Lehnert, 
  • Pages: 430-436
  • First Published: 26 November 2014
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A detailed analysis of the leaf rolling mutant sll2 reveals complex nature in regulation of bulliform cell development in rice (Oryza sativa L.)

J. -J. Zhang,  S. -Y. Wu,  L. Jiang,  J. -L. Wang,  X. Zhang,  X. -P. Guo,  C. -Y. Wu,  J. -M. Wan, 
  • Pages: 437-448
  • First Published: 11 September 2014
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Heterogeneity in soil water and light environments and dispersal limitation: what facilitates tree species coexistence in a temperate forest?

T. Masaki,  S. Hata,  Y. Ide, 
  • Pages: 449-458
  • First Published: 25 November 2014
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Physiological integration enhanced the tolerance of Cynodon dactylon to flooding

Z. J. Li,  D. Y. Fan,  F. Q. Chen,  Q. Y. Yuan,  W. S. Chow,  Z. Q. Xie, 
  • Pages: 459-465
  • First Published: 30 December 2014
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Structural changes in plastids of developing Splachnum ampullaceum sporophytes and relationship to odour production

B. McCuaig,  S. C. Dufour,  R. A. Raguso,  A. P. Bhatt,  P. Marino, 
  • Pages: 466-473
  • First Published: 11 September 2014
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Variation in plant-mediated interactions between rhizobacteria and caterpillars: potential role of soil composition

N. Pangesti,  A. Pineda,  M. Dicke,  J. J. A. van Loon, 
  • Pages: 474-483
  • First Published: 20 September 2014
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The impact of Pseudomonas syringae type III effectors on transient protein expression in tobacco

J. F. Buyel,  J. J. Buyel,  C. Haase,  R. Fischer, 
  • Pages: 484-492
  • First Published: 19 September 2014
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Structure and development of ‘witches' broom’ galls in reproductive organs of Byrsonima sericea (Malpighiaceae) and their effects on host plants

A. L. A. Guimarães,  P. M. Neufeld,  L. D. R. Santiago-Fernandes,  A. C. M. Vieira, 
  • Pages: 493-504
  • First Published: 14 August 2014
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Lulwoana sp., a dark septate endophyte in roots of Posidonia oceanica (L.) Delile seagrass

L. Torta,  S. Lo Piccolo,  G. Piazza,  S. Burruano,  P. Colombo,  D. Ottonello,  R. Perrone,  G. Di Maida,  M. Pirrotta,  A. Tomasello,  S. Calvo, 
  • Pages: 505-511
  • First Published: 29 September 2014
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Phenotypic plasticity and similarity among gall morphotypes on a superhost, Baccharis reticularia (Asteraceae)

A. T. Formiga,  F. A. O. Silveira,  G. W. Fernandes,  R. M. S. Isaias, 
  • Pages: 512-521
  • First Published: 14 August 2014
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Histone deacetylation modification participates in the repression of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) seed storage protein gene Ara h 2.02 during germination

P. Yang,  F. Zhang,  X. Luo,  Y. Zhou,  J. Xie, 
  • Pages: 522-527
  • First Published: 29 September 2014
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Cotton LIM domain-containing protein GhPLIM1 is specifically expressed in anthers and participates in modulating F-actin

L. Li,  Y. Li,  N.-N. Wang,  Y. Li,  R. Lu,  X.-B. Li, 
  • Pages: 528-534
  • First Published: 07 October 2014
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Reproducing under a warming climate: long winter flowering and extended flower longevity in the only Mediterranean and maritime Primula

G. Aronne,  M. Buonanno,  V. De Micco, 
  • Pages: 535-544
  • First Published: 07 October 2014
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Pollen transfer efficiency and its effect on inflorescence size in deceptive pollination strategies

G. Scopece,  F. P. Schiestl,  S. Cozzolino, 
  • Pages: 545-550
  • First Published: 04 July 2014
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Pollination syndromes in a specialised plant-pollinator interaction: does floral morphology predict pollinators in Calceolaria?

M. Murúa,  A. Espíndola, 
  • Pages: 551-557
  • First Published: 12 August 2014
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Evaluating multiplexed next-generation sequencing as a method in palynology for mixed pollen samples

A. Keller,  N. Danner,  G. Grimmer,  M. Ankenbrand,  K. von der Ohe,  W. von der Ohe,  S. Rost,  S. Härtel,  I. Steffan-Dewenter, 
  • Pages: 558-566
  • First Published: 30 September 2014
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Xenia and metaxenia in grapes: differences in berry and seed characteristics of maternal grape cv. ‘Narince’ (Vitis vinifera L.) as influenced by different pollen sources

A. Sabir, 
  • Pages: 567-573
  • First Published: 22 September 2014
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Can we use photography to estimate radiation interception by a crop canopy?

E. Chakwizira,  E.D. Meenken,  M.J. George,  A. L. Fletcher, 
  • Pages: 574-582
  • First Published: 27 October 2014

SHORT RESEARCH PAPER

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Germination sensitivities to water potential among co-existing C3 and C4 grasses of cool semi-arid prairie grasslands

F. P. O. Mollard,  M. A. Naeth, 
  • Pages: 583-587
  • First Published: 08 December 2014

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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Referees of all Section Editors

  • Pages: 588-590
  • First Published: 26 February 2015