Anthropogenic aerosols could alter multiple meteorological processes such as radiation regime and air temperature, thereby modifying plant transpiration. However, the lack of field observations at leaf and plant level hinders our ability to understand how aerosols could affect plant water use....

Variation in canopy water content (CWC) that can be detected from microwave remote sensing of vegetation optical depth (VOD) has been proposed as an important measure of vegetation water stress. However, the contribution of leaf surface water (LW_s), arising from dew formation and rainfall...

Effects of drought stress on the growth indexes, physiological and biochemical characters of 1-year potted Osmanthus fragrans seedlings were investigated. The seedlings were treated with different soil water regime at five treatments, namely 15% (W4), 30% (W3), 45% (W2), 60% (W1), 75% (CK). The...

Our limited understanding of the impacts of drought on tropical forests significantly impedes our ability in accurately predicting the impacts of climate change on this biome. Here, we investigated the impact of drought on the dynamics of forest canopies with different heights using time-series...

The external fruit colour is an important parameter of the fig fruit quality. Fig anthocyanin content is critical for the peel colour. The peel of mature fruits of the fig cultivar Orphan and its red peel bud mutant Hongyan were separated for a transcriptomic and proteomic analysis. A total of 162...

Within vascular plants, the partitioning of hydraulic resistance along the soil-to-leaf continuum affects transpiration and its response to environmental conditions. In trees, the fractional contribution of leaf hydraulic resistance (R_leaf) to total soil-to-leaf hydraulic resistance (R_total), or fR...

Objective: In this paper, the effects of different fertilization rates and models of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) on photosynthetic characteristics, organic compound content and enzyme activities in leaves, and nutrients of Phoebe bournei seedlings were investigated, to reveal the ...

In order to explore the adaptability of A. millettii seedlings to continuous drought stress, taking 1-year A. millettii seedlings as the materials, a pot experiment was conducted to explore the effects of drought stress in varying degrees on physiological and biochemical characteristics of A....

Large-scale cultivation and short-term rotation of Eucalyptus trees for economic reasons have led to excessive consumption of soil water, raising broader ecological, and environmental concerns. Therefore, exploring the balance between water use and plant growth of Eucalyptus trees has become...

Abies fanjingshanensis is a critically endangered plant. In order to reveal the traits of the cone development and maturation process of A. fanjingshanensis, so as to confirm the appropriate harvesting time of mature cones, we regularly observed and collected the cones on mature fruiting trees of ...