Xylem vulnerability to embolism represents an important trait to determine species distribution patterns and drought resistance. However, estimating embolism resistance frequently requires time-consuming and ambiguous hydraulic lab measurements. Based on a recently developed pneumatic method, we...

Plant CCCH zinc finger proteins control growth, development, and stress responses mainly at the post-transcriptional level. Currently, limited reports are available about the roles of plant CCCH proteins in drought tolerance. In this study, we provided evidence showing that PdC3H17 from Populus...

Engelhardia, a genus of Juglandaceae (the walnut family), is endemic to tropical and subtropical Asia. The rich Cenozoic fossil records and distinctive morphological characters of the living plants have been used to explore the evolutionary history and geographic distribution of Juglandaceae....

In order to explore the effects of flooding and drought stress on the morphological and physiological characteristics of Symplocos tetragona, with 2-a seedlings, we determined the growth indexes, biomass and physiological indexes with potted water control method for five treatments including severe ...

This special issue contains 10 articles regarding orchids in China, discussing topics such as: the orchid conservation in China from 2000 to 2020; chloroplast genomic diversity in Bulbophyllum section Macrocaulia (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Malaxideae); new contributions to Goodyerinae and...

Water deficit stress is a frequent phenomenon that inhibits plant growth. This study explores the performance of hyperspectral data for estimating the leaf water content of ten tree species under different water conditions. The three most commonly used leaf water content indicators (relative water...

The poplar is a model system for research on wood plant biology. An establishment of an efficient poplar regeneration system (PRS) plays a key role in the molecular breeding of wood plants. At present, most established PRSs are based on orthogonal experiments of previous research data. However,...

Objective: Poplar (Populus) is widely planted in China and usually used as a model tree. As conserved molecular chaperon, plant BAG proteins play critical roles in growth, development and stress responses. Study on the evolution and biological functions of Populus BAG genes is useful for genetic...

The objective of this study was to assess the association between biomass and individual, evapotranspiration amount of Artemisia frigida which was the dominate plant in desert steppe at different stocking rate. The results showed that the individual daily evapotranspiration amount of the CK and LG...

Bordered pit membranes play a crucial role in drought-induced embolism formation via the process of air-seeding, which remains one of most important challenges in our understanding of water transport under negative pressure. Recent progress in the structural and chemical composition of pit...