Wood density (WD), a key trait in the trait-based approach of plant ecology, represents a carbon investment trait that varies across species and reflects a trade-off between metabolism and longevity. Across species, WD has been found to vary with phylogeny, moisture, temperature and xylem anatomy...

It is known that high tunnels modify sweet cherry physiological and agronomical response; however, horticultural practices such as irrigation have usually not been adapted to this cultivation system because there is no information about the effects of sweet cherry growing under this controlled...

The effect of shelter tubes on plant performance has been widely studied. Although, the role of shelter tubes in alleviating the effects of drought and high-irradiance stresses during seedling establishment has been less studied than its effect on survival. The present study compares the effects of ...

Irrigation scheduling based on soil water content (Ow) sensors requires that Ow be maintained within a range (management lines) that is optimal for plant growth. The lower limit or "breaking point" is determined following the soil water content dynamics on the transition of a rapid rate of...

According to a common hypothesis, some of the epidermal structural features in the leaves of tracheid- bearing plants "offset" low specific conductivity of vesselless wood. The data concerning this issue is contradictory, which can be explained by the fact that leaf water relations depend not only...

Information on the morphological and physiological responses of seedlings to stressors, such as water stress, is required for successful early establishment of seedlings. We examined provenance variation in morphological and physiological traits of Quillaja saponaria Molina seeds from nine...

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges facing food production worldwide, particularly in Mediterranean climate regions where rainfall has been decreasing and temperature increasing. Alfalfa is a perennial forage crop that could play an important role in increasing the resilience and...

The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of plastic covers (roof and high tunnel) on microclimate, physiological response, vegetative growth, and physicochemical fruit characteristics of 'Santina' sweet cherry trees during two seasons. The study was conducted in a commercial...

We present a description of the new species Rhynchostegium occultum from central Chile, including illustrations, a distribution map, and preliminary molecular data that supports its taxonomic placement. The new taxon is restricted to coastal relict forests of central Chile. An overview of the...

Based on phylogenetic analyses of the ITS, nuclear large subunit rRNA, mitochondrial small subunit rRNA, and MCM7 genes, species previously treated as Pannaria hispidula and P. isabellina are shown to represent two new Pannariaceae genera, Hispidopannaria and Phormospsora. Each genus forms...