In the plant world, there is a standard for doing business. You don’t rely on food from other sources, you make it yourself using sunlight energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose ...

The following adaptations allow plants to survive in the conditions of the rainforest. Lianas - these are woody vines that have roots in the ground but climb up the trees to reach the sunlight.

Wenzhi Lan’s team looks at membrane transport processes during plant adaptation, with a focus on molecular identification and functional characterization of plant transport proteins. They ...

We analyse three interrelated key mechanisms for adaptive potential in plants: (i) standing intraspecific variation in phenotypic trait means and plasticity, (ii) phenotypic plasticity within ...

Some adaptations of plants and animals are given. Specific examples include: how crabs have evolved to breathe above and below water, how octopi are able to camouflage themselves by changing ...

But the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) exhibits rich periglacial plant diversity and unique ecological adaptation mechanisms. The formation of its biodiversity, plant adaptation, biogeographic ...

Phytochemical diversity plays a critical role in determining plant adaptation and fitness, as well as ecosystem functions and ...

Prepare yourself for plum puddings, snowy Christmases, and bitterly cold London scenes aplenty in these gorgeous Charles Dickens film and TV adaptations. It’s unsurprising, then, that the author ...

Still novel adaptations more are in the works, like the many romantic comedies of Emily Henry and a few more Colleen Hoover best-sellers. The year 2024 has covered the range of historical fiction ...

Your support makes all the difference. If there’s one certainty in as fickle a field as Hollywood, it’s book-to-screen adaptations. For aeons, directors and showrunners have drawn inspiration ...

More information: Michael Schneider et al, Deep genotyping reveals specific adaptation footprints of conventional and organic farming in barley populations—an evolutionary plant breeding ...