Early-stage detection of biotic and abiotic stress on plants by chlorophyll fluorescence imaging analysis

J Moustaka, M Moustakas - Biosensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Most agricultural land, as a result of climate change, experiences severe stress that
significantly reduces agricultural yields. Crop sensing by imaging techniques allows early …

Early drought stress warning in plants: Color pictures of photosystem II photochemistry

M Moustakas, I Sperdouli, J Moustaka - Climate, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drought, the major limiting factor for plant growth and crop productivity, affecting several
physiological and biochemical processes, is expected to increase in duration, intensity, and …

Investigating the effects of whole genome duplication on phenotypic plasticity: implications for the invasion success of giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea

AM Walczyk, EI Hersch‐Green - Oikos, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polyploidy commonly occurs in invasive species, and phenotypic plasticity (PP, the ability to
alter one's phenotype in different environments) is predicted to be enhanced in polyploids …

Impact of genome duplications in drought tolerance and distribution of the diploid-tetraploid Jasione maritima

H Castro, MC Dias, M Castro, J Loureiro… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Polyploidy has important ecological effects, including ploidy-mediated effects on
morphology, breeding system and ecological tolerances. However, there is still little …

Genome‐material costs and functional trade‐offs in the autopolyploid Solidago gigantea (giant goldenrod) series

AM Walczyk, EI Hersch‐Green - American Journal of Botany, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Premise Increased genome‐material costs of N and P atoms inherent to organisms with
larger genomes have been proposed to limit growth under nutrient scarcities and to promote …

Bigger genomes provide environment‐dependent growth benefits in grasses

KJ Simpson, S Mian, EJ Forrestel, J Hackel… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing genome size (GS) has been associated with slower rates of DNA replication and
greater cellular nitrogen (N) and phosphorus demands. Despite most plant species having …

Effect of irrigation with plasma‐activated wastewater on radish growth

A Belov - Irrigation and Drainage, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cold atmospheric plasma technology activates water, but the effect of plasma‐activated
wastewater on vegetables remains unexplored. The first garden bed was irrigated with …

Ploidy's Role in Daylily Plant Resilience to Drought Stress Challenges

E Misiukevičius, I Mažeikienė, V Stanys - Biology, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This research article investigates the ploidy's impact on
daylilies'(Hemerocallis spp.) response to water deficit conditions. By analyzing the …

Intraspecific variation in genome size in Artemisia argyi determined using flow cytometry and a genome survey

D Luo, Z Zeng, Z Wu, C Chen, T Zhao, H Du, Y Miao… - 3 Biotech, 2023 - Springer
Different collections and accessions of Artemisia argyi (Chinese mugwort) harbour
considerable diversity in morphology and bioactive compounds, but no mechanisms have …

Kin and non-kin connected plants benefit more than disconnected kin and non-kin plants under nutrient-competitive environments

J Sher, F Bibi, G Jan, KW Tomlinson, A Ayaz, W Zaman - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the natural environment, plants grow and interact with both conspecific and heterospecific
neighbours under different environmental conditions. In this study, we tested whether …