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On the role of pectin methylesterases in the development of the non-vascular land plant model Marchantia polymorpha
Morphogenesis is the emergence of form in a living thing from a set of processes occurring at different levels of organisation over time. For plant morphogenesis to be understood, it must therefore be studied at multiple ... -
The role of SPARK-I receptor-like kinases in the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis
The nutritional mutualism formed between land plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi involves intracellular accommodation of the fungal symbiont and relies on concerted cellular reprograming. Maximal physical interaction ... -
Invisible to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi: Positional cloning and characterisation of a novel arbuscular mycorrhizal mutant in Zea mays
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi from the Glomeromycotina form a beneficial symbiotic relationship with the root systems of a majority of plant species, enabling plants to profit from increased phosphate uptake efficiency. ... -
Pollinator behaviour and the evolutionary genetics of petal surface texture in the Solanaceae
(2013-04)Conical cells in the petal epidermis are a common trait across the angiosperms, and influence pollinator behaviour and pollination success. This work explores two key aspects of conical cell evolution: firstly, why conical ...
