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Contrasting biomass allocations explain adaptations to cold and drought in the world's highest-growing angiosperms.

Jiri DolezalThinles ChondolZuzana ChlumskaJan AltmanKaterina CapkovaMiroslav DvorskyPavel FibichKirill A KorznikovAdam T RukaMartin KopeckyMartin MacekKlara Rehakova
Published in: Annals of botany (2024)
Himalayan plants from extreme elevations optimize their allocation strategies to acquire scarce resources under specific conditions, efficiently investing carbon from supportive to acquisitive and protective functions with increasing cold and drought. Intraspecific variation and shared ancestry did not significantly alter Himalayan plants' biomass allocation strategies. Despite diverse evolutionary histories, plants from similar habitats have developed comparable phenotypic structures to adapt to their specific environments. This study offers new insights into plant adaptations in diverse Himalayan environments and underscores the importance of efficient resource allocation for survival and growth in challenging conditions.
Keyphrases
  • climate change
  • wastewater treatment
  • high intensity
  • arabidopsis thaliana
  • plant growth
  • heat stress
  • high resolution
  • genome wide
  • gene expression
  • mass spectrometry
  • dna methylation