The results revealed that potential CYP73 homologs were only found in bryophytes and tracheophytes, indicating that the origin of this CYP family can be traced back to a progenitor of embryophytes ...

On the other hand, Russian sage is another perennial herb that produces bluish-purple flowers similar to some catmints. They attract many pollinators, such as bees and butterflies. Russian sage and ...

The Key Differences between Creeping Phlox and Creeping Thyme So far, we’ve established that even though Phlox stolonifera and Phlox subulata are relatives, they don’t look the same! Moreover, they ...

Pteridophytes are part of a large group of plants known as tracheophytes. Tracheophytes are plants that have a vascular system that allows water and nutrients to move throughout the plant. When they ...

The phenylpropanoid pathway serves as a rich source of metabolites in plants and provides precursors for lignin biosynthesis. Lignin first appeared in tracheophytes and has been hypothesized to have ...

In tracheophytes, stomata and intercellular spaces are coordinated throughout development to maximize gas exchange and minimize water lost. The molecular mechanisms controlling air spaces and stomata ...

The Giant Sequoia is the largest of all trees in bulk and the most massive living thing by volume. On average, their height is between 164 and 279 feet tall with a diameter between 20 to 26 feet ...

To establish whether ROS production is linked to auxin-dependent polar growth, we analyzed root hair growth and ROS levels in the presence of exogenously supplied auxin (100 nM IAA). Auxin enhances ...

Stepwise evolution of Paleozoic tracheophytes from South China: Contrasting leaf disparity and taxic diversity. Earth-Science Reviews, 2015; 148: 77 DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2015.05.013 ...

Unraveling the macroevolutionary history of bryophytes, which arose soon after the origin of land plants but exhibit substantially lower species richness than the more recently derived angiosperms ...

For nearly four decades, biologists have attempted to infer divergence dates from molecular data by using the concept of a molecular clock (1, 2). However, these efforts have met with only mixed ...