The Gnetales: Recent insights on their morphology, reproductive biology, chromosome numbers, biogeography, and divergence times Plant mitochondrial genome peculiarities evolving in the earliest vascular plant lineages Rapid evolutionary divergence of an invasive weed from its crop ancestor and evidence for local diversification Overview of the morphology, anatomy, and ontogeny of Adiantum capillus-veneris: An experimental system to study the development of ferns Phylogenetic position of Kontumia (Polypodiaceae) inferred from four chloroplast DNA regions Exploring the utility of three nuclear regions to reconstruct reticulate evolution in the fern genus Asplenium Limited divergence among populations of rice striped stem borer in southeast China caused by gene flow: Implications for resistance management Intrafloral differentiation of stamens in heterantherous flowers Differentiation of Cut Chrysanthemum Cultivars Based on Multiple Foliar Morphological Parameters Morphological and Anatomical Features of Quercus Section Suber and its Adaptation to the Ecological Environment Biocycling of Nine Nutrient Elements in Winter Wheat on a Calcareous Alluvial Soil From Beijing Statistics Model and Environment Analysis on the Relationship Between Life-Form Spectrum of Main Forest Communities and Climatic Factors in China Effects of simulated exudate C:N stoichiometry on dynamics of carbon and microbial community composition in a subalpine coniferous forest of western Sichuan, China Relationship of tree growth and climatic factors at treeline of Picea likiangensis var. balfouriana forest in Basu County, Xizang A Coniferous Broad-leaved Mixed Forest of Higher Productivity and Ecological Coordination in Subtropics——Study on Mixed Forest of Cunninghamia lanceolata and Michelia macclurei Burial Type and Living Environment of Early Carboniferous Flora form Eastern Liaoning A General Model For Neighborhood Interference Index and Its Application Twig size-number trade-off among woody plants in Tiantong region, Zhejiang Province of China Olive fruits infested with olive fly larvae respond with an ethylene burst and the emission of specific volatiles Quantitative resistance against Bemisia tabaci in Solanum pennellii: Genetics and metabolomics Jasmonic acid carboxyl methyltransferase regulates development and herbivory-induced defense response in rice Norway spruce (Picea abies) laccases: Characterization of a laccase in a lignin-forming tissue culture A one-step rectification of sperm cell targeting ensures the success of double fertilization Clustering of Pathogen-Response Genes in the Genome of Arabidopsis Thaliana Ectopic Expression of FaDREB2 Enhances Osmotic Tolerance in Paper Mulberry Ultrastructure of the Mature Egg and Fertilization in the Fern Ceratopteris thalictroides Involvement of Polyamine Oxidase in Abscisic Acid-induced Cytosolic Antioxidant Defense in Leaves of Maize Withania somnifera L. (Ashwagandha): A novel source of L asparaginase Involvement of Protein Phosphorylation in Water Stress-induced Antioxidant Defense in Maize Leaves Comparative Detection of Calcium Fluctuations in Single Female Sexual Cells of Tobacco to Distinguish Calcium Signals Triggered by in Vitro Fertilization Substrate Selectivity of Glycerol-3-phosphate Acyl Transferase (GPAT) in Rice Performance of Hybrids between Weedy Rice and Insect-resistant Transgenic Rice under Field Experiments: Implication for Environmental Biosafety Assessment Relationship between the Virtual Dynamic Thinning Line and the Self-Thinning Boundary Line in Simulated Plant Populations Nitric Oxide Reduces Hydrogen Peroxide Accumulation Involved in Water Stress-Induced Subcellular Antioxidant Defense in Maize Plants Equal Sex Ratios of a Marine Green Alga, Bryopsis plumosa (Hudson) C. Agardh. Phenotypic Plasticity of Life History Characteristics: Quantitative Analysis of Delayed Reproduction of Green Foxtail (Setaria viridis) in the Songnen Plain of China Reproduction Diversity of Enteromorpha prolifera Cell Fate Switch during In Vitro Plant Organogenesis Signaling in Plant Disease Resistance and Symbiosis Discovery of Gynoecium Color Polymorphism in an Aquatic Plant Global Change Effects on Plant Chemical Defenses against Insect Herbivores Iron Deficiency-induced Increase of Root Branching Contributes to the Enhanced Root Ferric Chelate Reductase Activity Proteomic Analysis of Rice Plasma Membrane-associated Proteins in Response to Chitooligosaccharide Elicitors Micro RNAs and Short-interfering RNAs in Plants RNA Interference-mediated Silencing of Phytochelatin Synthase Gene Reduce Cadmium Accumulation in Rice Seeds The Pleiomorphic Plant MTOC: An Evolutionary Perspective Community Dynamics of Seed Rain in Mixed Evergreen Broad-leaved and Deciduous Forests in a Subtropical Mountain of Central China Mapping of Defense Response Gene Homologs and Their Association with Resistance Loci in Maize Vegetation Change and Soil Nutrient Distribution along an Oasis-Desert Transitional Zone in Northwestern China Modeling Responses of Leafy Spurge Dispersal to Control Strategies Further Analysis of the Function of AtBHLH29 in Regu- lating the Iron Uptake Process in Arabidopsis thaliana Physiological and Molecular Features of the Pathosystem Arabidopsis thaliana L.-Sclerotinia sclerotiorum Libert Walnut Staminate Flowers Can Be Explored as a Supplementary Plant Oil Source A Novel Flavonoid Glucoside from Anoectochilus roxburghii (Wall.) Lindl. Identification of Festuca arundinacea Schreb Cat1 Catalase Gene and Analysis of its Expression Under Abiotic Stresses Diversity of Nitrogenase Systems in Diazotrophs Proteomic Alterations of Antarctic Ice Microalga Chlamydomonas sp. Under Low-Temperature Stress Effects of Nitrogen Source and Bacterial Elicitor on Isoflavone Accumulation in Root Cultures of Albizzia kalkora (Roxb.) Prain Cloning and Characterization of a Differentially Expressed Phenylalanine Ammonialyase Gene (IiPAL) After Genome Duplication from Tetraploid Isatis indigotica Fort. Characterization of the Hemolytic Properties of an Extract from Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel Conifer Woods of the Pliocene Age from Yunnan, China Isolation of a Mutant of Fer1 Gene, Acting Synergistically with the ARF8 Gene to Control Development of the Anther and Filament in Arabidopsis Phenylethanoid Glycosides from Picria felterrae Lour. Down-Regulation of OsGRF1 Gene in Rice rhd1 Mutant Results in Reduced Heading Date Cloning and Characterization of the Microspore Development-Related Gene BcMF2 in Chinese Cabbage Pak-Choi (Brassica campestris L. ssp. Chinensis Makino) Chemical Constituents of the Roots of Anemone altaica Fisch. Ex C. A. Mey. nter-annual Changes in Eurasian Continent NDVI and Its ensitivity to the Large-scale Climate Variations in the Last 20 Years Life History of Monostroma latissimum Anatomical and Chemical Features of High-Yield Wheat Cultivar with Reference to Its Parents Isolation of Two Populations of Sperm Cells from the Pollen Tube of Tobacco Female Cone Development in Fokienia, Cupressus, Chamaecyparis and Juniperus (Cupressaceae) Alpha-picolinic Acid Activates Diverse Defense Responses of Salicylic Acid-, Jasmonic Acid/Ethylene- and Ca2+-dependent Pathways in Arabidopsis and Rice Suspension Cells Crystal Growth and Characterization of Residual Bacterioferritin in Partially Purified Nitrogenase CrFe Protein Solution from a Mutant UW3 of Azotobacter vinelandii Estimating Genetic Diversity of Rice Landraces from Yunnan by SSR Assay and Its Implication for Conservation The Dynamics of Aboveground Biomass of Festuca extremiorientalis in the Taihang Mountain Grassland POD’s and SOD’s Activity and MDA’s Content in Different Geographic Populations of Leymus chinensis’s On Microclimate Edge Effects of Tropical Rainforest Fragments in Xishuangbanna Effects of Cadmium and Lead on Physiological and Ultra-Structural Features in Tobacco Leaves Plant Diversity Along a Time Sequence(1-30 Years) of Artificial Forest Rehabilitation on Subalpine Cut Land in the Eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau WARMING EFFECTS ON GROWTH AND PHYSIOLOGY OF SEEDLINGS OF BETULA ALBO-SINENSIS AND ABIES FAXONIANA UNDER TWO CONTRASTING LIGHT CONDITIONS IN SUBALPINE CONIFEROUS FOREST OF WESTERN SICHUAN, CHINA