Thermogenesis in skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus renifolius): New insights from the ultrastructure and gene expression profiles

Floral thermogenesis has been found in several plant species. The spadix of one thermoregulatory plant, the Eastern Asian skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus renifolius), can maintain its temperature at approximately 22-26°C for several days, even when the ambient temperature falls below freezing. There are...

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Main Author: Y. Ito-Inaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2014-06-01
Series:Advances in Horticultural Science
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ahs/article/view/3002