Parent-of-origin effects on seed development in Arabidopsis thaliana. by Scott, R, Spielman, M, Bailey, J, Dickinson, H

“…Many flowering plants are polyploid, but crosses between individuals of different ploidies produce seeds that develop abnormally and usually abort. …”

The first documented record of Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima for Nepal by Kusi, N, Werhahn, G

“…This area comprises alpine steppe with abundant grasses, sedges, forbs (herbaceous flowering plants) and shrubs (Salix sp., Astragalussp., etc) and the Gyau River flows through the valley where, on 5 August at 4,872 m (30.355°N 81.598°E) we saw a bird which we did not immediately recognise and we obtained images to assist in identification . …”

Dinosaurs and the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution. by Lloyd, G, Davis, K, Pisani, D, Tarver, J, Ruta, M, Sakamoto, M, Hone, D, Jennings, R, Benton, M

“…It has long been debated whether dinosaurs were part of the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution (KTR), from 125-80 Myr ago, when flowering plants, herbivorous and social insects, squamates, birds and mammals all underwent a rapid expansion. …”

Endoparasitic plants and fungi show evolutionary convergence across phylogenetic divisions by Thorogood, CJ, Teixeira-Costa, L, Ceccantini, G, Davis, C, Hiscock, SJ

“…Endoparasitic plants are the most reduced flowering plants, spending most of their lives as a network of filaments within the tissues of their hosts. …”

Ferns of Malaysian rain forest: a journey through the fern world by Yusuf, Umi Kalsom

“…Ferns are seedless vascular plants which differ from gymnosperms and flowering plants as they do not have either seeds or flowers but reproduce via spores. …”
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Determination of neonicotinoid insecticides on stingless bee, Trigona itama through filter paper bioassay method by Mahamed, Aisyah

“…They are the common visitors to flowering plants and an important pollinators of crops. …”
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The amount of antioxidants in honey has a strong relationship with the plants selected by honey bees by Zahra Shakoori, Elham Salaseh, Ahmad Reza Mehrabian, Dariush Minai Tehrani, Niluofar Famil Dardashti, Farid Salmanpour

“…Abstract As one of the main sources of natural antioxidants, flowering plants play a role in the prevention and treatment of many diseases directly and indirectly. …”
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Two New Species and a New Record of <i>Microdochium</i> from Grasses in Yunnan Province, South-West China by Ying Gao, Guang-Cong Ren, Dhanushka N. Wanasinghe, Jian-Chu Xu, Antonio Roberto Gomes de Farias, Heng Gui

“…This study improves the understanding of <i>Microdochium</i> species on monocotyledonous flowering plants in East Asia. A summary of the morphological characteristics of the genus and detailed references are provided for use in future research.…”
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New data on distribution of Cypripedium macranthon sw. on the territory of Altai krai by S. V. Vazhov, G. G. Rusanov, V. M. Vazhov, R. F. Bachtin

“…The total number of species of the family in the Altai region – 27 (ruberoidny -13, rhizomatous – 14), 10 species of orchids are rare and protected. Among the many flowering plants highlights one of the most beautiful and the most noticeable because of its large flowers Orchid – lady's slipper large-flowered Cypripedium (Cypripedium macranthon Sw.). …”
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Fast ¹H-NMR Species Differentiation Method for <i>Camellia</i> Seed Oils Applied to Spanish Ornamentals Plants. Comparison with Traditional Gas Chromatography by Rocío Barreiro, Raquel Rodríguez-Solana, Leocadio Alonso, Carmen Salinero, José Ignacio López Sánchez, Efrén Pérez-Santín

“…<i>Camellia</i> genus (Theaceae) is comprised of world famous ornamental flowering plants. <i>C. japonica</i> L. and <i>C. sasanqua</i> Thunb are the most cultivated species due to their good adaptation. …”
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Chloroplast markers for the Malvaceae and the plastome of Henderson’s checkermallow (Sidalcea hendersonii S.Wats.), a rare plant from the Pacific Northwest by Diana M. Percy, Sæmundur Sveinsson, Andrew Ponomarev, Ji Yong Yang, Quentin C.B. Cronk

“…Abstract Objective Sidalcea is a genus of flowering plants restricted to the west coast of North America, commonly known as checkermallows. …”
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Profiling of Phenolic Compounds in <i>Citrus</i> Flowers and Their Biological Activities by Sepidar Seyyedi-Mansour, Maria Carpena, Pauline Donn, Paula Garcia-Oliveira, Javier Echave, Paula Barciela, Maria Fraga-Corral, Lucia Cassani, Jesus Simal-Gandara, Miguel A. Prieto

“…<i>Citrus</i>, a genus of flowering plants in the Rutaceae family, holds substantial market importance as a crop worldwide. …”
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Diversity of Species and Conservation Priority of Butterfly at Suranadi Natural Park of West Lombok, Indonesia by Mohammad Liwa Ilhamdi, Agil Al Idrus, Didik Santoso

“…Butterflies help preserving the existence and diversity of flora by facilitating the process of pollination so it is crucial for flowering plants. The present study aimed at analyzing the diversity and determining the priority of butterfly conservation at Suranadi Natural Park of West Lombok. …”
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BBX7 interacts with BBX8 to accelerate flowering in chrysanthemum by Yiwen Zhai, Yuqing Zhu, Qi Wang, Guohui Wang, Yao Yu, Lijun Wang, Tao Liu, Shenhui Liu, Qian Hu, Sumei Chen, Fadi Chen, Jiafu Jiang

“…Abstract The quantitative control of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) activation is important for the floral transition in flowering plants. However, the flowering regulation mechanisms in the day-neutral, summer-flowering chrysanthemum plant remain unclear. …”
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Plant Parasites under Pressure: Effects of Abiotic Stress on the Interactions between Parasitic Plants and Their Hosts by Lyuben Zagorchev, Wolfgang Stöggl, Denitsa Teofanova, Junmin Li, Ilse Kranner

“…Parasitic angiosperms, comprising a diverse group of flowering plants, are partially or fully dependent on their hosts to acquire water, mineral nutrients and organic compounds. …”
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New habitats of three rare orchid species in the Altai Republic (upper Biya River basin) by Sergei V. Vazhov, Alex V. Matsyura, Gennady G. Rusanov, Victor M. Vazhov, Alina I. Shtekhman

“…Many species of Orchidaceae Juss. are known as beautifully flowering plants, having medicinal, food, decorative, and other qualities. …”
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A new remarkable Early Cretaceous nelumbonaceous fossil bridges the gap between herbaceous aquatic and woody protealeans by William Vieira Gobo, Lutz Kunzmann, Roberto Iannuzzi, Thamiris Barbosa dos Santos, Domingas Maria da Conceição, Daniel Rodrigues do Nascimento, Wellington Ferreira da Silva Filho, Julien B. Bachelier, Clément Coiffard

“…Abstract Dating back to the late Early Cretaceous, the macrofossil record of the iconic lotus family (Nelumbonaceae) is one of the oldest of flowering plants and suggests that their unmistakable leaves and nutlets embedded in large pitted receptacular fruits evolved relatively little in the 100 million years since their first known appearance. …”
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Hydroponic cultivation of Oncidium baueri by Daniele Brandstetter Rodrigues, Adriane Marinho de Assis, Ricardo Tadeu Faria, Marcia Wullf Schuch, Roberta Marins Nogueira Peil

“…Shoot height, pseudobulb diameter, and number of sprouts were evaluated monthly. The number of flowering plants, number of flowers, dry mass of shoots, and dry mass of roots were evaluated 11 months after onset of experiment. …”
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AtFH5-labeled secretory vesicles-dependent calcium oscillation drives exocytosis and stepwise bulge during pollen germination by Huaqiang Ruan, Ting Wang, Haiyun Ren, Yi Zhang

“…Summary: Pollen germination is an essential step for delivering sperm cells to the embryo sac for double fertilization in flowering plants. The cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]cyt) and vesicle dynamics are critical for pollen germination, but their potential correlation in pollen grains is not fully understood. …”
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Potential of Hedgerows with Aromatic Plants as Reservoirs of Natural Enemies of Pests in Orange Orchards by Theodoros Stathakis, Leonidas Economou, Myrto Barda, Theodoros Angelioudakis, Vaya Kati, Filitsa Karamaouna

“…The results support the use of the tested aromatic plant species in conservation practices for targeted groups of beneficial arthropods in orange orchards, also considering the exploitation of suitable wild flowering plants of the weed flora.…”
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