Functional Characterization of the Photosynthetic Machinery in <i>Smicronix</i> Galls on the Parasitic Plant <i>Cuscuta campestris</i> by JIP-Test by Lyuben Zagorchev, Alexandra Atanasova, Ivanela Albanova, Anelia Traianova, Petko Mladenov, Margarita Kouzmanova, Vasilij Goltsev, Hazem M. Kalaji, Denitsa Teofanova

“…Members of the genus <i>Cuscuta</i> are generally considered to be non-photosynthetic, stem-holoparasitic flowering plants. Under certain circumstances, at least some members of the genus are capable of limited photosynthesis. …”
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Changes in leaf chlorophyll content associated with flowering and its role in the diversity of phytophagous insects in a tree species from a semiarid Caatinga by Leandro Sousa-Souto, Adriana Bocchiglieri, Douglas de M. Dias, Anthony S. Ferreira, José P. de L. Filho

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diversity of sap-sucking, wood-boring and leaf-chewing insects associated with leaf chlorophyll content in flowering and non-flowering plants of Poincianella pyramidalis, an endemic tree of Caatinga. …”
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Pollination in <i>Epidendrum densiflorum</i> Hook. (Orchidaceae: Laeliinae): Fraudulent Trap-Flowers, Self-Incompatibility, and a Possible New Type of Mimicry by Rodrigo Santtanna Silveira, Rodrigo Bustos Singer, Viviane Gianluppi Ferro

“…The floral tube is very narrow, and insects struggle for up to 75 min to get rid of the flowers. Plants are pollinator-dependent and nearly fully self-incompatible. …”
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Molecular Insights into Inflorescence Meristem Specification for Yield Potential in Cereal Crops by Chengyu Wang, Xiujuan Yang, Gang Li

“…Flowering plants develop new organs throughout their life cycle. …”
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INFLUENCE OF HUMIC ACID AND MINERAL NUTRITION ON THE GROWTH, YIELD OF FLOWERS AND THE CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS OF ROSA HYBRIDA, L. by Ali El-Naggar, G. Imhmd

“…Using humic acid (HA) at a high level of 6.0 g/plant combined with 1.0% NPK mineral fertilizer as foliar application gave a good impact on growth and flower parameters such as the number of flowers/plant, flower stem length, flower length, stem diameter and flower dry weight. …”
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PENGARUH VARIETAS, PEROMPESAN DAUN, DAN PENYEMPROTAN FUNGISIDA TERHADAP INTENSITAS PENYAKIT KARAT (Puccinia horiana P. Henn.) PADA TANAMAN KRISAN (Dendranthema grandiflora Tzvelev) by E Silvia Yusuf, - Suhardi

“…Giant were resistant, moderately resistant, and susceptible against rust caused by Puccinia horiana respectively; b) defoliation was able to reduce disease intensity of rust as much as 44 percent at the beginning, but only 3-21 percent on the further observations; c) fungicide application was able to reduce disease intensity as much as 20-49 percent; d) defoliation and fungicide application did not significantly influence the number of flowers, plant height and flower diameter.…”
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Effect of plant growth regulators on the growth and direct shoot formation from leaf explants of the hybrid Phalaenopsis ‘Pink’ by Avishek DATTA, Meutia ZAHARA, Patchareeya BOONKORKAEW, Abha MISHRA

“… Phalaenopsis orchids are one of the most beautiful flowering plants. The objective of this study was to identify the best plant growth regulator combination and medium for the growth and direct shoot formation from leaf explants of the hybrid Phalaenopsis ‘Pink’. …”
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Diploid and tetraploid genomes of Acorus and the evolution of monocots by Liang Ma, Ke-Wei Liu, Zhen Li, Yu-Yun Hsiao, Yiying Qi, Tao Fu, Guang-Da Tang, Diyang Zhang, Wei-Hong Sun, Ding-Kun Liu, Yuanyuan Li, Gui-Zhen Chen, Xue-Die Liu, Xing-Yu Liao, Yu-Ting Jiang, Xia Yu, Yang Hao, Jie Huang, Xue-Wei Zhao, Shijie Ke, You-Yi Chen, Wan-Lin Wu, Jui-Ling Hsu, Yu-Fu Lin, Ming-Der Huang, Chia-Ying Li, Laiqiang Huang, Zhi-Wen Wang, Xiang Zhao, Wen-Ying Zhong, Dong-Hui Peng, Sagheer Ahmad, Siren Lan, Ji-Sen Zhang, Wen-Chieh Tsai, Yves Van de Peer, Zhong-Jian Liu

“…Abstract Monocots are a major taxon within flowering plants, have unique morphological traits, and show an extraordinary diversity in lifestyle. …”
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Investigating the Morphology and Anatomy of Vegetative Organs and Micromorphology of Seeds in some Selected Species of Malvaceae by Rahmat Pour, Zohreh Karimi, Soheila Kor

“…Abstract The Malvaceae family is one of the most important families of flowering plants which has been considered for its economical and medicinal applications. …”
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A preliminary flora survey in Gunung Kajang, Pulau Tioman, Pahang Darul Makmur, Malaysia by Mohd Norfaizal, G., Masrom, H., Omar, Y., Aishah-Farhana, S.

“…From this survey, 51 families of flowering plants were identified, consists of 131 species, followed by monocotyledons with 11 families and 32 species. …”
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Micropropagation and Cellular Behaviour Changes During in vitro Flowering of Impatiens balsamina by Mohamed, Normadiha, Taha, Rosna Mat, Razak, Ummi Nur Ain Abdul

“…However, it was observed that in vitro flowering plants of Impatiens balsamina had the highest percentage of polyploid cells (30.7%), based on a histogram plotted by the AxioVision 4.7 software. …”

Phylogenetic diversification patterns and divergence times in ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalinae) by Ober Karen A, Heider Thomas N

“…Instead of an immediate burst of explosive diversification, harpalines may have had a long "fuse" before major lineages diversified during the early Paleogene when other taxa such as mammals, birds, and some flowering plants were also rapidly diversifying.</p>…”
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Adaptation to seasonality and the winter freeze by Jill Christine Preston, Simen Rod Sandve

“…Flowering plants initially diversified during the Mesozoic era at least 140 million years ago in regions of the world where temperate seasonal environments were not encountered. …”
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ANALYSIS OF SEQUENCE POLYMORPHISM OF SCR CLASS I AND II ALLELES AND STUDY REGULATION OF THEIR EXPRESSION by Jana ŽALUDOVÁ, Božena Kukolíková, Kateřina Šimáčková, Lenka Havlíčková, Vladislav Čurn

“…Self-incompatibility (AI) is a widespread mechanism used by flowering plants to prevent inbreeding depression and helps create and maintain genetic diversity within a species. …”
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Nest structure, associated parasites and morphology of mature larvae of two European species of Pseudoanthidium Friese, 1898 (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) by Petr Bogusch, Petra Houfková Marešová, Alena Astapenková, Petr Heneberg

“…This species occurs in terrestrial reed beds and wet meadows with the presence of reed galls and flowering plants in the family Asteraceae and is rare throughout its entire distribution area. …”
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The interplay between spatiotemporal overlap and morphology as determinants of microstructure suggests no ‘perfect fit’ in a bat-flower network by Ugo Mendes Diniz, Ludmilla Moura de Souza Aguiar

“…We assembled a network between Neotropical bats and flowering plants to describe its macrostructure and to test the role of neutral and niche variables in predicting microstructure. …”
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Pollen report: quantitative review of pollen crude protein concentrations offered by bee pollinated flowers in agricultural and non-agricultural landscapes by Tobias Pamminger, Roland Becker, Sophie Himmelreich, Christof W. Schneider, Matthias Bergtold

“…However, such efforts have so far focused on quantity (supply of flowering plants) and timing (flower-scarce periods) while ignoring the quality of the two main bee relevant flower-derived resources (pollen and nectar). …”
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IDENTIFICATION OF THE main HONEY CROPS BASED on remote sensing data by A. Moskalenko, І.Domina

“…Also this method showed good result for corn and sunflower fields, and poor result for identification of buckwheat fields by 29/07/2016. The stage of flowering plants is the most important period of cropgrowth phase for beekeeping because it is the periodof formation of pollen and nectar. …”
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Diversity of orchid species on the Cemara Kandang hiking track, Mount Lawu, Central Java by Muhammad Daffa Irvani, Ratna Susandarini

“…Orchid or familia Orchidaceae is a group of flowering plants with the second-highest species diversity with the number of species reaching of 25.000 worldwide. …”
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Nutrient enrichment and rainfall affect plant phenology and floral resource availability for pollinators by Jessie A. Thuma, Christopher Duff, Madeline Pitera, Nicholas Januario, Colin M. Orians, Philip T. Starks

“…Nutrient enrichment and changes in rainfall due to global warming are drivers of global environmental change, and likely to impact pollinator foraging behavior and reproductive success through changes to the growth and phenology of flowering plants. Here, we provide a short review of pollinator conservation in the context of nutritional ecology and plant-pollinator interactions. …”
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