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SIBLING ROOT PATTERNS. "We found that kin groups allocated less to their fine root mass than did stranger groups when they competed below ground, indicating that these plants could discriminate relatives. Root allocation did not differ between kin and stranger groups grown in isolated pots, indicating that the cues for kin recognition lie in root interactions. Siblings were less competitive than strangers, which is consistent with kin selection." http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/3/4/435.short View in LinkedIn

ROOT KIN RECOGNITION. "Here we show in the annual plant Cakile edentula, allocation to roots increased when groups of strangers shared a common pot, but not when groups of siblings shared a pot. Our results demonstrate that plants can discriminate kin in competitive interactions and indicate that the root interactions may provide the cue for kin recognition." http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/3/4/435.short View in LinkedIn

COMPETITIVE ROOT RESPONSE. "Recent evidence also indicates that allocation patterns in some plants differ if their roots encounter relatives compared with strangers. In general, plants grew roots or stems more aggressively when strangers were encountered compared with kin." http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/280/1756/20123062.short View in LinkedIn

COMPETITIVE POTS. "Plants with competitors and heterogeneous soil nutrient distributions reduced their root growth only modestly. These data, although conflicting with the data from Broz et al. (2010), indicate that plant responses to its neighbours are heavily governed by the availability of the nutrient resources in soil." https://lnkd.in/d_tsqB7 View in LinkedIn

ENTIRELY HAPLOID FEMALE MITES. "We used fluorescence microscopy and variation at nine microsatellite loci to show that the false spider mite, Brevipalpus phoenicis, consists of haploid female parthenogens. We show that this reproductive anomaly is caused by infection by an undescribed endosymbiotic bacterium, which results in feminization of haploid genetic males." https://lnkd.in/gYgazXK View in LinkedIn

ROOTING CHANGES. "The annual plant, Abutilon theophrasti, shows a differential response towards the presence of a competitor and heterogeneous resource distributions. Plants sensing neighbours and grown in uniform soil nutrient distributions exhibited reductions in rooting." https://lnkd.in/d_tsqB7 View in LinkedIn

DIPLOID DOMINANCE. "The dominance of the diploid state in higher organisms, with haploidy generally confined to the gametic phase, has led to the perception that diploidy is favored by selection. This view is highlighted by the fact that no known female organism within the Metazoa exists exclusively (or even for a prolonged period) in a haploid state." https://lnkd.in/gYgazXK View in LinkedIn

POT SHARING. "Previous studies of root allocation responses to neighbours have found that plants in shared pots also had reduced fitness, indicating a cost to increased root allocation." http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/3/4/435.short View in LinkedIn

Why India's farmers want to conserve indigenous heirloom rice https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/sep/24/why-indias-farmers-want-to-conserve-indigenous-heirloom-rice?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other View in LinkedIn

ROOT GROWTH SPECIFICITY. "Considerable specificity appears to be conveyed by roots: the growth patterns of roots have shown to depend on neighbour genotype, neighbour species, whether neighbouring roots are self- or non-self or connected by stolons, even in genetically identical individuals." http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/3/4/435.short View in LinkedIn