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Delayed reproduction in Arabidopsis thaliana improves fitness in soil with suboptimal phosphorus availability.
Plant, cell & environment - 1 Oct 2008
Nord Eric A, Lynch Jonathan P
Abstract excerpt
Low phosphorus availability (low P) often delays flowering and maturity in annual plants, while abiotic stress generally accelerates flowering and maturity. The utility of this response is unknown. We hypothesize that phenological delay in low P is beneficial by permitting more time for phosphorus acquisition and utilization. We grew seven genotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana with contrasting phenology in high and...
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