supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(no.91125027);GRF grants(CUHK codes 14148916 and 14104521);AoE grants(AoE/M-05/12 and AoE/M-403/16)from the Research Grants Council(RGC)of Hong Kong;the NSFC-RGC Joint Scheme(N_CUHK452/17);the National Key Research and Development Program,Key Innovative and Collaborative Science and Technology Scheme for Hong Kong,Macao,and Taiwan(2017YFE0191100);direct grants from the Chinese University of Hong Kong;and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2023M741234).
Plants that grow in extreme environments represent unique sources of stress-resistance genes and mechanisms.Ammopiptanthus mongolicus(Leguminosae)is a xerophytic evergreen broadleaf shrub native to semi-arid and deser...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31400188).
Orthotrichum Hedw.s.l.and Ulota Mohr s.l.are two of the most speciose genera of the xerophytic moss family Orthotrichaceae.We reconstructed the phylogeny of these two genera using three data matrices:(i)organellar gen...
The fatty acid composition of the low water-use shrub Fremontodendron californicum was examined by high temperature capillary gas chromatography. The ground seeds were extracted by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE)...
The genus Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae) includes five species that were domesticated independently in the Americas, giving rise to an immense diversity of squashes, pumpkins, and gourds. To gain an improved understandin...
Aims We investigated the impact of salinity on seed germination,chlorophyll content,chloroplast structure and photosynthesis of the green embryos in desiccated seeds of the xerophyte Haloxylon persicum,xero-halophyte ...
From nodules of perennial xerophyte desert leguminous plants – Ammodendron conollyi, Astragalus villossimus, Astragalus unifoliolatus – 151 bacterial isolates have been isolated. The study of nodulation showed that ...