the Natural Science Foundation of Inner Mongolia,China(2023JQ01);the National Key R&D Program of China(2019YFA0607103);the Central Government Guides Local Science and Technology Development Fund Projects(2022ZY0224);the Open Project Program of Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resources Use of the Mongolian Plateau,Hohhot,Inner Mongolia,China(KF2023003);Major Science and Technology Project of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region:Monitoring,Assessment and Early Warning Technology Research of Biodiversity in Inner Mongolia(2021ZD0011)for financial support.
Many different factors,such as species traits,socio-economic factors,geographical and environmental factors,can lead to specimen collection preference.This study aims to determine whether grassland specimen collection...
supported by the Applied Basic Research Key Project of Yunnan,China(Grant No.202101AS07001);Reserve Talents for Yunnan Young and Middle-aged Academic and Technical Leaders,China(Grant No.202105AC160083);National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31671732).
Nervonic acid(NA)is a very-long-chain monounsaturated fatty acid with pharmaceutical and nutraceutical functions that plays an important role in treating several neurological disorders.One major source of NA is plant ...
Magnolia sinica is one of the most endangered Magnoliaceae species in China.Seed biology information concerning its long-term ex situ conservation and utilization is insufficient.This study investigated dormancy statu...
supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Non-profit Research Institution of the Chinese Academy of Forestry(Grant No.CAFYBB2019ZB007);the Biodiversity Survey and Assessment Project of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment,China(Grant No.2019HJ2096001006);the Ten Thousand Talent Program of Yunnan Province(Grant No.YNWRQNBJ-2019-010;YNWR-QNBJ-2018-174);the Young and Middle-aged Academic and Technical Leader Reserve Talent Project of Yunnan Province(Grant No.2018HB066).
Rhododendron meddianum is a critically endangered species with important ornamental value and is also a plant species with extremely small populations.In this study,we used double digest restriction-siteassociated DNA...
Science and Technology Basic Resources Investigation Program of China(Grant No.2017FY100100);the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP)Program(Grant No.2019QZKK0502);the Young Academic and Technical Leader Raising Foundation of Yunnan Province(No.2018HB066);Yunnan Innovation Team Program for Conservation and Utilization of PSESP(Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations)(Grant No.2019HC015);Applied Basic Research Project of Yunnan Province(Grant No.2018BB010).
Gene flow between sympatric congeneric plants is thought to be very common and may pose serious threats to endangered species.In the present study,we evaluate the genetic diversity and divergence of three sympatric Rh...
As an introduction to the Special Issue on the restoration of threatened plant species and their habitats,this editorial shows how the various papers in the issue address the range of in situ interventions involved in...
funded by Australian and Western Australian government threatened species and natural resources management initiatives;Geraldton Regional Herbarium Group;Central West College of Technical and Further Education;Northern Agricultural Catchment Council;Western Mulga, Greenough Regional Prison;City of Geraldton Community Nursery;the Department of Environment and Energy's ‘20 Million Trees Program’ and Western Australian State Natural Resource Management Program.
The Southwest Australian Floristic Region(SWAFR) is a global biodiversity hotspot with high plant diversity and endemism and a broad range of threatening processes. An outcome of this is a high proportion of rare and ...
Funding(No.U1302262)to W.B.Sun from the NSFC-Yunnan joint fund on key projects;Survey and Germplasm Conservation of PSESP in Southwest China(2017e2020,2017FY100100);partly supported by the Young Academic and Technical Leader Raising Foundation of Yunnan Province(2015HB091);the Science and Technology Research Program of Kunming Institute of Botany,the Chinese Academy of Science(KIB2016005)to G.Chen
Manglietia ventii is a highly endangered plant species endemic to Yunnan province in China, where there are only five known small populations. Despite abundant flowering there is very low fruit and seed set,and very f...
Funding (No. U1302262) to W.B. Sun from the NSFC-Yunnan joint fund on key projects is gratefully acknowledged;The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew receives grant-in-aid from Defra;This joint work was undertaken under the Memorandum of Agreement (2014e24) on Plant and Fungal Science between the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew;HWP thanks Darwin Initiative Project 21-003 on cycads for funding
Approximately one fifth of the world's plants are at risk of extinction.Of these,a significant number exist as populations of few individuals,with limited distribution ranges and under enormous pressure due to habitat...
provided by grants from the NSFCYunnan joint fund on key projects to W.B.Sun(No.U1302262);the National Natural Science Foundation of China to G.Chen(31670322);the Young Academic and Technical Leader Raising Foundation of Yunnan Province(No.2015HB091);the Science and Technology Research Program of Kunming Institute of Botany,the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.KIB2016005)to G.Chen
Pollination and seed dispersal in angiosperms have long been investigated in order to understand the coevolution of plants and animals.However,the signals from flowers and/or seeds to attract pollinators and/or seed d...