Fluence-response curves for the induction of seed germination after 24 hours pretreatment at 35 degrees C of Rumex obtusifolius and Arabidopsis thaliana show two phases of response: (a) a very low fluence-response (10(-4) - 10(-1) micromoles per square meter) and (b) a low fluence-response (1 - 10(3) micromoles per square meter).

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1. Flood-sensitive plant species are restricted to highly elevated sites in floodplains, but why flood-tolerant plants do not grow at higher elevations is much less clear. We test the hypothesis that a trade-off exists between flood-tolerance and selective root placement in nutrient-rich patches, a putatively important trait in the more competitive highly elevated sites. 2. Achillea ptarmica , ...

The objective of this work was to study the existence of a trade-off between aerenchyma formation and root mechanical strength. To this end, relationships among root anatomical traits and mechanical properties were analysed in plant species with contrasting root structural types: Paspalidium geminatum (graminaceous type), Cyperus eragrostis (cyperaceous type), Rumex crispus (Rumex type) and Pla...

Oxygen uptake characteristics of the roots of three Rumex species were compared, and related to kinetics of the respiratory system and to root anatomy. The observed differences could not be explained by differences in fundamental characteristics of the oxygen uptake system: with all three species, cytochromemediated respiration contributed 70% and cyanideinsensitive (alternative) respiration 30...