The reproductive characteristics of plants are likely affected by climate change e.g., changes in precipitation patterns and nitrogen deposition, but few studies have examined the effects these ecological agents selection on seed yield germination perennial grasses. Here, we conducted a multiple-year pot experiment with Leymus chinensis , common grass eastern region Eurasian steppe zone, which ...

Eleven microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized for the intertidal copepod Tigriopus californicus . Primers reliably amplify alleles in inbred lines derived from two divergent populations previously shown to have genetic distances of 18% for the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene. The 11 loci provided markers for eight of the species’ 12 chromosomes.

Bottlebrush squirreltail [Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey = Sitanion hystrix (Nutt.) J. G. Smith] and big squirrel-tail [Elymus multisetus (J. G. Smith) M. E. Jones = Sitanion jubatum (J. G. Smith)] have a broad geographical distribution and have been identified as high priority species for restoration of degraded rangelands in the western United States. These rangelands exhibit high annual and ...

Leymus chinensis is a widely distributed species of Eurasian grasslands that well adapted to range environmental conditions. In this study, we measured soil and plant chemical elements examine the basis ecological adaptations L. temperate steppe. We sampled leaves layers at different latitudes in steppe for three consecutive years from 2012 2014. One-way analysis variance linear regression were...

The Almaty region is one of the most economically developed regions Republic Kazakhstan, where cadastral assessment has not been carried out so far. A comprehensive was undertaken for first time within framework scientific and technical program (2021-2023) which takes into account important components biological diversity (flora, vegetation, plant resources), sustainable use, conservation repro...

Epichloë species and their anamorphic relatives in genus Neotyphodium are fungal symbionts of grasses ubiquitously existing in temperate regions all over the world. To date, 13 Epichloë species and 22 Neotyphodium species have been formally described, based on morphological characters and phylogenetic analyses. Leymus chinensis (Poaceae) is a dominant grass native to the Inner Mongolia steppe o...