CONIFERS are extensively cultivated in this country for the production of timber, for shelter, and for ornament. The number of species employed for these purposes is very great, and their ...

They're a classic winter sight — but can you tell different types of conifer trees apart? Here's what distinguishes fir, pine ...

In the tropics and subtropics, many evergreen conifers are endangered. Biologists have collected the world’s largest Podocarpaceae collection. They sequenced characteristic parts of the DNA of these ...

In elementary school, most of us learned the basic differences between deciduous and coniferous trees. Deciduous trees have leaves that change color and drop in the fall, and coniferous trees have ...

As the autumn leaves flutter to the ground, you might find yourself picking one up, observing its color and shape, and wondering: What kind of tree is this from, anyway? Oregon is best known for its ...

The relationship between photosynthetic capacity ($A_{\text{max}}$) and leaf nitrogen concentration (N) among all C₃ species can be described roughly with one ...

Silicon uptake by terrestrial plants impacts the Si land-ocean fluxes, therefore inducing significant modifications for biogeochemical cycle of Si. Understanding the mechanisms that control Si uptakes ...