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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/42459| Title: | The curious case of Diplotaxis tenuifolia : preliminary studies in a hot and dry climate |
| Authors: | Saraiva, Maria J. Lanfranco, Sandro Galea, Lara |
| Keywords: | Arid regions plants -- Research -- Malta Diplotaxis -- Malta Yellowrockets Cruciferae Xerophytes Stomata |
| Issue Date: | 2016-10 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Department of Biology |
| Citation: | Saraiva, M. J., Lanfranco, S., & Galea, L. (2016). The curious case of Diplotaxis tenuifolia: preliminary studies in a hot and dry climate. 3rd ClimMani Workshop, COST Action ES1308, Novi Sad, Serbia. |
| Abstract: | The Plant: Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC (Yellow Wall-Rocket; fam. Brassicaceae) is a segetal species tolerant of hot and dry conditions. The Habitat: Derelict fields during the summer period, where shade temperatures often exceed 40°C and topsoil temperatures may exceed 45°C. The ‘Curious Case’: Lack of visible morphological/anatomical adaptations (succulence, pubescence, spines, waxy cuticles, life-cycle adaptations) typical of xerophytes. How and Why: How does it grow and reproduce in such stressful climatic conditions? Understanding the responses of this and similar species becomes particularly relevant in the context of predicted climatic warming. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/42459 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacSciBio |
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