The leaf length-to-width (L/W) ratio is a simple morphological descriptor that may integrate information about leaf allometry, hydraulic architecture and resource-use strategy, yet its potential to ...

An idea of a philosophical history of plants. 2d ed.--The anatomy of plants, begun. 1st book: General account of vegetation. 2d ed. 2d book: The anatomy of roots. 2d ed. 3d book: The anatomy of trunks ...

BOTANISTS for several years past have felt the heed of a comprehensive text-book on the anatomy of plants worthy to take the place of de Bary's classic book published in 1877. As Prof. Jeffrey says: ...

Nehemiah Grew (1641-1712) is best remembered for his careful and novel observations on plant anatomy, for his role in the development of comparative anatomy and as one of the first naturalists to ...

Scientists have identified the mechanisms that allow plants to change their root anatomy to maximize survival when nutrients are scarce. The findings could pave the way for developing new ways to ...

The anatomy of plant fossils including an enormous tree that grew 10 million years ago in the now arid, high-elevation Central Andean Plateau calls current paleoclimate models into question, ...