Publication details
Holocentric plants are more competitive under higher UV-B doses
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | New Phytologist |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17750 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.17750 |
| Keywords | clastogens; Cyperaceae; holocentric chromosomes; Paleozoic terrestrialisation; Poaceaeultraviolet radiation; vegetation plots |
| Description | Ultraviolet-B radiation (UV-B, wavelength 280-315 nm) is a clastogen (chromosome-breaking factor) that has accompanied life on Earth throughout its entire history (Lomax, 2012). Plants need to cope with UV-B almost permanently, as they are sessile organisms whose survival is directly dependent on solar radiation. The susceptibility to clastogens may depend on the type of chromosomes (Zedek and Bureš, 2018). |
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