Genome-scale transcriptome analysis of the alpine "glasshouse" plant Rheum nobile (Polygonaceae) with special translucent bracts.

Rheum nobile is an alpine plant with translucent bracts concealing the inflorescence which produce a "glasshouse" effect promoting the development of fertile pollen grains in such conditions. The current understanding of the adaptation of such bracts to alpine environments mainly focuses o...

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Main Authors: Lizhong Wang, Haihong Zhou, Jin Han, Richard I Milne, Mingyu Wang, Bingbing Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4208811?pdf=render