Retrospective Approach to the Endemic L. ssp. on Serifos Island (Cyclades, Greece).

The carnation L. ssp. (Caryophyllaceae) is a range-restricted perennial, endemic plant that grows on cliffs, rocks, ravines, terraces, and boulders on Serifos Island in the Cyclades in the Aegean archipelago (Greece), possessing an impressive, aesthetic blossoming during the dry season.

Acclimation of the Grapevine L. cv. Assyrtiko to Water Deficit: Coordination of Structural and Functional Leaf Traits and the Dynamic of Calcium Oxalate Crystals.

Grapevine leaves contain abundant CaO crystals located either within the mesophyll in the form of raphides, or in the bundle sheaths as druses. CaO crystals function as internal carbon pools providing CO for a baseline level of photosynthesis, named "alarm photosynthesis", despite closed stomata; thus, preventing the photoinhibition and the oxidative risk due to carbon starvation under adverse conditions. Structural and functional leaf traits of acclimated grapevine plants ( L.

Unraveling Seasonal Allocation of Soluble Sugars, Starch and Proline in .

This study focuses on (L.) Ker Gawl. ex Spreng.

A holistic and sustainable approach linked to drought tolerance of Mediterranean crops.

The rapid increase in average temperatures and the progressive reduction in rainfalls caused by climate change is reducing crop yields worldwide, particularly in regions with hot and semi-arid climates such as the Mediterranean area. In natural conditions, plants respond to environmental drought stress with diverse morphological, physiological, and biochemical adaptations in an attempt to escape, avoid, or tolerate drought stress. Among these adaptations to stress, the accumulation of abscisic acid (ABA) is of pivotal importance.

Structural and Physiological Traits of Compound Leaves of Trees Grown in Urban and Suburban Ambient Conditions.

L. (carob tree) is an endemic plant to the eastern Mediterranean region. In the present study, anatomical and physiological traits of successively grown compound leaves (i.

From Biodiversity to Musketry: Detection of Plant Diversity in Pre-Industrial Peloponnese during the Expedition.

As the interest in natural, sustainable ecosystems arises in many fields, wild plant diversity is reconsidered. The present study is based on extant literature evidence from the journey of John Sibthorp (Professor of Botany, Oxford University) to Peloponnese (Greece) in pre-industrial time. In the year 1795, Peloponnese was a botanically unknown region, very dangerous for travellers and under civil unrest, in with a pre-rebellion period.

Stomata in Close Contact: The Case of L. (Amaryllidaceae).

A special feature found in Amaryllidaceae is that some guard cells of the neighboring stomata form a "connection strand" between their dorsal cell walls. In the present work, this strand was studied in terms of both its composition and its effect on the morphology and function of the stomata in L. leaves.

Comparison of Pericarp Functional Traits in from Coastal and Inland Mediterranean Habitats.

The caper ( L.) is a winter deciduous, perennial plant that grows and completes its life cycle entirely during the dry season in the Mediterranean region. Mature caper fruits and their pericarp, collected from the wild shrubs of the grown in the inland and coastal sites of Greece during summer, have been studied in order to improve and complete our knowledge of the successful establishment of the in Mediterranean ecosystems.

The Influence of the Partitioning of Sugars, Starch, and Free Proline in Various Organs of on the Biology of the Species and Its Resistance to Abiotic Stressors.

The geophyte is native to the eastern Mediterranean. Its beautiful flowers with upswept pink petals appear during early autumn, after the summer drought period and before leaf expansion in late autumn. The floral and leaf development alternates with their cessation in early winter and late spring, respectively.

Hydraulic Response of Deciduous and Evergreen Broadleaved Shrubs, Grown on Olympus Mountain in Greece, to Vapour Pressure Deficit.

In this study, leaf hydraulic functionality of co-occurring evergreen and deciduous shrubs, grown on Olympus Mountain, has been compared. Four evergreen species (, , and ) and four deciduous species (, , and ) were selected for this study. Predawn and midday leaf water potential, transpiration, stomatal conductance, leaf temperature and leaf hydraulic conductance were estimated during the summer period.

Aspects on the relief of living surfaces using atomic force microscopy allow "art" to imitate nature.

The visualization of the surface of biological samples using an atomic force microscope reveals features of the external relief and can resolve very fine and detailed features of the surface. We examined specimens from the skin of the amphibians Salamandra salamandra Linnaeus, 1758, Lyciasalamandra luschani basoglui Baran & Atatür, 1980 and Mesotriton alpestris Laurenti, 1768, and from the surface of pollen grains of the plant species Cyclamen graecum Link, 1835 and Cistus salviifolius Linnaeus, 1753, which exhibit certain interesting features, imaged at the nanoscale level. It is likely that the relief influences the attributes of the interfaces between the tissues and the environment.

Symbolic plant(s) of the Olympic Games.

The victors of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece were awarded crowns made of olive branches. In Antiquity, the symbolism of plants was related to myths, properties, aesthetic values, and civilization. Theophrastus first classifies and identifies plants, and gathers information about them, in his classic books (4th century BC).

Development and structure of drought-tolerant leaves of the Mediterranean shrub Capparis spinosa L.

Capparis spinosa (caper), a winter-deciduous perennial shrub, is a consistent floristic element of Mediterranean ecosystems, growing from May to October, i.e. entirely during the prolonged summer drought.