Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal

Unpacking the origins of among‐ and within‐individual variation in pollen quantity and quality: implications for crop yield and breeding

Summary Enhancing crop yields depends on translating fundamental plant biology concepts into practical agricultural solutions – a critical challenge for global food security. Although breeding has historically prioritized yield and stability, the mechanisms underlying variation i...

Post‐fire trajectories reveal a legacy effect and decoupled structural and floristic responses in a seasonally dry subtropical mountain region

Abstract Fire is a key driver maintaining non‐forest vegetation in tropical and subtropical seasonal climates that could otherwise support forest. However, a deeper understanding of long‐term post‐fire dynamics requires tracking both structure and floristic composition in the sam...

Fungicide-induced modifications in soil microbial profiles and enzyme activities: a controlled, plant-free soil microcosm study under contrasting agro-management systems

Context Soil microbial communities are key indicators of bio-geochemical processes; however, their response to fungicides across various agro-management systems requires further investigation. Aims Under controlled microcosm conditions, we evaluated the effects of the fungicides...

Pollinator behaviour and morphology to understand pollination niche partitioning in co‐occurring closely related plant species

Abstract Pollinator foraging behaviour shapes a plant's pollination niche, with direct consequences for natural selection and plant evolution. However, the extent to which individual‐ and species‐level pollinator behaviour, and the drivers of such behaviour, actually influence po...

A single species, different repeatomes? Genomic plasticity in Passiflora foetida L. complex and comparative insights across the subgenus Passiflora

The genus Passiflora L. comprises approximately 650 species, and exhibits high diversity in the Neotropics, especially the subgenus Passiflora. Several species of this subgenus have an abundant repetitive fraction, consistent with their increased genome sizes. However, the repeti...