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ArticleEcology and evolution2017

A high-throughput FTIR spectroscopy approach to assess adaptive variation in the chemical composition of pollen.

Boris Zimmermann, Murat Bağcıoğlu, Valeria Tafinstseva, Achim Kohler, Mikael Ohlson, Siri Fjellheim

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Boris ZimmermannFaculty of Life Science and Technology Norwegian University of Life Sciences Ås Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-5046-520X
Murat BağcıoğluFaculty of Life Science and Technology Norwegian University of Life Sciences Ås Norway.
Valeria TafinstsevaFaculty of Life Science and Technology Norwegian University of Life Sciences Ås Norway.
Achim KohlerFaculty of Life Science and Technology Norwegian University of Life Sciences Ås Norway.
Mikael OhlsonFaculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource Management Norwegian University of Life Sciences Ås Norway.
Siri FjellheimFaculty of Biosciences Norwegian University of Life Sciences Ås Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-1282-2733
Norwegian University of Life Sciences · NONofima · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The two factors defining male reproductive success in plants are pollen quantity and quality, but our knowledge about the importance of pollen quality is limited due to methodological constraints. Pollen quality in terms of chemical composition may be either genetically fixed for high performance independent of environmental conditions, or it may be plastic to maximize reproductive output under different environmental conditions. In this study, we validated a new approach for studying the role of chemical composition of pollen in adaptation to local climate. The approach is based on high-throughput Fourier infrared (FTIR) characterization and biochemical interpretation of pollen chemical composition in response to environmental conditions. The study covered three grass species,

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adaptationAnthoxanthumecology and environmental sciencesFestucafloweringFourier transform infrared spectroscopygrassesPoaPoaceaesparse partial least‐squares regression

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