Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40925555›Full record

ArticleJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2025

Jena Shields, Fiorella Ramirez-Esquivel, Yukun Sun, Aspen Shih, Sridhar Ravi, Chris Roh

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Article in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Jena ShieldsApplied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4902-7808
Fiorella Ramirez-EsquivelSchool of Engineering Technology, University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Yukun SunDepartment of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Aspen ShihDepartment of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Sridhar RaviResearch School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7397-9713
Chris RohDepartment of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5681-0040

Funding

Broad wavelength range Zeiss 780 NLO/confocal system for the Cornell Imaging CoreS10OD018516 · OD · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI ZIPFEL, WARREN R · 2014 to 2014
$834k
In Vivo Optical and MicroCT Imaging Instruments for the Cornell BRC Imaging FacilityS10OD025049 · OD · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAMS, REBECCA M · 2018 to 2018
$750k
Asian Office of Aerospace Research and DevelopmentCornell Institute for Digital Agriculture, Cornell UniversityNational Institute of Food and AgricultureNational Science FoundationNIH HHS S10 OD018516NIH HHS S10 OD025049Office of Naval Research Global
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seed dispersal through wind was historically considered a random process; however, plants can influence their dispersal through non-random seed detachment or abscission. Dandelion seeds facing the wind tend to abscise before those facing downwind, yet the mechanism that supports this has remained unclear. We measured the force needed for abscission in different directions and performed imaging of the detachment process. This revealed an asymmetry in the seed attachment morphology, which results in massive differences in the abscission force needed relative to the direction. We developed a mechanistic model to explain this directional bias and identified morphological factors that determine the properties of seed abscission. This discovery highlights plant adaptations that shape the seed dispersal profile to enhance reproductive success and can be used to improve population dynamic models of wind-dispersed plants.

Indexed as

Models, BiologicalSeed DispersalSeedsTaraxacumWindanemochoryAsteraceaedandelionseed abscissionseed dispersal

Identifiers

PMID40925555
PMCPMC12419876

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