Gang Gao

Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin, Sichuan, China

Publications

• Research Article   
  Adaptive Morpho-Anatomical Characteristics of the Critically Endangered Plant Myricaria laxiflora in the Yangtze River Basin, China
  Author(s): Gang Gao and Xu Yan Chen*
  
  Myricaria laxiflora, a National Class II critically endangered plant once declared extinct in the wild, is the only species in the genus Myricaria that occurs outside plateau regions and remains evergreen during winter. It serves not only as an ideal species for riparian zone restoration and soil conservation but also as a key model for studying genetic variation and ecological adaptation in plants. This species survives under alternating flood and drought conditions, exhibiting specialized anatomical traits in its roots, stems, and leaves. Using freezing microtome techniques, we investigated the anatomical adaptations of its roots, stems, leaves, and seeds to alternating flood and drought environments. The results showed that the roots develop a thickened periderm and large-diameter vessels, significantly enhancing water transport and stress resistance. The stems contai.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17513020

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