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X Demographics
Mendeley readers
| Title |
What are karrikins and how were they ‘discovered’ by plants?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-015-0219-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gavin R. Flematti, Kingsley W Dixon, Steven M. Smith |
| Abstract |
Karrikins are a family of compounds produced by wildfires that can stimulate the germination of dormant seeds of plants from numerous families. Seed plants could have 'discovered' karrikins during fire-prone times in the Cretaceous period when flowering plants were evolving rapidly. Recent research suggests that karrikins mimic an unidentified endogenous compound that has roles in seed germination and early plant development. The endogenous signalling compound is presumably not only similar to karrikins, but also to the related strigolactone hormones. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 14 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 2 | 14% |
| United States | 2 | 14% |
| Denmark | 1 | 7% |
| Kenya | 1 | 7% |
| Ireland | 1 | 7% |
| Unknown | 7 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 64% |
| Scientists | 3 | 21% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 176 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Turkey | 1 | <1% |
| Argentina | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 169 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 33 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 18 | 10% |
| Other | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 24 | 14% |
| Unknown | 42 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 78 | 44% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 26 | 15% |
| Environmental Science | 11 | 6% |
| Chemistry | 3 | 2% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 12 | 7% |
| Unknown | 44 | 25% |