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1.	Understanding plant responses to drought — from genes to the whole plant Functional Plant Biology 30(3) Manuela M. Chaves, João P. Maroco and João S. Pereira Published 14 March 2003
2.	Genetic technologies for the identification of plant genes controlling environmental stress responses Functional Plant Biology 36(8) Csaba Papdi, Mary Prathiba Joseph, Imma Pérez Salamó, Sabina Vidal and László Szabados Published 23 July 2009
3.	*The Action Potential in Chara corallina: Effect of Temperature* Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 3(3) MJ Beilby and HGJ Coster Published 1 June 1976
4.	Why are non-photosynthetic tissues generally ¹³C enriched compared with leaves in C₃ plants? Review and synthesis of current hypotheses Functional Plant Biology 36(3) Lucas A. Cernusak, Guillaume Tcherkez, Claudia Keitel, William K. Cornwell, Louis S. Santiago, Alexander Knohl, Margaret M. Barbour, David G. Williams, Peter B. Reich, David S. Ellsworth, Todd E. Dawson, Howard G. Griffiths, Graham D. Farquhar and Ian J. Wright Published 2 March 2009
5.	High-throughput vectors for efficient gene silencing in plants Functional Plant Biology 29(10) Chris A. Helliwell, S. Varsha Wesley, Anna J. Wielopolska and Peter M. Waterhouse Published 18 October 2002
6.	Die and let live: leaf senescence contributes to plant survival under drought stress Functional Plant Biology 31(3) Sergi Munné-Bosch and Leonor Alegre Published 15 April 2004
7.	Enhancement in leaf photosynthesis and upregulation of Rubisco in the C₄ sorghum plant at elevated growth carbon dioxide and temperature occur at early stages of leaf ontogeny Functional Plant Biology 36(9) P. V. Vara Prasad, Joseph C. V. Vu, Kenneth J. Boote and L. Hartwell Allen Published 3 September 2009
8.	Prospects for using soil microorganisms to improve the acquisition of phosphorus by plants Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 28(9) Alan E. Richardson Published 26 September 2001
9.	A suite of novel promoters and terminators for plant biotechnology Functional Plant Biology 30(4) Petra H. D. Schünmann, Danny J. Llewellyn, Brian Surin, Petra Boevink, Robert C. De Feyter and Peter M. Waterhouse Published 17 April 2003
10.	Estimating fine root longevity in a temperate Norway spruce forest using three independent methods Functional Plant Biology 36(1) Dirk Gaul, Dietrich Hertel and Christoph Leuschner Published 7 January 2009
11.	Invited Review: Cryo-scanning electron microscopy (CSEM) in the advancement of functional plant biology. Morphological and anatomical applications Functional Plant Biology 36(2) Margaret E. McCully, Martin J. Canny and Cheng X. Huang Published 5 February 2009
12.	Modelling phloem and xylem transport within a complex architecture Functional Plant Biology 35(10) André Lacointe and Peter E. H. Minchin Published 11 November 2008
13.	Effect of Light Intensity and Temperature on Photosynthetic Rate, Leaf Starch Content and Ultrastructure of Paspalum dilatatum Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 2(2) BJ Forde, HCM Whitehead and JA Rowley Published 1 June 1975
14.	Evans Review No. 2: The hot and the cold: unravelling the variable response of plant respiration to temperature Functional Plant Biology 32(2) Owen K. Atkin, Dan Bruhn, Vaughan M. Hurry and Mark G. Tjoelker Published 28 February 2005
15.	Sun-shade patterns of leaf carotenoid composition in 86 species of neotropical forest plants Functional Plant Biology 36(1) Shizue Matsubara, G. Heinrich Krause, Jorge Aranda, Aurelio Virgo, Kim G. Beisel, Peter Jahns and Klaus Winter Published 7 January 2009
16.	Photosynthetic Characteristics of Sun Versus Shade Plants of Encelia farinosa as Affected by Photosynthetic Photon Flux Density, Intercellular CO₂ Concentration, Leaf Water Potential, and Leaf Temperature Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 22(5) Hehui Zhang, MR Sharifi and PS Nobel Published 1 October 1995
17.	Current Applications of Tissue Culture in Plant Propagation and Improvement Australian Journal of Plant Physiology 17(3) MK Smith and RA Drew Published 1 June 1990
18.	An automated procedure for estimating the leaf area index (LAI) of woodland ecosystems using digital imagery, MATLAB programming and its application to an examination of the relationship between remotely sensed and field measurements of LAI Functional Plant Biology 35(10) Sigfredo Fuentes, Anthony R. Palmer, Daniel Taylor, Melanie Zeppel, Rhys Whitley and Derek Eamus Published 11 November 2008
19.	Why is plant-growth response to elevated CO₂ amplified when water is limiting, but reduced when nitrogen is limiting? A growth-optimisation hypothesis Functional Plant Biology 35(6) Ross E. McMurtrie, Richard J. Norby, Belinda E. Medlyn, Roderick C. Dewar, David A. Pepper, Peter B. Reich and Craig V. M. Barton Published 4 August 2008
20.	Self-organisation at the whole-plant level: a modelling study Functional Plant Biology 36(1) Zongjian Yang and David J. Midmore Published 7 January 2009