Understanding adaptation involves establishing connections between selective agents and beneficial population responses. However, relatively little attention has been paid to seasonal adaptation, in part, because it requires complex and integrative knowledge about seasonally
The bioenergy feedstock grass Miscanthus x giganteus is exceptional among C(4) species for its high productivity in cold climates. It can maintain photosynthetically active leaves at temperatures 6 degrees C below the minimum for maize (Zea mays), which allows it a longer growing season in cool