Reviews
Charles Darwin – pollination scientist
Say the name Charles Darwin and pollination is not the first thing that springs to most people’s minds.
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Adapting to life on land
This study examines pectins to understand the changes in cell wall structure associated with the transition from algae to land-plants.
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Night life on the beach
Different reproductive strategies are important for avoiding pollinator competition between sympatric populations of two Silene spp.
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Fancy a cool slice of watermelon?
This study uncovers the north-eastern African origins of the dessert watermelon and concludes that it was is domesticated there over 4000 years ago.
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Clock genes and the solar rhythm
The rhythms of clock genes in Arabidopsis facilitates peak expression of photosynthesis-related genes at noon independently of day length.
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Iron homeostasis in tomato plants
SlbHLH068, a putative transcription factor, is involved in iron homeostasis in tomato via an interaction with FER.
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Cell biology of lignification in higher plants
A review of current understanding of lignin biosynthesis and polymerisation.
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Genetic variation, habitat destruction and survival
Habitat destruction and fragmentation affects genetic variation by reducing the size and increasing the isolation of populations.
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Light quality, volatile emissions and plant–plant interactions
Mimicking the proximity of neighbouring plants using a supplemental far-red light treatment on plants.
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Pollinators and maintaining variation in flower colour
This study uses dual choice assays and experimental arrays of blue and white flowers to determine pollinators’ preference for flower colour in Aquilegia.
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Sexually deceptive orchids
The Chiloglottis trapeziformis orchid attracts male wasp pollinators using chiloglottones, a newly discovered class of volatile substances.
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Climate change and wood formation
Rising temperatures since the late 1970s have increased aridity in many regions of the globe, exposing semi-arid forests to additional stress.