Australia’s national flower is an invasive species – even in Australia
How do you control a problem like Acacia pycnantha? First, figure out what you are dealign with.
AJ Cann
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Alan Cann is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Leicester and formerly Internet Consulting Editor for AoB.
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Is pink your favourite colour? How about gold?
Astaxanthin is nearly as expensive as gold. Unless you grow it in a pond.
para-Aminobenzoic acid elicits induced resistance against pathogens
para-Aminobenzoic acid has potential as a water-soluble and safe application for crop protection under field conditions.
Biological nitrogen fixation in non-legume plants
A review of current knowledge concerning associations between nitrogen-fixing bacteria and non-legumes, with an emphasis on recent advances.
Time and temperature wait for no seed
Thermal quantification of physical dormancy-break in Geranium.
Peroxidase allows germination of proanthocyanidin-deficient arabidopsis seeds
A comparison of wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana and PA-deficient mutants finds that peroxidase activity is significantly over-activated in mutant seeds.
More boys than girls
Sex-based differences in reproductive costs & non-equilibrium conditions both play important roles in affecting flowering sex ratios in angiosperm species.
How do you make a flower? Who cares? Hummingbirds.
El Ottra et al. conclude that the degree and diversity of fusions of floral organs in Galipeinae is unique within the order Sapindales.
Shade-avoidance syndrome in Arabidopis thaliana
This study finds that the ERECTA gene is implicated in the shade-avoidance signalling in a background-dependent manner.
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