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The Rhizosphere of wild barley across Evolution Canyon
Bacteria and other microorganisms contribute greatly to the Earth’s biomass as they form the bottom of the food chain and orchestrate the cycling of carbon,
Close Encounters
Thousands of trees felled in UK to stop Sudden Oak Death
Thousands of trees are being felled in Somerset to stop the spread of a killer disease. Sudden Oak Death attacks more than 100 varieties of plants and is spreading faster than predicted. The National Trust And The Forestry Commissionare having to cut down trees to stop the infection from spreading.
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Testing Times for Plant Family Recognition
This paper features an illustrated tutorial for 11 of the largest plant families in Australia (over 50% of Australia’s plant species), augmented with a series of interactive tests.
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Herbaria are a major frontier for species discovery
Should effort, funding, and research focus be directed as much to examining extant herbarium material as collecting new material in the field?
Plants & People
Bad Times Just Around The Corner
Plant scientists are being evicted.