Tumbleweed hedges its bets
A cold desert tumbleweed trades-off seed dispersal and dormancy.
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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How orchids feed specialized bee pollinators
A survey of flowers of 16 species of Lockhartia determines that all have elaiophores (oil glands) of the trichomal type.
Morphology of lateral root development – free review article
A recent free review article in Annals of Botany discusses morphological aspects of lateral branching in roots.
Diversification and hybridization in Malagasy baobabs
A potential role of hybridization in the recent diversification history of the Malagasy baobabs.
Auxin, environmental signals and root development (free review article)
Understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in auxin–environment interactions can assist development of crops better adapted to stressful environments.
Revving up photosynthesis with nanotechnology – take that, greenhouse effect!
What happens when you insert single-walled carbon nanotubes into the leaves of Arabidopsis?
Another bacterial trick to manipulate plant hormone-mediated responses
A novel example of a bacterial effector directly manipulating core regulators of hormone signaling to facilitate infection.
Biomechanics of aquatic plants under aerial conditions
Aquatic plants can be exposed to aerial conditions during periods of low water level, but their biomechanical responses to this have had little attention.
Measuring the flow of transgenes from GM crops into wild plants
How fast do transgenes move from crops into wild relatives via gene flow?
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