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Teaching kids about plants
How to make plants stick in the mind.
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Risky Business For Heather
A new study finds increased temperature requirements for germination of heather (Calluna vulgaris) seeds from colder climates.
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Pollen limitation in hummingbird-pollinated plants
Many species of hummingbird-pollinated plants in a tropical montane rain forest experience pollen limitation.
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miRNAs responsive to low nitrate
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play an important role in adaptation of plants to many stresses including low nitrogen availability.
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The origin of the peanut
The activity of LTR retrotransposons has been a very significant driver of genome evolution since the divergence of the peanut A and B genomes.
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Plant biodiversity conservation in montane ecosystems
Conservation of the unique biodiversity of mountain ecosystems needs trans-disciplinary approaches to succeed in a crowded world.
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Why bother with females?
Gynodioecy (coexistence of females and hermaphrodites) occurs in numerous flowering plants, so understanding its maintenance has wide importance.
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How does the vital interaction between pollen and pistil work?
How, in molecular terms, does the vital interaction between pollen pollen and pistil work?
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What a Plant Knows – MOOC Report
The What a Plant Knows MOOC comes as a refreshing change.
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Where did mangos come from?
The importance of the combined effect of geomorphological and climatic factors in shaping plant species distribution.
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Live! It’s The Pollination Show!
A new paper in Annals of Botany shows live images of pollen behaviour during pollination.
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Announcing a brand new cellular organelle – the tannosome
Annals of Botany publishes a description of a new cellular organelle found in all vascular plants.