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Fleshy peduncles are very tasty
The Chinese raisin tree is adapted to achieve mammal endozoochory, with viable seeds found in the faeces of bears and martens.
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Mind the gap
A new classification system for water-gap complexes in 16 plant families.
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A life of drought and flood in the canopy
Tissue morphology and photosynthetic mode in response to drought in leaves, pseudobulbs and roots of a thick-leaved and a thin-leaved epiphytic orchid.
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A bee’s eye view of flowers
The large, tunnel-like, dark-red flowers of Iris atropurpurea are likely to have evolved to mimic protective shelters preferred by male solitary bees.
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Towards a more sustainable wheat
Over-expressing Ta-PHR1-A1 increases wheat yield by increasing grain number per spike, making it potentially valuable in breeding programs.
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Convergent evolution and climate
A study of globular succulents at biodiversity hotspots in Mexico and South Africa highlights more climate differences than similarities between hotspots.
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Growth or survival?
A trade-off occurs between radial growth and survival from foliage herbivory in Tamarix.
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How do you like your coffee? Decaf?
The market for decaffeinated coffee is big business.
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Uptake of toxic metals by rice
Studies that do not allow for anaerobic conditions during iron plaque formation may under-estimate metal sequestration in wetland plants.
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Annals of Botany is a top 10 plant science journal
Having just released the 2013 Google Scholar metrics, it’s good to see that Annals of Botany makes it into the top 10.
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I feckin love the Dead Zoo
The public perception of plants as second rate science is not a new phenomenon.
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Saving the East Indian sandalwood tree
East Indian sandalwood tree is highly endangered due to over exploitation.