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Hairy Plants
Trichomes (from the Greek for “hair”) are fine outgrowths on plants such as hairs.
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My, what big leaves you’ve got
The spatial-temporal patterns of stomatal conductance may represent an adaptation for avoiding local water stress.
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Hot one day, cold the next
The bioenergy grass Miscanthus × giganteus exhibits a superior tolerance to chilling shock compared with the other genotypes.
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What if the seeds don’t grow?
New research identifies low-cost and time-saving markers of seed deterioration.
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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.
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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.
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Decoupled variation in floral and vegetative traits
In flowering plants with specialized pollination, a tight fit is expected between floral and pollinator morphologies, and variation in flower size is likely to be maladaptive
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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.
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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.
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Time and temperature wait for no seed
Thermal quantification of physical dormancy-break in Geranium.
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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.
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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.