Alun Salt - Botany One (Page 52)

Botanists have discovered the world’s largest plant in what should be one of the world’s least plant-friendly environments

Botanists have discovered the world’s largest plant in Shark Bay, but Shark Bay is unusually salty – so how could a plant thrive there?

Alun Salt

01 Jun 2022

Plants & People

Research from Germany discovers why your pollen allergies might be getting worse

It’s not just the quantity of pollen that’s a problem. It can also be the diversity – and that isn’t helped by invasive species.

Alun Salt

25 May 2022

Close Encounters

Toxomerus basalis: The fly that uses a killer as a babysitter

Sundews are carnivorous plants that feed on small naive insects. So why does a fly deliberately lay its eggs on the plant?

Alun Salt

24 May 2022

Cells, Genes & Molecules

Why don’t plants need sunscreen?

Plants have no opportunity to get out of the sun into the shade, so how do they avoid damage by UV-B light? The answer lies in the cuticle, the outermost layer of a plant.

Alun Salt

16 May 2022

Ecosystems

Spring is coming a week earlier to European forests

Botanists found evidence for the effects of climate change stored in herbaria.

Alun Salt

03 May 2022

Growth & Development

You can protect blueberries from cold with some help from the Antarctic

Botanists have found a bodyguard that can protect blueberry plants from cold or drought shocks – but instead of protecting the outside of the plant, it lives inside it.

Alun Salt

29 Apr 2022

Ecosystems

What is it that makes some plants rare?

What’s behind the patterns of plant distribution, and are there any common features of rare plants? A team of botanists has been reviewing articles to find out.

Alun Salt

28 Apr 2022

Close Encounters

Infectious bacteria force host plants to feed them

Not only do bacteria have tools to try to shut down plant defences, pathogens can also try to get the plant to direct water and food to help feed the attack.

eurekalert

14 Apr 2022