Ecosystems Hedgerows act as wildlife corridors for the wildlife that cannot walk Hedgerows may provide habitat for forest plants to colonise to travel in Europe’s patchwork woodland. Alun Salt 01 Jun 2021
Cells, Genes & Molecules Botanists find the molecular difference between edible pacaya and the wild palms Alun Salt 27 May 2021
Cells, Genes & Molecules Keeping plants off-balance in one location can give a species greater stability Throwing varying climatic conditions at plant populations can help preserve genetic diversity in a species. Alun Salt 26 May 2021
Close Encounters A warming climate will change plants’ responses to herbivores in different ways Invasive species might not always have the upper hand when temperatures rise. Alun Salt 25 May 2021
Growth & Development The secret to a good clover crop isn’t luck, it’s timing Season variability is a major driver of clover architecture and biomass development. Alun Salt 24 May 2021
Computational Models Sub-lethal pesticides might still kill ecosystems The damage caused by sub-lethal pesticides to pollinators may show up first in plants, not bees. Alun Salt 21 May 2021
Ecosystems Citizen Science meets Urban Botany in Zürich A citizen science project improves appreciation of plants and the ecological processes they play a part in. Alun Salt 18 May 2021
Growth & Development The economic spectrum of plant carbohydrate storage is blurred The study implies that the generally overlooked role of storage within the plant economic spectrum represents an important dimension of plant strategy. Alun Salt 13 May 2021
Growth & Development The teardrop explodes, and spreads Orixa japonica Video captures how an Asian plant catapults its seeds away from the parent. Alun Salt 12 May 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution Newly discovered fossils illuminate a family’s 64 million year development The fossils highlight the importance of West Gondwana in the evolution of Cunoniaceae. Alun Salt 05 May 2021