Progression of drought drives metabolomic responses in Poplar
A plant’s response to drought might vary depending on how the drought arrives.
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Root responses in Arundo donax
When soils dry they don’t dry uniformly, some parts remain damper than others. How does a reed like Arundo donax respond?
Collecting wild Miscanthus germplasm and research partners in Asia
While collecting plant material for crop breeding, a team from Aberystwyth University also thought hard about the human side of their work.
Bacteria living within plants can change them in unpredictable ways
Endophytic bacteria, microbes living in plant tissue, can change how a plant grows. But experiments with microbe communities shows that it’s not in a predictable way.
Biofuels grow better when willows weep less
A challenge for biofuels is water use. A successful biofuel strategy will have water-efficient plants.
Growing biofuels in marginal land
A problem with growing biofuels is that they can take land needed for food. What happens when you start growing biofuels on marginal land where food crops are not possible?
What happens when a vampire plant ‘bites’ two victims at once?
When the parasitic plant dodder attacks two plants, stress felt by one victim can be passed to the other.
Poisoned soils could be healed with the right kind of cress
Buck Rogers found the land around New Chicago in the 25th century was polluted and barren. But pollution might not be a long-term problem if you have the right Brassica.
Introducing MuSCA, the multi-scale carbon allocation model
MuSCA reveals that the topological scale has a major influence on the simulation of carbon allocation.
Microplastic infill for artificial turfs harms grassland species
We’re used to microplastics being an environmental hazard in the oceans, but research confirms it can be a problem on land too.
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