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How do you wake a sleeping seed?
You can’t just plant a seed and expect it to grow. Chahtane et al. have recently published a review in the Journal of Experimental Botany
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NQFF the last
What have you been sharing on Twitter this week? Sadly the death of Roger Tsien, but also some other links you found useful.
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NQFF: Moss, moving and Madagascar
The second week of the trial run for NQFF. Are the lists of followers helpful, or are you just interested in the stories? I ask as
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#NQFF: A Serious Look At Seed-Free Plants, Remediation and Knowing Yourself
#FF is a common tag on Twitter. It means FollowFriday. The idea is that you tweet the handles of a few people that you thing others
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How does a mistake happen, and how do you stop it happening again?
Last week I made a mistake, and quite a few people picked it up. I put an image of a lily where an orchid should have
Plants & People
Cacti thrive in the shadows of catastrophes
Even giants need a helping hand as children, but for saguaro cacti that hand comes from a long way away.
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Geerat Vermeij on Plant Defences in Annals of Botany
In the (flood-delayed) June issue of Annals of Botany we have review plant defences, with a twist. Professor Geerat J. Vermeij, Distinguished Professor of Earth
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On recent events
We have tended to keep to botany here, or at least things directly relevant to botanical researchers. I’ll admit this might come as a surprise
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What can AoBBlog do for you?
I’m trying to finish up the annual report today for the Editorial Meeting on June the.. umm… 21st I think. The blog is becoming more
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New Weblog Editor Issues Command “Let 1000 flowers bloom – and photograph them for Instagram”
There’s a change of personnel at AoB Blog. We sadly say goodbye to Alan Cann, our Internet Consulting Editor. You can still follow him at
Plants & People
Overcome your fear of presenting papers with virtual nerves
if you’re looking for an excuse to buy Google Cardboard, a new app for practicing public speaking might be what you’re looking for. But is it actually much help?
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Life, death and what sphagnum does afterwards
Decomposition of sphagnum moss isn’t just about phylogenetics. Research shows habitat plays an important role.