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Clean drinking water via plants
Plant xylem from the sapwood of coniferous trees can remove bacteria from water by simple pressure-driven filtration.
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The fruit, the whole fruit, and everything about the fruit
This free review article focuses on two morphologically distinct and evolutionary distant fruits: the capsule of opium poppy, and the grain of cereals.
Growth & Development
Broad Bean Story – A year in the life of Vicia faba
Taxonomy & Evolution
[Video] Discovering a Secret Kingdom – Bryophytes
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Plant scientists assemble to address future challenges at UK PlantSci 2014
Anna Tiley, policy and communications intern at the Society of Biology, summarises events from the recent UK PlantSci 2014 conference held at the University of York. This post can also be found on the UK PlantSci blog.
Reviews
Kew’s Global Kitchen Cookbook
Kew’s Global Kitchen Cookbook is an illustrated celebration of the amazing variety of edible plants and how we can use them.
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Plant science and the gluten-free diet
How do you make gluten-free bread? From gluten-free wheat, obviously.
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Wise men (and women) in the January Annals of Botany
A reminder that a year after publication, Annals of Botany papers become free access. You can read about Boswellia tapping in Tolera et al’s paper, or you can see the issue’s contents page for somewhat more than just three wise men and women.
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Quinoa – Agricultural Policy and Bolivian Public Health
The search for healthy, gluten free, vegetarian alternatives to a traditional meat heavy diet has led to a massive increase in demand for the grain Quinoa.
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The Plant Science TREE (Tool for Research Engaged Education)
The Plant Science TREE is an on-line teaching tool giving access to inspirational educational resources from the research community.
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Sporophytes and calyptras
Photograph by Ron Oldfield, Macquarie University, See http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcs295The image shows sporophytes and calyptras of Funaria hygrometrica, a water moss
AoB PLANTS
A new day dawning: Hemerocallis as a model organism
Genetic model organisms have revolutionized science, and with rapid advances in technology there is significant potential to launch more plant species towards model status. However, these new model organisms have to be carefully selected.