Close Encounters
Trapping pollinators with hot and smelly flowers: different strategies for different insects!
New study finds that scent is more pollinator-specific than heating up the flower-like parts
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Beets beat hidden viruses within in their genomes
Sugar beets (Beta vulgaris) contribute 14-20% of raw sucrose produced worldwide, whilst the rest of sugar production mainly comes from sugarcanes. Whilst sugarcanes are the
Growth & Development
Embracing the variability within a single plant species: how and why we need to study it
Scientists present 28 recommendations for studying plant intraspecific trait variation.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
The tale of extensins: do these proteins protect plant roots against pathogens?
Scientists share viewpoints on the role of glycoproteins in cell wall network
Close Encounters
Tree crowns avoid colliding in 3D
New metric quantifies the “puzzle-shape-ness” of tree crowns.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
What causes fruit set failure in pink trumpet trees? Look at pistils to find out more
A new study suggests a simple genetic control of self- and cross-pollination compatibility in an ornamental tree
Close Encounters
Rare pictures of Rare-Earth Elements in live hyper-accumulating fern roots and shoots: silicon might play a role in detoxification
New X-raying method reveals how a fern accumulates rare-earth elements in its tissues
Ecosystems
Agriculture changes plant disease dynamics in nearby wild plants
Landscape management could help combat plant viruses.
Ecosystems
How big is that tree? Estimations are tricky but Terrestrial Laser Scanning helps!
New study uses laser scanning of urban trees for mathematical models
Growth & Development
The shape of “baby plants” in the amaranth family show adaptations to extreme habitats
Adaptation to extreme habitats starts in the seed.
Taxonomy & Evolution
A sweet story: modern sugarcanes originate from three ancestral genomes
New study identifies hybridisation and backcrossing events to have led to the modern sugarcane cultivars.
Close Encounters
Pitfalls between fungus gnats and plant pitchers
Fungus gnats might not be a glamorous group of insects but they are important pollinators, especially attracted to plants with dark red flowers. Not much is