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Liam Elliott has never been good enough at Latin to be able to claim to be a botanist, but can legitimately claim to be a researcher in Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford. He did his undergrad
Close Encounters
Herbivory impacts plants in a variety of ways, including in how likely they are to be reproductively successful. However, the exact effects of herbivory on plant
Computational Models
The model can reproduce the measured data, and so opens up avenues for applying this original procedure to other experimental data.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Wang and colleagues review the relationships between key phytohormone classes and cellulose deposition in plant systems.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Capstaff and colleagues investigate how soil-derived fulvic acid may boost growth of alfalfa
Ecosystems
Examining patterns of mineral accumulation in plants gives clues as to how some plants can accumulate extreme amounts of some minerals
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Increased chromosome number due to UV is known to occur in lab experiments, but does it happen in real environments?
Ecosystems
Understanding what makes invasive plant species so good at invading may help us protect vulnerable plant biodiversity.
Ecosystems
More evidence that the damaging potential of small plastics needs to extend to terrestrial environments.
Growth & Development
A major transition in plant growth habit may have driven evolution of certain root traits
Computational Models
Advances in computational models may allow us to quickly predict responses of important food crops to environmental stresses in the field, and to identify the genetic basis of these.
Ecosystems
Trait sensitivity to the environment is most visible during earlier stages of development, after which intraspecific trait variation and relationships may stabilize.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Interactions between plants and fungal symbionts are not always balanced affairs.