Plant Cuttings
‘Buckthorn Baggie’ bests buckthorn [Or, invasive aliens, we’ve got them covered, too!]
This week Nigel Chaffey finds a gentler way to kill a plant.
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Desert plants, got ’em covered…
This week Nigel turns his dry wit on desert plants, and finds a cuticle full of charm.
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Moss, bringer of stability, and life…
This week Nigel Chaffey takes a closer look at mosses, the mighty colonisers of the land.
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Visionary plants
A recent spate of books – e.g. Daniel Chamovitz’s “What a plant knows”, Richard Karban’s “Plant Sensing & Communication”, and “Brilliant Green” by Stefano
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The original poo sticks..?
Nigel Chaffey discovers Pooh sticks might be a lot more serious than you realise.
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The fundamental elements of plant construction *
The recent confirmation of the names of four new chemical elements is a tribute to the creative powers of humankind. It also shows how much we’
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Humans are good for forests
You are all forgiven for doing a ‘double-take’ upon reading that headline. Usually it’s all bad news when humans and forests are concerned, so
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Plant Records: When Land Doesn’t Mean Land…
Name: Common eelgrass Scientific name: Zostera marina * Known for: Stabilizing the seabed, providing food and habitat for other marine organisms, maintaining water quality, supporting local economies…
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Alarming role for druse* crystals
With all the hi-tech, whizzy methodology at our disposal nowadays you can be forgiven for thinking that we know all we need to know about
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C4 Wheat? Lend an ear to hear more
One of the Grand Challenges – and, arguably, the Holy Grail – of plant research at present is an attempt to improve the photosynthetic efficiency of plants. Somewhat
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Gardeners 1: Snails 0…
We at Cuttings HQ hate waste. So, when, and rather belatedly, spring-cleaning the Cuttings’ archives in August 2016, I unearthed a news item penned for
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Lichens now 50% bigger…
One of the biggest plant-related stories of recent times concerns one of the smallest entities and makes the point that you shouldn’t just look