Reviews
80 shades of plants…
Around the world in 80 plants. Stephen Barstow. 2014. Permanent Publications I normally have to request copies of books to review, but for this one I
Reviews
Weed anatomy in the spotlight
Weed Anatomy is a comprehensive guide to the anatomy of weeds, featuring detailed illustrations and descriptions of 56 taxa. The book is a valuable resource for educators and students, showcasing the art and science of plant structure through hand-sectioning techniques.
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Plants vs mobile ’phones
Could leaves be causing communication chaos in modern life?
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Botanical pot-pourri
Today we bring you a veritable feast of botanically inspired, environmentally friendly projects and ideas, which may just influence our future lives!
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Reviews
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Plant Behaviour & Intelligence. Anthony Trewavas. Oxford University Press, 2014 Man is arguably happiest when the ‘natural’ order of all things is maintained and where his
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If ’10 000 BC’ is the answer, the question is…?
This article focuses on the possible advent of human agriculture occurring 23,000 years BP.
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Plants and the diamond connection
Could your knowledge of botany be a gateway to undiscovered riches?
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Question: when is a seed not a seed?
This article explores the future potential for DOI numbers to be used in identifying plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.
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Sport and drugs…
We explore some sporting dilemmas encroaching on botanical issues.
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Plants flex their muscles… [or, Onion feeling the pinch…?]
Could onions peel back the layers of future developments in artificial muscle construction and soft robotics?
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Has leukaemia met its Waterloo?
Has leukaemia met its match? Avocados shows promising cytotoxic activity against acute myeloid leukaemia.
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Composites bounce back into favour…
Could members of the daisy family, dandelions and lettuces, hold the key to future rubber self-sufficiency?