Burning trees? Give me a break…
The high flammability of plant material, fuelled by photosynthesis and oxygen production, poses a significant problem, especially in wildfires.
Nigel Chaffey
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I am a Botanist and former Senior Lecturer in Botany at Bath Spa University (Bath, near Bristol, UK). As News Editor for the Annals of Botany I contributed the monthly Plant Cuttings column to that in
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Coping with phenol-rich foodstuffs
Researchers discovered that earthworms produce drilodefensins, metabolites that counteract the inhibitory effects of polyphenols on their gut enzymes, enabling them to digest these well-defended leaves.
Noble plant wins Nobel Prize!
A lack of a Nobel prize in Biology makes botanical Nobel prizes rare.
All’s fir in love and war
Nigel Chaffey discovers there is a fountain of youth, but only if you’re a firebug.
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Grounds for climate change optimism?
Waste coffee grounds can be treated to create a material with a high capacity for methane storage, potentially providing a renewable energy source.
Plant Science at the leading edge
Trichomes that are not aligned in a regular pattern on the leaves might help protect them from herbivores.
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