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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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.
Plants vs mobile ’phones
Could leaves be causing communication chaos in modern life?
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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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.
Plants and the diamond connection
Could your knowledge of botany be a gateway to undiscovered riches?
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.
Sport and drugs…
We explore some sporting dilemmas encroaching on botanical issues.
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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