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What can satellites tell us about the earth’s chlorophyll density?
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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Soil to roots to stem to atmosphere…
Studies show that fog water diffuses directly through leaf cuticles of Drimys brasiliensis and is transported through the xylem to below ground.
Brachypodium is NOT Arabidopsis(!)
Interactions between plant hormones ethylene and auxin in roots of the monocot Brachypodium distachyon differ to those in roots of the dicot Arabidopsis.
By the pricking of my thumbs…
Can cacti help us harness water from the air in hostile environments?
The bibulous botanist
Plants – they’ll get you drunk! But they’ll also help cure your hangover!
Giant organisms, giant genomes…
Humans are 98% junk! But a carnivorous plant is far more efficient – containing only 3% junk-DNA.
The Repressive ER
Translation-inhibition activity by miRNAs occurs on the ER, and requires AMP1, which encodes an integral membrane protein associated with ER.
Focus on transfer cells
A study finds that manipulation of transfer cells may provide new opportunities for improving crop yield.
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