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Computer-generated pollinators fly over a digital field.

Grasslands Management Bolsters Pollinator Networks, Aiding Ecosystem Stability

Results-based agri-environmental payment schemes (RBAPSs) successfully boost plant diversity, nurture pollinator interactions, and fortify ecological stability in a new Irish study.

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29 Jun 2023

A daisy-looking flower, with really long and narrow petals, that might come in pairs.

Ecosystems

Understanding the Complex Interplay of Multiple Stressors on Plant Populations

Zettlemoyer’s study casts a new light on plant conservation, illustrating the power of a holistic, multifactorial examination of stressors.

botanyone

09 Jun 2023

Cells, Genes & Molecules

Hybrid Douglas-Fir Trees Hold the Key to Climate Change Adaptation

Hybrid Douglas-fir trees, with mixed ancestry from coastal and interior varieties, may offer greater resilience to climate change due to their higher water use efficiency and heat tolerance, making them a better choice for reforestation efforts.

botanyone

02 May 2023

An orange daisy with a close-up of a male fly with a scatter of pollen over his body. Left is what might look like a lady fly

Close Encounters

Daisy’s Intricate Fly Decoy Attracts Pollinators with Ingenious Gene Repurposing

A flower has found a shortcut to attracting males through sexual deception.

botanyone

23 Mar 2023

Pale purple flowers of Water Hyacinths stand out against a green backdrop of the mat they form with their leaves.

Cells, Genes & Molecules

Nanoplastics threaten plants’ ability to clean up industrial waste

Water Hyacinths can help clean up polluted water when grown in artificial wetlands, but nanoplastic pollution could dramatically reduce their efficiency.

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10 Mar 2023

Growth & Development

There’s more to tree spines than first thought

Analysis of 31 tropical woody species with spines on their trunk has uncovered new explanations for the presence of spines on trees.

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06 May 2022

Growth & Development

Botanists uncover the cost of cloning

If a plant wants to produce a clone of itself, then it’s usually best to keep the new shoots close.

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26 Apr 2022

Growth & Development

Interactive effects of Phosphorus and salinity

It’s not enough to have phosophorus in the soil, plants have to be able to use it. A new study examines how salinity interacts with the ability to take up phosphorus.

botanyone

21 Jan 2022

Growth & Development

Control genético de la altura y del número de ramas de Brassica napus en condiciones bajas de fósforo

Genes candidatos y haplotipos favorables pueden facilitar los esfuerzos de mejoramiento basado en marcadores para mejorar la eficiencia del uso de fósforo en B. napus.

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18 Jan 2022

Cells, Genes & Molecules

How much does a phytolith look like an average phytolith?

The phylogenetic pattern in phytolith shape was successfully revealed by applying geometric morphometrics to 2D phytolith shape outlines, strengthening the potential of phytoliths to track the evolutionary history and paleoecology of grasses.

botanyone

08 Dec 2021