Taxonomy & Evolution
Seeds in storage aren't quite the same as seeds in the wild
Seeds kept in storage for years turned out different from fresh ones taken from the same wild populations, showing why seed backups are so useful.
Meeting Plant Scientists
Blank Spaces No More
'Taylor Swift Method' for Teaching Botany Brings Plants into the Daylight
Ecosystems
From Pot Plant to Cliff Invader
A garden plant called Kalanchoe × houghtonii is spreading along Mediterranean coasts and may be pushing out native plants that normally grow there.
Meeting Plant Scientists
Christopher Levine: "Plant Research is Rarely Straightforward"
Botany One interviews Christopher Levine, a researcher working on the effects of light on plant production in controlled environments.
Close Encounters
How plants know when they are too close to each other
Sorghum plants can sense nearby plants through chemicals in the soil water, and this makes them slow their growth, which helps explain why planting crops close together doesn’t always increase yields.
Meeting Plant Scientists
Kasey Barton: “Seedlings Are Not Merely Smaller Adult Plants”
Botany One interviews Dr Kasey Barton, one of the editors of an upcoming Special Issue at Annals of Botany.
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Paul M. Kirika: Botany as a Legacy and Vocation
Botany One interviews Dr. Paul M. Kirika, the curator of the largest herbarium in tropical Africa.
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Stefanie Ickert-Bond: A Life Among Gymnosperms
Botany One interviews Dr. Stefanie Ickert-Bond, speaker at the “Evolutionary History of the Gnetales” symposium held during Botany 2025.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Tracing the Single Gene That Gave Modern Roses Their Endless Bloom
Scientists discovered that modern roses’ ability to flower repeatedly comes from a single genetic mutation in Chinese wild roses, and by tracing their family tree, they showed how hybridization with a few wild species created the roses we know today.
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Ramiro Aguilar: “Plants Are the Most Incredible Organisms”
Botany One interviews Dr. Ramiro Aguilar, who was sponsored by Annals of Botany to speak at ATBC 2025.
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Cecilia Zumajo-Cardona: Untold Stories of Plant Evolution
Botany One interviews Dr. Cecilia Zumajo-Cardona, a speaker at the “Evolutionary History of the Gnetales” symposium held during Botany 2025.
Plants & People
Breaking Plant Blindness, One Taylor Swift Song at a Time
Using Taylor Swift music videos in botany classes can make students more interested in plants, helping them learn better and notice the important role plants play in our world.