Cells, Genes & Molecules
Fluorescence imaging reveals the colourful phenolic world of Parma violet
Can fluorescence microscopy be used as a rapid tool to quantitatively assess the phenolic profiles of living plant tissues?
Close Encounters
Susceptibility to olive quick decline syndrome is linked to xylem anatomy
Can differences in xylem anatomy explain the contrasting responses of two olive cultivars to infection by the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa?
Growth & Development
Regulation of flowering time in Japanese wild radish
How do climatic cues influence flowering time in natural populations of wild radish in northern and southern Japan?
Close Encounters
The pros and cons of ant mutualism in epiphytic Tillandsia species
Ants provide protection and nutrients to some plant species but are there downsides to this mutualistic relationship?
Ecosystems
Predicting native plant responses to Japanese knotweed invasion
Can plant functional traits help to predict responses to Reynoutria japonica invasion in riparian and fallow ecosystems in southern Poland?
Computational Models
Simulating the effects of local wind reduction on shrub seed dispersal
How does a local wind reduction zone influence seed dispersal around a single shrub element?
Close Encounters
Ant protection from elephant herbivory in West African Acacias
Ants can provide effective protection from elephant herbivory in East African Acacia species, but is this true for species of West Africa?
Cells, Genes & Molecules
The roles of melatonin in soybean drought tolerance
Could the exogenous application of melatonin help to improve tolerance to drought stress in crop plants?
Close Encounters
Do flowers removed of nectar and pollen attract fewer bumblebee pollinators?
Do pollen thieves and nectar robbers reduce flower attractiveness to bumblebee pollinators in Impatiens oxyanthera?
Growth & Development
Geographic variation in shoot structure linked to fruit size in Camelia japonica
Does fruit size influence shoot structure across a latitudinal gradient in southern Japan?
Ecosystems
Range expansion of Galinsoga quadriradiata into the mountains of China
Can shifts in trait values among populations of an invasive plant help assess invasion risks and predict future spread?
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Identifying biomarkers for low phosphorus tolerance in soybean
Can a better understanding of proteomic responses to low phosphorus conditions be harnessed to improve future soybean varieties?