Close Encounters Invasive earthworms, invasive plants and their effects on native species How do invasive species interact to influence the abundance and physiology of native plants? William Salter 08 Apr 2021
Growth & Development Three new methods indicate that rising carbon dioxide reduces seedling respiration Can new careful methods help us understand how plant respiration will be affected by rising carbon dioxide concentrations? William Salter 01 Apr 2021
Growth & Development Understanding the timing sequence of maize leaf development Detailed information on the dynamics of leaf production and extension along a maize (Zea mays) shoot can improve crop model predictions. William Salter 29 Mar 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution Hybridisation of native and foreign Sorbus trees in the Polish Carpathian mountains Sorbus is a highly diverse tree genus but is this the result of hybridisation and introgression between native and foreign species? William Salter 25 Mar 2021
Cells, Genes & Molecules Dissecting growth responses to gravity and light in poplar trees Can a new isotropic light device lead to a better understanding of molecular responses to gravitational stimuli? William Salter 22 Mar 2021
Ecosystems A hybridisation headache hinders control of invasive Prosopis species Can large scale biogeographic studies provide insights into Prosopis genetic diversity, hybridisation and clarify taxonomic uncertainties? William Salter 18 Mar 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution Gentiana hoae, a new alpine species on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Is hybridization a significant driver of plant speciation and endemism in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau? William Salter 15 Mar 2021
Ecosystems Fast and small stomata optimise the water use efficiency of sugar beet Can a better understanding of stomatal physiology make sugar beet more productive and resilient into the future? William Salter 11 Mar 2021
Ecosystems A new system for simultaneous measurement of photosynthesis and solar-induced fluorescence Can solar-induced fluorescence be used to accurately estimate photosynthetic traits at different scales? William Salter 09 Mar 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution Seed dormancy of the threatened Spanish daffodil Narcissus yepesii Can the seed dormancy class of Narcissus yepesii explain the different dormancy levels seen in two closely related phylogenetic congeners? William Salter 04 Mar 2021