Growth & Development
Turning up the heat boosts the longevity of tomato seeds
What are the physiological and transcriptomic impacts of heat shock treatment on osmo-primed tomato seeds?
Growth & Development
Quantifying root and shoot growth in wheat using X-ray Computed Tomography
How are relationships between root and shoot growth incluenced by drought and soil type in wheat?
Ecosystems
Temporal migration affects genetic diversity of biennial plant populations
How do differences in flowering time influence gene flow in populations of a biennial plant species?
Growth & Development
Variation in reproduction and genetic diversity across seagrass meadows in Western Australia
How do reproductive effort, genetic diversity and mating systems vary across the range of a seagrass population?
Growth & Development
Co-application of biochar and nitrogen stimulates growth of pecan seedlings
How does combined biochar and nitrogen fertiliser application influence the growth of pecan seedlings?
Ecosystems
Temperature acclimation of two globally invasive species
Will climate change make two globally invasive herbs even more invasive?
Taxonomy & Evolution
Coordinated evolution of leaf and root anatomy in epiphytes
With both leaves and roots of epiphytes exposed to the atmosphere, can these plants be used as a model to explore co-evolution of root and leaf anatomical traits?
Close Encounters
Edge effects and mating patterns in a bumblebee-pollinated plant
Are plants on the edge of their population at a disadvantage when it comes to pollination?
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Direct fluorescence imaging of cell walls in plant roots and stems
Microscopy methods developed in the 1960s are still commonly used in plant science today but new low-cost techniques offer big advantages.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Thicker leaves, thicker cell walls, low mesophyll conductance
Do differences in structure and anatomy impact mesophyll conductance and photosynthesis of rice leaves?
Close Encounters
Below-ground plant competition alters attractiveness to pollinators
Can the presence of a competitor plant modulate neighbouring insect-pollinated plant attractiveness to pollinators and resulting fecundity?
Close Encounters
Male and female scents of the neotropical orchid Catasetum arietinum
Do male and female flowers of Catasetum orchids differ in floral scent chemistry and emission?