Plants & People
Biodiversity in agricultural land: better in bioenergy crops
This study shows that using plant material to produce bioenergy also has a positive effect on overall biodiversity.
Computational Models
Principles of resilient coding for plant ecophysiologists
Tired: Remembering if ‘ACi_sol_C_1.xlsx’ or ‘ACi_sol_D_v3.xlsx’ has correct parameter estimates. Wired: Using reproducible, scalable code to analyse data.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Evolutionary history of two rare conifers from the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau
This study sheds light on the evolution of two endemic juniper species from the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and their responses to Quaternary climate fluctuations
Growth & Development
Morpho-anatomical affinities of three paleoendemic podocarp genera
Despite the probable extinction of closely related sister species and genera, and the evolution of morphological structures as adaptations to changing environmental conditions, they still share basic reproductive traits with other podocarps.
Close Encounters
Tree species mixing increases stand productivity and density
The benefits of the mixture come on top of the other well-known superiority of provisioning and regulation services.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Brassinosteroids regulate petal spur length in Aquilegia
Botanists used virus-induced gene silencing and gene expression experiments to understand the function of brassinosteroid-related transcription factors in Aquilegia coerulea petal spurs.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Plant computational model explains how leaf veins develop
Polar auxin transport dynamics control vein patterning.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Target capture sequencing for investigating repetitive DNA
Botanists find a way to recycle genomic data and contribute to a better characterization of plant biodiversity.
Plants & People
How using bibliometrics can help guide people to your research, the case of the Ionome, Nutriome and Metallome
You might think of bibliometrics as something that happens to scientific articles after they’re published. However, in new and innovative fields like ionomics, bibliometrics can also help shape them.
Ecosystems
Estimating genetic variation in seed collections using seed morphology
Can variation in seed morphological traits allow us to estimate genetic variation in seed banks of vulnerable plant species?
Close Encounters
La susceptibilidad al síndrome del decaimiento súbito del olivo se relaciona con la anatomía del xilema
¿Pueden las diferencias anatómicas del xilema de dos cultivares de olivos explicar la diferencia de su respuesta a la infección por la bacteria Xylella fastidiosa?
Growth & Development
Adaptada para matar: Cómo la planta jarro atrapa a su presa
Cuando se trata de plantas carnívoras, la Venus atrapamoscas, con sus rápidas “mandíbulas”, es la que más atención recibe. Las plantas del género Urticularia (conocidas en