Cells, Genes & Molecules
El uso del extracto de Moringa como bioacaricida
Una planta de regiones tropicales y subtropicales de Asia podría ayudar a combatir plagas de hambrientos ácaros.
Growth & Development
Improving roots for crops could improve habitats for wildlife
New research finds that root capturing more nutrients could help wildlife breathe many miles away.
Plants & People
The use of Moringa extract for mite management
A plant from tropical and subtropical regions of Asia might help combat pests of hungry mites.
Plants & People
When looking after pollinators is literally a matter of self-interest
Hand pollination is a surprisingly common form of pollination in global commercial crop production, including for some economically important plants.
Uncategorized
El color de la vegetación circundante determina cómo las abejas distinguen flores
El estudio de la percepción visual de las abejas brinda información sobre la evolución de flores.
Close Encounters
The colour of background vegetation reveals how bees see flowers
Studying how bees perceive flowers gives insight into how pollinators have influenced flower evolution.
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?
Reviews
The who, when, where of global plant discovery
A fascinating book is hampered by its approach to citations.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Predicting rice yield under drought
Integrated growth and metabolic models predict the metabolism of rice growth under normal and water-limited conditions.
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?
Close Encounters
Honey bees are bad news for some plants in search of pollination
Some people fixate on honey bees as essential for pollination. Reality is more complicated. For one species, honey bee visits actively harm its chances of pollinating a partner.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Wheat adaptation to climate change
Models fill in the data gaps to identify genotypes to maximize yield across the NE Australian wheat-belt under climate change.