Reviews
Plant parables for the 21st Century
A lifestyle guide where plants take the lead instead of sitting in the background.
Computational Models
A more realistic model of sucrose accumulation in sugarcane
Detailed kinetic modelling of sucrose translocation and metabolism captures the spatio-temporal evolution of the advection-diffusion-reaction system.
Growth & Development
Do Thoreau’s observations and herbarium records see the same changes in fruiting?
Thoreau’s last manuscript could help understand the future climate of New England.
Close Encounters
Trapping pollinators with hot and smelly flowers: different strategies for different insects!
New study finds that scent is more pollinator-specific than heating up the flower-like parts
Uncategorized
Una carrera contra el tiempo: resguardando semillas para proteger plantas amenazadas en California
Los esfuerzos de conservación binacional ofrecen esperanza para la protección de especies vegetales distribuidas en ambos lados de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.
Ecosystems
A race against time: saving seeds to protect threatened plants in California
Binational conservation efforts offer hope for the protection of plant species living on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Ecosystems
Geographic patterns of genomic diversity in the C4 grass Panicum hallii
Can new genomics approaches be used to assess and understand intraspecific diversity across large geographic distributions?
Reviews
Gardening, but not just for bumblebees
A book that promises information about gardening for bumblebees delivers much more.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Beets beat hidden viruses within in their genomes
Sugar beets (Beta vulgaris) contribute 14-20% of raw sucrose produced worldwide, whilst the rest of sugar production mainly comes from sugarcanes. Whilst sugarcanes are the
Taxonomy & Evolution
Species delimitation and hybridization history of a hazel species complex
The study combines genetic and physical data to define four groups of hazel plants.
Growth & Development
Embracing the variability within a single plant species: how and why we need to study it
Scientists present 28 recommendations for studying plant intraspecific trait variation.
Ecosystems
Hybrid coffee cultivars may enhance agroecosystem resilience to climate change
Your daily cup of coffee could be threatened by climate change, but targeted plant breeding may be here to help.