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?
Computational Models
Evaluating yield components leads to yield improvement
Yield dissection models in tomato identify promising yield components and corresponding QTLs.
Ecosystems
Nature in the city: how to protect Perth’s Banksia woodlands?
Concerned scientists have come together to identify key threats and research priorities for a Threatened Ecological Community in Western Australia.
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?
Growth & Development
Root hairs more important than root exudate in rhizosheath formation
Exudates did bind soil to the roots, but were unable to compensate for the absence of root hairs.
Taxonomy & Evolution
A new high-throughput method for building large phylogenies from herbarium samples
Herbaria are an under-used resource for large phylogenies.
Ecosystems
How big is that tree? Estimations are tricky but Terrestrial Laser Scanning helps!
New study uses laser scanning of urban trees for mathematical models
Ecosystems
Historical angle important in centre-periphery approaches to species performance
Accounting for the historical range can help explain trait variation in some cases.
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?
Reviews
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Berries by Victoria Dickenson 2020. Reaktion Books Ltd. Even though I’m a Botanist I’ve never had a great understanding of fruits and seeds. I
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Seasonality and glucosinolate production important factors in genome size in a clade of mustards
Surprisingly, life history, soil nutrients, and range size were not key determinants.
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?