Cells, Genes & Molecules
Advancing crop growth models using genotype-specific parameters
Incorporating genotype-specific parameters and realistic trait physiology will advance crop growth models.
Plants & People
What plant is that? Testing out automated plant identification apps
Can smartphone apps successfully identify British native flora?
Ecosystems
Post-soviet land use change in Russia a driver of restored steppes
More connectivity between steppe areas provide corridors for the reintroduction of flora and fauna.
Cells, Genes & Molecules
What’s new in soybean transcriptomics?
An update on major microarray and RNA-seq studies, exploration of data integration approaches using gene coexpression network, and outline of important web resources.
Taxonomy & Evolution
The molecular evolution of vitamin C biosynthesis in plants
What are the molecular evolutionary patterns of the GDP-L-galactose phosphorylase gene in plants?
Ecosystems
Climate change will scramble the biological clock of the forest floor
Plants react to a combination of changes in temperature and water availability in different ways.
Growth & Development
Seasonal coordination of leaf hydraulics and gas exchange in a wintergreen fern
What are the anatomical and physiological strategies Polystichum acrostichoides uses to maintain photosynthesis and avoid hydraulic failure across the year?
Taxonomy & Evolution
Fossil eucalypt species older and more broadly distributed than previously thought
This is the first confirmed finding of Myrtaceidites eucalyptoides outside Australia.
Growth & Development
Moraceae inflorescence development highly variable even for similar pollination modes
Transitional stages in fig relatives show increasingly enclosed flowers.
Growth & Development
Formation of branching systems in broad-leaf bamboo
What are the underlying processes that give rise to the different branching architecture types found in the genus Sasa?
Ecosystems
Urban environments and climate change: how do we choose resilient urban trees for the future?
On a hot day in the city, the shade under a leafy tree can be a welcome relief from the sun. But can you imagine if
Cells, Genes & Molecules
Call for a new paradigm for crop improvement
The use of mechanistic crop models can optimize the efficiency of breeding programs.