Plants & People
State of the World’s Plant & Fungi Collections (Part One)
Plant and fungal collections are seeing new and innovative uses, as well as reaching a broader user-base as digitized specimens, but significant gaps remain.
Ecosystems
Temporal migration affects genetic diversity of biennial plant populations
How do differences in flowering time influence gene flow in populations of a biennial plant species?
Cells, Genes & Molecules
State of the World’s Plants and Fungi: finding useful plants and fungi
There is great potential for further utilizing the global genetic diversity to advance the common good.
Plant Cuttings
Plant blindness eradicated *
Plant blindness [PB] is the term coined by James Wandersee & Elisabeth Schussler (The American Biology Teacher 61(2): 82–86, 1999; https://doi.org/10.
Growth & Development
As above, so below? Comparing above- and below-ground functional traits
Root systems face different pressures and economies than do leaves.
Growth & Development
Variation in reproduction and genetic diversity across seagrass meadows in Western Australia
How do reproductive effort, genetic diversity and mating systems vary across the range of a seagrass population?
Ecosystems
State of the World’s Plants and Fungi: 2 in 5 plants are threatened by extinction
Scientists highlight the state of the art in conservation science and point to current methods of assessment and future studies needed to mitigate species extinction.
Taxonomy & Evolution
Complex evolution in an East Asian Magnolia species
Genetic incongruence hints at either ancient hybridization or incomplete lineage sorting.
Growth & Development
Thirsty? Learn from the drought escape strategy of an invasive radish plant!
Some plants can “escape” drought stress by speeding up their life cycles, minimising water loss and allocating more resources to roots when water is available. Over
Reviews
Plants: Animated, dynamic, and mobile(!)
How do plants travel? A new book explains.
Growth & Development
Co-application of biochar and nitrogen stimulates growth of pecan seedlings
How does combined biochar and nitrogen fertiliser application influence the growth of pecan seedlings?
Close Encounters
Indirect facilitation affects ecosystem functioning in an alpine meadow
Indirect facilitation by a shrub increased forb community biomass and functional diversity.